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Before purchasing an investment property for rental purposes
it’s always a good idea to calculate whether it will be cash
flow positive or cash flow negative. That is, will the property
generate an income (positive) or will it require a monthly cash
injection (negative)?

This article will outline and briefly describe many of the main
Purchasing and Annual Holding Costs incurred when buying a
rental property. Please keep in mind that these items will vary
from country to country and they do not take into account
personal tax implications.

Purchasing Costs

Purchase price - the agreed price for which the property will
exchange hands.

Renovation Costs - money budgeted for renovations prior to the
property been made available for rental.

Agents Fees - in some countries it is common practice for the
buyer to pay some or all of the real estate agent’s selling
fees/commission. However, in most cases these fees are paid by
the vendor.

Stamp duty - a duty placed on the purchase of a property charged
by the local government for the registration of the property
into the new owner’s name.

Mortgage Application Fees - charged by lenders upon application
to secure a loan to buy the property.

Travel Expenses - flights, car hire, and hotel costs incurred
when travelling to personally inspect a property.

Solicitors Fees - payable to the solicitor for all of the
relevant legal work for the transfer of the property.

Research - books, local suburban reports purchased to research a
suburb.

Accountants Fees - the property may be purchased in the name of
a Trust or Company. There may also be a crossover here with the
solicitor’s fees.

Council Rates Cutover - A vendor may have paid rates up to a
time after the transfer of the property. The amount is then
split between the buyer and vendor on a pro-rata basis.

Independent valuation / Engineers Report - a vendor may choose
to pay for their own independent valuation or engineers report
to highlight areas of concern.

Miscellaneous - this will include postage, telephone calls etc.
It’s also worthwhile to include a contingency should some of the
above costs be more than anticipated.

Annual Holding Costs

Mortgage Repayment - payable to the mortgage lender to repay
the loan used to purchase the property.

Property Management Fees - if a professional property manager is
appointed they will either charge a percentage of rent or a
monthly flat fee.

Council/Municipal Rates - charged for collection of waste and
upkeep of local services. Sometimes these are paid by the tenant.

Maintenance - costs for repairs and maintenance on the property
and it’s fixtures and fittings.

Bank Fees - account keeping fees charged by the bank.

Landlord Insurance - protection against theft, damage,
non-payment of rent, legal costs.

Letting Fees - some property managers may charge a letting fee
for finding new tenants.

Pest Control - protection against pests and termites.

Cleaning - the property may require a thorough professional
clean in preparation for new tenants.

Travel Expenses - incurred when visiting the property at times
such as showing it to potential tenants or collecting rent.

Local Income Tax - may be charged by some local governments for
the rental profits after any allowable deductions.

Land Tax - an annual tax on the value of the land on which the
rental property is built.

Accountants Fees - payable for the administration of legal
structures if a property is owned by a Trusts or Company.

Miscellaneous - again, this will include a contingency should
some of the above costs be more than anticipated.

Once all of these costs have been factored into your
calculations you will be able to determine whether a property
will be cash flow positive or not.

Visit http://www.bulgarianpropertybuyer.co.uk/freetrial.htm to
download your free “Estimated Returns Calculator” which allows
you to quickly calculate the net return on a potential
investment property.

In closing, it is imperative that you seek professional legal
advice before you make any investment. This will clarify the
process according to your own personal situation and the county
you are investing in.

Happy investing!

How do you establish an effective brand? Branding–creating a distinctive corporate identity for your business–is critical to your success as an entrepreneur. You can, and must, use the process of setting up and managing your business entities to establish your own distinctive brand.

The world’s greatest companies have mastered this art of branding. You don’t need even need to to see the name of the company to recognize the Mercedes or MacDonald’s logo, so effectively have these companies imprinted their identity into the minds of the consumer.

But branding is not just about a logo. It’s also about making sure that you have a consistent identity, one that is reflected in your website, your stationery–all communications with the public. Individual entrepreneurs often use a haircut, accessories, even style of dress-as the “Man in Black” Johnny Cash did–to imprint their identity into the minds of the public. Even a small business owner doing business on eBay will profit from having a consistent, memorable image as an established, reliable firm associated with expertise in its niche.

You can use the process of structuring your business (see our newsletter) to start building a strong brand. Whether you are establishing an LLC or a corporation or other entity, you will want to follow a number of steps to make sure that your structures will build a strong foundation for your brand.

