tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59872422218359609042024-02-19T06:47:06.192-08:00Economic ReviewA blog about economics, finance and business and some offbeat topics, simple and with regard to modern problems with a fresh prespective.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-78330883287784048092012-10-22T07:27:00.001-07:002012-10-22T07:31:01.112-07:00General: Business limits (The millionaire and the fisherman)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everyone in the business game thinks about the same and in the same way.<br />
Almost all businessman think about profits, marketing, maybe even sustainability but forget to think about their personal objectives, they all forget to think about what they want to do when they make it big, for all of you out there like that i leave you with one of the most wonderful parables of our times:<br />
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An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal
Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside
the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American
complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long
it took to catch them.<br />
The Mexican replied, “only a little while.”<br />
The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish?<br />
The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.<br />
The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”<br />
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with
my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village
each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a
full and busy life.”<br />
The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You
should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat.
With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats,
eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling
your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor,
eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product,
processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal
fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New
York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”<br />
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”<br />
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”<br />
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.<br />
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time
is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the
public and become very rich, you would make millions!”<br />
“Millions—then what?”<br />
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal
fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with
your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the
evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your
amigos.”</blockquote>
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Try to be like the fisherman and not like the American Investment Banker in pursuit of millions with the objective of living the life that the Mexican fisherman was already
living.<br />
Think about it. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-79803782024136653992012-05-12T17:29:00.000-07:002012-05-12T17:29:12.453-07:00Offbeat: Marriage Proposal Do’s & Don’tsProposing can be one of the most nerve-racking things a man will have to do in his life. There’s so many different things to get perfect that it can make him feel very under pressure such as; choosing the perfect engagement ring, the perfect setting to propose, the perfect words to say. It’s a lot to think about, so here’s a list of do’s and don’ts for that extra bit of help along the way.<br />
<b>DON’T</b><br />
Don’t try and re-enact one of her favourite movies where the ring gets put into food, gets found and she’s the happiest girl in the world and can’t wait to marry you. Some might say it’s romantic but what’s romantic about a trip to hospital or a ring covered in red wine jus?<br />
Don’t do it in front of a huge crowd of people that will all stop and listen, just in case she says no. It will be terribly embarrassing and will most probably put you off proposing for life.<br />
Don’t ask to be put on the big screen of a sports game, unless this is what your girlfriend has always dreamed of, there’s nothing less romantic than being surrounded by loud sweaty men and having your engagement publicly aired.<br />
Don’t do it if you’re not 100% sure she’s going to say yes. If you really want this to be perfect then you’ve got to know that she wants to marry you, maybe bring up a conversation on the idea a while before you plan on proposing then you know you’re not wasting your time.<br />
<b>DO</b><br />
Do it somewhere that means something to both of you, like where you first met or where you shared something special.<br />
Do think through how you’re going to ask the all-important question, you can’t just say “will you marry me?” Build it up letting her know why she’s the one you want to spend the rest of your life with.<br />
Do make it a unique proposal that no one else has done, don’t make it all cliché and predictable. You want to surprise her and make her feel like the luckiest woman in the world. Think back on your whole relationship and choose ideas representing things that you have experienced together and make it special to the two of you.<br />
Last but not least, do make sure you buy the perfect engagement ring. You might already know that she wants to choose her own engagement ring, in that case present her with a special gift knowing that she will get to choose her own ring. If not, ask her mum. Mum’s always know best and will know exactly which engagement ring she would like, this will also take a little weight off of your shoulders knowing that the best and most important part of getting engaged is perfect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-89937870437886539672012-05-01T19:51:00.000-07:002012-05-01T19:51:19.010-07:00Offbeat: Selecting Green House Accessories for Beginners<blockquote>
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Beginning Green House Gardeners Guide on How to Find and Buy Greenhouse Gardening Supplies, Tools, Equipment, and other Accessory Products to Customize Your Greenhouse Effectively and Efficiently!</h2>
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<b><span style="color: green;">Thinking about starting your own greenhouse is a step in the right direction especially if you want to do a lot more gardening without being hampered by the environmental limitations.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: red;">Any type of greenhouse is sure to lift a number of limitations but the overall flexibility of a greenhouse depends on the greenhouse supplies that you select.</span><br />
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<li>Some <b><a href="http://www.greenhousesforsale.us/greenhouse-accessories" target="_blank" title="greenhouse supplies">greenhouse supplies</a></b> are more important than others depending on the type of greenhouse you want to set up.</li>
<li>Try to invest in quality supplies wherever possible so you end up with a greenhouse that can provide a very rewarding gardening experience.</li>
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<img alt="Green House Accessories Supplies" class="aligncenter" height="240" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/6310698600_845f38c498_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Green House Accessories Supplies" width="183" /></h3>
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Shading</h3>
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<li>Sunlight is good for plants but it is bad to keep them exposed to the sun.</li>
