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how much does a used bmw convertable cost (link)
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The price varies depending on a wide number of variables - among other things, the year, mileage, condition, model, whether it's a private sale or a dealer, and the area in which you're making the purchase.
Either of these sites should help you get a pretty reasonable idea of market prices for the specific type you're looking for:
http://www.cars.com/
http://www.autotrader.com/
Just enter the information for the particular model you're looking for. Good luck!
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hi im sam i want to be a acter more than anything im from the uk so can anyone tell me how to get a agent (link)
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The way to be an actor, is to ACT.
It's not just a matter of saying "Today I'll be an actor". There's a real craft to it. It takes time and dedication to learn. True, natural talent plays a part as well. But no one is a great actor right off the bat.
So before you worry about getting an agent, you need to make yourself into an actor that an agent would *want* to represent. That means practicing, practicing, and practicing some more. Learn from other actors. You might even want to take classes. But certainly you should get into community theatre. Improve and develop new skills; singing and dancing may be useful, depending on what sort of acting you'd like to do.
Work on your memory. Read Shakespeare again and again (he's always useful). Try out for student plays. Basically take any chance you can find to act, as long as it's age-appropriate of course.
Acting is not an easy trade for most. The majority of thespians have to supplement their income with other jobs. But if you have the true dedication, there will be times when you can make an audience sit up and take notice. You may even be able to make it to television and film.
But start with local theatre, and practice, practice, practice.
Good luck! Or rather, break a leg!
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Hey, I'm 14.f and something has been bugging me. So many people have been starting to have sex, and i think its like, pathetic, how can teenagers, want to give blow jobs and hand jobs, i mean hello, its kinda weird for 13-16 year olds to do that at this age in my opinion. Does anybody out there agree with me that this stuff is stupid at this age? There have been so many questions on here about sex and hand jobs and everything and i think it is plain out pathetic! Teens shouldnt be worried about that kind of stuff at this age. Does anyone out there agree with me at all?
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Yes, I agree with you. I think that for almost everyone under the age of 18 or so - and that's a ballpark figure - it's not only stupid, but HARMFUL to get into heavy sexual activity. Harmful to their characters, although that's an old-fashioned word and point of view.
It seems to make girls more shallow; they feel as if the one thing that matters about them is how "hott" they are, that they're nothing more than a sexual object. Meanwhile, boys learn to be users, and end up unable to approach a woman in an adult way. Instead their attitudes towards sex seem to be permanently frozen in a juvenile pattern - they can't help but THINK of women as sexual objects.
There are lots of other good reasons to wait until you're older to have sex, but rather than repeat them, I'll just link to them here:
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=362164
Now, I'm not saying that it's IMPOSSIBLE for there to be some 16-year-olds out there who are mature enough for a real sexual experience. I'm sure there are; everyone matures differently, and at different speeds. Frankly, there are a lot of 30-year-olds who aren't really ready for sex. :D
But for the most part, it's a lot smarter to wait. Serious sexual activity before full maturity is like eating raw dough; it's not as good as it would have been when it was ready. And it can cast a shadow over your ability to enjoy the real thing when the time is right.
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is teenhelp.org free ?? thANks ill rate (link)
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Well, according to their main page:
"Everything on our site is totally anonymous, and better yet, totally free!"
So that pretty much answers your question.
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your boyfriend goes away for 2 1/2 months and cheats on you with 3 other people ... what would you do if you where 5 hours away from each other that long and you found out? (link)
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I agree with Draak...I'd dump him.
Okay, I have to admit that I've never HAD a boyfriend (my wife would probably object, for one thing), and I wouldn't WANT one. :D
But cheating with THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE isn't just a mistake or a momentary slip. It's practically a planned breeding program! I *guarantee* that there are better guys out there for you.
Oh, and just in case this ISN'T his first set of flings, you might want to get yourself tested for STDs.
You have my sympathy. Dump him, and give yourself at least a few months to heal - rebound relationships are a bad idea. Good luck!
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I wanted to tell you that of the roudn 100 comments i read on this site of mininformation you are one of the only people who use research and actual theological debates to back up your point. Well done. Continue the work. (link)
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Well, thanks very much! Actually I hope to avoid theological debate; it seems to be a pretty futile occupation. But it IS a topic I love to discuss.
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my daughter(19) has a abusive boyfriend (16).
