Why Did Bill Gates Retire Now?

Do you want to know why Bill Gates have to retire now? Here is why … Bill Gates has decided to Sell OFF Microsoft.

A Letter from Banta Singh of Punjab addressed to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft is responsible for the Decision.

THE LETTER
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Subject: Problems with my new computer

Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.

1. There is a button ’start’ but there is no ’stop’ button. We request you to check this.
2. We find there is ‘Run’ in the menu. One of my friends clicked ‘run’, he ran up to Amritsar! So, we request you to change that to ’sit’, so that we can click that by sitting.

3. One doubt is whether any ‘re-scooter’ is available in system? I find only ‘re-cycle’, but I own a scooter at my home.

4. There is ‘Find’ button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ‘ find’ button, but were unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.

5. My child learnt ‘Microsoft word’ now he wants to learn ‘Microsoft sentence’, so when you will provide that?

6. I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows ‘My Computer’: when you will provide the remaining items?

7. It is surprising that windows says ‘My Pictures’ but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.

8. There is ‘MICROSOFT OFFICE‘ what about ‘MICROSOFT HOME’ since I use the PC at home only.

9. You provided ‘My Recent Documents’. When you will provide ‘My Past Documents‘?

10. You provide ‘My Network Places’. For God sake please do not provide ‘My Secret Places’. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.

Regards,

Banta

P.S
Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but you are selling WINDOWS?

Did you get it?

Tags: bill gates retiring, microsoft office, microsoft word, windows

Google Adsense Referrals is Retiring

Google is retiring the Adsense Referrals program with effect from the last week of August 2008.

Google said their Google Affiliate Network will permit publishers to apply for advertiser programs but get paid based on advertiser-defined actions, instead of clicks or impressions.

For those who are currently displaying Adsense Referrals program, the publisher is to replace them with Adsense for Content ads instead before end of August 2008.

If you are currently running a campaign, you may want to save all referrals reports on your desktop soonest possible before they are removed from their system.

Google said they want to focus on improving Adsense and drive better monetization results for their publishers in the long term, so they are retiring the Adsense Referrals program.

Tags: adsense referral ads, Google Adsense, Google Referral Program retiring

Internet Marketing Gathering in Malaysia

This week, I received an email from Stuart Tan calling for an Internet Marketing Gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at his office in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on Monday evening.

Stuart brought along a few other Malaysian Internet Marketers like Edmund Loh, Vince Tan and Simon Leung from USA to share their internet marketing experences with the gathered group.

The gathering began with a short introduction from Stuart and the other internet marketers, followed by a brief intro by all attendees present.

Then Stuart started off a Q & A session with Edmund, Simon and Vince so that the attendees can get to know more about them.

Topics covered were:

• List building;
• Private Label Rights;
• Public Domain;
• Google Adwords, keyword traffic and quality score;
• Systems and processes;
• Search Engine Optimization;
• Social media;
• Video sites

After the session, some of us went off to have a late night snack with Stuart, Vince, Simon and Edmund as they haven’t had dinner after a four-hour long car drive from Singapore to reach Kuala Lumpur.

Overall, it was a small gathering of get-to-know experienced Internet Marketers session sharing what they know and I benefited alot from this. Stuart said this will definitely not be the last of these types of gathering but more in the coming months.

Tags: Add new tag, edmund loh, internet marketer, Internet Marketing, malaysia gathering, may ong, simon leung, stuart tan, vince tan

How Do You Analyze Sites with Google Trends

Google Trends is not the latest of Google’s new gadgets but it has been around for some time. I use Google Trends charts to analyze future and upcoming trends for websites, blog or events. Of course, there are various way to analyze these trends from the charts.

Basically, all you need is to type in a keyword or phrase you want, in the Search box. I have typed in keywords ‘wordpress’ to compare trends with ‘bloggers’ below.

Wordpress’s trend is indicated in Blue and Bloggers’s trend is indicated in Red.

Wordpress’s trend has been moving upwards since 2004. That means Wordpress has been growing in popularity and has widespread use as a blogging platform.

