How to Make Money on the China “Boom” without Moving to Beijing
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Dear Friend:I realize China has seen better days. Today.....the debt, corruption, manipulations, lies, deceit and everything else is rampant.
Whats more, China has been in the news again. This time its about dumping the dollar, threatening Google and forcing a two-child limit for families.But, one thing is NOT in jeopardy….Chinese imports and exports. Billions of people need a lot of stuff. On top of that, Chinese companies are bending over backwards to do business with the west, they need to move exports.I discovered a business that taps into the China miracle with at least six things going for it:
· It’s easy to understand (and get off the ground)
· It doesn’t require a boatload of cash to start
· There are no employees (unless you want them)
· It capitalizes on a very profitable expanding market
· There is almost NO red tape (in fact, I’ll show you a site where you can get started today with no hassle)
· Profit potential -- huge demand market (even in the current depression)
I’m referring to importing and exporting.
Now hang on……
I know what you’ve heard.
But hear me out.
You’ve never seen this side of an import export business before.
I promise.
The proverbial bottom-line…..
You can import products for pennies or dimes on the dollar and resell them on the Internet at huge markups.
My friend Valerie Johnson started importing pajamas in 2006, with the same tools I’m showing you today, and she did more than $1 million in sales last year.
On top of that, Valerie was invited to the top Academy Awards after party to hand out her pajamas….she made life changing contacts!
You can also import products for wholesalers or retail businesses and chain stores. And you don’t have to be a retail expert or store inventory in your garage. I hate inventories because they can become obsolete overnight! That’s why Walmart uses sophisticated on-demand inventory systems.
On top of that, entrepreneurs have discovered an easy way to become a middleman (or woman) and broker deals for other companies. I love this angel!
I’ll show you how to cut through the BS and get this business up and running quickly.
One Big Flaw in This Business
You probably heard about Chinese toy exporters in the news.
A few companies were in news because of the lead content in their toys.
One company got really hot water because a chemical converted into a dangerous drug when swallowed was found in a product called AquaDots.
Not good.
This was a terrible turn of events. Products like this should be yanked off the shelves! AquaDots and about a dozen other products were wiped from the face of the earth!
Lawsuits from stuff like this can happen. That’s a flaw.
But when you look out how many products are imported from China, these incidents are extremely rare.
What’s more, the toy market is a small slice of the multi-trillion dollar importing pie.
The demand for imported products is accelerating at breakneck speed!
And there’s no slowdown in sight.
For example, last year China became the top importer of whole milk powder.
Whole milk powder is a powder made from dried (dehydrated) milk solids.
Powdered milk has a longer shelf life than liquid milk and does not need to be refrigerated because of the low moisture content.
Anyway, China is the second largest importer of milk powder and the demand for this stuff is growing like wildfire.
Experts have said China’s imports will increase by more than 12 percent in 2012.
And that’s just the beginning!
Exporting is red hot too!
Despite all of the news about a recession and depression, Canada, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Australia are importing products from the U.S. to the tune of more than $35 billion a year, with no slowdown in site.
Combine all this with a new site called Alibaba.com.
Think of this as the Rise of Alibaba.com and the New Entrepreneurs!
Alibaba.com is the largest and most successful import/export marketplace for entrepreneurs in the world. It is currently ranked among the top 500 websites on Alexa.
But that’s not all…. Alibaba.com has more than 25 million members in 200 countries!
The company has offices in more than 30 cities in China (including Hong Kong), Europe, and the United States. And it was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange two years ago.
Alibaba.com founder Jack Ma is planning on buying Yahoo!
Here’s what Jack said in a recent interview:
“Our focus is on helping small and medium-size companies make money. We never copied a model from the U.S., like a lot of Chinese Internet entrepreneurs did. We focused on product quality. It has to be “click and get it” …or its rubbish.”
This is only the tip of the iceberg
Although Alibaba.com facilitates more than $5 billion in import/export transactions each year, this still leaves trillions of dollars in business on the table.
Thats right: T-R-I-L-L-I-O-N-S.
The worldwide import/export market is a multi-trillion-dollar marketplace.
