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Being a voracious reader, I go through lots of news and stories. When I find one of interest that I think will benefit you, I write about it here. Your feedback is always welcome.
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December 2004
Enabling RSS Syndication on most of my sites
Posted by johndilbeck on Wednesday, December 29 2004 at 10:32 AM
Category: rss_syndication
For months, I've been building sites that make posting news easy. It has actually taken away from posting news, but that's how it is when I am in development mode.
I'm using Coranto to build this news page and it is capable of creating RSS feeds. The feed has been turned on for months, but I'm just now getting around to showing you how to subscribe to it.
If what I just did works, you should see the orange XML graphic at the top of the news page. There should also be a graphic for adding the feed to your My Yahoo! page. Below that should be an animated headline graphic with the code for adding it to your site, should you want to do so. It's a nice, low tech way to keep up with the last five headlines from this site.
For the last three days, I've been working to add XML graphics to all my blogs, and to list all my blogs so they'll cross reference each other.
Why should I want so many blogs?
That's a good question. I'm interested in so many things that it is often confusing to visitors, so I decided to create multiple blogs so that each would be more tightly focused on a particular niche. This doesn't apply to my Ramblings and Musings blogs, where I might talk about just about anything.
The other blogs will be much more tightly focused and you can subscribe to one of them with a certain amount of assurance that I'll stay on topic. At least, I'll try very hard to stay on topic.
In the next couple of weeks or so, I'm going to write an article about what I've learned about doing all of this on my sites and blogs. It was a lot of work, but I think the investment will pay off as more people become aware of RSS, XML, feed readers, adding feeds to My Yahoo!, news and headline syndication, and all the other things you can do with RSS.
Personally, I'd rather get all my news from the feeds to which I subscribe in one block of time rather than get a lot of emailed newsletters. Email doesn't have the fun factor that it did a few years ago.
So, I'm going to be evolving some of my newsletters over to RSS format.
Email isn't dead, but things evolve and I think RSS is about to come into it's own.
Seed Savers Winter Workshop -- Brasstown, NC 28902 -- January 22, 2005
Posted by johndilbeck on Monday, December 27 2004 at 5:42 AM
Category: western_nc
There will be a Seed Savers Winter Workshop with Dr. David Bradshaw from Clemson University on Saturday, January 22, 2005 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Brasstown Community Center on Settawig Road in Brasstown, NC, near the John C. Campbell Folk School. The registration fee is $10 and space is limited.
The registration deadline is January 15, 2005.
Come learn about the art and science of seeds, heirloom plant varieties, and growing and preserving our local seed treasures. The day will consist of slide presentations, lectures, and hands-on activities, as well as a delicious lunch buffet with locally grown food from our community farmers.
To register: Call Penny Hane of Far West Mountain Economic Partners at 828-389-0232 or toll free at 1-866-389-0232. You can also call Karen Hurtubise at 828-389-3551.
This workshop is made possible by a grant from the Duke Endowment through Far West Mountain Economic Partners.
Happy Holidays from Appalachian Heritage Crafters!
Posted by johndilbeck on Saturday, December 25 2004 at 9:09 AM
Category: arts_and_crafts
All of the members of Appalachian Heritage Crafters want to thank you for your business and support this year. 2004 has been a good year and much of the credit for that goes to you.
Thank you!
AHC Year End Clearance Sale
Now that the year is drawing to a close and we are getting ready to close our crafts store during January and February, we want to give you a token of our appreciation by having a clearance sale before closing the doors for the season.
Between December 26 and December 31, 2004, we are offering you 10% off everything!
Including: Baskets; Dolls and Bears; Glass, Metal and Wood Crafts; Tole Painting; Candles; Furniture; Pottery; Ceramics; Wind Chimes; Photography; Jewelry; Quilts; Paintings; Gourd Art; Gift Jars; Needlework; and more!
Our crafts store will be closed in January and February, 2005, and will reopen in March.
You can find more about us on our website at AHCcrafts.com.
Thank you again.
We look forward to serving you this week and we hope you'll come back when we reopen in March.
Happy Holidays!
Welcome Appalachian Heritage Crafters!
