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Hometown USA

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:03:48 GMT

I hope you enjoy these short stories From the future book Life Stories by Tom Spencer

Hometown USA

The place where we find refuge and safety or feel secure

Our origin, birthplace, place of belonging

Pages in our photo album recording our first’s that soon turn into memories

First haircut, birthday, bicycle, broken arm, girlfriend

First day of kindergarten, fire drill, pint cartons of milk, the pledge to our flag

First time to hold a girls hand in a circle, screaming yuck but really liking it

First time to drive a car, get a job, and wonder why the bank gave us that first loan

Our childhood backyard, home base, history, memories of the corner store

A season where things were measured by the price of gas, a roll of stamps & penny candy

Where we could safely test life and play before we became adults

Playing sports, playing music, playing like couples in love and even being in plays

Until we were all expected to grow up from boys to men & girls to women

I know for some who can’t let go, Hometown still seems to owe them something

Yet others who are a little detached it is just their password on facebook

For me, it is the vibrant color in my youth that allows me to paint my life today

Where passion for knowing truth was passed on by teachers, coaches, moms & dads

Hometown was anything from perfect but it was real

Our friends, family, pets, successes & failures

Experiences giving us a glimpse of who we wanted to be & who we did not want to be

Now as we look back, the gigantic basketball court seems a little small

The initials carved into the tree seem a little silly

That first car, well, it took more power to run the speakers than it did to make it up a hill

I find myself referring to people & things as; “that old so and so”

Questions start with; “remember” & “I wonder what happened to…”

Bad memories kind of fade into the shadows of time but the thoughts of Jumping off the swing set, flying into the air & being a super hero once again are still just under the surface

Hometown, a moment on the time-line of life, a reference of being, a circle of friends & family the safe place to make mistakes & to overcome

Could it be that God’s Original Design for Hometown was like one of three bird’s nests?

The nest that either had so much comfort we never wanted to leave

The nest that had little comfort & so many stickers we couldn’t wait to leave

The nest that was so high in the air with such a beautiful view that we looked back at the nest with great honor but we had to answer the call to adventure, jump out & fly, testing & challenging all that we had been taught in and from our Hometown.

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7 Ways Successful Creatives Think Differently than Unsuccessful Ones

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:03:53 GMT

Copied and reformatted from Michael Hyatt’s Blog

Tom Spencer - This Blog from Michael Hyatt is so encouraging!

1 …think big. “Go big or go home.”

If they are going to go to the trouble of writing a book, preparing a speech, or recording an album, they might as well make the biggest impact they can. They aren’t naive about the amount of work it will take, but they still dream big. They are always asking, “What could we do that would exceed everyone’s expectations?”

2. …take responsibility for the outcome.

They don’t expect someone else to make them famous or successful, though they realize they can’t succeed without others. They own their work and accept responsibility for how it is received by the market.

3. …listen well and are not know-it-alls.

They understand that being good at one thing (e.g., writing, speaking, or singing) doesn’t mean they are good at everything (e.g., packaging or marketing). As a result, they listen to those who have more experience. Ultimately, this raises their probability for success.

4. …seek help.

While the best creatives accept ultimate responsibility for the outcome, they enroll everyone they can to help them succeed. They understand they can’t do it alone. As a result, they build a world-class team around them. They are constantly asking, “Who else can I enroll to help get me where I want to go.”

5. …work hard and are not lazy.

They don’t assume that their work is done once the book is written, the speech prepared, or the album recorded. In a real sense, their work has only just begun. They don’t display a spirit of entitlement. Instead, they roll up their sleeves and do the work that lesser creatives are unwilling to do.

6. …remain humble knowing that success is illusive and fragile.

They know that they didn’t attain it on their own, nor will they preserve it on their own. This makes them grateful and humble. Though they face the same temptations to become arrogant, they understand the dangers and comport themselves accordingly.

7. …give praise, taking all the responsibility and little of the credit.

They are quick to give that away to the numerous people who helped them get where they are. These creatives are especially good at praising in public and shining the spotlight on others.

The bottom line is that you have more control over your success than you may think. However, you must develop a winning mind set and cultivate the habits of successful thinking. This is what separates the best creatives from all others.

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Google levels the Internet playing field for small businesses

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:05:36 GMT

Your WebSite in the top 10 on Google search!

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Want your local business WebSite to be in the top 10 listings on Google out of 100,000 WebSites? Large business can pay thousands of dollars to be listed in the top 10 but Google leveled the playing field for small businesses on a tight budget.

First you need a WebSite you can get a free one by clicking here.

