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Wealth Creation – Strategies of the World’s Richest People

The different mental attitudes regarding wealth creation strategies can be summarized as follows:

Whiners – This group consists of people whose attitude is to complain always. They take pleasure in their financial instability and relish the idea of having someone to listen to their grievances.

Nose-to-the-Grindstone people – Those who put forth a lot of energy to earn a decent living, toil even when beset by hardships in order to establish a secure life for themselves and their families Although many think that this is the best attitude, going through the drudgery all your life just to be a little bit comfortable is not sufficient. What do you think?

Winners – This group is comprised of the achievers and smart workers-they use money to their advantage, not slave for the money. These people also want an easy life and will go to great lengths to attain it. There is no retirement security to speak of today. The recent global money failure has sown chaos on IRAs, 401Ks and investment accounts. However it is not too late to start adopting the wealth accumulating plans of the rich. Actually, it is the best time for the “little guy” to finally turn the tables and start establishing real prosperity.

There are countless prospects in today’s economy and, with a positive outlook you can easily join that third group of winners! Begin with reading the “Crash Proof Prosperity” Newsletter. Its wealth creation program teaches exactly where to put money to make it grow like never before, even during this global financial breakdown.

Guidelines for Creating a Financial Plan

Designing a financial plan for you and your family is essential for upgrading your financial situation. Follow these guidelines when creating a sensible budget that will help you reach your financial objectives.

1. Find out how you are currently spending your money. Remember to monitor your expenses for a few weeks to a month. Organize your expenses and determine those that you can reduce. Be positive in the process. You will find out that you can lower most of your expenses and still maintain your lifestyle.

2. Beware of the ATM leaks. Limit your bank withdrawals to once a week. Remember to write down for which you spent the money all the time. The quick cash and high service fees, when summed up, can be a substantial amount that can balloon your budget.

3. Decide what truly is necessary and what might be simply a luxury. This could be difficult. You have to list down your priorities and decide which makes more sense to you: the full cable TV package or an extra $100 invested into a small business venture.

4. Don’t beat yourself up at all during this process. This is very important. Do not be too hard on yourself but learn from your mistake(s). You now have a budget to guide you. All you need is to stick to that budget and gain control of your finances.

5. Practice gratitude. Always give thanks for everything you have. This gives you a feeling of being truly wealthy. Release your feelings of lack and replace those with the feeling of plenty. Gratitude is the starting point to experience abundance.

Sellist: Select Your List, Build Your Business and Connect With People

About

Sellist is a service oriented social network that operates via website. The Sellist website was founded in September 2017.This service is mainly used for creating a platform for unemployment sector, including creating own online business, posting a deal, having discussions or doing online trade. Sellist global headquartered at United Kingdom & Sri Lanka. Sellist can be accessed by desktops, laptops and smartphones over internet and mobile networks. Sellist allows users to create profiles indicating their name, education, occupation and create network with other users. It allows users to create check buying and selling items, deals, events and online discussion.Users can invite anyone into Sellist and make network.

List your events

Invite a group of people for celebration, create an event in sellist for social, educational, sports, career, corporate or fundraising event. Gather the public by posting live updates about your event in sellist. You can increase your invitees by sharing your event in sellist with other people. Once you publish public event in sellist, a relationship will be created with people by listing your events in event category and allowing any sellist user to attend your event via sellist. Create your brand and recognition by sending daily updates about your event by posting photos and videos.

List your Discussions

You want to find an answer? List a question at sellist discussion and click post. Find your answers instantly. Many people will gather around sellist daily, make sure you pop out your question and share it with sellist users, your question will receive many answers with voting. You can select the top answer with highest voting.

List you’re trading

The first civilization thrived on exchanging goods and services through the barter system, but with the development of currency, trading became what it is known as today. The buying and selling of goods and services. Today the word profit became synonymous with trade. You can buy low and sell high, make profit. And this is the basic principle which governs the economy of the world.

Sellist allows the users to buy and sell what it wants at the click of a button, trading has become that simple with growing usage of internet and creation of global market place. In sellist a user can buy and sell their products or services by listing them in trade. The post will be listed in sellist and can be seen by a larger crowd. You can receive likes, shares or comments about item you’re going to sell. Make your item description attractive to sell faster.

