Donovan Baldwin

name Donovan Baldwin is a Dallas area writer. A graduate of the University of West Florida, Pensacola (1973), member of Mensa, and retired from the U. S. Army, he writes essays, articles, poetry, and product reviews for use on his own website, and for other webmasters. His blog on internet business and marketing, and related subjects, can be found at http://www.donovanbaldwin.blogspot.com.

Automotive

Did You Change Your Oil?

01st February 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin The year was 1976, the place was Milton, Florida, a small, semi-rural community in the Florida panhandle, not far from Pensacola, where I had grown up. I had recently returned to northwest Florida, after working as an ac... Read >
E-Marketing

The Real Goal Of Network Marketing

14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin Her name is Jessica and she is a single mother in Georgia. She is engaged and living with her fiance, but she has 2 kids she wants to take care of and she wants them to know their mother. She wants to be there for them ... Read >
Business

Network Marketing In Its Purest Form

14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin NOTE: Although this article is about network marketing, its principles can be applied to its newest and increasingly common cousin, internet marketing. A majority of internet marketing programs and businesses are networ... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

Who Needs To Take Vitamins?

14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin Do you need vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements for your health? If you do, which vitamins should you take? Most of us are willing to concede the necessity of having a good balance of vitamins, minerals, and ... Read >
Self-Improvement

God's New Hairdo

09th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin Okay, there's a story behind the title. It's a running joke between my wife and myself. A few months ago, I made a crack about how her hair looked one morning. Something about Elvis. I didn't get out of the doghouse f... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

The Best Weight Loss Program

09th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin WHAT THE BEST WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM IS NOT. The best weight loss program is NOT about diets, diet pills, fad diets, or even dieting. While it involves physical activity...we're all adults here, I'll use the word..exerci... Read >
E-Marketing

1, 2, 3! The Numbers Are The Key.

07th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donovan Baldwin Okay, there are some variables in this internet or network marketing world. If I am meeting people face-to=face, it helps to have brushed my teeth, to have bathed, to have put on some decent looking clothes, etc. If I n... Read >
Business

I Don't Know What To Do. Guess I'll Call Steve.

11th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin I knew the first time I met him that he was just out to get my business. After all he was a salesman. That's what his card said, that's what his job was, and that's what he did for a living. I don't trust salesmen, a... Read >
Business

The MLM Question: Should I Sell Or Should I Recruit?

11th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin Wow, that's a good one. Actually, it's a great question without an equally great answer. In any network marketing program, of course, one of your major goals is to establish a viable income through the sales of produc... Read >
E-Marketing

Yessir! Maybe Planning IS Important.

09th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin So the story goes: A guy decided he would commit an armed robbery. This gentleman couldn't just stick up a liquor store or knock over a bank. Nosiree Bob! He walked past a parked police car out on the sidewalk, an... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

Aromatherapy And Essential Oils - The Basics

09th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin Aromatherapy is the use of oils extracted from various, primarily fragrant, plants to aid in the relief of a range of physical or mental discomforts or illnesses. These oils, commonly referred to as "essential oils" are ... Read >
E-Marketing

The Best Home Business

08th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin I was once talking to my wife about exercise. I have been involved in health, fitness, and weight loss for years. We were discussing some aspects of exercise, and I mentioned that there was no such thing as a "best" exe... Read >
Business

But The Light's Better Over Here, Officer!

04th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin In his book "One Small Step Can Change Your Life - The Kaizen Way", Robert Maurer tells the following old joke: A drunk was crawling about on the sidewalk under a lamppost at night. A Police Officer came up to him a... Read >
Business

Would You Like Cheese With That?

29th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin Back in my retail days, we called it "the upsell". In direct sales and internet marketing, it falls under the heading of "follow-up", although in many guises it can be very similar to the retail "upsell". It's really an... Read >
Business

The Best Kind of Advertising

23rd November 2005
Copyright 2005 Donovan Baldwin He was a little old man, and he was confused. All around him were huge, confusing technological marvels, and he had no clue what he was really looking for...or at, for that matter. I was on commission, so the higher-e... Read >
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