Letting the Cat out of the Bag

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catoutofbag3Well I was chatting with another owner this morning and thought as long as I had my stats up that I would share as I do get asked this quite a bit so decided it’s time of letting the cat out of the bag.  Now I will say that you can ask others and you will probably see different results – these results are for Zaney Clicks

The first I would like to share – there were sorted by signups and I went with the top 20 on this one as I wanted you to see the variety of sites.  This is also what all these number mean and I did put in the banners as I wanted to show that banner advertising does work.

source URL, hits, signups, banners hits, signups

clicktrackprofit.com     3356     127     2755     9
nerdbux.com     88761     38     60     0
google.com     539     18     51     0
tesurfing.com     60     15     2037     24
trafficswirl.com     35353     11     6334     0
costaricaclicks.net     18690     11     41161     7
plus1te.com     70750     9     27055     0
you2surf.com     8825     9     1048     0
donkeymails.com     69     9     0     0
perfectpromotion.weebly.com     28     8     0
hitbandit.com     19224     8     901     0
froggyhits.com     50758     7     52109     5
traffic2prosperity.com     12592     7     9535     7
prosperityhits4u.com     202412     6     11954     0
bizklix.com     29943     6     125855     3
trafficleads2income.com     20     6     3275     7
solomatictraffic.com     63326     5     94705     0
surfsumo.com     44999     5     33850     0
easyhits4u.com     33586     5     41912     1
stepuptraffic.com     44352     5     83358     1

judgingcatNow to narrow this down further as I really wanted to show you all that banner advertising does work – here are some of the results with now sorting by banner signups – For all of you that think banners don’t work hmmmmmmm well am hoping to change you mind here

source URL, hits, signups, banners hits, signups

tesurfing.com     60     15     2037     24
traffix.us     23827     5     29853     20
magicaljourneypromotions.com     57     0     205268     12
clicktrackprofit.com     3356     127     2755     9
traffic2prosperity.com     12592     7     9536     7
trafficleads2income.com     20     6     3276     7
ptcbuxteam.com     4     1     369     7
costaricaclicks.net     18692     11     41169     7
froggyhits.com     50762     7     52118     5

fatcatmoneyOk now I know you want to talk money and sells so I did one more set of stats for you – hope that you will start seeing why it’s so important to have some sort of tracking on what you are doing.

And for the purpose of this post – wanted to show you another top 10 sorted this time by top sells and I did this one on purpose as I want you to look closer at this one


source URL, hits, signups, banners hits, signups

froggyhits.com     50765     7     52123     5
tetoolbox.com     1039     0     56705     3
gianthits.com     1867     0     17986     1
ptcbuxteam.com     4     1     369     7
clicktrackprofit.com     3356     127     2755     9
solomatictraffic.com     63332     5     94715     0
smileytraffic.com     89925     4     8244     0
tesurfing.com     60     15     2037     24
lost.myt-bear2.com     76     2     9897     1
trafficfugitive.com     1431     1     0     0

Ok now did you see that sometimes that sometimes it’s could only be one signup from a site and you make a sale but did you also see that some of the sales came from the banner signups – so do keep them in mind and use all the available resources that are out them as you just NEVER know where that next is coming from.

148a84aa823a70b30c8d1035ccba6319Also, I hope that this gives some insight on why you will hear so many say track, track, track as if you go back all these you will see a pattern of some sites that stick out in each way they were sorted and that is how you know where to make sure you have credits, the places that if I see a deal on the sites – that is probably where I am going to put my money

So hope this letting the cat our of the bag opens your eyes some and answered some of the questions that I get from members on what is working and how do I know where to advertise at.

Patting a member on the back

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You know one of the biggest complaints that I hear from people is that they can’t get any referrals and that all the site owners get them all.  They wish there was a way to build their list and get referrals to some of their favorite programs.  Well as I was surfing, I spotted this page and doing this blog post as a way of patting a member on the back.

