It was not too long ago that email mailboxes were so full of junk mail and spam that they threatened to render electronic communication useless. When you opened up your email you were bombarded with poorly written advertisements for $ex, V!agra, and tons of other intentionally misspelled products, designed to evade any spam blocking devices. Those interested in consumer protection knew the ultimate goal, to eliminate and block spam, but as soon as they created a product designed to do just that, the spammers evaded their efforts by getting more creative. That is, until modern anti spam software was developed. Antispam software comes in a variety of forms, with the obvious ultimate intent of stopping unwanted emails from reaching you. Blacklist One of the primary anti spam methods is known as blacklisting. This software identifies the IP address of the spam sender, and then communicates with the Internet Service Provider of the sender and instructs the ISP to block mail from that IP address to your email account. In theory this is a fool proof solution. The reality, however, is that there is a lot of money to be made in spamming, so forcing a spammer to switch his IP address frequently is not too high a price to pay to evade blocking. That said, this practice does, over time, start to close down doors to spammers and all but eliminates amateur spammers who do not have the capability to frequently switch IPs. Spam Votes Many individuals who frequently use their email accounts will be familiar with this device. Spam voting software works through the participation of users. When you receive email you have the option of classifying it as spam, usually by pushing a button which says, unsurprisingly, ‘spam’. Once enough people classify a piece of mail or an IP as spam it falls in trust until ultimately it becomes completely blocked from addresses. Profiling Profiling involves learning the common characteristics of spammers and spam mail. It is software that looks for things like bugs, invalid message ID’s and other traits and uses these characteristics to evaluate incoming pieces of mail. Each piece of mail is then given a score depending upon how it fares against these criteria. The user is then given the option of how high or how low to set the bar with regard to which emails are let in. This method has been shown to be immensely effective against amateur spammers and many professional spammers. However, it relies upon a ready team of professionals to identify new traits used by spammers and to incorporate those traits into the profiling algorithms. Bayesian Filtering The most promising spam blocking software follows no rules. Rather, it constantly learns new techniques to fight spam by scanning the mail you’ve read and comparing it to the mail that you have rejected. This highly sophisticated software uses the data that it gleans from thousands of users to identify which items are spam and which are not. It then has the capability to adjust its standards to your particular preferences. Over time, it becomes adept at sending you only the emails that you want, and blocking the emails that you do not.

New eBay retailers are often overwhelmed with all the choices they have to make — what to sell, what to charge, how to list an item. Thankfully, there are numerous tools available to answer those questions. EBay sold the data on every sale they’ve ever made to various companies. Those companies, in turn, created tools to interpret that data and spot trends and patterns in it. According to Anthony Sukow, CEO of market research giant http://Terapeak.com, “Having access to eBay data empowers you with respect to the market.” What Can Market Research Tell Me? You never want to sell a product without researching it first — it’s like taking a test without studying. Only instead of getting a bad grade, you lose the time and money you invested. There are some things you need to know that you’ll only learn by researching: • Is there a market for this product, and can I compete in it? Most market research tools let you see how many of an item sold recently and how long they were listed before selling. Look at the supply and demand. If there is too much supply or not enough demand, consider finding other products to sell. • Is this the best time to sell this product? Some products are seasonal and these are fairly intuitive. But sometimes market data reveals surprising trends: black iPods may be outselling white ones by more than double. A celebrity may have gotten some PR that sent the value of their merchandise soaring. • What can I get for this product? Market research shows you the average price people are getting for an item. As you begin recognizing the value of various products, you’ll know whether something’s a good deal and what it will bring on eBay. You don’t want to get caught with a product you can’t make a profit on — or worse, end up taking a loss. • How should I list this product? Market research tells you what set of optional listing characteristics brought the best prices for a particular product. You can see what an item went for in an auction versus what it sold for at set prices. You can see which features were used — bold, highlight, gallery, etc. — and what final prices they brought. You want to take all this into account when deciding how to list your own items — why waste money on features that don’t bring in better prices? • Who’s buying this product? Market research gives you the demographics of all the people who’ve purchased the product you’re selling — genders, ages, and geographical regions. Knowing exactly who you’re selling to lets you can plan your marketing strategy accordingly. Even the terminology you use to list an item will vary from group to group. States Sukow, “Understanding your market is fundamental for any smart business. Use knowledge to empower your purchasing decisions.”

