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Before I go into the actual techniques to getting a #1 listing in Google in 45 days or less, let me say something that should be obvious: "It isn't easy." Also, please keep in mind that this is not a scientific dissertation on the subject meant to cover all angles of the subject.
Don't think that getting a #1 spot that fast is something you can do working on it only five minutes a day. You can't, not anymore. There's simply too much competition and EVERYONE is trying to rank well.
However, the rewards for getting to the #1 spot on Google are enormous, as I am sure you are aware.
With the preliminaries out of the way, there is an important thing to know about Google; it's that Google is very "link centric." In other words, ranking well is determined largely by who is linking to you and who you are linking to. There are other factors which we'll get into later, but that is the bulk of it.
Therefore, if you want to rank well, your site has to be "link worthy." Or better put, your site should have reasons why someone would want to link to you (and if you have a plain ecommerce site we'll get to how you do this).
You see, unless you want to spend a small fortune buying links (which largely don't work), the only way to get them, and therefore the only way to rank well, is to have something on your site worth linking to. This of course brings us to:
{mospagebreak title=The Blog}
This is one of the best and easiest methods of getting traffic and links, yet it is also the one that is most often done wrong. All too many blogs for ecommerce sites are nothing more than "product posts."
So, let me say emphatically that:
People don't care about you, your cat, or your products!
That may sound harsh, but it's true, they don't. What your potential customers will care about is their problems, wants, and desires. Therefore, your posts should play to the customer but target the niche to which you market.
Blogs should contain articles that will be of help and interest to your target market. They should contain links to interesting news stories or bits of information. In other words, your blog should be a valuable resource to your target market independent of what you sell. Additionally, you should post to your blog every day (and twice a day is better).
Once you're doing that, you need to make sure that your blog is also "pinging" pingoat.com and that each article on your blog can be submitted to Digg, Reddit, and/or Del.icio.us.
The reason for this is simple. Those services will help to get your blog articles read, and therefore improve the number of links to your site. Pinging your blog will help to get it indexed by the major search engines that much quicker.
However, if you really want to rank well (and particularly rank well quickly), blogging isn't enough. You need to go to the next step and embrace Web 2.0.
But just trying to dive right in to social network marketing is likely to be a waste of time unless you already are heavily involved and active in one of the big services.
You see, before just trying to submit something to one of the social networks, it helps to know what works.
Sittin' in Front of the 'Tube
My favorite traffic and link generating service on this front is YouTube. Now, just submitting funny home videos may result in you getting your videos looked at, but it may not result in your site getting any traffic, let alone any links, so let's talk about a strategy that does both.
First, I'm not a big fan of trying to put together my own videos as a general rule. Instead, I want other people to do it for me. This is largely because creating a truly viral video requires an odd imagination and more than a little skill … so I leave it to them (time being money and all that).
So what I do is create a contest around the "best," "funniest," "sexiest," or whatever I'm going for with the market. Videos are posted to YouTube, but you have to visit a location on my site to vote for it (and I have the software for this which I'll give you free; see my site for details). The video with the most votes wins. I usually give the winner a few hundred dollars — enough to make it interesting but small enough that I'm not breaking my own bank in the process.
Of course the page where the voting occurs also contains some "ads" for my main site.
What's happening with this technique is more than you might think. You're turning your company into the "cool" site that is playing with web 2.0. Links will come if for no reason than because the folks that submitted videos will want others to vote for their video.
And you're tapping into the power of viral videos without ever needing to know how to create one yourself … how great is that?!
Now, if you stopped there, you just might make it. However, you really should go one step farther.
{mospagebreak title=Straight to the Public}
I'm a huge fan of press releases as a mechanism to improve rankings. While it isn't cheap (cost is $80 per release and up, and you'll want to send out at least one release a week), there is no denying how well it works.
I personally use PRWeb (it's the one that charges $80) for its ease of use and how fast I can get a press release submitted and out the door.
When it comes to press releases there are very definitely right ways and wrong ways. I spoke about this at some length in an audio seminar titled "The New Rules of PR." In it I talk about writing releases for as many things as you can.
Well, some press release ideas are the launch of the video contest, the first video submitted, the hundredth vote, and so on. Each of those releases will link to your contest vote page and to your main site since you are sponsoring the contest.
You will be generating your own links to your site, but those links will be counted for more than simply buying them. Further, the constant flow of press will give additional strength to your site from Google. Then, as a final benefit, if you follow the advice from the link I gave you above, you'll probably find that your press releases will get picked up by other news outlets. This recently occurred with GreekforMe.com and a press release they wrote that was picked up by Canadian Runner and by ABC's of Running.
Don't Forget the Tried And True
Now that we've talked about blogs, direct to consumer PR, and YouTube, let's not forget some of the things that are proven to work. In this case I'm talking about commenting on blogs and in relevant discussion groups. Now if you're really smart, besides just occasionally being a participant, what about telling them about the contest, the press release, and some of the YouTube videos?
Now of course you will want to make sure that such things are kosher with the group you're posting to, but generally, if it really is on topic, and you're not just pushing some commercial, you're fine. This is especially true of blog posts. If you find a blog post relating to one of the videos, the contest you're doing, or anything like that, I'd definitely post a comment with a link. Links in comments don't help as far as the link count in Google goes (you can thank idiot comment spammers for that), but it just might get you some traffic and a mention (and a good link) in that blog's actual posting later on.
{mospagebreak title=Being Worthy}
All in all, getting links requires being worthy of receiving them. It means doing things that will get people to want to link to you without you having to go out and ask for it. Because being worthy of getting a link is actually a relatively non-time-consuming task, I no longer even have a "link building strategy" in the traditional sense of going out to sites and asking for it.
In the words of one of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, "you need a purple cow." You need something that will get people to talk about you on their own, to go out and spread your message without your help or encouragement simply because what you're doing is so cool, helpful, fills such a desire, or whatever.
Indeed, it is in the quest to be worthy that you will find that marketing your entire business becomes that much easier. YouTube, despite starting after Google Video, completely trounced it. The reason for such a beating had to do with all of the voting and community aspects that got people talking about YouTube and hardly even mentioning that Google Video existed. This trouncing occurred in fact while the owners of YouTube were actually wishing fewer people would upload videos and such because bandwidth and server issues were making them broke fast.
I think you'll agree however that growing too fast is a much better problem to have than not growing fast enough (or not at all).
In fact, that is the crux of this article. Be worthy. I've given you some strategies to use to help you get there. It is only by being worthy that you'll get to the top of Google.


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Spring-like weather is expected to hit the Inland Empire today, with temperatures reaching the low 80s in some areas.
