Happy Chinese Lunar New Year!
Hi yol…I want to take this opportunity to wish all who are celebrating a Happy Chinese New Year. Many may not know this but the chinese lunar new year is just around the corner, 26th Jan 2009 and I being a chinese am bzzzz…preparing for this festival.
Here’s a little info about the Chinese lunar New Year;
Chinese New Year is celebrated as the symbol of spring’s celebration. In fact in China the 
Chinese New Year is still called the Spring festival. It is celebrated after the fall harvest and before the spring planting season. The date of the Chinese New Year is always changing and is dependant on the Chinese calendar. Emperor Huangdi in the year 2637 B.C.E invented the Chinese calendar.
…and this year it’s the year of the Ox.
So, again wishing everybody a Happy Chinese New Year! And welcome the year of the Ox with prosperity and happiness. May this year bring you the health, happiness and wealth that you wish for. Anyway, have fun and get lots of “Ang Paus”!!!
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How To Write An e-Book – The 5 Success Rules
Writing e-books is one of the fastest way to make money on the internet. To many this may seem impossible to do. It’s easy really if you know how. Below are the 5 success rules to e-book writing. Let’s begin.
1. Make an outline for your ebook before you begin writing. This can be in a point form for you to organize exactly what you want to write about. It’s like your road map to writing the e-book which you can follow as you develop your content. You can always use pdf files to create your ebooks. OpenOffice.org word processor let’s you do that for free.
2. Write about things that interest you. This is a good way to get started as an e-book writer because this will keep you interested when doing your research, and the quality of your content will be better as well.
Here’s a tip. Write on areas you are already an expert in. This can be related to your job or your hobby. Your readers will appreciate your e-book more when you write from a position of experience and passion.
3. Pay attention to the length of your ebook. Today, niche marketing is extremely popular and this should be a clue to you on the type of ebooks you write. By targeting your book to a specific theme you will be able to provide better content and focus on one thing. You also stand a better chance of the book being read from start to finish as opposed to writing a longer one. Plus you can write more of them!
4. When you write sit down and avoid distractions. If you plan on creating a higher number of e-books it will be important you are productive when cranking them out. The best way to do this is to write in blocks of time such as two hours in the morning and two hours at night. You can go longer, but try and avoid burnout which will affect the quality of the words you are writing.
5. If you want an easier way of creating e-books, you can always pay somebody to do it for you. Outsourcing can be a good alternative if you have the budget. Folks at Elance will do it for you for a fee. You can even outsource other things like proofreading and graphic design.
These are the 5 success tips to e-book writing. Use them as you guide and will be able to churn out a quality e-book that people will enjoy.
Steven Fu, the author is an writes e-books him self. Check out his FREE “Plug-in Passive Income Toolkit” and to have a better idea of how and what e-books you can create. http://www.PluginPassiveIncome.com
Are You Spending Wisely On Your Online Home Business?
One of the most important factors to consider when starting an online home business is, how much money are you ready to spend on it. Should the cost go beyond your budget, it is very likely you will give it up. Therefore, it is important to always keep track of your internet business accounting and know exactly how much you are spending on it.
It has just come to my attention recently, that most online business owners do not know how much their online home business is costing them. Surprising as this may seem, statistics don’t lie. Let’s tackle this from the standpoint of money and time.
Money and time are the two constant factors that are available to everybody. Some people have more money than time and vice-versa. Those who have the money may opt to build their internet business by outsourcing. A concept that frees you from the doing the work manually as you pay others to perform the internet marketing tasks for you. They can also buy traffic to visit their websites. This is evident in the form of pay per click services and buying advertising spaces to name a few.
It’s good and well if you are striking a profit with the above promotional methods. What if you are not? Are you aware of how much you are spending exactly to make sale? If you are spending $15 to make a sale that is worth only $8, you are running a lost here. This is the obvious example.
Let’s look into another scenario. Have you given a thought of how much you are spending to run your online home business? By this I mean the costs for your hosting, domain name, auto responders, advertising, marketing and so on. You must take all this into consideration when computing for the sum of your total online business cost.
The above simply means that, if you spend $200 a month to run your business and you make $300 in sales, you would be making a profit of $(300-200) $100 every month. Anything less than $200, you will be running at a lost. So, be aware.
If you don’t have money to invest in advertising you will have to try free or nearly free methods. The most popular of these that is been proven to be successful over the years is article marketing. Writing and submitting articles is a great way to build up back links to your website and in turn generate traffic over a period of time. This is not necessarily a fast way, but can be a consistent form of Internet traffic for you in the future.
Whether you choose to spend more time or money you should calculate what your online home business is costing you. Determine what your time is worth on an hourly rate and keep track of that every week. By keeping track of your hourly rate and monthly business expenses, you will have a good picture of how much you need to run your internet business.
Steven Fu, the author invite you to visit his online home business website to get a better idea of how you can easily run and start you own internet business at; http://www.PluginPassiveIncome.com
The Advantages Of Buying An Existing Internet Business
For those who choose to start an internet business on the fast track, you may want to consider purchasing one. There are many advantages to this business model. This article attempts to explore these advantages and to open your eyes to this business opportunity.
Below I have highlighted some of the key points you should keep in mind when deciding to buy an existing internet business.
1. One of the advantages in purchasing an existing online business is most of the basic groundwork has been done for you. You would have your domain name, website design, header, graphics and email addresses ready for use. You may also have a blog and even hits from organic searches.
2. With the above ready, you can start off by focusing your time solely on promoting your internet business and driving traffic to it. You can have more time learning about traffic driving methods. You must understand this. Even if the online business you purchased come with high daily hits, you still need to work on maintaining it.
3. The business you purchased may even come with a high page rank and high alexa ranking. You may even have a good customer base you can work on right away. It’s also possible to get one that’s already in a profit mode. The price of such internet businesses of course does not come cheap.
4. An existing online business would most probably have its brand created. This is good as it creates a market presence. But if your intention is to brand yourself in the business then you must incorporate your picture in all the relevant pages. But if you do this, you loose all credibility that has been created by the previous owner. You should really give it a good thought.
Internet businesses are not expensive to purchase compared to your conventional offline businesses. They cost is in the region of a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. You can find internet businesses for sale at: http://www.businessesforsale.com. Forums are also good places to look for businesses for sale. Join a forum that is related to your niche and post the question. Many business deals and joint ventures have been made in forums.
These are the advantages of purchasing an existing internet business. Some people prefer to start a business from scratch, while others find this to be an excellent way to start their online businesses. Now that you know the advantages, decide for yourself.
Steven Fu tests and recommends top and proven internet business and jobs online. He invites you to visit his website and find out how you can easily start an online business of your own at; http://www.PluginPassiveIncome.com
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