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List Building - 3 Awesome Tips To Grow Your Subscribers Fast

2011-06-24T12:11:00.000-07:00

Without a doubt, list building is one the most effective ways of making a consistent income online. List building is one the most important tasks for every internet marketer who is truly serious in building up their on-line asset. This is certainly mainly because the online business cannot be sustained without a good quality list. With a list you can practically earn cash on demand, simply by pushing a button, if you have an irresistible offer and a loyal subscriber base.

In order to get subscribers, your website or blog need to have either a squeeze page or a opt-in form on a prominent location on the home page. Generally opt-in forms are placed n the top right corner of your blog or web page. Nowadays, you will find some blogs positioning their opt-in form at the bottom of the page. However, research shows that the top right corner is the most effective location. You will also need to sign-up for an auto-responder service, which allows you to send follow-up emails and build relationships with your subscribers.

Here are 3 proven list building tips to increase our subscribers very quickly.
1. Sign-Up For Giveaways Events
Joint venture giveaway events are powerful ways to grow your list very rapidly. These events are put-together by sites that invite internet marketers to offer free gifts throughout the giveaway period. In order to build your list, you have to join as a contributor. Normal members would be redirected to your opt-in page, and they have to give their name and email address, in order to get their free gifts. It is possible to get hundreds if not thousands of new subscribers in a very short period of time, if you regularly participate in giveaway events.

2. PPC Advertisements
Pay per click advertisements can instantly drive traffic to your squeeze or opt-in page, once the campaign is started. However, have to do proper keyword research if you want to get the best conversion at the lowest cost per click. Always make sure that you use low competition keywords which has commercial intent. Apart from the keywords and ads body, try various PPC networks to find out which provide the most effective conversion rate. Monitor closely the advertising campaign to ensure that your cost per e-mail are within decent levels. Bear in mind that you can very easily lose money if the PPC campaigns are not handled properly.

3. Social Media Traffic
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are excellent for bringing targeted traffic to your sites. You can tweet or submit statuses to invite your followers or friends to visit your sites by offering a free ebook or report. If you have already build rapport with your contacts, they will come. With the new Facebook iframe feature, it is now easier for internet marketers to place the opt-in form right on the Facebook fanpage.

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How to be happy as a Programmer

2011-05-24T12:32:00.000-07:00

As in every profession, comes with its own unique challenges. A programmer is not an exception to this idiom. There is always a learning curve in most thing in life. Learning how to become a good computer programmer is something that comes with passion, determination and committment. It can be scary from the onset but once you get familiar with the basic principles of programming, you keep adding upon the foundation. It takes quite a long time to build that self confidence you need. Most people give up on this stage but with little push and passion, you move to become a good programmer.

Do not relax yet, one significant issues in computing field is how fast technologies change. Technological changes come with change in taste, a new and better ways of doing things. And to become more relevant, it is naturally to be in constant with technological changes in the field of computer technologies. It is a common practice to keep learning new ideas, being a member of a chosen programming community where questions and answers are shared with other people in related fields.

Balancing time can be relative to different individuals, some individuals with less responsibility can put up more time learning new thing than others. But it becomes more difficult when you have family and other engagements that requires you time. Sticking yourself on chair with your hands on your keyboard all day round is not healthy. Due to the nature of programming job, there is also need to allocate a time for exercise.

This issue affects us in different ways but there is need to take out time to work out the best way to balance your time with your programming life. These are some factors you can put into considering while allocating time.

1. Working time.
Working time in this respect applies to the amount of time that should be allocated to programming work. On average, you have to specify the amount of time you need. There are situations where a project needs additional time in order to meet up with the project delivery time.

2. Family and Friends
Our family is so close to our heart. Your responsibility within your family and friends require a bit of time sacrifice. It is natural to make out time to hang out with friends and family.

3. Vacation and Off-time
This is an important decision we have to take part in at least once in every year. Taking a vacation comes with different style but the basic gain is being away from daily job for once and catch some fun.

To your Dream Actualizing,

Timothy Anietie

http://timtechsolution.com

YOU ARE INVITED TO A MIND BLOWING SEMINAR ON HOW TO DESIGN A PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE USING DREAMWEAVER

2011-04-30T04:39:00.000-07:00

Compliments of the season, Hope you had a great holiday; I am inviting you to a mind blowing seminar, in which you will be able to learn how to design a simple but professional website using Dreamweaver.

How will you feel becoming a website designer in just a day and stop paying much for some one to design for you rather you start getting people pay much for you to design for them?

I can see you jubilating, but wait a minute. What if I tell you that you might not be able to attend? I could feel the shock in you, but it’s true.

The seminar is more like a one-on-one training and we only need Ten (10) persons. I do not need to wait until you ask why Ten (10) person before I answer. We need only Ten (10) persons, so that you, as one of them will be able to seat very close to the screen and get everything that will be thought, just like you are in a private lecture.

Sounds interesting? Definitely I know it does sound interesting. But what if you miss out? You do not need to shout why should I miss out in this kind of opportunity. It is very possible, if you don’t act fast.

Someone said what does he mean by act fast? It is not about making payment but securing your seat before it’s being occupied by curious and smart persons who have been waiting for this kind of opportunity. Call now for your seat 08062359810

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• About this Course

o The goal is to build a complete website from start to finish using Dreamweaver and Photoshop

o The style is live training

o You will be taught concepts, techniques and tips while working toward a final project

• What You Need

o Computer

o Web Hosting Environment (OPTIONAL, ask about our special offer) - If you don't have web hosting you can build the website on your local computer

o Dreamweaver & Photoshop software (If you don't own the software you can download the 30 day free trial)

o Patience, Perseverance, Purpose and Practice

• Considerations

o What are you building? Why are you building it? Who is the audience?

o Site expansion? Search engine friendly/optimized? Shopping cart? Technologies? What is the project outcome?

o Colors, layout 2 column, 3 column, photos, specials needs

• Layout Sketches

o Sketch on paper

o Cut and paste site elements together

o View sites you like for inspirations

Getting Started in Photoshop

• Overview of Photoshop Tools (General overview of Photoshop, common tools, and shortcuts)

• Setup Workspace in Photoshop (Setting up the new document, using guides, setting layout dimensions)

Publishing a Site in Dreamweaver

• Local Site in Dreamweaver

o Site Name

o Local root folder

o FTP

o FTP Host

o Host Directory

o Login

o Password

o Testing

• Other Settings in Dreamweaver

o Cloaking

o Overview

• CSS Setup

o Creating the CSS file

o Attaching the CSS to our HTML page

o Insert CSS styles

o Applying the CSS to our page elements

ETC

BONUSES FOR ATTENDING

Free PDF Tutorials on How to design a Website using DreamWeaver

Free 600 Premium quality Website Design Templates

One (1) week after training online help will be provided to all attendees who have difficulty in one area or the other.

Free PDF Ebook (101 mistakes to avoid while designing websites)

Step by Step guide on how to make your website search Engine Friendly and record huge traffic daily.

We have always been here for you, and remember we will never disappoint you. We will never charge you as high as N50,000 in this seminar, but we know it’s worth it. With just N5,000, you will become a website designer, not just designing for yourself rather for clients and be making a huge lots of money doing this.

Have you made up your mind to attend the seminar? If yes congratulations. You can now make the payment into the bank account using the following details.

Bank: GTB

Account Name:Timothy Anietie Friday

Account No.: 2332974891590

Date : 7th of May 2011

Venue: Block 26A Aguda Complex, by Aguda Market, Surulere Lagos.

Time:9am

If you Attend this Website Design seminar and you do not become instant Professional Website Designer, Just know that we don’t deserve to keep your money. You have every right to ask for a full refund, no questions-ask on-the-spot 100% refund.

Sounds Good?
After paying, send the following information by SMS (Name; Your Email; Date of Payment; Teller No;) to 08062359810. Once payment is confirmed, your Mega Professional Website Design Kits will be delivered into the email address provided.

Once again, welcome to the world of Website Design gurus.

What N5000 wont do for you!

1. It won't pay for a night sleep at 5 Star rated hotel

2. It is not enough to buy you a suit

3. It won't even buy you an MBA application form

4. Might not buy you a bespoke shirt

5. Not up to a month's full subscription for DSTV and

6. You will not have a satisfied shopping experience at any Mall

But it will buy you the opportunity to be among the few Website Design gurus we have in this country. Isn’t that worth a million dollar?

Remember: it is in the moment of decisions that destinies are shaped. “Whatever decision you take today will shape the events that will happen for the rest of your life”.

Regards

Timothy Anietie

08062359810

Search Engine Optimization - How Does SEO Marketing Work?

2011-04-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this guide will be to provide you with the fundamentals involved with search engines and to show you how you can optimize your web pages to ensure they are as search engine friendly that they can, and in turn drive more traffic to your website.

Just what exactly is SEO? Well, SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. SEO is really a technical aspect of marketing and advertising. It takes some degree of technical skills in addition to an understanding of advertising and marketing. But the general goal is to optimize websites to make sure they are easily recognized and more preferred by search engines. Simply put, SEO aims to improve the actual search rankings of websites and the results of search queries, ultimately delivering increased traffic to the internet site.

To make this happen, you must have a good sense of the users who are looking at your web sites and also the product, service or information and facts that your website offers. For this reason SEO is widely seen as an element of marketing or promotion

So, we're all familiar with search engines. It's really hard for me personally to imagine those days that I was alive at some point when the search engines weren't around and you couldn't just instantly find the answer to any question you had. Whether it had been searching for a telephone number to a local business or something more informative say for example a health article or a how-to-guide. In the modern information age search engines are the portals that provide all of this information and facts to us.

So, in general there's several important different kinds of search engines. There's the web crawler oriented engines. All these are search engines that actually have software programs that are continuously running and scouring the world wide web for information about websites and storing it in a database. Google is an example of a crawler based internet search engine.

With that being said, it's crucial that you fully grasp exactly how crawler based engines work. In short there's three main steps to this process. The crawler stage, which is also known as spidering sometimes, is when the search engine's crawlers, also known as bots or spiders, scour the web from one page to another following link to link to link. This is where all those terms, crawl, and spider and web, originate from.

