The best picture of all time on the animal world

The best picture of all time on the animal world

- Photos dancing polar bears, turtles sun sunrise ... are considered two of the 40 most beautiful pictures of the animal world during the past 100 years.

Collection includes 40 paintings of the animal world is being auctioned in New York to celebrate Earth Day.

Here is the beautiful picture of the animal world:

Two polar bears are dancing at Cape Churchill, Canada.

Elephant inside a lake in Botswana.

Plant lilies in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Sea lions playing in the ocean at Little Island Hopkins.

A shark net caught in the Gulf of Mexico, California.

Men turtles in the sun at dawn Galapagos islands. .

Natural settings in the clear river mist in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia.

This Is Apple's Next iPhone

You are looking at Apple's next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It's the real thing, and here are all the details.

While Apple may tinker with the final packaging and design of the final phone, it's clear that the features in this lost-and-found next-generation iPhone are drastically new and drastically different from what came before. Here's the detailed list of our findings:

What's new

• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
• What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic

What's changed

• The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
• An aluminum border going completely around the outside
• Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
• Everything is more squared off
• 3 grams heavier
• 16% Larger battery
• Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery

How it was lost

Here is a detailed account of how the phone was lost.

Why we think it's definitely real

We're as skeptical—if not more—than all of you. We get false tips all the time. But after playing with it for about a week—the overall quality feels exactly like a finished final Apple phone—and disassembling this unit, there is so much evidence stacked in its favor, that there's very little possibility that it's a fake. In fact, the possibility is almost none. Imagine someone having to use Apple components to design a functioning phone, from scratch, and then disseminating it to people around the world. Pretty much impossible. Here are the reasons, one by one.

It has been reported lost
Apple-connected John Gruber—from Daring Fireball—says that Apple has indeed lost a prototype iPhone and they want it back:

So I called around, and I now believe this is an actual unit from Apple — a unit Apple is very interested in getting back.

Obviously someone found it, and here it is.

The screen
While we couldn't get it past the connect to iTunes screen for the reasons listed earlier, the USB cable on that screen was so high quality that it was impossible to discern individual pixels. We can't tell you the exact resolution of this next-generation iPhone, but it's much higher than the current iPhone 3GS.

The operating system
According to the person who found it, this iPhone was running iPhone OS 4.0 before the iPhone 4.0 announcement. The person was able to play with it and see the iPhone 4.0 features. Then, Apple remotely killed the phone before we got access to it. We were unable to restore because each firmware is device specific—3GS firmware only loads on 3GS devices—and the there are no firmwares available for this unreleased phone. Which is another clue to its authenticity.

It is recognized as an iPhone
This iPhone behaves exactly like an iPhone does when connected to a computer, with the proper boot sequence and "connect to iTunes" restore functionality. Xcode and iTunes both see this as an iPhone. Mac OS X's System Profiler also reports this as an iPhone in restore mode, which is a natural consequence of remotely wiping the phone, but report different product identifiers (both CPID and CPRV) than either the 3G or the 3GS.

It uses micro-sim
The fact that it uses a micro-sim is a clear indicator that this is a next-generation iPhone. No other cellphone uses this standard at this point in the US.

The camouflage case
The case it came inside was a fully developed plastic case to house this phone to disguise it like a 3GS. This wasn't just a normal case; it had all the proper new holes cut out for the new switches and ports and camera holes and camera flash. But it looks like something from Belkin or Case-Mate. It's a perfect disguise.

The fact that it's in the wild right now
Logic can also narrow down why this phone is this year's iPhone, rather than next year's model or one from the previous year's, just because it was found in the wild right now. It makes no sense for Apple to be testing 2011's model right now, in super finished form—they wouldn't be nearly finished with it. The phone also can't be last year's test model, because last year's model (based on the iPhone 3GS teardowns) components were way different. No micro-sim, much bigger logic board, no flash, no front camera, smaller battery and an inferior camera. That only leaves the 2010 model.

The guts, the definitive proof
And finally, when we opened it up, we saw multiple components that were clearly labeled APPLE. And, because the components were fit extremely well and extremely conformed inside the case (obvious that it was designed FOR this case), it was evident that it was not just a 3G or a 3GS transplanted into another body. That probably wouldn't even be possible, with the size constraints of the thinner device and larger battery.

The New Industrial Design

At first sight, this new iPhone's industrial design seems so different from the previous two generations that it could be discarded as just a provisional case. Even while the finish is so perfect that it feels right out of the factory, some of the design language elements that are common to all Apple products are not there. Gone is the flushed screen glass against the metal rim. Gone is the single volume button, replaced by two separate ones. Gone is the seamless rim, and gone are the tapered, curved surfaces.

