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Saturday, September 26, 2009

How to Make Mozilla Fire Fox 10X Faster

Most people don't know this but the people at Mozilla created Fire Fox with an emphasis on performance rather than speed. It's set so that it uses the minimal computer memory while providing less than stellar speed.

If you have a new computer then this is a total non issue and the folks at Mozilla are babying you. It's time to unleash the true Fox.

  1. tep 1


    Open Fire Fox. Open a new tab. In the address bar type "about:config", without the quotes.

  2. Step 2

    You will get a cute as a button error message that says:
    "This may void your warranty! Changing these advanced settings can be harmful to the stability, security, and performance of this application.You should only continue if you are sure of what your doing."

    Click on "I'll be careful I promise!"

  3. Step 3
    "The presentation of this data is most illogical"

    You will be assaulted by a mind bobbling list of googlygook techo babble. Take a moment to put on your geek eyes and notice that the entries are in alphabetical order. Scroll down until you see this:

    browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs

    When you see this double click on it so it = true

    If you do not see this entry than one of your Firefox add-ons has already set it to true. All that this does is allow you to see advanced options. If you don't see it just move on to the next step.

  4. Step 4
    Take that IE! Firefox doesn't even have to be as fast as it can be to take your market Share.

    Now scroll down further until you see this:

    network http.pipelining

    Double click on it so it = true

  5. Step 5

    Now look down one and click on this:

    network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

    Double click on it and change it from 4 to 100.

    This enables FF to use 8 threads per tab which means that now it can really burn some rubber. It will use a bit more memory but I've found that it's not too burdensome.

    To test this I even made these changes to my three year old laptop and it didn't slow it down at all. In fact if Mozilla refuses to load video and you have an older computer this may fix it because it will allow allow it to use more memory.

    Now that you've made the changes you can close the tab and load a YouTube video or hit your Stumble Upon button and enjoy the speed boost. Nice isn't it?


    This change wont cause any damage but messing around with the other entries will so don't do it.

Friday, September 25, 2009


Saturday, April 25, 2009

Monetizing Your Blog...Reloaded

Hi, Want to go straight to the point. Have you to be able to monetize your blogspot, you need register an account with google adsense; it's free. For your to create a google adsense account follow this link: www.google.com/adsense , Follow their instruction carefully to create the account.

More steps below:
Step1 You need to have website or blog before you can apply for google adsense. You need to provide your URL address when you apply for Google adsense. If you don't have one you can go to blogger.com to create your first blog for free.

Step2 Go to Google adsense to apply. Fill out the online application form. Read the terms of use and privacy policy to make sure that your blog or website don't violate Google terms of use or privacy policy.

Step3 You need to wait for few days to get approval from Google adsense team. Google will send you email to let you know and Google will provide link from your email to go to the next step.

Step4 Once you get approved to use Google adsense, you can create the advertising button from your adsense account. You can create text links, images, search box, video advertising and RSS ads. Choose the size of your ads, then copy and paste the javascript code to your website.

Step5 It will display relevant ads to your website. You don't need to apply separate account for different website or blog. You can create channel for your other websites or blogs in the same account. Next,

Monetizing Your Blogspot for Profit

Step1 Think of a niche--a subject that you know about and feel passionate about and can write about, once a day, at least 400 words per post, for at least a year. Monetizing Blogspot is about monetizing a niche area of interest and expertise.

Step 2 Decide on the market you want to attract--the visitors you want to come to your money-making blog. Figure out what would attract website visitors to your blog besides the topic alone. Will you provide answers to much-sought-after questions? Will you provide links to good resources? Form a strategy for giving your website traffic what they want in an attractive way so they trust you and return, and perhaps even register to become a follower of your blog. Don't worry at this point about how you're going to make money. Monetizing Blogspot will happen from advertising revenue and affiliate revenue that comes of website visitors reading your content and being attracted to the ads.

Step3 Study other blogs and websites on the same topic. Figure out what you want to do that's similar, and how you want to differentiate yourself. Now you've done your market research and built up a strategy to make your blog draw traffic, you're ready to create a money-making blog with Blogger, free.

Step4 Create a Google Gmail account if you don't already have one. If you do, log in to Gmail. Go to http://www.blogger.com and click on the link to create a blog.

Step5 Enter the blog title you want. What you enter here doesn't much matter, as you can change it later. You should, however, choose a name for your blog that is optimized for the Web. For more information, read the article, How to Name a Blog to Make Money and Get Better Traffic, in the Resources section.

Step6 The blog address, however, is a different story. Carefully consider a descriptive blog URL that will be easy to find by Web visitors. Enter the blog URL in the field provided and check it for availability. You may need to try several times to find one that hasn't been used.

Step 7 Enter the word verification information and click Continue. Choose one of the templates provided. You can change your template later or upload one of your own. Click Continue again. You are now ready to begin monetizing your blog.

Step 8 Click on Layout, then Monetize. What you'll be doing here is enabling Adsense for your blog in order to set up your first stream of revenue. Select the radio button for how you want your ads to display. Click on View Blog and look at your blog's appearance. To change the appearance of your blog, click on Layout and begin tweaking the fonts and colors, adding gadgets--which are modules and widgets that add items of interest and functionality to your blog, including HTML and Javascript capabilities--and changing your template, if desired.

Step 9 Click on View Blog and look at your blog's appearance. To change the appearance of your blog, click on Layout and begin tweaking the fonts and colors, adding gadgets--which are modules and widgets that add items of interest and functionality to your blog, including HTML and Javascript capabilities--and changing your template, if desired.

Step 10 Click Posting. Write your first post and publish it. Every day, write another post. Write using targeted keywords for search engine optimization(SEO) and include a smattering of links, both to other pages on your blog and to other websites. Check your Adsense account to see your traffic impressions and income grow. It will happen slowly over time. Use Adsense Channels to track the success of your Adsense link units.

Step 11 As you build up content, a reputation, and followers over the next several months, join affiliate programs such as the ClickBank affiliate program or Commission Junction. The reason for waiting is to build up enough traffic that the advertisers with these affiliate programs accept your blog in their programs. Also join individual affiliate programs of companies who work directly with publishers.