Create a Display

Anyone and everyone who has a desire to earn money can engage themselves in creating a Display. There is no formal qualification need (read our terms & conditions), it can be a quick and simple way of generating large gathering with minimal efforts. It can be the ultimate form of self-employment. You can start your own business with click of a button. Create a display at sellist for your business, brand or personality.

Display offers the flexibility that no other form of employment can provide, you have your own company without any expenses therefore you only need to expose your business by posting latest updates about your display, listing a deal, share a discussion or posting a trading.

Follow your career

The choice of career will vastly depend on the individual’s preference of lifestyle, today it is not as simple as making your preference and stitching to a job. It has become a norm for the younger generation to make a minimum of five career changes before settling down.

Sellist helps to get to know yourself better, your preferences, skills and abilities and values. Understanding the risks and opportunities involved in the work environment. Making informed decisions. Sellist helps how to progress in your choice of career.

Start finding jobs around you by clicking careers in sellist. If you’re looking out for an employee, click list a career and post your vacancy.

Resilient Businesses Move Their People To The Cloud

Every year, as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches many businesses have a nagging realization that they are at risk due to a catastrophic “Black Swan ” event. Black Swan events are a constant source of risk in states like Florida where many communities are subject to disruption due to coastal storms. This risk is particularly acute for businesses that depend on the storage of on-line data if there is a chance their critical data could become lost or corrupted. But the threat from Black Swan events isn’t limited to Florida, nor is it limited to large scale disruptive events like hurricanes.The black swan theory or theory of black swan events describes a disruptive event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The term is based on an ancient saying which presumed black swans did not exist, but the saying was rewritten after black swans were discovered in the wild. Consider the following scenario…

“We tend to think of disasters in terms of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Hurricane Katrina, or other mega events. Sometimes, however, less notable events occur that can have a catastrophic effect on a business. In February 1981, an electrical fire in the basement of the State Office Building in Binghamton, New York, spread throughout the basement of the building setting fire to a transformer containing over a thousand gallons of toxin-laden oil. Originally thought to be PCBs, the toxins were soon determined to contain dioxin and dibenzofuran, two of the most dangerous chemicals ever created. The fire was smoky and quickly filled the 18-story building with smoke. As the transformer burned, the soot entered the buildings ventilation shafts and quickly spread toxic soot throughout the building. The building was so badly contaminated that it took 13 years and over $47 million to clean before the building could be reentered or used. Because of the nature of the fire, the building and its contents, including all paper records, computers, and personal effects of the people who worked there, were not recoverable. This type of event would be irrecoverable for many businesses.” – Operations Due Diligence, Published by McGraw Hill

What affect would a catastrophic hurricane that affected an entire region or a localized disruptive event like a fire have on the operation of your business? Could you survive that kind of interruption or loss? As the dependence on on-line data has grown in virtually every type of business, so has the risk that loss of their data could disrupt the operation of the business and even result in its complete failure. In response to these threats, there has been an evolution in the approaches used to mitigate these risks as the volume of on-line data has continued to grow. Originally, the concept of Disaster Recovery (DR) emerged as a mitigation strategy that focused on the recovery of critical data after a disruptive event by giving the business the ability to restore disrupted IT operations.

Disaster Recovery (DR) involves a set of policies and procedures that enable the restoration of critical business data and allows the IT infrastructure to be restored to a prior state. DR was originally seen as the domain of the IT department who were given responsibility for mitigating the risk. To minimize the risk, system backups were scheduled frequently and aggressive DR plans that included server cold start procedures and data backups were implemented.

The goal was to restore the infrastructure to the last point where the data had been backed up (at the time, typically on tape). The acceptable DR practices at the time allowed the IT system to be rebooted when the facility power was finally restored… Unless it was in a flood zone or the off-site backup storage facility had also been impacted. In either case, the operation of the facility could potentially be disrupted for some period of time and the data restoration was also potentially at risk depending on where backups were stored.

Now let’s roll the calendar ahead… As technology evolved so did the Disaster Recovery strategies, which lead to new concepts that evolved to the requirements for a Business Continuity solution as a means of mitigating risk. Still seen as the domain of IT, as technology moved towards solutions like shadow servers, distributed data locations and high speed bulk data transmission with hyper connectivity. Data no longer had to be “recovered”, it just had to be connected in distributed locations where it could be remotely accessed. Business Continuity mitigated the risk of data loss and allowed a business to recover much more quickly and efficiently from a Black Swan event because its servers never went completely down.