Now I know you are wondering how in the world can a person get referrals when they don’t own their own site, well this is one clever way that I have seen and want to give kudos to Robert Moreno for coming up with a way to build his list.

Robert Moreno’s Top 8 Traffic Exchange Celebration

Now how cool is that – awesome looking page and I give him credit for believing in his programs that he’s willing to spend money to have a promotion like this on his own.  So you see – you don’t have to own your own site and you can have your own promo.  Isn’t that an interesting concept.

While I’m patting a member on the back, I would also like to thank Robert for sponsoring Zaney Clicks in some of the promotional hunts that are out there also.  So the next time that you get all down in the dumps because you are not getting referrals – think outside the box and you can even follow Robert’s lead and get creative.

So everyone get your thinking caps on and I know that you will be able to come up with a way to get them referrals coming in.  Would love you hear your comments of how you think outside the box – feel free to share in the comment area.

 

Banners Do Not Work

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How many times have you heard that before as I know I hear it all the time.  In preparation for the upcoming event of Zaney Clicks celebrating their 5000 member celebration – I was in cleaning up the banners that were not showing and thought I would write this post.

Banners do not work if you don’t have banner impressions assigned to the banner and it was amazing how many I seen with 0 in the impressions assigned column as I was cleaning up the ones that were not showing.  This is one of the easiest and overlooked things that a member can do as you really get more bang for your credit here.

See for that ONE credit you are using to get your site seen – that ONE credit (depending on the site) can either give your banner show anywhere from 10, 20, 20 and I have even seen 45 on some sites.

So here is my zaney thinking – your banner gets view say 20 times – name in their face and then your site comes up – and they just might be more apt to click on your site – why? well because you kept it in their mind, it’s something they have seen before and that might just be the time that they say – well I need to check this out now.

Banners do not work because another thing that I noticed when checking these banners is that your image is not showing and yet you have impressions assigned to them.  There could be a number of reason but I will keep it to just a few so I don’t write a book here.

The first is that you added the urls wrong and believe it or not I have done this – am in a hurry and reverse the urls and put the image where the target one should go and then it don’t show.

Image URL:  http://zaneyclicks.com/images/banner1.jpg
Target URL:  http://zaneyclicks.com/?rid=57987

OK you know you put it in right and all of a sudden it’s not showing – well there are a couple of things that could have happen – one that site is down as they are having server problems at the time.  Heaven forbid but the site could have just vanished and is no longer around and that does happen – so periodically check your banners to see if they are showing right.

Banners Do Not Work and here is another one that I learned the hard way and it was nothing that I did wrong but the site owner made new banners and instead of reusing the banner name it was given – deleted it and add it as a new one – so even tho you did nothing wrong in putting it in – the site owner might have made some changes and I see this alot with sites that like to do seasonal banners.

Standard Banner 468×60

The one last thing that I will mention – there is a right size and a wrong size when inserting your image urls.  So many times I see people trying to put a 468×60 image in a 125×125 area and all that happens there is that your image is so crunched up that it’s not readable. I know there are many names that some of the banners are call but the standard banners are most 468×60 and then there are the square banners, button banners well those are the 125×125.

Square Banner or Button Banner

http://zaneyclicks.com/images/banner1.jpg  as you will see from this URL the .jpg or some will have .gif or .png – this is what you want as your image url.  On the LFMTE scripts now you will also see http://zaneyclicks.com/getimg.php?id=2 and that is telling the site to go get the #2 image at Zaney Clicks

So hope this has cleared up some of the questions or problems that you have run across and when you hear one of your referrals say Banners Do Not Work – now you know what to tell them as to some of the reasons why.

Ending 2013 – Beginning 2014

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It’s funny chatting with people about things that run thru  their head when ending 2013 and beginning 2014.  You hear so many saying that they made resolutions that they didn’t keep or that they wish they had done this and wish they had done that – WELL got a few things to share with you – you know me I love quotes and this posted in the Zaney Skype room got me thinking …………….

