1. Produce Christmas cards which are printed on the front with,
for example, "Happy Christmas from the Smith Family". Or,
instead of the name 'Smith', pick one of the dozens of other
popular surnames. Sell packs of these cards by direct mail to
people listed in telephone directories. 2. Make money from
renting out expensive children's toys. The toys you rent out
will include remote controlled models and computerised games.
Use a little van to deliver the toys to customers. Paint in toy
town ...
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Have you ever wondered why you often find a coupon tucked inside
your cereal box, or get invited to a customer preview sale at
your favorite department store? Those companies know that their
existing customers are the best - and most profitable -
customers they'll ever have. So it's not surprising that they'll
do whatever they can to keep these customers happy and coming
back again and again.
Believe it or not, the same concept holds true for your art
career. While you don't want to ignore ...
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Do you have eBay inventory sitting around the house? Maybe you
are new to eBay and just have a few items on hand that you are
waiting to sell. Or, maybe you have turned selling your eBay
inventory into a part-time or full-time income-generating
career! Whatever your case may be, you are more likely to make
more money if you keep your eBay inventory organized. So before
heading out to garage sales, auction sales, and secondhand
stores searching for those unique products, make sure you have ...
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One vivid memory of my very early childhood back in the 1960's
was of driving to church on Sunday mornings with my family.
Since my grandparents lived close to us, Dad would always swing
by and pick them up, and we'd all carpool together. It was the
job of "Little Danny" (as I was affectionately nicknamed back
then) to sit in the backseat, wedged snugly between Grandpa and
Grandma.
As if some sort of ritual, every Sunday Grandma would fish
though her purse to find goodies for me and my older ...
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There is a great deal of history behind movie posters and movie
poster collecting. Jules Cheret, who created 2 movie posters in
the 1890's, was the artist given credit for creating the first
movie posters. By the end of the first decade of the 1900's,
movies had become a great source of public entertainment. In
this time period, the movie poster would become a standard size
known as the one sheet measuring 27" x 41".
In the early days, the names of actors did not appear on the
posters, which ...
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Why do people collect sheet music? There are several reasons
why. First and foremost, all of us have a favorite song. No
matter what walk of life you are from, you have at least one
song that brings back memories of days gone by. Whether the
memories are good or bad, the song has still become a part of
your history.
Many people collect sheet music, especially from the early
1900's, because of the beautiful artwork on the front covers.
There were many artists that worked for different ...
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Time for Change
The United States Congress is once again contemplating several
issues regarding our currency and coins. These include the
Dollar, Quarter, and Cent. Many in congress wish to stay with
the current designs, and pass laws so that they cannot be
changed.
The first law governing coin designs dates back to 1792. Many
during this time wanted our nation's coins to bear the image of
George Washington. Washington was very adamant against this
idea, referring to a coin bearing the image of ...
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People find many ways to express their personality, weather it
is through sports, music, art, or another outlet. In any case
the creative nature that we have comes to the surface once we
have the tools and developed ability to accomplish this. One
area that has continued to grow as a result of technological
advancement is with computer enhanced graphics. Faster home
computers coupled with programs such as Adobe Photoshop and
Illustrator have taken the high end graphics work once limited
to ...
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The sheer size of the Internet can be intimidating... especially
for someone who wants to develop an online business, but has
limited experience in knowing exactly how to do it.
What if you don't have a product or service? How can you create
something that has a reasonable chance for success? And, even if
you already have the product or service, how do you know it will
sell as an online business?
Achieving long-term success with Internet (online) marketing is
not much different than ...
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10 Great Cents By Paul M. Green (Coins Magazine, November 2005)
http://www.coins-collecting.info
It is safe to say there have been many important coins in the
history of the cent denomination. Ranging from expensive and
scarce to rather available and inexpensive, important cents take
a number of forms, making the top 10 an interesting and diverse
group.
The cent was a high priority for the U.S. Mint from its start,
with the first cents being minted for circulation in 1793, the
year after the ...
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