"...one of the marks of a paradigm shift is that what used to be considered peripheral, moves to center stage." (Thomas Kuhn) What Thomas Kuhn is talking about, in the quote above, is a perfect example of the major paradigm shift that has occurred in the peoples relationship to WORK. A paradigm can be defined as a commonly held belief . When I was growing up in the Midwest it was a paradigm (a commonly held belief) that the road to a happy life...more
Writing Covered Calls is a conservative strategy where you buy a stock that you would like to invest in and then write a call option against that stock.This is a cash generating strategy that not only offers downside protection that you otherwise wouldn't enjoy if you just bought the stock, but also gives you the ability to generate a consistent monthly income, for only minutes of your time.However as with all option trading strategies, there are...more
As with any other business, the adult industry is not without its problems. Beginnings are always tough for any new endeavor. If you plan on starting your own adult site, you may want to consider the following problems that new adult merchants encounter. 1.The ever-tightening law belt against adult-related content - Law enforcement agencies have knuckled down on protecting younger Internet users from exposure to content deemed immoral. Some laws have also been laid down for what's good for consumption of the general public and what's not. For instance, the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 makes it illegal for adult site owners to post child pornography, at least in the United States. While the existing laws may not necessarily be able to cover your particular brand of adult content, it cannot be denied that it has had a certain ripple effect throughout the industry. One way to deal with this hindrance to success is simply to know what's legal and what's not. Do not risk limiting your goods and services to a genre that may be banned in countries that are major target markets. 2.Hosting limitations - Most web hosts have a contingency against adult-related sites, mostly because...more
Hurricane Katrina has left a wide and long path of destruction. Besides the human toll, businesses on the Gulf Coast have taken a beating. If yours is one, here is how you can write off casualty losses on your taxes. Casualty Losses - KatrinaIf your business suffered losses because of Hurricane Katrina, you can at least write-off much of the loss....more
You've just learned this fantastic source of income called online gambling and you want to make as much money (if not more) than the people you know are making tons of it from online gambling. Good for you, but do you know where to start?If you said yes, chances are, you really don't. Many an aspiring webmaster and big-spender wannabes always think...more
Having hundreds of commission only salesmen can boost your sales immensely. An affiliate program is a fantastic solution for all businesses with a web site. If you haven't got your own affiliate program set up already this is going to blow your mind. And if you have an affiliate program I can guarantee that this will be a real eye opener. The majority of affiliate program owners have it set up in a way that is completely wrong.Encourage People To Sign UpHere's where most people go wrong. They set up an affiliate program and have a links that says "click here to sign up" and then that's it. You need to sell your affiliate program. Have a mini sales letter that explains the benefit of people signing up. Tell them their commissions and how they can earn a living without ever having to create a product or have a web site just by promoting your products.Provide Affiliates With Marketing MaterialsHere's another big one. Site owners get people to sign up their affiliate program and then just leave them to it. It's like they're saying "thanks for signing up, now go and make me some cash". That's ridiculous. You need to do all the hard work for your affiliates if you want to start earning...more
Whenever there is an opportunity to make large amounts of money, there will be people who are eager to jump right in and start making money. And where there are people who are eager to get rich quick with a minimum of effort on their part, there are...more
Building an e-commerce website -- what does it entail? Again, don't let me go into that harangue of telling you guys that this task is something only 21-year old eggheads in stiff white collars can do. You would either need a little of their help or...more
The Advanta Platinum Business Custom Card is a MasterCard airline rewards card issued by Advanta Business and is limited to business owners with a perfectly good credit history. It offers you a variety of services including specific services and...more
Day trading - no, it's not something that Bill Murray wished he had in Groundhog Day. It's a style of trading on the foreign currency exchange market in which a trader completes all his trades within a single day. In other words, he may make a few...more
You got creditors calling you everyday. You could lose the car or house. Your teetering on the edge financial ruin - then you see an ad that may safe your butt! Typical headlines say something like "Millionaire reveals Hidden Cash Sources, or help...more
The foreign exchange market (FOREX) offers many advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin. This short guide will give you the FOREX basics, so you can quickly start participating in this fast growing market. In the past, foreign...more