Its New Year Again!!!
Make it count!
Don’t make resolutions,
Make A DECISION to leave the past in the past.
Start over, start fresh, chase your dreams,
Set your goals,
take action,
Make 2014 YOUR best year ever!

dreamAbility is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.~ Lou Holtz

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something you only do it when it’s convenient, when you’re committed you take no excuses only results.” Author Unknown

“You don’t have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.” – Les Brown

It’s not where you came from,it’s where your going that matters. Your past does not define you,it is what you do today that defines who you will be tomorrow.You cannot change the past,but you can sure change the future by making the right decision today! ***CHINKEE TAN***

“When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out–
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.”
~ Unknown

journeySo if you didn’t reach your goals in 2013, if you didn’t get everything you wanted to do in 2013 – then this is your chance to grab the bull by the horn and make it happen in 2014.

Where do you start – well I wrote a blog post once on a 30 day challenge and as a reminder from a friend am going to post the link again – this is a great place to start if you don’t have a game plan – this will get you committed to your first 30 days to help start taking action – after all that is the key that so many are missing. Are You Teachable

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.”   Bob Moawad

“We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.”
Rudyard Kipling

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Safety Precautions

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safety1Working online can be very rewarding and fun but there are safety precautions that a person can do and should be doing and believe me this is just a few that I have learned along the way.

There are some things that I just wanted to highlight in this blog post to make you aware and use caution here online.  These are just some things that I have learned the hard way and some I have heard from friends.

Phishing

Most of you probably know what this word means but if you were like me you had no clue what it meant when I first started online.  Phishing pronounced fishin is the activity of defrauding an online account holder of financial information by posing as a legitimate company.

This happens in emails, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, etch so it really keeps a person on their toes.  My rule of thumb NEVER click on any links that you do not know where they came from and DO NOT even click on any links from friends unless you are talking to them at the time.  I will even take this one step further – ask a question that only the person you are talking to will know the answer as some hackers will even talk to you – I had that happen on Skype before pretending to be the friend of the account they had hacked.

Trojans

Yes that is a scaring word to lot of people but do you know there are hackers out there that will download them on your computer to get info from you.  They can be disguised in ways that look harmless.

Drive-by downloads

Did you know that hackers can sneak malicious code on to legitimate website – when you think that you are downloading a legit file or even pictures.  That happened to me once when I download a picture that I wanted to use from Facebook and Google.

1069368_10151561408673925_171554819_n Bypassing passwords

As I was researching, I was quite surprised to find out that there is a software that will actually install virus and can read what you type on your computer – thus giving the hackers your passwords.

This info was gotten from this post on USA Today and here is the link to the post and really think that everyone should read this 5 Ways Hackers Attack You. 

This all has been a real eye-opener for me and actually my research started on all this as my support guy is always on my case about logging out of my sites vs just hitting the X at the top and closing out.  Well this does NOT close you out and leaves a door open for hackers – in fact there are a group out there that are doing just that.

So this all started out with me just giving you a eye-opener and like with any thing that you do there are safety precautions that you have to do.  Take the time to log out of your site, your cpanel, the TE you are surfing etc.  I know it’s a PITA and quicker to hit the X but don’t be leaving your doors open and invite unwanted intruders in.  This is like locking your front door and leaving the back door unlocked thinking that a burglar wouldn’t bother to check – think again.

cat5A couple more places that I would like to send you to especially if you share a computer or might have to use the computer at the library or school.  The Data Goldmine

AND this one for sure as I have been guilty of this and that is using the same password at many of the sites that I’m on because it’s easier to remember.  Keep in mind once they have your password – that means that all the accounts with that same password is up for grabs.  Password Hacked and 9 Things To Do After Your Email has Been Hacked

 

Why Affiliate Funnel?

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So often we get caught up in all the new programs that we forget about the old ones that are working and in my opinion is a must join and I’ll try and tell you why Affiliate Funnel.

