One Thursday last December, I had an interesting encounter with one Mr. K - CEO of a new startup - who claimed to be a web designer (having started out with a large IT training company as an instructor, before going solo). I had visited his startup company office in one of my "guinea pig" experiments to check out the web developer training course he offered.

Why? Well, out here, many times I have found that most trainers offer rather watery training content to their students. So whenever the opportunity comes up, I try to "check" for myself to see if the advert matches the quality of learning on offer. Speaking with Mr. K led me to conclude he was very comfortable with "money" side of the business. I however differed with him on his obvious preference for labourious focus on manual coding with PHP and other languages in web development.

It's not that I feel manual PHP or other coding is wrong or bad, but my experiences out here convince me MOST clients just WILL NOT pay enough to make it worth any good developer's time to do much of such manual work! That's why over the years, I have offered clients (and educated prospects about) the option of either adopting pre-built templates, or using Content Management Systems like Joomla, or at least WordPress. If you want to make enough PROFIT developing web solutions here in Nigeria, this is the way to go. One exception - if you have the "connections" to get outrageous contracts from big companies, then maybe what I say here may not matter.

Anyway, Mr. K at some point said he was too busy to build a website for his new venture - a special trip overseas for certification training. He had placed adverts in various media, and even via phone SMS. While I was with him, calls from potential students for his advertised services repeatedly came in. I watched him in amusement, as he fretted over the poor telephone conversation skills of his two young female staff, who often failed to get important details like names, phone numbers etc from callers!

When he took the calls himself, he did a better job, but on at least two occasions I had to motion for him to ASK the enquirer to SMS his email address (instead of waste time/money reading it out on phone!) so that the FULL details could be sent to him/her, later! I was shocked to learn from Mr. K that he had NOT prepared a website to SUPPORT his marketing and advertising campaign for a project of this nature.

Indeed, my concern was justified when one caller asked if Mr. K had a website he could check out before sending payment for the registration form. Rather than say NO (since there was none for THAT particular service), Mr. K gave him the website address for his other company focussed on sales and service of POS machines!! What kind of impression would that have given the intending buyer?? Certainly not a good one.

Later on, Mr. K was able to free himself from routine, stress filled work to listen to me suggest the following:

1. Get a website up specifically for this project, with ALL details about the services you offer on it.

2. Add a Frequently Asked Questions page to the site, to address most of the common questions that people have been asking. That way, when they call you, they will be close to the point where they just want to pay.

3. Ensure you have a system setup on the website to get valuable contact details from those who visit the site - names, job title, location, email, phone numbers, comments etc. This will help you get a feel for the "profile" of people who are interested in your offering. It will also give you a mailing database of pre-qualified contacts you can follow up with.

To be honest, what I gathered from that day's conversation was that this gentleman was a much disorganised person, who lacked the ability to approach his tasks systematically. Or how do you explain a person who kept telling me he was a web designer, graphic designer, PHP programmer and business man, failing to prepare simple systems to REMOVE the headache of having to answer PRELIMINARY inquiries about a service advertised to a NATIONAL audience??

Using a well developed website system, comprising response generating copy, automated request forms, with auto responders which allow visitors get most of the basic information they need to have to decide if they wish to discuss "buying" with the advertiser, would have saved him and his staff so much stress.

And that was what I offered to do for him - starting with getting his responses to my website content generating questionnaire that I have used since 2004. Would you believe that he was to tell me the next day that he began to doubt my ability to build a decent website BECAUSE I chose to "OVER-MARKET" him by asking him to fill a questionnaire, instead of CLOSING THE SALE, and getting on with the job?!

He went as far as saying that he suspected I could not use Macromedia Flash, and that he would pay me N50k if I was prepared to use Flash in his office to build the site. When I took him up on THAT offer, he said "Anyway, don't worry".

Mr. K claimed to be interested in my helping him QUICKLY setup the above on a website, ostensibly because he was "too busy". But he also said he had a limited budget of N15, 000 (Fifteen thousand Naira), and that this would be enough since he only wanted a basic site. I actually offered to use a pre-built HTML template to setup a website for him - just to help.

He would however spend the whole of our meeting the next day trying to prove to me that the websites I showed him I had done did not have (a) Flash Movies (b) what he called "Pizzaz" etc. In fact he got another person to sit in who proceeded to show me a 100% flash ICT website built - believe it or not - at a price of N10,000 (Ten Thousand Naira)!! My response was "then don't waste any more time with me - hire THAT guy who is THAT cheap, and THAT good!".

