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The solution to a cash flow problem is often right at your fingertips. Fear and concern can keep us from piecing together answers that can make a significant difference. When cash-strapped clients call for a session, we turn over a few stones that are damming up their cash flow and often resolve the immediate problem with a few simple changes or action steps.

Some common oversights and mistakes made by business owners are directly related to a lack of confidence or self worth. Some are related to a fear of looking at, and understanding, their numbers and some are simply due to lack of experience or knowledge.  If you identify with any of these roadblocks reach out to someone who can help so you can put yourself firmly in the driver’s seat.  Here are a few ideas that might just get the cash flowing and profits moving.

Review your accounts receivable (AR) – Who owes you money? How long have these outstanding invoices been on the books and what are you doing to collect them? The longer you allow these invoices to remain unpaid the less chance you have of collecting on them. Small business owners are often afraid to “get too pushy” for fear of jeopardizing future business. Ask yourself if you really want to do business with someone who doesn’t value your services enough to pay you on a timely basis. Ask yourself if YOU value your services and how these outstanding invoices reflect on your own values. Remember, the efforts that you put into collections could be put toward marketing instead. But meanwhile, make some phone calls, send letters and, if necessary, have an attorney draft a letter for you and nudge the late pays into action.

Review your terms - What are the terms that you apply to your sales? Do your clients pay you upfront? Do they pay a portion in advance and have 30, 60 or 90 days to pay the balance? I once worked with a client who provided a service in the wedding industry. She collected 30% at the time the order was placed and the remaining balance on the wedding day. We changed her collection terms to 1/3rd upon booking, 1/3rd 30 days prior to the event and the 1/3rd on the day of the event. This simple adjustment really loosened things up for her and gave her a safety net.

Charge your worth – Okay, here’s the real issue for many soloists. Wow! I can’t count the times that I have heard people say they haven’t raised their fees in 10 years or that they feel sorry for people who can’t afford their services. There is nothing wrong with a little pro bono work, for sure, but please don’t end up in the poor house to compensate for someone else’s financial concerns.  If you do offer a reduction in fees or product cost communicate the terms clearly and make sure it’s not to your own detriment. Also, do a little competitive analysis by researching services and products similar to yours to see what the going rates are. Do you hear yourself making excuses to support your decision to charge lower rates? If so, talk to your accountant, coach, mentor or advisory board to gain perspective. Unless you are submitting RFP’s for government contracts the lowest bid doesn’t always win. Re-evaluate your pricing and make sure you are valuing your services and products as much as you hope that your clients will.

Evaluate your expenses – Another common cash flow issue is created by excess spending. For example, do you have contractors that you send jobs to because you want to keep them happy? We know that outsourcing is a priority so that your time is free to build your business, but if this is done to excess during a low revenue point it can backfire. I often hear concerns like, “Janie has been doing work for me for years and I can’t cut down on her hours.”  Yes, it’s difficult when you feel responsible for a portion of someone else’s income, but in the long run these temporary cuts will keep you in the black long enough to rebuild and move forward in a stronger position so that you can resume sending work their way. 

In this down economy, some soloists are holding on to office space that may no longer be necessary. If you need to make cuts like this, look for the advantages and give yourself a timeframe to work within. If you have a plan that you believe will turn things around, schedule a date to reevaluate your spending. It’s easy to get caught up in the “what if’s” when we are making decisions like letting go of an office. What if things turn around? What if my clients find out? Make a list of your pros and cons and understand your financial limits. Removing the stress of added expenses will help you to focus more clearly on solutions and growing your business.

Where have you found money in your business? Is there anything you are procrastinating on? What solutions have worked for you? Share them here on Successful Soloist!

..........and bullshit walks! Easy as that for start-ups when it comes to making up your mind about raising additional capital. Are we in a bubble? No idea but this question keeps creeping up. Those of us who went through the bubble at the turn of the century are secretly hoping we're not in another one. Those who don't remember the last one are also worried wondering whether all the old-timers are right. One way or another, it doesn't really matter. 

