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So you’ve published your e-commerce site and you’re waiting on Google to give you some free ranking. What can you do in the meantime to get some traffic to your store? The answer lies in the world of pay-per-clicking. A pay-per-click is when a site pays Google (or any search engine) for every click into their site from a chosen search term. On Google and Yahoo, the results in the grey box at the top and along the side of the page are all pay-per-click results. The secrets to success in pay-per-clicking are budgeting, good ad copy, and an attractive site.

To make pay-per-clicking worth your while, you must budget how much you’re going to spend. Google makes this process much easier by automating your budget. When you sign up, you choose how much money you want to spend on advertising in a day, and Google stops showing your site in search results after you reach that limit. Another important part of budgeting is to make sure that your sales are making up for what you spend. Pay-per-clicks should not eat into your profits; otherwise it’s better to simply wait on the free ranking.

Good ad copy is essential to any sales success, and pay-per-clicking is no different. Google actually uses the description you write in deciding how high to rank you among the pay-per-clicks. It’s true that the highest bidder gets the top ranking, but your ad copy is still an important factor. Also, your ad copy is the only thing that potential customers will use to decide if they want to enter your site. It must be able to grab people’s attention.

Having an attractive site is imperative to converting clicks into sales. It doesn’t matter how many people come into your site if they’re all leaving. This means you need an attractive color design and an easy site layout to make people want to buy. Consider hiring a consultant or even a web designer to make sure you have the best looking store possible. You could also do the extra work of educating yourself in a web design program like Dreamweaver or Frontpage to build everything yourself. If you do all these steps, your site will be on the quick path to sales!

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One of the biggest problems that people have financially is probably credit card fraud. With the number of different ways that credit cards are used now, it’s more and more likely that a credit card could be stolen. While it is scary to find out how many credit card numbers are stolen every day, you should just remember that there are a few simple precautions that you can take to protect yourself from credit card fraud.

First, all you need to do is to make sure that you keep your credit card with you at all times. You should always know where your wallet and credit card is so that if the physical card is ever stolen, you will know right away. However, not every credit card that is involved in credit card fraud is stolen in person. In fact, a lot of credit cards are stolen or used in fraudulent practices just with the credit card number itself.

There are a few major ways that thieves get access to credit card numbers. The first is by checking through the garbage can in order to find any credit card receipts that might have the full credit card number on them. These receipts are then used to either buy things online, or to make a new card that uses your credit card number and information. The other way that thieves can get access to your credit card number is by getting it offline. As a result, you should be very careful about which websites you give your credit card number to. Always make sure that you are putting the card number into forms on a website that you trust.

One way to make sure that you are not entering the credit card information into the wrong place is to avoid entering your number into websites that you get to through links in emails. If you ever get an email from a website that requires your credit card number, and it is a site that you have purchased from in the past, then you should go to the URL manually by typing it into the address bar in your internet browser. That way, you won’t be tricked into giving your number to people trying to commit credit card fraud by websites using host masks.

You should also check your credit report as often as you can. That way, if there are any unusual charges on your card, or evidence of credit card fraud, you’ll know right away. The first thing you should do if you notice irregular charges is to call your credit card company and report the stolen credit card. Remember, if you call in right away, you will not be held responsible for the charges on your card.

The best way to keep yourself from falling victim to credit card fraud is to stay aware of what your credit card is being used for.

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Net carbs are the carbohydrates that can be digested and processed by the body as dietary carbohydrate. Therefore, they directly impact blood sugar. You can determine how many net carbs you are eating by subtracting the grams of fibre, glycerine, and sugar alcohols from the total grams of carbohydrate. Net carbs are the only carbs that you need to count when you are on low-carb diets, such as the Atkins diet.

It is important to understand why fibre does not count as a regular carbohydrate. Fibre substance does not break down into sugar, so it does not play a part in the overall sugar load of the carbohydrate. If a slice of bread has 27 total carbohydrate grams and 3 grams of fibre you have a net carbohydrate content of 24 grams (27 g – 3 grams = 24 grams). This explains why some high fibre foods will have a more favourable impact on the blood sugar and insulin levels.

Only plant foods contain dietary fibre. Fibre has a number of effects on digestion, some beneficial, and some more harmful. One positive effect is that fibre is likely to decelerate the rate of digestion of food. This leads to a more gradual emptying of the food from the stomach into the small intestine. This means that there is less possibility of large quantities of glucose being absorbed quickly from the small intestine into the blood, and therefore a lower chance of an insulin surge. Insulin is the hormone that is released when glucose is absorbed from the small intestine. It is possible that by slowing stomach emptying, fibre helps avoid the situation where the body has to produce large quantities of insulin, as a result of repeated rapid release of glucose into the intestine. In turn this may help protect against diabetes in susceptible people.