A question I asked him was: "Why not say what you want to see in your finished site, and let's look at it against your budget?"

Needless to say, I came away with the conclusion that Mr. K NEVER intended to hire me - all he wanted to do was "test" me. The reality however was that HE was the one who could not do what he claimed to specialise in.

My conclusion: Mr. K could NOT do as much as he claimed he could. He had always been the "money man" in the past - hiring others to execute web design projects he won!

Why hire me - when he was able to do it? Okay, maybe he was busy. But why didn't he think to hire someone before I came around? How come he failed to THINK of building the site well BEFORE spending heavy advertising money promoting his new service to thousands of people? This happens a lot out here. People keep thinking they can "wing it". Rather than do proactive THINKING, they throw money at their ventures, and hope something clicks. Most times, even if they do not lose out, they fail to get as much as they could have, out of it.

To save yourself from making a similar mistake, don't just hire ANY web designer - hire one who knows how to develop a web marketing system that at least helps you SAVE money, time, effort and resources, in a manner that COMPLEMENTS the marketing and advertising you will do!

To learn more about how having a web marketing system can help you, read my article titled: How To Choose The Right Web Design Company

Final Words

Just for the records, I learnt Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash and Adobe Photoshop the old fashioned way, using professional web design magazine tutorials/videos produced by gurus based in the US and UK - and I have successfully coached one paid student to do some of the stuff I can do.

What I learned from the gurus however taught me that you don't use technology for its sake: there MUST be PURPOSE. What purpose will your intended flash animation serve in achieving your website goal? Do you know how many of your target customers use browsers that are flash enabled? If few, that might be a good reason for you to export your flash movie in GIF format - which will show in any browser.

What about their internet connection bandwidth? These affect the visitor's ability to view your flash movies.

One more thing. Research has actually shown that most visitors choose to SKIP a flash movie and move on the view the content they came looking for. So, why waste time developing flash components that do little to "sell" you to your visitors?

Use it where appropriate, and move on. We must use technology intelligently. This is not about showing off your skills!!!

Self-Development/Performance Enhancement Specialist - Tayo Solagbade - works as a Multipreneur, helping individuals/businesses develop and implement strategies to achieve their goals, faster and more profitably. Depending on the opportunities that appear in the market, Tayo earns multiple streams of income by developing Custom Web Marketing Systems to make Nigerian websites work, delivering Pre-Programmed MS Excel Spreadsheet Solutions/Training and providing Customisable Talks, Seminars and Coaching Programs on Self-Development, Micro-Business Startup/Entrepreneuring, Best Practice Systems Development etc. Download his latest e-book titled "How To Start Your Business With Little Or None Of Your Own Money" from http://www.lulu.com/sdaproducts. Visit http://www.spontaneousdevelopment.com to subscribe to Tayo's Self-Development Digest newsletter. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com

 

The Free and Powerful system is a tool that newbies can plug into and start making money right way. If you tired of struggling and frustrated because your not making at least a few hundred or even thousand dollars a day online you have to check this out because here is a system that does all work for you and all you have to do is simply give your website to someone else. How easy is that.

 

One of the best things about this system is that its very duplicable and everybody that joins completes the 3 Step-by-Step Instructions in the system and gets paid PERIOD. As soon as you join your account is credited fifty-dollar from the start. Also, as soon as you sign up you'll be guiding on how to market your free system the Co-Founder does a really good job on explaining the compensation plan etc. Because he knows that alot of people are struggling trying to make money and there continously
spending money of courses and ebooks.

 

So heres my point, just like any other business online there is no guarantee that you will make money but I can tell you is that this is probrobly one of the easiest systems out there. there is a system overview video that leads you through how to set your marketing system up, but also how to become successful through your marketing enterprises. You will be taught about how applying different social networks and basic marketing techniques can help you become a successful affiliate marketer.

 

Despite all these great things that the system possesses, there is still so much more to the system in comparison to other affiliate marketing systems that promise results that they never seem to follow through with. With the Free and Powerful system, affiliate marketers will finally get the chance to offer products that sell.

 

With the system you get $50 DOLLARS Just for Joining, free auto responders, free lead capture pages, as well as free video tutorials. And lastly the whole entire system is free. If you really want to know how to earn easy money online truthfully look know further.
Get Your Free and Powerful System and watch it start making money for you! This free online home business is a unique blend of key marketing tools, simple formatting, and multiple income opportunities.