I recommend that you follow the sequence below:

1. Make a list of several possible names for your company that reflect your area of expertise and your USP–”Unique Selling Proposition”. Number them 1 to 5 or even 10 in order of priority.

2. Check with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm (or the Intellectual Property Office in the country where you live if you live outside the United States) to make sure that you have not selected a name, one you might soon be using in a potential trademark, that is already taken. Running a search is an easy matter on the internet. If you find that the name or mark is already taken by someone engaged in a line of business close to your own, make a note of it and move on to check the next name on your list.

3. Conduct a similar search on the web site of your state’s or province’s authority for establishing corporations–in most cases, the Secretary of State. If you are considering setting up a Nevada corporation or LLC, be sure to do the same both in Nevada (https://esos.state.nv.us/SOSServices/AnonymousAccess/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx) and in your home state or province. You can find the appropriate authority in your state easily by doing a search on Google.

Make sure that you check both the LLC and the Corporation databases. There could be a corporation with a very similar name to the one you want to use for your LLC that your sate authorities might not catch if the corporation and LLC divisions are separate. Too close a similarity with the name of an entity of a different type will cripple your efforts to establish a distinctive brand and could cost you in the long term. Years ago the Body Shop did not bother to do this checking outside of California, and ended up being forced to change their name when challenged by a more successful business started earlier with a similar name years later.

4. Next, conduct a search on the fictious names (or DBA “doing business as”) registry of your county or other local jurisdiction. Once your make a decision on a name for your entity, if you are using anything other than your own name or a name that clearly indicates exactly what you are doing (something other than Mary Jones Plumbing, for example) or if you add something like “Associates” to your name, you will need to file a fictitious name statement with the County Clerk. There is usually a nominal fee associated with doing this, but Don’t think of this as an annoyance. It is actually an effective way establish your exclusive claim to the use of your DBA.

By the way, you’ll also need to check with your municipal government to see if you need to register to do business in their jurisdiction. This will no doubt cost something, but it is an essential part of doing business. I prefer to think of it as yet another opportunity to brand myself in the mind of the public.

5. Check with a web domain registrar (such as LuckyRegister.com) to see if your preferred name or names are available. If your first choice is not available as a .com or .net or other common domain type, you now have the option of setting up a .ws (for web site) domain. You can do that at: http://www.azurpacific.ws. Or, you can choose a variant like xxxxxonline.com or xxxxxxlive.com. Go ahead and purchase the domain names that correspond to your preferred business name. Even if you don’t use it, domain names are valuable virtual real estate these days–you might be approached to sell one of the names you’ve purchased later and make a tidy profit!

6. Select your preferred name and reserve it with your state authority. Sometimes the entity formation process can take longer than expected, and you want to be sure that the name is reserved exclusively for you long enough for your structure to be put in place. The reservation is good for a certain period of months or days.

7. Be sure to register your preferred entity name as a DBA or fictitious name if required by your regional authority.

Once your entity is in place, you’re ready to brand yourself by developing a memorable graphic logo, ordering your professional stationary, and getting your web site developed around your new corporate identity.

There is, of course, much more you can do to build your brand. Kim Castle’s free BrandU newsletter is an excellent resource that I highly recommend. You can sign up for it free at our website.

Copyright 2006 Azur Pacific Associates

Germaine A. Hoston, Ph.D. is President and Treasurer of Azur Pacific Associates, a consulting and translation firm and distributor of the Secret Millionaire Asset Security System and Eventis wealth-building courses. Get a free gift when you sign up for her free wealth structuring eNewsletter for entrepreneurs at: http://www.wealthstrategies202.com

Further to my previous issues this subject continues - part IV. This month I’ll share on Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) field and the use of backgrounds for your emails. The use of Bad language in emails will also be mentioned.

Many people do not understand the function of the BCC field in their email programs. When you set up a new message, if you cannot view the BCC field after TO: and CC: then click on View to see if you can add it to your current view, or check your Help file for the program you use for assistance.BCC is an old typing term - ‘Blind Carbon Copy’. It means a copy of a letter or document that is being sent to someone not showing on the original addressee or distribution list. To use BCC in email means that recipients only see their address on received email and not the list of people that you’ve sent the email to.I often receive emails from people in business who put every single recipient address in the TO: or CC: fields, when in fact they should be placed in the BCC: field. Your distribution list should be kept private so you are not exposing firstly, who your clients are, and secondly, their email addresses, should a spammer or someone unscrupulous come across the email. If you’re sending out a newsletter, or a merged letter by post you wouldn’t have your full address list or database included with that mail for all to see - so why do it with your email?

