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In this article, we shall expose some of the major myths, while trying to dispel them and direct you to what really work.

WHY SO MANY MYTHS and SCAMS ABOUND IN THESE TIMES ABOUT GAS-SAVING
PRODUCTS & DEVICES.

But first, why do myths particularly proliferate in these present times? Quite simply, the major explanation offered by industry experts, is that historically, in times when the price of gasoline spikes up – as has in fact been the case at the present time (late 2006, and early 2007 to early 2008) when the price of gasoline is again setting record highs — there has often been a corresponding rise in the number of companies and persons who peddle some half-baked “gas-saving” schemes and gadgets to consumers which purport to stretch their gas dollars if only they just buy them and use them in their vehicles.

David Ellis, a staff writer with CNNMoney.Com and expert on gasoline-economy methods, explains it this way: “[In truth], using a special additive or cutting off your A/C won’t really cut your gasoline consumption. But myths like these run rampant in the minds of American [and other] drivers. So, you attempt a half-baked scheme [any way, in the hope] to stretch your gas dollars.”

Summed up simply, the thesis is that in times of high and escalating fuel prices, because motorists are eager to find shortcuts or even miraculous ways to save or cut down on their fuel costs, they are often more gullible and susceptible to bogus fuel-saving claims and remedies – to MYTHS!

SOME OF THE MORE POPULAR GAS-SAVING MYTHS AROUND

Listed below, are some of such major fuel-saving myths that abound.

MYTH #1: That leaving your vehicle’s windows rolled down when driving, will appreciably affect your fuel economy and in a negative way.

HARD FACT: Oh yes, I know there’s this old theory that says that leaving your windows rolled down, especially at highway speeds, creates an aerodynamic “drag down” on your car, which is then supposed to cut down on your fuel efficiency. And yes, the predominant traditional notion has been that, especially at highway speeds, it’s more fuel efficient to use internal venting or air conditioning than to drive with the windows down, and that in slower driving conditions, such as city driving, you’re to keep the windows down and avoid the air condition in that it uses more gas.
Ok. Let’s get this clear. True, there are some pieces of truth here and there in the above described scenario. But here’s the point. Get this: actually, going by the latest scientific findings based on actual, on-the-ground tests, this proposition is not quite so. The Consumer Reports and the research-oriented automotive Web site, Edmunds.com, looked at this question in two separate studies conducted in 2005: how does running the air conditioner or A/C, in contrast to opening the windows, affect the fuel economy of a vehicle (in this case a sedan and an SUV), one way or the other, at highway speeds? And their findings? “Nice in theory: [but] not true in practice,” was how they summed up their conclusion, adding, “Cold hard fact: No measurable difference (unless you open the sunroof, too!).”

EVALUATION METHOD USED: The Edmunds.com researchers drove a 55 mile-loop in two cars at equal speeds both times – 65 mph. “The first loop, we drove with the A/C on and the windows up. The second loop we drove with the A/C off and windows down. In the second test we drove 20-mile loops. This was far enough to see our gas mileage level off and remain steady on the computer trip meter.”

CONCLUSION: Put in just a little more detail, based on the hard facts from the evaluation of these two highly respected independent authorities (the conclusions were reached separately and independently from each other), the finding is that, in the case of the use of the air condition, running the air conditioner did in deed draw power from the vehicle’s engine, thereby wasting some fuel, quite alright. But that the ‘drag down’ effect, at least in more modern vehicles, only reduced each vehicle’s fuel economy by about 1 mile per gallon, which is a difference that is not really significant – unless, of course, you drive an already gas-guzzling SUV. And in regard to the effect of the use of the windows, the study’s finding is that while opening the windows does, in fact, increase the aerodynamic drag on a vehicle, it does not have a measurable effect on the vehicle’s fuel economy even at highway speeds; and, further more, that in any case, since putting the windows down does tend to increase drag on the vehicles, it cancels out any measurable gain in fuel economy obtainable from turning off the A/C. The study only found, however, that there’s one situation when the use you make of the air condition as compared to the windows, could make a difference. And that is when the driving involves driving around town or in city driving conditions. In city or town driving on common errands, you might have some gas savings by rolling down the windows, in stead of using the A/C, the study says.