He is at this point only verbally abusive, but i fear it could turn physical . Tonight they went out with her brother (who is twice the boyfriends size) and her cousin and friends. My son came home very angry telling me how this boy was rude, mean , and hateful to his sister. My daughter begged her brother not to say or do anything. His comment(my sons) to me and my husband was "If the boy behaved this way in front or her 6' 5" 230 lb brother, how did he treat her when they were alone? " This is a great point and scarey thought. My husband is ready to step in . What should we do? I discussed this with her and she admitted he is verbally abusive. I am afraid it will turn into physical abuse. Remember she is 19. She is of age to do what she wants, but has never exercised (or even spoke) of that right. She has always been a good easy child. How can we get her away from this boy? Should we demand she not see him. I have a parental gut feeling he could hurt her. We are also friends of his parents . They are very nice people who would never think their son did any wrong.
My husband wants to talk to them and
end it. What should we do? HELP!!!!!
the relationship is 9 months old and I am positive they are not sexually active. If it turns into a sexual relationship, it could REALLY get bad, and since they are both virgins he will never want to let her go. We Must Act Now! (link)
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You're right; verbal abuse often escalates into physical abuse. Even if it doesn't, years of verbal and emotional abuse can take a very real physical toll. Not to mention the permanent psychological harm that it can cause; once a person has been in an abusive relationship for long enough, they tend to seek out abusive partners from that point on. Some even become abusive themselves.
But as you know, the problem is that your daughter is nineteen. That means that legally she is an adult; she can do anything but drink alcohol in most states. At the same time, she's not *quite* finished growing up. So you have a difficult tightrope act: if you push too hard, she might pull away from you right into the arms of her abusive boyfriend. But you can't just sit back and watch her being hurt.
I'm not at all sure that talking to the boyfriend's parents will help. If they really can't believe that their son would be abusive, then all that would accomplish would be to create a rift between you. You might not care about that, but having SOME positive connection to them might help, down the road, if you fail to get your daughter to leave him.
It's also worth considering that abusive behavior is most often learned from parents. To them, their son's behavior may be totally normal. Just because you may not have seen signs of abuse in that family doesn't mean that no abuse is going on; abusers can be very good at hiding what they do.
There's also the possibility that if you talk to the boy's parents, they'll put him on his guard - assuming, of course, that he isn't already.
That said, I don't KNOW those parents, and you do. If you really think that they would be willing and able to stop the relationship, then talking to them would be worth trying. But be ready for that tactic to backfire.
This is an awful situation; it's hard to imagine a more frustrating or painful experience for a parent. There's no guaranteed solution.
The two possibilities that I would suggest are these: first, look up local information for shelters for battered and abused women. They should have people on staff who may be able to help you, or at least give you some experienced advice.
Second, consider a group intervention. Talk to everyone else who's involved, particularly every family member. Meet with your daughter, being as non-confrontational as possible - I can't stress that enough - and tell her that you are all concerned about the way her boyfriend treats her. Tell her that it hurts you to see her being treated that way, and that she deserves much better than that. Tell her that you love her, and that you will be there for her.
She knows all that, of course, but it might help to make sure that it's all very clear in her mind. The next time the boyfriend puts her down, there's a good chance she'd remember what you said.
If you're able to get some printed literature or a book about abusive relationships, you might give those to her as well. Here's a website for a book about emotionally abusive relationships; I've read the book, and it's quite helpful.
http://www.beverlyengel.com/books/emotionally.abuse.rel.htm
I'm sorry that this has happened to your family; it should never happen to anyone. I wish you the best of luck.
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does anyone know how to make a cd label? and what program and stuff?
thnx
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There are a lot of different programs that you can use. Microsoft Word can do it, for example; go to "Tools", "Envelopes and Labels", select the Labels tab, and double-click on the label image in the lower right-hand corner to pop up a list of compatible label templates.
If you don't have Word, check the Help for your primary word processing application.
Or if you're using Avery CD labels, the 25-sheet packages include a free CD with a pretty good labelmaking program.
Depending on what burning software you're using, it may be able to make labels too.
There are also a lot of free programs online - just Google for CD labels.
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13/f this is gonna be long. in the past two years i've had three really intense sex dreams where i wake up and i'm really sweaty and kind of shakey and i feel all tingly and stuff. the weird thing is that about a month after i have these dreams i have another dream where i will be in the delivery room at a hospital having the baby. one time i even woke up with cramps in my abdomen. this has happened for the first two times but i only had the last dream like two weeks ago. Are these dreams just a weird...really really weird coincidence or could they mean something?
