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Knowing When to Hire a Professional

Toan Nguyen Minh — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:39:13 +0000

here comes a time when you are up against an insurmountable task or deadline and there is nothing you can do but face defeat. At least that’s what it seems like when you don’t know what or who to turn to for help.

Finding the right help and understanding when its time to use the resources you have available are important. There is has never been more free content and excellent tips online to teach you exactly when and how to accomplish your task at hand. Maybe you have a school project, deadline at work or more relevant a new blog you have to have ready. What do you do when you are not sure where to go and feel like you hit a dead end? — To a Professional

A Reality Check about Blogging for Money

Toan Nguyen Minh — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:13:28 +0000

blogging for money

Last week’s article in the

Wall Street Journal revealed that my blog earnings are in excess of $250,000 per year (a very ballpark figure).

The problem with these type

of articles is that they report in a few words just one element of a story – in this case my earnings.

While it’s true that I have

built my blogging to a point where I’m able to earn good money blogging there are many things that an article like the one in the WSJ didn’t (and couldn’t) mention about how I was able to build my blogging up to this point.

The impact of this missing ‘back story’ is that much of the reality of blogging for money goes unseen by those looking at blogging as a potential income stream – leading some to naively enter into blogging with false expectations.

Of course when these expectations are not met things can get ugly with disappointment and anger being a common reaction. What disappoints me as a blogger writing on this topic is that I regularly see other bloggers feeding their readers with hype and false hopes about how easy it is to make big money from blogging. This only adds to the distance between their reader’s expectations and the reality of blogging for money.

The Reality of Blogging for Money

So what is the reality of building up one’s blogging to a point where they can make a full time living blogging?

Here are five facts that I’d like to share about my own story to give a more realistic picture to those considering getting into blogging as a way to make a living.

1. It takes a concerted long term effort

I have been blogging for five years. The first year was not for money in any way (although I learned a lot about blogging in that year) and the next two I worked 2-3 jobs at a time (and was studying part time) while I built my blogging up from a hobby, to part time job to a full time venture (more on my story here).

I’m often asked things like – ‘I need to make $xxxx in the next few months – how would you do it with a new blog?’

The average age of blogs in the Technorati Top 100 was over 3 years when I last surveyed it – while the occasional blogger has a fast rise to frame they are the exception. Building a successful blog takes a long time (it takes time to build readership, to work out how to monetize it etc) so take a long term approach and pace yourself.

2. It takes luck

I won’t speak for other bloggers but in my case I was very fortunate on many fronts. I started blogging at a good time (it was a lot less crowded and competitive back then).

I stumbled on making money from blogs quite accidentally
I started my first money making blog on the spur of the moment and picked a topic (digital
photography) without knowing what I was doing – but for the time it was right)
I met the right people at the right time
Bigger bloggers discovered me at opportune times

The lucky list could go on – but I was very lucky. Of course some people ‘make their own luck’ and to some extent I agree with this – there are ways to increase your chances of being lucky – but some of it is outside your hands. Sometimes the luck comes and sometimes it doesn’t.

3. It takes a lot of work

There’s been a lot of talk lately about how blogging less can mean more from your blog (example 1 and example 2). While I agree with this – that doesn’t mean you can just come up with a few posts on a whim every few days and expect the traffic (and money) to come rolling in. Over the last 3 years I’ve consistently worked 40-60+ hour weeks on my blogging. At one point I was posting 20-30 posts per day (mainly news related posts back then). Most bloggers that make a full time living from blogging work corresponding hours on it.

4. Many don’t make much money blogging

I’ve often used the analogy of Professional sports people to highlight that in any ‘game’ there are many who play it – less who make a little money from the game, even less who are able to earn a living from it (just) and just a small group who make big money from it. The same is true for bloggers. I’ve run many polls here at ProBlogger on how much people are earning from the medium (eg) and on every single occasion they reveal that the vast majority of bloggers are making very little per month. While it is possible to make amazing money from blogging the sad reality is that most don’t make more than pocket money. Even some blogs who ‘deserve’ to make money blogging don’t.

5. It’s hard

One thing that I’ve found to be common with when I had small/new blogs and now having blogs that are doing reasonably well is that in both instances it can be really hard to keep them going. The pressure to keep coming up with fresh ideas, to respond to critique of others, to deal with jealousy when others do well and more can be difficult to deal with. On some levels it gets easier to deal with as your blog grows – but on other levels the demands that you face from a larger readership can at times be overwhelming. Most bloggers that I know (big and small) have at one point or another been close to giving up – I know I have.