It’s a virtual waterfall of cash.
It is one of the great new opportunities for entrepreneurs.
But you need to understand how the game is played.
The Alibaba.coms system teaches you how to play the game better than anywhere on the Internet.
More importantly, Alibaba.com receives monster traffic with importers and exporters just like you. It is much more targeted eBay.
How to Make Money with Alibaba.com Right Now
One of the fastest ways to hit the ground running and start making money with Alibaba.com is to understand which products are already moving or in-demand.
The fastest way to find high demand products is to review the Hot Products section on Alibaba.com or Google Shopping.
The Hot Products section on Alibaba.com features products which are moving quickly.
On Google Shopping you’ll see a list of items recently searched for by consumers and purchased.
You can also identify hot products on eBay, Yahoo! Stores, Amazon.com, Overstock.com, and Newegg.com.
And don’t forget our good friend Mr. Wal-Mart. Whatever products you see listed on the main Wal-Mart.com page are probably selling like hotcakes.
As you probably know, most of the products for sale at Wal-Mart are imported from China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Heres a list of 40 top-selling, in-demand products priced under $50 on Google Shopping, Amazon.com, and Wal-Mart.com.
I’ve included generally accepted prices you could expect to pay per item when importing in bulk:
Products Priced Under $50 | Import Price |
Optical mouse | $1.95 |
Creme brulee torch | $7.50 |
Glowstick | $0.22 |
Pond pump | $8.00 |
Emerald ring | $2.50 |
Chopsticks | $0.14 |
Forceps | $1.95 |
Docking station | $2.25 |
Cargo pants | $5.00 |
Whey protein powder | $0.90 per pound |
Buffalo meat | $.80 per pound |
Low-rise jeans | $3.40 |
Olive oil | $6.00 per gallon |
Running shoes | $3.35 per pair |
Bumper stickers | $0.27 each (unprinted) |
Skim board | $1.98 |
Viagra | $0.65 per tablet/generic |
Mp3 player | $6.65 |
Lawn gnome | $2.25 |
Vitamins | $1.55 per bottle |
Herbs and extracts | Varies |
Belly button rings | $1.90 |
Climbing shoes | $2.90 per pair |
Ladder | $4.00 |
Blow dryer | $3.95 |
Hearthrug | $2.00 each |
CD burner | $6.25 |
Spa pump |
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15 Cool Things You Can Do On The Internet For Free
The Beatles sang it and countless philosophers have claimed it, "The Best Things in Life are Free" How far you are using internet? May be its long time but you may still dont know some most common and important things about Internet. After introducing smartphones and different Telecommunications Technologies Internet become most useful accessing media and fast communication technology between people. Today our topic is very interesting and about the most cool things about internet and most important all these free of cost. Now one question must hit your mind hows its possible Free Things on internet then your answer in hidden in below 15 Cool Things You Can Do On The Internet
1. Learn to code If you seeking to learn Coding then Learn coding for free at Code Academy. They offer interactive lessons in several computer languages, such as HTML and Python.
2. Retouch photos GIMP offers free photo manipulation software. Its bit heavy software as me personally installed this but such amazing tool for your photo manipulations.
3. Read a book IF you are book reader then you must find different free e-book sites so now you can easily find tons of classic e-books at Project Gutenberg and Open Library. If you want to organize your ebooks, check out Calibre.
4. Relax If your tired and looking for any relaxing exercise then must visit Rainy Mood for a little ambiance. your can also visit Calm site as it one my my favorite site.
5. Learn a language Online learning language is such a difficult task but now Duolingo offers free language learning in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese.
6. Take free online courses Free online courses are offered on different sites but Coursera, MIT, and Khan Academy all offer free online courses that cover just about everything.
7. Improve your vocabulary and fight world hunger Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice for every vocabulary question that you get right. If you use AdBlock, be sure to turn it off–it’s how they’re able to donate!
8. Get medicine You can find coupons for your prescriptions at GoodRx. Its best site to get medicine.
9. Get free sheet music IMSLP has a best library of free downloadable sheet music in the public domain.
10. Manage your finances If you worry about your managing finance then Mint helps you track your spending easily, for free.
