Security Issues Everyone Should Know About Online Shopping

Written by Alan Grissett


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to minimizerepparttar risk involved with transmitting information acrossrepparttar 108956 Internet is to use several different e-mail accounts, each with a specific purpose. To limit your exposure to unwanted spam and potentially dangerous viruses,repparttar 108957 e-mail address provided by your ISP or Web host should only be given to trusted parties, such as family members, friends, co-workers, and business associates. If you frequently fill out online forms that requirerepparttar 108958 use of an e-mail address, use a "throw-away" address, such as one that can be obtained from Yahoo! or Hotmail. This will help stop your primary e-mail account from being flooded with unwanted mail, and it might reduce your exposure to viruses as well.

Several other key preventative measures to safeguard your personal information include checking your credit reports regularly, paying by credit card for online transactions (instead of ACH bank account debits), and searching for your name at a good search engine, like Google, to find out what information about you is online.

Alan is the lead developer for InfoServe Media, LLC (http://www.infoservemedia.com/), a Web development company that specializes in Web site design, hosting, domain name registration, and promotion for small businesses.


e-Business For Dummies

Written by Shahnaz Rauf


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[One very innovative example I came across recently: You may be aware that eBay recently acquired PayPal, so all those eBay merchants need to reflect this change on their inventory payments – so almost immediately I came across a site offering these integration services. Now that’s one smart surfer!].

So use those little gray cells in your head and read a few of those annoying newsletters in your mail box to stay abreast of latest issues. You could come up with your killer product much sooner than later.

3. Set it up to sell – This is a little tricky, but you can do it quite well if you have access torepparttar right tools. Oftenrepparttar 108955 right tools can make allrepparttar 108956 difference between success and failure. So I will say it again: Do not cut corners here. You basically need to:

- Set up a direct sales page.

- Set up an autoresponder (5 or 7 days) course describingrepparttar 108957 beneficial uses of your product.

- Set up a regular newsletter or mailing list.

- Set up a free info-booklet about your product as a viral give away.

- Set up a high paying affiliate program.

4. Promote, Promote, Promote. You can haverepparttar 108958 best of everything, but it will not sell if you do not promote. So here again, do not cut corners. Go for solo ezine ads; Go for guaranteed visitors; Go for site blasts; Go for power linking strategies; Go for Pay-per-click advertising; Go for press release; Go for search engine submission... Go for it. Give it your all . Create a ‘buzz’, ‘Halo’ or ‘aura’ about your business. Best time to give a power boost is inrepparttar 108959 winter months.

Now here don’t get discouraged. I know most of us are working on very tight budgets. If you are just a little smart you can always grab ‘the best bang for your bucks’... Look carefully through your email.

It all basically boils down to where you want to see yourself inrepparttar 108960 future – Working to death making other people rich, or getting rich yourself and livingrepparttar 108961 life style you desire.

Believe me if you follow through, you will be able to achieverepparttar 108962 financial freedom you want. It`s your choice.

Shahnaz Rauf is a freelancer actively seeking writing projects. She is also The Editor of The Monster Twister– a Newsletter helping ordinary web owners achieve extraordinary heights without losing their shirts. To Subscribe mailto:themonstertwister-subscribe@snzeport.com Or visit her website at http://www.snzeport.com


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