Backgrounds

There is a great supply of backgrounds now available for use in various email programs - which help make your emails look more attractive and less boring. However, some backgrounds would be better used as wallpaper on your computer desktop and make it difficult to read the email message you are sending. If you want to use them, keep them for family and friends, but stick with fairly plain backgrounds for business email. I like to use those that have a simple corner frame, or a side border with a pale background but never a background that has a print across the whole of the email that makes it difficult to read the text. And if you are replying to an email that uses a background give some consideration as to whether it should continue to be there or whether the background should be deleted before sending the email response.

Bad Language

On occasion over the past few months I’ve noticed some messages with bad language posted to online discussion groups that are usually maintained for business purposes, i.e. those groups that are designed to assist people with their line of business. Whilst I appreciate that we all get annoyed with some things I really do not feel that bad language has a place in a public forum that is used for business. Perhaps this might be an old fashioned value but I doubt that people would write a business letter using bad language so I cannot understand them doing the same when posting a message to a business group. Think carefully when writing your email - is the language you are using something that might offend another person? Could the message get in front of someone you’d like to do business with? How would you like them to think of you? It only takes a moment to think about what you’re written and to read it again before sending it on.

I hope you have found these tips for Email Etiquette interesting and thought-provoking.For any assistance relating to the use of email please feel free to contact our team.

About The Author

Article reprinted by permission Kathie M. Thomas, Founder “A Clayton’s Secretary”. Kathie is a multiple award winner in her industry as a Secretary and Virtual Business Operator, and has 30 years’ experience in the secretarial/ administrative field. www.asecretary.com.au

kathie@asecretary.com.au

Secured loan is a kind of personal loan that require a collateral such as a home or an automobile, as a security against repayment of the loan , the security will be the borrower’s property, regardless of whether it is mortgaged or owned outright. however, The borrower does not lose his right over the collateral. The secured personal loan provider holds the right till the borrower completely repays the loan. Once the secured personal loan has been paid, the borrower can redeem his rights over the collateral

However, the most commonly used type of security is the borrower’s home. Going back to its origin, Secured Loans can be considered as the conventional type of borrowing. To put up an example, in yester years, people used to keep their land or home in order to take up a loan. The tradition has been followed till today.

Secured loans scores over many other loans as the major benefit for taking up secured loan is lower rate of interest offered along with favourable terms, which have made it popular in the loan market.

Assecured loan necessitates a security against the loan taken loan will get approved even if you have a poor credit history of defaults and arrears.This make secured loans very attractive to people who would otherwise not qualify for a loan from their local bank.

Borrowing levels will usually be determined upon the amount of equity in the asset against which the finance can be secured. Secured loans are suitable for when you are trying to raise a large amount; are having difficulty getting an unsecured loan; or, have a poor credit history.

Secured loans can be used for:

car finance
education
plan a vacation
paying off debts

The discussion about the benefits of secured loans will be incomplete without taking up the issue of easy availability. All financial products are not as easily available as secured loans because of the relative safety.

These are some standard benefits being enjoyed by the borrowers:
Lower rate of interest
Lower monthly repayments than unsecured loans
The ability to borrow more money
Spread repayments over a longer period of time

A Secured Loan helps the borrower to enjoy a high level of flexibility as the loan is free from the fear of repayment, as secured loan is secured against assests, it provides extra grip to the lender. Some lenders of Secured Loans even extends the period of repayment in accordance with the borrower’s affordability.

Steve Clark can tell you how to look better, live better and breathe better by giving you tips to improve your finances.He writes on loans. His ideas can help you rejuvenate your money.To find Secured homeowner loans,bad credit homeowner loans,online homeowner loans visit http://www.easyhomeownerloans.co.uk

A prominent study suggests that Canadians between the ages of 12 and 24 account for 78 percent of illegal MP3 downloads.
As this only account for 21 percent of Canada’s population, it seems painfully obvious where the blame lies.

The study was conducted by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.