These trends are broken down further into Regions, Cities and Languages.

Interestingly, I see Indonesia being the top region to adopt Wordpress platform, follow by Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. All from Asian countries. Similar trends are found for Cities.

What is surprising is the Indonesian language tops the list in Languages, followed by Russian and English as third.

How do you interpret these trends when you use Google Trends?

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How to Make Money from Freelance Writing

I have been managing and writing my own blogs in various niche and on the same note, I want to know how to make money from freelance writing too, since I write a lot.

There are various way of writing as a freelance writer for blogs, websites or copy writing for that matter.

Make Money as a Blog Writer

If you want to make money writing for products or services for advertisers in your blog, you can join PayPerPost. The registration is free. Once you are in there, register your blog with them and wait for the approval. Next, go to check out Open Opportunities to find a writing job you would like to write about.

Check out all the conditions required for that job offered like price, type, minimum words, dateline and rating to apply for the job. Then wait for the advertiser to reply. You may be rejected the first time round but try again for other jobs there that interest you. Minimum payment per blog posts you write is US$5.00. Isn’t that good money for a start?

You may also go to PPP Tools to get your buttons to advertise. You may also do a Review on my blog posts by going to the link here.

Make Money as a Freelance Writer

If you wish to learn the ropes of how to be a freelance writer as a business, then you can read this Freelance Writing Guide.

Monika has a writing structure that includes where you can find work, how to propose for a job, how to set your rates and how to invoice your clients.

Writing is demanding work with datelines to meet but if you just want to make some passive income from freelance writing, you should first start by learning the ropes of the business.

“Do you have any other suggestions for freelance writing blogs you wish to share with in this blog?”

Tags: blog writer, freelance writing, Make Money, pay per post

Email Icons

I have been reading a number of blogs lately and I noticed there is an ongoing trend with email icons.

You can generate interesting looking Email icons at Generate Email Icons.

Email icon from Yahoo

Email icon from Gmail

Email icon from MSN

Email icon from Hotmail

Tags: Email Marketing, generate icons

2CheckOut Withdrawal with a Prepaid MasterCard

I have being using 2CheckOut service for about a year now, as another alternative to PayPal. The reason who I chose to use 2CheckOut sometimes is because I can make withdrawals via Check to be sent back to Malaysia, to be chased out at the local bank.

In fact, 2Checkout.com, Inc. (2CO) is the authorized reseller for over 1.6 million tangible or digital products and services. They were established back in 1999 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. 2CheckOut provides turnkey e-commerce solutions to thousands of business customers around the world. Their technology supports back-office functions including financial reporting, tracking, fraud prevention, affiliate tracking, customer service and sales tracking.

One of the few reasons why I use 2CheckOut is due to its low costs (can’t compare to PayPal, of course). There is only a $49 one time signup fee. Their commission take is $0.45 per Sale and another 5.5% of the Sale Amount. They also have a 30 Day money back guarantee. There are no application fees, monthly fees or statement fees at all. No leases involved. No SSL certificate to purchase and no fees for ACH deposits to U.S. or participating Canadian bank accounts.

For Check payment or low cost Wire to Non U.S. Bank Accounts, with options of FREE shopping cart, FREE code for your web site and FREE on-line tech support for newbies.

There are a number of Payment Options available for your account:

* Air Mail Check - sent to you to cash out in your local bank
* International Wire available now in various currencies, like S$
* 2CheckOut Prepaid Debit MasterCard, powered by Payoneer - NEW!

2Checkout.com has introduced a new way for their vendors all over the world to receive their weekly payment. As of July 11, 2007, you will be able to register for your own Payoneer MasterCard, and receive your 2Checkout payments directly on the card.

I have recently chosen to be paid by the 2Checkout Payoneer MasterCard after applying for it. It will reduce the time that it takes for my payment to be delivered while cutting the costs associated with other methods of payment, via local bank.

