The Science of Vaastu

Vaastu is an ancient Indian science. Its origin is believed to have been associated with the set of scriptures that were authored by Hindu seers thousands of years ago. Traditionally, Vaastu is considered part of the Hindu religion and its use has been fairly restricted. However, in recent times, the awareness about Vaastu has increased not only in India but all over the world.

Vaastu is being accepted by people regardless of their religion or country or origin. Now there is widespread acceptance among the people that Vaastu principles can have a significant effect upon the quality of living and health of the peopleVaastu operates on a principle of five basic elements:

Earth: Planet Earth forms the base for the millions of species of living beings and the entire human race. It�s magnetic and gravitation force has a strong influence upon all the living beings of the world

Water: Water is spread across seas, oceans, lakes and rivers. The same water finds way into the human bodies as blood.

Air: Though widely taken for granted, air is the supporting element of life. The quality of human life depends upon the flow, composition, humidity and the general quality of air.

Fire: It is representative of heat and light. It is believed that even human bodies have some element of fire within them to sustain life and enable the various physiological processes.

Space: It is the invisible entity that envelopes the whole world and its people. Even space has a great significance in Vaastu as it provides the medium for psychic energies and electromagnetic radiation.

Vaastu Purusha Mandala

Purusha means cosmic man representing energy, while Mandala means a diagram. Purusha Mandala is a pictorial representation of the principles of Vaastu. It involves a chart made of multiple squares and a symbolic human figure lying on top of it in a specific fashion. Vaastu experts make use of this chart to ascertain the favorable directions for each part of the house.

As per Purusha Mandala, each direction is linked to a specific deity or energy. The chart therefore guides us towards finding appropriate directions for constructing each part of the house. The science is so detailed that it even lays down directions for placing the water tank and the various electric equipment of the house

The author works with JK Lakshmi Cement Limited, which is the leading cement manufacturer of India. It is also among the reputed manufacturers of plaster of Paris

by richa kumari

Tips for Creating an Information Product

Information products are one of the hottest selling items on the
Internet. And for good reason. Where else can you get timely,
relevant information that is exactly what you want...even at 2 am
in the morning?

The problem with information in books at the bookstore is that
many times it is not specific enough. I don't want to know
everything there is to know about audio engineering, I just want
to know how to record a talk, edit it and burn it to a CD to sell
on my web site. Try finding that at your local Barnes and Noble!
But it is relatively easy to find an ebook about that topic on
the Internet. Even better, a video!

Another problem with buying information at the book store is that
any information is at least one year old. That's how long it
takes to edit a book, send it to a publisher, get it printed and
finally placed on the shelves in your local book store. By
contrast, an ebook or other information product will usually have
the latest, cutting edge info on your topic because they are so
easily updated.

Information products can include anything from ebooks, videos and
special reports to complete home study courses that go "thud"
when the mail man drops it on your customer's front porch. But
information products can also include teleseminars, membership
sites and paid newsletter subscriptions.

Tip 1: Ask your prospective customers what they want.

I know this sounds obvious, but what you think your customers
want and what they really want can be two different things. You
have a lot of knowledge about your topic...that's why you are
creating an information product. But your customers do not have
your level of knowledge and are probably asking different
questions than you are.

So, while you are collecting their first name and email, add a
custom field that asks their biggest question about your topic.
After about 100 email subscribers, you will have a really good
idea what it is they are looking for! And you can use that
information to write your sales letter as well.

Tip 2: Think of the trade your customers are making.

When purchasing your information product, your customer is
trading his dollars for your information. Therefore, make it an
easy trade for him. I will trade $47 for information that makes
me $4700 every day of the week! That is why "how to make money"
ebooks sell so well.

I will also trade $47 for information that saves me 2 days
learning how to do something. That is a no-brainer! I am less
likely to trade $47 for cute stories, recipes or how to sew my
own clothes. Get the picture? Make the trade very easy for your
customer!

Tip 3: Try to include one or more of these angles in any
information product. Will the information in your product:

- make people money?
- save people money?
- save people time?
- save people pain (physical, emotional or financial)?

If you can include one or more of these angles in an information
product, you will have a real winner on your hands!

Tip 4: Break your long ebook into parts.

If you have a 150 page ebook, consider breaking it up into three
50 page ebooks. Everyone likes to get more value and it feels
more satisfying to get three different ebooks rather than one fat
one. It feels like you are getting more for your money.

Tip 5: Add enough bonuses to make the purchase a "no-brainer"!

After you create an information product, go out an find about 5
to 6 related products that you can offer as bonuses. If I am
buying a $47 ebook and you offer me $500 in downloadable bonuses,
it makes the buying decision very easy. I recommend downloadable
bonuses because they are easy to deliver and don't cost you
anything. This is also a good excuse to get their email for your
owner's list - you need their email to deliver their bonuses.

Tip 6: Sell first to those who have already bought from you.

Online business owners are like cows many times. We always think
the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. We are
always looking for NEW customers when our best customers are the
ones that have already demonstrated their loyalty by buying our
product!

We need to ask them what else they want. Another great way to
monetize existing customers is a membership site. So much per
month for access to special info, a monthly conference call or
even a private newsletter. Can you say residual income?

So, start with a niche. Ask that niche what they want. And then
start creating information products that satisfy the itch they
are ALREADY telling you they have. It is a blast and you will
achieve expert status in your niche in no time at all!

by Stephen Beck

Taking Your Business to the Next Level

How is your business doing these days? If you are like many companies in America then you are seeing remarkable periods of economic growth. But, if your business is doing well, are you prepared for this growth? It's a nice problem to have. So, how will you handle the "problem" of growth? Many businesses just hire more employees. One approach is to re-locate to a new building. Another is to open another store in the appropriate area to meet the market demand. Moving into a new building may involve renting from an existing space (very common) or constructing an entirely new structure (also rather common). Sometimes business owners may remodel the building they are currently in or annex additional square footage. Therefore, if your business is expanding and you are like many, many businesses who want to establish another franchise or construct a new building for your company, then, needless to say, much careful thought will go into the quality of building into which you will invest your money. Research has shown that metal buildings are the best investment--or, more specifically, steel buildings. Yes, believe it or not, the most economical investment will be to construct your new building (or annex) with steel. Because of all the advantages of erecting a building with steel, you will be very pleased with the decision for many years to come. Therefore, if your business or organization is growing and ready to expand, take a minute to quickly read through some of the advantages of having your business in a steel building.

For starters, the phenomenon of growth and the need for expansion is not limited to just businesses and other type of capital enterprises. There are several other organizations, private entities, or even municipalities that need to build. There is also a need to build new churches, barns, horse riding arenas, sports complexes, schools, hospitals, jails, warehouses, and even aircraft hangars. Each of these can be built with steel. In fact, they can be built relatively quickly when compared to similar-sized wooden structures. Even though some might think that a steel building might be more complex than a wooden structure, erecting a steel building is usually a more streamlined process. In fact, a steel building can be "pre-engineered" so that it is practically "pre-built" at the manufacturing plant before it even reaches the worksite. How is it that a steel building system can be so efficient? The reason is because the parts are pre-punched and pre-welded at the manufacturing plant. As a result, they will be able to piece together in a step-by-step process. You save time in the construction process without compromising on safety or the quality of workmanship.