CRIA President Graham Henderson issued the same tired verbose rhetoric about file-swapping harming artists, referring to an “…erosion of respect for intellectual property.”

It seems as if that same erosion is occurring on the PDA game download level.

Pocket PC game warez is out in abundance, despite encryption algorithms coded from PDA owner names in an endeavour to pair the game with a specific device.

Being a Canadian (or more specifically, a Torontonian) doesn’t mean that I belong to the illegal download subset.

I would sketch a crude Venn Diagram, but that would be insulting to my readership.

Let’s just say that I have a bookshelf full of some top rated desktop PC games.

Not to mention that I’m a bit out of the reach of the 12 to 24 age group anyway, provided that someone doesn’t supply me with a DeLorean and some wide-eyed talk of heading back to the future.

Maybe a time-travelling Jaguar is a bit more contemporary.

What really irks me right now is Mike Lohsl, the self-touted Mobile Evangelist.

His barbed comment in a forum cited statistics from the survey and made a sarcastic reference to Michael Moore findings of low crime and murder rates in Canada.

Too bad Mr. Moore was referring to the absence violent crime, not pansy MP3 download transgressions.

So, Mr. Lohsl, I strongly suggest that you do your homework.

Let me get one thing straight– downloading PDA game warez is definitely considered theft of intellectual property. Software licenses are a bit more cut and dried than MP3s.

PDA gaming is so much more affordable than desktop PC gaming at the moment, I shudder to think of what PDA warez may have already done to the industry.

I’m just not ready to shell out $80.00CDN for a new Pocket PC adventure game release five years from now.

I’m not into public service announcements, but rather supporting the best of our Pocket PC game makers and keeping the more creative of them in business.

Myst Pocket PC edition, anyone?

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Damian Julien is a Pocket PC gaming authority and long time general gaming hobbyist and reviewer.

He is an IT specialist by trade and has posted numerous articles on Pocket PC emulators, gaming and trends in the industry.

http://www.pdagameguide.com/

People employ various ways and means of enhancing their home security and wireless home security systems are often touted as one of the best ways of implementing home security. Other ways are - use of watchdog, use of wired camera security systems, joining a neighborhood watch group, use of alarm systems, sophisticated locks and a plethora of other security systems and measures (some of which are quite weird). There is none denying the fact that all these traditional home security measures are quite effective. However, wireless home security systems seem to have an edge over these traditional home security measures.
The wireless security systems (e.g. Wireless camera security system) have 6 main advantages over their wired counterparts:

1. Easy to install: The wireless home security systems are so easy to install that you can install them all by yourself. There is no need for getting outside help for installation/ configuration of a wireless security system. This is an advantage because in such a case only you would know the location of your wireless security cameras and the security codes etc. On the other hand, most wired security systems are quite a hassle owing to their inherent ‘wire-ful’ nature. Managing these wires is quite a task in itself and in tackling those wires, you often tend to lose focus from the actual task i.e. proper and intelligent installation of a home security system. With wireless home security systems, you just need to concentrate on your home security plan without worrying about where you would run the wires from etc etc.

2. Install anywhere: Since wireless security systems forego the use of wires, you can install them anywhere you wish (as long as they are in the range of their controller). This really makes things very convenient. You can install the wireless home security cameras in the bushes, on the terrace or just about any point that you want to monitor. This is something that you would not be able to achieve with a wired security camera. Moreover, wireless home security also comes in camouflaged forms e.g. wireless home security cameras pre-fitted (or pre-hidden) in a lamp or a show piece etc.

3. Flexibility (in altering your home security plan): With a wireless security system, you can easily alter your home security plan whenever you want e.g. the location of outdoor wireless security cameras can be easily changed in a hassle-free manner. On the contrary, a wired home security system would have you thinking about the wiring plan and the related hassle even before you can think of altering your home security plan.

4. Cleaner look: One very distinctive advantage with wireless home security systems is that they are not at all messy. While a wired security system would have wires running all through your house (unless you want to compromise on your home security), a wireless security system (due to its inherent ‘wireless’ nature) would give a much cleaner look and without any compromises on the security of your home.

5. Extra safe: Wireless security can also be considered safer than the wired security. A wired security system can quickly become un-operational if the wires get severed either due to lack of maintenance or due to intentional tampering by burglars etc. However, wireless home security is difficult to tamper with in that sense (sophisticated thieves/burglars might still be able to tamper low-end wireless security systems using devices that disrupt the wireless signals).

