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SEO Lab

Oct 13, 2007 Author: Bibi Liew | Filed under: Internet Money Making, Reviews, The Web

Product Review: Subscription to Derek Gehl’s private "Search Engine Marketing Lab ."

Did you know that it’s still possible to attract 1,000s of qualified buyers to your website every month (i.e. FREE traffic!) using the organic search engines?

It’s true… And Derek Gehl has proven it with his recently released "Search Engine Marketing Lab."

To help you get #1 and #2 rankings in the "Big 3" search engines (Google, Yahoo, and MSN) WITHOUT spending $1,000s on SEO experts or wasting 200+ hours a month reading SEO newsletters…

… Derek is giving you access to the exact same SEO strategies he pays over $13,750 per month to learn.

As a member of Derek’s Search Engine Marketing Lab, you will first be run through his "SEO Bootcamp for Beginners" where you’ll be shown, step-by-step, how to apply all the basic SEO strategies to your websites.

No technical mumbo jumbo or fluff filler here. Derek and his team have designed his portion of program for the absolute NEWBIE, so you’ll know exactly how to best prepare your website for the search engines.

Then, every month you’ll receive Derek’s hard-hitting "Search Marketing Lab Report ", a 7-10 page newsletter that gives them a concise overview of the latest advanced SEO strategies that are working TODAY…

… Straight out of Derek’s own personal testing labs!

So there’s no guesswork and no wasting time reading HUNDREDS of SEO newsletters, trying to figure out what changes you need to make to keep or improve your top search engine listings!

And finally, you ALSO get a complementary membership to Derek’s SEO Discussion Forum — where you can ask his team of experts unlimited questions about your SEO campaigns.

All this for a ridiculously low monthly membership fee that makes the $1,000s per month that *other* SEO experts charge for this level of personalized assistance and expertise seem even more outrageous!

I give Derek’s brand-new "Search Engine Marketing Lab" my very highest recommendation. The monthly newsletter is invaluable… and I can’t believe the quality of information his team is giving away EVERY DAY in his private discussion forum.

To check it out for yourself, click here now !

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Finally Received my New Lappie - Dell XPS M1330

Sep 27, 2007 Author: Bibi Liew | Filed under: Reviews

This is a follow up to my previous post about Dell XPS M1330. I ordered my lappie on 18th and was scheduled to deliver on 25th September. But, Dell customers service person called me on the 20th and said my order has been revised, the new estimate delivery date will be on 2nd October. :roll:

Dell came a knocking on my door at 10am today! (Surprisingly my estimated ship date has been brought forward to 27th) XPS M1330 is probably the most beautiful laptop I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Here’s some photos of my unpacking process:

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Your XPS will also come with this branded laptop sleeve below which you don’t need to order seperately. I like the sleeve as it looks pro.

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I opted for Crimson Red. The finish of the lid is matt and is nice to touch. According to DirectToDell.com, the finish on the lid of XPS M1330 is similar to a custom paint job on a car. It takes about 7 coats of paint to get the appearance. I have also read in some forums that it pick up fingerprints easily.

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Along with the XPS itself, Dell provide a few goodies as well. This include product information, basic “Getting Started” pamphlet, and reinstall discs of:

  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Dell MediaDirect
  • Dell Webcam Manager
  • Dell Drivers and Utilities
  • Microsoft Works 8.5
  • Roxio

What should I say about the LCD screen… Awesome! It’s much much more brighter and colors are more vivid. I’m happy with it because I’m a fan of LCD screen.

XPS travel remote control is cool to play with… The remote buttons are nice to press… The charger is smaller than other Dell laptops which is great for mobile users.

The palmrest looks nice with it’s hairline metal design, but it get rather warm after a while. Keyboard is absolutely solid… the delete key is located at the right top corner which I’m used to! The con is the keys are slightly loud when typing quickly. No compaints for the touch pad. Some owners complaints about the touchpad a little cramped, but I think it’s just nice. The pad have some texture on it so your finger moves smoothly over the surface. Overall, it’s responsive. The touchpad buttons feel very nice with no loud click sound, unline my old Asus laptop. :smile:

The volumn touchpanel is cool too… but for the slot drive, I found myself inserting and ejecting CD quite noisy. The webcam quality, not bad.

XPS Elevations:

Dell XPS M1330

On the right side, there’s slot for travel remote, slot-load DVD burner, a single USB port and a security cable slot.

Dell XPS M1330

The left side is much more busier, AC adapter connector, video & network connector, single USB port, HDMI connector and a hard drive output.

Dell XPS M1330

The front of XPS has a mic imput & 2 headphone outputs, and a 8 in-1 card reader.

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