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		<description>I’m sure you’ve seen the cellular phone commercial, two customers are on cell phones and one says, “Can you hear me now?” takes a step back and repeats, “Can you hear me now?”  While commercials like that make us laugh, the truth is that as telecommunications expand and include many different options, we must make [...]&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Can You Hear Me Now?", url: "http://bashimarketing.com/archives/702" });&lt;/script&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="aligncenter" title="telecommunications and voip - voice over internet protocol" src="http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/communications/communications/telecommunications-by-satellite.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="352" /></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I’m sure you’ve seen the cellular phone commercial, two customers are on cell phones and one says, “Can you hear me now?” takes a step back and repeats, “Can you hear me now?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>While commercials like that make us laugh, the truth is that as telecommunications expand and include many different options, we must make sure that we are not exchanging flexibility for sound quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Today’s telecommunication choices have expanded and continue to progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>We have moved from the standard telephone to the pager or beeper (which has become virtually obsolete) to the cell phone, and now that the world is going wireless, VoIP and VoWiFi are on the rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Computer technology has explored every aspect of audio and video capabilities discovering mpegs and Codecs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">When it comes to VoIP and communication you can take some steps to make sure that you are obtaining the utmost in audio and voice quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, and is the application of transferring audio as data packets over the Internet and to a receiving computer or VoIP enabled device.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You can use three different types of methods to communicate with VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>First, you can use your computer with an attached microphone and speakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You also have the option of using a standard telephone, by connecting it to your broadband modem and your telephone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You can also use a VoIP enabled telephone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Audio Codecs are used to transfer the audio sound into the data packet before it is sent over the Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Some voice Codecs are also referred to as Voice Coders or Voice Encoders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>There are a few commonly used Codecs for VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>These are G.711, G.729, and ITU-T. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">There are certain programs that you can use to check your bandwidth and help with any audio quality issues that you may be having.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You can also upgrade to a higher audio codec, such as the G. 729 and see if that makes a difference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Generally speaking, most people are amazed by the quality of VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Audio issues are usually mild and simple to solve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Just upgrading Codecs can make a big difference. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">We can expect that the future of VoIP telephony will increase and as it does, preparations will be made to ensure that only the highest quality will ultimately be produced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Some phones are now hybrids: half VoIP or VoWiFi and Cellular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>For these phones audio quality is being looked at as an important factor in the design of the phone.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Major corporations are now taking an interest in designing VoWi Fi telephones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>We can be sure that these large companies aren’t going to skimp on audio quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>For certain, there are some properties that can’t be changed, such as using a wireless VoIP phone in a place with bad reception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>But for the overall product, voice quality is a priority when designing telephony equipment.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">With so many companies taking an interest in VoIP, even Verizon has come out with their branded VoIP services, we can believe that in the next five years products will burst on the scene with many more enhanced features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Since VoIP utilizes the Internet, one can only imagine what type of futuristic VoIP phones will soon beset us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">While VoWiFi phones will only work outside in hotspot zones, you can rest assured that the quality of your VoWiFi phone will be exceptional when you are in “the zone”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Telecommunications are advancing every day, and more people are relying on the Internet for their audio and video communications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Instant messaging programs are embracing VoIP with open arms, and the everyday consumer is experiencing the power of integrated video, data, and audio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>By using a simple web cam, microphone, and speakers, people are enjoying the freedom that is offered solely by VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Users are learning that microphones, audio Codecs, and high-speed Internet connections can transmit in real time, and give a crystal clear sound.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Of course, one of the main components in high quality audio telecommunications is to have up to date equipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You need to begin with a good soundboard on your computer, before you can expect high quality audio from your computer’s speakers.