Business Opportunity Leads - Woe is Me! My Home is Being Haunted by a Lead Selling Scammer!

First of all, everything I am telling you is true. I have been writing articles for SEO (search engine optimization) for quite some time. I am doing this to drive business opportunity leads to my web site. I get so put off by the wild claims that some people or companies make that they will supply you with all of these great "leads" for "X" amount of dollars, that I started writing about them.

I really put it to them and I think it finally has come back to haunt me...literally! I personally am being haunted by a spirit that, when alive, made their income this way.

It happened suddenly without warning. One night I was writing an article, probably between 2 am and 3 am when suddenly, I smelled this awful odor. It was a mixture of body odor and stale tobacco juice. When I turned around, there was this apparition hovering behind me in the rooms doorway.

It said that it had a heart attack and died suddenly. Unfortunately for me, it was reading an article I had written where I was putting down lead selling scammers. Because of that, the thing blamed me and decided it was going to haunt me for awhile.

I have been in torment for over two weeks now. This thing is huge for an apparition. Almost as wide as it is long and it is constantly sucking on a cigar butt. I really did not know that ghosts can do that..somehow manipulate and hold a physical object when they themselves are not solid. If you are in a room though where the lighting is dim, it almost looks physical in nature.

Now, at least once an hour, it will do things or talk to me. It is constantly spitting its cigar butt at me and is always saying things like...Want to buy 75 million leads for $49.95? Sell you 10 thousand business opportunity leads for $4.95? You want high quality home based business leads? Sell you 20,000 of them for the low, low price of $17.00. Lead selling scammers have got some weird thing going on for those above numbers I just mentioned.

I broke down and bought leads several times from the spirit and they would magically appear up on my computer in a notepad file already opened up. When I scroll through the names, phone numbers, and email addresses...I am seeing my own name and information dozens of times. As a matter of fact, I noticed that with all of the other names on these lists. Daggone cheapskate! For a small amount of money though, it will leave me be for a day.

I brought this up to it though and it just laughed. Lead selling scammers enjoy reselling the same leads and peoples' personal information over and over.

Just yesterday before writing this article, I found out that she will be leaving soon. Notice I said "she"! I thought this spook was male this whole time because it had a manly voice. She is wanting to go get reincarnated.

She was just hanging around partly because it was not sure what it wanted to do in the next life. The ghost is not saying but it does want to get involved with something that will remove hard earned money from other peoples pockets.

There is no better way than SEO to get the best highest quality of leads as these are people searching for what you have to offer!

Jim Eberle is currently working with a diverse team of like minded individuals in a co-op type atmosphere to build our business opportunity. This growing team currently consists of people from Ireland, Australia, England, Canada, and the United States. This team of network marketers are combining our efforts to obtain high positions in search engines like Google for higher level type keyword phrases.

Where as many people usually fail when trying to build a home based business to supplement their incomes, we work together to ensure everyone has success. Anyone who becomes affiliated with us becomes successful as that is how "we" as a group become successful!

The goal here of course is for many people doing a little instead of several people doing a lot to ensure that success. All traffic and customers are derived from SEO. We do not call anyone unless they request it. We have a number of web sites but I can only submit two here. To learn more go to...

It's Not Your Dad's Cigar Anymore, Baby!

In this day and age, when someone says that they are a "cigar smoker" there's a good chance that their cigar of choice is not what your Dad used to smoke.

When my Dad was a child, his father (Gramps) used to be a cigar smoker. This meant that every week when shopping at the grocery store, he wander over to the smoke shop next door and buy a box of White Owl Invincibles for $20 or so.

Gramps cigars were kind of nasty, IMHO.

Today when I refer to myself as a "cigar smoker", I'm referring to the many fine cigars available today. I dig the exotics; Acids are nice and indulging in a Cohiba now and again is heaven to me.

I've had people (non cigar smokers) accuse me of being a bit snobby about my hobby but I am quick to disagree. Yes I prefer cigars that cost more for one than Gramps paid for his whole box of stogies. But it's not about the economics. Rather it's about the quality of the cigar and I guess since I prefer the best (or as close to it as possible) I might appear to be a bit snobbish.

Fine cigars today come in a multitude of sizes, styles and price ranges. I can enjoy a nice Macanudo for $5.00 or so or I can splurge with something more lavish.