Step 2 is the indexing step. As soon as the crawler has collected all that information, that information's processed and analyzed in a way that the search engine can easily identify and describe your website. This information is then stored in enormous databases. The way this information describes your site is very important when it comes to the search engine ranking process, when a list of results is delivered by the internet search engine.

This falls under step # 3, the retrieval stage. This is the point right after you enter your search string and hit the submit button. This is what goes on between the loading time and when the results are returned to you.

The second type of search engine is the web directory. Now these are slightly different because the user actually fills out an application and submits their website URL, a basic description of the website, maybe even some keywords. Once you submit that form it sits in an Inbox and waits for an editor to come along and take a look at your submission and decide whether or not your website should be listed in the web directory as well as where it should reside in the directory.

An example of a directory search would be Yahoo. It's important to note that, as opposed to web crawler engines which are frequently returning to your web page and updating their indexes with the new information as your site may change, with web directories, if and when you've been listed it's very difficult to go back and have your website description changed, if your website were to change.

And, finally, there are the hybrid engines. These are usually crawler-based engines that still allow a certain degree of manually inserted listings. As you'll see later, the emphasis is really on the crawler-based engines, specifically, Google. The important concept here is that the crawler-based engines like Google are automated computer engines. There is no human looking at your website and describing it. Web directories, on the other hand, are human based and because they are not constantly being rescanned, don't often update or acknowledge changes to a web page.

To your dream actualizing,

Timothy Anietie

THE BEST OFFER EVER FOUND. (GET A WEBSITE FOR FREE PLUS DOMAIN REGISTRATION/HOSTING)

2011-04-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

I just sat down thinking of what i should do to add value to good Nigerians like you this Easter. Eventually i came up with this great offer.

I am giving out great websites for as cheap as N15,000 plus free Domain Registration/Hosting. Call 08062359810 or Email fortune4contract45@yahoo.com for more info.

It came to my notice from one of our just subscribed clients recently, and i found out that many people have one or two ideas, but are not getting it known.

Do you know that a customer that was supposed to be yours has patronized some other person? because he found the person products/services on internet while suffing the net.

I know you have it in mind to have your own website for your product/services, but was discouraged at the point of enquiry of how much it will cost. I encountered the same pain some time when i wanted to get a digital product from somewhere across the country.

I want to personally assure you to forget the past and be focus on new information. But do you know there will never be a better time to do some thing? Obviously you will always complain of inconveniences until you make up your mind to do it.

More so, there has never been action without inconveniences and there has not been happiness without action. So i urge you to make appropriate use of this opportunity as it may not come back that fast.

NOTE: this is a promo and might end at any time without any further information. The earlier the better.

MY BIRTHDAY GIFT TO YOU

2011-03-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

It is my pleasure to announce to you my birthday bonanza going on now till on the 15th of April 2011. I have looked and found out that many are in need of websites but keep on procrastinating when they are getting it because of the amount they where charged at enquiries.

Today 29th of March being my birthday, i have decided to use it in adding a meaning to your business. let me quickly let you understand some thing, there are a lot of website designers, but very few can actually give you up to 5 visitors on your website in a year.

Serious, most people design websites, but do not know how to make it search engine friendly. What do i mean? after designing a website i make sure that i link it to every where i know will give it traffic as quick as possible.

You do not need to think about the money, because it is almost free as a birthday cake. You have a nice looking website for as cheap as N15,000. Auto responder can be integrated if needed.

Note that this is a promo price, if you don't act while it lasts, you may miss out. So act now and call 08062359810 or reply this mail.

Thank you.

To your dream actualizing,

Timothy Anietie.

IMPROVING YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS FROM HOME!

2011-03-26T15:28:00.000-07:00

It is not sufficient if you just create a website for your business online. Your job does not end here if you want to increase your sales. People are of the misconception that increasing the sales of business online is all about website creation only. It is only after sometime, that we realize that we need to do more than just creation of a business website. However, there is no cause to worry, as there are some wonderful tools available, which can help you in saving the website from death. These tools will also make sure that your website helps in boosting up the sales figures too.

Owning a business online and working from home is similar to running a physical shop. In fact, an online business requires you to work much more than a physical shop. The sale of your products or services would depend very highly on the way the design of your website. People do not visit shops that are shabbily organized. This is true in the case of websites too. An unorganized website will not be successful in attracting customers. A physical shop would require you to spend money on overhead expenses, which is not the case in an online business. However, an online business would also involve certain costs for betterment of the website.

Another similarity between an online business and a physical shop is the marketing that you have to do. In both cases, you have to do a lot of marketing to make your business and your goods popular among the prospective consumers. In case of a physical shop, you can rely on word of mouth technique, which is quite effective. However, when you have an online business, you have to do more than passing word around. While you can definitely speak with your acquaintances and family about your business online, not all of them would be interested in it. Some of them might pass on the message while others may not.

The presence of the right kind of tools and directive will ensure that your online business is popular and hence successful. One of the tools to popularize your product is the Search Engine Optimization or SEO. This tool is more concerned with the content you have posted on your business website. It is similar to the way you decorate your physical product with accessories in your physical shop to make a better sale. This tool will ensure that your website remains on the top of the searches in any search engine, related to your business.

You can also look up the affiliate programs to market your business from home. If you have the right partnership then not only does your website becomes popular, but you will also make money for the referrals, you make on your website for your affiliate.

While you are looking at various available tools, you should first research them thoroughly to know which would suit your business. After selecting the right tool, you can implement the same.

HOW TO CHOOSE SEMINARS YOU ATTEND AND GET THE BEST.

2011-03-18T06:28:00.000-07:00

You probably have asked yourself at one time or another, "What am I doing here and what should I do?" It might have been a time when you were asked to attend and you weren't sure why or what was expected. It may have been years since you have been in a classroom setting. Maybe you didn't know how to prepare for the seminar so the prospect of your getting the most out of it was pretty poor right from the start. I've been on both sides of the table. I've sat at seminars and I have given seminars. Because of that, I thought it might be helpful to share what I have learned about preparing to attend a seminar.

I was really flabbergasted, when a man approached me and made a great complaint about the seminars he has attended without getting a thing from it.

Sincerely, I was really debilitated, seeing how the man felt. That is what has actually moved me to write this article, so that other people will never make such a regretive statement as was made by the man mentioned initially.

THREE BASIC THINGS YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE ATTENDING A SEMINAR.

THE TOPIC OF THE SEMINAR:

One of the greatest mistakes people make is attending seminars because of the eye catching topics by some dubious internet marketers. One thing you should consider is not the Heading, rather what are to be taught.

For instance, if somebody advertises a seminar with a topic (know how to make $2,500 in one week). Firstly, ask how. Don’t just rush because of the topic, because making $2,500 daily is possible but not easy.

ORGANIZER(s):

Denigration is the most poisonous thing in the life of human. When the rich man in the bible denigrated Lazarus and ended up begging for a drop of water from the finger tip of that same poor man.

What am I trying to say? It is not who I am but what I know. Many consider reigning things like cloths, cars, organization, companies etc. the unknown ones might be the best, so why not give a try? Rather than rushing to where there is crowd already and end up getting nothing.

The organizer of a seminar has nothing to do with what are to be taught at the seminar. Most people like attending only seminars organized by a prominent company/organization, but that’s the worse mistake that any body can ever make. There are individuals who are very efficient in your field of interest, and they are willing to let you have the best from them, but you will not attend such people’s seminars because they are not known in your metropolis.

I personally fell a prey of this; I saw an advert and decided to attend because of the personalities of the organizers but ended in regret. A spoon can feed you more better than a plate. Never denigrate.

AMOUNT:

Obviously, there are several things to know before attending a particular seminar, most people do make great mistakes by looking out for the cheapest seminar around. I can never forget this word (Cheap things are not always good things).

Please never say what you have in mind, it do not mean that cheap seminars are not always thought well. But let me ask can you charge for a seminar N1000, and you pay N70,000 for the hall? Its obvious you will want to shorten the time so that you don’t pay much for the Hall. Now when you have shortened the time, what next? It’s obvious you will be rushing them, without teaching as expected.

Am just giving this few, but mind you I am here to make sure that you don’t make a wrong choice. My website bonanza is still going on till the end of this month March, because it’s my birth month. I will keep on doing this until you have gotten the best online.

Meanwhile let me shock you, our seminar is coming up very soon. In order for us to give the best, we do not need more than 20 attendees. Serious! it’s no marketing strategy. You shouldn’t even read any more rather rush for your seat because it’s going to be the best ever, more like one-on-one on how to design a professional website. Call me now on +2348062359810. For your seat.

To your dream actualizing,

Timothy Anietie

Why You Need a Website for Your Business Now!

2011-03-02T07:34:00.000-08:00

Are you one of those that have been complaining of how costly it is to get a website for your business and get your ideas known globally? Well, in the time that you have taken to procrastinate over the issue, you have undoubtedly lost a lot of invaluable business leads. Here are just 10 reasons you need to create a website for your business NOW!

1. People that are supposed to be your customers are patronizing some other person because they got their website on the search engine:
In this dog-eat-dog world, everyone is reaching out and grabbing the other guy's business. If you do not have an on-line presence, people who may have heard of your product or service through word-of-mouth, or even your own clients and business associates who search for you online, never find you. With messages from your competitors screaming out at them, with a click of a mouse, they are off buying from someone else. Now, that's lifelong customers you are losing everyday!

2. You Can Market Your Product Effectively, and Without Having to Offer a Sales Pitch Over and Over Again: When people want to know about your product or service, you can direct them to your website, where you should have content written by a professional Copywriter, in a way that will convert more visitors into buyers. Your website, if written well, is sure to do wonders for branding, and creating and sustaining customer loyalty.

3. You Can Expand Your Market Overnight: Selling on-line is really not that difficult at all. Once you open up to the on-line marketplace, physical geographies no longer pose as boundaries. Merely creating a website can expand your business beyond your wildest imagination.

