• Top 10 Technology Basics for Online Businesses

  By admin on October 10th, 2009 | No Comments

  Technology is a critical success factor for any internet marketing small business, however, typically people just starting out don’t have a good knowledge of the technologies required or how it will affect their small business.

  These ten tips ought to help you get off to a good start. As much as you possibly can, you should try to establish systems and processes that work together thoroughly, and are available all of the time to assist customers and prospects.

  Create an automated system to make your life uncomplicated and your wallet full.

  1. Computer & Peripherals

  If you’re going to do affiliate marketing, you’ll clearly need a computer of some sort - preferably one that you own, a desktop version or a laptop. Get one with a lot of memory and speed. A broadband internet connection is preferred over dial-up. You’ll also need a printer. Get wireless capabilities for both.

  2. Your Custom Domain

  Be certain to obtain a domain name that you own, so that you can commence~start} to establish your own mark. Moreover, many providers won’t permit you to include affiliate links, or even subdomains, but only a website name that you own. A worthy domain name will be short (30 characters or less), sensible when either heard or seen, and representative of your product or service. The preferred names end in “.com” and those are ideal for most affiliate marketing companies, if obtainable.

  3. Communications

  Another key tool is telecommunications, including an Internet Service Provider and a phone - either land-line, cellular, or VOIP, with or without headset. It ought to have both local and long distance features, and if you intend to hold conferences for your downline, the ability to handle conference calls. If you’re going to do workshops, etc., you’ll probably want to acquire a teleconferencing service that can handle many, perhaps hundreds or even a thousand, calls at the same time.

  4. Hosting Services

  You’ll want a web hosting service to serve as a “home” for your website. There are many such companies available to benefit home based businesses and online marketers. Their products do differ somewhat, as do their prices, so be sure to shop around before purchasing.

  5. Systems & Info Safety measures

  You’ll also want robust precautions for your applications and online records. This includes physical security, plus programs such as firewalls, and security programs like McAfee or Norton.

  6. Data & Systems Backup/Restore Programs

  One more requirement is for backup of your locally stored applications and data. Despite other security measures, there will eventually come a circumstance when you suffer some sort of a system crash, with either partial or complete loss of info and critical applications. Therefore you will also require a rigorous backup and restore capability.

  7. Goods

  You’ll want one or more services to sell - goods that you have developed yourself, or ones that have been created by one or more third parties. If you develop your custom created products, then you’ll also have to worry about maintaining appropriate inventories, performing upgrades, handling returns, etc. If you get your products from other vendors, then you’ll have to worry about supply relationship management, ensuring that required products get shipped on time, customer satisfaction and that you get properly paid.
  
  8. Affiliate Program Network

  If you’re planning to market multiple affiliate products, you’ll doubtless also want to participate with one or more Affilate Program Networks (APNs), such as ClickBank, Commission Junction, or LinkShare, etc. to handle your commissions, sales statistics, and other back office functions for you.

  9. Web 2.0 Capabilities

  The Web is constantly changing, so if you want to be successful in today’s online world, you’ll want websites and services that allow blogging and interactive communities (i.e., ones that use Web 2.0 to support a whole host of collaboration, using the web as the network platform).

  10. Technical Support

  Finally - another frequently overlooked necessity - is the need for reliable technical support - for both your local hardware and software, but even more importantly, for any of your customer-facing websites and product systems.

  If your systems go down and you are unable to get prompt technical support from any/all your suppliers, the resultant downtime can influence your marketing campaigns, you can lose or push away potential buyers, and ultimately, your income will suffer (including your brand, as well).

  Technology is the lifeblood of an affiliate marketing business, and given Murphy’s Law, you need to prepare for the eventual downtime and system crashes that occur as well. Implementing all these essential technologies will help the success of your affiliate small business.

  I’m taking this advice to heart and running my own online marketing company. I encourage you, too, to take control of your future and your financial security by starting an internet marketing enterprise.  Obtain the FREE MaxPro Report and CD to learn how.
• Safety For Your Computer - Online Spyware Remover

  By admin on October 8th, 2009 | No Comments

  Internet Safety

  With today’s internet risky and potentially dangerous worms, trojans and dialers, an online spyware remover is a must-have. What exactly is spyware, and why do you need protection from it?

  Hackers could also use your passwords to host their own websites under your name without you even knowing it. I have heard of cases where people were hosting porn and illegal sites without their knowledge. ID theft is also fairly common.

  It is your responsibility to protect yourself and your business by making sure that you use an anti virus software, a firewall and anti spy ware and make sure that you update it regularly. There are 500 new viruses created each day, so make sure you stay on top of things.

