Recently, I asked this question to one lady webmaster named Dorothy and she said quite simply,

“Well, why should I do that? My webhost said that they guarantee 99.9% of the time, my website will be OK. Besides, I don’t know how to do it if that’s technical stuff. So why should I care?”

That is the mindset of many people like her who really believed that the 99+% uptime guarantees found on the promises page of their webhosts is already their website insurance.

First of, what’s a “Disaster and Recovery Program”?

It’s all about a business owner’s plan of actions, systems and procedures that ensures business continuity when disruptions and disasters arise in the normal course of business.

Every major corporations and businesses worldwide have this on their yearly agenda as part of their risk management assessment. It’s also known as the “Business Continuity Program” in the corporate world.

I know your online business and your websites are important to you. So why then should it not apply to your online business as well?

You know that many times, disaster strikes us when we least expect it. Sometimes it even happens when you have a major product launch or a full-blown advertising campaign when, all of a sudden, your websites went down and boom, all your efforts and investments went down the drain as well.

If hackers happen to pick your site for fun and notoriety, managed to break in to deface it or release worms, Trojan horses, DDOS attack bots and the likes that damage your websites as a result, what will you do after?

What about fires in the datacenter where your server is located or maybe a hard disk failure on your web hosting server? There are even cases of errors in technical configurations, substandard server hardwares, overcrowded hosting servers, technical incompetence of support staff and other problems your host wouldn’t tell you about.

These disasters have ruined too many online businesses in the past.  And my websites are not spared as well. Believe me when I tell you that it happened to my websites many times even on my own dedicated server! It only shows that disasters do happen and even your webhost sometimes cannot do anything about it.

Website hacking and defacing, viruses and worms, server crashes, server hardware failures, datacenter fires, network failures, electrical faults, technical support errors, long recurring service downtimes and other website disasters can immediately put you out of business. And that’s just one of the effects. Not to mention loss of face, loss of opportunities and loss of time.

Why?

Because downtime is just not acceptable these days. Your customers and visitors can’t wait all the time for you to be back online. If they can’t find you, they can’t buy from or trade with you and going to the competition is easy as a click of a mouse. Your advertising and promotional campaigns are put to waste because of your dead websites. Lots of money are lost in recovery and restoration as well as in lost opportunities that you will surely miss out.

That’s why we all need to make the planning for disaster and recovery a high priority item in our online business especially if you are seriously making a lot of money from it.

By the way, I’m not scaring you at all. But think about it for a moment. Imagine a situation wherein you and your websites are in total chaos, you don’t know what to do because you don’t have a website backup, you don’t have a restoration plan and you don’t really know who to run to or talk to about it.

You see, each webmaster should have a comprehensive plan of action. Your disaster and recovery program should not only target your webpages (html, images, photos, audios, zips and other files). You should know that there are other website components that you need to take care of too.

For example, many websites nowadays have MYSQL databases installed to store and manage their customers, sales, products, files and visitors data among other things. MYSQL is free to use so many people naturally are using it for their website scripts. There is a good chance that you are using or have used it too, right?

So when disaster strikes, not only are your webpages at risk, your precious MYSQL databases are also at risk. Most of the time, webmasters have local backups of the webpages, files and scripts on their hard drive which can be easily restored.  But MYSQL databases need a special backup procedure for you to extract it straight from your website control panel. You can’t easily create it and upload it like your html, pdfs and zip files. Your web hosting server creates and grows these databases for you real time. So if you’re not technically inclined to know this as a webmaster, you might disregard it and face the risk of loss in the future. Yet losing your business data is like losing your business continuity. Once it’s lost, you’ll find it hard to recover.

Another website component is your website scripts. They need a disaster and recovery plan too. Say for example you purchased a PHP script that has an auto-install auto-update feature from the seller. Most often than not, you have no copy of this script on your local harddrive (since the seller might have installed it for you for free) much more the version updates that are automatically applied to your website each time the seller releases a new one.