You'll hear multiple opinions on whether to raise money at times like this. I have a very clear opinion on this. It's based on the fact that I believe the best venture backed businesses are in it for the long haul. These are companies with a real product that add value to their customers. These are businesses generating real cashflow intent on growing to significant scale. Finally, these are businesses which will use additional money to expand. Hence, here's my take on when to take money (with focus on EU based businesses): 

1. Sequoia or Kleiner are on the phone. Start negotiating, get the best deal you can get and make sure to raise the money. Say what you will but Tier 1 VC's from the US will lead to a far larger exit. Specifically the top tier funds have access to management for your businesses, access to potential partners and are likely to sit on the boards of the companies that could buy you. You'd be dumb not to take money but do so wisely. 

2. A tier 1 fund from Europe is interested. Find out whether there's a good fit with your businesses. I've often enough written about how to figure this out and I say to focus on the partner and not the fund when doing your due diligence. Negotiate a good deal and take the money. Tier 1 funds in Europe have learned to add value, have significantly better networks nowadays and will most likely get you bought by a US based business.    

2.5. A tier 1 fund from your home country calls up. I've labeled this 2.5 because Tier 1 funds in Europe tend to only differentiate themselves based on where they are located. The rest is mostly the same. The benefit of a tier 1 locally invested in your business is the proximity. It's in your interest. You want them closer than further. If the terms are right and you have offers from abroad and locally, I'd sway towards local but the vibe has to be right. You won't be necessarily doing anything wrong taking money from a London VC verses a German VC when you are in Germany. The London VC may even be around more than the German VC. This all depends on the partner. 

3. A tier 2 fund from the US calls up. Ask yourself first why they found you? Go ahead and ask. Further, research the fund and find out what they've done in the past. Have they invested in Europe before? Are they only looking to Europe because their dealflow in the US sucks? Think twice about whether they will invest the necessary time to be in Europe and invested in your business. If the deal terms are good and you are comfortable with the partner doing the deal, take the money. They can still be helpful in accessing US buyers. They are highly unlikely to open as many doors as Kleiner or Sequoia but they definitely know more people in the US than many European partners. Plus make sure you want to go to the US. They will probably eventually ask you to move the company there.

4.  A tier 2 fund from outside your home region in the EU finds you. Ask yourself how the hell they found you. More importantly, if you found them, ask yourself why the Tier 1 funds from your local region aren't interested in what you are doing. Say what you will but a UK based fund prefers to invest first in the UK and then rest of Europe. A German fund in Germany and then rest of Europe, etc. Although valuations are good and the power is in your hands to some extent think twice. There are times when taking money could be detrimental to the health of your business (as well as to your equity stake). It's nice to get a higher valuation and some extra cash but make sure it doesn't ultimately cost you more than you think. 

5. A tier 2 fund from your local region calls up. Again, ask yourself first why the tier 1 funds aren't interested. Don't underestimate the value of many tier 2 funds though. Maybe they aren't the best known name in the market. At the same time, maybe they are striving to become a better fund. Maybe the number two in the market will work harder than the number one for you. This may be in your interest. Maybe! Do your homework and if you are comfortable with terms, take the money. Be far more diligent in this case though. Think longer and harder about whether you really can do more with the money now or prefer to hold out a bit. 

6. Some tier 3 fund you've never heard of and can't find out much about approaches you. Be really careful. There are lots of people in this business who sure won't be around in a couple years. Money from these guys can be a nightmare. At the same time, maybe your business is the nightmare and you couldn't raise money at any other time. One way or another, things aren't going right one way or another. If you need the money to survive and know you'll never get more down the road, do everything you can to raise cash now. Maybe you've just been approached by the future Kleiner or Sequoia of Europe. Maybe not.....but money talks and bullshit walks!

You'll notice a general trend from 1. through 6. above. Take the money! If you can get good terms, know how to put the money you raise to work for growth and like the partner from the funds approaching you, go for it. The getting is good right now. As a VC I'm worried about valuations and bursting bubbles, etc. but as an entrepreneur you should be optimizing for you business. Money is always good. Ignore all the crap about having too much money and being negatively swayed by this. In this post I am defaulting to the fact that I think you are a smart entrepreneur. You aren't going to raise money to get that Porsche as a company car. You're going to grow your business and become amazing. Some will say I am wrong but I'd prefer to have the cash in the bank and worry about being wrong later.  