Besides the benefit of being built quickly, there are other remarkable benefits of choosing a steel building to house your growing business, church, or organization. A business or organization that invests in such a structure will appreciate the relatively low amount of maintenance it requires. Besides, saving on maintenance costs, there is the added health benefit of having steel in the framework of your building. As a material, steel is obviously impervious to the damaging effects of termites, mold, and mildew. Since mold and mildew can present serious health problems when inhaled over long periods of time, being able to prevent its build up is of course desirable. In addition, there is the priceless benefit of having a safe building for your personnel, equipment, and inventory. Since steel does not burn or melt a fire in a steel building can be more quickly and easily contained (sometimes contained to one room). Because of this type of engineering, some insurance companies will offer you discounts (ask your agent for details). Thirdly, the combination of low-maintenance, the absence of damaging agents (such as termites, mold, or mildew), and the resistance to fire make a steel building a structure that will potentially last for many decades to come. Therefore, for all the preceding reasons, the growth of your business, church, municipality, or other organization uses a building made with steel, the pay-off will last for many years to come.

Besides being built quickly and a high-quality building on the inside, modern steel building's can give your business or organization a very attractive look. Some business owners may have an out-dated or mere caricature image of a steel building in their minds. They may picture a large, grayish or metallic structure that resembles a giant toaster. In some cases, steel buildings used to look that way. Today, a steel building can look rather impressive. Many distributors of these sturdy metal buildings will offer you the choice of brick, rock, stone, stucco, and even glass. So, you have no need to worry about your business or organization being in a metal building that is just an ugly blight on the community. Indeed, they can easily be built to satisfy local zoning requirements. This is welcome news since your new building will likely be around for many decades to come. Moreover, having an attractive building is inviting for people in the community to come into your new building which of course can increase your cash flow. Therefore, in conclusion, if your business has grown to the point that you cannot accommodate the increase in traffic at your current location, then you will likely need to move into a larger facility. In order to receive the most value for your real estate investment, give yourself all the benefits of a steel building.

Author Bio: John Rockford hopes your business is growing, too. For more information on metal buildings and how they can expand your business, visit http://www.gensteel.com.

by John Rockford

Simple Steps to Make Your Office More Green

As concern over global warning increases, businesses are under pressure to reduce their impact on the environment. While it is easy for a factory to identify how they can reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, what about the average office? One simple solution is to remember the three R�s, reduce, reuse and recycle.

The biggest output from any office is waste paper. It is estimated that the average office worker produces 1.5 pounds of paper per day. And despite the promise of a paperless office, the sales of office paper continue to climb. While some paperwork must be stored for record retention guidelines, most of this paper ends up in the trash.

Every office can work on reducing the amount of paper they throw away. Some simple changes can make a big impact. Keep just one network printer in a central location and it will reduce the number of unnecessary print outs. Eliminating printers in every office not only reduces paper consumption but eliminates maintenance costs.

You should also try to make all intra-office communication electronic where possible. Don�t just look at memos but any process that requires a piece of paper being printed.

Why not reuse all of the paper that does not contain sensitive or personal information. The unprinted backs make great scratch pads for the conference room. Just set a box next to the printer to collect all the bad copies. You can also create memo pads by cutting the sheets in four and stapling them together.

Even after you have taken steps to reduce paperwork and re-used where possible a certain amount of wasted paper work is inevitable. This includes junk mail, envelopes, retired files and day to day work.

Although most businesses are interested in recycling there are some complications. Several privacy laws govern the proper disposal of private information. The principal of these is the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, FACTA. It requires shredding for anything that contains personally identifiable information.

FACTA has led many offices to buy a shredder and then dump the contents in the trash. An easier solution to combine security with recycling is a paper shredding service. A shredding service will not only recycle all the paper an office produces but they will shred it in compliance with privacy laws.

The hidden benefit is the office saves the expense of buying inefficient desk side shredders. These cheap shredders are not only slow but end up in the trash when they inevitably seize up.

And don�t forget to buy recycled office paper. Purchasing 100% post-consumer office paper lightens your carbon footprint by 5 pounds of carbon dioxide per ream. It also causes 35% less water pollution, uses 40% less energy, and produces 74% less air pollution according to the EPA.

If you are looking for paper shredding in your area visit Shred Nations.

by Melinda Powleson

Reward Yourself Without Wrecking Your Budget

Most people who begin a business working from home are operating on less than a shoestring budget. The problem is, as most of us realize, that it takes money to make money. You must have money to invest in your business in order for it to grow. Despite all the claims to the otherwise you need to make some sort of investment, quite often a painful investment in your business in order for it to really take off as it should.

There are many online gurus who claim you can start with nothing and build an empire. That isn't entirely true. You must have something to offer first of all, and second, you absolutely must have someone to whom you can offer your product or service. Services may require items you already have. In that you are actually quite fortunate. But, you need to make sure you do not need a business license in order to operate in your area, insurance (this is an important one that often gets overlooked but any business needs to make sure they are properly covered against professional liability as well as physical damage to equipment, office space, loss of income, etc.), advertising, and any other incidental expenses that may present themselves along the way.

While insurance, equipment, and licenses are important in getting your business going, advertising is what will keep your business growing. If your business isn't growing then something needs to change and you need to make serious adjustments to your advertising budget. I know what it means to operate on a shoestring, believe me; even those get stretched and frayed at times. However, if you aren't investing at least part of your income back into your business through advertising you are doing yourself and your business a huge disservice.

I also know that most of us sacrifice so much during the process of getting our business up and running and off the ground that we are very tempted to reward ourselves with our profits and it is very hard to set limits for that. Here are a few things I recommend to help you reward yourself in small ways while investing in your business for larger payoffs later.

1) Small rewards. Small rewards work wonders for the mind and body while reaffirming your efforts for a greater payoff later. Start with something small like a favorite scented candle for your work area. You will enjoy the pleasant aroma as you are working towards bigger and better rewards for your space at a later date.

2) Reward yourself with family time. Most of us sacrifice so much family time with our work that it is important not only to reward ourselves for our sacrifice and hard work but also our families who have sacrificed that time together as well. Something as simple as renting and watching a movie together while cooking frozen pizza and microwave popcorn can be a relatively inexpensive yet priceless reward for the entire family.

3) Reward yourself with time off. This may cost future income; it also may not. The important thing is that it will not take money from the business budget and will still allow you to have fun and put food on your table. Play a board game with the family or take a walk around the neighborhood. Get out and connect with those around you so that you remember why you wanted to work from home in the first place. My personal favorite is working out and riding my bike. It recharges your battery, keeps you healthy, and doesn't cost a penny.

The thing about rewards is that they do not have to cost money and some of the best rewards don't cost a penny that you would not have otherwise spent. By saving the money you would have spent by going out to eat or catching a movie at the local theatre you've actually saved a pretty nice amount of money that you can reinvest into your advertising budget while giving yourself a nice reward for all of your hard work.

by Adam Terebeckij

TOP 10 LEGAL TIPS FOR STARTING A BUSINESS

Prepare written contracts for customers to sign. Any contract over $500 must be in writing. The contract should explain your company�s duties and your client�s responsibilities.