Posted by johndilbeck on Saturday, December 25 2004 at 9:07 AM
Category: cherokee_county_nc
I'd like to welcome Appalachian Heritage Crafters as the latest Gold Member at the new Murphy, NC Business Directory.
Appalachian Heritage Crafters are having a 10% Off sale on everything in their crafts store from December 26-31, 2004. Then, they'll be closing the store in January and February and will reopen in March, 2005. Thank you for all your business and your support in 2004.
Welcome RE/MAX Mountain Properties!
Posted by johndilbeck on Thursday, December 23 2004 at 10:36 AM
Category: cherokee_county_nc
I'd like to welcome RE/MAX Mountain Properties as the latest Gold Member at the new Murphy, NC Business Directory.
Looking to buy or sell residential, land, or commercial real estate in Cherokee County, NC? Contact RE/MAX Mountain Properties today!
Free Classifieds for Cherokee County, NC at MurphyNCBusiness.com
Posted by johndilbeck on Thursday, December 23 2004 at 9:13 AM
Category: business_promotion
I am happy to announce that you can now place free classifieds at MurphyNCBusiness.com.
Gold Members may place unlimited ads and items for sale in The Marketplace, and all Gold Member ads appear before other ads.
Anyone may place free ads by creating a profile and then placing your ads. Free ads will be shown on the second page following paid member ads.
Once you are registered, go to the Member Login page to login to your account and place your ads. Be sure to login using the form that relates to your membership level or free classifieds profile.
You may view The Marketplace to see the ads. Select by category or view all of them.
The more classifieds you place, the more useful the site will be. Individuals, businesses, groups, and organizations are invited to use this free service.
See, also, the Classifieds page at CherokeeCountyNC.com for free and paid classified advertising.
SBA, SCORE, and TCCC Small Business Center Workshop -- Murphy, NC 28906 -- January 14, 2005
Posted by johndilbeck on Tuesday, December 21 2004 at 10:41 AM
Category: western_nc
Mike Arriola, the U. S. Small Business Administration's Senior Area Manager for Western North Carolina, in cooperation with the Small Business Center at Tri-County Community College and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), will offer a free workshop on financing techniques for businesses and will provide attendees with an opportunity to ask questions about other SBA programs. SCORE and Small Business Center representatives will be available for expanded business counseling and mentoring.
The workshop will be held at Tri-County Community College on January 14, 2005. If it snows, the alternative date will be January 19, 2005.
You can learn more about the SBA and its programs by calling 1-800-827-5722 or by visiting their website at http://www.sba.gov .
For more information about the upcoming workshop, call Cecilia Crawford at the Small Business Center at 828-835-4297 or email her at CCrawford@tricountycc.edu
If you have corporate or small business skills, and a desire to help business owners succeed, SCORE would like to speak with you about volunteering at the Murphy branch office. Contact Jerry Chautin at PO Box 254, Murphy, NC 28906 or via email at JKChautin@aol.com
Site Build It! - Buy-1-Get-1 Free Sale until Midnight Dec. 25. Get two websites for the price of one!
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 19 2004 at 7:52 AM
Category: webhosting
I've been telling you for a long time how much I like Site Build It! and how much the tools included with this outstanding website design, hosting, and promotion service have helped me earn more with my sites.
From now until midnight on Christmas Day, you can buy one SBI account and get a second one free. That's an outstanding bargain and I just wish I had the time and energy to take advantage of it.
If you are looking for a way to build a site that attracts targeted visitors instead of sitting there and growing cobwebs, this is your opportunity.
You can get both sites for the price of one -- or you can keep one and give it to a friend, relative, or colleague to help them build their business, too.
I host my Act On Your Dream! site using Site Build It! and I couldn't be happier. I haven't had the time to build that site to where I want it, but that will be one of my major priorities in January and February.
I can tell you, however, that I've been using the tools that are included with an SBI site to help me on all my other websites, even though they are hosted on other services.
If I were starting all over from scratch and if I were only going to build a few websites, there is no doubt in my mind that I'd use Site Build It! to do it.
If you want to build your business and promote it online, don't pass up this opportunity! If you wait just one second after midnight on December 26, you'll miss the special sale. Don't delay.