4. Your Website Will Be Your Limitless Virtual Store for a Steal: If there's one thing wonderful that the internet has done, it is that it has leveled the playing field for everyone. Millions of people who would never be able to afford a retail outlet have opened virtual stores that have instantly brought them at par with established businesses. Not only are you going to have to pay hardly any rent for your virtual store, your customers will not have to lift a finger beyond their keyboard and mouse to get to you!

5. You Can Reach Your Specialized Target Market All Over the World: Once physical boundaries are no longer a constraint, your precise target market will no longer find it difficult to get to you. They will search for your specific products or expertise online, will find you, and be at your virtual doorstep within minutes!
6. You Will Be Easily Accessible to Your Customers 24/7: You customers can e-mail you any time of the day, and you will be able to speedily answer all their queries. You can also have a Frequently Answered Questions section, to immediately deal with common concerns.

7. You Can Get Valuable Customer Feedback Via E-mail or On-line Chats: The electronic media is a valuable tool for soliciting honest customer feedback. This can help you identify areas that need improvement, including product promise and customer relations.

8. You Can Send Out E-mail Newsletters to Let Customers Know About New Developments at Once: This saves a lot of time and hassle, leads to a lot of repeat sales, and helps with cross-selling (selling another product to an existing customer).

9. A World of Online Marketing Tools Will Open Up to You: Once you have a web presence, you can market your business online. Social media marketing, search engine marketing, e-mail marketing, affiliate marketing, articles submissions on articles marketing websites, enlisting in directories, participating in industry-specific forums, are some of the avenues that will open up to you!

So, time's a wasting... get your business online today! If you have contacted a website design he gave a high cost that you couldn't afford, contact me now for your cheap and affordable price for your website. Call me on 08062359810 or E-mail: fortune4contract45@yahoo.com

To your dream actualizing,

Timothy Anietie

Best Online Business - 3 Ideas You Never Want to Pass Out

2011-02-28T15:39:00.000-08:00

A lot of people ask me what's the best online business idea for them. I tell them that they're already on the right track because they are considering the internet as a source of income and a legitimate ground for setting up a business. Most people are still conservative and believe in the good ol' methods of setting up a business offline.

But I say that in another decade or two you won't even need to have an office. EVERYONE CAN WORK FROM HOME, provided they work with their best online business idea. Setting up a business online is similar to setting up a business offline in that respect, you have to earn money doing something you are really good at.

Idea #1
Have you ever considered eBay? It is the simplest way to make money online. The best online business idea for you would definitely involve making money through this amazing site. An online market place is just what you need. Why just eBay? Go on Amazon, Craigslist or Auctions too!
This will provide your business a nice boost if you already have one. That way you'll have two channels to sell your products through - one online and one offline. This could definitely be your best online business idea.

Idea #2
Working freelance is the best online business idea for many people who are looking to supplement their income or just make some extra pocket money, students are you listening? Offering freelance services like data entry or content writing will not only earn you a nice amount every month, it will also give you the freedom to work when you want to.
You can read up on this by reading "The Business Side of Creativity:The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic Design or Communications Business " authored by Cameron S. Foote.

Idea #3
Your best business idea online could involve you becoming a virtual assistant. For those of you who don't know, a virtual assistant is somebody who provides assistance to small businesses and other business owners. This could be your best bet by far because the likelihood of you going bankrupt is considerably less.
All you will need is organizational skills. Of course it is a big plus if you have some idea of customer service as well. This will definitely further your cause as a virtual assistant; the good news is all of this can be learnt. So try and get into this, who knows? This could be your best online business idea!

More ideas on next post, keep visiting.

To you success

Timothy Anietie

An Introduction to Internet Marketing

2011-02-25T04:42:00.000-08:00

Internet marketing in its broadest sense is the use of the internet to market your products or website. You can achieve this in several different ways, or combine all of these methods in order to develop an effective marketing strategy.

Search engine optimization is the art of creating content for your website that will drive traffic from the major search engines straight to your site. The content will be rich in keywords that are relevant to your specific business or niche.

Pay-Per-Click search advertising is a good way to boost traffic until your site starts ranking higher on the major search engines. In effect, what you are offering is a small commission every time someone clicks on one of your ads. This can help to get that much needed traffic almost immediately while you focus on improving your rankings on the major search engines for the long-term.

Link acquisition in whichever way you look at it, is a solid foundation to your internet marketing plan. In simple terms, the more links you have pointing back to your site, the more chances you will have of getting traffic. These links will also help to improve your rankings in the major search engines. There is software to manage link building, but manual link building is always going to be more reliable.

Having your own affiliate program is an effective way to utilize link acquisition, which is also known as pay per action. A good example is a blog that reviews the kinds of products you sell. In the scenario, you would place your advert on the blog in question, and then pay the owner a preset amount for every sale that is generated from his links.

The last point to cover is permission-based email marketing. If done correctly, this form of Internet marketing can reap huge rewards. Just be aware that if you are considered to be spamming (sending mass quantities of unsolicited mail), your website could be black listed. You could also get into a lot of trouble, as spam is a serious crime in many countries. So keep in mind, no matter what type of marketing strategies you use, they should always be white hat.

To your dream actualizing

Timothy Anietie

Hidden Secrets to be revealed

2011-02-22T13:27:00.000-08:00

Congratulations, the long awaited seminar has finally arrived. You cannot afford to miss this great opportunity, watch out for Abuja on the second week of March and Lagos on the First week of April. Call now for more information. 08062359810 or E-mail (fortune4contract45@yahoo.com or fortune4contract45@gmail.com).

To your dream actualizing

Timothy Anietie

2011-02-22T12:48:00.000-08:00

Due date for our gifts

2011-02-19T12:03:00.000-08:00

Having gotten the total number as was earlier planed, i still found out that some people are still calling for the gifts. Although i promised to give it to only first ten (10) smart persons.

Now, guess what is my intention, to end the sharing of the gift or extend the date and still continue adding value to lives? Yes i will not stop, i will continue to make your live and business meaning. But for the last time, am extending this date because of the number of calls have been having since i stopped the gift.

If you are smart, this is your very last opportunity to enjoy this "awoof ". Sorry to announce this, the gift has just six (6) days to end, so the earlier the better before had i known becomes your watch word.

Call 08062359810 for you own gift now or email fortune4contract45@yahoo.com

Thank you.

To your Dream actualizing;

Timothy Anietie

Valentine Gifts from me to you.

2011-02-12T12:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine! most people choose to share lovely gifts like cards, frames , etc. but i have chosen to give your life and business a meaning.

Guess how and what! am going to astound smart people this season, am doing this for just the first ten (10) persons to contact me.

Now let me ask you a question, do have any business doing or intend doing? i know every average being should have such or plan such.

Our mission this season is to make sure that your small business is known globally. We do not only design great and attractive websites, but we go extra mile by linking it to every necessary places we know can help you get traffic locally and internationally.

Now some one said i do not have much now to pay for a website, relax i said initially that we are giving gifts to smart ten (10) persons this season. How will you feel if you are getting a website with almost free?

Relax, i still have more to tell you, what if we register and host a domain name for you with N0.00, yes i mean you are paying nothing for the Domain registration and hosting. What you only need to do is, suggest a your desired name or your company name and it will be registered.

Don't be surprise, i said almost free, with just N20,000, your small business is known globally.

Are you the smartest? if you are, please keep this a secret, you can never get this service any where else. Am giving you two (2) websites for just N30,000.

Wow! yes you are surprise, but its true if you can act fast.

Finally, please answer this question, have you ever thought of creating a professional forum that will be visited than nairaland.com? you can learn that with our Step-By-Step Guide within few hours, and you will be able to develop a great forum.

What about Blogging and making dollars daily from google adsense? yes i know some body is saying it doesn't work. Well you may be right, but if i may tell you, you have not come across the right guide, i mean you do not know the simple strategies that are involved. Now am very much willing to reveal it to you, i know you can never get this from any seminar, but i will give you with just N2,000.

Note that after applying all the strategies and it doesn't work, you can get your money back. Yes i mean money back guaranteed.

Do you also have interest in knowing how to design a professional website? we render the one-on-one teaching on how to design a professional website from scratch, using Dream Weaver, even when it requires coming to your location.

Yes i mean coming to your office for the training or any of your preferred location be it home.

Do you have interest in any of the above services? you can contact us now on 08062359810 or send a mail to fortune4contract45@yahoo.com

Note that the gifts are just for the first ten (10) persons to contact me. The earlier the better.

To your dream actualization

Timothy Anietie

5 Simple Strategies For Planning Your New Website

2011-01-28T09:50:00.000-08:00

Before you start to source a good website designer to work on your website, it's worth thinking about the following points. If you can take action on these it will help you create a clearer brief your website designer and may also alert you to any questions that you hadn't thought of asking.

Strategy Tip 1
Decide on your domain name. There are some good websites out there to use for checking domain name availability. You will also need some hosting for your website and it can be better to buy your domain name and hosting package at the same time as often the domain name is included free of charge.

Strategy Tip 2
Whatever you do, please make sure that your domain name is registered in your name and not in your website designer's name. You need to maintain ownership of both your domain name and your website files.

Strategy Tip 3
Give your designer an idea of your requirements for the look and feel of your website design. It can help to make a note of any websites that you particularly like or dislike, along with any colours that you like and any typefaces that you particularly like.

Strategy Tip 4
Think about what you would like on your website - a flow chart can be helpful when doing this. You'll then get a clearer idea of how many pages you're likely to need for your site. It's also a good idea to think about the page titles.

Strategy Tip 5
Have a good photograph of yourself taken for use on your website banner. There are also some good websites that you can use to search for royalty free images to use on your site. For use on a website you only need to purchase images in the smallest file size (low resolution).

Among all, knowing the right place to get your website designed and manage matters.

Timothy Anietie

Getting your Website and Product known

2011-01-26T11:10:00.000-08:00

Creating a webpage is quite easy nowadays. Whether you are generating your own website, or starting your page on an existing site, there is an important key to victory. What's the secret to Search Engine Optimization? The secret is here and that is Backlink's! Though beginning your journey of website management may be extremely simple, getting people to READ your script is another story.

