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Why Working With Family Sucks

Jay — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:26 +0000

I know some of my family and close friends are reading this and I’m probably not talking about you guys especially if I never worked with you before or we have an ongoing working relationship. But I have worked with some of you guys and honestly, it just doesn’t seem to work out.

Now a lot of these family and friends that I work with aren’t too keen of how making money online even works. Matter of fact, these are the same people who are just completely shocked that you can make money blogging and try to jump on the opportunity with it comes. Though, for some reason all they hear is “make money” but it seems as though no work gets done.

All Money No Work

I was once told that money doesn’t grow on trees because, well, it doesn’t. And even if it did, you still have to put some work into climbing up to pick money off, or raking in all the money that falls. Especially, if you want to make money, it doesn’t magically just happen.

It’s not like winning the lottery. And again, even if you win the lottery, it takes someone to walk over to the store, possibly fill out that little numbers sheet and purchase it. Then make sure you check back to see if your numbers was actually picked.

I tend to bring up working online with just about anyone I come across and I do understand that it’s not for everybody. But I don’t understand why they were go so far into working online to not do anything.

They Are Too Comfortable

This is another reason why I’m not a big fan of working with close friends or family, simply because they get too comfortable so they think they can just relax and get it easy. Don’t get me wrong, I think I’m a very laid back person but when push comes to shove, I get my work done. And honestly, I expect them to do the same.

For instance, I have this one person/friend who joined one of my teams, registered, learned the process and kept telling me they were going to do X, Y and Z for a couple of days straight and guess what? Nothing.

And honestly, I basically handed them the plate to eat and they just needed a folk and knife but they just didn’t go get it so they didn’t eat. And incase you didn’t get that reference (because I’m weird), I basically gave them everything they needed to do plus more, they simply just didn’t do it.

The unfortunate part comes this awkward moment when I have to cut ties with them because it just isn’t going to work out. I can understand if it was just me but I have to look out for my team on this one as well.

Lack Of Or No Communication

When you’re working with someone, matter of fact, if you’re just friends with someone, I thought it was pretty logical to communicate. If there were no communication, more than likely there would be no friendship, partnership, etc.

I think I see the lack of communication as they may be too scared to tell me “no” or they don’t want to do X, Y, Z, but I always tell people to just communication with me. If this online entrepreneurship isn’t for them then just tell me. There’s no hard feelings.

Now if they just try to avoid the whole situation, that’s where the problem lies.

Hardheaded And A Lot of Head Butting

I’ll be the first to say that I’m a little hardheaded but I’m actually pretty open minded than most. I’ll debate to the very end but if I’m wrong then I’m wrong and I’ll admit it. If someone has a better idea or argument, I’m more open to that than letting my hardheadedness get in the way and help sink the boat.

But there should be a lot less head butting or else working with family and friends just won’t work. Some people go into it thinking they know everything, yet, I had to teach them. There’s no need for that.

Bitter Taste or Hard Feelings

With everything I just said, some people have hard feelings and not only will your working relationship not work out at the end but there may be some bitter taste.

For instance, if you were to own a company and you hired your brother and they simply didn’t do any work because they’re related to the owner, well, they shouldn’t have any hard feelings if you cut ties with them. And they shouldn’t have hard feelings because they took advantage and didn’t do any work.

When it comes down to it, some people’s feelings may get hurt or people might get offended but if two and two don’t add up then it’s probably best not to mix things up.

Conclusion

Don’t get me wrong, my family and close friends will probably always be there for me in person and support me but working with them doesn’t seem to work. At least when it comes to working online. But who knows, maybe it was just a certain group of people that just aren’t that interested in making money online or just doesn’t have that motivation to do the work for it. Maybe it was just me.

Whatever it was, if I can work with people who are motivated enough and can get work done then I don’t care if you’re a family member, friend, random person or a bum. If we can be successful together then a little head butting is fine with me… it’s just when no work gets done that partnering up with whomever eventually won’t cut it.

Sorry for the long rant!

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How I Plan On Getting Accepted Into Google News

Jay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:02:28 +0000

How I Plan To Get Accepted Into Google News - Before I go through the details on how I plan on getting into Google News, I’m actually referring to one of my other sites and not DatMoney. I wouldn’t attempt to try to get DatMoney into Google News simply because this blog isn’t news related.

