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The Best of the World Network project


 
Logo Design by Nora Aoun

The Best of the World Network
United for a better world
Global, multicultural community
& promotional platform
www.thebestoftheworld.info

Feel free to connect with us through FB:
https://www.facebook.com/TheBestOftheWorldNetwork

Update regarding the black boxes on The Best of Marbella and Vienna blogs

Dear readers,

Unfortunately, something went wrong with my Picasa Albums and Google+ and all my hard work from the last 4 years is destroyed. My sincere apologies to all of you.

I have contacted Google and they need to find a solution asap. There are many other people affected by this problem. Please check the forum https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!msg/picasa/9ttGjFI6GS4/bFeCL0ofJ50J and http://googledeletedmypictures.blogspot.com/

In the meantime, be careful by signing up onto Google+ and Picasa 3 or using Blogger.

I can see this situation as a sign that I need to move on and create a new webdesign for The Best of the World: http://www.thebestoftheworldinfo.com/ that is currently under construction. In the meantime, you can check the high tech, amazing tool from Talk Fusion: http://1276183.talkfusion.com/

Maria Petrak
The Best of Vienna blog
The Best of Marbella and
http://www.thebestoftheworldinfo.com/

Latinos magazin en Viena: personaje

Happy New Year 2010


The Best of Marbella wishes you
Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2010!

For many of us, 2009 has been very challenging, however, with lots of opportunities and learning experiences which made us wiser and stronger.

Let´s hope that 2010 will bring us hope for peace in the world, stability, health and happiness, awareness that no matter how small our contribution in this world is, we can still contribute to some positive changes, even if we only sign a petition, make a donation or volunteer our time to a good cause... I am deeply grateful for so many gifts in my life, starting from my 12 year old son, my family, friends and my business associates who mostly became my friends over the time. 2010 looks promising for creating even more success, abundance, connecting with many people, finding true friends and taking even more charge of our lifes...

Even though "The Best of Marbella" physically moved and expanded to Vienna, we are even more active than before. After the Christmas and New Year´s holidays, when we used this time to slow down, reflect and say goodbye to 2009, we are now prepared to embrace 2010. Happy New Year!

"May this New Year be one of Joy, abundance, good-will, peaceful awakenings and graceful journeys. May we have courage to look for the blessing in every moment, and the audacity to celebrate it!

May compassion reign in our hearts and kindness ring through every word. May our waking dreams be filled
with joy, creativity and passionate pursuits. May our hearts and minds be joined as One; unified within, so without.

May we remember we are all Children of the Earth: kindred spirits, brothers and sisters, members of the Great family of Love.

May we choose Love over fear; unity and harmony over separation and discord. May we have the strength to claim our authentic power; standing true in Word, action and deed, and with firm resolve, BE the change we wish to see in the world.

May our children see the Light of Love in our eyes. May our elders be honored for the wisdom each bears. May every Heart trust they are Divinely endowed with the birth-right to thrive, and wake each day celebrating the Great-Full-Ness of life.

May we remember Heaven is within our Hearts, opening our eyes to the sacred in all things. May we breathe prayers of thanks into each moment, and with reverence honor the gift this Life brings."

Happy New Year in many languages:
Arabic: Kul 'aam u antum salimoun
Brazilian: Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo means "Good Parties and Happy New Year"
Chinese: Chu Shen Tan
Czech: Scastny Novy Rok
Dutch: Gullukkig Niuw Jaar
Finnish: Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French: Bonne Annee
German: Prosit Neujahr
Greek: Eftecheezmaenos o Kaenooryos hronos
Hebrew: L'Shannah Tovah Tikatevu
Hungarian: Boldog új évet
Hindi: Niya Saa Moobaarak
Irish (Gaelic): Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian: Buon Capodanno
Khmer: Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Laotian: Sabai dee pee mai
Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo
Russian: S Novim Godom
Serbo-Croatian: Srecna nova godina
Spanish: Feliz Ano Neuvo or Prospero Ano Nuevo
Turkish: Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Vietnamese: Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan

The Best of  Marbella team
Maria, Syl and many associated partners

The Best of Argentina and Real Madrid with Don Alfredo di Stefano

The Best of Argentina:
Don Alfredo Di Stefano, the famous football legend
4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014

In memoriam of one of the best Argentine-Spanish footballers and coach Don Alfredo Di Stefano. The world has lost the famous footballer on 7 July 2014, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all times. Don Alfredo Di Stefano was most associated with Real Madrid and was instrumental in their domination of the European Champions' Cup during the 1950s. Don Alfredo Di Stéfano played international football mostly for Spain, but he also played for Argentina and Colombia. We will greatly miss Don Alfredo... Argentina can be very proud of this amazing man.