The easiest way to get the word out about your page is through backlink's. Many of you may wonder what back links are and how to attain them. A backlink is a link that is aimed back to your website, which may also be referred to as an inbound link or an "IBL." The amount of backlink's is used as a sign to show how popular your website is and its importance to readers.

SEO depends on back links because a majority of search engines, including Google, give more recognition to sites with a large quantity of QUALITY IBL's. Do not confuse quantity with quality. Getting as many random inbound links as possible instead of taking time to find relevant ones will not help you. Though you may have a large quantity, they are not QUALITY, and therefore will not be useful.

Search engines look at a website's content to establish the value of their links with the help of backlink's. When there is a link to your page from another website that is related, the significance of that link will be greater than one from a site that has nothing to do with yours.

Let's say you write a weekly fashion blog and a label you often mention links to it. That inbound link is valuable because the site is related to yours. However, take that same blog, link a website about wood building to it as a back link and search engines will find it insignificant.

The point of Search Engine Optimization is to make your site as visible to others as possible. It is helpful to keep track of your number of IBL's, along with knowing which sites are linking back to yours. Also make sure that you are familiar with how the anchor text of a backlink fits in keywords that are relevant to the site.

Inbound links are essential to the success of a website. With millions of websites to surf through on the web, and hundreds of thousands more being created every day, it is vital that you set yours apart from the rest using good keywords and building a good backlink buildup.

To your Accomplishment,

Timothy Anietie

Get Your Business known through Blogging

2011-01-17T06:59:00.000-08:00

If you have your own small business, blogging can be a good way promote it. Blogging isn't too hard to pick up on and it helps spread the word about your business. It can be hard to get a small business well-known, but marketing online can really help.

Blog marketing will involved blogging all about your business. The internet is usually a fast way to do things, however blog marketing does take some time, so be patient. The easy part will be creating your blog and making posts. New posts should be made regularly and they should be about your business or things related to your business. Once your blog is up and running, the long process of blog marketing will begin.

You made a blog, but you need to promote it or nobody will even know the blog exists. The first thing to do is to link your business's website and your blog. If someone reads your blog and is interested in your business, they will want to check out your website. If someone is on your website and you have a link to your blog, they may click on it. Driving traffic to your blog is always a good thing.

Blog marketing will actually begin with your content. All posts must be well-written and interesting. You can write them yourself, or if you're too busy running your business you can hire someone else to write them. Keywords should be used in blog content. Keywords makes your odds of showing up in someone's search engine results better. You will also want to research search engine optimization and use it to your advantage. Optimizing your blog will be very successful.

Even if you decide not to make new posts daily, check your blog for comments. Respond to all comments. Acknowledge your readers and thank them for reading your blog. Tell them that you appreciate their comments, and answer any questions they have. Comments are a great way to discover what people think about your blog.

Link exchanges are another popular method of blog marketing. You try to exchange links with other blogs and websites that are relevant to your blog. However, try not to exchange links with your competitors.
As a small business you may want to invest a small amount of money into your blog marketing efforts. One way to do this is to pay to have your blog listed in a paid directory. This will increase your traffic and it can also help improve your search engine rankings.

As a small business owner, you should have a little experience with marketing your business. Blog marketing is different, but very similar to other marketing. There are so many opportunities to promote your business online, plus there are many different free tools and websites that offer help and advice. If you have the dedication to start your own business you have the dedication to start blog marketing. Be persistent and patient and it will pay off.

Timothy Anietie

How to find out a Legitimate Business online

2011-01-12T13:50:00.000-08:00

• Most businesses will advertise a contact method like a business address, a telephone number of an email address. These details would be especially important for online job opportunities. You can simply pick up the phone and contact the business to find out if it actually exists. The ones that are actually scams will not provide you multiple contact options and would usually not include a phone number in their contact details.

• There are several local associations where people file complaints against businesses. Check with BBB to see if any complaints have been filed against a particular business. You can also check with any local office for consumer affairs or the state attorney general office.

• Check if the company has a membership to professional associations. If it is, you can directly contact the association to get some feedback about the company.

• How do I find out if a business is legitimate? Check if the company has a TRUSTe certificate or if they are member of the HonestEOnline website. The certificate will usually be found on the home page of the website. Any business that will have this certification would definitely be legitimate.

• Check some of the online forums to learn more about the company and to get third party honest feedback about it from those who have some prior experience.

Online Forums are Great Resources
Online forums can be a great place for you to begin your research since you can sign up for free and get specific information about a particular company. If you have any special questions you can also post them and get answers from the other users. The fact remains that there are large number of companies that are out there to scam people and earn money off them. However, if you research well before investing your money it would be easier for you to avoid such companies. How do I find out if a business is legitimate? The key here is to research well. Good luck.

Timothy Anietie

The Insiders Tips: Blogging Secrets Reveal

2011-01-11T10:49:00.000-08:00

Fundamental number 1: Do you know who your readers are and what they want?

This is very simple yet hard to answer question because I finished writing it in one line yet you would need a great deal of research and efforts in writing the answer to it. I don't want to make it sound complicated, so let's get into a simple example. Do you know your wife or husband? What's the connection? Guys, you don't get paid for being in a relationship, Right! At least, mostly we don't.

However, in spite of spending months and years with your partners in most intimate ways, we don't know how to sell them our ideas on relaxing, shopping or even food. Am I right or am I right? I don't want to gloat as I am a fellow searcher. However, you must understand your readers well enough to know what you can sell them before you start selling them.

Fundamental number 2: What is your investment in it?

The most successful people have made a lot in investment in their chosen vocation before it turned profitable for them. Be ready for mistakes, people because you need to make lots of them before you get success. You must learn and experiment with the business models, monetizing models, themes, SEO and content. The only constant element should be a genuine urge to help your readers. It works better than selling. When you have learnt consistently with the trends of blogging industry, you would have financially viable blogs.

I believe that there are a lot of details in those two that you would need to work upon. If, somewhere in your brain blog you are clicking on those points saying I have learnt everything and done everything and yet it's not working then turn that upside down. Dear, there is so much to know, learn and experiment with in our industry that even the most successful bloggers don't walk with that attitude.

As we jump into more crude elements of MMO with blogging, we must firstly understand that these are ideas in general. Don't pick the first one you like and apply it. You must research it heavily i.e. more than just reading one article. Find out few details. What kind of business models are working successfully in your industry blogs? Why is it a profitable stream of revenue for them? What would be the most helpful form of business and monetizing model for your blog? Then hit the action button.

Making Money Online models that deserve your attention are as follows:

Advertising models:

Somehow people need to understand that random selection of these models would not be the ideal way of creating income generation models. Firstly, you must understand them through research them. The only criteria to understand these models well enough, when you can distinguish biased promotions and factual data about these models separately. I believe in some smart research before action. Understand your vantage points and challenges to create the profitable combinations of money making models as your income generation strategy. All I can provide is few initial individual points for basic insights on all the models from where you can start your application to your blog.

Advertising models:

There are various advertising models which reap great rewords if applied to suit your readers. Whether you are creating Google adsense model, advertisements for text or flash links or in-content ads like Chitika, you must understand find the best model for your readers.

The types of advertising campaign:

There are various types of ad campaign models, which can create a good source of income if the ads are found relevant and value additions to your site and for your readers. The list of internet advertising models is as follows:

* Pay per impression:
These are well controlled model, which are generally chosen on the basis of your readership. These models would be suitable. The most important point in this scenario is to remember that cost per impression model refers to cost per thousand impressions as the industry jargon.

* Pay per click:
This advertising model allows the advertiser to pay the blogger on the basis of number of clicks on the site. These models can be based on the flat per month rates or bids as well. Google, Yahoo, MSN and other PPC providers get you in contact with numerous advertisers so you get option of choosing advertiser suitable to your blog's content, concept and readers.

* Pay per lead:
This kind of internet advertising model is not used in every industry. Only certain industries are appropriate for this kind of advertising model. For example: insurance, loans, real estate and high end advertisers who would be able to work with these leads. If you have a blog focusing on some of the high-end industrial areas with few readers, this is right model for you.

* Pay per action:
This is extremely valuable form of internet advertising as in case of bringing relevance through certain strategic action plan to readers, blogger and advertiser. It can be a win-win situation for sure. Though the ratio of the action is lower than PPC or Pay per thousand impressions, it is more productive model as it is giving definitely interested and active readers to the advertisers who would be buying. So it makes up in the costing.

Content based advertising models:

There are various types of models you can create from this kind of system. However you must be careful to select it with clear thought, precision and benefits to your readers. Somehow, in the process of selecting models, bloggers end to forget that these content based models work with the trust of the readers on the blogger. There is no way to push your money making advances without considering the readers and their comfort. You must note the types of content based models for individual worth before inserting them in your blog.

* Pay per post
This types of money making requires you to register yourself upon PPP sites and apply for the 'opps' i.e. opportunities made available by the advertisers with their list of requirements. As long as the subject and requirements won't jeopardize your readership, you would be able to write industry-specific and reader-specific content; you won't find a reason to not make it profitable.

* Reviews:
There are a lot of companies that invite you to write reviews about the websites, products and services in your area of expertise. As long as you have an eligible blog and the authority, you can write a review and get paid for it and also provide value to your readers.

* In-text advertising:
It is a form of contextual advertising, where certain keywords from your content are matched with advertising or informative links in form of pop-ups and the hyperlinks on the text. The payment model is generally on the basis of the cost per click.

Marketing models:

There are other sources of making money through your blog. These efforts would take a lot more time and would give lot more credibility and results if you continue. However, it is essential to not consider these money making models as the only important part of your blog. They should be the part of big picture, which says that your blog brings value to your readers with or without these sales. if you are going to use these models effectively without offending the people who aren't pursuing them, then they can be really worth your time and energy otherwise it is much more easier to stick to abovementioned models.

* Product selling:
Create your own product like and e-book, a tutorial, online counseling on your area of expertise, webinars, personalized treatments and actual products or services pertaining to your own industry. The list can be endless and very creative. It can add a lot of value to your blog and readers. The key is to do it without offending or annoying the readers who aren't in position to use them. The more services you offer for free, there is an opportunity for you to create a wider customer base of people who want your products or services. If all you do is selling, no one is sticking with you because this technique damages your "All I want is money." attitude doesn't bode well with any of the readers.

