Starting A Web Hosting Company With Master Reseller Hosting | My ...

The idea of starting a web hosting company has at least touched most internet entrepreneurs. This business type offers potentially high residual margins with most of the business being fully automated. More than 20,000 domains are registered each day with millions already online. Each website on the internet needs web hosting and the growth of this industry is endless and not slowing.

Starting a web hosting company is similar to beginning any business. A smart entrepreneur will research and devise a business plan and budget. This makes sure you have goals to reach and will be able to afford it. Skipping this step in business development has been proven to be one of the number one reasons most small businesses fail.

When researching your expenses you will be compelled to know that there is a service designed exactly for your web hosting needs. This service is called master reseller hosting. This amazing service will allow you to resell web hosting accounts as well as resell WHM reseller accounts. Basically, you can support someone setting up a regular website or you can support someone interested in starting a web hosting company like yourself. Even better news is the fact that this can be done at a very reasonable monthly rate because the servers are generally shared with other resellers. A managed dedicated server able to support your needs will run anywhere from $150 ? $400 per month. Master reseller hosting accounts can be purchased at a small fraction of this.

The hardest people to satisfy are the ones that you provide a service to. Generally, web hosting cliental are smarter than the average citizen which makes them far easier to manage but problems are bound to still arise. The best way to keep your clients happy is simple to an extent with an online business. Here are some general guidelines to follow: ? Respond to all communications at acceptable time periods.

- Treat new and existing customers with professionalism and respect.

- Ensure the greatest quality possible in all aspects of business.

Once your website is online and you are ready to start doing business you will want to look into marketing your site. When it comes to internet marketing it is important to be a smart shopper. There are many websites that sell useless traffic and other sites that make promises they can?t keep nor even intend to. Be smart with your budget and understand that a business will take time to build.

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Facebook's stock up 5 pct after 3 days of losses

NEW YORK (AP) ? Facebook's stock has regained some of its losses from the past few days.

The stock jumped $1.41, or 5 percent, to close Thursday at $29.60. That comes after three consecutive days of declines. The stock is still down 22 percent since its highly anticipated initial public offering two weeks ago.

Facebook Inc. began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on May 18. The day started with a delay due to trading market glitches and didn't get much better from there.

The company, along with the investment banks that led the IPO, is also the subject of at least two shareholder lawsuits. They allege that analysts at the large underwriting investment banks cut their financial forecasts for Facebook just before the IPO and told only a handful of clients. Morgan Stanley has declined to comment. Facebook calls the lawsuits "without merit."

Standard & Poor's equity analyst Scott Kessler, who has a "Sell" rating on Facebook's stock, lowered his target price to $27 from $30 on Thursday. He also lowered his earnings forecast to 39 cents from 40 cents for 2012.

Associated Press

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Self Improvement For Business ? Essential And Effective Techniques

If you have a successful business, more than likely, you have put a lot of hard work into it. Most business owners want their business to run smooth as silk. Anyone that has a business with employees, or even if you run it by yourself, you probably won?t your company to make a lot of dough. It?s natural to start worrying about how successful you will be. It is even natural to let that worry and stress get in the way of your actually getting your work done each day. If this happens, self improvement techniques must be utilized. Self improvement is not just for your personal life. It is very beneficial, actually, for your professional endeavors as well. Now let?s look at how to use these to help your business become more profitable.

You need to learn how to delegate properly. Stress and anxiety is what you will suffer if you try to handle every little task on your own. Yes, you want things done the way you want them to be done. That doesn?t mean that you are the only one who can do them. Two things can be accomplished through delegation. You are effectively telling everyone that you are happy for your coworkers and team to help you on your projects because you trust them. This makes them respect you more, especially when you let them know you appreciate the fact that they are doing the work. You can now focus on more critical projects as your time has been freed up. Your self-esteem will be sky high because you will be able to achieve more of your objectives like this. Both your business and professional life will benefit from all these things. Prioritizing is a skill you need to develop. A lot of people have a difficult time prioritizing things that need to get done. When you think about it, doesn?t everything seem important. Honestly, some tasks are much more important than other tasks are. As you are writing things out, you are going to need to accomplish them in a daily, or a monthly order of priority. Go after the most important tasks first. This can help you feel so much better about yourself and it will keep you working toward the things that don?t matter quite as much. If you don?t prioritize the things you need to do each day, you are going to risk running out of time for the important things because you spent too much time focusing on less important things or easier things.

Don?t get behind on the little jobs like shredding and paper filing. Those are important to keep up with. By not having one piece of paper in the right spot, they could actually backlog your entire schedule trying to figure out where this piece of paper actually went. These are typically projects that only take a few minutes of your day ? unless you let them pile up and then they can eat up a whole afternoon. By keeping up with the small things, you will be able to feel organized enough to stay on task big things that need to be accomplished. These were merely a couple of suggestions in terms of how beneficial self-improvement techniques can be to a business. Give them a go and discover the increase in profitability of your business and how much better you feel!

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Sergey Brin Finally Lets Someone Else Wear Google Glass

Sergey Brin has once again hit the town with Project Glass -- but this time he let someone else wear Google's augmented reality headset. California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom wore the specs on his own talk show -- and told Wired all about it.

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Land and sea species differ in climate change response

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Marine and terrestrial species will likely differ in their responses to climate warming, new research by Simon Fraser University and Australia's University of Tasmania has found.

The study, published this week in Nature Climate Change, provides insights into why and how species are moving around the globe in response to global warming.

