Miss. Gia- Isn't She Long

I have not weighed her lately but I'm guessing she's about 13lbs now and so long. All legs she is. A lot of people say she looks like a deer. I guess that would be about right. She's so beautiful I just want to squeeze her up. 

Gia in Her Pretty Pink Dress- 9 Months Old

I love putting clothes on Miss. Gia. I don't know how she feels about it, maybe she finds me annoying or crazy. That's ok. I am. 

Merle's Mission Ezine-6/30/06 - PayPal Goes Mobile

Hey Kids,

Merle here. Gearing up for a long holiday weekend? I'm sure you've got the lounge chairs set up andthe barbecue fired up just waiting for some steaks or ribs.

It's now posted online in PDF format. You can printit out or read it online
http://www.merlesworld.com/archives/MM_063006.pdf

Today's issue looks at Paypal's new mobile service. That's right now you can make purchases and transfer funds withyour cell phone. How cool is that? Read it now or print it out at the link above.

Happy 4th of July! Remember, this means that summer is already half over so if you've been putting off having fun, better get it in now before "Old Man Winter" rears his ugly head.

Merle
http://MerlesMission.com

Merle's Mission Ezine- New Issue Posted

In today's issue of Merle's Mission Ezine you'll learn how to create a favicon for your website. Quick and painless, I promise.

Merle
http://www.merlesworld.com/archives/MM_061506.pdf

Google Adds DayParting to AdWords

If you advertise with Google Adwords and have always wanted more control over your ad campaigns, now you have it. This new feature allows you to pause, start and stop campaigns based on the time of day or day of the week. Very cool! Read the full story over at ClickZ...

Me & Miss Gia

Miss Gia is getting so big but she still likes to take her daily naps. Lots of them. Occasionally I join her in this luxury. 

MarketingSherpa's 2006 Free Report

"MarketingSherpa's 2006 Ecommerce Study Data Highlights,"with five (5) new charts plus an eye tracking heatmap of Wal-Mart's homepage"- Download the PDF free below.

http://www.sherpastore.com/samples/Ecom_Benchmark_Exec_Sum.pdf

Merle's Mission Ezine- Latest Issue

"Understanding Ebook Rights: The Basics You Need to Know
By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com

Information products are big online. Generally,they're PDF products packaged in what is known as an "ebook format". Years ago another popular option was .exe but due to viruses and their incompatibility with the Mac they have lost alot of their popularity.......

Read the rest of today's issue online at:
http://www.merlesworld.com/archives/MM_041506.pdf

MediaPost Publications - Google Adds Classifieds To Search Results - 04/06/2006

Google Adds Classifieds To Search Results - 04/06/2006: "Google has started filtering results from its classifieds service, Google Base, into its search results"........read the full story...

Don't Miss Today's Issue of Merle's Mission Ezine

It seems like every time you turn your head these days you hear something about Google. Definitely a force to be reckoned with, Google is king online. Although they're known mostly as a search engine ,they provide many other helpful services to todays website owner.

Their non-search services include Blogger, Google Adsense,Adwords, Google Desktop, and more. If you use one or more of these services, Google probably publishes a helpful blog to go with it...

Read the rest of the article in today's issue of Merle's Mission Ezine..

http://www.merlesworld.com/archives/MM_031506.pdf

E-Cover Generator

E-Cover- If you write ebooks and sell them online you need to have a good looking cover. If you don't know how to create one from scratch or just don't want to pay someone to do it for you, here's a really cool online generator that makes it easy a "pie"...

Teddy Bear now as an Angel in Heaven-09/30/98-01/11/06

 

Google Page Creator

Google Page Creator- A brand new service from who else, Google. Create and publish web pages quickly and easily with no tech knowledge needed. You'll need a Gmail account to register and right now the demand is so high you'll be placed on a waiting list but I'm sure it will be worth the wait. Your url will look like this...
http://yourgmailusername.googlepages.com

Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview

Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview: It's been a long time coming but if you've been waiting for Internet Explorer 7.0 to make an appearance you can now download the beta version.

Launch of Web Content Awareness Day!

Have you heard of Web Content Awareness Day?

Dina Giolittohas created this special "Net Holiday" to celebrate onlinecontent. I'm proud to be included at Dina's request. Check it out as it launches today at http://WebContentAwarenessDay.com

Enjoy!

