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Articles from September 18, 2011

3 Million Items and Counting, Bidville Becomes Big Business

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Since their introduction, online auction sites have been making e-history as some of the most popular destinations on the Internet. From designer-label clothing to grandma's jewelry to cars and even houses, anything and everything imaginable can be auctioned off online.

People who place items for sale on auction sites are attracted to the prospect of building a business from home with no morning traffic jams and little required capital to start. And bidders are drawn to the unique shopping opportunities and the potential to purchase hard-to-find items from all over the world.

Increasingly, buyers and sellers are discovering the unique benefits of using emerging sites rather than the giants of the industry, such as eBay. Bidville.com is one such site that has been quietly gaining momentum in the wake of eBay's ongoing fee increases.

Bidville started in 1999 primarily as a sports card auction site, but began expanding its merchandise base in late 2003 to take advantage of burgeoning market opportunities. Throughout 2004, its membership base increased to nearly 1 million members and the number of items listed daily reached 3 million. In addition, the site now has more than 600 "storefronts" that sell anything from collectibles to electronics at a fixed price.

Bidville markets itself as "the alternative auction site" because it does not charge listing fees. Rather, sellers pay what's called "final success fees" after their items sell. These fees, at no more than 5 percent of the selling price, are lower than what other sites charge.

So what is the key to Bidville's success? The company is striving to expand its growing community of loyal members and makes it a policy to give them personalized attention. While most auction sites answer questions with an automated reply, Bidville has live customer service representatives who respond to all queries within 24 hours.

In its extensive community section, there is ample opportunity for member interaction via the Member to Member Help Desk, the Bidville Cafe, where members can share stories and make friends, and the Sellers Forum, where members can discuss successful selling tips and offer suggestions for site improvements. A special charity section allows nonprofit organizations to use Bidville to raise money for good causes.

Asset Protection!

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First of all, Bullet proof Asset protection strategy started with a privacy oriented tax haven jurisdiction. Private oriented tax haven jurisdiction prevents no tax to be paid for offshore capital gains or derived income.

With the offshore banking, it is easy to set up asset protection and bank secrecy. Bank secrecy also prevents its own employees, director or officer to divulge any personal information or files, bank statements connected to any bank account holder. With Panama offshore bank there are strong secrecy laws that allows the victim to file a lawsuit if any kind of misuse of subject of use is done by violating terms and conditions against not only the persons responsible for the privacy violation but it is also done with the employees of the bank or the bank itself if they are part of the violation. With strong terms and conditions of Panama bank it is hard to release any information or leak of personal information is hard to take place.

Panama bank secrecy law releases the secrecy of records in some case where the victim cannot file a law suit and that is within the criminal interventions of the victim themselves than in USA, EU most private detectives have no trouble tracing any record from the bank, without the information to the bank employees, and in that case, the detectives are not in trouble or have never been heard of getting persecuted.

Well, there is one other asset protection named Piercing asset protection structures and for that court order is required to get the asset protection corporate veil pierced. The court order regarding a trust, a corporation, a bank account or foundation is required or must for that. Such court orders are usually reserved for the serious criminal offences or matters like terrorism or narcotics etc. Civil matters from countries outside of the jurisdiction do not have to go through a court order for information.

The offshore privacy taxes have the best terms and make sure that they do not lose their customers and so they often avoid the foreign creditors to collect any assets in the banks of their customer’s country.

Asset protection and taxes of offshore Panama bank are well structured and definitely are in favor of their customers. Panama offshore bank makes all that is possible to eliminate any unwanted problems or thefts for its customers. They are also in terms of having jurisdiction that does not charge taxation of income at all; this eliminated filing requirements within the country where the offshore bank is located. A good example of that is of individuals or companies that do not carry activities outside Panamanian territory and do not obtain any income from the Panamanian source, are only subjected to the payment of fixed annual tax of 300 US dollars.

