As the SEO specialist for the RentIn Group I am responsible for the smooth operation of Search Engine Marketing and natural rankings within the search engines !  Under normal circumstances the development of the Apartment Rentals / Villa Rentals sites for locations across Spain is generally business as usual, yet the original Nerja site needs a slight name change to fit in with the other websites representing areas such as Mijas, Marbella and Javea.

Now this is a worrying time!  The transfer of content etc is not the problem, its keeping the visitor traffic from the search engines coming to the site which presents the problem when changing domain names.  Why? . . . because all of the links already listed by Google are all pointing to the old domain name, which provides the “authority” count for Google as part of its valuation on how important the site is compared to every other site on the same subject.  So the question for me is how do I go about transferring all of this good ‘authority’ indexed by Google – over to the new domain and avoid loosing our position within Googles Search Results.

Clearly there’s a lot of links within Blogs, reviews and forums where folk have referenced the Nerja Villa Rentals web site and there’s very little chance of getting those links changed, so we run the risk of losing the “link juice” from most of them.  Thankfully we are holding onto the original domain and and there’s what is called a permanent redirect (code 301) that we can set on the original domains server which informs the search engines, when they follow the original links to the original site, that there is a new location for the content of the page and this new location for the Nerja Villa Rentals will be updated over time within the search engines and the transfer of most of the “authority” value of a site should move over to the new domain.

Google’s Matt Cutts mentioned in his blog that its a good idea to leave up the 301 redirections on the old domain for at least 18months…   clearly because there’s not guarantee that Google will cover the whole of the inbound links/web pages of a sight within a shorter period of time.  Of course, this means continuing to pay the domain and hosting fees of the old domain along with the new domain.  However, under the circumstances and the importance of maintaining a decent position within Google for Nerja Accommodation Rental then we have no other option.

With thanks to TheDon Sansone of Hosting and SEO firm Web-asylum.com

Complaints of a client who needs help conquering clutter: 

“I’m overwhelmed”
“I don’t know where to start”
“I feel like I can’t breathe” 
“I feel like I can’t move”
“I’m so embarrassed”
“I don’t know how it got like this” 

How do you go from feeling like this to getting a handle on your clutter and excess belongings?  How do you declutter your home?

Well now, let me tell you!

Decluttering Tip # 1
Don’t beat yourself up.  You are ready for change, you are taking the steps to declutter your home, it’s all good-you can do it!

Decluttering Tip # 2
Choose one area of your home and start there.  Just pick a place and start. 

Decluttering Tip # 3
Don’t overwhelm yourself.  Either choose one small area to work on or set a timer for the amount of time you feel you are willing to work.

You will get to the bottom even one shelf or drawer at a time, yes, you will!

Decluttering Tip # 4
Do not bring new items into the area that you are decluttering.  Stop shopping!

Decluttering Tip # 5
Stay in the area where you are working.  Bring in labeled bags or boxes appropriate for your project.  Label examples-Garbage, Donation, Recycle, Shred. 

As you go through your belongings, place the items you are ready to part with into the bags or boxes.  Having large, clear labels will make it easier to know which bag to place items in quickly.

Decluttering Tip # 6

As you go through your belongings, ask yourself: 

Do I still love this item? 

Do I use this item? 

If I make a mistake in parting with something, could I buy or borrow another one? 

Is this item relevant to my life now?

Introduction

Taking down old buildings and replacing them with new is a process that has been going on for thousands of years. The destruction of buildings might have occurred during battles or attacks on communities; or due to natural disturbances such as earthquakes or volcanic activity. The resultant ruins would need to be removed and rebuilt. So the idea of demolition would have come about where a population wished to re-inhabit a specific area or site. (One famous example is the Holy Temple in Jerusalem which was deliberately destroyed by the Assyrians around 586 BCE. After 50 years of occupation the Jews returned to Jerusalem and began the re-construction of the second temple which took seventy years to complete.)

However the actual word to demolish only came into being in 1570, and was used from then on to mean the deliberate taking down or destroying of a building or structure.

Preserving the past – preparing the future.

In a country like Britain with very dense populations per square mile, there is a limited amount of land available for development. The land between built up areas of the villages and towns is known as Green Belt and is protected from development to preserve the agricultural and natural heritage which is vital to the economy of the country.

The outcome of this policy is that there is a constant shortage of land for housing and industry, so the developers have to be more creative when providing structures for the population. One of the ways of doing this is to find places where the buildings are no longer commercially viable or have been abandoned, and re-use the area for different purposes. These areas are known as brownfield, or greyfield sites. In some cities, particularly Leeds and Manchester, the old warehouses or factories have been converted into apartments, retaining the original shell and reconfiguring the internal dimensions into valuable living accommodation.

