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My Lot, Earning with posting and responding to the others

2008-11-02T22:52:00.000-08:00

My Lot want their users to help their website explode, and to reward you My Lot will pay you every time you use myLot! We believe users are the most valuable asset to the longevity of any website so why only provide them with a service, why not reward them financially?

Our goal is to provide internet users a place to earn money using the web on a day to day basis. It's easy, sign up and start discussions, post responses or comments to current discussions, news or blogs, or refer friends! Referring friends is a great way to earn passive income on myLot. A myLot account is all you need to get started.

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EmailCashPro

2008-08-26T20:02:00.003-07:00

EmailCashPro is the FIRST "Get Paid To Read Email" Community Portal in Singapore and is now expanding its reach to Malaysia, Philippines, US, UK and other parts of the world. It's based on the idea of paying you to read emails that you are interested in.

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1) Decide what you want to receive
Choose your area of interest from 30 different categories, including mobile phones, personal development, dating opportunities, investing, travel, digital products, etc. Let the best deals look for you instead of searching for them!

2) Get paid to read your interested emails
Our system will match your interest and profile with our email advertisements called SoloAds. Each SoloAd comes with a clear subject headline. If you are interested in the subject, open and read those emails and get paid at the same time!

"I have gotten one email today. It was also a good help to me because it was something I needed more information on. I love your website!" - Chaddie Dimiati

3) Receive useful tips in your monthly interactive newsletter
Joining EmailCashPro is not just about making money. Every month, our members will receive an interactive newsletter in which we share useful tips in various aspects of life, including wealth creation, personal development and internet marketing. As a member, you can also share your opinions with other members. That's why we call it interactive newsletter.

"EmailCashPro has done a good job in its outreach programme and PR. The newsletter were excellent as it feels like someone real and caring is talking to us." - Anna Lee

4) Explode your earnings with our referral system
Leverage on our system, invite your friends to join this wonderful program for FREE and see your earnings grow exponentially!

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What is pay per click

2008-08-26T20:02:00.001-07:00

When you register as a member under a valid referer, you can be award by just clicking every ads that the advertisers published on the site.

Each ads mostly will reward you USD 0.01 or even higher, and 100% or 50% from your direct referers' click.

Example:
You click 10 ads per day = $0.10
20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $2.00
Your daily earnings = $2.10
Your weekly earnings = $14.70
Your monthly earnings = $63.00

User guide:
1.Log in with your registered account, click view ads or surf ads.
2.click on the ads
3.wait for approximate 30 seconds
4.close the ads, and click for another one

Tips to get rich from internet

2008-08-26T20:00:00.003-07:00

If you have a website that provides free information or a free service, you may be sitting on a potential goldmine. It is possible to generate ad revenue with any website, even if it is just a blog or a message board. For our purposes here, we will review each of the different income streams available to you as a webmaster so that you can formulate a plan to turn your free service into a money making business.

The simplest way to get some ads running on your website is by displaying banners or text links for affiliate programs, strategically placed on your webpage where people will see the advertisements and subsequently click on them. An affiliate program is a program whereby you, the affiliate, display a banner or text link advertising the products or services of another business. If someone clicks on that ad and then purchases something from that other company, you will be paid a commission on that sale.

There are thousands of affiliate programs available to you. Major corporations such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble have affiliate opportunities, as do smaller online businesses such as insurance quoting websites and internet dating services. I recommend that you perform a search on Google for affiliate programs and sign up for those that either somehow relate to the topics being discussed on your website or are enticing enough that people will click on the banner ad. You should rotate different banners on to your website each day of the week, and then stick with those that work best. Try several different affiliate programs and see what works.

Another way you can make money with your site is by displaying pay-per-click (PPC) advertisements on your webpage. You need to sign up with companies that deliver PPC ads. Nextag has a pay-per-click program, as do several ad delivery services such as Adrevolver. Google Adsense is probably the most popular pay-per-click advertisement delivery service on the internet, and you should sign up with them as well.

It is also possible to make some significant ad revenue from your site by actually charging companies a fee to advertise on your website. This is easier said than done; your website has to establish itself as receiving a lot of high quality traffic. If you have a website that gets thousands of hits per day, you need to have statistics that prove it so that you can justify someone paying a fee to advertise on your website. The more popular your site is, the more you can charge. Only if your website receives a ton of traffic will you be able to charge other websites a fee to display their banner on your site.

The best way to make money online is with a dealer program, which is a little different from an affiliate program. With a dealer program, you actually add a webpage to your own site that is tailored to fit the look and feel of your own website, rather than simply displaying an affiliate banner. With a dealer program, the products or services of the other company are actually sold directly through your own website, so that you are in total control of the sale. Meanwhile, the parent company does all the order processing and shipping, etc. You can just sit back and collect your money.

I hope this information has been helpful. Sometimes, it is easier to make money with a website that provides nothing but free information than it is with an actual business. However, you will need to run ads for products or services that somehow relate to the subject matter of your site. If your site provides information about obtaining a mortgage, then your site should have affiliate banners or links to mortgage quoting services. There needs to be a relationship between between what kind of information your site provides and what you are advertising. Doing this will enable you to turn your free website into a real business.

Ways to make money on the Internet.

2008-08-26T20:00:00.001-07:00

I'm talking small, but real money to start with - not the ' $1000+ in a week ' scams.

First, you need some 'tools'.

An 'always online' connection to the Internet. more...
A dedicated credit card for the Internet. more...
Open FREE Internet banking accounts to receive payment. more...
Dedicated email addresses. more...

Second, you need some income.

High yield investment programs (HYIP) return high yields on your investment but are also high risk and of limited duration. Get in early with a sum you can afford to loose and earn 20% daily for a few days or 2% daily for a few weeks/months. Most use 'e-currency' so you will need to open free accounts here... To help in deciding which programs to invest in and when to pull out I have kept the statistics of several current sites and also of sites that have closed. This is a very volatile market but can be very profitable and exciting.

Fast Profit Pro is a regular HYIP paying 20% daily for 6 days giving a net profit of 20% on maturity. Started on the 18thDec07 with a bang and still going strong. I'm in with a 'rolling buy' of $280 a day and 138 others deposited in the first hour with deposits up to $1,000 each! Deals in Liberty Reserve and SolidTrustPay e-money. Deposits $10 to $1,000 daily. Run by a good administrator, Exist1, - same as Business Profit Pro. A program with a good pedigree and attracting deposits of $15k a day and now making me a LOT of dollars a day!
Business Profit Pro is a profit share type of HYIP where the daily return is not fixed but varies as a percentage of the site's profits at the end of each day. This site is capped at 10% maximum return daily so should last a long time. Although the minimum stake is $1, in practice you need to start with about $100 and set the compounding level to your choice (I use 80% compounding). Returns about 1 to 2% per day at present and paying very promptly. This site uses Liberty Reserve e-money which has prooved clear of account blocking. (e-gold and e-bullion have had a spate of blocks recently). Use AutoCambist to move e-money, like e-gold to Liberty Reserve (LR in US$ or Euro) It is not a surf site but it has a few splash pages before you enter to earn revenue for the site.

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Trickle income, like these sites below, build up a bank balance, give you confidence and earn you some funds to invest in HYIP programs.

Clix4Coins is a good Paid To Click program which has 2c per view ads, a $3 bonus when you join (at the moment) and one-off Paid To Join ads that earns another dollar or two. Visit daily to view more ads. Pays to PayPal accounts after $20 is reached. I have been paid twice by Clix4Coins.

Bux-To has been going for some time. Bookmark your log-in page and check your account daily for ads to click on, wait 30 seconds and earn a cent each time. Pays out to PayPal every $10 reached. You can upgrade your account by purchasing referrals. Wait for the ad to load and then watch the 30 second timer count down. If you open two ads at the same time you will be paid for none of them. Be fair to the advertisers. I have been paid by Bux-To.

MyLot is a great program for people who like to chat and earn a few dollars a day at the same time! The range of subjects is enormous and from all over the world. Upload pictures from your computer, list your passions and other features. But beware - this program can become infectious!! Payment is by PayPal so you will need to get a free PayPal account . If you can't get PayPal in your country then they will pay by e-Gold . I have been paid 10 times by MyLot.

BlueBayptr is a great PTS ( paid to search ), PTC ( paid to click ) PTJ (paid to join or sign up) and PTR ( paid to read ) program and, unlike some, has a low payout threshold of $2. This amount can be quickly reached by joining other programs from the Paid to Signup section, searching on links in your Inbox and clicking on banners in the Paid to Click area. I earn about $7 a month on my own searches. Payment is by PayPal so you will need to get a free PayPal account. If you don't do proper searches (see below) then you will not be sent many paid links.

A good affiliate scheme is TradeDoublerTradeDoublerTradeDoubler . where you can join up for free to any of dozens of schemes under one 'roof' . All affiliate schemes have a minimum payout limit of around $50 so grouping schemes together as with TradeDoublerTradeDoublerTradeDoubler . [aimed at European web sites] and Commission Junction [aimed at North America but covering the world] means that you can get a cheque earlier.

Lots of companies would love you to join them as an affiliate and will pay you a commission when your visitors buy some of their products. It makes sense to join up with companies compatible with your site. Amazon sell a lot more than just books now and pay 5% to 7.5% commission by targeting specific books with a link from your site.

Bravenet has a lot of free goodies to add to your web site to attract more visitors and can help in setting up and hosting a web site with a free domain name. They also offer 50mb of free space on their servers to store your password protected back-up files and sensitive data. A well respected site of long standing..

Slide or Glide In ads are the latest medium and build income fast from your web site. I use GlideNetwork. The small ad windows load onto your page for 15 seconds and then automatically disappear. Rates vary but pay for CPC and CPM with a payout limit of >$5.00 to Paypal. Not affected by popup killers as yet so impressions are good.

Pop-under windows are better selling tools than banners and PopupTraffic.com will pay you up to $1.80/1000 impressions. This is the best you will get on the net and they pay monthly without fail. Popup killer browsers have changed the market so they only supply pop-unders but with anti-killer code that works with the major browsers. A busy site will still earn more than the $25 minimum for a cheque to be sent each month. They are now open to international affilliates and pop-under earnings.

Banner advertisements, love 'em or hate 'em, are part of the Net. Place these standard sized banners from AdBrite on your page and earn up to $1/1000 impressions depending on validity of visitor. Note that these are impressions or CPM rates, your visitor just has to see them, they do not have to click on the ads or buy anything. That is why the rates are lower than ' pay per click ' banners. AdBrite pay out monthly by cheque for earnings over $10 and pay me regularly.
Remember, these are all free to join; you have no outgoings other than your normal internet connection which you have anyway. To be perfectly frank, the only downside to these deals is that it takes up your time to organise the links, and your browser and/or web site will run a bit slower while advertising banners load.

The Internet is fast changing - please let us know if a good deal comes along or if you find a crooked deal; contact simetric.co.uk and we will check it out and give it an unbiased opinion.

7 ways gain traffic to your site

2008-08-26T19:45:00.000-07:00

We all are creating a website or a blog and just waiting our website and blog to become famous ? Same as me, everyone are going through this process as well, so i have do a research and find out there are some ways to get traffic to your website or blog in my point of view.

Here are 7 things you can do to get more traffic at your site and increase the chances you’ll get online donors - or just get the word out, try it out before you said it’s doens’t work. It’s better than doing nothing and just waiting people to visit. Time = Money = Traffic !

1. Starting, create your blog/website with your own content, make sure your site is worth visiting(visit your site/blog first time and think to visit again next time), informative, easy to find, easy to use, up-to-date, appropriate for the people you want to visit, of course you may need to make your content clear and interesting.