<li>Proper shading for your greenhouse can protect these plants.</li>
<li>All you need to do is choose a shade cloth that is large enough to cover the roof of your greenhouse.</li>
<li>It is more convenient to pick the lightest clothes so you can easily remove them.</li>
<li>Shades are also designed to filter out those harmful UV rays.</li>
</ol>
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Covering</h3>
<ol>
<li>Certain plants and flowers may need an extra layer of protection and that is why there are greenhouse covers available for sale.</li>
<li>Unlike the shade cloths, greenhouse covers serve as drapes over your greenhouse’s frame.</li>
<li>The functionality is similar to the tent covering which is there to keep the water out.</li>
<li>These covers will make sure that the heat is retained while keeping the harsh elements away.</li>
</ol>
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<img alt="Grenhouse Plastic Covering Over Frame" class="aligncenter" height="240" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/6310177131_c7ecd40b0c_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Grenhouse Plastic Covering Over Frame" width="160" /></h3>
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Bubble Wrap</h3>
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<li>You can normally find bubble wrap in cardboard boxes and packages shipped from other areas.</li>
<li>There is a special type of bubble wrap called greenhouse bubble wrap and it is a considerably thicker than standard bubble wrap.</li>
<li>Use this for insulation purposes which are needed for the cold winter season.</li>
</ol>
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Staging</h3>
<ol>
<li> <h3>
<img alt="Greenhouse Staging Accessories Supplies" class="alignright" height="143" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6097/6310177311_49053fd733_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Greenhouse Staging Accessories Supplies" width="215" /></h3>
The <b><u><a href="http://www.greenhousesforsale.us/greenhouse-shelving" target="_blank" title="greenhouse staging">greenhouse staging</a></u></b> is where you can get a bit more flexible and creative as there are no real standard recommendations for staging.</li>
<li>But the fact remains that the plants in the greenhouse have to rest their heads somewhere and the type of shelving will determine that.</li>
<li>If you are using the greenhouse for commercial purposes, make sure you have long rows of shelving and surfaces so you can showcase a larger variety of plants you wish to sell.</li>
<li>You can also choose the material of the shelving like aluminum or cedar.</li>
</ol>
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Digital Thermometer</h3>
<ol>
<li>It is important to know the exact temperature of your greenhouse to ensure that your plants are in the best possible growing environment.</li>
<li>Digital thermometers can help you determine that so you know if you need to turn on the fans or open the greenhouse doors.</li>
<li>It also helps to get a soil thermometer as well because seeds need to germinate at the right soil temperature.</li>
<li>These types of thermometers will help you determine if the soil is too warm or too cool, they are very important <u><b><a href="http://www.greenhousesforsale.us/greenhouse-accessories" target="_blank" title="greenhouse accessories">green house accessories</a></b></u>.</li>
</ol>
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<img alt="Small Greenhouse Digital Termometer Accessories" class="aligncenter" height="141" src="http://www.guestblogit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/small-greenhouse-digital-termometer-accessories.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Small Greenhouse Digital Termometer Accessories" width="213" /></div>
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<h3>
Heating Systems</h3>
<ol>
<li> <h3>
<img alt="Greenhouse Heating Units and Systems" class="alignright" height="147" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6052/6310177803_a69b918d45_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Greenhouse Heating Units and Systems" width="215" /></h3>
Heating units help maintain the optimal temperatures of a greenhouse.</li>
<li>Your choice of a heating system should depend on the size of the greenhouse.</li>
<li>If you are managing a small greenhouse, consider getting a heating unit.</li>
<li>Central heating systems are only necessary for larger greenhouses.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Watering System</h3>
<h3>
<img alt="Commercial Greenhouse Watering System" class="alignright" height="143" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6036/6301991620_f12de3e184_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Commercial Greenhouse Watering System" width="215" /></h3>
<span style="color: red;">Adding too much or too little water is never good for your precious plants.</span><br />
A good greenhouse watering system can solve the problem. If you haven’t built your greenhouse yet, you can eliminate the worries of having a watering system by simply installing faucets and drains. Make sure that your greenhouse is constructed in such a way that the floor drains well as it is not good to have puddles within the greenhouse.<br />
<ul>
<li>If you prefer the traditional hand watering method, consider getting a watering want if you have any plants in baskets hanging high.</li>
<li>If water is an unnecessary expense to you, you can rely on downpipe kits to collect rainwater and store it in a container.</li>
</ul>
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<img alt="Selecting Green House Accessories for Beginners" class="aligncenter" height="180" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6301463389_d28aa747f7_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black;" title="Selecting Green House Accessories for Beginners" width="240" /></div>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">These are just some of the most important supplies for any type of greenhouse.</span></h4>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;">Once you have identified the type of greenhouse you want to set up, consult other guides so you can get into the specifics of crucial supplies for those particular greenhouses.</span></h5>
</blockquote>
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Guest post by SEOSmithUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-73474793200911982402012-04-29T19:10:00.004-07:002012-04-29T19:10:41.216-07:00General: Best country to emigrate to<br />
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Most countries are in a deep financial crisis, that's almost a general rule these days, but there are still some countries that are a little better than others if you know what i mean, so I'll just try to find the best country to emigrate to.<br />
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Well, what makes a good country to emigrate is largely subjective, each person knows what's best for them self and by that it's difficult to objectively choose one country to be the best, but in order to reach it you must take the political system, the economic state, the prospects, the general opinion, the competitively and the quality of life.<br />
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The country that fills almost all these requisites perfectly is New Zeland, it's a developed country, with a low unemployment rate, a great political system, it's stable, it offers high income especially for people with a high education, it's pretty accepting of foreigners and it it a great place to start a life, the capital city and Auckland are incredible in the offering of jobs and it makes it much easier to move in, also you get to be in a place that is extremely developed and chosen one of the 10 best places to live in 2011.<br />