If you fail to backup your whole PHP script configuration, then it will be very hard for you to restore this script to its last state. Imagine getting back to version 1 or older version of your scripts. You’ll end up paying the seller or a top programmer lots of money to restore this for you if you’re even lucky enough to have the script from the seller again for free. If not, you have to pay for it again.

Crazy eh?

What a waste of money just because you don’t have a disaster and recovery plan. Not only that. You will lose face, customers or visitors, momentum, opportunities and most of all, time to recover and restore everything to its last working condition.

You sure wouldn’t want to go back to where you started, would you?

So here are five (5) simple steps you can easily do to setup your own Disaster and Recovery Program for your online businesses:

1. First, REALIZE that your websites and all the other components are always at RISK. If you still believe your webhost that nothing can happen to your website no matter what, you won’t be able to know until you’ve lost everything. I know this and I speak by experience. If you can sleep at night well knowing that as a webmaster, you’re in control, then it really pays to do it yourself. If you’re still not convinced, answer this question: “Would you really put on some stranger’s hands the fate of your online business?” Remember that, most of the time, you’ve never even met or talk to your webhost.

2. Second, BACKUP ALL your website files, scripts and databases on your local hard drive, another remote server or another offsite media. This means you’ll download, store and update these files from time to time. You have to do this patiently on schedule (better once a week or best daily if you have high traffic database-driven websites). You will use these backup files to restore your website to its latest state when disaster strikes. Usually, web hosting control panels like Cpanel, Plesk, Ensim and Webmin have a backup and restore facility page where you can do this. Please check your control panel manual for details.

3. Third, LEARN how TO recover and RESTORE your websites to its latest state. Since your online business is important, you must be able to quickly recover from any disaster. A quick restoration plan should be in place and rehearsed during the “good times” so that when “bad times” come, you’re well prepared for it. Remember, if you know how to build your websites, you must also know how to rebuild it too. This is needed not only during disasters but also if you’re transferring to another web host or web server.

4. Fourth, COLLABORATE, if you’re not a programmer or technically knowledgeable about websites, scripts and MYSQL databases, with someone who has that knowledge. When disaster strikes, you should be able to quickly pull someone who can do the technical stuff for you if you don’t know how. My suggestion is to get someone from Elance.com or Scriptlance.com. Since these sites are working on a project bidding system, you’ll get better service at lesser price. There are risks involved here also but that’s another matter. What’s important is for you to know the places where to get help when you need it.

5. And lastly, STICK WITH YOUR PLAN and do it DILIGENTLY. You can never tell when problems will occur so you have to be ready all the time. And this can only be achieved by being serious to the above four (4) steps.

Remember, this disaster and recovery plan is your own insurance for your online business. You don’t have to pay someone to do it for you. You can do this if you’ll just realize that your online business is always at risk and it’s important that it continue so that you will benefit from it in the long term.

As you become triumphant over any online disasters you will be facing, you will know how good it is to be in total control.

And that, my friend, is a great feeling.

A simple solution to this is to arm yourself with an adware removal program that is capable of removing such adware spyware intrusions such as data mining, aggressive advertising tactics, Trojan’s, dialers , malware ( another form of adware), tracking components, and browser hijackers.

Some survey’s recently conducted have shown that 85% of all internet users have some form of adware  spyware on there computers. On average each of these computer have been infected with an average of 24 adware programs. I know I was alarmed when reading this statistic.

So what is the definition of adware, adware is considered an unreasonable advertising tactic. So how do you catch adware, it is usually installed from software that has no charge as long as you accept the adware agreement.

Adware has been typically known to install alone side such software programs as shareware and freeware. A perfect example of this is the software you install with kazaa.

When installing any programs such as these, remember nothing is for free and the supplier of the software usually has adware spyware hidden in the install file. The purpose for this is to track your movements so they can aggressively market products to you through pop-ups or browser hijacking.

Now on to spyware and this is where adware gets its bad name from. Spyware is extremely intrusive and is very similar in nature to a Trojan in this way any users installing software have no idea they have also given access to spyware.

