Writing Articles

Writing articles is and excellent way of creating new links to your website. When writing your article you should write about something in which you have in-depth knowledge and that people would be interested to read about. Once you’ve written your article you can then submit it to other websites who then decide whether to publish your article on their website. The reason companies might want to show your article are numerous, firstly they are continually adding new content to their sites which the search engines love, and also if they are providing new content their readers will keep returning to keep up with any new developments.

Why Write Articles?

So why spend hours writing an article for other people? Well, a number of reasons: if you provide some very useful content then you as a person will become revered to as an expert in your particular field. As a result people will respect your opinions and feel compelled to try you product or service. You can place a link in your article, so every website that publishes your article will also provide a link to your website. Some websites might even pay you if they publish your article. And not forgetting the final reason: you can write articles to be helpful, of course!

What Should I Write About?

Your article can be anything related to your business, or topic or your website, but you must make sure it’s worthy of being published. If you write an article on a topic that has been covered many times before, or that is general knowledge then other websites will be reluctant to pick-up your article. So write about some new developments that have occurred which people will be interested to read about.

Distributing Your Article

So now you’ve written your article, you need a method of distributing your article so that other websites will pick up your article and publish it on their website. There are a number of services that will distribute your article for your, namely:

GoArticles - www.goarticles.com

ArticleCity - www.articlecity.com


Article Depot - www.articledepot.co.uk

Articles Factory - www.articlesfactory.com

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How to start your internet business on a shoestring budget

Here's my advice to financially challenged folks who want a web business...

Don't quit your day job just yet... But DO get to work growing your own business in your spare time. Yes, you can grow your own business online with less than $15 a week, and I will show you how today.

I know that may sound absurd, especially when businesses in the real world usually cost anywhere from $10,000 - $200,000 to start. I also realize there are many companies out there selling "turnkey web business opportunities" for anywhere from $1,500 - $5,000 and more.

So where do I get off telling you that you can do it all on less than $15 a week?

Easy, I'm a real cheapo at heart! I got started with next to nothing, and you can too. And believe me, things were much more expensive online when I started out.

Nowadays you can get a great website design program for $0, an FTP program for $0, web hosting for $3, payment processing for pennies, website promotion for $0, and that's just about everything you need.

In fact, here are the essentials for any web business, including the web's 10 best no-cost and low-cost solutions available. You've probably never heard of some of these solutions, but they are solid, reliable, and dirt-cheap.

Essential #1: Your Own Website

The first thing you'll need when starting a business online is a website or a blog. Whether you plan to make money selling your own products and services or selling as an affiliate, you need a "home base" to direct your prospects to.

Cheapo Resources: Here are the top low-cost and no-cost resources for building your own website...

NVU.com - This is one of the best website design programs on the web. With it you can design your entire website. You can start from scratch or use a pre-designed website template. This program rivals programs costing hundreds of dollars.
Cost: $0

EZMinisites.com - A great source for pre-designed website templates. But not just "pretty" templates -- these professional templates contain all the sales components of top selling websites. BizWeb eGazette subscribers get 10 free templates...
Cost: $0

50Webs.com - Once you have a site designed, you need a web host. This host gets great reviews from their customers and businesses get quite a list of features for just $3 a month with their start account. If I were on a very tight budget and just starting out, this is the host I would use. (While you can find free business hosting on the web, most include 3rd party ads on your site - a big no-no.)
Cost: $1 per week including domain name

FTP Commander - If you're going to build a website you need a way to upload the files to your web host. This tool is easy to use and comes with the perfect price tag...
Cost: $0

WordPress.com - If you like to write then you may prefer to go the blog route instead building a website. Using this web-based blog building platform you can get started in less than an hour.
Cost: $0

Blogger.com - Another top-notch blog builder.
Cost: $0

More after this important message...(continued on PAGE TWO)

3 Simple Ways To Save A Bunch Of Money When Buying A New Computer!

3 Simple Ways To Save A Bunch Of Money When Buying A New Computer!
by: Kris Bickell
Looking to buy a new computer?

Overwhelmed by all of the options available to you?

Stressed by the high cost of computers today?

For most people, buying a new computer does not have to be as stressful as buying a new car. Nor does it have to be as expensive. If you’re like most people, and you have a limited budget for buying a computer, then you need to try to get as much computer for your money as possible.