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They mean that you're 13, that you have a lot of hormones running through your system as puberty takes hold, and that you're perfectly normal.
Nothing to worry about. Everybody has had them. Nothing could be more natural.
I'd suggest waiting for a few years before you try to live out any of those dreams, though. :D
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what's anarchy? like will someone explain it to me because one of my skater friends is obsessed with it. he carves it into his walls in his room and his arm. but what is it? (link)
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Literally, it means "without leaders" or "without order". Anarchists oppose the very concept of government; they believe that a society without leaders or enforced rules is ideal, and that all governments are corrupt and evil.
In the early 1900s anarchism was viewed very much as "terrorism" is today, or "communism" was in the 1950s. It was the political philosophy most commonly condemned by the mainstream press and society. The phrase "bomb-throwing anarchists" was coined at about that time, I believe. Some anarchists advocate the violent overthrow of social order, but not all of them follow that program.
The punk rock movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s had a very strong anarchy element, and also a nihilistic one.
Alan Moore wrote a very positive treatment of anarchy in the outstanding graphic novel "V for Vendetta". The hero is an anarchist "terrorist" in near-future Britain. A really great read, and not a bad introduction for a layman to some of the concepts of anarchy (although it IS a bit one-sided). "V for Vendetta" is slated to be made into a movie, but as with most of Alan Moore's comic books, the transition to film is likely to be a bad one; Moore has asked to have his name removed from the film.
There are many different kinds of anarchism; the differences can be subtle or major. If you want more information, you might try http://www.anarchism.net/ .
Incidentally, http://www.dictionary.com and Google are usually good places to start when you're looking for word definitions.
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heyy schools gonna start up again soon and last year i had the hardest time getting to school ontime. Does anyone have a good routine that i could go by to get to school and look nice... on time?? lol thanks!! i rate 5's!! (link)
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If your problem is that you have a hard time waking up, try getting a plug-in timer (they're cheap) and attaching a lamp to it. Set it to turn on ten or fifteen minutes before you have to get up. Don't place the lamp so that it's shining directly into your face, but make sure that a decent amount of light shines on your pillow.
This will allow you to wake up more naturally (the light mimics the rising sun), and feel more rested. There are alarm clocks for sale with that light feature (some include a slowly increasing level of natural noises), but those tend to be expensive; if money is short, you can pick up a simple timer pretty cheaply.
Just to be clear, the timer and lamp shouldn't *replace* your alarm clock - they're an ADDITION to your alarm clock.
As for having the time to look nice, make a schedule! And then stick to it. That's easy for me to say, of course, and not necessarily easy for you to do. But if you can stick faithfully to the schedule for a couple of weeks, you should find that it gets easier and easier.
One more thing: if you're not taking multivitamins, you might want to start. I take one before I go to sleep every night, and I find that I have a lot more energy as a result.
Good luck!
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Hey,
ok i'll get to the point. I didnt even know i had a sister until i was 9.. actually know one in my family knew i had a sister, and my sister didnt even know I existed.. See she's my half sister, my dad had sex with his old girlfriend when he got outta college, but he didnt even know she was pregnant. So when i was 9 i met her for the first time, and then she left, because she thought when she first met me and my, err, OUR dad she thought it would be JUST us, but our WHOLE family was there, could you blame them? someone new was entering our disfunctional family. So after an hour or so, when we all went shopping, she left with her boyfriend, she didnt leave a note or anything... she ran away. So i was sad, then i talked to her online, and she said she was mad at my dad for trying to force her to go to College, but she had a fine job. But now she never calls because she thinks my dad will answer the phone, and she talks to my aunt, but she never gets online, and she never talks to me-- ever! I know it's sorta like loving a stranger, but I still love her, but how could she love me? i'm pretty much a stranger, i was alive 9 years and she didnt even know that i was alive-- much more her sister. And the last time i saw her was 2 years ago and she didnt even talk to me really.. a little "hi" every once in a while then, but other than that, she didnt do anything or say anything to me. I know she dosent love me, or my dad, what do i do? i love her so much, how do i get her to love me back and visit and stuff? it's been YEARS! i'll rate high! (link)
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Sometimes there's nothing you can do. You can't change a person if they don't want to change. And you can never, ever, MAKE anyone love you.
