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Potential Downsides to Using SaaS Solutions

March 14, 2013 by Chuck | 0 Comments

Although many businesses today can benefit from Service as a Software with substantial cost savings and lower initial upfront investment, SaaS must still be approached with caution. This is especially true for companies that are leery about third-party management of their proprietary information. Any type of cloud computing mechanism always has the potential to increase vulnerability to power outages, natural disasters and hackers unless strict security and protection measures are in place.

Although Software as a Service may sound great it certainly isn’t perfect. As with anything else, cloud-based hosted applications can come with hurdles that should be addressed. Generally, SaaS does include a number of distinct advantages. Instead of dedicating IT support resources to upfront software or hardware purchases, businesses are increasingly turning to hosted solutions that provide outsourced system maintenance. Despite these important benefits there are a few drawbacks that can create challenges for IT support Los Angeles providers.

The loss of control of software applications is one of several disadvantages to SaaS. When using a hosted solution you are essentially relying on someone else to manage your potentially critical business data. Even though SaaS has been gaining in popularity in recent years there are still numerous applications that are not compliant with a cloud platform.

Therefore, it might become necessary to continue hosting certain programs on-site, especially for businesses that rely on multiple applications.

There are also connectivity requirements. SaaS is web hosted and cannot be utilized without an Internet connection. If your connection is disrupted or for some reason cannot be used you will lose access to your data and software. Also, some features and functions through a cloud host may be limited when compared to a dedicated client. It’s important for IT support staff to evaluate their applications individually to make sure they will work in an SaaS environment.

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All Inclusive Ads Review – A Scam?

March 14, 2013 by Chuck | 0 Comments

Like every other online business person, I’m always looking for good and reasonably priced online advertising outlets. Recently I came across people promoting All Inclusive Ads and was impressed by it’s concept. Obviously lots of people are asking for more information to review All Inclusive Ads and, invariably, whether All Inclusive Ads is a scam?

Please note, I’m NOT an affiliate off AllInclusiveAds.com, and so that’s not an affiliate link…

Here are my thoughts. I have not used the system but just reading the home page gives me enough questions to pause…

PROS:

First, the concept behind All Inclusive Ads is great. It’s essentially a lead generation co-op that has someone investing in what looks like a well diversified “portfolio” of various internet ad outlets.

Newbies often like “sweat equity” advertising approaches like where people can surf and click to promote their programs, but those get OLD QUICK… and the people looking at your ad are – after all – just doing it to promote their ad. Some sign up… but you have to wonder if this is a good long term strategy unless you’re just buying ads at those venues instead of having to click all the time.

On the other hand bulk advertisers get to buy advertising at discount just like any other bulk purchaser. So, in theory, an experienced ad buyer could use their knowledge to get the best ads at the best price.

In theory by the time someone has survived in business long enough to be an ad guru, they should know where the best ads are to be found.

Investing in ad outlets is like betting on stocks. You put some money in and see whether there’s a return on investment!

Then you keep looking for more profitable ad outlets.

Because of an ad co-op’s greater experience, someone inexperienced in buying online ads could “rent” that expertise instead of paying a heavy price as they learn for themselves, possibly without making any money in the process.

As such, All Inclusive Ads is a great concept!

have heard of Success Stories with All Inclusive Ads but those were from affiliates using programs that were not ones I’m familiar with… and you can find a variety of youtube videos talking about how the system works for some affiliate programs.

One such video shows a great number of hits from a variety of ip’s which is a good sign.

But it seemed like that video and the others I found recommending the system for signups were promoting free programs. Free is great but the money actually starts coming in when people BUY something unless a company is PAYING you to get free signups while they build their customer base. Most programs though, don’t work that way for long.

My questions about All Inclusive Ads come just based on some internal contradictions they raise on their own website.

Consider this and then you decide whether All Inclusive Ads is a scam or just not communicating clearly…or maybe not just right for your program.