Alejandro Vega Martinelli and Maria Petrak, Founder of The Best of the World Network had the great honor to visit the Veterans of Real Madrid and the unique opportunity to meet Don Alfredo di Stefano in person in 2009.

Don Alfredo di Stefano, Maria Petrak and Alejandro Vega Martinelli
Real Madrid visit, Spain 2009
Photos copyright and blog article: Maria Petrak

Last time when I was in Marbella in 2009, my friend and associate partner Alejandro Vega from Argentina, living in Spain, invited me to accompany him to visit Real Madrid. We had a great pleasure and honor to meet the football legend Don Alfredo di Stefano. This was a unique experience that happens only once in a lifetime. For more information about Don Alfredo di Stefano, please check the links and video in this article... It is my greatest honor to share this information with you.

Alfredo di Stefano Stefano Laulhé (* Barracas, Buenos Aires, 4 July 1926 - 7 July 2014) is a former Argentinian football player, former coach and current Honorary President of the Real Madrid football club. FIFA is considering Alfredo di Stefano one of the four best football players of the twentieth century, alongside Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff in 2004 that was elected the fourth best player of the twentieth century and also for all the winners of the Gold Cup 1999. He was for many years the leading scorer in the history of Real Madrid, club where he played 11 seasons, scoring 307 goals in 403 official matches. Don Afredo di Stefano is the most famous Argentinian player with the most titles in football history.
More photos can be seen on:
www.thebestoftheworld.info
Picasa and Google+
https://picasaweb.google.com/106300276306639329741/TheBestOfRealMadrid

Los Veteranos: Sres. Emilio Macua, Alejandro y  Luis Castiblanque with our associate partner Alejandro Vega Martinelli


En Español:

"The Best of the World Network" y Alejandro Vega Martinelli visitan en el Real Madrid (en el Santiago Berneabeu Estadio) a la leyenda del Futbol Don Alfredo di Stefano en 2009

La última vez que estuve en Marbella, mi amigo y socio Alejandro Vega, me invitó a acompañarlo a visitar al Real Madrid. Tuve un gran placer y honor de conocer a la leyenda del fútbol Don Alfredo di Stefano, y debo admitir que fue una experiencia única que ocurre una vez en la vida.

A pesar de que mi hijo sabe mucho más sobre el fútbol que a mí mismo, tuve un gran aprecio y respeto por este hombre increíble. Espero que muchos de ustedes que leen este artículo se apreciarán de ver estas fotos recientes de don Alfredo y todos los enlaces copiados y videos a continuación ...

Para obtener más información acerca de Don Alfredo di Stefano, por favor consulte los enlaces y videos en este blog ... Esperamos que Don Alfredo pronto vaya a visitar Marbella ... Es mi honor de compartir esta información con usted.

Alfredo di Stefano Stefano Laulhé (* Barracas, Buenos Aires, 4 de julio de 1926 - 7 de julio 2014) es un ex jugador de fútbol argentino, ex entrenador y actual presidente honorario del club de fútbol Real Madrid. Don Alfredo di Stefano esta considerado por la FIFA entre los cuatro mejores jugadores de fútbol del siglo XX, junto a Pelé, Diego Maradona y Johan Cruyff en 2004, que fue elegido como el cuarto mejor jugador del siglo XX y también para todos los ganadores de la Copa de Oro 1999 . Fue durante muchos años el máximo goleador de la historia del Real Madrid, club donde jugó 11 temporadas, marcando 307 goles en 403 partidos oficiales. Don Alfredo di Stéfano es el jugador argentino más famoso con la mayoría de los títulos en la historia del fútbol.