2. Ask yourself before creating your site/blog, what content do you want to concentrate on ? who is your target? Where is the location of the target? How they normally search for any information that they want (internet, shop?)? How your site benefit them?….etc.

3. Create a “meta tag” in your blog or website. Put relevant keywords in your “meta tag” so that search engine spiders can crawl your site properly.

4. List your Web address (and e-mail) on all your materials - letterhead, brochures, newsletter, forms, ads, videos, etc. And repeat it often in radio and TV interviews, at speeches, etc.

5. Get people’s email in Friendster, Bebo, Facebook, Forum and any other site. Add them to your free e-mail newsletter that also alerts them the updates on your website/blog. This is the workable way to get your traffic.

6. Submit to all the key search engines: Google, Yahoo, Excite, InfoSeek, Alta Vista, Lycos, HotBot, etc. And check from time to time to make sure you’re still there.

7. Promote your site in forum or any other website/blog and doing link exchange with other related website/blog. Check time to time make sure they did not remove your link.

Ok, this is all 7ways to guide you to get more traffic to your website. I have try some of them and found out this is work. But you must keep your website or blog up-todated..fresh content and interesting one..i’m sure you can success in 1 day..keep your nice work !! Make Money From Home is not impossible !

What is Traffice Exchange

2008-08-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

From Wikipedia
Traffic exchange is a type of website which provides a service for webmasters in exchange for traffic. It is similar to the autosurf concept with the exception that traffic exchanges usually use a manual rotation.

Concept
A traffic exchange website receives website submissions from webmasters that join traffic exchange networks. The person who submitted the website then has to browse other member sites on the exchange program to earn credits, which enable their sites to be viewed by other members through the surf system. This increases the number of visitors to all the sites involved.

Exchanges enforce a certain credit ratio, which illustrates the amount of websites the surfer must view in order to receive one hit through the program for their promoted website. Many sites offer the ability to upgrade one's membership level for a more equal credit ratio.

As the viewers are all website owners or affiliates, it is possible that some might find certain member sites interesting and thus make note of them on their own sites, sending more traffic their way. Most traffic programs also impose a time limit when members are browsing, ranging from 10 seconds to 60 seconds. Some incorporate the use of captcha to ensure user interaction.

Almost all traffic exchange programs are free, although many of them offer special features to paid members and offer credits for purchase. Almost all traffic exchange programs encourage users to build their own referral networks, which in turn increases the referrers' amount of credits.

The traffic generated in a traffic exchange can be leveraged by using a downline builder to assist the user in building a referral network in the many different traffic exchanges.

In practice, traffic exchange programs are generally used by small business owners or marketers who either want free advertising or use the exchange programs for low-budget advertisement campaigns.

Traffic from search engines

2008-08-26T19:41:00.000-07:00

There are many ways to get free traffic to your website. I have tried most of them, and was diappointed with the results that I had. I have found only two guaranteed methods that have brought traffic to my website, and best of all they are "Free"!I can honestly tell you that if you follow these two steps that I am going to tell you about, you will start to receive traffic to your website. I guarantee it!

First of all, most of your traffic is going to come from Search Engines and Directories. (Mostly Google and Yahoo) The most important and by far the best way to get your website listed in Search Engines,is adding quality and relevant links to your website. This method is known as reciprocal links.

So how do you get reciprocal links? The easiest way is to do a search using your favorite search engine [Google is best to start with) For example, let's say your website is about a home based business, and your key words for your site are "work from home", then what you want to do is go to http://www.google.com and type "work from home", "add your link", "work from home" or "link exchange". There will be many pages that come up in your search of websites that are willing to exchange links with you. When visiting these websites you will need to look for information on how to exchange links with these sites. Make sure before you request a link exchange, you place their link on your site first.

Why are reciprocal links important? Because link popularity is the method most Search Engines use in determining how high a website is ranked and what position it will be placed in.

9 tips to gain traffic

2008-08-26T19:40:00.000-07:00

Driving traffic to your website can be a time consuming task. However, these easy tips may help you increase traffic and convert those visitors into actual customers.

1. Title on your main URL and secondary pages

Originally, my title was ADVANCED SYSTEMS-A Leadership & Organizational Training & Development Firm near Chicago, IL. If I searched for the first two words ADVANCED SYSTEMS using Overture at http://inventory.overture.com I found a little over 4,000 keyword searches. By using this tool, I entered various key words and discovered that the term education and training had over 210,000 searches during the previous month. Research also recommends that the title length not exceed 77 characters and so I continued researching the most effective key words to pair with my first two terms. Also, additional reading suggested that you indicate your location within this title. Even though the completed title may exceed the recommended length, this is OK because the search engines do read beyond 77 characters. Also, as you construct or revise each page, make sure that title has the appropriate key words. Currently, I am doing that for my site because as stated earlier ADVANCED SYSTEMS is not a popular searched term.

2. Content

Both my Internet marketing coach (www.leaders-perspective.com) and my marketing consultant (www.hodgecommunications.com) acknowledged that the content on my site of which I wrote was of exceptional editorial quality. Their praises made me feel very good. However, both told me that the content wouldn’t “sell an igloo to an Eskimo.” This wasn’t what I wanted to hear after spending hundreds of hours writing this exceptional content. Currently, I am revisiting each page and rewriting the content using a marketing content focus instead of editorial one. I had failed one of the basic lessons in marketing – write to the audience needs by identifying potential benefits not your expertise.

3. Search Words

Again using the mentioned site in tip #1, I began to rewrite the content and then checked key words and phrases to ensure that they were embedded within the content. Writing in Microsoft Word, the writer can go to the Edit button and scroll down to the Find icon. By typing in a specific word or phrase, this handy tool will check to see how many times it appears in the document. A note of caution – Be careful not to overload your content with search words because the robots are quite sophisticated and can distinguish this overload.

4. Call to Action

Within the content on each page should be a call to action. The visitor should be encouraged to sign up for a free newsletter or contact your office by phone or email. Also, you can provide links to other pages within your website such as “click to hear read more articles.”

5. Thematic Approach

Using a theme entices search engines to travel through all the pages within your site. The theme can be your unique selling proposition. Also, a thematic approach encourages your visitors to visit more than one or two pages.

6. Use of Pictures, Graphics and Flash

Pictures are far more effective than clip art. Remember to use a variety of genders and ethnicity because your Internet audience is diverse. Be careful with flash and other time consuming graphics as they may consume too much time to download. Many visitors leave sites if the site doesn’t download in a matter of seconds. Time is money not only for you, but your visitors as well.

7. Free Offers

Visitors like to receive free offers from ezine booklets to articles to recommendations on books and other sites. Entice your visitors with freebies and have them coming back for more.

8. Regular Updates

Sites need to be updated on a regular basis to encourage Search Engines to continually visit your site. A static site is not good for web traffic or building relationships with your visitors. Construct a plan to revisit your pages to provide new content for Search Engines. HINT: Remember to check Key Words as you update your pages.

9. Perfection and Under Construction

Since web sites should not be static, perfection is an ongoing experience. Don’t wait until the content is perfect. Load it and then watch your statistics. Under construction shouldn’t be forever, however prioritize those pages you wish to update first. If you need to add a page, do so and mark it as “Under Construction.” I currently have several new pages “Under Construction” and still have yet to revise all my pages. Working using a plan (see tip 8), I anticipate completing the entire site within the next 30 days. And then, revisit at least 2 pages each month to update the content.

These last two months have been an incredible learning experience for me as I continue to work on my site to expand traffic and therefore potential clients. For example, one of the most visible results has been a 300% increase on one of my revised pages (http://www.processspecialist.com/youth.htm). Even though the site is still has pages under construction, I know that following these 9 simple tips will continue to multiply traffic and eventually increase my client base.

Copyright 2005(c) Leanne Hoagland-Smith, www.processspecialist.com

This article may be freely published. Permission to publish this article, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the article is not changed in any way (grammatical corrections accepted).

Leanne Hoagland-Smith, M.S. CEO of ADVANCED SYSTEMS, is the Learning & Process Specialist. With over 25 years of business & education experience, she helps her clients to double their performance. By uniting systems, strategies and people to create loyal internal customers, Leanne delivers ROI solutions in 4 key areas: financials, leadership, relationships and growth & innovation within a variety of industries including education, healthcare, manufacturing and professional services. As co-author of M.A.G.I.C.A.L. Potential: 7 Capacities for Living an Amazing Life Beyond Purpose to Achievement due for 2005 release, Leanne speaks nationally to a variety of audiences. Please contact Leanne at 219.759.5601 or visit http://www.processspecialist.com if you are seeking to connect your passion to your purpose to double your performance and receive unheard of results.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Leanne_Hoagland-Smith

女大学生送快餐赚100万

2008-08-11T01:19:00.005-07:00

西安交通大学毕业的何咏仪，西安柒彩虹餐饮有限公司的开创者，立志打造“中国第一快餐中介”，2004年底，她的公司利润突破百万。
回首几年的风雨，何咏仪笑容灿烂：“求职处处碰壁时，就该及时调整就业方向。在了解自己的能力和兴趣的情况下，做个有心人，渐渐地柳暗花明了。”
终于工作，却在快餐店端盘子
2000年，西安交通大学通信专业毕业的何咏仪踌躇满志，但半个月内，她都没找到合适的工作。兜里不到500元，她又不愿意找父母求援，怎么办？
一天，走累了，何咏仪拐到一家快餐店吃快餐。老板一眼看到她的求职简历，笑着搭讪。临走前，老板递给她名片，让她有困难联系。回到住处，犹豫很久，何咏仪终于拨通号码，怯怯地问：“您的快餐店，还需要人吗？”“你随时可以来上班！”
终于工作了，心情却是尴尬的。进来一个人，她就心跳半天，怕是熟人，魂不守舍的，还出过几次小差错。第一天就这样挨过去了，何咏仪告诫自己：做一行专一行，架子面子，免谈！
抓住机遇，打造快餐中介公司

不久，何咏仪开始给西安高新区一些写字楼的白领送餐。才去第一家公司，就听到白领们纷纷发牢骚：“你们店做的饭太没特色，再不改，我们就另外订餐。”
送餐出来，何咏仪看见另一间快餐店的女孩在抹泪，于是关切地问她，原来她的客户一打开饭盒就骂，说又搁辣椒了，每次叮嘱都白费力气……女孩委屈地说：“我每次转告客户意见，老板都不理会，还说今后不给他们送快餐了。”
何咏仪眼前一亮，这不是一绝好的商机吗？有的快餐店认为白领们难伺候，要求高，主动放弃了送餐业务。我为什么不把这笔业务接过来，按着白领们的要求走呢？
从此，何咏仪每次送快餐，都会详细记下对方的电话、用餐口味和个人禁忌。自己收集的信息不够，她还会问其他同行，一一记下来。
快过春节了，店里放假，何咏仪决定留在西安作快餐市场调查。冒着严寒，何咏仪去西安高新区附近调查各家快餐店，她用冻得红肿的手记录下名称、电话、餐饮风格和快餐价位。店还真全，什么东北菜、南方小吃、北方面食、西安土产，应有尽有。
几天考察下来，何咏仪心里更有谱了，酝酿着新的快餐运作模式：“我可以做一个快餐中转站，收集各种风味快餐，提 ……

星巴克的创业故事

2008-08-11T01:19:00.003-07:00

１９８１年，霍华萧兹突然发现西雅图居然有家星巴克咖啡店跟他们公司订购了很多的滴泡式咖啡壶，而且订购数量比西雅图当地的知名百货公司还多，好奇的霍华萧兹觉得事出必有因，于是便千里迢迢地从纽约杀到了西雅图一探究竟。