 

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Looking for an online business product? With internet based electronic books being the glamorous new avatar for paperbacks, you too can make profits from this technological innovation. E-books are a creative way towards a successful cyberspace business.

If you are wondering how exactly you are supposed to go about making money from e-book resale, look no further. Your first step is to locate the precise e-book which you will resell. This is a highly simplified procedure as there are thousands of e-book options which you can choose. Just use your favorite search engine and search "ebooks resale rights", and similar phrases. Find that perfect book which will strike a chord with your site visitors so that you can get the most profits. What is good for you is that you need to purchase only a single copy which will last you throughout.

Once you've found the e-book you like, make sure you are getting Full Reselling Rights so you can resell it without any problems. Ordinary Resale Rights as they are called, enable you to resell the e-book and pocket the profits earned. Master Resell Rights give you with the right to pass it on along to others with Resale Rights for them.

Compared to the benefits they give you, e-books are relatively very cheap and affordable. They might even cost you less than a dollar! This brings good tidings for newbies since they don't have to worry about making huge initial investments. The catch is that the more loved the e-book is, the more expensive it gets. One important tip would be to start buying expensive e-books once your business has taken off.

To kick start your e-book resale business and generate huge profits, you need to have a website of your own. This helps customers to be aware about your latest offerings. In the initial stages you can post your information on free sites and as when your business grows, you can build your own website. Using a website builder you make an eye catching website where you can put up newsletters and articles for addressing your readers.

Here are a few tips which will boost your business:

Associate yourself with affiliates to promote your website.
Selling unreleased or extra chapters of your book adds to your income.
Letting customers preview your e-book for a token price is a bonus for your business.
Offering freebies like ezines, newsletters, e-book updates can increase traffic to your site.
Put forward dual versions of your e-book but keep a price difference between the two. This gives customers a chance to select what they prefer.

The main aim of business is profit and this is what makes you strive ahead and do better each day. However, there are certain other considerations which make the e-book resale business an instant hit! Some of them which will surely motivate you to start your resale business soon are:

Minimum Capital Investment
No Headache of Maintaining Inventories
Immediate Money Transfer
Very Little Overhead Expenses Incurred

With so much to offer, e-book resale is the one of the best bet for an online business. It supports newbies and gives established players the potential to grow in there ventures. Please visit http://www.squidoo.com/selling-ebooks-online-make-the-most to find out more. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=GL_Hollaway

How to Increase Your Penis Size in Just Weeks - Natural Tips to Get That 8'' Erection By David J. Williams Article Word Count: 435 [View Summary] Comments (0)

Isn't really what everyone is trying to find - natural methods to shed weight, to increase penis size, to stop baldness and so on? Every person feels natural ways will always be much better, healthier, stronger, as well as long lasting. In truth, everyone's correct. it certainly is much better to utilize natural remedies regarding anything that has to do with your wellness.

This is the reason why an increasing number of men are seeking techniques to increase penis size naturally with the what is known as Natural Penis Enlargement. These are all DIY ( do it yourself ) techniques which can be done exclusively by you, that ensures you the privacy that you'll require if you need and desire to increase your penis size naturally.

The best and most successful enlargement technique I could think of is utilizing male enhancement pills and patches but only combined with another method and I'll reveal in a moment what I'm talking about. You absolutely will not regret in case you choose to try them. Make absolutely certain these are medically confirmed to be effective, have passed numerous medical tests, are produced by a trustworthy organization, possess all the components listed, include 100% money back guarantee and have permanent effects.

Although quality pills and patches do work, to get maximum results and in a short period of time, go for those that provide free access to a penis exercise program with your purchase. Combining these 2 methods will increase your penis size. Visible results usually appear within a couple of weeks but great results should be expected after 4-8 months. Trust me you need to be really consistent as well as diligent to get highest results which fulfill your anticipations.

Remember that natural ways to increase penis size require additional time compared to surgical procedures, for instance. But, bear in mind that natural is definitely a lot better than surgical, and even if a natural penis enlargement system does not give results (that is very unlikely), certainly it's not going to harm you. On the other hand - surgical procedures are often permanent and conceal numerous dangers for your wellness, therefore do not think about these in any way, till you have experimented with each and every method with no success.

A different natural way to increase your penis size is through the use of penis enlargement devices. This is a very efficient way to increase penis size and if you are comfortable with wearing this device under your clothes, go for it. It is designed to de invisible but you should really wear it indoors, just to be safe.

