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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Massive Give-Away

How would you like to get more traffic without spending money on expensive PPC traffic or newsletter ads that hardly get any results at all?

You see, most Marketers could be making a lot more money if they only had more traffic coming
to their website and easy access to marketing tools that have made other marketers work easier, and made them a lot of money.

so...

Doug Barger has called in some favors from whole bunch of top online marketers and convinced them all to give you TONS of free traffic to your website, and TONS of online tools at no cost to you.

The internet's most massive giveaway launches tomorrow. Offering tons of gifts:

-tons of traffic
-tons of ebooks
-tons of scripts
-tons of reseller rights
-tons of everything you've ever wanted

All valued at thousands and thousands of dollars at no cost to you whatsoever.

Unfortunately today is the last day for the biggest Massive Giveaway on the internet ever. If you have not already taken advantage of it, do it now. Don't hold it for another day.

It will not be there tomorrow: Go get it now!

p/s - This is my way of saying thank you for being my reader and subscriber, and I hope that you will make lots of money selling and using those products.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

DIY Mini Site

A mini site is a small Web site with a narrow subject focus or few pages that is sometimes a section in a larger Web site. Making money with mini sites is a way of earning your income online, but it shouldn’t be your only source of income. They rely solely on search engine traffic most of the time, and the algorithms can change at any time.

Mini sites usually have just a few articles, centered around one or more keywords that have low competition and easy to rank for most of the time. It's a fire and forget type, meaning that you set them up, write the articles, do a bit of good promotion and then forget about it. If you choose your keywords right, then you can make anywhere from a few dollars a day or more. It all depends on how much work you put in finding the right keywords.

Recently, I came across an awesome free membership site ~ 'DIYMiniSite' by Kidino's. It’s a FREE membership site where you’ll learn how to create your own mini site in an instant. You’re gonna get FREE tutorial videos, FREE mini site templates and FREE reports & ebooks where you’ll learn how to make money from mini site alone.

Check out his free membership site here: DIY Mini Site

You will discover how to quickly and easily make your own Mini Sites in just 30 minutes without being a Web-Techie, buying expensive software or paying huge Web Design fees.

The SEO Book



The SEOBOOK is written by SEO consultant Aaron Wall. Aaron charges $400 to $500 per hour to major companies for Search Engine Optimization, but you don’t need to pay that because the SEOBOOK covers virtually ever part of SEO within 300+ pages. There is a lot of information to soak in and every page is filled with great tips to give you a better understanding of SEO and to help you get going without a lot of work or paying someone to do it for you.

The book is priced at $79, and the knowledge and information you learn from it will definitely make you more than that in the long run. If you don’t like it or the book is just not for you Aaron offers a Unconditional 90 Day Money Back Guarantee. You can’t beat that.

Here is What you get:
328 Freshly-Updated Pages of step-by-step SEO instruction.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

What is RSS?


RSS or Really Simple Syndication was the first technology developed that allow user to select and choose certain message or news that they feel are suitable for them and have that chosen content of text or particular subject sent to their computers by internet.

RSS is sent to a feed reader where all the updates that they have requested display in one place. This technology has been around quite a while and is increasingly expand beyond the bloggers and newshound who first embraced or used it.

A New Home Based Business Starts Every Ten Seconds - Are You Ready?

by Joe Rispoli

Running your own home based business is just one of many ways to make money. It is the same as owning your own traditional business and should be treated as such. You will need to advertise your business, sell and promote any products and get others to join your team. It takes allot of hard work, not to mention time and dedication. However, the potential for success is great and can be very rewarding.

Before starting a home business you need to figure out what is real and what is a scam. You must do your homework. The Internet is great for researching anything, including getting the facts about any business opportunity.

1. Look for any information about a company before joining. Look for complaints, investigations or misleading information about the products.

2. Try and get a friend for their opinion about a company, not to join with you but just to help you make a decision.

3. Talk to people who are familiar with a company that you are interested in. What sets that company apart from all the rest?

4. Check with the Better Business Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce. How long has the company been in business? Search for any news relating to the company, good or bad.