RECOMMENDATION: If you are really serious about finding a measure that will get you meaningful fuel economy, you had just better forget this method, particularly when it concerns driving in highway conditions, or when a more modern vehicle is the vehicle in use. Just do what you find most comfortable for yourself personally when driving on the highway; what gives you the most comfort and convenience, and make your decision as to whether or when to turn on your air condition or roll down the windows, based on that, and forget about having much effect on fuel saving altogether. If the driving involved concerns city or urban driving circumstances, however, it might pay you in such a case to use your air condition less and rely more on rolling down the windows for cooling off.

MYTH #2: That if you put a “higher quality” (i.e., higher grade or higher octane rating) gas in your tank, you’ll get higher fuel economy.

HARD FACT: In recent times of astronomical fuel price rises, a fierce debate has sometimes raged over gas quality and what grade of gas motorists should put in their vehicles for maximum engine efficiency and fuel economy. There have been some motorists around Canada and the United States who strongly insist that they just can’t “get down to putting inferior gas” in their darling vehicles’ tanks, on the belief that “inferior” fuel (by which they mean a lower octane type fuel) is either harmful to their engine, or causative of lower fuel efficiency, or both.

“Some motorists pay the extra cost for premium fuel even though it is not recommended by the manufacturer of their car,” noted one expert, Philip Reed, an Edmunds.com writer on gas-savings issues in a June 2005 commentary, almost painfully lamenting about such a conduct. “They seem to feel this is a reward for a hardworking car.”

“Some NASCAR fans told us they use upper-grade gas because they say it gives them a little bit better mileage, more power and a cleaner engine,” reported investigative reporter John Stossel of the ABC-TV News 20/20 program in a July 2006 program titled “Gas Savers: Myths and Secrets.”
What a big myth, however! In deed, experts are almost unanimous about what they consider should be almost universally the ideal thing to do in this circumstance: the only right fuel choice that’s best for your engine, they generally say, is simply the fuel grade recommended in the Owner’s Manual that’s provided you by the vehicle’s manufacturer, pure and simple!

“Your car will perform the best when you use what is recommended in your owner’s manual,” says Elaine Beno, an auto expert with the Southern California Auto Club, echoing the view almost universally held by most experts. Yet, this generally agreed fact notwithstanding, “Lots of people are fooled,” reported the July 2006 ABC-TV 20/20 investigation, adding that “Just this week, cops arrested eight men for allegedly passing off regular gas as premium [grade gas] at New York gas stations.”

RECCOMMENDATION: There’s only one BEST (and most cost-effective) grade of fuel that you should almost always use, and that’s the one that’s recommended in your Owner’s Manual by your car’s manufacturer, period.

MYTH # 3: That driving a pick up truck with the tailgate down (rather than drawn up) will decrease wind resistance, and therefore increase your fuel efficiency.

HARD FACT: Not true. A long-standing belief more particularly common among urban motorists, has been that driving a pickup truck with the tailgate down (i.e., open) will decrease aerodynamic drag or wind resistance, and therefore result in greater fuel efficiency and savings for the vehicle. Not so, however, according to a 2004 scientific study done on it. In fact, says the study (titled “Pickup Truck Aerodynamics – Keep Your Tailgate Up,” published by the National Research Council of Canada), despite what you may traditionally have thought, keeping the tailgate down (or using a mesh tailgate in its place) actually has the opposite effect – it increases, rather than decrease, wing resistance. According to this research, this has to be the case because when the tailgate is up (as the researchers say it ought to be), a bubble of air forms in the truck bed, and air flows more smoothly over and off the truck, without as much drag. The researchers’ sum up their findings this way: “the removal or the lowering of the tailgate increases the aerodynamic drag of a pickup truck, increases lift by up to 60 percent, and increases the yawing moment. All these changes are negative and reduce vehicle performance.” The overall effect, they say, is energy wastage and pollution increase.

RECOMMENDATION: Rather than keep your pickup tailgate off or open (as had previously been conventionally believed or preached), keep it on and closed for as long as and whenever possible. Removing or just lowering the tailgate (or even just using a porous tailgate replacement), causes considerable drag increase on the vehicle, and thus increases fuel consumption; and should only be done, if ever at all, if, for example, the load so dictates it.