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Right now New Zeland is the best place to go if you are considering emigration.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-41394301641612994772012-04-21T20:46:00.001-07:002012-04-21T20:46:36.081-07:00Offbeat: Education VS creativity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As almost everybody knows with the current education system education and creativity can not coexist (with some rare exceptions), nowadays people are not taught to try to amount to something that is really what they want, instead they are driven to the most typical jobs with no regard for the unique set of skills that each one has, so which should you choose?<br />
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Well the best would be to be able to choose both but seen that you can't what's best?<br />
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If you choose to be creative and dismiss education odds are you will end up working for a minimum salary doing something you like but it's not really at the level that you want and it probably will not pay you enough to do everything you want, but still it's what you want..<br />
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If you choose to get an education you will probably end up working for slightly above minimum wage, doing something safe that you never wanted to do, but if you look at it with the student loans you will have to pay the financial stability won't be what you expect...<br />
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So you are forced to choose between spending an insane amount of money to get a higher education to do something you don't want to do or you can save that money and just keep your creativity and do something you like. Hard choice right?<br />
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There is one exception to that, when you study what you really want to learn, in that situation you have a really bright future ahead, you will have the tools to develop and the passion to stick to the job.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-24910031840761894052012-04-21T20:01:00.002-07:002012-04-21T20:01:46.560-07:00General: Similarities between relationships and business<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relationships and business</td></tr>
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Wheel if you think about it relationships are quite similar to the business world, if you think about a relationship like a company you can identify a lot of things in common, let's see...<br />
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In a company you either have a great start and it rises quite fast or you have a weak start and things progress slowly, also it takes work all the way through, you always have to reinvest in the company for it to be able to be productive, that's the problem in most companies and the reason why they do not grow (as in relationships), it's of major importance that you constantly reinvest, otherwise it's almost impossible to increase your market value and your profits, and you are always risking everything you put in it, so if you are going to invest be sure that it's the best choice<br />
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Also you have liabilities, nevertheless you should always have some equity, the more the merrier, in equity we can sum up investment and profits, basically those are your concerns, if both those aspects are solid you have a solid relationship or company, it's a sign that you are doing good.<br />
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Most companies also have a timeline, a beginning, a middle and an end, those companies are not well managed, if they were they could live on forever, there is a difference between being rich and being wealthy, a rich person has money, but that money (relationship) will end eventually, a wealthy person has solid income sources (relationships) and those will be able to support him or her for the rest on his or hers life, that is if he knows how to manage them.<br />
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Also and most importantly you should always consider the opportunity cost, if you have something better on another place don't waste your time in that company (relationship), it's a bad choice, it might look good at first but you will end up with regret for not following what's best for you and wining about what you could have done, so think well about what you are going to put yourself in.<br />
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So, to sum up, relationships and any business venture have a way of starting, slow, or fast, they both have liabilities, you will always have to create opportunities and risk a big failure, they have a timeline and there is always a cost of opportunity, but most importantly they require work, it doesn't mather if it is rock solid or just starting it will always require work but if you play your cards right you will always get something important from it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-61766877135686573872012-04-21T06:30:00.002-07:002012-04-21T06:30:41.827-07:00General: Are highly paid careers really a dream?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Most people think that you just get a degree and you are all set, but is it really?<br />
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If you want to know wich are the highest paid careers in the US the link is right <a href="http://economicrev.blogspot.com/2012/04/general-top-5-highest-paid-jobs.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Well, if you do simple math it becomes a little more blurry than that.<br />
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Most people think of careers as medicine and law as highly lucrative careers but think again, on these careers you usually get about 100.000$ or 150.000$ is study related debts and you loose the chance to get job experience and an income that could serve you to invest, so you are loosing a lot to study, you loose money and the opportunity to make money. what most people think is that after this you will get a great job and get paid a lot right?<br />
Guess again, most student that finish these degrees (or any other) don't start getting a great paycheck, they receive a normal paycheck, after a few years just a little above average and usually cary this debt for many years and it is a real concern, it prevents you from a lot.<br />
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You'd think i am of the opinion that you should not get an education. Well, for most people it's hopeless, you might as well burn your money, some people, even if they do get a degree they will finish the degree knowing nothing but what they knew before (most students really); what I'm saying is that you you do go and get higher education choose something you are genuinely passioned about, not what is more socially appropriate, be genuine, because in any situation in you life the part that of you that generates great results is passion, if you are passioned about what you do the income will appear and you will get the recognition that you want.<br />