* Affiliate marketing:
If certain advertisers in form of affiliate marketing are found beneficial to your industry or the core content of your blog, then this method has proven to show steady and productive growth. The most important aspect is to understand that that affiliate marketers of any web-based businesses and your readers have to see the link of relevance. For example, if you are a literature blog, Amazon affiliate could be applicable option. However caution must be taken to not push wrong buttons of your readers. You must credit intelligence and choice to your readers while attempting to make money through blogging.

* Donations:
There are bloggers that may have issue with this kind of system. If you do, then you won't be able to project it with honor and authenticity. It is essential to not just drip the link in the corner of your blog. You must motivate to do it for reasons that would suit your readers. You mustn't sound needy or desperate in your attempts. That is a non-negotiable part of monetizing your blog through donations.

I have few ideas that would give you some vision in terms of promotion as enlarging your readership or generating traffic is the best way of fastening your results through any of the money making tools you would be choosing. These last few ideas would help you take few actions that would influence your bottom line more than you know.

1. Credibility: Build credibility for your blog and your name as an online expert in your field. Your content should be professionally written i.e. no grammar or spelling errors. You should be adding your passion about the subject in your every post through uniqueness of your ideas and the help you are providing to your readers to come back for more. This means you should express your dedication to blog, your readers and your goal i.e. serving your readers better each day.

2. Activity: Don't wait for your blog to reach the height of success to upgrade your blog to the latest technological advancements. If you are not as updated as the best-of-the-industry blog, then you would leave your readers with that impression that the blog and the readers are not important enough for you to keep yourself in touch with all the ways to reach them. So stay active on the relevant forums, facebook, twitter, stumbleupon, linkedin etc. Comment post on the other blogs that would give you not only links but also new associates from your own industry with whom you can exchange links and write guest posts \as well.

3. Commitment: There are times when all you need to say is that can I get back to you on that one. Instead of showing off your expertise all the times show your interest in your readers and their requirements. You should be working harder while reciprocating to the readers who are spending the quality and quantity time on your posts. You would have to select your peer bloggers and readers cautiously for that. However your perseverance and willingness to follow through on the concerns of your readers is not optional.

It sounds so complicated? no it shouldn't, nothing in life has always been easy. Give a try and you will be convinced. You can meet the expert for further explanation, or call: 08062359810

Timothy Anietie

SECRETS TO GROW FROM 0.00 EURO TO 10,000 EURO PER MONTH

2010-12-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

Hello Friend, for you to have encountered this article; you are already a millionaire, unless you don’t adhere to the instructions that this great EBook has.

You do not need to tell me before I know, I have once thought the way you are thinking right now, permit me to tell you a bit of my story, I was surfing the internet one day, should I say fortunately or unfortunately? No I won’t say unfortunately because I got my education from there.

I will not wait for you to ask before I answer, education to me is having a total discovery from your ignorance, so I discovered what I have been profligating time, money and energy on, without result for many years.

You are about closing the information out of anger? No don’t close it, just give me some minute, I know already you have been frustrated by your inability to make money online, but you keep spending money. Well, it’s a pity, but be rest assured, you made mistakes in the past thank God for this encounter.

YES I CAN SEE YOU WORRYING, BUT HOLD ON.

Some one just said now, after investing the first time, I got nothing in return why should I try again, yes even myself I will think like that, but you should know that a failure is only who gives up? You might have tried every other key but the last one is very small and you think it has no use since the big ones disappointed? NO you are wrong the last and probably the smallest might be the one to open the door, do not give up because you are already at the edge of your success.

Furthermore, permit me to ask, WHAT IF IT DOES NOT NEED YOU A DIME TO START? Somebody is soliloquizing “did he say start with no capital”? Yes that’s what I mean, with my eBook you make money without thinking of how to cover the capital and profit, every thing you make is profit you are not paying anybody the money you borrowed to start.

SOUNDS INTERESTING?

I know it does sound interesting, but some one says he is not too good on internet, are you the one? You do not need to be worried about computer knowledge; my eBook gives you the help you need from the nitty-gritty of the business, irrespective of your level and knowledge.

At this juncture, I feel I should take my hands off the keyboard now, but before I do that, let me give you the clue of what you stand to gain from my ever demanding EBook.

SECRETS TO GROW FROM 0.00 EURO TO 10,000 EURO PER MONTH

Some body whispered to me just now. Do you know what the person said? He said is not possible!!! Good that shows you are sharp if you are the one, I almost forgot to tell you this, may be you have been buying EBooks but none has impacted in your life, as I said initially, you were at the wrong place, now relax, mine is very sure, I mean 100% guarantee, if the instruction in my EBook is adhered to.

When I was just starting like you, i used to doubt so much until I was expose to this amazing secret.

WAIT A MINUTE BEFORE YOU START CALLING

I know already you’ve dialed my number, but wait to see what you will learn from this great EBook. The EBook will show you even as a beginner how to start from scratch in making money within 5 days. Yes I said 5 days.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN FROM THE EBOOK

€ The Meaning of Blog

€ How to create a Blog

€ How to link your Blog

€ How to choose a Blog name that generates traffic.

€ How to open a Google Adsense account which your money will be paid into.

€ Five most common mistake Bloggers make.

€ Tips to Getting comment on your Blog.

€ How to Network your Blog for daily income.

€ Ten most outstanding secret of making money through blog

€ ETC.

SHOULD THIS EBOOK BE SOLD OR SHOULD IT BE GIVEN FREE?

After all effort, I asked a friend who read the EBook and was unable to spend two (2) minute waiting, he rushed straight to the system, but when I asked how much does he think I should sell the EBook, he said that the EBook worths ~~N12,000~~, yes it does worth it but don’t worry I won’t sell at that amount.

Now tell me how much do you think you can afford to buy it? Should it be sold for ~~N10,000~~ ? I know if I sell it at that amount its ok, but i don’t want you to complain, what about ~~N7,000~~ ? no don’t rush for it yet because I have some good people who won’t be able to afford that, what about ~~N5,000 ?~~don’t thank me yet, somebody is still complaining, should it be ~~N3,000~~ ? Oh for the sake of student I won’t put it that high. Now will ~~N2,000~~ be ok for you? Somebody said I would have love to have it but can’t afford the amount, can’t let you go without having it because if I do because of money, I won’t be justified by my conscience. Now I have decided to give this EBook to the first Ten (10) persons for N1,000, remember I said first Ten (10) persons, which after that the price will go high.

Somebody is very agog, but do you know that this offer is only for those that are sharp, astounded? Yes you should be surprised, if you don’t act fast you might miss the flight.

Still waiting? I have just few numbers left to get to Ten (10) persons for your information.

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Must Know Secret About Forex Trading.

2010-11-12T08:36:00.000-08:00

Here are the SECRET ingredients needed to create the ultimate business:
1. You
2. Computer
3. Internet connection
4. Desk (or sofa)

That’s it! No employees. No advertising. No cold calling. No inventory.
Imagine a business with just you, your computer, and a high-speed Internet connection?! That’s all you need trade in the foreign exchange market!! In other words...
A properly trained Forex trader can potentially earn BIG PROFITS in every single month, week, or day! (Of course a poorly trained Forex trader can suffer BIG LOSSES as well.)
Let’s continue with the TOP SECRET directions:

1. Walk about ten steps and
2. Sit in front of your computer (or sit on your sofa and place laptop on your lap)
3. Turn on computer and make sure Internet connection is working
4. Open charts and trading platform
5. Trade currencies
6. Make money!

Presto! You’ve just learned how to create the ultimate business.
Okay it's not thaaaat easy but you get the picture.
Consider the Following and Judge for Yourself

• You are your own boss!
• You don’t need any customers!
• You don’t need employees!
• You can operate from home, work, vacation or anywhere else in the world as long as you have a high-speed Internet connection.
• You never have to worry about job security, harassment or any other employment-related anxiety.
• You never need to worry about employer payroll, strikes, theft, rent increases, health inspectors, lease problems, being sued, etc…
• You don't need to do any cold calling.
• You decide which days you wish to work.
• You make the decision to take a vacation at a moment's notice.
• You are your own boss!

Pre – School Forex Basics

The Skinny on Forex

What is FOREX?
The Foreign Exchange market, also referred to as the "FOREX" or "Forex" or "Retail forex" or “FX” or "Spot FX" or just "Spot" is the largest financial market in the world, with a volume of about $2 trillion a day. If you compare that to the $25 billion a day volume that the New York Stock Exchange trades, you can easily see how enormous the Foreign Exchange really is. It actually equates to more than three times the total amount of the stocks and futures markets combined! Forex rocks!

What is traded on the Foreign Exchange?
The simple answer is money. Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and the selling of another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer, and are traded in pairs; for example the Euro dollar and the US dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY).

Because you're not buying anything physical, this kind of trading can be confusing. Think of buying a currency as buying a share in a particular country. When you buy, say, Japanese Yen, you are in effect buying a share in the Japanese economy, as the price of the currency is a direct reflection of what the market thinks about the current and future health of the Japanese economy. In general, the exchange rate of a currency versus other currencies is a reflection of the condition of that country's economy, compared to the other countries' economies.

Unlike other financial markets like the New York Stock Exchange, the Forex spot market has neither a physical location nor a central exchange. The Forex market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC) or 'Interbank' market, due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period.

Until the late 1990’s, only the “big guys” could play this game. The initial requirement was that you could trade only if you had about ten to fifty million bucks to start with! Forex was originally intended to be used by bankers and large institutions - and not by us “little guys”. However, because of the rise of the Internet, online Forex trading firms are now able to offer trading accounts to 'retail' traders like us.
All you need to get started is a computer, a high-speed Internet connection, and the information contained within this site.

My Forex Trading Bible was created to introduce novice or beginner traders to all the essential aspects of foreign exchange, in a fun and easy-to-understand manner
What is a Spot Market?