　　到了西雅图星巴克咖啡、喝下第一杯星巴克咖啡之后，霍华萧兹立即惊为天人、不能自已，霍华萧兹认为与星巴克的咖啡相比，美国人所喝的咖啡简直是马尿、是污水！所以霍华萧兹当下就决定放弃一切、投入星巴克，让美国人告别喝劣质咖啡的时代，迎向如同上帝所调配的星巴克烘焙咖啡时代！

　　不过１９８１年的星巴克咖啡并不是现在我们耳熟能详的连锁咖啡厅，而是一家成立十年、专门贩卖烘焙咖啡豆的迷你连锁店。霍华萧兹回到纽约之后，马上辞去了高薪的工作，在亲朋好友的质疑下，立即投入了星巴克的行列中。

　　霍华萧兹跟麦当劳之父克罗克不同，克罗克是帮麦当劳兄弟贩卖加盟权，而霍华萧兹却是选择直接进入星巴克上班、担任行销经理的职位。

　　在霍华萧兹加入星巴克行列的两年后，某次意大利米兰之行，霍华萧兹又开始对米兰拥有一千五百家咖啡厅的浓缩咖啡文化惊为天人！所以他开始对于星巴克只卖咖啡豆、而不卖咖啡的经营方向产生极大的怀疑，而与公司的同事、股东们发生了极大的争执。

　　星巴克的元老们认为星巴克应该要坚持咖啡豆零售的本业，不应该变成咖啡厅，而霍华萧兹则鼓吹引入米兰的意识咖啡厅文化、应该立即将星巴克转型成咖啡厅。

　　经过了两年的不停争论，一直想卖咖啡的霍华萧兹终于与只愿卖咖啡豆的星巴克分道扬镳，冒险地借了一笔钱去开意式连锁咖啡店，这家由霍华萧兹创业的咖啡厅叫做每日咖啡厅（Ｉ１Ｇｉｏｒｎａｌｅ，很难发音的意大利文，如果有人可以正确地发音，霍华萧兹就会放一大串鞭炮以示庆祝）。

　　幸运的霍华萧兹在创业之初，星巴克的元老们不但没有扯后腿、而且还鼎力相助、担任霍华萧兹的咖啡顾问。不过跟绝大部分的创业故事一样，霍华萧兹也是为了资金周转的问题而尴尬万分。

　　霍华萧兹自行创业了两年之后，开设了三家不错、但还没开始赚钱的每日咖啡厅，但是这时霍华萧兹一直难以忘怀的星巴克咖啡居然在这个时候要拍卖，而且开价还颇高，远远超过霍华萧兹的能力范围！不过霍华萧兹仍冒著身败名裂、债台高筑的危险，借了一笔大钱买下了星巴克，并且将自己的每日咖啡厅改名为“星巴克咖啡厅”。

　　接下来的星巴克故事，我也不必再多说了，从此之后，星巴克马不停蹄地在世界开设了两千余家的星巴克咖啡厅，创造了无数的咖啡奇迹，星巴克让美国人告别了喝马尿、喝污水的劣质咖啡时代，也使得星巴克成为新兴的美国文化象征。在２００１年８月星巴克还成为世界品牌价值成长最快速的企业，成为咖啡界不折不扣的看板企业。　　

　　后记：用别人的创意创业

　　上期我们刊登了麦当劳的创业故事，这期我们又看到了星巴克的创业，麦当劳之父?D?D克罗克和星巴克创立人?D?D霍华萧兹的创业过程有惊人的相似。你有没有想过克罗克跟霍华萧兹原来都不是麦当劳与星巴克的初创者，甚至这两家公司的原始创意与精神都不是出自于他们之手。但是当克罗克看到了麦当劳兄弟所创立的麦当劳餐厅，他立即就想要把麦当劳从美国西岸开到东岸，让大家享受麦当劳的欢乐口味。霍华萧兹喝到了星巴克的咖啡，也立即想让美国西岸到东岸的人们通通可以享受到星巴克的精致咖啡。这就是他们的创业热情，即使创业的创意是别人的，但是他们却能将麦当劳与星巴克发扬光大！

　　我们可以不用像克罗克、霍华萧兹那样地杰出，也可以不用像克罗克?霍华萧兹承担著如此艰苦的创业风险。但是我们可以仿效他们的精神，多注意生活上、工作上的一些小发现、小感动（像他们两人都是从业务报表上的异常数字而展开这段创业旅程），或许我们可以不用创业，但是我们可以去寻找一家让我们感动的公司与行业去上班、去服务，我们也可以投资一家曾经让我感动的公司。

星巴克的创业故事

2008-08-11T01:19:00.001-07:00

　　幸运的霍华萧兹在创业之初，星巴克的元老们不但没有扯后腿、而且还鼎力相助、担任霍华萧兹的咖啡顾问。不过跟绝大部分的创业故事一样，霍华萧兹也是为了资金周转的问题而尴尬万分。

　　霍华萧兹自行创业了两年之后，开设了三家不错、但还没开始赚钱的每日咖啡厅，但是这时霍华萧兹一直难以忘怀的星巴克咖啡居然在这个时候要拍卖，而且开价还颇高，远远超过霍华萧兹的能力范围！不过霍华萧兹仍冒著身败名裂、债台高筑的危险，借了一笔大钱买下了星巴克，并且将自己的每日咖啡厅改名为“星巴克咖啡厅”。

　　接下来的星巴克故事，我也不必再多说了，从此之后，星巴克马不停蹄地在世界开设了两千余家的星巴克咖啡厅，创造了无数的咖啡奇迹，星巴克让美国人告别了喝马尿、喝污水的劣质咖啡时代，也使得星巴克成为新兴的美国文化象征。在２００１年８月星巴克还成为世界品牌价值成长最快速的企业，成为咖啡界不折不扣的看板企业。　　

　　后记：用别人的创意创业

　　上期我们刊登了麦当劳的创业故事，这期我们又看到了星巴克的创业，麦当劳之父?D?D克罗克和星巴克创立人?D?D霍华萧兹的创业过程有惊人的相似。你有没有想过克罗克跟霍华萧兹原来都不是麦当劳与星巴克的初创者，甚至这两家公司的原始创意与精神都不是出自于他们之手。但是当克罗克看到了麦当劳兄弟所创立的麦当劳餐厅，他立即就想要把麦当劳从美国西岸开到东岸，让大家享受麦当劳的欢乐口味。霍华萧兹喝到了星巴克的咖啡，也立即想让美国西岸到东岸的人们通通可以享受到星巴克的精致咖啡。这就是他们的创业热情，即使创业的创意是别人的，但是他们却能将麦当劳与星巴克发扬光大！

　　我们可以不用像克罗克、霍华萧兹那样地杰出，也可以不用像克罗克?霍华萧兹承担著如此艰苦的创业风险。但是我们可以仿效他们的精神，多注意生活上、工作上的一些小发现、小感动（像他们两人都是从业务报表上的异常数字而展开这段创业旅程），或许我们可以不用创业，但是我们可以去寻找一家让我们感动的公司与行业去上班、去服务，我们也可以投资一家曾经让我感动的公司。

盈利千万创业故事：网络互动挖涂料行业商机

2008-08-11T01:18:00.000-07:00

打从13岁出门务工到现在，一直是做这个行业的，从喷漆工到自己开小店然后到广东来做业务员，都是在这个领域内的，一没文凭，二没关系，唯一拥有的就是自己的一门专业技术和对这个行业的热衷。很坦率地说：“发展着的中国有太多的建设工程。只要有建筑的地方就会用到油漆，巨大的市场蛋糕就摆在那里，没有理由不去做。”

2005年公司创办初期，没有多余的钱来做产品营销推广让他一筹莫展。可是他发现有很多企业在网上做推广，他也随意地在一些网站免费注册了会员，没想到还真有人找上门来咨询。在获得意外的惊喜之后，就全身心地投入到网络营销的研究中去了。

“我最重要经验是，网上网下的充分融洽互动。大部分公司都是在网上布点后，不跟客户见面，‘坐等客户上门’是比较常见的状态。但是，网上布点只是宣传品牌形象，相比之下，线下功夫更加重要。”说，如果客户有意向的话，他们就会派业务员迅速跟进，这一成功比率高达80%。

“生意已经送到你嘴边了，你连嘴巴都不想张，肯定是不行的。”笑言。

在全国开设代理专卖是一个能迅速扩张品牌，完成全国战略布点的重要方式。为了能够使加盟商放心，他们会给每一个加盟的客户做投资风险分析，给一个非常明晰的发展思路和市场定位，最后才确定是否可以投资合作。

在很多人看来，油漆企业就应该是一个很大的生产工厂。而在他看来，专业的人做专业的事情，可以请更专业的公司生产，因此，他一直坚持只做销售。

用网络软文塑造品牌

网上生意除了靠诚信和产品赢得客户外，自身品牌形象的包装也是必不可少的。

利用网络软文进行品牌推广也成为了他团队的常规武器，他们会经常通过文章、博客、社区和各种平台推广油漆的应用，为众多的创业者们提供解忧的平台。而这些的现实好处是他们近80%的生意来自网络，宣传成本和业务成本比往常降低了约60%，而收益和回报远远超出预期。

中关村IT女孩真实创业故事

2008-08-11T01:17:00.002-07:00

我在28岁生日那天电信一个副总劝我出来开公司算了，然后想了一天第二天就去工商局注册了，从有开公司的想法到工商局注册仅仅一天时间！

然后2003年8月份拿到营业执照，根本不知道安全是怎么一回事情，找北大方正一个技术副总和我讲了一个晚上，然后就背着包去和很多单位开始谈项目，当时我公司里面什么都没有，连传真机，打印机都没有，我所有的公司财产就是背着一个包，有几颗公章，然后在2003年9月，也就是注册公司第二个月签下XXX 集团，然后才开始找人招聘员工去实施，直到工程师把防火墙，入侵，网络版的防病毒都现场调试，我才第一次见到防火墙是什么样？第一见见到防毒墙是什么东西？然后这个项目做了50%利润！

　　然后在2003年10月份，拿下AAAA公司，在谈项目的时候，人家技术处处长问我：“人家Netscreen都来找我谈过！”，我当时还问别人：“Netscreen是谁啊？”，后来回来问安全界的人才知道Netscreen是全世界最有名的防火墙厂家！然后大家说太服我了，说一个搞安全公司的总经理出去居然连netscreen都不知道？不过我工作做的好，别人也不在乎我一个安全公司老板不知道Netscreen，把工程给我做了！这个项目也做成了50%的利润！

然后去省环境局和副局长谈VPN（公网上用设备加密解决），当时和人家讲VPN讲得我那些技术人员说他们当时全部都想找个地洞钻下去，因为我把原理全部讲错了，但是最后甲方那帮人傻乎乎的还觉得我很厉害，现在基本项目已报上去了，就等着最后拨款了！后来我觉得这样下去不行，下决心把不下100个国内外的安全厂家的技术资料全部研究一遍，然后把整个技术体系和厂家体系都做成成套的PPT，每次去技术交流我就拿着笔记本电脑，用幻灯片给甲方讲，我能够随便在甲方面前说出几十个厂家的技术特点，报价，甚至于任何一个公司和我投标撞在一起，我都能马上判断出对方报哪个厂家？报什么价格？然后知道怎么对付他？

现在基本上我去做每个用户，技术交流我亲自拿笔记本电脑和别人讲，方案我亲自写，客户关系我亲自做，我能把安全界所有厂家的技术优劣势说清楚，而且我做关系做得不错，基本上谈10个项目，会中8个，因为技术讲得有一套，然后我很擅长和高层打交道，我和高层打交道都是用人格魅力征服他们，我和所有的老总刚接触都会表现的特别优秀，让别人很佩服我，然后我又会做出很柔弱的样子，楚楚可怜的，和他们说创业如何艰辛，最后所有的老总都觉得不帮我很对不起我似的，不但给我项目还要请我吃饭！