However, fibre does get in the way with the absorption of some nutrients. For example, up to 5% of the fat in a moderately high fibre diet is not absorbed because of this interference. This may even be a good thing in Australia, given that 63% of men and 47% of women were overweight in 1995, with no sign that these levels of overweight and obesity will decrease. High fibre foods also interfere to some extent with the absorption of some essential minerals and trace elements, but a high fibre diet is also probable to provide you with extra minerals and trace elements, so the effect is not believed to be very significant for normal Western diets.

Despite these minor detrimental effects, a high fibre intake is understood to be considerably advantageous on the whole. Low intake of fibre, particularly of the insoluble forms of fibre such as those in bread and other wheat products, is one of the major causes of constipation. Low fibre intakes are also strongly associated with an increased risk of diverticulitis. Although the evidence is less compelling, lack of fibre in the diet may also contribute to the incidence of rectal cancer, haemorrhoids, obesity, appendicitis and ulcerative colitis. High intake of soluble fibres such as the pectin and gums, found in fruits, vegetables, rolled oats, and saponins, found in legumes, is associated with reduced blood cholesterol. High intake of foods of plant origin, all of which contain some fibre, is linked with a reduced threat of heart disease, cancer, and an improved life expectancy.

Another benefit, and one that may help with weight control, is the sensation of satiety, that is, a feeling of fullness, which follows a meal plentiful in fibre. It is also true that high fibre foods are almost always low in fat, so a high-fibre diet will usually be a low-fat diet.

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For many mid-career professionals, a Second (or third or fourth) Career turns out to be a business. If your industry disappears, you’re leaving a high-profile job, or you’ve risen through the ranks, self-employment can be your most realistic option.

While you’re working for an organization, it’s never too early to start asking, ‘What will I if my job goes away – or I decide to run away from my career?’ Once you begin moving in this direction – even in a small way – you’ll most likely develop momentum and become really creative.

But – what can you do? That’s the Number 1 Challenge, my clients say.

1. Find a need. As you move through your day, listen for comments like, ‘I wish I had….’ Or, ‘I wish I could find…’

Many business writers believe your first step should be finding a need — not listing your own skills. Often you recognize your own needs first. Many businesses have begun when someone said, ‘I wish I could find someone to…’ And a service was created soon afterward.

2. Look for opportunities when a marketplace changes.

In Silver City, New Mexico, where I live now, some old-timers can’t bring themselves to pay three dollars for coffee ‘with stuff in it.’ Ten years ago, they tell me, they washed their own dogs and mowed their own lawns. Today, people from New York, California and Chicago want double-shot lattes, dog groomers and lawn care services – and they expect to pay.

Nationally, career marketplace has changed, as displaced executives recognize that career change skills differ from career growth skills. I find senior managers increasingly seek career consulting – and they’re very direct about what they want.

And some companies have moved their creative work in-house, adding jobs for writers and designers. But others have cut back on permanent staff and now use more freelancers.

3. Focus on delivery and demand.

When clients consider starting a business – even going into freelancing – they begin with, ‘Where do I get startup capital?’ and ‘What kind of licenses and insurance will I need?’ These questions are critical – but the answers will be straightforward.

Your real challenge is to identify a market that will pay for what you have to offer. Once you’ve identified the market, you have to decide how you’ll build relationships and deliver services. You may have a brilliant idea that uses your unique skills – but nobody wants to pay.

Or you may find a creative way to deliver a mundane service. In his latest book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell describes an accountant who found financial success selling donuts to offices, collecting money through an honor system.

Bottom Line: When considering a new business venture, your first question should be, ‘Is there a market – that is, a large number of people who are able and willing to buy? Do they need something that is not yet available?’

Once you get excited about reaching a market, the insurance, taxes and licensing chores begin to seem manageable – even effortless. You’ll find ways to make it all happen.

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Whenever creative people get together there will, more than likely, be conversation about who is selling themselves creatively, and who is selling out. Making money has always existed uneasily with the creation of art, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in a garret, unless your romantic illusions (or too much wine!) get the better of you.

Promoting yourself and your creative work is an unavoidable fact in this commerce-driven society of ours. You can pay someone to do it for you, but publicists and sales agents are not as personally connected to your book or other project, and sometimes their work, and your sales, suffer as a result. You will always know how to talk about yourself better than anyone else, even if you need help figuring out how to do this.