Despite that, however, this design is not a departure. Not when you frame it with the rest of the Apple product line. It's all the contrary: This new iPhone gets back to the simplicity of the iMac and the iPad. In fact, you can argue that the current iPhone 3GS—with its shiny chrome rim and excessively curved back—is out of place compared to the hard edges and Dieter-Ramish utilitarianism of the iMac and the iPad. Next to the iPad, for example, the new iPhone makes sense. It has the same feeling, the same functional simplicity.

But why the black plastic back, instead of going with an unibody aluminum design? Why the two audio volume buttons? Why the seams? And why doesn't the back have any curvature at all?

Why the plastic back?
The plastic back is the most obvious of the design choices. The iPad, with its all aluminum back, has seen its Wi-Fi reception radius reduced. The 3G version comes with a large patch on the top, probably big enough to provide with good reception. But the new tiny iPhone doesn't have the luxury of space: It needs to provide as much signal as possible using a very small surface. I'm sure Jon Ive is dying to get rid of the plastic back, and go iPad-style all the way, but the wireless reception is the most important thing in a cellphone. A necessary aesthetical-functional trade-off.

Why separate volume buttons?
This new iPhone uses separate buttons for the volume instead of the single button that you can find in the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It's one of the factors that may indicate that this is a provisional case, until you think about one of the most requested features for Apple's phone: A physical button for the camera. The new iPhone has a bigger sensor and a flash, which means that the camera function keeps gaining more weight. It's only logical to think that Apple may have implemented this two-button approach to provide with a physical shutter button. It makes sense.

Why the seams?
The seams are perhaps the most surprising aspect of the new design. They don't seem to respond to any aesthetic criteria and, in terms of function, we can't adventure any explanation. But they don't look bad. In fact, the whole effect seems good, like something you will find in a Braun product from the 70s.

It's doubtful that the seams are arbitrary, however. Either they will disappear from the final product, or they have a function we can't foresee at this time.

Why no tapering or curves?
As you will see in a future article, the new iPhone is so miniaturized and packed that there's no room for the tapered, curved surfaces. Everything is as tight as it could get, with no space for anything but electronics.

The hardware specs

The phone measures 4.50 by 2.31 by 0.37 inches. It weighs 140 grams. The 3GS weighs 137 grams on a postal scale (and 135 on Apple's official measurements). So, in comparison, it's 3 grams heavier. The battery is 5.25 WHr at 3.7V, compared to the 3GS battery, which is 4.51 WHr at 3.7V. On the back of the phone, it said it was XX GB, but since we were unable to get the phone to a running state, we couldn't see exactly how large it was.

How it feels

Freaking amazing. As a person who never really liked the round mound of a back in the 3GS, the sleeker, flatter, squarer design is super welcome. It feels sturdier than the 3GS, and much less plasticky. The metal buttons give it a heftier feel—less of a toy—than all previous generations. The closest analog to it would be the original iPhone, which is more square and heavy than its newer brothers.

It feels completely natural up to your face, and the fact that both the front and the back are glossy makes no difference on how well you can hold it without the phone slipping. And because it's thinner, it feels even nicer in your pants.

What all this means

Apple has updated the exterior drastically different from the 3G and 3GS. That design is old, it felt out of place compared to the rest of their products and needed desperately to be killed. Now you have a thinner body, a much more pleasant form factor with no wasted space and lots of hard lines. But the design isn't the most important part that's changed.

They've delivered many of the features people have been waiting for—that damn front camera!—while at the same time upgrading everything else. Flash, better back camera, better battery life and another microphone for better voice clarity. People who bought the 3G two years ago and are now in the perfect position to upgrade and get a dramatically different, and better, phone. If confirmed this summer, and if it performs as we expect, this next-generation iPhone looks like a winner.

Much additional reporting and design analysis by Jesus Diaz. Rosa Golijan also contributed.

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For iPhone OS 4 coverage: the hidden secret features, our hands on video, describing (and showing) how it is, and the best features overall.

And for more next-gen iPhone coverage: the rumored announcement date, AT&T blocking vacation days for iPhone launch and video and group chat code in the OS.