5. What product do they offer? It is extremely important that the product is reasonably priced and a consumable. Can the product be ordered and consumed every month? Would a customer want to order and consume it every month?

6. Stay away from companies that require you to stock up on inventory. Find a company that only requires you to purchase enough products for a month at a time.

7. Avoid high start up costs. They are usually a sign that a company is just looking to make a profit and not to provide a useful, quality product. Think about it, why should you pay an outrageous amount to start a business? What purpose would it serve except to give someone else your money?

8. What is required before you actually get a check? Make sure you understand how you will get paid and what is required for you to get paid before starting.

9. Does the company provide support and training? Support is extremely important, you will need help and you will need training. Who is your sponsor? How long have they been with the company and will they provide the support you need to be successful?

10. Is there a refund policy?

11. Your compensation should be based on the purchase of a product by a customer. If you cannot figure out what the product is, then avoid that company.

12. Before signing on the dotted line talk with others in the business to see what they have to say about the company and the compensation plan.

Remember that all good things take time and patience. If you plan out your business before beginning then your chances for succeeding are greater then just by jumping into the first opportunity that you come across.

Most people join an opportunity with the mistaken notion that just by signing up and getting a free website to promote will make them wealthy overnight.

There is no secret formula to building a successful home business. Yes it is possible to work smarter by automating allot of your tasks. But to build a business takes work
and lots of it.

TIP: Find a mentor. If you can establish a relationship with a good mentor who cares about making you a success, then stick with them! They are few and far between.

Starting a home business may be the best decision that you will every make. The variety is much larger then it use to be, thanks to the internet.

Nothing can be more satisfying then doing your own thing at home.

Having plenty of time to spend with loved ones along with a very profitable business is indeed a wonderful thing.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Mixed Market Arts - The Weekly Winner Contest


I read across Mixed Market Arts blog recently and I'm very interested to that blog. This blog is about internet marketing tips and tricks. You can learn how to Make Money Blogging, Blog Marketing, Increase Website Traffic and many more through this blog. I thinks this blog will be beneficial for you whether you are new to internet marketing trying to make your first dollar online, or are a seasoned professional. Collin LaHay is the owner of this blog and he started this blog in November 2007.

As a way of promoting his blog, he has come up with this great Weekly Winner Contest that give away $25 via PayPal. Winners will be chosen every Sunday! And the first winner will be chosen on January 27. This contest will run forever, allowing many people to be able to win. And if he chooses to stop this contest for whatever reasons, he will notify everyone at least 4 weeks prior to the closing.
Cool huh?

To enter the contest all you have to do is write a 250 word about his blog and this contest on your blog, with link back to his main page and contest page. Then let him know you’ve done so by commenting on his contest post.

I’m joining that contest and so can you. What are you waiting for? Join Weekly Winner Contest Now



Friday, January 25, 2008

Sneaky Affiliates Cheat - Learn the secret tricks none of the affiliate guru's want you to learn.



A comprehensive review of The Sneaky Affiliate Cheat, an affiliate marketing ebook (with software). A must read for all those who are into and are interested in online/ Internet marketing.

Sneaky Affiliate Cheat reveals all the black hat tips, tricks and techniques you need to know to supercharge your affiliate commissions.


Sneaky Affiliate Cheat is one of the very few products that crosses the border into black hat territory as far as affiliate marketing is concerned. Now when I say black hat, I don't mean doing a few tricks to boost your rankings in the search engines. Oh no, this is nothing like that... Sneaky Affiliate Cheat allows you to double, triple or even quadruple your income by dancing around the edge of "proper behaviour" and cheating your way to non-stop commissions by robbing the super affiliates!


Here is a chapter by chapter breakdown of Sneaky Affiliate Cheat:

Chapter One: How To Build Your Product Portfolio

Chapter Two: Promoting Your Product

Chapter Three: Sneaky Affiliate Cheats For A PPC Campaign

Chapter Four: Cookie Stuffing

Chapter Five: Cookie Stuffing With iframe

Chapter Six: Affiliate Link Cloaking

Chapter Seven: Creating A Presell

Chapter Eight: Building An Opt-In List

Chapter Nine: List Builder Programs



If you just can't wait, then go here now : Sneaky Affiliates Cheat

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Frank Kern Mass Control marketing system

So who is Frank Kern?

