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t face=3D"arial" color=3D"#FF0000" size=3D"2">1,057,041</font>
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by: Henry Goudreau, C=2ES=2EL=2E
<br><br></font></font><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Now is t=
he best
time in your life to jump ahead of your competition and reach =
your
goals=2E You=92ll never be at this crossroads again; they=92ll=
be
others but not this one=2E The economy is robust so the time i=
s ripe,
all you have to do is seize the moment, or as it is said in La=
tin
=93Carpe Diem=2E=94 </font>
<p><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">If you take a hard look at =
your
competition, you=92ll find that the majority of them are worki=
ng
their business day by day, no long-term goals, strategies or i=
deas
in place=2E <a href=3D"http://www=2Econtractorresource=2Ecom/c=
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i><u>Does your company have a web site?</u></i></b></font></p>
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=09=09=09=09<td align=3Dleft><font face=3Darial size=3D2 color=3Dblack>No =
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contractorresource=2Ecom/cgi-bin/newsletter_clicks=2Ecgi?action=3DTechTip&=
newsletter=3Doct01&class=3Dbucket">What's in a name? - Domain names demyst=
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<br><br>
To get the most out our your Web site you need to make sure th=
at
people know about it and can get to it easily=2E Without a nam=
e that
is related to the name of your business and one that is easy t=
o
remember, attracting visitors to your site will be hard=2E To =
read the
rest of the article <a href=3D"http://www=2Econtractorresource=
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