Step12 Tweak your blog over time. As you learn more about blogging and your blog traffic grows, you can add other features, such as Google Analytics, a site feed through Feedburner, a custom domain, and blog customization.

How To Monetize Yor Blogspot Video Guide

Sunday, April 5, 2009

How To Open a US Bank Account From Nigeria

If you are doing business online using pay pal, 2Checkout, Storm pay, Click Bank, or any other common payment service, you know how difficult, expensive and time consuming it is to get your fund into your country. I made this article to help people like myself, who searches for an easy way to open a US Bank Account without Social Security Number, without going to the US, and virtually without cost!
Step1: Let me start by Introducing “Financial!” Financial owns Banks and Securities, LLC; this bank has provided excellent and fast customer services. A lot of my like minded friends today have been able to open their bank account within 10 days – and that includes mail delivery from their countries to the USA. You can visit the bank now at www.etrade.com but don’t click to open your account yet! Filling the wrong form will get your application denied. I’ll walk you through the right process in just a minute.
To open your account we will be using the service of securities, LLC- a member of the SIPC( Security Investor Protection Corporation). It is affiliated with Bank-allowing you to have banking service
Step 2: Opening Your Account Offers two accounts and two different forms: the first account is a Checking Account. Non-US residents can’t open this account. The second account is a brokerage account; it works just like a checking account. However, you also have the option to use it for investing (You don’t have to invest if you don’t want to – you can just use it as a checking account). This account is available to residents and non-US residents. This brokerage account allows you to write US checks, have a VISA Platinum Debit Card, and full internet banking. You can also ACH (direct deposit) funds from pay pal, 2CheckOut, Ad sense, or any other US bank.

As a non-US resident you will need to fill out the following forms:
Brokerage Account Application.
Tax Withholding Form (W-8BEN) Tax will not be withheld from your deposit. Tax is only withheld if you make profit on an investment made through Investing. Mail both forms along with a photocopy of your passport to “E*TRADE Securities LLC, P.O.Box 1542Merrifield, VA 22116-1542USA”.
Step 3: Ordering Your FREE checkbook. You can phone and request your checkbook before receiving your welcome kit, and even before any fund have been deposited into your account. Just call them on 1-916-636-2510.Alternatively; you can wait to request a checkbook after you receive your welcome pack. You can also ask for your account details over the phone and login to your bank account. YOU DO NOT have to wait for your welcome pack to access your account and deposit funds.
Step 4: Initial Deposit. you can fund your account by including a US check money order with your application. However, if you are including a check order, it will need to be at least in the amount of $1,000.Or………..You can fund your account in any amount via Pay pal, 2CheckOut or any other account via ACH (direct deposit). Initial deposits can be $10 sent from pay pal. You can also wire funds, in any amount, from your home bank account.

Step 5; Requesting Your Visa Debit Card. Your welcome pack will arrive in approximately 2 weeks. It will include a simple form to request your Platinum VISA debit card. Please note; you will need a minimum balance of $1,000(US) before you can request your VISA card. After you have opened Your Account; Once your account is open you are now ready to add your details to pay pal, Ad sense, or any other place you want to receive ACH (direct debits) from. Just enter the following details to transfer funds into your new US account.
Bank name: ETRADE BANK
Routing number: 056073573
Accounting type: Checking Account
Account number: Your personal account number.
*ACH (direct transfer) is different from a wire transfer; A wire transfer has different routing number and usually used for International Transfer. Enjoy banking in the USA!
Here is the link for this Complete Investment (Brokerage) Account:
http://us.etrade.com/e/t/microsite/custwelcome?SC=






Slide 122


UNDERSTANDING DATA ENTRY

Data entry is the act of transcribing some form of data into another form, usually a computer program. Forms of data that people might transcribe include handwritten documents, information off spreadsheets from another computer program, sequences of numbers, letters and symbols that build a program, or simple data like names and addresses. Some people perform jobs that are exclusively data entry, while others, like programmers, might have to occasionally enter data.
Since the advent of computers, and since the beginning of typing, the need to collect and neatly present documents has required data entry. Good typists, especially those who are also excellent at 10-key typing often are the most qualified for data entry positions. On the other hand, many computer programmers are not terrific typists but still plow their way through inputting code into programs when needed.
People who work exclusively in the field of data entry are likely to be quick typists, able to read off longhand or typewritten documents, and must be accurate. In programming, the wrong letter, number or symbol can throw off an entire command function of a program. For spreadsheets or for documentation that will be published or printed, typos can result in misinformation or embarrassing errors.
Data entry requires focus and concentration, and some find the work exhausting and even challenging to the body. For any person who types all day, paying attention to maintaining good posture, typing in an ergonomically sound position, and taking breaks for the eyes and hands are all important. Most experts in workplace ergonomics suggest that people entering long streams of data should take a break at least once an hour by moving away from the computer screen. Hand exercises and stretching exercises for the body may also help prevent typing related injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome.
With a number of information systems requiring a constant stream of data, data entry doesn’t necessarily have to take place in an office or workplace. Many people work out of their homes entering data, transcribing medical information, or updating websites — especially websites that offer merchandise. You can find numerous telecommuting data entry jobs available which provide people with an excellent way to have a flexible schedule.

WARNING!

What should be avoided for anyone who wishes to enter the data entry field are “scam” offers, which promise data entry work if you pay a fee. Although there are many of these scams on the Internet, there are many legitimate data entry jobs available through reputable freelance sites that don’t require a fee. Typically, data entry jobs pay between 10-15 US dollars (USD) per hour. People with specialties like medical transcription, can make a little more than that.

In some cases, computers can perform data entry by scanning documents and converting information into different programs. It is predicted that this method and others may ultimately take over some data entry jobs. For example, voice software might eliminate the need for medical transcriptions at some point.
If you do plan to work in the field of data entry, it can help to diversify your skills and learn something about the field in which you’re working. For example, if you spend days entering code for websites, learning tools to program in HTML and Java might make you more employable in the future.
Choosing the Right Company for Online Data Entry Jobs
Well, there is an article about data entry jobs that i came across and sure can be of help when choosing a data entry company.
Here it is:
More and more companies today are outsourcing online data entry jobs, making this one of the more lucrative work at home opportunities available. You must be cautious in choosing the companies that you work for, however, since there are many that will just take your sign up fee and then provide only stale leads or thinly disguised Internet marketing spam. Since many companies charge a set up fee, you may find it difficult to tell the legitimate companies from the scams. Here are some hints to help you find the best jobs on the Internet for working at home.

