StoresOnline.com, or People CAN Change

 

StoresOnline.com did invite me to a wonderful, inspirational conference where they gave a pretty convincing lecture on their website product. The lecture lasted about three hours and involved a free meal. They charge thousands of dollars to build websites, which can be reasonable. The company does offer a legitimate work from home idea with lessons on how to market the legitimate work from home idea.

Pros:

• Lessons and information including videos on how to build the website, manage the products, page and design management, eCommerce administration, CRM, and a vast knowledge base.
• Programmers will build your site for you.
• Extensive site builder with many eCommerce specific tutorials and design elements.

Cons:

• This company has an F by the BBB rating.
• The company’s customer service department is only open on the weekends.
• This company has been sued for 7.6 million dollars. 

The company has changed a lot since their lawsuit, and I do believe that the BBB rating probably mostly reflect the lawsuit. Maybe this company has made some positive changes? I did sign up for the $99.99 free trial (my guest and I split the cost). I do not intend to purchase the website or the $3000 custom build option that I am slated to attend another meeting for because I am capable of designing my own website. The trial does have a lot of information that I do think is very useful, and I intend to apply it to my new website. I would not recommend spending or purchasing over the $29.99 monthly charge. With the $29.99 offer, you would receive their PRO version for $29.99 a month instead of $300.00 a month. GoDaddy charges $50 a month for about the same service. This charge and the benefits that come with it are not a bad deal overall. It actually beats out what Go Daddy charges, but you have to take a chance on a kid with a bad reputation. I believe that people CAN change. The $3000 charge may not be a bad deal, either, but unless your idea for a web store is tested, tried, and proven to make money, you might not want to invest that much money into it. Making money online via a website is not as easy as their sales representatives would have you believe. Or maybe it is?

Please comment below if your online store makes a lot of money along with how much time and effort it took. Did you get rich overnight? How much did you have to invest? Are you an Computer Science major?

Creating Customized Email Stationery - How to Find Your Stationery Files for Microsoft Outlook and Windows Vista Combinations

 

Want to create customized email using Microsoft Outlook and Windows Vista? Searched all morning to find out how? Here are the directions:

Step 1: Create your custom email template. You may download countless free custom email templates on the web, create one using notepad++, notepad, or Microsoft Frontpage.

Step 2: To quickly locate your Stationery folder from Microsoft Outlook 2007, navigate the the Tools menu, then the Options menu, then the Mail Format tab, and then hold the control button while clicking on the “Stationery and Fonts” button. This will take you directly to your Stationery folder for Microsoft Windows Vista. Paste the .html files that you have created along with any necessary pictures or other files that go along with your new stationery.

Step 3: To use your new Microsoft Outlook 2007 customized stationery, navigate the the Tools menu, then the Options menu, then the Mail Format tab, and then click on the “Stationery and Fonts” button. Click on the “Theme…” button and your new stationery .html file should appear in the list as the name of the file with (stationery) following it. Click on the name of the file, and begin your new email.

DataGraphicsInc.com – Get Your Warning Label Here

 

If you need labels for your products, you might want to check out sites like Data Graphics Inc, which offer Custom Labels. The site is a supplier of custom labels to industrial, commercial and military manufacturing industries. They  do not make labels for clothing or garments or the general labels that you would find in office supply stores, but they do make labels for cell phones, UID and barcodes, overlays, die cuts, and name plates that you work from home company might need.

Of interest is the product identification labels. Has your work from home company overgrown your home? Need an inventory system? Sell all of your products on eBay? You might want to check out DataGraphicsInc.com for some ideas on organizing your merchandise and to see how big industries and commercial and military manufacturing industries label their products. You can call them at 800.639.4316 to request a quote for labels for things like warnings for potential hazards when handling equipment and instructional labels that tell people how to handle equipment that could save you tons of money in the long run. Using a custom label to warn your staff of danger is something that should be purchased for work from home construction companies or electrical engineering start ups.