Alfredo Stéfano di Stéfano Laulhé (* Barracas, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 4 de julio de 1926 - ) es un ex futbolista y ex entrenador argentino y el actual Presidente de Honor del Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. Es considerado por la FIFA uno de los cuatro mejores jugadores de fútbol del siglo XX, junto a Pelé, Diego Maradona y Johan Cruyff, en el 2004 fue elegido el cuarto Mejor Jugador del Siglo XX y también por todos los ganadores del Balón de Oro hasta 1999. Fue durante muchos años el máximo goleador de la historia del Real Madrid, club donde militó 11 temporadas anotando 307 goles en 403 partidos oficiales. Es el jugador argentino con más títulos oficiales en la historia.





The Best of Marbella important facts


The Best of Marbella is much more than an interactive blog-website. The Best of Marbella is a unique, effective and revolutionary business concept; changing the traditional way business is done. We promote prestigious and selected businesses, the best services, venues, events and professionals, as well as clubs and associations but most of all: cosmopolitan lifestyle in Marbella, Costa del Sol in Spain and beyond. Within a short time, during the initial stage of its existence, it became one of the top 101 women’s blogs in the world, according to WE Magazine for Women in the USA.

The Best of Marbella is also a local and international networking platform and one of the leading references about Marbella. Incredible, but true, after weeks of reviewing stories and making final selections, WE Magazine for Women announced the Women’s Hall of Fame and The Best of Marbella is one of them...

The Best of Marbella is also a business model that will be franchised in Spain and the rest of the world, inter-connecting people locally and globally. Instead of working in competition with similar businesses or networks, we welcome other respected professionals, including press and media, cultural associations, social, business and networking clubs to join our efforts in promoting Marbella and the Costa del Sol by working as a like-minded team. The Best of Marbella blog-website is unique for many reasons:

1. Our business ethics, reliability, creativity and work is driven by passion
2. The Best of Marbella provides top quality, selective and constantly updated content
3. We only promote businesses that are either highly recommended to us or that we know and can recommend personally
4. We promote the multi-cultural and cosmopolitan lifestyle of Marbella, as well as selected businesses, properties, dining, nightlife, arts and cultural venues, health and beauty, golf clubs, clubs and associations, events and in addition, business categories from A-Z, linked to an important and thoughtfully selected brand name: The Best of…
5. We use the most advanced internet technology tools and software from Google, such as Blogs, Twitter, You Tube videos and many social and business tools and networks to promote our members instead of a passive, static website
6. Thanks to this and its powerful, relevant content The Best of… is highly ranked on Google: see the following CNN article: http://thebestofmarbella.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-best-of-marbella-is-using-google.html
7. We use videos to promote our members and network by including them in blog articles and on The Best of Marbella You Tube channel
8. The Best of Marbella receives the support of a large, ever-expanding network of associated partners including CCG, C+Golf, B2B network, Marbella Dutch Business Club, Asociacion Francofonos, Business and Lifestyle Network, Concordia, Society Living Magazine, The Sentinella Costa West, Blue Sky Luxury Car Hire, Manifesto Design, Smithwood Productions and many more…
9. The Best of Marbella is currently visited by people in 93 countries in the world (according to Google analytics)
10. Top 10 businesses from each business category will be included in our holiday packages and promoted through travel agencies around the world, mainly from Vienna, and at an extra fee, featured in a selection of the best local and international magazines, radio and TV
11. Together with our members and associated partners, we are also preparing various holiday packages including golf, cultural destinations, weddings etc, as well as luxury packages and events in Marbella to promote the region internationally and in this way attract more tourists and investors to the Costa del Sol
12. We encourage all of our members and associated partners to provide member-to-member discounts that form an additional benefit for joining The Best of Marbella network
13. The Best of Marbella is a franchising concept that will connect many places and countries in the world. We are initiating The Best of Vienna blog that will connect Marbella and Vienna in many ways and are looking for franchising partners for other places in the world.
14. Local, national and international marketing campaigns will be launched in support of ‘The Best of Marbella’ with the sending of regular business and events newsletters to our initial database of over 20,000 contacts and local and international press and media. And this will be just the beginning...