One of the most common ways to become infected with spyware is through using peer to peer programs which are commonly file sharing or swapping programs you install on your own pc.

Spyware is an independent executable program it can monitor every keystroke on your computer, have a look at the files on your hard drives, install more malicious spyware programs and even change your home page. And while you are trying to work out what is happening all this information is being sent back to whoever created the adware spyware.

Worst case scenario is that these malicious adware spyware programs can transmit your back details and passwords back to whoever wants them.

When buying a refurbished laptop, you will be looking for one will many of the same features and qualities of a new laptop. Consider the size of laptop you are looking for before making a purchase. If you will carry your laptop with you on travels or on business trips, research the smaller, lightweight laptop versions. This will usually be much easy to carry than the larger sized laptops. Also, when looking at refurbished laptop computers, think about the size of memory you will require.

Many of the lower priced laptops come with minimal amounts of memory. That may be fine if all you need from your computer is very basic web access and data processing. If you need to store large amounts of documents, videos or pictures, look into getting a laptop with a larger amount of memory.

The other thing to consider when looking for a refurbished laptop is the speed of the computer. Laptops are generally a bit slower than desktop computers, but with new technology, a good laptop can be just as fast. If you are considering a refurbished laptop, make sure that its features can be upgraded if necessary.

It is important to remember that refurbished laptops are generally a better risk than buying a used computer. Used computers usually have no guarantee and what you buy is what you get. Refurbished laptops are carefully repaired and are certified for resale. These laptops have been thoroughly examined and inspected for worn and damaged parts. This means that in theory, you get a “new” laptop and a fraction of the cost. Also, refurbished laptops usually come with a warranty or guarantee making them a wise buy for consumers concerned with the quality.

Refurbished laptops can be purchased several ways. There are many online dealers who sell certified refurbished laptops. Often these dealers purchase and refurbish products by the lot which makes them able to sell them to the consumer for a lower price. Also, check with manufacturers. Many times, if you are looking for a specific brand, they can recommend authorized sellers of their refurbished equipment. This is often a good way to get exactly what you are looking for and know for certain it is being purchased from a reputable dealer.

Before you purchase any refurbished laptop, it is highly recommended to make sure you know whom you are dealing with. Be aware of computer dealers that you do not know or cannot verify they are a genuine company. Refurbished laptops are often the target of sales on the black market and are often found to be stolen goods. If the dealer does not offer a warranty, consider purchasing the computer from somewhere else.

Printing colored images happens by dividing a page into a great number of tiny dots. The printer responds to the computer’s work by moving crossways and downwards to print each dot of color on the page. Sometimes, two or three colors are put on top of each other to create a new color. There are also times when it just has to leave a blank white spot.

Computer monitors display three base colors – red, green and blue (RGB), to create colors on screen. Adding these three colors will result to white. This is the reason why the process is called additive color.

Color printers, on the other hand, use four base colors – cyan, magenta, yellow and black (popularly known as CMYK). When two of the subtractive primaries (cyan, magenta and yellow) are mixed, they can create red, green and blue. When all are mixed, black is created. To provide a richer black, commercial printers use a separate black color.

In order to get the right color of the image, the printer has to generate tiny dots that blend with the target color. This is called dithering or half-toning. Smooth gradation is one signal of half-toning. To do this, colored dots are aligned in a grid called cells. After that, these cells are printed with the primary colors in different quantities to form other colors.

Aside from dithering or half-toning, another consideration is the color gamut. The latter refers to the range of colors that can be created through devices. The photographer’s color gamut is far different from that of the printer. Thus, in order to create a closer semblance, colors must be close enough to the original colors.

As regards to the two most popular color models (CMYK and RGB), both of them must be taken into consideration before printing. RGB gamut is different from CMYK gamut. Moreover, some colors belonging to one model to another may not display accurately. These colors are called out-of-gamut colors.

In printing the right colors, be sure to convert RGB to CMYK colors. That way you can have the exact counterpart.

Here is my list of the top ten things that the Illuminati do that make them better than the rest of us.

