How Blogging On Your Website Generates Powerful Brand Recognition

By Jan Verhoeff

Business developers often ask how to generate brand recognition online, and my answer is always the same blogging on your website will generate the most significant brand recognition. Do that first. THEN try other branding techniques and strategies.

Make a name for yourself through the process of writing blog posts. That's your first step, then there are so many other ways to drive traffic and brand your business, you'll want to try several of them. But start by blogging on your website, to create powerful presence right there in front of your audience.

Brand Development Means Communication

When people find your website they want to know who you are, what you do, how you can help them, where you are, and why you can help them. They're seeking something from you. Communicating what you offer, your location, how you can best benefit them, and what solutions you provide will increase their likelihood of returning. Better yet, it means they'll remember you.

Brand Recognition Means Being Found on Search Engines

When they remember you, they need to be able to find you. Your brand means recognition when they're searching for someone like you on the internet. Have you ever searched for a tire repair shop, and noticed one that has name recognition? You call them first, right? That's what brand recognition means. When you're blogging on your website and you use familiar terms, a logo that is readily recognized, and colors your audience is comfortable seeing.

Brand Identity Happens Every Time You're Blogging on Your Website

Blogging on your website gives you a good opportunity to share your brand, show off your colors, add your logo, or better yet, focus on keywords. The readers who find you online will recognize you if they have heard your name before. Use your name every time you add content to the web, whether it's on your website or someone else.

Creating a brand identity that people can recognize is almost as important as putting content on your website, but content will drive more traffic. Recognition of your brand will keep them after they've found you, but the content will bring them your way.

Use blogging on your website as a simple, yet powerful way to increase traffic and generate a dynamic well-vested group of followers who will promote your website to others.

What you say is golden.

Use your blog to attract more readers, by sharing your own special personality and style of writing through the content you provide.

Brand recognition is the first opportunity you have to drive home the profit from repeated customer visiting your website. You create a powerful brand through content generation. Writing, blogging on your website, increase the number of people who will find you.

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The 5 Best Space Stories

By Zirkon Kalti

There are zillions of planets in the vast expanse of the universe. Scientists believe that some of these planets are inhabited so earth is not the only planet that is inhabited in this universe. The curiosity over the universe, space and the planets have caused many people to write stories on them. The following are the best 5 space stories.

1. A Trip to Venus by John Munro (1897)

A Trip to Venus is a storybook published back in the 1897. At that time, no one knows that rocket can be used to travel between planets. The technology that is discussed in the book is based on anti gravity mechanism which is contrary to the use of combustion to power rocket in today's technology. It talks about how the people view space and earth in the 19th century. It also talks about the culture, races of aliens that inhabit the planet Venus and their way of life.

2. Triplanetary (1891)

Triplanetary talks about an amphibious alien species called Nevian who comes from a planet that is a few light years away from the sun. Their planet has not enough iron so they have set out to procure more. The Nevians attacked the pirate fleet led by Gray Roger. They extract the atom in the ship led by Gray Roger and convert them into red liquid which they use to power their ships. Next, they head to earth and do the same thing to Pittsburgh city. The human created another ship called Boise based on the Nevian technology. Roger was ultimately defeated by a Patrol and 3 persons were taken into captivity by the Nevians.

3. A Plunge into Space by Robert Cromie (1890)

A Plunge into Space is about Henry Barnett who succeeded in finding out the way to control ethereal force after 2 decades. Barnett invented a large globular spaceship called Steel Globe. The Steep Globe spaceship is being secretly hidden in a hard to reach area in Alaska. Barnett and his friends take a trip to Mars with the globular spaceship. According to the storyline, the Martians also have spaceships and that the Martians exercise animal electricism.

4. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1987)

An alien race utilizes a device that has a crystalline monolith to carry out investigation in the galaxy. The device encourages these worlds to have intelligent lives. For example, it encourages the development of tools by the ancient people in Africa 3 millions years ago. The story follows Dr. Heywood Floyd who discover a large black slab. The slab releases a radio transmission that is directing towards Jalapetus moon of Saturn.