If you are interested to promote your business or events through The Best of Marbella (or Vienna) and through our social networks, please feel free to contact me: maria@thebestofmarbella.com

I would like to emphasize the importance of blogs and social media in the promotional and public relations work that we are doing, in addition to working closely with local media and press. A lot of people don’t yet appreciate the importance and significance of Blogs, so here is a simple explanation why The Best of Marbella is using blogs to promote its members:

1. Blogs are a fantastic marketing and networking tool provided by Google (see CNN Magazine mentioned above)
2. Google invests billions of dollars to further develop their software technology, including the Blogger software that we use
3. Blogs are the fastest growing medium of communication for businesses and individuals and have rapidly become very influential components of the Internet. Their importance will grow for some time to come
4. Though blogs have a social function in the first instance, they have also become very popular because of their effectiveness in SEO (blogs are getting the kind of traffic that static websites can only dream of – even without SEO tactics)
5. We promote all our blogs through our social media networks and profiles including Facebook, Twiter and many more.
6. In our case, our blog is an interactive, constantly changing, inseparable and the most important part of our website http://www.thebestofmarbella.com/ that we use for all our PR and marketing campaigns.

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Euro Weekly news



Euro Weekly magazine recently featured an article about the Best of Marbella, you can view it by clicking on the following link. Source:
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/

Euroweekly is The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Mallorca, Costa Blanca, Costa de Almeria, Costa del Sol and the Heart of Andalucia
English News & English Media for expats in Spain

The Euro Weekly News
Calle Moscatel, 10, P-62, Casa de la Prensa, 1ª planta.
Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel
Benalmádena, 29630, Málaga.
Tel: 952 561 245
Fax: 952 440 887
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/

Why The Best of Marbella is using Google Blogs

Why The Best of Marbella is using Google Blogs

Many people don´t understand the importance and significance of blogs or underestimate them, therefore, here is a simple explanation why the Best of Marbella is using blogs to promote its members:

1. The software we use belongs to Google, which is the no. 1 search engine in the world which assures that our members will be highly ranked on  Google (usually 1st page of Google search)


2. Google invests billions of Dollars to further develop their software technology, including the Blogger

3. Blogs are the hottest growing medium of communication for businesses and individuals that became very influential components of the Internet. Their importance is growing rapidly.

4. Blogs are also becoming very popular because of their high effectiveness in SEO (Blogs are getting traffic that static websites only dream of and all this without any SEO tactics).

Many Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject. The Best of Marbella is a leading blog about Marbella and Costa del Sol in Spain, one of the 101 top women Blogs in the world according to the WE Magazine for Women in the USA.

Automatically, all the Blog articles that we create are also promoted through many social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, including our associated partners: local and international press and media and our personal contacts that includes approximately 20.000 contacts from all around the world. For our social network updates, check the following link:
http://thebestofmarbella.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-of-marbella-is-finally-on-twitter.html

You can find numerous interesting articles about the Blogs on the Internet. We selected the following article to share with you: http://marketinghackz.com/the-importance-of-blogs-in-business-and-marketing/

If you need further information on Blogs you can further search on Google or check their Blog directly: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
 
Please feel free to share your comments (in the form below this Blog post) and let us know if you found any other more effective marketing tools to promote businesses and services online. Thanks in advance!

Success Story of The Best of Marbella-Vienna and the Best of the World

Success story of The Best of Marbella-Vienna
and The Best of the World
“The perfect place to promote your business”
“Are you one of the best?”

The Best of the World concept is a unique, innovative and revolutionary internet marketing platform, changing the traditional way business is done: one of the top 101 female blogs in the world according to WE Magazine for Women in the USA already in 2009. It is an ever-expanding network aimed at promoting the highlights of all countries in the world. It started with the Best of Marbella and the Best of Vienna blog, promoting the cosmopolitan and multi-cultural lifestyle, businesses, venues, events and people, charities, clubs and associations, providing insider tips on where to go and what to do in Vienna or Marbella and beyond. We use the newest internet trends and technologies such as blog articles, Twitter, Facebook as well as many business and social media to promote and connect people globally.