2) Choose the correct business structure. Make sure your structure is good for tax purposes and limits your personal liability. Generally, accountants like S corporations and attorneys like Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs). To find out which is the best entity for you, please consult a business lawyer with a tax expertise.

3) Do not commingle your personal and business finances. Operate your business like a business. Do not commingle your personal and business finances. Otherwise, the personal liability protection provided by a corporation and/or LLC or relevant business entity will be jeopardized.

4) Have written agreement between you and your partners. You and your business partner or partners should have a written agreement that outlines your management responsibilities, your capital contributions, the procedure for admitting new partners or shareholders, and whether additional cash or property contributions are required. You should consult a business attorney to help you draft a well-written partnership or business agreement.

5) Prepare for the possibility of death, disability, and the likelihood that one partner or shareholder wants to be bought out. A buy/sell agreement should be drafted to address the possibility of death, disability, and/or one person wanting their interest to be bought out. As a business owner, you do not want to enter business with your partner�s family members. Upon any of the above contingencies, your business must have a written contract explaining the process for buying out your partner�s interest. This ensures a smooth business transition period.

6) Watch out for oral contracts. As a small business owner, you or your partners can create an oral contract without realizing it. If another party believes there is a contract, there may be a valid contract. Follow the advice in #1.

7) Be careful when you hire independent contractors versus employees. Small business owners do not want to pay payroll taxes and hire independent contractors to avoid this responsibility. In contrast, IRS and State of Illinois may treat your independent contractor as an employee. Therefore, IRS & Department of Revenue (State of IL) will assess interest and penalties for back owed taxes. Speak with an attorney or CPA before hiring independent contractors or employees.

8) Be careful about choosing to break contracts. Small business owners will enter contracts and choose to break them. A lot of times small business owners do not obtain the level of service and expertise that vendors promise them. Consequently, small business owners stop paying their vendors. Small business owners must maintain records and specific examples and correspondence with their vendors before breaching the contract. Evidence strengthens an attorney�s negotiating power when defending your company for breach of contract. The power of a written word is more powerful than oral communication.

9) Hiring and firing employees should be carefully done. Many small business owners do not provide their employees an employee handbook. An employee handbook should be carefully drafted by an HR consultant or an attorney to ensure that costly litigation does not force your small business out of business. Small business owners should be careful to document why an employee was fired. Fired employees sue their former employers.

10) Do not infringe another company�s trademark. Small business owners especially high tech companies should be careful that they do not violate another company�s trademark. A trademark is a logo/symbol that represents another company�s good will such as a logo, name, and/or symbol. Fore more thorough analysis, you should consult an intellectual property attorney.

11) BONUS - Follow Federal & State Securities Laws when you raise money from investors. Small business owners must comply with Securities Act of 1933 & 1934 and state securities law. A private placement memorandum (PPM) is required. A PPM is similar to a business plan. A PPM should address relevant legal issues and make full disclosures to investors. A PPM is necessary to enable an investor to evaluate the soundness of a business investment. When raising money from family and friends, make sure you comply with Federal and State Securities Regulations.

Sean L. Robertson is the principal partner with Sean L. Robertson (SLR). SLR is a tax planning boutique law practice that concentrates in business and corporate planning, tax planning, and estate planning for business owners and real estate investors. Visit him on the web at www.SLRTaxPlanning.com.

With permission of www.InvestWithPassion.com

by With Passion

Is Conference Calling Replacing Face-to-Face Meetings?

Conference calling and web application sharing conference calling are the rage right now and becoming the new technology of choice for many businesses. Businesses who are either focused on going �green� or those who are trying to leverage profit to the bottom-line by saving on travel expenses are flocking to use these services, but can and will conference calling ever actually replace face-to-face meetings?

Our business is conference calling and web conferencing. We�re technology experts at helping you to use and implement teleconferencing and web conferencing in your daily business strategies effectively. You could say that we�re �bullish� on conference calling, but even we realize that face-to-face meetings will never be totally replaced by these exciting new technologies.

Why won�t conference calling replace face-to-face meetings? Sometimes the deal is all about people, the nuances of bargaining, negotiation, and deal brokering, is based on a subtle give and take, psychology, non-verbal cues, sometimes even demeanor, and your own presence and personality. Although conference calling and even web conferencing with video can do many things to move selling, a deal, or the negotiation process forward, the culmination of these efforts will most likely still be done with a final face-to-face meeting.

So why use conference calling at all? Conference calling can definitely replace many of the initial meetings and conversations held to nail down important aspects of a deal, saving a business time and money. Conference calling can still bind a geographically separated team together that is working on a project, and enhance communications between team member and clients. But most importantly, the use of conference calling can save money typically spent on travel expenses for these preliminary meetings making a deal or project much more lucrative in the long run.

So when should you use conference calling? Here are some of the times that you may want to consider using conference calling instead of a business trip to a client or prospect:

1. Team and member meeting introduction. Early contact with a client can certainly be done with conference calling. Having your team member hear from the client themselves what is important on a project can be done on the telephone effectively and can be highly valuable to all members providing support and services on a project. This communication can help everyone to keep and maintain the proper focus when working on the project.

2. Selling presentations using PowerPoint slide shows and even software demos can easily be done with web conferencing; a new twist on phone conferencing that introduces the computer screen, video, and application sharing using the Internet as the exchange medium.

3. Action planning, strategic planning and follow-up meetings can be effectively done with conference calling. A spontaneous or quickly scheduled meeting is perfectly suited to the use of conference calling; helping to connect everyone on a project for a quick status check or an important change of direction.

4. There are endless other scenarios in your own personal business dealings when conference calling would save you time or money, increase employee productivity by not having to leave the office, and not hurt the deal or negotiation.

When should you not use conference calling? There are a few situations where face-to-face communication is crucially important and may even be demanded. These situations can change for each project but below are a few examples that illustrate when personal contact is really better than conference calling.

1. A face-to-face meeting will be best to negotiate or bargain on a deal or project or to close a deal and get the contract signed. In any meeting where there is a high give and take exchange factor, conference calling may not be the best way to handle the situation.

2. When there is a contentious problem that really must be resolved to move the selling process or project forward. When tempers have flared due to a missed deadline, missed benchmark, or change in a deliverable, a face-to-face meeting is best. Clients may actually perceive your face-to-face visit as assigning their project more �value�, in their eyes, and may actually demand this action especially if the project has a high dollar value.

The bottom-line is that conference calling can easily replace planning meetings or �feel good� visits, but conference calling will never replace the personal touch that only a face-to-face meeting can provide in hard situations or where a strong give and take between participants is expected in advance.

Amy Linley gives practical and usable advice regarding communication and meetings at AccuConference - http://www.accuconference.com.

Find out more about our conference call, web conferencing and video conferencing services from AccuConference - http://www.accuconference.com/conferencecalls.

by Amy Linley

Equipment Dealers - You�re still not quoting a monthly payment?

Your competitors are offering quotes to customers who could be buying from you. Don�t lose these sales! Statistics prove that 80% of prospects who plan to finance equipment will accept your monthly payment option.

Do most of your customers pay cash?
Consider those who don�t, or those who can�t. Presenting them with choices could open doors for them and increase sales for you. For example, maybe they need additional equipment, but can�t spend the cash up front. When you offer financing options, your client�s purchasing power is increased and his money works harder and smarter.