Longevity
Online data entry jobs that are handled by companies or sites that have been around for a while are the most likely to be legitimate work at home opportunities. Companies that scam the public or that have a poor payment record are unlikely to stay around very long, simply because there are forums and discussion sites where information about who to avoid is posted for all to see. A company that has only been in business for a few weeks or months and is promising the moon may be perfectly legitimate, but is more likely one which is not to be trusted. Look for a track record of legitimate job postings and prompt payment. Customer service You should be able to reach the company directly through a customer service number. Online data entry jobs from companies where there is no way to contact customer service or where the representatives are not knowledgeable about the company are automatically suspect. If the representative cannot make themselves understood in English, you may have trouble getting yourself understood in the event of a payment problem. You should be able to ask questions of a person who can respond with good answers.
I hope this article is becoming good as you read further. In my opinion, it offers good information about choosing a good data entry company. Lim sure did a good job. Good reputation Look for the company that you are considering for online data entry jobs through your favorite Internet search engine. If they have a web presence, check to see if there is a forum attached where people can post comments. You may also want to check the various review sites for the general reputation of the company. Another place to check for the reputation of the company is at the Better Business Bureau. This will tell you if the company has a record of poor or slow payment, if they have poor communication characteristics and if they have ethical and professional attitude toward customers.

Subject matter
The type of online data entry jobs that you choose should be based on the type of interest that you have. If you have concerns about technical writing on subjects that you have little knowledge of or interest in, then you shouldn't accept work that focuses on technical writing subjects. If you are uncomfortable with adult websites or businesses, then don't accept assignments from such businesses. You won't be able to do a good job for the customer even if they are willing to pay more. It is not a financial issue; it's an ethics issue with certain types of data entry work.


Paid Online Survey

One of the easiest ways to make money at home is through online survey sites. Paid survey sites can be a lucrative way to make extra spending money, however, it does take time for the profits to build up. Signing up for paid survey sites will not make you enough money to live off of (unless you sign up for every single survey site on the web), but the money that can be made is very helpful and extremely easy.

Size
The amount of money that you will make per survey varies from as little as $1 to as high as $25 dollars each. Surveys that you qualify for and complete take a few minutes at a time depending on what the survey is about. The more surveys you sign up for and complete, the more money that you can potentially make.

Function
To take part in paid online surveys, you have to do a little research online to find the ones that work and pay the way that you would like. Once you find a few sites that you like and you've signed up for them, you will begin receiving survey invites in your email inbox. Every survey that you take and complete will count towards your total payout. In many cases, you will have to reach a certain dollar amount before you receive your money Some sites will pay you via PayPal if you have an open account, whereas others will send you a check by mail after you have reached the payout threshold.

Benefits
The biggest benefit to online paid surveys is that you are able to make extra money right in the comfort of your home. All surveys will be sent to your email that you signed up with, and there is no need to hunt down additional surveys unless you choose to do so on a survey company's main website (some sites have this as an option although some do not).
The money is guaranteed and you are able to check online to see how much that you have accumulated over time and know when you should expect a payment. There is no limit on the amount of paid survey sites that you are allowed to sign up for either. So as long as you are comfortable with doing all surveys that are offered to you, you may sign up for as many sites as you would like which will increase your income potential.

Warning
Although there are a ton of reputable survey sites online, there are also a number of scam sites online as well. Any site that requires you to pay in order to participate in surveys are likely not real and should be avoided. You will also want to do some investigating on survey sites by doing some searches online regarding the site to see what type of information comes back. There are tons of rip-off report sites that will have consumer posts on what sites to avoid and which ones are the best to sign up for. Always use your best judgment before just signing up for any site.

Misconceptions
Because of the amount of scams that can be found online, many people have written off paid surveys as not being worth the time. The truth regarding these types of home-based money makers is that they are actually necessary for the companies that use them. Thousands of companies use market research as a way to reach out to consumers to know what products are working versus those that are not. It helps companies determine what new products may sell very well in comparison to some that may not. Reaching consumers over the Internet is much easier, cost-effective, and less intrusive than it is to do market research over the phone.

Slide 91

Understanding Online Surveys

Introduction
Online surveys are common ways of offering feedback to companies. Occasionally, you'll receive rewards for offering your personal opinion about products or services. Major corporations sometimes use online surveys to find out what customers are looking for. The gathered information is then used to create a brand new idea.

How Does an Online Survey Work?

Online surveys are generally designed to find out about the habits, needs or desires of individuals, who are used to represent a larger population of people. This may include shopping or spending habits, information about the products they use or the television shows they watch. In offering surveys that can be completed online, a wider range of people can be accessed in a shorter amount of time. Sometimes, there will be screening questions for a potential respondent to answer, which will allow whomever has designed the survey to ensure that they are getting an accurate representation of the groups of people they are seeking information about.

Demographics are often important, so some surveys may be targeted to people based upon age, race, location or sex. In addition, some may target parents, individuals who perform activities such as grocery shopping or perhaps those who like to play video games; some may be constructed to evaluate service or business for a particular institution.

How Do I Participate?

The number of respondents needed will be determined, and the survey will be advertised in an effort to screen people in or out. Some may be advertised via banner ads. There are also websites on which people sign up to complete surveys, often in exchange for some type of reward. Once a person has been qualified to complete a survey, he is asked a series of questions varying in length. A computer program generates the questions, which sometimes are based upon the answers that are given. The program is often able to determine if an individual can provide further information based upon certain screening questions. Many of the questions will allow the respondent reply "yes" or "no" or give multiple choices for a person to choose from. Some will require you to rate items on a given scale

Analysis

Once the specified number of a particular survey has been completed, the creators or the business are then able to analyze the data. Most survey software does this automatically and provides the creator of the survey with charts, graphs, spreadsheet or database information that concisely analyzes survey results. This information may help a company come up with different ways of offering a service or may help them in marketing their products. It may help to determine what people do and don't like about certain products. It may give a representation of how people feel about certain services or may provide enough information about a group of people so that businesses know whether or not certain new products or services might appeal to them. Online surveys are an effective and convenient way of reaching a large amount of individuals in order to obtain important information. In addition, it gives consumers a voice in the products and services that are offered to them.