CONS:

Consider just the order button!

What do you notice?

You’re being told that originally there were 200 slots for All Inclusive Ads.

Now there’s only 128.

In marketing language this is called “creating the illusion of scarcity”…if you’re fearful you’ll lose out, you’ll be more likely to join on the spot.

If you’re “lucky” enough to join (and I’m sure nobody’s been turned down yet at All Inclusive Ads!) then what?

You’ll participate in a “$40,000 per month ad campaign”…

If you read it carefully, you’re $30 per month buys you one “share” of leads monthly the first month, two the second, three the third, etc.

Let me ask you a question…

How many people paying $30 per month do you need to buy $40,000 in advertising?

Well, 1,334 … not “200″… not “128″.

And that’s if ALL the money is going for ads. That doesn’t cover ANY overhead, any websites to redirect the leads generated or software to manage the shares, etc.

But there’s more.

All Inclusive Ads has an MLM style payout plan.

The first level pays out $5 so you have to sell 6 to break even, etc. etc.

If they’re generous this plan will pay out 50% overall and have only $15 for advertising and overhead from the $30 per month. Let’s say some of the traffic is generated by their own sites so you could say $15 per month goes to advertising…100% of the remaining money.

How many would you need paying each month to fund $40,000?

It ain’t 200! Try 2667!

And then they’re giving you multiple “shares” for every month you’ve been there? And there’s only “128″ slots supposedly?

The numbers they tell you on this website just don’t add up do they?

Some people claim to be getting leads instantly. But people who aren’t promoting the program are more reserved in their praise to say the least!

Some tracked their traffic and received no leads for 5 days, not the 5 or 10 minutes mentioned by people promoting All Inclusive Ads.

CONCLUSION

When the numbers didn’t add up, I concluded that if All Inclusive Ads is not a scam, what they’re doing is not transparent enough for me to participate at this time.

From what I can tell, the people promoting the program are the ones talking about their excellent results.  They seem to be the only folks mentioning having success stories with All Inclusive Ads.

Another fact to consider is the type of program being advertised and the people buying the ad shares.

This kind of advertising really should only be expected to “work” by getting people to an email capture page for long term cultivation… not just a sales pitch.

Additionally, the more expensive the program, the fewer who will join any program.

You should make your own decision about the program, but for me the numbers aren’t adding up!

 

 

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Accept Payments Online Securely and Simply

March 13, 2013 by Chuck | 0 Comments

Consumers around the world conduct millions of online transactions every day. There are estimated to be over a billion online shoppers spending money in electronic stores, so having a simple and secure way to make and accept payments online is more important than ever. The best way to accept payments is with your own online merchant account, but setting one up with traditional banks and payment gateway suppliers can be a lengthy and complicated process. With www.egopay.com, all it takes is a few clicks.

Whether you are a merchant or a consumer, e-wallets make transferring money online quick and easy. No-one wants to wait days for e-currency or bank transferred funds to clear before orders are fulfilled, which makes instant transactions a huge benefit when accepting payments online. Withdrawing and depositing funds online with EgoPay is secure and simple, and offers both merchants and shoppers the following advantages:

• Instant transactions – no waiting to see if funds transfer or twiddling your thumbs while you wait to download your purchases.
• Simple set up of online merchant accounts means you can be ready to accept payments online in hours rather than weeks.
• You can set up as many e-wallets as you need to keep track of online funds.
• Deposit and withdrawal money using a wide range of service providers.
• Keep your online currency in a safe and secure environment.
• Access fast and friendly quality customer service and support 24/7.
• Earn residual income as an affiliate when you refer new users to the www.egopay.com system.

As a merchant, if you are fed up of waiting days for funds to clear through other online merchant accounts, confused by the complex and unfathomable transaction methods and poor customer service many traditional payment providers offer, and just want to be able to accept payments online simply and securely, with e-wallets to help you track your funds, www.egopay.com offers a straightforward solution.