Frank Kern started his online business in 1999. He left college to proceed with his online marketing ventures, and became very successful.

Frank is a very honest internet marketer who has generated millions of dollars in sales for himself and his joint venture partners. He is the guy behind all the major launches such as Stompernet, or Pipeline Profits.

He claims he generated $23.8 Million in less than 24 hours!

Ok, but what is the Mass Control ?

Mass Control is simply a communication system that allows marketers to sell more products without trying to hype it up or act as a pushy salesman.

It makes the prospects to decide for themselves that they need a certain product or service, which is much more powerful than trying to convince them about it.

Frank Kern's Mass Control Marketing is yet to be released but there has been so much hype about the product. What is so amazing about this product and why it is so anticipated by a lot of internet marketers ? The product is pricey ($3000) but what is so interesting is : On October 29th, the first Mass Control class sold out in just under 20 minutes with no affiliates and no real launch process ...to a list just shy of 8,500 people.

The prelaunch phase of the Mass Control is already in motion. Frank is giving away a lot of great valuable content like videos and reports. One of the reports is called The Mafia Report, which can be found here: Mafia Report


It's the "Back Story" behind the biggest launches in Internet Marketing history.

Now, I'd like you to print that out because the 90 minute video below is to give you references for that report.

Here's the video: Mass Control Esposed

This video shows you exactly how Frank used Mass Control ...in the actual Mass Control sales letter itself!

When you watch it, you'll discover:

1. The *right* way to use graphics. (Everybody else gets this wrong.)

2. A real life example of how you enter the conversation in your prospect's mind.

3. How "implicit bonding" works ...and how you can do it.

4. The extremely powerful "subconscious double-message" technique that's almost like subliminal messaging ...but more effective.

...And more.

Frank Kern announced to release Mass Control marketing system on February 1st of 2008.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Win $25 Blog Writing Contest

Frommyexperience.com is running a blog writing contest. Just write about a personal experience and what you learned from it. The prize is $25 in cash via PayPal.

The contest ends on February 19 and you can read up on all the details by clicking here

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Learn how to add social bookmark button to your blog



-Adding Digg It ! Button

First click edit html on blogger's control panel and then click expand widgets and then search the codes below:

<p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

Add the codes below of the codes above;

<a expr:href='"http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=" +
data:post.url + "&amp;title=" + data:post.title'
target='_blank'><img border="0" alt="Digg this" src="http://digg.com/img/badges/91x17-digg-button.gif"/></a>

With this code you will obtain the button below ;








Adding Stumble Upon ! Button


Here are the codes ;


<a expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url="
+data:post.url'><img alt='StumbleUpon' border='0' src='http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/stumble7.gif'/>
</a>

With this code you will obtain the button below :

StumbleUpon

Need Backlinks To Your Blog -Try These Ideas

Once you start your own Internet marketing business you will quickly learn that traffic is king. You have to let people know that you are open for business. People can only find your blog when you have a link pointing back to it.

Some of best ways to get back links pointing back to your blog.

1. Start a pay per click advertising campaign. Google Adwords is still the strongest pay per click advertising search engine in the world today. You can advertise with many others as well. Payperclicksearchengines.com is one website that contains hundreds of companies where you can advertise your website by bidding on keywords.

There are many things that go into creating a good ppc campaign. It will be important that you do not jump in with both feet until you have taken the time to learn the basics. Because it is still the fastest way to drive targeted traffic to any blog or website we list it number one.

2. Submit your blog post articles to social directories. Joining Onlywire is one quick way to do that. They conveniently contained over 20 social directories that you can bookmark your posts too. You will also want to consider joining others such as Stumbleupon, DiggArticle Search, Propeller and any relevant ones that relate to the theme of your blog.