Waiting for the customer to ask about payment options?
Don�t. Initiate the financial discussion so they don�t have to. Customers don�t want to be perceived as unable to afford your equipment. You don�t want to be perceived as being inexperienced, or worse, unconcerned about their business. Get payment options on the table up front and they will become more comfortable and more focused on your presentation.

Are you bringing up payment options only when you think the prospects can�t pay cash?
Making that determination could be costing you money. Offering options to every prospect will make money for you. Differentiate yourself from the majority of your competitors. Many equipment sellers still fail to present financing proposals to their clients. Use the financing option as a simple but effective close: Will you pay cash or may we arrange financing for you?

Do your customers have their own sources for financing?
Offer them an option and give them the opportunity to make a change. Customers are looking for a total business solution and part of what you sell is customer service. Payment options should be included in that service. Your customers will appreciate the one-stop shopping aspect of doing business with you.

Don�t lose another buyer to sticker shock.
Follow the proven success model of the automobile dealership. Much of their success results from the financing options they advertise and offer to the buyer. How many cars would they sell if they didn�t? In effect, they are selling monthly payments, often easier than asking for the entire price at once. Follow their example and acquire that 80% of the market who will accept your financing proposal.

Reluctant to get involved in the financial aspect of sales?
Don�t be. Instead, take control. Build a relationship with a lender who offers simplicity in the application process and promptness in the approval process. You�ll avoid the pitfall of giving the client a list of lenders to contact on his own, where he risks being turned down. The end result could be your loss of the sale. When you secure the financing, you maintain control of the sale.

by Sean Marten

How to Increase Attendance On Your Next Conference Call

You�ve done everything to get ready, you�ve got a great message, and you�ve gotten the word out and are ready to roll. Now the waiting game starts, how many people will actually attend your conference call?

Consultants and professionals can earn quite a nice living off of paid conference call events using teleconferencing in today�s global marketplace. Your business acumen can be put to work to earn you money by using the phone to impart your knowledge to others who are willing to sign up, pay your fee, and then attend your conference call.

Some consultants will charge up to $199 or more for attendance to a weekly, monthly or quarterly conference call. On the other hand, some professionals prefer to provide the conference call free, knowing that they will get new clients or qualified prospects from their presentations. Whether you go paid or free, you�ve got a lot at stake when you have invested time, expenses, and your intellectual capital on creating your conference call. Now comes the hard part, getting people to attend.

If your attendees have paid a fee, your attendance will typically be higher as participants have invested in you and most likely have noted the date and time on their calendar. For free conference calls attendance however can be an issue that may need your proactive attention.

Here are our top ten tips on how you can increase attendance at your next conference call:

1. Send an email reminder to all registered participants one day before the planned teleconference call.

2. Make sure to do a press release announcing your event up to one week before your scheduled teleconference call. Or better yet, do a press release announcement 30 days out and then another 7 days out.

3. Promote your teleconference call heavily on your website, in your blog, and in your monthly e-newsletter. Use image icons in addition to search engine spiderable text to draw the reader�s eye to the information.

4. Add a line below your email signature for all correspondence with your upcoming conference call information and a brief sentence of what the call is about and how to sign up.

5. Send an email reminder out one hour before the conference call on the day of the call.

6. Create an alternative date for those who may have inadvertently missed the call or had a last minute scheduling conflict. Post this on your website after your call has happened.

7. After the conference call, send all participants a link to the recorded call so that they can get the information and exposure to your information even if they could not attend. This may help with future conference call registrations.

8. Post a link in your website or blog to your recorded teleconference call archive location to pick up even more activity even after the fact. Doing this also allows prospective attendees to get a sample of what your conference call will be like and may improve your future registration and attendance rates.

9. If you have voice mail or an online hold message, make sure to include your upcoming conference call information (date, time, and how to register) in your recorded message.

10. Send special invitations to colleagues, past and present clients and ask them to forward your teleconference invitation to others who may be interested in your information. A personal referral from a colleague will carry more weight than just about any other type of advertising; use your own network to help get the word out.

You may even want to try charging a token fee and then send a coupon to defer the cost or provide a credit in full on future services. Typically where a conference call attendee pays to attend, even a modest amount, attendance will be higher than at a free teleconference call. If attendance has been a problem at your teleconference calls, now�s the time to try some of our smart tips to see if you can jump start attendance at your next teleconference call.

by Amy Linley

The IRS has a holiday gift for you. Really, they do!!

How would you like a new computer for your business this holiday season?

Even better, how about ten computers, a few printers, and some iPhones? Or maybe an SUV � how would that Hummer look under your tree (awkward comes to mind, but it�s doubtful anyone would complain.)

The preceding will happen for millions of businesses this holiday season, with the IRS playing Santa Claus. All because of a provision to the US tax code called Section 179.

What is Section 179, and how does it work?

In simple terms, Section 179 is an attempt by the United States government to stimulate the economy by encouraging small to medium sized businesses to purchase equipment this year by making it very advantageous in a tax sense.

In a nutshell, it works like this:

Normally, when a business purchases equipment, they do not get to �write it off� right away. They instead must �depreciate� it over the course of several years. So a business could not realize the full tax advantages until years after the fact.

Section 179 does away with this, and allows certain pieces of equipment (including most electronics and office machines, and even some vehicles) to be deducted in full the year they are purchased. This is an enormous differential, and indeed spurs many businesses to make year-end purchases (because the equipment must be purchased and put into service by midnight 12/31/2007.)

Consider this:

Under the old provision of depreciation: A business purchases a $5,000 computer system, and yields a taxable income savings of $1,000 a year over five years. Yes, that�s nice, but it�s hardly going to make a business run out and buy a system right now. A business would simply buy the computer system when they needed to upgrade, and not a minute sooner.

Under section 179: That same business would realize the full $5,000 deduction this year. This can have a profound effect on the taxes this business pays. That might make the business buy the system right now.

Why right now? Because tax codes change, so the smart business will take advantage of Section 179 while it�s viable and actually look to buy qualified equipment this year. And since many pieces of needed equipment qualify (even many SUV�s qualify), it makes it very easy to justify a year-end purchase (statements like �we were going to need new computers anyway � so we may as well save some tax dollars� are often heard around the office supply store.)

Just like Santa doesn�t bring gifts to bad children (so the rumor says); there are some limits to what a business can deduct. While the list of qualified equipment is extensive, you still may want to make sure what you are buying qualifies. There is also a limit to how much money can be spent. $500,000 is the limit that a business can spend on qualified equipment to fully qualify for the deduction, and the total deduction cannot be more than $125,000. But most small businesses will not reach these numbers, so Section 179 is truly a �small to medium sized business� deduction, and aimed squarely at helping these businesses grow.

by Sean Marten

Making Money Online Without Getting Scammed!

When I evaluate a company, I look for these key points. Keep in mind, when I join a company, my #1 goal is to make money and to do it legitimately. I do not want to hurt anyone or rip anyone off. This is what I've learned and these guidelines will help you determine what company is right for you.

1. If you are not making at least 75% of the upfront commission when you make a sale, forget it. This means that you are doing all the work and the company and/or the person above you is making all the money. Guess what that is called having....a JOB!

2. If you have to have 1000, 10,000 or 20,000 people in your organization before you make any real money, DO NOT Join. Most people will NEVER get there.