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From the Media Decoder blog at the New York Times on Saturday:

On Thursday, NBC’s news division staged an elaborate presentation for advertisers, seeking to sell commercial time in NBC’s news programs over the next year. All the members of MSNBC’s prime-time lineup spoke at the lunch with one exception: Keith Olbermann, the network’s biggest star.

For the last several weeks, Mr. Olbermann and the network have been in negotiations to end his successful run on MSNBC, according to executives involved in the talks who requested anonymity because the talks were confidential. ... Friday’s separation agreement between MSNBC and Mr. Olbermann includes restrictions on when he can next lead a television show and when he can give interviews about the decision to end his association with the news channel.

The executives involved in the discussions confirmed that the deal carries limitations for Mr. Olbermann in terms of when he can next work on television, though he will be able to take a job in radio or on any forum on the Internet. The deal also prohibits the host from commenting publicly on the deal, the executives confirmed. ... None of the executives who discussed the deal would reveal the exact length of the restrictions.

The article quotes free-speech law professor Marvin Ammori as questioning the move and saying via email that "Comcast’s shakedown of NBC has just begun."

Comcast denies any involvement and says it has pledged "not interfere with NBC Universal’s news operations."

So, who you gonna believe — your lying eyes? Or that nice cable provider you send all that money to?

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NOTE FROM JOHN: Sure, the exit was planned weeks ago - that's why Keith said Friday night that he was told Friday would be his last show (and making it sound like he was JUST told), and that's why Keith didn't even tell anyone he was leaving until his last show was on the air. None of this sounds like a deal that was worked out weeks ago. Though, note the quote: weeks in the making. You could argue it was months or years in the making, if you want to talk about souring relationships.

And yes, the restrictions on when Olbermann can next go on the air are sickening. I suspect, and hope, NBC/Comcast paid Olbermann millions to keep him off the air. But as consumers, and politically aware Americans, it's disturbing as hell that NBC and Comcast just required one of the top voices of the left, if not its top voice on television, to STFU for the foreseeable future. It only makes the move by NBC and Comcast look all the more political, and worse, partisan.

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What a wonderful adventure we've been on together the last fortnight! In the wake of the devastation and loss of the floods, you have poured out your support for those affected and your support for one another. We have been touched by your generosity, your humour (some of that bidding got a little competitive!) and your creativity.



You've each shared in giving something you had a part in making, making something with your hands from scratch, with care and love. These very personal items have helped raise much needed funds and also been received with great gratitude from all those who supported by bidding and buying. You should be so proud of yourselves, from the $10 to the $2000 raised, every contribution is worthwhile and wonderful.

Apart from the money raised, just voicing our awareness of the flood victims on our blogs, websites, and in the media, has been a real emotional support to many of those affected. Sometimes, in our greatest trials, it's just nice to know people care. I know this outpouring of love has really lifted hands that hang down and hearts that are sad. In knowing we care, we ease the load, and sometimes, that is the best thing we can do. "We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love"~ Mother Teresa.

So, I know we've said it before, but we mean it with full, grateful hearts - Thank you. Thank you for making our little scratchy vision big and marvelous. Thank you for putting up with our sleep-deprived mummy memories when we forgot something. Thank you for your kind emails, you are all women (okay and like two guys!) with big hearts, deep pockets and you know that all we can really give in this life is the gift of ourselves. 

Now, onto what you're really waiting for and that's our grand total...we're scared you won't believe us - we had to double check our spread sheet 3 times!



We're not kidding!



So here we go. Altogether, you raised


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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

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Eight resolutions for retirement savers in 2011 [MarketWatch] "Now that 2010 year-end statements are arriving in the mail it's time to get back on the grid — and to make sure you start 2011 on the right foot, especially with your retirement accounts."

Extra Income Online: 5 Websites That Can Seriously Pad Your Pockets [Wise Bread] "Instead of taking on a second, or in some cases, third job to elevate your earnings, consider making use of these websites that can take you from rags to debatable riches."

