Quick Cellphone Buying Tip
1. Research. From a previous post I recommend that you research your phone, instead of just going into a store. In addition, I also recommend researching the accessories that go with your phone!
2. Buy your accessories with the cell phone. Most stores have discounts if you purchase your accessories during the same time you purchase your phone.
3. Buy at least the important ones. A lot of people don’t think of buying a phone case or screen protector until something has already happened to your phone. At that point you had already damaged your phone, it may be harder to find a case on an older model, and you are paying full price because you bought it after you had purchased the phone.
4. Depending on where you live, some states it is illegal to use your phone in the car without a hands-free device. Don’t be the person rushing into a store later because you got a ticket buy the Bluetooth or ear piece before hand!
Tips to boost your Mac’s performance
As I promise tips to improved boot time for the Mac:
1. Open System Preferences, and then Accounts
2. Select your account in the left pane
, and select Login items (The stuff on the right.)
3. These items will start automatically when your Mac boots.
4. To remove an item from the list. Select it and delete it. (Removing the item will prevent it from starting when your Mac boots.)
5. Disconnect external hard drives when you boot up your computer.
Quick Tips to Boost PC Performance
I know there are existing variations of “good practices” to speed up your pc and pc boot-times however, here is what I recommend: (Mac Users I will write about it next week.)
1. Get Resource Friendly Virus Protection (Previously Posted Here)
2. Clean up your boot processes.
a. Click on your “Start” Menu
b. Click on “Run”
c. Type-in “msconfig”
d. Select the “Start-up” Tab
e. Un-check the programs you don’t immediately use. Don’t worry, you can still access them, they just won’t be part of your “boot-up” processes.
3. Start using an external hard drive
4. Store pictures on an online account like Flickr.
5. Use a flash drive (a.k.a. thumb drive) to boost your RAM. (more to come in a later post since this is only a temporary technique)
Updated Posting Schedule
Thank you for reading Yuperoo. There were events that prevented me from posting last week; however I will continue my regular posting schedule now every Saturday morning. Once again thank you for reading and thank you for your patience.
The difference between a modem and a router.
Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions about where to find an “internet cable splitter.” This is a common misunderstanding when people try to get internet connection on two computers, but what they really need is a router. To better understand how the process works I’ll explain how the internet gets to you:
1. You will typically get internet through an ISP (Internet Service Provider).
2. Most providers will also give you a modem. A modem takes the “packets” of information out of the internet and deciphers them so your computer can understand it.
3. Because you cannot “split” this information in half; giving one half of it to one computer and the other half to the other computer. You will then need a router.
4. The router will then take the “deciphered” information and “mirror” the information so you can provide up to 4 computers the same internet connection.
Tips on Getting A New Cell Phone
If you’re near the end of your contract don’t feel pressured to just renew with your old carrier. You may be paying too much for your cellphone plan or even for your next upgrade. So here are my tips:
1. Check out websites like billshrink.com where you can compare your options on all the major carriers.
2. Prior to going to the store, check for deals you might get on new phones. Also look up specifications and reviews on the particular phone you want.
3. Get your phones from retailers that sell phones from all the major carriers. Basically, you can get the same exact phone from a Costco or Radio Shack $10 to $100 less than a traditional Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon store.
4. Request if the store associate can run your credit check on all the carriers. If you have “not so perfect” or “no” credit you might be surprised with the savings you get by switching carriers or sticking to your carrier.
5. If you end up staying with your original carrier call the actual Customer Care and see if you can get a “customer loyalty discount”.
These my five useful tips to upgrading or getting a new cell phone plan.
Getting Views For Your Website
If you subscribe to a social networking service like MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, Twitter, or even Youtube you already know how to get viewership. First, we’ll shift some of that viewership to your website; to do this, just ask your “friends” or “subscribers” to visit your site. Next, provide incentive. For example, write about a useful piece of information or even give away coupon/promo code.
For the more common ways to receive viewership:
- Register your website through dmoz.org this makes you search-able through most major search engines.
-Update your meta tags in your html code. There are even programs that help you do that now.
-Pay for it: use Google Adwords (Basically the opposite of Adsense).
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Monetizing Your Website
As I previously promised I will be expanding on the concept of drop shipping and other ways to monetize your website. First of all drop shipping is unique because it can also be part of your website’s core content. Drop shipping is best described as having a “relationship” with a warehouse. So to get into the club you do typically have to pay a monthly or yearly fee, but you don’t have to worry about the handling of inventory. All you have to do is set your margin of profit and remember to choose related products. Some people even sell their drop shipping products on eBay.
Another common way of monetizing your site is through Google Adsense. Simply, Google Adsense allows you to put Google Ads and Searches on your site. The majority of these links are “pay per click” links; basically you get paid as soon as somebody clicks on the link on your site. Adding Google Adsense to your site is a must because it’s free to be a member and you get paid.
Similar to Google Adsense and the other recommended way to monetize your site is Affiliate Marketing. In order, to affiliate with a site visit your favorite website or major retailer and find the affiliate rules typically located at the bottom of their site. Unlike Google Adsense where you typically earn through “pay per click,” affiliates allow you to earn commission on their products, and you have more control over how to execute these links on your site.
Next week we will be concluding this series with “How to Optimize your site!”
Choosing Content for Your Website
You have hosting, you own your own domain, and now you need to put something on it. I will give you a few of the most common ways to put content on your site. Before you get started you need to find your niche; I suggest sticking to a topic that you are passionate about. Although I’m not suggesting you do this for free, it makes it easier if you create a site that you are passionate about and are willing to do for free.