Foundations are an approach to wrap on the layer of privacy laws over the ownership of the corporation. As the trust or foundation is in one country and the corporation is in a different country while the bank account is in the third country. The use of foundation with S.A Panama Corporation is a powerful asset protection strategy.

Six Reasons Why Google AdSense is So Important to Content Sites

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Before you can understand why Google AdSense is so important to content sites, it’s important to know how AdSense works. The concept is really simple. The publisher or the webmaster needs to inserts a java script into his webpage. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull advertisements from the Google server. The ads that are targeted should therefore be related to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying the Google for the click. The Google handles all the tracking and payments, providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive ads without the hassle of soliciting advertisers, collect funds, and monitor the clicks and statistics.

BENEFITS OF GOOGLE ADSENSE

• One of the most impressive advantages of AdSense is that Google has a huge database of advertisers that are looking for space. Because of this huge base of advertisers, AdSense can provide you with a steady stream of advertisers that can match just about any type of content that you can think of. Advertisers are segregated based on product, service, geography, and company size. This helps to both provide local advertisement opportunities to companies, as well as provide your site with relevant content.

• Another no cost benefit that AdSense offers is the use of their Google search box technology. You can add this feature to your website, which will encourage visitors to stay at your website longer, and it will encourage them to return to your site. You can even earn money from this technology. When a visitor enters a keyword or keywords the results appear in a box at the top of your web page. You earn money for every ad that they click on that was generated from their search.

• In addition to these benefits you also are able to control what kinds of ads that you want displayed on your website. You can filter out ads from specific company genres, and you can also filter out companies that compete with what you are trying to sell. You can also design the look of the ads that are displayed on your website. You can choose their color pallet, layout, and size of the ads that are displayed, and where they appear on your website. Finally, you can customize your AdSense to run on only certain pages of your website. All of these options allow you to stay in control of how AdSense is displayed to your customers.

• There isn’t a fee to participate in AdSense, however, you do need to invest time in setting up AdSense features and filters. You will also have to pay for the design, hosting, and domain name of your website. These set up costs should be minimal depending on the complexity of your web site. There are free website hosting sites available and often home page hosting is provided as a free service with your ISP. To determine if your ISP offers free hosting and web page design assistance you should contact your ISP representative.

• While most ads that promote this type of affiliate program boast of fast and easy money, if you truly want to make money with this program there is going to be substantial work involved. In order for you to make money, you will need to attract visitors to your website. To do this you will need to provide your viewers with quality content that appeals to a large audience. One popular way to do this is to provide a blog of current events, issues, opinion, commentary, etc. Another way is to produce original content that people will drool over. Be creative. There is a lot of competition out there, so learn how to produce content that will top the search engine results, and learn how to use keywords to your advantage in order to attract more viewers.

• Adsense is essential for content sites because it has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters that allows full ad customization. The different formatting expands the possibility of more clicks from visitors who may not be aware of what they are clicking on. Thus making them take the next step of clicking on a relevant ad. This way the people behind Adsense will get their content read, and you make a profit.

Boss Cologne Review

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There are many different cologne products available on the market to select from.  One popular one is Boss Cologne products.  When choosing which product you want to buy it is very helpful to read a Boss Cologne review.  This will give you an idea of what others think about the particular product in the line.

What do you look for in a good Boss Cologne review?

The first thing you want to look for is the length of the review.  A good review will be more than a paragraph or two.  You want to research until you find one that has some length to it.  A person that has used the product line will have more than just a couple of paragraphs to say about it.

Where is a good place to find a Boss Cologne Review?

There are many websites that offer product reviews. In addition, you can search the Internet for good product reviews on blog sites.  Bloggers love to let other people know about various products and services.

What products are in the Boss Cologne line?

There are many different products available in the Boss Cologne line.  Some of the fragrances for women include: Boss, Boss Femme, Boss Intense, Boss Intense Shimmer, Hugo, Hugo Deep Red, Hugo Boss and Hugo Pure Purple.  Some of the fragrances for men include: Hugo Dark Blue, Hugo Energise, Hugo Hype, Boss, Boss #6, Aqua Elements, Elements, Boss in Motion, Boss in Motion Black, Boss in Motion Blue, Boss in Motion Green, Boss Selection and Boss Soul.  There are many available for you to choose a product.

