Get Windows 8 Traditional Start Menu Like Windows 7 Without Updating to Windows 8.1

Can we just agree that Windows 8 is should be called the 8th level of hell? Over-complicated, too many ways to access things you don't want, not enough ways to get to what you do want, gobs of pre-loaded commercial software from Netflix, Kindle, Ebay, all of which Windows Firewall is default set to allow through. Yet important things like, oh say, Google Chrome, routers, aren't. And the classic start menu? Where did that go. Windows 8.1 promises a classic start menu but it's nothing like the old one. And you don't need to update to 8.1 or RT 8.1 to get it. Here how to find your old start menu from Windows 8.   Get Windows 8 Traditional Start Menu Similar to Windows 7

Writing for the Web 101 Work Keywords, SEO, Unique Tags

Greetings, fellow online writers. Do you like to make money? Of course you do. I've been freelancing and blogging since 2005. Here are tips. Today's is: work that SEO (search engine optimization)! Give your keywords a workout. Writing for the Web 101 Keywords, SEO, Unique Tags

Link and Tags Improve SEO, Blog Hits, Ad Revenue Earnings

I’ve been blogging since 2008. I maintain 55 niche (subject specific) blogs, like this one on work at home tips. I do pretty well on Google Adsense and Infolinks ad revenue. So I spend a lot of time experimenting to see what works well. I always included links, also called “tags” on my blog posts. A few months ago, I quit adding tags. I thought that it might cause problems with Google indexing (my blog earnings had dropped). I cut back and removed some links. Bad idea. Read onLinks, Tags Improve SEO, Blog Hits, Ad Revenue Earnings

Activities for Bored, Winterbound Kids: Crafts-travaganza Party

Winter is finally getting serious in our area. Kids are loving the big snow drifts! But below-zero wind chills force some parents to keep kids in the house. Schools cancel recess if it's too cold. Excess times indoors makes for restless, irritable children. Looking for cheap, indoor activities for bored, winterbound kids? How about a crafts-travaganza party?  Activities for Bored, Winterbound Kids: Crafts-travaganza Party

Free Printable 2013 Calendars, Schedules, Organizers for Kids

One of the best ways to teach a child to be organized is to help them follow a daily calendar or schedule. Here are free printable 2013 calendars. There are monthly and weekly and year at-a-glance calendars, personal organizers and schedules. Many are coloring page calendars, too. Free printable coloring page calendars make great math and time lesson plans for elementary and special needs students. Keep preschoolers busy when older siblings aren't in school with free printable coloring page calendars. You might have kids color calendars and give as birthday or holiday gifts.  Free 2013 Coloring Page Calendars

Free Printable 2013 Personal Calendars

Do you keep a personal or family calendar? If you're like me, you have several going at once. Here is a tool to personalize, customize and design your calendars. Make coloring page calendars with animal, Bible, holiday, fantasy and cartoon character calendars. The calendar creator tool is free to use and customize. Make personalized free printable calendars for everyone this holiday season. Print 2013 calendars in color for older family members and make color your own calendars for children. You might also print all the calendars in black and white and ask children to color images and give colored calendars as gifts. This makes a great Advent service project or countdown to Christmas activity. Read more

Free Christmas Countdown Calendar Printables for Busy Parents

Looking for a cute Advent countdown to Christmas calendar? Here is a complete free printable advent countdown calendar activity featuring teddy bears labeled from 1-25. This Christmas countdown craft can be adapted in many ways for religious and secular advent calendars.  read more

Free Printable Chanukah Crafts for Kids (and busy Jewish Moms!)

Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown Dec. 8, 2012. On the Hebrew calendar Hanukkah always falls on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. For busy Jewish parents, trying to juggle work, kids and Hanukkah preparation, life can get busy around the holiday. Here are free printable crafts and activities to keep kids productively (operative word) occupied! Assign children tasks of making decorations and cards. This keeps them happy and out of mischief (for awhile anyway!) read on

How to Blog--Where to Find Free Blogs

One of the best online tools for sharing content, selling products and promoting freelance articles (if the site allows) is through blogging. Blogs are an online WAHM or work at home parent's best friend. For the SAHM, a blog can be make money, too. Looking for tips on how to blog? I'm your go-to gal-- I maintain 68 blogs (like this one) which get a combined 200,000 to 800,000 hits per month. Think you have to pay to blog? You don't. There are several free blogs and blogging sites. Here's how to get a free blog. Note: in the article, I offered a link on how to import Blogger blogs to Wordpress. That link doesn't work. But you can access that article here by clicking "wordpress" in the keywords list. In fact, this blog provides lots of blog helps. How to Blog--Where to Find Free Blogs

WAHM and Freelancers, You Need a Kiss My Back Mesh Chair Support

Shopping at Bed Bath and Beyond recently, I discovered an inexpensive orthopedic tool that has helped my back tremendously. The Kiss My Back Mesh Back Support is an ergonomic tool that fits into any chair or seat to improve sitting posture and reduce back strain. The Kiss My Back Mesh Back Support is a lightweight, flexible contoured frame that supports the back when sitting. It's cheap and goes anywhere. Read more...

Best Gifts for Career Women and WAHM

Career and professional women need pampering at the holidays. Here are best gifts for career women and work-at-home moms- WAHM. This Christmas gift-giving guide features gifts for everyone from college students just beginning their career to women who have worked for many years. Price comparisons and shopping guide, too. Read on...

Free Printable Online Article Writer Monthly Organizer and Payment Schedule

Free Printable Article Writer Monthly Work Organizer and Calendar
Do you write, sell and publish articles online, for Associated Content, Bukisa, Demand Studios, SEED, Examiner or other online publisher? Then you need this free printable monthly calendar article organizer.
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Mental Health Life Strategies for Parents, WAHM, SAHM

5 Mental Health Life Strategies that Really Work
What are "life strategies"? Volumes have been written on life strategies. Life strategies are mentally healthy coping and survival skills for this challenge we call "life." The majority of wisdom can be distilled into these five life strategies. Perfect for WAHM work at home moms and SAHM stay at home moms
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Free Personal Planner Software Download from ReminderFox

Free Mozilla Firefox ReminderFox Add-On: Calendar, Personal Organizer, Planner
I'm discovering daily how much I love Mozilla Firefox as an internet browser. Mozilla Firefox is a free browser that offers lots of great free add-ons. ReminderFox is a useful personal organizer, to-do list, planner and calendar add-on.
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How to Find Article, Content and Title Ideas Using Search Engines

How to Find Article Titles and Content Ideas Using Search Engines
Veteran online writers usually have more ideas for articles than time to write the articles. If you struggle to find content ideas and article topics that will sell, however, here are effective strategies using search engine terms.
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Free Personal Organizer, Calendar, Calculator Software Toolbar Download

Free Online Scientific Calculator, Personal Organizer and Reference Toolbar Download
I'm always looking for all-in-one reference software for my online research. Here's a free toolbar including: to-do list, calendar, world clock, scientific calculator, dictionary, calorie counter, translator, stopwatch, spellchecker and encyclopedia.
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How to Import Blog Posts From Blogger to Wordpress

Do you like to use Google Blogger (Blogspot) and Wordpress? Here's an easy tool to upload your Blogger blog posts onto your Wordpress blog. Click here!

Top 10 Online Survey Companies - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

Top 10 Online Survey Companies  Looking to work at home? Maybe you're a SAHM (stay at home mom) or a work at home parent. Here are online survey companies to bring in a few bucks. Perfect for those odd few minutes when you don't have time for a long invasive task. 

Common Writing Errors - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

Common Writing Errors - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

SEO and Search Term Tips for Online Writers

SEO Keyword Analysis and Popular Search Terms
SEO and keyword analysis tips, based on four years of online writing mistakes, my Google Adsense statistics, Statcounter and Feedburner.com. Advice for writers and WAHMs on what search terms are most widely searched.
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