For your customers, your ability to accept payments online with no waiting time for clearance means you can provide them with instant delivery. Efficient, instant online merchant accounts mean you can concentrate on providing your clients with a higher level of customer service. The e-wallet system means both you and they can see at a glance where your money is coming from and going to. So, if you want to accept payments online in the simplest, most secure, organized and productive environment on the Internet today, you need to use www.egopay.com.

 

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Editor’s Note: This is a Guest Post sponsored by EgoPay. As with any opportunity or online activity, please complete your own due diligence before investing any funds.

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13 Truths Your Network Marketing Company WON’T Tell You…

March 5, 2013 by Chuck | 1 Comment

Each new generation has a crop of people eager to make money!

Each new generation has a crop of people who see CEO’s at the top of the heap financially who become famous because they’ve done nothing other than run their company into the ground only to escape with a “golden parachute”.

Each new generation senses in their gut that there must be a way to build a financial cushion that, once established, has some likelihood of generating repeat income. Real estate barons and other monopolies shouldn’t be the only people able to create recurring income from a business, after all.

And so, starting with the best of intentions, each new generation to one degree or another becomes enamored with “Multi Level Marketing”, “MLM”, or “Network Marketing” as a way to create that financial cushion.

Here are 13 Truths that most will never hear from their network marketing company (or recruiter)…

13. There’s only so much money that can be paid out as commissions. On average, “healthy” MLM’s pay out commissions equal to about 50% of their revenue (products sold under the MLM company’s name at distributor cost). So if someone says you can make $100,000 per month doing their business, that means you’ll have to have enough sales in your network to gross at least $200,000 per month… and perhaps much more. You might want to calculate how many people that will involve making a basic purchase each month.

12. There’s always someone who doesn’t make money. You see, if the marketing plan says “Sell 3 to break even”, whatever they’re selling pays the enroller a 33% commission. Unless those three are selling a product at retail, just being in the compensation plan won’t make them any money. So they better be involved with your company as happy customers and you better have a product they enjoy even if they don’t make any money…something they can use anyway. But that’s ok. Most people go shopping without ever planning to make money. That’s true for your business too.

11. Ultimately you are selling yourself. In the end, your character matters. So does your passion for your business. And your passion to help people improve their lives, whether that’s as a business associate or customer. So follow the Golden Rule… behave with others as you would want to be treated yourself. That rule alone will keep you from selling junk and telling lies.

10. You’ll never have the absolute best product. At least not for long. There’s always going to be SOME way for someone to find fault with your company’s products sooner or later. It’s the same way with shampoo, but if you check the stores, there’s plenty of brands competing a variety of prices and promised results.

9. Some “Free” (or “Cheap”) Tools Aren’t Worth It! It’s nice to have free stuff (or cheap stuff), but it can end up stealing your business. Some uplines are simply crooks. One man offered a lifetime “autoresponder system” for $10 one time pay. That sure beats $25 per month right? Not really. The idea was that he’d have hundreds of downline members running ads, getting leads all the time thinking they were building THEIR business. In just a few days they realized their mistake.

This scam artist who seemingly joins a new program every 10 minutes started emailing their leads… with new programs the distributor had never heard of!

And the upline was keeping all the commissions for himself!

Sometimes “free” and “cheap” help are very costly!

8. You’re going to have to learn how to market. Odds are if you make a list of 100 friends and family to ask to join, you won’t find your first 100 recruits. But you might get alot of “no’s”. And if you’ve been down this road before, well, you already have 100 people who you probably WON’T be calling.  That means you’re going to have to learn how to market or promote your business.  That can take time and money and trial and error. So the question you want to ask your recruiter is “how will you help me market my business?” I haven’t always had an answer.  But whenever I talk with someone now I make sure I can give anyone signing up with me a dozen fairly priced and PROVEN advertising outlets where they can promote any legitimate business they wish.  If they have the budget, I even show them how to participate in ad buying networks that invest in proven outlets to remove some trial and error. But that can start out as high as $300 per month.

