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?

Tags: analyis, analyse trends, google trends

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

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.

Tags: 2checkout, mastercard, payment withdrawal

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

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

Soapbox on MSN Video

I was just logging in to my MSN account that found a link to this Soapbox on MSN Video. I thought this was cool! So I checked it out to find out more.

You need to login to your MSN account via your MSN Email Address and password. Then you can upload your videos up or photo.

If you want to Embed the video on to your won weblog, just click on the button “Embed Video”, copy the code to embed the video player directly into a webpage or blog.

I would have thought that it would be hard to embed it but its just a breeze. Go there the try them out. I think in the next few weeks, I will be uploading my own stuff there myself.

Happy uploading and Embedding videos from Soapbox Beta on MSN video!

Tags: embed video, msn video, soapbox

Bloggers Buff 2007 in Malaysia

My friend, Steven Wong came across the Bloggers Buff 2007 Malaysia on NuffNang Blog a few days ago and told me about it. So I said why don’t we register and attend this Bloggers Buff organized by Mr Mahendran of Puteri MIC and his committee members.

The event started off around 9.00am till 5.0pm at the Dewan Dato Hj Sidek on Jalan Kg Attap, Kuala Lumpur.

The early part of the morning were the arrival of VIPs, a welcoming speech by Mr P Kamalanathan and an opening speech by Dato V Sivaparanjothi, followed by a sharing session on “Why I Blog”.

Timothy Tiah of NuffNang - he shared why and how he set-up online advertising from his university days in London with his partner. He also shared the originality of the word NuffNang which comes from a Jamaican African slang word.

Yvonne Foong of Fight For Tomorrow blog - shared her experiences of her illness and how blogging has helped her raising public donations to fund her operations.

Sandra of LaundryBar - shared her blogging experience about bringing together both local and foreign musician bands together at the Curve, Kuala Lumpur.

Kenny Sia of KennySia - shared about his love for photography as a hobby and he blogs while working as an IT personnel. His blog is ranked 1 of the top 5 in the country.

Yuen Chi of CustomWare Asia Pacific in Kuala Lumpur and their company is a close partner of Atlassian. In short, they sell and are providers of services to Atlassian products. He is based in KL but their company has offices around the Asia Pacific region. He spoke of using “wikis” for corporate sharing of information and knowledge within an organization. He is a techie geek so he blogs about that.

In the second half of the day, there were grouping and ice-breaking session, followed by group presentation, a Forum by a few panelist about “Responsible Blogging” and Networking session before the day ends.

I would like to take this opportunity to also share some of the other blogs by Bloggers who attended this Blogging Meet. This list will also be shared in our July Wordpress Adsense Seminar attendees too.

Mahendran Balakrihnan

Danny Foo

Datuk Ahmad Abd Talib

Soon Li Tsin

P Kamalanathan

Bernard Khoo

Mohd Johan Nasir

Rani Wemel

Malcolm Wong

Asogan Ramaiah

D Sarala

Prem

Mohan

Mozly

Poobalan

May Ong

Malcolm Wong

Norhidayah Azman

YH

New Bloggers To Be

Michael Song Kok See of LG Electronics

Wong Sook Chin

Faridah Fadzil

Tags: blog meet, bloggers buff, malaysia, nuffnang