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Wayne Bridge withdraws from England selection

Bridge's decision means he will not play at this summer's World Cup Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has announced he does not wish to be chosen for England duty, thereby ruling himself out of this summer's World Cup. BBC Sport understands he is effectively retiring from the international scene. In a statement released by his lawyers, Bridge, 29, said his position in the national squad had become "untenable and potentially divisive". He has been in the spotlight over allegations that his ex-girlfriend had an affair with Chelsea's John Terry. Terry was sacked as England captain by coach Fabio Capello earlier this month. England face Egypt in a friendly at Wembley next Wednesday and despite reports earlier this week suggesting Bridge was considering his international future because he was unwilling to play alongside Terry, Capello believed he would be available for selection. The Italian stated on Wednesday: "No, he will be with us. No problems about the other things."

However, Bridge's statement has shown the left-back remains troubled with the situation and read: "I have thought long and hard about my position in the England football team in the light of the reporting and events over the last few weeks.

"It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive.

"Sadly therefore, I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection.

"I have today informed the management of this decision. I wish the team all the very best in South Africa."

With the World Cup less than four months away, Bridge's decision leaves Capello with a selection headache over England's left-back spot.

Chelsea's Ashley Cole is already sidelined with a broken ankle and is a doubt for the tournament.

England's opening match is against the United States on 12 June.

Aston Villa defenders Stephen Warnock and Nicky Shorey, Everton's Leighton Baines and Manchester City's Joleon Lescott are all possible replacements.

Bridge, who has played for England 36 times and recently returned from a two-month lay-off with a knee injury, was a team-mate of Terry's at Chelsea before joining Manchester City last year.

The pair are due to meet on the pitch for the first time since details of the alleged affair were made public when City visit Chelsea on Saturday.

Former England and Manchester City defender Danny Mills said it was unfair to make a hasty judgement on Bridge's decision and that such a scenario was not unusual in a World Cup year.

"Fortunately, it's all hypothetical and until we are faced with that situation we all like to say we would do this or do that but until we get down to having to make that decision, I don't think we can judge," he told BBC Radio 5 live.

"We have to respect Wayne and his decision. It's been difficult, it hasn't been easy but he's made that decision now and it's something everyone has to get on with.

"The country gets so excited when England are playing in a big tournament like the World Cup and that's always going to be the case.

"At club level you always have one or two injuries or issues but with the national squad it gets magnified. Every country will be the same, they will all have problems, it's just how you cope with them, how you deal with them."

In the wake of Terry losing the captaincy and recent headlines concerning Ashley Cole's separation from wife Cheryl, Capello revealed he would stress the importance of team spirit and personal discipline when he talks to his players ahead of the friendly with Egypt.

"The World Cup is really important for me, for England and for the players," the Italian explained. "We have to stay together and compact in every moment. I think this will be my most important job - to recreate this spirit.

"We will talk about a lot of things because four months is a long time. If you can meet the players every month it is different. We will have two days to stay together but they are very strong days."

England not good enough to win World Cup - Geoff Hurst

Rooney needs support up front for England to contend, says Hurst World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst feels England are not good enough to win this summer's tournament in South Africa. Fabio Capello's side qualified with ease and are fancied by some to emulate Hurst's England team of 44 years ago. But Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 final, told BBC Radio 5 live England will only reach the semis. "We're a tiny bit short up front," said Hurst. "If we had a Fernando Torres up front with Wayne Rooney, then you're looking at a different proposition." Aston Villa frontman Emile Heskey would appear to be Capello's first-choice striker to play alongside Rooney in attack, having started the last six matches for which he was fit and available. The likes of Jermain Defoe, Carlton Cole and Darren Bent are also vying for a place in the squad, but Hurst believes Peter Crouch - and not Heskey - could be the best option to lead the England line. The Tottenham striker came off the bench to score twice in the 3-1 midweek friendly win over Egypt to take his England goalscoring record to 20 goals in 37 matches. And Hurst said: "He's emerging as the best partner [for Rooney] because I think he can do what Emile Heskey does but, very importantly, he scores a lot more goals.

"One of the prime things you need as a front player is that you score one in two over your career and Peter's England record is getting close to mine now.

"He's a good player, a nice lad, and he's the sort of player you want in the squad if you're going to be successful over the month."

However, Hurst fears that Capello's squad does not have the strength in-depth to win the World Cup.

"We are little bit thin on the ground if we get injuries to major players - if we lose a Rooney or a Steven Gerrard," he added on 5 live's Sportsweek.

After watching a new-look defence, depleted by injuries and Wayne Bridge's decision to quit the team, produce a not wholly convincing performance in the 3-1 friendly win over Egypt on Wednesday, Hurst suggested there were question marks over England's cover.

"If that back four went in against one of the leading lights at the World Cup then I think we could be in trouble," said Hurst.

"Hopefully everybody gets back fit - Glen Johnson gets back in, Ashley Cole recovers, he's the best full-back, and Rio Ferdinand recovers as well.