</span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="five things to know before going wireless" src="http://www.phoenixcontact.com/local_content_images/if_interface_wireless_xxl.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="253" />Before you decide to go wireless or not, there are many points to consider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You may be asking yourself if wireless is for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, today, many people are asking themselves the same question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you watch the headline news, you are bound to see stories involving mergers, federal regulations, and new tax rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This all points to the fact that VoIP has made a definite impression on American citizens and is here to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It may be difficult for some people to remove the telephone cords from their homes; we have depended on them for over 100 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But once many people take the time to weigh the pros and the cons, most choose to go wireless. Here are some reasons, why you should make the switch to wireless.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Wireless Creates a Faster Network</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Wireless networks are fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>With VoIP, you can create a network that incorporates data, audio, video, and computer web features. You can easily monitor your network for problems and troubleshooting is much simpler with web based applications rather than hardware applications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>VoIP uses less bandwidth than other applications and this in the long run saves money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This is of special value to businesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Businesses can also provide better customer service with integrated programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not only does this increase productivity, but also it saves time and money in the long run.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Overall, VoIP is much more inexpensive then PSTN.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You simply pay for your Internet service, and then whichever VoIP provider you choose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>For a one time monthly fee, you can have unlimited local and long distance phone calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You will need to check with the VoIP service provider that you choose for exact details on their rates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes, your VoIP service provider will allow free calls within the world to another computer, yet there may be a fee for calls worldwide to a landline phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Always check with your chosen service provider for exact details regarding your chosen plan. Included in many VoIP service plans are free features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>These features include Voicemail, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Do Not Disturb, and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Again, check with your chosen service provider for an overview of all the features bundled with your plan. The biggest benefit is the unlimited long distance calling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This has proven to be the number one reason why most businesses are switching to VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For businesses such as sales or jobs that have mobile employees, these benefits go without saying. But overall, the average cost of VoIP is considerably less when compared to the cost of PSTN.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP Enables you to Talk with More than One Person at a Time </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">With VoIP, you can talk with more than one person without paying extra for services such as three way calling. With VoIP you can have more than three people on the phone at once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>VoIP is the perfect solution for those who want to explore the features of conference calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This is very important for businesses that have employees overseas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By using the video conferencing features, employers will increase their productivity.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">By using VoIP, you can take your VoIP equipment with you whenever you travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">             </span>Your VoIP service provider will send you a converter that will allow you to use your converter with any standard telephone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The converter comes programmed with your telephone number, allowing you to take your phone and phone number with you worldwide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All you will need is a high speed Internet connection and you can use your VoIP phone service. This is of extreme benefit to mobile employees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>No longer are outdated telecommunications systems necessary, or are employees trying to run businesses on prepaid cell phone plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By using VoIP, an employee will have access to his/her phone number, wherever they are located.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Whether out of state, in a hotel, or traveling on a business trip, customers will be able to call the same number as well as leave voice mail on the employee’s computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You can Save Money for Family and Friends by Choosing Your Area Code</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Many VoIP service providers will give you the option of selecting your own area code number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This is a tremendous benefit to family and friend members who can call you locally, if you select the same area code number.</span></p>
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		<description>So you’re ready to enjoy unlimited long distance calling and lower monthly phone bills.  Well, before you make the switch, here are five steps that will help you get the VoIP plan that is best for you.