I was invited by DataGraphicsInc. to peruse their website. The items look very useful, especially for work from homers that have expanded their businesses to include manufactured items or items that may be dangerous to handle and need custom labels.

Arise – Apply to be a Virtual Assistant

While attending an on campus college course, my friend CeCe told me about Arise.com. Here you can apply to work from home. You can work from home doing things like answering the phones, email, and other administrative tasks. So, I went to check the site out, and here’s what I found (all of this information can be found and is quoted from www.arise.com):

• Arise offers year-round opportunities to provide contact services to the best selection of well-known, trusted brands – giving you the freedom you crave and the income results you need.
• As an Arise Certified Professional, you choose which clients to serve, when you work and how many hours each week to work.
• The entire Admissions/Certification/Contracting process should take only a few days.
• You are employed by your own business entity and not arise.

 

So, I began the application process. During the application process, you must complete a profile with all of your personal information, sign a Master Services Agreement, and then go on to the “Ideal Match Assessment” portion. The fourth step is a background Check. The personality test is 100 questions long! The voice training portion of the application process is awesome with a virtual trainer with a virtual office, and the computer training is top notch.

In Detail:
* System Check - Your system will be checked for proper components, allowing you to complete the assessment and hear the call simulations.
* Q & A - This is a series of questions about your attitude and your approach to tasks.
* Simulated Calls - You will listen to instructions and training on how to handle these simulated calls, plus a practice simulation. Finally you will be asked to handle 3 simulated calls by selecting responses and actions.
* Voice Assessment - You will be presented with a page of instructions on how to call and record your voice. You will state your name, and your ACPID, then you will read the script on the instructions page. You will receive results within 2-3 business days.

So, now I am awaiting my results that should arrive within 2-3 business days. Keep ya posted!!

Great Father’s Day Work Apparel Gifts for Work From Home Dads

Wondering What to get your Work From Home Dad for Father’s Day?

Good quality men’s workwear for men who own their own auto repair business, home gardeners, and people who work construction from home. Carhartt workwear is generally the best option. Carhartt crafts some of the highest quality clothing for workers. My dad’s Carhartt coat has lasted forever. He can work on cars in it, paint in it, and lie on the ground for hours if he would like. The jacket never wears. In the South, men sing the praises of Carhartt jackets, pants and gloves as one of the best brands available.

Men’s work apparel makes the perfect Father’s Day gift for the work from home guy on your list, and Father’s Day is just around the corner. Men love to receive things like work gloves, work uniforms, Carhartt clothing, coats, etc. This type of clothing is all about function, safety, etc., and your dad will love it. Thermal underwear, Timberlands, Chippewas, hooded sweatshirts, and military style clothing also make great gifts for dad this Father’s Day.

Rugged menswear is a unique idea that your Work From Home Dad can treasure for years to come. When he reaches in his closet and pulls out his Carhartt overalls, he will lovingly think of you… Why not buy something that he’ll use?

How to Survive The Work From Home Boredoms

Working from home is often not as nice as it sounds on television. It is often filled with 8 to 10 hours of computer work, phone work, or writing in which no one is around to communicate with. Working from home can be as demanding and boring as any old day job out there, and is often more so with little interaction from the outside world save the computer screen. This is how I overcome the work from home boredom streaks that accompany working from home online:

Naps – 10 to 25 minute naps can be utilized during extreme periods of boredom. Nap as often as you like as long as it keeps you going. Make sure you’re clocked out!

Starbucks – buy the espresso and make coffee with it. Works like a charm. You can complete endless hours of snore worthy work from home tasks just by adding Hershey’s dark chocolate and some cream.

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Cats – Get yourself a cat or small, quiet dog to help stave off the boredom. I recommend the local animal shelter. Get one at least three years old so that no potty training is necessary.

Play lots of loud rap music. Some folks prefer classical, but rap usually keeps me going. If you work on the phone all day, you may want to refer to the funny cat pictures here: Lolcats and funny pictures for endless hours of entertainment.