11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011 [NY Times] " Here are 11 strategies — and some useful Web sites — to help you save on travel this year."

30 Things Broke People Say (That Keep Them Broke) [Smart on Money] "Why save money? You can't take it with you when you die!"

Save Money on Gas, Food and Travel: 13 Smart Tricks [MoneyWatch] "Here are 13 ways to trim some of these everyday expenses."

— FREE MONEY FINANCE

What a wonderful adventure we've been on together the last fortnight! In the wake of the devastation and loss of the floods, you have poured out your support for those affected and your support for one another. We have been touched by your generosity, your humour (some of that bidding got a little competitive!) and your creativity.



You've each shared in giving something you had a part in making, making something with your hands from scratch, with care and love. These very personal items have helped raise much needed funds and also been received with great gratitude from all those who supported by bidding and buying. You should be so proud of yourselves, from the $10 to the $2000 raised, every contribution is worthwhile and wonderful.

Apart from the money raised, just voicing our awareness of the flood victims on our blogs, websites, and in the media, has been a real emotional support to many of those affected. Sometimes, in our greatest trials, it's just nice to know people care. I know this outpouring of love has really lifted hands that hang down and hearts that are sad. In knowing we care, we ease the load, and sometimes, that is the best thing we can do. "We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love"~ Mother Teresa.

So, I know we've said it before, but we mean it with full, grateful hearts - Thank you. Thank you for making our little scratchy vision big and marvelous. Thank you for putting up with our sleep-deprived mummy memories when we forgot something. Thank you for your kind emails, you are all women (okay and like two guys!) with big hearts, deep pockets and you know that all we can really give in this life is the gift of ourselves. 

Now, onto what you're really waiting for and that's our grand total...we're scared you won't believe us - we had to double check our spread sheet 3 times!



We're not kidding!



So here we go. Altogether, you raised


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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

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Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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Eight resolutions for retirement savers in 2011 [MarketWatch] "Now that 2010 year-end statements are arriving in the mail it's time to get back on the grid — and to make sure you start 2011 on the right foot, especially with your retirement accounts."

Extra Income Online: 5 Websites That Can Seriously Pad Your Pockets [Wise Bread] "Instead of taking on a second, or in some cases, third job to elevate your earnings, consider making use of these websites that can take you from rags to debatable riches."

11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011 [NY Times] " Here are 11 strategies — and some useful Web sites — to help you save on travel this year."

30 Things Broke People Say (That Keep Them Broke) [Smart on Money] "Why save money? You can't take it with you when you die!"

Save Money on Gas, Food and Travel: 13 Smart Tricks [MoneyWatch] "Here are 13 ways to trim some of these everyday expenses."

— FREE MONEY FINANCE

What a wonderful adventure we've been on together the last fortnight! In the wake of the devastation and loss of the floods, you have poured out your support for those affected and your support for one another. We have been touched by your generosity, your humour (some of that bidding got a little competitive!) and your creativity.



You've each shared in giving something you had a part in making, making something with your hands from scratch, with care and love. These very personal items have helped raise much needed funds and also been received with great gratitude from all those who supported by bidding and buying. You should be so proud of yourselves, from the $10 to the $2000 raised, every contribution is worthwhile and wonderful.

Apart from the money raised, just voicing our awareness of the flood victims on our blogs, websites, and in the media, has been a real emotional support to many of those affected. Sometimes, in our greatest trials, it's just nice to know people care. I know this outpouring of love has really lifted hands that hang down and hearts that are sad. In knowing we care, we ease the load, and sometimes, that is the best thing we can do. "We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love"~ Mother Teresa.

So, I know we've said it before, but we mean it with full, grateful hearts - Thank you. Thank you for making our little scratchy vision big and marvelous. Thank you for putting up with our sleep-deprived mummy memories when we forgot something. Thank you for your kind emails, you are all women (okay and like two guys!) with big hearts, deep pockets and you know that all we can really give in this life is the gift of ourselves. 

Now, onto what you're really waiting for and that's our grand total...we're scared you won't believe us - we had to double check our spread sheet 3 times!



We're not kidding!