Following Up on the SFI Big Announcement
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 5 2004 at 5:56 PM
Category: sfi
On December 1, 2004, Gery Carson made a major announcement about the SFI Marketing Group's compensation plan for 2005.
I'll be posting more thoughts about SFI and the changes in the compensation plan on my SFI Blog.
News of Big Changes to the SFI Marketing Group Compensation Plan in 2005
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 5 2004 at 5:08 PM
Category: sfi
Following is the announcement from Gery Carson, CEO of SFI Marketing Group:
12/1/04
Dear SFI Affiliate,
During the first eleven months of this year, SFI has made an abundance of improvements and enhancements. These include:
- Completely redesigned and centralized our affiliate website (www.sfimg.com)
- All new Veriuni store
- New offline marketing tools
- Launched a greatly improved Wholesale program
- Added a toll-free order line
- Live, online support added to www.sfimg.com and IAHBE
- Introduced a number of new products
- Added the "Next Step" training center
- Redesigned Smart Start
- Introduced the new "Welcome New Affiliate" self-mailer
- Introduced SFI Partner Stores
- Added the option to receive commissions via PayPal
- Added a search engine to www.sfimg.com
- Sent out a weekly newsletter EVERY Friday since January
- Overhauled Eagle Co-op
- Introduced E-Cards
- Introduced new and improved Gateways
- Added a variety of new reports and business management tools
- Introduced ValuePaks
- Published a new SFI book
- Added 93 magazines to the magazine rack
- Achieved whitelist status with AOL, Yahoo, and other major ISPs for greatly increased email deliverability
Obviously, we are working very hard to make SFI the best it can be. That is why, on January 1st, I'm very pleased to announce that we will also be introducing a brand new improved compensation plan.
We had several key objectives in redesigning the compensation plan:
- Provide a strong incentive to become MIQ
- Provide a strong incentive to retain MIQ status (reduce attrition)
- Provide significant earnings opportunity, both front-end and back-end, on personal referrals
- Provide a platform that encourages and rewards strong, synergistic (teamworking) relationships between uplines and downlines
- Increase the percentage of Standing Orders
- Provide a strong incentive to take immediate and daily action
- Show exciting income potential in an easy-to-understand way
- Provide an upfront "show me the money" component to clearly demonstrate SFI is real to new affiliates
- Provide the opportunity for new affiliates to realistically earn income monthly to establish SFI's potential
- Provide a strong incentive to continually advance in rank
- Provide a strong incentive to develop leaders in ones team
- Provide a strong incentive to build a large sales team
- Provide a robust retail sales program
- Provide the "big money" opportunity that heavy hitters are looking for
It was a major challenge to achieve all of these objectives and we went through many, many drafts since we began the redesign work in the Summer. You might also like to know that we worked with over 20 of SFI's top leaders in designing the new plan.
In announcing the new plan today, I'm thrilled to say that not only did we MEET all of our objectives, but I believe we clearly EXCEEDED them with some truly powerful and unique features.
If you're ready to check it out, here's the URL with all the details:
http://www.sfimg.com/TNet
(If you're not an SFI affiliate, you can join here and get access to that information.)
After you've taken a look, be sure to continue reading on as I have lots of other exciting information and news to share with you today.
We'll start with this excerpt from "Choosing The Best Network Marketing Company":
"What you want is a compensation plan that shifts some money upfront so the new person can see a check in their first few weeks. By giving the new people that taste of success, you lock them in, and they'll stay involved and keep working long enough for the 'back-end' residual-type income to kick in.
The point is, almost every type of compensation plan can ultimately deliver a monster income on a big downline, but first you've got to have a product line capable of attracting and sustaining that kind of growth. AND, you've got to have a means for new people coming in to get a taste of the potential income, or you'll be losing people as fast as you can bring new people in to replace them. In short, if you've got top products and an upfront bonus in your compensation plan, everything will take care of itself --it becomes self-perpetuating. If you don't have both of these crucial elements, however, your business is going to be a losing proposition --one big, frustrating Catch-22."
If you've reviewed the new comp plan, we've obviously taken the above advice to heart.
For starters, SFI's new "Team Network" system will force significant growth under thousands of new affiliates, giving them that critical taste of success, while simultaneously demonstrating tremendous future potential.