Every time you post in your blog you should bookmark that post to all of the social directories. This creates links back to each individual post giving you potential traffic.

3. Article marketing is still a fantastic way to create traffic and back links to your website. You should learn everything you can about this excellent marketing strategy. The bottom line is crafting a well-written resource box that contains a link back to your website is one way to get people who read your articles to visit your site.

Also when you hyperlink a keyword in your resource box search engines find it and come to your website as well. You begin to develop keyword relevancy over time by writing and submitting this with the resource box as many times as possible.

4. One great way to create back links is Posting comments in other people's blogs. Every time you post you are able to include your name and your website address in some comments. Try to include your primary keyword in the name if you can.

This is four of the best ways to get back links to your blog. There are countless other ways and you may be comfortable with some of them. Regardless of how you do it the key is to get thousands of back links to your blog creating potential traffic for you and your business.

The Secret To Making More Money In Your Online Business: Lessons From Monopoly

by Glen Jansen

Thousands and thousands of people are striving to make more money in their online businesses each day. If you are one of the thousands of people, have you ever played the game of monopoly? Have you ever been exposed to the hidden secret in the game that will help you earn more money in your business?

Monopoly is a very simple game once you understand how to win. Most everyone who plays the game knows that to win, the formula is very basic. Buy green houses. Trade 4 green houses for a hotel. Repeat often and you will win. The fun comes with having enough money and luck to buy all those properties, houses and hotels. Another way of looking at the formula is to say, 'the game is won by controlling the most property'.

Have you ever stopped to think how this could apply to your business? Could you use this secret in someway to increase the amount of money you earn? Of course you can, if you make one simple distinction. What is the 'property' of your business?

An online business lives and dies on the internet. The property of an internet business is ... 'WORDS'. That's right, words. In a given industry, the company who controls the most property wins. Now, its definitely not a game but the concept is very workable. The words you control are what distinguishes your company from some other company. The reason this works is because the web is indexed based on words. Most people will find your business because of something they read. So, if you control the best property in your online business, you should get the best results.

There are many locations for this online property. The most obvious location is web pages in a search engine. The manner in which you control this property is with content. Substantial, readable, keyword dense content will allow you to control the search engines. This is not a lesson on search engines but given the amount of content based on the one word 'SEO' you can begin to understand how popular this idea is.

Another location the you need to control is emails. The words you use to communicate with your customers and prospects is very important. The proper word(s) used in the proper fashion convert the person from a reader into a browser or possibly a buyer.

Yet another money making location for you to consider is advertising. Online there are various forms of ads that, you guessed it, display words to a person enticing them to action. By controlling this avenue of your business, the proper words can be very effective. Ad add placed for the proper keyword can make thousands of dollars a month, whereas the wrong keyword or improperly phrased ad can be a dud.

So, will all this in mind, how do you control the words you use online? The first thing to do is realize just how important and potentially powerful the words you chose are. Second, you need to know what words are worth controlling. You have to research, test, test and test some more until you are confident which words are the best to use. Next, armed with this money making knowledge, you can make it your policy to sprinkle these tested and proven words in all your communications.

By controlling the property of the internet, the words, you will have the upper edge on all your competitors. The time and energy put into seeking these proper words will pay for itself over and over. There is an enormous amount of money to be made by applying this concept to your business. Good luck and choose your words wisely. The pen or keyboard truly is mightier than the sword.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Become a serious netpreneur today!

Many people think Internet Marketing is an easy job as it can be done from the comfort of one’s bedroom or while sipping coffee at starbucks..Also, it doesn’t involve massive investment to begin with and any one can do it from anywhere and at any hour!


Most of it is true! I agree. But have you ever thought why everyone doesn’t succeed at Internet Marketing? What differentiates an expert Internet Marketer from a not-so expert marketer? Why some succeed in a short span of time and why it takes years for others to succeed? Why one Internet Marketer makes $10,000 or more consistently and why another is stuck at making a few hundred dollars per month?


Well, let me put it straight, Internet marketing becomes an easy job ONLY when you follow a definite system. Unless, your Internet marketing is strategic, you’re not likely to go too far.