Some New Things I have Learned Regarding SEO and Make Money With Your Content Plus a Series of SEO Videos

 

 

 

TONS OF VIDEOS ON SEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND TYING THE TWO TOGETHER! WATCH THE WHOLE SERIES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ks2j97CcAc

 

Just to highlight some new sites that I have come across in my reading and writing and seeking new ways to make money online:

RedGage.com does something to your content where you should make some money. Who cares about the money? It’s a great way to increase your exposure and link to your content. If, and I do mean if, you can import your blogs and other items here, you could gain some exposure. I am definitely having some trouble importing all three of my blogs, and I can only seem to get my Facebook account to attach to RedGage’s services. I am sure that it does work because so many others have used it, but I am not sure how! Ha! Don’t be too afraid that your website will fail. RedGage’s doesn’t work 100% either.

Stumblehere.com promises to:

“Gain Exposure With Classified Ad Syndication, SEO, Search Engine Placement!

· Get your website indexed quicker by Google, Yahoo!, Bing and other search engines!

· Utilize our SEO know how to bring traffic to your affiliate offer or website.

· Use your Professional Profile Page, and optionally generate your own product catalog / store.

· Automatically syndicate your listings to partner sites and all known high traffic free classifieds sites on the internet.

· Automatically submit your Ads to Twitter and other Social Sharing sites.

· Use Video Ads to show off your product or service.

· Receive SMS reply alerts to your cell phone.

· Build your own online store based on your classified ads.

· Help Us Grow, optionally Make Money from our Affiliate Program”

So, I am attempting to add all of my blogs….

You can post a maximum number of 5 adds…

I always give sites like this my trash email. They’ll spam you. ZDNET sends me upwards of three emails per day sometimes. Okay, maybe not that much, but close. You can even post video ads for a price. It also costs money to make the ad available nationwide, and this is a site similar to Craigslist. I get through most of it, and I think that my ad is posted, but they want $1.99 for linking to my website. Through some browser backups and coughs I tried to undo the charge. Ha! I searched for it, and it is posted here:
http://stumblehere.com/classifieds/The-Complete-Online-Coupon-EBook-339448

I am learning to market for my new website whenever I get it finished – Which may be never.

 

Also, a free SEO e-book and videos can be found here:
http://www.seofaststart.com/

He has some pretty interesting classes that you may want to view.

Online Classes for Home Based Business Opportunity: Filing Taxes

 

Ever thought that you would like to file taxes from home for other people maybe for extra cash or something. Need to file your own taxes like I do?

Jackson Hewitt offers an inexpensive tax class online. Click here for an online demo! All you need is a computer, a calculator and an Internet connection. You can prepare taxes for others for extra money, and you may also be able to acquire college credit if you attend the University of Phoenix Online. In any case, it is a nice addition to any resume, and is perfect for an online student pursuing degrees in accounting or business. Jackson Hewitt requires these classes of their seasonal tax prepares. If you’re looking for additional, part-time (or full-time if you prefer) / seasonal income to supplement any home based business you may be operating in the post-Christmas shopping season, preparing taxes for others may be a great idea. The season lasts from somewhere around the end of January to about April 15th.

H&R Block also offers a tax class online that you might want to look into. I have always filed taxes with Jackson Hewitt and do not feel qualified to give a personal recommendation for their services or online tax classes.

 

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A Journey Into Entrepreneurship

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I come from a long line of entrepreneurs. My grandfather owned a store and a septic tank business. My stepfather owned his own construction business, and my father owned his own small engine repair shop. My grandmother cleaned houses for others, and I started my own short-lived business at 17.

The point of this paper is to share a great paper on entrepreneurship that you can download and read for free!

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/28/07879873/0787987328.pdf

No forms to fill out or anything, just a completely free story about entrepreneurship. I thought the story was cute and expressed how to fill a need adequately. I hope you enjoy the link.

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A revised sample coordinates the mod wallet.

