Probiotics - The Good Bacteria

PROBIOTICS - The Good Bacteria - Does your pet have digestion problems, diarrhea, skin problems, food intolerances, or other chronic health problems? Supplement with a high quality pet probiotic to restore your pet's healthy gut, and chances are you'll improve your pet's health.

A probiotic, sometimes referred to as good or friendly bacteria, is a microorganism necessary for a healthy and balanced intestinal tract. There are two types of bacteria found in the intestinal tract, good and harmful bacteria. Good bacteria, or probiotics, ensure good health as they are absolutely vital to help:

1. Produce natural antibiotics, which can fight harmful bactera.

2. Regulate and increase hormone levels.

3. Manufacture B group vitamins, biotin and folic acid.

4. Stimulate the immune system.

5. Reduce food intolerance.

6. Increase energy levels.

7. Inhibit the growth of some yeast.

8. Absorb nutrients, antioxidants and iron from food that is

eaten.

9. Reduce inflammation.

10. Increase digestibility of food.

Several things can destroy the intestinal bacterial balance in a pet's gut. Overuse of antibiotics destroys good bacteria as well as bad. Moreover, stress, poor diet, pollutants, environmental changes, and prescription drugs can also deplete beneficial bacteria.

Other culprits of good bacteria include chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and soil sterilizers in agriculture which damage the soil ecosystem and the natural flow of bacteria found in the food chain. These chemicals, as well as chemicals in the water supply, reduce the good bacteria in the gut. This allows harmful bacteria to multiply and produce large amounts of toxins and carcinogenic agents. These toxins inhibit the normal function of the digestive system and increase the demands placed on the liver and kidneys. Consequently, this speeds up the aging process and leads to various diseases and digestion problems.

Pets with large amounts of beneficial bacteria are better equipped to fight the growth of unhealthy organisms. So, if pets are to maintain a healthy body, they need large quantities of friendly bacteria. Supplement a well-balanced diet with a high quality pet probiotic and give your pet the health that he most certainly deserves.

Let's Go Phishing Or Do You Really Want To Open That Email?

We all have probably heard the term "phishing". Simply defined it's the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user's information.

A recent study from Cisco suggests that there are over 360 million "phishing" emails being sent out every day around the world. How many of these are from Nigeria, we can't say for sure, but what can be stated is that a percentage of those receiving these emails will open them and give away their information. The main reason this will happen is because the user has not been trained to identify what is a "phishing" email. They may receive an email from Citicorp, or eBay, or PayPal, and maybe even the director of the FBI asking for personal information about their account. Unknowingly, they will provide this information, and within hours their identify can be stolen or information used to delete their savings accounts.

Even more diabolical is "spear phishing". This is targeted "phishing" against companies, specific individuals, and governments to gain access to specific areas requiring secure entry via password or account information. Again, the receiver of the email may assume it is from within their company or IT department and provide the information requested...compromising their firm.

Fortunately there are programs available to help train individuals to recognize these cyber theft scams. By taking a few minutes out of the day, these training programs can help you learn what is or is not a suspicious email... and perhaps save your identity or corporate data.

And should you fall into a "phishing" trap, where you suspect your identity may have been compromised, immediately contact your local authorities, bank and credit card companies, as well as the Federal Trade Commission.

Three Simple Steps of Incorporating Audios in Your Site

Now that your site has been set up; are you ready to market your service and products? This is amazing but it there a way to connect more with the target audience?

Are you aware that the words you used carry only a minor percentage in communication procedures? If you can add audios on your website, no doubt, this would give it a fresh element. Such a feat cannot be achieved by using sales letters alone.

Now do not start to think that adding your voice (along with other files) on your site is very complicated. No, it isn't. You will three simple ways of getting information across to your viewers using another format that will captivate their attention. It will also increase the trust between you and them.

3 Steps of Incorporating Audios On A Site

#1 Record The Audios

If you have the particular software used for recording audios on your PC, you can do that at home. People with MAC computers can use GarageBand. Have you heard of Audacity? If not, you can just visit Google and do a research on this free tool. Why not download that free, yet great software? Better still, you can make the whole process easier. How?

#2 Hosting The Audios

Nowadays, there are numerous ways by which audios can be hosted. I will only discus the one am fond of. You can do that using program that permits you to create audios on your own - and still help you host these audios.

#3 Streaming Audio

This is the last thing that should be done after the audios have been recorded. Find a way of getting them on the website.

What Does Audio Do on A Website?

Why is there a need to record audios? There are many reasons which include using them to increase the level of trust and adding value to your existing and prospective clients. Some ideas are found below:

Welcome Email - Inform the visitors of the objective of the site, what it has to offer and why you are unique. Also tell them the next step to take.

Thank You Emails - After they must have done a particular thing on your site e.g. purchasing a product or registering for some newsletters, there is a need to redirect them to a particular page. That page should contain a message thanking them for that action they took.

Sales Email - You can apply audios for enhancing the description or sales of products.

Rich Articles - Are you offering free materials on your site in a bid to develop trust? If you are, why not take time to create audios for such articles. This gives additional exposure.

Questionnaires - Questioning other skilled marketers is a splendid way of offering invaluable information as regards your market to your prospective clients.

So you see; there are many ways of using audios to develop a business. You can use programs that create audios easily and quickly - so that the audios can go online in no time.