 
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Yes, it is new technology, and sometimes we are scared of the unknown.  VoIP technology is on [...]&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Steps to VoIP", url: "http://bashimarketing.com/archives/697" });&lt;/script&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="5 steps to voip" src="http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/products/voip/happy_with_voip.png" alt="" width="314" height="246" />So you’re ready to enjoy unlimited long distance calling and lower monthly phone bills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, before you make the switch, here are five steps that will help you get the VoIP plan that is best for you.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Make the Decision</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Yes, it is new technology, and sometimes we are scared of the unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>VoIP technology is on the rise and many high profile computer companies are already switching to VoIP and in return are becoming service providers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>AOL, Sprint, and Verizon are offering VoIP as well as Internet Messaging services such as Yahoo, MSN, and AOL IM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>First you must come to the decision that VoIP is best for you, your family, or your business needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Research VoIP on the web and its providers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Talk to people that you know have already made the switch. Once you have made your decision to switch to VoIP, you are ready for the next step.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Choose the Plan that is Right for You</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">A good idea is to make a written list of your needs, wants, and features in a phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This will help you compare different plans and choose the service provider that will best fit your needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you are looking for residential or business service, make sure that you note that in your list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Residential plans usually come in two forms- basic (which is a certain amount of minutes) and unlimited (which will give you unlimited local and long distance talk time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Business plans can include amenities such as multiple phones, greater minute talk time, greater unlimited calling plans, business features bundled with your plan, faxing and voicemail to your computer capabilities, and extras such as yellow page listings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Check with the company to find the plan that meets your requirements.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Setting up the System</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Some service providers will send you the equipment that you need to begin using VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You will first need to make sure that your computer system is compatible with the VoIP service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You will also need to have high speed Internet already installed with your computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you are using VoIP for a business or for a call center, it is best to leave the installation to a professional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Installing VoIP for a residence or home office is typically simple enough for most residents to do themselves.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Choosing your Phone Number</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">One of the best features that VoIP has to offer is the freedom to select your own telephone number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you just want to transfer your old number to your new VoIP system, check with your service provider before making your final decision. Many VoIP providers will allow you to transfer your phone number. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">If you want to select a different area code, this option has many advantages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>First, for friends and family members who don’t have unlimited long distance calling, selecting the same area code as them can save them money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They will appreciate being able to call you as if it were a local call.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">This strategy is also very beneficial for those whose businesses are targeting specific areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Say there is a California company, yet they want to increase business in Tampa, Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By selecting the Tampa, Florida area code, they can increase sales and productivity by having a local number for customers to call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This also reduces the need for a toll free number.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP comes with many features included in your service plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For residential customers these include Voicemail, Caller ID, Call Forwarding, Call Block, and Do Not Disturb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Always check with your service provider for a detailed listing of the features included with your plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For Small businesses, amenities such as multi phone users, free fax lines, and integrating your VoIP and web features are all available. VoIP also contains many of the same features bundled with basic plans as well. When you are choosing a provider, compare their business plans and select the one that best fits your business needs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">As VoIP technology continues to advance, a new array of accessories appears on the market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Today you can choose from VoIP phones, headsets, and even VoIP videophones that work as a web camera incorporating video with your audio.</span></p>
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		<description>Today, many businesses are choosing to unplug and go with VoIP technology.  There are many advantages for using VoIP including cost effectiveness, greater productivity, and the incorporation of data, audio, and video all intertwined in one program.  Here is an overview of five reasons that your business should make the switch to VoIP.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="reasons why an online business should switch to voip" src="http://www.kolabora.com/news/images/voip_station.jpg" alt="" width="344" height="265" />Today, many businesses are choosing to unplug and go with VoIP technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There are many advantages for using VoIP including cost effectiveness, greater productivity, and the incorporation of data, audio, and video all intertwined in one program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Here is an overview of five reasons that your business should make the switch to VoIP.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP Reduces Cost</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Businesses today depend upon telecommunications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Whether it is Internet, E-mail, Customer Service through telephone, online web applications, and E-mail, or whatever your IT business needs may be, VoIP offers to handle all of your needs with one application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Additionally, this reduces cost and increases productivity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>VoIP also has combined with software applications that are perfect for many business needs. Software such as accounting programs, Email, and PC based applications help to save money by combining services.