7. You also need to market yourself. In addition to #11, being a person of character worth joining, you should understand that you will be marketing yourself as much as “Company X”. That means developing a personal “brand” of sorts. Private people find that hard to do. Newbies don’t have much to sell.  Writing articles that provide real information can help and are a good way to start.  You can get some good tips for what to write at this website.  You can get your own blogging and list building package here.

6. People want value as well as results. Selling $1,000  toothbrush sets probably won’t work when regular toothbrushes sell for much less. Unless the $1,000 toothbrush makes hair grow, but preferably not on your teeth. So it’s all a trade off between value and results.  Recently a friend showed me his company’s $40 per month “cardio” product. It averaged about $1.50 per dose. It mirrored a product I really liked that used to be for sale at a major chain store. The product worked well for me. It wasn’t $40 per month ($30 as I recall), but it’s no longer available. So $40 for a similar product with some good science behind it isn’t so bad.  Look at your products. What’s the trade off between price and value each month?

5. “BV”,”CV”, “Mum-Bo”, “Jum-Bo”. It’s easy to think that if you pay $100 per month for a product that all the money you spend (and your downline spends) goes for commissions. That’s not necessarily true. Sometimes the cost of the products is expensive. That can be good. It can mean you have a great product! So commission is paid on a percentage of the monthly cost of the product. It could be called ‘BV’ for “Bonus Value” or “CV” for “Commissionable Value”, etc. But compensation plans can also play games this way. If a $100 product has a $25 “BV”, the company could offer “200%” commissions (20% on 10 levels)  in their “comp plan” and never pay out more than a competitor with no “BV” restrictions paying out 50% over the levels in their comp plan (5% on 10 levels)! Also be sure you know whether your minimum monthly payment is $100 or $100 in “BV” or “CV”. That can make quite a difference!

4. “Guaranteed Commissions”. There are a variety of ways that people (companies or marketing organizations under companies) offer to “guarantee” your commissions. One plan asked people to pay UP FRONT what they wanted to earn monthly in 6 months. You paid $1,000 to earn $1,000 per month. They stacked “paying customers” underneath each other and hoped it worked out. If not they paid the refund and kept the interest and commissions. That was done by a marketing company. But as far as I know neither exists today. There are other ways to guaranteed income. Any legitimate one involves selling product and signing up customers and distributors. (See #13!)

3. Money Games Crash and Burn. There’s got to be a real service or product being sold that someone, somewhere would buy anyway. When “information” is being sold at wildly inflated prices (usually for not much verifiable information) for huge prices/commissions, that program won’t be around long and could even result in legal trouble.

2. Become a “Voice of Reason”. There are people everywhere who “promise the moon”. People start to block them out. What people looking for a sponsor want is a sane “voice of reason”.  This starts with character but goes beyond it to the level of “attraction”.  You attract people precisely because you tell the truth. You’re not mean about it or arrogant, but you cut through the baloney and let people know they can be successful without seeming like a foaming at the mouth crazy person.  The best way to do that is to – mentioning # 7 – is to amplify your personal brand.

1. It’s YOUR BUSINESS ultimately! This is something that’s been mentioned several ways already. It’s just so important that it’s worth saying directly…

Whatever else you do to advance in Network Marketing, recognize that you need to start from Day 1 with the mindset that you’re building your own business. If you opened a restaurant, you wouldn’t plan to close your business just because one restaurant supplier let you down. You’d have a contingency plan and a plan to succeed even if you had to change suppliers. You’d still have your skills, your passion, your place of business, and – most importantly – your customers.

In the event one company lets you down, it doesn’t mean the WHOLE INDUSTRY is a “SCAM’.