Since October 2009, we expanded and linked The Best of Marbella to the Best of Vienna blog with a goal to promote the inter-cultural and business exchange between people and in this way create a large global and cosmopolitan network The Best of the World. To read more about us and our vision and plans, please check one of our latest interviews: http://blog.theringhotel.com/2010/01/interview-maria-petrak/

The Best of Marbella-Vienna and The Best of the World are unique for many reasons:

1. Our business ethics, reliability, creativity and work are driven by passion. We only focus on the positive aspect of everything
2. We provide top quality, selective and constantly updated content.
3. We only promote businesses that are either highly recommended to us, or that we personally know and can recommend further.
4. We promote the multi-cultural and cosmopolitan lifestyle, as well as selected businesses, properties, dining, nightlife, arts and cultural venues, health and beauty, golf clubs, clubs and associations, events and, in addition, business categories from A-Z, linked to an important and thoughtfully selected brand name: "The Best of"…
5. We use the most advanced internet technology tools and software from Google (search engine no. 1)
6. Creating blog articles is just a beginning of our work. The links from our blog articles are sent to many social and business networks, such as Twitter, You Tube, Facebook and many others where we promote our members and create the maximum exposure. We also forward these links by e-mail to carefully selected people that we know. The most interesting and important fact is that all of these blog article links, social and business profiles and networks are inter-linked.
7. Thanks to this and its powerful, relevant content, The Best of Marbella enjoys an excellent ranking on Google: see the following CNN article explaining why The Best of Marbella is using Google to promote its members.
9. The Best of Marbella is currently visited by people in 93 countries in the world (according to Google analytics) which means maximum exposure for all businesses listed with us.
10. We have a limited listing (from each category only top 10 businesses can be listed), therefore, we are very selective. The Best of... can not be paid, it needs to be deserved. 
11. Together with our members and associated partners, we are also offering inter-cultural exchanges, holiday packages etc. including hotel and golf, cultural trips, entertainment, dining and nightlife, weddings etc, as well as luxury packages in Marbella or Vienna to start with.
12. We encourage all of our members and associated partners to provide member-to-member discounts that form an additional benefit for joining The Best of the World network.
13. Local, national and international marketing campaigns will be launched at the beginning of 2013 in support of ‘The Best of the World’ with regular business and events video newsletters being sent to our initial database of over 20,000 contacts, in addition to local and international press and media.

Benefits:
• Top Google ranking of your business or event when listed with us: we create blog posts that are highly ranked on Google with an attractive brand name “The Best of ...”;
• Your business or activity will be seen in more than 93 countries around the world giving your business massive exposure, locally and globally;
• We created strategic alliances with members and associates so that your business can also be promoted through a multitude of other websites and blogs that are inter-linked with us
• Your business or event can also be featured in one of the selected magazines (advertising at special, discounted rates from our associated press and media partners such as Visionaer magazine in Austria)
• Your business details and special offers or events can reach more than 20,000 entries from our database: by sending them through our events and business newsletters

The Best of Marbella-Vienna can be found on:

and some other social and business networks…

I would like to emphasize the importance of blogs and social media in the promotional and public relations work that we do, in addition to the close relationship with local and international media. A lot of people don’t yet appreciate the importance and significance of blogs, so here is a simple explanation why The Best of Marbella-Vienna is using them to promote its members:

1. Blogger belongs to Google (search engine no. 1 in the world). Blogger is the software that we use to write blog articles that contribute to top ranking in search engine (usually 1st page on Google), SEO and maximum exposure: attracting more visitors to your website and more clients
2. Our blog is interactive, constantly changing, inseparable and the most important part of our website used for all our PR and marketing campaigns.
3. Blogs are the fastest growing medium of communication for businesses and individuals and have rapidly become influential components of the Internet. Their importance will grow for some time to come.

If you are interested in exchanging reciprocal links (especially if you already have another "The Best of" website or network), or promoting your business, venue, services or events through The Best of Marbella (or the Best of Vienna blog) including our social, business and personal contacts and networks, please feel free to contact: maria@thebestofmarbella.com

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Updates on the Best of Marbella blog

Hi everyone,

If you are following The Best of Marbella blog, you will notice some changes that are leading to diminishing of all existing labels/categories... Please don't panic!

I just wanted to inform you that we are working behind the scene... updating all the current blog posts and removing all the labels/categories to keep only a few that will be identical to the categories on the new version of the website that is currently being finalized. If you like the current blog and website, you will love the new one!

Sharon Havenhand from Es-preso Websites and Syl Chad from Graphic Paradise Net, the two amazing web-designers who have been helping me all this time, have been incredibly patient and very supportive and I wish to thank them from the bottom of my heart!

