“Crash Course for New Dads: Tools, Checklists and Cheat Sheets”

DATELINE: IRVINE, CA…Expectant as well as new dads can rest easy – now there’s a special “how to” guide written just for fathers. Greg Bishop, the author of Hit the Ground Crawling and founder of Boot Camp for New Dads, a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools, fire stations and churches around the country, has just released a second book entitled Crash Course for New Dads: Tools, Checklists and Cheat Sheets.

Written for new fathers and based upon input from thousands of men in the Boot Camp for New Dads program, Crash Course for New Dads is the ultimate fatherhood guide book. Offering cheat sheets, checklists and tools for the new dad, this book helps men become acclimated to their new role as fathers. Crash Course for New Dads teaches new dads how to better cope with the challenges of fatherhood and their new family and provides the tools needed for new dads to build a strong foundation for a lifelong positive relationship with their child.

Research from Princeton University has shown that “birth is a magical moment” and men are most receptive to information on establishing good habits as dads in the months surrounding the birth of their babies. Crash Course for New Dads provides men with critical fatherhood information in a format that is very user friendly – created by men, for men.

Below are highlights of what is included in Bishop’s new fatherhood book:

• Childbirth Education Coaching Guide

• What you Need for the Hospital and How to Handle an Emergency Birth.

• The First Days at Home

• 10 Adventures for 0 to 3 Months

• Basic Milestones for Dads

• Great Ways to Bond with your Baby

• Sleeping like a Baby and a Troubleshooters Guide to a Crying Baby

• Keeping Your Baby Safe

• Strategies for Creating Balance between Work and Family

• Issues that you DON’T need to worry about…and those that you DO.

• Strategies for When Your Time is Short

• How to Support the New Mom

• Medical Concerns

• Infant First Aid for Choking and CPR

• Child Care Selection Guideline

• Creating Family Traditions and Memories

• Preparing for the Future

Published by Dads Adventure, Crash Course for New Dads ($14.95+S/H) will be available in June 2008 at www.dadsadventure.com. All royalties support the non-profit Boot Camp for New Dads program.

“One of the greatest things that dads can do is to realize just how important their role is in their child’s life and that it expands far beyond being a good provider. Being a dad can be challenging, but when armed with knowledge and the right tools, new dads will not only step up to the plate – they’ll hit it out of the park,” noted Bishop.

About Hit the Ground Crawling

Hit the Ground Crawling, also published by Dads Adventure, provides practical, hands on tips based on over 16 years of working with over 150,000 new fathers. The 300 page book offers the wisdom of author Greg Bishop, the founder of Boot Camp for New Dads, an MBA from Stanford University, brother of 12 and father of four, along with the collective wisdom and real life advice of thousands of men who participated in Boot Camp for New Dads programs.

Boot Camp for New Dads

Celebrating their 18th year, Boot Camp for New Dads is nationally acclaimed as the “Best Practice” for preparing men to be fathers and has been named a U.S. Navy Model Program.

With more than 4.1 million births last year alone (National Center for Health Statistics), and approximately 1.5 million men becoming new dads every year, it’s more important than ever for fathers to realize that being a “good provider” is only part of the very central role they have in their children’s lives.

For more information about Boot Camp for New Dads, visit www.bcnd.org. To arrange an interview with Greg Bishop, please contact sdubin@prworkzone.com, (781) 582-1061.

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Back to my Hometown

Who would have thought that I would be going back to my hometown after almost 8 years! I’m not even sure what to think or what to feel – but one thing is for sure – I’ll be going back. The house that I grew up on was suddenly vacated by my siblings, reason being my mom brought a new beautiful house for them to live on. When we heard about this, we knew we had no choice but to occupy that property. And that old house has a lot of negatives: flood prone, insect prone, area is not good etc… but I guess all of them are outweighed by the fact that finally I can have my first ever land property under my name, and that we no longer have to pay for rent. Well I’ll probably be spending as much as the rent in terms of transportation but that is another story. I was hoping my son would not have to grow up here… but I guess God has a bigger and better plan.

Making Money With Internet Advertising

People look to become internet marketers for all sorts of reasons; make more money, get away from the grind of the 9 to 5 job, have more choice in life, etc. The beauty of internet marketing is that it can be the answer to all the above and more and in this article I will explain how you should go about getting your piece of the pie even though it can appear daunting and confusing at first.

The first think to appreciate is there aren’t any get rich quick schemes out there, lots of promises of easy fortunes are really just a marketing ploy to get you to buy internet marketing courses and tools. Internet marketing takes time and effort but don’t let that put you off as money can be made – and lots of it by people who simply just plug away at it. Another great thing about marketing on the internet is that you can go at your own speed so is great if you can work full time at it or only able to grab a few hours after work or at a weekend.