Function and Means of Income

Online surveys are mostly used by companies to gather information from current or prospective customers. They help companies find out about a customer's needs, preferences, or opinions. Online surveys are useful tools for offering customer’s feedback to many businesses and get paid as these services are rendered to the various companies. On a smaller scale, online surveys can also be used by website owners, where visitors offer their opinions about their likes and dislikes of the website.

Types

Some companies pay cash or offer prizes to consumers for their feedback regarding services or products. Most of these online surveys don't pay enough to get rich, but you'll occasionally receive enough for spending money. Other online surveys do not pay at all, and will ask for your opinion only. You'll answer the questions presented to you either immediately after or before you acquire the service or product.

Considerations

Although online surveys provide important information to many companies, they won't pay you a fortune for your opinions. Most online surveys do not pay you anything for your feedback. Shopping on multiple websites, you'll most likely encounter a survey request. Provide the company with a few short answers and that's it. You won't receive a reward beyond a "Thank You" for taking the time to respond. Usually, online surveys are presented only for gathering information with no rewards.

Warning

One of the biggest mistakes you can make when answering online surveys is to think it can substitute your full time job. Although you may periodically get lucky, most of these online surveys are just for fun. Be careful when providing your personal information on unfamiliar websites or pop-ups. Some phishing scams are camouflaged as online surveys. Once you've entered your personal information, it will give someone else unauthorized access.


Monday, March 30, 2009

How To Open A Click Bank Account Right In Nigeria

Let me show you how you can safely and securely open a click bank account right here in Nigeria without any troubles and then later on i will show you some ways you can apply to be making as much as $100-$250 everyday through your click bank account.
Firstly for you to open a click bank account you must have a foreign address.
I will assume that you don't have someone abroad that you can rely on to give you his address . The reason for a foreign address is because at the moment click bank does not accept Nigerians.
I want to introduce you to a service company called Graph Card which can help make your Click bank account opening a success.
What is Graphcard?
Graphcard is an online payment system that enables anyone anywhere in the world to pay online without having a credit card.
This company also offer a virtual address. By virtual address that means by using their service they will give you a specific and personalize U.S.A address.
I love this website a lot but unfortunately many Nigerians don't know about them. In fact with your virtual address you can also receive foreign checks without having a Domiciliary account. So the first thing is to open a graph card account and register with them as a Nigerian.
Their website is graphcard.com . Registration is FREE. You either choose a personal or reseller account.
Once you open your account you will see that graph card offers different services one of them is:

Virtual Office, that means by applying for that service you will be given a
virtual address and that is the address that you will require to open your click bank account!.
Graph card charges just $5 a month for a virtual address[less than N1, 000]. You will need to fund your graph card account first and when your account is funded, you can then generate your virtual address instantly.
For you to fund graph card your graph card account you will reach them on:
Once your account is funded in less than 10 seconds you will have your own virtual address created instantly and like i said, it will be just for you. This is what graph card addresses looks like:
LFR COMMUNICATIONS INC
PMB: 1212 , 8101 Sandy Spring Road
Suite 220, Laurel MD 20707
USA
All graph card address looks like that. The only way they will know it is yours is the PMB. The addresses are always the same it is just the PMB that is different.
Once you have obtained your virtual address you will then go back to http://www.graphcard.com and sign up.
To open a click bank account you would go to their website at www.graphcard.com and click on SIGN UP.
A BIG POINT TO NOTE:
When opening a click bank account you should note that click bank asks for payee name.
In the payee name box the name you put is: LFR COMMUNICATIONS INC. I will explain later why you should do that but for now just put in the above name as the payee name and then put the virtual address that graph card gave to you as the place you want your check to be sent to.
The second part of the form, you can put in your real name. But not at the payee
information.
Once you do this simple step, in less than 8 minutes you will be able to open your own click bank account right here in Nigeria without any problem.

How To Receive Your Click Bank Check In Nigeria
I already told you that you should put LFR COMMUNICATIONS INC where click bank asks for a payee name. The reason is because when you have opened your click bank account and you want to receive your check, click bank will send the check to the virtual address that you placed while opening an account with them.
The payee name is LFR COMMUNICATIONS INC, so graph card gets to receive the check and once your check gets to graph card all they do is to look at the PMB in the address box to confirm who exactly owns the check. Once graph card receive the check they look at the address and from the PMB they will automatically send the money into your graph card account. They convert your check money and then fund it into your graph account in less than 48hrs after the checks arrives to them!.

Once that is done then you can decide to withdraw your money whenever you choose. There are two ways through which you can convert your graph card money into real cash. One of them is through western union, you can decide to send the money in your graph card account through western union to yourself and in 72hrs you will be able to receive your money.
The second and best way is to have a GTBank account. With your GTBank account all you have to do is to send the money directly into your GTBank account and in 48hrs you will find your money in your account waiting for you!!!.
I don't need to decode it any further. The above simple explanation is what i have use and it works for me. Remember you don't need a Domiciliary account and you don't even need to wait for 21 days for the bank to clear your check. With the above method we just shared you can have your money in less than 5 days after click bank sends your check.
Note: You don't need to change your I.P address since you are dealing with clickbank. There is no law that says that someone in America cannot operate a click bank account in Nigeria.