而且我不知道很多厂家和大老板和我谈过话，都会觉得我很有前途，尽管现在我还没多少实力，很多大厂家和大老板都愿意主动放下架子来找我合作，我见过一些资产几千万的很傲的那些大老板，主动给我打电话请我吃饭想和我一起开公司，一些厂家的大区老总们见过我都回去和员工说：“那个女孩很厉害的，绝对做得起来！”，然后那些销售代表们也整天来请我吃饭，想与我合作，我不知道凡是圈里面的很多老总只要见过我的，都很想和我合作，觉得我有前途，我很容易玩转厂家和大老板，不会担心资金问题！

现在我越做越顺，基本上上正轨了！

我觉得创业：

一、首先必须有胆量

二、必须有能力IQ

三、必须有心理承受能力EQ

四、必须有克服困难的能力AQ

其实我真实经历感觉，创业胆量非常重要，当然你要有能力的前题下，因为我全国重点院校计算机专业大学毕业后曾经在联想，华为等大企业干了6年的市场，是个优秀的SALES，对于怎么拿项目已经驾轻就熟，我曾经就看了一下某大公司医院管理系统说明书，就到一家医院把这个项目谈下来！所以我能做到看任何一个厂家的说明书一看就懂，然后就敢于出去把项目谈下来！

我周围的很多开公司成功的人都是大公司里面很厉害的销售，只要有很强的谈项目能力，有客户关系，你自己能够注册个公司就把项目谈下来，至于实施，在IT行业混了10年，周围大把的高手，随便叫一帮人就能做，可能搞广告公司的就懂了，我周围一些资产上千万的人出来时3个人总共1万元，但是他们原来就是某著名烟草企业计算机中心主任，一出来注册就带着500万项目出来，头半年就有200万赢利！

其实我周围很多人出来时就1，2万元钱，但是人家都是一些大公司的市场部经理，有经验，有关系，有项目，公司一注册资金渠道找几个公司垫款马上就起来了，我身边一个2年前只有1万元，和别人借5万元起步，但是人家是用友的市场部经理，注册完公司就一大堆项目，现在已经好几百万了！

但是我感觉好多人开公司象跳水似的，不敢跳，但是跳下去以后也就那么回事情，没什么害怕了！但是记住：“你有什么资本？是技术特别厉害，还是市场特别厉害！”，如果你两头都站不住脚那么不要跳！

我之所以敢那么做是因为我市场厉害，有关系，我注册个公司马上有项目，如果你不能说出你有什么特长那么最好不要跳吧！

我周围的朋友都没有背景，没有资金，但是我看见不下40个人都成功了，我们都总结了一下白手起家，千万不要搞那种资金运作的东西，你没资本！

好多人大学毕业后在大公司做销售，然后手上有好多客户，手上有一批现成的项目然后出来开个公司，找别的公司垫款，只要分一部分利益给别的公司，然后运作几个项目就完成原始积累了！

然后再完资本运作，我身边所有的朋友起家没有一个超过6万元钱的，但是手里有项目，有关系，这个时候起家主要看你个人能力，你社会关系怎么样？只要你有关系，会操作项目，你能很快完成原始积累！

然后再去做资金要求高的东西，真的！我身边包括我都是这么走过来的，我注册公司的时候就有6万元，然后注册完马上签一个工程，找别的公司垫款，第一个工程挣25万，第二个工程挣28万，刚注册完公司2个月就挣53万，干个1，2年上百万肯定有了，然后找个大厂家做总代，玩资金运作就可以了！

但拉项目主要看你社会活动能力了！所有我们圈有句话叫：“只要是一个优秀的SALES，绝对能出去开公司！”，只要你手上有一把项目，你怕什么？项目就是钱啊！

好多人是在大公司把项目搞定了，就马上出来自己注册一个公司马上就起来了！不过不该教这些！

毕竟我和很多人都这么出来的！开过公司的人一听就知道了！

以后不会传授经验了！因为我发现这里面的人开公司搞工程的不多，没有搞过项目，就是在一些大的企业华为，中兴，CISCO等地方负责销售的人就知道了，只要你手里面拿着一把项目就可以出来注册公司，而且起步很快！

不要说什么骗！这里来的人可能都是些小孩或者一些搞技术的，可能真正做工程公司老板不多，只要搞过项目的，不用我说这些道理，大家一看都懂，也不要嫉妒别人，我周围太多的人都是两年前就1，2万，但是在大公司积累了强大的社会关系，一出来开公司就带项目出来了，结果到后面也就一两个大工程公司就起来了，成为知名企业，其实社会本来就是这样的！

“关系就是金钱，关系是第一生产力！”，哪个大公司的老板在省里面政界没有靠山的，很多时候尤其搞项目，商场永远和官场是连在一起的！

不要批判社会怎么样？样适应社会，“适者生存！”，适应社会就是强者，你没有能力改变社会就适应他，而且我现在刚满28岁的大学生，马上我又接了一个工程能挣30万，差不多我今年28岁我该有上百万了，我们不会愁车子，房子，不会愁失业，因为我和我周围的很多人能适应社会！

我几个朋友研究生毕业分到烟草公司做计算中心主任，刚好全省烟草要上项目，几个研究生辞职出来开个公司专门做烟草，现在上千万了！

在我周围所有的人都是30岁左右，没任何背景，但是很能干，现在大家普遍都有上百万的，不管别人有技术也好，会搞关系也好！毕竟别人混得好！

我反感那些没有能力出来闯，但是一看见别人当官，开公司挣了钱就大骂那些有钱有权的人，但是好多人有钱有权都是自己奋斗来的，不是一开始就有人给他们的！

我们都一没犯法，二没抢，我们大学毕业6年从到表达公司打工到开公司，到28岁左右有上百万，这都很正常，我们努力的结果！我搞关系有本事，我懂技术，我能力强就能混到这一步，叫什么骗呢？

我周围很多人就大学毕业6年左右资产上百万的很多，不过好多是搞工程搞项目的，适应社会有能力能挣上百万这是自己挣来的，很多时候你说别人怎么样？但是我说你现在去注册个公司，你能干起来吗？

有时候我觉得很反感中国社会这种风气，我有个朋友原来就是贫困山区的，他是他们那第一个考出来的大学生，他们那一年挣1000元钱已经是很了不起的事了，后来大学毕业后他先在一家大公司打工，后来做了市场部经理，手里有强大的社会关系，有不少项目，2001年出来开公司，当时只有1万元钱，和我们借了5万元，就开始做公司！

因为原来在大公司强大的社会关系很快做起来，我曾经和他跑过项目，一天必须跑4家，有一次还被人家赶出来，但是现在他有500多万了，还买了张奔驰车，好多人就开始说他是个流氓，是靠拉关系起来的，怎么样，但是我觉得我周围没有任何背景起来的这些人，都非常能干，非常聪明，非常实干的！

那些没起来的人，有没能力，没胆量，没实干精神的，整天坐在那说别人闲话，这是我不欣赏的！

我觉得有本事就超过别人，不要自己不敢干，也无能力干，别人干成了就说风凉话，怪不得我加拿大有个同学说好多有钱的中国人全部移民海外，说中国人有仇富心理，现在我真的感受很深，我那个穷山区出来的朋友起来了，好多人说他只不过机遇，或者他只不过会搞关系，但是你要搞项目，2001年谁都可以搞，机遇是平等的，干吗你没去啊？

但是我承认，我那个朋友真很实干的，他规定每天必须跑4个用户，风雨无阻，包括我也这么干起来的！

我欣赏美国人的处世方式，“你比我强我超过你！”，但是中国人好多是：“你比我强，我要拉住你后腿把你拖下来，说你风凉话！”，正因为这种处世方式，我才能在我那些成功的朋友身上学到经验，很快的注册公司，很快的上了百万！

其实也不是我自负，只是我有时候很生气，因为我看见我周围很多人当初创业那样艰苦，那样每天跑4家单位，还被人家赶出去，人家是很实干干出来的，最后成功了，好多人说他是流氓，到处拉关系！

我也是刚创业时每天也跑4，5家单位，看过各种嘴脸，还被圈子里很多公司骗过，我之所以敢注册了公司再来选项目，找客户是因为我大学4年的计算机教育，6 年全国著名IT企业市场经验，使我有这个底气敢出来开公司，整整10年的IT行业背景，才使我28岁敢出来搞IT公司！从18岁干IT干到现在啊！

居然也被人家说成骗子，毕竟我在IT行业不出来干公司，好多公司要我也该年薪20万了，所以我们敢这么做是多年的经验能力积累，如果没有一定业界经验能力，我敢出来先注册了公司后拿项目吗？

有时候创业的资本有几种，一种是资金资本，一种是能力资本，我不具备很强资金资本，我就做项目，搞项目要能力资本，是否懂技术，是否会搞关系，是否有社会关系活动资金？等到资金够了再玩对资金要求高的东西！

其实我觉得很多年轻人很幼稚，以为随随便便就能创业？其实创业不一定是要有多少资金，你很有能力大家认可，大老板们都会来投资的，现在很多大老板愿意为我投资，但是你要做到这一步，不是刚毕业几年就能修成的，我都算干了10年的IT，而且工作背景不差才敢那么干的，那种刚从学校出来什么都不懂的还不够别人骗两次！

我觉得根据我的经验，大学刚毕业创业是不可能的，先到大公司里面锻炼几年，可以换公司，但是不要轻易换行业，把一个行业吃透

一、刚毕业不一定非要看待遇，看你到的这个公司能学些什么东西？想干技术就扎扎实实干技术，想干市场就到正规的企业把市场推广，渠道，销售都全部做一遍！

二、如果技术出身的人想开公司当一把手，必须技术上有一套，比如你拿出什么产品？你有什么独特的技术，如果你仅仅是技术好拿不出自己的东西，那么以后只可能给干市场的人当副手，干市场的是一把手！

三、中国大多数公司创业是市场出身，尤其是搞项目工程的公司，先去大公司从销售做起，知道怎么搞项目？怎么做关系？怎么和客户打交道？然后去做渠道，知道怎么和代理商，公司们打交道，以后自己开公司知道怎么和厂家打交道？最后去做市场推广岗位，知道怎么搞宣传，怎么搞策划？怎么运做大市场？

只有你在大公司里面把市场都做熟了，你才知道你自己开个公司你该怎么运做？而且大公司会教你形成一套自己的管理模式和企业文化，你会知道开公司以后怎么做？

比如我现在开公司，我要求我和我一起出去的人都穿职业装，说普通话，每个人都提笔记本电脑，到用户那用普通话笔记本给别人用PPT演示，讲整个技术厂家体系，然后回来做正规方案，都是按照大公司的做法来做，别人都觉得我们很象外企的，很正规，即使我刚创业时，连传真机，打印机都没有，但是那种职业习惯，熟练的做事态度，我都能先把项目谈下来去实施，试想如果没有在全国知名大企业的锻炼，我出去能拿到项目吗？我象个谈项目的吗？

所以我觉得创业只要你能拿到项目，找别的公司垫款就行了，怕什么资金？但是你有拿项目的职业风范吗？我能没多少资金让客户相信我是因为，我出去穿职业装，说标准普通话，讲技术讲得很溜，而且做关系很到位，知道怎么搞高层关系？这些东西都是在大公司长期积累下来的，否则你怎么能搞到项目，很多领导明知道你刚创业甚至没几个人，但是别人看你很会说话做关系，看你很懂啊！看你虽然创业但在这个IT行业是老江湖了，有什么不放心给你做的？