But you MUST, from the start, have the business building systems in place to make sure that if your “supplier” goes out of business for some reason, you still have a business!

Here’s the set of business building tools you need to create a business for yourself – complete with autoresponders, blogging tools, video conferencing, and marketing tips for one low monthly price! Even if you never become a reseller, these are the products and services you need to build a business these days!


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Pure Leverage Pre Launch Review – A Scam?

February 21, 2013 by Chuck | 5 Comments

This is a review of the “Pure Leverage” marketing platform.

Is Pure Leverage a “scam”? Good question.

To determine that remember a genuine scam must meet several criteria:

1. A Scam, of course, offers an inferior product or an ordinary product at an exorbitant price.

2. A Scam offers a product that only participants in the scheme would be willing to use.  Following #1, in genuine scams, nobody is ever a satisfied customer. They are in it for the money or not at all.

3. Scams don’t pay their “marks”. The money is all going to the uplines and when it dries up, the program folds.  Genuine scams don’t stay in business let alone roll out new products and opportunities.

In light of these criteria, we’ll answer the question … “Is Pure Leverage a scam?”

Check out Pureleverage’s capture page for any signs of a “scam”!

Let’s deal with the last one first. Normally it’s not possible to review a product or service so quickly (PureLeverage only came out in March 2013), but in this case the elements of the PureLeverage system have been proven and available separately for quite some time. This reviewer has used the previous systems (webhosting and autoresponders) to good effect. He knew of the service before in its previous incarnation as Kiosk.ws.

Now these formerly separate services are being packaged and united in a “Bundle” that promises to greatly enhance the effectiveness of the individual parts for aspiring online marketers… if they know how to put it into good use!

As just mentioned, PureLeverage’s parent company GVO, began as kiosk.ws years ago as a suite of internet tools for online marketers.  As the company grew, it relocated from Canada to San Antonio, Texas in 2007 so that it could continue to expand thanks to the tax and other infrastructure advantages offered in the state.  As you may know, other major web hosting firms are located in Texas… such as Hostgator and Rackspace.

GVO, however, is the only hosting company dedicated to serving small and home business people, particularly in the network marketing field. Unlike other hosting companies, GVO is the only one offering a bundle of services designed to support the aspiring internet entrepreneur. Through it’s affiliate program, it offers a viable secondary income source for those aiming to build a primary home based business in the area of network marketing or other services.

What about support? Unlike other “tech” firms not to mention “fly by night” scams, I can honestly say that whenever I’ve needed tech support from GVO, I have received a prompt, prompt answer and people who made every effort to assist me. That alone makes GVO a unique company in a tech oriented field.  So keep that in mind as well as you consider this…

“PureLeverage” is a package of services ideally suited for:

1) Bloggers

2) Information marketers

3) Network marketers

4) Professionals

5) Authors

6) Consultants

7) Software Developers

8 ) Website designers

9) Any business person wishing to establish themselves as an “expert” in a given field, who wishes to use the internet to attract potential customers, establish your credentials as a trusted source of information, and generate business online.

Learn more about PureLeverage! Put its tools to work for you now!

How does it work?

First “Pureleverage” starts as a blogging platform.

Obviously many people like to blog at “authority” sites to give their own writings greater page ranking. This is a long term strategy, not the work of short term thinking scammers.

Obviously many bloggers buy hosting anyway and their own autoresponders and want to associate with “authority sites” so there will be plenty of reason to subscribe to PureLeverage alone for its tools whether one re-sells the product or not. This is another sign that PureLeverage isn’t a scam of course.

Unlike starting your own blog from scratch at your own domain or on WordPress or Blogger, you’ll be blogging at a site that will be indexed heavily and have plenty of content.  Because you’ll be part of a network of expert information resources who post regularly, you’ll find the site is “crawled” by Google, Bing, and other major search engines regularly. This makes it more likely that any individual page with decent content will get its own visitors.