Gifts Sets Available in the Boss Cologne Line

Boss Cologne has many different men and women gift sets available in their product line.  Reading a Boss Cologne review will help you decide which gift set is best to give to a friend, co-worker or family member.  They have a huge price range, so you are sure to find one that fits your budget and your wallet.

Boss Cologne Aftershave Line

When reading through a Boss Cologne review, I found out that Boss Cologne has an aftershave product line.  These are designed for men to use after straight razor or electric shaving.  The scent choices and prices were varied and would also make a great gift for someone special. The aftershave colognes came in both liquid that you can splash on your face or in the spray bottle.

Pricing Boss Cologne Product Lines

The pricing of the Boss Cologne product lines varied.  There were some at the low end of the price spectrum for thrifty shoppers that want a name brand at an affordable price. There were additional product lines at the higher end of the price spectrum as well.

When shopping for Boss Cologne products make sure that you are getting a good price.  If the price seems extremely low, double-check the shipping and handling fees.  Some online shops offer very low product prices and make up the cost difference with extremely high shipping and handling fee charges.

How to Incorporate Your Small Business

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If your small business is growing rapidly, you might consider incorporating the business to help it reach its full potential. To incorporate business is not difficult, but there is a process to follow. This step-by-step guide will help you get on the right track.

Prepare for Incorporation

To prepare for incorporation, first choose your primary business location. If your business operates in only one state, you will need to incorporate in that state. If your business operates in multiple states, then you have the option to choose which state to incorporate in, usually the state that's more business friendly when it comes to taxes and laws pertaining to business.

Next, select a name for your corporation. Check with your Secretary of State to make sure the name you choose is not already taken by another company. Also, do research online to be sure the name is not taken by another business and doesn't have a patent by another company or individual. Once you're sure the name is free to use, you can register your company name. The name will likely need to be registered as "Doing Business As" or "DBA."

Choose a Filing Agent

The next step is to decide who will register your corporation, receive forms for incorporation, and file your paperwork. The least expensive route is to do all paperwork yourself, but if you're completely new to incorporation, you'll benefit tremendously by hiring an agent. The agent must live in the state where you will incorporate the business. The agent may be an attorney who provides incorporation services or the agent can be a service that specializes in incorporation. Hiring a service is usually far less expensive than hiring an attorney.

Develop a Corporate Structure

Whether you're the only member or shareholder of your company or you already have multiple shareholders, you should determine a corporate structure before registering the corporation. To structure the company means to determine how the stock will be spread among shareholders along with other rights such as voting rights and finances. Be sure everyone is in agreement with the structure and put everything in writing before filing your paperwork to incorporate the company.

Next, put together your corporate by-laws, or a set of rules that determine how board members will be elected, their duties, how and when board meetings are to be held, and other important details of how the corporation will be operated.

Ready to File

Now you're ready to obtain an Employee Identification Number (EIN) and select a board of directors for your company. Once these two tasks are accomplished, check to be sure you have all necessary paperwork and check the company name availability once again to be on the safe side. Now, you're ready to file your corporate paperwork for registration.

Forming an LLC - Know the Difference

Keep in mind that forming a corporation differs from forming an LLC (Limited-Liability Company). When you form an LLC, your business will be treated as a sole proprietorship or partnership under federal and state tax laws. You will be required to report profits and losses, income, credits, and deductions on your individual tax return.

Corporations, on the other hand, pay taxes on the company's profits. The shareholders are treated as individual employees, and each receive their own salaries and file their personal tax returns separately. LLC formation requires less paperwork and has fewer legal issues than a corporation.

If you're pressed for time and want to get things moving quickly with your company's incorporation, there are websites available to help you incorporate online. These sites provide printable paperwork, state-by-state instructions, and other helpful items to make it easier than ever to incorporate your business.