I hate it when I have to tell people things like that. Unfortunately, it's true.
But don't give up all hope. You love your sister, and that's real. As long as you love her, there's a chance that she will come to love you.
Actually, she may even love you all NOW, and just not realize it yet. The human heart is complicated.
Don't push, and don't annoy her. But when you have the chance, be thoughtful and show her that you care about her. On the rare times that you see her, show her how happy you are to see her! It would be perfectly fine to send her cards for her birthday and for major holidays; include personal notes, and tell her that you miss her. Try not to be creepy about it; if she feels that you're stalking her, she'll pull away. Just use your best judgement, and try not to worry too much about it.
It might never happen. It might take years. But it IS possible that the time will come when she'll feel the need for more closeness with your branch of the family.
In the meantime you might also want to talk to your father about the situation, if you haven't already.
Good luck!
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the eye docotr gave me lubricant drops for ym eye and I am out whats something I can get like at wal-mart thats the same? (link)
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I'm afraid that you haven't given enough information for a complete answer.
You should be able to read the ingredients on your drops, and then look at the drops for sale at Wal-Mart to see if they match.
If the original drops were for a serious condition, though, it would probably be smart to double-check with your doctor. And if they're prescription drops, you should take a look at the label to see if you have any refills.
Good luck!
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what kinds of strange things? (link)
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Now that you ask, my brain has gone kind of empty. Which isn't surprising. Let's see...I worked at a pornography and adult products company for six months. Got to read all the letters that came in. Would that count as strange? Because it was probably the strangest thing that I've ever done.
Give me a subject or two, and I'll see if I can tell you something strange about it. :D
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I have a 94 Ford Taurus with almost 140,000 miles. I continue to put money into it for repairs and many of the parts have been replaced. Yet again something is wrong, I need new front breaks, springs and struts. It is about $1000 in repairs. My question is do I fix my car in hopes it will last 3-4 more years without major repairs or should I finaly junk it and spend the money towards a new used car with 40,000 miles. Something around $4000-$5000. I am at a loss of what to do? (link)
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This is a tough one; at 140,000 miles it's very unlikely that a Taurus will go for 3-4 more years without major repairs. At the end of that period, assuming average use, you'd be awfully close to 200,000 miles - and that's a lot to ask of ANY car.
To be honest, I REALLY don't think your car will make it without major repairs.
At 140,000, the average price of a 1994 Taurus is just over $2,100. You didn't give enough information for a precise look-up, but $2,200 is pretty much what the blue book value comes to with most options.
I don't know how easy it would be for you to find a car with 40,000 miles for $5,000. I suppose it would depend on the make, model, and year. Not to mention your location. You can look all that up online, of course.
I just wrote a fairly long response to someone who is looking for their first car. You might find some of that information useful, so here's a link: http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=365697
Good luck!
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I am 18 years old/female and i would like to purchase a car. at this point, anything will do. the only problem is, is that i have NO idea where to even begin. i can find a car at a used car dealership, but then what? my sister said all i have to do is go find a nice car that i like, pay the down payment(which i hope will be no more than a 1,000), and the car dealership will do the rest,meaning find someone that will finance me. is that all there is? so, i can get a car whenever i want just as long as i have the down payment?? im really confused because i have no idea how to do this sort of thing at all. i dont know what i have to do or anything. any advice?? (link)
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First off, NOT anything will do. Believe me, you definitely don't want to end up with a lemon! Nor do you want a car with high repair costs and a tendency to break down. That can be a nightmare.
So let me start by strongly recommending that you consider a used VW, Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. I've never known ANYONE who got one of those and regretted it. On the other hand, I've owned a number of American cars and ended up with huge problems every time.
I'll also warn you to stay away from Kia. :D
Okay.
About the financing: yes, most used car dealers will offer financing for your used car purchase. And they'll try to make it easy for you; they don't want to lose the sale by presenting you with a lot of complicated paperwork! But that doesn't mean they'll care if you don't get the best interest rate, either.
So go to your bank or credit union, and see what sort of used-car loans they have. Write those interest rates down and bring them with you when you shop. Even if you decide to go with the dealership's finance company, you may be able to use that information to leverage down the rate. And every little bit lower on interest helps.