Brownfield sites are disused industrial and commercial facilities where the land may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution. They are potentially valuable for significant redevelopment once they have been cleaned up. Greyfield sites are urban properties that have been underutilised or abandoned, but do not have the environmental issues of brownfield sites. They were termed greyfield sites because of large areas of asphalt that covered the land. These sites are valuable because they already have the infrastructure such as water, sewage, electricity and gas in place and do not need remedial work to utilise the site.

When a structure is to be removed there are different ways of approaching the task. The size and construction of the building, the new use of the site and whether there are valuable elements suitable for re-use, will all determine how it is to be demolished.

Traditional Demolition

Traditionally, once all the services were disconnected, the machinery and men would go in and just knock down the walls which caused the roof to collapse and then drag all the remains away. Any concrete hard standing would be broken up ready for removal. The site clearance process would involve the clearing of rubbish and disposed of in landfill sites. However modern demolition practices are very controlled and are subject to strict planning, safety and monitoring regulations.

Small structures such as two or three storey houses can be dismantled quite easily with hydraulic excavators and bulldozers using an undermining process. The walls are undermined at the base, in order to topple the structure; at the same time the manner and direction of the fall is controlled. Clean-up and safety issues are also taken into account when determining how the building will be undermined and demolished.

Larger buildings such as tower blocks and chimneys require more specialist techniques, and are outlined below.

Deconstruction

A new approach to demolishing buildings is deconstruction – a green approach. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill sites by carefully preserving valuable materials for reuse. The work may be a painstaking task of dismantling by hand – brick by brick – or beam by beam. The reclaimed materials are then recycled or re-used for future buildings. The results of deconstruction can save in excess of 90% waste from going to a landfill site. When the farmer opposite to my house sold his farm yard with barns for housing, the builder demolished the barns, cleaned up the bricks and reused them for the perimeter wall of the farmhouse. At the time I was looking for some rubble as a base for a path and the builder let me take several barrow loads off his pile.

Recycling

Historically when old buildings were ruined from disuse or war damage the local people would gradually remove the stone and use it to build their new structures such as houses or barns. Hadrian’s wall between Carlisle and Newcastle has mostly vanished because after the Romans left, the local population made off with the beautifully dressed stone the Roman craftsmen had used in the building of the wall. So even in those days people understood the value of recycling because it was much cheaper than having to quarry and dress the stone themselves.

At one time the rubble resulting from a demolished building would be taken to a landfill site for disposal. Now however concrete can be rapidly broken up with the latest machine called a guillotine and the resultant rubble can be crushed and used as sub-base material for the foundation of the new building which is to replace the old, or sent to other construction sites. These days this crushed rubble is called 6f2 crushed stone or 6f2 crushed material.

Modern machinery and techniques allows the demolition companies to efficiently segregate waste types on or off-site. Wherever possible construction materials are recycled and re-used in the new structure. Recycling of waste contributes to a substantial savings in project costs and is good for the environment.

When we renovated our bungalow 20 years ago the builder, who was a bell ringer, found an old beam from a bell tower that was being renovated, and after carefully treating it, installed it in the kitchen. It gave the room some badly needed character and has never needed any further treatment.

Copper pipes, wiring, roof tiles or slates, floor tiles and doors, and wood panelling are some of the valuable artifacts that are saved for recycling and re-use. There are specialist yards in many towns where reclaimed old or antique artefacts are available for purchase.

Tall Buildings

The demolition of tall buildings requires specialist techniques. In some cases a wrecking ball on a crane may be used to demolish the top part of a tall building until it is down to a manageable height. However this process is rarely used due to the uncontrollable factor of the swinging ball and the proximity of other buildings.

Other methods of demolition of tall buildings are by implosion using explosives, controlled collapse and piecemeal. Also ‘High Reach’ demolition excavators are used where explosives are not suitable. Once the building is down to a more manageable height demolition continues in the usual way.

The steeplejack Fred Dibnah became famous in the late 1970’s for his work on demolishing tall chimneys without the need for explosives. He would cut an ingress at the base of the chimney, use wooden props to support the brickwork and then burn the props so that the chimney toppled hopefully in the right direction.

The tallest building to be lawfully demolished was the Singer Building of New York in 1967/8. More recently the collapse of the World Trade Centre after the 9/11 attack in 2001 shows the terrible devastation that could occur if the demolition is not controlled and very carefully contained.