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All that you can expect from education is getting better if you are genuinely interested in what you are doing, otherwise just don't do it, if you don't like what you do or study you are just wasting your time with education, if you do not have the desire to pursuit knowledge in any area just save the money and get a job and start earning job experience and personal income, this may seem cold but in the ling run it's for the best.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-62699863756099111802012-04-20T19:57:00.002-07:002012-04-20T20:09:00.194-07:00Offbeat: Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As promised a follow up article about facebook.<br />
If you want to read the first article about the income of facebook the link is right <a href="http://economicrev.blogspot.com/2012/04/web-income-facebook.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Well there are many things that people don't know about facebook, some are really clear, facebook is making this generation worse by the moment, some things are not meant to be shared, especially when nobody cares, there are many habits that should not be taken on by anyone that facebook encourages; it makes people addicted to it very fast and not for the best reasons. Also you get a lot more people approaching a dangerous leaves of stupidity, not everyone, but a larger percentage than you expect, but let's get to the point.<br />
Facebook does not delete any of your data, shares, likes or whatever, it's privacy policy is a joke and in practice nonexistent, for many people it's not a problem but for some it's a huge problem, you might think that this does not affect you but just from the top of my head; imagine that you downloaded a movie and share it on facebook, you are exposing yourself to a law suit.<br />
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Facebook has been said to sell those personal information, it's not easy to prove but there must be a degree of truth given the number of complaints, it is crucial that everyone realize that for an average user facebook knows more about you than your family and that information is not deletable, personal or shared with boundaries, it's public and will always be.<br />
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Of course it has positive effects, it has never been so easy to share ideas as it is today and that is in great part due to facebook, that's positive, it makes ideas spread faster, especially good for good ideas, the problems is that facebook doesn't run on good ideas.<br />
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So overall is it good?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-30523801291037325572012-04-19T17:46:00.000-07:002012-04-19T17:46:03.211-07:00Web income: How do websites make money?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's actually a very simple question, but most people have the wrong idea, it's not just having pageviews and you make money, it's more complex than that.<br />
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The most common way is through affiliate programs.<br />
This means that you get affiliated with a corporation and you promote their products or the products that they want to advertise, the most common ways to get paid for that are through commission (you get a part of the value of a product you helped to sell by implementing an ad) through RPM (this means that you get paid a fixed value for each 1000 ad prints or 1000 pageviews or ad views) CPC (cost per click, it means that you get paid fr each click on one ad).<br />
<br />This is a very easy way to get money from a website and it's the one used for many websites, google came to revolutionize that with AdSense, that makes possible for everyone to make money online.<br />
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For big websites you have direct advertising, you rent a part of your website to a direct advertiser that pays you for that space so that he can advertise there, it can be on any of the forms that are practiced on the affiliate programs or simply a monthly fee.<br />
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Some websites also have products to sell, mostly ebooks, it's extremely normal to make a lot from these especially if you have great content or skills to share, curiously most of the ebooks online are about blogging.<br />
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If you want to make money from a website it's pretty simple and it comes down to just a couple of things.<br />
You must have original content, continuously work on your website, promote your website and your content and try to make it engaging for users to come back, if you can do each of these steps well you should have no problem having a profitable website or blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-25067369845613091332012-04-19T08:25:00.000-07:002012-04-19T08:25:03.040-07:00Offbeat: 5 tips to become a top blog in your industry<br />
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I just got to read a great post entitled: 5 tips to become a top blog in your industry from <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/%20" target="_blank">social media examiner</a>, one of the top blogs regarding small business.<br />
The article is pretty good, basically you get the chance to learn about how you can make a blog grow and really how to blog.<br />
It's really enlightening, if you are interested just <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-tips-to-becoming-a-top-blog-in-your-industry/trackback/" target="_blank">Read the article</a>.<br />
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Really good for any bloggers that are trying to get something going.<br />
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There are a lot of differences between students and prisoners, that's not what I'm going for, what I want to pass on is the difference in how the state and consequently the government treats each of those completely different classes of people.<br />
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You would think that a student would be more important to the state than a prisoner, right? I mean prisoners should get the minimum conditions for whatever they did (the minimum human needs of course, let's not be animals) and the student would have a lot of attention because they are the future and can't provide for themselves and having in mind that the average cost of rising a kid can rise up to 200.000$ (depending on your country it can be even higher) you would think that the average spending on a student would be higher than the average spending on a prisoner but guess again.<br />
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As you can see by the image above, regarding the state of Michigan (but it repeats all over the world, especially Norway) the average spending per prisoner is significantly higher the the average spending per student, but what does this mean?<br />
<br />Well, in a very simple assessment you can realize that for the state it is more important to make sure that the prisoners are comfortable after a murder than to make sure that a kid has a bright future, this is the stone cold truth (I'm sure that most politicians also consider the possibility that they are going to end up in the same situation, so the more they invest in prisons and prisoners the alternative of a bad future is not so bad).<br />