Sunny, warm weather should linger through most of the week, but rain could move in starting Friday, according to Accuweather.
High temperatures today will be 79 degrees in San Bernardino, 78 in Redlands and 83 in Ontario.
Wednesday temperatures will be in the mid to high 70s, and on Thursday, the area will cool down to the high 60s to low 70s.
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* Photos: Mullin's career | Warriors.com's coverage of Mullin's jersey retirement
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS WEST – The Warriors will retire uniform No. 17 tonight at halftime at Oracle Arena to honor Chris Mullin, a tribute both richly deserved and years overdue. That much is obvious.
Look at the list of guests who will be on the court with him, though. Not so obvious. Many family members, sure. The Warriors who previously had their numbers retired, or someone on their behalf: Al Attles, Rick Barry, Tom Meschery, Nate Thurmond and Barbara Lewis representing her brother Wilt Chamberlain. Several former teammates, including Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Sarunas Marciulionis and Rod Higgins. All predictable party guests.
But then there is Tom Abdenour, the former Golden State trainer.
And Mark Grabow, the former director of athletic development.
And Eric Housen, the former equipment manager and current director of team services.
On his big night, the guest list says more about Mullin than any speech. He was the small forward who couldn't take anyone off the dribble yet played in five All-Star games, the New York City product without the mega-street hype who won two Olympic gold medals and the human being who overcame alcoholism early in his career to become a Hall of Famer all because he was the ultimate gym rat who would not be outworked. The greatness of Mullin is that he refused to give up, and now he will make sure others who were there with him late at night, away from the spotlight, will get credit.
"It's an incredible honor to be recognized by the organization," Mullin said. "I spent 13 years playing and growing as a player and a person, and it's a place I lived. I developed a really unique relationship with the fan base there. It's another opportunity for me to say 'Thank you' to all of my teammates, administrators and front-office people that stuck with me and helped me carve out a nice career in the NBA."
Even Don Nelson. Lengthy articles could be written on the Mullin-Nelson relationship, how Nellie the coach stood close by his young player in the fight against personal demons, how Nelson put Mully in the Hall of Fame path by teaming him with Hardaway and Richmond to form the high-scoring Run TMC, and then later how Mullin as head of basketball operations felt Nelson undermined him in a power grab that ultimately resulted in both being fired.
But Nelson will be there, as will another former Warriors coach, Garry St. Jean.
"Nellie and I, we'll always be linked together," Mullin said. "We had some really, really good times together. Definitely as coach and player, for sure. That was the most fun I ever had playing basketball in my life.
"There's been so many different people throughout the years. My family, of course. Coaches and friends along the way. And Nellie is one of those guys that was in my corner all the time. As far as things that I dealt with off the court, it wasn't me. It wasn't any one person. It's a power greater than the human force that does that. But it doesn't diminish the people that help you along the way."
In spite of how the relationship changed in later years, was having Nelson as part of the jersey retirement a tough choice?
"No, not at all," Mullin said. "He was an integral part of my career. Tim and Mitch will be there and a lot of guys from those years, and Nellie was the orchestrator on the court for all of that."


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Holiday food memories are like a family photo album with scratch and sniff pages. Ask anyone about their earliest Thanksgiving memories and chances are it is a combination of the Macy's parade and the smell of yams with toasted marshmallows or pumpkin pie. Then again, some of us might only remember Uncle Zeke's shiny flask filled with something that added a certain charm to the boring punch bowl filled with preseason eggnog.
My brother reports that we always had a Thanksgiving dinner growing up; that the Ad Man recited the same typed poem/prayer of thanks each year. But I cannot muster up one solitary memory from childhood about the holiday. There aren't even any family photos from Thanksgiving to use as a memory crutch. I'm puzzled that the guy- the Ad Man- who photographed anything and everyone would skip a major holiday opportunity. I suspect that we actually ate liver and onions for Thanksgiving and that is why I've blocked out those early years.
My Thanksgiving memories actually begin when I was a 17-year-old bride attending the famous holiday feast with combined families at the newly minted in-laws. Just because it was Thanksgiving and the new lemon loving in-laws were hosting my father and stepmother, assorted siblings and guests meant there was something nothing to be nervous about. The gathering would take place in their beautiful colonial on a wooded lane where the neighbor parks his helicopter. Perfectly Norman Rockwell – in theory. Spending most of that memorable holiday with a "nervous" stomach ailment was mortifying. The Ad Man even rustled up the family doctor by phone who diagnosed "stomach ache". It would still be years before the gluten intolerance diagnosis, but I was suffering all the way back then.
Since that Thursday 30 something years ago, we've spent some happy and almost pain-free Thanksgivings with the in-laws. We came to enjoy the time together and I prepared in advance for the onslaught of not feeling well by keeping a giant assortment of stomach remedies in my bag. It also helps that we avoided mingling the two entire families ever again after that first crazy year.
That first memorable in-law Thanksgiving Day is where the early hints that gluten was not my friend were apparent. Those "stomach aches" that everyone assumed were merely stress related were pain inflicted by the invasion of wheat, barley and rye making me sick. And Thanksgiving dinner is nothing without a pile of stuffing, freshly baked rolls, pies and even those awful green beans drowning in mushroom soup and topped with fried onions; lots of wheat.
These days we prefer a small holiday dinner. Neither of us enjoys turkey so we feast on a chicken or duck and after the gluten diagnosis we avoided stuffing, but now that we have access to some great gluten free breads, we indulge this one time of year. Loading up on fresh veggies, lightly sautéed and seasoned along with the chicken makes for a wonderful feast and none of the stress, physical or mental.
My favorite stuffing is Stove Top (quit snickering). It was a sad day when I realized I couldn't eat it any longer. And there are those that subscribe to more is better, loading up the savory bread with chestnuts, apples, nuts, sausage and other little goodies. I like the old original version with a little sautéed celery and onion, seasonings like sage, thyme, (poultry seasoning), salt and pepper and moistened with chicken broth and butter. Tossed lightly and either served from the pot or a casserole that bakes to make the top a bit crunchy.
I worked on this version until it tasted quite similar to the old Stove Top and nothing makes me happier.
On this holiday, I salute the long gone Ad Man, the long gone family doctor who meant well more than he was accurate, and the fabulous house that was on the lane with the helicopter pad. We raise our glasses in a toast to our younger selves – and say a small hallelujah that we got this far in one piece to enjoy our gluten free holiday feast.