Feeling Depressed?

I don’t want to put a downer on those of you wanting to take your blogs to a level where you could make good money from blogging – the fact is that it is possible and and increasing number of people are making a part time or full time living from the medium – but I do think it’s important to have a realistic picture before getting into blogging for money.

While some bloggers do talk about blogging as a way to make quick money I’ve not had that experience myself. Perhaps others do get rich quick from blogging – but I’ve not met any successful bloggers who’ve told me that yet.

Questions and answers about running a business online

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:29:20 +0000

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Property Finance Tips and Hints

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:55:49 +0000

So many people want to invest in real estate but do not know where to start. Buyer with experience will tell you that you need to contact financial institutions to manage it and the financing of the property for you. That is very true. You should use other peoples money to finance your property.
Investors do not you advise all the newcomers to share their money in a single property. The ideal is to have a number of properties, so you’re less of a risk. Of course, not everyone start investing in more than one property. Then you have to take the first step and buy your first piece of real estate. Note that you have done your homework on the purchase of real estate. You buy something that every other is a wrong decision.
In these days of vacation guides and other financial institutions to finance property deals up to 90% of the total. Real estate finance has become a dynamic company, investors and lenders must keep pace with the laws and institutions of the credit. While you will be able to obtain, must finance up to 90%, still to the lender that you will be able to convince to cover the monthly payments.
The benefits of the financing of real estate are much better financing for you. This fact can easily be illustrated with an example. If we take the property value of R1000 000th You can save money on pensions and money to pay for the property in cash, the cost you R1000 000 in your pocket is. Or you can say to pay a deposit of 000, R100 and the R900 will finance property 000th After one year you sell your property for R1400 000, the market will be told how you performed your work with the purchase of the property. You pay R9000 per month on a mortgage. After the first year, the total cost will be R208 000 (R100 000 + R108 000). R400 000 minus R208 000 = R192 000 non-profit. Would be no promotion, the property of their return on investment of 40%, but because the financing of your property’s return on investment is 200%. Is how investors get rich.
Lenders, that the real estate finance up to 90% will be either a fixed interest rate or a floating rate note. Financial institutions must ensure that you will be able to stand your monthly obligations and, therefore, is to review your personal information, such as your source of income, the value of the assets, savings, the market value of property are you financing, etc. The interest rate , you get depends on all these factors.
When choosing a financial institution to finance your investment property or personal property to ensure that you are familiar with the terms of the treaty. You need to know exactly how much you’ll pay me now and then, when terms such as prepayment penalties, etc.
The point is. Should people from other finance your property. Real estate is the key to financial freedom in your career investment. Homework when deciding which property to buy, even if it takes a year to find the perfect too. It’s not like youre going to buy a house each month in each case. Well, at least not if you are from.

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How can a company online marketplace?

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:58 +0000

Hi, I just started my business online but I have some problems with marketing. Someone has an idea or all of the program that have contributed to market your business more successful. Thanks for your help!
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Picking The Right Insurance Program

