Google recently announced a new online 3D social arena called Lively that takes a bit of inspiration from Second Life. Lively is also an online 3D social world but lives in your browser.
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A friend here in Cebu got a Dual Monitor Apple Mac Pro delivered to his doorsteps and best of all, it was free! Sponsored by his employer. Pretty sweet!
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1. Centralized Online Documents with Google Docs
With Google Docs, you can collaborate work with your co-workers and teammates in real time. This will save you all the troubles of attaching documents to emails and then downloading them repetitively.
Google docs accepts popular document formats from Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Believe me, this can definitely help you with online projects going smoother and faster.
2. Video Conferencing
If you handle a lot of businesses, most of the time you’re on the go. And so if you can’t come to the meeting, why not make the meeting come to you! That’s taking advantage of video conferencing.
You and your co-workers can talk via video conference and it will be just like you are talking face to face. International Video Conferencing, Inc. has a wide solution for video conferencing.
3. SMS from PC to Phone
This can be very useful especially for freelance online marketers or netrepreneurs. With a lot of free PC to Phone SMS websites like Chikka and SMS, you can save a lot of money by promoting your business through text messages.
Just make sure to respect your customers and not spam them everyday with text promotions.
4. VoIP Phone Calls
VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is the next best thing ever made next to the telephone itself. Instead of using the common telephone line to transmit data and communication, VoIP utilizes the internet making the calls a whole lot cheaper.
If you have a business that needs a lot of telephone talk time, then it would be to your advantage to get a VoIP service for your business.
5. Online Payment Processing
One of the advantages of having an online presence for your business is being open 24/7. And online payment processing takes it to the next level by making your business open to payments 24/7.
PayPal and MoneyBookers are two of the best online payment processors in the net today. If you’re looking into receiving payments online, they are your best bet.
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The internet is full of opportunities to make money and earn passive income. With these great opportunities, there also comes risk of scams.
Way back before I started this site, I have already been searching for ways to make money on the internet. I even tried enrolling in make easy money programs online, only to find out it was a scam. But I have no regrets because through my years of experience, I have grown and is now more cautious in investing online.
Here are ways to check if a website is indeed legitimate.
Check the Contact Information VS Whois Information
Any decent website would definitely have a contact page with company address and contact numbers. Check the informations using a whois search if they match. Most of the time, fraudulent websites state that their company resides in the US but has a different story when checked in the domain whois.
Check the Age of the Website
A several month old website is more likely to be a scam site, although not all of them are. Because of this uncertainty, I only use the age of domain as an additional information in deciding whether the site is legitimate or not.
Check How Long is the Domain Name Registered
Do a quick domain lookup. Websites that plan to stay long in the business registers their domain names several years in advance. If the domain name is registered for only a year, I’d already have my doubts.
Check the Neighbors of the Website
Do a quick IP search to check the hosting neighbors of the website. Most fraudulent websites are in a shared IP address. If the neighbors sounds fishy or looks spammy, I won’t risk dealing with the site.
Ask Websites Associated with the One You Are Checking
Most people would ask around forums on whether a site could be trusted or not. The problem with this is you are asking for other people’s opinion. Opinions help but doesn’t really answer.
What you want is to contact websites associated with the company like it’s web hosts or site partners. This way, you are asking a person with the knowledge to answer you back with confidence.
Look at Reviews or Customer Feedbacks
This can only be done if the website does have reviews or show customer feedbacks. If not, you can contact the customers personally. Ask the customers about their experience with the company. Did they get paid? How long have they been a member?
It was actually a good thing for me getting scammed for several bucks. At least now, I am more careful when I am dealing with new opportunities.
Lastly, I would like to emphasize that it is good to doubt fishy offers, but let us also be open minded because there really are many genuine opportunities on ways to make money online.
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According to comScore Networks, there are currently 694 million people that use the internet. Around 3.5 million of that are Internet users here in the Philippines. That is a huge market! If you have a business today, it is an edge over the competitors to have your own website. Here are some more reasons why:
First of all, by having your own web presence, you provide information and ideas to your customers to make them aware of your company, products and services. You can also put up a Frequently Ask Questions page so that common questions can be answered quickly and will not result in redundant explanations.
You can also use your website to effectively gather feedback regarding your products and services. By doing so, you can learn to improve your products and services to increase your overall customer base. Gathering feedback will also make you aware of what your customers expect from your business.
Let your customers know that you’re saving money on printing and telephone costs. These savings are then passed on to them by allowing your customers to learn about your products and services using your web page.
By having a website, your customers know that your company is progressive and willing to embrace new technology. These days, a website is a necessity to effectively promote and advertise your company.
If your competition has a website, you’re already one step behind and not gaining the business you could be.
Your website can supply your customers with a form that allows them to contact you at their convenience. Not all customers can communicate with you during regular business hours, so your website allows for them to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By using this contact form, they can request information, services, request a proposal, or set up an appointment.
By having a website, you’re allowing potential customers to find your business. These potential clients can search product catalogues or contact you about your services.
If a customer or potential customer is looking to purchase products or your services, they will more than likely read everything you have on your website. By offering pictures of your products or services, you’re giving them the most information you can, and they will appreciate it. Pictures of before and after work, also gives a sense of security to your customers, as if you’re not afraid to show off your work. Your photographs will show your customers that your business is established and willing to offer their best work to your potential customers.
Web pages can allow for your customers to print a map, containing your contact information, address, and even a picture of your building. By having this simple page on your site, customers can find your location quickly. This also creates another sense of security for your customers, knowing that you DO have a place of business.
By having a website, your business is allowing your customers to find you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Simply have your web address on all of your printed materials, and let your clients contact you at any time of the day.
I really agree with this article. What do you think? Do you have more reasons why you need a website?
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