So here we go. Altogether, you raised


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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act - FoxNews.com

It was the Congressional version of never count your chickens before they're hatched.

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs <b>News</b> 2/9 - Arrowhead Pride

Good morning Chiefs fans! A thank you to Joel and Chris for covering for me. Technology seems to hate me lately. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers a lot of topics: the national anthem, racial bias, Super Bowl odds, and pork. Enjoy.

EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb PlayStation 3 <b>News</b> - Page 1 <b>...</b>

Read our PlayStation 3 news of EU PlayStation Store update 9th Feb.

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Money making businesses are spread all over the internet these days. It has become an easiest way to attract people. Most of the websites offer it without any registration fees whereas in some websites a registration fee is required. But joining a site after paying a certain amount of fees is a huge risk now for most of the businesses are scam. I had joined a page once which required no registration fees and I didn't get a proper response after that. After applying they said that they shall contact me very soon with the details and I kept waiting for that. Their pages are filled with lots of guarantees and promises to the candidate but all fake. Many people lose their money after joining such sites. Their basic condition is to provide them a certain number of referrals after which they ask you to go for their main job. Looking for a referral is a tough job for nobody these days can trust such business. This is the reason why people say, "Things that come free, comes slow."

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For those who prefer guns and ammo to pin cushions and measuring tape, tonight is.

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Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.

This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.

Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email.  We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@.  Of course, you will not get replies from them.  And, they block commentary on their website blog posts.  No customer service.  Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users.  Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars.  Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.

They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible.  Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct.  Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.

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I have to say right up front that I’ve never really been into coupon sites, shopping sites, or any other website on the web that is set up primarily to sell something. I really only resort to shopping online during Christmas to avoid the crowds. I rarely really find any deals that I would consider “amazing” online. Sure, you can save a bit if you purchase a computer or even a car through the Internet, but usually those discounts are no different or more than you’re offered in-store.

With that said, my entire attitude toward online deals changed when someone recently pointed me toward Groupon. Groupon is a site that is really difficult to describe, because it’s different than most other sites devoted to selling you something. Groupon stands apart because it offers different things to different people, so I’ve decided to go over the 5 coolest ways that you can make use of Groupon.

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Sign In & Instantly Earn Cash

The entire point of Groupon is more of a “group” deal than just a discount site. It actually reminds me a little bit of eBay because each deal is only up for a limited time. Once the set minimum number of buyers purchase the deal, everyone receives the discount.

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Once you sign up with your email, you can start adding friends. While I really hate referring my friends to any sort of sales website, Groupon really is worth it. It takes me a lot to admit that, but after watching a few of the discounts show up – I was really surprised by how steep many of them are. Most of them are 40 to 70 percent off of things like local dining, spa treatments, store discounts and a lot more.

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For every friend you refer and that signs up, you get ten bucks in Groupon coupons. Now, if you think about that, that means every ten friends you convince to sign up with you, that’s a hundred dollars just to get started buying deals on Groupon.

Save Money At Local Businesses

The part that sets Groupon above the rest in my opinion is the fact that the deals are tailored to your geographic location.  Of course, add in the excitement of a limited time offer (right down to the ticking clock) and the need to get at least the minimum number of buyers, and it can get kind of exciting.

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This means that you’re not going to see discounts to just national brands or major store chains, these are impressive deals that local businesses are offering.

Save Money On Gifts

Once you sign up and start buying “Groupons”, you can organize those in your account under “My Groupons“. You can also purchase Groupon coupons as gifts and send them to your friends. The cool thing about this is that you can purchase some pretty impressive gifts but you don’t have to spend a fortune.

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Now, if you really want to offer your friends an awesome gift, then pass on the savings to them. At the bottom of the main Groupon page, you’ll see a link for “Give the Gift of Groupon.” Click on that link, fill out the details and the amount you’d like to give and send your friends a Groupon credit.

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Why are Groupon coupons better than cash? Because it goes further. Your friend will be able to stretch that $25 gift certificate into a purchase worth $50 to $100. And don’t be fooled by my choice of currency – Groupon is available in 35 countries across the world.