3. If they teach you to hold home parties and invite all your friends. Run away fast. Trust me I have been there done that. Now when my friends and family see me coming they scatter!

4. If they have a sales pitch 2-3 times a day and only 2-3 training classes per week.

This means that the company is more interested in selling you than training you how to make money long term

5. If you can't break even or get into profit with 3 sales, forget it.

6. If you can't speak with the owners or the corporate office via phone or web-in-ar,

Forget it. I like to know whom I'm doing business with before I will do business with them.

7. If it is a start up or in pre launch, forget. The chances of these companies becoming the next Amway are about as good as winning the lottery. At least with the lottery, you have a chance to win once or twice a week. You might as well go to Vegas and blow your money on a good time. At least you'll have some great memories, see a great show and have a great meal.

These are not all the rules for success on the internet, but this is a great guideline to follow when evaluating an internet company. Use these guidelines to help you narrow down your choices for choosing a company that best fits yours goals.

by: Gary Lamb

Get Paid For Online Surveys - Avoid Mistakes, Make Money

Filling out survey questionnaires to get paid for online surveys is a great way to make extra money. All you need is an Internet connection and your opinions. There are traps out there, but you can avoid them if you know how to. And your can then go on to make very good money...

Imagine yourself sitting at home or at your favorite place (anywhere you have an Internet connection) and making money filling out paid surveys. Sounds like an impossible dream? Maybe it is for some... but for thousands of others it is a daily reality. Actually, it's easy to get paid for online surveys, and paid well.

Paid online surveys are a huge business on the Net, with thousands of new surveys being made every week. Many thousands of survey participants are receiving checks in the mail or deposits in their PayPal accounts every month. You could join them, get paid for online surveys and make money, if you do it right.

To succeed you must understand that only about 20% of survey makers offer the legitimate paid online surveys that pay well, on time in cash or equivalent. Another 40% are so-so. Sometimes they pay enough to make it worthwhile, sometimes not.

The final 40% are simply time-wasters who expect you to work for free or will try to sell you things. Or worse, they will sell your contact info to shady high-pressure sales companies which will bombard you with trashy offers.

To get paid for online surveys and make money you will need a good list of legitimate paid survey panels with a high proportion of survey makers that pay (those in the top 20%. The secret is in getting that list. In reality, you will have to pay something for your list, either in a lot of work or or with $30 to $50 in cash.

Yes, there are "free lists" out there. They're one of the traps to be avoided. Few things are really free. So who is paying for "free lists"? The 80% of no-pay/low-pay survey makers must have new recruits to replace those that quit. They pay recruiting fees to anyone who sends them more recruits to exploit

For those "free lists" the list distributors collect recruitment fees and make money, the survey makers make money on the recruits. However, the list users, the survey participants, get the short end of the deal.

They don't really get paid for online surveys by those low-pay/no-pay survey makers that exploit participants. They eventually get tired of working for nothing and quit, just like those before them, the ones they were recruited to replace.

To get a good list, make sure that YOU pay for it so the seller is trying to please YOU! Look to paid survey membership sites that maintain lists of good survey makers. For a small one-time fee you can join them. get a copy of their list and get started fast, on the right track.

Only consider those paid survey sites that offer a strong money back guarantee, backed up by a bank or financial company like PayPal or ClickBank. If they won't guarantee your satisfaction, then they are not serious. Don't even think about trusting your membership fee with any site without a strong guarantee.

From this group with strong guarantees (there are at least 75 that should qualify) choose one with a low refund rate. The refund rate is the way to determine the opinions of their current and past clients regarding the quality and value or the service they provide.

Low refund rates mean happy clients. Clients who used their list, got paid for online surveys, made money and were satisfied. High refund rates indicate unhappy clients who tried their list, did NOT get paid for online surveys, did not make money, became dissatisfied and demanded their money back.

So choose a paid survey membership site with a low refund rate, join up, get their list and then apply to all of the survey makers on that list. That way you will get a good list, get paid for online surveys, make money and join the happy clients of that paid survey membership site.

To get more information and details on how to get paid for online surveys you can follow the links below...

by: Jorge Chavez

Doba Wholesale Supply & Why This Drop Ship Company Is Popular

The Doba wholesale supply and dropshipping company provides a top class dropshipping and wholesale service for those involved in internet retail marketing. Many people make their money by retailing products online, especially using online auction sites such as eBay, and companies such as Doba are a godsend to them.

#1 Dropshipper for Two years

There are many reasons for this and only those that have used other dropshipping providers will understand the difference between Doba and others. Most dropshippers provide similar services, but Doba go that one step farther which is why they have been the #1 dropshipper for the past two years.

Sourcing the products to sell is the number one problem for online retail entrepreneurs, and Doba solves that problem at a stroke. Whether you sell electrical goods, kitchen accessories, beauty products or fashion, Doba can provide it for you at very competitive prices that allow you to compete realistically on eBay. Many other companies offer prices that are too close to the average selling price on eBay, but not Doba. Using them, you can make realistic profits without having to sell thousands of pieces weekly.

Doba Offers Many Advantages

When you register as a Doba customer, you have online access to the catalogues of over 150 companies offering goods at very low prices, they will accept your orders and dropship them to your customers thus removing one of the other major problems of online retailers: the packing and distribution. In fact, it is the distribution of larger goods that deters many from selling more than just the smallest items on online auction sites.

Just consider the advantages of dropshipping as offered by Doba:

• No stock to hold

• Wholesale prices for individual items offered on eBay

• New products continually added for you to choose from

• No need to seek out your own suppliers for all your product ranges

• Only one Doba account to set up: not one with every supplier

• All suppliers checked out for reliability

• Products listed in easy to view categories

• Only one easy ordering process for all suppliers

• No storage and warehousing needed

• You have no packing to do

• You have no carriers to organize and pay

You can add to that the fact that you get a free dropshipping trial, and can choose items to sell on eBay or the sales platform of your choice. Once you have decided top go with them, your account is very easy to set up, and you will have quality products for sale on eBay, at very good prices the same day.

You will not find better prices, which is a very important factor if you are selling through online auctions, with the very low prices that go with them. So, why should you choose Doba over any other online dropshipper?

Christmas Shopping and Wizards!

The first, and major, reason is that Doba is an eBay certified provider and also a Certified Developer, and that does not come easily. eBay does not easily put its name to any company, and this is a definite plus. You can also purchase products at dropship prices for your own use, so your Christmas shopping has just become a great deal cheaper.

The price you see is the price you pay, with no extras and no charges based upon your final selling price. Your profit is all yours. If you are involved in selling retail online, you will understand the importance of all of these positive aspects of Doba as a dropshipping company, and once you use there service, you will never have a reason to change.

Doba’s ‘Push to eBay Wizard’ has been approved by eBay, and allows you to transfer any product to eBay with only a few clicks. The benefits of this are enormous, and you no longer have to worry about the title, description and the image. The image in particular provides many eBay sellers with problems, and you have none of this with Doba.