If I was starting out today, and really didn’t know what I was doing yet, needed some training and guidance, was overwhelmed with all the traffic exchanges and safelist out there, this is where I would start.  Well in my opinion, Affiliate Funnel offers the answers that you need and will give you the source to build your list and earn commissions as an affiliate.

Here are some of the reasons that I enjoy using Affiliate Funnel – the best part is that as an upgraded member you are allowed to pick programs to add to a splash page that is in your affiliate toolbox – this is what mine looks like.  My Affiliate Funnel Page (Yes this is even available to free members – two programs can be added)  This gives you the opportunity to promote the programs that you pick along with Affiliate Funnel at the same time – how cool is that

When you first start or even a seasoned marketer,  it’s really hard to know which sites are new, which one have been here awhile – well this will gives you a great list of the ones as to even be listed in the downline builder you need to have reached 3000 members.  Now some of you might think that is not fair, but it helps to weed out the ones that are really here for the long haul, ones that are serious about growing their business.

Now one of the biggest mistakes I see people do when they join is look at all those pages and think WOWWWWWWWWW there is no way I can join all those sites and why would I want to – good question.  But with this list it will give you a place to start – some guidance which ones to join if you don’t have a mentor to ask.  The other mistake is not filling in your affiliate id’s when you join a site.

AND did you know that they give you a free guide to help build your list – so basically took the excused away and made available the tools that you need to build a list and start earning online.  There are squeeze pages already built for you – you just need to add your autoresponder info.

Still confused after viewing the site – well you can bring your questions to a FREE webinar on Saturday’s at NOON EST and the gold nuggets (tips of the trade) that you can get by attending these and listen to Marci Jones is a priceless.

So I will ask you Why Affiliate Funnel?  This program is one of the best list building tools out there offering your many avenues to be able BUILD YOUR LIST.  AND you don’t even have to request your money, you are paid directly to your Paypal or Payza account once you have earned 10.00 or more.

Join my Team now and get started building YOUR list 

Stopping the Insanity

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insanityWell I have held off on this post for long time now and have been chatting with members and other site owners and I’m going to take a big STEP here and stopping the insanity.

Earlier I had put in an email that there were some changes coming down the road for Zaney Clicks – well I have spent days behind the scene looking at stats, I have went back thru all the members emails that I have got with suggestions, new ideas, and I’m listening.

I know it don’t seem like it sometimes but I do – and I thank all the members for being honest with me – and I was going to wait till the first of the year but when I looked back at the calendar of events, the stats etc.  I have decided that the time for stopping the insanity is NOW.

AND what better time to write this post – Halloween – so for some of you this will be a treat and some of you will think it’s a trick.  Beginning November 1st – ALL regular monthly promos will be canceled.  Shocked you didn’t I?????????????

Well before you get all hiper – let me tell you what I have been hearing from members and they are right – we spend all this time setting up daily promos when that time could be spent working harder for YOU helping you get the traffic that you need, getting the referrals that you are looking for and earning the money that you are wanting to.  So in the future that is what I am going to be doing with the new things that just started at Zaney Clicks – they are going to be a bigger benefit for you as a member and help you the way the site should be helping you..

A few of the new changes have been started with some pages in rotation that has a code and only upgraded members can see and claim – they have a week to make the claim and each get a prize for claiming the codes.  After claiming the code all those members are put in a drawing for a referral and the other a week start page.

KeithHolyCowWHY in the world would I do this – well the reason is that these members have invested in this site by upgrading and I feel that they should also be able to have a chance to build their list.  So this site is going to help them do that by giving away more ACTIVE random referrals, login spotlight pages, start pages, etc.  There will be codes, bonus pages, hangman and other ways that free members can keep earning but I’m also going to take the pressure off you with trying to surf the most.

See I know from experience that these forms of advertising work – when a person can build their list they start making more money, when they can show their pages to everyone for a week they are more likely to get more referrals and also earn more money.