Use Groupon For Your Business

I think the magic that will make Groupon even more popular moving forward is the fact that it makes everyone happy. Obviously, customers that can save over fifty percent off the cost of anything are usually pretty happy, but the business model of Groupon is pretty impressive as well. Basically, businesses don’t pay until they get paid. When you sign up to advertise, Groupon simply takes a commission of the sale and gives you the rest.

Getting featured on Groupon is as easy as clicking the “Groupon for your Business” link at the bottom of the main page.

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Fill out the form and you’re good to go.  If you don’t have anything to sell, but you wouldn’t mind making money by referring folks to Groupon, then you’ll be interested in their affiliate plan.

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You can even have the color format of the ad match the theme of your own site. This is what the ad will look like on your site.

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What makes it unique and useful to your website visitors is that the ads will automatically check for the location of your visitor, and then try to deliver deals from their local area.

Access Your Groupons On Your Mobile Device

Using Groupons becomes a lot more useful when you can use “paperless redemption” to cash in your purchased Groupon using your mobile device. All of the deals you purchased are stored on your phone where you can access them quickly without printing.

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While you’re on the go and looking for local deals, just search for nearby deals using the built-in GPS feature – it’s a cool, fast way to save money while you’re on the road.

Have you ever used Groupon? Which feature do you use the most and did you find any impressive deals through the service? Share your experience in the comments section below.

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Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.

This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.

Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email.  We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@.  Of course, you will not get replies from them.  And, they block commentary on their website blog posts.  No customer service.  Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users.  Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars.  Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.

They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible.  Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct.  Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.

Continued on the next page

I have to say right up front that I’ve never really been into coupon sites, shopping sites, or any other website on the web that is set up primarily to sell something. I really only resort to shopping online during Christmas to avoid the crowds. I rarely really find any deals that I would consider “amazing” online. Sure, you can save a bit if you purchase a computer or even a car through the Internet, but usually those discounts are no different or more than you’re offered in-store.

With that said, my entire attitude toward online deals changed when someone recently pointed me toward Groupon. Groupon is a site that is really difficult to describe, because it’s different than most other sites devoted to selling you something. Groupon stands apart because it offers different things to different people, so I’ve decided to go over the 5 coolest ways that you can make use of Groupon.

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Sign In & Instantly Earn Cash

The entire point of Groupon is more of a “group” deal than just a discount site. It actually reminds me a little bit of eBay because each deal is only up for a limited time. Once the set minimum number of buyers purchase the deal, everyone receives the discount.

style="text-align: center;">

Once you sign up with your email, you can start adding friends. While I really hate referring my friends to any sort of sales website, Groupon really is worth it. It takes me a lot to admit that, but after watching a few of the discounts show up – I was really surprised by how steep many of them are. Most of them are 40 to 70 percent off of things like local dining, spa treatments, store discounts and a lot more.

style="text-align: center;">

For every friend you refer and that signs up, you get ten bucks in Groupon coupons. Now, if you think about that, that means every ten friends you convince to sign up with you, that’s a hundred dollars just to get started buying deals on Groupon.

Save Money At Local Businesses

The part that sets Groupon above the rest in my opinion is the fact that the deals are tailored to your geographic location.  Of course, add in the excitement of a limited time offer (right down to the ticking clock) and the need to get at least the minimum number of buyers, and it can get kind of exciting.

style="text-align: center;">

This means that you’re not going to see discounts to just national brands or major store chains, these are impressive deals that local businesses are offering.

Save Money On Gifts

Once you sign up and start buying “Groupons”, you can organize those in your account under “My Groupons“. You can also purchase Groupon coupons as gifts and send them to your friends. The cool thing about this is that you can purchase some pretty impressive gifts but you don’t have to spend a fortune.

style="text-align: center;">

Now, if you really want to offer your friends an awesome gift, then pass on the savings to them. At the bottom of the main Groupon page, you’ll see a link for “Give the Gift of Groupon.” Click on that link, fill out the details and the amount you’d like to give and send your friends a Groupon credit.

style="text-align: center;">

Why are Groupon coupons better than cash? Because it goes further. Your friend will be able to stretch that $25 gift certificate into a purchase worth $50 to $100. And don’t be fooled by my choice of currency – Groupon is available in 35 countries across the world.

