Streams of Income

How To Get Streams of Income Flowing From Your Business Into Your Business

Streams of income

Income. It’s what everybody needs to live a comfortable lifestyle.

Leveraging your business can be fun and exciting. It can also be a great experience filled with lessons that can change the way you see business and always remember that business is more than just business. It’s about giving and gifting what you yourself would expect from others.

Business is also about sharing and really caring about your customers and those who have come to trust you. If you were to take time to sit back and reflect on how you worked so hard on building your business, you would quickly realize that you’re like a star who recognizes the fact that you may not have such a thriving, flourishing and all around successful business if it were not for one, God the Father, your infinite source of knowledge, wisdom, abundance and prosperity who provides you with the necessary tools and resources you need, and two your customers/clients with whom you have an excellent rapport and awesome business relationship. For some of you personal relationships have formed simply by you being a dedicated and wonderful Christian business woman owner your customers know, respect and have come to highly trust.

Streams of incomeSo how do you get more streams of money and lots of it flowing from your business into your business.

Let’s say you are a graphic artist and you own a design business. The possibilities for you are endless in this great field. You could be making, easily, $100,000 a year. Here’s how. 

One way that you can stream income from your existing business is by using your unique graphic design ability and creating your own store where you can put your designs on a bevy of products that include:

  • Greeting cards
  • Tee shirts
  • Wall art
  • Keychains
  • Coffee mugs
  • Mouse pads
  • Pillows
  • Throws
  • Postcards and more.

Here are a few of my designs from my Zazzle store.  Right now I have a balance of $7.36 in my account.  I had a lot more, but I let someone go in and use the money because she was having a Sickle Cell event and I allowed her to use my earnings to order the mugs and buttons that I designed for her special event.

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You can make a lot of money on Zazzle and CafePress, but it does take a whole lot of time and effort.  I have sold tee shirts and mugs mostly, but I haven’t really focused on my store too much this year because of my body butter business.  I plan to relaunch my store before the year is out.  I highly recommend opening a Zazzle store, but also know that when you sell items on Zazzle, they of course, get most of the percentage, leaving you with pennies, but if you sell a lot of items, it’s well worth it.  It does take time as I stated earlier. 

If you want to look into opening your store with Zazzle, you can open a free account here.

I hope this article has been useful in helping you to think about how you can grow your business to get more money flowing into your life. 

Setting up your system for success,

Cyndi

 

I’ll Say It Again Revised

Business Is More Than Just BusinessBusiness is more than businessAnd The Reason We Should Embrace It

 

Hello Women of Excellence,

Do you see the women in the photos smiling? It’s because they recognize the important fact that business is more just business. Read on to see exactly the point I am trying to make.

Business is business. I am constantly being reminded of it whenever I sell a product, but there is so much more to business than business.

One of the most valuable lessons I have learned as an empire owner is that most people have taken most, if not all of the emotion when conducting business. There is absolutely no emotion attached to business tradings, dealings and transactions. Well, except for me and I hope you feel the same. Listen, if we were to take all of the emotion out of our daily business practices I don’t think we would be in business for long. Business is strictly business for most, but is this really a smart way or the right way to run a business.

 I think it’s extremely important that we keep some emotion in our daily business transactions.  What I mean is this; when I hand make a body butter gift set for a new customer I make sure that I pour a lot of love into my gift box creations.  It is important that I place in each box that I lovingly designed the highest quality products that I can find because I want to give my customers the very best gift items that I can possibly give. This is important because I want my customers to be happy and satisfied with their purchase.  For me, presentation is everything.  


Business is more than business


Now just think, if I were to take all of the emotion out of my daily business goals I would find myself cutting corners and I probably wouldn’t take so much time crafting such beautiful gift boxes.  I enjoy what I do and it is my hope that it shows in each and every one of my presentations.  For me, producing great themed gift boxes is my passion and I want that passion to shine through the nano second my customers’ eyes open their elegantly designed gift box. I don’t ever want to cut corners when it comes to giving my customers the very best.

