Think of ideas for your new website. If you already know what you want to make your website about, skip this step. Whenever you see a person with any kind of problem or frustration, try and think of a website that would help him/her. Looking for a tidbit of information or a unique product that's nowhere to be found? Brainstorm and write down all of your ideas, no matter how ridiculous they may seem. There's no better place than the Internet to turn an idea into gold. You can also get help by searching the web with "website ideas".

Identify your market. What kinds of people would each of your website ideas serve? Some websites, like Yahoo or Google, are as general as it gets, while other sites, like ILoveAlpacas.com, serve a very specific bunch. Write down the target market next to each of the ideas on your list. Conduct market research--Who is your audience? What do they do? How old are they? What are their other interests? All of this information can help you make your website more useful to you.
Do keyword research to determine if other people are searching for your topics and learn more about your potential clients. There are many free keyword tools to help you get more information about your topic. You will need to find keywords that are in demand (people are looking for it) yet have some chance of finding your site. Like a site on web hosting is too broad of a topic. Forum webhosting is a little better (narrower) topic.

Figure out your commitment. How much time and money are you willing to put into your website? You can start and run a website for free, but the more money you want to make from your site, the more time and money you'll have to invest. If you don't care too much about making money (like if you're just interested in showing off your dried bug collection) you can get away with free web hosting and sporadic maintenance.

Content sites will require less investment, but you will also face more competition, since anyone can start a content site. To make money from this kind of site, you provide information and generate income from the traffic you receive through advertising. The trick also will be to 'spin' your content and use specific keywords to narrow down your topic and write high quality content directed to specific people searching for those specific keywords.

E-commerce sites, which sell products, will need more maintenance and attention. You will also need to think about shipping, sales, order form security, inventory updates, and everything that a person with an offline storefront would have to manage.

You can also sell other people's products which will let you make money without investing in any products or worrying about shipping.

Narrow down your list. Which ideas stand to make the most profits? Which ideas require the most commitment? Which ideas look like they'd be fun to pursue? You will be spending time working on your website, so choose the idea you are most passionate about (that is also profitable and practical for you).

Register a domain name (one that's easy to remember and spell) and choose a web host. The best domain name also includes your main keywords and some variation of what solution you provide. For more complicated websites, be willing to shell out the extra bucks; or, you can opt for a free web hosting, which will probably mean having a URL like www.yourdomain.webhostname.com and have ads all over your website. Read the fine print.
Build your website. Here you have a few different options.

Get a website-building program and do it yourself. While this might work for your dried bug page, if you are unsure of your design eye and ability, then it's probably not the best choice if you're trying to make a sharp, professional impression (especially if you're trying to get people to part with their money).

Learn a programming language (or two, or three) and build a website from scratch.
HTML is incredibly easy to learn, and if you're up to it, you'll be able to tweak your web design any way you want, and you won't have to pay anybody else to update or change your site.
XHTML is the new web language set by W3C's standards. Almost identical to HTML, it follows a stricter set of rules for marking up information - what this means, for the most part, is minor changes to the way you write code.

CSS, which stands for "Cascading Style Sheets", gives more flexibility for styling the HTML.
A browser sided scripting language, such as JavaScript, allows you to make your page interactive.

A server sided scripting language (PHP, ASP with JavaScript or VB Script or Python) can be used to make things on your site move and edit or create forums.

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technique of using a browser sided language and a server sided language to make the page get new information from the server without refreshing the page, often greatly reducing user wait time and vastly improving the user's experience but increasing bandwidth usage. Think of the possibilities: you could probably make a web based instant messaging service!
Hire a professional. This is the best option for more advanced sites, especially e-commerce sites.
Use keywords that your target audience would search for to get a better search engine ranking. There are several tools available from Google, Overture, and third party software developers that can make the keyword research process easier. Sprinkle the keywords you've chosen throughout your text, but not to the extent that it hurts the quality of your content. Creating pages that are optimized for the search engines will help you get your site found which is really more important than design. What good is a site that no one sees?
Upload your website. Your web host may have an FTP feature, or you can download your own FTP program like FileZilla. If you hired a professional to design the website, he or she may take care of this for you.

