BajaBad
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Viva La Baja! Relocation Guide available for purchase
For those who asked for it sooner, I apologize for the delay.
Couldn't have asked for a better subject to write about - has been fun. 
Over 100 pages of detailed info (with links to additional sources) on -- visas, current drug laws, NOM-O29, saving the estuaries, buying a home,
renting a house, depositing Social Secuity funds into a Mexican bank account, emergency evacuation policies, health concerns -- tons of good info.
Now the fun part - keeping it up to date so will remain the best resource guide to living in the Baja California Peninsula.
BajaBad aka Molly
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BajaBad
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Available for purchase here: http://www.viva-la-baja.com/buynow.html
Website with info: www.vivalabaja.com
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Dave
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Do you live in Baja?
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comitan
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Dave are you questioning their retirement plan.  And who said
there wasn't any information in the Nomad forum.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Dave
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No
Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Dave are you questioning their retirement plan
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If I'm gonna pay for information I'd like to know more about how it was gathered. Was it second-hand or from personal experience?
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Bruce R Leech
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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read his other posts and you will see
Bruce R Leech
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BajaBad
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Hi - sorry for late reply was off-line, here is a bit of history and response to thoughts above...
I traveled here years ago, pregnant with son (at one time), and a few trips prior by bus and car in my twenties. After a year on the mainland in 2004,
and a few trips to La Paz, my son and I moved to Baja and ended-up in Mulege - a great town. Lived in Mulege for about a year and a half, went to
Rosarito Beach for a month taking care of personal business, mainland for summer to beat the heat (2007) then back to Baja, to La Paz so could travel
to Cabos and other towns for book research and photos. Living in Baja Sur now.
Most of what is written is from first-hand knowledge, with research and additional information added to make it informative and high-quality. Others
experiences added as well as I think no one really has the depth of personal experience to write a 100 page book for relocatees to the Peninsula, but
you could give it a try - would most likely be boring to an outsider, and without additional research, incomplete. 
Appreciate the feedback on the website - yet is not in any way 'propaganda' - I researched marketing for an eBook thoroughly and a simple site was
found to be more effective. But that is good input, maybe should add a page with the table of contents, so a potential reader can get a better idea
of what they would getting, though I can assure you no one would be disappointed. 
BajaBad... a gal, not a guy.
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elizabeth
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Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
With all due respect, if I were in the market for a book like that, the website sure would not tip me into buying mode.
You've just presented the cover propaganda. I generally buy books by leafing through to briefly check out the meat, or sometimes by reading reviews.
I have no idea what class of product you're offering; the site needs some sample content.
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I agree...and, I don't think including a table of contents is enough, although it would be helpful. I'd like to read a sample chapter. Then I could
decide if it appeared that the book had a sufficient depth of knowledge that made it worth spending $20.
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BajaBad
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I added table of contents, and am going to add some sample text... maybe a chapter is a good idea, or thinking a part of a few chapters, so covers
more of the variety of subjects discussed.
Thanks for input - I had 'thought' of that... but kept reading that if you put too much info on website, people don't buy. But that advice may
pertain more to those who offer a bunch of freebies and other things, that detract from their purpose of selling the eBook.
The pricing came from other books - is what this type of resource is selling for, and I have no qualms about it as know it is much more valuable than
that to someone new to Baja and needing info!
Appreciate the feedback, BajaBad
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