I think it’s safe to say that we as God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs, love to produce and give life changing lasting substance that has great potential and could possibly change someone’s life. Also, if I removed all emotion from my business I don’t think I would enjoy the success that comes from being that brilliant business woman who knows how to give! I wouldn’t be able to define success and if I couldn’t define success (in every aspect and area of my life and business) what good would I be to my customers, potential customers or myself. I would just be another business owner focused on making lots of money.  Now, please don’t get me wrong; I am sure that there are a lot of successful businesses owners who make tons of money, but I think the focus is just that money.  I think it’s important that we put our customers’ needs first and then the money will just flow right into our hands.  So, let’s not make money our focus.  Instead, let’s think about how we can change lives through our services and products.  It is imperative that we think about others.  When we do this, our business will soar like never before. Business needs to be more than just business. 


Business is more than business


BUSINESS IS HELPING AND GIVING OUR VERY BEST AS WE WORK TO CHANGE LIVES

Being in business means helping, giving, sharing, gifting, blessing and transforming. In our hearts we should be pouring out compassion into the lives of our clients and potential customers by providing them with highest level of service one can give. It’s that simple.

It’s an amazing feeling running a business, but it’s even more exciting when you run your business from a mindset that says I only want to offer and give the very best that I can give where my business is concerned and that includes exceptional customer service and the very best product/service in my specialized field which includes amazing prices that’s fair to both my customers and myself and a show of appreciation in the form of a special gift to my customers; a high quality gift that they can use to help them in some area of their life even if it only makes them smile. It is then that business is recognized as more than just business, but a caring individual who, behind the scenes presence can be felt in the most enriching and empowering way ever!

Be encouraged,
 
Cynthia

I Apologize

Good Evening Women of Excellence,

I pray all is well.

I felt the need to reach out to each and every one of you because I published a piece that went out before I was ready for it to be distributed.  The true article will be published tomorrow so please stay tuned and again, I truly apologize for the mistake.

God bless you all!

Cyndi

Women in Business

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Gifted, Rich and Prosperous Beyond Belief…

It’s The Story of Our Lives!

As a Christian woman that has been blessed beyond belief to own a profiting business I have to say I do enjoy my flourishing empire. I love everything about my businesses because I feel like each one has been tailor made for and exclusive to me. It’s the story I get to write a little about everyday and it is one of my many loves. I water my business everyday with my heart giving it the love it needs. 

Perhaps you maybe asking yourself how I have been able to propel and soar my dynasty enjoying the great success I’ve now come to expect.

I have been going at this work-at-home “thing” for a long time; since 2002 to be exact.  When I closed the doors to corporate America and all of it’s stress, I opened the doors to limitless opportunities for myself.  It was back in September 2002 that I started my typing business, Magic Fingers.  It quickly turned into a secretarial and I soon found myself teaching myself graphic design.  I fell in love and taught myself how to create and design beautiful pieces of heart art.  I give God all the glory and you know something, He deserves it all.  

Cyndi’s Digital Palette was launched and now Cyndi’s Light Work Designs.  I love to design website headers for my own blogs, but most of all I love to design wall art for heart and home. 

Here’s how I have created and designed my business success.

First, I setup my own unique and powerful system for success that I simply call Setting Up My System for Success.

When you start a business it is vital that you have all systems in place. Here’s how I did it. 

  • I had goals and I began writing a business plan around all of my goals one by one.
  • I had a vision… more than one to be exact and I knew exactly what I wanted to bring to life.  I wrote out my vision and plan in clear and concise terms that I could go back to and use a guide for my business.
  • I had dreams, probably too many to count which has been awesome.   I never stop dreaming which helps to keep my focused and centered on and around my businesses.
  • Gifts.  I use my gifts to the fullest.  I recognized what my gifts were and began using them to build my businesses up from the ground. 
  • Talents.  I think women are the most gifted and talented beings on the planet and we specialize in using our talents in certain areas of our lives as well as in our businesses.  This is how success is birthed.
  • Knowledge and by wisdom.  I have taken all of the knowledge, which I love to call, tools and resources and I apply my knowledge and wisdom to my businesses to help them to sustain whatever comes my way.
  • Faith.  All of my faith is in God.  It has to be or else I’ll lose focus and veer off onto the wrong path.  You must have faith in God and yourself.  You must believe that you can succeed and you will.  You have to speak encouraging words over your business everyday.  I always say, such and such is going to make a lot of sales today and it is going to soar and guess what, it really does because I simply believe it and I take inspired action to ensure that I make great sales everyday!

