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Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th June 2013, 05:44 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 2,758
Posted By Rick B
Re: Man of Steel

I did that too before I got my first paper route at the age of 12. When the one next to mine came available, I took it on too. I sold tomatoes that I raised myself in our garden door-to-door at 6 or...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th June 2013, 04:50 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,865
Posted By Rick B
Re: Stephen King - Under the Dome

It looks like Under the Dome may be another quality sci-fi series with something to offer besides killing aliens. Of course, that means it either won't last long or the network will introduce killing...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th May 2013, 03:16 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,068
Posted By Rick B
Re: Are you interested in living for 1,000 years?

I'm just taking it one year at a time. I survived a heart attack in 1999. I survived colon cancer in 2005. I survived another heart attack in 2009. Now at 62 (in a few days) I'm in pretty good shape....
Forum: Off Topic Forum 4th February 2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,708
Posted By Rick B
Re: Connect Blu ray player to my tablet?

I can remember when there were only record players and reel-to-reel tape recorders/players. The reel-to-reels were nice though because they could play over 7 hours non-stop on their slowest speed.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th January 2013, 02:15 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,047
Posted By Rick B
Re: Got Warned by Police for Child Endangerment

I have a neighbor and friend who adopted an autistic child. They should get a free pass into heaven for that! It's a every single minute of the day job keeping an eye on the kid. I certainly...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th January 2013, 05:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 352
Posted By Rick B
Re: Question about Adsense

Sure you can. Google will serve ads targeted to the subject matter of each page individually. So even though you use the same ad units on all your pages, the ads will change according to what each...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th January 2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,798
Posted By Rick B
Re: Calling out bad tactics

Do yourself a favor and spend 90% of your time building a site that people will like and 10% of your time on SEO. I've building sites since the mid 1990s and know a lot of people earning big money on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th January 2013, 08:39 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,122
Posted By Rick B
Re: Does anyone have Aspergers?

I think that many people think that all of us with Asbergers are seriously handicapped. That's sure not true in my case. I'm high-functioning. I have trouble dealing with social situations. For...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st September 2012, 01:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 830
Posted By Rick B
Re: virus question, help ?

I use "Ad-Aware Free" which actively watches for viruses and malware. It is free of charge and is always highly rated even outrating many of the paid virus software. I also never use Internet...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st September 2012, 01:00 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,437
Posted By Rick B
Re: The Face on Mars IS REAL!!!

Mars has a surface area equal to the land surface on Earth. There are bound to be natural formations that look like about anything you can imagine. Face on Mars? What about face's on Earth?
...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 17th September 2012, 03:09 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,197
Posted By Rick B
Re: Which age period is best to enjoy your life

So not true. I'm 61 and my life is sooooo much more stress free then ever before. No peer pressure (or at least I don't give a damn about it), plenty of money and I get up in the morning and say,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 14th September 2012, 03:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 682
Posted By Rick B
Re: Best Childhood game

Boy am I getting old! The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the title thread was "Cowboys and Indians". Hey, I was 21-years-old when Pong was released. There were no electronic games when I...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 9th September 2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 591
Posted By Rick B
Re: Ohhh please? Please let me live like this!

Typical political propaganda. You want to ensure that big business doesn't destroy the life that depends on clean water and clean air and all of a sudden that means that you want to "CONTROL" the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 2nd September 2012, 01:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 561
Posted By Rick B
Re: Happy Birthday to me!

That explains it! I've got a twin niece and nephew. There has to be two separate cakes so that they each have something of their own. They do share the birthday party because they have mostly the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th August 2012, 02:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 808
Posted By Rick B
Re: 30 Years After Fast Times

Phoebe Cates! Oh yeah! I was 31-years-old when that movie came out and that scene was one of my first "dirty old man" moments. She was only 19 at the time but what the hell. Just look at her!
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2012, 03:25 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,470
Posted By Rick B
Re: Is Fiverr Worth The Effort?

As a fairly new buyer of services at fiverr here is what I'd suggest to increase your odds of getting me as a customer.

1. Obviously, the more positive reviews you have, the better. I'd recommend...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th December 2011, 04:20 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,406
Posted By Rick B
Re: Wikipedia is looking desperate for no reason

I understand why people are commenting. My point was that I don't get why advertising has any negative connotations for any site. The whole idea that Wikipedia is somehow "wholesome" or more valid...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 10th December 2011, 02:19 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 3,908
Posted By Rick B
Re: How 1 Keyword and 25 hours Makes me $2-3K passive income per month

When I click on that link I get 18,400,000 (and then a second time I got 268,000,000) results not 773.

But I think you guys both have your points.

It makes sense that a keyword phrase will TEND...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th December 2011, 02:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 755
Posted By Rick B
Re: What's More Valuable Than Gold?

I always get a kick out of it when people tell me that they buy gold in case the entire world economy crashes. If you're worried about that it seems more likely to me that food will be what's really...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th November 2011, 12:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 428
Posted By Rick B
Re: Give Thanks , Be a Go Giverr!

As far as charities go, I'll be giving very little this year. I'm doing much better financially than in previous years but I've got a sister and a niece who are having really hard times right now. So...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th November 2011, 08:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 560
Posted By Rick B
Re: What do you guys do to relieve stress?

That's exactly what I mean. Most stress is totally avoidable. We mostly cause our own stress by putting ourselves into stressful situations.

For those situations we don't cause ourselves, there's...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th November 2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,257
Posted By Rick B
Re: Why is it a crime to be Rich these days...