Using PureLeverage’s simple blogging system, you’ll actually be benefiting from the work of other marketers to get exposure for your information. It’s something like having your own “expert channel” on any other major web portal.

Next  in addition to relying on search engine traffic alone, part of the bundle is GVO’s sophisticated email autoresponder system.  You will have the “capture” pages you need to build a huge “in house” list for your primary business… whether that’s a network marketing company, your professional or consulting practice, or whatever.

Not any autoresponder will do. Professional autoresponder services work with email providers to assure them that every email being sent is one that’s requested… not spam.  GVO will help your email arrive at your customers inbox and GVO’s coaching will allow your email to help you become someone who is “known, liked, and trusted” by prospects so that your communications are those of a “welcome guest” instead of “tiresome pest”!

You could go with Aweber or GerResponse. You’ll pay the SAME per month as PureLeverage, but only be able to have 5000 list members. With PureLeverage, you can have up to 20,000 PLUS these additional marketing tools the “competition” doesn’t have.

Of course with autoresponding features this good at $24.95 per month, the pricing of PureLeverage is extremely competitive in the marketplace. Again, PureLeverage is not registering on the “scam meter” in that regard.

Recently however, the issue of having your own personal, in house list, was highlighted when a major company recently went “MLM”. One unscrupulous upline scammer created “lead capture” pages for anyone joining his group… The price seemed too good to be true. It only cost $10 for a “lifetime membership”. The reason for his largesse was that he simply stole all the leads. His downline spent their time and money promoting one program only to have all their leads emailed about other competing programs later! And all the new commissions would go to the upline.

Don’t let anyone steal your leads! Get your own autoresponder and lead capture system!

For less than $25 per month, PureLeverage gives you the ability to do professional blogging but also build an “in house” email list of up to 20,000 people! Compare this price to the competition in the field of “autoresponders”  and see if you’re not impressed. I believe you will be. But please remember the “competition” isn’t helping you blog at an authority site or developing proven capture pages for you!

Resellers earn 100% commission! Find out how!

PureLeverage recognizes that increasingly we live in a visual age. Many people just don’t read emails. They’d rather watch a video. Part of the small monthly price is a unique video email service. Pureleverage helps you create your own video and send it by email or posting it on your blog.

In the past, we did training or presentations face to face.

You could use “Go To Meeting” or some other paid standalone service to do online training, but your monthly membership with PureLeverage gives you unlimited video training resources. You can train as many as 100 people at a time. They only need a PC, web browser, and internet access.

You can even record your training for rebroadcast at any time. Why spend extra for this kind of service when you can have access to it any time for part of your small  monthly  subscription fee to Pure Leverage?

But all these “benefits” mean nothing without what? TRAFFIC!

Pureleverage has been created by people who know how to market. They are aware not only how to generate traffic by Google and Facebook, they also know how to generate traffic from hundreds of other well trafficked sites.  Part of the small monthly fee for “Pure Leverage” is the training package that gives you access to their ongoing experience using many, many test markets that they share with the user community.

Resellers earn 100% commission! Find out how!

There’s one other option that may make you want to investigate Pure Leverage for yourself, especially if you’re a network marketer.

That’s the compensation plan.

For an additional $19.97 per month reseller fee ($44.92 per month for the service and a reseller account) anyone purchasing the service through your marketing efforts generates a monthly commission for you! Furthermore, if they sign up as a reseller, any sales they make generate additional “override” commissions for you from payouts generated through the “reseller fees”.

What that means is that you can be BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS (you can capture leads for 2 “primary” companies PLUS Pureleverage), build your own personal email list, and be earning up to 100% of the $24.95 monthly fees from your sign ups as a reseller.

Earnings Disclaimer: Just because you sign up as a “reseller” doesn’t mean you’ll make anything of course. It’s possible you’ll just have a great suite of services that would be worth that price anyway.

Some will be able to sell a few subscriptions and essentially have a “free” suite of services. Some will sell more and make more.