Use Groupon For Your Business

I think the magic that will make Groupon even more popular moving forward is the fact that it makes everyone happy. Obviously, customers that can save over fifty percent off the cost of anything are usually pretty happy, but the business model of Groupon is pretty impressive as well. Basically, businesses don’t pay until they get paid. When you sign up to advertise, Groupon simply takes a commission of the sale and gives you the rest.

Getting featured on Groupon is as easy as clicking the “Groupon for your Business” link at the bottom of the main page.

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Fill out the form and you’re good to go.  If you don’t have anything to sell, but you wouldn’t mind making money by referring folks to Groupon, then you’ll be interested in their affiliate plan.

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You can even have the color format of the ad match the theme of your own site. This is what the ad will look like on your site.

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What makes it unique and useful to your website visitors is that the ads will automatically check for the location of your visitor, and then try to deliver deals from their local area.

Access Your Groupons On Your Mobile Device

Using Groupons becomes a lot more useful when you can use “paperless redemption” to cash in your purchased Groupon using your mobile device. All of the deals you purchased are stored on your phone where you can access them quickly without printing.

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While you’re on the go and looking for local deals, just search for nearby deals using the built-in GPS feature – it’s a cool, fast way to save money while you’re on the road.

Have you ever used Groupon? Which feature do you use the most and did you find any impressive deals through the service? Share your experience in the comments section below.

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Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.

This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.

Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email.  We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@.  Of course, you will not get replies from them.  And, they block commentary on their website blog posts.  No customer service.  Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users.  Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars.  Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.

They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible.  Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct.  Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.

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I have to say right up front that I’ve never really been into coupon sites, shopping sites, or any other website on the web that is set up primarily to sell something. I really only resort to shopping online during Christmas to avoid the crowds. I rarely really find any deals that I would consider “amazing” online. Sure, you can save a bit if you purchase a computer or even a car through the Internet, but usually those discounts are no different or more than you’re offered in-store.

With that said, my entire attitude toward online deals changed when someone recently pointed me toward Groupon. Groupon is a site that is really difficult to describe, because it’s different than most other sites devoted to selling you something. Groupon stands apart because it offers different things to different people, so I’ve decided to go over the 5 coolest ways that you can make use of Groupon.

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Sign In & Instantly Earn Cash

The entire point of Groupon is more of a “group” deal than just a discount site. It actually reminds me a little bit of eBay because each deal is only up for a limited time. Once the set minimum number of buyers purchase the deal, everyone receives the discount.

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Once you sign up with your email, you can start adding friends. While I really hate referring my friends to any sort of sales website, Groupon really is worth it. It takes me a lot to admit that, but after watching a few of the discounts show up – I was really surprised by how steep many of them are. Most of them are 40 to 70 percent off of things like local dining, spa treatments, store discounts and a lot more.

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For every friend you refer and that signs up, you get ten bucks in Groupon coupons. Now, if you think about that, that means every ten friends you convince to sign up with you, that’s a hundred dollars just to get started buying deals on Groupon.

Save Money At Local Businesses

The part that sets Groupon above the rest in my opinion is the fact that the deals are tailored to your geographic location.  Of course, add in the excitement of a limited time offer (right down to the ticking clock) and the need to get at least the minimum number of buyers, and it can get kind of exciting.

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This means that you’re not going to see discounts to just national brands or major store chains, these are impressive deals that local businesses are offering.

Save Money On Gifts

Once you sign up and start buying “Groupons”, you can organize those in your account under “My Groupons“. You can also purchase Groupon coupons as gifts and send them to your friends. The cool thing about this is that you can purchase some pretty impressive gifts but you don’t have to spend a fortune.

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Now, if you really want to offer your friends an awesome gift, then pass on the savings to them. At the bottom of the main Groupon page, you’ll see a link for “Give the Gift of Groupon.” Click on that link, fill out the details and the amount you’d like to give and send your friends a Groupon credit.

