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History of Vegetarianism

To get a good understanding of being a vegetarian, vegetarian food, and cooking it will help to learn about the origins of Vegetarianism. Vegetarianism can be traced back to ancient Egyptian society where many religious sects abstained from eating meat or wearing clothing that was made from animal skins do to their beliefs in reincarnation. The practice could also be found in ancient Greece. Most notably, the famed scholar Pythagoras, known for his contributions in the field of mathematics believed that being a vegetarian was an essential part of being a good human and would help lead to a peaceful existence. The idea of being a vegetarian was hotly debated by the Greeks throughout their civilization. This was one idea that the Romans did not share with the Greeks. Romans saw animals as a source of food and entertainment for the masses.

VEGETARIANISM IN RELIGION

Adhering to a vegetarian diet is central to many religions.

Buddhism shows kindness to all living things and its believers hold many animals to be scared for what they provide to humans whether it is milk or as work animals to help plow fields. Followers of Christianity had different views when it came to being a vegetarian.

Chris-tians believe that humans reign over all other living things on Earth meaning that they believe that animals are here for their use whether that means as beasts of burden or as a food source.

However, that does not mean that all Christians are carnivores.

Throughout history, different sects of Christians have broken with the mainstream beliefs and preached a vegetarian lifestyle.

Vegetarianism played a key role for Christians in Eastern Europe; among these groups were the Bogomils that rose up in the 900’s in what is now modern day Bulgaria. The Bogomils were seen as heretics because they spoke out against what they saw as the excesses of monasteries and the Eastern Orthodox Church; they rejected the physical world and forswore the consumption of eggs, meat, and cheese that led them to lead a vege-tarian lifestyle.

Hinduism

While not all Hindu’s practice vegetarianism a substantial portion of the followers of the religion up to 35 percent adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle. Those that live as vegetarians believe that idea of nonvio-lence applies to animals and that by avoiding the slaughter of animals they will not bring bad karma upon their family. The influ-ence of vegetarianism on the Hindu religion came from its prede-cessor Brahmanism in which violence against animals was strictly controlled with its scriptures only allowing the slaughter of animals for religious sacrifice.

In Addition, the Brahmanism views are also expressed in the Hindu law book the Dharma??stra, which denounced the slaughter of animals and the consumption of meat unless it was performed in a proper religious sacrifice performed by priests. Today, the slaughter of animals based on these principles has almost come to an end.

OTHER RELIGIONS

Other major religions throughout the world to include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have followers that adhere to a vegetarian diet, but the religions do not have a strict policy concerning the consumption of animals. However, when it comes to Judaism and Islam followers of these religions will not consume meat unless it has been slaughtered through the traditional halal method for Muslims and kosher method for followers of Judaism. While both of these reli-gions allow their followers to eat meat that has been prepared in the proper manner they both avoid eating pork, and meat from carnivo-rous animals to include birds of prey.

Types of Vegetarians

If you are looking to join the vegetarian lifestyle, there are different options from which you can choose. These different options give you the opportunity to ease your way into the scene without having to jump into the deep end with no life vest. You no longer have to make the decision to swear off meat all together to be a vegetarian and you can choose to be one of the four types.

STRICT VEGETARIAN/VEGAN

Strict vegetarians are also known as vegans and as their name implies, they do not eat any products that derive from animals, to include cheese, eggs, and cream. Vegans will replace the nutrients that are found in food that comes from animals with different food-stuffs. For example, vegans use tofu to replace meat that may be found in a dish along with the use of plant cream and plant milk. The nutrients that humans get from eggs and cheeses are replaced with the substitution of applesauce and certain ground seeds like flax.

Strict vegetarians also have their own variations of foods that meat eaters consume. If you take the time to visit your local health food store, you will have no problem finding vegetarian sausage, vegetarian burgers, vegetarian chicken nuggets, and vegetarian bacon. To replace what nutrition that is lost by not eating meat nutri-tionists recommend that vegans have a minimum of three servings a day of vegetables that include the dark green and leafy vegetables such as spinach and broccoli, along with vegetables like carrots.

To further their nutritional intake nutritionists recommend that strict vegetarians also consume at least five servings a day of whole grains like pasta, bread, and rice. To comply with nutritionist guide-lines strict vegetarians should also have three servings of fruit and at least two servings of beans, peas, or lentils.

HEALTH BENEFITS

Research studies have shown that people that adhere to a strict vegetarian diet and follow the recommended nutritional servings have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease as well as lower levels of obesity. Studies have also shown that a properly executed vegetarian diet is safe for all ages of human life, along with situations that put more nutritional needs on the body such as pregnancy. On the other hand, if a strict vegetarian does not follow a properly planned diet they may suffer from shortages of vitamin B12, Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, iron, zinc, among other vital vitamins and minerals.