6. Ease of maintenance: A wired security system is as such bulky (since the wires used for a wired security system also form part of the security system). Maintaining a bulky system is generally tougher and needs much more effort than a simple, less bulky one. The wires might need replacements or re-anchoring or re-routing etc. In case you go for a home improvement, your wired security systems might get affected quite a bit. However, with wireless security all these problems are non existent and hence their maintenance is quite easy
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Wireless security is often treated as the most apt answer to the home security concerns. However, the best thing to do is to use a combination of traditional home security techniques together with some of the wireless home security systems.
http://www.wirelesssecuritymaster.com

This article is free for republishing as long as it will include this resource box.
Author of this article, Marian Rozwenc, PhD, is an internet marketer specializing in creating web sites allowing achieving better understanding of subjects researched by him . His goal is to provide interesting and valuable information for the public. Soon more in his blog: www.marianrozwenc.com

How many times have you sent information to your sales prospect only to hear them say, “I’ve been busy and haven’t had a chance to open your package?” Here are a few other lines I’ve heard when following up with prospects, do any of these sound familiar?

“I have a stack of unopened envelopes on my desk.”
“Try me again in next week, I’m swamped.”
“(Sigh) I just can’t think about this right now.”
“(Sound disgusted) I can’t talk right now.”
“I’ll call you I don’t have the time.”

There are several ways to minimize the frequency of such responses. What are they? The first way is what you say in your upfront agreement with your sales prospect. Once you have agreed to send them information, I would then summarize a timeline of how they will receive and review the information.

For example, you could say something like, “(FIRST NAME OF PROSPECT), So let me understand this, I’m going to prepare a sample kit for you today, I will send it out tomorrow, you will most likely review it (SAY A DAY HERE), how about I call you again on (SAY A DAY AND TIME HERE) to discuss? Does that work for you?” The other idea that you may want to consider is sending an email right after you speak with them that details what you had discussed. In the subject line write, “Re: Thank you for your time, I will speak with you (SAY DAY AND TIME HERE)” and remember to use their name in the body of the email and to thank them again for their time. I know this sounds a bit trivial, however, it’s one of those things where it’s common sense (to use their name in the email or to thank them for their time), but not common usage.

Another idea that you could use during your upfront agreement is what I call a “Phone Handshake.” Ok, I’m not nuts, I just like to be a little bit different over the telephone, it may sound unusual, but it works. Once you have clearly stated an agreement (see example above) you then smile and say, “(FIRST NAME OF PROSPECT), Can I get a phone handshake on that? They will most likely laugh and respond with something like, “Sure, that’s fine.” When you get off the phone you send an email similar to the one mentioned in the previous paragraph, but in the subject line you write, “Re: Phone Handshake and Thank you.” In the body of the email I would add something like, “Per our conversation, you have agreed to a phone handshake to (MENTION YOUR UPFRONT AGREEMENT HERE).”

The third idea that you could use in conjunction with either idea mentioned above involves what you write on the package you send to your prospect. It’s actually three separate ideas, but today you get three for the price of one, ok? Here are a few ideas that you could use when you prepare your prospect’s package:

-Place a motivational quote on the outside of your sales package. If you go to www.mrcoldcall.com and scroll down to the middle of the page there are several free labels with quotes on them that you can download (all you need to do is replace your print paper with special label paper). This strategy makes for a great conversational piece when you call them back and say, “(FIRST NAME OF PROSPECT), Did you get my package, better yet, did you like my quote?”

-Try writing a little note on the front of the package and then signing your name.

-This idea varies according to your prospect’s industry. If they are in real estate write this under their name, “King Of Real Estate” or “Queen of Real Estate.” If they are an entrepreneur write this under their name, “Entrepreneur Of The Year!”

I strongly encourage that you incorporate one or more of these ideas when you are sending information to your sales prospects. These ideas will help you to quickly connect with your prospects so that you STANDOUT amongst others who may be competing for your prospect’s time.

Copyright 2006 MR. COLD CALL SEMINARS - All rights reserved.