  Each piece of paper comes with its own little “robot” which is invisible to you and continues to record everything else you do in the store as you stroll (surf the the internet). Then, after gathering all of this secret and private information from you - without you even knowing it - the “robot” then tries to persuade you to buy things - sometimes it shouts suggestions in your ears, other times it makes advertisements to guide you back to its department. The most dangerous robots grab your feet and violently drag you back to their department, in the hopes you’ll buy something. If you try to fight it, the robot pushes back even harder, and move slowly, or even stop moving!

  Invisus.com is a good site to visit for a wealth of information on this subject. They also have a free tool that you can use to run a check on your computer.

  In short, to maximize your computer security:

  • Protect your personal information - It’s valuable.
  • Know who you are dealing with online.
  • Use strong passwords that can’t be guessed easily. Don’t use your date of birth for example.
  • Update your operating system and web browser software on a regular basis.
  • Backup all your important files.
  • And finally, make sure that you protect your children online.

  Even better, you should prevent adware and spyware from infecting your computer - kind of like having a big friend to follow you around in the store, fighting off the robots. This prevention software, which is usually part of a firewall of similar can save you a lot of headaches.

  But, if you think your computer may be infected with spyware or adware - then shop around for the very best online spyware remover you can find. Sure, there are free removers available, and they can do a good job. But, they’re limited in what they can do, and none will prevent an attack

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• Computer Virus Spreading Through Psychological Lures

  By admin on September 15th, 2009 | No Comments

  I guess you have been in a situation where you are convinced to buy certain goods but regretted later when you’ve got home. I have. I usually categorize that kind of marketing as high pressure psychological selling, because the salesman usually applies high level of psychological pressure on the prospect to finally succeed in selling the goods. Malwares and computer viruses are widely implementing these psychological tension practices in their ways of spreading and contagion. Such techniques implements but not limited to the exploitation of human basic psychologies: Curiosity, Greed, and Fear. How do we tell that a trojan or a worm virus is trying to get into our system using a psychological pressure? Following are some precautions to help us tell just prior to their attempts to compromise our system: 1. Is it forcing us to run or download something, for fear of something such as getting our computer infected by a trojan, computer virus or worm? If it is while it’s not at all the active running antivirus software we have installed, we can say that it is definitely a virus, malware, or even a worm. 2. Is it offering some software solution that looks like it’s too good to be true and free at the same time? At times, it can be just a marketing hype, but it’s a best practice to beware about the urge to download or agreeing on something it is offering. Downloading a program or just opening a page containing java script or flash application would be enough to get our computer compromised by a computer virus, malware, or trojan. 3. Are we aware of the brands (if any)? Is it a rather famous antivirus brand, or just some very popular one, but not an antivirus? At times the viruses take advantage of well known brand names only to trick uncautious people. Do you remember the “XP Antivirus 2008″ virus disguising Antivirus Software Downloads? Its high success rate really was boosted by the “XP” brand, riding on Windows XP’s brand. Lately, a brand new release of the virus is already spreading, one that we know as “XP Antivirus 2009″. 4. It’s a good practice to always check and recheck if the URL we type is not a fake or phising site. You have to do this if you wish not to unwantingly enter a phishing site, in which case is a much worse scenario compared to contracting a virus. A rogue site is an latest psychological scam in that it tricked visitors into thinking that it’s the right site they’re searching to visit. Everything they have on the page would in turn then be taken for granted by unsuspecting visitors. 5. If you are uncertain of those that I have mentioned, talk to a friend that knows more about this matter. There should be at the very least something certain about it, like a popular brand name of antivirus or computer security software solution, the exact URL or at least domain name of the target site, what should be classified into being too good to be true and what not. The success rate this way of contagion has is surprisingly high, assuming the wide availability of legitimate computer security software and antivirus or Internet Security Software available in the market. This is why I always urge everyone that asked for my opinion on computer security to continuously learn about it, even for just a small bit of knowledge. As only with knowledge even for just a little, can we actually pertain in the safe environment against malicious software.
• How Do We Use Online Scan?

  By admin on September 15th, 2009 | No Comments

  Computer Security Tutorial - Patch Windows using Panda Security Online Scan

  This issue arises as a new trend in online scan service provided by antivirus software and computer security solution vendors are trending. Can we just ignore it or should we use this service? This question triggers many other questions along, such as:

  - Do we need to make use of a free virus scan? At times you need to be sure that your system id free of malware whatsoever, or if a rogue antivirus that can fool you is actually hiding just behind the currently running antivirus. We can take advantage of the always-up-to-date state of an online free virus scan database, in case it can detect an otherwise undetectable virus, due to its state of update and possible different algorithm used.