MYTH # 4: That the ‘best time’ (in terms of price) to buy gasoline is on a Wednesday.

HARD FACT: You may have heard this one, especially lately when the gasoline price has skyrocketed to record highs (in late May of 2007, for example, the average price of a regular grade gallon of gas was recorded for the U.S. to have hit $3.087, a third record in a row, and $2.15 for Canada, a recent 2-year high). The story among many drivers is that the “best time” to buy gas in terms of getting the cheapest price, is on a Wednesday. Believers say that this is so because, according to them, this is when pump prices are supposed to have cooled from the weekend run when oil companies typically raise prices.

Not so, though, say the experts. Tom Kloza, the President and chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, says this about it in a May 2007 CNNMoney.com interview. It is true, Kloza explains, that gas prices tend to be higher on the weekends, but there is really no ideal day of the week to purchase your gas in that gas prices fluctuate randomly and unpredictably owing to many market variables, forces and factors.

Geoff Sundstrom of America’s premier motorist organization, the AAA, pretty much concurs. He notes that gas prices fluctuate from day to day, and are determined by gas stations, and says that these gas stations look at a variety of factors in making such determination, including the wholesale prices of gasoline at a given tune, the competitors’ prices, and the food and drink sales, if they have an attached convenience store, and so on.

RECCOMENDATION: Your best bet? “Bargain hunting” for inexpensive or cheaper gas, experts say, is the best remedy for finding the best gas prices, and the consumer’s efforts should better be directed to systematically checking out certain sites on the Web which are known to be good at enabling consumers to find the cheapest gas available in their areas simply by entering their zip code information.

MYTH # 5: That starting up and turning off your car repeatedly is a major fuel waster for the average motorist.

HARD FACT: Many drivers firmly believe (still) that starting up and turning off the vehicle repeatedly is a fast way to drain one’s gas tank of its gas. This is not so, though, say the experts. At least, not any more. That might have been true back in the old days, when cars were equipped with carburetors. But not any more, not these days when we have the modern fuel-injection technology. In deed, modern gas technology, as well as almost every respected contemporary automotive expert, including Rik Paul, the automotive editor of the Consumer Reports publication, overwhelmingly support the common view that today’s drivers actually save gas, rather than lose it, by turning off their engine completely than letting their vehicle remain needlessly idling.

According to evidence cited by the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) of Canada, studies show that frequent restarting of the vehicle has little impact on engine parts, such as the battery and starter motor, and that “The wear on components that restarting the engine causes adds [only] about $10 a year to the cost of driving,” adding that such paltry amount of money is money you’ll likely recover several times over in savings from reduced idling you shall have gotten by just not starting and turning off the engine at all, in the first place.

RECOMMENDATION: Don’t necessarily shut down the engine every time you get stuck in traffic. But if it looks like you’ll be stuck in traffic for a reasonable length of time, in deed for anything over 30 seconds or 1 minute, then you ought to immediately turn off your car, for then, it’s almost certain that you will be able to conserve a fair amount of fuel by doing that.

MYTH # 6: That some additives, lubricants, and special gadgets and devices that are often commonly peddled to consumers as “miracle” products that improve a car’s fuel efficiency, generally work.

This, perhaps, is probably the biggest and most costly myth for most motorists today in the United States and Canada. Here’s the question: considering the increasingly higher and higher price of maintaining the societal “love affair” with the automobile for the North American automobile owner in this age of record-breaking gasoline prices, are there really any true gimmicks, shortcuts or “secrets” out there that would allow you to get higher mileage for your dollar? Well, to hear many companies, advertisers and marketers around the nations who peddle these purported fuel-saving products tell it, especially during the times when gas prices are climbing astronomically (as is the case in the present time), there are. And, all you’ll need to do is to buy some of the products and gadgets they market and use them in your vehicle, and bingo, they’ll surely save you plenty of gas and give you better fuel economy!

The TV infomercial for one of the more frequently advertised of such products, a fuel additive named Tornado Fuel Saver, is typical. It claims that “its fast and easy installation can save you up to $20, $40, even $60 a month at the gas pump,” while its company President, Mr. Jay Kim, in his own infomercials plugging the Tornado product, literally swears by it, as he claims that “People put Tornado in [their vehicles], they are so happy with the product, they tell a friend. So I’m very confident that [the] product works.”