Today, there are many challenges facing global businesses as they continue to adapt to changes in the business environment and satisfy market demands at the same time. This challenge is compounded by the fact there the different barriers to entry that exists between countries in the past are now becoming non-existent. It is no wonder then that a lot of businesses are now just struggling to survive. But you can also look into these challenges as opportunities instead of threats. For example, it is now possible to export your products to different countries without dealing with the trade restrictions that were present in the past. In addition, you can even put up a manufacturing plant in another country and nobody will stop you. As you can see, there is a free movement of goods and services in today’s business. It is only to be expected then that modern businesses will put a lot of emphasis on developing their brands. And in line with this, you can see that the brand packaging, the graphics, and the content of one brand are the same throughout the world albeit it is written in different languages. However, their message is the same, so if one brand is promoting wellness in America then you can expect that they will promote the similar concept in Asia. They will not deviate from their core strategy. Even their promotional efforts will have some similarity even though it will be adapted according to the local taste. Establishing a global brand that can be recognized everywhere is quite hard though because of the sourcing of the raw materials, the pricing, and the distribution of the products. Sometimes, the same product will also costs more in country than it does on the other because of currency fluctuation and the differences in the standard of living. So the challenge is keeping the product consistent both in quality and in price in these different countries. In line with this, it is important for modern businesses to communicate effectively with their partners in different countries. Every significant development in one country should be reported because this can likewise affect the profitability of the whole company. Some of the tools that can be used for effective communication include the e-mail, video conferencing, and even telephone calls. This will enable the upper management to manage the whole businesses effectively in their main offices. And with the nature of the global business environment today, it is important to innovate on products and services to keep up with the competition. Businesses can constantly improve their operations by adapting the best practices they discovered in some countries and integrating these practices into the way the company do business throughout the world. Sadly, you will notice that a lot of seemingly successful businessmen do not enjoy the real assets in life. They may drive the best cars that money can afford or live in houses that you might only dream of but what good is all these if they are suffering from poor health. They might be experiencing severe stomach pain that even all money in the world cannot compensate. So if you are a businessman who is constantly on the move to find better business opportunities and better investment mediums, think twice about compromising your health to achieve these goals. For you to do these though, it is important for you to realize several things. The first is the fact that only you can manage your well-being because you are in control of your actions and your feelings. The second thing you need to realize is that you need to let go of past failures that continue to haunt you because it will only make you suffer needlessly. Then the last essential thing you should remember is that it is possible for you to lose interest in life if you concentrate too much on things that really don’t matter. Through it all, the most important thing is knowing who you really are because this will enable you to examine yourself properly so that you will know the things that can truly make you satisfied and happy. All these facts are pointed out not to tell you that money doesn’t matter because it does. But the real question is to what extent are you willing to sacrifice to have more money? Here are some questions you need to ask yourself. The first is ask yourself whether you would allow stress from work to hinder you from having joy in your life because it is possible to become so caught up with the problems involving work that you might not notice that you are continually making your body suffer from stress and neglect. Then the next thing you need to ask yourself is whether you will still continue to give time to activities that will not provide a significant improvement on your way of life. You usually hear about time management skills and its importance but are you really allocating your time wisely to fruitful pursuits? It is important to answer all questions to determine if you are really living a life that is you enjoying.

Business opportunities are everywhere but there are some businesses that stand out more than others because of customer demands and the market trends. It is actually hard to predict where the business environment will be going a few years from now because every year, more businesses are closing while at the same time a lot of businesses are opening up. However, there are some businesses that never go out of trend because it sells commodity products. So here are some suggestions on the kind of businesses you can put up in the near future. 1. Food businesses – obviously, every individual needs to eat whether they like it or not so getting into a food business is bound to be profitable if you know the taste and preference of the market. There are several ways you can enter this business, the first is setting up a food stall or a restaurant where you will sell the products yourself on a daily basis. The second is to manufacture the food and distribute it to retailers; think of cereals and potato chips which are packaged and ready to be consumed. 2. Agri-tourism- this kind of business has been generating a lot of attention lately because of its focus on nature and lifestyle. Agri-tourism enables people to enjoy themselves through picnics and other activities while being close to nature at the same time. 3. Personal catering – this kind of business has been around for years, yet, only a few people had taken advantage of this opportunity because they think that the market is already crowded. But the truth is there is a high demand for personal caterers who will organize and prepare food on special occasions. You can also offer services such as packaged lunch or dinner for busy individuals, be sure to provide healthy and affordable food though so that customers will continually patronize your products. This business will surely be a hit if it is marketed properly. 4. Financial planning – a lot of individuals want to invest their money in the right investment vehicles but they do not know where to start. You can become one of the financial planners that give these individuals the advice they need to get started on their investments. Likewise, you will also profit from this endeavor because you will charge a certain fee for your advice. 5. Pet care and pet grooming – many people love their pets but they are too busy to look out for them on a daily basis. However, they want to make sure that their pets are in good hands. This is where you will come in, you can establish a business that look after these pets while the owner is away. In fact, you can offer related services such as pet grooming and training to derive better profitability. These are just some business opportunities you can get into; there are many more opportunities you can explore on your own to start operating your own business now.

