Welcome to the May 31, 2008 edition of Carnival of Tips. We had over 40 great entries this week on:

Business & Career:

• Jessica Donnovan presents Marketing Your Real Estate Business Online posted at Real Estate License, saying, “Many Realtors experience great difficulty when trying to bring their real estate business online to meet new clients. I wrote this article filled with tips, real estate wordpress themes and more to give them an edge.”
• Leaving The Folks presents Evaluating Job Offers posted at Real World Advice, saying, “Not all job offers are worth taking. Here is how to evaluate one.”

Education:

• Sagar presents 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life posted at College Degrees.

Finance, Savings & Investment:

• debbie presents Manage Your Money With a “Preparation” Account posted at Destroy Debt.
• Investing Angel presents Investment Mistakes To Avoid » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Some investment mistakes that you need to avoid to make a lot of money.”
• Investing Angel presents Why I’m Shorting Microsoft (MSFT) posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Author believe Microsoft has nowhere to go but down.”
• Value Seeker presents Are Mutual Funds For You? posted at Stock Investing, saying, “Figure out if mutual funds are the right thing for you to invest in.”
• The Stock Teacher presents Avoid Making This Key Investment Mistake posted at Stock Investment, saying, “Many people make bad investment decisions because they let their emotions take control of them.”
• David B. Bohl presents How To Become Wealthy byLiving Within Your Means posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “It might surprise you, but not all rich people live like those you see on MTV’s Cribs.”
• Kevin Heath presents Gas Saving Tips posted at More4kids, saying, “Families everywhere are really getting severly pinched and hurt with the price of gas these days, and there is no end in sight. Here are a few tips that may help…”

Food:

• Chris Davis presents Healthy Snack Trend: Single-Serving Nut Butters posted at The Healthy Snacks Blog.
  
• Chris Davis presents 3 Healthy Snack Ideas for Toddlers posted at The Healthy Snacks Blog.
• darryl heron presents Making Healthy Meals Kid Friendly posted at Systems Overload, saying, “Have your kids ever been bored with your meals and just not wanted to eat? Here is something that you can do to make them more excited about a simple meal.”

Health & Beauty:

• Jose DeJesus MD presents Computer Vision Syndrome and How to Avoid it posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, “If you work in front of a computer, you are at risk of developing Computer Vision Syndrome. See the full article for way to prevent or relieve the symptoms of this increasingly common vision problem.”
• Anmol Mehta presents The Key to Natural Healing posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment and Kundalini Yoga, saying, “The key to natural healing is to be positive, relaxed and at peace mentally. The concepts of you are not your body, and the body’s fantastic inbuilt healing capacities greatly help facilitate this state.”
• Danielle presents 7 Volume Tricks for Short Hair Styles posted at Hair Style, saying, “This gives readers 7 tips to giving their hair more volume.”
• Gratitude presents May 2, Look Younger, Live longer! posted at Gratitude’s Personal Development Blog, saying, “Learn how to look younger and live longer, you will be amazed at how simple it is.”

Home:

• Amy L. presents Which Mattress Is Best For You? posted at Housekeeping Tips, saying, “Every year, thousands of people purchase mattresses, only to find that their new mattresses are as uncomfortable as the old ones.”
• Gerry Cueto presents Having Fun Getting Organized Part II posted at Finding a Meaningful Career.
• Jirel presents Meaning of Roses of different colors and how to choose them for different occasions? posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.
• Jennifer presents Sisterly Savings: Inexpensive All Purpose Cleaner posted at Sisterly Savings.

Relationships:

• Michael Snyder presents 10 Powerful Secrets For How To Build A Great Marriage posted at Shattered Paradigm.
• Matthew Paulson presents Quick Tips for an Inexpensive Family Reunion posted at American Consumer News.

Self:

• Amanda Moore presents 106 Organizations That Are Changing the World - Are you helping? posted at VagabondetteVA.
• darryl heron presents Lessons Learned posted at Systems Overload, saying, “Make use of lessons you’ve learned in your private and professional lives to avoid making the same mistakes again. Read about it here.”
• Doreen Orion presents Don’t Put Off Your Dreams posted at What Do You Want From Me? by Doreen Orion, saying, “A psychiatrist shares what she learned about the important things in life from a cross-country trip.”
• Erek Ostrowski presents A Web of Interrelated Conversations posted at Verve Coaching, saying, “When your conversation “for” what you want in a job grows large enough, it will start to resemble a giant web made up of smaller, interrelated conversations.”
• GP presents Time to Save Time posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “Time to save time”

Technology:

• darryl heron presents Put the World Times on Your Desktop posted at Systems Overload, saying, “Have you ever wondered what time it was in another city? Maybe you wanted to know if someone would be in the office at that hour or if you would be waking your friend in Australia up? You can use qlock to put the times in various world cities on your desktop. Read about it here.”
• darryl heron presents You Don’t Have to Have an iPod to Use iTunes posted at Systems Overload, saying, “Did you know that you don’t need to have an iPod to use iTune? You can download music, a whole world of podcasts, and a whole host of things. Many of the podcasts are even free!”
• darryl heron presents Use PhotoRazor to Reduce the File Size of Your Digital Photos posted at Systems Overload, saying, “Have you ever wanted to send a large picture in an email but thought that the file size was too big? You can use PhotoRazor to reduce the file size, read about it here.”
• Bill Hall presents 10 Simple Steps to Keep Your Computer Safe posted at Computer Articles, saying, “simple tips to keep your computer safe on the internet”
• Danogo presents Make a Hit YouTube Video with Video Equipment and Software You Already Have! posted at Danogo.com - Discover. Inspiring . Media, saying, “You don’t need to be a computer whiz to create a video for YouTube.”
• Harrison presents Top 10 Video Games of All Time posted at Watsonreview’s Weblog, saying, “Some of these games might surprise you”
• Jessica Donnovan presents Web Based CRM Software - Choosing the Best CRM Solution for Your Needs posted at Sensible Self-Improvement, saying, “Crm software is a huge help in building long term relationships with customers, yet most small business owners don’t even know what crm is, let alone how to choose one that works best for them, this article gives them the information they need to make an informative decision.”
• Fiona King presents 40+ Most Useful Mashups for College Students posted at College@Home.
• Glowing Face Man presents Typing Faster in T9Word posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, “Some tips for how to speed up your text messaging in T9Word.”

Travel:

• Debt Freedom Fighter presents How to Travel with an Alzheimer’s Patient posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.
• Matthew Paulson presents How to Get the Best Price on Airline Tickets For Business Trips posted at American Entrepreneurship.
• Matthew Paulson presents Cruising and the Single Supplement Charge posted at The Travel Advocate.
• Matthew Paulson presents American Airlines to Charge for First Checked Bag posted at The Travel Advocate.
• Global Traveler presents Vacation Guides - Your New Best Friends posted at Traveling Around The World, saying, “How to make the best use of a vacation guide.”

Websites & Blogging:

• Amanda Moore presents 6 Things That Will Make Me Leave Your Blog posted at VagabondetteVA, saying, “If your blog isn’t reader friendly, they won’t stick around - and they won’t come back.”
• Brian Terry presents Become A Genius Website Designer posted at Big Selling Website Design

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival Of Tips using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page And check out the following Carnivals Tip Diva recently participated in:

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