Researchers gathered published data from tests determining the physiological temperature limits ? tolerance to heating and cooling levels - on 169 cold-blooded marine and terrestrial species, then compared the data with the regions the species inhabit.

They found that while marine animals closely conformed to the temperature regions they could potentially occupy, terrestrial species live farther from the equator than their internal thermometers suggest they can live. In other words warm temperatures aren't limiting them from living in closer to the equator.

"Finding that marine and terrestrial species are limited by their cold tolerance suggest that warming will allow expansions of animals towards the poles to take advantage of newly opened up habitats," says lead author Jennifer Sunday, a biologist from Simon Fraser University, Canada.

"However because land animals are not limited by heat to the same extent as marine animals, patterns of retreat in the hottest regions of species' ranges may differ between land and sea."

The research team found that while both the cold and warm boundaries of marine species are marching towards the poles, terrestrial species have been less responsive at their warm versus their cold range boundaries.

"We think a combination of things is going on," says Amanda Bates, co-author from the University of Tasmania's Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). "A species niche isn't just set by temperature. On land where water is key, species may be hindered more by dryness rather than being too hot at this range boundary.

"Second, it could be that rare heat waves are actually setting boundaries on where species can live. Finally, as Charles Darwin pointed out over 150 years ago, there may be more species and much more ecological competition toward the tropics, which may be enough to exclude species from living in the warmer end of their potential real estate."

The authors call for research to better understand how climate change will affect animals, especially those on land where predicting responses to warming may be particularly difficult.

"Terrestrial species ranges may stretch towards the poles ? expanding their cold range boundaries but responding erratically at their warm boundaries," says Nicholas Dulvy, a marine biologist at SFU.

"These individuals will be overrun by the 'pole-wards' march as other species enter their territories. So we will see all sorts of new ecology as species come into contact and interact as never before."

The team concludes by pointing out that while chaotic species combinations may be bad news for animals on land, entire assemblages of species are likely to shift in the ocean, meaning researchers can make better predictions about how marine species redistribute in the face of climate change.

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Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca

Thanks to Simon Fraser University for this article.

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'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Supposedly Pushed Back For More Than 3-D

It was definitely a bit of a shock when Paramount announced that "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" has been pushed back from a June 29 release date to March 29, 2013, but two new reports have come out making big claims that the release date changed for other reasons. According to Deadline, the movie's test screening supposedly [...]

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Sony Xperia U review

Despite some successes last year with devices like the Xperia Arc, Sony’s gotten off to a shaky start in 2012. It was first to market with a new flagship device, in the form of the Xperia S, only to be eclipsed just a month later by HTC One X. And with the formidable Samsung Galaxy S III looming, Sony’s flagship product looks set to remain on the sidelines.

So could the Japanese manufacturer fare better in the entry-level space, with a phone like the Xperia U? At first glance, the device sounds like a winner -- a budget smartphone with a dual-core CPU, Sony’s Bravia Engine display tech and excellent build quality. But could this be undone by a focus on visual gimmickry, and the inclusion of an aging version of Android? Find out after the break as we kick off our full review of the Sony Xperia U.

 

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Good build quality, solid specs and decent performance. Excellent value for money, and an ICS update due in the weeks ahead...	…but in the meantime, it’s yet another Gingerbread phone. Swappable plastic bottoms are a bit of a gimmick. Dismal 4GB of media storage. Over-compression issues with the video camera. A few intermittent software bugs.
The Xperia U isn’t a flawless performance from Sony, but it is a nicely balanced entry-level handset all the same. The tiny amount of media storage, and lack of any expandable options, will be a deal-breaker for many. But around this price point, it's difficult to think of a phone that offers better value for money.

 

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Video walkthrough Hardware review Software review Camera tests	Xperia U MWC preview Xperia S review Xperia U forums

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Lease Strategies in Investment Sales

When meeting with a property owner to discuss the sale ?f ? property ?ou ?h?uld h?v? ? good practical knowledge related t? established leases ?n the area. This includes th? rents th?t ar? achieved in the local market. It is th? rents ?nd leases that underpin th? performance of th? asset as ?n investment. This knowledge will help y?u identify if th? property is 'lease attractive' or 'lease weak' fr?m th? perspective ?f the buyer; it w?ll affect ?our price, th? target market, ?nd th? time ?n market.

The important point h?re ?s that for y?u t? sell an investment property, y?u n?ed to kn?w the rents, h?w they work, ?nd wh?t should be th? b?st rent structure f?r each property type ?n the prevailing market. Great rents and leases produce great investments and in turn produce better sales.

Given that leases ?nd rents change w?th the business sentiment ?nd economic environment, you ar? the real estate professional that ?an h?lp the landlord with th? best strategy f?r the long term. It d?e? not r?ally matter (within reason) what th? start rent i? ?n a lease, but r?ther ?ts escalation over time ?h?uld b? the main focus ?n any new lease. That ?hould b? y?ur strategic priority.

Rents ?r? Unique

Rents ar? unique to the property type and th? location, so ?ven ?f y?u specialise ?n selling ?u?t industrial property it ?s ver? mu?h th? case th?t industrial property fr?m suburb t? suburb will vary ?n rent level, strategy, ?nd type. You need to know h?w and why th? chang?? occur. The mor? skilfully ??u can talk ?b?ut that and package ?t t? th? client ?r th? customer, th? m?r? professional you will b? in th? provision ?f commercial real estate services. When ?on?ider?ng y?ur competitive position that ?? what matters.