Merlehttp://MerlesWorld.com
http://webcontentawarenessday.com/brandedsmall.jpg

Our New Addition

For those of you who read my Blog or subscribe to my ezine you're aware my precious "Teddy Bear" died on Jan 11th. While we will never know for sure what killed him, the doctors guess at Intestinal Bowel Disease. I loved that dog so much it was the hardest thing I had to go through, losing him.

After much deliberation Jim and I have decided to get another dog. Since she's another "Italian Greyhound" like Ted was I gave her a nice Italian name of "Gia Serena"....what do you think? She's about 3.5 months old now and weights about 5lbs. Is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen? I must admit I forgot how much work a puppy is and I'm not getting much done in the way of work or sleep for that matter. She has helped me to get over my loss with Teddy as I don't cry as much as I use to and she keeps me so busy watching her every move I don't have much time left for anything else.

Meet Gia!

 

Paypal: "Finding the Right Solution for You"

Paypal: "Finding the Right Solution for You"

By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com

If you're like me, you probably use Paypal in
order to take payments for your products and
or services online. But Did you know they
offer a multitude of solutions depending on
your need?

Paypal was founded in 1998 and today has over
86.6 million accounts. Owned and operated by
Ebay, they are one of the easiest methods
of sending and receiving money on the Net.

Let's examine some of your options as a
PayPal user.

1) "Website Payment Pro": Allows customer
to pay on your website with a credit
card or they can pay with Paypal. No
separate merchant accounts or gateway
needed and Paypal hides in the background
making it a seamless experience for your
customer. You must have a business account
to use this feature. You'll be able to
accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express
and Discover.

You can also accept orders by phone, fax,
or mail at no additional cost with
virtual terminal. The best way to use this
payment option is with a shopping cart.
You'll find a list of third party solutions
at http://tinyurl.com/9uwyt

Fees range from 2.2% to 2.9% and .30
per transaction depending on your monthly
sales volume. There are no set up or
gateway fees and no cancel fee.

Right now there is no monthly charge to
use "Website Payment Pro" but they have
stated after 2/1/06 it will be 20.00 per
month. To learn more see http://paypal.com/pro


2) "Website Payment Standard": Customers shop
on your site and pay with Paypal. Fees range
from 1.9% to 2.9% and .30 depending on your
monthly volume. No set up fees, monthly fees,
or gateway charges. You can accept these
cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express,
and Discover.

Paypal makes it simple to add payment buttons
to your pages. Simply copy and paste HTML
that they provide. You can accept donations,
subscriptions, and recurring payments.
For more on this option see:
http://www.tinyurl.comcmtn6


3) "Virtual Terminal": Allows customers with
a business account to accept credit card
orders from customers who don't have a
Paypal account. It can be used to accept
credit cards by phone, fax or mail. It
gives some functionality as a standalone
credit card processing terminal. It can
also be used to generate and print packing
slips to enclose with your shipment.

Virtual Terminal is included with Website
Payment Pro service or it can be added to
a "standard account" for 20.00 a month and
small transaction fees.

To apply you must have a Paypal business
account. Once accepted you can access Virtual
Terminal through the "merchants tool tab" in
your Paypal control panel. For more see:
http://www.tinyurl.com/7ep8f


4) "Email Payments": Customers receive a
bill via email and pay using a credit card
or their PayPal balance. No set up fees and
there are multiple ways to request payment.

A) Paypal Invoice: Send professional invoices
you create that contain a Paypal payment
button the receiver clicks on to pay. For
more information on this option see:
http://www.tinyurl.com/92zzm

B) Request Money: Log into your Paypal
account then go to "request money" page
and type in your customer's email address
and type in the amount owed. Click send.
For more see http://www.tinyurl.com/5dsus

C) Quickbook Wizard: Download and install
this add on for Quickbooks that allows you
to create invoices and launch the wizard
to send the bill via email to your customer.
For more on this option go to:
http://www.tinyurl.com/94cok

Now that you know there are so many options
to choose from you might want to re-evaluate
how you're currently using Paypal in your
online business. If you haven't been taking
advantage of the many powerful options, now's
your chance to implement the solution that's
just right for you.

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The Latest Issue of Merle's Mission Ezine- Read it in PDF Format Now!

Hi Gang,

I'm back. If you were paying attention you might
have noticed I didn't publish on the 15th. The
new year started out badly for me, full details
in today's issue.

Read it or print it out now:
http://www.merlesworld.com/archives/MM_013006.pdf

Have you heard of Web Content Awareness Day? If not pay
attention today and you might just learn something.

TeddyBear Giallombardo

In Memory of TeddyBear Giallombardo- Died 1/11/06