To counter act some of the deficiencies that can occur with being a strict vegetarian it is recommended that vegetarians eat foods that are rich in vitamin B12 or take a vitamin B12 supplement to ensure that blood levels maintain their normal levels. The reason for this is that vitamin B12 is essential to the formation of new red blood cells, DNA synthesis, and proper nerve function. By not consuming the recommended dosage of vitamin B12, strict vegetarians are at risk for a variety of health problems to include anemia.

This is especially critical in strict vegetarians that become pregnant. Vegetarian women should supplement their diet with B12. Low levels of B12 when breastfeeding have been linked to neurological problems in children. It is also important during pregnancy for a strict vegetarian to ensure that they follow the recommended daily servings because consuming a vegetarian diet has been linked to low birth weights in newborns.

Lacto vegetarian

Lacto vegetarians follow most of the dietary recommendations of strict vegetarians except that they consume milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter but not eggs. This type of vegetarian diet is popular in India. Lacto vegetarianism is in keeping with the Eastern religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism and their belief in nonviolence. Hindu’s believe that you are affected by the type of food that you consume and being a lacto vegetarian helps them maintain an inner peace by not consuming the flesh of any animals.

HEALTH BENEFITS

This type of vegetarian diet is good for people that want to keep their cholesterol levels at an acceptable number. They can do this because lacto vegetarians abstain from eating fish and egg yolks that are high in cholesterol. Just like strict vegetarians, those who choose to become lacto vegetarians should maintain a proper diet with the recommended servings of vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and fruits. They should also back up their food selections with vitamin supplements such as B12, iodine, and choline.

Furthermore, while vegetarian diets have been deemed healthy for all ages, pregnant women should ensure that they are getting all of the recommended nutrition. If they do not, they are putting their newborn at risk for low birth weight, neurological disorders, and vision problems. They can help avoid these problems by taking the aforementioned vitamins and minerals along with DHA supplements to help the development of the newborns vision.

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INTRODUCTION

Fundamental to the success of numerous Internet businesses (particularly information product based companies), is the idea of the sales funnel. Some of the very successful Online Marketers made their name in a particular market segment and took over by developing a very specific sales funnel procedure, guiding prospects via an opti-mized and tested channel of sales and marketing.

The sales funnel begins by capturing the interest of prospects. A certain percentage of prospects get persuaded to buy and purchase a basic level product, demonstrating they need to have what's available and are prepared to invest money to resolve their problem. A sales funnel will then continue to engage with the very best clients, elimi-nating mismatches and zoning in on the particular target client, offering them more specific services and products, usually at higher prices.

By the finish of the procedure, the funnel has identified the ultraresponsive clients who buy every thing available and obtain the most value and satisfaction out of every purchase made. It's from these super-responsive customers that almost all profits are created.

In this ebook, we shall introduce you to the sales funnel using simple language. We shall educate you on how, exactly, to develop sales funnels, including an assessment of the front end and the back end, and explain why you have to continually trial your funnel proce-dure thoroughly to make sure of long-term success.

We will also examine the various online marketing methods often utilized as part of a sales funnel's operation.

WHAT IS A SALES FUNNEL?

We make use of the metaphor of a sales funnel (wide at the very top, narrow at the end) to monitor the sales process.

Towards the top of this funnel you've got 'unqualified prospects' - the people who you believe may need your service or product, but to whom you've never spoken. At the end of this funnel, many delivery and sales steps after, you've got those who've received the service or product and have also purchased it.

The metaphor of a funnel can be utilized because prospects drop out of different stages of an extended sales process.

Using the sales funnel, and by calculating the amount of leads at every point of the procedure, you are able to predict the amount of prospects who'll, over time, become clients.

A lot more than this, by taking a look at how these amounts change with time, you are able to spot issues in the sales pipeline and just take corrective action early.

For instance, in the event that you spot that not many mailings were actioned during a month, you may be expecting that, in a couple of months time, sales may dry out. The following month, you can ensure that more mailings than usual are sent.

Utilization of the Sales Funnel shows obstacles and dead time, or if they're an insufficient quantity of leads at any point.

This knowl-edge enables you to decide where sales agents should focus their attention and efforts to help keep sales at the required level and, also, to satisfy targets.

The funnel may also explain where improvements have to be implemented in the sales procedure. These might be as straightforward as introducing extra sales coaching or making certain sales reps put adequate emphasis on each step of the process.

The very first stage in establishing sales funnel reporting would be to brainstorm the sales process together with your sales and marketing people to make certain that it is correct and compre-hensive.

Out of this, find out the main sequential parts of the sales procedure and, from these, generate status codes. Then, label your leads using these codes (this is easier when you've got a sales contact management system). Finally, work-out the amount of prospects of every status and calculate the change from the last month.