"We need a fairly settled back four as soon as we possibly can."

More positively, Hurst thinks Capello is cast in the same mould as 1966-winning manager Sir Alf Ramsey.

"I saw Capello in operation when I was a guest of the team in Germany last year and, of course, I played under Alf for six years, so I've made my own mind up on the similarities.

"Off the field you can't be undisciplined with everything you do in the build-up - the training, the staying in hotels, the eating together.

"We have seen a marked difference, and I observed that at very close range in my visit with the team last year.

"We are starting to see a team, and the people in charge, that are as well prepared as they can possibly can be."

Hurst described Capello's decision to strip Chelsea's John Terry of the captaincy in the wake of allegations that he had an affair with the former partner of ex-team-mate Bridge as "just about right".

But Hurst expressed his regret that Bridge had decided to quit the England squad.

"Playing in a World Cup for England is the pinnacle of a player's career," said the former West Ham striker.

"When someone doesn't want to represent their country, it's a sense of disappointment for me."

Since 1966, England have had a mixed record in the World Cup and have managed to reach the semi-finals on just one occasion in 1990.

In 2002 and 2006 England reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Brazil and Portugal.

England boss Fabio Capello targets World Cup semi-final

Capello's England team lost only one of their 10 World Cup qualifying games England manager Fabio Capello insists the Football Association's target of reaching the semi-finals at the World Cup in South Africa is achievable. The Italian believes his side contains one of the best players in the world in striker Wayne Rooney and is one of the leading contenders for the finals. "The semi-finals is a minimum. We can beat all teams because we play at the same level as the best teams," he said. "Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney are the best in the world." Rooney is in a rich vein of form, having scored 28 goals for Manchester United this season. He has only scored once for England in the last six internationals, although that did come in one of two World Cup qualifiers played since September. His goal, in the 5-1 victory over Croatia, took his tally in qualifying to nine, five more than Frank Lampard, who scored four.

The FA set its target almost two years ago, two matches into Capello's reign as England manager.

The national side has not reached the last four of a major tournament since Euro 96 when Terry Venables' side lost to Germany on penalties.

And the last World Cup semi-final appearance came in 1990, when England were again beaten on penalties by the tournament's eventual winners Germany.

Capello, speaking at the Laureus World Sports Awards on Wednesday, said he expected tough games in Group C against the United States, Algeria and Slovenia, but he was looking towards the later stages of the competition.

"Algeria played against Egypt and beat them (in the World Cup qualifiers) so Algeria are probably stronger than Egypt," he stated. "I respect this team.

"I hope to play against Italy in the final but my shirt at that moment will be an England shirt."

The World Cup kicks off on Friday 11 June, with England's opening game against the United States on the following day.

Make Money On Ebay - Is It Too Late To Get Involved And Start Profiting?

We all want to be successful in life. The choices we make are ultimately what decide whether we are or not. There are many out there making money on eBay selling items on eBay in auctions daily. The question remains then if others have done it, then why not you?Many people are quite intimidated when it comes to having and running their own business. There are hundreds of people who miss out on a life changing opportunity when it comes to selling products on eBay. With selling products on eBay, you actually have a great opportunity to make some extra cash at your own leisure. The fact of the matter is, its never too late to make money on ebay.

There is no greater satisfaction and joy than that of being your own boss. If you ever actually considered changing your life and going in a different direction; the making more money direction; Then selling on eBay is something to seriously consider.

Selling products on eBay offers you a chance to secure your future and gives you the opportunity of becoming and a great success story as many others have done before you. Once you know the basics of selling on eBay, then you will have your foot in the door of the biggest online selling site in the world.

Once you begin to sell on eBay however, you need to remember that this is a business and should be treated as such. You need to be professional in all your dealings and how you handle and carry out all aspects of it. Many sellers have turned their businesses on eBay into empires because of this. Of course some of them have been doing this for a long time, but if you apply yourself, in no time you'll have the experience it takes to get to that level as well.

Making sure that the products you are selling are correctly and accurately described is very important. If you give potential customers detailed information on what they are looking for, you will no doubt reap the rewards. Even the minutest detail when listing an item can make or break a sale for you.

Remember that repeat customers are the key to success in any business and even more so online. You should always have a friendly and professional approach when dealing with all your potential clients. Answering what seems like a small and unimportant question from an interested customer could mean the difference of 3 to 4 bids on an item. Once a customer begins to trust you and you secure that customer; that will open the door for all the people he or she knows to buy from you as well. There’s no better business than the business of a regular customer.