Test drive your website. When you finish your website, do usability testing. You can do this by simply asking a few friends or family members to use your website. Give them a specific task like "edit your profile" or "buy an alpaca sweater from the bargains page." Sit behind them and watch them navigate. Do not help them. You will likely find areas where you need to improve navigation or clarify some instructions.

Advertise. Submit your site to major search engines. Tell your friends. Use an e-mail address with your domain. Visit other websites that complement (not compete with) yours, and offer to exchange links. Post constructively on blogs and forums, and put your URL in your signature.
Use article marketing to get back links to your website which will also help your website get found by the search engines.
Provide quality content and service. This is what will ultimately make your website awesome. Be sensitive to feedback - take it seriously. Think about your target market: their needs, their frustrations, their circumstances, and seek to make their lives easier. Strive for a win-win situation for you and your visitors.

[edit] Tips
Begin with simple things, practice them and then advance, even if what you create is not very impressive at the time; don't attempt to rush through the tutorials in one. You need to understand them very well, so take your time and test things out. If you wonder whether or not something will work, don't suppress the urge, but find out.

People are often in a hurry. This means that you may only have between 10 and 30 seconds to capture your visitor's attention. To minimize your load time, keep graphics small. Compress them where possible. Use flashy technology JavaScript, Flash, Streaming Audio/Video, etc. sparingly and only if it is important to your presentation.
If you intend to sell a product on your website, you'll need to be able to accept secure credit card payments. You can apply for a merchant account, which charges a per-transaction fee, or use a free payment service like PayPal.
Before beginning to read a tutorial, make sure it's the best of the best; you don't want to find half way through that the tutorial's flawed or putting you to sleep. You don't want to have to read the same content over again in a good tutorial, do you? So look into lots of search engine results before picking your tutorial!
Find popular websites, even if they don't have much to do with yours, and use them as models. What are they doing right? Incorporate what you learn from the big shots into your own website. Don't be a copycat, but don't re-invent the wheel.
If you hire a professional to code a complicated site, remember that programmers are not all graphic designers. The most eye-catching sites out there have been made by or with the input of someone involved in graphic design. Programmer also don't usually know much about search engine optimization and getting your website to the top of Google. Try to find someone who does know that or you can learn on your own too.

[edit] Warnings
Never violate your visitors' trust. Respect their privacy. Spam, annoying pop-ups, and irrelevant ads will hurt your credibility. A clear privacy statement is one way to build your credibility. Provide a prominent link to your privacy statement from every page on the site as well as from any location that you are asking your visitors for personal information. Provide legitimate contact information online. If you need to use ads on your website, explain to your visitors why, and show them that you're doing your best to accommodate their visit. And mean it!

Remember, never delete the details (username, password, etc.) of your account. If you don't have the details when you forget them, you will not be able to work on your website again. More importantly, never give out your details (except for your website address).
If you use content from another website, be it a picture, a JavaScript, or whatever, get permission and give them credit for it. If you don't, they might sue you.

Esay Guide On Creating Your Own Website

Step 1 First you need to create a text document containing the words that you want to appear on your Web page. Most word processing programs will work fine, as long as you give your document a name ending in .html (or .htm if you're working on a PC) and save the document as "Text Only." Type out your story, book review, fascinating facts about Jupiter, or whatever it is you want to publish. Here are some tips for organizing your text:

Begin with a title and an attention-grabbing greeting or introduction, so people will know immediately what your page is about and will want to read more.

Think about logical places to insert breaks in your text. No one wants to scroll down a long, uninterrupted block of text. Your page will be a lot more readable if you put in frequent paragraph breaks and horizontal rules (more about these later).

Think about where you might want to insert pictures, if you have them in electronic files. (More about downloading images in Step #4.) A lot of pages start off with an eye-catching image right at the top, next to the title.

If your word processing program has an option for "smart" or "curly" quotes, turn it off! Curly quotes will show up on a browser as strange little icons rather than quotation marks. The straight quotes may not look as nice, but they're the ones you have to use for Web authoring.

Step 2 Now you need to insert some formatting tags in your document that will tell an Internet browser (such as Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer) how to arrange your words and pictures on the screen. These tags make up a language called HyperText Markup Language, or HTML. The basic skeleton for an HTML document looks like this:

Text of page...