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To eBay or NOT to eBay

FACT: eBay's Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) 2003 - GMS, the total value of items sold, was a record $24 billion, representing a 60% year-over-year increase from the $15 billion reported in the full year 2002

FACT: Over 79 million times a day, eBay users find products and brands of their choice.

FACT: In the final quarter of 2003, reported and increase of 41.2 million active users, up 3.8 million from the previous quarter.

(Exerts from January 21, 2004 - eBay? Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Financial Results.)

When I read the 2003 Financial Results, the first thing I thought of is 'what a lot of traffic'.

Think about it 79 million times a day people are looking at the eBay site for products or services.

And if you think anything like me ? the next thought would be, 'can I drive some of that traffic to my site'

The answer is YES!

This scenario is the 'norm" in an auction.

• Seller lists item
• people visit auction
• some make bids
• highest bidder wins (one winner)
• product sold and delivered

Question: What happens to all the people who visited the auction and didn't bid or bid and didn't win?

Answer:Lost Revenue, Lost Opportunity

It doesn't matter what kind of service or product you are selling or decide to sell.There are TECHNIQUES that can help you DEVELOP constant flow of traffic, SALES and GENERATE LEADS.

If you use eBay solely as an auction site, then you will make a few dollars, a couple of thousand if you are bulk selling.

Power eBay Sellers know that they real money comes when you drive people from your auction sale to where ever else you need to send them.This of course should firstly be to your own website, but you can send them to affiliate sites just as easy.

eBay is more that a giant flea market, you see, eBay auctions attract millions of TARGETED customers.You don't have to go in search of subscribers ? they will come to you.

About the Author

Gillian Tarawhiti, is Founder and CEO of Community Training Centre, an Internet Marketing firm providing Online Training and Support to the new and not so new netpreneurs. Gillian is also the author of eBay Billion Dollar Goldmine and the creator of the Multiple Ripple Effect System © 2004.

Permission is granted to reprint this article in print or on your web site so long as the paragraph above is included and contact information is provided to http://www.ezy-money.com

Leads the list is the name, or a list of prospects, people who are willing to receive free information via email from us with the name and enter their email box on the opt-in or as a newsletter that is in the top left of this blog.

 

Data capture name and email from a visitor to your website is the absolute requirement for success online.

 

Just as in any business, location is the success of our efforts at continuous leads or prospects of the new continuously. If you stop the business leads will also stop.

 

Once the importance of leads, then we should be able to catch visitor data as the first priority if you want to create a website / blog is good.

 

Leads can be arrested with a box to install a newsletter, and should attract a visitor want to enter your name and email. If not, for what they give the name and email to you?

 

Penariknya as you can give something to them to switch the name and the email they provide.

 

For example: Report, Free Ebook, Free Software, Business Tips, Articles, or what is appropriate to the topic website / your blog.

 

Products can be free earlier in google.com by entering: "Free Giveaway" for example, or "Free Ebook" Then you will get lots of goods which can be given instead of a list of their names.

 

Then you also need the Autoresponder will send your leads automatically, periodically, email that you have prepared beforehand.

 

Is the location of the power of online business. You can continue to follow up to prospects / leads that you already agree to receive information from you!

 

If you do seriously, you have many leads, and send email on a regular basis, then you already dijalan towards online business success. Because you can control your business, and you have assets.

 

Asset leads is that you are very valuable. Darisana you can get the revenue kontinyue, you can get many ideas about what is needed by your leads. Ibaratnya you are in the heart of your business.

 

You can do a survey about what they like, what the obstacles they, what they desire, consequently, you can create products or offer products that comply with all the info earlier.

 

See, everything has a newsletter! :)

 

** So, how draw buyers? or sale? **

 

Once you have a lot of leads that are kontinyue receive periodic email from you, then they will believe you, if you really give a good email, which contains tips to help them. After some time you receive an email, they usually have to believe, even meresponse have your email.

 

Trust is a time where they would like to receive your recommendations, they want to buy from you.

 

So tawarkanlah their solutions on their problems by providing the appropriate product.

 

People basically do not like dijuali. But they offered a solution like the top of their problems.

 

If you buy something, I'm not sure you purchase it, but you buy the solution on your issue is not it?

 

So menjuali place for visitors to your website, and not with the install or put a banner on the website / blog you, but you via mail.

 

However, not direct selling in the first email, you must obtain raport / impression that both of them first.

 

Let them feel comfortable to be in your newsletter.

 

Just as the frog does not realize that he is being boiled, it is also that you do:)

 

After some time to send their tips, useful information, start menjuali they have something that benefits them or the needs. Many of them will buy your products, or products you recommend.