Second google yourself! Click google in the search bar, when there type in you top product (ok, you can type in your name or store name, it is kind of fun) now back to work. Say you are a moving company in Enumclaw; think like someone looking for your product that does not know your business name.

This is what it looks like; you’re looking for a mover in your town. Type in the town first then move or moving or mover, see what comes up. Enumclaw Moving & Storage…

The top three with a yellow background are sponsored meaning they pay money to be listed there.

Next you will see a map entitled Places (Google Places) the first one listed is in alphabetical order Budget Truck Rentals the second is your moving company MovingMade-EZ.

Notice the little number at the top; you are listed number 6 out of 167,000 WebSites that have the same information!

Click on your name, then at the top of the page it will read “Claim this listing” click & claim & insert your information including your WebSite and pictures! If you have already claimed the listing check to see if all of your information is correct.

You can do this same process for the following local Indexes, just click & claim:

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Integrity-Bookkeeping.com is truly “Bookkeeping made simple”.

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:55:54 GMT

Taking the FEAR out of tax agencies.

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Has anyone noticed that State and Federal tax enforcement agencies have really turned up the heat in the last year? It seems as if our government is so desperate for money that all of the agencies are jockeying to squeeze blood out of the same turnip. Well it is the businesses that have their books in order that seem to skate through this full on attack with little damage.

In today’s economy it is hard enough to stay afloat without losing sleep wondering if the L&I was figured right or to make sure you payroll taxes balance, let-a-lone filing all the right documents with a new employee. When you get a letter requesting for back child support because you did not garnish wages it gets messy.

The other observation I have noticed is that several bookkeeping companies in the area have either gone under or left town leaving several businesses in a huge bind.

Integrity-Bookkeeping.com is now offering their services to Enumclaw with a very creative fee schedule. First of all they are the only Bookkeeping service I have ever seen that publishes their prices. Secondly they have introduced a Budget Plan that meets every bookkeeping need of any business with 1 to 5 employees.

Integrity-Bookkeeping.com is offering an Enumclaw introductory price that has shocked me I hope they can help you.

Their choices are:

The Budget Plan

The Budget Plus Plan

The Full Service Plan

S.O.S Advanced Plan

Click and read it for yourself!

Visit them at www.Integrity-Bookkeeping.com and tell the IRS to take a hike.

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$1M - What does a Millionaire Look Like?

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:35:38 GMT

TOM SPENCER THE WEBINATOR

What is your picture of a millionaire?
What you think a Millionaire looks like, will determine if you will become one
.

I was raised in a family business with my dad, mom & three older brothers selling quality men's clothing in a small town of 7000 people. My image of a Millionaire was shaped at an early age when I watched an elderly man short & rough in appearance come into the store once a year for five years in a row to buy his yearly straw hat.

Why once a year? Because my dad put the straw hats on sale when the first snow would fall and this gentleman would only buy one new hat a year and only on sale at that. After he would try to get my dad to knock off a few more dollars by suggesting the sale price was outrageous, my dad would throw his head back, laugh and say: "You can afford it" then he would take the man's money.

Every year when the man walked out of the store with his new hat my dad would roll his eyes and say: "That man is a Millionaire and he complains about the price of my sale hats."

Really? A Millionaire?

Do you know a Millionaire? Do they challenge your image?
Or do know what the real defination of a Millionaire is?

Tom Spencer
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How to Forward a Domain Name

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:27:19 GMT

Forwarding (pointing domain name to another domain).

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Purpose: You have a WebSite with a domain name but you have purchased a second or third domain name & want to point it to your original WebSite.

1. Go to the site of the company you purchased from, ours is www.TheWebinatorDomains.com

2. Log in with customer number or login name with password.

3. Go to my products or my account or Domain Manager or click Domain Forwarding

4. Click on Domain name you want to forward.

5. On the forwarding screen enter the URL (domain name) you want to forward your domain name to.

6. To automatically update your nameservers to accommodate your forwarding changes, select update my DNS setting to support this change. This should automatically select HTTP:// or

7. Select one of the following: I am permanently forwarding my domain or I am only temporarily forwarding my domain.

NOTE: Forwarded domain names can take up to 24-48 hours to activate.

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Tom Spencer The Webinator — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:27:00 GMT

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Scam #66 The Phone Call

Tom Spencer The Webinator — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:11:00 GMT

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Scam #66

The Phone Call:

They say;
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May I please have your New Credit Card Number."

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They use the information off your WebSite, contact you like they are your WebSite Host or Designer and try to trick you out of your information.

Stay safe by knowing how your vendors bill!
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