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Why are Groupon coupons better than cash? Because it goes further. Your friend will be able to stretch that $25 gift certificate into a purchase worth $50 to $100. And don’t be fooled by my choice of currency – Groupon is available in 35 countries across the world.

Use Groupon For Your Business

I think the magic that will make Groupon even more popular moving forward is the fact that it makes everyone happy. Obviously, customers that can save over fifty percent off the cost of anything are usually pretty happy, but the business model of Groupon is pretty impressive as well. Basically, businesses don’t pay until they get paid. When you sign up to advertise, Groupon simply takes a commission of the sale and gives you the rest.

Getting featured on Groupon is as easy as clicking the “Groupon for your Business” link at the bottom of the main page.

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Fill out the form and you’re good to go.  If you don’t have anything to sell, but you wouldn’t mind making money by referring folks to Groupon, then you’ll be interested in their affiliate plan.

style="text-align: center;">

You can even have the color format of the ad match the theme of your own site. This is what the ad will look like on your site.

style="text-align: center;">

What makes it unique and useful to your website visitors is that the ads will automatically check for the location of your visitor, and then try to deliver deals from their local area.

Access Your Groupons On Your Mobile Device

Using Groupons becomes a lot more useful when you can use “paperless redemption” to cash in your purchased Groupon using your mobile device. All of the deals you purchased are stored on your phone where you can access them quickly without printing.

style="text-align: center;">

While you’re on the go and looking for local deals, just search for nearby deals using the built-in GPS feature – it’s a cool, fast way to save money while you’re on the road.

Have you ever used Groupon? Which feature do you use the most and did you find any impressive deals through the service? Share your experience in the comments section below.

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Is it possible to quickly make money online? This is a question people have been asking since the internet first came around and although it is quite possible, it's also difficult because many "get-rich-quick" schemes are out there to scam you out of your money.

If you're serious about making a quick buck online, do remember that you often won't be paid much as the more lucrative methods require many weeks, months and even years to setup in order to accomplish your goals.

With all the disclaimers aside, the following is a collection of quick-start methods you can use to make money online:

♦♦ Write on paid-to-write article websites ♦♦

Paid-to-write article websites, such as Helium, pay writers to create content for the website. A variety of PTW websites have appeared over the years but you'll often hear AssociatedContent, Squidoo, Hubpages, Helium and Infobarrel commonly referred as where you should begin.

It's relatively simple to make a quick buck by writing - just write about topics you enjoy and offer them up to the website; some will pay passively while others will give you up-front payments for your work.

♦♦ Paid-to-click websites ♦♦

Paid-to-click websites are often hit and miss, rarely pay you much and can even be scams - that's not to say there aren't legitimate paid to click websites on the net but you will need to do research and read consumer reports into experiences with these websites.

You will be paid mere pennies for each click you do on websites that offer this opportunity but it does eventually add up over time - it's quick but there's better options.

♦♦ Freelancing ♦♦

By far, freelancing is the fastest way you can begin making money online. People around the world are in constant demand for services in which they cannot complete - they seek outside freelancers to complete the task.

If you have a skill, try offering it up online. You may not be paid much at first but as your authority and expertise develop you will find clients that will pay a premium for your services.

♦♦ Affiliate promotions and marketing ♦♦

Simple: sign up for an affiliate position on websites like Clickbank, Amazon or eBay and begin sharing your affiliate link with others on the web. Of course, it's better to try and build relationships before you market affiliate products but it's still possible to make sales by combining it with great content as an incentive.

♦♦ Sell new and used items ♦♦

EBay has millions of people coming to the website everyday; likewise, Amazon is the largest marketplace online - these two resources can be perfect to quickly make money online selling new and used items.

Dig around your house for any unwanted and unused items you can part with, list them on one of the above websites and site back as people browse and buy your items. If you want to go further you could always source items from manufacturers and follow suit by selling them through these websites.

Conclusion

In all, when you want to learn how to make money with Google you're not so much working with them as you're using their platforms. There's a lot of opportunity to be had if you know what you're going to promote and create content about; the most important step is to take action and start now. patient to actually strive to make decent money than you should go for the long term but if money is in demand now, try using some of the methods above to make a fast buck.


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