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:50 +0000

Most aspects of capitalism is a win-win. If employers do a lot of money from the workers because of rising worker productivity, employers hire as many workers as possible – the wage increase for workers. " Is why for many aspects of capitalism, people are looking to benefit from the other in every way possible. However, not all aspects are win-win. If the same shops selling the same product at a different price, of course, choose the cheapest package. In this case, choose a package that makes profits tend to shop more painful. The same thing for the insurance. A good rule of thumb, if an insurance package is good for you or not, whether the insurance program has a lot of money to implement it or not. No, I do not pretend that these huge profits should be banned. Conversely, if an insurance company makes a lot of money, then you invite competitors who move their profits with her. The free market is still the best in this area. I maintain that no such insurance you can buy. Likewise, I am not arguing that traders should not make much money, which their products to you. I contend that you should buy the business that offer the best product and service at the lowest cost. Here is how capitalism works. Following are the insurance programs in which insurance companies a lot of money. Therefore, avoid these programs like the plague. Flight insurance is the safest way to travel by plane. There is a statistic that says that if you travel by plane every day 1,000 years ago, you probably get a plane crash once. Even then survive. However, aircraft accidents are always reported on television. Caused anxiety. People act on emotion and the feeling that the flights are much less secure. Not only life insurance that covers your life. Mortgage life insurance, I found that it is better to buy term life insurance. Once again the ideas that are in general insurance businesses, which are mixed with something else such as a mortgage or savings, are badly in general. Things are mixed, consumers are confused. The more confused the consumer, more money for insurance coverage. Credit Card Insurance Lost Prevention by law, which is lost up to $ 50 limited. So do not buy. Accidental Death Insurance stick, a regular old term good insurance. The probability that you will die because of accidents is lower than you think. Car Insurance This is demolishing another. Insurance companies too much. Chances are, it is already covered by your regular car insurance. Thinking in this way, you can use the car for a whole year. If you rent a car for 1 day, then the probability that there should be a car crash on day 1, approximately 1 / 365 of the regular car insurance. However, the rental car insurance is sold at a price significantly higher than that. Children of insurance "Mom, our children are dead, I'm so sad. But fortunately we have assured them. So we came in cash. "There are only two ways in which children were to buy insurance. Earlier, when the child is the breadwinner of the family. Secondly, if you plan to chop into pieces. Let me explain more, because when we realized the true nature of the insurance http://FasterFinancialFreedom. com / art. 390. 0. html. Identity theft insurance claim to go through the hassle of insurance coverage is better for checking your credit report issued free of charge. Insurance, risk and asset management Every time you are in a $ 1 insurance, you probably $. 50. The remaining $. 50 it to insurance companies and their dealers. For the most part, the ratio is even higher. For example: Suppose you buy term insurance for $ 1 million. Suppose you pay $ 2000/year for this type of insurance. And I bet that the insurance companies know that the probability that you are dying, is this year only 1%. To make the insurance companies $ 2 for every $ 1 they pay in claims. The more complicated the insurance, the higher the ratio. In insurance, learning, for example, insurance companies probably $ 5 each $ 1 they pay. You can not win in the insurance industry through the purchase of several insurance companies. The real profit comes not from a higher expected value of your return. Your profit is from increased stability of your business. Suppose you have a lot of houses, is all in the bank. Say one of them is in flames. Then one can cost $ 100,000 U.S. dollars thus lost more than $ 100,000. Maybe force you to concentrate on your other homes for sale at reasonable prices. We see how financial instability can beat out of business? Insure this. Even with insurance, income from year to year, it will be smooth. Women as a stable income. IRS is forgiving a regular income. You pay less tax if you earned $ 50,000 per year for 10 years in a row that, if you earn $ 100,000 per year for 8 years and lost $ 150,000 per year for the next 2 years. In the first case, you will be placed on the lowest income tax bracket and relieve you from paying the tax on the additional $ 50,000 per year you'll lose. So, what are the tips? Insurance does not remember, for the benefit of insurance to stabilize yields is. If you provide more, your income is unstable, because we again make more money if your house is on fire, if they continue in office. Well, some people have more than love. The only time that can be profitable, and if you plan to burn the house. This is not acceptable. Insurance companies understand that those who are insured are less likely to guard his house and watch the fire codes, and so on. So they charge higher premiums. Hold the insurance co-payment in many high threshold, you pay the first 10,000 U.S. dollars. The insurance pays in addition to the cost. Suppose that destroy your car. They say, the cost $ 5,000. You pay for them. However, if the price is $ 100,000, then you pay that cost 10,000 U.S. dollars, and the insurance pays $ 90,000. Why is the high co-payments? First, insurance support is not easy. There are a lot of fraud going on, and there are a lot of administrative processes that need to be made. If the insurance company's administrative costs offered by the actors, they will lose customers. "Oh, I lost my house but I have to shell more money to get money from my insurance company." Only governments can do such cruelty and to stay in business. So what to do about insurance? They represent the administrative costs of the premium. So that the price is high. After all, if your loss is small, why not pay just? Save the premium, less investment will be more than enough to pay for small losses, without financial stability. There is never a good idea to apply for low losses. Submission of such claims insurance companies will mark you as a high risk. Thus, the premiums will be increased even further. The problem with the sale of life insurance term life insurance you get when you're dead. Well, sometimes you can get your money before you die. This process is called dissolution Viatical. And it is only for those who are terminally ill whho work. Thus, an investor pays a reduced version of the cover. After death, the investor receives the coverage by insurance companies.

