Active AimA Journey and Destination

You have researched a topic and believe there is enough material to provide readers with a compelling reason to desire the information. The topic is universal in scope or is a niche idea with plenty of potential customers. In either case you discover you only have one problem; you don’t know how to write.

I’ve touched on this idea in other articles, but I wanted to dedicate an article to the use of freelance writers to aid in the completion of your visionary idea.

The end result should meet or exceed your expectations for quality. While there can be a sizeable ‘write for hire’ fee attached to the completion of the ebook it should be noted that once you pay for the work (with the knowledge that you will require all rights to the work) you can begin to recoup your expenses through online ebook sales as a new home business or as an extension of an existing enterprise.

When working with potential freelancers you should feel free to ask for credentials, references or both. They should be able to supply you with a sample of their work and then work with you on every phase of product development.

We’re all familiar with the old adage, “It takes money to make money.” While this may be true, the overall cost of developing an ebook may be less than you may think. The long-term benefits come with a residual income that can be administered through an online ebook reseller.

Many home-based businesses will direct link to their ebook reseller as a means of pointing to the work without the need to manage downloads and fee collection.

As the Internet has grown so, too, has the expectation for knowledge-based sites that can assist visitors on various aspects of a product or service. The sites that provide this information are finding a double benefit of improved site rankings and a significantly more satisfied customer base.

The addition of an ebook becomes a marriage between marketing and good will. The customer sees this offering as a means of learning from an expert in the field and you have the satisfaction of knowing your knowledge has provided a win/win scenario for you and customer.

A freelance work-for-hire writer can help you make sense of the book you’d like to see made and then build on the framework you provide. In the end, the work becomes yours and the freelance writer moves along to assist others in reaching similar goals.

Visionary Railroader chronicles the life of a key figure in the history of rail travel in the United States. As president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Jervis Langdon Jr. had the opportunity to put progressive concepts into practice. In 1964, Langdon took charge of the Rock Island, and by the time he left in 1970, he had spearheaded major improvements for this struggling carrier. The same year, he became lead trustee for the bankrupt Penn Central and three years later assumed the presidency. From his role in passing the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to his work on creating the quasi-public Conrail, Visionary Railroader examines the impact of Langdon’s active life with clear text, unique representations of media of the day, and select family photos.

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Short film documenting the Visionary Primitive event at Alex Grey’s COSM gallery in New York. Top tattoo artists show off there fine art skills in gallery setting.

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I’m beginning to wonder if the cable companies can keep up with Satellite TV. The cable industry must find it perplexing to watch the torrid pace of the growth of the world of Satellite TV. The two largest Satellite TV companies are well on their way to 30 million subscribers in the United States. Cable Television had at least a 3-decade head start, but continues to see a steady erosion of their subscriber base.

In a relatively short amount of time, the satellite industry has evolved from a wild idea from the science fiction Arthur C. Clarke in the 1940’s to its current status as the main force in home entertainment and a crucial information delivery technology. The space program spurred the growth of the satellite industry, and it was also impacted by a variety of factors such as the recent advances in digital video technology, smaller dishes and better hardware, and the efforts of visionary individuals such as Charlie Ergen, the founder of Dish Network.

Just this month, Echostar Communications Corporation, the parent company of Dish Network announced that DISH Network(TM) has passed the 12 million-customer mark. Such massive, almost exponential growth endows the Dish Network company with the mantle of the fastest growing pay-television provider in the nation since the first year of the new millennium. I’m not surprised, because when potential subscribers see the crystal-clear digital picture, they jump on board very quickly.

Dish Network has grown from one million satisfied customers in 1997 to more than twelve million today. They are obviously doing all of the right things! With more 500 channel choices, including more than 60 international channels in over than 25 languages, exciting sports packages, the great HD programming, and local channels availability in 164 cities, they will continue to dominate the industry.

No one else in the satellite TV business has the research and development of cutting-edge technology of Dish Network. Their stellar work in the areas of set-top box engineering has attracted attention from the experts throughout the industry and has captured the praise of millions of satisfied customers. Dish Network recently introduced the first full feature digital video recorder (DVR) that records satellite-delivered high definition TV channels. Dishnetwork also now boasts the first DVR set-top box that provides the unique ability to record a couple of shows at the same time as well as allowing for independent viewing of live satellite television programming and recorded events on two or more televisions.

Good news will continue to roll out of Englewood, Colorado, the home of

EchoStar Communications Corp. For example, they just announced that its Dishnetwork satellite TV service has unveiled its new high-definition television package, called DishHD, with the most High-Def programming anywhere in the pay-TV industry. DISH Network is expanding its extensive HD channel lineup this year with the addition of five new original VOOM channels, which brings the total to 15, as well as other HD networks including ESPN2 HD and Universal HD.

The satellite television industry has grown to over 27 million subscribers, and with good customer service and the clear digital picture it will continue to set records as one of the hottest and fastest growing consumer electronics products of all time.

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