Variables

Rents ?an b? gross ?r net b? type and added to th?t w?ll be the levels of outgoings that apply ?n ??ch location. Outgoings ?n ?our property sale must b? ?n parity t? ?th?r properties in th? location ?therwi?? y?u will be tr?ing t? sell something that i? d?ffer?nt th?n ?veryth?ng else. Whilst th?t m?? b? acceptable for ?our listing, ?ou will h?v? to identify wh? the outgoings ar? higher ?nd why ??meone will w?nt t? buy ? property l?ke that.

The 'golden rule' h?re ?? th?t y?ur market awareness ?n leasing ?s fundamental t? your sales skills and v?lu? provided to landlords.

Some Rent Strategies

So let's lo?k ?t some rent definitions that you frequently ??m? across.

'Market rent' is that rental determined b? assessing ? g?v?n tenancy ?nd its location ?nd w?th its size, and then comparing it t? oth?r similar tenancies. Care mu?t be t?k?n in locating ?ther 'market rents' be?au?? they may h?ve be?n established by alternate means such as CPI adjustment, Fixed % adjustment, Ratchet, ?r Cap ?nd Collar. In th?t case they are not real market rents and are not u??ful in ?n? rent comparison. - True market rent comparisons are generally n?t t? be restricted or enhanced b? Ratchet clauses (this stops the rent falling), ?r Cap ?nd Collar limitations (this stops th? rent rising too f?r or falling too far). These mechanisms d? commonly exist ?n Commercial and Industrial type leases and tenancies. They ?r? ?ometim?s restricted by legislation ?n application in retail lease situations. Make sure ?ou kn?w ?our local legislation in th?t regard ?? th?t the lease rent escalation method ?? legal.

'Base rents' ?re s?m?tim?s us?d ?? ? 'floor' rent bel?w wh??h the tenants rent would not fall. This g?v?s ?om? stability t? th? Landlords cash flow ?n a new lease occupation. In ? n?w retail property development w?th unstable or growing levels of trade, th?? is a u?eful tool. A lease w?th a 'Base rent' i? usu?lly enhanced w?th ? turnover rental provision or clause, ?o th?t th? success of the tenants business and sales w?ll lift the rent level. - This 'turnover' is structured b? ??m? calculation from th? tenants monthly trade ?uch as:

a) 'The rent paid sh?ll b? th? greater ?f th? 'Base rent' or 10% ?f th? lessee's turnover f?r the previous month'.

b) In this scenario, the % may change ?nd the method of turnover calculation ma? be revised ?t the anniversary ?f a nominated period. This is u?u?lly onc? p?r annum, ?nd th? adjustment f?r ?n? extra rent (as a result of the turnover) ?b?ve th? base is calculated and charged.

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Palestinian electoral officials in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ? Palestinian election officials from the West Bank have arrived in the Gaza Strip to prepare the way for long-overdue elections, a key step toward repairing a five-year rift between the two territories.

Delegation official Jamil al-Khaldi says his team entered the territory Monday to update voter records. He says they will need at least six weeks in Gaza to carry out the mission. The hope is to hold new elections within six months.

Gaza and the West Bank have been divided between two governments since Hamas militants seized Gaza five years ago from President Mahmoud Abbas' forces. Abbas now governs in the West Bank.

The rivals agreed this month to form a technocrat unity government until elections are held. Similar agreements have failed in the past.

Associated Press

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Benefits of VOIP PhoneSystem | Fixtel Blog ? Your Business ...

There are number of factors that help to make any business activity a successful venture. A good communication system by using VOIP phone system is one of them. You will notice that a good communication is the backbone of any successful business and people always prefer to have best communication system. The objective of installing the most modern communication system in the business is twofold. Firstly, it will allow the system to have better networking with various clients all over the world and secondly it will also achieve its communications at most competitive cost. Both these will have influence o the business.

In present day business environment VoIP technology is considered to be the best mode of communication. A very well planned VoIP communication system with good SIP software will certainly help in the growth of the business. Plenty of excellent features are available in this new technology and video conference is one of the best achievements in this mode of communication.

In order to create better client network in any business, it is very essential to travel to various far off places and conduct face to face meeting. So far, people have been making plenty of business trips to far off countries. It is really very encouraging to note that after the introduction of the VOIP phone system, the business trips in most of the business is reduced considerably. Now, you can chat on the video terminal and it is as good as any personal meeting.

All that is required is a set of desktop computers and the necessary hardware and SIP software with high speed internet connection. People can have real time discussion, meeting and seminars at very affordable cost. In telephonic conversation there can be many communication gaps, which can be fully taken care of, if the video conference facility is used for clarifying certain points. This will create better understanding of any complicated issue too.

The conference call made with the help of SIP software is almost same that you need to pay for any local telephone call. Can you imagine such cheap mode of communication in traditional system?

There are many companies in the market who are providing VOIP phone system with many different options and features. Each of them also provides the facility of video chatting and conference. The user needs to select suitable system which can meet his maximum business needs. Therefore before installing any of these systems one needs to do understand their capabilities thoroughly. There are some unique features in every system.

VoIP technology is certainly going to stay for much longer time and can revolutionize your present business. Any new entrepreneur of the current generation will always prefer to install this technology in his business set up.

Number of new companies is now providing their communication system using this new technology. There are few companies, who offer their consultancy services to suggest best communication system for any particular business. You can hire a consultant, in case you have any complex requirement for your business needs.