11. Watch a complete documentary Documentary Heaven is a place for documentary lovers and it has tons of amazing documentaries available online for free.
12. Listen to your favorite music Songs make everything beautiful so Listen to your favorite songs, find new artists, and make playlists at Spotify, or listen to online radio at Grooveshark and enjoy free of cost.
13. Talk with a therapist Now no need to go outside for visiting therapist so, you can talk online privately with a trained active listener or therapist at 7 Cups of Tea.
14. Find your laptop and other Smart Devices Prey Anti-Theft helps you to protect your devices from theft by tracking their location and its one of the best free site to Anti-theft
15. Make friends with an inmate Meet-An-Inmate is an online penpal service for the currently incarcerated.
So how does payment work on Fiverr? And how is the competition?
Well, the competition is pretty good but if you keep going and do well, you remain at the top of the pack in the HIGH RATING search. Just make sure you are always providing excellent service and are delivering on time. I have personally made friends with another high-rated proofreader on Fiverr and am so grateful to have met her! Payout is anytime you like and there is a small fee to take out your money, probably to cover any PayPal fees Fiverr has to deal with. I usually wait until Im at $100+ and they only take $1 from that. You can clearly see EXACTLY when payments are going to be processed on your dashboard, so a gig would generally pay within 2 weeks. It’s cool to see that a gig you did last week for $32 is going to be paying out this week on Friday or that a bunch of $4 gigs you did are all hitting tomorrow, ready for payout. I have never had a problem with getting paid. Other options include a Fiverr Revenue Card and direct deposit. BEWARE: Its rare but sometimes you have to deal with some douche who never intended on paying you for your services, no matter how well you delivered them. A downside of Fiverr is that they have such a high volume of sellers and buyers that they just automatically believe a buyer who is not satisfied and refund their money. Thats not such a huge deal to shake off if it was only one or two gigs, but if it ever happened that someone reneged on a huge job and Fiverr backed them, I would have to quit working for them.
So what else can you do on Fiverr.com besides writing and proofreading? Well, I personally branched out with gigs like these: selling ebooks (didn’t work out) giving advice on writing for regional parenting magazines writing blog posts for posting on my own blog creating a dynamic table of contents for an ebook for Kindle doing book and app reviews doing social media (Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest) since I have a decent following on each of those platforms. Its good to try new things! Gigs Ive purchased include gigs for ebook covers, Facebook fan page covers, home-made marshmallows (shipped) and these cute little cube animals (shipped) for the kids. Think Etsy meets EVERYTHING! Head on over to Fiverr.com to see what everyone has to offer and what you may be able to offer, as well! There are 9 main categories of gigs and then there are sub-categories from there. Next I’ll be talking about getting positive feedback from customers and how the pay structure works.
Top 5 Ways To Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You
Insecurity!!!! Most familiar word for wives :P and in real life they experience it......... Wife always worried or concerned about her husband is cheating on her or not. For this they dont have any idea how to make sure whether he is cheating or not? You also have same issue? So, now dont need to worried because our today’s article about Top 5 Ways To Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You. Now just make sure these 5 ways so then you will Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You or Not :P Following is the list of 5 Ways To Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You
1. Coming fresh to home
Ohhhh Today after very hectic day you looking fresh and happy Is everything alright??? Most common question when you looking your husband fresh. So, coming fresh to home is the first tip in our list of 5 Ways To Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You to recognize your husband cheating on you or not. Wives be careful because when your husband comes home, does he smell a different brand perfume then you must need to ask where he was? Whether he is fresh or not specially when he always seems tied in his usual days but suddenly one day or different days of week he walks back home like its just the starting of the day even after a full day work means he is seeing someone else and you have checked and balanced on him.
2. Affection
Affection is 2nd way to find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You? Affection in every relation is very important and when this element going disappear then its mean there going something wrong. Normally in every relation fights but affection toward each other make strong bounding which make you together once again but after fight, or he has misunderstanding he become less affectionate towards you then you must think whats the real matter. In this way your communication becomes poor and all of a sudden your spouse is keen to keep a distance form you without a reason and this all because of less affection.