Behind The Scenes With Mr. Cold Call

Daniel Arenzon, known as Mr. Cold Call, has developed a series of non-traditional cold calling and sales prospecting strategies to effectively reach key business decision makers such as C-Level and Senior-Level Executives. His techniques have been tested and proven as a result of making over 80,000 cold calls working for companies such as CBS MarketWatch, Futures Magazine and Dartnell Publishing. MR. COLD CALL has been quoted and featured in a variety of sales publications including an audio program produced by Selling Power Magazine called, “Accelerate Your Sales.” Arenzon has personally spoken at companies such as Brown & Bigelow, Smith Barney, UBS, First Southern Bank, Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors, New York Life Insurance, American Express, Pre-Paid Legal Services, New England Financial, A.G. Edwards, Morgan Stanley and Docutek Imaging Solutions.

For more information on Mr. Cold Call and to sign up for his free weekly cold calling tips please visit http://www.mrcoldcall.com

Today, sunglasses have become everyone’s bestfriend. We never leave home without them. We carry them just about anywhere our lives take us. We never miss out on every opportunity to sneak at the shades counter whenever we get the chance. Sunglasses are fast becoming indispensable. They don’t just keep out those dangerous UV rays but they also exude a lot of attitude. They’re our eyes on the world, especially the fashion world. The world ultimately looks better and hipper through the lenses. But with all the variety of trends coming on the scene, how do we pick the right shades? How do we know they fit our facial profile?

Here’s a list of quick tips for sunglasses picks to match your face:

Square Face

You need slightly curved frames with the top high enough on the face to downplay the jaw line. Try aviator or wrap styles that suit your moods.

Round Face

Straight or angular frames in a deep color such as black or tortoise flatter the features of your face. For a good fit, try square-framed sunglasses with colored lenses.

Triangular Face

Defined by a broad forehead and a narrow mouth and chin, your face can be complemented with thin rims and vertical lines. Sleek oval frames with colored lenses also looks becoming on you.

Oblong Face

Similar to the square face with a little more length, the shape of your face looks best with a frame that covers as much of the center of the face as possible. Avoid large frames, heavy nose bridges, bold colors and square shapes. Experiment on updated classics for a trendy look.

Oval Face

With an oval shape, you can choose more shapes than any other. However, always remember to pick frames in proportion to the size of your face.

Aside from finding the perfect frame for your face, you should also consider frames that are proportional to your nose. Oversize frames balance out a large nose, while short noses should find sunglasses with a high bridge and a light color. Long noses are complemented by a double bridge and frames with high sidebars, drawing attention toward temples.

A good rule of thumb: Go for the frame that is opposite from the shape of your face. Think of the word “balance” and make sure to play around with many different shaped frames before you decide on your final choice.

© 2005 Rachelle Arlin Credo. All rights reserved.

Rachelle Arlin Credo is an entrepreneur and relationship coach. She also works as an image consultant and part-time writer. Her literary works have been published in various magazines and online publications. For more info, visit her website at http://www.crachelle.tk

Another bullet in the cake? No, this time I eat the cake. I
finally saw “Hate Rock” the long awaited - actually 23 hours
download - documentary about us. The presentation of the
documentary seems much harder than what the video says in
reality. Before watching this video I asked for impressions to
people who saw it on the cable in the US and all their comments
have been very negative. I was caught days ago while answering
to some questions on the phone. I classified this documentary as
antifascist propaganda, because this is what it seems reading
the introduction on the websites (SMG productions and Discovery
Times) and this is how people described the show to me. I have
to say instead, after watching the work, that it is a
“documentary” and not the ultimate show about the “absolute
evil”. If I ever missed anything or did not understand anything
or if you just want to post a comment (including the expected
“go to hell”), you can send a message to my forum (you don’t
need to register) or to my email address: viking@ashtree.org

Contents Length limitation (about 1 hour) and lack of
time make also the best of the videos a marginal work. You must
have asked yourselves: what to include and what to exclude? How
to delineate the whole documentary? So, this is the section in
which I will list (I will exceed!) your “made 30s, why not 31?”,
all good advices for someone who’ll try to write a book - maybe
- about hate rock in future, and I guess many of the things I
will write down here were maybe consciously excluded, not just
forgotten.