In the demolishing of tall buildings and large structures water hoses and spray equipment is used to control the dust and would is termed a wet demolition.

Explosions

What comes to mind for many people when they think about demolition would be the dramatic collapse of a tall building using explosives. However it is usually the process of implosion, using explosives, that brings down a tall building so that it does as little damage as possible to the surrounding environment. Implosion is essential for dense urban areas and is very fast, the collapse taking only seconds, with the building falling inwards into its own footprint.

Using explosives is specialist work and is a very skilled process and getting it wrong can be devastating. If an implosion is not prepared correctly the danger may be damage to neighbouring structures or even killing onlookers from flying debris. Even more dangerous is a partial collapse of a building where the remaining structure is unstable and there are still primed explosives that failed to go off. Workers are in great danger if or when continuing the demolition.

Other hazards of working with explosives occurs when the atmospheric pressure from low cloud above the implosion site will cause the shockwave to spread outwards instead of upwards. The wave of energy and sound created will break windows and cause other damage to the surrounding buildings.

Because of the dangers of working with explosives, implosion will only be used when other methods are too costly or impractical.

Health and Safety

Demolition of any building is highly dangerous and is a much more complicated and technical process than most people would realise. Experienced and skilled operators are essential to ensure safety for both workers and public alike. The stability of any structure is reliant on the interdependence of its component parts, so an incorrect sequence of dismantling could result in a premature collapse.

Health and safety is paramount in demolition work so personnel working in the industry have to be adequately trained. It is advisable for operatives to have gained a Certificate of Competence in Demolition to ensure they have the necessary skills and safety awareness. All demolition work is regulated by the Construction, Design and Management Regulations.

Sequence of Demolition

There has to be a sequence of actions before any demolition can take place. Each area council will have their own specific list for planning approval, but a typical order would be as follows:-

Conclusion

The word ‘demolish’ is interpreted as the deliberate and controlled collapse of a structure. Demolition work is a very dangerous business and demolishing any building is a complex and skilled process. The aim in demolition is to remove an unwanted building as safely and quickly as possible, recycle or re-use most of the old material, and clear the site ready for the subsequent use.

In the centre of Nottingham over the last few years there has been a major reconstruction of what was an old car park into a brand new shopping centre. While this was going on the public were only really aware of the boarding around the area, a change in traffic direction and maybe some big lorries going in and out of the site.

So the next time you see structures being demolished to make way for the new, give a thought to the company involved who’s team are daily working in a dangerous environment, adhering to all of the regulations and carefully and meticulously carrying out the project to bring us the modern conveniences we have come to expect and clearing the way for the future.

For some time now Portugal has been the understated chique of Vacation Holiday Accommodation in the Algarve ! and although many holiday visitors have heard of the airport Faro, its not that well known of where the airport actually is located !

The country of Portugal has a rich history and stretches in length almost all the way down the west side of Spain. Not directly classified as being on the Mediteranean the Southern end of Portugal known as The Algarve does enjoy the warm sunshine renowned for the southern parts of Europe and the Mediteranean.

As such, the whole area is one vast devlopment of luxury apartment complexes, gated villa resorts and lovely townhouses that many Europeans have been quietly buying as holiday homes for the past 20 years.   Compared to the Spannish Mediteranean resorts, Portugal remains to its routes in style and countryside besides some notorious developments such as Villamoura which cater to the jet set lifestyle of the rich and famous.

The private pools usually found within the holiday resorts and private villa locations tend to be on the larger side as compared to Spain, and the number of top quality Golf Courses squeezed along the Algarve certainly gives Spain a run for its money too !  With the ocean providing a better  atmospheric condition throughout the year than Spain, the golfing tends to be enjoyed around the year to its full as the Algarve tends to have less rainfall during the year compared to places like Marbella Spain.

If its sailing that you are after… beware, firstly the coastal waters are not calm like the Mediteranean. . . as such, navigating the ocean is a totally different excercise and therefor carries a different set of requirements for renting sail boats or charters !

If you plan on taking a sailing course in Portugal . . then you will need to be able to speak Portugese as well as write it, as the ecxamination papers are in Portugese and the examiners refuse to speak any other language.

Without a Portugese Sailing Licence nobody will let you charter / hire a boat either !  so my advice is for all those sailors looking to try out the great sailing off the coast of the Algarve – better to go find a beautiful Apartment Rental in Tenerife or go USA and enjoy the oceans over there instead !