Notice that (1) each formatting tag appears between "less than" (<) and "greater than" (>) signs, and (2) the tags often appear in pairs, with the second tag in the pair beginning with a "slash" (/).
Here's a list of some of the basic formatting tags in HTML:

...

header, level 1 (the largest size type for a header, usually used at the beginning of a page or the start of a new section). Smaller headers are tagged with

...

,

...

, etc.
...
boldface text
...
italic text

...
centered text

paragraph return (inserts an extra line space between paragraphs)
Note: Any paragraph returns that you insert in your document by simply hitting the Return key on your keyboard will be ignored by a Web browser. You must use the tag

to create a paragraph break on the screen.


line break (no extra space)

---

horizontal rule (a line running left-to-right across the page, to separate one section from the next)

...

ordered, or numbered, list. Each list item begins with the tag

and falls somewhere between the

...

tags.

...

unordered, or bulleted, list. Again, each list item begins with the tag

.
...
a hotlink to another file in the same folder
...
a hotlink to another site. You will have to know the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or Web address, of any site to which you want to link your page.

This tag would insert an image with the filename "image.gif" on the far left side of your page.
(Note: Don't worry if this information seems confusing or overwhelming right now. It will make more sense as you apply it in the next few steps.)

Step 3 You may feel somewhat baffled after reading that long list of formatting tags in Step #2. It's easier just to look at a real HTML document and then see how it gets translated into a Web page. You can view the "source document" behind any Web page by going to the "View" menu (in Safari -- other browsers may be slightly different) and selecting "View Source." When you do this, you'll see the document with HTML tags that creates the page currently in the window of your browser.

We've created a Sample Web Page for you to study. Using the link below, go to the Sample Web Page and look at how the text and image appear on your screen. Then use "View Source" to call up the document we used to create the sample page. If possible, print this document. Compare it line-by-line with the page in your browser window. Do you see how all the formatting tags work?

Step 4 If you don't already have image files for your page, you can download some from other Web pages. Use your common sense to decide which images you're allowed to use and which ones you shouldn't. Images provided by NASA, for example, are for the public's use. A corporate logo is private property. If you're looking for some astronomical images, you might try NASA’s list of Astronomy Pictures of the Day.

Depending on what kind of computer and browser you're using, you'll have to use a slightly different procedure to download an image onto your hard drive. Here's how you would do it on a Macintosh computer, using a Safari browser:

1. Use your mouse to position the pointer over the image.
2. Hold down the button on the mouse and drag the image to your computer’s desktop.
3. Let go of the button, and you'll see a small icon. The image has now been downloaded onto your hard drive. If you decide to change the name of the file, make sure your new name ends in .gif or .jpg (This will be important if you use the image in your own Web page).
4. Click on the icon to view the image as it would appear on your Web page.
While you're searching for images, don't download every one you see. You'll take up a lot of space on your hard drive if you grab dozens of images. Select just a few -- perhaps your own "Top Five" list -- that you think are the best for your page.

Step 5 Now you're ready to insert the formatting tags in your own document. Remember to start your document with and end it with . The "title" that you type between the tags will appear at the very top of the browser window when your page is being viewed. This title might be, but doesn't have to be, the same as the header at the top of your page.

Step 6 Now it's time to see how well your formatting has worked. Save your text document (Remember: "Text Only," and the file name should end in .html or .htm) and go back to the browser. Under the File menu, select "Open File..." or "Open Local...". From there you should be able to find your document's name and click on "Open". Your document will appear in your window, looking like a real live Web page!

Don't be discouraged if there are some problems at first. HTML formatting requires a lot of attention to tiny details. If something doesn't look the way you expected, make a note of it and go back to your text document to adjust it. Then save the document again, go back to the browser, and click on "Reload". You'll probably have to go back and forth like this many times before your page looks perfect to you.

Step 7 Your school may or may not have an account with an Internet provider that allows you to put your Web page on a server so that other people can read it. If not, you can just keep practicing with documents on your computer's hard drive. Or, you might look into getting some free Web space for yourself or your school. Some sites that provide this service are listed in the Idea Bank at the bottom of this page.

If you are able to put your page up on a server, how will anyone find it? Unless they know about your page already -- and know the exact URL! -- they won't be able to visit it. Here are three ways you can give people a roadmap to your location on the information superhighway:
Find some other Web sites that are related to your page in some way. They might be sites that deal with the same topic or are published by students your age. Write to the people who maintain these pages and ask them to check out your site. If they like it, they might add a link to your page on theirs.