Business Continuity originally encompassed planning and preparation to ensure that an organization’s IT infrastructure remained intact enabling the business to efficiently recover to an operational state within a reasonably short period following a Black Swan event. Technology today has evolved towards cloud solutions that put both the data and the applications into remote “cloud” locations so it would seem the IT responsibility for mitigating the risk of on-line data loss or corruption has been solved. With highly connected, fully distributed solutions, some people feel the need for business continuity may be fading in criticality. Nothing could be further from the truth…

The fact is the risk was never solely in the loss of the data but the loss of the businesses ability to operate. There are businesses that cannot tolerate any disruption to their operations. These include healthcare, insurance, and communications companies, critical logistic suppliers, transportation providers and local governments. It is during Black Swan events that the services and products these businesses provide may be most needed. The requirements of other, less critical businesses, whose operations could be interrupted for days or even weeks, but who might face a significant financial risk, may also make their continued operation a matter of corporate survival.

Today’s technology has completely abstracted business processing and data from the user by moving critical IT infrastructures into the cloud. Cloud technology enables users to work from remote locations, but use of the cloud doesn’t fully mitigate operational risk. It means people have now replaced computers as the critical path to continued operations. The operation of the business is more likely to be interrupted because key personnel aren’t prepared to sustain operations during a Black Swan event. They don’t have a facility that has been proactively planned to support operations during disruptive events that could last for hours, days or weeks. Particularly in areas like Florida, where large natural disasters such as hurricanes can disrupt services to entire communities, resilient businesses need to prepare in advance for sustained operations during a disruptive event. The ability of a business to continue its operations during times of distress are a measure of the businesses resiliency.

Business Resiliency: takes business continuity to another level because it makes it the domain of operations management rather than leaving it solely as the domain of the IT Department. When planning for disaster recovery or business continuity the critical link is now the people who are needed to operate critical systems remotely. Yes, there are occasions where staff can work from home or from remote facilities the business may operate, however, this is not always a satisfactory answer and even when it is, businesses often find themselves scrambling to play catch up, trying to figure out who does what and “how can we get it done under these circumstances” situations. During Black Swan events including regional disruptions like hurricanes or local disruptions such as fires, many of the people the business relies on may not have power, internet or even a phone needed to enable them to work from home. Because you can’t put people in the cloud, Business Resiliency requires planning, training and practice so that your staff knows how and when to mobilize.

Resilient businesses integrate Black Swan response into their continuing operations so that, when they are needed, at a time when the business and the people are under stress, everyone knows how to respond efficiently and effectively and where to go to provide that response. Business resiliency requires a dedicated facility that has been hardened to withstand Black Swan events and has been designed to provide the support services the people and the IT infrastructure will both need. Business resiliency requires proactive planning and the integration of operating procedures into the businesses standard operating plans to include remote operations by trained critical staff who have been mobilized to respond during disruptive events and it requires proactive practice to ensure that, when remote operations are needed, the people are ready.

How to Create a Brand Professional That People Want to Get Behind

Have more than a blog and a social media account.

In case you desire to generate a significant impact as a business online, having a blog and a social media account is definitely not enough. What is crucial is to be aware that there has to be a brand behind that blog and social media account. There have to be something that make people feel is a whole, not just a bunch of posts and comments that are not tied together. Having a logo doesn’t automatically makes your site a brand. To have a real brand you have to comprehend what’s behind all the text you can write, it’s like the essence that is deep of your whole platform, it is that little something that makes it special. Once you have a brand you’ll have fans, in order to achieve that you need to create yourself and image, that image you create needs to get exposure.

When can you conclude you have a brand.

You may ask yourself, if I have my site logo, and it doesn’t is the brand, then what is it? Something is pretty obvious, a brand without a name is not a brand. When you register your company you give it a name right? That name will be your online site’s name at the same time. The big company Google, says, that brands are more successful at SEO nowadays, at the same time from the user’s perspective sites with brands can be seen as even more professional than sites with no brands defined. A good example for this: if you call your site “Sports World”, it will work much better than just calling it “Sports Articles”.

Visual language of your brand.

