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Online Shopping Security Is As Simple As 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-08-23T17:34:00.000+08:00

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Because almost everyone seems to have a computer, it is surprising that there are still so many people who are afraid to shop online. And who can blame them? With all the scares of identity theft, credit card numbers stolen, personal information hacked right out of their computer, you can't really fault them too much.

But all that is needed for the ultimate protection, is some common sense and a few simple precautions to take and you're safe, even from the most talented hacker. The number one step is:

Don't Put The Information In Your Computer In The First Place! Why do you need to store personal information in your computer? There is absolutely no need for it. If you are not in business, who needs your home address, who needs your phone number, who needs your social security number, who needs your credit card number, or anything else about you that is personal...your date of birth, your maiden name (if you are a married female)....or whether you're married or single; is no body's business but your own.
Be Creative But, you say, whenever you join programs like a photo gallery or a gaming subscription, they ask you these questions. They shouldn't. The only thing you should have to provide is a user name (and you can use any name you want-Barbara Streisand's name if that's to you're liking, or a name that you wish you had when you were a child); and a password. The only real information you should give them is your email address. For anything else, I favor creative answers. If you're an old crone like I am, I like the age of 29-if that's what they're asking; so I count back 29 years and that's what I use for my birth date. My mother's maiden name can be any movie star I happen to like at the time I'm filling out the form. No one has the right to ask you for any personal information, no matter what program you're subscribing to. If you give them creative answers, it's not hurting them since they don't need the information to begin with, and it's keeping your real personal information off the Internet. Of course, if you're filling out a resume for a job position, that's a different story. Not only do the people who are asking you for this information who are planning to possibly hire you have the right to ask you the questions, but you have the obligation to answer them honestly. But circumstances like this are rare on the Internet and most reputable companies will treat the information with the utmost respect and security. I've never filled in a resume online, but I think when it came to personal questions, I would simply put in "to be given at interview."
Now How Do We Remember All That Creativity? Now that we have that settled, how are you going to remember all this information. They might come back and ask you you're birth date as a security provision if you're having any kind of problems with them. Here's the trick. Get yourself a small Rolodex and keep it by your computer. Whenever you join a program, pull out a card from the Rolodex-print the name of the company in capital letters on the top; under that print your User Id (User Name); and under that print your password. In that order. Those three pieces of information will always be on every card. Keep them in the same order each time and then you'll only have to glance at the card for the information. The very next piece of information should be the email address you used if you use more than one account, and lots of people do. Then you can add any other information, if you had to give it. The birth date you gave them, mother's maiden name, etc. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU STORE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR COMPUTER - INCLUDING YOUR USERID's (USER NAME) AND/OR YOUR PASSWORDS. DO NOT STORE IT IN YOUR EMAIL, EITHER! Forget the automatic forms that hold your information. Don't use them. Don't use the automatic fill-ins that browsers give you. It's not that difficult or time consuming to type in your name and email address. Do not allow any company to store your credit cards. If you're an online shopper, when you get ready to shop on the Internet, pull the credit card out of your wallet and put it on the desk beside your computer for reference, but don't leave it in any stores, even if they suggest it to make your shopping faster. (I've solved that problem by memorizing my card number. At my age, it wasn't easy. *Grin) Keep accurate records of your online doings in your Rolodex, not in your computer. If there is someone in your home you don't trust, or a room mate you're not too sure of, keep one of those small telephone address books in your purse, and use that in place of the Rolodex. Now, what is a hacker going to get out of your computer? Nothing. Even if they hack into Sears records, or Amazon's records, they won't get your information (maybe your address and/or phone number) but that all important information (credit cards, social security numbers, birth dates, etc) will not be available to them, because they won't be there.
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Now The Last Piece of Information To Complete Your Security-Safe Passwords The tendency is to find a really neat password and use it for everything, mainly because it's easier to remember. No. No. No. If someone cracks your password, they can get into everything. You need to have unique passwords, especially if you bank online, have a stock plan or retirement plans online or some program that is really sensitive. I have a couple of doozies for my bank account and my Pay Pal account. I can never remember them and look them up each time I use them. It must be unique and should be at least 8 digits long, preferably 12 with both letters and numbers. No problem with trying to remember them anymore because of the "neat little trick" I showed you using the Rolodex. Keep the Rolodex right by your computer and it just takes a second to flip to the one you're looking for. You can really go wild with your creativity now that you're not limited to your memory only, with the Rolodex system in place. You are no longer going to be using the same password. You're going to make up new ones every time you join a new program on the Internet. Nothing will protect you more than this. This is the way to create passwords. Right now, on my desk, is a gas bill, 3 cookies and a calendar. Okay, how about gas3calendar. There's 12 letters. Lets make it more secure. My gas bill is $20.93. Not usually that low. How about 293gas3calen. Now there's a 12 digit password that would be hard to crack. There is nothing in there that relates to you, your dog, your birth date (I don't think), your house number, your zip code. Now that's a perfect password. You could even go further and add 4 numbers to the end of it and make it a 16 digit password. Most passwords are case sensitive and you could capitalize a letter, for instance you could make that last one 293gAs3caLen. Let me give you one more example. On my rug, I have a paisley pattern and I would guess it repeats itself about 100 plus times. Each pattern has 5 loops on it. How about 100plus5paisley. That has 15 letters in it. Or 100plUs5paIsleY. Another very difficult one for someone to crack. On my kitchen counter I have 3 eggs sitting waiting to be scrambled and a picture of my daughter with her 2 children. She's got a bright pink blouse on. You could make several passwords from that. egGs33pinK242524. 3 eggs, 3 children, (33) pink blouse and their ages all "scrambled" up. I don't know about you, but I've never heard of pink eggs before. I doubt too many other people have either, except maybe Dr. Seuss. Be very careful when you print the password into your Rolodex between the small letters and the capital letters. I think you've got the idea.