About My Work From Home Journey

 

My work from home journey is a detailed summary of the true experiences of a work from home blogger. Tips, videos, and instructions on how to make money can be found here. Please enjoy them for free!

Making money online has been  a slow process for me. Most of my successes have not come from MLM and/or get rich quick programs. Others seem to have made millions that way, but this blog is just an honest small money making blog.

I have included this sponsor disclosure for the money I plan to make in future. No sponsored posts have been accepted for this blog as of 12/07/2009, but I do occasionally accept sponsored posts on one of my blogs and I plan to post sponsored posts in the future. 

This policy is valid from 07 December 2009

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact serviceindustrytechnologies@gmail.com. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content. The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest. To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org

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Paid Product Reviews and FTC Guidelines

Paid product reviews information via FTC Guidelines can be found at the FTC website. A short summary of the guidelines goes something like this:
If someone sends you a free product or pays you to review a product, you must disclose that relationship. The lines aren’t very clear. For example, you can disclose from your About Me page if you would like. I wonder what kind of effect the new guidelines will have on sites that operate as paid review sites for many different products and companies. What do you think of the new guidelines?

Here is an official review of the FTC Guidelines:

“FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials

Changes Affect Testimonial Advertisements, Bloggers, Celebrity Endorsements

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act.

The notice incorporates several changes to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, which address endorsements by consumers, experts, organizations, and celebrities, as well as the disclosure of important connections between advertisers and endorsers. The Guides were last updated in 1980.

Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that is not the case will be required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect. In contrast to the 1980 version of the Guides – which allowed advertisers to describe unusual results in a testimonial as long as they included a disclaimer such as “results not typical” – the revised Guides no longer contain this safe harbor.

The revised Guides also add new examples to illustrate the long standing principle that “material connections” (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed. These examples address what constitutes an endorsement when the message is conveyed by bloggers or other “word-of-mouth” marketers. The revised Guides specify that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement. Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service. Likewise, if a company refers in an advertisement to the findings of a research organization that conducted research sponsored by the company, the advertisement must disclose the connection between the advertiser and the research organization. And a paid endorsement – like any other advertisement – is deceptive if it makes false or misleading claims.

Celebrity endorsers also are addressed in the revised Guides. While the 1980 Guides did not explicitly state that endorsers as well as advertisers could be liable under the FTC Act for statements they make in an endorsement, the revised Guides reflect Commission case law and clearly state that both advertisers and endorsers may be liable for false or unsubstantiated claims made in an endorsement – or for failure to disclose material connections between the advertiser and endorsers. The revised Guides also make it clear that celebrities have a duty to disclose their relationships with advertisers when making endorsements outside the context of traditional ads, such as on talk shows or in social media.

The Guides are administrative interpretations of the law intended to help advertisers comply with the Federal Trade Commission Act; they are not binding law themselves. In any law enforcement action challenging the allegedly deceptive use of testimonials or endorsements, the Commission would have the burden of proving that the challenged conduct violates the FTC Act.

The Commission vote approving issuance of the Federal Register notice detailing the changes was 4-0. The notice will be published in the Federal Register shortly, and is available now on the FTC’s Web site as a link to this press release. Copies also are available from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,700 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.”

FTC, "FTC Publishes Final Guidelines". FTC . 11/26/2009 <http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm>.

Fuel My Blog – A Winning Blog Site

Fuel my blog is a new site that I discovered while stumbling around the world wide web. Not only can you register your blog for review and increase your blog readership, you may also sign up for product testing.

Product testing involves receiving free products at home that you review and then posting a review for the product on your blog. You sign up for this while registering your blog. It really is a nice opportunity for poor bloggers everywhere who just don’t have the time to worry about page rank. At least you get some nice bonuses. I recommend writing real reviews that honestly reflect your opinions. In my opinion, bad publicity can even be better than good publicity in some cases.

In any case, it is another place to register your blogs for readership. I hope you enjoy the blog group and gets lots of free stuff in the meantime.