I have a relatively new site which is focused on entertainment type stuff. Of course, the site covers more than just that but the main theme surrounding it is entertainment. The reason why I started this site is to get included into Google News as well as blog about things I’m interested in, work with a team and hopefully make some good money along with it.

But in addition to that, it’s always good learning the process and gaining knowledge and experience in case I try to do this with another site.

Why Google News?

There’s a couple of simple reasons why. Obviously, Google is the majority of the internet and just getting into Google News would help just about any site spike in traffic on a daily basis… If you do it right. Basically, our team will focus on blogging on main topics people are searching for on a regular basis.

For instance, everyone seems to love celebrity gossip. We will blog about those topics daily and if you happen to search for that in Google, you may very well appear as the first search result in the “Google News” section.

And everyone should know that being one of the top three search results for a popular topic is gold.

Traffic gold = money gold.

Though, I read Google News only indexes your past two days worth of content so our team would very well blog daily to make our money and keep busy.

Plus, I have a few friends that have sites listed in Google News and tell me it’s definitely worth it if you put time into it. Also, a friend tells me that if you get the number one spot, the traffic spikes so much that it would crash a dedicated server!

I guess it may be worth it to crash my dedicated server for a little while because if the traffic spikes like that, I’m sure in that one day I would have probably made enough money to pay off my dedicated hosting for the entire year.

How I Plan On Getting Accepted Into Google News

Basically, you have to read their entire list of things to do to get accepted. There’s a lot of details and you can find it on their site. But these are some of the main things I’m going to do to get accepted. It’s nothing new because everyone is on Google’s site but some people just tend to overlook a few small things that may get you rejected.

Professional Website – I found a very clean and professional looking theme that fits what I’m doing with my entertainment site. But not only that, you also have to make sure you have an authors page, contact information, privacy policy, sitemap, link to Google, adjusted permalinks and so on and so forth.

I think those are the main ones but you also need a sitemap specifically for Google News. Luckily, there’s a simple Wordpress plugin for that.

A Team Of Authors - Google News will not accept individual author websites and I believe the more authors you have that post good content regularly, the higher your chances are with being accepted.

I have a few people on my team already who are working on this site with me but if you are interested, shoot me an e-mail. Though, I’m only looking for a few dedicated bloggers who are willing to blog about interests related to entertainment. It could be just about anything, really, but I would need some people are can post at least a few times a week.

Your Google Adsense would show up on your own posts so if you write about something that gets on the top search results then I’m sure you’ll make some damn good money.

Showing Our Authors On Site - Speaking of a team of authors, I heard it’s key to highlight who’s blogging on your site. For instance, you have to create a page listing all of your authors. In addition, I believe you have to make sure the name of the author has to be displayed on every post they write.

Again, GN doesn’t accept sites without a group of authors and I’m sure they have plenty of ways to check if you’re trying to trick them.

Lots of Content – You need lots of content and I believe each post should be at least 200 words. On top of that, there should be at least three posts being published on a daily basis.

Backup Plan

You know I always say “never put all your eggs in one basket” and although this site should have no problem getting into Google News (whether it’s the first time submitting it or second), you always have to have a backup plan.

I mean, I plan on making money by hoping to win the lottery but just incase that doesn’t work out right, I also have a job and I’m an internet entrepreneur.

But right now I’m also paying someone to build links for the site. And I mean, a lot of links and so far it’s working out pretty good. Well, as good as it gets for a pretty new site.

Conclusion

Again, I’m pretty confident that this site will get into Google News. Even if it doesn’t the first time around, they should tell us what to change and resubmit it.

If anyone is interested in joining the team with potential of making lots of money, feel free to contact me and we’ll see if you’re a right fit with our current team.

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Darren Rowses’ Face Is Everywhere!

Jay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:48:12 +0000

Maybe it’s just me but lately I’ve been seeing Darren Rowses’ face everywhere I go on the internet. Incase you guys have no idea who Darren Rowse is, he’s literally a “Pro Blogger” and makes a great living from it. His main blog is ProBlogger.net and he has over 141,000 subscribers, currently.

Anyways, I admit I don’t go to his website(s) as often as I would like especially since he has some useful information which is always helpful. And now that I’m pretty much done brown-nosing , we can finally get to where I’m seeing his face on the internet.

