Backing Up eBook Files
Last month, I was worried with my ebook files when my computer got infected with Trojan virus. A collection of eBooks for 4 years is precious to me, I even converted some of them. Backing up in a CD and/or a flash disk is a good idea but online backup is much better.
Good thing that I signed up for a free basic account at IDrive with 2GB space. I referred my friends and I have additional 10GB now free of charge. That’s 12GB in all for IDrive Basic. IDrive Pro is $4.95 only a month with 150GB space.
We can never tell when we are going to need our back up files, a trojan virus can only be one of the many reasons why we need a back up.
Another MindBLOGGER's Contest
Am I on a lookout for contest? Not really. Its just so happen that I’m thinking of a mini contest I will run in the future on this blog. As I’ve said from my previous post, I’m working on this blog’s exposure and the best way to do that is through joining contest. As I’ve said before, price doesn’t matter to me but honestly, I’m interested with MindBLOGGER’s 1st price… the free customized blog header and the ad on his blog.
Prices at stake:
- 1st Place: 1000 entrecard credits + a FREE customized blog header + a FREE 125×125 ad on MindBlogger for one week + a FREE Text Link Ad on MindBlogger for one month
- 2nd Place: 200 entrecard credits + a FREE 125×125 ad on MindBlogger for one week + a Text Link Ad on MindBlogger for one month
- 3rd Place: 100 entrecard credits + a Text Link Ad on MindBlogger for one month
- From 4th place to 10th Place, 7 lucky bloggers will win a FREE Text Link Ad for one month each, and 50 entrecard credits each!
In able to join, points must be earned and of course you have to be a blogger. There are a number of things you can do, for which you’ll get a number of entries.
- Digg the entry: 2 entries
- Stumble the entry: 3 entries
- Subscribe to MindBlogger via RSS: 7 entries
- Already subscribed to MindBlogger via RSS: 8 entries
- Subscribe to MindBlogger via E-mail: 11 entries
- Already subscribed to MindBlogger via E-mail: 12 entries
- Add MindBlogger to your Technorati Favorites: 19 entries
- Blog about this contest: 27 entries
After you’ve completed these entries, please drop in a comment saying what you have exactly done so he’ll calculate the entries and add you to the draw. It is easy to join, the contest will run until March 18, 2008. For more contest info, click here.
I’m In To Juliana’s Contest
Contests… contest… contest! Too many contests I’ve read when I card dropping my entrecard. Well, I’ve read before from my favorite blogger that joining contest is “healthy blogging”. There’s no win or lose, its always win, win and win! Why? New bloggers needs exposure to blogosphere, win or lose, they will have exposure in a way. And that really matters.
Juliana will be celebrating her 1st year of blogging on July 19, 2008. This is her first time to run a contest to celebrate her anniversary and this is my first time to join. Its a good way to celebrate! I hope the experience will be fun even if I have butterflies on my tummy. hehe..
Here’s her article:
I am very delighted to let you all know, that I’m running my first ever contest on my three blogs: My World, My Library and Juliana’s Lair. I will be celebrating my first anniversary in the world of blogging this coming July 19, 2008. I can’t believe it will be a year soon, and I have enjoyed this experience immensely.
As my way of thanking my readers, my blogger friends and my constant visitors, I’ll be giving away cash prizes to contest participants with the highest accumulated points across all my three blogs.
1st place – $100.00
2nd place – $ 55.00
3rd place – $ 40.00
4th place – $ 30.00
5th place – $ 25.00The contest starts March 2 and ends on July 19, 2008. Contest winners will be announced on July 23, 2008.
Here’s how to earn points:
1. Comment on my blog posts.
- Every comment is equivalent to 1 point. You can only leave a maximum of two(2) comments per post and the comments should be relevant to the post.
- Comments on my posts starting from entries written starting February 24 ,2008 counts. Only comments written starting today, March 2, 2008 are valid.2. Copy and paste then publish this entry about the contest on your blog.
- You earn 30 points.
- Please inform me of the link so I can validate and add the points you earned.3. Mention this contest on your blog by linking to this post.
- You earn 20 points.
- Again, please leave me a comment notifying me about this so I can credit your points.4. To add an element of fun, since many of my readers have been asking about how old me and hubby are, let’s play a guessing game.
- If you join the fun, and make a guess you’ll earn 10 points.
- The right guess/guesses will earn 30 points (if both ages are correct)
Only one right guess will earn 15 points.
- Again, leave me a comment so I can credit your points.
(Hint: the pictures you see on my three blogs are all current except the wedding pictures, which were taken when we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary three years ago.)The running accumulated points across the three blogs, will be posted on the side bars of the three blogs to keep you updated on your points earned.
Should there be a tie in any of the prizes at stake, a drawing will be held to determine the winner of that prize, and the person/s not drawn will win the next prize.
Prizes will be remitted to the Paypal accounts of the winners.
Easy enough, right? I hope you’ll all join the fun.
Shopping Cart Software
Interested on online business but didn’t know where to start? Considering that you already have the basic knowledge on eCommerce, we should also consider the system of the online store.
If you don’t want any difficulty on setting up your online store, eCommerce software is the solution. It has many valuable features that compared to other eCommerce software, you have more value for your money. Entrepreneurs would likely want to concentrate on selling their products and NOT consuming their valuable time setting up their online store.
eCommerce software is a world class easy set up complete software with no programming, graphic design and html knowledge required. Everything from set up, inventory, web design, payment options, shipping & tax, web optimisation, sales analysis, service & support, security… you name it, and they have it. What’s more is you also have eCommerce software user manual, tutorial movies and knowledgebase completely free. They also have free tech support just in case you encounter problem, you have the option to contact them through phone, email or chat.
Setting up an online business is the most critical stage specially if its your first time in this business. We don’t want to loose our hard earned money by purchasing and trying every shopping cart software available in the market. You wouldn’t want to waste your time, money and effort, right? The good news is they offer a 10 day trial for FREE.
eCommerce Shopping
To entrepreneurs planning to put up online business, its best that they have the knowledge needed regarding eCommerce. From a traditional entrepreneur’s point of view, traffic to their site is almost the same as advertising or promoting their products. If they have the necessary knowledge on how to boost their traffic, that means better online sales.
If there are traditional merchants, there are also traditional shoppers or consumers that are simply confident talking to customers service. These people wanted to learn the basics of eCommerce as consumers but most of the time websites aren’t optimized or should I say lacked information on procedure on online shopping.
A great strategy to boost more sales is to have several pages specially designed for consumers who are new to the internet using the basic words like shopping cart more understandable by many people in general. Always thinking from the point of view of these consumers can actually drive traffic to your site and success of the specific advertising. It is recommended to create several numbers of pages with same content and coding but different in url. Consumers tend to search the internet using different keywords, if a good number of articles is on the internet, all linking to your site, that will drive the consumers to your website.
Online business is not that complicated if you never stop yourself from learning eCommerce and always on the shoes of a new consumer in the internet world of shopping carts.