10. They start off rich and powerful.
This is number ten because it’s the least important.
Having a good foundation to start from does make things easier but if you’re smart, have a plan and be flexible, it’s very likely that you can achieve anything. Poet Rob McCuen once said “I was born a poor bastard. All I had to go was up.”

9. They build networks and trust the right people.
You may find that with all the people in the world there are a lot of them who are fun to hang around but few of them you can truly trust. That’s because when asked to do something important most people avoid the responsibility or fail. The more important the responsibility the more trusted these people need to be and the only way to do that is to test them. Trust is earned slowly through progressive demonstrations.

Trusting the right people doesn’t mean they trust family, or friends… they only trust the people who have proven themselves to be trustworthy.

You can be nice to almost anyone but you can trust only a few.

8. They build themselves up.
There is no lack of self esteem within the Illuminati. They consider themselves to be “The Enlightened Ones” and they act accordingly.

Most people walk through life beaten down into submission groveling for the slightest bit of respect. They never consider the possibility that if they start to think of themselves as respected, honorable, loved and admired that they might feel better and get more done.

7. They do what works.
If something works they use it. If something needs to be done they put it into action. They don’t resort to dreaming, wishing or hoping. This is unlike most people who rely on what they’ve always known and not looked for something better. Worse, when something doesn’t work they resort to doing it more and harder.

They also don’t resort to relying merely upon “divine intervention”. Instead they take complete responsibility for where they are at and get to work going after what they want.

6. They keep secrets.
If you’ve ever revealed a magic secret you know how disappointing it can be. From that point on your secret is out and people will come to you not to be amazed at your magic but to steal your knowledge. Knowledge is power and the Illuminati know how to keep it. So should you.

Keeping your goals, plans and ambitions secret builds you up on the inside and help strengthen your resolve. It also prevents the petty and envious from sabotaging your efforts. No one can battle what they do not know.

You’ll learn to reveal your secrets to only those people who you know can help you and reveal only as much as they will need to know.

5. They use mind control.
Yet another reason to learn mind control. They don’t rely on luck or hope. They use everything they know that works to get what they want. That means mind control in all it’s form; hypnosis, nlp, persuasion and more.

They use mind control on others to influence, seduce and persuade (Just another reason to learn NLP and hypnosis).

They also use mind control on themselves to keep themselves focused. This mean keeping abreast of any self improvement program that will train their minds as if they world class athletes.

4. They keep calm.
One reason they can stay so calm is that they have a plan that details exactly what to do next. There is no guess work. They also have been trained in how to respond to chaos and confusion.
They know that a rash and emotional reaction to anything will do nothing for them and work against their greater goals. How many people do you know can do that?

It’s easy to assume that the Illuminati are without emotion but in fact, they simply know what emotions help them and what emotions don’t. They are overjoyed when they know that even the smallest step is made toward their goal. They reserve anger and fear as a tool of control for the rest of us because they know the vast majority have never given any thought as to how they will respond when under stress.

The old kung fu masters are always calm and unemotional when challenged by the young and ambitious students. They know how to apply the least amount of effort to kick anyone’s ass.

3. They save.
The Illuminati know that to grow in money and power you can’t spend it all at once. You must save a portion of all your profits and resources and let them grow.

What percentage of your annual income do you have in savings?

2. They invest.
The Illuminati know that money and power have to be cultivated and grown. This it done by investment in both time and money. Smart investing requires a two thing that most people lack 1) a deep understanding of the investment process and 2) patience.

The Illuminati invest in what will make a profit: human nature. No one ever went broke when they built a business around the seven deadly sins.

1. They plan.
The Illuminati are working a plan that some will say is hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years old. While the plan may change slightly based on circumstances the end result always remains the same; world domination. They know that this plan will not come about in one fell swoop but only with the patient progress of time and always keeping their goal in mind.

This is completely different from those of us who start college with one dream or ambition only to change our major six times and graduate waiting tables…. hardly the plan we started with.

Final Note: The point of this tongue-in-cheek article was not to build up the self esteem of the power elite … they are doing quite well in that area … but to point out that anything they can do to prosper you can do too.