　　很多人一毕业，大家说刚毕业到大公司做小职员，到一定时候做部门经理，再厉害些做业务副总，再厉害些自己出来开公司了，所以有时候我们发现一些业界有名的大公司变成黄蒲军校了，抓出一大串公司老板都是从这些公司跑出去的，有时候学习很重要，到你能力到那个份上自然就出来开公司了！

我觉得先学习！学习！再学习！公司圈很危险，没有经验怎么行？我不相信大学生创业，因为象我们这些在大公司市场部混了5，6年的老江湖都觉得到处陷井，那些什么都不懂的大学生们懂什么？

刚起步的时候你没有那么多资本，肯定存在资金运作，这个时候除了你要精通业务，精通技术，会搞关系，知道怎么打通关系，还有你的融资能力，这个时候认识很多银行，很多大公司老总，或者很多大老板很重要，这个时候在资金运作上面可以找他们垫资，现在很多公司也专门搞项目风险投资！

资金运作你可以找厂家解决，找总代理解决，找有资金大公司解决，但是前提是你必须能拿到项目，而且资金风险不大，会有很多公司愿意参加与你合作！

等到运作一些项目以后有一笔钱了，你在玩资金运作的事情，比如拿下一个大厂家区域总代理，然后这样就是靠运作资金挣钱了，但是没资金前，拿项目，你的个人素质很重要，你要很懂专业，很懂行，很有人格魅力，很会做关系，而且操作项目的能力，资金运作能力很强的，其实我周围的朋友都是从项目起家，后面转向资金运作，因为项目对个人的素质与能力要求很高！对资金要求不高！

没有共同语言了！到大企业做两年销售，做几个项目就懂了！怎么这么费力啊！自己的创业路自己走吧！自己慢慢去摸索吧！如果有幸能走出来的话！你会明白我说的意思！

不过从大企业出来刚开公司时，也是很多搞工程的老板们手把手教我的，项目运作有市场操盘，技术操盘，资金操盘，协调的关系有甲方关系，厂家关系，合作伙伴关系，以及内部关系，整个体系有技术体系，厂家体系，以及项目管理！如果这些东西你都吃透了！

然后你再有关系就可以出来开公司了，而且业界关系合作伙伴很重要，可以依靠合作伙伴运作资质，运作资金，这些你都会了就可以出来做公司，但是最好要有个厉害的玩项目的带你玩一段时间就会了！

　　其实原来我不想开公司，因为原来在联想，华为，网通这些公司呆过，后来回到省里面也想找一个公司打工，然后发现省里面也就那几家公司，没多少选择余地，一些大公司顶多有个分支机构在那！

后来就到一些小的公司参股，后来发现财务什么都被大股东控制，只不过是高级打工崽，后面大家都知道我做市场很厉害，尤其谈项目做关系比较厉害，就让我去挂在几个公司去谈项目，拿分成，后来去谈了几个项目费用贴了不少，结果项目谈给那些公司了，那些公司把我甩了，因为毕竟不是我的公司，对方会不会兑现承诺看别人的良心，他有良心就兑现，没良心骗了你就骗你！

再后面我发现省里面IT界的老板们从对IT的素质，以及能力都远远不如我，我怎么去把他们打工呢？最后我没有选择的余地去找电信一个副总，说进电信算了，后来又觉得电信那种混日子的地方没意思，那段时间苦恼极了，最后大家说他们都只能给我一个意见：“去开公司吧！你已经没有选择了！你的条件已经达到开公司了，不适合再打工了！”

所以我觉得我是被逼上梁山的！

其实我发现我身边很多成功的人都是被逼上梁山的，我认识一个男的，当时在烟草那边关系处不好，被人家下岗，他是上海的一个大学毕业的，后来为了不下岗天天去追领导的老婆求情，然后那个领导的老婆天天躲他，搞得整个单位都知道窝赧极了！

后来广州一个公司过来设办事处，他能力很强就拿过来做，结果卖了很多酒店管理系统出去，一年能挣100多万，后来公司就给他股份，然后一直不停升股份，现在终于把全部的股份买了，现在32岁，有个200多万吧！

我认识的一个千万的也是北京一个大学学计算机的，后来也是被单位下岗，能力也很强咬牙出来开公司，现在资产上千万，还经常上电视，其实好多人不想出来，都被逼的！

其实如果做过项目的人都知道，很多人都有过被甩的经历，在他经验不够的时候，其实运作项目是运作一种社会经验，社会经验不够的时候很多人被甩过，之所以被别人甩过才自己出来开公司，现在我也可以甩别人，但是不想干而已！

不过今天我中午见了我说的那个农村出来的朋友，因为电力一个副总他表弟要干IT，所以今天把那个本科生介绍给他，他现在才一月份就做了100多万，一年 1000多万，利润在400万左右吧！2001年他就1万，借了5万起家的，现在很多大公司的市场部经理去他那打工去了！

昨天晚上我和一个全国上市公司的总裁谈一个项目，就是我认识一个厅长，上市公司出资金，出整个技术，我来运作项目，最后我们分成！后来我和他们一个总经理出去喝茶，他还说觉得我整合资源，运作项目的能力还不够老练，大家都觉得其实挣钱很考察一个人整合资源，运作项目的能力，包括房地产好多也是靠运作项目起来的！

然后今天下午见了一个老朋友他有200多万吧！然后他妹妹在搞风险投资，最后我们喝茶都全部说：“现在搞项目的公司绝对不要愁资金，只要项目好，资金根本不用发愁！”他们都问我有没有好项目，大家把我调资金！

其实我周围朋友年薪都没下50万的，这些人有关系，很会运作项目，都有过开公司的经历，如果你没有到开公司当老板，运作过项目这个圈子，你永远理解不了我说的东西，为什么我28岁，一个全国上士公司总裁要来见我？因为我认识一个厅长，有运作项目能力，他们想借我的关系资源，他们出资金技术，我们一起操作这个项目！

我现在周围创业成功的人很多，我总结出来几点：

一、要做公司必须要有功底，也就象练功的，你必须把功底练出来，我周围很多很成功的，都大学毕业在大公司干过，而且算干得很优秀那类，在大公司里面学管理，学习积累很多能力，很多大公司里面做得很厉害的人到一定时候就出来开公司，这样轻车熟路啊！而且我周围很多成功的都是在大公司里面把某一行吃得很透，出来就干这个，有一定资金积累再转其他方向！开公司能力功底很重要！

二、开公司胆量魄力很重要，我发现很多人成功与不成功的区别是，我周围成功的人好多咬咬牙说出来就出来了，根本不会给自己留退路，按他们的说法要干事就干净利落，还想什么想，留什么路？但是我看见很多不成功的人，前怕狼后怕虎的，整天说没有找到机会啊！机会不合适啊！或者说没有看到好的产品，或者没合适合伙人，天天听他们嘴上说，天天没看见他们干，最后问他们干脆说：“没想法了！算了这样混下去吧！”我见到很多很成功的，说干就干，今天想好，明天办手续，不要留退路，冲下去！走出这一步就什么都不怕了！

三、开公司必须有很强的意志力，这种意志力必须让你能克服任何困难！我见过很多人嘴上天天说要出来开公司，但是有一次我谈一个公安的项目，他看见我出去找关系，从省公安厅一直找到市公安局，为打通一个关系托多少人，然后他就一直拼命说怎么那么难，很为难的样子，我就知道他不适合开公司，他还没见过我们是怎么跑资金的，而且在大公司打工，不用愁资金，不用愁资质，甚至不用愁技术，但是开公司你什么都没有，你怎么在尽量不花钱的情况下搞定所有的事情？你有克服困难的决心吗？

四、开公司你必须有心理承受能力，如果你谈的项目工程最后死了，或者几个项目花了不少钱请客吃饭搞关系，如果因为种种原因一直挂在那签不下来，你是否有那个承受能力？如果你被甲方骗，被别的公司或者厂家骗了是否有那个承受能力，当你运作一个项目时发现你已经控制不住整个局面你是否有那个承受能力？当你被甲方赶出去时是否有那个承受能力！

所以我觉得开公司必须具备：一、能力IQ二、心理承受能力EQ三、克服困难的能力与承受能力AQ四、你必须很有胆识很有魄力，我出来时就想大不了开死了去哪个大公司至少年薪20万没问题，而且有时候你要想就当我学习体验生活，如果我有了开公司的经历即使我进大公司我能力也远比以前高多了！

还有我感觉很重要的，你一定要把某一块吃得很透才会成功，你必须有个支点，必须把某一块吃到底吃透，一定要吃透某个东西！

所以我总结下来：一、能力二、胆识魄力三、很强的毅力

如果这些都够了，你再把某个领域吃的很透，你有把握出来开公司！

有时候我觉得开公司就象一个运动员，

一、首先比必须具备一副强壮的体格，如果你在大公司把别人打工都干得很不行，都没多少能力，你怎么能出来干公司呢？一般开公司的好多人在大公司把别人打工时都是很出众，你连当兵都当不好，还怎么谈得上自己出来搭班子建队伍带着一群人干？当然有些人在大公司不一定会搞关系也会混不好！但关键是你在大公司打工，你能力算不算强的？

二、其次你必须要有魄力有决心，有胆识，试想一个人连出来开公司这点勇气都没有，以后遇到很多重要的决策与机会，你有那个魄力今天想好明天就干吗？做一个企业家胆识魄力很重要，连出去注册个公司都要想好几年的人，你还有什么胆识去带领一个企业？

三、开公司毅力很重要，要有非常强的毅力，就象运动员跑长跑，你是否有那个毅力坚持下去？在没资金，没技术，没关系，等等困难下，你是否坚持下去，是否有那个承受能力？

现在我真的发现，能力，胆识，毅力对创业太重要了！很多时候一个人成不成功不是总说某人有机会你没机会，机会自己争取的！你有那个能力，有那个胆量，有那种吃苦锲而不舍的精神，怎么会不成功呢？

我现在真的很能理解国外的成功学了！国外的成功学很有道理！

其实现在我觉得胆识也是一种很重要的能力！

我发现高利润总是和高风险挂钩的，我看见好多人动不动说80年代初期那帮爆发户是赶上机会了，钱好挣，现在难挣怎么样！好象把别人说的很轻松，只要敢出来就遍地是黄金了！

但是你不想想你不也那个时代吗？那你干吗没有出来呢？其实那个时代比我们这个时代出来更需要勇气，那个时候有什么私营企业的说法吗？那时全吃公家饭，

计划经济，敢出来已经很有勇气了！

所以有时候我觉得别人敢出来这一点就是一种很重要的能力，有胆识有魄力在创业是很重要的！所以我觉得动不动就说那些人是爆发户，敢闯敢干就发财了，以前我也这么说那些人！

但是自从我开公司，我感觉有胆识有魄力，敢想敢干确实是一种能力，而且是创业的很重要的能力，我觉得我没有资格说以前那拨人只是敢闯就成功了，现在我觉得人家敢在那种时代背景下走出这一步，已经很不容易了，现在这种宽松的时代背景下都这么多人天天说要开公司，结果都只嘴上练，不敢行动的！那种年代敢这么做难道不是一种能力吗？

他们也有值得认可的地方！

其实有时候说话很费劲，可能搞过项目的就明白我说的意思了，现在我几个朋友是交通厅的处长，和厅长关系特别好，现在要启动几个大项目，马上就注册个公司，找其他几个公司垫款，马上就可以起来了，他们马上注册个公司，只要厅长那边点头，马上项目一进来，一个公司就起来了，我一个朋友认识省电信公司老总，说好了项目，马上注册个公司，几个项目下来就上千万了！

