10 Simple Steps for Fixing Your Cell Phone If It Gets Wet!

Who hasn't experienced the gut-wrenching sensation of seeing their cell phone fall in to the pool; or the sharp intake of breath when a cup of coffee is spilled over the phone!

What do you do (other than panic) when that happens?

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Look at the 10 suggested steps below - and maybe not all is lost after all.

1. First - and most important - get it out of the water!

2. Also urgent - remove the battery. Prevent any interactions FAST!

3. Remove your SIM card. All your vital information is here. Even if you don't rescue your phone, at least rescue your SIM card. For now, just put it to one side to dry out naturally.

4. Remove as much water as possible as quickly as possible. Just use an absorbent material (toweling or paper tissues)

5. An alternate drying technique is to seal the phone (with everything removed) in a plastic bag with a few of silica packs that you get with electronic goods etc. Leave the phone in the bag for a day or two, and it may be that the silica will absorb the moisture

6. Give time for the phone to dry. Don't experiment with putting the battery back on to see if it works as this would risk damaging the phone with a short circuit.

7. Be patient and wait. Yes - be patient! Let nature have its way; just leave it in a warm place and let the water evaporate.

8. Try replacing the battery if all else fails. They are not expensive and it may solve the problem

9. See if there is a loan phone available. That will also make the waiting process easier.

10. Test it out. After being patient for 3 days, make sure everything is clean and dry and re-attach the battery to the phone and see if it works. If your phone does not work, wait another few days. If it still won't work, try taking your cell phone to an authorized dealer. Sometimes they can fix it.

Other ideas

* Place it on top of the vent of a cable box, monitor or TV for at least 24 hours (up to 3 days). The low heat emitted is enough to gently dry out the phone.

* If your phone falls in to salt water (like the ocean for instance), remove the battery and rinse with fresh water before crystals can form.

* Consider soaking your phone in distilled water to wash away any minerals it picked up from the original water.

Be careful

* Do not under any circumstances heat the battery - it could leak or explode. Lithium-ion batteries are sensitive. If you use an oven or hairdryer, remove the battery first.

* If you use alcohol for the drying process, only do so to the outside, and do not apply heat in any way shape or form, not even the gentlest of heat. Do not connect the battery until the alcohol smell goes away

* And, if it's not stating the obvious, do not put the phone into the microwave. You will fry the components and probably ruin the microwave!

10 Simple Steps for Fixing Your Cell Phone If It Gets Wet!

The Advantages Of Living A Simple, Old-Fashioned Life

It may seem like there are not too many people out there who appreciate the simple things in life, but the truth is, this group of people is growing. As things become more complicated and advanced, people are left feeling as if the days gone by are treasured times. There are plenty of advantages to the new technological advances the world sees every day, but it can leave you feeling like the world is a cold and unwelcoming place. Things move fast and when people are wrapped up in technology, they may feel removed from society and from their loved ones. It may make life easier, but if over time you start to feel disconnected and people lose touch with even those living under the same roof. If you feel that all of the technology available to you is proving counterproductive, you may be right. There may be advantages and you may have a better quality of life if you simplify things and turn back to an easier way of living. For starters, there is no need to worry about electronics breaking. If you have no MP3 player or cordless phone, you will never need iPod Touch repair or iPhone repairs. Granted, these can be easy, affordable pictures, but if you never have to worry about something breaking, there will be a lot less stress in your life.

This reduced level of stress carries over into other parts of your life. If you are feeling better about your new, simplified life, it will make you more relaxed in everything you do. The converse is true. If you are feeling stressed about the overwhelming amount of information you have access to and the number of things that can go wrong in your life, that tension will be apparent no matter what you are doing. Simplifying things means you will gain a sense of calm and focus. You will be present in everything you do.

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Overall, these changes will make you healthier. Some believe that exposure to too much electronic equipment is dangerous. This is a controversial opinion, but what everyone is willing to accept is the fact that if you are happier and calmer, you will be healthier overall. Stress builds up and over time, has an effect on the health of your body. Plus, if you simplify things, you will have time to focus on healthy activities like cooking healthy meals, exercising and spending time with your loved ones.