You yourself can only decide how much you want to make out of your Internet Marketing venture. If you are happy being a pajama-preneur, well I have nothing much to say in that regard. It’s absolutely your wish. But if you want to be a serious netpreneur and want to be a recognized figure in your field, then it is imperative that you follow a “SYSTEM”.


If you have not been doing that, wake up and smell the coffee!
In order to be successful at Internet Marketing, first you have to understand what is online business and what does it entail. Once you understand that, you have to make a business plan. Yes, a business plan is a very important thing in any business. After chalking out a proper business plan, you will see how easy the next steps will become automatically.


In the beginning, please don’t expect to achieve success overnight. Just stick to your plan and be methodic, and then, I am sure, it won’t be too long until you see some results.


So, if you are planning to become a serious netpreneur, it is essential that you understand the concept of online business and Internet Marketing. One of the best places where you can get valuable, eye opening information about serious netpreneurship is Your Simply Stupid .

This e-book will give you step by step information on how to develop an Internet Business. Once you read this e-book, you will realize a lot of things about working online and you will understand where have you been going wrong. If you don’t want to remain stupid with your online venture, go and grab this e-book Your Simply Stupid today and learn what you need to now with your online business!


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Directory Submission

Directory submission is one of the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) methods and it is also a cost effective service for the website owners. The online business owners throughout the world look for directory submission when they want to promote their websites on the internet. If you want to have information on Directory Submission you will come across sample of articles and blogs discussing about the benefits of directory submission. In short directory submission is a can be achieved by obtaining back links or incoming links. Through directory submission one can achieve a good number of incoming links for a website and thus, a good rank.

Directories are websites that contain a number of links on a particular category or they might have links related to different categories. When a viewer clicks on any of the links of a particular category, he is directed to those websites related to the category he has clicked. Thus if your website is well managed then you can get increasing number of visitors directed from the web-directories; of course you must have submitted your website in the directory. If the link of your website is submitted to the right directory, there will be a good number of visitors directed to your site, resulting in profitable conversion. Thus directory submission widens the reach of your website.

Directory Submission increases the link popularity of your website. It helps to increase quality incoming links which in turns maximize the possibilities of visitors. Thus the visibility of your website gets enhanced. More visitors in turn mean more conversion.

Directory submission helps your website appear among the first results of any Search Engine. Now a days using ‘add URLs’ for website submission is not employed as much as Directory Submission. Almost all the search engine accepts new websites through incoming links. Using directory submission will help you getting your website listed in all the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN.

Directory Submission enhances the possibilities for search engine robots to search your website faster. The search engine robots are the agents that keep searching for new websites randomly to place them among the search results. Using directory submission services increases the exposure of your website to these search engine robots. As a result your website is visited more by the search engine robots and thus visibility of your website also increases.

Directory Submission also helps in relevant link building. A well managed directory fetches you contextual links of pages including relevant content regarding the topic. This is also a strong benefit obtained from directory submission.

Add your URL to Google

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Search Engine Myth Exposed - Free Report

Google is like the Holy Grail of marketing on the web. Rank well in
Google and your profits are pretty much set.

But there is SO MUCH bogus information out there, often coming from the "gurus" themselves.

Jonathan Leger has released a new free report that completely
obliterates the following myths about Google (and then goes on to
show you what DOES work):

Myth #1: Google Knows All and Sees All
Myth #2: Google Will Not Rank Duplicate Content
Myth #3: You Must Get Links From Related Subject Sites to Rank
Myth #4: Your Site Must Focus On One Subject To Rank
Myth #5: High PageRank Means Good Rankings
Myth #6: To Maintain Good Rankings, You Must Add New Content

..and..
MYTH #7: THE BIGGEST MYTH: Ranking In Google Is Hard!