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The reduction in long distance charges is another great advantage for switching to VoIP for business needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By combining data, video, and audio needs, companies save on bandwidth usage, which ultimately leads to financial savings.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP is perfect for Call Centers</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP is slowly becoming the standard choice for Call Centers. VoIP offers some major benefits for Call Centers such as flexibility, cost efficiency, and enhanced customer service applications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For instance, in the past, a Call Center needed to be a stabilized facility equipped with many phone lines used by people who would physically be located in the Call Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By using VoIP for your Call Center, not only is your main location easily relocated as your business expands, but you can hire employees virtually world wide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Larger companies take advantage of VoIP Call Centers by outsourcing work overseas where they can hire employees for less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Integration of data, audio, and web based features is another reason why businesses are opting for VoIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Customer service calls are handled more efficiently with the integration of these three components.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not only are calls transferred more proficiently, but also greater care can be given to customers when Call Centers use integrated software platforms.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">More Call Centers are taking advantage of the opportunity to hire employees world wide through VoIP services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Employees may work in different time zones, giving greater customer service benefits year round, and hiring home based employees is another way businesses are choosing to save money.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP is better for Mobile Employees</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Many companies employ mobile workers. Mobile Employees have typically used cell phones at the company’s expense to stay in touch during the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By utilizing VoIP Mobile Employees can remain virtually connected with the company, and the company saves money on fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">When mobile employees rely on cell phones, many times a customer will call the main office, only to hear a message or be told the worker’s cell phone number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This requires the customer to hang up and call the employee on their cell phone- increasing the chance that the employee will lose the sale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By using VoIP, a call is instantly routed to the mobile employee and productivity increases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Since VoIP integrates many other technologies, including E-mail, mobile employees are able to conduct many more transactions with one application.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP allows Real Time Global Conferencing</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Global conferencing and training can put a burden on a business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Attempts to reach employees worldwide are not only expensive but time consuming as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>With VoIP technology businesses can avoid conferencing costs, and enable secure audio and videoconferences to offices worldwide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By reducing long distance costs, employees are also taking advantage of calling each other and corporate headquarters more frequently.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP offers Flexibility that Ultimately Increases Productivity</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">VoIP allows greater flexibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>By using a standard VoIP Phone Adapter, you are able to take your telephone number with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This allows greater productivity by allowing employees to conduct business overseas, while traveling, staying in hotels, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Your customers will be able to call you on your regular business phone number, and you won’t have to use your cell phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Many VoIP services are fully integrated with PC applications such as fax and email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There is greater productivity when employees can integrate their email and phone services with one application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Conduct business with VoIP on your laptop, any time day or night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">With the option to get VoIP phone numbers with area codes throughout the country, and some world wide, businesses can expand by choosing local area codes for the city, state, or country they are targeting.</span></p>
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		<description>The success of your niche website is going to depend to a large degree on the quality of web hosting your choose for your website. In much the same way a store owners success is dependant on the stores location, so your choice of a web host will affect the success of your niche site.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="servers, web hosting, niche business hosting service" src="http://www.eukhost.com/images/datacenter/server-ip.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="323" />The success of your niche website is going to depend to a large degree on the quality of web hosting your choose for your website. In much the same way a store owners success is dependant on the stores location, so your choice of a web host will affect the success of your niche site.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Don&#8217;t be fooled into thinking decisions should be cost related&#8230; you can get very expensive hosting from John Doe in Timbucktwo but his servers are old, can only handle limited traffic and the link between him and the outside world is shaky at best.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">You can set up your web hosting in any country in the world, there are no international boundaries on the internet. This gives you the opportunity to shop around and find the best web hosting to suit your circumstances. When conducting your research, these are the points to investigate:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~Does the web host operate with at least a 99% uptime?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">A quality web host will use generator backup in case of power outages and they will also have redundant back-up systems so that in the event any of the Internet connections get interrupted, an alternate Internet connection will take over?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~How many domains can you host on the one hosting account?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Many web hosts will only allow one, others allow unlimited domains. If the web host only allows one domain, do they allow separate I.P. addresses for each domain hosted?