Spending more time with those you care about is one of the major advantages to making things simpler. In addition to cutting out electronic equipment, you can also simplify things by saying no to activities and requests from others. This gives you more time to focus on things that are truly important. The more time you have for your family and for yourself, the better quality of life you will have.

Finally, simplifying things grounds you. You will get a sense of peace and it will also give you a chance to learn about yourself. A simple life allows you to feel settled and focus on the important things in life.

No need to worry about electronic repairs, less stress, overall healthier, more time for relationships, helps you remember the value of life and the important things.

The Advantages Of Living A Simple, Old-Fashioned Life

4 Simple Steps For Creating Your Strategic Marketing Action Plan (MAP)

Your strategic Marketing Action Plan (MAP) is a document that is used to plan your day-to-day marketing activities/strategies for running your online business; in other words it's your MAP to online business management success. And just like a real map, your MAP tells you exactly how to get from point A to point B and the route you need to take in order to get there.

When you have your MAP in place it eliminates the guess work - you always know what you're doing, when you're doing it, and how you're going to implement the strategies.

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Creating a Marketing Action Plan can seem very daunting if you've not done this kind of detailed planning before; it can be difficult to know where to start. My favorite tool for creating my strategic MAP is a spreadsheet because of the row/column formatting that spreadsheets use.

Today I'd like to make that process easy for you and share with you my insider secrets so that you can create your own MAP.

1. Heart of your business - your MAP is not a document that you create, look at once, and then set aside to review in a year's time. Like a real map you continually refer to (typically on a weekly basis) so that you know you're going in the right direction. And if you do sway off course a little, maybe for a pit stop along the way, you can easily update it as necessary.

Your MAP will provide you with your 'Big Picture' route for the year. You'll want to keep it handy so that you can refer to it often, whether you print it out and keep it on your desk, or have easy access to it on your PC.

2. Chunk it down - the easiest and simplest way for you to manage your MAP is to break it down into doable action steps, so that you don't feel overwhelmed by feeling you have to plan out your entire route in one go. You're going on a journey and as such there might be detours along the way. I highly advise you to chunk down your MAP, first into quarters, then into months, and then into weeks.

3. See any overlaps/conflicts - as you've been planning out your marketing activities for the upcoming year, having it all together in one place will allow you to see any overlaps or conflicts in your plan. Similarly it will also allow you to see any gaps too.

4. Automatically creates your weekly/monthly To Do list - this is one of my favorite aspects of creating my MAP because when I chunk everything down into quarters/months/weeks I find that I create my weekly action list. And it's so much easier to be able to just focus on that week's action steps and so implement them.

Some points to remember as you're putting together your marketing plan:

* Seeding in ezine/networks - as soon as you're clear on what programs/products/services you're going to be offering and when, start mentioning them in your newsletter and to your social networks. You don't need to give a whole lot of detail - simply say that you're working on something new, or an exciting project etc. and this will start to create interest in your offerings.

* Marketing - plan out when you're going to be opening registrations and when you're going to be running promotions. This is important so that you don't have any overlaps in your promotions/activities.

* Delivering - also plan out when you're going to be delivering your programs too, again to avoid any overlaps/conflicts in your promotions and activities.

* Team Members - know which team members you're going to need support from to help you implement your goals, i.e. virtual assistant, graphic designer, web designer etc. You may need to contact them several weeks in advance so plan this in too.

* Dates - and finally it's important to include all dates in your Marketing Action Plan so that nothing gets missed out.

As my financial adviser reminded me just last week, you're running a marathon not a sprint, and the same is true for your business also. Follow these simple steps for creating your strategic Marketing Action Plan and you'll soon find yourself on track for achieving your business goals.

(c) 2010 Tracey Lawton

4 Simple Steps For Creating Your Strategic Marketing Action Plan (MAP)