Well, I’m basically seeing his face on almost every site that has Google Ads displayed. Don’t get me wrong, I know he’s pretty popular, especially in the blogosphere, but how often would I want to see him. Of course, no disrespect to Darren but I swear I’m seeing him more times daily than I see my e-mails. And I check my e-mails a lot throughout the day!

Don’t worry, don’t worry, I wouldn’t want to see my face everywhere I go either.

To be fair, he probably has nothing to do with it. Well, maybe just a little bit. But it seems as though Chitika is running a crazy Google Adwords campaign and that’s why we’re seeing his face everywhere. Just think of him as one of the new spokespersons of L’Oreal Makeup, um, Chitika.

Incase you haven’t noticed it because your eyes shuts down just about any ad that’s on a website, it would look something like:

I know that’s probably not the best ad but that’s the latest one that I’ve seen. But I have seen their ads (and Darren’s face) on almost all of the main sites that I visit regularly including Youtube and most of my own sites. I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw him lurking at you in the comfort of your own home while checking your e-mails! It almost feels like he’s internet stalking you!

But have you seen him lately? He’s like those Geico commercials with the money that has eyes with the “Somebody’s Watching Me” song playing in the background.

Please note: This post was just a joke and it’s not intended on offending anyone, particularly Chitika or Darren. I simply just wanted to comment on him appearing everywhere.

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Outsourcing Pros and Cons

Jay — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:35:39 +0000

Outsourcing Pros and Cons – More recently I have been outsourcing some of my work because of the lack of time I have on working on so many projects. There are actually a lot of benefits to outsourcing but unfortunately, there are also some negatives that come with it.

What Is Outsourcing?

I’m sure you guys already know what outsourcing is but incase you don’t, it’s basically hiring a third-party person/service to do work for you that you need to get done.

An example of that would be if a company needed to get a lot of filing and processing of paperwork done, they would probably hire a temp to do that. More than likely, the reasoning behind that could be the company may have more important work at hand to get accomplished so they can’t use that time filing paperwork. Though, that simple task does need to get done at some point.

Outsourcing Pros

There are plenty of pros to outsource work besides the obvious fact that you’re getting necessary work done by paying a third-party service. But here’s a list of advantages I see when I outsource some of my work:

Huge Time Saver – I’m only one person who always has a lot on his plate and if I were to try to do all of the work by myself, it would take forever. Okay, maybe not forever but a lot of people like to think that “time is money” and if you can’t ever finish something then you’re losing money.

Cost Efficient - I just mentioned above that “time is money” and in most cases it is. But if you find the right price to outsource your work, at the end of the day you’ll actually be profiting.

Let me give you an example. Say it takes you two hours to review a product as well as write a paid review and you charge $100/review, I’m sure you can find plenty of people to do the work for you for $20. So, in this example you get to spend more time finding advertisers while someone else is writing your actual review.

That might not be the best example. Let me give you another one. Say you find someone who has a good reputation in SEO and they charge $50 for their service, you could cut out a majority of your work for the day to focus on something else. In the long run, you’ll be profiting if you use your time wisely.

Also, you can save money outsourcing especially if there are programs and other things that you would need to buy to get the work done.

Quality Service – Most people who does outsource work has a reputation to withhold so they should provide you with good quality service. If they don’t provide it, they may be hurting you a little bit with not accomplishing the work at hand but they’ll probably hurt their own reputation more than anything.

Targeted Accessible Specialized Skills - When you outsource work, a majority of the time there are people who specialize in the work you’re looking for so there’s no need to teach or train. It’s basically letting them know what needs to get done and they do it.

For example, if you wanted to get design work done, there are tons of designers who are more than capable of getting that done for you. All you have to do is tell them what you want and it should get done.

Outsourcing Cons

With the pros, there are always the cons. And I usually find more pros than cons when it comes to outsourcing needed work.

Doesn’t Meet Time Requirement - One of the worst things that can happen is if you have time sensitive work that needs to get done, you outsource and they simply don’t meet your deadline.

Luckily for me, I actually don’t outsource time sensitive work.

Miscommunication - With working online, there will always be some sort of miscommunication. It could simply be someone misinterpreting your message, a language barrier between the two or simply not being on the same page but yet proceeding with the work.