Now, you can go out and shop online with all the confidence in the world. Remember to stick to brand name stores and what better place than at the Brand Name Shopping Mall where you can find Macy's, Sears, Montgomery Ward's, Targets, Wal-Mart's, etc.-almost 60 stores all in one place. You can do comparison shopping, discount shopping with Wal-Mart's and Overstock and take advantage of all the sales. A lot of the stores have free shipping and many of them have on-line sales and buys that you can't get in person in the actual stores. Take advantage of them.

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Since 1998, Rusty Rose has been successful in several businesses, including internet advertising, with Rusty's Rose's latest endeavor, the Brand Name Shopping Mall.
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Online Shopping Alters UK Retail Shopping Patterns ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-05-08T19:48:00.000+08:00

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It's been over ten years since Amazon opened up shop in the US, and just around ten years since its UK affiliate opened. We'll use Amazon as our benchmark for the first truly successful model of retailing over the Internet, and how it's impacted retailing in general, and in the UK in particular.

Online retailing (the so called "new economy") offers several advantages over traditional "brick and mortar" stores - but also has some interesting side effects and drawbacks (many of which are being addressed by technology). While Amazon wasn't the first - in the UK, it was a men's magazine offering pinups as the first historical case of "Internet commerce". Amazon was the first to have a significant impact on retailing as we know it.

The major advantages of an online shop are in reduced overhead; you have a web page that displays your products in a shopping cart software solution, rather than having to pay for display space, and employees to man the register. Customers do all the data entry needed to make an order, and your software can be configured to hold that order information for repeat customers.

As anyone who's run a retail business is aware, the cost per square meter of retail ready space is nearly triple the cost per square meter of warehouse space; even after the initial up front expenditures of creating an online shop, the reduced operating costs should (in theory) make for a more efficient business.

To pull in business, most online retailers employ discounting; Amazon.com is one example of this, with many hardback books priced at 10% to 15% over wholesale, which translates into a cover discount of 30% or more. Other shops, such as overstock.com, take remaindered lots of products and do much the same thing.
What this has done to brick and mortar businesses has been illustrative of market dynamics at work: Low prices dominate over everything else, and consumes vote with their credit cards. Entire market segments are rapidly shifting to online shopping models, most noticeably in items that are "commodity" products, like books.
Another retail segment that's been eliminated by online stores is music and entertainment retailing; Apple's iTunes store is now the number two music retailer in the world; it and Sony are the only two music retailers gaining market share. The old record shop on High Street may become a thing of the past in short order. Similar pressures exist with books; although the iPod for books has not yet materialised (Amazon's Kindle may be a first step towards that).

What's left on the retail tier are shopping experiences where customers want to see, touch or try on products before buying them: Clothing and similar merchandise is one such, as are shoes. Automobiles are another place where customers have proven to be wary of shopping online. Likewise, grocery shopping, in spite of several attempts to make an "online grocery store" has resisted all attempts to go into a realistic online market; look back a decade, and you'll see a lot of attempts to "New Economise" lots of traditional market segments, and while we remember the ones that worked (insurance, books, music), most people barely recollect the failures.
While online shopping has re-shaped retailing, the transformation has not yet completed.

