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create a six figure business writing articles

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Are you making money with your articles? Some people have turned their article writing skills into a six figure business. If you’ve been writing articles but haven’t made been making any money at all, examine the tips below to turn your articles into six figure money makers. The easiest way to make money writing articles is to write articles for others. There is always great demand for fresh original content. Savvy webmasters constantly need unique articles to add content to their websites. Writing articles for others is an easy way to make $50 to $100 per day, even if you are just starting out. It’s easy to get article writing jobs. Forums are ripe marketing areas for article writers. There are always forum threads requesting articles. You can also advertise your article writing services in free listings like Craig’s List. These two techniques are certain to bring you business. You can also write articles to generate affiliate income. By including a link to relevant affiliate products, interested readers will click on you links and visit the affiliate sites you are promoting. Each time one of these visitors makes a purchase, you collect a commission. Many people make very attractive six figure incomes using affiliate products, you can too. You can also write articles to sell your services. If you have a marketable skill like creating graphics, writing ebooks, or creating sales copy, your services are in great demand and can easily turn into a six figure business. Take advantage of your skills and market them through articles. Once you begin to build a solid reputation, you’ll have more business than you can handle. Use articles to promote your own product. Articles are an ideal method to promote your own product. Most of the biggest Internet marketers create their own products and make of them make six and even seven figure businesses. Articles are an ideal method to promote your own product, it is a free marketing technique and your articles continue to promote your offerings for many months or even years. So, if you are not making money with your articles, get busy and turn your article writing talents into a six figure business. Do you want to learn other money making techniques? Get my newest Free Ebook and start making money every day! Free ebook - Make Money Every Day! Write Small Reports And Make Big Money! Make Money Writing

future of elearning in india

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

What is the future of eLearning in India? Is the educated mass of India aware of what eLearning is? Does off-campus education has an edge over traditional method of learning or students still prefer classroom teaching? Which is more useful in this growing competitive world? These are significant questions to consider and central to education system in India but none of us has an exact answer to any of these questions. Learning is a continuous activity and in today’s competitive world skills get outdated within a few months. In order to climb up the ladder of success one has to keep on acquiring new skills on a regular basis. In India, the number of learners is growing rapidly but there is a dearth of competent teachers. At this point of time online learning, eLearning or CD-based learning, which is fast approaching in India, has emerged to supplement classroom teaching and provide learners just in time learning. Internet has brought people across the globe together. People can register for any university online and take up different disciplines without having to go to a different place. With the advent of different modes of education like online education and distance education, learning has become flexible, anytime and anywhere. It has become geography independent, learner centric and cost effective. Of late, corporate sectors are embracing eLearning at a rapid pace. It is not only cost effective to provide training to employees via online training materials but it also saves a lot of time and employees can learn on the job without having to devote any extra time to hone new skills. Online learning materials come with various games and interactive ways to engage the learners. Therefore, the new mantra is ‘learn while having fun’. Fun games, quiz and other interactivity in eLearning study materials not only help learners to enjoy learning but in a way, it is trying to create a niche for itself in the traditional system of education. Simulation through games is proving to be a more successful mode of training rather than theoretical education. To conclude, eLearning has a long way to go and it is quite possible to address various learning needs using online knowledge delivery systems. People who are involved in this industry should try to provide authentic training materials to sustain the faith of the educated mass in online education, only then eLearning and online education will thrive in India. By– Mousumi Ghosh .mousumi-randomideas.blogspot.com

write about both sides of the story

Monday, April 27th, 2009

There are two sides to every story so in order for you to give the most to your reader explore both sides to the experiences you are sharing. Let your reader choose the side they want to be on. We can only give the information and then take a hands off approach. Your reader will make the final decision. For the side that you prefer to be the one they choose, it is up to you to give the most in depth explanation so your reader can join with you. Being believable with your writing is the key to that. If you were ever in debate club in school or knew of others in your class who were, you might remember that you were not always in favor of the topic you were assigned to defend and had to spend some time researching to be sure you had enough facts to actually defend the topic. Well, life is very much like debate club. We are always faced with topics that we need to research to be able to make a decision if they are accurate and apply to our lives or not. If you make looking at both sides of a story fun, it is easier and quicker to get to the decision point regarding the information you are presented. If you can do that in your writing, your reader will stay engaged with your content and continue on to the next chapter. Creating curiosity is another way to keep a reader engaged, but, for now just apply the gathering information on both sides of the story and begin to apply that to your writing. Your story lines will blossom and for the characters in your non-fiction work you will be able to create very interesting plot twists.