Register your site with a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. Once you've added your URL to one of these databases, people who are interested in the general topic of your page will get a listing of your site when they do a search. For example, in Yahoo, navigate through their categories until you get to the one that best suits your page, and then click on "Add URL." You'll be asked to provide the title of your page, its URL, and a comment or short sentence that describes what's on the page. In your comment, try to include words that you think an interested person might type in as key words when doing a Yahoo search. "Jupiter facts and images" or "Book reviews by middle school students" are examples of good comments.

The Beginner's A-Z Guide to Starting/Creating Your Own Website

Subject: What Price a Great Nation

What Price a Great Nation




"If the people of the scripture (Jews, Christians and Muslims) believeand maintain a righteous life, we will remit their sins and admit them intothe blissful Heaven. Had they observed the Torah, the Gospel, and what isrevealed herein from their Lord, they would have enjoyed provisions fromabove them and from beneath their feet. Some of them are righteous, butmost of them are evil doers." ( 5:65-66 ‘’If only the People of theBook had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have blotted outtheir iniquities and admitted them to gardens of bliss’’. If only theyhad stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sentto them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side.There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of themfollow a course that is evil’’ )

"If only the people of the various communities believed and maintained a righteous life, we would have showered themwith blessings from the heaven and the earth( 7:96 ‘’If the people ofthe towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have openedout to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but theyrejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds’’) "God is the One who controls your happiness, or misery. God is the Onewho makes you rich or poor." ( 53:43 ‘’That it is He Who grantethLaughter and Tears’’ ) ( 53:48 ‘’That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction’’ )

A nation that upholds God's laws is guaranteed prominence among thenations of the world, victory, prosperity, and happiness ( 10:62-64‘’Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shallthey grieve; Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;-. Forthem are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; nochange can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supremefelicity’’ ) ( 16:97 ‘’Whoever works righteousness, man or woman,and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is goodand pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best oftheir actions’’ ) ( 24:55 ‘’ Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and workrighteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land,inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He willestablish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen forthem; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they(lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) andnot associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they arerebellious and wicked’’ ) And ( 41:30-31 ‘’In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah",and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them(from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! butreceive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), which ye were promised.

We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall yehave all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that yeask for!-). On the other hand, a nation that violates God's laws incurs amiserable life’’ ) ( 20:124 "But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is alife narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment").

A nation that upholds God's laws is guaranteed to be a great nation. Thisis not a mere idealistic dream; since God is in full control ( 10:61‘’In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayestbe reciting from the Quran,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,-We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor ishidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or inheaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but arerecorded in a clear record’’ ), His guarantees and promises are done. Anation that upholds God's laws is characterized by:

1. Maximum freedom for the people - freedom of religion, freedom ofexpression, freedom to travel, and freedom of economy ( 2:256 ‘’ Letthere be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error:whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the mosttrustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth allthings’’ ) ( 10:99 ‘’ If it had been thy Lord's will, they wouldall have believed, - all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind,against their will, to believe!’’ ) , ( 88:21-22 Therefore do thou giveadmonition, for thou art one to admonish . Thou art not one to manage(men's) affairs’’ )

2. Guaranteed human rights for all the people, regardless of their race,colour, creed, social status, financial situation, or political affiliation( 5:8 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fairdealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrongand depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah.For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do ) ( 49:13 ‘’ Omankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, andmade you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that yemay despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight ofAllah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has fullknowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)’’ ) .

3. Prosperity for all the people. God's economic system is based onconstant circulation of wealth, no usury, and productive investment.Non-productive economy such as gambling, lottery, and high interest loansare not permitted ( 2:275-277 Those who devour usury will not stand exceptas stand one whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness. That isbecause they say: "Trade is like usury," but Allah hath permitted trade andforbidden usury. Those who after receiving direction from their Lord,desist, shall be pardoned for the past; their case is for Allah (to judge);but those who repeat (The offence) are companions of the Fire: They willabide therein (for ever). Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, butwill give increase for deeds of charity: For He loveth not creaturesungrateful and wicked. Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness,and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their rewardwith their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve’’ ) ( 59:7 ‘’What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away)from the people of the townships,- belongs to Allah,- to His Messenger andto kindred and orphans, the needy and the wayfarer; In order that it maynot (merely) make a circuit between the wealthy among you. So take what theMessenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds fromyou. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment’’ ) .