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Microsoft to sell 80-inch Windows 8 touchscreen PCs

Most folks would probably consider a tablet to be a mobile device with a screen that ranges from 7 to 12 inches or so. Not Microsoft VP Frank Shaw, who recently told Wired UK that CEO Steve Ballmer has a Windows 8 80-incher hanging on the wall of his office.
Microsoft wants Windows 8 running on any size screen that any manufacturer can produce, and they want those screens to offer touch input.

It?s not Sharp who is working with Microsoft on the gargantuan touch PC as you might expect. Though the Japanese company showed off a similar 80-inch Aquos Board (pictured) at CES 2012, this one?s being built by an as-yet-unnamed partner.

As for it not being able to users like you and me, Shaw figures it?s only a matter of time before that changes. LG?s already got a dual-core Smart TV on the way, so how long could it possibly take before someone decides to slap Windows RT on a big screen and sell it to consumers?

Source : Wired

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eCommerce Web Project Manager - Luxury Retailer - London - Perm

A luxury retailer based in Central London is hiring an eCommerce Web Project Manager on a permanent basis.

We are looking for a highly motivated eCommerce Web Project Manager with at least 3 - 5 years experience of eCommerce website management and small to medium sized digital project management experience.

As the eCommerce Web Project Manager you will have a strong understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and Flash, user experience design and content management systems.

The eCommerce Web Project Manager will manage the day-to-day operational running of this luxury retailer?s website and other digital platforms where the luxury retailer has a presence. You will support your line manager in the development, management ad delivery of the luxury retailer?s digital projects.

Salary: ?40,000 ? ?50,000 per annum
Contact: Scott Honey-Jones ? Real Staffing Group

Please apply now.

(Real Staffing Group acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business)

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Tropical Storm Bud Pelts Mexico?s Pacific Coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Driving rain pelted Mexico's Pacific coast early Saturday as a weakened Tropical Storm Bud moved by a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages south of Puerto Vallarta.

Emergency officials were on high alert for flooding and mudslides despite the storm's decreasing speed and power.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said that maximum sustained winds that were once blowing at 115 mph (185 kph) had slowed to 60 mph (95 kph) by Friday night. (...)

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Lloyd's of London prepares for Greek exit: paper

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Real Estate Selling ? FSBO ? To Sell Property Fast, Master These ...

Since almost all real estate buyers search online for properties, you have to have an internet marketing strategy. What does that mean?Although internet marketing is complex, it can also be reduced to five key components. These must become the five elements of the internet marketing strategy you create to sell your property fast.These five components of an internet marketing strategy are the tools you must have in your marketing toolkit if you want to beat out the hundreds of properties that are online and competing for your buyer?s attention.The Five Key Tools for Internet Marketing Success Are:
A well-designed home-for-sale website
An effective plan for search engine optimization (SEO) of your property website
An effective plan to market and promote your property website, both online and offline
A lead-capture system tied into an automatic email follow-up system, and
Third party lead generation resourcesYour Home-for-Sale Website: You can?t effectively sell property online without a nicely designed stand-alone website.An SEO Plan for Your Property Website: Since you will have a stand-alone property website you can use dozens of search engine optimization techniques to bring hundreds of visitors to see your property website every month until one of them buys your property.A Plan to Market Your Property Website: Although SEO may bring a lot of free traffic from Google and other search engines, you still must market and promote your property website. Offline website promotion includes making your web address conspicuous in newspaper ads, flyers, and mailers.A Lead Capture and Email Follow-up System: If you create and market a custom website you must do your best to get the email address of every visitor. People don?t buy a house after visiting a website one time. They buy after a period of time when there has been regular follow-up with them.Third Party Lead Generation: This means you pay for leads from third parties. I?ve used these in the past and found them NOT to work well and hope to never have to use them again. My goal is ? and yours should be ? to use the other four tools to generate my own leads. This is the path to marketing success today, and this approach will help you sell your property faster.

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The Book Connection...: Interview with Scott Fox, Author of Click ...

SCOTT FOX is an Internet lifestyle business entrepreneur, an in-demand strategy consultant, and a popular speaker on e-business startup and marketing strategies. He has built multi-million dollar e-businesses ranging from to web sites for celebrities like Bill O?Reilly and Larry King to online divisions of major corporations to his own business success coaching community, ClickMillionaires.com. He hosts the popular Click Millionaires Radio podcast and is a weekly contributor to Business Talk Radio?s nationally syndicated Big Biz Show. He is also the author of three books: Internet Riches (AMACOM 2006); e-Riches 2.0: Next Generation Online Marketing Strategies (AMACOM 2009); and CLICK MILLIONAIRES: Work Less, Live More with an Internet Business You Love (AMACOM; June 5, 2012; $22.00 Hardcover).


Scott Fox has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS, Smart Money, and the LA Business Journal, among many publications, as well as in a numerous business blogs and on radio programs around the world. He has served as a mentor to students at Harvard Business School, an instructor at the Learning Annex, and a popular guest speaker at universities from UCLA to NYU. He runs the ClickMillionaires.com lifestyle entrepreneur coaching forum and hosts the popular Click Millionaires Radio podcast from his home in Southern California. Fox also donates all his book profits to charity.


Learn more at www.ClickMillionaires.com.

What is this book about?

Click Millionaires is about helping people who don?t live in Silicon Valley to get their share of the Internet business revolution that is going on all around us.?

I wrote the book to share my personal experiences making money online and to help others recognize their own potential for building profitable niche businesses on the Internet, too.? Reading Click Millionaires can help readers learn to grow new income streams that free them from dependence on jobs they don't like.