But, do such products and gadgets that are frequently advertised and appetizingly peddled to eager motorists as huge “gas-saving” solutions – items that range from dropping some green pills into a fuel tank (as in the case of a product called BioPerformance, for example), to doing something like installing copper tubing, cheap magnets, and wacky gimmicks – really boost your mileage, and by as much as 300 percent or so, as many salesmen like these often advertise?
HARD FACT: Here, we’ll simply indicate what the actual, objective, scientific FACT is on this in terms simply of the proven, actual road and lab tests results by independent, credible product testing institutions and evaluators which have put those products and gadgets to the test under proper scientific and technical conditions. Anything else are merely sales claims and FICTION which lack any scientific or independently verifiable backing.

The Federal government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), America’s most trusted Number One and official testing agency for all such gas-saving devices, has tested some 109 of all manners of these products and devices. Hear Ms. Margo Oge, the director of the EPA’s office of transportation and air quality: “The devices and the additives we have tested just don’t work. We have been doing it for 35 years, and we have seen pretty much everything that can be imagined. [Leading us to believe that they generally just don't work].” (To check out the list of those 109 devices that has been tested over the years by the EPA, go to web site at www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/reports.htm.)

Or, take it from the Consumer Reports test mechanics experts, who’ve tested several dozens of these items: “This isn’t news. We’ve tested such devices over the years…The results: We have not found any that improve fuel economy….Our advice: Don’t waste your money. They [just] don’t work.”

THERE ARE GENUINE FUEL-SAVING REMEDIES THAT ACTUALLY WORK AND DELIVER

Are there some legitimate ways, remedies and strategies that are available which are genuine and real, and can really deliver substantial fuel economy and fuel and cost savings for you? You bet! In deed, absolutely so! In my next or future write up, I shall fully outline some of that.

Benji O. Anosike, Ph.D., is a leader and activist in the “drive green” movement in the United States, a long-standing environmentalist and expert on self-help cost-saving consumer techniques, and the acclaimed author of the best-selling auto expense management book, How to Settle Your Auto Accident Claims Without a Lawyer. Called “probably the most prolific writer in the field of legal self-help in America today” by the Booklist Journal, the official literary organ of the American Library Association, Dr. Anosike is the author of over 24 books in the area of self-help on various topics of American law and human life. His latest book, a bold study just released, is titled “Boost Your Auto Fuel Economy & Cut Your Gas Costs by At Least 50%, Guaranteed,” and exposes both the bogus fuel-saving remedies and schemes that don’t actually work, and the emerging new kinds of remedies and strategies, as well as new advanced automotive science, that have been verifiably proven to yield dramatic fuel economies and savings to the average motorist who employs them. For more on the author or his works, or on the study or how to drastically reduce your current automobile gas use and bills, visit: http://www.GetAutoFuelSavings.Org

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We all have those times in our lives when we face a challenge and we come out on top. What an exhilarating feeling! And that’s how I felt after I discovered Smart Money Websites! I had been trying to make money online for months, buying all kinds of products and wasting lots of money. I tried to set up my own website, but met with continued frustration, because a techie I’m not! FTP, HTML, and all the other technical jargon left me feeling helpless and stupid. I had no interest in learning all this techie stuff anyway…I just wanted to set up a website.

I had learned about Affiliate Marketing, where you simply advertise someone else’s product and collect a commission when one of the products sells. I began by advertising a product for someone and sending customers directly to that website.

I made a few bucks, but soon realized that I was building a list for someone else with my money! I didn’t realize that I needed my own list when I first started out, but I soon discovered that people usually don’t buy a product the first time they see it. It takes approximately five to seven follow-ups before someone will purchase a product from you. If you have your own list, you can follow up with your customers and promote other products to them as well.

Ah, another technical roadblock. You need an autoresponder to build a list and a squeeze page to capture names. And you need a website to put it on. More challenges for the non-techie.

Then I discovered Smart Money Websites! I look back upon that day and realize that’s when it all came together for me. That’s when I really cracked the code and began making some serious income on the Internet.