4. Social justice for all. Because of the obligatory charity (Zakat), noone will go hungry or un-sheltered ( 2:215 ‘’They ask thee what theyshould spend (In charity). Say: Whatever ye spend that is good, is forparents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers. Andwhatever ye do that is good, -Allah knoweth it well’’ ) ( 70:24-25 And those in whose wealth is a recognised right. For the(needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking) ( 107:1-7 ‘’Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?. Thensuch is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness), And encouragesnot the feeding of the indigent. So woe to the worshippers. Who areneglectful of their prayers, Those who (want but) to be seen (of men), Butrefuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs’’ ) .

5. A political system that is based on unanimous consensus. Through mutualconsultation and freedom of expression, one side of any given issueconvinces all participants in the discussion. The end result is a unanimousagreement, not the opinion of a 51% majority rammed down the throat of the49% minority ( 42:38 ‘’Those who hearken to their Lord, and establishregular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; whospend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance’’ ) .

6. A society that upholds and maintains the highest standards of moralbehaviour. There will be a strong family, no alcoholism, no illicit drugs,no illegitimate pregnancies, no abortions, and practically no divorce.

7. Maximum regard for people's lives and properties. Therefore, there willbe no crime against the people's lives or properties.

8. Prevalence of love, courtesy, peace, and mutual respect among thepeople, and between this nation and other world communities ( 3:110‘’Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what isright, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the Peopleof the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who havefaith, but most of them are perverted transgressors’’ ) and ( 60:8-9‘’Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for(your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly andjustly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. Allah only forbidsyou, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you outof your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning tothem (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in thesecircumstances), that do wrong’’ ) .

9. Environmental protection is guaranteed through conservation andprohibition of wasteful practices ( 30:41 ‘’Mischief has appeared onland and sea because of (the meed) that the hands of men have earned, that(Allah) may give them a taste of some of their deeds: in order that theymay turn back (from Evil)’’ ) . "

Long Distance Relationship

Surviving Long Distance Relationship

Life Quote: "What I have with him is worth it. It is worth every lonely night, every tear I cry from missing him, and the pain I feel from not having him close. It is worth it because he is my one and only. When I picture myself years from now, I see only him. No matter how painful distance can be, not having him in my life would be worse."This life quote is a classic example of what people involved in long distance relationships have to go through each and every single day without their loved ones by their side. The passage is beautiful, and heartfelt, and it really speaks of sadness, and longing… of enduring love.

There are those people who CHOOSE to endure the pain, because they know in their hearts that it’s really worth it. There are a lot of reasons why there are so many long distance relationships in the world. Most common reason I think is WORK. One partner has to go away to work and the other’s left behind. Another issue is, GEOGRAPHY. You meet someone who lives far far away and is geographically undesirable but you feel something special for him, and you just can’t let it pass.I think regardless of the reason, the hard earned fact still remains. Long distance relationships are ridiculously painful! Especially if you’re both really in love with each other, and it’s a really serious relationship (not just some superficial fling). We’re talking about real, deep, profound kind of love.

When the absence of your loved one, is really killing you, tearing your heart apart. And just when you’re almost ready to give up… you realize… you really really love him. And you want to be with him so much, you realize you’re willing to wait. And hang on to a hope, that someday, you’ll be together again.On the other hand, there are also lots of people who don’t really mind having long distance relationships. Of course, we are all different when it comes to love, right? For those who are involved in a long distance relationship, really look into your heart, remember the above life quote and ask yourself, “Is this worth it?” Then let the answer to that question guide you to what you should do next.

Just believe...

Everything happens for a reason, what’s supposed to happen will happen… if things don’t go your way, it can be stressful, painful, and hard, but you don’t always have to be in control. It’s all just a part of the grand scheme of things. Don’t let your emotions cloud your vision. Don’t ever fail to see the bigger picture.