PS, if you are in the Illuminati I’d like to submit my membership application. Please contact me at your earliest convenience.

The technology is currently at a rocket speed, you would probably find something more special – the more advanced technology on the second day of computer purchased. You may feel the computer you are using right now is little outdated, sorry if you are using new PC but then too. It is not possible for most of us to keep changing old PCs with new one.

You can upgrade your PC by adding new components. But, prior to making mind on whether to upgrade the system or to buy new one, it is recommended that you find out what exactly missing in your current system and what you are looking for in your system. Some of your wise decisions on upgrades could turn your PC into your desired feature machine. This might let you to avoid purchasing a new system for months or even for years.

You might come to conclusion that existing PC does not stand at your requirements. As a result you make mind to acquire new PC, even speedier that holds latest features and ocean of storage space. But before spending your hard earned money on this machine remember that most of us don’t require too much advanced PCs.

When can you upgrade the system?
To upgrade the system, it is usually two years old to consider your PC old. If it is even older than two years, then avoid idea to upgrade it. PCs that are older than 2-3- years doesn’t have even facilities to add the latest components. And if, in case you are successful in adding new component, than too it will be worthless because the new component wouldn’t make you happy as they give poor outputs.  However, there are no regulations whether to upgrade old PC or not.

Upgrading the old/existing PC:
Upgrading a computer is not a big deal. It needs some cautious steps and a systematic job done. However, it is suggested to get help of a computer savvy companion.

Adding CD-RW Drive:
CD-Drive facilitates you to add new software to your PC. If your PC doesn’t have CD-RW drive, adding one is fair up-gradation that raises convenience to your computer. You can make backups of your significant data or share photos, images music and many more things with friends and family. And that’s just the beginning.

Adding Graphics Card:
A graphics card could ease the task to appear images pop up on your screen quicker; it also makes images sharper and higher-resolution. Make sure that your system is appropriate to install a graphic card, as some cards require advanced systems with speedy processors. If you are games savvy then this installation would be a wise make out.

Adding Sound System:
A sound card facilitates you to hear much better music. If you are interested in PC music then a new sound card and latest-technology speakers make a lot of difference.

Upgrading Monitor:
As most of the time we have to keep eyes on the screen, buying a latest, big monitor could be a better option then investing in a new PC. Most of the latest monitors are developed to ease stress to your eyes.

Upgrading Memory:
This is the most important thing in your system up-gradation. Upgrading your PC’s memory is the best way to make its performance climb. If your PC is two years old or more than probably it would only 64MB or 128MB of RAM. Upgrading your PC with 256MB of RAM would make increase in speed.

Upgrading Hard Drive:
Your existing old PC most likely came containing just 10GB / 20GB hard drive. Upgrading hard drive would definitely drive more convenience to your PC.
There are lot many things to upgrade your existing PC to raise its output, but before you upgrade make one list what to upgrade. Find out what it would benefit you and don’t forget to estimate up-gradation price.

Buy new PC if up-gradation cost reaches similar to new one:
In case when you select to upgrade most of the components of the existing PC you should evaluate its cost, if the estimated cost reaches near to the new PC, and then should opt for a new computer, in which everything is integrated utilizing the most up-to-date technology.

Common Mistakes of an Internet Marketer:
They sell products in which they have no interest or desire. You must have a passion for what you are selling. If not, your customers will perceive this and not buy from you.
No defined marketing strategy: They don’t know to whom they are selling, what their needs are and how to reach them.
The online marketer’s strategy consists of selling to everyone. They have no clear definition of “who their target market is.” Does this sound familiar? Many internet entrepreneurs have made this unfortunate mistake, including myself. They find a product to sell, put together a website, submit it to the search engines, and wait for the orders to come rolling in. However, in reality how often is this successful? Practically never!

They spend countless hours and thousands of dollars on a product and website without answering the questions that were posed in the opening paragraph.