Greyhound Handicapping - How To Find Value

Value is a buzzword right now in handicapping circles. We heard it in almost every commentary on the Kentucky Derby. I hear it all the time at the greyhound track when handicappers are talking about what they like in the next race, and why they like it. Everyone assumes that they know what it means, but does it mean the same thing to everyone? What does it mean to you and how do you find it when you handicap a dog race?

To me, finding value means finding a dog that is underrated and playing it to win and/or place and in exactas with other dogs I like in that race. For instance, in a race where there's a standout dog - one who wins 2 out of 3 of its races or more - I might put a dog who wins almost as often but places more often into an exacta box with the standout dog. The standout dog might pay peanuts to win, but a decent amount in an exacta with the value dog. I'll also use that dog in other exotics, like trifectas and superfectas. And let's not forget Pick 3's and Pick 4's and the like.

Figuring out whether a dog is a "value" play is mostly a matter of figuring out how often it comes in and comparing that to its odds in the race its running today. If you bet that dog in every one of its races, how often would it have won and at what payoff? If it wins an average of 1 in 10 races, and pays $10 a race, odds of less than 1-10 aren't going to give you the payoff you need on it. It's not worth risking more money than you can reasonably expect to win on a dog.

Of course, there's more to handicapping than odds and statistics. When we look at a race, we have to look at the factors that will determine who hits the board in that race, things like speed, running style, post position and track bias, if any, on that day. Actually, these are the things we should consider BEFORE we look for value in a race. So, first handicap the race and then look for value by finding a dog that is at higher odds than it should be, based on its likelihood of coming in, judging by its past history in that type of race at that track.

Home Security - How To Use Your Smart Phone For Remote Internet Viewing

I remember back when I first got started in this business about 10 years ago there were some amazing technological advances that were occurring then. But they are nothing compared to the way technology advances now. Back in the day we thought it was pretty cool that you could get an image from a camera that was in one location, say your home or your business for example, and view it from anywhere you could get an Internet connection on a regular computer. That was back then!

That is so yesterday, so passé; nowadays the latest thing is to be able to view on your smart phone what your camera sees at your home, business or wherever it's located. This gives you a capability of not only being able to see what's going on at your home when you're at work or on the road but literally give you the capability of being in two places at the same time, or at least seeing what's going on from another location.

And it's really not as difficult as you might imagine. All you need is a smart phone with Internet capability and a camera placed wherever you want with Wi-Fi or IP capability.

There is a home security camera that is 2.4 gigahertz that can transform your PC into a DVR with remote IP viewing and motion alarms. This camera is best used as a nanny camera for residential or even business surveillance. And it can also be used to monitor your driveway for automobile security. When the camera detects motion, your computer will give off buzzing sound alerts. The lens has a range all the way up to a hundred meters-over a football field away. And since it is IP viewing, you can hook it up to your smart phone easily.

Then there is a real working mantel clock that's very attractive that can fit into your living room, dining room or family room. It is also an IP camera that allows you to send video wirelessly streamed over the Internet through your router via the IP receiver. It has live monitoring, recording and event playback via the Internet. It has excellent video resolution and uses an SD card to record the video.

There are many occasions when you need to see what's going on at your home, business or any location for that matter and you just cannot be there. If you have a camera that has Internet capability, you can see what your camera sees from your smart phone.

Creating And Marketing Your Podcasts Easily

A lot of online business owners choose not to use podcasts in their business because they think that it is something that is ineffective and that just doesn't work for bringing in more new traffic for their website and sales. But in my opinion, the same could be said about video marketing.

The number 3 site on the internet is YouTube - which is a video site, and is the leading video site. The number 1 PODCASTING site on the internet is iTunes, and I believe they're the number 32 site on the internet. Numbers like these are very impressive, and it's something that you should consider using in your business today.

Creating podcasts are very simple and easy to do. All you have to do is record yourself or conduct an interview with somebody else, and you can create a podcast simply and easily. It really is that simple. You can get a lot of traffic this way, and you will find that the more podcasts that you create, the more traffic that you will receive on a daily basis.

One thing that you will want to control is the size of your podcast. You don't want to upload a 400MB ".WAV" file that takes a long time to download. You should convert your audio file into MP3 format so that it can be smaller and easier to upload - and download.

You can easily do this with a software called "Audacity". Audacity is a great tool that can allow you to edit and re-record audio files, and then convert them into MP3 format. It's absolutely free to use, and it's a great program that you just can't go without. You will want to start using it to your advantage starting today.

Now if you're wondering about how you will get traffic to your website using podcasts, you should know that this is a very simple and easy thing to do. The first thing that you will want to do is to introduce yourself in EVERY podcast (for the newbies), and state your website address.

Now when you state your website address, you will want to spell it out if it's a complicated domain name. The last thing you want is for someone to try and come to your site, and land on an HTTP 404 error message. So spell your website out for your listeners.

At the end of your podcast, mention your website again, and be sure to spell it out again. If your information is good, people will want to visit your site to get more information from you. This is where you will want to begin your selling process so that you can turn these visitors into income for your business.

After you've created the podcast, place it on your website, your blog, and even your email newsletter so that people can download and listen to it. This is something that is very important if you want to get as many people to your site as possible.

Podcasting is definitely something that you will want to do if you want to have the most success in your online business today. This marketing strategy is free, and it can do a whole lot of good for you and your business. Be sure to start using it today.

Good luck with using these podcasting tips in your business today.