Smart Money Websites, originally called Simple Money Machines, is a business- in- a- box, designed to help the non-techie quickly get a website up and running. Wayne Van Dyke, my hero, designed this program so that anyone could promote affiliate products or your own product and capture email addresses as well with a few simple clicks of the mouse.

It works like this.

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Here are some of the features that come with Smart Money Websites:

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* Split testing feature so that you can test out two different versions of your website and see which brings you more clicks.

* Ad tracking so you can see which ads bring in the most clicks and which ads are duds. This feature alone saves you tons of money on advertising.

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And if you get stuck along the way, no problem, Smart Money Websites has a very responsive help desk to answer your questions. All you have to do is to drive traffic to your new website. There are lots of ways to do that and many of them are free.

The important thing is that now your time can be spent on advertising your website, rather than figuring out how to create it. I can’t tell you the thrill I felt when I saw my first check. And this is just a part time business for me. If I can do it in a few hours a week, you can too. I hope that someday, you’ll be able to look back as I did and say, “My lucky day was when I discovered Smart Money Websites!”

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One of the main reasons why bingo is the top rated way to get rich, is that not much is required except a little luck, plus it is a social game. It lets you interact with people around the world and there is even a little suspense involved as you wait for the caller to give the next number.

You don’t have to be an expert, or have years of training and practice, most sites include a trail period, so if you are feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the action, you can play for free. Most bingo sites offer the option of playing other instant games to get yourself into the mood. It’s a fun way to spend the afternoon, or to de-stress when you come home from work. You just log in and go to a bingo portal if you don’t know where the big games are, and choose one.

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Online Bingo is safe, secure, gets updated on a regular basis and is easy to use. With bright colors, easy navigation and huge jackpots, this way of playing bingo is becoming more and more popular for the average citizen. You can make millions with a simple word, bingo.

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Celeste writes for Adult Entertainment News, a website dedicated to giving you the latest news on bingo and adult entertainment.

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Let’s not get distracted here. The point I am trying to make is that scratch cards are extremely easy to play but at the same time they are very entertaining and offer great chances of winning fantastic prizes. These prizes can range from cash money, TV sets, cars and even exotic cruises. Just scratch and win. It really is as simple as that. Still, there are a few things that you need to keep an eye out for.

First of all pay attention to the rules. If you are like me then you like to play traditional scratch cards. Before playing one though make sure to read the rules. Usually they are printed right on the card. They will tell you everything you need to know. Do not rush into things and start scratching off logos randomly. I did that once only to find out later that I was supposed to scratch off only a few of them not all of them. I don’t know what I would have done with myself if that card proved to be a huge winner. The scratch card companies want you to do so because if you do they do not have to give you your winnings. Not to mention that such things occur only when high denomination cards are involved.

Another interesting fact that is printed on the scratch cards is the odds of winning. Most people go for the cheapest cards and by tons of them. They believe that more cards equals better chances of winning. The simple truth of the matter is that high denomination cards offer better odds. Just take a look on the back of your scratch card. You will see that your one dollar card offers a 1-in-7 chance of winning while your ten dollar card offers a 1-in-2.5 chance of winning. You have to spend money if you want to make money.

This brings me to my next point. Even though higher denomination cards offer better odds always choose the denomination that is best suited for you. If all you have in your wallet is a five dollar bill don’t ask Janice from accounting to lend you five bucks so that you can go for the ten dollar card. Choose a cheaper card instead. There are numerous denominations to choose from and you will always find one that you can afford. Online scratch cards are even more convenient as you get to choose the denomination for the type of card you wish to play.

After you play a series of cards do not throw them in the bin right away. Put them in your desk drawer, in your pocket or wherever you want. Then look at them again later on. Who knows, you may have been distracted and you did not notice that one of your cards was a winner. It happened to me once and it was a $200 winning card.

Another tip to keep in mind is the prize that the scratch card offers. These prizes vary a lot. You could win a TV set, a car, a lot of money or many other prizes. Always check what prize the scratch card offers and play to win the prize you want and not some random prize. What good will winning a TV does if you just bought a HDTV? Most scratch cards offer tons of money. You may not win the big jackpot but you may get a considerably large payout. It all depends on your odds and your luck.