3. Day’s are becoming short
Another most important tip for wives in our list of Top 5 Ways To Find That Your Husband Is Cheating On You is Day’s are becoming short. Wife all day wait for husband and make things which gives him happiness and she want to know her husband tell her what he did all his day? But whats the ans??? He usually does he keeps quite?? Doesn’t retell what has happened?? Your communication is becoming shorter?? Despite your persists to explain things he is just trying to avoid??? All above questions means he is up to something.So, take strict notice and safe your relation.
4. Extra secretive
Husbands Smartphone/mobile become one of the big headache for his wife when he curious about his phone. So, if suddenly he has become extra possessive about his cell phones and he started to maintain secrecy about his whereabouts then its simply means he is up to something. And now you need to be more careful towards everything.
5. More prone to fights
Last but not the least our tip 5 is most important factor if you find whether your husband is cheating or not. When he is fights with you without any reason, and very small mistakes are becoming the cause of big arguments then its not good for your future relation. If he start yelling it means he is seeing someone else, and simply just wants to keep his distance from you. So, must think about it........
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Blogger is an online service owned by Google.Blogging is source of online earning by writing post for visitors. Blogger is best services than other novice bloggers with friendly interface.By blogging not only you earn money,you get opportunity to improve your knowledge when you write guest post for your visitors.If you want to make a blog and do not have enough knowledge, then this post is for you.This post will guide you and tell you how to make a free blog,how to configure your blog and full guidance about SEO and layout of blog.So, lets know how to How to Create a Free Blog On Blogger with Proper configuration,SEO and Layout.Follow below steps for every specific task.
How to create a free blog on Blogger:
1). Go to blogger.com
2). Sign in with your g mail account. If you have no any GMail account then sign up to make an account on g mail,then sign in to blogger.com
3). Enter user name or display name which will appear on your blog when you post.
4). Click on "create your blog".
5). Select a “Blog title” and URL for your blog. You can check if the URL you are considering is available by clicking "Check Availability".
6). Select any template from list of blogger template which will act as basic layout of your blog.
7). You can download any theme from Internet for your blog and can customize it.
8). After choosing template, click on "start Blogging".
Layout:Bloggers Layout feature is editing feature to edit and customize your Blogger template without any knowledge of HTML or CSS. You can edit and customize the colors, fonts, header and sidebar of your blog with a few clicks of the mouse.How to configure proper layout on blog:To customize your blogs layout, go to the Layout tab on most left side of blogs dashboard.How to arrange elements in your template In layout tab you can move elements by dragging, add gadgets and edit elements in templates.
Editing elements in your templateYou can edit following elements of template.
Navbar: Select the color youd like your Navbar to be.
Header: Add or edit the header of your blog, which includes your blog title and blog description.
Blog posts: Choose the number of posts to display on your main page.
Profile: Edit/add your profile title, About Me description, and location.
Blog archive: Edit/add your blog archive title, display style and archive frequency.
How to add a gadgetYou can add gadgets to your blog page or sidebar by clicking Add a gadget. This will open a pop-up window. Click + in the proper element section to add.
SEO(Search Engine Optimization):SEO is a tool to improve traffic on your blog.Perfect SEO of your blog or website allows your blog to get high rank in search engine.To be get high rank in search engine, your blog have SEO.12 Ways to Get Traffic to Blog How to do SEO on Blog:Below are some tips which will aware you about perfect SEO of your blog.Alternatives to Google Keyword Planner Tool Add Original Content:Pure and original content in blog post is big factor to be high in search engine.Avoid copy paste material in your blogs post.Use Short URL for blog:Avoid large URL ans use short URL which will be easily memorable to your daily visitors.Search engine will take long time to search if you have select long URL for your blog.Interlinking to blog post:Always interlink old post with new blog post.This is effective way of SEO.Submit blog in directories:To more SEO, submit your blog in different directories to have high rank in search engine. Directory Submission List 2014
Keywords:
Keywords is best feature of SEO.Use keyword in blogs post, article, title ,in image description and search deception.Add Sharing Buttons
Adding social buttons on blog to share blog post on social media.This is big source to get high traffic on blog.