  - Is an online free virus scan really effective? Although this depends on the state of update of the database being used, chances are that an online scan tends to use the latest virus definition database. It also tends to utilize the recent algorithm in its scan engine. Regardless of that, not knowing the previous condition that the system is in can lead to uselessness of the scan, if for instance the system is already compromised by a virus.

  How is it working? The usual procedure that an online free virus scan follows is: (1) download; (2) install; (3) update; (4) scan. The procedure sequence resembles a typical program installation steps of any regular free antivirus software. But it actually differs in that what it installs is only the scanner portion and not the whole antivirus program. After the scan is complete, should any infections be detected, some online scan service will try to disinfect right away, while some will only notify us about this findings and suggest on running a more comprehensive antivirus scan instead, to completely remove any existence of malware.

  - In what circumstances should we implement an online virus scan? Right when it is time that we should take the risk of being compromised or let our system be infected by trojan, worm, or a virus. Although the installed antivirus doesn’t detect anything unusual, another virus scan can still find something missed.

  - What’s in a free virus scan that’s not there in our regular antivirus software? It’s the ability to scan without having to be installed fully; many kinds of vendors’ services; and of course, free availability. Aside of that none that I can think of.

  - How effective is it? If we are to use this service as a preventive measure, the ineffectiveness is obvious. This is really a best choice for systems without any antivirus installed. To be honest, I have to say that I’m one those users. Every now and then we should run a scan to check if any virus has contracted any files.

  In the end, what should we decide?

  The judgement is completely up to you to decide. To me, for the readiness upon request and minimum installation requirements, an Online Free Virus Scan is rather effective, being a virtual system user as I am. Nevertheless, should I survive the computing world without virtual computer, I wold rather go with an antivirus. (I currently insist on using a clean system, without any antivirus software installed. It’s LIGHT :), and preserves the world)
• Can Someone Crack My Encrypted File?

  By admin on September 13th, 2009 | No Comments

  Did we consider downloading and uploading files, checking for updates, following links, and reading to be all that we do when we get on the internet? We may think that we are only reading articles or pages. But what really happens is actually not only just that. We also are giving up our informations to other parties over the internet.

  Take for example we are about to register a product online, or we want to signup for a free e-mail service, a social networking, almost everything that needs confirmation. To accomplish that, we need to fill in quite an amount of sensitive and personal information. Take for example a transaction, it would typically require our names, e-mails, phone numbers and addresses. As if that is not enough, what is more critical is when we also have to send passwords, credit card numbers and PINs on the internet.

  It is unavoidable to think of internet as a world that revolutionized our lives and the way we live in ways we never thought possible. Not only that it has become very easy, but also that improbable things has become possible and even become necessities, in the way we do businesses and deal with things. These things go on literally anywhere, only by accessing the internet.

  Even so, security issues arise along with those things on the internet. Classified data are getting more general to exchange on the internet, and they tend to be increasingly subject to exploitation unless we do something to prevent them.

  Here are some points, we surely don’t want any of them to get abused, right?

  1. Social Security numbers
  2. Credit card numbers
  3. Sensitive names and addresses
  4. Bank account information
  5. Personal details

  This is where encryption protected information is really needed. As a matter of fact, it is crucial.

  Different levels of securities and types are available with encryption. Encrypted data are of no use for people without the right key. Even so key cracking can be done on them, higher levels of security in encryption would take up an absurd amount of time to crack. A tens of thousands years time with a hundreds of thousands times the computing power of modern computer is plain impossible. Furthermore, in addition to data encryption, the protection of an antivirus is also needed.
• Why Do I Have To Fill In These CAPTCHAs?

  By admin on September 13th, 2009 | No Comments

  Suppose you are about to use the online service to order tickets and want to check out who and when are on the match at a local stadium. When you get in the site, you have to first fill in a test. It is an simple one. In fact, it’s all about how simple it is. Since you are a human, the whole thing should be clean and straightforward. A different story for an automated machine, the easy test would be hardly possible to do.

  This question is what we usually have known as CAPTCHA. The term actually stands for Completely Automated Public Turing Test. It serves to sort out computer-automated user from doing transactions. There is another term for that, that is a kind of Human Interaction Proof or HIP. Sure by now you have done many CAPTCHA tests on various web sites. A widely used CAPTCHA lately is a series of letters but in image form unrecognizable by computers, and very distorted, unreadable by OCRs. As a human, all you have to do is to type the correct letters in the sequence into a field. If what you fill in match perfectly the ones in the blurred image, you are considered a human and pass the test.