And, the book is not just me talking.? It's full of practical examples, exercises that can help readers develop their own lifestyle redesign plans, and interviews with dozens of successful Internet entrepreneurs who share their own secrets for success as lifestyle entrepreneurs on the Internet.

How did you discover the Click Millionaire strategy and lifestyle?

It's taken me a long time but I wrote the book to help other people catch on more quickly.?

I have been building websites since the commercial Internet got started.? I gradually realized that I like "doing my own thing" a whole lot better than working for others, even when I had big, important jobs that paid really well.? I chose to prioritize my own lifestyle over the corporate grind and it turns out that today that can be not only very profitable, but it?s also a lot more fun than working for someone else.

When should someone consider becoming a Click Millionaire?

"Real jobs" work fine for most people.? But there are many of us who go to work each day feeling like a square page in a round hole.?

Building your own lifestyle business online is not a get rich quick strategy, but over time it can help people who would prefer to be self-employed build the income streams they need to quit those jobs they don?t like.?

I would recommend this Click Millionaires strategy to anyone who is unhappy in their current job or career path.? The world has really changed in the last few years, and you just don't need to limit your career to making your boss richer anymore.

The point of my book, Click Millionaires, is that everybody has personal interests, skills, expertise, and perspective that can be drawn upon to help create new, niche businesses on the Internet.? These niche ?lifestyle businesses? can allow them more flexibility, creativity, and independence, even if they don't get filthy rich doing it.

How is it similar to other books in its genre? How is it different?

Click Millionaires is most often compared to The 4 Hour Work Week.? That was a fantastic book but it was written way back in 2006.? It also focused on opportunities for reinventing yourself that were most applicable to young, single guys.?

Click Millionaires is updated for today's Internet marketplace and its "Lifestyle Business Design Success Principles" can be used by anyone to turn their own interests into a niche business online.

It might sound like a "get-rich-quick" book but it?s not.? Click Millionaires are not money focused, they are lifestyle focused.? Money needs to be made to support their lifestyle priorities, but the book is much more about finding your own way in the business world to create new opportunities for yourself around work that you were born to do, rather than simply trying to start the next billion-dollar software company.? Most people are not qualified to start the next Facebook or Google anyway, nor do they need $1,000,000,000.?

Click Millionaires gives them a roadmap for making a reasonable amount of money with a reasonable amount of hard work and creativity over time instead.

What are some quick and easy ways to find out if being a Click Millionaire is right for you??

Just about the only prerequisite for being a Click Millionaire is that you have to enjoy spending time on the Internet.???

After that, as long as you know how to read and type a little bit, Click Millionaires will point you in the directions you need to go to turn your own life experience into potentially profitable Internet businesses.?

I know that sounds too easy but the book is full of examples of people who have done exactly that.? From freelancers making money part time from home, to a flight attendant who started her own podcast, to a guy who has become one of YouTube? biggest stars by posting videos about his remote control airplanes, Click Millionaires are being made today in all kinds of little niches that can inspire you, too.

What advice do you have for someone who wants to take plunge, but doesn?t know where to start?

There?s plenty of free advice on my blog and in my Click Millionaires podcasts, but really the best first step is to buy the new book.?

For less than $15 on Amazon.com, you'll get the benefit of my 15+ years of Internet business success, and the examples and guidance of the many success stories included in the book, too.?

Plus, the book offers unprecedented follow-up and support:?? each reader gets a free membership in Click Millionaires.com, my private online coaching forum that I built specifically for newbie Internet entrepreneurs.?

This ClickMillionaires.com community has a reputation already as "the friendliest lifestyle business coaching community online" and the combination of the book and membership there are great places for anyone to start learning about Internet business, building websites, Internet marketing, or any related topic.? Plus, the forum is full of friendly people (including me) from all over the world, 24/7.

Where can readers purchase a copy?

Like my two previous books, Click Millionaires is published by The American Management Association (AMACOM).? That means it's in bookstores nationwide, and, of course, available on Amazon.com, and BN.com, including in all available e-book formats.

What is up next for you?

I?m looking forward to seeing Click Millionaires sell like crazy to help people worldwide get working on their lifestyle goals.?

I'm excited about sharing the message of personal empowerment, financial achievement, and creative independence that living a "Click Millionaire" lifestyle can help people achieve, just like I have.

Is there anything you would like to add?

Thanks very much for inviting me today.? I appreciate you sharing my work with your audience.? I invite both you and your readers to follow up by coming to join us at http://www.ClickMillionaires.com.? It's a fun, friendly community that can help you turn your lifestyle goals into long term assets.

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6 Hot Restaurant Trends for Start-ups | TalentRefresh | Small ...

What?s sizzling on diners? plates this year? The National Restaurant Association put together a list after surveying almost 1,800 of the country?s best chefs. Here?s are the trends they?re cooking up.

The bad news is that consumer taste buds are fickle and are continuously evolving. The good news? No one said your menu must be a stagnant document. Starting a restaurant featuring the latest food craze can be lucrative (think Jamba Juice or Pinkberry) and might just have staying power. The National Restaurant Association put together the What?s Hot in 2012 list, after surveying almost 1,800 chefs in the country. Check out these ideas for what you should cook up this year.

The top two slots of this survey go to locally sourced and produced foods: meats, seafood, and produce. ?People are more interested in what?s on their plate and where it comes from,? says the National Restaurant Association?s Annika Stensson. ?So it?s not just eating to satisfy hunger, it?s also an interest in what you actually ingest.? Manhattan?s Bell Book & Candle takes this to an extreme: The restaurant uses a pulley to bring its produce from its rooftop garden to the kitchen.