I don't know how much you're planning to spend, but this will probably be the biggest purchase you've ever made so far, so it's important to be really, really smart about it. Which means, RESEARCH. Look up the cars you're considering. Check out what price they're selling for elsewhere. Read reviews of that specific year of the car, and see where their weak points are.
This Google search will give you a lot of useful links with great information:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=used+cars
Personally I've found http://www.cars.com/ and http://www.autotrader.com/ to be particularly useful when researching used cars.
When you start to narrow your search to a specific car, look up that vehicle (by VIN, Vehicle Identification Number) to make sure that it has never been in an accident. You'll pay a few bucks for the report, but it's VITAL. There are a lot of cars out there that have been in fairly serious accidents. Body shops can make those cars look good. But those cars are almost *certain* to have serious problems soon, because there's no way to undo the damage throughout the car.
You can look up a car's history at http://www.carfax.com/ . There are other services that do the same thing.
You should know that the warranties offered by used car dealerships usually aren't worth much. They're generally only good for 30-60 days, and almost everything is exempted in the fine print. But once in a while you'll find a car - a USED car - which is still under the original manufacturer's warranty. If you find one, take a good hard look - because it's potentially a great find. I found one a while back that had over a year left on the warranty, and we were able to get several problems taken care of for free. It saved us a couple of thousand bucks, easily.
You should also find out as much as you can about the dealerships you shop at. They're not all the same; some really screw their customers, others provide good service. At the very least, you should Google the dealership's name and check out the top ten or twenty entries. You might also want to look them up on Google Groups and Google News.
Have your mechanic (or a mechanic you trust; ask your friends and family, if you don't know one) check out any car that you're thinking about buying. They'll charge you a few bucks for the service, but they should be able to spot potential lemons. It's definitely worth the money.
One last thing: since gas prices aren't likely to ever go down (and are likely to go way, way up): make sure to check the gas mileage of the cars that you consider. Even an extra 2 miles per gallon could add up to a fortune in savings over the life of the car.
Good luck, and drive safely!
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my penis is small in size please help me is the penis enlargement possible if yes how (link)
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I'm sorry, but it's not possible. I worked for a company that sold a variety of enlargement equipment, and I know - it's all fake. And some of that stuff, the pumps for example, could actually harm you.
But there are three things I can tell you:
1. The average size of an erect penis is six inches or a little smaller. That's the AVERAGE. It means that half of all males are SMALLER than that. If you're 5 inches or close to it, you're in the normal range.
2. If you're not yet fully-grown, give yourself time. You're still developing, and everyone grows at a different rate. Don't panic.
3. Unless you're unusually small (i.e. 3 inches or less), size REALLY isn't a factor in pleasing a woman. Not at all. Sex is about a lot more than genitalia. It's a kind of communication, one that you do with your whole body. And almost all of the important stuff takes place in your mind! The key is how much passion, imagination, and thoughtfulness you can bring to the experience.
In other words, almost any woman would gladly chose an imaginative, sensitive, and responsive guy over a jackhammer-operator with an extra inch.
Honestly.
But if you still feel that you're unnaturally stunted, see your doctor. Odds are that you're perfectly healthy and normal, but your doctor may be able to put some of your fears to rest.
Good luck, and try not to worry!
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okay me and my boyfriend had sex the other night it was about 3days ago. But no sperm came out! and we didnt use protection! no sperm came out and he didnt go all the way in so i am not sure if i have a chance of bein pregant or if i am pregant or wat please help!!! (link)
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If a penis enters a vagina, and neither partner uses birth control, there's ALWAYS a chance of pregnancy.
Well, as long neither partner is sterile, of course. Which I assume isn't the case here. That is, I'm assuming that you're a menstruating female, and that your boyfriend hasn't had a vasectomy.
Men don't have to reach the point of ejaculation - or, as it's more commonly called, "cumming" - to produce sperm. Sperm come out from the penis almost as soon as it enters a vagina, but in relatively small amounts; this is called pre-ejaculate. You almost certainly wouldn't be able to see that fluid, but sperm ARE present and they CAN make you pregnant.
That doesn't mean that you *must* be pregnant, only that it is *possible*. And the odds are lower if he didn't ejaculate inside you. But the possibility is still there.
You have two options:
1) QUICKLY get and take the morning-after pill. That must be used within 72 hours of unprotected sex, and will prevent pregnancy. You'll need to speak to your doctor about getting it in most states.
2) Take a pregnancy test in a couple of weeks. They're cheap, easy to use, and very accurate.
