Article: Once you've targeted one or more good-looking prospects, start digging deeper to determine the website's true viability as an investment. Contact the seller. Ask for the information you need to know to make an informed opinion, such as site traffic, profit per visitor, monthly profits, purchase/payment methods, trial period possibilities, the possibility for short-term site support post-purchase, etc. Do your own research as well. Trust but verify, as they say. Consider conducting a WHOIS search -- which provides ownership information for a domain name -- on one of many available search platforms. Ask the prospective seller to install Google Analytics on the site and let you access the data personally, so you can make your own assessment of the site's traffic, etc. An escrow service provides a secure platform for online transactions. Essentially, you will be paying a small percentage fee to have a middleman conduct the transaction between buyer and seller. Your funds are held in escrow until you inspect the website you intend to purchase to ensure that everything is in place and makes the money it claims. If the seller provides the option of escrow, go for it. If not, you may want to insist upon it, especially if you have any doubts about the trustworthiness of the seller. There are alternatives for escrow services for website transactions, but escrow.com is the most well-known. This is one major advantage of using an escrow service. They will hold your purchase funds in their own account, which you can release only after you are fully satisfied. Inspect the website before completing the purchase, even if you are not using an escrow service and need to negotiate your own terms. Ask the seller to verify its earnings. If you get a trial run offered by the seller, that's great. Get your hands on the account. Know it's working! Now that the site is yours, don't waste any time determining how to make it more profitable. But don't cast aside the seller quite yet, if possible. Ask the seller if he/she can provide support for a few months, even if you have to pay a small amount it's usually worth it. You can take over earnings more comfortably in this way. Some sellers do provide virtual assistance for a small monthly fee. In short, let the seller handle as much of the transition as you can. Focus your energies on making your new website a money-maker.
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Do your homework on a prospective purchase. Strongly consider utilizing escrow if you make an offer. Take the website for a test drive. Complete the purchase.
Article: Make a point of keeping your eyes peeled for something your significant other would like. If there's, say, an anniversary or birthday coming up in a few weeks, you could begin keeping an eye out during regular shopping trips. Keep your eyes open each time you go out shopping. If you're, say, shopping with a friend, look for tiny souvenirs and treats your partner would like. You may not know where to look for presents for someone. If you simply keep your eyes open over time, you'll find the right gifts organically. A care package doesn't have to be expensive. You can just include small things that remind you of your partner. Something like a stuffed toy of their favorite animal, for example, could be a nice touch. The point of a care package is to show the other person you're thinking of them and not to spend a fortune. If you want to send your significant other food, non-perishables are a good idea. You never know how long a package will take to arrive in the mail, so pick something that will not expire quickly. Candy that will not melt, as well as things that come in jars (like nuts and jams) are a great addition to a care package. This is especially important for very long distance relationships. If your significant other lives overseas, for example, non-perishables are a good idea. There are some things you may not be able to ship. For example, if there's a fast food restaurant your significant other loves, you can't really mail them fast food. However, you could get a gift card to that restaurant and send it in the mail. You can also send a gift card to somewhere like a supermarket. If you know there's something your significant other can buy at the supermarket that you can't send, you can write a note saying that's what the gift card is for. For example, you could write "For chocolate ice cream" on a note and tape it to a gift card for a supermarket chain. A great way to bond is to read the same book from a distance. If you're engrossed in a particular novel, send a copy for your significant other. You could even personalize the book by underlining your favorite parts, or leaving notes in the margins. If the two of you aren't big readers, you can also send a CD of a band you're listening to or a DVD of a movie you like. When you go out and spend money on yourself, save small mementos of your trip that remind you of your partner. If you, say, went to a concert of a band you both like, save the ticket. If you ate at the restaurant where the two of you first met, save something like a paper menu and send it to them. You could assemble these items in a small scrapbook to send. This can be a sweet, romantic gift that can keep the romance alive from a distance. You can find custom made designs online. You can also work with an artist on a site like Etsy. You can have jewelry spelling something romantic, like "Love You" or "Miss You Always." You can also get something matching for the two of you. You can, for example, get two bracelets with both of your names written on them. You can also get something like one necklace with a lock and the other with a key. If you and your partner have a song, a custom made music box can be very romantic. Your partner will be surprised and touched to hear your special song playing when they open the romantic music box. You can add items that remind you of your partner to the music box. You can print out small pictures of the two of you together, for example, or put a ticket stub from a movie you saw together inside.
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Purchase materials over time. Do not worry about spending a lot. Go for non-perishable food. Send a gift card. Include a book you're reading. Save small things that remind you of them. Buy custom made jewelry. Invest in a custom music box.
Article: Kids should be taught to tread water before they are taught how to swim. Try to teach water treading as soon as your child is capable of following directions and copying the example you set for them. For most kids, this is usually around 2-5 years old. Since younger kids are more prone to accidental drowning, teaching this skill helps to keep them safe. Rather than jumping right in and treading water, it is better to safely work on land. Start by the different parts of the body (first the arms and then the legs). An ideal place to practice these movements is at a playground. Start by simply breathing with your child. Instruct them to try breathing in for a count of four, and out to a count of four. In time, ask them to try increasing the number to five or six. Maintaining a slow, steady flow of breath helps your child to stay calm and tread water effectively. Make sure your child knows that in order to tread water, they must be in a vertical position with their head above the water. As your child works on breathing and arm movement exercises, make sure they remain upright. If your child is not in a vertical position with their head out of the water, they are technically swimming. While it is important to teach your child to swim, the ability to tread water should come first.
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Start early. Practice on dry land. Try some slow breathing exercises. Stay in a vertical position.