Quality of Work Not Up to Par – Whenever you outsource work that you could be doing, you probably have your mind set on how it should be done “the right way”. In your eyes it should be done in a specific way but that same quality of having someone do the work for you just might not be up to par.

Conclusion

There will always be pros and cons for just about anything that you do. When it comes to outsourcing your work, I would be careful on who you hire. But if you find that right person or service that meets your standards, that can actually benefit you a lot more in the long run.

And if you think about it, outsourcing work is tax deductible.

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CPATrend.com – The New Trend of Affiliate Marketing

Jay — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:14:19 +0000

The following is a paid review in my honest opinion. Being paid is good but it does not influence the review. If you’re interested in a review of your site or product, please visit my advertising page.

Let me just start off by saying that I’m extremely impressed by CPATrend because this relatively new affiliate network has a few things that stand out that I have never seen any other company do. Honestly, I’m not just saying that and if you work your cards right, it will only help you make more money. But we’ll get into that in just one second.

CPATrend.com is definitely the newest affiliate company that I have seen. I believe they went live as of this year and they already have close to 50 campaigns you can run. For those of you guys that don’t know, that’s actually quite a lot for a company that is this new. That basically means they are good at getting new campaigns for you guys to promote to make money quickly.

So, What Makes CPATrend So Great?

Let’s just jump straight into it because there are a few things that just stand out to me. You guys can feel free to agree or disagree with me but I have never seen some of these things done from an affiliate network before.

Prompt Payments – I know this doesn’t seem like anything new because almost all affiliate networks pay on time. And yes other companies pay every 15 days or biweekly as well but does any other affiliate network offer anything other than an excuse and apology if your payment is late? Probably not. But this CPA Network offers $10 every single day your payment is late.

In my eyes, that shows just how confident they are with paying on time. And if anything does happen for whatever reason, they are willing to compensate you every single day that your payment is late.

Highest Paying Offers – Okay, every affiliate company say they have the “highest” payouts for their campaigns but if you happen to see another campaign at another company with a higher payout, CPATrend is willing to match it and or beat it.

Of course, more than likely their campaigns already have others beat so no need to go through this hassle.

Great Customer Service – Hey, I’m a true believer of good customer service and getting to know who you’re dealing with and that’s all I’ve gotten from Phil, who is one of the account managers there. I’ve had numerous e-mail exchanges with him and I believe he has always responded back to me in the same day.

Of course, you should be able to get the same great customer support through telephone or instant messenger if that’s easier for you guys.

Stats Displayed Conveniently – Of course, they have the standard live tracking stats that I have seen from almost every affiliate company but the thing that kind of stuck out to me was the fact that if you search for campaigns to promote, your stats are also displayed there. That is handy when you’re searching for campaigns because it’ll let you know right from the get go that you have promoted that offer before… or not.

Suggestions

I’m just one person but we all like things a certain way, right? Well, I have just a couple of quick suggestions because I’m just a picky person and hopefully it’ll be helpful for a brand new affiliate network to know.

Banners for Campaigns – I was going through a couple of different campaigns and noticed there wasn’t a place to get banners to promote. I would prefer they host the images because we all know bandwidth kills!

Help or FAQ Section – I know they are brand new but I always like to browse through the entire site to check out if they have some sort of help feature or FAQ section just incase I’m stuck on anything. They have a contact area in which people can respond to your inquires but if you’re a non-contact type person then you might look for something indirectly.

Conclusion

I definitely see a lot more perks to join CPATrend than most affiliate networks currently out there. They don’t guarantee things and not back it up. And based on all the incentives, ability to payout higher than any other company and personal experience with their customer service, I am definitely impressed.

And since they are a brand new company, it should be a lot easier referring new affiliates to get commission on that too! Hey, just a helpful suggestion!

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Tax Brackets 2009 Single | Tax Brackets 2009 Calculator

Jay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:09 +0000

Tax Brackets 2009 Calculator - Since we’re still in tax season and a lot of people like to wait until the last minute to get their taxes done (including myself), I figured I would continue on our discussions of taxes by getting out the tax brackets 2009 calculator.