Savory Cubes
- Ends of old loaves of gluten free bread (variety is good), cubed into ½ inch pieces
- Olive oil
- Herbs and spices: thyme, chopped sage, poultry seasoning, a pinch of rosemary, salt, pepper
- Butter
- Chicken broth
Cube up the bread into ½ inch pieces. If you have the opportunity, leave it out overnight uncovered to dry out a bit. Otherwise just proceed after cubing. The prep and recipe are very flexible and resilient. In a large bowl combine a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and enough herbs/spices to make your nose tickle. Add the cubes of bread and fold gently (don't break up the bread) to coat. If you need more just drizzle and fold.
On a lightly oiled baking pan (I use a half sheet pan size) lay out the cubes about one layer high (you will have a small pile). If there is too much use a second sheet.
Place in a preheated 350 oven for about 15 minutes. Turn the oven to 300 degrees and bake for about 35 minutes. You want the cubes to toast and dry, but not burn. Turn the oven off and don't open it. Leave the pans in there for as long as you are able – overnight is great. You want them as dry as possible.
When completely cooled store in a double zip-lock bag or container and refrigerate. Because they have so much oil in them, you don't want it to get rancid before you use them all.
Gluten Free Stuffing
- 6 -8 cups of stuffing cubes
- 2 ribs celery chopped to a medium fine dice
- ½ onion chopped to a medium fine dice
- ½ stick butter
- Poultry seasoning to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley (until it looks pretty)
- ½ cup gluten free chicken broth (and more if needed)
Sautée celery and onion in butter and oil mixture over medium low heat. When very soft add the spices and stir. Take stuffing cubes and place in a bowl. Drizzle the softened mixture over the cubes and fold in being careful to not break up the cubes. Add broth until just moistened. Place in a buttered casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes and uncover for an additional five to ten minutes.
Just remember that the whole thing is adjustable to your own tastes – add more or less spicing, veggies or broth.
- One gluten free pie crust: Whole Foods or your favorite recipe
- One 15 oz. can of organic pumpkin
- 1 cup of half/half
- ½ cup of milk
- 4- 5 tablespoons of really good whiskey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup of superfine sugar
- ¼ cup of maple syrup (the real stuff)
- 3 eggs
- Ground ginger, a pinch of ground clove, a bit of cinnamon and a large twist of the black pepper
- A ton of whipped cream
Preheat oven to 325. Bake pie shell (9") for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown.
Place the other ingredients (except the whipped cream) in a large bowl and whisk together until fully incorporated. Add as much or as little of the spices as you like – they mellow with time so more is actually better. The black pepper is an old trick (not mine) that seems to provide a happy back note to the whole thing.
Pour through a mesh sieve into the pie crust and bake for about 55 minutes, checking at 45 minutes. The center should be slightly wiggly. Do not fret if cracks form (although they should not) because you can cover them with whipped cream when serving.
If you have the time, leave the mixture to sit for about 30 minutes to mingle before pouring into the shell. Even better – bake the pie the night before because it tastes best the 2nd day after the flavorings and whiskey have a chance to hang out together. Store in the refrigerator but take it out about 30 minutes before serving for best flavor. Pile on the whipped cream and enjoy.
Happy Gluten Free Thanksgiving!


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Posted: Mon 24 May 2010, 19:38
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Kiosk Setup
Subject description: Lockdown Firefox and Create a Whitelist of Ok Websites. A Blacklist is included, but I don't use it.
Link to Puppy Kiosk Setup for Puppy Linux 5.2.
Hello Everyone,
(Most of this post can be skipped as it's just describing what I have done and why I did some of it. My follow-up posts will have the real how to information.)
I just thought I'd post my "Kiosk Setup". It involves a great many useful customizations and everything is relatively simple once you know what to do. This is only a description of what I have done and my next post or perhaps next few posts will describe what to do to actually setup a "Kiosk". This tutorial of sorts will include how to make your own Remastered CD/ISO to end up with a "Kiosk on a CD".
What I needed was something that would only allow access to a certain specific set of needed websites and to ignore or block everything else. I also needed to make sure that there was no reasonable way to bypass my setup. In essence I needed a "Whitelist" and I needed to control the environment of the Operating System.
I started out by figuring out how to Edit the Menu. That led me to thinking about what really needed to be cut out / edited in order to provide a "secure" or unchangeable setup. I did not need to worry about people physically bypassing the Operating System as the tower to the computer is locked away inside a wood pedestal. That threw out any capability of bypassing my setup via a USB Drive or similar device. A few big things that needed to be blocked: Command Prompt, Text Editor, Context Menus, and Shortcut Keys. I was able to bypass most of my needs for editing or disabling the right-click / context menu by removing all icons from the desktop. No Icons on the desktop means a right-click won't bring up a context menu. No context menu means no Rox-Filer / File Manager access.
I did not disable the "Start Private Browsing" mode. I found the file I needed to edit, but it would not save after being edited due to it being a temporary file. I did not Need to have it disabled as I setup Firefox to delete all history upon closing, but it still would have been nice to figure out.
Unfortunately completing all of the steps in this tutorial will require a bit of time to complete, but no where near like trying to figure it all out on your own. *I found a good bit of my information here on these forums, but a lot of it I just poked about in certain files until I found what I needed.*
I will hopefully at least get one "How to" post out this evening.
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Location: Texas
Posted: Tue 25 May 2010, 20:08
Post subject: Edit the "Main Menu"
(Quick and Dirty Version.)
Edit the file
located in
and edit the file
located in
Edit the file
located in
I recommend commenting out all the lines that include /etc/xdg/menus in the _root_.jwmrc file. Doing so will limit you to only having to edit
Menu. Otherwise you need to edit most of the menu files in the /etc/xdg/menus directory in order to edit the menu.
I copied the menu items I wanted to include from the /root/.jwmrc file into the /etc/xdg/templates_root_.jwmrc.
I have always disliked the Puppy Linux menu
. It has WAY too much stuff in it and there are a number of programs installed that do the same thing listed in the menu.
Before I get too far along I started off with Puppy Linux 4.3.1. I believe I used the "small" version, but these steps should work for any Puppy Linux with JWM (Joe's windows Manager) installed.
I know this tutorial will work with Puppy 4.3.1.
I tried Puppy 5.0, but it would not work on my two machines. I originally tried customizing Browser Linux, but the Remaster CD program was not installed. I later found this discussion topic on the forum:http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1122327694&t=55381 which I could possibly have used to add the Remaster CD functionality and just used Browser Linux instead.
There are two files associated with the menu. One is in /root and is called
. The other is in /etc/xdg/templates/ and is called
There is a disclaimer that tells you to only edit the _root_.jwmrc file, but it does not explain why and as long as you make the same changes everything works out fine. Also, when I edit the .jwmrc file I can see the changes when I restart X (The XWindow Server that runs JWM.).