The first step is to allow yourself to be in charge. Creative people are often shunted to the sidelines, called weird, or made into outcasts, so many of us may feel that the world will not want to listen to what we have to say. That may be the case, but if you have done your homework, I believe there are readers, viewers and listeners out there for practically every kind of work.

Nationwide Newspapers is a place to start thinking about ads. They have very affordable prices, and can target your ads to a certain area of the country, to specific newspapers, or all over the country, with a classified or 1/4 page ad. Placing it is as easy as using their online form and checkout procedure, so the first step towards promoting your creative project couldn’t get any simpler!

The second step is to employ sophisticated search marketing techniques through Yahoo, whose Sponsored Search puts you and your product or service in front of millions of eyes every day. Everything is done online, and in less than a half hour, you could be reaching out to an enormous new audience for just what you do! Fast track your listing for an even faster result.

Once you’ve got people searching for your product or service, try Verizon Super pages. It doesn’t hurt to be listed in their book, but they can also help you out with Pay Per Click advertising, which places small ads on your web site in exchange for money they send to you each month. Until you get rolling with your direct sales, this is an excellent additional source of income.

Another great avenue of creative self-promotion is through articles. Writing articles and publishing them in periodicals, newspaper, ezines or magazines helps others to understand your expert status in your chosen field, and can also have the added benefit of getting you more paying work. Freelance Work Exchange is a great place to find work writing articles for others. But it’s also a great place to get your name out there. By adding your site name and URL to the bottom of each article, you advertise your work virally, by allowing others to distribute it for you.

Lastly, think about audio as another way of getting your message out into the world. Mixonic is a wonderful source for CD design and duplication. You can upload sound files to their web sites, design CDs or DVDs, as well as any packaging, with ease. Simple, step-by-step instructions take you through what are usually the hardest steps of this process and before you know it, you’re a promoting fool, with all the tools you need right at your disposal.

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Noel Brinkerhoff is part of the team at http://www.GrammarGods.com He has been a professional writer for over ten years, specializing in journalism and screenwriting. For seven years, he worked as a reporter for the California Journal and State Net Capitol Journal in Sacramento. He is equally well-versed in book adaptations, and can provide excellent script coverage and story notes, as a former reader for the Chesterfield Screenwriting Fellowship.

Alcohol, when consumed into the human body, is converted to carbohydrates—and, just like everything else we eat and drink, should be consumed in moderation. Too much or too little of anything is by and large a bad idea. A regular 12 fluid ounce beer has about 13g of carbs in it, while a light beer of the same portion provides you with about 4.5g of carbs. Contrary to what many people think, alcohols such as gin, rum, vodka, and whisky have hardly any carbs at all.

Now, seeing as how carbohydrates are the body’s preferred source of fuel, this should make drinking alcohol good, right? Wrong. Just like refined sugar, alcohol provides us with simple carbs—ones that are easily and quickly passed through our system and generally contain more fat than complex carbs. Other carbs, such as complex carbs, provide us with more fibre, vitamins, and minerals. Neither types are bad for us—actually, both are necessary—we just need many more complex carbs in order to function properly. Simple carbohydrates are not just found in alcohol and sugar; they are present in many types of food. They are contained in milk, and the vitamins and minerals found in milk are nutritionally necessary for a healthy body. The simple carbs in milk are a good thing, where a simple carb like sucrose and alcohol isn’t quite as important. Drinking alcohol also generally tends to cause your blood sugar levels to be quite unstable, which can make you feel hungry and crave sweet-tasting food. This can lead to such problems as obesity.

There is some good news for you alcohol-loving, diet-conscious people out there. Lately the major brewers of beer have been producing low-carb beer. Molson, Labatt, Sleeman, and Big Rock, among others, have taken notice of the trendy Atkins diet and have made beer to suit it. Big Rock’s Jack Rabbit has one of the lower carbohydrate counts, with only two grams per 355-ml can. Companies claim to preserve the taste of their original brews, but be careful, it may or may not be too good to be true. Nicholas Pashley, author of Notes on my Beermat, declares a deficiency in taste and a watery consistency are often problems with low-carb beers. Even with the potential downfalls of this new beer, they’re still an innovative way to watch your weight without cutting out all of life’s little pleasures.