The “bottom line” is that if you’re in business to make money online, you need these services anyway. So if you’re not a “reseller” you’re getting great, reliable tools at a great price.  If you can sell two and break even, so much the better. You’ll be using the tools anyway to support your core business.  Some people will make marketing these tools their primary business or at least a strong “profit center” for their overall business.

It’s possible that your revenues from “Pure Leverage” could allow the service to pay for itself or become a full time income.

Back to the original question. Is PureLeverage a scam?

1. It sells a product ordinary people buy at about the same price.

2. It has been around for years and keeps getting better.

3. It rewards sellers while offering a product people buy every day anyway.

If only ALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES could say as much! Unfortunately they can’t.

Here’s another point to consider:

One thing we learn in the network marketing field especially is that – over the years – we meet lots of people.

Many WILL NOT be ready to join your primary program today.

But these are quality folks you’d like to support somehow and stay in touch with for the future.

Having an offer like “Pure Leverage” that any network marketer or small business person needs can allow you to profitably help these people build their own business even if they never join yours.  Who knows, you may help them become a success in another company that one day fails.

Who knows?

The people you help succeed may THEN join your organization! That’s the power of being able to help people now while keeping a long term vision!

So what are you waiting for? Check it out!

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Note: The above links are my affiliate links and I will do whatever I can to assist you to succeed in your marketing efforts.

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15 Reasons Why You Need To Work At A Start Up

January 10, 2013 by Chuck | 0 Comments

15 Reasons Why You Need To Work At A Start Up

One reason is that in large corporate structures one’s path is often times hindered with red tape. However, when there’s only 10-15 people on payroll, you will be given significantly more chances to prove yourself. Imagine getting hired for your first job, and immediately being a member of the board of directors; well, that’s what this is like!

 

Check the other reasons here

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12 Incredible Apps That Need To Be On Your iPhone!

January 9, 2013 by Chuck | 0 Comments

The Atlas is cool, but see them ALL here:

12 Incredible Apps That Need To Be On Your iPhone!

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How To Convert A PDF To Kindle Format On Mac OS

January 3, 2013 by Chuck | 2 Comments

Note: This offer has been withdrawn… 3/19/2013

Editor’s Note: The Kindle is an amazing tool. Unfortunately reading PDF files is often a frustrating exercise even with the new Kindle Paperwhite. If you have a Mac and are looking for options to make your Kindle a better tool for reading PDF files, this may be the resource you’re looking for!

The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-book readers produced by Amazon.com. Amazon Kindle enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media via wireless networking. The hardware platform, developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126, began as a single device and now comprises a range of devices – most using an E Ink electronic paper display capable of rendering 16 tones to simulate reading on paper while minimizing power consumption.

Kindles can be a powerful tool for yourself or your wonderful life. When the second function is as an eBook viewer, Kindles can play .mp3s, be used to read local e-newspapers, and even be used to read a lot of documents. The PDF is always one of the most popular read-only file formats. You need a PDF to kindle Mac conversion tool for viewing PDF on kindle devices.

I would like to teach you how to convert PDFs to kindle file format on a Mac OS X, Mountain lion 10.8 included.

First, please download the free PDF to kindle converter Mac software, then install to your Mac computer.

Step1: Import your PDF files

After installing PDF to kindle converter to your Mac, then start the program, and import the PDF files you want to convert. It supports batch conversions.

Step2: Sync the Kindle to your Mac by using USB cable.

It should appear in your file browser (such as Finder on Mac) as if you attached an external USB drive.

Step3: Locate the “documents” folder within the Kindle.

You can do this within your file browser by opening the Kindle icon/folder and then navigating to the “documents” folder.

Step4: Drag and drop the PDF file from the original location to the Kindle “documents” folder.