First, let’s go over the tax brackets for 2009 singles. The reason why I’m focusing on singles is simply the fact that I am “single” which basically means I’m not legally married with a spouse living in the same household. Plus, a lot of internet entrepreneurs aren’t married so this list should help them a little bit, especially if this is one of the first times they are filing taxes (or they’re doing it themselves without an accountant).

Here is the tax brackets 2009 single:

- 10% on income between $0 and $8,350
- 15% on the income between $8,350 and $33,950; plus $835
- 25% on the income between $33,950 and $82,250; plus $4,675
- 28% on the income between $82,250 and $171,550; plus $16,750
- 33% on the income between $171,550 and $372,950; plus $41,754
- 35% on the income over $372,950; plus $108,216

If you’re in need of help trying to figure this out, well, I’ll try to explain it.

Basically, whatever amount of money you make within a calendar year would determine your income amount. Of course, you want to minus your tax deductible expenses from that total amount. Once you find out your actual income then you would find out which tax bracket you fall under.

I think most people would fall under the $33,950 to $82,250 so we’ll use that as an example. Say you make $50,000 then you would automatically pay $4,675 which is a flat rate for that bracket. You would also pay 25% of the income as well.

So, until you hit the next tax bracket, you will be paying that amount.

In addition, a lot of people use these tax brackets to figure out other ways you can save by increasing deductions.

I hope I explained this somewhat right LOL!

Anyways, I was trying to embed the tax brackets 2009 calculator but it’s not working out the way I wanted it to so here is a link to a calculator that figures out your estimated tax amount you’ll be paying. The link is http://www.cpasitesolutions.com/content/calcs/Tax1040.html

I hope that helps!

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DatMoney Weekly Updates – Free Hosting, Free Advertising, Changes and More

Jay — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:34:15 +0000

I’ve been trying to write out this particular weekly updates for a while now. Well, particularly since I upgraded to a dedicated server two weeks ago. But I’ll cover a handful of things including ones you guys would be interested in such as the free advertising, contest update, free web hosting and more.

Let’s get right into it, shall we?

Some Comments/Posts May Have Been Deleted - I do apologize to some of you guys but some comments may have been deleted on my transition to my dedicated server. Matter of fact, if some of you guys posted on some of my other blogs, a couple of posts may have been deleted as well. I hope you guys saved a copy! Sorry about that!

Looking For a (Committed) Team Once Again - I’m actually looking for yet another team to work with on one site. But I’m actually looking for committed individuals who are willing to work a few hours a week with the potential of making money in a couple of months. I mean, a LOT of money and traffic. I actually have a plan but unfortunately, it does require a team of committed bloggers.

I’ve worked with a bunch of you guys before and some of the teams just didn’t work out for whatever reason. If you are not committed enough or you’re the type to quit if you don’t see enough revenue flowing in instantly, then this project is probably not for you. If you like to blog about entertainment, sports, anime, shows, movies and stuff like that, drop me a line!

What Gadgets/Prizes Would You Be Interested In Winning? - This is just a quick update on the contest that I’m going to be holding once again and I figured I would just ask you guys on your thoughts of what prizes would you be interested in winning? Please keep in mind that it shouldn’t be something you wouldn’t buy for someone else. For instance, I’m sure you guys wouldn’t buy someone else a brand new car or computer. I’m looking for gifts more on the line of iPods, Flip Minos, etc.

I just want to get some ideas on prizes and we’ll take it from there.

Cell Phone Update, Free Advertising Announced - Well, I still haven’t had a chance to pick a new cell phone because of my indecisiveness and, well, I’m picky. Also, the fact that I had to upgrade to a dedicated server and pay the first few months upfront didn’t help the cause. But I did promise one 125×125 ad spot for a month for free to the person that helped me choose. Since I didn’t pick yet I decided to put everyone that commented (individuals and not total comments) into random.org and select a winner.

Random.org selected Bill who left the comment:

My vote is with Verizon. Mileage may vary. In the Bay Area of California, Verizon has the absolute best coverage. I’ve used Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. All are inferior — where I live.

That said, Wirefly is offering a free HTC Droid right now (just got the email). I don’t know if this is a public offer, so if you need the info, let me know.

So Bill, please e-mail me with the same address you used to comment on that post and we’ll get you set up. Hey, one simple comment could get you some free things!