To help "prime the pump" even further, we have also earmarked 4% of CV companywide towards a first month guaranteed commission check. This component of the new plan means that all new MIQs, starting in January, will get a commission check their first month (we'll send it, regardless of amount). Then, the T-Net structure will help ensure the checks keep coming.
And with the Business Builders Bonuses, new affiliates can create significant commission checks right out of the chute!
And these are just SOME of the powerful components of T-Net. When you grasp the entire picture and understand how all the new dynamics work together, I'm betting you will be as excited as I and many top SFI leaders are about this new plan.
Now let's look at some other powerful features...
NEW EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS SYSTEM
If you know how now or can learn how to generate a steady stream of affiliate registrations, the new email notifications system could be HUGE for you! Starting January 1st, we will begin plugging in new affiliates under you in your personal T-Net network as they sign up (placed in the next available open slot). Starting the next day, for 29 days, they will then begin receiving a daily "Network Growth" recap email of all the new affiliates that have been placed under them.
The email will explain that these new affiliates have been placed under them and they can be earning 6% on each, plus have the opportunity to earn on everything these affiliates go on to do, etc. To lock in this benefit, the affiliate receiving the recap simply needs to upgrade (become MIQ) within 30 days of their sign-up date (which we of course let them know in the recap). If they fail to upgrade by their 30-day deadline, they lose their spot in the network and everything below rolls up.
If you skimmed the last two paragraphs, go back and read it again, as this is one of the truly MAJOR new components of the SFI system. Because the 2x12 network is so narrow, substantial growth will naturally flow down level after level.
With the combination of your own efforts, PLUS the efforts of your upline, PLUS the efforts of your downline, a large percentage of your affiliates could be receiving these exciting notifications. Over a month's time, the number of affiliates placed under them could be VERY substantial. Indeed, many of our top leaders have been known to bring in literally HUNDREDS of new affiliates a DAY!
Are the affiliates above all this activity going to want to lose their position and lose all this potential income? Of course not! New affiliates will now have a HUGE incentive to become MIQ and remain MIQ.
NEW BUILT-IN COMPANYWIDE AD CO-OP
An all-new company-sponsored ad co-op will go into affect in January. Up to 12 free shares will be included in the benefits of the rank of Platinum Team Leader. Bronze Team Leaders will receive one free share, Silver two free shares, and Gold four free shares. In other words, by simply referring 2 MIQs (the basic qualifications for Bronze Team Leader), you would receive one free share in the ad co-op and up to 12 free shares in advancing to Platinum. You receive these free shares automatically every month that you are qualified at that rank and all affiliates generated for you by the ad co-op of course flow into your network, increasing momentum and growth for all.
NEW RETAIL PROGRAM
SFI has always endeavored to have a strong retail program. As of January 1st, our strongest retail program yet will be in place. Starting January 1st, when you make a sale to a NON-affiliate, it will be considered a retail sale and you will earn a straight 40% (of CV) commission. It DOUBLES to 80% if you have at least 10 total SVP for the month. Special note: We have eliminated the old comp plan's "initial sale" and "subsequent sale" labels. In other words, with the new plan, a sale is a sale. Period. Whether the customer is buying for the first time or the 50th time from you, you're going to earn 40% (80% if your total personal SVP for the month is 10 or more).
Bottom line: If you want to focus on personal retail sales, we now have a very robust compensation plan that pays you up to 80% of our CV (Commission Volume) on every product you sell.
OTHER FEATURES OF T-NET
Here are some other features of the T-NET plan that you may not have realized or that are not yet documented elsewhere:
1. You can earn from every income stream without any group volume requirements.
2. You can earn over $10,000/mo. with JUST TWO personally sponsored MIQ affiliates.
3. You can earn infinitely deep into your organization on all personally-sponsored MIQ affiliates.
4. There will be monthly compression of the network for maximum payout. This means that should someone drop out, the next affiliate below that spot moves up to fill the gap. This ensures maximization of the number of affiliates in your payline and a constant clearing of the "dead wood" in your organization which allows your best people to rise to the top.
5. OVER THREE TIMES as many affiliates will be receiving commission checks as there are today. That's thousands of more people every month with proof that SFI is the real deal, and we believe this will pay huge dividends.