This all ties in to your feedback rating as well. There is nothing more important on eBay than your feedback. You can have the best product in the world and if your feedback is negative, you will not make the same amount, will not receive the same amount of bids as a bidder with a greater feedback would. Negative feedback could mean zero sales.

Always remember the rules and regulations on eBay. They are there for your protection and the clients as well. Even if you don't agree or like any of them, it is in the best interest of your online business to follow them.

The end result, apart from meeting hundreds of new people from all around the world when you sell on eBay, is the satisfaction of having your own business empire and of course being your own boss!

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5 Ad Networks to Make Money from Your Blog

Today's Internet world provides many opportunities to ordinary people to make money from blogs and websites. Here are few ad networks you can give a try.

Amazon ads: Amazon ad affiliate programs lets you choose Amazon products to sell on your blog. You can pick products related to your blog from different types of merchandise available in Amazon. Commission will be given on every sale.

You first need to create an account in the Amazon site here.

After you choose the products, you will be provided a code which has to be placed on your blog.

Text Link Ads: You can make money from your blog by displaying text link ads in your blog. Text link ads acts as a middleman and takes a part of the revenue generated for sourcing the sponsors for you.

Your visitors don't seem to mind them at all by because they are not intrusive. The link price is set based on your Alexa rank, RSS subscribers and Google page rank.

You can sign up for Text Link Ads at http://www.text-link-ads.com.

If you have a wordpress blog, install the plug-in and add code to the theme template.

Feedburner ad network: If you want to monetize your RSS feed, then this is the best RSS ad network. Firstly, you must have feedburner power your RSS feed. Basically it works this way. It displays CPM ads in your site and RSS feed. The CPM rate can be as high as $10 and publishers get 70% of the money.

You can sign up for feedburner here.

Chitika Ads: This is a good adsense alternative. This ad network is immensely popular in US, Canada and European countries. It is a pay-per-click service targeted especially towards search visitors. Whenever people click through and purchase a product, there is a commission paid.

You can Sign up for Chitika here.

Reviewme.com: Reviewme.com is a great way to start earning from your blog. It allows advertisers to purchase product reviews from different blogs. The prices are set by reviewme based on the Alexa rank, Technorati and RSS subscribers. Publishers can set their own price if they don't like the price set by Reviewme.com.

The reviews could be positive or negative. But they should be at least 200 words long.

You can sign up Reviewme.com here.

There are many other sites like Reviewme.com. Here is the list.

> http://payperpost.com/
> http://www.sponsoredreviews.com
> http://www.loudlaunch.com/default.aspx
> http://smorty.com/
> http://buyblogreviews.com/

However, before choosing an ad network, it is highly recommended to go through the company's forums, reviews and blogs.

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Affiliate Marketing – Unlimited Earning Potential

How do you fancy earning money online without having your own product? Or even having your own web site?

Allow me to introduce you to affiliate marketing. It’s one of the more popular ways of making money online is how I have managed to make a full time income online over just the last 8 weeks.

The really great thing about affiliate marketing is that once you get everything in place, it runs automatically. Essentially, you can potentially earn money whilst you’re on holiday – it’s an auto pilot system. That’s what attracted me to this industry.

What’s even more attractive is the earning potential. There are more millionaire affiliate marketers than any other sector online – you can’t say you’re not intrigued now, can you!

But how does it work?

Well, you are an online salesman. It all comes down to this: You find people with a problem and you solve their problems by introducing them to a product. If somebody lands on a sales page having clicked one of your hyperlinks and then buys the product, you are entitled to a commission.

I know what you’re thinking - how do I get people to click on my link? Well, that’s the skill involved. You have to find hungry markets of people and somehow put your articles or advertisements in front of them.

There are a huge variety of ways of doing this. One of my favorite ways is called article marketing – largely because it’s the easiest! As an article marketer you write for audiences of people, find places to distribute your article, recommend products and make sales.

Here’s The Clever Bit Though…

A lot of people fail at affiliate marketing. Want to know why? They don’t understand their target audience. It’s as simple as that.

Let me give you an example. If you’re the best looking guy in the world, with bucket loads of personality and a huge wallet full of cash, do you think you’d be able to attract a girl? OK, what about if you hang out in a gay bar?

You catch my drift? You can have the best product and sales pitch in the world but if you don’t advertise to the right crowd of people then you’ll never make any money!

So How Do You Get To Know Your Target Market?

You hang out where they do…I’m talking about forums. Forums are the greatest weapon in an internet marketer’s arsenal. It’s one place where you can really understand that mindset of your target market. What concerns are they having? What makes them tick? What problems are they trying to solve.