From now on, you should *always* have safe sex, if you're going to have sex at all. Talk to your OB/GYN for information about your options, or to your doctor if you don't have an OB/GYN.
As always when I don't know the age of the questioner, I'll add that sex before 18 or so is a bad idea. Rather than bore you with all the reasons, though, I'll just give you a link to a previous answer I wrote on the subject. Please read it, if you or your boyfriend are under 18.
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=362164
Good luck!
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I wanna make a business website for my dad without paying any money! Does anyone know any websites for starting your own website! Thanx
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I hate to tell you this, but for a real business website you need to spend a little money. You can do it for under $100 per year, although you'll probably get better service at the $200 level.
Free sites don't have top-level domain names. That makes a difference in how your site is ultimately ranked by Google, and other search engines. Which, in turn, makes a difference how much traffic you get.
I ALWAYS recommend getting your own domain for any site that you're even half-way serious about. It costs very little, and gives you a HUGE advantage in terms of name recognition. For example, which URL is easier for people to remember:
http://www.geocities.com/companyname/
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http://www.companyname.com/
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It's pretty obvious, I think. The name-only URL is easier to remember, and MUCH easier to take seriously.
You can select and register a domain name from GoDaddy, for example, for $8.95 per year.
Why do I recommend getting your own domain? Simple: if the site is going to be a success, you'll end up needing your own domain before too long. But changing your site URL is a NIGHTMARE. You lose all of your standing in the search engines, and break any external links to your site. I moved my site from a sort-of free URL to a top-level domain, and went from #1 in the search engines to something like #48. It took me *years* to get back to #1. And there are STILL sites out there which are linked to my old, invalid URL.
A domain of your own is definitely worth the money.
As for setting up the site, many professional hosting companies offer cPanel with various options. Those allow you to select the site elements that you want to install, such as an electronic shopping cart and credit card processing. That sort of hosting is available for $80 - $200 per year.
Now, if your father's website starts doing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of transactions, you'd probably need to bump up the site to a full-service commercial host. But with that sort of business going on, you'd have no problem affording that.
By the way, when or if you search for a professional web host for the site, I recommend researching them VERY CAREFULLY - there are some really bad web-hosts out there. Personally I've been able to get a lot of useful information by looking up hosts on http://www.webhostingtalk.com/.
Okay, I've probably gone on too long about this. And I could write three times as much, easily. If you absolutely don't have $100 to spend on the site (which is understandable), then you have no choice but to go with one of the free sites that the other people here have mentioned. If the site is successful, though, and makes some money, you'll probably want to upgrade to your own domain and hosting - in which case, I hope this information turns out to be useful.
Good luck!
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My friend and I want to set up an online business where local companies pay us to advertise on our website.
Does anyone have any ideas or tips for advertising and any general advice? We have a website, name etc but a budget of like...nothing.
So any help would be great please. (link)
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The key thing is to get people coming to your site. Eyes and clicks will be your stock in trade, and that's what you need to develop.
A budget of zero hurts. You'll have to be very smart and use other resources to make up for that lack. That means you need to make your site a place that local people - particularly the people who are most likely to spend money locally - will want to visit daily, or even many times a day.
Which means it's time to do some serious research. The good news is that you can do that for virtually no cost, beyond your own time and efforts. The bad news is that it WILL take time.
Notice that I didn't include "effort" in the "bad news"? That's because if you want to be a success, effort had better be something you ENJOY.
The first thing to study...is practically everything. Here are some things you'll need to know:
- What topics or services local people are most interested in - particularly ONLINE people.
- Which local businesses are most successful. A business that's losing money is not going to be able to spend money on your site - or at least, not for long.
- How to generate the kind of online content that local people want to see. That may mean writing material yourselves. It may mean recruiting writers and content creators. Since you have a budget of zero, you'll have to start by trying to find other inducements to those content creators. Some might do it just for the ego-boost...but the best ones will probably start wanting more tangible benefits pretty quickly.
- Everything else. In this situation, knowledge is power - and you NEED power. The more you learn, the better your chance of finding out odd bits of information that could mean the difference between success and failure.
- One thing that's likely to make a difference is your business model. Will you charge businessess that advertise with you by the "click"? Some won't find that appealing. They'd probably prefer to give you a cut of any proven additional business that you drive their way. Either model has technical challenges. There may be other models as well. You need to research this.
Good luck!
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