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Best stocks to buy Buy> Day Trading Tips Today

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:39 +0000

BY. – Http: / / www. MomentumStockPick. com It is no secret that online trading can be very profitable, but highly competitive field, and the truth is that the stock market does not care whether you're an expert or a beginner trader. The rules and the opportunities are equal for everyone, whether you will make money if you select a camp and do a job, or you are just going to lose the benefit of more experience. Whether we are in a recession, or we have a great economy. Gamblers and ignorant constantly losing money in both directions. While those who experience and is more profitable to make money in good times or bad. The trick is to learn to do it. As a trader your homework, all the studies and the examination of marketing strategies, which can help you to protect the benefits of shares and at the same time, your profits. Simply always keep in mind that a good strategy is simple and convenient. Complicated systems so that you are always in the making, slowly, or are confused from the outset. A professional should read again what he can. There is simply no other way, a difficult to prepare themselves for this task, but also incredibly satisfying to read them and implement the ideas as possible, at least from the first exchange of paper. Are not many books on this subject, which claim to help, but many who have written in which 6 or 8 years and this kind of makes them obsolete in this constantly changing industry. Fortunately, there are some websites for the sale of concrete measures on the Internet where you can access to a proven strategies that are easy to implement. One of these sites is http://www. MomentumStockPick. They focus on com stock trading methods to help recognize and use, allows for certain stocks with momentum, while limiting the risks. Visit them today and improve your stock trading potential in this month.

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How similar is the virtual Practice Forex Trading in Real Ones?

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:53:57 +0000

I was just kidding with foreign exchange practice for a few hours today and made over $ 5k non-profit.

I bought a motorcycle and Finance Need To Get Rid Of It What should I do?

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:53:43 +0000

Hey, I recently bought my first motorcycle, a Honda CBR 125R on funding. I have a 0% deal, and I had not placed the deposit, but now because of personal problems, financial problems, as I have to get rid of it. E 'illegal sale of a motorcycle with the financing and then I do not know is what to do. The only done 50 miles, so still worth a decent amount of money. Any ideas?

Why not an online business

Toan Nguyen Minh — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:53:37 +0000

As you read this, there are millions of people who make a full-time income on the internet, working part-time comfort of your home. These people set their own working hours, wherever they live, and choose have much free time to spend with their family, friends and just simply not what they enjoy doing. That sounds like something you'd like to do? Of course it is! Here are some of the main reasons why most people who start an online business: – It takes very little money to start a company unlike online, an online business does not need a lot of start-up performance ratio. All you need is an "idea, a domain name, Internet access and hosting, each of which are acquired for less than $ 100! – You can choose, at work Who says you have to work 9-5 every day? The Internet business is the greatest proof that the statement of work 9-5 "is no longer true. With an Internet business, there is no need to awaken in the early morning hours so that you work at 9, can not be started. You can immediately at a certain time, but your own boss! – Working from the comfort of your home if your computer where you have to work! And since you are working in the planning of your home, you'll save at least two hours of your time each day to avoid flying to and from work during the rush hour when everyone else goes to work or in the direction of home. This means that they save at least 730 hours per year! Do not you shudder at the thought of losing to do 730 hours per year, nothing productive? – With the Internet, the whole world is on the market! Sitting in front of the computer, everyone in the world is now within three feet. It uses the software for free or at low cost and hardware and infrastructure of the Internet, which in combination gives you the power levers that much on a traditional business, which more and more to get less and less work goes! – You can completely automate your online business, if it is correct, some models of the Internet business will be fully automated. – No need to work, 8 hours a day every day Once you automate your internet business in a certain way, you can see the amount of time saved to start another Internet company to improve your existing business, or how whatever you want. Just spend time online checking your e-mail religiously, promoting and expanding their business, all in front of the computer. And there is absolutely no reason to even spend more than four hours online. – Spend more time with family and friends Owning an Internet Business gives you the privilege to spend more time with your family, or watch your children grow. This is what most busy parents crave. If you're one of them, then you will do well to seriously consider starting an Internet business. – Your online business can run you about your hobbies and passions Well, this is my favorite reason for every desire an Internet business! The Internet Business allows your passion and dream come to life, which also have the most important component of businesses of all kinds – The online company spent very little Believe it or not, can be a part of their activities, set up on the Internet and operate at no cost, even if not very low. Other activities on the Internet can be run with the lowest monthly operating costs are negligible! – You can more than one! As the costs for establishing and operating an Internet business is so small and you can automate tasks you can perform several activities on the Internet, as a person Internet Business owner. You do not need to adjust to new employees because the system does the Internet business the most jobs, if not all. Works 24 / 7 for you. Will not be called ill. No excuse. And certainly not to blame if you had problems in the world! – () The Internet is a huge market, the world and it gets bigger as you read these words after the Computer Industry Almanac, there will be 1st 07 billion in 2005. Now there is no doubt that a 1st User 07 billion pool is a very attractive target given the leverage you have over the Internet? Taking into account all the wonderful reasons to start the Internet business, I'm already out of your mind, whether an Internet-based business is safe for you.

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