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So heres what Ive been working on instead of posting scintillating updates all the time. Its my latest ebook, The Kerrie Show Takes on Christmas and its free 9/26 through Sunday, 9/29/13. Heres the link, friends! They say you need 5-7 ebooks on Amazon to start seeing a financial difference and this is #4 for me, which means ...
... its self-sabotage and procrastination time, people!
Just kidding, I think.
You dont have to have a Kindle to get it. Heck, I dont even have a Kindle and I write for Kindle. They have a Cloud reader so you can read things on your computer. They have some sort of app so you can check stuff out on other devices. After you get my ebook, put "free ebooks" in the search box and see if anything else strikes you! Heres the description:
Wanna Rock Christmas With Your Kids?
Find out how to do the set up a Christmas budget now (as well as other ways to stay out of debt over the holidays), new traditions to start (driving around looking at holiday lights while playing silly music and sipping hot cocoa), how to handle other people’s expectations, how to green your holidays and top it all off with a reinbeers “craft” and 4 recipes (3 of them are “craftipes” … a craft you can eat!).
“The Kerrie Show Takes on Christmas” is about the humorous journey of parenting through a major holiday. It’s full of fun, tips, advice and ideas so you can make this holiday season the best one ever. No matter what religion you are, there is something in this book for you!
My hope is that youll download it, love it and then come back to leave me a glowing review.
I cant wait to hear what you think! Thanks for reading and Merry EARLY Christmas!
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Heres a great market for you! Heres the site I got these from: WOW! Women on Writing. Good luck! We depend on talented freelancers to write for us. Please send your query and/or submission in the body of your email. For more details on submissions, see our writer’s guidelines and details below:WOW! Writers GuidelinesWOW ! welcomes queries and submissions from its readers. Remember each issue focuses on Women, Writing and the monthly Theme. Columns, Word Counts and Pay Rates:Twenty Questions: $50 How 2 (1,500 - 2,000 Words): $75 Inspiration (1,500 - 2,000 Words): $75 Feature Interviews (up to 3,000 Words): $75 Feature Articles (up to 3,000 Words): $150 Rights:We do not accept reprints. If you would like to repurpose a previously published article, please notify us at the time of your query and include the proposed changes that will make it specifically suited to WOW !.Acceptance is not guaranteed and is up to the discretion of the editorial board. We require First Electronic Rights and the right to archive the article indefinitely. After one month from the date of publication, rights revert back to the author. Although we support you in republishing your article in other online and print publications, we request that you not syndicate your article on sites that provide free content. This practice lowers the value of the piece we have published, and using those sites strips you of your rights to your own article. By submitting your work to WOW !, you are agreeing to these rights and terms. Compensation:WOW ! pays on publication by PayPal or check. When your submission is published, you will receive a “live link” email notification. When you receive the notice, please reply to the email with an invoice that includes your social security number and payment preferences. *Note: if you opt for payment by check, please understand that it may take up to one month after publication for you to receive your payment. If you opt for PayPal payment, you will be paid within two weeks of publication. How to Submit:You may either query or send the completed article in the body of an email. WE DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS. In the subject line you MUST include the words "Submission” or “Query.” Because of the high volume of spam we receive daily, emails that are not clearly addressed with the appropriate subject line may be deleted without being read. Editorial Response:WOW ! has grown exponentially since its launch September 2006. While we are excited by the incredible interest and wonderful submissions from so many talented freelancers, we have found the need to amend our editorial response procedures. We receive hundreds of queries every month and can no longer respond to every single query we receive. We will respond to freelancers whose queries show WOW !spirit, knowledge and understanding of our audience, a solid, fleshed-out article or interview idea, and which fit into our editorial calendar. We have set up an auto-responder to let you know your submission has been received. However, if you do not hear from us, please understand that it is not a disparagement against your writing, it is most likely that your submission does not suit our needs at this time. Helpful Hints:Study previous issues and take note of our tone and style. Consider the contents and structure of our various sections: Feature Articles, Feature Interviews, How2, Inspiration, etc. Once you have a feel for what we publish, consider your own expertise and interest. We are looking for queries that have a fully fleshed-out idea, a rough breakdown of the content of the piece you are proposing, and any sources if applicable. Please also include your bio, writing samples, and any other information or links you feel are appropriate for our consideration. Do not send an email containing nothing but links. We will not follow them across the web to seek your writing samples. Choose your best and most appropriate sample to include in the body of your email. (Yes, we know it will be a long email.) If you arent sure your piece will fit WOW !, query and let us look at it. Send email to:submissions[at]wow-womenonwriting[dot]com Please format your submission in “web friendly” 14pt Verdana font, single-spaced lines, block paragraphs, with one space after periods and other ending punctuation. Response times vary but we try to get back with you within 2 months. If you havent heard anything after that time, please query and mention your submission. Good luck! And we look forward to your submissions.