Something that is also very important in this concept is having “visual language” in your site. After your logo has been created, the next step is selecting the colors and also images that relate to your business brand and are the basis of your brand’s logo. At the moment you have all these elements, you have to combine them into everything else you develop to your site. For example if your logo has the colors black, brown and gray, then your website needs to use these colors, same for your social media accounts, it’s about expanding your visuals to everything that you create from now on for your business.

Your Mission Statement.

So, the work doesn’t end there. Now you need to be able to create what is called as “The Mission Statement”. This is the more important aspect of your brand. Some experts say this mission statement is what to need to be defined first. “The Mission Statement” is just a short paragraph that explains what is your business about. Basically what you do and the reason behind it. This includes the goal you have, the vision and also the commitment you put to make it works. After you define this, you’ll have a better vision of what your business is about and based on that you’ll get the inspiration you need to create the elements of your business, the logo and the name are a couple of them. At this point you made your business name and your logo stand for something, thus now people can stand behind you and your business.

Audio Books – Why Audio Books Are Great For Business People

Audio Books – Why audio books are great for business people

Audio books or ‘talking books’ have come to play an important role in our lives, and not excluding our professional life.

As business people, we all love to improve our acumen and generally achieve this through taking courses and reading, but often lack the time needed to do this, talking books can help remedy this.

I have found that by using talking books, I secure the information for myself much more easily, as with written material I tend to get ‘page lazy’ and do not absorb all the text. My colleagues also agree this is more often the case for them as well.

You too as a business person can now incorporate the amazing value of the ‘talking book’, as audio books give you the benefit of using your time more efficiently, and can be listened to whilst- preparing for your day, commuting etc, and without the need of having to lug heavy books around.

I appreciate anything that makes my working day easier and more efficient, and audio books have been a great help in doing this as to me time= money.

Below, I have listed 5 talking books that are excellent to listen to, and that are suitable for everyone in any kind of business, as we are all seeking the same goals whatever our profession.

1. It’s not the big that eat the small – it’s the fast that eat the slow – by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton.

In business today, change is the single most common word and factor that we need to embrace. Yesterday’s latest is today’s old news, nothing new there but we need to be able to use and implement change to our advantage.

Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton provide you in this audio book with all the information you need on how to keep ahead, even with the continual change of today’s business’s.

This talking book asserts that the fastest organizations are those that thrive best in the world today. It shows how you can use the power of commerce, good people management and how to make the best use of your resources to take your business to be among the fastest.

2. How to wins friends and influence people – by Dale Carnegie.

The most important aspect of any business is people, I don’t think this can be over emphasised, we need people to keep our companies going and not just the sales team but also the people that make the sales.

Success with human resources is beneficial to a successful business, so we all need to know “How to win friends and influence people”

Therefore not only is this a must-have book for any business but also any endeavour in life, as people skills make us more influential throughout.

Using the powerful information this “talking book” contains, you can teach yourself how to influence people on bringing in more sales for your business and just as important how to gain the staff and friends that helps make this possible.

3. Jack: Straight from the Gut – by Jack Welch

Jack Welch is one of the world’s most successful CEOs and there’s no denying this fact.

This audio book is powerful and thought provoking, giving you a detailed account of how you can become the most successful person in your chosen career, with easy steps to guide you.

4. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make The leap – by Jim Collins

No company or business can excel without strategies and techniques, a fact that is known by the fore front business world.

These companies and businesses that stand the test of time have categorised and structured, they know what to do to get it right.

Jim Collins has done extensive research, conducted over many years into how businesses have reached and maintained success whilst others fail within a short while from starting up.

This “talking book” gives powerful information that relates to any business to help make you succeed and attain success.

5. Management Challenges for the 21st Century – by Peter F. Drucker

Peter F. Drucker is one name that stands out in any gathering of experts relating to business management and leadership.

Drucker has been an expert and writer of the industry for an amazing 80 years. When it comes to business and management he has been there and done that! So now is talking from theory.

In this audio book Drucker examines thoroughly ways that business people can assert management challenges that the 21st century brings.

Listening to any one or all five of these talking books, and implementing what you learn can make an immense difference to your career and business.

Urban Indians – The Car People

Cars define urban India. Everybody you know has one and in every shape and size you could imagine. Like the Americans, the urban Indian is in love with his car, and is not afraid to flaunt it to the whole wide world. To somebody born in the India of the nineties and afterwards there is probably nothing remarkable about this. But for those of us who were born in the decades preceding the nineties this is a miracle which unfolded in front of our eyes. Till the seventies and well into the eighties, India was a largely a land without privately owned cars.