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How to Make a Video Commercial For Your Online Product

The Complete Online Coupon E-book

Making a video for your online product is easy! Software usually comes pre-installed if you have Windows Vista. I used Windows Movie Maker and a couple of images edited with Gimp to create my cheesy commercial for my online coupon e-book, which is happily selling around 2 copies a week! My little tiny coupon e-book sales are making me so happy.

I had to make this commercial for my Digital Media course, but it is definitely a great marketing tool. Added to the fact that you’ve created a video, you now have the opportunity to post it to YouTube, which should get you at least 4 views!

Windows Movie Maker is so easy to operate that it is almost self explanatory, and background commercial music can be downloaded for free at http://freeplaymusic.com/ among other sites. Just Google free background music or something like that. This really is not as complicated as I thought from watching similar videos on YouTube. I encourage you to experiment with the software and try making your own videos.

Also, Gimp is a great image editing software that is open source and totally free. It can be downloaded at http://files.uberdownloads.com/apps/gimp/index.php. It is a great tool for bloggers and such to use. Create your own photos with frames and special effects using Gimp. Have fun creating your commercial.

For more information on how to use Windows Movie Maker, you can view this article: http://www.ehow.com/how_2103588_use-windows-movie-maker.html

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Sidewiki

Hmmm... Interesting to see what others write, but definitely has the ability to be abused by spammers and the like, but abuse by terrorist unlikely.
And Google not only keeps copies of my email, but now knows the sites I visit. Oh well...

in reference to: Google Sidewiki (view on Google Sidewiki)

Websites – Now Hiring

 

Another great source of online employment is websites themselves. My temporary full-time employment outside my home has ended, and I am back working online part-time for a website that I do not care to disclose here – you might be competition. Although I did want to disclose a number of online sites that do offer employment as well.

1. Google – Yes, I said Google. Google is a huge online employer. While all positions might not be from home, you may be able to find a position that is from home. WorkforceLogic is recruiting part-time telecommuters with fluency in Spanish to help with Quality Evaluation for websites for Google Inc., the search engine company based in Mountain View, California. You can find more opportunities by searching Google jobs at Google Jobs.

2. StumbleUpon is now hiring. The Community Manager position looks as if it is a work from home position, but does not specify. There are other open positions as well.

3. GoDaddy is hiring. Most positions are listed at a physical location, but some positions do list flexible as well as the physical location, and who knows, you may find one near you.

4. The Examiner.com is also hiring writer and freelancers for telecommuting positions. The work would be the most fun ever! The Examiner publishes some of the best work on the planet!

5. TheSearchGuru.com is hiring Pay Per Click Specialists through LinkedIn. The pay isn’t fantastic, but the qualifications seem simple to meet for most website gurus.

6. EssayEdge.com is hiring both Freelance Application Essay Editors and Freelance Resume Writers for telecommuter positions. Peterson’s is world famous for their education related products and this would be a great, reliable, real work from home position, granted you were hired.

“ResumeEdge freelance writers work from their own computers and offices from anywhere in the world via the Internet.” – www.essayedge.com/jobs

7. MyYearBook.com is hiring a PHP developer through Careerbuilder.com. The position is also telecommuter.

8. Skype.com has tons of vacancies. There are so many listings here that I can’t seem to find out which ones are work from home. No guarantees… Search for yourselves.

The point is, if you like a website out there, look to see if they are hiring. You may land a position with your favorite website!

 

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How to Host a WordPress Blog on GoDaddy

Today I am starting a new blog on going to school online. No Google Adsense can be displayed on WordPress! Oh no! Why spend all the time writing only to never be reimbursed for your efforts. Never having hosted a blog before, I have to figure out how to host this blog on GoDaddy! What fun! If you can’t smell the sarcasm already, that’s not my fault.

Step 1:
Start your blog on Wordpress – more complicated than it should be, and right now I am seriously considering giving up and switching to Google Blogger. Alas, I need the WordPress experience, and hosting is not really that expensive.