A spot market is any market that deals in the current price of a financial instrument.
Which Currencies Are Traded?

The most popular currencies along with their symbols are shown below:
Symbol     Country                       Currency           Nickname
USD        United States               Dollar                 Buck
EUR        Euro members              Euro                   Fiber
JPY         Japan                           Yen                    Yen
GBP        Great Britain                 Pound                Cable
CHF        Switzerland                  Franc                  Swissy
CAD       Canada                        Dollar                  Loonie
AUD       Australia                      Dollar                  Aussie
NZD       New Zealand               Dollar                  Kiwi

Forex currency symbols are always three letters, where the first two letters identify the name of the country and the third letter identifies the name of that country’s currency.

When Can Currencies Be Traded?
The spot FX market is unique within the world markets. It’s like a Super Wal-Mart where the market is open 24-hours a day. At any time, somewhere around the world a financial center is open for business, and banks and other institutions exchange currencies every hour of the day and night with generally only minor gaps on the weekend.

The foreign exchange markets follow the sun around the world, so you can trade late at night (if you’re a vampire) or in the morning (if you’re an early bird). Keep in mind though, the early bird doesn’t necessarily get the worm in this market - you might get the worm but a bigger, nastier bird of prey can sneak up and eat you too…

Time Zone            New York              GMT
Tokyo Open          7:00 pm                    0:00
Tokyo Close          4:00 am                    9:00
London Open        3:00 am                    8:00
London Close       12:00 pm                 17:00
New York Open    8:00 am                  13:00
New York Close    5:00 pm                  22:00

The Forex market (OTC)
The Forex OTC market is by far the biggest and most popular financial market in the world, traded globally by a large number of individuals and organizations. In the OTC market, participants determine who they want to trade with depending on trading conditions, attractiveness of prices and reputation of the trading counterpart.

The chart below shows global foreign exchange activity. The dollar is the most traded currency, being on one side of 89% of all transactions. The Euro’s share is second at 37%, while that of the yen is at 20%.

Why Trade Foreign Currencies?
There are many benefits and advantages to trading Forex. Here are just a few reasons why so many people are choosing this market:
• No commissions. No clearing fees, no exchange fees, no government fees, no brokerage fees. Brokers are compensated for their services through something called the bid-ask spread.
• No middlemen. Spot currency trading eliminates the middlemen, and allows you to trade directly with the market responsible for the pricing on a particular currency pair.
• No fixed lot size. In the futures markets, lot or contract sizes are determined by the exchanges. A standard-size contract for silver futures is 5000 ounces. In spot Forex, you determine your own lot size. This allows traders to participate with accounts as small as $250 (although we explain later why a $250 account is a bad idea).
Low transaction costs. The retail transaction cost (the bid/ask spread) is typically less than 0.1 percent under normal market conditions. At larger dealers, the spread could be as low as .07 percent. Of course this depends on your leverage and all will be explained later.
• A 24-hour market. There is no waiting for the opening bell - from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon EST, the Forex market never sleeps. This is awesome for those who want to trade on a part-time basis, because you can choose when you want to trade--morning, noon or night.
• No one can corner the market. The foreign exchange market is so huge and has so many participants that no single entity (not even a central bank) can control the market price for an extended period of time.
• Leverage. In Forex trading, a small margin deposit can control a much larger total contract value. Leverage gives the trader the ability to make nice profits, and at the same time keep risk capital to a minimum. For example, Forex brokers offer 200 to 1 leverage, which means that a $50 dollar margin deposit would enable a trader to buy or sell $10,000 worth of currencies. Similarly, with $500 dollars, one could trade with $100,000 dollars and so on. But leverage is a double-edged sword. Without proper risk management, this high degree of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.
• High Liquidity. Because the Forex Market is so enormous, it is also extremely liquid. This means that under normal market conditions, with a click of a mouse you can instantaneously buy and sell at will. You are never "stuck" in a trade. You can even set your online trading platform to automatically close your position at your desired profit level (a limit order), and/or close a trade if a trade is going against you (a stop loss order).
• Free “Demo” Accounts, News, Charts, and Analysis. Most online Forex brokers offer 'demo' accounts to practice trading, along with breaking Forex news and charting services. All free! These are very valuable resources for “poor” and SMART traders who would like to hone their trading skills with 'play' money before opening a live trading account and risking real money.
• “Mini” and “Micro” Trading: You would think that getting started as a currency trader would cost a ton of money. The fact is, compared to trading stocks, options or futures, it doesn't. Online Forex brokers offer "mini" and “micro” trading accounts, some with a minimum account deposit of $300 or less. Now we're not saying you should open an account with the bare minimum but it does makes Forex much more accessible to the average (poorer) individual who doesn't have a lot of start-up trading capital.

What Tools Do I Need to Start Trading Forex?
A computer with a high-speed Internet connection and all the information on this site is all that is needed to begin trading currencies.

What Does It Cost to Trade Forex?
An online currency trading (a “micro account”) may be opened for with a couple hundred bucks. Do not laugh – micro accounts and its bigger cousin, the mini account, are both good ways to get your feet wet without drowning. For a micro account, we'd recommend at least $1,000 to start. For a mini account, we’d recommend at least $10,000 to start.

How You Make Money Trading Forex
In the FX market, you buy or sell currencies. Placing a trade in the foreign exchange market is simple: the mechanics of a trade are very similar to those found in other markets (like the stock market), so if you have any experience in trading, you should be able to pick it up pretty quickly.

The object of Forex trading is to exchange one currency for another in the expectation that the price will change, so that the currency you bought will increase in value compared to the one you sold.

Example of making money by buying Euros
Trader's Action                                                                                            EUR                   USD
You purchase 10,000 euros at the EUR/USD exchange rate of 1.18             + 10,000            -11,800*

Two weeks later, you exchange your 10,000 euros back into US dollars at the exchange rate of 1.2500. -10,000     +12,500
You earn a profit of $700.                          0                         +700

*EUR $10,000 x 1.18 = US $11,800
** EUR $10,000 x 1.25 = US $12,500

An exchange rate is simply the ratio of one currency valued against another currency. For example, the USD/CHF exchange rate indicates how many U.S. dollars can purchase one Swiss franc, or how many Swiss francs you need to buy one U.S. dollar.

How to Read an FX Quote
Currencies are always quoted in pairs, such as GBP/USD or USD/JPY. The reason they are quoted in pairs is because in every foreign exchange transaction you are simultaneously buying one currency and selling another. Here is an example of a foreign exchange rate for the British pound versus the U.S. dollar:

GBP/USD = 1.7500

The first listed currency to the left of the slash ("/") is known as the base currency (in this example, the British pound), while the second one on the right is called the counter or quote currency (in this example, the U.S. dollar).

When buying, the exchange rate tells you how much you have to pay in units of the quote currency to buy one unit of the base currency. In the example above, you have to pay 1.7500 U.S. dollar to buy 1 British pound.
When selling, the exchange rate tells you how many units of the quote currency you get for selling one unit of the base currency. In the example above, you will receive 1.7500 U.S. dollars when you sell 1 British pound.
The base currency is the “basis” for the buy or the sell. If you buy EUR/USD this simply means that you are buying the base currency and simultaneously selling the quote currency.

You would buy the pair if you believe the base currency will appreciate (go up) relative to the quote currency. You would sell the pair if you think the base currency will depreciate (go down) relative to the quote currency.

Long/Short
First, you should determine whether you want to buy or sell.
If you want to buy (which actually means buy the base currency and sell the quote currency), you want the base currency to rise in value and then you would sell it back at a higher price. In trader's talk, this is called "going long" or taking a "long position". Just remember: long = buy.

If you want to sell (which actually means sell the base currency and buy the quote currency), you want the base currency to fall in value and then you would buy it back at a lower price. This is called "going short" or taking a "short position". Short = sell.

Bid/Ask Spread
All Forex quotes include a two-way price, the bid and ask. The bid is always lower than the ask price.
The bid is the price in which the dealer is willing to buy the base currency in exchange for the quote currency. This means the bid is the price at which you (as the trader) will sell.

The ask is the price at which the dealer will sell the base currency in exchange for the quote currency. This means the ask is the price at which you will buy.

The difference between the bid and the ask price is popularly known as the spread.
Let's take a look at an example of a price quote taken from a trading platform:

On this GBP/USD quote, the bid price is 1.7445 and the ask price is 1.7449. Look at how this broker makes it so easy for you to trade away your money. If you want to sell GBP, you click "Sell" and you will sell pounds at 1.7445. If you want to buy GBP, you click "Buy" and you will buy pounds at 1.7449.

In the following examples, we're going to use fundamental analysis to help us decide whether to buy or sell a specific currency pair. If you always fell asleep during your economics class or just flat out skipped economics class, don’t worry! We will cover fundamental analysis in a later lesson. For right now, try to pretend you know what’s going on…

EUR/USD In this example Euro is the base currency and thus the “basis” for the buy/sell.
If you believe that the US economy will continue to weaken, which is bad for the US dollar, you would execute a BUY EUR/USD order. By doing so you have bought euros in the expectation that they will rise versus the US dollar.

If you believe that the US economy is strong and the euro will weaken against the US dollar you would execute a SELL EUR/USD order. By doing so you have sold Euros in the expectation that they will fall versus the US dollar.

USD/JPY In this example the US dollar is the base currency and thus the “basis” for the buy/sell.
If you think that the Japanese government is going to weaken the Yen in order to help its export industry, you would execute a BUY USD/JPY order.

By doing so you have bought U.S dollars in the expectation that they will rise versus the Japanese yen.
If you believe that Japanese investors are pulling money out of U.S. financial markets and converting all their U.S. dollars back to Yen, and this will hurt the US dollar, you would execute a SELL USD/JPY order. By doing so you have sold U.S dollars in the expectation that they will depreciate against the Japanese yen.
GBP/USD In this example the GBP is the base currency and thus the “basis” for the buy/sell.

If you think the British economy will continue to do better than the United States in terms of economic growth, you would execute a BUY GBP/USD order. By doing so you have bought pounds in the expectation that they will rise versus the US dollar.