The widespread use of Wi-Fi Technology is bringing to light many security issues that may have gone unnoticed by the average user. Traditional wired connections have obvious security precautions that most users are accustomed too, but extra measures must often be used when transferring data across a wireless, and sometimes public network. A wireless Internet connection without security can easily give anyone access to your files, email, and even gives others the ability to make changes to your computer. These types of security problems will probably have little impact on most users. Occasionally surfing the web at a coffee shop or having a wireless adapter set up on a printer will likely not bring down the house. To a business holes in security can cost time, money, and could possibly be a legal violation. A badly secured Wireless Internet connection is an open door for hackers to use the technology to cause general mischief or to even commit crimes. The most common methods currently in use to secure a Wi-Fi connection are SSIDs, Wi-Fi Protected Access, and WEP. SSID (Service Set Identifiers) Every data packet sent over a Wi-Fi connection has a specific identifier attached to it. This identifier, or SSID, can recognize particular wireless networks and everyone accessing a particular network must have the correct Service Set Identifier. From a security standpoint SSID alone offer almost no protection, but it does give a network a specific name making is clear what network a user in connected too. Knowing where you are connected too has become increasingly important due in part to a wireless internet attack called The Evil Twin. While this may sound like something Dr. Evil would use, it’s a common hacker technique. The way it works is a hacker takes in a mobile wireless access point, usually set up on a laptop, and then enters a public area where an access point already exists. If no SSID is set up, then someone may actually log on to the hacker’s computer giving them access to all data sent and received. This is a great way to get access to usernames and passwords. Even with SSID a hacker is going to name their network something confusingly similar. If you are at your favorite coffee shop and are about to log on, check the names of the networks carefully. Be careful if you see two possible networks with very similar spelling like these: • CoffeeHouse • CofeeeHouse The hacker is hoping his network shows up first in the list, and that users will log on so quickly they won’t realize what they are doing. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) WPA was originally designed as an answer to security holes that were becoming apparent in the widely accepted WEP technology. Wi-Fi Protected Access is an attempt to create standards within the wireless security industry, and begin a move towards unifying the market. The Wi-Fi Alliance designed the technology and a scattered market is beginning to see a unified method of security on the horizon. The two main differentiators between WPA and WEP are key size and the number of packets that actually carry the key. The number of characters in a WPA key is considerably more than a WEP key, and it would taking sifting through many more data packets to actually put a WPA key together. WEP (Wired Equivalent Protection): Wired Equivalent Protection uses encryption to protect data as it travels via radio waves from transceivers. This means that when you send your email from your laptop it becomes encrypted, is sent out wirelessly on radio carrier waves, is received by a wireless access point, is then decrypted and sent on to the Internet as any wired connection would. As the name implies this security was designed to provide the same level of security a wired connection would. This is not the case, but the security is usually strong enough for most users. The reason WEP has never become as secure as a wired network is there is simply no way around the fact that anyone can intercept radio wave and get the data out of them. The level of encryption that the data has will mean the information is meaningless unless the interceptor has the WEP key. The problem here is that all data packets carry a piece of the key and that in time, with enough packets, the key can be produced. This is a lot of trouble to find out where a user has been surfing, but maybe not too much to acquire hundreds of credit card numbers. Again if you are not targeted by a hacker, WEP is surely enough protection. WEP is currently installed on almost all wireless routers available to consumers.

It is a well-known and widely accepted fact that we live in Internet age. Earlier it simply meant that if you are not online, you don’t exist. But in the present scenario it means if you are not listed in the first one or two pages of a search engine, you will not survive for long. Everybody is trying out different techniques to optimize their search engine rankings, some succeeding and many others failing in achieving this goal. Developing an authority site is one sure technique to succeed in increasing the visitor volume and monetary gains in 2007 and beyond. Let us see why is it so. An authority site is the one, which has numerous pages full of content and several incoming links. Both content and links are the most vital and defining features of authority sites and they are largely interlinked. For links to point at many of the internal pages on the site, they require to have strong content appeal. A good content acts as a magnetic force for attracting links. Being one of the most vital Internet marketing techniques, the benefits of having an authority site are manifold. Now let us see, why you should create authority sites in 2007 and beyond: Reason #1. An alternative to Search Engine Optimization: Mere search engine optimization might be working wonders till yesterday. But with the increasing intensity of competition in the virtual market, it is no longer enough. You need some thing more than search engine ranking through keyword optimization. Authority site focuses beyond search engine rank optimization. It focuses on content optimization along with keyword optimization, thereby creating link optimization. This automatically optimizes visitors’ traffic towards the website and thus increases sales resulting in monetary gain. So there is no longer any need to operate by the rules of search engines to maximize visitors’ flow. Reason #2. Link Optimization through quality content: Originality has always been more valued and will be valued in future too. Authority sites provide abundance of industry related original and useful information. These original content will attract more and more inbound links. If you are into Internet marketing business, you are sure to know that inward links optimized by keywords can optimize your page ranking. Thus with authority site you achieve benefits of both search engine optimization and link optimization. Reason #3. Ensure Visitor’s Loyalty: With more and more new Internet marketers coming up everyday, visitor’s loyalty will be the key to sustained success in online business in the coming future. Authority site provides the visitors with adequate quantity of quality, i.e. it provides enough of regular and updated quality content. Only quantity does not work any longer. Visitors prefer a no nonsense approach. If you have an authority site that has everything the consumer is looking for, he will not make an extra effort to again go through a search engine process. Thus authority site being the king of content provides you with loyal visitors. Reason #4. Low maintenance, High Income: The maintenance cost of authority site is very minimal. The time required to spend on updating it too is little. Thus it is a low maintenance, high-income source. Reason #5. Prepare for the Future: Today companies undertake acquisitions and mergers with different companies as route to expand, but in the coming future big companies will take over or buy out profitable authority sites. Those that cannot sustain themselves will either go out of business or be bought out by somebody. So, by setting up an authority site you will be in prime means to attaining success in Internet marketing and earning money in the present as well as the future. Thus this is the right time to create an authority site and be prepared for the future of the Internet.