UNDERSTANDING CLICKBANK

Clickbank is the largest seller of digital products in the world. Clickbank provides an easy way into affiliate marketing as registration is quick, easy and it’s for sellers free.
Affiliates use ClickBank because ClickBank makes the process of earning commissions completely transparent. Leveraging these affiliates can multiply your product sales.
Normally,
Here's what you need to do to become a Clickbank affiliate:
* Sign up for ClickBank (FREE)
* Agree to let ClickBank sell your products.
* Maintain a promotional web site that explains your product to potential customers.
* Maintain detailed technical support pages for your product at your web site.
In return ClickBank will:
* Sell your product.
* Provide customer service for your product.
* Enable their over 100,000 affiliates to drive traffic to your web site.
* Enable you to recruit new affiliates to promote your web site.
* Provide you and all affiliates with real-time sales reporting.
* Send you and all affiliates a paycheck twice each month.
But,
Unfortunately, We as Nigerians are being deprived of these great opportunities Clickbank provide. Due to curiosity and aggressive research, we have brought to your doorstep an easy step to get a Clickbank account right here in Nigeria.





Sunday, March 29, 2009

How To Own A Us Virtual Address For Your Online Business

E-business persons, both experts and newbies, must have a US address to conduct some of their online business successfully. In times past, I have to pay heavy to get one. But now, you can get one by yourself. You don’t need anybody, I repeat, anybody to get your US address.
I want to introduce you to a service company called GraphCard. They offer a virtual
address. By virtual address that means by using their service they will give you a specific and personalize U.S.A address.
I love this website a lot but unfortunately many Nigerians don't know about them. In fact, with your virtual address you can also receive foreign checks without having a Domiciliary account.
So the first thing is to open a graph card account and register with them as a Nigerian.
Their website is www.graphcard.com . Registration is FREE. You either choose a personal or
reseller account.
Once you open your account you will see that graphcard offers different services of which one of them is Virtual Office and that means by applying for that service, you will be given a virtual address and that is the address that you will require to open your clickbank account!.
Graph card charges just $5 a month for a virtual address less than N1,000]. You will need to fund your graph card account first and when your account is funded, you can then generate your virtual address instantly.
Once your account is funded in less than 10 seconds you will have your own virtual
address created instantly and like I said, it will be just for you.

This is what graph card addresses looks like:
LFR COMMUNICATIONS INC
No: 1212 , 8101 Sandy Spring Road
Suite 220, Laurel MD 20707
USA
All graph card address looks like that. The only way they will know it is yours is the No. The addresses are always the same it is just the No. that is different.
Once you have created your US Virtual address, then you are free to use it with sites like clickbank affiliate programs, online survey programs and so on. This sites send your paycheck to your graphcard virtual address and your graphcard would be funded according to the payment you received. But please note that, you have to use LFR Communications INC as your payee name so that Graphcard can cash your paycheck and fund you account accordingly.



Friday, March 20, 2009

How to Make Money With Google Adsense On Blogspot.com

Making money online really is an easy task, but most people fail because of them not having much faith is their various online businesses, and also their failure to recognize that it only takes time for any form of business to mature.

This is for those who have a blog on www.blogspot.com and want to make money using Google AdSense.


Instructions

Step1 First, you should have an established blog on www.blogspot.com. It is recommended that you have at least 20-25 blogs already written and a few followers.

Step2 Next, go to the "customize" option on your blogspot. Choose the "layout" option.

Step3 Here, you are given the option to "add a gadget." Click on it and scroll down to the "AdSense" option and click on it.

Step 4 Next, start promoting your blog to others, begin forum posting and be sure to add your blog link at the signature place via your “Profile” before you begin your posting so that anytime any reads your article on that forum, he/she will be tempted to click on your blog link and that will automatically redirect him to your blog. You make money every time someone clicks on the ad. I made about $9 my first week.

Step5 Change the layout of your ads on your blog. Also try placing them in different places where people can see them. And I would even let others know about it so that they can support your venture and possibly do it for themselves.

How to Get Free Traffic To Your Blog



There are many ways to get your blog noticed with a few easy steps. The idea with each of the methods I have provided is to get your blog indexed in the right places, where it will be found.

Step1

The first place to list your blog is with google blog search. This is done with one simple step, just go to //blogsearch.google.com/ping and submit your url.

Step2

The second best place to list your blog is at www.technorati.com . With technorati you can list and manage multiple blogs.

Step3

Another great option is pingomatic.com This site allows you to send pings as often as needed to 20 different indexes with one submission.

Step4

These three options are a great place to start and should help to build free traffic to your blog. Also, submit your blog url to as many other free blog directories as time allows. I have provided a link to free-to-submit directories below, under the Resources heading, titled "Free Blog Directories."

How To Setup Your Free Blog

There are three main action to be taken to get your free blog setup and they are:

Create account Name blog Choose template


The first requirement for setting up a blogger blog is you registering for a “gmail” email account, which I believe everyone knows how to go about doing that.

1. Creating Blog Account
After you must have created a gmail, the next is to get started with Blogger, visit the Blogger homepage at www.blogger.com and click on “CREATE A BLOG” and it will take you to a new page where you are required to enter the email address you have just created and the password you intend using for your blog. “display name” and accept Blogger's “Terms of Service”. Then click on “Continue”

2. Naming Your Blog
As soo
n as it takes you to a new page, you are required to input your “blog title” (the title will appear on your published blog, on your dashboard and in your profile).

The next to the Blog title is your Blog Address (URL). The URL you select will be used by visitors to access your blog. As soon as you complete imputing the URL, click on “Continue” to have your way to the next page where you are to choose a template.

3. Choosing A Template
On the template page, there are about 12 templates for you to choose from.

What is a template?
A template is the design that determines how your blog posts appear; it is a way to give a uniform "look and feel" to your main blog page as well as its subsequent archive pages.

Now that you know what template is, it’s recommended you choose a preferred one that would suite our blog posts. To avoid mistakes when choosing, you can easily tick any template that you fancy amongst the 12 templates, then click on the link “Preview Template” right below that template you ticked and it will pop up a sample blog page showing how your blog will look like if you finally choose that template for your blog post. When you are through with your preferred template selection, click on “continue” to finalize your blog setup and get ready to start posting.

UNDERSTANDING A BLOG

Introduction

Blog marketing is the term used to describe internet marketing via web blogs. These blogs differ from corporate websites because they feature daily or weekly posts, often around a single topic. Typically, corporations use blogs to create a dialog with customers and explain features of their products and services.