Those with food allergies may find it easier to eat out now, as 75% of chefs have indicated catering to these needs as the No. 7 trend this year. ?It?s not just a preference,? Stensson says. ?It can be a medical condition, so being in the hospitality business, we want to make sure our guests are happy, and that they have a safe and enjoyable meal.? Chicago?s Vinci even offers an entire gluten-free menu, from appetizers to desserts.

Of course local foods are in style, but locally produced alcohol is also gaining traction?and restaurants that serve local wine and beer feeling the boost. This movement is gaining so much traction that there are even statewide events featuring the best local spirits. Virginia announced March as the Wine & Dine Month, encouraging visitors and residents alike to drink wine produce locally.

Sustainable seafood?which has to do with how the fish are caught?and less-traditional fish, such as Branzino and Arctic Char, are making waves on menus this year. Tataki, a sustainable sushi bar, opened up in 2008 in San Francisco, selling only responsibly sourced and environmentally friendly seafood. The restaurant also participates in the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch?s Cooking for Solutions event, which invites restaurants and celebrity chefs to speak about how to protect the ocean.

Meals on wheels have been around for a while, but more and more chefs are now recognizing opening a food truck as a solid business venture. In fact, 61% of those surveyed by the National Restaurant Association said they would consider launching a food truck. Stensson says adopting this method is a good way to break into the industry because it?s far less expensive than a full brick-and-mortar operation. It?s not just for newbies, though: Consider Luke?s Lobster, which has expanded to five locations in just three years. And now it?s not just the lobster that?s on a roll: Luke?s latest location is a fully mobile truck.

The American palette has been exposed to ethnic food for several decades now?in fact, ?certain cuisines have been around for so long, they?re not considered ethnic anymore,? Stensson says. This year, the survey identified Peruvian, Southeast Asian, and very specific regional flavors?think, Szechuan or Cantonese, for example?as hot items. Read more about the full-service restaurant industry as part of Inc.?s 2012 Best Industries for Starting a Business coverage. ?Erin Kim

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Absinthe 2.0 hits the download wire, jailbreaks all iOS 5.1.1 devices but the 32nm iPad 2

Absinthe's "so-easy-your-grandma-could-do-it" jailbreak tool just got an update to version 2.0, enabling support for a handful of Apple portables running iOS 5.1.1. Absinthe 2.0, which was developed by the "Jailbreak Dream Team" (Chronic-Dev and iPhone Dev) joins Redsn0w's tool, and will support all iPhone and iPad versions, with the exception of iPad2,4 -- the most recent iPad 2 variant, shipping with a 32nm A5 chip. The jailbreak tool can also be installed on iPod3,1 and 4,1 models. Assuming your iOS device is up and running with firmware 5.1.1, you can hit up the source link after the break to get your download on.

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Literary scholar Paul Fussell dead at 88

This 2008 photo provided by Cole Behringer shows Paul Fussell. Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning, May 23, 2012 at age 88. His stepson Cole Behringer said Fussell died of natural causes in a long-term care facility in Medford, Ore. Behringer said his mother and stepfather moved to southern Oregon two years ago from Rochester, N.Y. Fussell enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and was later awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. But it was his writing about war that brought him greater acclaim. His study of World War I ? "The Great War and Modern Memory" ? ranked No. 75 on the Modern Library's list of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century. (AP Photo/Cole Behringer)

This 2008 photo provided by Cole Behringer shows Paul Fussell. Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning, May 23, 2012 at age 88. His stepson Cole Behringer said Fussell died of natural causes in a long-term care facility in Medford, Ore. Behringer said his mother and stepfather moved to southern Oregon two years ago from Rochester, N.Y. Fussell enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and was later awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. But it was his writing about war that brought him greater acclaim. His study of World War I ? "The Great War and Modern Memory" ? ranked No. 75 on the Modern Library's list of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century. (AP Photo/Cole Behringer)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning at age 88.

His stepson Cole Behringer said Fussell died of natural causes in a long-term care facility in Medford, Ore. Behringer said his mother and stepfather moved to southern Oregon two years ago from Rochester, N.Y.

In works published over a 50-year career, Fussell wrote memoir, literary criticism, social commentary and standard English Department fare on topics such as English literature and poetic theory. He made his greatest mark writing about war, a subject he knew well, and his disdain for its romanticization.

Fussell enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and was later awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

"At first it was rather fun," he said in a 1997 PBS interview with David Gergen. "It was kind of athletic and lots of fun. It was fast, and amusing, and so forth, and then all of a sudden one realized what the infantry was for. It was for killing the maximum number of young men like you."

His writings would be forever influenced by the horrors he witnessed.

"Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends," Fussell wrote in "The Great War," his study of World War I that ranked No. 75 on the Modern Library's list of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century.

"Great War and Modern Memory" used the work of English poets and authors to demonstrate how war is romanticized and idealized, turned into moral and religious parable, and what happens when the reality of war overwhelms the dream of it. He would continue his literary tour of England and war in "Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars," tracing British culture and the impact of World War I through the works of Graham Greene, D.H. Lawrence and others. Fussell himself would regard the '20s and '30s as a lost time when traveling had yet to become "tourism," when "seeing and learning" was the object of visiting other countries and not "consuming."

A lawyer's son, Fussell was born and raised in Pasadena, California, and graduated from Pomona College. He earned his advanced degrees from Harvard and later taught at Connecticut College, Rutgers and the University of Pennsylvania. By the time he had entered Pomona College, he was a "conspicuous non-joiner" who "became obsessed with the imagined obligation to go it alone," he wrote in his memoir "Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic."