NOW the bottom line here as I know some people are thinking what about the cash that I am earning as of right now this site has paid out some great commissions and will continue to do so.  You will just have new and different ways to earn those commissions and the one that I will be keeping is when I catch you promoting as I surf.

So just wanted to say to all the members that have been in touch with me since July 2012 when the daily promos started – thank you, thank you and thank you for finally getting it thru my head that you DO NOT want to join anymore sites just to win some prizes.  I heard you when you said that you want to surf the sites that you like and stick with them.  You have also said that you are tired of the pressure of so many promos, you are tired of them and want something different.  Well you are going to get something different.

Will this all happen overnight – the answer is NO but I also felt that is was just time to stop talking about it and go cold turkey.  So as of November 1st the only promos that will stay on the calendar Money Monday and Take A Break Tuesday.  We will still have the events that are already set up with Magical Journey and will continue any events that we are in as of now but the others will be canceled. I will be getting all the promo prizes caught up and then starting the “NEW” events that have been planned for Zaney Clicks..

Another change that I have listened to is the upgrade that I give away to the person that surfs the most for the week – and thanks members for telling me that I’m wasting your credits for allowing that one – so that one has been changed and it will go to the person that has the most sales.

So we will still have 3 upgrades given out each week and they will go to the person that finds the Treasured Site, The Most Referrals and Person with Highest Sales.  We will still draw a winner from the list of people that submit the site to the Text Link in the email.

changesSo wanted to get this out tonight so that when you see the calendar clean in November you will know why.  All site owners that are reading this I will be personally chatting with you on this matter.  I would like to personally thank everyone that has hung in there and put up with so many promos, and thank to all the members that have come to me with your suggestions, new ideas etc. – this is going to be fun to get these started.

Get Organized NOW the easy way

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getorganized2Well it’s not very often that I see a program that really catches my eye like this one and for me the best organizer that I have seen.  Are you an affiliate marketer with loads of notepad files, ( and I am ) and spreadsheets…(and I am)   with your affiliate links in them?

How many times have you lost those files… or decided there’s a “better way” to do it as you are looking thru all your files trying to maybe fill out a downline builder or even adding a new site to other sites.

Sunny Suggs just re-launched “All of My Links”…  and I think – and she has thought of it all it seems – I have been busy adding my stuff and I can’t believe how many notepad, metapad and spreadsheets that I have gone thru to add all the info for each site.

How many times have you signed up to a program and then wanted to promote it and dreamed that there was an easier way – well there is and this is it.  You can add all your links to each programs you add

*  Banners
*  Splash Pages
*  Squeeze Page
*  Text Ads
*  Emails (with multiple headlines)
*  Tweets
*  Thank you page ads
*  Tracking Links

For as many websites as you want!  Did you hear that??????? As many as you want – getting the picture to how great this is and how much time it’s going save you and how organized it’s going to be for you.

Next time you’re rebranding an ebook, or filling in a downline builder…  you’ll be able to go to All of My Links, click only TWICE… and have all your referral IDs in  front of you!  That… my friend.. is awesome.

Go here now  and see the video on how it works – you will see that this will save you so much time and get you more organized so that you have time to promote, promote, promote

All of My Links

If you links have just been a cluttered up mess – well take the time and get them all organized – you will be able to find everything so much quicker when it’s all in ONE easy place.  So click the link and get organized NOW the easy way.

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Getting Zaney for Halloween in TEland

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cat11Once upon a time there was a Horror Movie that was written about TEland and I am going to share.  There were so many that have said that traffic exchanges are dead and that they don’t work – well listen to this.

Being a Veteran in TEland, most don’t know that Krazy Kaye had a son and daughter and they were called Yuppie and Flash.  I heard thru the Grapevine that they were abducted by aliens and sacrificed to a Volcano.  BUT before she could carry out the lucid deed of tossing them to the mythology Gods a crosseyed humanoid snatched them up and took off at supersonic speed.