Do you have a home business for awhile and have a great local following that provides you with most of your business? Then, this might be great. However you might feel as if you have reached a ceiling as far as your payment goes, and what you are going to be making from your home business. If you feel like you can’t go any farther with the local responsibilities that you have, you might want to move your home business online. This is something that you should think about if you find yourself wanting to grow, but don’t’ find the avenues for it locally. First Steps First, you have to make a decision if you are going to benefit from being online. Bear in mind that if you move your home business online, you can anticipate more business right away. So you have to choose whether or not you are going to be able to handle more business, and if you are, you have to make your mind up if it is going to be worth it. If you have the time and the resources to be able to handle a jump in business, then you might be ready to move online. Next, you have to find a good web hosting site and get a website that you can use. What you do here is going to depend on how good you are at websites. Is this something that you can do on your own, or is it something that you are going to need help with? The choice is up to you, but you have to be reasonable about what your skills are online, and whether or not you are going to be able to maintain and build a website. If you feel that you can’t do a very good job you should employ someone to do it. Keep in mind that online today there are lots of great sites, and you are going to have a lot of competition or rivalry. This means that if you are going to have a site, you had better make sure that it is good. After you have a good website, you have to focus on how you are going to advertise your business. Make sure that you are finding lots of places to market your website, because remember that it isn’t going to promote itself. You have to put the time into getting your name out there, but it is worth it because after you have done so, you’ll find that the business continues to grow. It can be something that is really exasperating, but in the end, it can end up making you the proudest business owner who really knows how to get the business going. If you are confident, then you can move your business online, and you will see great success.

All entrepreneurs should want SUCCESS! If you aim for success, you must do everything within your means to achieve that. You just don’t go on sitting there in your house complaining about not getting as much profit as you expect. You have to keep moving. You have to pour in and invest enough time, money and effort to have profitable results. If you’re doing an online business, you must aim just the same. You should maximize all of your internet marketing strategies, given the wide market that your business will be exposed to. Imagine the whole online community as potential clients! One of the best marketing tools that you can use in your online business is building a list. But not just any list, a responsive one. An opt-in list is the best, most effective and smartest option that you can make to make it big. It is one thing to stay in business and it is another thing to have a profitable business. So if you will be allowed to choose, make use of the building list to ensure that profits will keep coming in. What is an opt-in list? The opt-in list basically is just a list or a database of names and email ads of people who have visited your website or made a purchase through your website. The listing will allow the owner to send updates, emails or promotions to those who are subscribed. It is like an ordinary membership or mailing list in an ordinary shop or club, only in this instance, the opt-in list is done online. Why should I choose to put an opt-in list? All visitor that come to your web site are potential clients. Potential clients mean there are potential sales and that potential sales are potential profits. Now, let’s say that you’ve made a good internet marketing strategy as a result all these potential things have been translated to actual client, sale and profit. The next prudent thing to do is to not let all these productive efforts be wasted. The next best thing to do is to get the email addresses and other contact details of your clients because your present buyers can still be your clients in the future. Building a list will definitely work for your benefit. This will ensure that you can maintain close contact and a good relationship with your clients, especially the frequent visitors. This way you will have a regular dialogue with them. This will also save you money, time and effort because once you come up with a new product or new information, you know exactly who you will send updates to because you have a definite market. This is one aspect that you will have to maintain to have a steady source of income at the least. Then the rest of your efforts will be to make the number of your regular clients grow. Some ideas for building your opt-in list are: 1. You should put a ‘subscribe link’ or ‘subscribe box’ on the home page of your web site OR have your url pointed to your lead capture page. This way, the first thing your prospective client sees is your lead capture page (squeezpage). It is NOT advisable to put it on all the pages. If you put it on your home page, make sure that it is strategically positioned, meaning it has to be easily located by the visitors. The upper left or right hand corner of the page would be a good position. 2. Develop contests or give away freebies and goodies that will require visitors to give out their email ads to be able to join. 3. Promote your website and promote it even more to make give it more exposure and to get more subscribers. 4. Give out information, articles and updates to your clients with your links in it. Make sure that the information will be relevant to the client. 5. Offer free advice to your visitors. This will also help maintain a good relationship with your subscribers. 6. Use your signature also to make your opt-in list expand. Every time you send out messages the link information should be included. 7. Do some networking too. Join some forums or discussions and build relationships with the people there. This way will also be a good way for you to get more contacts and clients. At the same time you should also know what you should avoid in building an opt-in list. There is one thing that you should keep in mind as the don’t’s of building a list. Don’t ever spam your subscribers. It is best that you get permission from your subscribers, or else you might end up with a bad reputation. Avoid pop-ups too. They can sometimes annoy the visitors. There are also pop-up blockers now. Your effort here might end up futile. The benefits of having many regular subscribers are undeniable. They will definitely keep your business going and you will definitely enjoy the profits that will come in. Just remember that things don’t end there. You should also refrain from flooding your subscribers with information. You might end up as an annoyance that you might not get a favorable result. There may be times that you’ll give relevant information, but your clients may just dismiss it. Once you’ve build up on a substantial opt-in list, make sure that you maintain it well. Keep in contact with your subscribers. Send them updates. Give out special offers and helpful tips. Freebies will be helpful too. Just follow this and you’ll see, things can only get better.