Here are 3 simple ways anyone can save money when buying a new computer:

1) Shop around for best deal.

Sounds pretty obvious. But many people don’t realize they don’t need the fastest, most expensive computer with the most “extras”. In fact, if you are already using an older computer, even the least expensive new computer will be a big upgrade. If you don’t know a lot about computers, you can learn a lot by shopping around. Ask lots of questions, compare prices, compare features, then find the best price. Shop at your local electronics store, and look for the best deals online. You’ll be surprised at how much money you can save by shopping around!

2) Install your own “extras”

Many computers you will find in a store have a lot of extra software already installed. While this is convenient, it is not always the best way for you to save money. Also, while many of these extras sound good, you don’t always need them. You can often find better deals by shopping around separately for your own software extras (such as a word processor, anti-virus, popup blocker, spyware removal, games, etc). And some of these you can get for free. So before you buy the “fully loaded” computer, ask yourself if you really need all the extras, then shop around to see if you can buy a scaled down computer - and get the extras yourself for much less!

3) Don’t buy extended warranty

If you are not a computer “techie”, the extended warranties offered by the computer retailers often sound like a good idea. After all, who wants to be bothered paying for service on a computer after you buy it. But keep in mind that most computers come with a warranty, and most computer problems will either happen at the beginning (when you still have the warranty in effect) or much later (when it might be cheaper to buy a new computer). Technology changes very quickly these days. So consider whether or not it’s worth the inflated price of the extended warranty. And, if you really feel you need the extended warranty, then ask to purchase it at a lower price. Not all retailers will negotiate on the warranty, but some will. And whether you buy the extended warranty or not, make sure you back up all your files periodically, just in case!

If you have an unlimited budget, consider yourself lucky. And if you do business on the computer, make sure you get what you need, while trying to keep the price down. At any price, buying something that does not fit your needs is not a good deal.

Hope you find these tips helpful, and happy computer shopping!

About the author:
Kris Bickell is the owner of Hi-Speed-Internet.com, a helpful site for consumers comparing high speed internet services. For information on high speed DSL, Cable, and Wireless Internet, visit: http://www.Hi-Speed-Internet.com,and sign up for the free email course “5 Simple Ways To Increase Your Computer Speed”. © 2005 Hi-Speed-Internet.com

Finding your "Niche" by Wayne Van Dyck

I found this article to be concise aand relevant so I'm posting it as I am
not at my desk for holidays. Happy holidays Everyone!

Finding your "Niche"
by Wayne Van Dyck


When you are considering starting an online company, first you want to make sure you find the right product. What is it that you want to sell? What are you passionate about? What topic or subject are you knowledgeable about. Selling an information product online is easier than selling a service. However, selling a service online makes more money when you incorporate a monthly membership.

Be sure that your customers are going to be interested in what you are selling, before you spend all your time working on a website and writing up eBooks. Do market research. Start by finding out how many competitors you have -this is a good sign. Read through, forums, newsgroups, discussion boards, and chat rooms and learn about your target market customer base. Send a survey to your email list to see what they are most interested in.

There are three reasons why a customer will want to buy your product. 1. Your product has solved a problem for your customer. 2. Your product has made life easier or more comfortable for your customer. 3. You are very passionate about your product and it shows in everything you do.

When researching your niche, you may want to use www.Amazon.com and find the current top sellers. Find out what people are reading about. You will want to research related keywords with keyword tools such as www.wordtracker.com. You need to discover which keywords are being searched for most.

Checking out competitors sites isn't a bad idea. It can help you to come up with ideas on what would make your company different and better. Take a look at the competitions traffic rankings and their related links. After analyzing this information, you can see how many visitors they have each day and how profitable their company is.

Once you find your passion, ask yourself, "Does this serve my customers?" You want to provide excellent service to each and every customer that spends money with you. This eliminates many complaints, bad reputations, and, chargeback's.



Wayne Van Dyck is a former venture capitalist and builder of offline technology companies. He is the founder and developer of Simple Money Machines. Simple Money Machines is all the money making technologies in one, easy-to-use, hosted application… enabling non-technical people to set up online businesses in less than 30 minutes. It's made for people with 9-5 jobs, retired folks, stay-at-home moms and college students. To get a FREE copy of “STARTING A HOME BUSINESS MADE SIMPLE", go to:http://tinyurl.com/ykyoqx.

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