6. If one of your personally-referred affiliates sponsors someone, then downgrades, the commissions of that "orphaned" affiliate can now roll-up to you.
=================== IMPORTANT ===================
With the exception of brand new affiliates joining SFI after December 1st, to be part of the T-Net Network when we compile it on January 1st, you MUST BE MIQ on December 31, 2004. We will do our best to make sure everyone gets this important message. However, you can really help yourself by doing everything you can during December to help as many of your non-MIQ affiliates get upgraded so that they start the new year with the best possible position in the new T-Net network.
Of course, not only that, but for all your personally-sponsored affiliates who upgrade via a standard 10 SVP/20 CV personal purchase in December, you'll earn a Seller's Commission of $16 for each one.
To help you reach as many of your affiliates as possible, we've set up a special co-op postcard mailing. For just 29 cents apiece, we'll send out a full-color postcard via first-class mail to all of your personally-sponsored affiliates (USA-resident s only). If you don't wish to mail to ALL, you can mail to your top 25, top 100, top 500, or whatever number you want. We will use a "Power Rating" formula which weighs the number of referrals, months they've been MIQ, etc. to determine who your top affiliates are. You can get more information and/or order your postcard mailing at:
[URL deleted -- This is for affiliates who have sponsored other affiliates, only.]
Note!! The DEADLINE to order your postcards is Monday, December 6th.
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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
To keep the length of this announcement letter down, we've set up a separate Webpage of over 30 important questions and answers about the new comp plan. We STRONGLY urge you to go to this Q&A Webpage and review this information:
https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/TNetFAQ.sfi
(If you're not an SFI affiliate, you can join here and get access to that information.)
JANUARY 1ST SNEAK PEEKS & CLOSING THOUGHTS
In addition to a powerful, new compensation plan, an incredible new email notification system, and a company-sponsored ad co-op, here are some of the other major items coming to SFI in January:
- Introduction of a new full-color prospecting booklet
- Gateways, emails, and Smart Start translated into Spanish
- The launch of a new fundraising division
- Exciting new sales, recruiting, and team-building contests
- New products
- AND SOME OTHER SURPRISES!
When all of these new programs, products, and enhancements are in place in January, we believe SFI will take another huge leap forward. Indeed, the SYNERGY of everything combined and working together will be extremely powerful.
There will be lots of additional information coming out in the following days and weeks as we edge closer to January 1st. We are also planning conference calls, etc. to get everyone fully up to speed and ready to hit the ground running in January.
In the meantime, if you want to start boosting your commission check right now, you need to get started immediately on a gameplan for contacting your affiliates. Remember, they must be MIQ on December 31st, 2004 to secure the best possible position in T-Net. After December 31st this opportunity for them will be gone forever.
I hope you are as excited as I am. 2005 is going to be a breakout year for SFI and I'm going to do everything I can to make it be YOUR best year ever, too.
Gery Carson
SFI Founder & President
ShopForT1 News
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 5 2004 at 4:52 PM
Category: telecommunications
Your opportunities with ShopForT1 continue to increase on a regular basis, as more and more Cognigen agents are seeing that T1 (and larger circuit) sales have closed and they are seeing the commissions. You are encouraged to take the time to understand what you have to offer here, since ShopForT1 is one of the absolute best deals around today.
You find a need for bandwidth, the lead is entered into the system, and a technical professional closes the sale for you! It just doesn't get any better than that!
With the advent and ever-increasing demand for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol, or broadband phone) services for businesses, ShopForT1 is aligned with both Broadvox and Packet8 to provide a bundled solution for customers. This can be a tremendous cost savings for businesses, since a data-only T1 is typically less expensive than an integrated T1 line (combining data and voice circuits). The ShopForT1 closers understand this and are explaining it to customers as a cost-effective option on a regular basis.
The carriers that are represented by ShopForT1 are also noticing the tremendous success, and are continually amazed at the number of orders that are closed. As a result of this, these carriers are regularly offering very generous spiffs, bonuses, and increased commissions to compensate ShopForT1 (and you, the agent) for this continued success.
Is there really an opportunity here? You bet!