In his early career, he wrote "Poetic Meter and Poetic Form," a well-regarded textbook for understanding poetry, and an analysis of Samuel Johnson.

"Samuel Johnson was his great hero," said John Scanlan, a professor of 18th century British literature at Providence College and a close friend of Fussell's for about 30 years.

Scanlan said Fussell, though an academic, "loved to insert himself into everyday American life."

"Being around Paul was a tonic," he said.

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Managing Risks Means Managing Arguments - Justin Fox - Harvard ...

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So it was Lyme disease that did it! The tick-borne illness kept JPMorgan Chase's Ina Drew out of the office for extended periods in 2010 and 2011. And it was during Drew's absences, according to a richly detailed account in The New York Times, that the bank's chief investment office, which she ran, began to get into trouble:

The morning conference calls Ms. Drew had presided over devolved into shouting matches between her deputies in New York and London, the traders said. That discord in 2010 and 2011 contributed to the chief investment office's losing trades in 2012, the current and former bankers said.

Whether this really was the main reason for JP Morgan's $3 billion (and growing) trading loss or not, it does at least sound like it could be true. Managing risks ? especially the hard-to-pin-down, moving-target risks that any financial trading operation has to cope with ? inevitably involves arguing. Which is why managing those arguments, as Ina Drew appears to have done brilliantly during the financial crisis but wasn't around to do for the past couple of years, is so important.

The words "risk management" usually evokes less subjective, more data-driven pursuits. But data and objectivity can only get you so far. Philosopher Karl Popper famously proposed that to be scientific, a theory had to be falsifiable: that is, it had to make predictions that could be tested and possibly shown to be wrong. Popper spent a lot of time thinking about this definition of science and the burgeoning science of probablility, which he called propensity. (This summary is from Wittgenstein's Poker, a book I've been reading):

As far as falsification is concerned, he thought that statements involving stable propensities ? such as, 'The die has a one in six chance of landing on six' ? could be tested by looking at what happens in the long run. But isolated statements of propensity ? such as 'There is a propensity of 1/100 that there will be a nuclear holocaust before the year 2050' may resist testing, and to that extent exclude themselves from science.

Routine risks like worker safety and even some day-to-day trading hazards can thus be managed successfully with a mechanistic, scientific approach. But the kind of big-picture bets that JP Morgan's chief investment office made could never be tested, or managed, in that way. Decisions either worked out or they didn't; given the small sample size it was impossible to test what the true probabilities were.

To navigate such unquantifiable hazards, then, you need to make judgment calls. And that's where argument (or discussion, or conversation, if you prefer) comes in. You want diverse, even opposing viewpoints. You want to manage their interactions in a way that allows the quieter, less-senior, less-predictable voices to be heard. You probably do want to accord different weights to the arguments of different people, although deciding how to do so (past track record? clarity of argument?) is hard.

In any case, it should be clear that you don't want to just let the loudest voices win. When that happens, everybody loses. I once heard David Modest, a former partner in the infamous hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management, attribute the unraveling of LTCM to exactly this: a few very certain, very loud partners had been able to override the more tentatively stated doubts of the rest to steer the firm into oblivion. This fits with Philip Tetlock's division of forecasters into hedgehogs and foxes ? those who are more certain (the hedgehogs) are also more likely to be wrong.

This is one reason why the standard risk-management set up at Wall Street firms proved such a bust in the financial crisis. Risk-management chiefs were clearly subordinate at most banks to those who brought in the big bucks, and thus incapable of winning arguments when it really mattered; it was only at places like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan where the CEO saw himself as risk-manager-in-chief that the process seemed to work at all.

The point applies beyond the financial sector. Successfully managing most of the biggest risks that businesses and societies face requires successfully managing arguments about what exactly those risks are and how seriously they should be taken. It may be that we'll eventually be able to systemize those arguments in a useful way, as computer scientist Peter McBurney and colleagues have been trying to do for the past few years. But in the meantime it's much more art than science.

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5 Ways to Create PR Opportunities for Your Freelance Business

One of the biggest challenges for freelancers just starting out is how to get more press and publicity for their business with few funds. As a one-person shop, you can?t spend a fortune employing your own PR rep or a marketing guru.

There are several D-I-Y strategies you can implement to generate positive publicity. What are PR opportunities for your freelance business? You may think PR is only for big companies, but even small freelance shops can benefit from taking advantage of newsworthy opportunities happening in your business, market, and industry.

Here are five ways to create PR opportunities for your freelance business.

1. Send press releases to relevant media outlets.

Drafting a press release is the easy part. Read tips for crafting the perfect press release. But before you write one, consider factors such as what industry you?re in and determine what the key trade publications and media outlets are in your industry.

As an example, if you?re a photographer that specializes in weddings and family events, then you need to draft separate press releases? perhaps one for a wedding or bridal magazine, and another one for parenting magazines. You?ll need to do some research for each publication, finding the relevant news team or section editor. When you write or call them, make sure you sell your story by getting to the point of how a mention of your services in a story would be of interest to the publication?s reading audience.

2. Link your services to a current event.

The biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is ?So, what?? Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story? First of all, it has to be a story in the first place. In journalism, this is often called the ?news hook? or the lede. In these types of promotional strategies, here?s what you do: when something relevant happens in your industry that?s related to your business, try to latch on to the story.

The biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is ?So, what?? Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story?