  So you might be asking why is this all necessary, to know if it is a computer or a human? The main problem is because there are many people out there who are trying to fool the system. Exploits of weaknesses in online systems are more frequently made and perfected by black hats. While they are probably only a bunch of people of all users on the internet, what they do disturbs almost all of users and web sites. For example, a free hosting service might be massively bombarded with an automated account requests from a script. The requests of new accounts could be in a scenario of data farming that’s meant to harm millions of people. With CAPTCHA tests to sort out computer programs, those ventures can be reduced by many.
• 5 Easy and Economical Ways to Protect Your Computer F...

  By admin on September 12th, 2009 | No Comments

  Although you have the best security tools installed, is your system constantly getting infected by viruses or contracting trojans and worms? The following details is comprehensive and practical to the application to secure your system.

  You can protect the system as well as the computer from threats on your security and privacy only by implementing the following points or something resembles them.

  1. You should get all patches for your Windows OS and keep them always updated. All you need is a working internet connection and you will have an always updated Windows OS without any cost.

  2. Have the best antivirus software installed. Consult software review for the best antivirus ranking to date. Nowadays, antivirus software solutions are sold at very affordable price; some with limited capablities are even free. Let the auto update feature on and let it run automatically on Windows startup. Most programs can do this automatically by default.

  3. Install a firewall and have it configured. Either a software or a hardware firewall will do fine, you just need to make sure it is working properly. A router, in case you are using it, usually have a firewall already built in it, so that you just need to set the rules to make it work properly and effectively. Software firewalls are sold at affordable cost, even for free!

  4. Don't install or run any program, but test them in different system or computer first to be safe. A virtual machine or a virtual computer can do this tricky job with no cost at all and act as a free virus protection.

  5. Backup your files regularly, just in case. A best plan includes a way out of the worst. The cost may just be a few DVD's. If you have a big harddisk to store a backup, there will be no cost at all!

  It's clear that it cost very low and even free if you want to protect yourself from threats.
• CCTV Systems, The Best Protection For Your Property

  By Ben Sparks on August 21st, 2009 | No Comments

  When CCTV systems first came onto the market, the cameras were somewhat large, produced heat and had vidicon tubes that when trained on one subject for an extended period of time had the image of that area burned into the tube. Despite their drawbacks many businesses adopted CCTV cameras and their systems as a tool to combat shoplifting. CCTV cameras today are now smaller, produce little or no heat, have chips that gather images and don’t burn in instead of vidicon tubes. The small sizes and high quality images produced by today’s CCTV cameras make an attractive and affordable solution to property protection.
• Easily Conduct a System Security Removal - How to Rem...

  By admin on August 13th, 2009 | No Comments

  Security Issues for Small Business Networks

  If you go back just far enough in our collective history you come to a pleasant place where doors were left unlocked. Neighbors and even strangers were trusted while neighborhoods were considered safe and welcoming.

  It wasn’t long before a few bad guys made locks standard. In fact, multiple locks were used and locking mechanisms were even placed on windows.

  Now, fast forward to recent innovations where motion sensors and alarm trips not only alert a family to the presence of an intruder, but also triggers a response from appropriate law enforcement personnel.

  The security issues that have made new methods of home security mainstream have also brought about dynamic improvements in security measures in an online environment.

  Now there are two ways to go about removal, you could either attempt manual removal or have it removed instantly by downloading a proper anti-spyware tool. Manual removal isn’t always the best option but it does usually remove most viruses. However in the case of Virtumonde Trojans it is not so effective.

  The reason being is that these viruses contain a huge amount of files, some of which are hidden, and others which replicate themselves. So even if you do manage to somehow find all the files, you may miss a hidden file and the virus will simply regenerate itself upon re-boot.

  I have quickly outlined the process below, although I must say nothing is guaranteed and you run the risk of ruining your entire system if you delete the wrong file.

  Step 1: Block System Security malicious domains

  Step 2: Remove System Security processes

  Step 3: Delete registry entries

  Here are a few
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftware0308937
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “00308937″
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallSystemSecurity2009.

  One of the most important things that you can do to protect yourself is to stay current with your windows updates. Many malicious programs are designed to exploit security vulnerabilities and send themselves without the user’s knowledge. Here are a few other tips:.

  Don’t click on any email attachments from sources you are not 100% sure of. Even if you are confident in its source, scan it before opening it.

• Don’t open any files received via instant messenger without scanning them first and verifying from the person who sent it that they actually did.
• Stay away from peer to peer file sharing networks. Those networks are flooded with all manner of malware and it only takes one false click to infect your machine.

You should install an antivirus solution and keep it up to date as well. There are many products out there that are capable of protecting your machine from these malicious attacks, some freeware and some retail. I’m not going to promote or denounce any product but rather implore you to shop around and do your own research or contact an IT professional for guidance.

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