Pulling the trigger
What kind of person are you? Do you pull the trigger, or do you just talk? Personally, I am a trigger puller, I feel it's the only way to live life. Most people, though, I feel, are talkers, and rarely pull the trigger. Do you know what I'm talking about? What do I mean about "pulling the trigger?" Well, what I mean is this... if you get an idea for something, do you actually do it, or do you talk about it, then promptly just blow it off? I hear a lot of people tell me of ideas they have for some ...
This and that… and the other!
Well, it's been a busy few weeks in the Martin household in Davao. I've been busy with a lot of different things, it seems. I suppose that the holidays are like that. So, I thought I'd just write a "general" article that is really not about anything in particular. Just an update of what has been going on, and maybe an update of some of my more recent articles here on MindanaoBob, my personal website. One of the big pieces of news here, in my opinion, is that I have a new cat! I should say that "we" (as a family) ...
Are you looking for Google?
Over the past month or so, I have had a lot of people ask me "how can I get Google's US site?" Well, you see, Google checks your IP address to find out where in the world you are, and they give you the Google site that is appropriate for your location. Since I am living in the Philippines, when I first go to Google, it takes me to Google Pilipinas, the Philippine Google site. And, on top of that, the results of my search are in Tagalog! Since I don't speak Tagalog, this can be a bit of a problem! ...
I’m going to Nyeri!
Nyeri is a district in the Central Province of Kenya, in Africa. I'm gonna be going there! Well, through my coffee cup, anyway! That's right, I'm not going to physically go there and visit the place, but I just got two coffees that originated from the Nyeri area in Kenya! Yes, the Postman visited yesterday to notify me that my fifteen pound box of green coffee beans had arrived and were ready to be picked up at the main Davao Post Office, so I headed down there and picked them up right away! Within 15 minutes after getting home with my ...
A new holiday?
We've all heard the complaint. Most of us have probably made the complaint at least a few times over the years. I would say it's a valid complaint too. What complaint am I talking about? Well, I'm talking about people complaining that "Christmas is too commercial," or "it's all about gifts," or "we have taken Christ out of Christmas," that sort of complaint. I certainly feel that the complaint is valid. After all, the Christmas holiday is really supposed to be a religious thing. Where along the line the whole gift giving thing came into play, I am not certain. What ...
Multi-Author Blogging
In my last article, Leveraging your online popularity, I talked about getting others to write content for your site, and getting it for free. I told how setting up something like that will help you lessen your own workload while also helping you earn more money from your online endeavors. This might sound too good to be true, but believe me, it is absolutely true, and I am going to show you how you can do it. One of the first steps is that you really need to stop treating your online activities as a hobby, and treat it as a ...
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Pulling the trigger
What kind of person are you? Do you pull the trigger, or do you just talk? Personally, I am a trigger puller, I feel it’s the only way to live life. Most people, though, I feel, are talkers, and rarely pull the trigger. Do you know what I’m talking about? What do I mean about “pulling the trigger?” Well, what I mean is this… if you get an idea for something, do... [Read more]
This and that… and the other!
Well, it’s been a busy few weeks in the Martin household in Davao. I’ve been busy with a lot of different things, it seems. I suppose that the holidays are like that. So, I thought I’d just write a “general” article that is really not about anything in particular. Just an update of what has been going on, and maybe an update of some of my more recent articles here... [Read more]
Are you looking for Google?
Over the past month or so, I have had a lot of people ask me “how can I get Google’s US site?” Well, you see, Google checks your IP address to find out where in the world you are, and they give you the Google site that is appropriate for your location. Since I am living in the Philippines, when I first go to Google, it takes me to Google Pilipinas, the Philippine Google site. ... [Read more]
I’m going to Nyeri!
Nyeri is a district in the Central Province of Kenya, in Africa. I’m gonna be going there! Well, through my coffee cup, anyway! That’s right, I’m not going to physically go there and visit the place, but I just got two coffees that originated from the Nyeri area in Kenya! Yes, the Postman visited yesterday to notify me that my fifteen pound box of green coffee beans had arrived... [Read more]
A new holiday?
We’ve all heard the complaint. Most of us have probably made the complaint at least a few times over the years. I would say it’s a valid complaint too. What complaint am I talking about? Well, I’m talking about people complaining that “Christmas is too commercial,” or “it’s all about gifts,” or “we have taken Christ out of Christmas,”... [Read more]
Multi-Author Blogging
In my last article, Leveraging your online popularity, I talked about getting others to write content for your site, and getting it for free. I told how setting up something like that will help you lessen your own workload while also helping you earn more money from your online endeavors. This might sound too good to be true, but believe me, it is absolutely true, and I am going to show you how you... [Read more]
Leveraging your online popularity
I’ve been writing lately about turning your online earning from a hobby to a business. Part of the key here is changing the way you think. But, there are other things that you need to do as well, if you want to establish a serious online business. One of your first steps is going to be to develop a following online. Whether you have a website, a blog, an e-commerce store or a combination... [Read more]
Internet: Business or Play?
For some people, the Internet is the greatest entertainment medium that has ever come along. For others, it is the greatest business tool that man has ever known? Most of us probably sit somewhere in the middle of those two positions. For me, I am somewhere in the middle, although certainly closer to the side of the Internet being a business tool. In my days of using the Internet, though, I have... [Read more]
It’s a business!
In the past few weeks, I have read a number of articles on the net, on various blogs that had a similar theme. Reading these articles really reinforced some things that I already believe, and helped me reconsider those thoughts, and as I reconsidered, I came to the same conclusion that I had already developed in the past, which was the conclusion of the authors of the articles too. Basically, the... [Read more]
I’ve been absent!
Hi everybody. I hope there are still a few people following my personal site! I’ve been absent from this site for a bit now. Unfortunately, back at the beginning of September I got ill, and was quite sick for quite a while! I got a case of Dengue Fever. Dengue is a tropical disease that is caused by mosquito bites. Dengue is deadly in about 5% of those who contract the disease. I... [Read more]
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