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In about thirty days, I'll finally have about two and half month off of work off. I'll be so excited since there's some amazing stuff that I really want to work on. First, +The Silent Grapevine is starting to become successful. I cannot tell you how excited I am about the +The Silent Grapevine team. If you haven't check out +The Silent Grapevine I highly recommend that you do. The vast amount of information on the website is amazing and you will be surprised on what is going on with the deaf community. I believe that +The Silent Grapevine is the one and only newsite that writes about controversial issues that are ongoing in the deaf community. I love our mission statement that was written by our own and talented +Mary Pat Withem. 

I also believe that people need to start coming out and to stop hiding behind the technological advances that we have made in our society and get back to meeting face to face to talk about tough issues that will need to be thought out intelligently to make sure that we are leaving our future children in good hands. These issues need to be talked about. These issues need to be balanced. These issues need to be fully understood within the future implications for our children in the future. 

Technology has always and will always move at a faster pace and even so today, it will be nearly impossible to keep up.  Can you believe fifty years ago, during the civil rights movement, that movement that also helped paved the way for the ADA if they had the technology we have today, how further they might have gone? 

I am happy to be living in this age. An age where tolerance for each other has been at a much higher standard than before. An age where we can respect people of all races, of all sexuality, of all ideas, and be able to bond for the common good for everyone in the world. 

Thus, I ask you this. What are you ideas? What are your hopes and dreams for the deaf community? Ten years from now? Twenty years from now? An hundred years from now? 

Yes. The time to ask these questions is now. 

Understanding Google Adwords Express is a lot like trying to play the game Simon Says. Google Adwords Express really does not have many rules to play by, yet, if you don't abide by their rules, well, you pay a steep price. I first tried out Google Adwords Express about three months ago when I started a new website called The Silent Grapevine. I wanted to maximize The Silent Grapevine exposure in the local area that I lived in, but I didn't really want to go into the sophistication of Google Adwords itself. 

Simon Says that you need to have a phone number. Great. I just wanted to promote my website/blog but they needed a phone number? Fine. So far, I haven't gotten any callers. If I did, well, I would get a temporary number until I figure out if it was worth my time and my money to get a business number. I'm just a start-up... a little flexibility would be nice. 

Simon Says you should have a minimum. What? Right. I wanted to do $20 bucks of lifetime budget to see what could get without overspending my impressions for my ads on Google Adwords Express, but what did I find out? You need a minimum of $50. Fine. Do what you gotta do. I'm just gonna pause my campaign here and there just to make sure I don't go over my budget. 

Simon Says Google Page is not eligible. What? We already provided you with a business address for the first ad, so why again do I need to provide an address for a Google Page? You seriously want my IP address? Wait? You already have that! How come celebrities don't have to verify their address for their page? What do I think? I've already established email, a long list of followers, and a zest for information. Say you need more? 

Simon Says are you really worth the money? Not really. I started Google Adwords Express and had 43,050 views of my promotion and only got 8 clicks! I suck at math, but it doesn't take a no-brainer to figure out that I'm not getting the bang for the buck! Either I'm doing a horrible job on Google Adwords Express or Google is doing a horrible job getting the clicks that I paid for. 

Simon Says am I wrong? If I am. Prove it. 

Share your secrets on how I can be successful with Google Adwords Express!