You can add links in those files using any of the links already in the file as a template or remove links in those files by deleting the line or using <!-- and --> to comment out the line. I use <!-- --> as you can comment out multiple lines.
You can also edit the "Tray"/ Taskbar at the bottom of the screen by editing the file
located in
. Just comment out what you do not want listed.
(This is a bit scatter brained, but I am trying to make sure I don't miss anything. I will be making a "Manual" of sorts that I will probably attach once I am done.)
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Posted: Tue 25 May 2010, 20:54
Post subject: Install and Setup Firefox
Subject description: Install Firefox and Lockdown Firefox so you don't have to worry 'bout someone messing it up.
(Quick and Dirty Version:)
Install the firefox-3.6.pet here:
Update Firefox via Firefox's Update Manager. Help->Check for Updates
Install the ProCon Latte and Public Fox Addons via the Addons Manager in Firefox.
Setup ProCon Latte and Public Fox to limit access in the desired manner.
Install the firefox-3.6.pet from here:
. Run it, click on the Help menu, and then click on "Check for Updates" in the Help Menu. That will install the latest version of Firefox which is currently 3.6.3.
Go Here:
Search for: ProCon Latte
Click On the "Add to Firefox" button that is next to the ProCon Latte entry.
Install ProCon Latte via the Firefox Dialog.
Restart Firefox.
Go Back Here:
Now Search For: Public Fox
click on the "Add to Firefox" button that is next to the Public Fox entry.
Install Public Fox via the Firefox Dialog.
Restart Firefox. Upon restart Public Fox will ask for a password, if you enter nothing it will have a blank password. You can edit this password later via the Tools->Addons menu.
You can now Edit the Preferences for ProCon Latte and Public Fox via the Tools -> Addons Menu.
I use ProCon Latte to manage a whitelist and disable access to about:config. I use Public Fox to Lock access to the Addons Menu as well as the Preferences Menu in Firefox. I also use Public Fox to lock access to History and the Bookmarks.
Between those two Addons you are able to Lockdown Firefox reasonably well enough to effectively control the Internet environment within Normal Firefox and the "Start Private Browsing" environment. I do not care about keeping the history and set my firefox to clear everything every time I close firefox.
So far we have edited the menu and Locked Firefox down, but there are still more loop holes that need to be addressed in order to have a secure environment.
One major loophole that needs to be addressed in order to have any secure environment is limiting access to the Physical Computer. The two machines I have to work with are locked away in their own wooden pedestal (Each Pedestal has a good number of holes to allow for air flow.).
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Posted: Wed 26 May 2010, 17:58
Post subject: Lockdown Puppy Linux
Subject description: Clear the Desktop of All Icons. Remove Filesystem Access. Remove Root Access. Disable All Loop Holes
(Quick and Dirty Version:)
Comment out
lines in the /root/
Run the Drive Icon Manager (R-Click a Drive Icon) and uncheck all boxes in all tabs.
Edit the file /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/
& Delete all Lines beginning with <icon .
(That should keep All Icons from coming up on the Desktop including Drive Icons.)
Edit the /etc/rc.d/
file. Disable the first time puppy has booted script by commenting out lines 536- 582. Thus, you do not get asked about Saving Puppy.
Disable the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and Function Key Combos. Edit the file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add
Option "DontZap" "true"
to the Server Flags section. Uncomment the
Option "DontVTSwitch"
in the Server Flags Section as well.
(Make sure you have commented out the Restart X Server option in the menu as xorgwizard automatically starts after a certain number of X restarts. Also make sure you have not included the File Manager or Root Terminal in the Menu you want to use for the Kiosk.)
For Cosmetics sake edit the /usr/share/doc/
file to suit your tastes.
(Making all of these changes will effectively lock you out of all editing of the machine. I recommend making one "Setup CD" with access to a Terminal and Text Editor that you can use to setup you "Kiosks".)
The Next Step is to Clear the Desktop of All Icons. Clearing the desktop of all icons removes the ability to access the File Manager via the right-click context menu on the Desktop Icons. It also makes the desktop look nice and clean.
Start by Running the Drive Icon Manager (R-Click a Drive Icon and select Drive Icon Manager). Uncheck all boxes in all tabs of the Drive Icon Manager and click Ok. That will remove all "individual" drive icons, but will still leave a "Drives" icon on the desktop. To keep that from happening edit the file
located in /root/ and comment out
(Now the Internal Drives, and External Drives plugged in will not popup on the Desktop.)
Now Edit the file
located in /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/ & Delete all Lines beginning with <icon .
(That will remove all of the other icons that are on the desktop. You could also right-click each icon on the desktop and select
remove item(s)
, but that would not work with any of the drive icons.)
Now that we have our desktop cleaned up we can focus on Finishing our Lockdown of Puppy Linux.
Disable the Save at Shutdown option on your "Kiosk CD" by editing the
file located in /etc/rc.d/ . Disable the first time puppy has booted script by commenting out lines 536- 582. That way it will not create a "PUPSAVE" file that saves your settings. (We will be Re-Mastering our CD to create our "Kiosk CD" and the Save at Shutdown feature is not something we want in a Kiosk environment.)
Disable the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and Function Key Combos. This step is crucial in disabling access to any command line interface. Edit the file:
located in /etc/X11/ and add
Option "DontZap" "true"
to the
Server Flags
section. Uncomment the
Option "DontVTSwitch"
in the
Server Flags
Section as well.
When editing the menu you need to make sure that you remove access to the File Manager, text editors, and Terminals (such as rxvt). While editing the menu also make sure that you remove access to the "Restart X Windows" option in the Shutdown Menu. After restarting X Windows a certain number of times puppy will rerun the xorgwizard program. In order to actually disable the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and Function Key Combos you have to be running Xorg, if someone was to change from using xorg to using vesa they would then be able to use the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to gain access to the command prompt. Thus, in order to ensure control you need to be using Xorg.
Completing all of these steps will lock down your Puppy Linux and there will be no way for someone to circumvent your secure setup. Go back to the Edit Menu Post for help on re-editing the menu, if you need to do that.
One last thing that I would recommend doing is editing the file
located in /usr/share/doc/ . (This is the file that is run when you click on the getting started bar at the top when Puppy Linux Loads.) I customized that HTML file to welcome the patrons to my Library. That file could also be edited to give the user a quick tutorial on how to use your Kiosk.
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Posted: Thu 27 May 2010, 17:43
Post subject: Remaster Puppy Linux
Subject description: Use the Remaster-CD Puppy Live-CD function to create a Kiosk Setup CD and later a Kiosk CD
(Quick and Dirty Version:)
#1 Edit the Menu, Add Programs, Setup Firefox Addons, etc.