The Best of Marbella marketing concept has been evolving and expanding in the last year and I could hardly keep up with all the changes myself... We are almost ready to launch the new version of the website. Even if it takes a little longer, we want to make sure that everything is functioning perfectly and that everyone is happy.

So, please keep reading and stay with us... Nice surprises are coming... In the meantime, make sure you subscribe to our free newsletters and join our Facebook group...

Thank you very much for leaving the comments and interacting with us... The world is small, and thanks to the internet, we are all inter-connected!

Lots of love and blessings to you all, no matter where you are...
Carpe Diem,

Maria
maria@thebestofmarbella.com

Top 101 blogs to watch in 2009


The Best of Marbella blog news

Amazing but true: The Best of Marbella blog was listed among 101 top blogs to watch in 2009, according to the WE Magazine for Women in the USA.

Please click on the links or read their copied article below:

Original article:

"Welcome to our 2009 list of 101 Women Bloggers to Watch for 2009!

We have scoured the internet to find these amazing women bloggers and are delighted to present them to the readers of WE Magazine for Women (over 40).

Like the other Women bloggers to Watch we have honored, these women come from very diverse backgrounds. There are business blogs, personal blogs, relationship blogs, hobby blogs, travel blogs, blogs about kids, pets, travel, food, health, women, men, shopping, fashion and more. These women represent many parts of the globe.

When you visit these amazing women, be sure and tell them where you found out about them. Feel free to share this list with your circles.

And if you happen to be one of our bloggers to watch, congratulations! You can download our new logo by right clicking and saving to your computer).

Pink Heels with Jennifer Moore
Pathway To Presence Blog with Gina Rafkind
Women Xplore with Bela
Say Yes Institute with Carrie Stack, M.Ed.
Prosperity is Now with Donna McAlister
Financial blog with Tawra
Freedom Blogging with Jan Norman
Vanilla Sage with Eleisia Whitney
Conventional Wisdom Institute with Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
Poder Interior with Norma Cruz
Almost Smart Cookie with Dr. LeslieBeth Wish
Marcom Interactive with Linda Zimmer
Smart Woman Guides with Vicki Flaugher
Women’s Work with Susan
Bari J with Bari J Ackerman
Arizona Home Talk with Becky Wyatt
Tech Coach for Coaches with Sandra DeFreitas
Belle Vivir with Julie
Virtual Book Tour with Nikki Leigh
Isaac Business Services with Cheryl Isaac
Diane Kennedy’s Tax Loopholes
That Crazy Mom with April
Orange Soda with Janet Meiners Thaeler
Becoming Something with Natasha
Fast Wonder Blog with Dawn Foster
Great Adaptations with Suzanna
The Get Smart Blog with Bridget Ayers
The Chronicle of Coaching with Linda Ballew
Communication Bridges with Mary Schnack
Supernatural Botanicals with Robin Feltner
The RebelWoman Show with Jann Taber
Wealth, Success and Women with Heather Juma
Dawn at Your Service with Dawn Lawson
Success in Bloom with Colleen Johnston
Girls Getaway Guide with Casey Wohl
Mommy Revenue with Rhonda White
Savvy Doula with Darlene MacAuley
SheEO Blog with Jennifer Dalitz
The Productivity Queen with Lorraine Pirihi
The Bulletin Board with Eydie Stumpf
Quick Moments with Gayna
Rachel’s Place with Rachel
Women Wise with Kelly Watson
Tax Tips Blog with Gina Gwordz
WorldChangingBusiness with Coco Fossland
Not Just Pretty with Erin Ferree
NextSteph with Stephanie M. Cockerl
The T-Shirt Lady with Sandi Myers
PKS Miami with Jane Zucker
Cherie’s Profit Blog with Cherie Ang
Technical Projects with Sara Isenberg
Viva Visibility with Nancy Marmolejo
Your Design Biz Blog with Mary Larsen
Yielding Wealth with Miranda Marquit
Work From Home Momma with Laura Spencer
Workerette with Melonie Murray
Words of a Broken Mirror with Alina Popescu
Wise Women Investor with Lisa Moren Bromma
The Next Women with Simone Brummelhuis
Startup Spark with Shannon Cherry
Speak Schmeak with Lisa Braithwaite
Small Business Boomers with Jean Murray
Sisters In Biz with Monica Flores
Real Thinking with Patricia Hewitt
Randa Clay Design with Randa Clay
Pajama Professional with Sara Christensen
Origin of Brands with Laura Ries
Mingle with Beth Brodovsky
Leader Notes with Bridget Wright
Leader Networks with Vanessa DiMauro
Interview Chatter with Darlene McDaniel
Help Desk Notes with Linda Marie
Greener Assets with Allison Boyer
Green Gigs with Lori Stewart
Funny Business with Elana Centor
Everyday Networker with Jennifer Gniadecki
Customers Are Always with Maria Palma
Corporate PR with Elizabeth Albrycht
Chiefette with Fiona Powell
Behind The Buzz with Rachel Clarke
I live in Dallas with Jennifer
Advergirl with Leigh Householder
Chicas Emprendedoras with Paola Cristina Diaz
Tulips Talk with Heidi Richards Mooney
Melissa Seymour with Melissa Seymour
Media Relations with Jeri Cartwright
Making Strategic Sense with Patti Dragland