Many organizations use blogs with their user community. This allows them to share and preview product features, functions, and benefits before the products are released. Blogs are an excellent way to gather feedback and to make sure products meet the needs of users; it has become the next generation marketing tool to corporate websites.

Blogs are web sites that allow you instantly publish content about a certain topic or theme."

Blogging then is defined as the act of publishing content with blog. But...publishing content with a blog and publishing with a regular web site are like night and day both in how they work and in what they are used for.

So what then is the difference between a web site and a blog?

A regular web site is designed to publish content for all manner of reasons. Regular web sites are static and infrequently updated. Regular web sites are great at content delivery but they can also be impersonal in how they publish content and inform their audience.

Blogs are instant publishing tools that allow you easily update your content often. Blogs are said to be dynamic content delivery systems and even content management systems. Blogs are published as two-way conversations that are more personal than web sites and are humanized by the voice of the very human blog publisher who is generally the one actually publishing content and responding feedback from readers.

As a matter of fact, one of the free internet money making machines today is the combination of Google adsense and a blog (Blogger). Blogger is a kind of blog that offers free services and can integrate favorably with google adsense. If you have been looking for a free and easy online business that requires virtually no finance to setup, then this is for you.




Thursday, March 19, 2009

UNDERSTANDING AFFILIATE PROGRAM


Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts.
Affiliate marketing is also the name of the industry where a number of different types of companies and individuals are performing this form of Internet marketing, including affiliate networks, affiliate management companies, and in-house affiliate managers, specialized third party vendors, and various types of affiliates/publishers who promote the products and services of their partners.

Affiliate marketing overlaps with other Internet marketing methods to some degree, because affiliates often use regular advertising methods. Those methods include organic search engine optimization, paid search engine marketing, e-mail marketing, and in some sense display advertising. On the other hand, affiliates sometimes use less orthodox techniques, such as publishing reviews of products or services offered by a partner.

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INTRODUCTION TO AFFILIATE BUSINESS
The simplest way to profit on the Net
Someone else has done the hard work of creating a product, producing sales copy and promotional material, and handling orders, while all you need do is lead customers to their site using advertising.

HOW TO CHOOSE AN AFFILIATE
Some of the below factors should be considered.

1. Can you make money from the product?
Don't be swayed just by high commission figures or multi-tier payments. You need positive answers to both these two questions
Is it a product that people want and will buy? Consider how it will fare alongside the competition.
Is the commission rate sufficient to make your efforts worthwhile?

2. How effective is the sales page?
Visit the sales page of the product to confirm that the sales copy does a good job of selling the product. Be aware of the various ways that can lose out on your commission. (These are explained in the following tip in this section.)

3. Check out the affiliate support
The merchant should provide you with much more than just a link to join the affiliate program. Check for any useful promotional material - sample ads, articles, solo mailings, endorsements/reviews, signatures
Ideally there will be an affiliate mailing list so that the merchant can convey useful news. You want someone reliable who won't disband a program or make rule changes without telling you.

4. How many affiliate programs should you promote?
If you plan to put a number of affiliate products on one page then the more you have the more diluted the effect. The exception being if they all relate to the same topic

Otherwise if you keep them separate you can have as many as you like but do not underestimate the work involved for you on the administration side such as
* Different procedures for signing up
* Different ways of creating affiliate links
* Different methods of payments, at different intervals
* handling ongoing communications from every program.
A good compromise is to use a company which contains many affiliate programs under one umbrella. They consolidate your commissions into one payment and have a standardized format for affiliate links with no individual sign-ups required.
The most popular of these, handling digital products (e-books, software), is ClickBank.

Beware! You can lose your commission
As an affiliate you want the visitor to read through the sales page and hit that “order” button with you getting credit for the sale. There are a number of reasons why this does not happen

1. There is an overt link to an affiliate sign up page. So your potential customer could simply become an affiliate and purchase the product through his own link.
2. There are many external links which distract the visitor from reaching the order page.
3. The merchant captures your commission, for example
There are offers to join a mailing list or claim a free report: you should get credited for any sale ensuing from these leads but an unscrupulous merchant may follow up and make the sale via his own link.
Similarly the merchant may use a pop-up upon exiting a site to convert a leaving visitor into a sale for which you do not get the credit.

4. Your product is just one of many unrelated products on a page – it may be a put-off for the potential customer.
5. Remember ClickBank mentioned previously?
If you are a ClickBank affiliate and the merchant offers multiple payment options (such as Paypal) then if ClickBank is not chosen you do not get the commission.

So you have seen a list of reasons why you are not getting those commission checks.
What can you do about them then?

Never link directly to an affiliate site

You should never openly use the URL that an affiliate program provides for you.
You should link instead to a page on your own site which then leads to the affiliate program.
The reasons?
1. On this page you can provide your own introduction to the product or service you are promoting. This can include, for example:
- Additional detail not available in your posting or advert
- Your own personal experience
- A review of the benefits
2. You can provide links to the rest of your site in case your visitor is not interested in that affiliate product.
3. Your own site traffic statistics will indicate the response to your advert in addition to any stats provided for you by the affiliate company.

4. You can submit the page to search engines.

5. With the real URL visible there is a risk that the reader removes the suffix (agent code) so that you do not get registered as the affiliate agent

6. If the affiliate operation becomes discontinued you can inform and divert visitors at your own website, rather than have them visit a non-existent page.

Why you should conceal affiliate URLs - and how
It's a proven fact that many customers will not click on an affiliate URL at your site.
Maybe they resent seeing commission paid to an affiliate, maybe they feel less security when buying from an affiliate.
So, suppose they see a link looking like this in the browser status bar
http://www.abc.com/123
Where '123' is your affiliate code.
They may decide to bypass the affiliate code and just type in the home page URL
http://www.abc.com
And that means you lose out on the commission.
Here is how to conceal not only the affiliate code but anything about that URL which may indicate it is an affiliate link. Use some Javascript.
Then 'ABC' will show in the browser status bar instead of the URL.
But what about the case where you want to send out that URL in an email ?
That's an easier target, ideal for commission theft as you will see in the next tip.