Online Temptation Blocker

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One of the best things about doing business online involves the fact that with a computer and Internet connection you can do just about anything you want.

One of the worst things about doing business online involves the fact that with a computer and Internet connection you can do just about anything you want.

In a business context, computers and Internet access represent the ultimate double-edged sword that requires discipline and self-control when it comes to the endless possibilities of how to spend your time.

Now, for all of us who fall into the category of needing a tad more will-power to stay on task, help arrives in the form of a free software app for PC called "Temptation Blocker."

Originally developed to help the software's author avoid playing "Half Life 2" (a great game, by the way) while under pressure to meet a critical deadline for his work, "Temptation Blocker" operates with a very simple purpose.

He knew that if he could just let the sane part of himself set limits, he would head off the game playing in moments of weakness later on during the day.

Now, for the rest of us who need a little help avoiding temptation throughout the day, we can use this same program in a variety of ways.

The software comes free of charge for PC users (sorry, no MAC version at this time) by logging on to http://thenetreporter.com/temptation-blocker.html

Download the software and follow the simple installation steps and then restart your computer.

Once the software installs, you start it up and see a list of the programs in your computer's Start Menu.

You can check off the ones you want to block, tell it how long to block them, and then get to work.

If you ever give in to temptation and try to start the blocked programs, a dialogue box pops up telling you how much longer until the programs are available again.

If the program you wish to block doesn't show up in the list, you can browse for it and add it to the program list.

If it lists programs you know you'll never want to block, you can right mouse click them and remove them individually from the list.

You can then create profiles to block specific programs based on the job you need to get done.

* The Email Addict *

I admit it: I'm addicted to email.

I've developed a compulsion to click the "Send/Receive" button on my Mail Washer software at least every 5-10 minutes throughout the day.

Not only does it distract me to run down at least a half - dozen rabbit-holes daily, but it also adds greatly to my overall stress level.

By blocking access to my email program, I'm actually weaning myself out of the habit of constantly checking email every few minutes and reclaiming valuable time.

* Get Work Done! *

No matter what deadline you face, by blocking those programs which tempt you to sidetrack and waste time, you'll actually get more time to enjoy them!

Instead of fragmenting your time into inefficient bits, you can concentrate on one task at a time, get it completed, and then do whatever you want with the extra free time - and do it with a guilt-free conscience.

Office Recycling Scheme – Top Tips

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Setting up an office recycling scheme is something that all businesses can do to help the environment, and in many cases save money.  Regardless of how many people work in your office, there are always steps that can be taken to recycle some of your waste.  This article provides five useful tips to follow when setting up any recycling scheme.

Implement in Stages

When setting up an office recycling scheme it is often a good idea to implement the recycling scheme in stages, rather than trying to recycle everything at once.  In most offices the recyclable material that makes up the largest percentage of waste is likely to be paper.  On average paper waste makes up around 40% of the waste from a standard office.  It is therefore a good idea to start your recycling scheme by recycling paper.  Once this has been in operation for a few weeks, other waste streams can then be introduced.

Keep it Simple

From experience laziness is often one of the main problems with any type of recycling scheme.  In a busy office environment some people will simply use the nearest bin to dispose of their waste, rather than walk to the opposite side of the office to dispose of a few pieces of  waste paper in a recycling bin.  Making recycling an easy option by placing recycling bins in convenient places is therefore a good way of eliminating this excuse.  Recycling bins should be placed next to printers, photocopiers and other areas which are likely to generate a lot of paper waste.  Desk top recycling trays can also be used in larger offices to collect the paper waste for recycling.  These can then be emptied into the larger recycling bins at the end of each day.

Awareness

In order for an office recycling scheme to be successful it is important to make sure that everyone is aware of the recycling scheme and what is expected of them.  There are a number of different ways that this can be done, depending on the size of the office.  Firstly the recycling scheme can be introduced during an office meeting, or through the use of a memo or email (preferably an email as this eliminates unnecessary waste).  Posters in prominent places such as staff notice boards, near photocopiers, next to bins, etc. is also a good idea as this will provide a constant visual reminder of the recycling scheme.