Here are a number of the benefits of choosing the Payoneer MasterCard option:

* Cards are shipped to virtually everywhere worldwide, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Timbuktu
* Cards can be used anywhere MasterCard is accepted – online and in stores
* Withdraw cash in local currency at ATMs around the world - RM$ in Malaysia
* 2Checkout payments will be loaded directly onto the card - I can withdraw it anytime I want to
* Online access to view your account, payments, balance and transaction history - 24 hours, anytime, anywhere
* If the card is lost or stolen, a new card with the remaining balance will be issued - I can sleep better knowing this

Payoneer has stringent regulations for customer privacy and uses top of the line security technology. If you ever have any questions about your card, Payoneer offers customer support by phone, email and live chat.

If you choose to be paid using the Payoneer option, you will be taken to a 2Checkout/Payoneer site to register for your new card. After receiving your card, you can use it at any merchant that accepts MasterCard and ATMs worldwide.

The process of applying for the Payoneer card is 3 very simple Steps! Just follow the instructions given, fill in all the required information and click Enter. I only have to wait for half a day to get it approved. As I know, its already on the mail to be sent to me at this minute now.

Go and register for a 2CheckOut account now and solve all your fund withdrawal problems in Malaysia.

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Withdraw Your PayPal Funds in Malaysia

Dear Malaysians, here is the Good News we have all been waiting for. You can now Withdraw your funds from your PayPal account in Malaysia, or from anywhere in the world, vis your own credit card.

I was going through my PayPal account and decided to check out if PayPal has changed their Withdrawal Policies towards withdrawal of funds in Malaysia or not. I went to search for Malaysia, in the search box, and this was what I saw, in small Print.

“You can view your withdrawal options by going to the Withdraw tab on your Account Overview page.”

Note:

* You will receive an automatic email confirmation every time you request to withdraw funds

* Members in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Estonia, Gibraltar, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Philippines, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay, can withdraw funds to credit cards that are withdraw eligible.

You should allow 5-7 business days for your funds to post to your card, but may take more time, depending on your bank’s policies.



* Only members registered from the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, and Uruguay can request a check. You should allow 4-6 business days for your check to be processed and mailed.

* When you withdraw to your local non-U.S. bank account, your money should become available within 5-7 business days, but may take more time, depending on your bank’s policies.

* All members can withdraw funds from their PayPal account by requesting an electronic funds transfer to a U.S. bank account. When you withdraw to your U.S. bank account, your money should become available within 3-4 business days, but may take more time, depending on your bank’s policies.

So what are you waiting for now. Click here to get your Free PayPal Account Immediately!

Tags: malaysia, payment withdrawal, paypal, transfer funds

Internet Wealth Building Asia Bootcamp: Derek Gehl in Malaysia

I have just received a Special Invitation from Wealth Mentor. Derek Gehl, who is a Canadian and partner of the late Corey Rudl will be making his presence here again in Malaysia in a 2-day event named Internet Wealth Building Asia Boocamp on the 3rd and 4th November 2007. Prior to those dates, Derek Gehl will be in Singapore on the 27 and 28 October 2007 at the Furama Riverfront.

When Derek Gehl first came to Malaysia in 2006, he held a 3-day Bootcamp at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel. This year, the event is going to be held at Holiday Villa Hotel in Subang Jaya.

The Early Bird price that they are currently being offered is at S$197.00 or RM453.00 per person till Mon 8 October 2007. Limited Seats only! And I also have 3 VIP ticket, going at very special price. If you are keen, send me an email.

Some of the highlights of the Internet Wealth Building Asia Bootcamp are:-

Five lightning-fast ways to start making money online today — even without a product to sell! I don’t care if you don’t even have an idea for a product yet… One of these five “undercover” businesses could be making you profits within the week!

Uncover lucrative niche markets that are too “small” for most businesses. (They’ll “only” generate between US$100,000 and US$1,000,000 per year in revenues!)

Secret strategies for establishing lucrative partnerships, where you do the “selling” and collect up to 55% of the profits while your partner looks after actually “fulfilling” the orders.