Where Can You Find Products To Promote?

Personally, I like selling digital products because the profit margin is so great. For instance, if I lead someone to buy a $37 e-book, then I can expect to take home over $20. $29 for one quick sale! You can clearly see how this adds up over time.

The best digital product retailer is called Clickbank. They have a plethora of products in all sorts of niches that you can sell – just have a look in the marketplace and find one that takes your fancy.

Affiliate Marketing Is Not Easy…

This is not a get rich quick scheme that many people are trying to tell you. It’s a skill that needs to be learned just like playing golf or a musical instrument. But let me assure you, when you learn the skill, you’re set for a life of financial freedom.

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How to Invest in the Right Web Business

Have you chosen to open a business on the internet? Where would you start? If you stay online for long periods then there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't open a business on the internet. There are many resources available on the web that can benefit you. There are a lot of companies which are willing to work for you if you join them. Here are 5 ideas that will help you save time and money while starting your business.

1. You need to decide the amount of time you are going to spend on the business. Honestly, there are a large number of home based business owners that do not succeed as they do not want to put any time into it. If you have a day job and want to open an internet business at the same time, you should determine the amount of time you have to spend on the business. As soon as you decide the time you have make sure to give the business that much time regularly. Treat this business like any other business that you might take up.

2. You should decide on a particular business. Even if you're planning to sell your own products, you should consider joining another company so that you can build a little additional income by selling their products as well. Having a good mix of your own products & others products is healthy for your business. You cannot succeed in any business if you do not have fun doing it. The more fun you have, the more successful you will be. You can very easily earn a little extra money from this business or maybe a substantial income too. The main reason why businesses are so popular on the internet is because of the ease with which you can contact people.

3. Ensure that you have a designated work area prior to starting up your business. Be sure that you have a home based office set up. Get yourself an up to date computer and a high speed internet connection so that you will not face any problems with uploads as well as downloads. Also, you should get yourself a desk chair that is very comfortable and has sufficient support for your arms and back. Get yourself a mouse and keyboard which you feel comfortable with and ensure that you are surrounded by an organized environment when you get down to work. This helps you think a lot better.

4. How to invest. Before you start investing, you should be certain that this is the best business for you. If you are selling products that are not your own, you may be asked initially to invest some money in order to build up an inventory. You do need some money to start up any business but you should be sure that you have chosen the right one. You should set a budget so that your business does not start demanding too much of you. Never exceed this budget.

5. Use all skills and talents that are at your disposal. Perhaps you can design elaborate websites, or promote your website well. Use all your skills to ensure that your home business takes off and you never have to look back.

Thus investing in the right business is a wise thing, if you want to survive for a long time.

Five Efficient Tips on Facebook Marketing

As you may be aware of, Facebook is one of the most popular website focusing on social networking. It serves as one of the avenues that online marketing people make use of to produce their leads. Facebook serves as a tool that you can make use of to connect to various hierarchies in the online society. The tool provides you with different features like the Facebook Wall to express yourself. You can upload your image and keep in touch with other through Pokes. Through networking, Facebook marketing allows the online marketers to find interesting leads.

Facebook is one of the websites having a lot of traffic into it. You should be prepared to manage the traffic that you obtain through Facebook marketing. Facebook is a very powerful tool in internet marketing. Here are some tips for effective Facebook marketing.

You will need to create a profile for yourself, to be able to begin a Facebook social network. Similarly, you will be able to add only people who have a profile in it. Others may not be able to add you if you do not hold a profile. Similarly, your profile should be a complete one, to be able to attract others’ interest. Also, do not use nick names or company name; try and give your own name in your profile.

Next, you can try and host an event. Then, you can post it up in news feeds of the site. If the news you have posted is of interest to others, you will start gaining interest of others in your network. Further, you will be able to boost your service or your product. You may even gain new visitors if people in your network recommend you to others.

You can now try to let others know of your lifestyle, like what you do and how you operate. Further, you will definitely need to invite your friends into your network, as this will help you to promote your business through them.

You can post articles that focus on news in your Facebook site. For instance, if you are trying to market a product or a service, you can post the latest news regarding it in your site. But, the article you post should be strong in knowledge and information. If your article is knowledgeable, it is sure to attract a good amount of targeted traffic into your site. People who visit your site in this way will be interested in your products and services also.

Further, you can identify others who deal with almost same business as yours, and you can post comments on their area of the network. This will certainly help you to build stronger rapport in your network, and the number of your visitors will increase tremendously.