The whole point of it for me is to enjoy the smoke. If that's the case then I've been successful.

And the whole key for someone new to cigar smoking is to try a few different types of cigars until you find which ones please you the most.

Giving the Gift of Cigars

Tis the season for a stogie, fa la la la la, la la la la……
For the past few holiday seasons, I’ve found that gifts are getting harder and harder to give. Not only has creativity fallen through the cracks, but presents are not as monetarily feasible as they once were: there are televisions for sale that cost more than my car. Because of this, holiday shopping has become an increasing burden, not only for me but for many others. As we find ourselves trapped somewhere between the shopping mall and the holidays of yore when the true meaning wasn’t showcased on a display stand at Macy’s, we think about how it used to be.

There was a time when the holidays were about more than purchasing the latest brand of technology or the most expensive cashmere sweater. It used to be so easy. A tie, a purse, even a bar of soap attached to a rope all fell into the category of a suitable gift for, back then, it was merely the thought that counted. But lately, these gifts have lost their ability to be accepted, and they aren’t the only ones. I have found that even the hand made card I give my parents as a gift each year is becoming met with less and less enthusiasm, no matter how much glitter I add..

Still, we haven’t lost this battle yet. With the onset of the season we are given the opportunity to reinvent the true spirit of the holidays; we are given the ability to give a gift that says something grander than simply, “I have a huge limit on my credit card.” One way we can do this is by giving the gift of cigars.

Why Give Cigars as a Gift?

Cigars may not seem like a run-of-the-mill holiday gift but, in this age of overblown commercialism, their lack of reputation should work in their favor. Instead of representing brand name hand bags or a clothing line overseen by a professional rapper, cigars represent what the holidays are really all about: friendship, celebration, and happiness.

Giving a cigar as a gift conveys that some actual thought, and not just your paycheck, went into the gift giving process. Cigars, possessing a meaningful stigmatism, are often exchanged in the same manner friends exchange a knowing glance, or a comforting pat on the shoulder: they are exchanged in a way that makes them about something more that meets the eye.

What Kinds of Cigars to Give?

The type of cigar to buy simply depends on the recipient. For a cigar novice, cigar samplers make excellent gifts, giving the novice the ability to sample a variety of cigars, finding one he or she truly enjoys. If you don’t purchase a sampler, then a box of mild cigars – such as the Macanudo from the Dominican Republic or the Casa Toraño from Honduras - usually works best for beginners. For the cigar connoisseur, purchasing a box of their favorite brand – or a brand you know they are dying to try – is an excellent way to go. And, for novices and connoisseurs alike, enrolling them in a cigar of the month club will almost always be met with enthusiasm: it’s the gift that never gets extinguished, at least not while the membership is valid.

What are Some Unique Cigar Gifts?

You may find that some people who love cigars are already well stocked, seemingly having more tobacco reserves than Cuba. For these people, a more unique cigar gift may need to be purchased.

From a custom made cigar box to an ashtray engraved with a sentimental message, from an inscription laden cigar cutter to a leather cigar case, any kind of a cigar accessory makes an excellent holiday gift. Perhaps you know someone who could use a humidor or a person who, forever asking others for a light, is desperately in need of a Colibri.

For those who want to add in even more sentiment, purchasing a cigar lover one of their favorite brands and having the band engraved is a present that likely can not be rivaled, providing you with the rare opportunity to give a gift that can be both used and cherished.

Where to Buy Them?

The holidays are a time of mayhem, as people crowd shopping malls, the masses fill department stores, and those with a dial up Internet, surfing the Web to look for gift ideas, wait an hour for a page to load. However, a great amount of this can be avoided if you know what you are buying before hand, giving you the ability to get in, get out, and get home in time to take the turkey out of the oven.

Cigar gifts are one of the easiest gifts to buy, with many local cigar and tobacco shops having a large variety of cigars, and a large selection of accessories. The Internet, a portal that allows you to avoid lines and crowds, also provides several online resources that enable you to purchase any tobacco related item under – or grown in – the sun. Many of these online shops offer discounted prices and shipping for free.

Giving the gift of cigars or a cigar related item rarely goes up in smoke. Getting away from what has become the new traditional idea of holiday gifts – designer jeans, video games, car stereos – ironically evokes some old holiday tradition, a tradition filled with goodwill, friendship, bliss, and, of course, tobacco seeds.