Free Internet Marketing Ebook

There are lots of ways to make money writing. You could make money writing books, for example or make money writing for the web. Many people make money writing online, writing the content for websites and articles and blog posts to promote them. There’s good money in that.

To get paid to write directly (like, write and get paid right away) there are three options. You can either write by direct contract, just selling what someone wants and orders, or you can write private label rights (PLR) materials and sell these as packages or you can use your writing skills to make money in your own Internet Marketing business.

All three methods can work for you. And, they are NOT mutually exclusive. Some combination might be better for you. Alternatively, you could, of course, learn the basics of writing a novel, then publish and sell that novel. This route has higher risk, but it also has much higher potential reward!

So you sign up for a writing course, get some creative writing tips, generally learn anything and everything you can about exactly how to make your novel wildly successful. You study the market, learn what sells and what doesn’t. You study the details, the ins and outs of the novel-writing business.

When you are ready, you then hide yourself away for as long as it takes to write your novel and get a final manuscript.

Then you make the rounds of publishers untill you find one that is interested in publishing and promoting your work. If you are successful you could make a lot of money, like John Grissom or J.K. Rawlings. If no one likes your work you come up empty-handed.

But don’t be discouraged! Few authors hit the jackpot with their first novel. Learn from your mistakes and try again!

By: Susan Andrews

The beaches in San Francisco are really fantastic and the atmosphere is so vibrant you won’t have time to be bored at all. Finding hotels in San Francisco is really easy if you know how to look for them. There are many places to visit in San Francisco so you have narrow down your options on places before you try to find San Francisco hotels that suit your needs.

One of the best places to visit while in San Francisco is the beach. Nothing beats spending the day lying in the sand and getting that glorious tan not to mention that swim on the sparking blue waters. Now if you want to spend a lot of time at the beach, you should find a hotel nearby, preferable a few minutes walk from the beach. If you have a lot of money to burn on this trip, you can always go to those expensive San Francisco hotels on the beach. These hotels have rooms facing the beach so that even if you don’t do out and walk on the sand, you will still have that gorgeous view of the sea. As an added attraction, there are hotels in San Francisco which offer small a veranda or balcony to their rooms where you can sit and enjoy the beach from the privacy of your room. However, if you have a limited budget, you can always stay on those hotels a little bit farther from the beach. These hotels are usually a little cheaper than those located at the waterfront area. It’s not really difficult to find these budget hotels in San Francisco in the beach areas. You can always find good information on the Internet and can also book your airport hotel reservations online.

San Francisco has a Chinatown and a Japanese town, which are the oldest in the United States. Contrary to popular beliefs, these places are mostly safe and the people are friendly. The prices of consumer goods are also very good. So if you are looking for good bargains, these places are for you. There are also very good San Francisco hotels located in these towns. To find them, try going online and reserve your lodgings online. You may find many of these San Francisco airport hotels giving out great discounts if you book online.

A commercial mortgage is similar to a residential mortgage in that funds can be borrowed over a long period of time, usually a maximum of 30 years, secured by a first charge on the property being bought.

In taking first charge, the lender is first in the queue to recover any debt if the property ever needs to be sold. This could happen because the mortgagee wishes to move on and sells, or perhaps has defaulted on the repayments causing the lender to foreclose.

If a first charge business mortgage already exists, it is common for different lenders to advance money secured by way of a second charge which puts that lender as second in the ’security queue’.

Unlike residential mortgages, nearly all commercial mortgages are variable rate loans which fluctuate in line with the Base Rate set by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. So, if a mortgage lender offers terms which include an interest rate of say ‘2% over base’ then a base rate of 4.5% would result in an interest rate of 6.5% being applied to the loan.

Some lenders will link their interest rates to LIBOR, which is the London Inter Bank Offered Rate. LIBOR is published every day in the Financial Times and can be found on a number of other financial websites.

Commercial Mortgages can be secured against all kinds of freehold or long leasehold properties, such as shops, pubs, care homes, restaurants, office buildings, industrial factory units and more. Applying for a commercial mortgage is very much like that of a residential mortgage except that the maximum that can be borrowed is 60% of the assessed Market Value, although one or two lenders will advancelend up to 75% depending upon the proposal.

These percentages are known as the Loan-to-Value ratio, or LTV. A lower LTV means that the risk to the lender is reduced. The higher the LTV, the greater the risk to the lender and it is likely that a higher interest rate would be charged.