Step 2:
Google search for how to host your blog on GoDaddy. I am trying to purchase the 3 month hosting for WordPress, but can’t decide if you need the Economy posting as well…. What to do? You would think as an IT student, I would know how to host a blog… Hahahaha! After reviewing an eHow article: http://www.ehow.com/how_2028348_host-blog-using.html, I decided to just call GoDaddy.

Step 3:
After calling GoDaddy, I walked through the steps and paid around $80 to host my stupid new blog on GoDaddy for one year. I plan to upgrade to Deluxe and add my new coupon eBook site to the plan after January, which is the only way to prevent losing financial aid for a couple lousy eBook sales. I shell out my $80 bucks to the very helpful smooth-talking man on the other end just to learn that some kind of free hosting comes with the domain name – you have to have some kind of banner, but it’s free. Ask before you buy if you’re as low on cash as I stay. Anyway, it comes with email, Google advertising, and increasing site visibility or some BS like that. The best part is, if you change your mind, the hosting is refundable on a monthly basis!

Step 4:

Wait or this is what GoDaddy says:

What's Next?

Congratulations!

You have finished setting up your hosting account. Your hosting account should be ready to use within 24 hours.

You will receive an e-mail message once your hosting account is ready to use. This e-mail message will include all of your basic account-management information.

After your account is set up, you can log back in to your Hosting Control Center to upload files to your Web site, create sub domains, customize your 404 pages, set up databases for your hosting account, and more.

It really only took 30 minutes to an hour to get the setup email.

Step 5:
I decided to unzip my newly downloaded WordPress files and install them on my C:/ Drive. Only to find out that it is already installed on GoDaddy.com.

Step 6:

Turns out that I actually got the wrong domain name – now they are setting up the right one for me. This is partially my fault. This was the domain name for the website for the coupon eBook that I was originally setting up. This takes another hour.

Step 7:
Hunt for a million years for a WordPress theme. Fill in all necessary information. Decide to sleep and fill in the rest later.

In any case, the WordPress can be done right through GoDaddy! It is easy, simple, and expensive. Why did I do this? I’ll let you know later if it makes any money. I do get free Google Adsense advertising…

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How to Set Up Your Own Website From Home Using Your Very Own Servers For the Cost of a Domain Name

The eBook has been doing well, slightly. To be honest, it makes around $20 a month, but I have not even begun to market it. I have been thinking about designing a website for it, and I truly need an inexpensive website for this purpose as it is likely to span around 3-4 pages, if that. You can set up your own website from home. Pros include a website for the cost of the domain name only, while cons include the need to keep the servers running and decreased security.

So, for this project, I would recommend an old pc that you have somewhere.

The first step is to download the WAMP server. This is combination of Apache, MySQL, and PHP that you can use to set up your server. ( If you are running Apple or Linux, you may download alternate versions such as LAMP. AMP stands for Apache, MySQL,and PHP, and you should be able to find a compatible version via a Google search. ) It can be downloaded here:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php

A simple instruction manual can be found here:

http://www.tagbytag.org/tutorials/web-design-software/wamp-guide

Print the guide out and follow the easy to do, step-by-step instructions. Add the necessary files to your destination folder and view using the localhost on your machine. Now, you could use a free host. Navigate your browser to:

http://www.dyndns.com/

Dyndns.com is a free dynamic DNS system that gives you a free public ip address for your domain name. For instance, you should purchase your domain name and the DNS service. This comes out to be around $49.90. Honestly, GoDaddy is about the same price, but you can get a public id for free at Dyndns.com.

Maker sure your ports are open correctly and your servers stay on, and voila – your own website with no charge for hosting except electricity! Hosting your own website is really for very large organizations with a need for security, but this is also a great skill to learn at home. Please post comments on cheap webhosting!

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How to Publish Your E-book Online

Well, the e-Book is finally finished and ready for publication. Now what? I consulted some eZine articles and an eHow article, How to Sell One Million ebooks on the Internet, in order to find the best way to market, publish and sell my e-book. I will be honest, the process did not take long. I mainly just wanted to get the e-book done and out. It is a quality e-book with a good subject that isn’t widely written about. My idol makes around $10,000 a month from his LEED e-book.