If you have an older Kindle, you can still read the text from PDFs on your e-Reader — after you convert them. Amazon will do this for a small fee, or you can look for freeware utilities online. For newer Kindles, you may still want to convert the PDF so that you can take advantage of the Kindle’s text manipulation features (like increasing/decreasing font size).

After all is done, you can read your PDF files on your kindle devices or share with your family.

 

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How to save money with laundry detergent coupons

December 20, 2012 by Chuck | 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: “Saving Money” is always a good topic, but especially when we’re having to spend money for the holiday season…

Are you looking for a way to get the most savings from laundry coupons? Many people have been saving a lot of money these days, especially with the introduction of printable online coupons. Since you have to use laundry detergents every week, the coupons will help you to spend significantly less for grocery. Once you learn how to save money with laundry detergent coupons, a few dollars will add up quickly to a tidy sum and give you more money to buy other important things.

If you are interested in using these coupons, you can find them easily online, in the newspaper, at grocery stores and other places. Most companies also send value packs with laundry soaps and detergent coupons through the mailbox. You could also get coupons for other laundry products such as stain removers, fabric softeners and more. It will only take a minute for you to clip or print the coupon offers if you want to enjoy hundreds of dollars in savings throughout the year. Read on to find out how to maximize your savings with these money-saving deals.
How To Save Money With Laundry Detergent Coupons
The first step is to get to know more about your favorite laundry products. You want to identify the ones which are offering the very best value for your hard-earned money. When using laundry coupons, you can get more benefits from brands which offer more flexibility. Try to collect many laundry coupons and free samples from different manufacturers. When you get used to shopping with coupons, you will always find new ways to spend less. All you have to do is get free samples from the large number of coupon websites likewww.laundrydetergentcoupons1.comdirectly from the manufacturers and other available sources. There is no better way to save money with laundry detergent coupons than to get as many free offers as you can. In addition to that, you could join a number of mailing lists to get bigger discounts, free products and much more.

Another way to enjoy more savings is to use the coupons to get the smallest possible sizes when buying soaps, detergents and fabric softeners. Most of the laundry products are available in trial and travel sizes. This is a good way to use your coupons. For instance, you can take advantage of free products if you are using the coupons when buying packs of trial size detergents at low prices. Always opt for the smallest possible sizes because this is a great way to shop with coupon discounts and deals.At the end of the day, you will get to deposit more money into your savings account once you know how to save money with laundry detergent coupons. You will be surprised to see how the small contributions can add up real quickly each month!

 

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MicroTasking: A Productive Use of the Internet

November 27, 2012 by Chuck | 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: Some businesses “outsource” work to people who could easily perform the work at convenient public locations to make extra money in their spare time. Here are some ideas about how to get started…

Shopping areas, restaurants, colleges, libraries, and even governments strive to make internet connectivity available to the public. Along with connectivity, these entities also tend to provide space for people and their access devices. Once connectivity and working space are established, the possibilities for their use are unlimited to someone with suitable (yet inexpensive) equipment, imagination, and energy. (Some libraries even operate complete internet cafes that are free to the public.)

Micro-tasking is one way of bringing extra cash to the unemployed, students, retirees, and others seeking supplemental income. It is also a way of learning meaningful work habits and entrepreneurial engagement while one is in training for secure life-supporting jobs, a stepping stone on the way to a good career.

Micro-tasks are components of a larger project. They are small and short-duration activities, conducted by numerous people, that add up to a larger result. Such tasks expand on ideas such as day-labor, cargo load boards, and contracted professional effort. Taken in the broad sense, micro-tasks do not necessarily require internet access.

It is said that dreams come true when preparation, opportunity, decision, and action meet. Micro-tasking is an opportunity. My article helps you to engage. The decision and action are now up to you. Take responsibility for yourself and move forward to your future success. You can read more information at my website. A 5200-word electronic-format article on the topic can be purchased for $0.99. A free reader for your computer, laptop, or other device can be downloaded. Nook format is also available.

 

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