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It's almost unbelievable that the education today is so undermined that students get less attention and investment than prisoners, this is the reason why the world is how it is, because our governors, the people that should try to make sure that the entire population lives in the best way possible care more about giving opportunities to people who don't deserve it, for the government it is more important to make sure that who does nothing will get something then to make sure that people who work and do their very best to have something more. It's the reality that we live in, the people are constantly trapped by money and can do nothing but to live breathe and work and if one of those stops it's over, meanwhile prisoners are having all handed to them in a silver platter.<br />
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This raises a question... Who are really the prisoners?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-31340128424397821822012-04-18T19:42:00.000-07:002012-04-18T19:42:25.429-07:00Web income: Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm sure that many people have wondered how much does Facebook make, I'm also sure that some have thought of reasonable values but still we should get a pretty close estimate to see how many of you have got close to the number. I'm fairly certain that most people have no idea of the values involved on this.<br />
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Facebook gets about <span class="style1">500,000,000 pageviews per day, it's number 2 in the most visited websites, right after google, what most people have to understand is that facebook and google have very different founders, google had everything to work and the money involved is unimaginable, a social network reaching these values is unprecedented and despite everything it is amazing.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">These </span><span class="style1">500,000,000 pageviews per day generate about </span><span class="style1">$1,500,000 per day, one and a half million per day is absolutely amazing, many people can just dream of that income, this enormous income when translated to years is about $547,500,000 per year, with that you can get a lot of fun toys.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">This website is now worth </span><span class="style1">$1,095,000,000 and what makes it amazing is how it started, it's just a kid who quit Harvard and made a killing with an idea, not many people have that courage, he wasn't the wealthiest and he made it work and that is amazing.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">I'll make an offbeat follow up on facebook in a couple of days just to get some facts straight, but that's for latter, for now if you want to check out some other <a href="http://economicrev.blogspot.com/search/label/Web%20income" target="_blank">web incomes</a> feel free to do it, as well as any other topics.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-72261668013261537182012-04-18T08:21:00.000-07:002012-04-18T08:21:51.384-07:00General: Is the US still the center of the world?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A good 20 years ago the answer was simple, it would be a solid yes, but now the world has changed, there were wars, mobs, changes all around, crisis and it makes you wonder if the US is still the center of the world.<br />
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Well that depends where you are looking at, the US is no longer the most developed country in the world (the stats point at Canada for that), it's not the one with the highest standard of living, i could go on and on about this, the US is currently not the best country for anything good, there isn't a single positive statistic the set US as a top country for anything good, but it doesn't mean that it isn't the center of the world.<br />
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The US always has that energy and image that no other country has, it is an example for anything you want to prove, for a stat, as a base, inside that country ideas grow and spread in an incredible rate, a rate higher than no other, TV series are all set there, the film industry is all there and if you have a website you know that you will have more visitors from the US than from any other country, so what is the answer?<br />
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Even though the US is not the top country in the world i would have to say that it is still the center of the world, there are so many things based on it that you just can't refute that possibility, it isn't as clear as it was 20 years ago but it is still true, the US has a dynamic that no other country has, ideas and opportunities grow and spread in there like a wildfire and if you think big you think of it, if you are an important financial advisor you look at their financial sector, if you a tech fanatic you wish you'd live there, it's a flair that you can't find anywhere else and the cities like New York or LA that either make you the best or eat you alive are the heart of the deal. It's not all roses but when you think big you think of nothing else.<br />
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The American dream is no longer just for Americans, it has spread all over the world and everyone wants a piece of it. Granted, the US isn't what it used to be but everyone knows that in there are the most ridiculous opportunities and the big money, and for that there's no way around it, the US is still the center of the world and i bet that 10 years from now it will still be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-60025005102985651152012-04-15T19:21:00.001-07:002012-04-15T19:21:49.591-07:00Web income: Tumblr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tumblr is a social news website, 39 in the Alexa rank, it's a site that basically, like any other social news website it lets you share whatever you want with the rest of the world and your close friends in the most practical way. We are here to look into it and try to discover how much tumblr is worth and how much does it make.<br />
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To start-off we take the pageviews, Tumblr has approximately <span class="style1">25,641,026pageviews per day, it's really something but what really mathers is how much income it gets, of coarse the pageviews have a great deal of importance but Tumblr doesn't really use much advertising space, it leave it with about </span><span class="style1">77,000$ per day, still a dreamy amount for most people, I presume. This would leave us at about 28,000,000$ per year, that is a lot of money.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">Like any other extremely trendy website Tumblr is worth a lot, about </span><span class="style1">56,150,000$ and it has enough income for any person to feel happy, it also has an extremely low bounce rate and most users come back</span><span class="style1"> regularly.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">It is also one of the few websites that is increasing it's value and is expected to continue to do so, it's an amazing deal.</span><br />
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<span class="style1">To check out some other websites web income go to our <a href="http://economicrev.blogspot.com/search/label/Web%20income" target="_blank">Web income category</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-489950626835522472012-04-14T11:12:00.000-07:002012-04-14T11:12:14.544-07:00General: Spain's solution to pay debts<br />
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Recently in Spain there was a controversial possible solution to pay.off the Spanish debt.<br />
The idea was to legalize a plantation of cannabis in a city near Barcelona and use the profits to pay-off the debt.<br />
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In Spain it's legal to have and plant small quantities of cannabis for personal consumption but illegal to plant large quantities for business purposes, so there was a legal barrier.<br />