In a nutshell, Doba is the recognized #1, and you would have to try very hard to fail with them.

by: Ron Keegan

How To Build An E-biz On A Budget: 4 Start-up Tips For The Ecommerce Entrepreneur

Many online sellers start their businesses from a position of necessity. They need a steady income, but they lack start-up funds, and have little-to-no retail experience or technical expertise. However, according to Shawna Fennell, president of http://1Choice4YourStore.com, those things aren’t mandatory for an Internet entrepreneur to succeed. Tells Fennell, “When I started my first E-Biz, I was a newly-single mom. I had nothing but my babies and the clothes we left the house with. Several years later, I’ve got seven or eight very profitable retail sites, and an E-Biz consulting practice. If I can do it, anybody can do it.”

Easy Entry

If you’re considering coming online, but know nothing about eCommerce and can’t afford to lose any money, Fennell shares several tips to help alleviate the stress in your transition into online sales:

• Consider starting out with a storefront on a reputable selling venue, such as Yahoo! or eBay. They’re easy to set up, even without a proficiency in coding. You can easily get started selling without hiring a web designer, programmer, or SEO consultant – much more easily than with an independent web site.

• Drop shipping is an ideal product sourcing model when you begin retailing online. Whenever your customers place their orders with you, you turn around and place those orders with your drop ship supplier. Your supplier then sends those products from their warehouse directly to your customers’ homes. You only pay your drop shipper when your customers pay you, so you don’t have to invest money you don’t have into inventory that might not sell.

• You may not have a great deal of money to spend on search engine optimization, but you can still do well in the natural rankings if you concentrate on giving the search engines what they really want: original, quality content. New E-Biz owners often make the mistake of posting the template product descriptions their suppliers provide. But if a hundred sellers use the same product description, the search engines will see a hundred identical listings and only bring back one of those stores in the results. That’s why each of your products needs its own unique copy. Even if you have hundreds of products, you can work on a set number a day until you’ve written a fresh, unique description for every item.

• While you wait for your SEO efforts to pay off, you may have to invest in some Pay Per Click ads to bring customers into your store. Fennell recommends advertising on a shopping search engine, rather than a traditional search engine. Typically, the cost is lower, and the conversion is higher. Your Google ad may bring in ten times more clicks per day than your ad on a shopping search engine, but you’re going to see about the same number of sales resulting from those clicks. And with the shopping engine, you’re only paying for one-tenth of the clicks.

Walking the Walk

Opening an E-Biz isn’t a magic bullet, or a quick fix for all your financial woes, but it is a low-risk, low-investment opportunity for anyone willing to do the work. The key is to set realistic goals and take practical steps to make them happen. As Fennell points out, “It takes consistency and it takes time, but it can be done. If someone is prepared to study, to apply the things they learn, and – most of all – to stick to it, they can build an online business and be very successful with it.”

by: Chris Malta

Prosperity Cast Network... What Are The Experts Saying?

Systems like CCP and Prosperity Cast Network have exploded in popularity and can offer substantial returns in a relatively short time frame.

This is why Prosperity Cast Network and CCP have gained so much attention lately. One way these programs differ is they offer high-ticket items for direct sales, which gives the entrepreneur a chance to make substantial money right away. With proper marketing and mentoring a new entrepreneur in CCP & Prosperity Cast Network can earn upwards of $5,000 to $10,000 his first month ore more. However, most home-based business owners are not well versed in the techniques and strategies that will make their marketing efforts successful.

The learning curve for traditional marketing programs can be very steep and can cost quite a lot. However, many upfront commissions in home-based marketing programs amount to less than $50 per sale. To start, many people can find that their expenses are far outweighing their profits. However, programs like CCP & Prosperity Cast Network create a commission structure that lets people make larger commissions up front, so that their profits come to them a lot faster.

High-ticket direct sales programs usually have start up costs of $500-$7000. In some cases, they can even top the scales and $10,000. However, most businesses don't find many takers at that price range, since most people can't afford that kind of upfront outlay. The most popular programs start at about $1500 such as CCP & Prosperity Cast Network. This type of outlay produces substantial immediate commissions, which lets most entrepreneurs easily cover start up costs so that they can remain in the black.

Most Internet network marketers don't last long enough to actually start making "residual income." In fact, most new representatives drop out of programs within about 90 days. This isn't long enough to see results, and of course, residual income is income that usually trickles in at relatively small amounts over a long period of time. Because of this, new representatives don't make enough profits to cover costs upfront so that they can remain in business over the long haul. This is where direct sales programs like CCP & Prosperity Cast Network differ, because instead of using these types of residual payment plans, the representative is paid directly and up front all at once by the customer and the parent company takes care of customer service and product fulfillment. Most people if given the choice to have $1000 upfront or receive it as residual income over 2 years would pick the upfront money for obvious reasons which is why CCP & Prosperity Cast Network have become so successful.

Because programs like CCP & Prosperity Cast Network let new representatives make big enough commissions up front so that they can sustain their own business, this motivates them to commit to building their business. Because home-based entrepreneurs are put in a positive profit position, they can take their time and build a business the right way, while staying in the black and receiving profits. Representatives should be able to make money very soon in CCP & Prosperity Cast Network, which doesn't happen in the usual home-based business programs.

One of the reasons experts are speculating CCP & Prosperity Cast Network are growing so quckly is because their automated system are like no other in the industry. Most people get hung up on the follow up and closing of their own prospects, citing the inability to "CLOSE" as their major reason for failure. CCP has apparently eliminated this situation because once a person goes through the system and fills in their information A professional follows up and closes the prospect for the entrepreneur. This means the new person gets to let professionals close his prospects and leads for him. This may be the reason CCP has been growing at an amazing rate. It is unclear as of yet if Prosperity Cast Network will use a similar closing system. It should much easier because CCP is the industry leader and has perfected the system.

Of course, just because CCP & Prosperity Cast Network has a great system does not mean it is easy and the entrepreneur can sit on his butt and make truckloads of cash, but the ability to make profits much faster than with traditional marketing is still much easier. What you must do is apply the power of the CCP and Prosperity Cast Network system with consistency.

And while you might think that the price tag of higher-ticket programs like CCP and Prosperity Cast Network will deter customers, truly interested prospects won't be deterred. Most educated entrepreneurs already know that opening any sort of traditional business usually dwarfs the costs of systems like CCP and Prosperity Cast Network and even worse is the fact that it often takes many months to realize a profit whereas systems like CCP and Prosperity Cast Network can generate substantial money immediately.

In closing one thing to mention that may be more important than even the particular program you join is choosing the right mentor. Unfortunately most people's success lies to a large degree on the person that is mentoring and training them. Finding a mentor that offers something that other representatives are not is the best thing a new person could do to ensure success. Finding a mentor that is doing something that others are not within the CCP or Prosperity Cast Network system can mean the difference between $5,000 a month and $20,000 to $40,000 a month.

by: Jacob Hyten

How to Make Sure Your Website Won't Need a Do-Over

It's recess time on the elementary school playground. A group of third graders is playing kick ball in teams on the grass. Suddenly, there's a big argument over whether the last point goes to the girls' team or the boys' team.

The argument rages on for what seems like forever — almost a whole minute of precious recess time has been wasted! In third grade, wasting recess is a crime! And it must be stopped before time runs out.

One of the girls realizes, stops arguing, looks around and declares, "Do-over". The boys accept this proposal, the last play is forgotten, and the game starts again.

The slate is wiped clean, but the play has to be repeated

When you were young, do-overs were an easy way to resolve an argument, fix unfairness or quickly change history.