其实我觉得年轻人创业，在没有资金的情况下基本都是玩项目起家，只要你有足够的关系拿到项目，然后会运作项目，马上很快几百万会有的，等玩项目完成原始积累之后搞资本运作，做个某知名大厂家总代和大家操作资金！那样就比项目稳多了！

我周围全是30岁左右年轻人，全是白手起家的，大家共同的道路都是先做工程，做工程项目主要是人的能力，不是资金，主要看你公关能力如何？只要搞销售是个高手，拿几个项目下来，做几年项目就完成原始积累，就到资金运作了！

我周围这样起来的人不下40个现在31，32左右的好多是几百万的，好多是上千万的，当你资金不利的情况下，在大公司做几年销售，把能力锻炼出来了，出来拿几个项目就起来了，然后再玩资金运作！我28岁，不过在大公司玩了6年项目，才出来自己玩项目的！

创业

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首富李嘉诚先生说过的一句话：互联网是一次新的商机，每一次新商机的到来，都会造就一批富翁；造就他们的原因是：当别人不理解他在做什么的时候,他理解他在做什么.当别人不明白他在做什么的时候,他明白他在做什么.当别人明白了,他富有了.当别人明白了,他成功了。

Microsoft targets Google, Yahoo with Web-hosted SMB wares

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March 3, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. announced Monday the trial availability of Web-hosted versions of its popular Exchange and SharePoint collaboration software. The move appears to be a strong declaration of Microsoft's intent to blunt Google Inc.'s rise in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market.
In a keynote speech kicking off Microsoft's SharePoint Conference in Seattle, Chairman Bill Gates will announce the expanded online offerings, which U.S.-based companies can sign up to beta-test.
Gates is also expected to announce that more than 100 million SharePoint licenses have been sold, generating a total of $1 billion for Microsoft.
Online versions of Exchange and SharePoint will be generally available to companies of all sizes in the second half of the year, according to John Betz, a director in Microsoft's online services group. No prices were disclosed, though Betz said companies that already have Exchange or SharePoint running on their premises will get some credit towards the cost of subscribing to the online service version.
"If you've already invested in the software, the price you'll pay will be less than if you own nothing today," Betz said.

Microsoft will aim for companies with about 50 to 250 PCs, or 100 to 500 users. And the services will be targeted to appeal to business IT staffers, rather than to try to go around them, as Google has said it is trying to do with its fast-rising Google Apps offering.
"Companies tell us pretty consistently that they want enterprise-grade solutions to meet the challenges they face, and that they are concerned about consumer 'hand-me-downs' forming the basis of their business solutions," Betz said.
Though Microsoft is taking another step toward competing with its own partner ecosystem, members of that community insisted that its entry into the market will help, not hurt them.
"I truly believe that the rising tide will lift all boats," wrote Ravi Agarwal, CEO of GroupSpark, a provider of hosted applications including Exchange, SharePoint and others, in an e-mail. "Microsoft will bring greater awareness to the market, and when prospective customers look at the Microsoft hosted offering more closely and realize that critical features like BlackBerry Enterprise Server are missing -- they will flock to us."

"I think this will accelerate adoption on Microsoft's, rather than Google's, platform," said Keith McCall, chief technology officer of Azaleos Corp., a maker of managed Exchange server appliances. "That's good for us, since we think any company with more than 250 employees will still want to keep Exchange and other key apps on-premise."
Besides Exchange and SharePoint, Microsoft also plans to offer online versions of its Office Communications Server (OCS) unified communications software and its LiveMeeting web conferencing software, confirmed Betz.
Microsoft has been readying these online offerings for nearly three years. But until today, Microsoft had maintained that its "managed services," when launched, would only be offered to businesses buying more than 5,000 seats or more.
Rather, Microsoft had insisted it would rely on its ecosystem of partners, which since 2002 have been allowed to host and sell online versions of Exchange and SharePoint.
But with the rapid rise in interest in Google Apps and Yahoo Inc.'s Zimbra, Microsoft decided to take matters into its own hands.
"It appears that this entire initiative ... is driven largely in response to competitive threats from Google's Gmail and Yahoo's Zimbra," Agarwal wrote.
Microsoft's services, which are scheduled to be commercially available in the second half of this year, will back up its claim of 99.9% availability with financial guarantees, Betz said. Services and data will be redundantly hosted at Microsoft's 13 data centers.

Betz insisted that Microsoft's move into small and midsize business Web hosting isn't a betrayal to longtime partners. Partners will still be able to offer their own hosted versions of Exchange, SharePoint and others.
And similar to its upcoming hosted Dynamics CRM software, Microsoft will force companies interested in buying the Microsoft-hosted Exchange and SharePoint to go through its channel partners.
"Partners who make the sale for us will make money," he said. "We are not cutting them out; we are expanding the opportunity."
Betz said that hosting firms can also spruce up their offerings by adding integration to non-Microsoft software such as Cisco Systems Inc.'s voice-over-IP software, or with server software to support BlackBerry devices, to differentiate themselves from Microsoft's online software, which will integrate only with other Microsoft software.
Meanwhile, Agarwal said that hosting firms should also be able to provide better support and uptime than Microsoft.
"This won't be a robust offering for at least three to four years, as is true with any new Microsoft offering," Agarwal said.
More than 3,000 attendees are expected at the SharePoint conference, which will run through Thursday.
Microsoft also announced the availability of the free Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express software, which complements SharePoint. It also plans to release Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint, a tool kit aimed at helping developers create rich Web applications for corporate intranets that take advantage of the Silverlight runtime's multimedia capabilities. The Blueprint can be downloaded from Microsoft's site.

How To Make Easy Money Online

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Making easy money online is possible, it's not rocket science. I've put this page up to show you the best ways to make easy money online. The Cheap-Computers-Guide.com web site currently about $1000 a month through affiliate programs.If you're anything like me, you get emails every day telling you that you can make millions online. This page does not contain lies like that. If you want millions for no work then go buy some lottery tickets.You can make good money online with a web site like this one. For example it's realistic that you could make at least $150 per week per site. This may not seem like a lot but once you've built one site it can make you money while you build another.
Your second site will be much more profitable so it's possible to make some decent extra cash or even a living from informational web sites like the one you're reading now.

This web site was made with Site Build It!. This is a suite of tools that allow you to build web pages without using HTML and get them ranked in Google so you attract heaps of traffic.
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Find out more how to make money online here.The concept of making easy money online is using affiliate programsYou can get started making money online right now by building a web site. Many online stores would love to pay you a commission for sending new customers their way.
All you have to do is join an affiliate program and put up special affiliate links from your site to the merchant who sells the products. Then when a visitor clicks from your site to their site and buys something you get a commission (usually between 5% and 10%) of the value of the products they buy.
It's a good idea to link to an online store that sells products that suit the topic of your site. So if your site is all about golf then you should have links to an online store that sells golfing stuff.

People who are reading your site won't mind seeing links and product recommendations because they are genuinely interested in golf and probably buy golf stuff all the time. I built a few sites like this and they work.
If you want to make money online fast then check out this page, I've found a product that truly is the fast track to making money online. Since you're here it's worth your time reading about it.You need to build a web site that gets visitors to make money this wayYes, you do need a good web site to get visitors.
A good web site is one that contains interesting information that people want to read, like this site for example :)
You get visitors for free by ranking high in search engines such as Google. Things can get complicated optimizing your site to be found in the search engines but remember - search engines WANT to find informative web sites so if your site has good content then you're most of the way there.Writing good content is funWrite a site about things you're interested in, your hobbies etc. If you are into home theatre then it is easy to write a page on which big screen TV you would most like to buy. To make money you simply include links to products that you like and if someone agrees with you and buys you get hundreds of dollars in commission.
Writing about your interests is fun. At least it was for me.

Income Streams for Bloggers - How to Make Money Blogging

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Advertising Programs - Perhaps the most obvious changes in the past few months have been with the addition of a variety of viable advertising options for bloggers looking to make money from their blogs. The most common way bloggers seem to earn money online is via the contextual ad program from Google - Adsense. A more recent addition that many are using successfully are Chitika’s eMiniMalls and WidgetBucks, Text Link Ads.

Azoogle Ads, Intelli Txt, DoubleClick, Tribal Fusion, Adbrite, Clicksor, AdHearUs, Kanoodle, Pheedo, TextAds, Bidvertiser, Fastclick and Value Click (to name just some of the options) and there is a smorgasbord of options. Of course there is more to come with MSN Adcenter and YPN both in beta testing and with a variety of other advertising system currently in development (YPN is only available to US publishers).

Lastly there’s BlogAds - one of the first blog specific ad networks.
RSS Advertising - The past 12 months have seen some advances in RSS Advertising also. I’m yet to hear of any bloggers making big money blogging through it to this point - but as improvements are made to the ad programs exploring this I’m sure we’ll start to see examples of it being profitable.

Sponsorship - In addition to the array of advertising programs that are available to join there is a growing awareness in the business of the value and opportunity that exists for them to advertise directly on blogs. I’m hearing more and more examples of this and have been fortunately to have a couple of ad campaigns of my own in the past month - one with Adobe a couple of weeks ago and another just completed with Ricoh for a new digicam over at my Digital Camera Blog. These are not isolated cases - as I say I know of many blogs exploring sponsorship with advertisers at present and suspect we’ll see more of it in the year ahead. Sponsorship is also happening on a post by post basis with some bloggers being paid to write on certain topics by companies - either in one off or a regular fashion - and they are able to make big money from their blogs doing so.
Affiliate Programs - There are larger affiliate programs like Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction but also literally thousands of others from the large to the very small.
Digital Assets - Increasing numbers of bloggers have been developing other digital assets to support and add revenue streams to their blogs. By this I mean that I’m increasingly seeing e-books, courses and tele-seminars being run by bloggers. My recent foray into this with the first series of the six figure blogging course that Andy and I ran a few weeks ago and have just released the study version of. This type of activity will only increase in future - in fact this week I’ve seen numerous examples of bloggers running courses.

Blog Network Opportunities - with the rise in popularity of Blog Networks - bloggers are also being presented with more places to earn an income from their blogging - by writing for and with others. While it might be difficult to get a writing gig with one of the bigger networks - there are plenty who are always asking for new bloggers to join and who are willing to pay bloggers using a variety of payment models. While there are distinct advantages of blogging for yourself - blogging for an established network who will handle a lot of the set up/promotion/admin/SEO etc has it’s advantages also. More and more bloggers are combining writing for themselves on their own blogs with taking on blog network blogs as additional income streams.

Business Blog Writing Opportunities - as blogging has risen in it’s profile as a medium more and more businesses are starting blogs. Many of these companies have internal staff take on blogging duties - but an increasing number of them are hiring specialist bloggers to come on and run their blogs. I know of a number of bloggers who in the past month or two have been approached for such paid work. Check out Bloggers for Hire if you’re looking for this type of work.

Non Blogging Writing Opportunities - Also becoming more common are bloggers being hired to write in non blogging mediums. Manolo’s recent coup of a column in the Washington Post is just one example of this as bloggers are increasingly being approached to write for newspapers, magazines and other non blog websites. Along side this is the rise of bloggers as published book authors - this is to the extent that one blogger I spoke with this week complained to me that they were one of the few bloggers than they knew who didn’t have a book deal!

Donations - Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fund raising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.
Flipping Blogs - Also more common in 2005 was the practice of ‘Blog Flipping’ - or selling of blogs. This has happened both on an individual blog level (I can think of about 20 blogs that sold this year) but also on a network level (the most obvious of these being the 8 figure sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL).