The most common website styles are product based sites or information based sites. With product based sites you can sell products you produce yourself or go with drop shipping, which we’ll discuss next week. For information based sites stick to a topic that you know or are interested in knowing more about.
Then next week we’ll talk about monetizing your website….which is really the ultimate goal!
Your Domain
The next step in owning your own web business is registering it! In my last post I wrote about webhosts. Since most webhosts provided this service I recommend going through your webhost. Easy right! WAIT! Before you actually register the name of your domain, you have to choose carefully. There are two ways to go about this process: the traditional process is just using your business name or choosing one related to your niche; the other way is purchasing a “used” domain. Just like a used car, this can be a hit or miss! So it’s important to do your research. You can do research by searching google and using sites that do pagerank testing. Try testpagerank.net to get started!
What is a web host?
It’s been my experience that the most profitable (and by far lowest risk!) way to make money on the side is with a website. There are several kinds of websites and ways to profit from them, but for now we’ll just start with the basics of starting one.
Thinking of starting your own website? One of the first things you need to do is purchase services through a hosting company, because your computer is unable to stay connected to the internet 24/7 or withstand the traffic generated from the World Wide Web. Hosting companies (or web hosts), who own or lease large servers, can provide you with the space and internet connectivity to run a successful website.
I personally use Dreamhost.
Now you may have heard about free web hosting as well, and it does exist. But the reason I strongly recommend a paid service like Dreamhost (and use it myself), is that a paid service allows you to fully own your own domain (ex. www.domain.com), whereas a free service only gives you a subdomain (ex. www.subdomain.domain.com/something else). You can see how the latter is more confusing, whereas the first is easy to remember and adds legitimacy to your business. The cost for a host is low enough that I STRONGLY recommend using Dreamhost. I even got a promo code for all of you, which can give you free registration: it’s
2KGEN
(it is not case sensitive)
This will be the first of a series that will help you understand how to make money by creating your own site.
What are good virus protection programs for my PC?
How do you protect your PC? Here’s a good rule of thumb for virus protection software: use something bought, something free, and something else.
Something bought: Let’s explore the most commonly used software protection programs: Norton
Something free: I have typically used Spybot Search & Destroy. When it comes to free anti-virus there is nothing negative I can say about it. Another great program out there is AVG; I’ve almost always used the free version, so if anyone has experience on the bought version, please comment.
Something else: Trend Micro’s HijackThis, although it is not an intuitive program and is set up for advanced users, is a powerhouse in the game. The best way to explain it is like using the knowledge and experience of multiple users to pinpoint specific threats on the internet and you then would personally find it and delete it yourself. Note: When using this product, BE CAREFUL you will have the potential to delete important registry items on your computer! Yes, that would be BAD!
Okay, I know I’m not a great writer so I do welcome corrections. I love you Karli, I did my best…lol. Lynn, I hope this helps. Andrew you’re smarter than me when it comes to computers so I welcome your corrections too. As well as you…. Bear, you’re ancient enough to know the history and inner workings of the programs so please comment too!
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Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko! Mele Kalikimaka!buon Natale!Feliz Navidad!
I know I am breaking from my normal blogging schedule. However some of my friends have been asking me this question. So in the spirit of Christmas I am answering one of the questions that people ask me the most;
What are good virus protection programs for PC? (How do I protect my PC?)
Multi-Level Marketing: How are they making money?
In the past couple of months, I’ve been given two supposedly goldmine offers “that I just couldn’t resist.” Now I’ve been burned by these schemes before, so I want to share the dangers of multi-level marketing and why it’s a harmful investment.
Have you ever run into people that are excited about selling a revolutionary product that will help you in some way? And, you can sign up you too can be a independent distributor? You are probably being approached by someone using Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) or Pyramid Marketing. Do not get hooked on any of these schemes, yhey are bad news!
Here is why:The goal of a company that uses MLM is not to make a profit on the product, but to exploit relationships for financial gain. Basically, they are not making money on the product because it is at best sub-standard or you can get it somewhere else. The product itself is basically the front for the true money making pyramid scheme in the back.
These companies make money by creating what is called a “down-line”. You make more money by recruiting more recruiters, because in order to become a recruiter you need to “invest” a certain amount of money or even buy a certain amount of the product; thereby forcing you to pony up to the company and everyone else up the chain above you.
You should determine the answers to these questions in order to see if an offer is legitimate:
- “How are you making money?” (If they say it’s by selling the product, move to the next question)
- “What do you spend the bulk of your time doing?” (Recruiting or selling product)
- “How much product do you sell a day? Month? Year?” (If they don’t know, it’s because everyone else they recruit “sells” the product. Then it is obvious that the product is not their foundation to success.)
These are good qualifying questions to ask and you should go no further with this company. At least do not sign up as a “distributor,” or “consultant,” or “network marketer.” If you really want the product just buy the product and move on.
There are some great ways to make money on the side though, and we’ll explore some of them next week. You can make money online, with only a very small investment (and yes, this is a real investment, not just a fee!). So we’ll start talking about that next week!
Re-Launching of Yuperoo
Alright, it has been awhile since I have posted anything but this is it. A couple of things have happened in my life; I recently completed six years of service from the Air Force, I’ve gotten married, and moved to Hawaii. So, I am re-launching Yuperoo.com and committing to posting every week!