To start with there are numerous ways of making money online via websites for example Pay Per Click advertising, Pay Per View Advertising, Drop shipping, natural Search Engine Optimization etc. The bottom line is people can make a fortune by just concentrating on one small area and specializing in it. It is better though to gain an overview by working your way through a complete course (see later) which shows you step by step what to do so you are not left trying to fit all the pieces together yourself and making a whole heap of unnecessary mistakes. That said, there is yet one more crucial thing you need to be successful.

What else do you need? Well, simply put SUPPORT! There is no way you can get to grips with internet marketing without running into challenges from time to time and having a help desk to contact, having a busy buzzing forum to ask questions of and learn from can be crucial to success or at least to get you to making money as soon as possible. Now who is credible to learn from and what might courses cost?

Well you may be surprised to read that some internet marketing teachers gift a complete internet marketing course away for free! Why? Well they hope that if you see an example of their internet marketing training and see the quality, then when you need to study certain areas in more depth or need certain tools to make your marketing easier then they hope you will buy what you need from them. It is simply a way of building credibility.

The final thing to appreciate is without action there is no success. Procrastination is to be avoided. Don’t worry about the seemingly huge amount of information you have to learn, simply one guided step at a time with support and you will never look back.

Work Online and Make Money

Internet product marketing can be a very great industry, but it takes a lot of knowledge and skill. There are thousands and thousands of resources available to internet marketers that supposedly help you to work online and make money. These are my reviews for the best internet marketing training course that will actually work. These internet product marketing training guides will give you a greater knowledge of internet marketing, whether just starting out or think you know the industry. You will immediately start making more money online with an internet marketing training course.

#1: Wealthy Affiliate University

WOW. Where to start? Wealthy Affiliate University was created by the “Wealthy Affiliates,” Kyle and Carson. After making their millions online, Kyle and Carson started this internet product marketing community to help others do the same. This is a month-to-month or annual membership website, but it is more than worth it.

At Wealthy Affiliate, you will find countless resources and training tutorials with more being added constantly, a private member forum, and your own “Space” where you can find buddies, blog, and talk with and learn from fellow internet marketers. WA also includes free web hosting and website design system. There is also a keyword tool, ClickBank product research tool, a linking cloaker tool that tracks your click-throughs, a NicheQ which gives you all kinds of information on a selected niche, keywords, articles, and much, much more. Here you will learn about free and paid internet marketing techniques. There are available resources about search engine optimization, article marketing, email marketing, website development, web hosting, pay per click marketing, conducting research, keyword optimization, and more. Internet Marketing Agency Make Money Online Business Course

#2: One Week Marketing by PotPieGirl

PotPieGirl is also a very successful internet marketer. She has used her previous experience to come up with strategies for internet marketing that work best and created an ebook from them. One Week Marketing by PotPieGirl will take you from beginner or intermediate internet marketing and put your success in overdrive within one week. You will learn all free techniques to work online and make money with internet marketing.

There are many bonuses included with the One Week Marketing by PotPieGirl internet marketing training course. You will receive step by step checklists so you know you are doing everything you are supposed to before moving forward. There is also a special bonus called A Conversation With Nick that will answer every question you may have about internet product marketing and the techniques you will learn. You’ll also get One Week Marketing by PotPieGirl Mind Maps which show you how everything you do fits together to benefit your career as an internet marketer.

If you are still learning about the internet marketing industry the One Week Marketing by PotPieGirl internet marketing training course is for you. It is a fail-proof system that will teach you everything you need to know about internet product marketing and take you along the right path so you will be able to work online and make money while doing it.

8 Common Mistakes of Internet Marketers

If you wish to be a successful Internet marketer you will want to avoid these 8 mistakes:

1. Failure to prepare properly. Many Internet marketers are simply lazy and will not make the effort to prepare properly. Refrain from being overly anxious as if you’ll miss the boat if you do not market your website immediately. Use however many days it takes to setup all the appropriate advertising accounts and advertisements properly. This will make your administration more efficient and enable you to fly through your schedule tasks effortlessly each day. The net result is that your marketing efforts will be far more productive than if you were to take a haphazard approach.

2. Failure to implement an advertising strategy. You must have a plan with well defined goals if you wish to have positive marketing results. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Do not try to recreate the wheel. Find out what successful people are doing and do the same. Regarding goals, write them down. When you achieve a goal mark it as “completed” and replace it with another. By doing this very simple step you can monitor your effectiveness and progress.

3. Failure to be professional. Some of the ads on the Internet are of embarrassingly poor quality. Be professional in your business approach and in the design of your ads. If you lack the ability to produce professional ads then find a resource that can. The quality of your website and advertisements is a reflection on you. Also, when dealing with customers always be courteous and professional even when they are not. If you are professional you will shine above the rest and earn customer confidence.