And did I mention he'll pay you for referring other people to this
powerful free report? And that he'll pay you for anyone THEY refer
as well (even while it's in pre-launch)? Find out more about that
when you download your sample chapter from:

Search Engine Myth Exposed

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

1000 Visitors in 24 Hours

The secret to this method is utilizing YouTube, and MySpace. Heck, everyone has got either a MySpace or YouTube account, or both. We all watch a bunch of videos everyday. Why not utilize videos to drive traffic to your site. There is a method to the madness. It’s one thing having a million views of your video, but if it doesn’t convert visitors to your site, then your effort would have been for nothing.

Jonathan Leger’s 1000 Visitors in 24 Hours will teach you the secrets to a magic formula that will convert the viewers of your video into visitors.

Click Here for Your Copy


Who is Jon Leger?

Jon Leger (Jonathan Leger) is a well known Internet Marketer and Programmer. He revolutionize the $7 offers niche. People can now make money like no other time before. In the $7 Secrets script you can set it where the affiliate gets 100% of the commission or you can keep the commission for yourself. If you choose to give your affiliates 100% of the commission, then you make money on the back end.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

January 7th Giveaway Event


Giveaway dates:
From Monday January 7th 2008 @ 10.00 Am EST to Thursday January 17th 2008 @ 4.00 Pm EST





Get Access to all of these incredible gifts from amazing contributors to this great giveaway event


January 7th Giveaway event is a gathering of $7 Secret Script owners to build their subscribers and of course to promote their products.

It is not a normal Giveaway event because the gift owner must use the $7 Secret Script in order to participate with the event


What does this mean to you?

It means that you will soon be operating on a higher plane. You will be offering better products, better services, and you will be receiving INSTANT commissions for your effort. You can be moving ahead with your plans instantly, instead of waiting thirty days or more just to get your money,

When you raise the quality of your products and services, your customers will sense it immediately; they will respond to your offers. You will be filled with a sense of dignity and purpose when you concentrate on offers you know to be high-quality products. All you have to do is download each gift that appeals to you, or fits your product line. Study each offer thoroughly from every angle. Choose the products you know will complement your business and build your online reputation.


Click here for the event

Friday, January 4, 2008

How I made $154 within a week

If you can manage $7.00( yes only $7 ), either Paypal or Credit/Debit card then this report is what you are looking for. It just takes some patience and time on the internet and you can be getting money in your Paypal account every day. No waiting for checks or minimum amounts.

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This Stupid Technique Works Every Time….Making Money is quite easy so easy you’ll slap yourself upside down when yourself discover these powerful money making techniques. The one of the best thing is it cost me less than $10 and not a penny more, all I have is My Simple easy Techniques and internet access, now I make money Like Crazy..Learn How those Internet Marketers make Huge Incomes and Start doing It Yourself.

It's called On Demand Profits by Alok Jain.

It's a 24 page report on "How to Create Your own ATM Machine". I must warn you that there is nothing new and earth shattering in this report. But it's still GREAT. Because it discusses a system that we all know about but probably do not use effectively.

I'm not going to give away the system but I will hint that it involves using $7. I love that because I hate spending big money on systems that I may or may not succeed with (or even bother using).


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS REPORT:

* It only costs $7 with no further need to spend after that (although an upgrade option is offered for more advanced marketers)

* Ideal for beginners, assuming you have a computer and an internet connection. (Note: If you’re paying for connection time by the minute, this is not for you.)

* You do NOT need a website or technical skills. Just the ability to read and follow clear directions

* He tells you WHAT to sell - there are hundreds of products available & he shows where you can get your affiliate links at no cost

* He shows HOW to sell at no cost

* He shares the tricks of the trade (if that’s what you call them - not very tricky actually, just good solid basics that work if you use them)

* Plenty of practical information in this 24 page report. Step 1, step 2, etc in 8 chapters, plus how to make money with this report in chapter 9.

==> This strategy is do-able for a beginner or someone who has been online for a while but is not making much money. This is essentially a NO RISK method because it is a way to turn some of your time into an online income. He also shows several ways to increase your earnings per hour.


But I know that some readers will still be hesitating, and I can understand that.


Click Here for "On Demand Profits"

Thursday, January 3, 2008

What is FOREX?