#2 Choose to Remaster the Puppy Live-CD and click Ok to Start the Process.
#3 Select the Partition/Drive where you will save the ISO file.
#4 Select the CD drive to copy the essential Puppy Linux files from.
#5 Make sure the CD is in the Drive, click Ok, and wait for it copy the files needed.
#6 Edit any files you need to in the
folder and Click Ok.
(You can save the Addons and Firefox settings by deleting the
folder and moving the
folder to the
#7 Choose whether or not to Customize Puppy Linux for the Machine Only. Don't do this for your "Template" / "Kiosk Setup CD". Do this when you are creating a CD for the specific Machine you are using.
#8 After selecting No, edit the
files to your liking. *You will need to edit the
file and possibly others.* Click Ok.
#9 Now you can edit the boot configuration or leave it as the default and Click No.
#10 Copy any additional sfs files to the puppylivecdbuild folder on the partition/drive you selected earlier. Click Ok.
#11 Now Click No to create an ISO in the next step or click yes to burn a CD.
(I click No as I would rather have the ISO with which I can burn multiple copies.)
#12 Now Click Yes to create an ISO or No to Quit. *The puppylivecdbuild folder remains on the drive/partition with either option.
The ISO option will run through a script with percentages for creation of the file. Wait for the following popup before removing your drive or quiting out of puppy linux. Click Ok and you are done.
All of the previous steps are great and wonderful, but now you need to make those changes stick.
Before you Remaster the Puppy Linux Live-CD, make sure you have edited the Menu to your liking, added any programs you want, Setup the Firefox Addons, and tweaked Puppy to your Liking.
To Remaster the Puppy Linux Live-CD you need to have access to the Remaster Puppy Live-CD option in the menu. This is not a problem, if you are creating a "Template" / Kiosk Setup CD for creating your Kiosk CD as you will want that to be left in the menu.
What about if you are creating the Kiosk CD for one particular machine?
Just make sure when editing the menu you don't restart X, if you don't then the changes won't apply to the current session you are running. You will have access to the Remaster CD script, and will still be able to make it so the Kiosk CD does not.
Another thing to keep in mind when creating the Kiosk CD for one particular machine is that you are going to want to choose Yes when asking if you want to Customize Puppy for your Current Machine.
Select the Remaster CD Script from the menu and Click Ok to start the process. You can close this window to quit the script. No files will have been saved at this point.
Select the Partition/Drive where you will save the ISO file and the puppylivecdbuild folder. (The "working" folder for the script.) Click Ok.
Select the CD drive to copy the essential Puppy Linux files from. Click Ok.
Make sure the CD is in the Drive, click Ok, and wait for it copy the files needed.
Edit any files you need to in the
(You can save the Addons and Firefox settings by deleting the
folder and moving the
folder to the
folder.) Except for the
folder or other "personally identifiable information" most everything in the
folder will be in the
folder and you will not need to make any changes. Click Ok.
Choose whether or not to Customize Puppy Linux for the Machine Only. Don't do this for your "Template" / "Kiosk Setup CD". Do this when you are creating a CD for the specific Machine you are using. Choose Yes, or No and go to the next step.
After selecting No, edit the
files to your liking. *You will need to edit the
file and possibly others.* Just make sure you know what you have edited in the
and double check those files in the
folder. Click Ok.
Now you can edit the boot configuration or leave it as the default and Click No. I just click No as I am not using any special boot parameters. (One example would be if you plan on using this as a flash drive bootable image. You may want to add pmedia=USB.)
Copy any additional sfs files to the puppylivecdbuild folder on the partition/drive you selected earlier. Click Ok. (Such as: OpenOffice3.sfs or whatever other sfs files you may want included on the CD.)
Now Click No to create an ISO in the next step or click yes to burn a CD.
(I click No as I would rather have the ISO with which I can burn multiple copies.)
Now Click Yes to create an ISO or No to Quit. *The puppylivecdbuild folder remains on the drive/partition with either option.
The ISO option will run through a script with percentages for creation of the file. Wait for the following popup before removing your drive or quiting out of puppy linux. Click Ok and you are done.
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Subject description: Puppy Linux Printing
(Quick and Dirty Version:)
Manage your printers here:
Keep your Printer settings on a Re-Mastered CD by deleting the
folder and moving the current
folder to the
One thing that I missed in my initial setup is printing support for my Kiosk Machines. Thankfully it wasn't too painful.
I needed to setup a network printer. I used Puppy's CUPS manager, but it kept adding in a bunch of other networked printers that I didn't want to have added. The key was to not run Puppy's CUPS manager and instead to just use the direct link to the CUPS management interface. (It does some extra things and doesn't just provide a link to the management interface.)
The direct link is:
(When you first go to this page it will ask you if you want to add a printer. You can do so there or add one via the Management Tab.)
Open a browser and go to
That page is the CUPS management interface.
I clicked on Management and then Add Printer.
The first page is only description information. Enter the Name you want to call the printer, where it is physically located, and any other description information you want to add.
I chose ipp as the protocol to use as I am connecting to a networked printer.
I then entered the hostname for the printer. You could also use the IP Address if you preferred and know that it has a static IP Address.
In the next dialog box I chose my brand HP.
It then gave me a generic driver that I could use for the HP Laserjet series. (The driver may be more specific if you choose a different protocol than ipp.)
I hit ok and it added the printer to CUPS.
Click on the Printers Tab when you are done and you can manage your printers and Print a Test Page.
I printed a Test Page to verify that it was working and it did after I connected to the network. (I was some confused for a while as it was not working, but I found my problem was that I couldn't print due to the fact that I was not actually connected to the network. Make sure you are connected to the network you are trying to use!)
(A WORD OF CAUTION: The command "rm -r" is a powerful delete tool and will not ask you if you know what you are doing.)
Create a Re-Master CD with Your Printer Pre-Setup:
Follow the instructions for Re-Mastering your CD up until the point that it gives you the option to edit the files in the /tmp/etc folder.
Make sure you have setup Puppy to use the Printer and have printed a test page.
Now delete the folder
using this command:
rm -r /tmp/etc/cups
folder should no longer show up.)
Then move the current folder /etc/cups to /tmp/etc/ using this command:
mv /etc/cups /tmp/etc/
(You should now have a
Now continue on with Re-Mastering your CD as you like.
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The fast-moving events that have ousted long-standing dictators in both Tunisia and Egypt are a wake-up call to global companies that they may not have been paying sufficient attention to yet another kind of risk–this time, political.
"I wouldn't say that it's a matter of companies having ignored political risk," says Roger Schwartz, national political lead at Aon Crisis Management. Companies have just been self-insuring themselves on political risk, he adds. "I think that after Tunisia and Egypt, they may be reassessing their exposure and reassessing that approach."
