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Welcome to the WORLD WIDE WEB!!! He was Born On August 06 --- Age 17 years to 2008
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Web page means "Most people just want to get in, get it and get out"!!!. in the world of intranet or internet. For them the web is not a goal in itself. It is a tool.
These above statement told by-- web usability guru Jakob Nielsen.
Internet: New avenue for making quick bucks
Monday, April 14,2008Page 12YS B VISWAKUMAR
If you want to be your ownboss and if you have an entrepreneurial spirit, youcan tap into the Internet tomake a living as a freelancer. The world of web willgive one much flexibility to systematically market oneself andearn a lot of money.For there areplenty of jobs with fierce competition that range from writing tographics designing to programming that can be done fromhome.
The best is that you can startwith almost a negligible investment: all you need is a computerand an internet connection withgood speed. Some projects mayrequire you to invest in a smallinfrastructure and hire additional freelancers.
But before you take a plungebe careful, you may run intosome sites that give work to youif you pay them.More often thannot these offers are pure scams,avoid them.
Getting the projects
The first step is to registeryour services at freelance siteslike Guru.com and Elance.com.Such sites link thousands of freelancers with thousands of projects. Furthermore,the sites mayalso remit payment, held in anescrow account, after you completed the project.
Next, bid for the projects inyour domain of expertise. Remember, there are a number offreelancers and companies frommany countries with the sameskills and experience as you,competing for the project. To offer the job the employer will consider the bidder’s experience,previous on-line employers’feedback,and,of course,the amountof money you ask for.
Employers may announcefreelance work at career portalsalso,so post your resume at thesesites like Monster.com,Naukri.com, andJobsAhead.com,etc.
Your network of contacts,former employers (if you’ve notrubbed them on the wrong side),and professional associationscan be of great help too! Your web site can fetch you projects!Exploit it to leverage your expertise and showcase your portfolio. Nowadays you can createand host a site almost free of costor at a very affordable price. Toeasily create a simple site foryourself - just use software likeNetscape composer or MicrosoftWord, and the site can be readyin less than a day.
Your site may bring in traffic,however, to generate businessyou have to put in great effort topromote it.Here are some tips tomake your site a success:Search engine optimisation(SEO) facilitates to obtain a higher rank in the search engine result.If you don’t know how to optimise your site’s content, youcan contract this job to an expertfreelancer or a company.
Submit your site’s URL topopular search engines likeGoogle,Yahoo,and MSN.
Have reciprocal arrangement with relevant sites, sothat these link to yours andvice versa.
Keep your site simple,yet attractive.
Provide useful content, andrefresh it often.
Place ads in sites and newsletters. Among others, try GoogleAdwords (adwords.google.com).
Place classified ads in newspapers and yellow pages.
Create a blog to use it as a forum to discuss yourproducts/services. Among thefree blog sites, you may want totry blogger (blogger.com).
Mention your site URL on allyour promotional materials —business cards, letterheads, envelopes,invoices,receipts,and ine-mail signature.
Millionaire in the making
Many freelancers question,“How much can I earn on the cyberspace?” The answer dependson the freelancer’s aptitude tomarket his/her talent, the depthof expertise, and the commitment to deliver the project at theexpected quality and on time.Your communication skills alsoplay a major role in your success.Based on the type of project youbag and the demand for the skillsyou possess - the earnings could be in the rangeof hundreds of dollars tothousands of dollars. Afteryou’ve a proven on-line trackrecord, the employer may preferyou only to award future works!Here are a few of the channelsthat have the potential to earnmoney on the Internet:
Programming
You have strong technical experience in information technology and now want to go solo.Welcome to the world of freelancing—your hard-core programmingexperience is in great demand!From SEO to developing voicechat sites to PHP coding, a widearray of software projects seekyour talent. Find freelance programming work not only atGuru.com and Elance.com, butalso at ScriptLance.com, programmingbids.com, andrentacoder.com,among others.
If the project you want to bidrequires skills in addition towhat you have, you may create ateam of freelance programmers.This way,you not only present animpressive profile to the employer, but also bid for the projectwith a greater confidence.
Writing
Do you have an excellent command over English? Can youwrite clearly and concisely?Then put the writer in you towork. Based on your educationand experience, you have manyoptions in the writing field.Keepin mind, however, that competition isintense too. If you can findniche areas though, the path tosuccess can be brighter. For instance, technical writers are inmore demand than, say, writerson general topics. To move on,create a site and put your biodata and best writing samples onthe site. This way you can showcase the writing talent to potential customers.
As a strategy to promote yourbusiness, write free articles.These can be lucrative entrypoints to your site! Examples ofsites that accept free articles are:Ezinearticles.com, ArticleWorld.net, and ArticleCity.com.In return, such sites may allowyou to include a brief bio and the URL (address) of your site at theend of the article.This way,readers get to know more about youand your expertise and couldopen the doors for writing projects. You may also want to venture into the resume writingfield to help job aspirantsachieve their career goals. Letyour vast domain-experience,say in manufacturing or information technology, and goodwriting skills earn cash for you.
If you can provide a competitively-priced and better service,you would be successful in thisventure. You can do this workentirely through e-mail, chat,or even video conferencing, ifit can be mutually convenient.
After you make someheadway in this business,you could choose to become acertified professional resume writer to gain a competitive advantage. The Professional Association of Resume Writers & CareerCoaches (PARW/CC) offerscertification in resume writing. Get more info fromPARW/CC site at parw.com.
Information service
In today’s global economy, information is money. From companies of all sizes and types to researchers to writers,who doesn’tneed information on demand?The right information at theright time facilitates organisations and individuals to makedecisions and to stay ahead.
Information professionals orinformation brokers are personswho provide information to others for a fee.Anyone with expertise to gather information fromsearch engines,online databases,journals,and other informationresources can pursue this business. If youre excited about thisoption,checkout the Associationof Independent Information Professionals site (aiip.org) to get afull scoop about this field. As anAIIP member,you can query,participate in mailing lists, and develop contacts.
E-Books
The e-book venture allows you to pursue it entirely on your own, no need to register withfreelance sites (unless you wishto ghostwrite an e-book). Unlikepaper books, today you can publish an e-book — about what youknow best — at a low cost. Customers can instantly download ebooks at a price, so there are noshipping costs too. Your profitmargins can be higher because oflow expenses!Before you decide to pen an ebook, do an extensive groundwork. After you choose a topicyou can write with authority,make sure it has a good marketing potential.Some tips are:Understand your target audience,Research the WebParticipate in relevant discussion forums and blogs,and nTalkto your family members,friends,or colleagues.
Remember, the more homework you do, the better thechances of your success.
Now, for the best part you’vebeen waiting for - the moolah!How much can you make fromyour e-book? While there can beno limit, your income really depends on the content and price ofthe book and the way you marketit. Here, more downloads meansmore income!How you let your customerspay for the book also determinessuccess.As a convenience to buyers, facilitate different paymentoptions like PayPal andcredit/debit card. Visitpaypal.com for more info. For credit card merchant account and processing services, your best bet would be to check with your bank first,as they may offer these solutions.
You could also choose to availthe services of a third-party payment gateway. For a list of the same, use Google and search with keywords like ‘third party gateway india’. For more info about the e-book business itself, checkout, among others, EbookPublishing Tools (www.ebookpublishing-tools.com).
The writer is an Internet & Multimedia Applications Consultant, and can be reached at multimedia_author@hotmail.com
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