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I took all the tools and resources available to me and I created and designed my own rich reservoir of abundance that I use as my guide and compass that leads me to the path of success everyday. I use all the gifts that I have been given in addition to my unique skill set. I love to write so writing out a great plan was really easy for me.  Plus, I was clear on what I wanted to do. Also, I add to my plan all the time. I have even reinvented the wheel more than I care to admit, but I have to tell you that it has blessed my business abundantly because it makes me think and when I think it takes my business to the next level if that makes any sense at all.

I also speak affirmations that work like a beautiful sparkling charm on a bracelet. They work because they serve me by encompassing my mind with positive words, sentences and some are even paragraphs because they are true. They have also helped me to shake fear and put positive thoughts in my mind making me smile while raising my vibration. There’s an incredible feeling that comes over me when I get excited about business. 

And then the best part is I get to give and share. There is no feeling like giving and this is one of my greatest investments; you and me. 

It is my sincerest hopes that you are using this wealth of information for your own businesses. It is so very important that we help one another as we strive to excel in excellence in our infinite potential. 

Where are you in business? Are you right where you want to be or are you where you should be according to God’s perfect and perfect timing?

If you are stuck and can’t seem to move one iota then it’s time for you to do something different. A new season of new beginnings will soon be upon us. What better time than the fall season to incorporate a new few business propelling components to send you soaring on a consistent basis and not just for a short while or for a season. You have all the tools. Use them. 

Happy Am I

All The Days of My Life

Happy Am ILife for me lately has been a river of tears. Happy tears. 

All last week I was really sick with a horrible cold. I have not had a cold in two years. 

Last Tuesday my throat was really scratchy and then I started coughing and couldn’t seem to stop. I decided to shampoo my hair and right after that I was confined to the bed. My husband made me a cup of tea which helped me to feel a little better. When it was time to go to bed I just couldn’t sleep for coughing. I was taking Robitussin, but it didn’t do much in terms of helping to ease the cough. 

As time went on I was feeling worse and then better until I went out to my credit union. Thank God my husband was with me because I got really dizzy and nauseous. I came home only to end up in bed once again. 

As I lay here, or is it lie here, resting I have been thinking about my life as an entrepreneur or as some people say a successful woman business owner. I thought about all of the things I have envisioned and all the dreams I have prayed for and worked to ensure that they come to fruition.  I also reflected upon my shortcomings and a river of thoughts came to mind. With all of my unique and brilliant ideas that I have gratefully been presented with and that I wisely implemented to ensure my success as a business owner I have, I’m sad to say, have failed. In my failures I have had to look at myself over and over time and time again. And now I am elated, overjoyed and happy to say that my failures have become my success stories. I now know the importance of confidence, faith, commitment, consistency and perseverance. I also know and understand the meaning of inspired action. 

And so it is I am here a woman of wealth and like you I have goals I must accomplish. And like you I have dreams that I long to bring into the light of my life as well as sharing my dreams with you for I know they will be empowerment, enrichment and encouragement just as they are for me. My heart is the cup that holds my wealth, my riches, my abundance and my prosperity. Here in my heart my true potential can also be found and it is the gift that opens the doors of never ending opportunities and the life changing covenant I have made with myself to ensure that you too reach your destination. 

Business Goals

Building A Successful Business That Will Help You To Live A Prosperous Life

Never ending are the possibilities and opportunities made available to you when you take inspired action to create value for others. 

When you create value for others a major shift takes place in your business. 

When we think of launching a business we think of earning a living to support ourselves and our families and for some of you, you are cloaked with a deep burning passion to help others. It becomes your focus and goal to ensure that someone out there is getting the help they need in that one area of life that could possibly impact their entire life, hopefully long term. 

When we do this in a consistent basis constantly working to share our knowledge and perhaps even lend understanding we create a whole new world of opportunities for ourselves. If we are sincere in our efforts, working diligently to accomplish our goals it is then that we design a thriving, prosperous and successful business; one that cannot fail. 