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So it was solved in referendum, it the positive answers were over 75% the plantation of cannabis would be legalized and Spain could have a great deal of help to pay-off the debts, unfortunately it only reached about 60% so the law remained and the idea was dusted but still it would be a great idea a great opportunity to trump the crisis.<br />
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We are are sill waiting for good ideas like this, even though the idea did not go through we can still take some lessons from it. To trump crisis we need to be innovative and make original decisions, it's a first step for a wider range of policies and who knows maybe the solution to this financial crisis is in one of this original ideas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-43145268948953934002012-04-14T08:42:00.000-07:002012-04-14T08:42:50.963-07:00General: Should you buy Japanese stocks?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Right now everybody wants to make money on stocks but knowing where to invest is always a problem, so where should you invest?<br />
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Right now there are a lot of companies about to make a killing rise because of the economic recovery that is on the way, so in a short period of time some companies may double their value.<br />
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In Japan the economic recovery is expected to have a greater effect of the Japanese companies that in the rest of the world, Japan has some unique features and a recent history that makes it very susceptible to a dramatic increase in market value and that will be reflected on stock prices, in a short period of time we expect to See a dramatic increase in Japanese markets.<br />
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So, and to answer the question Japanese stock are now a great investment opportunity, you will have the chance of making a killing in the next few years, who knows if you make a dividend portfolio that will be enough to quit your job and start that business that you really wanted or just take that trip.<br />
Bottom line, right now Japanese stocks are a great investment and if you consider the construction sector you will probably be looking at something even better, it's a great opportunity and you can grab it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-43694095842146547292012-04-13T20:57:00.000-07:002012-04-13T20:57:09.649-07:00General: What is leverage?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We hear about leverage all the time, so what is it?<br />
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It's quite simple actually, leverage can be define as multiplication of money by any means.<br />
Banks make their profits on that, what you ask for a loan you the bank gives you the loan, let's say 1000$ to buy a car, the car owner deposits the same 1000$ on the bank, so from 1000$ that the bank had, it has now 2000$, later the same happens and by some time the bank has 10.000$ but there is only 1000$ in cash, this is a very simplified explanation but you get the point.<br />
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In a certain stage all banks have some leverage, for example 3:1 leverage means that the bank has 1/3 in cash off all that the account of the bank conveys, before the financial crisis that we are on right now the bank were operating in a 15:1 leverage which is extremely risky. The risk is basically in unpaid loans, just because you count on the money it doesn't mean that it will come.<br />
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Most banks, due to deregulation in many aspects didn't even had to worry about that, the risks were basically on the people, it's basically the choice of taking a risk and in case things go wrong the people will pay; the result is on plain sight.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, the financial market needs some leverage to work (sometimes mistaken with risk) but enough is enough, when is the time to stop and say: "We've done enough, haven't we?", but like one of the CEO's responsible for the financial crisis that we are on right now once said: "We have to dance until the music stops", ironical the music had ended and we had stopped dancing a long time ago, but i guess that when you are lying to yourself for so much time it comes easier.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-30286768899018645792012-04-12T17:50:00.000-07:002012-04-12T17:50:33.624-07:00General: Apple is now the most valuable company in the world.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Apple has already surpassed the 600 billion dollars milestone and is currently the most valuable company in the world, it's a great example of how companies can bounce back and make a tech boom that 10 years ago no one expected.<br />
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Apples shares are now being traded at almost 650$, it's quite expensive but so far everyone is happy with it, if you think that just in February the stocks were being traded at 500$ and in 97 a sock wasn't even worth 4 dollars, apple had an amazing increase in value, just think that if you had invested 1000 dollars in 97 you would now be holding more than 200.000$ and i am not even counting dividends, it shore makes you want to go back and put all you money in there, of course that in that time Microsoft was in a boom so no one even cared about Apple, but look at it now.<br />
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Now all the analyst are expecting another boom for this corporation that seems not to have any boundaries for growth, i can just say great job and for the ones that have money invested for more that 3 years, nice bet, it was really worth it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-71417454530922436182012-04-12T03:40:00.002-07:002012-04-12T07:24:07.732-07:00General: How to start a dividend portfolio with just 2000$?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Most people think that to be an investor you must be rich or at least have a great income or maybe be educated in an exhaustive manner, the truth is that to make money in stocks you don't have to be that smart or rich, of course it helps if you know what you're doing and the more you invest, the more you will have in return, but still, it's possible and quite easy to make a dividend based portfolio with just 2000$, and here you will learn how in just 5 easy steps.<br />
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1- Open a brokerage account<br />
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In the firs place you just have to open a brokerage account with your 2000$ (you can invest another value, even lower, of course that the more you invest, the more you will have in return, still, you should just invest money that you don't need, if you are going to pull out early you may lose money), this account will be used for your purchases of stocks and it is crucial.<br />
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2- Picking stocks<br />
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You should pick stocks with high dividend revenue and with a solid growth in dividend value so that as time goes by you receive more and more in dividends and can always expect a high value in dividends.<br />
You should always select companies that are well implemented in a market, not recently developed companies with high growth level, just make the safe choice, we are not looking for growth right now. Buy stocks from one or two companies max, more than that and you results will not be good.<br />