If you believe the British's economy is slowing while the United State's economy remains strong like bull, you would execute a SELL GBP/USD order. By doing so you have sold pounds in the expectation that they will depreciate against the US dollar.

USD/CHF In this example the USD is the base currency and thus the “basis” for the buy/sell.
If you think the Swiss franc is overvalued, you would execute a BUY USD/CHF order. By doing so you have bought US dollars in the expectation that they will appreciate versus the Swiss Franc.

If you believe that the US housing market bubble burst will hurt future economic growth, which will weaken the dollar, you would execute a SELL USD/CHF order. By doing so you have sold US dollars in the expectation that they will depreciate against the Swiss franc.

I don't have enough money to buy $10,000 euros. Can I still trade?
You can with margin trading! Margin trading is simply the term used for trading with borrowed capital. This is how you're able to open $10,000 or $100,000 positions with as little as $50 or $1,000. You can conduct

relatively large transactions, very quickly and cheaply, with a small amount of initial capital.
Margin trading in the foreign exchange market is quantified in “lots”. We will be discussing these in depth in our next lesson. For now, just think of the term "lot" as the minimum amount of currency you have to buy.
When you go to the grocery store and want to buy an egg, you can't just buy a single egg; they come in dozens or "lots" of 12. In Forex, it would be just as foolish to buy or sell $1 EUR, so they usually come in "lots" of $10,000 or $100,000 depending on the type of account you have.

For Example:
• You believe that signals in the market are indicating that the British Pound will go up against the US Dollar.
• You open 1 lot ($100,000) for buying the Pound with a 1% margin at the price of 1.5000 and wait for the exchange rate to climb. This means you now control $100,000 worth of British Pound with $1,000. Your predictions come true and you decide to sell.

• You close the position at 1.5050. You earn 50 pips or about $500. (A pip is the smallest price movement available in a currency). So for an initial capital investment of $1,000, you have made 50% return. Return equals your $500 profit divided by your $1,000 you risked to trade.

Your Actions                       GBP                  USD                      Your Money
You buy 100,000 pounds at the
GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.5000        +100,000              -150,000                   $1,000
You blink for two seconds and the
GBP/USD exchange rate rises to            -100,000                +150,500**             $1,500
1.5050 and you sell.
You have earned a profit of $500.        0    +500

When you decide to close a position, the deposit that you originally made is returned to you and a calculation of your profits or losses is done. This profit or loss is then credited to your account.

We will also be discussing margin more in-depth in the next lesson, but hopefully you're able to get a basic idea of how margin works.

Rollover
No, this is not the same as rollover minutes from your cell phone carrier! For positions open at your broker's "cut-off time" usually 5pm EST, there is a daily rollover interest rate that a trader either pays or earns, depending on your established margin and position in the market. If you do not want to earn or pay interest on your positions, simply make sure they are all closed before 5pm EST, the established end of the market day.

Since every currency trade involves borrowing one currency to buy another, interest rollover charges are part of forex trading. Interest is paid on the currency that is borrowed, and earned on the one that is bought. If a client is buying a currency with a higher interest rate than the one he/she is borrowing, the net differential will be positive (i.e. USD/JPY) – and the client will earn funds as a result. Ask your broker or dealer about specific details regarding rollover.

Don't know what the interest rates are for each currency? Here is a chart to help you out. Accurate as of 03/19/07.
NZD = 7.50%
AUD = 6.25%
GBP = 5.25%
USD = 5.25%
CAD = 4.25%
EUR = 3.75%
CHF = 2.25%
JPY = 0.50%

Demo Trading
You can open a demo account for free with most Forex brokers. This account has the full capabilities of a "real" account. Why is it free? It’s because the broker wants you to learn the ins and outs of their trading platform, and have a good time trading without risk, so you’ll fall in love with them and deposit real money. The demo account allows you to learn about the Forex markets and test your trading skills with ZERO risk.

YOU SHOULD DEMO TRADE FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT PUTTING REAL MONEY ON THE LINE.

"Don't Lose Your Money" Declaration

Place your hand on your heart and say...

"I will demo trade for at least 2 months before I trade with real money."

Now touch your head with your index finger and say...

"I am a smart and patient Forex trader!"

Know Your P’s and L’s
Here is where we’re going to do a little math. You've probably heard of the terms "pips" and "lots" thrown around, and here we're going to explain what they are and show you how they are calculated.

Take your time with this information, as it is required knowledge for all Forex traders. Don’t even think about trading until you are comfortable with pip values and calculating profit and loss.
What the heck is a Pip?

The most common increment of currencies is the Pip. If the EUR/USD moves from 1.2250 to 1.2251, that is ONE PIP. A pip is the last decimal place of a quotation. The Pip is how you measure your profit or loss.

As each currency has its own value, it is necessary to calculate the value of a pip for that particular currency. In currencies where the US Dollar is quoted first, the calculation would be as follows.

Let’s take USD/JPY rate at 119.80 (notice this currency pair only goes to two decimal places, most of the other currencies have four decimal places)
In the case of USD/JPY, 1 pip would be .01
Therefore,

USD/JPY:
119.80 .01 divided by exchange rate = pip value .
01 / 119.80 = 0.0000834
This looks like a very long number but later we will discuss lot size.

USD/CHF:
1.5250 .0001 divided by exchange rate = pip value .
0001 / 1.5250 = 0.0000655

USD/CAD:
1.4890 .0001 divided by exchange rate = pip value .
0001 / 1.4890 = 0.00006715

In the case where the US Dollar is not quoted first and we want to get the US Dollar value, we have to add one more step.

EUR/USD:
1.2200
.0001 divided by exchange rate = pip value
so .
0001 / 1.2200 = EUR 0.00008196

but we need to get back to US dollars so we add another calculation which is
EUR x Exchange rate
So
0.00008196 x 1.2200 = 0.00009999
When rounded up it would be 0.0001

GBP/USD:

1.7975 .0001 divided by exchange rate = pip value So
.0001 / 1.7975 = GBP 0.0000556
But we need to get back to US dollars so we add another calculation which

is

GBP x Exchange rate
So 0.0000556 x 1.7975 = 0.0000998
When rounded up it would be 0.0001

You’re probably rolling your eyes back and thinking do I really need to work all this out and the answer is NO. Nearly all forex brokers will work all this out for you automatically. It’s always good for you to know how they work it out.

In the next section, we will discuss how these seemingly insignificant amounts can add up.

What the heck is a Lot?
Spot Forex is traded in lots. The standard size for a lot is $100,000. There is also a mini lot size and that is $10,000. As you already know, currencies are measured in pips, which is the smallest increment of that currency. To take advantage of these tiny increments, you need to trade large amounts of a particular currency in order to see any significant profit or loss.

Let’s assume we will be using a $100,000 lot size. We will now recalculate some examples to see how it affects the pip value.

USD/JPY at an exchange rate of 119.90
(.01 / 119.80) x $100,000 = $8.34 per pip

USD/CHF at an exchange rate of 1.4555
(.0001 / 1.4555) x $100,000 = $6.87 per pip

In cases where the US Dollar is not quoted first, the formula is slightly different.
EUR/USD at an exchange rate of 1.1930 (.0001 / 1.1930) X EUR 100,000 = EUR 8.38 x 1.1930 = $9.99734 rounded up will be $10 per pip

GBP/USD at an exchange rate or 1.8040 (.0001 / 1.8040) x GBP 100,000 = 5.54 x 1.8040 = 9.99416 rounded up will be $10 per pip.

Your broker may have a different convention for calculating pip value relative to lot size but whichever way they do it, they'll be able to tell you what the pip value is for the currency you are trading is at the particular time. As the market moves, so will the pip value depending on what currency you are currently trading.

How the heck do I calculate profit and loss?
So now that you know how to calculate pip value, let’s look at how you calculate your profit or loss.
Let’s buy US dollars and Sell Swiss Francs.

The rate you are quoted is 1.4525 / 1.4530. Because you are buying US you will be working on the 1.4530, the rate at which traders are prepared to sell.

So you buy 1 lot of $100,000 at 1.4530.
A few hours later, the price moves to 1.4550 and you decide to close your trade.
The new quote for USD/CHF is 1.4550 / 14555. Since you're closing your trade and you initially bought to enter the trade, you now sell in order to

close the trade so you must take the 1.4550 price. The price traders are prepared to buy at.
The difference between 1.4530 and 1.4550 is .0020 or 20 pips.
Using our formula from before, we now have (.0001/1.4550) x $100,000 -= $6.87 per pip x 20 pips = $137.40

Remember, when you enter or exit a trade, you are subject to the spread in the bid/offer quote.
When you buy a currency you will use the offer price and when you sell you will use the bid price.
So when you buy a currency, you pay the spread as you enter the trade but not as you exit. And when you sell a currency you don't pay the spread when you enter but only when you exit.

What the heck is Leverage?

You are probably wondering how a small investor like yourself can trade such large amounts of money. Think of your broker as a bank who basically fronts you $100,000 to buy currencies and all he asks from you is that you give him $1,000 as a good faith deposit, which he will hold you for but not necessarily keep. Sounds too good to be true? Well this is how forex trading using leverage works.

The amount of leverage you use will depend on your broker and what you feel comfortable with.
Typically the broker will require a minimum account size, also known as account margin or initial margin. Once you have deposited your money you will then be able to trade. The broker will also specify how much they require per position (lot) traded.

For example, for every $1,000 you have, you can trade 1 lot of $100,000. So if you have $5,000 they may allow you to trade up to $500,000 of Forex.

The minimum security (margin) for each lot will vary from broker to broker. In the example above, the broker required a one percent margin. This means that for every $100,000 traded, the broker wants $1,000 as a deposit on the position.

What the heck is a Margin Call?
In the event that money in your account falls below margin requirements (usable margin), your broker will close some or all open positions. This prevents your account from falling into a negative balance, even in a highly volatile, fast moving market.

Example #1 Let’s say you open a regular Forex account with $2,000 (not a smart idea). You open 1 lot of the EUR/USD, with a margin requirement of $1000. Usable Margin is the money available to open new positions or sustain trading losses. Since you started with $2,000, your usable margin is $2,000. But when you opened 1 lot, which requires a margin requirement of $1,000, your usable margin is now $1,000.