Merchandising - My recent attempt to sell ProBlogger.net T-shirts wasn’t a raging success, but it is an example of how an increasing number of bloggers are attempting to make a few extra dollars from their blogs by selling branded products through programs like Cafepress. While I didn’t have a lot of success with merchandising - quite a few larger blogs are seeing significant sales - especially blogs with a cult following. I’m not at liberty to discuss details - but I know of one largish blog which will see sales over $20,000 in merchandise for the calendar year of 2005.
Consulting and Speaking - While it has been popular for established consultants to add blogs to their businesses we’re also starting to see bloggers with no consulting background able to make money by charging readers for their time in consulting scenarios BECAUSE of the profile that their blogs have built them. Blogging has the ability to establish people as experts on niche topics and we all know the value of being perceived as an expert. I spoke to one blogger last month who charges himself out at over $200 an hour for speaking and consulting work - his area of expertise was something that he knew little about 18 months ago - but through his blog he’s become a leader in his field and a minor celebrity in his industry.

Online money making systems using your computer at home

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Curious to know about what is under web pages, how to make money online ?
Systems like ClickBank, AdSense and other pay per click can help you make money on the internet. It doesn't matter if you already have a few ideas or starting from scratch. You will learn on this site different ways of making money at home, how advertising works, finding the right keywords, optimizing your web pages, how to improve your Page Rank (PR), how to drive traffic to your site, what are the tools available on the web, Systems like Adsense and AdWords, what ClickBank has to offer and how to start creating a successful website that will help you earn cash and make money online. Do like thousands of people and turn your computer to a money making machine. Now as never been a better time to start an internet business and find free money on the web.

Millions of people are surfing the net every day looking for all kinds of services, videos, business opportunities, music, infos like news, sports stats, celebrities profiles, photos and lot more. There is millions of things that people are looking for on the internet. Anything that you can come up with will attract a type of croud. So, that said, one of the first thing to consider when starting an online business opportunity, especially if you want to use systems like AdSense, pay per click system, and attract lots of people, is that anyone who is successful on the web and make money online would strongly suggest that you start with something that you like, that you know and even if you know it well, that is easy for you to keep up-to-date with that subject, research about it simply because you like that subject. So your website comes as a whole and it will be way much easier for you to come up with good news and good content because you will enjoy doing it.

One of the misconception of making money online business is that, like all the get rich quick - fast and easy systems, it is really not that easy and you will have to put some time into it, you will have to work hard on it to achieve your goals and to keep up with the rest of the WWW, you will need to do a lot of research and look what others are doing if it's not just to make sure that you are not delivering too old informations that your crowd already knows.

The few following paragraphs are not intended to discourage you but to give you a better understanding of what it is really about and what are the real facts that owners of these systems would never dare to mention. If you haven't noticed yet, I'm not here to sell you anything, the money I make, I make it with people like you coming to my site and clicking on the ads on top and left of my pages, so I am not pitching you and this is why I don't mind sharing my knowledge with you.

Most of the get rich quick systems and make money online quick do not work. They promise you incredible amounts of money within a few days doing nothing or very not much. These systems have been around for a while now, most of them uses the same old ideas but revamped, repackaged and sold by a different guy. There is an old saying in french that says: that guy could sell a freezer to an eskimo. Which simply means that the guy is really good at selling and the key to good sells is the sell pitch.

Anyone on this planet needs money, so that is a good start; add some rich and famous theme pictures, big bold sentences like free money on the internet or free online money making opportunity, a lot of colors and flashing light, and you've just created a copy of Las Vegas and a silly dream of making huge money. The reality is that you were just attracted by the flashing lights and you didn't even notice that you were already thinking of getting your credit card and process. All that started from the simple sell pitch that you will be making huge amount of money within days, with no effort, with no extra money at the same time you were blinded by those lights and fake success stories. The thing is, in most of these systems, the money is good but unfortunetly not for you but for the one who is selling you these books, videos and charts.

I emphasized in an upper paragraph that most get rich quick systems don't work, so some, a few, have some potential and can show you the way to make money online. Always keep in mind that results will vary from person to person and it is a really big sentence that you should keep in mind. It is not because one person was way over successful doing something that you will automatically replicate that success. There are factors to consider on these unique success stories like: people that helped that person, time spent, lots and lots of luck, money invested to help, advertising, etc. Here is a funny comparison you might say but it fits perfect; a guy bought a lottery ticket yesterday and won the 21 million jackpot, now, what are your chances, if you go buy a ticket, to do the same? The facts are that it can happen, you can win too, but it is almost impossible. So these types of success stories about get rich quick systems are sell's pitch and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Anyways you are here for a reason, you clicked this site because you had that in mind and are willing to give it a try and start your online small business. Hopefully this site will help you in your success to financial freedom. And I'll do my best to give you the real facts and tools for you to achieve your goal and make money online.

Using affiliate programs like AdSense is one of, if not the best, ways to make money online. You make money 24/7 at home, while in front of your computer, away from your computer, sleeping, on vacation, etc. Sounds great!?
The facts are that it is exactly like that! It's almost hard to believe and it sounds even a bit phony and too good to be true. But trust me on this one it is like that. But, what you don't know and the ones selling you E-books and subsciptions definitely don't want you to know, is that it needs a setup before the system runs on its own.
You just don't wake up one morning and there is a E-business or Website there with your name on and with thousands of visitors coming through every day. The process of creating and running a successful money making Website is very hard and time consuming. This is why you should do something that relates to you, that way you will enjoy and have fun in the process. But if you take your time and read anything that can help, you will be waking up one day with a nice money making Website.

Time is very important in the process because lots of things on the to do list to achieve a successful Website will take time on its own and there is nothing you can do about it. There are ways to speed up some of the things, but they will still take time on there own to show significant progress. One of the major time consuming process is the traffic that will eventually be driven to your Website. Before people can come to your Website a few things need to be done and the results will eventually lead to an increase of traffic to your Website. Just getting listed in search engines takes time, but a Website at page 243 of the search results has basically no chances at all of getting visitors. So, increasing your search engine page rank will take time on its own. All these can be implemented to speed the things up, but it does not happen overnight.

So before going too excited, quiting your job and throwing your hard earned money away, keep in mind that it is possible but it is hard, it takes time and you will need to learn a lot of things, software, host interface, search engine optimization and anything you can learn that surrounds that subject.

When you get good at everything related to e-business and Web site design and most importantly that your Web site is generating nice income that can provide you with a decent living, then you can start thinking of leaving your in real life job.

Make Money while you blogging

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6 Ways to Make Money Blogging
1) Cost-Per-Click (CPC) Advertising Programs
CPC advertising programs are the best money making programs for most of the bloggers. They are suitable to all kind of blogs with family-friendly content regardless of their traffic level and age. CPC programs work well on blog because they display contextual ads that are highly relevant to blogs content and bloggers will earn anywhere between 10 cents to 50 cents for each contextual ads click by their visitors. With proper CPC ads optimization and consistent amount of traffic, a blogger can earn a steady amount of money displaying CPC ads on his/her blog. Google AdSense is no doubt, the undisputed king of CPC advertising programs and Yahoo Publisher Network is the closest alternative of AdSense.

2) Cost-Per-Action (CPA) Advertising Programs
CPA programs is quite similar to CPC programs except CPA programs don't pay bloggers for each click on the CPA ads hosted by bloggers. The blogger only makes money when the visitor takes an action on the CPA advertiser website. The action can be a sign up, making a purchase, generating a lead, downloading a product and more. CPA networks pay a lot more than CPC programs, for a visitor sent by the blogger from his/her blog to a CPA advertiser website and the visitor taken an action on the advertiser site, the blogger can earn few dollar to fifty dollar depend on the niche. But CPA ads tend to work well on large traffic blogs only. AzoogleAds.com, Commission Junction and Advertising.com are some of the largest CPA networks.

3) Promote Affiliate Programs
Marketing affiliate programs is very common nowadays. You sign up with affiliate program of an online company, then decide whether to use the company's text link or banner ads on your blog to promote the company's products or services and earn affiliate commission when a visitor make a purchase through your affiliate link. Affiliate programs can be promoted without a website and blog too.

4) Pay Per Post Programs
Pay per post programs started last year. The programs pay bloggers to write a blog post about a sponsor's website. The paid blog post can be a review or an introduction on the advertiser's website, products or services. The blogger will be paid a least $5 for each sponsor post. Blogs that have massive traffic, high Google PR and large number of subscribers can charge a few hundred dollar for just writing one sponsor post. Here's are the two most popular Pay per post networks that offer this type of earning opportunities:

www.reviewme.com
www.payperpost.com

The downside of pay per post is that writing too many sponsor posts that are not relevant to your blog content can seriously affect your traffic.

5) Sell Text Link Ads
Selling text links on your blog can be a great source of additional online revenue. It is not difficult to get started, just go to Text-link-ads.com to sign up an account, then decide which part of your pages you want to display paid text links, set your price and you are ready to take order. Text-link-ads.com will handle all the promotional works. Another company that offers the similar services as Text-link-ads.com is Reverselinks.com

6) Hosting Web Poll
Vizu Answer offers a pretty new way to monetize your blog's and website's traffic. The pays the publishers on a cost-per-thousand impression (CPM) basis for hosting targeted web poll. The money a blogger can earn from hosting poll is depending on the page views. The more page views, the higher the earning.

Tips to get rich from internet

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There are thousands of affiliate programs available to you. Major corporations such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble have affiliate opportunities, as do smaller online businesses such as insurance quoting websites and internet dating services. I recommend that you perform a search on Google for affiliate programs and sign up for those that either somehow relate to the topics being discussed on your website or are enticing enough that people will click on the banner ad. You should rotate different banners on to your website each day of the week, and then stick with those that work best. Try several different affiliate programs and see what works.

Another way you can make money with your site is by displaying pay-per-click (PPC) advertisements on your webpage. You need to sign up with companies that deliver PPC ads. Nextag has a pay-per-click program, as do several ad delivery services such as Adrevolver. Google Adsense is probably the most popular pay-per-click advertisement delivery service on the internet, and you should sign up with them as well.

It is also possible to make some significant ad revenue from your site by actually charging companies a fee to advertise on your website. This is easier said than done; your website has to establish itself as receiving a lot of high quality traffic. If you have a website that gets thousands of hits per day, you need to have statistics that prove it so that you can justify someone paying a fee to advertise on your website. The more popular your site is, the more you can charge. Only if your website receives a ton of traffic will you be able to charge other websites a fee to display their banner on your site.

The best way to make money online is with a dealer program, which is a little different from an affiliate program. With a dealer program, you actually add a webpage to your own site that is tailored to fit the look and feel of your own website, rather than simply displaying an affiliate banner. With a dealer program, the products or services of the other company are actually sold directly through your own website, so that you are in total control of the sale. Meanwhile, the parent company does all the order processing and shipping, etc. You can just sit back and collect your money.

I hope this information has been helpful. Sometimes, it is easier to make money with a website that provides nothing but free information than it is with an actual business. However, you will need to run ads for products or services that somehow relate to the subject matter of your site. If your site provides information about obtaining a mortgage, then your site should have affiliate banners or links to mortgage quoting services. There needs to be a relationship between between what kind of information your site provides and what you are advertising. Doing this will enable you to turn your free website into a real business.

Ways to make money on the Internet.

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Here is a tutorial on how to make a valid search . It will take longer than the 40 seconds shown to finish loading three pages but if the advertiser doesn't get paid, you wont get the links in the future.