Why wouldn't you want to be able to do this with your business website? Unlike the playground game, designing a website takes a lot of time, work and money — it's just not a task that you're going to want to start over from scratch again!

And, once you've launched one website, it's harder to get a do-over from your prospects and clients than it is to get the other team to agree to one in elementary school.

Avoiding a do-over sometimes leads to project paralysis

At this point, a lot of entrepreneurs get scared — they don't want to create a do-over, but they don't know where to start down the right path. So, they put their project off, and instead stress out about getting everything ready. Plus, avoiding starting means they won't make any mistakes. That works itself up into procrastination and full-scale project paralysis — and the website project winds up never getting completed.

The reason that people get paralyzed is because they don't know how to plan and create a website in a way that minimizes the chance that they'll have to re-do it. But, there are a few ways to ensure that your site will be as permanent as possible, without driving yourself crazy with all the considerations. Five Steps to Creating a Site That Will Stick

1. Decide what you want your website to do for your business. A website should be more than just something you have to create for your business. What's your site's purpose? What are its jobs? Who will be coming to the site? What do you most want them to do once they get there? What do your visitors most want to know?

If you create the site with the end goal in mind, then your site will be more successful. This is because you can create every piece of the site to encourage the viewer to take a certain path through the site or a particular action. Planning the experience that a visitor will have on your site can help get more visitors to meet your goal on the site.

2. The function of your website will determine the types of content you'll need. Look at the job you want your site to perform, and who the site is for. That will start to give you hints about the types of content you should include on it.

In planning your basic content, consider the pages you'll need to include on the site. Also think about any subscribe forms, shopping carts, audio, etc. that would help you communicate with your target audience. Lastly, think about which of these pieces you need immediately and which you can add in later. This will help ensure your website project won't take forever to complete.

3. Don't get hung up on writing the text. The next step is to gather your samples and write your text for the website. A lot of entrepreneurs get stuck in this phase of the project. This is because they're not comfortable writing, they don't have the time to write their text, or they find that it takes a while to get the testimonials they need.

This is the one part of your site that's easy to revise later on — so don't stress out about getting the text "just perfect" — just get the text put together and then plan on revising it shortly after the site is launched.

4. Design the site to look timeless. There's no way to know what design trends are coming next, and what effects would make your site look like it was designed in a particular year. Sites full of cutting-edge effects and technology this year may look passé next year.

How do you design a site to look timeless? If you create your design based on your own logo and Visual Vocabulary and keep the design generally clean, the likelihood that it will look dated is lessened. Stick close to your own brand designs and you'll have a website that you can keep for the long haul.

5. Code the site cleanly. In order to make sure that your site will work across multiple browsers and systems and will work on future versions of those browsers, make sure that your code is clean. To maximize your search engine optimization results, you'll want to code the site in HTML instead of in Flash so that Google and the other engines will be able to read it. Coding in HTML also makes your site easier to update in the future — you'll want to add to your site's text and make edits to what's already there.

Recreating your website isn't as easy as a do-over on the playground. By following the 5 steps here, you'll create a website that will serve your business well for a long while. And you'll be able to avoid having to start the site all over again!

by: Erin Ferree

Six Major Reasons Network Marketers Fail In Today’s Era

Over the years, Network Marketing has managed to maintain an alarmingly high failure rate of about 95%. With mass exposure to global resources and creative networking one would think that the stats would decrease significantly, as the Information Age expands. That is not the case. The numbers are actually more like 97%. Why? We'll examine six major reasons Network Marketers fail in today’s era.

Old School Network Marketing

Sales Professionals, and people with influence were more successful using “Old School” marketing methods such as: The 3 foot rule, hotel & home meetings, contact lists, cold calling, etc. These top 5% percent were able to grasp these concepts and succeed producing sizable organizations, while the rest failed miserably. Nevertheless, people with no real foundation in sales, marketing, and business were still encouraged to duplicate what they learned. As a result, their downlines suffered. Network Marketing promotes the idea that anyone can succeed by simply sharing products and/or services with their “friends & family.” This can only be accomplished with strong communication skills, influence, and a laser focus on targeting similar individuals. Although the training is re-shaping for the 21st Century, most will still be taught to re-produce old school techniques that don’t work for the majority.

The Internet Is No Place For Prospecting

Since the Internet was introduced, it began to revolutionize the way we communicate, conduct research, and do business. Network Marketing slowly adapted to this change. The Internet became a great asset for Networkers to do business related research. However, the majority aren’t skilled enough to use the Internet for marketing. Most are just taught to use “new school” tools to leverage their “old school” strategies. Meanwhile, many of the Top 5% are able to successfully incorporate the Web into their business practices. The rest still struggle with warm market lists, opportunity seeker leads, and CDs.

The Next Big Thing!

Every nine to twelve months new mlm companies go into pre-launch, adding to the reasons Network Marketers fail. They promise better comp plans, products or services, technology, and training. These “ground floor opportunities” open doors for starry-eyed Networkers to succeed from the top. There is nothing wrong with members moving on, however, their downlines are influenced to follow. Heavy Hitters making the same career move causes much larger devastation. Remaining members suffer major consequences. Their downlines dwindle, and so does their commissions!

Large Overhead -- Little Return

“Lack Of Funds” have killed many dreams. Although a Network Marking business cost very little to join, there are still monthly fees and marketing expenses associated with maintaining business. It costs an average of $200 to $600 to get started, $100 to $300 per month to maintain, and $100 to $300 per month for an Ad Budget (optional but necessary). These figures may seem fair, however, it is often difficult for members to balance expenses if they aren’t quickly breaking even at $500 per month. They loose more than they earn so they drop out in within 3 months.

Employees Not Ready For Business

Here is one of the little-known or over-looked reasons Network Marketers fail in today’s era. With an estimated 150,000 new members joining this global industry every week, most are employees with no real sales, marketing, and business knowledge. They bring to the table their employee habits and experience. So they seek security, guarantees, and “microwave” solutions. Since most receive pay checks, and are not accustomed to earning performance based commission, they lack the self-motivation to go the extra mile. Top Income Earners don’t believe that the majority will invest in real-world the business and marketing education needed for Network Marketing. So, they pass down simple marketing tactics and tools to keep average members optimistic, and in the pipeline. Business is business -- money is money.

Sponsors Don’t Know What They’re Talking About

Some have good Sponsors. Most aren’t so lucky. New members are taught that Network Marketing is the business of helping people, not sales. Sponsors teach members to avoid the Internet because it is too difficult to build business based on loyalty and integrity. Sponsors teach members to prospect alone but discourage learning to close alone. Surprisingly, in many global companies, you will still find Sponsors heavily promoting antiquated tactics which are counter-productive to our era. And where are the Sponsors that are “missing in action?” Members can’t become successful Leaders if they are mislead, indirectly programmed to follow, and set up for failure.

So how can Networkers succeed in this era if the odds are stacked so high against them? To increase chances for success in Network Marketing, members must establish a foundation in business, sales, and online-offline marketing. They must also position themselves as Leaders by taking charge and learning to effectively market their # 1 Commodities: Themselves! Prospects and customers will then view them as confident business savvy leaders with concrete solutions.

by: Sharon Thompson

How to Create a Free Website using NVU!