Forex (Foreign Exchange) is the name given to the direct access trading of foreign currencies. With an average daily volume of $1.4 trillion, Forex is 46 times larger than all the futures markets combined and for that reason, is the world's most liquid market.


What is traded on the Foreign Exchange? The answer is money. Forex trading is where the currency of one nation is traded for that of another. Therefore, Forex trading is always traded in pairs. The most commonly traded currency pairs are traded against the US Dollar (USD). They are called ‘the Majors'. The major currency pairs are the Euro Dollar (EUR/USD); the British Pound (GBP/USD); the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY); and the Swiss Franc (USD/CHF). The notable ‘commodity’ currency pairs that trade are the Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) and the Australian Dollar AUD/USD. Because there is not a central exchange for the Forex market, these pairs and their crosses are traded over the telephone and online through a global network of banks, multinational corporations, importers and exporters, brokers and currency traders.


Traditionally, currency trading has been a 'professionals only' market available exclusively to banks and large institutions, however, because of the rise of the new E-economy, online Forex trading firms are now able to offer trading accounts to 'retail' traders like you and me. Now almost anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can trade currencies just like the world's largest banks do. There are now over 6 million trading accounts worldwide up from 1.7 million in 1997.


BENEFITS OF FOREX TRADING
There are many benefits and advantages to trading Forex. Here are just a few reasons why so many people are choosing this market as a business opportunity:


1.LEVERAGE: In Forex trading, a small margin deposit can control a much larger total contract value. Leverage gives the trader the ability to make extraordinary profits and at the same time keep risk capital to a minimum. Some Forex firms offer 200 to 1 leverage, which means that a $50 dollar margin deposit would enable a trader to buy or sell $10,000 worth of currencies. Similarly, with $500 dollars, one could trade with $100,000 dollars and so on.

2.LIQUIDITY: Because the Forex Market is so large, it is also extremely liquid. This means that with a click of a mouse you can instantaneously buy and sell at will. You are never 'stuck' in a trade. You can even set the online trading platform to automatically close your position at your desired profit level (limit order), and/or close a trade if a trade is going against you (stop order).

3.PROFIT IN BOTH 'RISING' AND 'FALLING' MARKETS: On the stock markets, you can only make money if shares are rising, but in economic recession and falling 'bear' markets, there is little chance of making big money. Forex is different. One of the most exciting advantages of FX trading is the ability to generate profits whether a currency pair is 'up' or 'down'. A trader can profit by taking a 'long' position, (buying the currency pair at one price and selling it later at a higher price), or a 'short' position, (selling the currency pair and buying it back at a lower price). For example, if you think the US dollar will increase in value vs. the Japanese Yen then you will buy Dollars and sell Yen (go long). If you think the Yen will increase in value against the Dollar then you will sell Dollars and buy yen (go short). As long as the trader picks the right direction, a potential for profit always exists.

4. 24HRS: From Sunday evening to Friday Afternoon EST the Forex market never sleeps. This is very desirable for those who want to trade on a part-time basis, because you can choose when you want to trade--morning, noon or night.

5. FREE 'DEMO' ACCOUNTS, NEWS, CHARTS AND ANALYSIS: Most Online Forex firms offer free 'Demo' accounts to practice trading, along with breaking Forex news and charting services. These are very valuable resources for traders who would like to hone their trading skills with 'virtual' money before opening a live trading account.

6.'MINI' TRADING: One might think that getting started as a currency trader would cost a lot of money. The fact is, it doesn't. Online Forex Firms now offer 'mini' trading accounts with a minimum account deposit of only $200-$500 with no commission trading. This makes Forex much more accessible to the average individual, without large, start-up capital.


p/s - Forex is not a Get-Rich- Quick Scheme.


Happy New Year



I would like to wish everyone that visited this blog a very Happy New Year 2008.

I wish the world to be a safer and happier place to live in.

I wish for no more war, no more hunger, no more tears and no more destruction.

Let's us live together in harmony and accept our diverse differences in religion and culture. If we can respect and help each other, this world will be a wonderful place to live in.