If you know of a Woman Blogger we need to highlight on WE Magazine for Women, drop me a line or leave a comment below.
Happy Reading!"
Heidi Richards Mooney ~ Author, Entrepreneur, Business Coach
WE Magazine for Women
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The Best of Marbella Services


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Quality content as a driving force

The quality of our content is the strongest asset of ‘The Best of Marbella’. For this reason it is constantly updated, expanded and improved, ensuring that this is an interactive site that offers the best, quality information in relation to Marbella and its surroundings – a complete reference of where to go and what to do.

Please note that this website-blog, even though it is constantly improved, is listed among 101 top blogs to watch in 2009, according to the WE Magazine for Women in the USA (and we didn't really start yet! Please click on the link or read their copied article below:
http://wemagazineforwomen.com/101-women-bloggers-to-watch-for-2009/

Google has already now rewarded ‘The Best of Marbella’ blog for the quality and relevance of its content, placing it at the top of Marbella-related rankings in a short time. In establishing itself as the leading reference source for Marbella and its surrounding regions, The Best of Marbella Website/Blog forms a powerful promotional platform that will attract high volumes of traffic and a readership that will be drawn by easily accessible information.

A powerful promotional platform
As part of the process of providing reliable, in-depth information about this region, http://www.thebestofmarbella.com/ promotes a selection of handpicked companies and individuals that together represent the finest professionals available in their fields in the greater Marbella region – thus creating a business directory of note.

There is great potential for further growth, but already the businesses, events, cultural organisations, charities and venues covered by http://www.thebestofmarbella.com/ are recognising the impact of this promotional platform – strengthening our brand name and giving those who chose to profile themselves on the site a powerful marketing tool with effective reach.

By contributing to our content and being a part of our website-blog, all members and associates of ‘The Best of Marbella’ automatically get higher ranking and internet exposure – ensuring more visitors and more business. Some facts about http://www.thebestofmarbella.com/:

· The Best of Marbella Website/Blog covers the area from Malaga through Estepona and Sotogrande to Gibraltar,
· Both information and blog posts are updated and expanded on a constant, daily basis
· The information includes references to the most interesting events and sights, the best deals and also special discounts offered to users of the site (member to member discounts, especially encouraging networking among the members and associated partners)
· The businesses, venues, services and events listed are carefully selected and recommended on the basis of personal experience or reference
· We work with members and associates, most of whom create a strong supportive network – and most of whom can be contacted directly
· The list of members and associates is growing rapidly, adding additional momentum to the site and creating the strong supportive virtual network,
· After the completion of the new website version, local, national and international promotion/marketing campaigns will be launched in support of ‘The Best of Marbella’ with the sending of regular business and events newsletters to an initial database of over 20,000 contacts. And this will be just the beginning...

Promotion through The Best of Marbella website/blog:

Currently we are preparing various promotional packages such as: accommodation packages (hotels/exclusive villas), cultural, golf/sports packages, spa and beauty, corporate and wedding packages, rent-a-car, yoga and pilates, detox and total anti-stress retreats etc., where we will include the most exclusive and top 10 quality services, businesses, events and venues. If you are offering any of these services and you wish to include them in The Best of Marbella promotional packages, please let us know.