Rpoints is aimed at UK/Euro surfers comparing prices of goods.
An example of how Rpoints worked to save me 36% off my UK car insurance is here...
Just to show that you can save money and make money using Rpoints.
I also received £20 (2,000 points) cashback for opening an Egg credit card. It really works!.
You can buy almost anything at the best retail price and then get an added discount with Rpoints. Go to 'easy points' then 'recurring' where comparing prices with Kelkoo and others earns about 2p to 6p a click up to a max of about £1 a day. Rpoints are ultra-cautious about awarding points. They take days to check, then credit, your points and then a month or more to validate them before you can cash in. A good forum explains all this. But, once the ball is rolling and you're clicking every day, the cash rolls into PayPal at £5 minimum a time and in £sterling too so you can have dollar and sterling PayPal accounts to save on exchange rates.

Higher Payouts.

Normally I avoid very high payout programs where it sometimes takes a year to reach the minimum by which time the site may have vanished!

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You WILL get paid with these programs; about $35 to $50 a month for just these programs and there are dozens more to choose from. Join up, add to your favourites or put an icon on your desktop by dragging on a links page for each program and visit the sites at intervals through the day and earn a bit each time. It soon adds up.

I can get you referrals. Contact me for details on how its done.

TIPS -

1. Right click on the log-in page for each program and save a shortcut link to your desktop, or, Add to your Favourites in a new folder, named Daily, for instance. Much easier to remember your daily earning sites by double clicking on the icons or links.

2. Write the address and log-in details for each site in the back of your diary. It is easy to forget your user name and password and you can continue to earn money on another pc when away from home.

3. Get into the habit of regular visits. Most sites will cancel your account if you don't make use of it and any money earned will be lost.

4. Contact me if you need help or advice.

Third, make a web site of your own and get advertisers on it.

The final group of earning programs can be placed on your own web site.
First you need a website with content interesting enough to attract visitors.
Think of a subject that you know a lot about - you, your family, your job, your hobby - whatever it is, focus on it and provide detailed information; facts, figures. Try to make your web site the definitive source of information on your chosen subject.

With a web site designed you need a domain name and a hosting service. It is like an address to the house where your web site lives. I use Easily to buy my domain names and Cirtex to host them, both companies give excellent service and support.

Promote your website using the points earned from working the PTS, PTR and PTC you joined above in section two.

Once you have a web site with solid content you have a 'product' to sell. Many of the top programs will not accept you as an affiliate unless you have a web site of substance.

A good affiliate scheme is TradeDoublerTradeDoublerTradeDoubler . where you can join up for free to any of dozens of schemes under one 'roof' . All affiliate schemes have a minimum payout limit of around $50 so grouping schemes together as with TradeDoublerTradeDoublerTradeDoubler . [aimed at European web sites] and Commission Junction [aimed at North America but covering the world] means that you can get a cheque earlier.

Lots of companies would love you to join them as an affiliate and will pay you a commission when your visitors buy some of their products. It makes sense to join up with companies compatible with your site. Amazon sell a lot more than just books now and pay 5% to 7.5% commission by targeting specific books with a link from your site.

Bravenet has a lot of free goodies to add to your web site to attract more visitors and can help in setting up and hosting a web site with a free domain name. They also offer 50mb of free space on their servers to store your password protected back-up files and sensitive data. A well respected site of long standing..

Slide or Glide In ads are the latest medium and build income fast from your web site. I use GlideNetwork. The small ad windows load onto your page for 15 seconds and then automatically disappear. Rates vary but pay for CPC and CPM with a payout limit of >$5.00 to Paypal. Not affected by popup killers as yet so impressions are good.

Pop-under windows are better selling tools than banners and PopupTraffic.com will pay you up to $1.80/1000 impressions. This is the best you will get on the net and they pay monthly without fail. Popup killer browsers have changed the market so they only supply pop-unders but with anti-killer code that works with the major browsers. A busy site will still earn more than the $25 minimum for a cheque to be sent each month. They are now open to international affilliates and pop-under earnings.

Banner advertisements, love 'em or hate 'em, are part of the Net. Place these standard sized banners from AdBrite on your page and earn up to $1/1000 impressions depending on validity of visitor. Note that these are impressions or CPM rates, your visitor just has to see them, they do not have to click on the ads or buy anything. That is why the rates are lower than ' pay per click ' banners. AdBrite pay out monthly by cheque for earnings over $10 and pay me regularly.
Remember, these are all free to join; you have no outgoings other than your normal internet connection which you have anyway. To be perfectly frank, the only downside to these deals is that it takes up your time to organise the links, and your browser and/or web site will run a bit slower while advertising banners load.

The Internet is fast changing - please let us know if a good deal comes along or if you find a crooked deal; contact simetric.co.uk and we will check it out and give it an unbiased opinion.

Ad revenue worries knock Google

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Fears a slowing US economy may be hitting Google have led analysts to cut the share price target for the firm.

The move came after research firm Comscore reported a sluggish January in the viewing of paid-for-advertisements on the Google site.

The total clicking on to Google's paid adverts was 532 million, down from 533 million a year before, Comscore said.

UBS cut its price target from $650 to $590, and BMO from $690 to $590. Google shares fell 4.57% to $464 on Tuesday.

Its shares reached a peak of $747.24 in early November 2007 and were just below $700 as 2008 began.

However, now it appears that shares in Google may be getting dragged down by the sluggish US economy.

Google growth isn't clicking

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Fears that Silicon Valley's Internet prodigy, Google, may be getting a few gray hairs were triggered Tuesday by a negative report about its ad business that sent its shares to a nine-month low.

The once high-flying stock closed Tuesday at $464.19, and has plunged almost $300 from its high of more than $740 in November, amid worries the search giant may not escape the effects of the slowing economy.

Google's paid "clicks" on search ads fell 7 percent between December and January and have not grown from the previous year, according to comScore, which measures Internet audiences. That report sent Google's shares down 4.6 percent Tuesday, and followed Monday's 4.2 percent fall.

That Google is a moneymaker is not in doubt, but investor confidence in its ability to keep that growth stoked has ebbed.

GOOGLE ADSENSE EARNING TIPS

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Placing Google adsense ads on your website has to be one of the easiest ways to generate income with your site. Signup is free and all you have to do is put the ads on your site.
But easy does not always mean simple.

Google makes it easy to sign up, generate an ad and put it on your site, however, it's not always so simple designing your site for interest, finding high paying keywords and placing your ads so that they attract maximum clicks.

Here are a few surefire tips that will help draw interest to your site and your ads while helping you get the clicks that will make you money.

1. Build content rich sites

Content rich sites do several things for you. They keep viewers on your site because you are providing information of interest. It's also important to keep the information refreshed periodically with up-to-date and current content. This is not only useful for your viewers, the search engines like it as well.

Sites containing useful content will also help establish you as an expert in your field allowing viewers to respect your opinions and suggestions. But most importantly, good content will keep your viewers coming back to your site. They will bookmark your site more often and notify their friends a lot more.

2. Research and use higher paying keywords.

Develop site pages using topics that contain high paying keywords while keeping the keywords relevant to your topic.

The Overture website has a free 'keywords bid tool' that is excellent for showing you what advertisers are paying for keywords.

For example, using this tool I can see that the keyword 'pet medication' has a maximum bid of $1.51 while the keyword 'pet name' has a maximum bid of $.11. If I were looking for informational pages to add to my pet site, the clear choice here would be to develop a page about pet medications and optimize that page for the keyword 'pet medication'.

3. Place your ads in the upper left hand quarter of your website.

Studies show that people almost always scan your site from the top left working down. Placing a vertical skyscraper ad in that section can help increase your click through rate from 2% to as much as 30% or higher.

4. Don't use horizontal banners or ads.

Google recommends that you use vertical as opposed to horizontal ads. Web surfers see lots of horizontal banners and ads and they almost instantaneously avoid them.

According to Google, wider ad formats such as the large rectangle and inline rectangle also tend to perform quite well. This is probably due to the fact that they are more reader friendly allowing you to read more text at a glance without having to skip a line and return to the left margin every few words.

My experience is that positioning these ads just before or just after your main content can increase your clickthrough rate substantially.

5. Avoid the Dead Zones

Google research has shown that there are zones within your site that won't generate clicks. These areas are the top right of your site, the bottom right-hand corner and the very bottom. Ads in these areas are often ignored. Keep your ads to the upper left, and center or just above or below your primary content.

6. Coordinate the ad colors to match your site colors.

Google adsense offers an array of colors that you can use to display your ads. Choose the two main colors of your site and use those colors for your ad. Keep the URL link of the ad in blue since this is the link color that most viewers are use to. The idea is to blend your ads with your site content so as to invite more clicks.

7. Follow the adsense program policies to the letter.

Google keeps a close eye on how their ads are displayed and they will cancel you immediately if you break the rules. Google adsense is an excellent way to bring in some extra revenue so don't risk losing a good thing.

Google Tests New Moneymaker

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Google is adding another way of generating revenue -- in the works is a new advertising network that will complement its current fraud-prone AdSense network.

The new cost-per-action, or CPA, network will pay only if net users perform a specific action such as making a purchase or generating a sales lead; in contrast, the AdSense model pays based on the number of clicks an advertisement receives and is particularly susceptible to "click fraud," the act of clicking on an ad multiple times to generate revenue.

Google Ads

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The fastest, easiest way to start generating an online income from a Web site is with Google ads. To get started, simply apply for a free Google AdSense account and then copy and paste the code onto the pages of your Web site. Google’s system handles all the details including determining which ads to display, collecting payment from the advertisers, and paying you once a month.

globaltestmarket

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Get paid through Online survey is not a new topic. You can simply search the available online survey teams on the Internet. This is also a meaningful method for generating extra income as you can help the survey teams and get paid easily.

You may try this: http://www.globaltestmarket.com

EmailCashPro

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Pay2surf (USD 0.09 per ads)

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Register Link:
http://www.pay2surf.net/register.php?r=zoneday

The minimum payout is $40.00.(Paypal)

Earnings Example
You click 10 ads per day = $0.90
20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $10.00
Your daily earnings = $10.90
Your weekly earnings = $76.30
Your monthly earnings = $305.20

**USD 0.20 per click so special period**

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. What if you had more referrals? What if there were more ads available?

User guide:
1.Log in with your registered account, click view ads or surf ads.
2.click on the ads
3.wait for approximate 30 seconds
4.close the ads, and click for another one

BUX 4

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Register Link:
http://www.bux4.net

The minimum payout is $5.00.

Earnings Example
» You click 20 ads per day = $0.20
» 20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $2.00
» Your daily earnings = $2.20
» Your monthly earnings = $66.00

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. What if you had more referrals? What if there were more ads available?

User guide:
1.Log in with your registered account, click view ads or surf ads.
2.click on the ads
3.wait for approximate 30 seconds
4.close the ads, and click for another one

Click My BUX

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Register Link:
http://www.clickmybux.com

The minimum payout is $10.00.

Earnings Example
You click 10 ads per day = $0.10
20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $2.00
Your daily earnings = $2.10
Your weekly earnings = $14.70
Your monthly earnings =$63.00

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. What if you had more referrals? What if there were more ads available?

User guide:
1.Log in with your registered account, click view ads or surf ads.
2.click on the ads
3.wait for approximate 30 seconds
4.close the ads, and click for another one

Panda BUX

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Register Link:
http://www.pandabux.com

The minimum payout is $5.00.

Earnings Example
You click 10 ads per day = $0.10
20 referrals click 10 ads per day = $2.00
Your daily earnings = $2.10
Your weekly earnings = $14.70
Your monthly earnings = $63.00

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. What if you had more referrals? What if there were more ads available?

User guide:
1.Log in with your registered account, click view ads or surf ads.
2.click on the ads
3.wait for approximate 30 seconds
4.close the ads, and click for another one

What is pay per click?

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Income From the internet

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Making money from the internet is not a new subject for most of the people. Besides business transaction can be done through the internet, advertising also an easy way to generate extra income for the net users. SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

Learn to generate extra income from this blog and decide your own working hours.
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