The Internet Marketing Tools that Make Money for You

Internet marketing is a good way make a living online. Through Internet marketing, you can promote affiliate products, sell freelance service or market your website; and in return you can make even more money than you make from your job. But Internet marketing has more competition so you need to be more creative and hardworking.

There are various tools for Internet marketing. These are the tools that can help you market your products successfully. Below are some of the Internet marketing tools available today:

Blog
Blog is one of the powerful Internet marketing tools that most of the online marketers are suggesting these days. Blogging will not cost you anything and it can potentially generate targeted traffic to your page for long term. Starting a blog is free using the blogging platforms like Blogger and Wordpress. Then you can introduce yourself, let other know what you are doing and start posting useful and interesting content that your targeted prospects are interest on. Keep updating your blog with good content to build traffic and creditability.

Once you have blogging for some time, your readers and visitors would have known you and you may then write blog posts about your products or write reviews on the affiliate products that you want to promote to your blog visitors.

Article
Articles are another great way to get exposure for anything that you want to market online. The process of using articles to market your online business isn't complicated. You start by writing informative articles or 'how to' articles that are relevant to your product or business, include your website link in author bio of each of your articles and submit them to online publishing websites.

Your articles mustn't be written like sale pitches because the online publishing websites and article directories will not accept them. Make your articles easy to read, straight to the point and give some value to the readers. This will make the readers interested to click on your website link to find out more good information from you or know about your offer once they have finished reading your article.

Forum
Whatever product or service you are trying to sell online, there will be forums that are discussing topics related to what you are offering. The forums might not talk about products but what they are discussing and posting have a relation to what you are selling. For instance, say you are promoting online games and they are forums that discuss about how to play online games, the strategies they can use and so on. These forums certainly related to your products. The members of the forums are your potential customers. The question is how to direct these potential customers your site to buy your game products?

Participation is the answer. Joining and participating discussion in the related forums will enable you to establish an image in the forum communities. The key to building a good image in the communities is to contribute useful and valuable information that the members are looking for. Always be helpful in the forums and sharing good tips will gradually build up your name.

Add your website links in the signature line. Since you are providing valuable information frequently in the communities, the members who read you messages will see your link in your signature and probably follow your link to check out what you are offering or to get more useful information from you. So another free targeted traffic source to your business website.

Write Content, Earn Royalties on Wikinut

Ever written a review of your hotel for Tripadvisor? Or perhaps your thoughts on your new TV for epinions? Maybe you spend hours on twitter and facebook... basically, do you find yourself writing content but not getting paid for doing so?

Well, now your inner writer can find an outlet. Wikinut is new site that accepts writing on a massive range of topics, and pays you a share of any advertising your pages directly generate. You can sign up for free, and write guides, reviews, tips, recipes... pretty much anything you like.

We'll then publish your work to a worldwide audience and put targeted adverts onto your pages. Anybody that reads your content will then be tracked by our system, and you'll receive a share of the advertising revenue. You'll also be able to check how often your pages are read using our simple but in-depth stats, receive reader feedback and comments and earn Nutpoints as a member of our ever-growing Wikinut community.

We pay out to anybody with a PayPal account, which are free and easy to setup. Plus it means you don't need to give us any private or secure information, all we need is your PayPal email address. We take care of any transaction costs, so you'll receive your full share of royalties.

And as well as earning money by writing, yuo can invite other people to join Wikinut. You'll receive a share for life of any advert revenue your referred friends generate - so you can even make money without writing a word!

Once you become an experienced author, we may invite you to become a moderator. This means you'll get to review other the pages of other users before they are published. For every page you moderate, yes you guessed it, you'll receive a share of the advert revenue.

That's 3 different ways to earn... so stop making other people rich, and get a share of the online goldrush yourself. Get Wikinutting today!

Author Bio:
Andy Walton, co-founder of Wikinut, invites you to join our growing community on www.wikinut.com where you can write content about any topic, and earn advertising royalties.

How to Create Additional Income Stream through a Newsletter?

Did you know that you can also earn money online from newsletters which you send to your readers? If you have readers who follow your blog with great interest then you could even get them to sign up for your newsletter.

Most pro-bloggers on the internet gain additional revenue from newsletters. However, many bloggers have a question on how to attract readers to sign up for newsletters.

What are the Advantages of having a newsletter?

Having a newsletter is a great way to have readers keep returning to your blog. This will also create a sense of community which all bloggers should try to achieve. The main benefit of a newsletter is that it allows the webmaster to create an additional revenue stream apart from his main blog. Newsletters are becoming very important to propel the overall growth of a blog after a certain stage.