Yes, the low-carb revolution has begun. Evidence of such a notion is prevalent. America’s top brewers, Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Coors, have changed their football game ads. No longer boasting bold flavours and gorgeous women, brew companies are raving about their low amount of carbs. It seems that they newest way to enthral young men is to tempt them with abs and buns of steel. Perhaps this is the way to tempt young people into becoming more knowledgeable on their own nutrition practices.

This new found knowledge and popularity of lowering carbohydrate levels in alcohol is making it easier for people everywhere to watch what they are consuming more closely. Awareness of complex and simple carbs is heightened, and that attitude is being reflected in the producers of alcohol. Consumers are realizing that they can’t just count calories and fat, but have to factor in other elements like carbohydrates. People are becoming more educated on what is entering their bodies, and hopefully our latest development of becoming overweight and having unhealthy habits will cease to exist, or at least fade a little. The road to complete healthiness is a long and winding one, but steps like watching carb intakes are helping to make progress.

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A native of Alexander City, Alabama, Terrell Eldorado Owens was born on December 7, 1973 and is often referred to as ‘T.O.’ He is currently the wide receiver for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys after being chosen in March 2006 to be a part of the team’s upcoming season.

During the majority of the 2005 season, Terrell Owens was an inactive player of the Philadelphia Eagles. The activity, or lack thereof, was due to a contract dispute and conflicts with fellow teammates, including quarterback Donovan McNabb. When Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced that Owens had signed a contract to play for his team, it seemed that all of the controversy from the previous year was over. While Owens is undisputably one of the most dominant receivers in the NFL, his reputation for speaking his mind without regard is a large part of the controversy that surrounds him.

After being released from the Philadelphia Eagles on March 14, 2006, Terrell Owens quickly found a home with the Dallas Cowboys. In a deal that is reportedly worth $25 million and spans over a period of three years, many continue to speculate as to how this new alliance will fare. The contract is also said to include a $5 million signing bonus and a first year salary of $5 million.

While his reputation is sometimes viewed in a negative way, his athletic abilities cannot be denied. Terrell Owens currently holds the NFL record for 20 receptions in a single game and has enjoyed many notable accomplishments, including 103 total touchdowns, six 1,000 yard seasons and reached 100 catches in 14 games during the 2002 season.

After being drafted for the first time in the 1996 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Terrell Owens is now playing for his third professional football team. From the 49ers to the Eagles and now finding a new home with the Cowboys, Terrell Owens is poised to begin the 2006 NFL season with a new contract, new teammates and in a new zip code. As teammates, coaches and fans eagerly await to see how the Alabama native meshes with the players of Dallas, Terrell Owens will be preparing for a new season filled with plenty of competition.

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‘Less is more’ is more than good advice, it’s how our brains comprehend information.

Think different. Just do it. It’s the economy, stupid.

These are not just cute tag lines meant as a punch line to a piece of advertising. They are well crafted statements able to stir the emotions of consumers and make an unknown Arkansas governor president of the United States. Other companies and presidential candidates have tried to rally people to choose them, but it is always the simple messages that are better able to cut through the clutter and mobilize people. And the reason so few words can yield so much power is not about slick marketing but rather firmly grounded in the inner workings of the human brain.

The brain is divided into three areas: The so called “reptilian brain,” the Limbic Brain and the Neocortex.

The “reptilian brain” is singly focused on survival: hunger, fight-or-flight, etc. Although it can respond to words, it is a non-verbal part of the brain and functions on a purely visceral level. The reptilian brain has no baring on the contents of this article.

The next level is the Neocortex, or rational brain. This area of the brain is responsible for complex thought. Responsible for language, the neocortex is activated when we weigh facts and logic. The neocortex can process vast amounts of information, but it generally also requires time to do so.

It is the Limbic Brain, the middle level, that has been so valuable to Apple Computers, Nike, Bill Clinton and others who know how to tickle it and influence human behavior. The Limbic Brain, often also called the “mammalian brain,” is solely responsible for human emotions and feelings: love, flirtation, desire, fear, etc.

Most of us consider ourselves rational beings. We like to think we make our decisions based solely on analytical thought. Not so. According to respected Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr. Risa Grand, the feelings generated in the Limbic Brain absolutely affect behavior. In fact, Dr. Grand says, that if you can get someone to feel a certain way you can get them to act without thought. Other studies theorize that this is the reason humans make “bad decisions” when flirting or confronted with sexual options. If given the time to “think about it,” many of those decisions resulting in infidelity would not get made. This might provide a clue as to why “sex sells.”