Watch out for commission theft
Certain affiliate link formats are not 'protected'.
In other words they have a simple format such as http://www.abc.com/123
and if you display that in an email type message, for example in a newsletter, then your reader can substitute his own affiliate code and claim commission on his own purchase.
So you need to protect (or disguise) your link, and there are a few ways to do this:

Use a redirect file
Use a 'short URL' service
Use an ad tracking link A

Getting the edge over rival affiliates

Here are two ways to stay ahead of the competition
1. Your potential customer may have visited several sites, all promoting the same affiliate programs as yours, before deciding to purchase.
So what can you do to convince him to return to your site and buy?
You announce a special offer, stating that you will provide a bonus (give details) if they buy from you. Tell them to send details of the receipt after purchase.
2. As an affiliate, once your visitor clicks on your affiliate link, you have lost him.
If he visits the product site and decides he is not interested there is no way you can get in touch and persuade him.
And even if he does purchase there are some affiliate programs which don't reveal the name of the customer so you would be unable to follow up with further promotions.
So is there a way you can make contact?

Yes - you should offer a free report or free e-book which resells the product, but they may have to signup or register with their contact details. You then have the contact details and can do whatever follow-up is necessary.




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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

STARTING ONLINE BUSINESS FROM THE SCRATCH

INTRODUCTION

Starting your own business is a dream that many people have. However, few persons follow through on their impulses to start a business because they think that they don't have enough money to start a new venture. With the advent and development of Internet commerce, starting a business can now be done with little or no money. An online business needs a solid business plan. If you truly want your business to succeed, you will need to have a determination to make it succeed. It will not happen by itself. You will need to work and work hard. Read on to find out how.

Evaluate what skills, equipment and assets you have already that you can use to start a business. For example, if you have a computer, Internet access and writing skills then you can start up a freelance business with little or no money. Determine what type of business you want to start. Take into consideration your interests, your current skills, how much time you want to spend on your new business and what types of businesses you can handle. Research your business options; if you are interested in online businesses then you may want to look at the following options.

BUSINESS STARTUP OPTIONS
* Selling your handmade goods or services on your website
* Selling or resells items on an auction site such as eBay, Amazon etc
* Selling freelance or article write-ups
* Become a reseller of hosting, movies, e-book or software
* Become a virtual assistant to a company
* Join a home-based business such as: affiliate marketing, referral club, multi-level-marketing (MLM), Google adsense, online survey and many others…….
Whatever you decide to start as an online business, determine to yourself to do it well. Do your homework. Research the business in and out. Know what you are doing. When a customer or client asks you a question, you should know the answer. Become an expert in your field or craft.

THE BASICS IN STARTING A SMALL ONLINE BUSINESS
Step 1 WEBSITE/BLOG CREATION
Now that you know what kind of business you want to run, you should be ready to get a website. If you do not feel or know how to create a website on your own, hire someone good. You do not want it to appear incomplete, and if having a website is hard for you at this time, then go for a blog; what matters in an online business is the way and manner you gain traffic or clients to your business and not what tool. Make sure the person or company has experience with creating keyword rich content for you on your site/blog.
Step 2 SITE AND URL NAME
You will need to pick out a great url name for site or blog. The web address or URL is very important. It should consist of keywords that describe your business or your products. This will help people find you when they search for your product.
Step 3 MERCHANT ACCOUNT
You will next need a great way of accepting payments online. You can, by all means, allow your customers to send you a check as payment, but you need to setup a policy concerning holding the check until it clears, you can also use other e-payment systems.

Step 4 MARKETING FREE AND LOW COST
Once you are all setup, you will need to market. This is a crucial step in your business succeeding. After all, if no one knows about you, no one will buy from you.
Step 5 SOCIAL NETWORK
If you are tight on funds, start out by network marketing. Network marketing is free and very beneficial to your business. Go to forums, blogs, and social networks such as, Facebook.com, Bizstuffs.com, Ryze.com, Ning.com, and create your own profile on 360 at Yahoo.com.
Step 6 Join as many networks and neighborhoods as you can. Invite people to be your friend. Leave posts and comments. You will be able to leave your site or product information with URL in your comments or signature line.
Pay for some pay per click advertising like Google Adword. Watch this closely. It can drain your pocket book if you do not put a limit on the spending.
Step7 KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ROI (Return on Investment)
You should keep a spreadsheet of your spending verses your profit. Keep all your receipts.

Step 8 When you begin to make a profit put the profit back into marketing the business for a time. This will greatly pay off and you will be able to enjoy a much larger profit in due time.
Step 9 CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer service is another vital aspect in having a successful and profitable business. It is key to have excellent customer service. A bad report can spread like wild fire. Treat your customers with genuine respect and kindness. Be courteous to them. Try to understand their point of view and their needs.




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HOW TO OPEN and VERIFY PAYPAL ACCOUNT FROM NIGERIA

UNDERSTANDING PAYPAL
PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. PayPal serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.

A PayPal account can be funded with an electronic debit from a bank account or by a credit card. The recipient of a PayPal transfer can either request a check from PayPal, establish their own PayPal deposit account or request a transfer to their bank account. PayPal is an example of a payment intermediary service that facilitates worldwide e-commerce.

PayPal performs payment processing for online vendors, auction sites, and other commercial users, for which it charges a fee. It sometimes also charges a transaction fee for receiving money (a percentage of the amount sent plus an additional fixed amount). The fees charged depend on the currency used, the payment option used, the country of the sender, the country of the recipient, the amount sent and the recipient's account type.

ACQUISITION BY EBAY
In October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion.[9] PayPal had previously been the payment method of choice by more than fifty percent of eBay users, and the service competed with eBay’s subsidiary Billpoint, Citibank’s c2it, whose service was closed in late 2003, and Yahoo!'s PayDirect, whose service was closed in late 2004.

EASY WAYS TO OPEN AND VERIFY PAYPAL IN NIGERIA
Is there any point in venturing into Internet business if you cannot make or receive payments? Every Internet marketer needs a reliable online payment solution. And when you talk about a reliable online payment system, the first one that readily comes to mind is Paypal. Yes the same Paypal that you hear of all the time. This is arguably the best and most reliable online payment solution that has been embraced by majority in the Internet business community. And since this is the case, to be successful in your Internet business, you must align your Internet business style with the status quo.