One of the things you learn in marketing is that you need to focus your marketing efforts to certain customer segments or a niches. The Ў°newestЎ± marketing thing is to customise your marketing efforts and products or services. Instead of broadcasting you narrow cast and instead off mass production you produce on demand. Obviously, this is being done for a reason. Was customisation almost impossible before, now due to technological advances we are able to apply it. Also, our customers are becoming more demanding. You cannot use the strategy Ў°one size fits allЎ± anymore. It just wonЎЇt be accepted, and not only by the rich and famous. The same applies for e-based Home Businesses. The business owners with a feeling for marketing already apply this to, for instance, their website. They add to their website a personal note, a video message and have a different lay-out. The message they want to bring across may attract only certain people, but for others their message wonЎЇt work. The secret is that you shouldnЎЇt try to be everything to everybody. The moment you try this you will become mediocre and wonЎЇt attract anybody. Why we still see so many similar websites and e-mail messages is surprising. For sure this has to do with the explosion in Home Businesses and that it is a fairly new phenomenon. Also the fact that many start their Home Business with everything already in place, from the website to the newsletter, does not motivate people to think about it and be different. With ever more people joining the Home Business the ones who really want to become successful need to start thinking about niche marketing, being different than others and personalising their approach. This means a lot more work and a smart, well-thought out approach. The Ў°good olЎЇ daysЎ± of mass-production and broad casting are over. We need to start knowing our audience.

If you’ve been dabbling in internet marketing for a good period of time now, then you know how important article marketing can be for your online campaigns. Article marketing can provide you with a lot of back links that could help build your link popularity so that you may secure a good position in the search engine results pages (SERPs). Additionally, since you will be submitting your articles to article directories, it would critical to know that some of these directories have high page ranks. Having your link appear in the pages of websites with high PR would only contribute a substantial boost to your own website’s page rank. It is critical, therefore, to learn about the subtleties involved with article marketing so that you will be able to optimize your usage of this technique. Now, you have most probably read about article marketing before, in numerous resources at that. This article isn’t about an introduction to article marketing. This article assumes that you already know the basics. In the following paragraphs, we will focus on the things that people do not know about the aforementioned strategy, as well as some tips to help you out when it comes to making the most out of this tactic. Let’s proceed. •Though it is tempting to submit two or more articles to the article directories in the World Wide Web, it is strongly recommended that you try to avoid doing the same in rapid succession. The search engines, and Google in particular, are quite sensitive about abnormal increases in a website’s link popularity. By submitting many articles at the same time, you could potentially gain 3,000 or so back links for your website. In theory, this is excellent. But since this will be accomplished quite fast, the search engines might categorize it as an abnormal increase, and they may momentarily de-index your website pending further study into the matter. You wouldn’t want this to happen. So you better play it safe. Try to submit articles every two weeks or so to avoid this danger. •It isn’t wise to submit an article that is already included in your own website. As a policy against dupe content, search engines would consider the higher ranking website as the originator of the article. Hence, your website, having a lower rank, might be designated as harboring duplicate content. This will not bid well for your page rank. •Whenever you’re writing articles, remember that most article directories would allow you to use hyperlinks. The trick is in hyper linking your website to what we call as anchor texts. These anchor texts should pertain to the keywords you are targeting. Doing this would give a significant boost to your chances of getting a better position in the SERPs. For example, if the keyword you’re targeting is “mesothelioma,” make sure that you will hyperlink your website to every mention of the term in your article. •Do not submit PLR articles as they are. Though PLR articles are great options for affordable content, they are not really meant for article marketing purposes. Duplicate articles submitted to the directories would just be rejected, or worse, can lead to the banning of your account. Instead, try to use the PLR articles as bases for the articles you will write for these directories. The information is already in these PLR articles, after all, hence you won’t need to spend time doing some necessary research. Write one, original article from the ground up, using your PLR articles as the foundation, and submit the same to the directories. •Remember, people will be reading your articles. These are highly targeted folks. They will read your article because they are looking for information relevant to the subject of your work. If you could provide this information clearly, succinctly, and efficiently, they’ll regard you as an expert on the matter and they will grow to trust whatever you will put out. Hence, it is important to submit the best quality article you could come up with, as your online business’ credibility is on the line. NOTE: You have full permission to reprint this article within your website or newsletter as long as you leave the article fully intact and include the “About The Author” resource box. Thanks! :-