The final and most important advice that I leave you with is to play smart. Spend only as much as you can afford. Gambling addiction is a serious problem. It ruins careers, splits families and destroys your life. If you think you may be suffering from gambling addiction please seek help.

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Kids and road trips can be like oil and water. Trying to keep a child appeased in an automobile for hours on end is no easy task. I know because we drove to our favorite family vacation destination this past March. We usually choose to fly to this location every year, but we thought we would drive this time around to save a little money not to mention see the southeast portion of our country from the view of a car window. Since we live in the Midwest, I wanted my kids to see the mountains and even count the scores of Waffle Houses on the way down to South Carolina. The cargo in our Honda Accord consisted of my two children (ages 2 and 5), the co-pilot (wife), and yours truly.

Entertainment

The key to maintaining your sanity on such treks is to keep the youngsters occupied (at least if you arent lucky enough to get them to fall asleep for a good portion of the trip). The first thing we did when traveling out on the open road is to play interactive games with the kids like I spy and Travel Bingo. There are all sorts of games kids can play that are based on identifying items on your trip. (I always seem to think of the painful game of slug bug I used to play with my brothers). Our daughter loved playing these games and even our two year old was able to mumble and point out the window. While those interactive games carry some weight, it appears even the youngest kids nowadays are caught up in electronics to pass the time. While we used are best efforts to minimize exposure to TV and video games, the reality of the lengthy trip warrants a few cheats here. We purchased a portable DVD player a few years ago and have found it to be a good tool to relieve the I spy or travel bingo games that seemed to wear thin after an hour or so. The Leapster is our daughters most prized possession. This hand held device was another time consuming tool to painlessly get her from point a to point b, not to mention its educational usefulness. Our youngest didnt require as much entertainment surprisingly because he slept a good portion of the way. He did enjoy watching Cars on the DVD player.

Snacks

Having accessible food for the back seat mongers is critical. We packed an assortment of items such as honey wheat pretzels, trail mix (no nut allergies here), and some bottled water. The munchies on board eliminated extra stops and the persistent whining of when are we going to stop. If we would have had more space, thus a larger cooler, we would have brought some fresh fruit such as apple slices or grapes.

Stops

While we wanted to minimize our stops, we found it essential to stop every 3 to 3 and hours to stretch out. This was not only a relief for the kids, but the pilot and co-pilot can get awfully cramped as well. We usually picked rest areas to stretch. Rest areas by and large seem to be pretty scary places depending on which one you manage to stop at. Of course the same could be said for truck stops and gas stations off the interstate exits. Make sure you size up the people in the neighboring cars parked before you get out of your car. We stopped at one rest stop that was only populated by a few cars with odd looking inhabitants. I proceeded on to the next rest area.

Lodging

We ended day one of our first leg after driving about ten hours. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express just off the interstate. The hotel was pretty decent. My wife was really happy to have a refrigerator in our room to keep the kids milk cold along with our bottle water. We were also able to refreeze our chill packs that were in our cooler. The only downside to our overnight stay was that our room was located directly over the hotel lobby. There seemed to be excessive noise from the early risers in the lobby. I do recommend these hotels or Fairfield by Marriott if you have a long trek and need to break up the driving. Kids definitely need to sleep in a bed and I wasnt going to subject them to the fifteen hour trek without a good nights rest. The first day of our trip had already caused a crick in my sons neck from his head being tilted in his car seat while napping on and off. I wised up and purchased a neck rest at a dollar store for our return leg home.

Let me conclude that road adventures with little ones does have its limits. Our trip is about 950 miles each way and I would recommend against driving distances much further than that. All the gadgetry, snacks, historical landmarks, and games of slug bug will not prevent a back seat melt down from your kids. I wish you luck on your trip and hope you find my post useful.

Regards,

BradK

http://Lowcountrytourist.blogspot.com

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As Ive traveled all over the state looking to strike it rich, I have encountered the same problems. Thats why I started making notes during my trips in order to compile a list of some of the best locations to gamble in Oklahoma.

While there are plenty of other fine gambling destinations in the state, the towns and cities mentioned below offer excellent casinos and a dose of much-welcome hospitality. Feel free to explore the state at your own leisure, but rest assured that you cant go wrong with these choices.