This is particularly true for American companies, Schwartz says. "As a rule, European companies have been more proactive about insuring against political risk. American firms have tended to take a more roll-of-the-dice attitude of dealing with things when they happen."
"Whenever you have a significant world event like we've just seen, interest increases among business managers in how you can mitigate perils, including political perils," says Ken Moyle, executive vice president of Coface North America, a division of Coface, the Paris-based global insurer."Of course, when these things happen, it's too late to think about insurance in those markets where it's happening."
Until recently, companies could have insured against political risk in Tunisia or Egypt at low rates, notes Sam Wilkin, assistant director of global analysis at Oxford Analytica, a U.S.-based risk consultancy. "Now it would be very costly." He compares the situation to a homeowner who waits until the wind is knocking down trees to try to buy hurricane insurance.
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2. Quantifying the risks. Companies need to estimate the dollar value that a risk poses to their operations before they can decide how to mitigate the risk, or, if they're buying political coverage, how much to buy.
3. Mitigation. It's very hard to calculate any probability of political risk, Wilkin and other experts say, so companies should focus instead on steps to mitigate the risks. That could mean deciding to develop a kind of foreign policy for the company, as many oil companies do. It could involve restructuring or relocating operations. (In the '90s, Enron began putting its power plants on barges, so that if a country was experiencing political problems, it could just tow its property away.) Mitigation might also mean diversifying suppliers in the supply chain.
4. Supplementing with insurance. Companies can add riders to existing property policies or buy political risk policies that protect against things like expropriation or damage from riots, terrorism or political violence. Companies should consult a broker and a lawyer in this process, because the terminology is important. For example, is a unionization campaign a labor problem, or was it politically motivated?
5. Staying alert. Once a company has decided what kinds of mitigation measures to take, it should continue to monitor political risk. The degree of risk, as well as the potential damage to a company's operations or bottom line, can change dramatically, Wilkin says, and so it's important to keep reassessing, and adjusting coverage and mitigation measures. It's also crucial to be aware of how risks interact. For example, he says, if you have major commodity inflation, that can lead to political instability.
A number of global insurers, such as AIG and Coface, provide political coverage. And smaller national insurance companies can offer political risk coverage for domestically domiciled companies. Often, says Aon's Schwartz, it can pay to shop around for coverage in what is a competitive market. "European and U.K. companies, for instance, are more comfortable insuring against political risk in Eastern Europe and Africa, while American insurers may feel more comfortable insuring against risk in Latin America," he says.
U.S. companies can also do business with the Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), a government-run insurer that provides competitively priced coverage for many types of political risks, including expropriation and currency controls.
Evan Freely, global head of Marsh's political risk and trade credit practice, says while dealing with the government entity can be a bureaucratic headache, having OPIC as a company's insurer can provide it with added clout in the event of problems like an expropriation or an abrogation of contract on a major infrastructure project, since the full force of the U.S. government stands behind the company.
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Why Chicago Will Win: Chicago are no slouches and for the most part, the team that won it all is still there. Mostly. They're definitely missing the secondary scoring they gave up, but Jonathan Toews was enough to will this team into the playoffs. Can he get it done in the playoffs? Last year he did. With an award winning performance, of course.
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(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings
Regular Season Series: Tied 3-3
Why San Jose Will Win: San Jose boasts a bevy of brutes at forward who can score and push around other teams. That, and goalie Anti Niemi is looking strong going into the playoffs. I still believe Niemi to be counterfeit but he is a strength of the Sharks and his regular season push at the end can't be denied. This team is just as deep as last year when they cruised to the Conference Finals.
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Who Will Win: Sharks in 5. Again, not to diss how LA played all year, but they won't be able to compete with San Jose. There's too much scoring depth on San Jose and as much as I respect Drew Doughty on defense and Jon Quick in nets for LA...they're screwed without their two best players. Period.
(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes
Season Series: Series Tied 2-2
Why Detroit Will Win: Enter my homerism. Detroit is in a phase where few pundits give them the respect they have earned over the past 20 years. They take for granted that they are in the hunt every year. This year is no different, with arguably the deepest lineup at forward in the league. Oh, plus a Nick Lidstrom. And Johan Franzen, who just likes to score a LOT in the playoffs. The big mark on Detroit is Jimmy Howard, who had a so-so season after a Calder worthy rookie campaign.
Why Phoenix Will Win: Enter my knowledge of what it takes to beat Detroit. 60 minutes of the most boring trap hockey you will ever see. If Phoenix can completely avoid any special team scenario at all (they were bottom 10 in both PP and PK) and Bryzgalov maintain a .940 save percentage or better, they can do it. They don't have the scoring to keep up with Detroit, but there's something to be said about their incredibly gritty forwards that back up Shane Doan.
Who Will Win: This series will be among the most boring of the first round match-ups because the only way I see Phoenix competing against Detroit is by playing the stingiest trap style possible. Again, no penalties called at all, Detroit being held to less than 30 quality shots, dumping and chasing...this is how you beat Detroit. Will it happen? No. With or without Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit wins in 6.
(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Nashville Predators
Season Series: Nashville won 3-1
Why Anaheim Will Win: The explosive offense is very intimidating. Corey Perry could just as easily continue his torrid pace and Teemu Selanne is an ageless wonder. The team has some outstanding scoring combinations and that can get you far in the playoffs if just one or two are clicking. Their goaltending could be iffy depending on what Dan Ellis, Ray Emery, and Jonas Hiller show up to play.
Why Nashville Will Win: For the same reasons Phoenix could beat Detroit, Nashville could beat Anaheim by playing a tight defensive effort and getting phenomenal goaltending to overcompensate for their lack of talent. Pekka Rinne will have to stand on his head and someone on Nashville will have to score. I get that their systems are not designed for high scoring affairs but it's not like Ryan Suter and Shea Weber are going to abandon their stalwart defensive efforts to put the puck in the net for you.
Who Will Win: Again, this series will go the distance because Nashville can and will grind Anaheim to death. That said, Anaheim has the edge in scoring and that will be the difference. So let's all sit back and watch Anaheim win in 7 games of overtime trap hockey. Game on!


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edited May 2015 in GMC
To discuss the latest lease details for the current model, please join us in the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Lease Questions forum.
You can also research local dealer inventory and pricing, reviews, features, and specifications on Edmunds 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 page.