High officials in the government or in public sector undertakings went about in their officially provided Ambassadors. So did very senior army and police officers whose cars could be identified by their flags and registration plates that bore stars on them (defining the occupant’s status in the organisation’s hierarchy). Private cars were owned only by those wealthy denizens of the city who had mastered the fine art of running a successful business in the license raj dispensation, or the leading doctors or lawyers of the town. The rest of the world either used local buses or two-wheelers, preferably scooters of which a plethora of brands were available-names like Bajaj-Chetak, Lambretta, Vijay-Super etc would be familiar to a lot of people who grew up in that era. Among the cars there were only three brands-the tank like and officious Ambassador, the nifty Fiat (also known as the Premier Padmani) and the stylish and sporty Standard.

Most people genuinely did not aspire to buy a car as they knew they would probably never be able to afford one, and in a milieu where horse drawn carriages (tongas) were a regular means of commuting within a town there was no automobile culture to speak of. The only people who had some sort of a passion for cars were members of India’s aristocracy like the former maharajas and zaimndars (landlords) and officers serving in the defence forces. For the lay people Hindi movies were their only exposure to flamboyant American cars (Impala) driven with flair by film stars like Rajesh Khanna and Feroze Khan. Young boys and girls studying in the leading public (private) schools in the many hill towns of India did have a fair bit of information about the goings on of the automobile world thanks to the western slant of their education. They would source information from overseas magazines, the leading international best sellers they would read and from watching action paced American or British (James Bond) movies.

This was how things were until the Maruti- Suzuki tsunami hit urban India in the early eighties. Here was a nifty and fast car powered by a small but surprisingly powerful engine that zipped and darted on the roads of Delhi and other Indian town and cities like no car they had seen before. The fact that it was small and affordable, delivered great performance and mileage ignited the urban Indian mind to the tantalising prospect of owning a car of their own. What started as a trickle became a deluge, and the fact that the launch of Maruti 800 coincided with the opening up of the hitherto moribund Indian economy to the free flow of global trade that spawned a mammoth Indian middle class of professionals with aspirations and money to spare was what fed this unprecedented growth. Unlike their parents this new generation of young professionals was not at all risk averse and thought nothing of borrowing from banks and other financial institutions to fund their purchase. This easy availability of finance was itself an outcome of the frenetic pace at which the Indian economy was trying to replicate what was happening in the leading western countries of the day.

Today India is one of the largest car markets in the world with virtually every brand in the world being sold here. Mercedes, BMW, Ferrari, Toyota Lexus, Volks Wagon, Skoda, Toyota-they are all here. One of our home-grown automobile giants, Tata Motors owns the marquee British brand Jaguar- Land Rover, and Greater Noida near Delhi is home to India’s very own Formual 1 Grand Prix circuit. The transformation it seems is complete.

Not quite. In spite of being one of the most important car markets in the world, India ranks quite poorly on most human development indices averaging a number of 150 out of some 200 odd countries. There is still abysmal poverty, appalling education and health care shortfalls, creaking and inefficient infrastructure, endemic corruption and myriad other ills. While the country makes admirable progress in all these spheres it is definitely not out of the woods and trying to recreate the American automobile obsession here is going to have mixed results. While the growth of the automotive industry in India has been humongous and has generated much employment and revenue, the impact in terms of the environmental costs and the burden on our cities’ clearly inadequate roads has been nothing short of a catastrophe.

The countries of the North American continent are blessed with very large land masses with relatively sparse populations. India may be a large country but its cities, towns and other urban centres are busting at the seams. Thing cannot be like the US or Canada where large numbers of people can think of owning two cars and a large suburban house (the recent economic woes make that a tad difficult). Instead India needs to look at countries like the UK and Singapore where there are embargoes on the usage of private cars. In countries like Holland, large numbers of people commute to work on cycles. Thing have come a full circle in India and perhaps it is time to re-think the national urban obsession with cars.

Meeting People From Different Cultural Backgrounds

It is always exciting for me to meet people from different cultural backgrounds. It always thrilled me to learn about the culture of people I met from the different parts of the world. In my stay here in Malaysia, I am very lucky to have stayed in a guest house that caters all migrants from other countries. I was able to meet French, Russians, Dutch, Swedish, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Malaysians and the like.