5. The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick (1966)

The Crack in Space sets in 2080 when the world is facing over population problem and shortage of job. Many people have chosen to be put in cryopreservation until the overpopulation problem comes to an end. Then, they thought they discover a solution which is a portal to a parallel earth. However, later, they discover that the parallel world has been inhabited by homo erectus. Some of the issues that the novel explores are economic and political justice, increase of life span, and transhumanism. Space short story often has storyline that talks about UFO coming to attack earth. It could also talk about spaceship sent from earth that have found intelligent alien life when they are exploring in space. By reading stories in this genre, you will be able to improve your knowledge on the space.

Anti-Semitism in the UK

By Gerry Cryer

There was a day, long ago when with other families we were all walking one bank holiday in the countryside. The sun was shining, and the children were happy and running on the narrow rural roads. I think it was Louise who asked when we arrived at the pub for a rest if I had seen the helicopter in a field. To this day I don't know if she was teasing me because my powers of observation are notoriously poor. I could easily have walked past something as large a helicopter and not seen it.

This week a problem for the Labour party, the official parliamentary opposition, won't go away. They have been accused of being anti-Semitic. I believe their leader Jeremy Corbyn when he says he is against all prejudice, but he needs to get a grip on his party and do something.

Europe is forever scared with right-wing anti-Semitism but from the left, it is new to me. I don't know where it comes from but possibly it is the conspiracy theory that business, banks and capitalism are a Jewish cabal. You will need to find the anti-Semites an ask them.

It is a problem that has been rumbling under the surface for a long time. Ken Livingstone, the former MP, and Mayor of London is still under review and not kicked out of the party for very unsavoury anti-Semitic remarks. Len McCluskey, the leader of the Unite trade union, one of the largest donors to the party, talking of the allegations last autumn said it was 'mood music'.

I am not in the Labour party. I might not care much for their political opinions, but I do care for the health of our democracy.  I don't know if it is institutionally anti-Semitic but there is a helicopter hiding in their midst and the party leadership needs to find it and do something immediately. It is imperative for the future of the Labour party and our democracy.

However, and there is always a big however, I am not going to walk totally with the liberal left and say that I approve of every policy of the State of Israel. In fact, I disagree with quite a lot. I am walking into the mire that is anti-Zionist.

I lived in Dubai and there were a great many Palestinians working for me, and with great sadness, I used to listen to their stories of homelessness, loss, and a life without a passport. At times it was harrowing. Like many, I watched with horror as Israel bombed the children of the Gaza strip in 2014. I wanted it to stop every bit as much as I wanted the Palestinians to stop bombing Israel.

What happened in the Second World War to Jews has awful beyond comprehension. It affected not just a whole race but everyone. It was pivotal to my father's personality. He was a young Captain in the Royal Engineers at the end of the war and was one of the first into the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He never would and never could talk about it, but I know it changed him forever.

Indirectly in May 1948, the sum of all those experiences led to the acceptance of Israel as an independent State recognised by the United Nations. This wasn't only a reaction to the horrors of the war but a continuation of attempts for resolution initiated with the 1917 Balfour Declaration and the 1920 creation of the British Mandate of Palestine.

I also fully understand the Israeli State's needs to maintain security. I would be very upset if the British government stopped defending my country, however, and here we go again with another however, I do not think that that allows the Israeli government the right to annex land and make the Palestinians wandering, homeless, nomads.

I am willing to be educated in informed debate, but I am not willing to be called anti-Semite or anti-Zionist because I disagree with the Israeli Government's policies. The Holocaust will never, ever be forgotten but there comes a time when we must move forward. Not everyone who disagrees with Israel's actions is prejudice. I am not pro-Palestinian, nor I am pro-Jew. I am not anti-Semitic nor am I anti-Zionist, but I am pro-peace.

Daily, personal thoughts from author and commentator Gerry Cryer.

All articles are originally published on the Brovary Publishing website   https://www.brovary.co.uk/

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5 Signs That Reveal a Psychological Problem in a Older People

By Joseph Emeka Odoh

That is why people in the environment of the elderly must be alert to any symptoms that may betray a psychological problem of this type. Some of the signs that may indicate that the oldest is going through a bad situation and needs the help of a psychologist are:

Lack of hygiene: when a person stops taking care of themselves, as long as they do not have physical limitations, it is a sign of apathy and possible depressive process.

Unusual, extreme and prolonged tiredness:  it is one of the most common symptoms of depression, as well as the usual muscular and headaches.

Lack of interest and apathy:  when a person shows little interest in what was previously passionate and has no new hobbies, it is possible that he is going through a depressive process.