ways to make money online for teens

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Making money online seems too good to be true. Making millions of dollars in just a few minutes a day is probably impossible, but making money online is a very attainable goal. No, you probably won’t make millions in a month, but it is possible to make a few bucks or, if you work really hard, a full time income. If you want to make money online, you need to know what to look for. There are programs that can make you some extra cash or ways to make some serious income. You can start your own business, but if you have no experience on the internet and don’t have any money, it might not be the best place to start. If you want to make money without starting your own business, there are many ways to do so. There are tons of websites that claim they will make you money. Some will and some won’t. You can write articles and be paid for each article or for each view, you can get paid to take surveys, or you can get paid to fill out offers. If you love to write, I would suggest joining a program that pays you to write. Some of the best article writing sites are Associate Content and Helium. Associated content pays you $3 to $20 per article if it is approved. You can still get it published even if it’s not approved and approved or not make $1.50 per 1,000 views. If you have several articles, you can get more and more page views and get paid more money. Helium is a little different. They only pay you for page views. It has a unique feature where you rate other articles. You can choose a topic and write about it, even if 100 people already wrote about it. You can write informative articles or even short stories. Other writers rate the articles and the closer you are to number 1, the more page views you will get and the more money you can make. They also have a marketplace where you can sell articles for $16 or more. If you aren’t much of a writer, there are lots of great get paid to programs, also known as GPT programs. You sign up for different offers by filling in your email and other information. They pay you 50 cents, $1, or more for each offer you do. Some offers are free trial offers that can pay you up to $20. You can do credit card offers, or you can do just free offers and still make a lot of money. My favorite GPT sites are Cashcrate and Swatcash. If you put in the time and really try, you can make as much money as a part time job but without the boss and strict hours. Click on the link in my author bio box to learn more about how you can make money from these sites. Making money online sometimes seems too good to be true, but it is possible. You just need to know where to look. Once you’ve found the right program, you can start making money online today. Give it a try! Samantha is currently attending college for a degree in accounting and likes to write about money management to teach others how to stay financially sane in a world where debt is overwhelming and money management skills are lacking. To learn more about money management and ways for teens to make money, visit her website. Also, check out more ways to make money online.

getting your book published

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Asking a book publishing editor or potential agent to look at product posted on a website is much easier than engaging in the formal process.Almost absolutely, any hopeful fiction writer at any given time was working on a novel they dreamed of getting published but the book publishing industry has never been easy to break into and these same literary agents see the environment getting a bit more challenging in the future for unpublished writers.It is often a difficult dream to realize since most talented writers do not know or understand which steps to take first to begin the process of becoming known and getting published. Approach getting published as requiring a set of skills that you can deliberately learn.It has been estimated that the five large book publishing companies, Random House Inc., Penguin USA, Simon & Schuster, Time Warner and HarperCollins, account for nearly eighty percent of all book sales in the US. Keeping this in mind one would believe that all you have to do is present your new book to these select few publishing houses and you will be accepted eventually. But most major book publishing houses, and many small presses, will not accept submissions that aren’t represented by a literary agent. New York is a global center for the television, advertising, newspaper and book publishing industries and is also the largest media market in the U.S but is not necessarily the best place to start.So how do you get the attention of the larger publishing establishments?Unfortunately, it is a regular part of the book publishing business model to expect 70 percent to 90 percent of titles not to get to breakeven. So you can see the resistance to accepting unknown authors. From your point of view submitting your work often and getting published even in small publications (print or online) immerses you more in the world of writing and defines further what you really can be, what you can achieve and what you will ultimately become. Staying resolute and continually knocking on the door of the giant publishers just gets you a reputation for persistence that is not necessarily productive. Seek out the smaller publishers and see what arrangements can be negotiated. Online Self Publishing