Even though AdSense is a very popular income source for many online marketers, few will make enough money from it to make AdSense their primary business. If you are currently trying to increase your AdSense earnings there are some tried and tested rules that will help you achieve more clicks and make more money. As an online marketer, you realize that you must be consistent and persistent to achieve the goals that you set for yourself. The AdSense business is no different. Yet the people who make the most money with AdSense are the ones who work at it smarter rather than doing the same things over and over that do not produce good results. In fact, it is a popular myth among online marketers that you must only develop and promote websites that pertain to high paying keywords. As a rule the marketers that make the most money from AdSense are the ones who consistently keep building websites around medium priced keywords within a theme. Then as they go along, they build websites that are related to that common theme. For example, you might build your websites under the theme of ‘computers’. The mistake some people make is to develop one site devoted to only computers. It is advantageous to the marketer to make many websites related to computers such as laptops, computer hard drives, computer keyboards, etc. It is the concept of more is better that will make you the most money. As you start building your AdSense publishing business, here are some major rules to consider that will maximize your profits: 1. Track your successes and failures. 2. Use the latest tools and software available. 3. Keep your AdSense sites easy to navigate. Do not promote anything else on these websites. 4. Treat your AdSense business as a real business. The marketers that make the most money with AdSense are the ones who treat it as a business and consistently continue to produce high quality websites around themes or ‘niches’ daily. If you are just starting out, you have to realize that there is a lot of work involved to set up your websites, do the seo optimization, track your your results and then repeat the process. You can use the latest tools and software to automate the keyword selection process, create good websites and do most of the tedious seo optimization for your AdSense websites. In this regard investing some money in the right software will turn more profit in the long run because you will be able to make more sites faster. The name of the game in the world of AdSense is to make highly profitable websites and keep making more of them all the time. A large AdSense income does not happen overnight. The best way to make the most money with your AdSense business is to follow the rules outlined here and constantly build more websites. Like planting seeds in a garden, you will reap AdSense income according to what you sow.

The Internet is providing your brick-and-mortar business an opportunity to serve your customers online. Having an web presence doesn’t mean that you will abandon your brick-and-mortar business, rather one becomes the extension of the other. Making that transition from a brick-and-mortar business to an online business can be a challenging task. Having an online presence is going to compliment your existing business, but it is going to require a real commitment from you and your employees. Whether or not your brick-and-mortar business becomes a click-and-order business, your initial goal must be to integrate your online presence into your existing business infrastructure. Wal-Mart, Staples, and many other successful brick-and-mortar businesses have made the transition. Moving online doesn’t mean abandoning your brick-and-mortar presence, rather it is to compliment it. As you develop your online presence you are all of a sudden in the convenience business. But convenience is meaningless if your customers can’t trust you. Trust and convenience doesn’t add up to anything unless your customers can find your site online. And, if you are too expensive all the trust in the world will not help you to close the sale. Planning Proper planning is everything! To improve your chances for succeeding online, you must have goals. As you map out your online strategy set measurable objectives. It’s not enough to hire a web developer to build you a site and hope for the best. Be clear about what the transition, or expansion, to the Internet means to your business. Make conscious decisions about expanding business into cyberspace, and consider its impact on your sales, marketing, customer service, and all other business processes. Bricks-and-Clicks Bricks-and-clicks is a business model that unites offline (bricks) and online (clicks) presences. Sometimes, referred to as click-and-mortar or clicks-and-bricks. This model has been traditionally implemented by brick-and-mortar businesses such as Wal-Mart and Blockbuster. Bricks-and-clicks is a popular system because it offers best of both worlds, online convenience without the shipping charges. With this system customers can order online and pick up at a local store at a later date. For example, you may have an accounting firm that creates a website to enable clients to upload payroll data for processing.