Timing imbalances:  Although somnolence may arise for many reasons, one of them is nighttime insomnia derived from an anxiety process.

Weight changes:  Whether the person gained a lot of weight or if he loses it in a short time, it can indicate that he is going through a bad emotional moment.

How to encourage the elderly to see a psychologist

One of the great barriers that separate the older adult from the psychologist is the stigma created around this health professional that many still think that only serves crazy people. A myth still rooted in many sectors of our society, and perhaps even more among the elderly.

There is still a lot of rejection at the time of going to the psychologist's office because it is assumed as a sign of weakness; There are many cases, especially among older men, who prefer to have a bad time and hide it, than to recognize that they have a problem and need help.

The worst of this situation is that a psychological assistance in very few cases results to "cure without drugs". On the contrary, it gets worse and can become a chronic disease that needs to be treated with drugs.

Therefore, when a family member, friend or caregiver is aware that the older person needs psychological therapy, but is reluctant to take the step, he or she can be encouraged and helped to contact a psychologist in different ways:

Make him see that the psychologist is a health professional more as is the dentist, the physiotherapist or a nurse, and the only thing he will do is help you improve your health, and not assess or judge your situation.

Although the therapy will be done by himself, he can be accompanied to the first appointment to talk with the professional and tell him about his case. Taking the first step with a person you trust brings security and peace of mind.

It is important to erase from your mind the idea that the psychologist only attends to patients with serious psychological problems. For this, you can give examples of people from their environment, of any age, who have seen the need to go to solve a problem not necessarily serious and obtaining great results. If you are aware that anyone may need therapy, it will be easier for you to assume that he or she may need it, too.

If in your environment; there is a person who has gone to a psychologist, you may be asked to speak with him or even be the person who accompanies him on the first appointment to meet the professional. It will be easier for you to go to one that arouses confidence because you have helped someone close to you than to ask for an appointment with a stranger.

In the case that the older one needs to go to the psychologist as a result of suffering from a disease, he can previously go to an association of patients with said pathology. There, in addition to being able to facilitate the contact of a psychologist, you can meet other people who are in your situation and who have benefited from psychological therapy.

The same case can be applied to caregivers or family members of a sick person who may need rest, relief or psychological advice since often they put the care of the patient before their charge rather than their own discomfort.

In all these cases, and knowing the family member or person affected by this type of warning signs, the idea is to try to approach him, speak with frankness and affection and offer your support.

Tracing The Links To Suicide - Are You Linked In?

By Connie J Lee

Recent research studies show teen suicide is on the rise due to social media bullying and isolation. Could the recent gun violence be attributed to teen mental illness? How can we lay a better foundation for our children and provide them with a more promising future? Having free mental health clinics in every city is a good start. It could be partially funded by grants, donations, and monies from the prison system. Releasing prisoners incarcerated for minor offenses, would free up resources that could be used for mental health system. Maybe because they get free labor and the prison system is a big business.

The new studies show the following:

Teens' use of electronic devices including smartphones for at least five hours daily more than doubled, from 8 percent in 2009 to 19 percent in 2015. These teens were 70 percent more likely to have suicidal thoughts or actions than those who reported one hour of daily use.

In 2015, 36 percent of all teens reported feeling desperately sad or hopeless, or thinking about, planning or attempting suicide, up from 32 percent in 2009. For girls, the rates were higher - 45 percent in 2015 versus 40 percent in 2009.

In 2009, 58 percent of 12th-grade girls used social media every day or nearly every day; by 2015, 87 percent used social media every day or nearly every day. They were 14 percent more likely to be depressed than those who used social media less frequently.

Other fascinating research studies I wanted to share with you and would love to receive your opinion on are from, Eleanor Nelson, about research done at the Child Emotion Lab, in Madison, WI; and a John Hopkins study, written by Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent, in the Telegraph.

Their research shows that children of trauma and abuse have altered genes and high levels of cortisol, which leaves them in a high state of flight or fight. War veterans experience the same kind of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Child Emotion Lab and work conducted by Dr.'s Seth Pollak, Moshe Szyf, and. Dr. Pollak explains that children of abuse will endure a lot of physical ailments because of the emotional trauma they endure as a child of abuse. Dr. Szyf believes our experiences in life affect our genes significantly and can alter the way our cells function without changing the DNA functions; this is called epigenetics. Epigenetics explains how identical cells, with the same DNA can turn one cell into a liver cell, and one into a heart cell, or one into a cancer cell.