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dad23 Posts: 430Just saw a commercial for what I thought was a 2006 Sierra SLT Ext Cab 4wd, $0 down, 39 month lease at $289/mo!?!?!?! Am I up too late of are they really offering this special?0
ddown Posts: 6Yesterday I got a 2006 Z71 4X4 with 0 down even put taxes and plates on it. Just paid 1st payment 259.00. This was GMS + Military and Total incentives were 5250.00 vehicle was 4100 off sticker GMS. 27 month lease includin g road hazzard for tires and wheels.0
Hello... Looking for some help in calculating all discounts and an approximate lease price on an '06 Sierra Crew Cab 4wd. The MSRP we're looking at is $32853, with GMS it's $30531.19. We'll also have GM card earnings of about $2,900 to use and looking at 24 mos, 12k miles lease. I'm expecting in addition to the GMS discount and rebates to still get a Dealer discount of at least $2,000... realistic? Thanks for your help!0
Hi workerb. If you are getting GMS pricing on this truck, don't expect to get any sort of additional discount. This is as good as its price is going to get. Even though you won't get any additional dealer discount on this truck, General Motors is providing $1,500 lease cash on it that you never mentioned in your post that will help lower its price. Let's estimate what your lease payment will be on this truck. According to my calculations, if you were to lease a 2006 GMC Sierra Crew Cab 4WD with an MSRP of $32,853 and a capitalized cost of $26,131 ($30,531 .19 - $1,500 lease cash - $2,900 GM card earnings) through GMAC right now for 24 months with 12,000 miles per year, your zero down, pre-tax monthly payment should be around $375.
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Hello... we are still pondering whether to lease or buy and noticed GM updated incentives but can't tell if lease rates improved. Can you provide lease rebates, residual rates and lease factors for 24 and 36 months on a Sierra Crew Cab, SLE2? Now looking at a MSRP $35700 of $purchase price of $32,500 and about $3,000 down. Thanks!!0
Hello workerb. Here's the latest on this truck's lease program. GMAC's current base lease rate and residual value for a 24 month lease of a 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLE2 4WD with 15,000 miles per year are 5.6% and 59%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 36 month lease of this truck should be 5.6% and 51%. The lease cash that is available on this truck ranges from $1,150 to $2,650, depending upon what region you are in. If you tell me where you live, I would be happy to provide you with the exact amount that is available in your area.
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peachtree103 Posts: 189Hello Car Man,
Am considering a lease of a GMC Sierra Extended Cab, regular bed, 4wD SLT Truck w/Z71 Package. MSRP is $36,310. Invoice price (assumed purchase price) is $33,689. There is a $4500 rebate on top of that, but I don't know if it's compatable with GMAC's lease program. Or, would it be advisable to lease with a non-captive finance company after taking the rebate? I also have $1600 in GM Card Points. Would like a 24-30 month lease, with 15K/year. Atlanta Area. Thoughts/Suggestions/Payment Target? Thanks in advance.0
Hi peachtree103. Unfortunately, the $4,500 customer cash that you mentioned in your post is not compatible with GMAC's special lease program for this truck. There is regional lease cash available on it in most areas though. Specifically, in your area (the Southeast region) GMAC is providing $1,150 lease cash on this truck. It is difficult to say whether you would be better off taking advantage of the full $4,500 cash incentive and leasing through an independent bank or using the lesser lease cash plus GMAC's special lease program. I suspect, but am not positive, that you would be better off going through GMAC. Let's estimate what your lease payment would be using GMAC's lease program and see what we come up with. According to my calculations, if you were to lease a 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab 4WD with an MSRP of $36,310 and a selling price of $32,539 ($33,689 selling price - $1,150 lease cash) through GMAC right now for 24 months with 15,000 miles per year your zero down, pre-tax monthly payment would be around $418. I believe that the 30 month payment would be much higher than this.
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I am contemplating leasing a 2006 Sierra SLE2 Ext Cab 4wd.
The MSRP of the truck I have in mind is $34,665. Invoice price (assumed purchase price) is ~ $31,800.
I also have $2100 in GM Card Points and received a special offer from the GM Card folks for an additional $1500 incentive thru November 15th (http://www.gmcard.com/1500/).
I would like a 24-36 month lease, with 10K miles/year. I am in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thoughts/Suggestions/Payment Target information would be appreciated. Also GMAC's current base lease rate and residual value would be nice to know. Thanks in advance.0
I am contemplating leasing a 2006 Sierra SLE2 Ext Cab 4wd.
The MSRP of the truck I have in mind is $34,665. Invoice price (assumed purchase price) is ~ $31,800.
I also have $2100 in GM Card Points and received a special offer from the GM Card folks for an additional $1500 incentive thru November 15th (http://www.gmcard.com/1500/).
I would like a 24-36 month lease, with 10K miles/year. I am in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thoughts/Suggestions/Payment Target information would be appreciated. Also GMAC's current base lease rate and residual value would be nice to know. Thanks in advance.
If GM is no longer offering leases on 2006 models, assume that I will lease a 2007 of similar traits.0
kfranci2 Posts: 31ianhawk, did you get a lease on that truck yet? I am in the same exact position as you are (with GM card, etc) and would like to konw the same info from car_man regarding leases.0
I haven't done the deal yet but here is what I have learned from the dealer:
- Full GM Card earnings plus bonus cash can be used
- 24 month, 10k mile/year lease: 6.25%, 63% residual
- 24 month, 12k mile/year lease: 6.25%, 61% residual
- 36 month, 10k mile/year lease: 6.25%, 57% residual
- 36 month, 12k mile/year lease: 6.25%, 55% residual
In my area, there is a $2000 cap reduction on 2007 1/2 tons right now plus $1000 rebate. Those numbers differ depending on where you are located.
Hope this helps.0
In my previous post I mentioned that I was quoted a lease rate of 6.25% on a 2007 GMC Sierra Classic Extended Cab 4x4 SLT for a 24 month lease and 10k miles/year. In reading posts regarding other GM vehicles, I am starting to think that the base lease rate should be lower than the 6.25% I was quoted.
Can you confirm one way or another what the correct base lease rate is for this vehicle?
Hopefully you respond soon as I am getting close to pulling the trigger on the deal.
Thanks in advance.0
Hi iahawk. Unfortunately, General Motors is no longer providing lease support on 2006 GMC Sierra models. You can get a great deal on a leftover 2006 Sierra, price-wise but you will have to either pay cash for it or finance it if you want one. If you want to lease, go with a 2007 model.
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Hey iahawk. Ahhh, I see that you would consider leasing a 2007 model. OK, let's take a look at its lease program. GMAC's current base lease rate and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2007 GMC Sierra SLE Extended Cab 4WD with 10,000 miles per year are 5.6% and 57%, respectively. If Iowa is in General Motors' North Central region, which I believe it is, then the truck that you are interested in has $2,000 lease cash available on it. Make sure to take this cash, in addition to the GM Card cash, into account when negotiating this truck's selling price.