Communicating in short, simple emotionally charged messages is essential for stimulating the Limbic Brain. Unlike the neocortex, our mammalian brain is actually incapable of processing much information. More than driving an impulse or decision, the Limbic Brain is also responsible for our feelings of loyalty, love and devotion. So not only are Nike, Apple and Bill Clinton able to drive choice with their simple emotionally charges messages, they are able to create loyalty so strong that even rational arguments can not unseat those feelings.

When companies put out messages of “most innovative,” “the best,” “the largest,” etc, though short, these messages are not emotionally charged. Companies are trying to appeal to our rational or neocortal brains to get us to choose them. However, as research reveals, the “limbic brain establishes positive or negative ties before the neocortex articulates them.” That is to say, trying to appeal to people’s rational mind’s with a simple message is vastly less effective.

Politics is no different. There are a great deal of objective studies that have compared the appeal of John Kerry and Al Gore to George Bush. Victoria Duffy-Hopper, Democratic political advisor and wife of actor Dennis Hopper, is well aware of the power of the Limbic Brain and is quick to point out that John Kerry and Al Gore, though adept at rationalizing and reasoning, were weak at communicating in short, emotionally charged phrases. It was scientifically impossible for their personalities and their campaigns to “connect” or create a bond with the voting public because they communicated on a neocortal level. Bush, however, was able to communicate on more visceral level. That his arguments made sense or not, logically and rationally, was irrelevant. He was able, and even more effectively in a post-9/11 environment, to stir the emotions of an electorate that was open to his message.

Communicating to a target most likely to be stirred by your message is an important component of creating an effective communication. There is no such thing as a message that appeals to everyone. Which is why company centric messages of “best” or “largest” are less effective. Finding an audience (broad or narrow) that is open to your message is an essential component of creating an emotional connection. Apple connects with those who consider themselves revolutionaries and iconoclasts, Nike appeals those driven by a competitive spirit, Clinton to soccer moms who just wanted a better life for their families and Bush to the evangelical right who were touched by Bush’s “moral principles.”

In order for your company to communicate on a Limbic level – driving preference and loyalty for your products or services, you will need two things.

1. Define your audience and find an emotionally driven message based on an insight from their lives, not your company. Apple, Nike and Bill Clinton aren’t just telling about their products, their messages tapped an aspect of their customers’ lives.

2. A succinct articulation of that insight. Apple, Nike and the ’92 Clinton campaign found away to communicate their insight quickly, making it able to be understood by the Limbic brain.

Traditional tenets of marketing still apply – consistency of message and discipline to stay on message. Too many messages, even if simple,quickly turns into a disorganized concoction of ideas. And don’t think that a simple Limbic message and good marketing is enough. A lot of decisions are made with some combination of Limbic and neocortal thought – emotional and rational components. Not everyone is the same, and some people will react more Limbicly to some products or services or ideas and more neocortally to others. You will still need to produce strong products and services to have the rational reasons to justify an emotional or impulsive decision to try your product.

One thing is certain. Develop a simple emotional message and you’ll be appealing to your customers biologically. And that’s a rational fact.

Simon Sinek is teaches in Columbia University’s Graduate level Strategic Communications Program.
An expert on communication that influences behavior, he speaks and writes about marketing trends and techniques, corporate cultures and political messaging that can boost profits, ensure lasting loyalty and entrench legacies.

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Does maintaining a diet with no carbohydrates really help decrease weight? Since the early 1970s, several weight loss plans have supported avoiding or reducing carbohydrates, referred to as ‘carbs’, from our diets in varying quantities. Although these carb-conscious diets are embraced by some, they continue to raise questions for many. For example, it has been debated whether it is safe to limit carbohydrate intake, and whether this can be done in a healthy, sustainable way. Some carbohydrates are better or healthier than others. Another question raised is whether or not everyone should limit carbohydrates, and whether someone can eat a diet of natural foods while controlling carbohydrate consumption.

Aside from the common theories on why low carb diets work, no agreement exists on what makes up the optimal reduced carbohydrate diet. Suggestions of the various diet plans recommend a range from 20 to 100 grams of carbohydrates daily, and few recommend no carbs at all, although this diet has been seen in Hollywood. Many of these diets advise restraining from the intake of carbs such as bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, and added sugars, but they differ in implementation and thorough directions. There are also no official guidelines on what foods should constitute a controlled carb diet, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no formal classification of a low carbohydrate food.

To put the resulting mystification into perspective, keep in mind that one-size-fits-all just doesn’t work when it comes to dieting. Nutrition choices should be individualized and depend upon genetics, lifestyle, activity levels, health status, and special needs. Some experimentation may be necessary to determine what works best for you. Some may find cutting back on carbohydrates is most favourable for their health, weight, and blood sugar levels, and they decide to limit their carb intake as part of an overall healthy lifestyle.