Dr. Szyf conducted a study on rat pups in 2005, at McGill University, with colleagues, and found the rat pups had a gene that helped them manage stress, called the NR3C1 gene. The NR3C1 gene was a methylated muted gene, made of tiny quartets of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which stick to the DNA, and derail the cellular machinery that translates genes into proteins. Dr. Pollok's staff checked the blood of children who came from abused homes and found they had the same methylated gene. NR3C1 is the gene that codes for the hormone cortisol, which helps you in flight or fight response, when you feel threatened.

A child in an abusive situation feels threatened continually, so this becomes a problem when the cortisol levels stay high, leading to adult heart disease, diabetes II, auto immune diseases due to inflammation, and other diseases. Having these genes damaged due to abuse, is similar to the damage due to radiation or drug abuse on a cellular level.

Many survivors suffer with emotional, psychological, and physical ailments, another issue is mental illness, depression, and suicide. Survivors have mentioned wanting to drive into oncoming traffic or to drive off a bridge; or think of other ways to commit suicide. With the holiday's coming up, I encourage you to surround yourself with those who love and support you, not family and friends who want you to pretend the abuse never happened because it is more comfortable for them in denial.

In another study by Dr. Zachary Kaminsky, at John Hopkins University, in Baltimore, MD, they found the gene SKA2, which can predict if someone may likely take their own life. Researchers have found the gene, SKA2, in the prefrontal cortex, is responsible for controlling impulsive behavior and preventing negative thoughts. If the gene is altered, the body can't control the levels of cortisol in the system. Research showed victims had large amounts of cortisol in their system.

The blood test had a 90 % accuracy rate; and a 96% accuracy rate for those who have already attempted suicide, just by looking at their SKA2 levels.

Dr. Kaminsky thought this was important in placing patients on suicide watch, restricting drug access, equipment they might use, soldiers entering or returning from war, and what care to give.

The research was reported in the American Journal of Psychology.

With the new technology, what do you think about the progress of mental health? Do believe these studies are accurate? What can we do to improve mental health in our society?

Are You Really Eating Food That Is a Part of The Reactive Hypoglycemia Diet?

By Elvis Jackson Jr.

With reactive hypoglycemia, I've always said combat the disorder naturally with your lifestyle. This means through eating the right foods, on the right schedule and exercising frequently. Sounds simple enough right? Well, it is, in theory. However, as it's said, the devil is in the details.

When it comes to controlling RH and reducing the number of RH episodes you may suffer, personally I suggest eating foods low on the glycemic index-foods that will not spike your blood sugar. This includes foods like: blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, sweet potatoes, peanut butter, cheese, steak, chicken, fish, poultry, beef, nuts, etc. But when you are out on the road, can you just order blueberries and cheese? Can you just order cheese and fish? Well you can try, but I'm not sure what you will get with your order. Also, what about those protein shakes from those chain stores. They are supposed to be so healthy right? Are they though? Well, as it turns out, many of those places actually add sugar to their "healthy" smoothies. So think about it, you go into the store, order a shake expecting to be fine two to three hours later. However, instead, you end up with a surge of insulin that puts you on your butt-a full on tailspin brought on by reactive hypoglycemia. And just to think it was all caused by your "health food".

So what can you do about eating out or on the go? Well, you can of course take your own food or prepare it all together. That is an easy fix, right? And next time you order a smoothie, you can also be sure to tell those people who blend it all up to hold the sugar. Because most likely you don't need it.

People with [http://www.reactivehypoglycemiacure.com/]reactive hypoglycemia aren't like other people. Some people don't just simply get hyper off of a little too much sugar only to crash and get tired later. Some of us have it much worse. As our blood sugar surges, we have anxiety attacks, tachycardia, tremors, confusion and more. So always be sure you know what's in the food you're eating.

Over the years, I've had to develop a list of go to foods. Face it, I can't always make my own food, so I have to know what I can get to eat at different places if I'm hungry or out on the road. Ideally, it's like I always say, always know where your next meal is coming from.

Elvis writes on topics like cancer, self defense, politics and    reactive hypoglycemia.