The nation’s jobless rate is 9.7%, as reported by the bureau of labor statistics. The official unemployment index, based on a monthly survey of sample households, counts only people who reported looking for work in the past four weeks.  It doesn’t account for part-time workers who want to work more hours but can’t, given the tight job market. And it doesn’t include those who have given up trying to find work. When the underemployed and the discouraged are added to the numbers, the unemployment rate rises to 16.6%. The truth is that even the broader measure of unemployment doesn’t fully capture how difficult the job market is for U.S. workers. It doesn’t include self-employed workers whose incomes have shriveled. It doesn’t look at former full-time employees who have accepted short-term contracts, without benefits, and at a fraction of their former salaries. And it doesn’t count the many would-be workers who are going back to school, taki ..........Read More

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How to Make a Banner or Image Clickable in WordPress Occasionally people want to insert an image, or a banner, on their WordPress powered website that acts as a link to another website. This is a very common practice and is easily achieved. If you are familiar with the basics of HTML, you can easily integrate a clickable banner or web link into your WordPress blog that will encourage user interaction. This is something I have wanted to know how to do that was supposedly simple, since code makes me shudder. I figured somebody else might want to know how also. After several searches, forums, and failed attempts I found this and made it work, thanks to ehow. Click my picture at the end and see. Instructions Create the banner image you wish to use in your website. This can be done using programs such as Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, or Gimp. Save the banner image you created to your computer’s hard drive.   Navigate to www.tinypic.com. Select the “Browse” button and fi ..........Read More

“It’s more powerful to be unified than it is to be right…” -Brad Duncan   There’s power in unity…   …before today, the internet was a ‘Guru Only’ playground, and the money at the top was kept there, guarded in an impenetrable inner circle, by guards and watchdogs set there to lift up the elite…   …but now, that’s changed.   In the last 9 days, a small group of leaders banded together, with one unified voice, and created a movement that some thought couldn’t be done…   …and they’ve GIVEN YOU over $509,499.20 in the last week.   …rather than keeping you down, they’ve decided to lift you up, and put this method into your hands - literally, for less than a tank of gas.   You can get the secret here —-> http://empowernetwork.com/almostasecret.php?id=Catherine88   This was almost kept a secret, but the people cannot  be repressed from t ..........Read More

How to add Amazon Ads to your Blog 2tweetsretweet However much you might (or might not) be making already from product sales, it is always good to have a supplementary income stream, and you may be surprised at just how much you can earn from advertising. But I’m not here to debate the pros and cons of putting ads on your site, but to give you a step by step guide on how to do it. So let’s get started! Step 1. Sign up to Amazon. The first thing you need to do, is to sign up for an affiliate account.  In this case, we’ll be using Amazon, so go to https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/.   As you can see here, on the right hand side there is a login form, as well as a link to sign up if you haven’t already.  You’ll need to fill in various details about yourself and your site when you register, but it’s not too difficult.  Go do that now – don’t worry, I’ll wait for you. Once you have signed up, you will receive your unique Associates ID.  This will be something li ..........Read More

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