Solutions to the Internet Marketer’s Mistakes:
Find an easy-to-target niche market, one that is easy identifiable. Also, it must be an industry that generates interest, desire and passion for you. Because this is going to be your business, a part of your life. You will need to spend a great deal of time researching and developing it. Being associated with something of interest will greatly increase your odds of success. If you have a passion about a certain subject, customers will sense it and be more motivated to buy from you.
The easiest method of determining a new business idea is to brainstorm. By asking yourself the following questions will elicit a series of hot and profitable business ventures.
What do you enjoy doing?
What is your current occupation?
Did you acquire specialized skills, knowledge and talents from your job?
Hobbies you enjoy?
How do you spend your free time?
What did you enjoy doing as a child?
What were your favorite subjects in school?
What materials do you read on a regular basis?
If you had a choice of a career, what would it be?
If you are still drawing a blank after reviewing these questions, don’t worry. My Marketing Research Report: Internet Money Making Ideas Explored tests a variety of potential markets to determine those that have the most potential to succeed. This report can be found at http://www.ideasexplored.com (You are free to use any of the business subjects I mention.) The next step would be to test the ideas from your list. Apply the methods I describe in my Research Ezine that can be found in the section Preparing a Product Market Study: It will take you through the process step-by-step to help determine if your proposed business venture would be profitable.

If you are currently selling on the Internet and are looking for additional products to offer, try the following:
Send a questionnaire to your current customer list. Ask what products and services they would like to see on your website. You could provide a free gift or discount for their response.
Look for products that complement your current inventory. Try to produce as many add-on sales as possible. These added sales can generate huge profits for an Internet business. For example, if you are selling fitness equipment, merchandise such as nutritional supplements and exercise courses would be excellent add-on choices. You could sell it as a package and promote it as “The Complete System to Health and Fitness”.
Identify your niche-market: Know who they are, their buying habits and what products most appeal to them. Do not try to reach everyone, select a specific group of people that are ready, willing and able buyers for your product and or service.
The best way to approach this is by studying newsgroups and message boards. By reading the posted messages, these forums can provide a wealth of information. This is also described in my Preparing a Product Market Study. The steps mentioned in the Study can help you solve a number of the biggest mysteries regarding your niche-market. From this Study, you will learn some valuable information. Such as the needs, wants and problems of your market. What product or service to offer and how it would benefit the customer. Finally, it shows what sales strategies are the most effective.
The easiest method to organize this information and create a winning strategy is to set-up a Problem, Feature, Benefit and Solution Worksheet. Also know as the PFBS equation, this statement can be your most valuable tool in identifying the needs and wants of your target market. It will show what products to market and how to sell them.
HOW A PFBS EQUATION WORKS.
Take a sheet of paper and write across the top: Problem, Feature, Benefit and Solution. Then make a list for each topic:
Problem: Make notes of the current problems or needs your target market faces. Later, you will provide solutions to these problems with your product.
Feature: List the various selling points of your product and what features set it apart from the competition. This is where you want to stress your competitive advantages.
Benefit: Now describe what benefit or reward each one of these features offer.
Solution: Finally you want to illustrate that purchasing your product will solve their problems, needs and wants.
Note: Answers to this equation will show you what products to offer and how to develop copy that will effectively sell these products to your target market.
The following is an example of a PFBS equation:
I will use my e-book Internet Marketing on a Shoestring Budget as the topic of study. This book contains various low cost marketing strategies that can be applied to an Internet business. A copy can be found at http://www.ideasexplored.com
After determining the niche-market, my book targets a Problem, Feature Benefit and Solution statement can help determine needs and wants.
Problem
Spending too much money on advertising technique.
Feature
Low cost marketing.
Benefit
Save money
Solution
Cutting ad budget while increasing profit
Another example:
Problem:
Ineffective Ads.
Feature:
Productive ad strategies.
Benefit:
Generate Profit.
Solution:
Better R.O.I.

