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Greetings! My name is Wendy, and I'm the proud owner of Tailored Content Enterprises - www.tailoredcontent.com.

I've been building and maintaining websites for six years, and writing freelance for twelve years. I am also the Guide for the Sales site at About.com

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Personal Finance > Investing Basics The importance of diversification in building an investment portfolio: 1 of 8

Most money managers will tell you to "pay yourself first" meaning set aside some money from your paycheck to go into a savings or investment account. An excellent vehicle for long-term investment is, of course, the stock market. Over the long haul the US stock market has always gone up, so if you are willing to ride out the ...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Astronomy: The summer solstice explained: 2 of 15

In elementary school, your teacher probably demonstrated the Solar System by showing you a model with a light bulb in the middle and several balls on wires circling around the bulb. This model is a good way to show how planets orbit the Sun, but it doesn't explain the different seasons that we experience here on Earth. In ad...
Computers & Technology > Spam & Email Scams How to stop your e-mail from being seen as spam: 1 of 4

The proliferation of spam in everyone's email has resulted in an equal proliferation of spam-fighting devices. From software to filter services to appliances, just about everyone has some kind of spam blocker running on their email. That's great for the average user, but what do you do if you want to send out a marketing com...
Computers & Technology > Graphic Software Good graphic/image compression formats: 1 of 3

When taking pictures or creating images that will eventually end up on the Internet, you have two main options: Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) or Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). Each format has strengths and weaknesses that compliment the other, so you'll probably end up using both formats on your site. GIF was i...
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology & Training The cat's meow: What cat noises really mean: 9 of 23

Cats are capable of a huge variety of sounds. Their range is all the more remarkable when you consider that cats are solitary creatures by nature. Domestic cats are more likely to be "talkative" than wild ones, because tame cats are mentally kittens all their lives. That's why they remain with their human families instead of...
Business > Small & Home Business Steps to keeping a well organized home business: 2 of 5

Keeping work and home life separate can be tricky for anyone, but for a home business owner it's particularly tough. The key to making a home business function is compartmentalizing your work life and your home life. And to do that you need to stay organized. -Set Aside a Space That's for Work Only Ideally, you should have a...
Computers & Technology > Internet Troubleshooting How web search engines work: 3 of 6

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a hot topic these days for webmasters and content writers alike. SEO means designing your web site so as to get the best possible response from search engines. This doesn't just mean getting your site to show up in a lot of searches; they have to be the right searches, or your visitors wil...
Computers & Technology > Web Design How to optimize website loading speed: 2 of 4

In this age of instant communication, a webpage that becomes popular ("goes viral" in Internet-speak) can find itself deluged in visitors. For most website owners this is a dream come true... until they find themselves struggling to keep the server up under an avalanche of hits, or end up throwing money at their web hosting ...
Computers & Technology > Web Design Introduction to Javascript: 1 of 2

Javascript is a great way to add some interactivity to your website. With HTML alone your pages will be completely static, but if you throw in a few Javascript snippets you can have a site that will respond to your visitors' actions and a whole lot more. One thing that tends to confuse web developers is that Javascript and J...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Summer solstice temples around the world: 1 of 2

The summer solstice is the day each year when the Earth tilts directly towards the Sun. In the Northern Hemisphere, this happens in mid-June, when the northern half of the Earth leans towards the sun; in the Southern Hemisphere the summer solstice happens in mid-December, when the southern half of the Earth inclines sunward....