Last week I posted here about how I need to start keeping track of my income and stop screwing around online so much. Then I posted here about taking a Facebook Fast, or at least turning off the notifications that flood my email inbox. You wont believe how my little productivity experiment went. It was a real eye-opener! Against my better judgment Im going to go ahead and post this picture. Its grainy and small but you will at least get the idea of how I set up my spreadsheet and if you get out a magnifying glass you can read the numbers! I apologize that I dont have graphic design skills. Basically what this is saying is that I only worked 24.66 hours last week, made $682.17 and averaged $27.66 per hour. 1. This is the most I have made in a week since I started doing this in earnest back in April. 2. I feel like I worked a lot less than usual. Having to track my other made me cognizant of when I was messing around. 3. About 25 hours of working allowed me to have lots of fun with my kids, complete my chores and do somewhat of an overhaul of the "playroom" ... resulting in getting rid of 2 bags of things from the house. Progress! This week proofreading has died down significantly so Im focusing more on creating original content and on the house/kids. I dont know if Ill be able to make that much in a week again, but I was surprised that I could. If I worked at that rate of income for 40 hours per week for 52 weeks per year that would be a salary of: $57,532 Not too shabby!
*Im not going to get into with you if this is ethical or not. It is happening and that is all. As long as someone is not providing you with review text and you are giving your own honest review, I dont see a problem with this. You are being paid for your TIME, not for a 5-star review. I personally always feel smarmy asking for a review on any of my own ebooks for free ... someone is spending their time to check out my book and I feel like they should be compensated. Okay, that being said, there are a lot of companies and authors looking for book reviews. Product reviews are a different animal and I would not do one of those unless provided with the product. Heres my personal experience with doing book reviews for Fiverr clients: It was too busy and I could not keep up! Then someone reported me or something and I got shut down. Fiverr shut down my book review gig and wont let me even put REVIEW in any of my gigs anymore. Im not sure how this highly successful Fiverr seller has gotten away with it for years but see how she words her gigs. Remember that when you are first starting on Fiverr you cant offer the EXTRAS like she is doing ... I believe you can do that after about 30 days. Then its nice to be able to charge an extra 2 gigs for 24-hour turnaround if you are able. For now you can charge one gig for the review and another gig for any ebook priced up to $4 and a third gig for any ebook priced up to $8 (Fiverr takes 20% of your sales so keep in mind you get $4 per paid gig and not $5). You keep any overage. You simply purchase the ebook on Amazon, peruse it, speed read, whatever, and give a review. If there are ever any problems with getting paid from a buyer, simply go back to Amazon and request a refund for your ebook purchase. The seller I referenced above, plus all the others doing this, must be speed readers or have a lot of time on their hands as shut-ins or something???? I cant figure it out and let me know if you can! I wish you success at whatever you try on Fiverr! *Do not give 24-hour service for free and do not pre-write a review until you have been paid, no matter how big a hurry you are in. There are people/buyers on Fiverr who are looking for free work and will threaten to give you bad feedback if you dont cancel their order and give it to them for free. Trust your instincts on jobs like this.
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