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Many spam related filters will block anything from an I.P. address that has been reported for spam violations. Most small websites are hosted on a shared server (one computer can host many different websites) and these are all hosted under one I.P. address. If anybody on your server gets into trouble for spamming, you could pay the penalty because of the I.P. block that will be imposed. If your website has its own I.P. address, you will be unaffected.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~How much bandwidth are you allowed?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Bandwidth is the amount of internet traffic going through your website. If you have e-books, audio files or video files that your customers download, you are going to need a fairly large bandwidth allowance. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">The question to ask is what happens if you exceed your bandwidth allowance? Does the host automatically increase your fee and put you into the next hosting category or do they just stop showing your website until the next financial month?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~How much disk space are you allowed?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">It is pointless purchasing web hosting only to discover after adding a few new pages to your website that you have run out of disk space on the server to host your website.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Remember that pictures, e-books, audio files and video files take up considerable space on a hard drive.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~What sort of customer support does the web host supply?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Do they respond within 24 hours? The whole point about hosting is you want your website online 24/7 so if something goes wrong and you report it, how quickly do they respond and correct the problem?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">A good web host will have phone and email support, the better ones also use live chat.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~Is MySQL available? </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">If your web site is going to store a lot of data, for example in a reciprocal link directory or you are going to use a forum you will need MySQL which is an extremely powerful and very popular database program. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">How many MySQL databases are you allowed? Some hosts only allow one database per domain, while others allow unlimited databases.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~Is a control panel available?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Most web hosts allow their clients to manage their website hosting through a control panel known as cPanel. This allows you to control all aspects of your hosting including:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">- email accounts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">- MySQL databases</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">- Passwords</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">- Sub-domains</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">- Backups</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">~Does the web host support FrontPage?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">FrontPage is a popular software program used for designing and building web pages. Does the web host support FrontPage, and if you&#8217;re currently using FrontPage, do they support the same version you&#8217;re using.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Don&#8217;t just sign up with the first hosting service you come across, do a little research first. One very good way of discovering the best web host is to ask the question on a few of the more popular forums. You&#8217;ll soon get the good and bad about any web host you&#8217;re interested in.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p>
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		<description>Smart Internet marketing involves smarter business strategies - and one such strategy is drop shipping. With drop shipping, you can save your time and put it to better use making you more money. 
 
Drop shipping is an entrepreneur&amp;#8217;s dream, offering a host of benefits. To put it simply, drop shipping allows you to sell goods [...]&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to Profit From Drop Shipping", url: "http://bashimarketing.com/archives/688" });&lt;/script&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="how to profit from dropshipping" src="http://cion.us/cvimg/dropshipping-diagram-w-400.png" alt="" width="400" height="400" />Smart Internet marketing involves smarter business strategies - and one such strategy is drop shipping. With drop shipping, you can save your time and put it to better use making you more money. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Drop shipping is an entrepreneur&#8217;s dream, offering a host of benefits. To put it simply, drop shipping allows you to sell goods online at a price of your choice without keeping any inventory. When the customer purchases the goods and makes payment for them, you will place an order for the product though your supplier, a drop shipper. Your drop shipper then charges you a wholesale price for the product and ships the product directly to the customer. You get to keep the difference between wholesale and retail price.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Drop shipping offers many unique advantages to you:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">1. You don&#8217;t need to keep stock or inventory.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">2. You don&#8217;t need to bother with packing and shipping.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">3. You can make money easily by just taking orders.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">4. Your profit margin could increase.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Even though drop shipping can have many advantages, however, there are some things you need to consider:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">1. Any product or service you intend to sell online must be in demand.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">2. The product you choose must sell in high volumes: the fact that you could sell the profit cheaply and make a good margin doesn&#8217;t mean anyone is buying. Research the market for any product line you&#8217;re considering. Try to determine demand for the product, how much competition there is, and what they&#8217;re charging. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">3. Signing up with a well-known supplier offers you many benefits. For instance, you will probably find it easier to return unsatisfactory products. Some drop suppliers will even pay the return costs in these cases. As a promotion, some suppliers will even offer you products for free if you meet their targets. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">4. Target one or two products at a time &#8212; don&#8217;t be in a rush to sell lots of different ones. Maintaining a large drop shipping business is often difficult and can become unmanageable. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">How do you set your drop shipping business? To get started, find a directory of legitimate drop shippers with excellent reputations. Make a list of drop shippers who are established in the business and have a proven track record. Next, take the top five from the list and look through their website for products and services. In most cases you will find that their catalogue is massive, with all sorts of things available. Above all else, you need to be sure that you can sell what you choose. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Once you&#8217;ve done your homework, make contact with the drop shipper, either by phone or by mail. Don&#8217;t start prematurely telling them all about your project, though &#8212; you should start by asking for additional information on the terms and conditions. You will have read every clause and sub-clause thoroughly, taking care to understand the business model you&#8217;re signing up to. Terms and conditions and service policies often vary with different drop shippers &#8212; look out for any hidden clauses that could cause you trouble in the future. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">The next step is to select the best offers from the drop shippers and start negotiating for better commission rates. If you have a thriving web business with a lot of traffic, it&#8217;s possible to make a case for a better commission rate. Once the terms and conditions are acceptable to both of you, you can add the products to your online store. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">When you work with a drop shipper, you become a &#8220;merchant&#8221; or &#8220;trader&#8221;. This usually means that you will need to register with the relevant authorities. To become a merchant you may have to register to file tax returns and get a valid license to sell your products. Such regulations vary from region to region, so you should check it out with your local authorities.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The biggest headache associated with drop shipping is product returns. Don&#8217;t expect it to be anything like smooth sailing. You&#8217;ll run into back orders, product returns or even refund demands, if products are defective. As the shipping isn&#8217;t under your control, it&#8217;s difficult to explain your customers what&#8217;s going on when products are unavailable or delivered late. Your own terms and conditions, user policy and other such notices must be precise and explain everything in detail to the customers. Always aim to avoid legal hassles, but do be prepared to contest customers&#8217; claims.</span></p>
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		<description>If you&amp;#8217;re running a business that sells physical goods and products, you will frequently need to dispatch your products all over the country - perhaps even all over the world. When you do this, you might pack the item yourself, or you might pay someone to do it. However you handle it, shipping and handling [...]&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to Price Shipping and Handling for Physical Goods", url: "http://bashimarketing.com/archives/682" });&lt;/script&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><img class="alignright" title="pricing shipping and handling of physical goods" src="http://www.happynews.com/living/online/online-shop-gouging.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="218" />If you&#8217;re running a business that sells physical goods and products, you will frequently need to dispatch your products all over the country - perhaps even all over the world. When you do this, you might pack the item yourself, or you might pay someone to do it. However you handle it, shipping and handling is an important aspect of your business, and the safety of the items you post rests partly on your shoulders, as badly packed items will often get damaged in transit. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Your shipping and handling charges are a determining factor in how competitive you will be in a niche market. Many established companies are well known for their efficiency in dispatching the product - customers trust them for their safe prompt delivery. Before you can emulate them, you need to come up with a fair pricing structure for shipping and handling as this is an additional cost paid by your customers. The costs of shipping in bulk are often cheaper than for a single item and you should consider giving your customers discounts for volume. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">How do you calculate shipping and handling charges for your product? It&#8217;s relatively easy, if you know the basics. There are two components in the price:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">1) The handling cost which includes packing material, labor, storage and other related costs. While this cost is pretty easy to calculate and depends only on you, the most common mistake is to use the lowest price possible for packaging materials in the shipping calculation. The better way is to find an average cost for packaging materials and then source the cheapest. At least this way you still have some room to &#8220;sharpen your pencil&#8221; if your shipping quote is too high.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">2) The shipping cost which is the charge for postage, freight or courier charges. These costs are not so straight forward and you need to research courier and freight charges to many destinations around the world. Bear in mind that not all shipping charges are fixed, and with a little effort you can easily negotiate an agreement with your shipping company. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shipping and freight companies usually charge based on the weight and volume of items, the distance they are going to travel, and how quickly you want them to get there. Large volume or weight deliveries carry a premium price tag, while smaller and lighter ones cost less. If the destination is within your country, the shipping charges will be rather small compared to sending packages abroad. If you need urgent goods to be delivered quickly then you will need to pay higher &#8216;priority&#8217; charges, whereas slow, &#8216;non-priority&#8217; delivery costs much less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">When calculating shipping costs, don&#8217;t calculate the cost of shipping to each country in the world, break it down into regions or by continent. If you are shipping small items like CD&#8217;s use one shipping cost for local deliveries and cost for international deliveries. Find the most expensive shipping cost you are likely to incur and use that for all countries.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">When your customer purchases a product, they will be charges the cost price for the product and the shipping and handling costs applicable for the delivery destination will be added at the checkout. A total is calculated and then charged to your customer at the end of the transaction.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">You may want to consider offering customers a delivery priority for their shipment. For example:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Option 1. Standard shipping within 3 to 5 days (cheapest).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Option 2. Express 2-day shipping (average cost).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Option 3. Guaranteed Next Day 1-day shipping (most expensive).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Consider giving discounts on bulk orders. Customers will often insist on insurance for bulk orders and costly items and you should consider their request; not only does it makes them more comfortable, it saves you a big PR headache if the order goes missing. On all shipments include a clearly explained shipping, handling and return policy.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Always take care to prepare the proper documentation to suit the insurance, tax and customs regulations in force in your own country and in the destination country. If you are shipping to another country, make sure your product is not prohibited. If you sign up with a trustworthy shipping agent or courier most of the documentation will be handled by them, giving you peace of mind that your items will be delivered safely and quickly. </span></p>
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		<description>You don&amp;#8217;t have to sell anything to make money from a niche website. You read that correctly, no e-book, software program, online service or physical product required&amp;#8230; Just a website!