So you want to join in on the blogging phenomenon? Before you get started, there are a few things you should know about blogging. Blogging is a lot like an online journal. There are thousands of bloggers online posting each day. It is a trend that started in 1997 and has continued to grow steadily. If you are interesting in blogging, but have not yet began, read over these five things you should know before you begin. You Can Be Personal Many times new bloggers are really not sure what to post. They know that their blog is a personal space, but they are afraid to make their posts personal in any way. The best bloggers do put themselves out there via their posts. They will post what’s on their mind and their views or opinions on pressing issues. They may do so in a humorous manner or be quite serious. Sometimes new bloggers are afraid to post their true thoughts because their blog can be commented upon. The fact is however that not everyone will agree with your thoughts and posts, but you should not let that hold you back. These are people who don’t personally know you, so their comments really don’t matter much anyway. Don’t be afraid to let your true feelings show on your blog, after all, that it what an online journal is all about. Don’t Be Too Personal Although it is fine to be personal in your posts, you might not want to be too personal in how much you disclose about yourself. For example, including your phone number or address in a post or on your profile is probably not a good idea. You should think smart and only allow people to know things that you want them to know. For your own safety, you might not want to post your last name either. When someone has a lot of information about you, it is easier for them to victimize you through identity theft, harassment, or other crimes. So, stay safe and never post really private information. Never Use Real Names When you are posting, and keeping it personal and real, there can be times in which other people in your life come up in topic. Be very careful including other people in your posts. First, never use their real names. This is a huge mistake. Unless the person gives you permission to write about them, you should never do so. It will only lead to trouble. If the person you mention reads your blog, they could get offended that you are writing about them. Even if the post is positive, it can be seen much like talking behind their back. Try to keep the posts about you or celebrities or other public figures. Let everyone else’s business remain their own. Keep It Fresh One of the best things you can do as a blogger is to keep your blog fresh. This means that you should be posting often and changing things around when doing so. Post on different topics so your audience can stay interested. Also, post at least twice a week. People who will become fans of your site will want to read as much as possible on your blog. Updating your blog regularly will allow them to be entertained. If you only post once a month, chances are no one will remember to keep checking your blog and your traffic will not be impressive. You Can Blog For Free Before you pay an arm and a leg for a blogging space, you should know that there are sites where you can blog for free. Yes, for no charge at all you can set up your own blog. These sites are great for the new blogger. If you want something a little more sophisticated, you might have to pay for it. The free sites are very well maintained however. They are easy to use and offer several different templates for you to use when designing your blog. They automatically update your posts for you, which make them a breeze! Remember, you should not pay a large fee for your blog, especially if you are new to blogging. Do your research and find the free sites!

What a Merchant Account Is A merchant account is one piece of your whole payment solution: in its simplest terms, it’s a bank account that allows your E-Biz to accept online credit cards and e-checks. At a specific time each day, your merchant account bank receives that day’s completed transactions. They hold the money for several days or more, to make sure all parties involved are satisfied. During this time, they also perform additional security checks. If no issues arise, the bank then wires the money into your business checking account. What a Merchant Account Isn’t People often confuse merchant accounts with other elements involved in payment solutions. But each element is a separate function of a larger service. • A merchant account is not a shopping cart. Shopping cart technology is software that simulates a physical shopping cart, in that it allows users to “place” items in it until they’re ready to check out, and then totals their purchases for them. • A merchant account is not authorization software. Authorization software is the equivalent of a digital credit terminal. It runs address verification, sends the buyer’s information through fraud detection filters, and ensures the card has enough credit available for the purchase. Authorization software makes instant approval possible. When you’re looking at solution providers, be sure that all three elements — your merchant account, shopping cart, and authorization software — are compatible with one another. They all have to be integrated in order for you to have that seamless payment solution you’re looking for. Is It Hard to Get Approved for a Merchant Account? Every institution has different policies and requirements for getting approved. Some want your corporation papers, your tax ID, and your business banking account information, at the time you apply. Others are more lenient, even to the point of pre-approving your account and allowing you to activate it when you have everything ready. Getting approved can be especially challenging if you have poor credit history. But some institutions will allow you to have a co-signer. Michael Mack says his company, http://TruthInProcessing.com, was set up to help the new business owner: “We’ve structured our business in that fashion. Less than one-half of one percent of all our merchant account applicants, since the inception of our company, have been turned down.” Don’t Lose that Sale! — Why You Need a Merchant Account Shoppers are likely to move on if you don’t offer their preferred payment option. That’s why, even if you have a PayPal account, you still need the flexibility a merchant account gives your buyers. You’ll lose the majority of your customers who aren’t PayPal members if you don’t make that option available to them. Most people won’t take the time to muddle through PayPal’s alternate solutions. Says Mack, “If it takes five minutes to find the product and buy it, but fifteen minutes to pay, they’re going to go somewhere else.”

A business website can make a lot of cash if they provide the right products and services. You can start your own business website that can draw customers to you. It is important to start a business that you are most interested in. Having a business that sparks your interest will increase your motivation. Many of the online businesses are ones where you can purchase an item or items, such as clothing, or jewelry. You can make the clothing yourself or purchase it through another company and sell it. Many of the lower priced jewelry websites specialize in estate or costume jewelry. A newer trend is to design and make your own beaded jewelry, which has become popular with younger girls and teens. Another way to make quick cash is to auction items that you already own, on an auction website. Once the item sells, you will need to ship it with in a short amount of time, to ensure that you receive proper payment for the item. You can also use a drop shipping company to sell merchandise on line. You will need to research the information for these types of companies and sell the items that you think best suit your company. To make the process go faster, make sure that your website has the items in stock or on hand, so they can be shipped immediately, instead of making a customer wait. Sell products that will be in high demand, also. Giving the customer several options on how to pay for the products can increase business for your company. Often having the option to purchase and pay for the item using a credit card or paying service will encourage a customer to purchase the product immediately, instead of spending time shopping other sites or stores in their area. You may also want to consider the idea of giving discounts to those that purchase items in a bulk rate, or a discounted and possibly free shipping charge. You want the customer to feel that with your company will provide them with exactly what they are looking for, with the ease of shopping and delivery. Owning a business website can mean that your customers can locate their purchases easier, and give you a faster reputation of being a great company. Having links to your site from other related websites will draw in more attention to your specific site. You will need to contact the website that you would like to have link to your site and receive information regarding possible linking, such as rates, and location of the siting. You may want to connect a link to their site from your website, too.