With regards to low-carbohydrate diets you may well lose weight on this regimen because if you cut down on bread, pasta, rice, crisps and eat only meat, fish and vegetables you will tend to eat less overall. But you are likely to get bored with this diet and therefore slip or get too hungry as your diet will lack bulk. Furthermore, limiting carbohydrates causes the body to rely on fat or muscle for energy. This can create a by-product called ketones, causing fatigue and nausea. This is particularly dangerous for anyone with diabetes, heart or kidney problems.

Yes, there is such thing as a healthy low-carb diet. The key is to not go overboard and throw out all the essential nutrients we need for health and optimum energy in pursuit of a low-carb eating plan. High-carb diets typically contain 50 to 60 percent of total calories from carbohydrate. A healthy low-carb plan will contain 40 to 45 percent of calories from carbohydrate. That way you keep the carbs that provide nutrition: fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, milk and yogurt and decrease your use of simple carbs like sugar, candy, cookies, soda and snack foods.

Fresh fish are high in protein and are often carbohydrate free. Shellfish generally contain some carbohydrates. Keep an eye out for prepared seafood products-like crab cakes or breaded fish-that may contain moderate amounts of carbohydrates. Protein-packed meat and poultry make up the bulk of many controlled carb diets. Try eating bacon, chicken, deli meats, duck, sausage, pork, lamb, rabbit, etc.

There’s also no need to stay away from nature’s sweets. Keep in mind that high fibre content in certain fruits accounts for a sizable percentage of carbohydrates. Fibre is essential for the body and it is generally subtracted from total carbohydrates when determining ‘net carbs’ — the carbs thought to affect blood sugar and, therefore, weight loss.

Even if you are adhering to a controlled carb diet, it is important to eat plenty of produce. Colourful vegetables provide fibre, vitamins, minerals, and numerous phytochemicals. The carbohydrate content of vegetables ranges greatly. Non-starchy, brightly coloured vegetables are a safe bet for those watching their carbs.

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This may seem like an obvious question but we often come across confused single Christians wondering whether God wants them to be married or with wrong ideas about why they should get married. In this article we will attempt to give some clear advice to all single Christians who are beginning the dating process and are wanting to know the right motives they should have regarding marriage.

Single Christians may need to overcome a burden of guilt regarding wanting to be in a loving relationship. This may have arisen through a feeling of unworthiness or lack of self-esteem: “I don’t deserve to get married”, “God doesn’t love me enough to find me a partner” or similar thoughts. The truth is that, right from the start, God has not wanted people to be alone. Adam was the first human being God created and He thought that Adam should not be on his own, in fact it was the first thing God said was “not good” when everything else in the garden of Eden was perfect.

So, if God’s purpose for his creation was for them not be alone then we can be sure that He has not changed and He still wants everyone to be married like Adam was. Of course we now live in a fallen world and God’s plan for marriage may not be perfected in all our lives the same as any of His may not be perfected. This is no reason not to pursue them though. So much of the Kingdom of God is built on relationship (perhaps all of it) and marriage within God’s plan is at is heart. The Bible says that marriage is a mystery that mirrors Christ’s relationship with His Church. If this was the best illustration St Paul could use then surely marriage is a significant thing for Christians.

The New Testament says that people should marry to avoid falling into immorality. Marriage is the best place for intimacy as it is a committed and blessed relationship. People go into marriage wanting that security from being with their partners. Intimacy outside this is temporary and risky both physically and emotionally and does not carry God’s blessing. Christians should not be scared of intimacy and consider it somehow “non-spiritual”, the truth is that it is deeply spiritual and can provide great healing within a marriage. Single Christians should seriously consider their own need for true intimacy before they begin dating, as this should not become a shock to them once they get married.

God wants single Christians to marry because He wants children to be born into the Christian community. We mention this lastly as we believe that the relationship aspects of marriage should be thought about first. If the relationship motives are not right then having children will not fix things.

So there are a number of good reasons why single Christians should be happy to seek marriage without feeling selfish or guilty. Seeking what is good for ones life is not to be criticised and people should encourage others looking to improve the quality of their lives through a married relationship.

Richard Lloyd is Director of ChristiansUK.com a dedicated online Christian dating and advice site serving Christians in the UK and USA. He is also the Director of Hampshire web design company Black Ridge Design Limited.