Clinton, Oklahoma – Sitting smack dab in the middle of historic Route 66, Clinton is known for several things. First, its home to the Oklahoma version of the Route 66 Museum. Second, their high school football team, The Red Tornadoes, have won an impressive 14 state championships. In addition, this city of nearly 9,000 is the birthplace of country superstar Toby Keith.

If youre in the mood for bingo, Clinton offers two facilities to keep you satisfied. The first is the Cheyenne & Arapaho Social Service, and the second facility is the Cheyenne & Arapaho Adult EDU (both are located on Route 66). Each location serves another purpose during the day, but nightfall finds them packed full of eager bingo players.

If casino games are your thing, then head on over to the Lucky Star Casino on 101 North Indian Hospital Road. They have around 250 slot and video poker machines, and you can gamble till your hearts content in a spacious 13,000 square foot environment.

Shawnee, Oklahoma – Besides being the birthplace of Brad Pitt, this city of almost 29,000 is also the home of the very first Sonic Drive-In franchise. And if you happen to visit in September, you might notice a large number of Japanese youngsters about. This is due to an annual exchange program with their sister city of Akita, Japan (Shawnee junior-high students visit Japan in July).

And if its gambling that youre looking for, you dont need to travel any further than the Fire Lake Casino (located at 41207 Hardesty Road in Shawnee). Theyre open 24 hours a day, and have 50,000 square feet of gaming available. A race book is offered, as well as 700 slot machines and a 650 seat bingo hall. Theres also an entertainment center to help you get your country music fix.

Tulsa, Oklahoma – With nearly 400,000 residents, Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. Located in the lush Green Country of Northeastern Oklahoma, this city is considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma (with opera, ballet companies, and numerous art museums). In 2005, it was selected as one of Americas Most Livable Large Cities.

There are a number of Indian gaming venues available in Tulsa. The largest casinos are Osage Million Dollar Elm, Creek Nation Casino, and Cherokee Casino and Resort. If you like horse racing, you can bet on the ponies at Fair Meadows and Will Rogers Downs. And if bingo is more your thing, then check out one of the following: Integrity Gaming, Intertribal Indian Club, Sheridan Village Bingo, South Memorial Sertoma Club, Travelers Bingo, and Super T Bingo.

Wyandotte, Oklahoma – Located in far Northeastern Oklahoma in Ottawa County, Wyandotte is a small town of around 363 residents. Besides being a very friendly community, it is also home to the tribal headquarters of the Wyandotte Nation.

In addition, several casinos and bingo halls are located in this small town. The Lucky Turtle Casino features 80 slot and video poker machines. Border Town Bingo and Casino offers 500 slot and video poker machines, as well as 650 seats for bingo. Eastern Shawnee Tribal Bingo specializes in the game that we all know and love, and the Eastern Shawnee Travel Plaza offers slots, video poker, and a race book.

Oklahoma is a beautiful state with lots of natural history and sights to see. The fact that you have a chance to win a little money while youre looking around makes it even better. If youve never been to “Americas Frontier Lake State” before, I would highly recommend that you make the trip. And while youre at it, drop in on the towns and cities mentioned above. Im sure that theyll be glad to see you.

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Reason One – More Control Over The Outcome

Bingo is a game of luck. If you are not assigned the winning numbers when you buy your bingo sheet/s, you will not win. Online poker, for example, is the complete opposite. Online poker relies on skill, and some luck. If you are good enough, you will win a lot of the time playing online poker (just ask my friend Ben who won $1000 last night).

Reason Two – A Massive Welcome Bonus

I love the idea of getting a free five hundred dollar welcome bonus just for signing up with an online casino. How often does that happen when you show up to play bingo?

Reason Three – A Large Variety Of Entertaining Games

Bingo is a very repetitive, and sometimes, boring game. Want to have some fun? Most online casinos offer more games than you can poke a stick at! Roulette, slots, poker, and various other flashing games with entertaining sounds and colors.

If you are happy to play bingo, then I encourage you to keep playing it. However, if you are looking for a change, and looking to potentially win a lot more money, then I recommend giving online casinos a try. They are convenient, fun, fast, and very easy to use. Not only that, but you also have a lot more control over the outcome of your bets!