It is very important also to learn to speak their language. Even a basic understanding of another language can help build bonds with people who speak another language. Concentrate on learning the languages and learn how to speak proficiently. You’ll be able to have conversations with new friends in a language they feel most comfortable speaking.

When you interact with people of varied cultural backgrounds, it gives you an opportunity to enhance your verbal communication skills. The more comfortable you are in communicating with others, the more doors are open for you in your personal and professional life.

Every time we collaborate ideas with other people, we also learn from them. Sometimes we are too preoccupied with our own world that it’s nice to hear differences in opinion and other perspectives. It’s really amazing to learn something from other people whether it’s intended or unintended, the result is the same. You are able to broaden your horizon and widen your perspectives.

Be open and kind to all the people you meet. Being nice to everybody and willing to learn about new experiences help you make new friends wherever you go. Never judge other people because their experience is different from yours. Try to find something that you can have in common to relate to the person. You can ask them about their lives and you can also share the things that you’re interested in. Never come off as condescending or rude to anybody. Keep yourself open to great possibilities. And it’s always great to make a new friends by being the first to open the conversation.

When you are around with new people, you can come alive with new creative ideas to learn from about your life. Having a strong network of people who are experts in different fields is an awesome experience! Because when you need something, it’s always a good thing to have trusted people to lean on. The person next to you might be the one you need right now or could be in the future.

Why Do People Read Magazines?

Magazines are a great source of information and entertainment. People who are regular magazine readers tend to be the most informed about the world. The subject matter of magazines varies as much as the world around us. The choice is completely up to you: It could be health, education, fashion, movies, technology, science, business and the economy, sports, lifestyle, travel and tourism, or anything in between. Besides reading magazines at home, you’ll also find them in hotels, airplanes, offices, salons and just about any place with a waiting room.

Women tend to read magazines more frequently than men. They usually enjoy fashion, beauty, health, celebrity gossip and home-care magazines. Men, however, have their own favorite topics, including sports, technology and business. There are plenty of magazines to meet their interests, too. Regardless of your gender or your interests, there’s a magazine to fill your informational needs and appetite. Frequency of publication is usually weekly or monthly, though there are some bi-monthlies, quarterly and annual magazines.

?Who is likely to subscribe to magazines?

Many households count magazine subscriptions as a regular expense just like groceries and electricity. These families are able to stay well informed about the world and up to date on their favorite subjects. And all this information is delivered straight to their mailbox every week or every month.

Many offices also regularly subscribe to magazines, primarily for two reasons:

1. To keep employees aware of the latest development in the company’s industry.

2. To entertain guests while they wait for appointments.

Outside of homes and offices, you’ll find other organizations taking advantage of cheap magazine subscriptions. These include salons and doctor’s offices, where people have to wait for appointments. Magazines are perfect for this situation, as they give customers a chance to catch up with world events and other interests while they wait. A wide selection of magazines in a waiting room is considered to be very professional and courteous. all this information is delivered straight to their mailbox every week or every month.

Online subscription:

These days, you buy everything online. Cheap magazine subscriptions are no exception. By subscribing to a magazine online, you have instant access to great articles in the print edition as well as content published outside the regular publication cycle. Publishers are offering nearly all their magazines online, and you’ll often find them for less cost than a regular print subscription. Give it a try: Just type your favorite magazine’s name into your favorite search engine and pick the deal that works for you.

Why should I go for monthly subscription?

If you are fond of a particular magazine, you should buy a monthly subscription rather than purchasing each issue separately at a store. There are several reasons: First, a subscription will save you money. Most publishers offer substantial discounts for magazine subscriptions. Second, many offers include free gifts, such as a tote bag or an extra publication. Third, you don’t have to worry about your favorite magazine being unavailable when you drop by the newsstand. Each issue will be conveniently delivered to your mailbox every week or every month, depending on the frequency of publication.

There are also a number of magazines targeted specifically at children and their interests. By subscribing to one of these, you’ll be encouraging your child to read. He’ll also have something to look forward to every week or month. Your teenagers will also enjoy a subscription. There are a number of titles specifically geared to their interests, too.