Note: Conducting a proper Market Research study is crucial in determining the problems facing the customers you are trying to reach. If you need assistance with your study: See Marketing Research and Analysis that can be found in the book Internet Marketing on a Shoestring Budget. A Bonus Product that can be found at: www.ideasexplored.com. The sections about studying Messages boards and Newsgroups provide useful information about needs and wants.
The answers to the PFBS questions will show what products to offer how to effectively sell them.
Finding the right products to sell are crucial to your online success. Therefore, a study of the market we want to target is essential before a marketing campaign can begin. Some ways to gather this information is by studying message boards, newsgroups and sending questionnaires to your current customer base. What you learn from these methods can be applied to a PFBS equation or a Problem, Feature, Benefit and Solution Worksheet. The conclusions you draw from this table can guide you in starting or developing an Internet business.
What You Learn From A PFBS equation:
Hot products to sell
How to create a winning website
Killer Sales Copy
Successful Marketing Strategies

Rent-a-coder or rentacoder.com is one of the best freelance sites on the web today. If you are a buyer looking for quality technical support, Rent-a-coder or RAC is a great place to start. You post an online auction by selecting the field that your project relates too and set a maximum bidder on your project. Upon approval from a reviewer, your auction is begun and will run the duration you set it too. Once you are notified that the auction begins, your mail inbox will start to receive emails from various professionals and gurus who are more than qualified to get the job done.

Like eBay, these professionals have a feedback rating that tells the world at large that they can meet deadlines and perform quality work. Your decision is based in two parts; one the rating that the coder has as well as the bid price. Should both of these meet your criteria, you can select the coder to begin the project for you. You will escrow funds for the coder via credit card or paypal and wait for the confirmation letter for the coder to begin work.

Once your contact information has been established, the coder will work until the job is completed to your liking. Once you approve, you can accept the job as 100% and your project is complete. If you are not happy you can have the coder continue to rework the project until you are satisfied. Once you are satisfied with the quality of work. You can exchange feedback with the coder. The coder’s feedback should commensurate with the quality and timeliness. You can expect a good reference to the coder will garnish a positive reference for yourself. People will want to work with buyers who can describe the project and let them get to work. There are over 80,000 coders on Rent-A-Coder today.

If you are a freelancer looking for work, this place is for you. You can earn up to 85% of the auction fee by doing simple to complex assignment for various businesses and people around the world. You can gain a positive reputation as well as steady repeat business by performing the work as efficiently and quickly as humanly possible. As you receive more feedback ratings your rank will shoot up higher depending on the point system. Rent-a-coder, provides a unique experience that does not cost the coder a dime to join. They will pay a percentage of the completed job at the end of the transaction. The coder can also be paid by Paypal or check every 15th and 30th of each month.

Another popular site which mirrors Rent-a-coder is E-Lance.com. E-lance provides a wide range of services in the market place today. However the only major difference between E-Lance and Rent-a-coder is that Rent-a-coder does not charge a quarterly service fee depending on your specialty.
The pro of joining Rent-a-coder is getting quality work done at rock bottom prices and the cons are some people cannot complete assignments awarded to them. You will need to ask as many questions possible when it comes to selecting the right coder. Their ability to get the job done is your primary concern!
By Jakob Jelling

Now most of the large Organizations have opted, implemented and more or less stabilized one or another application with its core and customized CRM functionality. This article explores further opportunities that are available in CRM Market.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI):  Once a CRM solution is implemented, The Organization needs to focus on integrating it with other applications. There are diverse applications and technologies used in an Organization that need to interact with each other. Integrating such applications will help in sharing business critical data and help improve in better business efficiency by reducing the time that is required to spend on gathering and sharing such information.  This brings out the opportunity of Application to Application (A2A) and Business to Business (B2B) integration using EAI strategies like Point to Point, Hub and Spoke and Distributed Messaging.

Upgrade: There are many large Organizations who have heavily customized CRM solutions which they have continued using for years. There are new / latest versions of such applications available. As of now there are many CRM solution providers who are supporting old versions of their application, but how long is a Question. Once those Organizations decide to upgrade or move to later / latest versions of the application, this will open up new market.
Small and Medium Enterprise (SME): Although CRM solutions have been implemented by most of the large Organizations, SME segment is still vastly open and lot of potential to be capitalized.