Vincent Norman is a freelance writer living in the UK. He regularly contributes articles for The Online Shopping Centre, who offers the best range of shopping online.

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Safe Online Shopping ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-04-03T17:44:00.000+08:00

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What is safe online shopping? The amount of money spent with online shops is increasing at an outstanding rate due to the convenience, choice and low prices that can be found. This is all great but how do you know that you are spending with a reputable website? It is important to understand what safe online shopping is, what to look for and what to avoid.

How is online shopping made safe? Safe online shops use technology that protects the personal information you provide when making a purchase online, your credit card details are 'scrambled' so that they cannot be captured by "identity thieves" who aim to capture credit card or bank account details in order buy goods or get loans in your name. Scrambling this personal information means that it cannot be read or captured by anyone else.

How can I tell if the online shop I am shopping on is safe? To ensure that the online shop where you are shopping is safe you should check for the following:

An unbroken key or closed lock in your browser window. Each of these icons show that the online shop is safe. If the key is broken or the lock open the online shop is not safe. Check that the online shop website address begins with "https" instead of "http" when you are providing personal information, such as credit card details. This shows that you are in a secure area of the online shop. If you see the words "Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)", sometimes in a pop-up window, you know you are shopping at a secure and safe online shop.
How well do I know the brand of the online shop? Another thing to consider is how well you know the brand that runs the online shop? The chances are you will be more confident of shopping at Amazon than many other online brands because they are well established and have a reputation for good customer service.

How quickly will I get my goods? It is well worth delving into the online shop's customer service section to find out when and how your goods will be delivered. Does the online shop allow you to specify delivery dates and times or an alternative delivery address.

Does the online shop offer me a contact number in case anything goes wrong? If anything does go wrong with your order it is good to have a direct customer service telephone number to call to express your concerns, if not, many online shops provide a customer service email with a guaranteed response time so you can air your queries about your order.

Does the online shop make all charges involved clear? During the sale the online shop should explicitly advise you of all charges involved in the purchase including delivery charges, taxation and minimum purchase limits. These charges will be outlined when you reach the shopping cart stage of the purchase where you can see the items you have purchased and all related charges. From the shopping cart (or basket) you will move to the checkout stage where you safely complete the transaction from a secure server. DO NOT enter you credit card details unless you are sure that the checkout is on a secure server – see How can I tell if the online shop I am shopping on is safe?

Shopping online is a convenient way to get access to a wide array of products from around the world and if all the points above are in place with the online shop you have chosen you can be confident that your purchase is being made safely and you can look forward to receiving your product. [http://www.millimart.com] provide all the information you need about safe online shopping.

Dave Wyness is a senior researcher at [http://www.millimart.com] Having started his career in consumer research he has now built up a substantial body of knowledge and experience in online retail.

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Buy Kindle Online - Buy Kindle Ereader on Amazon Online Shop With Free Shipping & Super Saver Deals ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-03-17T01:39:00.000+08:00

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Buy Kindle online and rejoice. Kindle DX is Amazon's latest deliverable that can be easily ordered online. Their subsidiary Lab126 developed this indigenous software and hardware platform that can digital media including ebooks like real paper. The first edition came out in the United States on November 19, 2007. Three hardware models namely "Kindle," "Kindle 2," and "Kindle DX" are available so far, along with an iPhone application called "Kindle for iPhone". The beautiful large screen of the 9.7" wireless reading device, reads a wide array of digital media including PDFs, graphic-rich books, newspapers, blogs and magazines.
The new Auto-Rotating screen is the hot new feature that has given this gadget a new dimension. This feature helps to interchange between portrait to landscape mode just by turning it on any side. It lets you view full-scale maps, tables, graphs and web pages like never before. Over 300,000 books can be accessed at real low price of $ 9.99 only if not rated otherwise.

What makes it so exclusive is that it does not require a computer to function, and its 24/7 online connectivity is drawn from the Whispernet service, using the Sprint EVDO for free. Kindle devices were initially sold only in United States before October 19, 2009. The international version was launched commercially on October 19, 2009 worldwide. The latest platform has an inbuilt 3G (HSDPA) and EDGE/GSM wireless modem for connectivity in over hundred countries. E Ink brand is used for the superb electronic paper display. Did you know that this e-reader is commended as "most prolific product" in the history of 14-year-old Amazon online shop. They ship the item for free with super saver deals online.