When you envision seeing someone benefit from a service or product you offer you change the entire dynamic of your business that has a lasting effect on your life. Abundance then begins to flow to you like a magnet and then you change your financial forecast and future which is in the very moment that you take the necessary steps and actions to change someone else’s life. 

When you truly believe in Yourself, your goals, your endeavors and you aspire to be the woman business owner who promises yourself to pour out your passion into every aspect of your business you are making a commitment to not just change your life but the lives of those who come to know you and trust you. This is the success you will come to live, love and appreciate. 

Welcome July

A New Season

Good Day God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs,

How are all of you phenomenally brilliant women business owners doing these days.

It’s July already and I am really excited about this new season.

In this new season, I’ve decided that it’s time to embark on something new, but new should always pertain and be relevant to your existing businesses.  I say this to say, because new opportunities are always being presented to me and I used to think that that meant it’s time to start a new business, but I learned as I went along that when new ideas come to me or are gifted to me that have the great potential to make more money, and yes, we all love to make money, it doesn’t mean that I throw up a new website or start something altogether different from the businesses on which I already built, am currently building or trying to build up. 

Okay, let’s get right down to business and setup even greater success in this new season for our businesses.

I am presently working on a few minor business details using my favorite platform on which I use to build most of my websites; WordPress.  

I’m not sure if any of you use WordPress for your website(s), but if you don’t maybe you should consider switching over to this rich CMS.  It has a steep learning curve, but once you understand how it works I think it will serve you well and you’ll be happy with the results when you see how much you can do with it and all that it offers. It has a ton of plugins to help you to do whatever your goals are in terms of building your website.

Anyway, today I’ll be working on a few of my businesses and setting them up for the upcoming Christmas season. I know you may be thinking I’m crazy for mentioning Christmas, but trust me when I tell you, it will be here before you know it.  I am a preparer and a planner which is why I am able to get things done in a timely as well as a professional manner.  I keep my customers on my mind because I have to help people.  I just do.

And so it is that I have to tell you that I have a new collection I’ll be launching for the Christmas Season for my body butters and I am thrilled to see it all come to fruition. I have been working nonstop because you know as I always say marketing and technology changes every second we breathe, but I do what I know what’s best for me and my businesses and it all works for me and it all flows so perfectly. 

I believe if you have a product or perhaps offer a service and you implement your own unique and brilliant ideas into your business success will follow wherever you go.  You just have to know that you have something others need.  

You have to believe that your product is the one product that stands out from the competition because you created it using your creativity in such a great way that it has the powerful potential to change a life.

If you offer a service or you have designed a product out of a need here’s how you can market your services for life-changing success for you and others:

Write great content.

Example: Let’s say you make glittery glassware and in the midst of you designing your specialized glassware you have discovered that there are a lot of women and even some men that are doing the same thing.  Here’s how you take your glittery glassware business to the next level setting it up in a class all by itself.  You write remarkable content.  You tell an attention-grabbing, attention-keeping content that tells your personalized story about how and why you started your business designing beautiful wineglasses, glassware or whatever you want to call it. You are going to tell your audience about how you made the discovery and how it can change their lives.  Maybe they are searching for that one-of-a-kind gift that they simply cannot find in stores. Tell them how you are going to send them their glassware and how long it will take for them to receive it.

Create Life-Loving Value for Others

This is where you get to share your own wealth. 

When you create transformational and life-loving value for others, you not only change their life, but you change your own life.  

I cannot stress enough the wealth that is in you.  When you take that wealth and you use it to build your empire, but create value for others and prosperity for yourself. 

Creating value for others is empowering and enriching. It gives you the chance to share your gifts and abilities with the world.  This is how your money flows directly to you.  You take inspired action by creating value for those who trust and look to you to help change their lives permanently. When you do this you will see the value that has the potential to make you even wealthier than ever.  

Now, sit down and pen your plans to paper to create even more value for your customers as well as for yourself.  You’ll instantly see and feel the amazing and awesome power that is in you.  Get excited and keep your energy level to a temperature that is as high as the heat and humidity are during the Summer Season of 2018!