4. Failure to implement and adhere to a disciplined schedule. If you don’t have a realistic schedule in place then you will not be disciplined in marketing your ads properly. Consistency not volume is the key to success in marketing on the Internet. A schedule allows you to be consistent and also forces you to be disciplined. The Internet is not a “get rich quick” environment. It takes hours of dedicated and consistent work. You must be committed to putting in the time if you wish to have good marketing results.

5. Failure to utilize the right tools. There are some very innovative tools on the Internet to make the operation of your business more efficient. Many of them are very affordable and they will save you from having great frustration. Some marketers take the approach of being a “penny wise and a pound foolish.” In saving their pennies they are losing out on making the bigger dollars. Don’t ignore the many tools which are available.

6. Failure to build a downline. Your downline is the cornerstone of your business. A downline is your customer list or they can be referrals that join certain advetising programs through you serving as an affiliate. Verious advertising sites offer you some type of compensation for bringing them referrals. Don’t ignore the value of these referrals. Some Internet marketers are so anxious to advertise their product they fail to have an understanding of the bigger picture. A big downline can save you money in your advertising and enbable you to advertise more effectively. When soliciting always get the email address of your customer for future solicitations and sales.

7. Failure to track ads. Much time is wasted on unproductive sites and ads. If you’re not tracking them you will continually work in ignorance. You must have a measure of what is working and what is not. Is the program that you are participating in yielding the desired results? Are your ads well written and effective in drawing customers? You will never have the answers to these important questions unless you track your ads. You can waste a great deal of time on poor advertising programs and bad ads if you never track the results.

8. Failure to understand the advertising medium. You must understand how each type of advertising program works if you’re going to be an effective marketer. Whether you use pay-per-click advertising or membership driven sites like safelists, traffic exchanges and text ad exchanges all have their own personality. Not only do you need to understand the mechanics of each but also the general personality of their membership.

Way on How to Stop Internet Addiction

Are you addicted to the internet?  Not surprisingly, more and more people are getting addicted to being online.

A recent study from Stanford University School of Medicine found that more than one in eight Americans show signs that they could be suffering from some form of internet addiction.

How do you cure this problem? Google “Internet Addiction” and log on to a bunch of websites? Instant Message other sufferers? Join an Internet support group? Or buy self-help books from our favorite on-line store (after performing an extensive price comparison)? You might as well offer a drink to an alcoholic trying to cure his addiction.

In China, parents send their children as young as 12 to the first officially licensed clinic for Internet addiction at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital. That is after their kids skip school to spend time playing online games and visiting chat rooms. These kids are admitted suffering from depression, nervousness, panic, fear, agitation, unwillingness to interact with others, sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. The daily schedule at the center begins at 6 a.m. and includes electric shock treatment and the administration of intravenous drips to “adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions”.

This sounds a little extreme to me. How about a gentler American way of approaching this problem? How about using a new high-tech device called SnoopStick?

SnoopStick is a very small USB flash drive device that will allow someone to fully monitor and limit your access to the Internet from any other computer on the Internet. Just run the set-up program on your computer then unplug the device and give it to your trusted friend. Your friend will plug Snoop Stick to any Windows-based computer (in her home or office) and at any time will be able to monitor your Internet use and disable your access to the Internet if needed. You can also specify the times when you will be able to access Internet and SnoopStick will enforce this schedule.

Father's Day Gift Ideas

After Mother’s Day of course there is Father’s Day.  Buying your dad a gift can be harder than buying a gift for your mom so I came up with a few ideas to help you out.

1.  Dad’s would love tools and gadget.  It maybe a power tool set which can make repairing things around the house easier.  Or you can buy him accessories that would give his old car a new look.

2.  If your Dad has his favorite sports team then buy him a ticket.  You could also buy one for yourself so you and your Dad can spend some special bonding moments.

3.  If your Dad has his favorite hobby then buy him some sports equipment.  Or you can treat your Dad and Mom to a concert by their favorite artist by buying them tickets.

4.  You and your siblings can pool your money together and surprise your Dad with a portrait of his children so that each time he misses his kids he can just glance on the wall and feel like you’re all there with him.

5. Dads generally like watches and would appreciate a new watch no matter how many they already have.

See?  Buying your Father gifts on Father’s day isn’t that hard.  I hope this list helped you make your Dad’s day extra special.

Cool Car Alert

Every time we’re on the road we’re on the lookout for a good looking car.  That’s because Z is a car fanatic and he gets his thrill looking at sports cars and cars loaded with accessories.  We never seem to run out of such cars on the road because just the other day at St. Francis Square we saw a jaw dropping sports car.  It’s so sleek and small and with cool looking billet grills to boot.  My son’s jaw literally dropped when he saw this car.  I know his dream is to be able to drive one and yes, he’s only five years old.  LOL!