Those of you who are fans of the Kindle will love the new addition to the Kindle family!  With the new version you can receive books, newspapers, and magazines wirelessly whether you live in the U.S. or abroad in over 100 countries.

Take a look at the U.S. wireless version for the reduced price of $259, or the U.S. and Int’l wireless version for only $279.

Xmas is almost here, so start your wish list or surprise a special someone!  I’d love to hear your reviews of these as well.

Until next time,  J.
“Take control of your destiny or someone else will”

This is a very general statement, but living in the San Francisco Bay area for most of my life, I have not seen the economy take its toll the way it has this past year (even during the dot com bust.)  We have had financial centers, various technology centers from bio-tech to IT, a strong service industry, and certainly numerous enterprising entrepreneurs that were constantly rising to the top in spite of what many other areas of the country were experiencing. It was reflected in the real estate prices here too, they kept going up and up, even though logically it didn’t make sense, everyone loved it.

Now, I am seeing a struggling that hadn’t been as apparent before.  Maybe it’s because I am a landlord so I’m closer to some of it.  I am one of those who has diversified my portfolio, not just investments of precious metals, stocks, foreign currency and real estate, but also my business life is diversified as well.  I have an offline business as well as online, never wanting to leave my destiny to someone else. Thank goodness I do this though, because the pinch is everywhere and has a trickle down affect.

I currently have a tenant who needed to break his lease for a variety of reasons I won’t go into here….but I have always had wonderful tenants and haven’t had a problem “finding them”.  However, what I am seeing interviewing potential new tenants is something I have NEVER experienced before.  Out of 10 families this past week, 8 of them Read the rest of this entry »

These are really interesting times we live in, and you know I don’t care for the entitlement mentality of some.  In fact my tagline “Take control of your destiny or someone else will” reflects that.  So, when I saw this video by Kimberly Alyn I had to share it with you!  Listen closely….

Until next time, J.
“Take control of your destiny or someone else will”

When I first began to brainstorm ideas for my website I came up with lots and lots of ideas. In fact, I had to be reined in on some things; well at least the budget did. And I had to really think how all of the bells and whistles would work for me once my site was up and running. After my website was completed I was so proud and emailed everyone I knew, however I needed more traffic to my site. Sound familiar?  Sure we had ensured the right Meta description, the right keywords, but still we needed more attention to the site. The great news for you is that I found exactly what was needed to generate the traffic wanted and get my site ranking higher.

The secret to being more visible online is to no longer be a secret to casual browsers of the web. You’ve got to get out there and let them know you exist. If you’re truly looking to market your brand and product you want real traffic coming to your site by the thousands and more. This can all be done by a number of ways however back links Read the rest of this entry »