Free Web Hosting - I received a bunch of e-mails and I have yet to respond to any so if you didn’t hear from me, no need to worry, nobody did. I was actually away for the long weekend and had limited internet access so I’m actually just trying to get caught up right now.

But plus keep in mind, this is just a trial hosting that is free. I won’t be hosting forever as I’m just trying to get you guys familiar with the entire system. Of course, once you do switch over to your own hosting, I’ll help with the transition because it’s not very hard to move files from server to server.

I’ll keep you guys posted. Well, the ones who are actually interested.

What Happened to All The Comments? – I’m just curious on what’s going on with the lack of comments? Maybe it’s my fault, huh? But the traffic has been better but less comments… that’s just weird.

Anyways, I don’t want to hit you guys with too much information so I’ll end that for now. Let me know if you guys have questions!

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Tax Deductions You Didn’t Know About

Jay — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:45:12 +0000

As we continue with tax season, I figured we’d go over some tax deductions you didn’t know about. Well, maybe not necessarily you but me.

I previously wrote a few posts on tax stuff so you can read them at List of Tax Deductions 2009, Tax Deductions for Self-Employed and Tax Deductible Expenses for Self-Employed Online Entrepreneur. But since there’s less than two months left to file your taxes and get your refund, I figured we’d cover a few more things here.

I’m constantly reading about tax stuff because it’s becoming more and more important to me as my revenue increases for my online entrepreneurship. As you guys know, we have to file for taxes on all the money that we make so deducting expenses become more and more important so we’re not actually losing out on money that should belong to us and not Uncle Sam.

Matter of fact, I don’t even have a Uncle Sam so why would we want to donate our money if we don’t have to. (By the way, that was my lame attempt to add an unnecessary joke somewhere randomly in this post)

Anyways, let’s get down to business. Let’s go over some detailed tax deductions we didn’t know about…

Write Off Travel Expenses – There are a few things about travel expenses and I’ve mentioned in the past but I would like to correct a couple of things I found as well. I mentioned that you could write off travel expenses if you’re moving outside of 50 miles to a new job. Well, apparently you need to have been hired prior to the move to qualify for writing off travel expenses.

Also, I mentioned if you attend a business meeting or convention (like Affiliate Summit) then you can write that off. But the key is the fact that you need to justify it as an business expense and it needs to be related to your business rather than a vacation in Las Vegas.

What I Didn’t Know… Say you have a spouse that wanted to attend the convention with you, well, you can write off their travel expenses and half their meals if they are an employee of your business or a legal partner. (And living with your girl/boyfriend for two months might not really qualify)

For everything you purchased on your trip, save your receipts and put them all in an envelope just incase you need to trace back to it.

Write Off Your Home Office – I mentioned you can write off just about anything for your home office (desk, computer, chair, etc) but there are a few things to avoid to trigger red flags with the IRS. Well, the main thing is to not purchase more than you make. For instance, don’t remodel the entire room with carpeted flooring, redo your walls, etc.

What I Didn’t Know… It’s not good to mix business with pleasure. If you purchase things for your business and you write it off then make sure you’re not using those same things for personal use. A good example would be purchasing a computer for business but also using it for personal use (playing World of Warcraft or something) because then you would have to figure out the percentage of the time you use it strictly for business.

Write Off Rent For Home Office Deduction – Every year you should be able to write off a portion of your rent if you are renting an apartment.

What I Didn’t Know… actually, I did know this but you can still write off home office space if you’re renting. I think there’s different ways of doing this and may require you to fill out additional forms so ask an accountant if you know one!

Write Off Personal Expenses (Including Clothes) – Again, don’t get things all twisted here, you simply can’t mix business with pleasure. A good example I read was the home office theme and you simply can’t deduct gardening right outside your “home office” because it doesn’t relate directly with your business.

What I Didn’t Know… Say you have to buy a suit to attend a business meeting, well, technically you shouldn’t be writing that off because you can actually wear the suit to other events not related to your business. Basically, any types of clothes you can wear outside of business then you shouldn’t write off.

Those are the main things that I can think of that really effects me directly and I’m sure it’s the same for many of you.

Next up, tax deductions and how we can avoid red flags/getting audited… stay tuned!

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Get Free Web Hosting Here!