How to get readers to sign up for Newsletters?

The best way to lure your readers to subscribe to your newsletters is by offering them extra content which they will not find usually in your blog. That content should be useful and unique. So when your readers see that there is more content which is only accessible when you subscribe then they sign up for it. This is possible provided you provide good content. If the content in your blog are useful then chances are readers will know that your newsletter will be even more useful. Basically, newsletter

How to make money from Newsletter?

There are various ways to make money from a newsletter. The conventional ways to make money such as Adsense ads etc. are not possible to implement in newsletters. But there are more effective ways to monetize newsletters:

Direct Advertisement Space: If you have a nice number of readerships then you can opt for showing direct ads and sponsored links on your newsletter. This will be a far better paying than a Pay-Per-Click campaign.

Sell your Merchandise: If you have anything to sell relevant to the niche of your blog then you can use your newsletter to market your products.

Affiliate Marketing: This another lucrative way to make money from newsletters as you will be able to promote content to a more trusting audience therefore your chances of sale increase. However, be careful not to overdo it as this may harm your readership count and may cause them to unsubscribe.

Eventually, once you create a brand for your blog you can switch over to the paid version of newsletters but that is at a higher level.

It is worth considering this different stream of making money online. Have you tried providing newsletters on your blog, if so how successful were you to generate revenue from it? You can drop down the answers below.

Why most People Fail at Making Money from Blogs?

Everyone loves making money. Some people love blogging but only few of them are making money from it.

Most of the newcomers to blogging want the “magic pill”. They ask: ‘Tell me how to make money blogging’, but what they are really asking is this: ‘Tell me how to make money from blogging really fast with little to no effort put in it’. Doesn’t that sound unrealistic? But that’s the way most people think in our society.

Blogging is a steady growing process, a steady growing skill. The golden-profit era from AdSense is long gone, there is lots of competition in virtually any niche and there are hundreds of people who copy your content and get away with it; even make money from it. Face it - chances of you earning money from a blog are quite slim if you don’t want to invest your time in it.

It’s not your fault that you want instant gratification, instant profits and instant talent in writing. It’s our modern society on its finest – stimulation without any investment other than money; stimulation that comes easy and with little thought applied, these are things people seek for, these are the things that the people are taught to seek for. People were taught that it’s the way stuff works since the time when they were still lying in their cradles and wondering about the color of the ceiling!

Humans in our capitalism society are taught that you can and should receive instant stimulation right away; there is no need for long-term actions, for long-term thinking and changes. Take a look at any popular magazine. What does it offer to its readers? Of course – instant stimulation, instant pleasure – funny pictures, beautiful people, landscapes and other things that don’t require much thought.

The way it relates to blogging is simple – most of the bloggers I know aren’t willing to work hard to succeed. They’re not lazy. They just were taught from birth that they don’t need to apply much work to achieve their goals. That’s what’s sickening about our society – no one thinks ahead. But you should. That’s the way it works. You go out there, find a niche, write on it, attract readers and only then you gain considerable revenues. The time it takes for your blog to stand out may vary, don’t expect results right away, but you’ll see slow, gradual progress, which is exactly what blogging is about.

Money Making Programs - "They Just Want The Money"

Warning: This article may strike a few as being "too direct" and if this offends you in any way, then this article is not for you but a lot of times, when people are looking for a way to make some extra CASH from home, they just want the money! From lotions and potions, juices, urbes and spices, to all the different products (stuff) that is basically "stuff" no one really wants or needs', everyone gets involved in it for the money! This is the bottom line. They want something that is "cash driven", period. They don't care about the products they sell. They don't want to talk to nobody, they don't want to sell anything to nobody! They don't want to persuade or convince anyone. They don't have time to learn some nonsense training course that will take forever to learn and make money. 95 to 98 percent of the people who want to supplement their income and make extra cash need the money and they need the money right now "like yesterday"! They just want the money! They want CASH.

Money Talk 101: Lets Get To The Money!!!

I'll make this clear so that any person with any logic can fully understand this concept. All of these $50, $100, $200, and even $400 programs are really meaningless! That's right meaningless! The reason I say this is because in most money making programs, in order for you to actually make a substantial income, you have to sell a lot in volume. Whereas, with high ticket programs you can and will see profit with just a few signups! This is where you make some "REAL" money.

Another way you can and will make real money from home is through residual high ticket programs. For example, if you market a $500 - $3500 program, all you would really need to be in profit is 2 - 3 sales. Two sales at $500 is $1000 and/or two sales at $3500 is $7,000! This is where some "serious" money can quickly add up.