The extremism in the western world today just amazes me. It seems like a large percentage of the public latches on to some extreme view and the two opposing groups of extremists can't agree on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th November 2011, 12:53 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,257
Posted By Rick B
Re: Why is it a crime to be Rich these days...

There's a difference between hating some rich people and hating all rich people. It's only those rich folks who use their advantages to manipulate the system and "steal" a larger share of the economy...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th November 2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,806
Posted By Rick B
Re: Laugh, if you understand (scientist joke)

How about:

A neutron walked into a bar and asked, "How much for a drink?"

The bartender replied, "For you, no charge."
Forum: Off Topic Forum 1st November 2011, 11:06 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 1,891
Posted By Rick B
Re: Weren't the troops supposed to be coming home?

The article actually says that the reassignment of troops from Iraq to other places in the Middle East is a PENTAGON proposal, not an OBAMA proposal so there's absolutely no conflict with the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th October 2011, 09:41 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,191
Posted By Rick B
Re: Anyone Experiencing Delays in AdSense Reporting Today?

Adsense reporting is still messed up both revenue and page views. Analytics still showing correct normal numbers for my sites.

In case of anyone unfamiliar with Analytics, click on "Content" on...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 17th October 2011, 10:33 AM
Replies: 675
Views: 42,639
Posted By Rick B
Re: are you affected by Google Panda update Oct 13 2011

This is yet one more opinion that may be true for one person and not for another. I think that many of you are missing the point of what Google is doing.

My situation is exactly the opposite. My...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th October 2011, 08:53 AM
Replies: 675
Views: 42,639
Posted By Rick B
Re: are you affected by Google Panda update Oct 13 2011

One thing I can say for sure is that Google is not penalizing sites with Adsense or Amazon links. I have sites that have shot up in Google traffic in the past few days and several of them have the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,119
Posted By Rick B
Re: Newbie? You're not making any money? Here's the world's simpliest blueprint...

That's not a blueprint for success. It's an "outline" for one method of achieving success. Each one of the steps in the outline require several other steps in order to accomplish them. Each step is...
Forum: Mind Warriors 26th March 2011, 10:14 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,479
Posted By Rick B
Re: Law of Attraction NEVER Works..... For Me

This LOA stuff is ridiculous. It's the same thing as diet pill manufacturers that proudly proclaim that you will lose huge amounts of weight with their products. Of course, there's that little "along...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th December 2010, 02:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 503
Posted By Rick B
Re: Am I the only one who DOESNT want to do IM forever? What are YOUR goals?

I can't imagine doing something for a living that I don't love. I also can't imagine losing my privacy to fame but if that's what I wanted out of life I'd go for it as long as I could house, feed and...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd December 2010, 09:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,300
Posted By Rick B
Re: Amazon's Kindle Alternative?

The Kindle is a special purpose device designed for reading. It does that job extremely well. It wasn't meant to do anything else. The Kindle uses ink as a display for print that looks nearly...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st December 2010, 12:42 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,346
Posted By Rick B
Re: Anybody promote Amazon products that cost $10k+?

The only products I've had any luck selling at Amazon are those that are not generally available anywhere else. I think that's even more applicable to high end stuff. I know that if I saw a big...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th November 2010, 04:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 385
Posted By Rick B
Re: I dreamt about CJ

That's what Skype is for.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th November 2010, 03:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 491
Posted By Rick B
Re: Had a health scare today.

Fifty-three is plenty old to start getting regular doctor care. I had a heart attack at age 48. There was another guy in the hospital with me that same day who died from his at age 32!

If your...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 10th November 2010, 02:19 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,814
Posted By Rick B
Re: What Warrior members were actual Warriors?

I served in the Air Force in the early 1970s. That was during the Vietnam war but I was fortunate enough to serve in Montana and Germany.

I worked as a computer technician. The computer I serviced...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 10th October 2010, 03:15 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,484
Posted By Rick B
Re: Are you ashamed you don't have a college degree?

As I see it, the more educated you are in your field the more likely you are to be successful. A college degree is one way to achieve that goal. How much of a positive a degree is might be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd August 2010, 06:46 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,335
Posted By Rick B
Re: What Are The Top 10 Best Traffic Techniques

Sorry guys for the slow response to your questions. I've been really busy increasing my income by adding content to my sites. It really does work and is, in my opinion, the best long term method of...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 6th July 2010, 11:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 742
Posted By Rick B
Re: Distribution of Wealth VS Standard of Living

I would deny the two options you've given me and select a third option. Everyone gets a scale 10 quality of life.

But it's your thread so I'll answer your question.

I'd be forced to choose the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2010, 07:51 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 4,335
Posted By Rick B
Re: What Are The Top 10 Best Traffic Techniques

I have several sites and the same thing seems to work best for me on all of them. Adding new content that other sites will want to link to seems to be the best use of my time. It's slower than some...
Forum: Mind Warriors 4th September 2009, 05:45 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 7,523
Posted By Rick B
Re: Which of these is your top priority?

It's fortunate that you asked for other priorities than the two you listed. I think that it's a really interesting detail about human beings that when we think of happiness or what our top priorities...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd September 2009, 04:07 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 6,856
Posted By Rick B
Re: What is your disability, recurring illness or other health issue you may have?

In the past 10 years I've had 2 heart attacks, ulcerative colitis that damn near killed me, and severe side effects to two medications one of which also almost killed me (I had the most severe cough...
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