Before now, owning a Paypal account has been something unclear as our dear country Nigeria is not on the list of countries allowed to own and operate Paypal account. And this is partly responsible for our inability to leverage the enormous power of Internet marketing in Nigeria.
Truth is you can actually open a normal Paypal account in Nigeria, but you will not be able to verify such account. And without a verified account, you will not be able to make or receive payment with your Paypal account. So, the crux of this lecture is to show you how to open as well as verify your Paypal account so that you can tap into the endless Internet business opportunities.

What does getting verified means?

To be verified means that you have successfully linked a confirmed US or any other approved country’s account to your Paypal account or that you have been approved for a Paypal Plus Credit Card or Buyer Credit Card.
It helps confirm your identity and increases the overall security of Paypal system.
Getting verified offers you many personal benefits too; some of which we shall be seeing in the course of this discussion.

Slide 34Step-by-step on how to open your Paypal account from Nigeria

ACCOUNT OPENING REQUIREMENT
(1) An email: A free email like yahoo email is okay.
(2) A permanent IP changer like www.ultrasurf.com , www.hotspotshield.com/launch via download websites to your PC or use proxy sites like: www.ninjacloak.com (Note: The use of proxy sites is not 100% safe)
A liberty reserve account: you can open that by going to http://www.libertyreserve.com, it is free and easy to open, and they allow all country.
Be mindful that you MUST NOT access any link that has to do with paypal directly for safety reasons.
Slide 35PREAMBLE
We are going to use a non European address and non- European Victual Visa Card in the registration and verification of the paypal account. We shall get any non-European address that paypal accepts their country and also get a non European virtual card from www.Virtual-cc.com
(1) Go to www.virtual-cc.com , click on the card for paypal verification and then choose non-European card
(2) Type the amount of unit you want to buy and put your email, this is the email they are going to send the detail of your card, click on calculate price.
Then you click the link to buy the card through Liberty reserve, follow the process of paying through the liberty reserve, the card presently is $7.50, so your liberty reserve account will be charged with $7.50.
(3) In about an hour the card detail will be sent to your email. Note: you have to use this card within 24hrs.
(4) Get a non European address, look for a non-European address of a country that paypal accepts and use it in your registration with paypal or you can choose from my list “.
(5) Go to www.google.com type the yellow page of a non-European country that paypal accepts e.g. china yellow page.
A list of links from google comes up; choose a link that has to do with addresses of businesses.
It will now demand that you should put the category of business address you are looking for, just type computer stores or Beauty salons etc, to give us addresses of these businesses.
Use the detail address of any of the addresses that comes up in your registration with paypal.

You can use any of the address below; just change the number of the address so that it will not be completely identical will another person.

* Address: 248 Xizang Zhong Road
City: Shanghai
Zip Code: 200001
State : Shanghai
Country : CHINA
Phone: +86 21 6122 8888

* Address: 62 Fuxi Street
City: Taiyuan
Zip Code : 030002
State : Shanxi
Country : CHINA
Phone : +86 351 868 9292

After the detail of the visa credit card has arrived in your email go to www.paypal.com to start your registration.
Never do anything with paypal with an IP of a country that paypal does not accept, so you have to use a proxy site, IP changer or anonymizer for this whole deal, you can use www.ninjacloak.com , www.skweezer.com , www.vtunnel.com .
In the search box given, type www.paypal.com and click search or enter on your keyboard.
When you get to paypal site, click on signup
Choose China for example as your country and choose premium as type of account and continue.
Fill the other detail, you can use your normal name, type the email and password you want to be using for your paypal account, use the address detail you have gotten above to fill the form, the number in the address is the post code, put the city and the state and then put China as the country of citizenship.
Fill every other part of the form and click sign up at the bottom.


When you finish this session don’t go further, go straight to your email and confirm your email before coming back to put your virtual card.

You still need to do two things:
1. To confirm your email.
2. To verify your account by adding a card.
You will need to hide your IP when you are accessing your email to confirm your paypal email because by clicking the link paypal sent to you, you will be re-directed to paypal website and if you don’t hide your IP when accessing your email, paypal will discover your real IP and limitation will be placed on your account.
So, first type www.ninjacloak.com, then in the search box type the website of your email like www.yahoomail.com and then enter your email, when you get to your email, click on the email sent to you by paypal, when you get to the email, click on confirm your email, it will demand for you password, put it and get your email confirmed.

Login into your paypal account and go ahead and click on the Link and confirm my Debit or Credit Card? to add the Visa Virtual card and get verified. Don’t forget to hide your IP.
Fill the form with the detail of the Card sent to your email.
Card Type:- Choose Visa
Card Number:- Add the card number
Card Verification Number: Add the CVV2 Number.
Check the Use this Address as billing address. To use the address you used in filling the form for your billing address.
Click on Add card
Your card will be added to your account but it will be demanding for the 4 digit number. Go to www.virtual-cc.com , at the top of the site you will see “Request PayPal Code”
In the space below it, type your card number and the email you used when buying the card and click on send request, you will be told that a notification when your VCC Number is ready and will be sent to your email.
Be checking your email, that notification will be sent under 30mins, after you’ve seen the notification, go back to the site www.virtual-cc.com and re-type your card number and your email and click on send request and instantly you will see something like XXXX PAYPAL the XXXX represent the 4 digit number you are looking for which would be use for your final stage of verifying your account.
Go to www.paypal.com again and sign in with your email and password (Don’t forget to always go through a proxy e.g. www.ninjacloak.com ).
Look for a link to supply your 4 digit number, click on it and add the 4 digit number gotten above.
Immediately you add it you will see that your account would have been verified.

IN SUMMARY

1. Get email Address.
Get a liberty reserve account & load it with $10.
3. Get an IP changer or a Proxy site
4. Get a non-European virtual card via www.virtual-cc.com
5. Get a Non European Address
6. Fill a paypal premier account
7. Confirm your email
8. Add the virtual Card to your account
9. Add the 4 digit number.
If all the pre-exquisite are available, it doesn’t take more than 2hrs




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