Creating A Website For Free is a simple easy task that can bring in loads of income. Most people know having a website means a cash growth potential, however, many people simply do not have enough money to have a website created. So, I'm going to show you how to Create A Website For Free! Having a free website makes your profit go through the roof! It is important for you to view other websites to see what works and use the same technique in your free website. You should also have some good products for your website. OK! Lets create your free website!

Things you will need:

- NVU

- a free auto responder (Google one)

- a free web hosting site (Google one)

- a free ftp up loader (filezilla)

- a domain name (this will cost you about 10 bucks.)

NVU works like FrontPage. Now that you have NVU, lets create your free website!

Background and Page Setup

First, using NVU, lets create your free website background. At the top of NVU, next to the Paragraph Headings under the Publish Button, you will see two boxes. One is for text coloring and the one behind it is for the sheet coloring.

Choose which color you want your free website background then click OK.

Next using NVU, lets create your free website template. At the top of NVU you will find Table. Click on that. NVU lets you choose multiple cells, but I usually choose one cell. It's a little easier to manage and NVU has a better option. So, lets click one box.

As you can see, your free website page is the same color as your background. To change this, simply double click inside your table, click on Table, click the gray box next to Background Color, and choose the color you want. Click Apply then OK. Now the color you have chosen.

(i.e. If you want to get rid of the border around your free website page simply double click on your page, click on table, and zero out border, spacing, and padding. Click Apply and OK. NVU gives you a red dotted line to show the tables parameter. This is an invisible table!)

Next using NVU, you're going to want to center your free website page. Double click in the page, click on Table, and find Table Alignment and scroll down to Center. Click Apply and OK.

To increase the size of your free website table simply hover over the white box on either side of you page and enlarge.

(i.e. NVU uses a circle that has an X inside of it and an arrow on both sides. The circle, if clicked, will delete that website table and the arrows create another table that is connected to the main one. This is why I'd rather not choose more then one cell that was talked about previously.)

Template Setup

Now, lets set up a template inside your free website page. To get your cursor in the top left corner of your website page double click, look for Content Alignment, next to Vertical, scroll down to Top, click Apply and OK.

Next using NVU, right click on your free website page, scroll down to Table Insert, click on table and your new table will appear. In order to customize repeat all the steps above.

Video Setup

Now by using NVU, lets say you want to host a video from youtube in your free website. Grab the code from the video, create an invisible table, put your cursor inside the table, go to Insert at the top of NVU, scroll down to HTML, a new NVU window will pop up and place the code there. You can't see your video and that why you want to create an invisible table. Unlike FrontPage, NVU does not have the feather for you to see it in the preview page.

(i.e. if you want to write something on the side of your video, using NVU, click on the arrow of your tables parameter and a new table will connect to your video table.)

Here is a article that explains about HTML code and how to put digital pictures on your website. http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/html-tutorial/image.htm

There you have it. A new template for your new and free website using NVU! You can start creating your website content. It is a good idea to save your free website template for future use. You also want to save your free website as a index.html.

Uploading your Website

Now, NVU makes uploading your free website to your free web hosting site very simple. All you have to do is click Publish at the top of NVU, plug in the appropriate information and click Publish. NVU will send your free website to your web hosing site. I rather use filezilla because some web hosting sites require you to put your free website in a certain file.

When uploading your free website don't forget to follow the instructions of your web hosting site. I spent two hours trying to upload my free website before I figured out what was wrong!

As you can see, NVU is a great way to create your free website. NVU gives you a lot more options then what I have spoke about. You should always test to see if your free website is working properly.

by: Gary Lamb

Build Your Own Link Generating System

Most ecommerce sites are aware of the importance of link generating in relationship to search engine traffic and Page Rank. The idea of building 10 000 inbound links may appear daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Just follow a few tips from the SEO Marketers.

In-Site Link Generating

This is the most overlooked aspect of link generation. Whether the ecommerce business is building a link generating system to earn revenue, or to promote their own business, they need to take a good look at how their linking system is built.

There are a few common mistakes that most sites make. Most sites create landing pages to attract new visitors. They will pay for links to this page, and will generate their own links to this page. But they forget to create a featured article link in their menu. An ecommerce site can easily have 1000 pages, with 1000 potential links to the landing page.

Blogs

One of the biggest benefits of a blog is that it is submitted to the search engines every time a new post is published. Each and every post should have an embedded link to a landing page or an article. A blog with 200 posts will generate 200 – 400 links.

Blogs are infinite. Thousands of successful ecommerce internet marketing campaigns have been built around a series of 5 – 25 blogs that are constructed for no other purpose than link generating. The thought of managing numerous blogs causes many new ecommerce business owners to panic. Most of us have read about black hat SEO and being banned. This is true, but if there are no Google ads on the blogs, then there are no rules broken.

Managing 25 blogs is easy. Think of them as a newspaper or newsletter. Each one is built to promote a service, product, or feature of your site. Each one has a link to the ecommerce site in the sidebar and in the posts. The trick is to use ‘free content.’ Do not try to use original content. It is not necessary.

The objective of each blog is to generate links and to pre-sell the product so people click through to the website. Posting two articles a week, on each blog, and on the host website, will add 102 pages of content. If each of those articles has 2 links in it, then each month the blog network is generating 816 new inbound links. In one year, the blogs will generate enough links to statistically increase a web page’s Page Rank to PR5.

Directories

Google has started to give serious consideration to websites that are listed in directories. There are directories for everything from websites and blogs, to forums and newsletters, to podcasts and live chats.

In fact, it is easy to build your own directory. The web is full of cheap and free directory scripts. Most directories increase in PR fairly quickly. Each time someone lists on the directory they must put a link back. The directory owner can also list their directory with paid services. It is not unheard of for a directory to receive a few PR8 pages within one year. Links on a PR8 page can be sold for as much as $1000 a month or they can be used to increase the traffic and Page Rank of the ecommerce website.

Blog directories such as blog catalogue can be a major source of traffic, that has nothing to do with SEO, search engines, or page rank.

Forums

Next to directories, the new SEO pundits are claiming that Google gives forums the highest ranking. This means that a link from a forum will increase the PR of a website faster than a link from a blog. However, stay away from the search engine forums like Yahoo and MSN groups. These are ‘closed’ to Google sites.

Forum posting can be tedious and time consuming. Building forums for other people to post in can take time, and should never be considered a ‘first line’ in the marketing, but after a year or two, a couple of forums can have a dramatic impact on the SEO and PR quality of a website.

One common practice is for a forum owner to make 10 – 30 accounts and have them talk to each other. This way they can offer information in relevant ‘bite size’ information. It also gives the business owner an opportunity to generate more links, and let other people generate links.

Social Networking

Using sites like facebook, myspace, bebo, squido, gather and others as social networking ‘lenses’ is fast replacing the ‘business card’ as a quick way to introduce yourself to people. A lens can build links, as well as increase PR by increasing traffic.

Social networks put the traffic generating aspect of an Internet business back in the hands of the public, giving them more control over their traffic.

Networking

Setting up a network like this is one way to generate the links needed to increase traffic and profits. However, getting a few dozen likeminded people ‘on board’ and working together can life a few small businesses above the masses and add ‘real’ power to their internet marketing campaign.

by: Mark Walters