Jay — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:13:59 +0000

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So, there are a lot of things that have really took place especially since I upgraded to a new dedicated server and one of my thoughts was the fact that I would try to help out some of my readers. How does some free web hosting sound to you? Sounds pretty good, right? Well, I’ll pick a few people that are interested. But keep reading for more details.

Why Am I Giving Away FREE Web Hosting?

My whole thought was the fact that some people never made that official jump into getting their own web hosting because they wasn’t sure how it worked, if it would benefit them at all or they just didn’t want to go through the hassle. Well, I started off with free hosting at Blogger.com but eventually I switched over to my own hosting and was pretty happy. For me, it’s like looking at me working down the path of a true online entrepreneur.

I’m sure a lot of you guys are just like me and I decided I would give you guys a chance to test it out for yourselves before you commit to anything.

I decided that I would get some people on their way with becoming their own internet entrepreneur and taking a step into the direction of needed expenses for their business.

Sites I Will Reject

Yes, there will be sites I will reject for those taking me up on this offer. I can’t accept everyone as I’ll probably just pick a couple of people that I feel are good enough for it. Though, I can’t accept just about any site either.

I’m actually going to stay away from sites that go against any standard hosting TOS and that includes, but not limited to, sites that do illegal things, porn, hate, etc. I simply don’t want sites potentially banning my servers IP or getting all of the sites on my dedicated server in trouble.

Also, as of right now, I think I’ll probably pass on sites that take up incredible bandwidth. I’m still learning everything as I go so I’d prefer to stay away from sites that will completely slow down my entire server as a whole.

I’m sure there will be more reasons for rejecting sites as I come by them but in the meantime, those are just the basic things I can think about.

What’s The Catch?

In my eyes, there really isn’t a catch. I just wanted to help a few people that was in the same dilemma as me before I switched to my own hosting when I was hosted with Blogger.com. Of course, depending on how many people actually contact me regarding this offer, I may ask for a link on the footer of the site or something on those lines.

Again, I’m not even sure yet and haven’t really thought this whole thing through but all I kept thinking was “man, it would’ve been great if I had something like this when I was thinking about getting my own hosting” and I’m just trying to help a couple of people out in the short, and hopefully, the long run.

But if you are interested, please e-mail me or catch me on instant messenger and we can just talk about this a little further.

Thanks!

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Instant File Sharing Search Made Easy

Jay — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:21 +0000

Have you guys ever heard of rapidshare or uploading.com? They are basically file sharing networks in which you can get programs, TV shows, movies, etc you’ve been looking for. And there’s an easy file search engine that can help you find those exact things.

I was actually introduced to General-Search.com recently and their website has actually helped me in more ways than one. Besides being able to search for potential programs, shows and other files that I’d be interested in downloading for free, they’ve actually helped with getting lots of traffic. But we’ll get to that in a minute.

How It Works

If you’re looking for a file sharing search to conveniently find files from uploading.com, rapidshare.com and a few other sites then it’s made pretty easy for you. All you have to do is type in a specific keyword and it’ll pull up everything related to it and tell you which website the file is hosted on, the name of the file as well as the size.

Of course, if you happen to draw a blank on files you’re looking for then they also have a “top searches” and “latest searches” section which shows you the main keywords people are searching for. And this is how they helped me get tons of traffic.

How They Helped Me Get Traffic

Since this is a search engine directed specifically for files people are looking for, that means no matter what, someone out there is searching for where to find these files. And since they have the “top searches” and “latest searches”, the keywords are given to you right there. You could easily write some posts related to those searches because we know people are looking for them and it can help increase your traffic drastically as well.

And it’s definitely an interesting mix of keywords because some of them seem to be in other languages or something. Also, a bunch of them seem to be abbreviations that I never even heard of but like I said, it should definitely help regardless.

Suggestions

There’s basically one main thing I would consider changing about the site and its adding a sort option. I tried searching for different files but there was no way to sort by name, size, etc. I like things to be easy as possible especially since I’m lazy. And since its a search engine of files I’m looking for, I like to narrow down my selection if at all possible.

Conclusion

So, regardless if you’re looking for the right file to download or where to get those files from or maybe because you’re interested in what people are looking for then you should definitely check out general-search.com. Personally, I wish I knew about these type of search engines for files previously because its a hassle trying to search for them in regular search engines!