As you develop an image of a sales funnel from every month, you can begin to comprehend where you are able to enhance your sales process. Obviously, a product is required before you can start to sell anything though, and this is what we are going to discuss in the following chapters.

WHAT IS INTERNET COMMERCE?

The idea of internet commerce is about going online to complete business better and faster. It is all about giving clients controlled use of your pc systems and allowing them to serve themselves. It's about making your organization commit to a significant on-line effort and integrating your website with the essence of your business. Should you do this, you will notice results!

The web is a feasible alternative to all of the conventional ways of conducting business. Can't meet in person? Send an e-mail with a photograph attached. When it's time for the customer to purchase the merchandise, make use of a secured server for charge card and, sometimes even, digital cash payments! The opportunities and situations through which internet business can be done are limitless.

In the wonderful world of internet commerce, the area where you conduct business are Websites. Most businesses exist already offline. Adding an internet site represents a way to improve their business. For Online start-ups, the website may be the only place they conduct business.

To do business, additionally, you need a method to accept orders and action payment. In a store, clients simply discover the products and services they need, enter a queue at the till and pay the shop clerk. In internet commerce, orders need to be placed and items shipped. Orders are often handled through interactive, internetbased forms.

Clients in a store pay by cash, check or credit / debit cards.

Online clients can't pay by check or cash, only through electronic means. Internet commerce transactions have to occur through secure elec-tronic connections and special merchant portals for processing payment.

Delivery fulfilment, in the wonderful world of internet commerce, is harder than in conventional stores, requiring shipping and transportation much like catalogue and mail order companies.

In both regular commerce and internet commerce, you need to locate a method to attract clients to you. This is epitomized by your online marketing strategy.

On the internet, one simple way to do this is via Google Adwords, where you research keywords related to your site that attract significant numbers of monthly searches. Google will then rank your site higher in their listings when a user enters that keyword into a search and you pay Google a certain amount for every click you receive.

You can also market your site by writing articles related to it and posting these (with a link back to your site in your bio) on well-known article directory sites like EzineArticles.com. These sites are free and usually rank well in the search engines.

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WHAT IS SOCIAL BOOKMARKING?

The internet has o?ered us so many options from shopping, games and emails to simple browsing the World Wide Web. It's been a great place to meet people and promote busi-nesses. Some services make these fun tasks easier than others. One of the newer services o?ered on the web is social bookmarking.

WHAT IS SOCIAL BOOKMARKING?

You may think the phrase social bookmarking is completely new to you; however, there's a change you've already used social book-marking and just didn’t realize that's what you were doing. Have you ever been on a website that was so interesting, you just had to send the link to it to a friend or family member? If so, you were doing social bookmarking.

Any time you "tag" a website and save it for later, you're partici-pating in social bookmarking. A tag is a keyword used to describe a website or specific article. Rather than saving the link in your browser (like with internet history), you're saving it on the web where it can be shared with others.

HOW SOCIAL BOOKMARKING Can Help You

Social bookmarking sites o?er you so many possibilities on the web and are described in so many ways, but the way I most like to refer to them is intelligent search engines. If you're looking for some-thing on a social bookmarking site, all you have to do is type what you're looking for in the searching tool and tags or links will pop up for you.

Whether you're on the internet for work or just browsing for fun, you're going to find a lot of websites that are interesting and worth sharing with friends and family members. You could always call them up and very slowly read the entire web address to them (and hope they get each letter correctly), but that would take forever.

You could always send the link to their email address. However, if your friend is not someone that checks their email regularly, they're not going to get your link as soon as you'd like. However, many people use social bookmarking sites. By posting your link on any one of many social bookmarking sites, it can be easily shared by your friends, family members or anyone on the web.

Social bookmarking is a great way to get in some real advertising as well. Few things are more di?cult than getting tra?c to a new website. However, with the right tags, millions of people can see your link, whether it's for pleasure or business.

WHY SOCIAL BOOKMARKING IS A TRUE SUCCESS STORY

Social bookmarking has become a true success story that combines the ability to collaborate online with the knowledge of millions and the social dimension of the ever changing Internet. The World Wide Web is far too large and vast to ever allow individuals to find everything they're looking for on their own. Along comes the search engine to help them.

However, as e?cient as the search engines may be for finding something, they can often add hours on to the search process, espe-cially if the correct keywords are not used in the search. Social book-marking is so unique because it brings the human touch into the equation. They say the Internet has billions of websites. It also has billions of users and many of these users are sharing the sites they view with others. This is what social bookmarking is all about.

Have you ever found a joke or funny story online that you wanted to share with others but didn't feel like emailing it? Social book-marking makes this possible. Say you read an interesting story about Brett Favre and you want to share it with your friends at work. If you're not a member of a social bookmarking site, the first thing you'll want to do is join one of the many available.