You may not understand why things are happening the way they are, but soon enough you’ll know. No matter what your problem is, big or small, it usually entails a portion of your heart getting broken. Sometimes, it’s only a bruise, sometimes it feels like it’s shattered into a million pieces. When dealing with a broken heart, it can be devastating and utterly painful, but sometimes it is just God’s way of calling you back to him, to make you grow as a person, or maybe you have to experience that to pave the way for something much better.

When overcome with hurt and confusion, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. You tend to focus on the present, and feel the enormity of your problem, you feel like you’ve got the biggest problem in the world, and you feel alone and don’t know what to do. And most often than not, you feel the tendency to take matters into your own hands.

You tend to do things and you do everything you can to control the situation. And then when things don’t go according to what you planned, you’ll get frustrated and bitter. You don’t realize, that no matter how you try to control things your way, if it’s not meant to be, it’s not going to happen. Everything happens for a reason. If you refuse to accept it and force it, you’re only prolonging the inevitable. You’ll only delay God’s true plan for you…

He has a plan for you if only you learn to be open and let go of the things that he wants you to let go of. So, stop manipulating things. A solution that is manipulated will not bring real happiness. Problems will always be a part of life, and at times when you’re down, when you’re at your lowest point, talk to God. If you ask sincerely, he will enlighten you, clear your confusion, ease your pain, calm your fears, and heal your heart.

It’s not going to provide you an instant solution to your problem, but God works in mysterious ways, and as long as you walk with Him, and just trust and believe, the sooner you’ll get to that place where you’ll see everything clearly, and you’ll finally begin to understand. Everything happens for a reason. You may not understand the reason now, but you will when the time is right.

How to know when a man loves you

Sometimes in our lives, we are stocked in the middle of a relationship, not knowing what to do. Whether to move front or to just go back, our minds are just confused on what to do. It may be as a result of insecurity of our minds, not knowing exactly if our partner loves us or not.

Have you been wondering and bordering if that man or guy you are dating loves you? Now is the right time for you to know exactly if he loves you truly or not. I know by now, you are pondering in your shrew innermost heart, what is this guy going to talk about that I have not hear in the past? But I tell you, relax! All you need to do at this time, is to adjust your reading glasses, take a whooping sip from your juice drink, and then clear your brains off every doubts, then read on.

This article will let you know if that guy really loves you, or if he is moving around sleeping with other girls in town, all these knowledge is for free, just because you are a hubber. Now are you prepared to know this truth? Are your minds ready to explore with me, these twenty-first secrets to knowing playboys? Then follow me, but please, don’t let him know you are sneaking out with me, for a lesson on this topic, ooh! He may get me jailed for life, then how will I continue my hobby of hubbing at hubpages again?

Now, let us let this heavens loose by the way…firstly, I tell you, if a guy loves you, definitely, his feelings must be clearly reflected in his behaviors, expressions, passion and actions alike. But if he doesn’t reflect this love for you through these mediums, haha… he might be one of those playa’s. Don’t judge him yet let us examine more. Be patient.

Number one sign, if a guy loves you, his dressing style must change to your favorites. Now examine this little change, before you met him, how does he normally dress? Is he a guy that cares less about the way he dresses? Is he a type that just put on whatever he sees, in the name of wearing a cloth? If yes, then how much has this dressing habit changed since your relationship with him? Is his dressing now okay and impressive, both to you and your friends who used to complain of his dressings in the past?

Secondly, how often does he like or enjoy glancing at you, when may be you are not looking at him or not aware? If a guy likes you, he will always like to steal some look at you, when you are not aware, which you may often catch him doing, and if may be, you caught his eyes, does he normally shift his’ to avoid you knowing that he was looking at you? This a another good sign of knowing that a guy loves you, or is admiring you.

Thirdly, how often is he ready to help you out, whenever you get entrapped in a particular sort of trouble, does he sit back and just watch you suffer in pains or does he offer his hand for help; a good sign of love.

Another way to know if a guy loves you, is to watch how he enjoys communicating with you. Guys love chatting with people they love, especially the opposite sex, as a fact, a guy that loves you, will always love to discuss one thing or the other with you. He will like to share with you, stories and events that took place while you weren’t around. But if he always observe carefully, his words and language whenever he is with you, he is using vocabs, refined and very carefully selected words, probably, he doesn’t love you as much as you think.