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hey are those rates and residuals for classics or the new sierras0
Hey chevyman14. Those are the numbers for the Classic model. I heard that GM is going to introduce a new lease program for the redesigned Silverado / Sierra on Wednesday. Rumor has it that this truck is going to start out with a lease rate in the 8.5% range, but I haven't seen its residual values yet. Please feel free to check back with me in a few days and I will be happy to tell you exactly what the new lease program it like for the exact truck that you want.
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I have been given some residuals for the new silverado/sierra as follows, please verify and or pass on, thanks
24 30 36 48
12k 73 68 64 57
15k 70 65 61 54
let me know if these look right, if so pass it on
i was also informed that lease rates on the new silverado/sierra start at 7%
thats really seems high to me, :confuse: because when i got my G6 in Dec 04, i got 3.5 through GMAC, with rebates, GMS, trade and neg equity on a 48 month lease with 15k per year. The highest GMAC rate then was on vibes at 5% and GTOs even had 3.5. I worked at the dealership when i got the car, and the average customer only recieved a 1%jump to help the manager make some money. but most negotiated the payment, where the manager had to drop the 1% jump to make the sale. I do live in FLint, MI, where everyone and there brother gets GMS and there really is no negotiating needed. So if anyone can give me the rate without a jump for the dealership sake, please pass it on.0
Hello ....
I am taking delivery of a 2007 GMC 1500 Crew Cab 4x4. MSRP was nearly $42,000 (wow !) and I was able to receive a $1500 reduction in the selling price. Wow again, eh.
My question is, since I'm leasing this vehicle for 36 months, what would I be looking at with no money down? Any money factor rate, residual, yada, yada ... would be great.
One last question ... should I look at GMAC for the lease, or go elsewhere? I saw where someone had seen that GMAC had a 7% factor, which seems high to me.
Thanx in advance.
Did you shop around for the best price or is that a pretty common price customers are paying ????
The 7% seems a little hight but the way interest rates have been going up the last year or so on cars it might be about right.
guest Posts: 770Rocky ...
Well, the "all new" Sierra/Silverado is not getting much off the sticker. I had to nearly beg to get $1500 off the MSRP.
Anyway, I looked at the GMAC financing page today and see that 12K miles/year, 36 months smart lease for $40,320 is $690/month. I don't know what that is in terms of money factor, but seems on the high side. I'm picking the truck up in a couple days after the new year, but would like to know if there is a leasing company that gives a better 'deal'. BTW, the GMAC site lists 10.2% for a traditional buy and 9.5% for a smart buy. OUCH .. !
OUCH....!!!! is right !!!!!
You need to find out your credit score and ask around. Don't let them run your credit since inquires lower your score but I'd definitely call around first thing monday and see if you could get a lower rate. If you can't then perhaps you should buy it. I honestly believe if you were willing to work you could at least knock off $3K on the MSRP. I'd almost be willing to be you could find a dealer somewhere that would sell you one at or near invoice but of course that might require some driving. I'm not sure what state you live in but I'm confident you can do much better than $1500 off MSRP. I get a GM employee discount so it doesn't matter so much to me since my price is set by GM. If I buy a 07' GMT-900 GMC Sierra Denali I might fly back to my home state of Michigan and drive it back since a friend of my family is a sales manager at a GM dealership.
Trust me Bagger, you can do better than $1500 off. I promise ya that.
I am not surprised that bagger was quoted such a high interest rate on a lease of the redesigned GMC Sierra right now. General Motors is not currently providing much in the way off lease support on its redesigned full-size pickups. GMAC's current base lease rate for the redesigned 2007 GMC Sierra Crew Cab is a whopping 8.5%, for consumers who have good credit. I suspect that the dealer that bagger is working with is running his lease through an independent bank. General Motors' lease program on its full-size pickups is never great, but if one wants to be the first on their block to have the redesigned version they are really going to have to pay.
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Here's the lease amounts I was quoted last week on the new style Sierra Crew Cab 4x4. Taxes (6.5%) are included in lease prices. These seem high. What should they be?
Sticker: $35,285
Price Quoted: $32,915
36 month lease/15k a year with 1st, security and license fees down. $590.58
30 month lease/15k a year with 1st, security and license fees down. $616.40
Also, I was told by another dealer that leases were at 9.2% on the new style and 6.3% on the older style 'classic' 2007 trucks. It seems that any deals are only on the 'Classic' trucks and not the new style.0
My 2007 Sierra crew cab 4wd listed at $42,330 and they reluctanly gave me $1500 off. With $1000 down, my lease was $740/mo for 36 months 12k. No body here in CT would deal on the new style truck.
A 2007 Ford Super crew Lariat came in at $42,300, also. I got over $4500 off and the lease was $550/mo for 36 mo 12k.
I have a Ford in my driveway.
I'm right with you Bagger.
I love the GMC but the Ford is also very nice and for the price difference - I may have a Ford in my Driveway very soon too as they have given me much better pricing.
The new GMC/Chevy is a little nicer but not that much nicer.0
Hi rs1807. At the end of January, General Motors introduced a new incentive that provides consumers who trade in a 1999 or newer vehicle on a redesigned GMC Sierra with $1,000 bonus cash. If you are trading in your current vehicle, make sure to take this offer into account.
GMAC's lease program for the Sierra is bad, but not quite as bad as you were lead to believe. Its base lease rate for the redesigned 2007 Sierra 1500 Crew Cab is currently 8.5%. It is 5.6% for the GMC Sierra Classic 1500 Crew Cab. Using the prices that you mentioned in your post, an MSRP of $35,285 and a selling price of $32,915 and GMAC's current lease program, I estimate that the 36 month, 15,000 mile per year, zero down, pre-tax monthly payment for the truck that you are interested in should be around $510. The payment for an otherwise identical 30 month lease should be around $531.
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Thanks Car_man.
How is the Ford dealer is getting a lease of $196/mo for 24 months with $3,470 down and 10,5K miles/yr on a truck with $35,560 sticker? They told me it was an additional $56/mo to get their lease to 15k miles/yr. It's still quite a difference in price over the GMC that I want - with nearly the same sticker price. I realize the Ford lease was quoted shorter - which really make me wonder.
To compare the two leases, if I put $3,470 down on the GMC what will the payments be? I'm trying to find out how much the GMC needs in incentives to be similar in price to the Ford.0
Wouldn't it be cheaper to do traditional finacing ?
Maybe. I'm not sure if there is a tax advantage either way. (Truck is for the business.)
GM has 0% for 36 months (purchase) on the new style this week. The 'Classics' have 0% for 60 months.0
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