While it certainly helps, your PR doesn?t have to be directly linked to a trend, topical issue, or event. For example, when I finished a ghostwriting project related to parenting, career, and work-life balance for working moms, the author and I came up with a press release that opened with a mention of a popular movie at the time that raised and explored very similar issues.

Adding an essential news hook, or timely quality to your story, makes it appealing for editors and journalists, who can easily include it on their roster of articles to push out. And don?t forget about writing a compelling and catchy title or headline for your PR piece.

3. Present yourself as an expert in your field.

One particular resource to try is HARO, which is a website for connecting media contacts, writers, and journalists with the general public. The idea is simple: If you?re a freelance web designer and want to find material for your design blog, you can hop on HARO and find an expert or various sources to interview for your piece.

You can also use HARO to offer yourself up as an expert in your field. Local newspapers and media outlets writing a story for a national audience will often try to pepper their stories with relevant quotes and stories that have a local angle. If you see something that?s relevant to you, contact the query?s author and let them know you?d like to be interviewed as a source.

HARO is a convenient outlet since you can receive and distribute queries online, but don?t discount just picking up the phone and calling local papers and e-mailing journalists who write stories that cover your professional interests (most writers have a byline with contact details). You can offer yourself as a case study for profiles, as well as be a source for technical information when they need it. Make yourself indispensable to your local media.

4. Develop links to local community groups and business networks.

Get involved with your community by offering to do sponsorships or volunteer work. You can also offer to give a talk about what you do. Don?t discount sites like Skillshare and Meetup, which let you organize group sessions and reach a wider audience.

Setting aside some charity work (e.g., if you?re a freelance web designer, offering to tweak a nonprofit?s website for free) can also be part of your social responsibility efforts for your business. Not only is it beneficial for your community, but also a great way to expand your portfolio and get your name out in the media.

5. Offer to write guest posts at major media outlets and comment on stories.

Writing guest articles, posts, and op-eds can be time-consuming, but it can be a wonderful way for you to reach out to the public about your expertise. Don?t mention your services or business in the story itself. Instead, focus on writing a compelling piece and presenting yourself as an authority on the topic you are writing about.

Check your facts, get your article edited, and make sure you always keep your audience in mind when you write. If it?s an op-ed, make sure you take a strong position and argue it well; media outlets asking you for an op-ed are hoping to generate discussion and debate among its readers.

The byline is where you can do a little more advertising. Make sure you include your business name, website, and other contact details (many writers leave their Twitter accounts or other social media links), and keep it short and sweet.

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The Best Way to Treat Eczema | Baby care | Health and Fitness ...

Posted by Diana on May 22nd, 2012 01:48 PM | Eczema??

Eczema is greatest in quantity commonly known as an auto immune rebound that produce painful swollen areas on the patients hide. These areas often produce dry, flaking, broken skin. The patients often report nigh unbearable itching that results in phlebotomy or oozing areas of the skin. The uncontrollable scratching can likewise lead to scarring which will lengthen the pain and discomfort for the patient.

Doctors are silence unsure of the best way to treat eczema. How to use eczema in a way which reduces symptoms or cures the disorder altogether is the Holy Grail for patients.

Unfortunately, malevolence years of research the best that a enduring can hope for is a lessening of the severity and frequency of outbreaks.

Bound Snacks

Many patients report that that which they eat has a lot to do with the eczema outbreaks they hold and how bad they are. No patient has yet discovered how to completely remedy their eczema but there are several reports of succor found by controlling their diet or from one side the use herbal treatments.

Patients who limit the aggregate of sugary snacks, soft drinks and junk aliment they eat report some success in controlling their eczema outbreaks. Eczema outbreaks are frequently linked to particular foods eaten by the enduring. Identifying what those foods are and avoiding them is a advantageous way to control your eczema if not cure it.

In that place are also a good number of patients who announce that using a topical cream lofty in vitamin E is also a good way to stave off eczema outbreaks. Vitamin E is known to improve the soundness of your skin. Using it before an eczema eruption has been linked to reduced severity and continuance of eczema outbreaks. You can also use the vitamin E choice part during an outbreak but it is important you are careful through tender and inflamed skin underneath, especially if the hide is already cracked and broken.

Herbal Treatments

In that place are a host of eczema herbal treatments on the mart which have provided some succor to eczema sufferers. These vary from vegetable-based ointments, to a simple olive oil disruption applied regularly to the skin. Each of these pertaining, or natural remedies utilizes a moisturizing base to relieve keep the skin flexible. This alone power of determination help treat the cracking, flaking symptoms of eczema but it power of determination not get rid of your eczema.

The various suggestions for how to use eczema all have varying degrees of issue. Some patients report complete issue eliminating their symptoms and keeping symptoms from recurring, time others patients report little to no succor from the same treatments.

The best clues to intelligent how to treat eczema is to take a good direct the eye at what you are eating or doing that power lead to an outbreak. Most doctors and patients agree that in that place are triggers for an eczema outbreak. If you can avoid or smooth eliminate these things from your diet or your environment you stand the most good chance of keeping your eczema beneath control so you can enjoy your life and not undergo the painful symptoms you get from a regular eruption.

There are currently many products to be availed of on the market professing to provide the best treatments for eczema, the burden is however that of an informed individual to accurately assess the key accomplishment indicators of these product to determine the viability of like products. The key features to look for include: effectiveness, the overall security of the product, the speed at which the product aids in giving hide relief and the composition of the product itself and finally the cost of the product. for more information go to see http://www.treatmentsforeczemas.com/

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