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Many people have discovered that promoting affiliate products on the Internet is one of the best ways to break into the Internet Marketing field. Becoming an affiliate marketer simply means that you advertise someone else’s product and when a purchase is made, you get a commission.

But the model that many people use, especially when first starting out, is missing one vital component. If you’re advertising someone else’s product and sending readers directly to that website, you’re passing up the opportunity to capture the names of those people who responded to your ad. You are building a list, but not for yourself!

So why is a list so important? Well, marketing statistics show that it takes approximately five to seven follow-ups before someone will purchase a product. If you have your own list, you can write those follow-ups yourself. And you can also promote other products to your list of customers because they are YOUR customers.

But if you’re not a computer geek and the thought of learning how to build a website and add an autoresponder seems too daunting a task, take heart! Simple Money Machines is a program that takes the worry out of websites. It takes the tedium out of technology. It allows your creative energy to flow by removing the frustrations that technology can bring for those of us who are “technologically challenged.” Finally, you can put your energy where it should be…driving traffic to your website and building your list.

Simple Money Machines is unlike other business-in-a-box offers. It is totally individualized, and the website you create will reflect you. It is a program that was designed so that you could promote affiliate products and capture email addresses with a few clicks of the mouse.

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Split testing so you can test out two different versions of your website.

Ad tracking so you can see which ads bring in the most clicks.

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That’s it. Now it’s up to you to drive traffic to your new website. You can write articles for free, you can advertise in ezines, you can go the pay-per-click route, or you can be as creative as you want. But the important thing is that now your time can be spent on advertising your website, rather than figuring out how to create it.

In no time at all, you’ll be excited to learn that your very own list is quickly building and creating a life of its own. Now you can start broadcasting more messages to your list and you can begin promoting other complementary products as well.

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People like to buy from people they relate to.

People want to buy from a person, not a company. Think about this yourself. You will remember a company when you liked the person there and want to buy from the company again because of it.

You don’t care about the name of the company, what’s that got to do with a benefit to you?

Let’s face it. We’re all selfish. We care about ourselves 10,000 times more than another person, let alone a company. So what we base our decisions on are emotional benefits… to ourselves.

With that ‘filter’ in place, we look at how we want to spend our money.

We want to trust the company we buy from, but as companies don’t have a personality, we look at the person who represents the company in the ads.

If a company is brave enough to put a personality forward in their marketing, by using a person’s name, then we judge whether they are relatable to use. If they are, we think, that company might be worth buying from… I relate to that person. And as I relate to that person, the company must be okay too.

There are two fantastic examples of this to demonstrate the point. There is a major retailer that promotes their company name and brand themselves as the biggest retailer of electrical appliances. They hammer this in all their advertising. But they never give you a person to relate to.

Another major retailer entered the market place over 20 years ago and they told a story of how they got started and kept running ads with the CEO on them. His voice was always on the ads and he personalized the company because he was the person you related to and bought from.

This second company now totally monopolizes the retail industry and left the biggest retailer of electrical appliances way behind.

This same company decided to branch out with a store that competed with its own, however there was no owner promoting the new store. I realised right then the CEO didn’t understand why his own major franchise was successful! How incredible.

Another example happened with an insurance company. One company had the country sewn up. It had massive market share, but then another insurance company came along and personalised their company by using a pretty lady to represent their company on all their advertising.

Then they put a catchy jingle on the end with the pretty lady smiling and bingo, they took over the market share in very quick order.

So if this principle works for billion dollar companies it will work for you in your small business.

How are you representing your company with all your marketing?

Are you giving them a person to relate to, or do you expect people to like your company?

You don’t trust companies, you trust the people you see and talk to who represent the company. Who is representing yours?

How do you use this principle? Simple.

Always use a photo of a person in your marketing, preferable yourself the business owner.

And remember this law of advertising…

There are always two sales you have to make in business; firstly there is the person then after the person is ’sold’ to the customer, next comes the company.

If you skip the first step your sales will never be great. If you do it well, your company may just become the next billion dollar company that takes over from some other’s monopoly of the industry.

Tim Stokes is a fantastic marketer. His results at increasing business owners profits have to be seen to be believed. Check out some of his extraordinary business growth results and see how he achieves them using his 7 Steps to Business Freedom – http://www.businessfreedomworkshops.com.au

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