So do you want to enjoy reading on a new Kindle DX or want to take a look at the most popular kindle accessories? Buy Kindle Online from hundreds of Amazon kindle store deals.
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Cost to Sell on Different Online Shopping Sites - Should You Go for an Alternative? ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-03-02T12:12:00.000+08:00

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It is necessary to have an understanding of how costly it is to sell on different online shopping sites to make the best judgment when you are hit by the thought of considering an alternative. There could be many reasons to consider an alternative to eBay or Amazon. You may even want to start selling on one of these online shopping sites. Before you make your decision to sell on an online shopping site or choose an alternative, it is advisable to have a look at how costly these will end up for you.

Everyone sells for a profit, and wants to maximize their profit. If you have a clear understanding of the cost that incur to you when you sell an item on a particular online marketplace, it would be easy to calculate your profit and price your product better.

Here is an effort to provide you with an overall understanding of how costly it is to sell on different online shopping sites.

Cost to sell on eBay

The fee to sell on eBay fall into three categories; the insertion fee, final value fees and listing upgrades.
if you want to put an item on auction, here are the fees.
Insertion fees for auction-style format listings:

First 50 listings are free. Insertion fee varies from $0.10 to $2 depending on the starting or reserve price of your item for auction.
Final value fee for auction-style format listings:
It is 9% of the item's total cost to the buyer ( the shipping fee is included in the total cost).
Insertion fee for fixed price format listings:
The insertion fee is $0.50 for all items priced at $0.99 or higher.
Final value fees for fixed price format listings:
The final value fee for fixed price items vary by the price and the category of the product.

Electronics items -

Below $50 - 8% of the final sale price
$50.01 - $1000.00 - 8% of the initial $50 and 5% of the remaining final sale price balance.
$1000.01 or more - 8% of the initial $50, 5% of the next $50.01 - $1000.00 and 2% of the remaining final sale price balance.

Clothing, Shoes and Accessories

Below $50 - 12% of the final sale price
$50.01 - $1000.00 - 12% of the initial $50 and 9% of the remaining final sale price balance.
$1000.01 or more - 12% of the initial $50, 9% of the next $50.01 - $1000.00 and 2% of the remaining final sale price balance.

Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, Video Games

Below $50 - 15% of the final sale price
$50.01 - $1000.00 - 15% of the initial $50 and 5% of the remaining final sale price balance.
$1000.01 or more - 15% of the initial $50, 5% of the next $50.01 - $1000.00 and 2% of the remaining final sale price balance.

All other categories

Below $50 - 12% of the final sale price
$50.01 - $1000.00 - 12% of the initial $50 and 6% of the remaining final sale price balance.
$1000.01 or more - 12% of the initial $50, 6% of the next $50.01 - $1000.00 and 2% of the remaining final sale price balance.

If you are to sell business and industrial equipments, the insertion fee will be $20, reserve fee will $5 and final value fee of 1%.
There are other optional fees on eBay:

The reserve price fee which is $2 upto $199.99 and 1% of the reserve price above $199.99.
The buy it now fee which is optional varies from $0.05 to $0.25.
There are other option fees like listing upgrade fees which varies from $0.10 to $4, picture hosting fees which is $0.15 for each additional picture and seller tool fees.

Cost to sell on Amazon
Amazon charges three different fees:

Referral Fee of 6-25% of the sale price
Variable Closing Fee of $0.45 to $1.35 and a $0.05/lb on standard domestic and $0.10/lb on Domestic expedited.
$0.99 Fixed Closing Fee on all items which is waived for pro merchants.

There are different fees applied to seller who uses amazon programs like Amazon services, Fullfilment by Amazon, Webstore by Amazon, Amazon product ads etc.

Cost to sell on Half.com

There are no startup, listing or monthly fees. The half.com does not charge the seller on shipping fee. The commission is taken out of the selling price of the item.
Here are the commissions:

Up to $50 - the commission is 15.0% of the selling price.
$50.01 - $100.00 - the commission is 12.5% of the selling price.
$100.01 - $250.00 - the commission is 10.0% of the selling price.
$250.01 - $500.00 - the commission is 7.5% of the selling price.
> $500.00 - the commission is 5.0% of the selling price.