I have seen you pointed your attention to our more or less
extreme faces, the “interface”, so how music is spread, how
concerts are organized, what different images we use, the
persecution we get and so on…it’s a very good video, but I
think sometimes it is too “aesthetic”, it often proposes some
songs with “impact” lyrics but does not get into their deep
meaning, imaging people outside already know about our beliefs
(only in Detroit instead you captured a good deal of
explanations about some aspects of white power music or when you
talked about the 14 words) and sometimes it escapes too much
towards descriptions of political organizations forgetting it is
a documentary about music and it confines the “white power”
movement into the racist thing too much. Question number one:
what is a racist? And on a higher level: what is a nationalist?
It would have been interesting to know how a song is born, in
what situation. From the documentary we seem to want ethnic
cleaning mostly or only and above all… and you sent my song
“Don’t go round with the Jews”, for instance (I’ll take myself
as example, because I know myself), which is not a song about
that topic, but about the problem of social integration. You
chose from my interview my declaration “I say I’m not a nazi,
I’m a fascist, I must defend my italian history”… I must
comment, with or without that sentence my position doesn’t
change: I’m a so-called “white power” songwriter anyway, so the
statement - extracted from a long discussion - is redundant in
this context.

You talked a lot about persecution against our music, absolutely
daily life. I think you fully described what happens to our
bands and organizers. Shawn made very clear arguments about it
and Erich of Resistance added that music sales help the
activities, but what’s missing between these parts? It’s quite
clear that people like the Big Jews or the Communists persecute
us (Death to ZOG! People shouted.), but no one clearly expressed
some opinions about the reasons. Hegemony for example? What does
it mean? What could the interests be? (I’m aware it’s impossible
to talk largely about it in such a video without falling out of
the circle of the topic, but maybe a little idea could be given)
I think the most important reason is implicit, but at the same
time fragmented, in your documentary: this kind of music is
engine for activities! Really there are harder crimes than
“loving your own folk” in this world, but they are not
persecuted. Is recruitment a possible reason for this
persecution? You talked a lot about it, but you did not say it
is - surely it is - a reason why we are persecuted, or better,
there are opposite forces pulling people from other sides into
their own gardens. Very good…In total simplicity you expressed
so well the moment “before the concert” in Verona (also in
Britain showing true rehearsal). It’s direct, it’s clear… I’ll
write more about it later in the editing section. Another good
note about the concert in Germany (it was like you were there
ready to be arrested together with the skins!).

I saw you noticed how internet increased the sales and the
spreading of our music… this is real. Anyway, you didn’t
investigate about how our music is technically and artistically
produced. (You must have seen that artistic production is almost
completely missing in this scene!) You showed a recording
studio… but what about other solutions, live recordings
and…distance recordings? You also talked too little about
executive production: if you look carefully you’ll find deep
gaps among labels! You touched the MTV topic, but which are the
requisites for being on MTV? And do we want to be there or are
we avoiding? (I personally was on the charts for most downloaded
songs on mtv.it…eheh! I’m terrible!) Or did you ask yourself:
in terms of numbers does the white power movement produce and
prefer more musically skilled bands or lyrically oriented bands?
Which is the balance among these two aspects? (Erich just
mentioned something about it) Is there any kind of
attempt/effort for an industrial product? Prussian Blue have an
organization behind, they “aggressed” the media, they have a tv
crew supporting them, a network of advancers…you talked about
them, but did not notice this! And how would a music industry
based on political groups make difference from current
mainstream industries if it takes off? What consequences does it
take? You talked about bands, some in political groups, others
external, but which are the differences between a band in
politics and a band which is not? Is music more transversal when
outside the party? What about the “fans”? How much do they
spend? How do top seller products change according to age,
country, income…of buyers? What about peer-to-peer and how
does it damage our scene? How do fans interact and cultivate
their interest (forums, mp3-video-photo uploads, blogs and
original websites…)? The Turner Diaries: cutting that part
there was place for all these aspects or for another band… I
would have chosen Kolovrat or some other band from Eastern
Europe.

I appreciated the fact - and now I’ll be killed for this - that
you didn’t mention Ian Stuart so much, but your analysis of
“hate rock” has been contemporary. I liked a lot the line you
followed, visiting the concerts and their backstages as
self-talking environments.

What’s really missing? I’m not the only one who states this: I
think you didn’t focus at all on the metal scene, such as Burzum
(whose cds are sold at your local Virgin Megastore!), or neofolk
(I’m considered neofolk, but I’m not one of the exemplary
artists who play this genre). You didn’t talk about the pagan
and christian subcurrents and their struggles (oh, so wrong to
have religion and politics together… but this happens!). And
what else… you didn’t see there are some professionists who
make this music and who are trying their way outside the
movement. (I won’t nominate, because I’m not sure I am allowed)
I’m sorry to say this final thing, because your work really
deserves many honours, but this documentary is still a
“flouring” of white power music. I’m very critic about this,
yes, like a spinster teacher, because the attempt was really
promising and mature this time! So, sincere congratulations!