 

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A SECRET OF
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
By: Safir Senduk

From IndoExchange.com


A huge earning is usually considered for measuring the wealth of someone. However, why do so many people with huge income frequently end up running out of money in the middle or at the end of the month? What is the problem?

If you have a job now, do you remember the first one you ever had? Usually, the first experience on work is the most unforgettable experience.

Let's take an example. Anto was still living with his family until he got a job at the age of 23, as a clerk in a trading company. At that time, he had just graduated. Although he had to go through a probationary period, Anto was so excited when he knew that he would get his first salary. His salary was Rp 600,000, which he would receive on the 27th.

We can guess what he would want to do: he wanted to treat his family. He wanted to express his gratitude for getting a salary for the first time in his life, and he also wanted to show them that he was independent now.

Let's see: he received the salary on the 27th. On the 29th he took his family out for a meal in an all-you-can-eat restaurant, so each of them could satisfy their appetite. The pre-tax cost for one person was Rp 22,000, and after tax was Rp 24,200 per person. All of his family members were 7, consisting of his father, mother, one big brother and 3 annoying younger brothers. All was 6, plus Anto made it 7. It means that he had to pay the dinner bill of Rp 169,400. Which means, only 2 days after he received his salary, he had already spent 28% out of his salary for that month. So, he had only Rp 430,600 left for the rest of the month.

"No problem", thought Anto. "It's my own family that I treated, not other people. Besides, it's not every day I do that. Once a month is enough." Days went by. One week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. "Hmm…that stuff in the mall looks pretty good. There is a very interesting looking shirt. Okay, it costs Rp 28,000. There's also this nice pair of trousers to wear for work. Very cheap, costs only Rp 65,000. It won't hurt to look stylish at the office". He then started buying things. "Okay", Anto thought, "one shirt and a pair of pants for this month. The rest of my salary would be used for transportation and food until the end of the month" .

What happened? On the 24th of the next month, just three days before his second-month payday, he had only Rp 50,000 left.

Anto started thinking. Okay...., such was because he spent most of his money to treat his family. Also this was his first time working. Within the coming months, his finance would be better.

The second month, he got his salary again. Still in the same amount. No raise yet. The difference was no more treating the family. Days and weeks went by. A few days before his third salary, he only had Rp 75,000 left.

Three months passed by, he was finally accepted as permanent employee. He got a Rp 150,000 raise to Rp 750,000. "Not bad", Anto thought. This meant that I would be able to "breath" and save a little. But strangely, a few days before even one month period ended, his still had only little money left. The sixth month, the seventh month, the eight month, although he got a raise, but he still ran out of money and could not put any into savings.

As a matter of fact, Anto is not the only one, whose income is under Rp 1m, with this problem. Even people with millions per month income still have trouble saving money.

What is really happening? Many people think that by getting a raise, they will not run out of money in the middle of the month and they can save for sure. Every month they hope that they will get a raise the next months. But after they really get a raise, they still run out of money.

It is clear that the solution here lies not on how big your income is. The amount of your income does not guarantee that you will not run out of money in the middle of the month. The size of your income does not guarantee that you will be able to save. The key here is not how much money you make, but how you manage your income so that it can be stretched in a one-month period.

There is no fixed way on the right method to manage your finance. However, based from experiences, there are several things that can help you manage your finance well each month:
Plan your income and outcome every month.
Carry out the plan strictly.
Have reserved fund.
Join insurance plan.

My Two Cents


Hi all and thanks for taking some time to read the blog, we really do appreciate it.
As allways, we are hard at work on a new addition to the ezine, which at the moment is falling snow on the pages, we think this'll be a really cool effect and our audience (should) like it.
Graeme has been pushing for firefox as usual and is now pushing even harder for a private forum and chat room. I for one don't like this as it would need to be moderated constantly and it would be a big waste of lunch, or, as he puts it, a period that we'll get out of to do it. IMO this is stupid, as no-one would be on it in a period and there would be conversations ending abruptly as we wern't allowed to let some posts get through.
Graeme also seems to think that a CMS would be a good idea, though i like the project as it's nice to have to do something and not have a computer automatically run your site for you all the time. However, i suspose this is a group decision and my say is almost irrelavent.
To end on a slightly nicer note, the e-zine has been re-organised(internally) by graeme and ewan. This was a great effort on their part and has left us with a much easier to use heierchy(spell?).
If you got through reading this, you deserve a medal. in fact, we should have an award ceremony for you!

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