Here are some of the low cost alternatives you may consider.
Cost to sell on Etsy.com

The listing fee - $0.20 per listing
The commission - 3.5% of the total price. This does not include the shipping price.
Remember you can list only handcrafted items on Etsy.

Cost to sell on eCRATER
Its 100% free to create a store and sell online.

Cost to sell on InstantFinder
No startup fee, listing or monthly fee.
The only charge is 2.99% of the final sale price for all products.
So if you are to consider an alternative in 2011, you must make your best judgment so as to have a better profit. These low cost alternatives may not bring you a big sales number, but obviously more profit from whatever sales you make.
A. Aster is an associate editor for InstantFinder.com.
Visit http://instantfinder.com/ to check your options. It is a fast growing online marketplace with a clear vision.

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A Short History of Online Shopping ( Online Shopping Recommended by Amaytors )

2012-02-22T08:58:00.000+08:00

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Online shopping was really able to start with the beginning of online banking in 1994. The Stanford Federal Union was the first bank to allow online internet banking, while other banks had been experimenting with other types of home banking for about a decade before this.

Surprisingly enough, it was the popular pizza restaurant Pizza Hut that was the first company to offer online shopping. Their restaurant in Santa Cruz, California, allowed people to order pizzas online, and it was not long before this option was available for Pizza Huts throughout the USA.

Both Amazon.com and eBay started in 1995, and they are still the two largest online stores. According to Alexa, Amazon.com is the 15th most popular site on the internet, and eBay is at number 21.

Amazon was started by Jeff Bezos out of his garage in Washington State in the US. He first meant for it to be simply a book store, but soon it grew into selling everything from hardware, to music, to clothing and jewelry. The Amazon.com model has been used by a number of different sites, leading online shopping away from being simply a type of catalogue shopping to the type of site we see today.

The beginning of eBay is a bit more strange. Pierre Omidyar was creating an online auction site as part of his own website, and placed a broken laser pointer up for sale as an experiment. He was so surprised when someone bought it that he contacted the buyer, and was told that he (the buyer) collected broken laser pointers. From this he realised that there is a market for just about everything (including one cooked brussel sprout, and a single cornflake that vaguely resembled ET as he later discovered), and so began eBay.

Since then, hundreds of thousands of businesses have added online shopping or e-commerce functions to their website. They offer numerous ways to pay, from electronic transfers, to credit cards, to vouchers. These types of sites and businesses really have made a huge change in the way we purchase things.

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Fulfilled by Amazon Online Shopping

2012-02-06T00:36:00.006+08:00

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Have you ever wanted to buy something on the internet, or bought something online, and I wondered how secure the transaction really is? How about a return policy? What if you are dissatisfied and want a refund? If you have heard of the Amazon, then you have heard of their size and the variety of things to buy. What would not you have noticed that many other online "stores" in shopping malls and marts are "Amazon Fulfilled" is sites. This means that you will buy items to be delivered to you from the Amazon from a pool of non-Amazon site, but articles. This is an Amazon cover. Shopping in a so-called "filled by Amazon" sites online, (and there are many sites on the Web Amazon fulfilled), can be a great shopping experience. Many sites are sites specific niche, and many are real "centers" and to offer thousands of products. This is what it is to be ordered, or have a high volume of e-commerce means through the Internet. And Amazon is the undisputed king of online shopping. Thousands of transactions per day are handled by hundreds of non-Amazon sites around the world online. But have you ever wondered if they really are as safe as purchasing directly from Amazon? I think they are, and here's why:

How does the work 'done by Amazon "?
Amazon's return policy:
Items "sent by Amazon.fr" be delivered from a distribution center for you Amazon. All of our standard shipping costs and policies for these items, including free shipping on orders over $ 25 of qualifying.
Amazon also handles all customer service and product returns for "shipping by Amazon.com" sites.

What is the right of return on these pages?
Because job performance is made available through Amazon.com apply to orders for the current policy is Amazon.com. This is exactly why I think, purchases and control over such sites are as safe as the good faith of the Amazon.

You may return new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Items must be returned in their original packaging. Amazon.com is also the cost of return shipping if the return is the result of an error Amazon.com. Simply visit the online Returns Center, Amazon.com, Amazon.com, and will guide you through the process and will even print a return mailing label you can.

In summary, that shopping in e-commerce sites online, through the power of the Amazon, as surely as if you are really at Amazon cart. The security of shopping on a website filled Amazon is that buying policy of the Amazon through the full recognition and secured the return. That's about as safe as you can get. Shop on, and be a bargain hunter!

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