This is my idol:
http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/

I cannot compete with him. This guy makes like 20,000 a month total. My figure is more like $50 - $100 a month, but I am working temporarily and going to school right now. This is my side venture. Maybe one day, I will be able to pursue it full-time, but it is really my hobby. Visit his site for some really good information about how to make real money.

For the topic of my e-book, I chose “The Complete Online Coupon E-book”. It is chock full of information about how to find coupons online, and is virtually my other blog, page for page, all in one package. I am thinking of retiring the coupon blog for one about going to school online, which seems to interest more people.

So far, I have sold zero copies. Tangible items are easier for me to sell – things like clothing, laptops, and coupons themselves. I find electronic information like e-books and computer programs to be lousy sellers, but Pat has had so much luck with his – which is so much more specialized, etc. than this one, that I decided to try it. Since I am finishing the blog and starting another today, it also gave me a good stopping point.

I wrote my e-book in Microsoft Word 2007, which now has the ability to save files in pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format for easy e-book writing. I published the e-book using the four publishing methods listed below. It has yet to sell a copy, but it has only been around 20 hours. My goal is to sell at least 10 copies before investing in any advertising, etc. I would hate to waste advertising dollars on something that is not going to be successful at all, and I really haven’t had much luck with digital media. If you have an excellent topic like Sam, I would recommend it. Otherwise, I’ll probably stick to clothing, etc. on eBay.

1. eBay – eBay is a good site to publish your e-book, I guess. eBay is always a good method to market just about anything. Here is a link to my eBay advertisement if you would like to see an example of a published e-book on eBay.

eBay listing of The Complete Online Coupon E-Book

Most anything sells on eBay. Grilled cheese pictures of the Virgin Mary, etc. Why not my e-book? First, they want you to use some type of classified format, but I just bypassed that. Just change the keywords in your title. A short summary and $2.15 later, my e-book was up and running. Now the little e-book is just waiting on a purchaser.

2. Tradebit – You must register for an account at Tradebit. Click here to register. There are no fees, etc. to sell your product, but a fee is taken from the sell of your product. In other words, if you sell your item for $4.99, Tradebit will probably make some type of fee from it, usually around $1 for that much, and you will receive $3.99 for the sale of your e-book. Other might sell your e-book for you and make a commission similar to Clickbank, etc. Tradebit is a good starting point, and you can list your item for free. You can also sell music, etc. there. Here is a link to the listing for the e-book on Tradebit.com:

Tradebit.com listing of the The Complete Online Coupon E-book

3. Lulu.com – Lulu is a wonderful site for authors. You can package and sell your ebook here, and they even have marketing packages available. The marketing packages are too much for me, but you may find them useful. Marketing the e-book is probably the most important part of publishing your e-book. If I sell my 10 copies, I will probably market more. Who knows? At Lulu.com, you select sizes, bindings, etc., upload your files, build a cover, set the price, and promote your book all in one place. I find Lulu.com to be a great place for authors, and I would recommend it to anyone with a manuscript.

This is my Lulu created cover:

Lulu.com listing of The Complete Online Coupon E-book

4. MobiPocket – Amazon e-books supposedly are sourced from MobiPocket now. I’m not sure. I listed my book here as well.

5. I have also submitted the book to CreateSpace.com. I am not sure if they will accept the manuscript, but at least I tried. CreateSpace is also an excellent source when it comes to publishing a book. This is Amazon.com’s way to put your book in actual print form and sell it on Amazon.com, and it’s free!

CreateSpace.com listing of the The Complete Online Coupon E-book

Things to do : An effective press release, post links on forums, etc., send a few emails, and do some more marketing research, write a post for my other blog to sell e-books. Post an update later.

Here is another eHow article on How to Promote an e-book

http://www.ehow.com/how_2197069_promote-an-ebook.html

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