If your losses exceed your usable margin of $1,000 you will get a margin call.
Example #2 Let’s say you open a regular Forex account with $10,000. You open 1 lot of the EUR/USD, with a margin requirement is $1000. Remember, usable margin is the money you have available to open new positions or sustain trading losses. So prior to opening 1 lot, you have a usable margin of $10,000. After you open the trade, you now have $9,000 usable margin and $1,000 of used margin.

If your losses exceed your usable margin of $9,000, you will get a margin call.
Make sure you know the difference between usable margin and used margin.
If the equity (the value of your account) falls below your usable margin due to trading losses, you will either have to deposit more money or your broker will close your position to limit your risk and his risk. As a result, you can never lose more than you deposit.

If you are going to trade on a margin account, it’s vital that you know what your broker’s policies are on margin accounts.

You should also know that most brokers require a higher margin during the weekends. This may take the form of 1% margin during the week and if you intend to hold the position over the weekend it may rise to 2% or higher.

The topic of margin is a touchy subject and some argue that too much margin is dangerous. It all depends on the individual. The important thing to remember is that you thoroughly understand your broker’s policies regarding margin and that you understand and are comfortable with the risks involved.

Some brokers describe their leveraging in terms of a leverage ratio and other in terms of a margin percentage. The simple relationship between the two terms is:

Leverage = 100 / Margin Percent
Margin Percent = 100 / Leverage
Leverage is conventionally displayed as a ratio, such 100:1 or 200:1.
Would You Like Fries with Your Pips?

The term "order" refers to how you will enter or exit a trade. Here we discuss the different types of orders that can be placed into the foreign exchange market. Be sure that you know which types of orders your broker accepts. Different brokers accept different types of orders.

Order Types
Basic Order Types
There are some basic order types that all brokers provide and some others that sound weird. The basic ones are:

• Market order A market order is an order to buy or sell at the current market price. For example, EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.2140. If you wanted to buy at this exact price, you would click buy and your trading platform would instantly execute a buy order at that exact price. If you ever shop on Amazon.com, it's (kinda) like using their 1-Click ordering. You like the current price, you click once and it's yours! The only difference is you are buying or selling one currency against another currency instead of buying Britney Spears CDs.

• Limit order A limit order is an order placed to buy or sell at a certain price. The order essentially contains two variables, price and duration. For example, EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.2050. You want to go long if the price reaches 1.2070. You can either sit in front of your monitor and wait for it to hit 1.2070 (at which point you would click a buy market order), or you can set a buy limit order at 1.2070 (then you could walk away from your computer to attend your ballroom dancing class). If the price goes up to 1.2070, your trading platform will automatically execute a buy order at that exact price. You specify the price at which you wish to buy/sell a certain currency pair and also specify how long you want the order to remain active (GTC or GFD).

• Stop-loss order A stop-loss order is a limit order linked to an open trade for the purpose of preventing additional losses if price goes against you. A stop-loss order remains in effect until the position is liquidated or you cancel the stop-loss order. For example, you went long (buy) EUR/USD at 1.2230. To limit your maximum loss, you set a stop-loss order at 1.2200. This means if you were dead wrong and EUR/USD drops to 1.2200 instead of moving up, your trading platform would automatically execute a sell order at 1.2200 and close out your position for a 30 pip loss (eww!). Stop-losses are extremely useful if you don't want to sit in front of your monitor all day worried that you will lose all your money. You can simply set a stop-loss order on any open positions so you won't miss your basket weaving class.

Weird Sounding Order Types
• GTC (Good ‘til canceled) A GTC order remains active in the market until you decide to cancel it. Your broker will not cancel the order at any time. Therefore it's your responsibility to remember that you have the order scheduled.

• GFD (Good for the day) A GFD order remains active in the market until the end of the trading day. Because foreign exchange is a 24-hour market, this usually means 5pm EST since that that's U.S. markets close, but I’d recommend you double check with your broker.

• OCO (Order cancels other) An OCO order is a mixture of two limit and/or stop-loss orders. Two orders with price and duration variables are placed above and below the current price. When one of the orders is executed the other order is canceled. Example: The price of EUR/USD is 1.2040. You want to either buy at 1.2095 over the resistance level in anticipation of a breakout or initiate a selling position if the price falls below 1.1985. The understanding is that if 1.2095 is reached, you will buy order will be triggered and the 1.1985 sell order will be automatically canceled.

Always check with your broker for specific order information and to see if any rollover fees will be applied if a position is held longer than one day. Keeping your ordering rules simple is the best strategy.

Summary
The basic order types (market, stop loss, and limit) are usually all that most traders ever need. Unless you are a veteran trader (yeah right), don’t get fancy and design a system of trading requiring a large number of orders sandwiched in the market at all times – stick with the basic stuff first.

Make sure you fully understand and are comfortable with your broker’s order entry system before executing a trade.

DO NOT make a trade with real money until you have an extremely high comfort level with the trading platform and order entry system.

Choosing a Forex Broker
Before trading Forex you need to set up an account with a Forex broker. So what exactly is a broker? In simplest terms, a broker is an individual or a company that buys and sells orders according to the trader's decisions. Brokers earn money by charging a commission or a fee for their services.

You may feel overwhelmed by the number of brokers who offer their services online. Deciding on a broker requires a little bit of research on your part, but the time spent will give you insight into the services that are available and fees charged by various brokers.
Is the Forex broker regulated?

When selecting a prospective Forex broker, find out with which regulatory agencies it is registered with. The Forex market is labeled as an “unregulated” market, and it basically is. Regulation is typically reactive, meaning only after you’ve been bamboozled out of your entire savings will something be done.

In the United States a broker should be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a NFA member. The CFTC and NFA were made to protect the public against fraud, manipulation, and abusive trade practices.

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Timothy Anietie.

The Four Ways To Increase Your Website Traffic By 70 Percent This Month - Exposed

2010-10-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

Today I placed a white garment in a very dark room without any traces of light and called upon four friends of mine to please help me and find this white garment but after spending almost 15 minutes without finding the a trace of where the piece of clothe is, I decided to switch on the light and immediately within 3seconds they located where I kept the clothe. The same process happens when you build a very creative website with the best content in a very popular niche and you are unable to drive in the expected traffic to it; you have just placed the brave information in the dark room. For you to place this piece of information in a place where everybody can see then you needs to target an expected traffic.

Generating more targeted traffic is what you will need to make your content get across to the whole world. And how to achieve this is the most tasking if you are marketing a product online but why do you call yourself a marketer if you can't achieve the simple process required. The information below will show you how to drive in the maximum number of traffic to your site in the shortest period of time.

Submit Articles To Article Directories.
The reason why I put this as number is because it works for me a lot. Just write articles in your niche make it unique and original then submit it to article directory sites for people to read and if the content of the article meets their requirement they will want to know more show they click on the author signature below your article. Make your articles short for people to quickly read, and make sure you give a point on each paragraph.

Believe me if you can post 2 articles daily to directories site for a month your site should be generating at-least 15 visitors per day.

Be Active With Related Forums.

This is a productive way of getting free targeted traffic your site. You can join forums that discuss your area of interest. Participate in debates and answer some questions. There is a discreet link back to your site just below every post you make with each article you write. Therefore if anyone finds the answers helpful they will surely want to get more information by visiting your site. Try this step and you will know how effective it will drive more traffic to your website.

Share Links with Websites of Related Contents.

You can share links with other website owners that have similar but not the same website like yours. Promise them to that you will put a link of their websites on your own site and let them assure you that they will also do the same. You can achieve this by contacting the owner of the website directly. You can also make sensitive comment relating to the post on their website, include a link in your comment which will drive some visitors who read that same post and finds out that your comment is what knowing more stuff from your website.

You Can Also Pay To Drive Traffic To Your Website.

But why should you pay to drive traffic to your website when you have all the free process above. Moreover, Paid traffic hardly work. If you don't believe me try it out the site you are paying to how many searches have you made on Google that this site was found in number one position and do you bother to check the keyword and the competition for that keyword.

If you can try the above information daily for a month, your site traffic should at-least increase about 30-50 percent and now consider doing it for 6 months then you shouldn't have any problem with traffic or sales any longer. See you at the top.

Timothy Anietie

Internet Marketing: Things To Be Aware

2010-10-25T09:17:00.001-07:00

No doubt, internet marketing has come to replace the traditional advertising methods as the internet is becoming a greater platform for people to share information. For instance, most business owners are now utilizing the ingenious social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to spread the news about their services and products offered. Certainly, such marketing is free of charge, require nothing more than an internet connection. Till now, these sites have been said to be the greatest and easiest technique to perform web marketing. Besides, you can make use of these social sites to connect with friends and family, updating them with your current business.

Next to the social networking sites is the issue of social bookmarking. The societal bookmarking is also one of very strategic advertising tactics used by many business owners via the internet. This form of web marketing comes in several websites such as Digg and Socialadr for internet users to bookmark the hyperlinks to videos and articles. From there, users can have greater ranking in the search engines like Yahoo and Google, luring more searchers to view into your site. This is indeed a renowned societal platform to increase your website's visitors, thus gaining the likeliness of successful trading.
Aside from that, you should also look into the key phrase study, if internet marketing is your desired platform. It is named the search engine optimization (SEO) - basically an important note for individuals who dwell on social media channels to advertise their brands. Marketers should be aware about the significance of the key phrases and the more knowledge you integrate into it, the higher ratings will you gain from the search engines. With the right key phrases or the accurate placement, you could possibly gain top positions on the research pages.

The ultimate figure to pinpoint here is forums. Yes, forums have been deemed to be another extremely effective internet advertising tactics. Participating in the discussion forums will bring you a large network of friends and the opportunity to share knowledge about almost every possibly issue. You can promote your brand via the forums by offering details and in time, they may even help to advertise. Actively answering queries and questions in the discussion rooms is also a great tactic to outstand your products or services.

Timothy Anietie.

THE CAUSOR GURUS

2010-10-05T06:03:00.000-07:00

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