Monitoring

It is important that the recycling scheme is monitored on a regular basis to ensure that it is working properly.  Introducing the recycling scheme in stages will help the monitoring process.  Depending on the size of the office it is often beneficial to make somebody, or even a group of people, responsible for the recycling scheme.

Feedback

Recycling can be a very rewarding process for the environment, the business and the people that contribute to the recycling scheme.  It is therefore important to keep people up-to-date with the progress that is being made.  This can be done by either sending a monthly email or placing a poster on the staff notice board detailing the amount of materials that have been recycled.  Your waste management and recycling company may be able to help you with this by providing you with a monthly tonnage report.

The Shortest Way To Professional Education

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Every professional sooner or later faces a shortage of specialized knowledge required him to making a career or in the management his own business.

Where to get such knowledge? Market is full of training centers and consulting agencies proposes that offer many educational programs, seminars, trainings and courses for specialists in various fields of business.

How to find and choose what is really needed? How not to spend the time and money wasted? Often participate in training related to the interruption of the business process.

The answers to these questions helps to find (http://www.event7.com-EVENT7) - a business events and educational programs directory where you may find marketing, management, finance and accounting, IT, HR, self development and other trainings, seminars and courses. By selecting appropriate training or seminar, you get a full description: information about teachers and coaches, event agenda, venue info and other. Then you can book event online - just fill an order form - no phone calls or e-mails, event organizer's representative will contact with you himself to clarify the order details.

Now is the best time to think what opportunities takes new knowledge to you, your career and your business.

Looking for a Business Opportunity? Choose One with a Built-In Market

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There has never been a better time to find a home-based business opportunity. In fact, there are so many business opportunities that it's often difficult to decide which one is the right fit for you. Here are five tips for finding a home-based business opportunity that will meet your needs and that will help you succeed.

1. Fuel Your Passion. It's rare to find a person who can sell a product or service he doesn't believe in. Even for those who can, it's hard to imagine that they enjoy what they do and look forward to their work each day. For most of us, a critical element of the right business opportunity is finding a product or service we believe in. For example, you may be concerned about the environment and about global warming. If so, a business opportunity that involves a product that helps people save gas, allows cars to get higher MPG, and reduces emissions would be right up your alley. In sum, you'll be much more successful if you have a passion for the product you're involved with.

2. Look for a Hot Market. A large part of finding the right business opportunity is understanding market forces. What drives people to spend money? What are the issues that people care about? Do those issues relate to the product or service you're considering? Using the above example, the environment and global warming are issues that have reached critical mass, in part because of greater awareness and in part because of near-record fuel prices. Therefore, a product that helps fuel efficiency and reduces emissions would be welcomed by virtually everyone. If you find a business opportunity that you feel instinctively is coming to the right place at the right time, chances are you've found a winner.

3. Look for a Global Reach. The best home-based business opportunities are well established, yet still have room to grow. A solid business opportunity will have distributors in well over 100 countries, but isn't so saturated with distributors that the hunger in the marketplace has been sated. The company you join should still be in its expansion phase, giving you the opportunity to earn a significant weekly income.

4. Follow the Marketing. When selecting a business opportunity, find one that already has a solid marketing plan. The company's marketing may include Internet marketing, an infomercial, replicated websites, or any number of other strategies, but the bottom line is that the company should put as much or more effort into marketing as the distributors. If, for example, you've seen a company's infomercial on television networks and cable, you know that it's committed to marketing.

5. Examine the Numbers. It's crucial that you know the compensation plan before you sign on to any business opportunity. Better yet, you should be able to access the actual results achieved by the company's distributors. This ensures that you have an accurate estimate of your earning potential.

Whichever home-based business opportunity you choose, make sure it's one that is timely, that dovetails with your interests, and that is on an upward swing. After that, it's up to you to make the most of it and to fulfill your financial dreams.