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3-Reinvest<br />
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At some point you will start to receive money from dividends from the stocks that you bought, with this money you will reinvest in the stocks that you have purchased so that the money that you receive from dividends will increase year after year.<br />
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4- Buy new stocks<br />
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At every 2000$ that you make you should buy new stocks, in this way you still receive money from dividends and even if one of the companies that you bought go bankrupt you still receive your money and minimize your losses, in this way you guarantee some safety to your investment and you can never be too careful.<br />
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5- Growth and personal income<br />
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Until now we only talked about dividends as a way to reinvest but if you always reinvest you will never have money for you, so you should have some income from this.<br />
What you have to do is compromise, you can always reinvest for 10 years and after 10 years you take half the dividends for yourself and half to reinvest, this way you can always count on some money from your investment and still have a growing amount of money invested and therefore more money from dividends<br />
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This may seem like a long process but it can give you some financial stability, if you are ever about to lose your job you can pull some of the money from the dividends and have a break and it will give you a better future, because if you start at 20 for example, by your 30th birthday you will already be making enough money from you dividends to have vacations with your family, travel, this can make a huge difference in your life, i deeply advise you to do it, but it's up to you, there are always risks but in this way you will be minimizing them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-84736574780518154922012-04-11T19:26:00.001-07:002012-04-11T19:26:09.989-07:00Offbeat: What is Anonymous and What is "The Plan"?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You must have all heard of Anonymous.<br />
It's basically an idea of change, you could have heard of all the hacking made in this name, all the government pages and all the corporate pages.<br />
Some companies even claim that this hacking activity cost them thousands of dollars, all these hacking activities were done in name of Anonymous, but what most people don't know is that Anonymous is not a group of hackers or terrorists as many people call them...<br />
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Anonymous is an idea, it's a concept of freedom with the ultimate objective of making the world a fair and better place, and if you ask me that's a great idea, many have tried, of course some individuals may take this concept and act in it's name and is that such a bad thing? People are taking control of their lives, they are stepping forward and taking a stand and that's what the world needs, people with the genuine moral will to do what's right, to fight for a cause, to take a stand and say no more.<br />
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People should expect more from their government, people should expect more from their lives, people should be able to live in their own terms, people should take control, people that actually do this adopt the philosophy of Anonymous, and that's a pretty good one, they are named terrorists but if you do what you believe is right, fighting for your right while being abused for an inconsiderate, corrupt government and just expect what is rightfully yours does that make you a terrorist?<br />
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If you ask me i think that this movement might just be what the world needs, as you all know the world today is basically good for who is born rich and for the rest of the people it's a one in a million that don't have to struggle just to be broke, for most people the system doesn't work, shouldn't it be the other way around? shouldn't the system work for most of us? Don't get me wrong, i think that who works should have everything that they work tor, not half their money taken away in taxes just for corporate bailouts with no regard for moral hazard, the system is corrupt, don't let yourselves be blindfolded, think, think hard about everything, don't just settle and accept everything that is tossed at you; think, be critical, in today's world you should be able to find a lot of things wrong.<br />
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The rules are there to prevent disaster, i know, the rules are like a safety net, an insurance policy against disaster but instead of preventing disaster thay ashore mediocrity, and for that we have to tank our government, this ideas are born from this injustices, they grow by corruption and die when the system becomes fair, so can you really call them terrorists or maybe they are more like dreamers?<br />
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Just finishing with an Anonymous touch, "we are Anonymous, we are legion, we do not forgive, we do not forget, expect us"<br />
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Make an effort to liberate from your usual methods accustomed to market fitness business as well as place your visitors initially. Mainly, the initial peek of one’s Personal Trainer Marketing business will say all the stuff for your clients in regards to the services you are able to grant. The higher your representation the higher your size and type of clientele. Be sure that the building interiors along with exteriors are dirt free moreover tidy everyday. Work with an expert user-friendly to promote your production. Give you the indisputable fact that you might be addressing each client 1 by 1, despite the fact that several visitors are going to be accessing your internet site concurrently.</div>
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Use the notion of personalization since it is a fantastic way to help market a fitness business. View at the whole thing you do from then on outsource what you really are permit you to. If one more individual have the potential to do it because of not because money, then permit them to. It could be from chores in your own home to be effective tasks. Often be considering methods to save your time and who have the ability to do things for you personally.</div>
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Through the net everyone in their process, it’s got rank into quite simple to promote in out toward a multitude of people who have its use. Upon obtaining a proper website it’s possible to start making your small business proven to every single one. In this way in addition, you keep it simplistic for that fitness fanatics to find the facilities they need. Promotion of the online business becomes a cakewalk when you have your internet site. Clients are your profits source, thus be sure that as much people as you possibly can discover your Boot Camp Marketing business. Promote your business well so you will have more plus more clientele. The experts who are available here will give the best training in the fitness marketing. There is no need to hunt for the person who will give you the best training in the areas of the Personal Trainer Marketing and the corresponding fields.</div>