To enable us to promote someone’s business, services or events, they need to become The Best of Marbella members first. For more information, please contact
maria@thebestofmarbella.com

The Best of Marbella associated partners and supporters

My deepest gratitude goes to The Best of Marbella ever-increasing support network, our team of associated partners, supporters and friends of the Best of Marbella, especially to professionals mentioned below:

http://www.cplusgolf.net/
http://www.cudeca.org/index.aspx?secc=/bau/links&idi=eng
http://www.cumbresdelrodeo.com/blogs.html
http://es-preso-blog.blogspot.com/2009/01/best-of-marbella-start-of-something.html
http://www.delsolpackaged.com/usefulLinks.html
http://www.easymoroccoproperty.com/news/view/39
http://www.eufunds4u.com/links
http://www.fontaine-de-provence.com/Costa%20del%20Sol/Fr/Partenaires_Marbella_Fr.html
http://www.freelancewriter4u.com/links.htm
http://www.gala-lions-fischer.com/partenaires.html
http://www.haro-rentacar.com/links.shtml?cat=9
http://www.haro-rentacar.com/links.shtml?cat=5
http://www.holandaluz.com/
http://holandaluz.blogspot.com/
http://www.horseridingmarbella.com/horseylinks.html
http://www.hotcosta.com/Marbella.info
http://www.hotcosta.com/Guides.in_Spain
http://www.inzona.es/links
http://isabellavender.webs.com/apps/blog/
http://www.jazz-radio.fm/home1.php?Id=links
http://www.justcandygifts.com/
http://www.kornkreiswelt.at/Web-Tipps/Weitere-Links/
http://www.lachispa.net/eng/links.php
http://www.linkedin.com/in/albertoyonte
http://www.losarquerosforum.com/
http://isabellavender.webs.com/
http://www.malagazine.info/
http://www.marbellamacsolutions.com/?page_id=32
http://www.marbelladutchbusinessclub.nl/index2.php?page=9
http://www.marbellagolf.com/index.html
http://www.marbellafc.com/index.php
http://www.marbellainfo.com/marbella.cfm
http://www.marbellamia.com/
http://www.marbellamiatours.com/
http://marbellamarbella.es/campaign/supporters
http://marbellamarbella.es/profiles/media/
http://www.marbellamobilebeauty.com/cgi-bin/web.asp?PageID=76
http://www.manifestodesign.com/links.htm
http://www.missionaroundtheworld.com/index.php/links.html
http://www.my-rasgos.com/links.htm
http://www.marbellainfo.com/marbella
http://www.nutri-cleanse.com/references.html
http://ninabshop.blogspot.com/2010/04/best-of-marbella.html
http://www.outstanding-services.com/1.html
http://outstandingservicesevents.blogspot.com/2009/02/additional-informations.html

http://www.painter.aliciaczerniak.com/links-e.html
http://www.passioncafe.eu/links.html
http://www.pixiesart.com/links.html
http://www.plazadelmarmarbella.com/ (links)
http://www.pocket-golf.com/Costa%20del%20Sol%20photogolf%20course%20list.htm
http://www.promotegoodwill.org/promotional.html 
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http://www.reverbnation.com/lyricistisabellavender
http://www.rogercummiskey.com/about/links.htm
http://www.robmillerpaintings.com/
http://rob-miller.org/
http://www.shawmarketingservices.com/archive.html

and many others who do not have any website or blogs.... or didn't have the chance to update their website. We would like to quote some of the many comments we received so far:

"Hi Maria, Congratulations on a really fantastic Website! which I am convinced will really advance Marbella. What a beautiful and positive website. It is very commercially oriented and well presented. I am sure companies will love to be included on your site.

Thank you for placing me at the top of your web page this is generous of you and I appreciate your faith in me and what I am doing.

Look forward to meeting you again,
Warm regards,

Dario Poli
Artist and composer
"Hi Maria, Your "Best of Marbella" site is great and deserves to get as much exposure as possible. I think you have done a great job with the site. I love the branding of it, and I wish I had more time on my hands to get more involved in it, as I really believe it has a future.

Best wishes,
Ian"
Ian Radford
Group Managing Director
HI GROUP

If you wish to become an associated partner or supporter of The Best of Marbella, please send an e-mail to: maria@thebestofmarbella.com