In the starship, they were greeted by a Ninja who told them this was going to be a simple trip and was no BS.  There were going on a heavenly Magical Journey where they would get to visit all the landmark TE’s in TEland.

J136515432424188629_hTUzqRiC_bust then there was an insta pop and the ship was going to have to make an landing on the glacier but they could see that they were headed over this farm with Holy Cows being chased by a wildcat but all of a sudden after going thru the rainforest – they could see the Speedway ahead.

As they were coming to a stop they could see the big beach ahead and it looked like they had landed in Costa Rica.  They got out of the Spybubble and were going to sleuth  around while the Handyman fixed their ship.

When they got to the Bella’s everyone there was double nice till IT came from the Lounge and wanted to know why we had not been to The Dance the Hot Spot in town as they were going to be listening to the Oldies tonight and there were going to be some Big Bad Hits at this super party.

I love Hits so decided to tag along when five Zombies started chasing us and out of no where came these dogs to the rescue.  People were yelling get them Fred, get them Shaggy and then out of the corner of my eye I seen these cute Teacup Puppies.  Well the Zombies took off like tons of website traffic.

Tezak, the old wise man, said he had enough excitement today, wanted some just good peace and quiet and didn’t want to be in the spotlight so headed to the Waters Edge to enjoy the splash of the sealife.  Worried about him, Yuppie and Flash decided to go find Tezak to make sure he was ok and they were all eaten by this Smiley Bass who swirled away like a cyclone – never to be seen again

coolcat2So now the only place to hear about these legends is on click roads delivering traffic – take a tour sometimes to surf and learn from the experience, emazing, quality magicians that know how In TEland.  So this should put a stop to the rumor that TE’s are dead – as you can see they are set up to live on with the advertising know how

 

 

 

How to stop being in the 97% who don’t make it

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worthwhileOver the years, I have put myself out there as a friend, coach, mentor, business owner and what does that mean – well it means that I have opened the door for many people to be able to come to me for advice and try to be that person that I had wished I had found when I first started – thus today’s post how to stop being in the 97% who don’t make it.

It’s funny how the saying comes to mind as I’m writing that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink – well I keep hoping that if you keep leading them to that water often enough – they will finally drink.  Do I know all the answers, NO  or will everyone agree with me, NO but what you will get is my honest opinion based on things that I encountered in my years online and lessons I learned the hard way.

Often times I get asked if I was starting out now what would I do to get started.  Added to that is how can I ever earn money if I don’t have my own site like you do.  Well I’m going to try and answer both of those comments for you.

Things keep changing on the net and with so much out there to choose from and new things popping up each day that people can just go pogo jumping around and never accomplish anything but wasting their time.

If I was just starting online now and I didn’t have lot of money in my budget to get me started there are a couple sites that I would join to get me started – and I know you are going to say I don’t have any money to invest in anything.  Well I’m going to be right up front with you and say that if you don’t have some money put aside to invest in your business (which working online is) then you are going to stay in the 97% who don’t make it.

Ouch huh?  I know I must have shocked a lot of you by saying that BUT I can give you some options at least what I would do if I was just starting out.  There are sites out there with minimal investment and I’m going to recommend them here.

Now before I do, I have to say this – if you are not going to treat these sites like YOUR business and promote, track, tweak, promote, track, tweak what you are doing until you are getting referrals then don’t waste your time or money.

stayfocusedYou NEED to stay focused on these two sites – you NEED to promote ONLY these two sites in everything that you are doing – TEs, safelists, mailers, social net working and you NEED to track your results so that you can see what is working and what is not.

Now I know you are thinking what 2 sites am I recommending that I can promote like my own business – well they are Quality Pro 4 U and Easy Cash List Building System.

Now you are thinking why would I pick these two sites – one they are both run by honest owners, owners that have been working online for years and have great reputations, they offer affordable investment opportunities.  Both sites will not be disappearing like I see a lot of sites do and I know that if YOU are SERIOUS – then these two sites can be the start of your journey to how to stop being in the 97% who don’t make it.

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