Consider that within the United States there are well over a MILLION T1 lines being used. This is a substantial market for you to go after. Now, consider that if a T1 line has been in place for more than 2 years, it is very likely that the customer is paying much more than he should be for it. If that T1 line has been in place for more than 3 years, it is almost certain that the customer is paying more than he needs to for that service. Even "techno-savvy" customers sometimes find it difficult to understand how ShopForT1 can offer such low prices from top-tier carriers. One ShopForT1 closer tells the story that one customer didn't believe the prices he was being quoted by the closer over the phone, so he asked the closer to print the quote and get it notarized, and then fax it to him!
How can ShopForT1 offer such prices from these top-tier carriers?
The name of the game is VOLUME. Based on the volume of business that ShopForT1 provides to all of our carriers every month, those carriers guarantee the best prices possible. That's why the closers don't hesitate to tell the customer which carriers are being quoted, because the guarantee is that the customer cannot go to that same carrier directly and get a better price on the same service.
For you, the agent, ShopForT1 can represent a gold mine. Consider that you don't need to close the sale -- the sale is closed for you by a professional technical consultant at no cost to you or the customer. Also consider that a T1 line or larger circuit is almost always sold on a 1, 2, or 3 year contract. This means that you have a guaranteed commission every month from that customer for the life of the contract, and may ALSO get a one-time bonus or spiff from it.
It just doesn't get any better than this.
Well, we have said that before and it still continues to get better and better, with more tools being added regularly. Don't miss the boat on this tremendous opportunity.
Packet8 Broadband Phone Service (VoIP) Launches to Tremendous Demand
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 5 2004 at 4:46 PM
Category: cognigen
Cognigen agents now have the opportunity to market Packet8, 8x8's broadband phone service for both business and residential subscribers. Using high-speed connections to make voice and video calls over the Internet, Broadband Phone (a.k.a. VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol) is one of the biggest growth industries around, and Packet8 is ranked as one of the top three services available.
Packet8 is an affordable and easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service. Designed with both residential and business customers in mind, Packet8 allows anyone with broadband (high-speed) Internet access to use their regular phone to make UNLIMITED calls to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for as little as $19.95 per month. Business plans start at $34.95. Packet8 subscribers with videophones can make video calls for as little as $29.95 per month. All Packet8 subscribers get world wide UNLIMITED calling to other Packet8 subscribers at no extra charge.
Search It! Adds Five New Searches for RSS and Blogs, and Four for Specialty Hubs and Directories
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, December 5 2004 at 4:37 PM
Category: sitesell
Ken Evoy's free Internet search utility has just gotten better, if you have any interest in RSS, XML, and blogs or for specialty hubs and directories.
Search It!, which does NOT involve downloading anything to your computer, is a utility that makes it easier to find information relating to business and ecommerce on the Internet. By using a multi-step process (usually three steps, but sometimes four), it will build the searches for you and go to the appropriate search engine, directory, or content site to find the information in which you are interested.
One item you'll see in the Step 1 dropdown box is "Reference Library for Content." By selecting that, Search It! will automatically populate the Step 2 box with appropriate choices. There is a link to get help for using the tool once you have selected your choices for Step 1 and Step 2.
The new searches listed in the Reference Library for Content choice in Step 1 are:
Yahoo! RSS Domain Search
Feedster Blog/RSS Search
Syndic8.com RSS Search
Google RSS Content Search
Yahoo! RSS Content Search
It's taken me years to learn how to search for some of these things and where to go to find them, and Ken has just given you that power for free.
Not only that, but he just added four more searches related to hubs and directories. Select "Specialty Hubs and Directories" in Step 1, and you'll see the following new searches in Step 2:
Google Wide
Google Tight
Yahoo! Wide
Yahoo! Tight
The help link below Step 1 and Step 2 gives information on how to use these new searches.
I use Search It! just about every day. It's easy to use. Leave the small window open in the top-left corner of your screen so it will be available when you want to find something of interest. The more I use it, the better I like it.
I was surprised to see that I have several sites listed in the top 10 for both the Yahoo! Wide and Tight searches for the following keywords: Step 3 = "Murphy NC" and Step 4 = "travel". It looks like the work I've been doing for the last several months is starting to pay off.
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