islam a misunderstood religion

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Our finals exam for History 2 was a take home exam. One of the many questions asked was, “Explain why Islam is considered the “most misunderstood religion”. What are some historical, sociological and cultural reasons that paved the way for a misunderstanding of the true nature of Islam among non-Muslims and even among Muslims? ” And this was my answer: Islam is considered to be the most misunderstood religion because most of the time it is being considered as a very violent religion and is likely “to encourage violence among its believers.” As seen in newspapers and in the television, Islam is often on the front page due to the reasons for violence and crime. In our very own country and also in other parts of the world, when one is a Muslim and he or she did a crime, their religion is being emphasized. Even in my very own home, my parents and also I (until I took History 2) judge the Muslims very unfairly. We all tend to generalize things without investigating or knowing more about the topic. For all we know, the Muslim criminals do not represent the entire Muslim community just like the Christian criminals do not represent the entire Christian community. As what I’ve read, Islam is sometimes intentionally misrepresented. The greatest example would be the media. We all know that media is the greatest factor on how people view their surroundings. Somehow, criticizing the Islam brings them more readers/viewers. I guess it is because of our nature to put down people or we take comfort in knowing that there are much worse people than us that is why we indulge on such things. The word Islam in itself means peace, so whoever depicts Muslims as trouble makers are just showing ignorance to the Muslim community. On the other hand, Muslim trouble makers should never consider themselves as Muslims because they are going against what their religion teaches. The Quran clearly states that anyone who commits murder when not in a state of self defense, is NOT a Muslim. It would be a shame to represent their whole community when in fact they don’t follow the teachings and beliefs of their religion. As what I’ve read, most of the “Muslim” criminals are probably just a bunch of people who hijack Islam into a violent way and distorted their ideology for personal and political gains. And this is what the world only caters on. We see the bad in them and refuse to see their efforts towards peacemaking which is very unjust. According to some of my sources, there is also a great misunderstanding not only by the non-Muslims but also Muslims themselves. It’s more on the modern Muslims because today, the Muslim community has all kinds of beliefs and then there is this inconsistency between these beliefs and as a result, they fight with each other just to prove whether their belief is more Islamic over the other. Islam: A Misunderstood Religion is from my personal blog.

beyonce new single is it any good also beyonce to be the 1st black wonderwomen

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

kocomusicblog.blogspot.com music blog. read and review for yourself, koco music “>So Beyonce’s BACK ! And with a brand new single already storming charts world wide, read KOCO music blogs review below : RnB/Soul Diva Beyonce Knowels has returned with her new single If I were a boy. The song explains how men get an easier life and take an advantage of it such as women but in Beyonce’s case if she was a boy she would treat and respect women because she knows how it hurts to be mis-treated by men also she would be better man then most if she was one … Read the rest and other revewes and review yourself at : Koco music blog is the blog dedicated to music and everything to do with music. Check out the global kocomusicblog.blogspot.com music blog. read and review for yourself, koco music

the door by magda szabo

Monday, April 20th, 2009

The Door by Magda Szabo is a detailed, intimate account of a relationship between two women. Paradoxically, it was the distance between them that generated the intimacy. Presented with behaviour and attitudes she could not identify with or recognise, a young writer tries to analyse her maid’s motives, to rationalise her strangeness, to explain her unconventional behaviour. It is clear from the start that the new maid, Emerence, has had a fundamentally different kind of life from her employer. And, as the relationship develops, details of that life are slowly unearthed to be shared. Memories and reflections unfold like a gently opening flower, each miniscule change adding to what has gone before. Eventually these individually small incremental revelations complete a picture of a life that even the imagination of a writer could not have created. The Door is rarely a vivid book. Its tone and style are always measured. Details are picked apart and analysed, their consequences examined under a microscope that seeks out motive, honesty and guilt. Paradoxically