Once you've joined, you'll have a couple of buttons on your web browser. Go to your Brett Favre story and click on the designated button to share the link on the social bookmarking site. A tagging window will pop up with your link in it and space for you to put in some tags or keywords. Here's where the tricky and important part comes in. The tags are what are going to help your friends and others find your website quickly and easily.

You can put in one or several tags but make them consistent with and related to your story. If you used football as a tag for your Brett Favre story, it would be far too vast to get good results. By using words like Favre, Bret Favre or Favre and a significant word from the article, others wishing to read your story will be able to find it easily.

You may also add significant notes or annotations with your tags to make it even easier for your website to be found. Because articles are tagged or voted on at social bookmarking sites, viewers can easily see which articles are the most recent or most popular.

By tagging your bookmarks as you would for yourself, others will find it easy to find what they're looking for and in much less time than it would take with conventional search engines. As more sites are tagged, these generated tags are grouped together, making it easy for anyone on the web to find the websites. This is the beauty of social bookmarking, and what's made it such a success story for Internet users.

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INTRODUCTION

No one can neglect the importance of quality content, but the advancement in technology and internet high quality content has gained more importance. Quality content attracts audience itself automatically because audiences are always looking for content that fascinates them.

If the content is unique, stylish, interesting and at the same time informative then people will not only appreciate the content of the writer but will always wait for the writer to write more quality content. It is important to analyze the audience to write a quality document. Knowing the audience helps the writer in manipulating the content according to the needs of the audience. It’s not about producing quality just once, but you have to maintain quality every time you write.

We have discussed tips to write quality content and mistakes that you need to avoid if you want to produce a quality manuscript. Also we have discussed how important it is to revise your document and proofread it before submitting.

As the importance of quality content is also realized by many businesses, therefore it has emerged as a new career and many indi-

viduals and freelancers are taking advantage of it. Also we have provided some tips if you want to write your first content just to ensure that when you write, it’s a quality content.

We hope you will enjoy reading this book.

IMPORTANCE

Content can be defined as anything that is written and presented on the internet for the audience to read. Content can be of good as well as poor quality. Good quality content

must have two main qualities:

It should be user friendly i.e. it should be able to please the audience.

It should be search engine friendly i.e. it should be able to gain good rankings over search engine.

IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY CONTENT:

Anyone who writes can never ignore the important role that the content plays in determining its fate. It is the content that pulls the audience to your written content whereas, if the written content is of poor quality opposite of it will likely happen. So you can never take a risk of being careless about the quality of content no matter what you are writing; a book, creating your website, preparing a presentation or anything else.

A great deal of hard work and thinking is required to generate a piece of good quality content. The most important objective for any writer is that the audience read the content. For instance the aim of a website owner includes gaining good rankings, having loyal readers and a good amount of tra?c visiting the website and this all can be gained by writing good quality content on the website.

Generating a high quality work piece requires a massive amount of thoughts and creativity. It requires a good deal of time to prepare the content that is worth reading. It is not something to be taken easily. Serious harm can be done to your writing career if you fail to maintain a good quality content. So a proper planning along with a great input is required for this task. Always keep faith in hard work and remember “Good work will result in great rewards”.

Good quality content can provide solutions to number of busi-ness problems as well whereas on the other hand, poor quality content could increase the di?culties of a business. Your content needs to be professional, attractive and at the same time simple as well so that your audience can understand exactly what you want to convey. Almost every business today having an online presence and therefore quality and well written content can attract potential customers to your website and thus increasing your sales.

As of now you have realized the importance of quality content, you must be wondering how to how to generate it? It's not an easy task but once you maintain a habit of working on your content, it becomes a very interesting job to perform, plus it is very rewarding as well. In this book we will be discussing the main things that you need to consider while writing quality content, we will also be giving you e?cient tips that would help you in writing quality content and letting you what are the general mistakes that people make while writing.

You cannot produce a quality manuscript unless you know your audience well. Therefore, while writing quality content of the main things to consider is to analyze your

audience. This refers to gaining deep knowledge about the people whom you are targeting through your writing. Every writer needs to ask themselves one important question that for whom they are writ-ing? What will be purpose of their content if it does not attract or influence the audience? Therefore, analyzing audience is an impor-tant task.

No one can ignore the fact that the objective of writing is that it should be read by someone. Thus, it is very essential to understand what the reader would like to read. Only then you will be able to attract the audience towards your content.

Analyzing your audience helps you in following areas:

1. Informs the writer about What to Write:

Knowing your audience and their interests saves you from wasting your time and e?orts in writing something that will not yield positive results. A proper understanding of your audience enables you to fill your article with insight that will help you achieve your ultimate goal, i.e. pleasing your readers.