Each day, a large number of individuals search for products rights that are for sale. Those individuals are looking for a product that they can resell to make money. Private label resell rights are a “hot” business opportunity right now. This is because they allow others to make money selling a product that they didn’t even create http://www.GoldCarOnline.org A lot of focus is put on the reselling of private label products, but what slips the mind of many individuals is how those products are created. The reality is that these products are created by real people, someone like you. What does this mean for you? This means that if you have a special talent or skill, you could capitalize on that talent, especially if you have experience as a freelance writer or a freelance software developer. If you are interested in making money, by creating private label products, you will need to create a product that will sell. To find this product, you may need to do a little bit of research. The goal of your research should be to find a niche that people are in need of. You can easily do this by using the internet to your advantage. A large number of individuals and companies advertise or ask about a particular product or product line. If you are able to create what they are looking for, you can be well on your way to making money. Once you have created a product that is in demand, whether that product be a collection of articles, an e-book, or a software program, you will want to advertise that the resell rights for that product are for sale. Most individuals do that by creating a webpage. Your webpage could be simple or elaborate; however you want it to be. After time, prospective buyers will flock to your website wanting to purchase the resell rights to your product. Before you can sell the resell rights, you will need to be prepared to answer a few questions from prospective buyers. These questions may range from the price of your resell rights to information on the product that you have. Before you place the resell rights to your product for sale, there are a number of important things that you may want to take into consideration. There are many private label product creators that require their buyers to sign a contract or at least acknowledge an agreement. Some of these contracts and agreements limit the ways that the product can be altered, advertised, or how much it can sell for. While there are benefits to creating a user agreement, one is not required. You will need to decide, ahead of time, whether or not you will have these restrictions. One of the most common questioned asked, concerning the creation of private label products is why not just sell them yourself? Of course, you can market and sell your own product if you want to, but it may take a large amount of time and maybe even money. That is why many individuals prefer to sell the resell rights to their product. By selling the rights to your product, you are able to profit from your creation without doing any additional work. There have been a number of different freelance writers and freelance software designers who have found success by creating products and then offering their resale rights for sale. With a little bit of hard work and determination, you could find that same success.

With the increasing popularity of the Internet more and more people are setting up home offices. Networking makes it possible for many workers to perform their tasks online in the comfort of their own homes. According to a report, issued in 2004, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 20 million people did at least some of their work at home. About 7 million of these people were self employed, most of whom worked full time at home. Chances are you may have a home office yourself or you are making plans to organize one. Creating a useful and comfortable office depends upon understanding your own particular needs and comparing all your options. You don’t want to make costly mistakes by buying the wrong furniture and accessories. What sort of peripherals will you be needing to use? How much room do you have to devote to your home office? The best situation is when you can devote a room to be used solely for your office. If you aren’t lucky enough to have an entire room that you can convert into an office you may still be able to establish a permanent location for your office area. Perhaps you can use a corner in the dining or family room for your desk, chair and computer equipment. Often times people will try to get by using a standard table or an old fashioned desk. These types of furniture are just not designed for use with computers. Modern computer desks include such features as a slide out keyboard tray, a monitor arm and an enclosed CPU holder. The slide out keyboard tray is an invaluable part of a computer desk. You can even get a keyboard arm that swivels. This gives you a wide range of positions so that you can adjust for a perfect angle. This feature alone will go a long way in reducing the strain on your neck and back. You also get the added bonus of having a lot more desktop space to work with. If you don’t have the space to set aside for a permanent office you can get a mobile computer cart. Computer carts are really great for situations where you are limited on space. You can wheel out your computer work station when you need it and then roll it back into a closet or other storage area when you are done. If you buy a computer cart make sure that it has independently adjustable platforms. This is so you will be able to arrange your CPU, peripherals and monitor in a way that is right for you. A good computer cart will also have rubber coated casters that roll smoothly and can be locked in place. However you decide to go with the location of your home office do not underestimate the importance of good quality furniture. If you plan to spend hours working at your desk you will want to be comfortable and relaxed as much as possible. Having a desk where everything you need is handy and a nice comfortable chair will reduce stress and tension and make your work better. Many people who work long hours at a keyboard develop a painful condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome. Having a properly adjusted keyboard tray greatly reduces your risks of developing carpal tunnel. Setting up a home office requires careful planning. Don’t take shortcuts when it comes to your comfort and your health.