ghostwriting a halfcentury tribute to john f kennedy

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

by Philip Yaffe If you were there at the time, you will find it hard to realize that the 50th anniversary of the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is rapidly approaching. The iconic 35th President of the United States was elected in a close-run contest against then Vice President Richard Nixon on Nov. 8, 1960, and was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 1961. If you were there, you will also find it hard to realize that the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death on Nov. 22, 1963, is also now rapidly approaching. I was there. At the time of his election, I was just entering university. At the time of his death, I was Political Editor of the UCLA Daily Bruin, the daily student newspaper of the University of California, Los Angeles. Historians will debate JFK’s effectiveness as president for a long time to come. But there can be no debate about the profound influence he had on the American psyche. You can get a hint of this from the passion currently surrounding Barack Obama, who is frequently compared to JFK. As a professional writer, I have long argued that the basic principles of good writing are few and easy to understand, but applying them is hard work. Producing a good piece of writing always requires at least two drafts, and usually three, four, or more. However, there are exceptions. For me, the exception occurred the day JFK died. I sat down at my typewriter and just started writing. When I finished, I hardly changed a word. I felt as if I had been typing in a trance, as if someone else had actually been doing the work. The article won a number of awards, which I was pleased to receive. However, in all honesty, I cannot take credit for it. Now, nearly 50 years later, I still feel as if someone else wrote it and I was simply the vessel used to strike the keys. The article is presented below. It has been slightly modified to clarify or delete references to particular aspects of the UCLA campus. However overall, it is essentially the same. It generated significant reaction when it was first published; it is for you to decide if it has stood the test of time. As the Javelin Hit the Ground By Philip Yaffe For the first time in my life last Friday I wished I had been born a girl, so I could have cried unashamedly. Unfortunately, being a stoic male, I had to take solace in the tears of others. Immediately after hearing that the President had been shot, I rushed out of Moore Hall to the Daily Bruin office, and from there to the Student Union building. Students were standing around the SU Information Desk, listening to reports coming over the public address system. There were few tears then. The shock was great, but the President was not yet dead. I went to the first floor. Again the halls were lined with stunned students. They were listening in disbelief to newscaster Chet Huntley describing the President’s worsening condition. Farther down the crowed halls, I stepped into perhaps the only place on earth not affected by the tragedy. Students in the recreation areas were still bowling, playing ping pong, or shooting pool. Down on Trotter Field, some students were still half-heartedly working on homecoming floats. Others were gathered around car radios, apparently feeling as guilty about not working as those still working felt guilty about not gathering around car radios. Somewhere in the middle of the field, an athlete hurled a javelin. The President was dead when it hit the ground. The radios played the National Anthem. One person self-consciously stood up. The rest remained sitting. He sat down again. After the anthem, I returned to the Daily Bruin office. I went through the Student Union, but avoided the bowling alley and the pool room. Once was enough. Back in the Daily Bruin office, some were crying, some were just standing around. A few of the editors were already working on a special edition. One of the girls told me that she had earlier seen a boy slumped up against the wall bordering the office. She asked him if he needed help. “No,” he replied. “I am praying.” At that moment, I realized I too was praying. I had been ever since that first moment in Moore Hall. Philip Yaffe is a former reporter/feature writer with The Wall Street Journal and a marketing communication consultant. He currently teaches a course in good writing and good speaking in Brussels, Belgium. His recently published book In the “I” of the Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing & Speaking (Almost) like a Professional is available from Story Publishers in Ghent, Belgium (storypublishers.be) and Amazon (amazon.com). For further information, contact: Philip Yaffe Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 660 0405 Email: phil.yaffeyahoo.com,phil.yaffegmail.com

how to prepare your body for a tattoo

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

There are a few little things everyone should know before they walk into a tattoo parlor and get inked. First thing is first you need to be 110% sure of the tattoo design you have picked out. Don’t rush this decision, you will be living with it for the rest of your life. Absolutely do not walk in and just pick something off the wall you WILL regret it if you do. Another very important decision that needs to be made is which tattoo shop you decided to get inked at. Visit tattoo shops in your area and talk to the artist or just ask people you know who have tats and find out who did there’s. That’s how I found my tattoo shop. One of my college friends had several very nice tattoos and I asked where he got them done at and that’s how I choose my tattoo artist. There are a few little things that you should do before you get inked that will help the healing process and there are a few things that you should stay away from as well. The best thing you can do for your self is start taking Vitamin C and Zinc to help boost your immune system. Also you can make sure the area you want your tat is moisturized and the skin is healthy. Absolutely DO NOT drink any alcohol 72 hours before you are going to get inked. Alcohol thins your blood. So that means when you are getting tattooed you will bleed heavily and this makes the tattoo artists job even more difficult to do clean work. Also if you have a little cold or some sort of virus or are just feeling under the weather DO NOT get a tattoo wait until you have gotten better. Your Tattoo Friend Ashley