Treatment Using Botox For Headaches

I recently read an article about people receiving Botox for headaches. There are several articles regarding this method of treatment, however, most insurance companies will not cover the experimental treatment due to it not yet being approved by the FDA. From what I have read, the earliest approval for the treatment would come in around 2009. Hopefully it does get approved if it actually works. I know far too many people who suffer from headaches and migranes on a daily basis.

They Put Me In Charge

One of my companies clients recently put me in charge of a few parts of their new advertising campaign. They specifically asked for me. They want me to design some new custom pens that they can give away free to their own customers, they also want me to design a new poster and updated logo for their whole company. I was pretty surprised when the corporate office called me in and handed me the assignment. I hope this is just a sign of many good things to come.

Job Listings And Help Wanted - Who Knew?

I was looking through the job listings in my local newspaper yesterday and found several people in need of website work and computer repair. I don’t know why I havent paid attention to the job listings and help wanted sections up until now, but I plan on finding plenty of side jobs to earn a little extra cash. Check out your local newspaper, you might be surprised at the jobs available.

Thinking About Getting Into Real Estate

My girlfriends father made the majority of his money nearly 20 years ago when he was a successful real estate broker. He used to deal alot in Phoenix real estate. He has had a great deal of success in real estate and it’s making me want to give it a shot. My girlfriends father said he would loan me the money if I wanted to try it out. I’m not sure if I want to take his money or not, I don’t like that kind of thing being held over my head.

Easily Browse Through The Entertainment From Amazon.com

I was searching for cheap cds and dvds when I came across a website that allows you to easily search and navigate through the CDs, DVDs, video games and other entertainment items that Amazon.com offers. The look of the website seems alot more user friendly and organized than Amazon.com, allowing you to browse with a pleasent experience, without feeling overwhelmed by all of the useless clutter. It’s called RapidSearch. Check it out at www.RapidSearch.org.

Win An iPhone - Free To Enter

Are you interested in winning a free iPhone? Who wouldn’t be! BuzzPatrol.com is holding a little contest that will give you the opportunity to win a free iPhone and it’s very easy to enter. All you have to do is go to BuzzPatrol.com/contests and they list a few different ways to enter.

One of the ways to enter the contest is to post a review on your blog about their website. The review has to be 250 words or more with one link to the main website (BuzzPatrol.com) and an additional link using a variety of different keywords that are listed in the contest information. Another way to enter is to post a comment on some of their blog posts. They will allow up to 10 comment entries, giving you an even better shot at winning the contest. An even easier way to enter is to simply subscribe to their RSS feed and tell them what it says at the bottom of the feed, to verify that you subscribed. You can also add them to your Technorati (Technorati.com) favorites to enter the contest.

Spend two minutes to enter the contest and get the chance to win an iPhone. However you choose to enter the contest, It’s worth it.

Aside from the contests, they also have alot of interesting Entertainment News and articles on their website.

Check them out at www.BuzzPatrol.com and enter the contest.

Free PR3 Link Directory

While browsing through a few webmaster and blogging forums, I noticed a link to a new Free PR3 Link Directory in someones signature. I took a few seconds to add my link to the directory and within a couple of days I was actually seeing 5 to 10 unique visits per day to my blog coming from the link directory. I talked to the owner of the directory and he said they are still working on it, trying to make it look nicer and add some different features to it, but it’s fully functional right now if you want to add your links. The address is www.SubmitYour.info (clever domain name). Check it out and add your link. It couldnt hurt and it’s free, so why not?

Yet Another eBay and Craigslist Scammer

Last week I was browsing through craigslist to see if i could find a reasonably priced vehicle in my area. I came across a silver 2001 Honda Civic EX Coupe for right under $3,000. The price seemed very nice so I contacted the owner via the craigslist sale email address.

The person replied a few days later with the following email message:

Hi there and sorry for the late reply.

The car is still available for sale. This is a 2001 Honda Civic Ex Coupe, 1.7L 4-CYL VTEC, 5-SPEED Manual Transmission, Silver, 112000 MILES, VIN 1HGEM21951L088189.

It is in EXCELLENT condition; the body and paint are great, no scratches and no dents; the interior is clean; it has never been involved in an accident.

Here you can find more pictures with the car:
http://picasaweb.google.com/joel8matrix/Civic

I’m an US Air Force Lieutenant currently stationed in UK. And the car is here with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it was never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in the US.

The car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of this to happen. First of all this is a US model car, with the steering wheel on the left side, as opposed to a UK model, that has the steering wheel on the right side. And second, in order to be able to register this car here in UK the buyer would have to pay very high import/custom taxes that will double the price. So I decided to sell the car back in the US.

As I’m unable to travel in the near future and I don’t have anyone back home to help me with the sale I decided to make this transaction through eBay.

So how this actually works? Simple: the buyer sends the payment to eBay and they hold the money until the car is delivered; I ship the car to US; I get my money only after the buyer receives the car and makes sure everything is as agreed. I believe this protects both buyer and seller and it’s the right way to do this.

The final price is $2,999 including shipping from Europe to the US and delivery to your home address.

So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you and have a great day,
Lt. Joel Miller
joel8matrix@hotmail.com

At first it seemed like a very good deal. A great car for an even greater price. I even got a Carfax check on it and everything looked good.

I then replied to the person and asked for more details regarding exactly how it works, going through eBay and all. They replied with pretty much the same information that was in their first email. It seemed a bit vague, so I started getting a little suspicious.

I told him I would give it a shot and I went ahead and emailed him my address and contact information. Shortly after sending him my information, I received 2 emails, both appearing to be from eBay Motors. The emails looked very legit and included my information, a picture of the car and the sellers information.

The thing I noticed, however, was the email addressed they were sent from. They werent sent from eBay.com or any subdomain of eBay.com. The emails were sent from protection-ebaymotors.net. I forwarded the emails to eBay’s spoof department and just as I suspected, the guy is a scammer. He almost got me for $3,000 dollars.

There is no telling how many people actually fall for scams like this. Posting a car or other item that is worth far more than your asking price, just to get alot of replies, making it easy to scam unsuspecting internet shoppers such as myself.

If you receive any emails from protection-ebaymotors.net or any other email address that you suspect may be fraudulent, forward the emails to spoof@ebay.com. They will review the email and tell you if it’s a legit eBay email or if its fake.

> Email this story to a friend so that they don’t fall victim to this same kind of scam!

Staying Up To Date With SEO and More

I’ve been reading a few books and magazines lately to get some tips regarding search engine optimization (SEO), web design and more. I always try to stay on top of these things so that my websites dont fall behind. A couple of years ago I had several websites and blogs that were PR4 and up. I failed to maintain them and they all ended up dropping to PR1 and some of them even ended up losing all of their PR (PageRank).

New Poker Tables

A friend of mine just ordered 2 new poker tables. He always throws alot of parties and get togethers and theres always quite a few people that endup playing poker. He figured a couple of new poker tables would be pretty nice to have around. I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty jealous of his poker tables. I love playing poker any chance i get, even if its just for fun.