 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The search engine giant Google has developed a pay per click advertising system of their own which allows you to place their advertisements on your web pages. If a visitor to your web page clicks on one of these advertisements, you get paid a percentage of the pay per click value. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This system known as Google Adsense is a quick and easy way for webmasters to monetize their website&#8217;s content pages and earn money from visitors to their website. What makes this system so powerful is that Google uses a special algorithm to determine the theme of each page and then only displays advertisements matching that theme.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The other side of the Google pay per click system is known as Google Adsense. Products owners who wish to promote their wares, open memberships in Google Adsense and create advertising campaigns based on keywords which are regularly searched for by people using the search engines. These advertisements appear in two different locations:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">1) They appear on the Google search results page as &#8220;Sponsored Links&#8221; when the keywords searched for by the web surfer match those that the Adsense member included with their advertisement.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2) On any web page which has incorporated the Google Adsense code they appear as &#8220;Ads by Goooogle&#8221; when the theme of the web page matches the keywords the Adsense member used for their advertisement.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">When one of these advertisements is clicked by a web surfer, the advertiser (Adwords member) is charged the amount they bid on the keyword and the webmaster (Adsense member) is credited with a percentage of the bid amount.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Due to the size of the internet and the shear number of people advertising with Google Adsense, there is a wide range of topics available for webmasters to capitalize on by creating websites based on those topics, but structured specifically to earn money through Google Adsense.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The golden rule for an &#8220;Adsense Site&#8221; is to limit the options any visitor has when they arrive at a web page to the following:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">1) Click a Google Adsense Advertisement for more information.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2) Leave the website by clicking the back button or closing the browser.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">3) Clicking to another page on the website which displays more Google Adsense ads. This last option must be made as difficult as possible by not displaying the website menu in any normal or anticipated position.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The key to getting people to click on an Adsense advertisement for more information and not clicking the back button is a bit of a tightrope act&#8230; Basically you have to provide just enough information to wet the visitor&#8217;s appetite so they are eager to carry on searching, but not too little that they get annoyed because of a lack of information and the resulting feeling they&#8217;ve wasted their time.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">From your point of view you don&#8217;t want to spend all that time and effort building a website and getting a reasonable flow of visitors through it, and only earning a couple of cents when people click on your Google Advertisements.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Clearly you need to do a little research before hand and discover which topics and related keywords or phrases cost the most for an Adwords member to bid on. For example, anybody who wants to promote an internet marketing related product using Google Adwords had better be prepared to pay dearly for the more popular keywords.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The downside of building an &#8220;Adsense Site&#8221; on an expensive theme is there is so much competition for the popular keywords, that you will have to be a search engine optimization wizard to get the search engine rankings required to generate enough traffic to your website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The key is to find keywords or phrases that people regularly search for but which do not have much competition from other websites on similar themes. You will not get much website traffic from these little known keywords, so you will need to uncover a lot more of them to make up the difference. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Once you have built your website and got the right balance between keyword value, popularity and competition, your website will earn a nice steady passive income from Google Adsense with very little additional effort on your part.</span></p>
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