Hosted Solutions: There are many small Organizations who neither have capacity nor infrastructure to buy and implement CRM solution. Such small Organizations will prefer to opt for hosted solutions and pay based on the usage.
Redesign the wheel instead of Reinventing it – New Technology Architecture Changes like Service Oriented Architecture is requiring redesigning of the CRM solution architecture. This has opened up new market for Software Vendors and System Integrators.

Unfortunately, submitting your web site to the plethora of available directories requires a significant investment of time and effort.  The key to achieving a positive ROI (Return On Investment) from directory submissions is to focus on those directories which will provide you with high-quality inbound links.

It is important to note that many web directories have issues which prevent them from providing useful links.  Taking the time understand these issues and submit only to the directories which will provide value will provide significant time savings in promoting your site.

A Taxonomy of Web Directory Issues
Web Directories Which Are No Longer Managed
A survey of 79 general-purpose web directories revealed that 62% of those web directories do not appear to be processing submissions.

In many cases, this is because the operators of the web directory launched their site with great enthusiasm, became overwhelmed by the amount of effort required to maintain a web directory, and stopped maintaining their directory.  These operators leave their directories online to take advantage of the residual advertising revenue, but no longer invest the time required to process directory submissions.

Web Directories which Block Search Engine Robots
Some SEO’s believe that they can preserve Google PageRank by not giving outbound links from their web sites.
Web directories which operate in this manner will sometimes block Googlebot and other search engine robots from their directory pages using robots.txt or meta tags.
Before submitting to a web directory, check the PageRank of the directory page upon which you expect your listing to appear.  If that page has a PageRank of zero, it could mean that the site operator is blocking Googlebot.
However, this same symptom can also mean that the site or the page is new, and has not been assigned Google PageRank yet.  To research this further, examine the sites robots.txt file and the source code to the directory page upon which you expect your listing to appear.

Web Directories which use Scripted Links
Many web directories use scripted links to avoid leaking PageRank.  Scripted links use PHP or JavaScript links to redirect the user to the target page.  Although these links work correctly for most site visitors, they do not work for most search engine robots.
To determine if scripted links are in use, place your mouse cursor over an outbound link on the directory page upon which you expect to appear.  Examine the link text which appears in the lower left corner of your browser.
A JavaScript link will look something like this:
javascript:var handle=window.open(‘http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com’)
A proper HTML link will look something like this:

http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com

Free Directory Scammers
Several web directories pretend to accept free submissions, but in reality these free submissions are never processed.
These directories claim to accept free submissions as part of a bait-and-switch tactic to upsell webmasters into paid submissions.
Often these web directories will claim to provide free service for web sites which meet certain defined criteria.  It just happens that no web site ever manages to meet those criteria!
Web Directories which Require Reciprocal Links
Some web directories require you to link back to them in order to be listed. This helps build the PageRank of the directory, which benefits all web sites in the directory.
Some people view these sites as link-farms.
If your web site is unable to provide a link back to these directories, do not invest your time submitting your web site to these directories.
Reciprocal linking is not an appropriate strategy for all web sites.
Paid Directories
Some web directories charge for submissions.  These web directories charge either a subscription fee, a one-time fee, or a Cost-Per-Click (CPC) fee.
Some of these web directories charge exorbitant fees — and a few of these web directories charge this fee whether your site is accepted or not!
Although there are exceptions, the general rule is that paid directories do not provide a positive ROI.
Better Directories
A few web directories stand out by offering good user interfaces, speedy inclusion, and plain HTML links which pass PageRank:
All The Web Sites
Ezilon
illumirate
Jayde
JoeAnt
Massive Links
Mavica
Search City
The Super Ultra Mega Web Directory
Tygo
World Site Index
Wow Directory
Summary
Submitting your web sites to web directories is an excellent method of building quality inbound links.
Submitting your web site to only the best web directories can net you 90% of the results with 20% of the effort.