Blessings,

Cyndi

cyndisdesignz@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Create The Lifestyle You Envision

By Using Your Wealth

Do you know that you are wealthy and yet you’re beating your head against the door trying to figure out how to live that wealthy lifestyle you envision with real results.

Oh my goodness you could drive yourself crazy trying to figure out how to get your business off the ground and up to the next level.  You’ll be reading forever about how to do this and how to do that.  How do I grow my Facebook group.  How can I get more likes on Facebook.  How in the world does Pinterest work.  How can I make more sales.  There are so many gurus on the how to’s that you can be bombarded and overloaded with so much information that you’ll be even more confused, spending unnecessary money and wasting your energy and time on trying to figure it all out.

Here’s What You Can Do To Be Successful in Business.

First, know your market so well that you can describe it and sum it all up in a brief paragraph.  Create your own great plan that you can use as your guide whenever you need to access it to send you directly into success mode.  Write down the things you’re going to need to ensure your long term success, but only use what you need to use.  Don’t add a lot of things that will not serve you well or at all.

You don’t need to be on all Social Media platforms or outlets.  One or two can spark your business.  Be consistent and be authentic.  Be you.  You’re great.  You have an abundance of wealth inside you. Use it wisely.

Be a help to others.  Don’t ever be afraid to share what you know.  Applaud others when you see that they are doing well and continue to encourage them in someway.  The other important factor you must remember is to always tend to your own garden. Cultivate it and give it the water it needs to keep it healthy, flourishing and bountiful.

When you incorporate these steps into your business, your finances will start to increase and flow to you like you’ve never imagined and your lifestyle will be exactly what you’ve envisioned it to be; abundant with riches overflowing in a land of milk and honey.

Be blessed,

Cynthia

 

How You Can Set Smart Goals and Boost Productivity

How You Can Set Smart Goals and Boost Productivity

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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably got a ton of ideas for new projects or businesses in your head. And, you’re probably sure that they’re winning ideas too.

But, the harsh reality is: ideas alone will rarely get you anywhere.

What really matters is the way that you execute those ideas.

And sure, it can be tough to make sure that you execute your ideas properly, but SMART goals can certainly help you on your way.

But, what are SMART goals? Well, they’re goals which are “Specific”, “Measurable”, “Achievable”, “Relevant”, and “Time-bound”.

Smart, huh?

At Oberlo we’re here to help you succeed, so we’ve created this article to guide you through the process of creating and setting SMART goals for yourself.

We’re also going to walk you through the importance of setting goals, and explain why they’re important for boosting your own productivity.

Okay, let’s get started!

Why Is It Important to Set Goals?

The idea of success is different for everybody. So too is the path that they need to take to achieve that success.

But, there’s one common trait that successful people tend to share: they set goals.

And why do successful people set goals for themselves?

Well, goals are the north star which will guide you along your path to success.

It doesn’t matter how large of difficult your task is, nor does it matter how far away you are from success right now. If you set yourself achievable goals then you’ll give yourself the focus and direction that you need to succeed.

Plus, you can set yourself SMART goals that will help you to boost your productivity. If you follow the framework of SMART goals and make sure that they’re  “Specific”, “Measurable”, “Achievable”, “Relevant”, and “Time-bound” then you’ll certainly be motivated to stay productive.

Why? Well, SMART goals do a great job of making the path to success seem much clearer.

On the topic of making things clearer, it’s time to dive into each aspect of SMART goals, starting with “Specific” goals.

 

 

Guide To The Best Instagram Hashtags

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Instagram Hashtags for Likes

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Instagram is a great marketing platform which ecommerce entrepreneurs can use to help grow their ecommerce businesses. It doesn’t matter whether you’re just getting started with your store, or if you’re already making thousands in revenue every month, Instagram is a valuable tool that you can use to your advantage.

Instagram is a free social media platform that can be used for a variety of different functions when you’re using it for your ecommerce business. You can promote your latest products, acquire new customers, or even communicate directly with your existing ones. Instagram has reached 800 million monthly active users. This presents an ideal opportunity for businesses to market their products to a huge audience, without having to spend a large sum of money on paid advertisement. When you’re using Instagram for your ecommerce business it’s critical that you take advantage of hashtags — they are an invaluable resource for growing both your brand’s reach and authority. We know that finding the best Instagram hashtags for your ecommerce business is a challenging task, no matter how savvy you are with social media.