Remember, if a guy loves you, he likes or loves to chat with you just the same way he chats with his best male friends, he uses slang, jargons and all the chatting words he uses when chatting with his best friends, except, the rude ones. So if he selects words just because you are around, be careful, he is up to something.

Again, how does he feel for your moods? Is he happy when you are happy? Or does he try to flame up your anger whenever he notices that you are angry? If he does, that is bad sign, may be he does not love you, it may be a like. Don’t forget a guy that loves you, would do anything within his reach to make you happy.

Go out with other of your friends, have a long and nice chat with them pretend you are ignoring him, and see if he is jealous about this, if he is, it is a clear indication of love. Please don’t be fooled by such statements, “I am not a jealous lover” because every person that is in love, is always jealous, it is natural, not artificial, and it cannot be held back. But if you insist that you are not a jealous lover, and you are sure you love your partner, tell your partner to be going out with your friend or a neighbor, watch them kiss or exchange warm embrace, and then evaluate your feelings.

Another clear indication that a guy loves you, is to evaluate how much he loves going out with you on a walk, with his friends, colleagues or even to religious worships. Definitely, if a guy doesn’t love you, he won’t be proud going out with you, he only enjoys spending time with you in the secret places like, bedrooms, hide outs, midnight or at corners. This may be for a reason, either that he is preventing himself from being seen by someone else he is strongly in love with or admiring. Or he doesn’t want other ladies to know that he is hooked up with someone, since he is just using you to while away his lonely times.

How often does he tell his friends and people that matter to him about you? Does he hide your relationship with him from these people? If yes, he may not be in love with you, be careful.

Sometimes, guys act like dogs; thinking of only courting or laying with the opposite sex, and then kicking them off like ball. So if a guy is only curious about sleeping with you, and after that, he backs off for some days, without bordering to see you again, don’t be fooled, he doesn’t love you at all.

Sex is not love and also sex is a bond that bonds two partners in love, so no one can define exactly if sex is love or not, it all depends on the person’s mind set. But a guy that loves you, will always consider your emotion and feelings, he will never try to force you to have sex with him, and he will never request this at an onset of a relationship, rather he allows it to envelope gradually and naturally, it must, for sure.

If a guy loves you, he likes to tell you about his past live, both the bad and the good ones, unless he has not yet developed trust in you. But if he has, he won’t know when he will do this, guys are not much complicated like ladies.

Above all, we are all humans, which makes it impossible for us to read minds, but yet, we try to analyze them through actions. As a matter of fact, to know if a guy loves you or not, watch out for his actions than words. He might tell you I love you a hundred times, and deep inside his minds, he is saying, I don’t think this girl is right for me.

Lest I forgot, I must point out clearly here that, a guy spending so much money and cash on you, doesn’t necessarily depict that he truly loves you. So don’t be fooled by material things, some guys believe on spend it, if you have it, so they spend it on any body that they wishes to have at the moment. In order words, telling your friends, “he likes spending much on me, I am madly in love with him and I know he is too” fallacy! Money has no reputable connection to true love.

Lastly, a guy that loves you, will always talk and boost about you, even when he is with his friends, he is trying to raise issues concerning ladies, just to throw in something about you. Therefore, do your best and get more acquainted with his best friends, so you will learn more about him and how much he loves you.

It Is Your Time To Shine

Let Your Light Shine

SCRIPTURE "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16, AMP)

Do the people around you see your light shining? Do they know you are a believer by your actions?

Are you setting the bar in your office? Can people see your good works? I know people who can quote half the Bible and pray two hours a day, but they have no influence or credibility because theyre sloppy in the workplace.

They're always late or wasting time. They're not productive. Theyre not efficient. No one will even listen to them. I heard somebody say, Your performance gives you a platform. When you excel in what you do, that gets peoples attention.

The way to gain respect, the way to gain influence is to develop your character and skills in such a way that people want what you have. They may not agree with what you believe, but when you are the best in your company, they cant argue with that.

Youve earned their respect, not by your words, but by your spirit of excellence. I encourage you today, dont settle for mediocrity. You are a child of the Most High God. Make the decision today to let your light shine and bring Him glory in everything you do!

A PRAYER Heavenly Father, I choose to let my light shine so that I can bring glory to You. Help me to rise up higher; show me ways to set the standard. Let my life be a testimony of You. In Jesus Name.

Amen.