Lenders will not usually advance above 75% LTV to ensure that there would be enough security in the event of a forced sale, perhaps through auction when it is expected that property will sell at a discounted rate. When looking for a commercial mortgage it is advisable to shop around for the best deals and to use a specialist commercial finance broker who will possess the necessary expertise to advise you accordingly.

Adore Your Skin

The original iPhone gained quite a momentum and won many critics’ hearts and now its much-improved version — the Apple 3G iPhone has been launched. On the surface, it looks like the design has been tweaked just a bit, but the real package lies within it with a host of new add-on features. As the name suggests, it provides a much faster access to 3G wireless networks. This includes the Microsoft Exchange server e-mail support along with many other types of applications that have been provided by the iPhone App Store.

The user has the freedom of selecting tunes from the iTunes Store through the App Store menu. It is a smooth ride to browse through names and categories along with the Top 25 listed applications here. The other remarkable addition is the MobileMe service. This service has been orchestrated along with the Mac Mail, iCal and Address Book applications. Using the Wi-Fi in sync with the e-mail is a pleasure, as the new messages are registered within an blink. Syncing with the 3G is as quick, so you are basically spoilt for choice and this might see the 3G Apple Iphone promote itself as a worthy business mobile device.

On the physical aspect, the new silver rim appears a bit thinner, but there is a slightly pronounced silver mesh that has been encased behind the speakers. The original aluminium silver casing has now been done away with and you get a thickish plastic encasing instead. One major improvement is the 3G iPhone’s new headset jack where you can use any standard headset and this does away with the problems of a dug-in jack of the original. Two new icons, on the front, catch your attention — the Contacts and the App Store and the voice quality much sharper. The iPhone 3G delivers on adding some ‘first-of-its kind’ features and is a massive upgrade, but doesn’t compromise on the appeal that the original version had.

For access to new and used 3G iphones at great discount prices click this time limited discount Apple 3G Iphone link.

Hydroponics was derived from the Greek word hydro, which means “water” and ponos, which means “labor or water-working”. Hydroponics gardening involves growing plants with their roots in other nutrient solutions and without soil.

Hydroponics gardening is as simple as ordinary gardening. Both of them necessitate sufficient light, water, temperature, light, and humidity. But with hydroponics, no soil is used. Instead a soil substitute holds the roots while nutrients are carried by the water. Indoor hydroponic gardening is not that hard and plants respond well to this method of growing.

This is one of the major considerations in hydroponics gardening since it sustains the plants. One has to make sure that this nutrient solution maintains a pH level of 5 to 6 after dilution. In hydroponics gardening, the plants should be watered more than three times a day. this is usually done using a pump and timer.

Simple self watering systems such as the Aquapod Watering System or the Big Drippa Watering Kit. These systems can water and feed your greenhouse or patio plants.

If your hydroponics garden is located indoors, the most suitable temperature is between 71 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course, this temperature may change depending on the different types of plant you are working on, e.g. tropical plants.

Place your plants somewhere they can receive ample amount of light. Otherwise artificial light must be used. High pressure Sodium lights or bulbs are a suitable substitute for natural light.

Humidity is good. When the room’s temperature rises, the air will be able to hold the sufficient amount of moisture your plants will need.

With hydroponics, an excellent yield of quality plants can be easily achieved. Home hydroponics systems and DIY kits are are readily available in most hardware stores.

A hydroponics system can be fully automated. Since it is water-based, the gardener has no soil to dig or weeds to pull. Also, the water can be re-used to prevent wastage.

The web hosting company is the first order of business for your online presence. There are services available to host your website. A Web hosting company is set up to provide server space on the web just for that purpose. The marketing gurus of these web hosting providers creates a diverse set of offers to attract the attention of potential website developers.

Regardless of all of this, the basic Web hosting company is what is provided to you known as a web hosting service. The best web hosting company is the one that you can depend on, and not necessarily the one with the lowest price.

It pays big dividends to make certain your website has quality content.

New search engine algorithms are placing quality, coherent articles at the top of the list of important ranking factors.Once you have uploaded your website, its time to think about writing articles to put on your site. Content spinners can really help create unique content, however Ultimate Content Creator stands far above the rest with its feature rich set of tools.

Seek out a reputable, knowledgeable internet marketer to learn from.

You’ll also need to have some good advice for affiliate marketing as to how to promote your website. A good website with great affiliate marketing tips is indispensable for helping you obtain the tools to help you win.

Don’t forget natural traffic from the search engines helps to get our businesses running, this is accomplished by good quality articles and affiliate marketing ideas.

Infuse all of these time proven strategies into your marketing efforts and you’re sure to win.