We’ve created this article to help you garner an understanding of how Instagram hashtags work, and how you can find the best Instagram hashtags for likes for your own content. At the end of this article, you’ll be equipped with all the information that you need to start using Instagram hashtags to grow your following today.

Let’s get started.

An Instagram hashtag is a singular word, or series of words, that is marked with a hash symbol (#) which is used in a post’s description, or comments section. These hashtags help Instagram to organize and categorize content, which enables the platform to present the right content to the right users. If you’re a frequent social media user then it’s likely that you’ve already seen hashtags in action.

Instagram hashtags have multiple different purposes — here are a few:

  • Gain More Likes: Instagram users who are interested in a particular field are likely to search for hashtags which are related to it. When you use Instagram hashtags with your content you’ll be giving yourself a chance for said users to access your content, and in turn find out more about your brand — this is why it’s a good idea to find out the best Instagram hashtags for likes.

 

  • Gain More Followers: Instagram users who are interested in a specific niche are always looking for more content that is related to it. Using the right Instagram hashtags is one of the best ways to gain a higher following on Instagram. It extends your reach, enabling your content to be discovered by more people. If they stumble across your account through Instagram hashtags and they find that you’re posting content that is relevant to them, they’re likely to follow your account. This is a great situation for any ecommerce entrepreneur, as you’ll be able to promote your products and your brand to users who are already engaged.

 

  • Make More Sales: Instagram hashtags aren’t just about growing your ecommerce business’ social media following. Whilst this is a valuable outcome from using Instagram hashtags, you can also make more sales by using them for your ecommerce business’ account. If you use niche specific hashtags when promoting one of your products then you’re likely to draw the attention of users who are likely to purchase something related to this content. This means that you’ll be able to boost your store’s sales with well thought out Instagram hashtags used in combination with compelling content.

How to Find the Best Instagram Hashtags

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Now that we’ve covered the benefits of using them, it’s time to explain how you can find the best Instagram hashtags for likes for your ecommerce business. When you’re running your ecommerce business it’s a great idea to take some time to research what the best Instagram hashtags for likes are, especially ones which are related to your niche. It’s always best to make data-informed decisions when you’re handling marketing for your online store.

There are a variety of different tools which are available which will provide you with information about the best Instagram Hashtags for likes. It doesn’t matter what your online store’s niche is, you’ll still be able to find hashtags that are relevant to your content. Here are some tools which you can use to generate the best Instagram hashtags for likes:

TagBlender: TagBlender is an Instagram hashtag generator tool that you can use to source hashtags that will bring a high engagement rate to your social media content. You’ll be able to generate the perfect set of Instagram hashtags from various different fields like ‘People’, ‘Urban’, ‘Fashion’, or ‘Art’. The tool is simple to use, and it’s free, so you’ll can try it for yourself.

HashtagsForLikes: HashtagsForLikes is a great tool that you can use to generate Instagram hashtags for your ecommerce business’ social media accounts. This tool is easy to navigate, and you’ll be able to source the best Instagram hashtags that are related to your ecommerce business in no time.

InstagramTags: Instagram Tags is a tool that ecommerce entrepreneurs can use to access ready-made sets of  popular hashtags. Their tool offers hashtags that relate to various different fields, from ‘Hair’ to ‘Throwback’. You can use InstagramTags to find plenty of the best Instagram hashtags for likes, and grow your store’s presence on social media.

Seekmetrics: This is another analytics tool which provides you with comparative metrics to see how you are performing alongside your competitors. This Instagram hashtag generator tool uses the Instagram API to find the related hashtags. To use the hashtag generator, you simply have to type in a hashtag and click on “generate”. You’ll then be offered all the similar hashtags related to the one you entered.

All Hashtag: This hashtag generator tool allows you to create and analyze the top relevant hashtags by generating thousands of relevant hashtags that you can then simply copy and paste into your Instagram posts. This Instagram hashtag generator curates hashtags based on a selected keyword which you enter. With three different filter options, you have the chance to search for the Instagram tags that you’re looking for.

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