Learn the SEVEN best ways to make money from a website — add these seven revenue streams to your website like building blocks and watch your income explode!

However, if for whatever reason that you are unable to attend this Bootcamp, you can still grab his Internet Marketing Secrets at his top-selling product for EIGHT years running, “The Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet”.

… And this killer product has just been updated with the latest cutting-edge Internet marketing strategies for 2007!

In TWO 8″ x 11″ full-color three ring binders containing 800+ pages, broken down into 64 easy-to-follow lessons…

“Insider Secrets” walks both Internet newbies AND seasoned website owners through how to start, grow, and promote a wildly profitable e-business step-by-step.

… So if you are just getting started, you’ll learn how to turn your hobbies and passions into a lucrative online businesses you can grow from scratch!

And if you already have an Internet business, the advanced sections of this system will show you how you can increase your sales by 400%… 700%… even as much as 1,000%!

You will receive step-by-step instruction on:

1. Where to find FREE tools and resources you can use to easily build a website in less than a few hours — even if you have ZERO web design experience!

2. How to develop a brand new product (for FREE!) in less than 2 weeks!

3. Secrets to growing an opt-in list like crazy — even on websites that get almost NO traffic!

4. A little-known, one-minute sales copy trick that can increase online sales by up to 714%… or more!

5. The #1 research tool for finding NEW lucrative business ideas absolutely NO e-business owner can afford to be without… and how to access it for FREE!

6. How to recruit an ARMY of eager salespeople for zero money up front — they don’t get paid unless they make a sale!

7. The winning formula for writing a flawless business plan that maps out how to rake in online profits for the next 3-5 years — including a full-color, poster-size business plan chart!

8. The most lucrative, no-brainer product to sell on the Internet — how does 100% NET PROFIT sound?

9. How to score a top ranking in the search engines and directories like Google, Yahoo!, AltaVista, ODP, AllTheWeb, Ask, and more!

10. How to use blogs to drive massive amounts of targeted traffic to their website… for FREE!

… And that’s barely scratching the surface!

PLUS, you will also receive an additional package packed full of super bonus items, including:

* A CD containing Derek Gehl’s private Rolodex of 267 ‘must-have’ tools and resources!

This database of websites, tools, software, and resources (mostly FREE or dirt-cheap!) will save you TONS of time and will fast track your online success!

* An 85-minute DVD of Derek performing extreme website makeovers LIVE on stage!

Watch as Derek randomly selects the websites of guests in his audience… analyzes their business models… redesigns each website… and finds ‘neglected” sources of revenue!

… And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Click here to receive The “Insider Secrets — Version 2007″ package!

Tags: derek gehl, malaysia, wealth building

Great Successful Marketing: No Thinking Required

Great Successful Marketing: No Thinking Required! by Josef Katz

An extract from that article that says:

Let’s face it. People are lazy.

If given the choice between thinking through a problem and watching TV, most people would opt for the TV. There is nothing wrong with some down time and this is not a judgment about you or your customers. We are all lazy by nature. Add to this how busy people are these days and you have a tough challenge if you want people to listen and act upon your marketing.

To create successful marketing, you need to think about your target customer and their mental state. What is going to make them take action? All good marketing has a call to action. What do you want your customers to do? Don’t make them guess. Your customers are not mind readers. Tell them what they should do. If you don’t, they will likely do nothing at all or move on to the next task at hand. But if you tell them what you want them to do and make it easy for them to do so, a percentage of them will follow your directions.

Here are a couple of tips for you to think about when putting together your marketing messages:

* Use active words
Internet marketing terms means Good Copywriting

* Repeat your directions/call to action
Internet marketing terms means using Email Marketing and tools like autoresponder

* Make sure it is easy to follow the directions
Internet marketing term means give your subscribers easy to follow step by step instructions on what action you want them to take

* Create a sense of urgency
Internet marketing term means give your subscribers some special offers now and then and give them a time limit to act like now

Tags: copywriting, Email Marketing, Internet Marketing, successful marketing, target customer