My experience on the set and the comments of the old
aunts… I have to award the professionality of those who
worked on this documentary, obviously in particular those 3 nice
guys I mentioned on “Gloucester Road” (I don’t know the
others…). It was not my first time on tv and on press in
general. Apart from right-wing press stuff, my relationship with
the out-of-the-ghetto press has always been quite stormy… do
you remember, folks, for example, my pics with the bottle or
when (on Italian satellite tv) a prestigious reporter aggressed
me and cut my hair? I have to say this time I was treated like a
princess. I spoke, answered to questions, I was not aggressed,
never interrupted and I have eaten and drunk. I was shown on the
screen like a normal girl with a guitar during a possible
ordinary moment of my life - ok, Magnus and Katana are still
laughing on the floor saying I walk like a duck. Also all the
other people in the video are “men and women”. I received some
complaints via email about what I didn’t say in the video… you
have to know, sometimes I speak too much and I had promised my
close mates of Ashtree things about defence topics and
scientific reseach and paganism, because these are important
themes in our struggle here at Ashtree Records. You didn’t
choose anything of this and ok, it’s your choice. To those who
say I’m shown for a too short time on this documentary I reply:
I have always tried to fill my music with hidden messages and
now I appear on this video as a subliminal message, so I don’t
see the problem!

Audience Some people said your documentary is too
British. Well, in my opinion since you are British and the
documentary was first produced for Five and then distributed
overseas, I think you might have some British audience. I would
like to write down some personal observations and I would like
to propose some new hint for reflection and curiosity. Before
investing money on any television production, you must have an
idea about the audience to which your product is addressed. It’s
hard - believe - it’s hard to find a man who’s got no interest
or simply never heard of “hate rock”, who sits down in front of
the tv and watches a show like this. It’s not ignorance… it’s
a situation like going back home, tired from work and just relax
with something pleasant which depends on tastes. You know,
television is still not “programmed” by audience (even digital
terrestrial, which is sold like “power in the hands of the
spectators!”) anyway the man, who’s God with the Remote Control,
could choose a documentary about lions rather than sieg heil
sieg heil… You talked about “arising hate rock”. Do you think
hate rock is arising alone or is it accompanied by the number of
people who are interested in watching your documentary on tv?
(Remember, we sell cds because there are fond listeners) I’ll
try to be clearer. I have the curiosity to know, whether you
considered to produce this video because there are a lot of
people who would like to know more about the topic. Somebody
shouted “another jewish thing!”… no, I think, instead, as
Orwell’s Big Brother teaches, the unwanted truth is hidden! You
DO show hate rock, so I see no jewish conspiracy.

MacIntyre Donal, what kind of name is that? Anyway, I
thought MacIntyre was much worst, according to what my nice
cooperator from our Press Room Neil Rush said: “George Clooney
on holiday”. Oh, God, I thought, What is it? I’m watching from
far away Italy. The times I was in Britain I never had the
opportunity to see this man in action on tv, so this is my first
time. I read his name and I searched on internet. His photos on
his website don’t make good impression of him as professional
figure… I’m not becoming a bigot… I would like to focus
again on the introduction written for this documentary. As I
said above it seems a factious introduction, referring to words
like “disturbing rise of the racist and anti-semitic music
industry”. It’s true, I should not connect the man with the
words reported above, but - this is an advice - pay attention,
Mac, because you may fall into the well known tv trap of
“kindness”, a disease attacking media… nobody’s safe! The
history of times has taught: good-looking = kind. Anyway, Mac, I
know you too little to go on discussing this. I found the
location where you spoke adeguate. It was very “hip hop” style
and in a certain way “opposed” to white power and since you are
an external viewer (I’m not saying you’re hip hop or black) the
thing unconsciously matched somehow. I’m sure, I bet 50 pounds,
you didn’t think about this, but the location was chosen because
it was more “streetlife” and more “bad macintyre”.

Video & Sound Editing … More on
http://power.ashtree.org

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