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Trainer Marketing and Boot Camp Marketing With Others in the Industry. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-41671808618496713342012-04-11T13:08:00.000-07:002012-04-11T13:08:39.359-07:00General: Top 5 highest paid jobs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Have you ever wondered which jobs are better paid?<br />
Well i have too, and i reached an answer.<br />
The first thing you should know is that the list below shows expected paychecks, some people get more, others receive less.<br />
Also i am not counting outliers, like football players or singers or even entrepreneurs, these are average paychecks in the US.<br />
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5- Dentist:<br />
Average income: 130.000$/year<br />
Training time: 8 years<br />
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4- Airline pilot:<br />
Average income: 130.000$/year<br />
Training time: 5 to 10 years<br />
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3- Engineering Manager: <br />
Average income: 140.000$/year<br />
Training time: 6 to 7 years<br />
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2- CEO (chief executive officer):
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Average income: 140.000$/year <br />
Training time: Undetermined (Varies too much)<br />
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1- Surgeon<br />
Average income: 140.000$+/year<br />
Training time: 10 to 15 years<br />
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Even though surgeon is the highest paid profession doesn't mean it's the right choice, for the time that you take to have enough skills to be a surgeon you have unbelievably high expenses, so the training time and expenses that you have for that time are also relevant.<br />
I did not set the expenses because they are extremely variable on all these professions.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-44683094661115134242012-04-10T19:00:00.001-07:002012-04-10T19:00:46.623-07:00General: Money in sports<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Most people think that there is a lot of money in sports, let's talk about that.<br />
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To say that you have to know how do people make money in sports, well there are basically 3 ways:<br />
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Player exchange- You have a player in your club, when he is transferred to another club you can make money or lose money. There is also the chance that a player that has been training in the academy of a club goes to another club, in that case you can only make money. Then there are contract clauses that can make the buyer spend a lot more than he should, thins is the obvious way.<br />
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Team ads- It's fairly simple. the ad from a corporation is printed on the player's shirts and for that exposure the company has to pay a given value, usually is quite high because you get your brand connected with a football team so you get a great market share between the fans, it's common to see it even in small clubs.<br />
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League- Either a league or a cup always has sponsors, it works basically like an ad, its extremely expensive to sponsor a league or cup, you get a great exposure but you have to pay for it, you get you name associated with a sport and that is a great advantage if you have a close competitor (for example in the brewery industry), that's where the money comes to the prizes for all the teams, divided by the rank with they have placed.<br />
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So, yeah there is a lot of money in sports, it would be healthy to make a limit for it, but it would still tend to increase the amount of money in it, it's just how it works.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987242221835960904.post-16696343413039192082012-04-10T14:21:00.000-07:002012-04-10T14:21:14.879-07:00Web income: Google<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Google is so much more than a website, it has resources that almost everyone in the world uses, it's now the backbone of the Internet so to speak, bloggers use it tpo publish ads or to advertise themselves, it's more that a search engine, it's a toolbox for almost all the cyberspace and it's an essential tool for these days, many businesses would be ruined if google went down, so, more important than how much it makes is to really understand how much it means, i already gave you a taste of that, I'm shore that everyone has some resources on google and finds it irreplaceable as i do.<br />
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Because of that need google gets 1 billion pageviews per day, it's the most visited website worldwide and also the most profitable with a daily income of 3 Million $, that is almost unbelievable, if you do the math you are looking at almost 1billion dollars a year of revenue, it's something else.<br />
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As you can imagine we are looking at an unbelievably high Net value, the highest on the entire web, if you were to buy google right now you would have to have more than 2 billion $ to spend, google is one of the largest and most valuable corporations in the world, but for a good reason, it provides quality service, essential service and it continues to expand and to improve, so the sky is the limit for this multinational corporation that is slowly becoming irreplaceable on the Internet, all we can do is wish you the best and keep up the great work.<br />
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There has always been a small competition between the United States of America and Canada, and we are usually forced to believe that USA is better, it's on every tv series, movies, you name it, but is it really? Or maybe is it just in the movies?<br />
By looking at some stats you can find your answer quick enough.<br />
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It's fairly simples to compare two countries, most people say it is extremal complicated, it's judgemental, but if you focus on what really mathers it's actually very simple.<br />
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In the US you have a greater divorce rate, a greater percentage of population who abuses alcohol, a greater obesity rate on every single age level, a 3 times higher murder rate that in Canada that requires 11 times the police enforcement and leads to a share of arrested population 7 times higher that in Canada.<br />
<br />In the US you also have a higher unemployment rate, a higher public and private debt, meanwhile in Canada the life expectancy is higher, the education is clearly better and it's also proven, not that it has to for someone to reach that conclusion and the GDP per capita is also higher in Canada.<br />
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Most f this you could take just by knowing that 70% of Americans don't know what is the constitution, hell they see the USA as America.<br />
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So, and in sum, if you want to become a unemployed divorced alcoholic obese constantly obsessed about getting murdered while your country is drowning in debt then the United States is the country for you, if you want a good long life, with more educated people and a higher salary you better choose Canada, it's the smart choice.<br />
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Is it hard to compare countries? I don't see it. Do you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0