Magazines provide a wealth of information, entertainment and peace of mind. A subscription is one of the least expensive ways to keep you and your family informed, entertained and happy. If you own a business, you owe it to your employees and customers to offer a range of magazines. The choice of subject is yours. Subscribe today!

News – Get Your News Noticed by the Right People, Build a Targeted Press and Media List

Getting your news out there in the public domain takes time and effort. You need to create or mould your news story but you also need to ensure that your news is targeted at the right press and media. For smaller organisations that may not have access to a PR department, consultant or agency then the task can seem daunting.

If you want to build a list yourself then where do you start? Thankfully there are many resources you can tap into and, with the rise of the internet, there are even more opportunities to build a list relatively cheaply to get your PR off to a flying start. Firstly, think about your audience – that is the key.

Focus on the people, organisations etc you want to target with your PR efforts – who do you want to get your news to? What publications do they read, where do they get their news and information, what programmes do they watch and listen to? If you don’t know, then simply ask your customers or prospects. There will also, of course, be publications and programmes that you may not be aware of.

The resources below should help you on your way to building your list – identifying the right publications and programmes and getting up-to-date contact details:

  • The Newspaper Society has a searchable online database of Britain’s regional and local newspapers

  • The Guardian Media Directory – a useful desk reference guide for

  • http://www.mediauk.com/ is a useful alphabetical search tool for newspapers, magazines, television and radio if you have a good idea of what you are looking for

  • For links to sites of national and regional UK newspapers publishing online, plus news portals, magazines and TV / Radio news sites: http://www.wrx.zen.co.uk/alltnews.htm

  • The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook or the Writer’s Handbook are also useful reference tools. You can usually find one or other of these in the reference section of reasonably-sized book shop or in the library. They include press and media listings bit also a range of other information and articles

  • You can buy Willings Press Guide for advertising and editorial contacts – use a search engine to find their listing online. Three guides are available: United Kingdom; Western Europe (excluding the United Kingdom); and World (excluding the United Kingdom and Western Europe).

  • There are also a number of tools and services that are much more expensive but useful if you are taking your PR to the next level or have a big budget. Use a search engine and type in ‘media disk’ to look at some of the other tools available.

The work is not finished once you have your list. More research is needed – you need to get a named contact and to check that they are in fact the person you should send your news or ideas to. In addition, it’s useful to check how they like to be contacted and what deadlines they work to. All this is useful information to help you in being targeted with your approaches – getting your news to the right people.

6 Factors That Stop People From Making Money Online

There are many reasons why people fail to generate income. In this article, we are going to take a look at six factors that stop people from making money online.

Skills – Lack of skills is one of the major drawback that hinder individuals from generating income. A lot of people assume that working from home on the internet does not require any sort of expertise but that is not true. Majority of the business opportunities online require one sort of skills or the other. For example, if your work necessitates your build site, you would have to learn how to use HTML and java. If your work requires making, you would have to learn the act of marketing on the internet.

Money – Whichever kind of business you want to run, how much you have to invest is going to determine the amount of income its going to generate as well as how quick the income is also going to come. Majority of the folks who start a business online often do not have much startup capital at all. And this can posse as a serious challenge to many home business owners.

Time – Most people who start an internet business often begin on part time basis simply because they do not have enough confidence on the business yet or still relying heavily on their present source of income. Combining two jobs at a time can be very tough. No doubt, the home business which is still new is going to get less attention since it’s not the primary source of income at the moment.

Action – People have that misconception that business on the web does not require any effort but this not true. When starting a new business, most people who are hard working discover that they need to do more. However, as time goes on and as the business grows stronger you would be able to relax or better still outsource the difficult task.

Fast Speed Internet Connection – Operating your business using a very slow internet connection is not going to be of much help to your business. There are so many works that needs to be done and you only have 24hrs in a day. It’s from these 24hrs that you would work, sleep, eat, take your bath, rest and so on. Making use of a slow connectivity is only going to put more pressure on you.

Fast Computer – Fact is not all computers are fast, there are several things you need to know before buying a computer such as the RAM, disk space and so forth. Normally, desktop tend to be very slow than laptop computers. You should contact a specialist on the right choice of computer before buying one.

There are still many other factors that stops people from making money but the ones mentioned above are some of the most common. If you can tackle this and work tireless towards success, you can achieve it. I hope you find this article interesting.

To Your Success, John Benjamin

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