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		<title>Why WordPress is now my Blog of Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Okoedion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons to use WordPress, let’s list some reasons: Hundreds upon hundreds of awesome plugins. Need a plugin to handle ads? How about a plugin to greet new visitors? Maybe one that speeds up your server? They are available to any inquisitive searcher at WordPress Plugins. Great community support. WordPress.org has an amazing [...]]]></description>
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<p>There are many reasons to use WordPress, let’s list some reasons:</p>
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<li><strong>Hundreds upon hundreds of awesome plugins. </strong>Need a  plugin to handle ads? How about a plugin to greet new visitors? Maybe  one that speeds up your server? They are available to any inquisitive  searcher at <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">WordPress  Plugins</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Great community support.</strong> WordPress.org has an  amazing forum that anyone can hop onto, ask a question, and get a great  answer, often within hours.<span id="more-36142"></span></li>
<li><strong>It’s EASY!</strong> Unlike some CMS or Blogging software,  WordPress is 1–2-3 easy. After installation, any goofball can post and  manage their blog. Maintenance and plug-in installation is super easy,  as is plug-in upgrading. And with the new WordPress 2.7, the entire  thing upgrades nicely.</li>
<li><strong>It’s Open Source. </strong>That means you get a product that  took thousands of manhours to build but is free to you. Isn’t that a  great deal?</li>
<li><strong>Super themable.</strong> I am sure you are well aware of  this one, because here you are! But honestly, WordPress is so  customizable on the public end that sometimes you have a very difficult  time telling if sites run on WordPress.</li>
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<p>There are so many more reasons, it’s ridiculous! But this is a fair  assessment and you should have no trouble using WordPress.</p>
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		<title>Why Aweber is Our Email Marketing Provider of Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Okoedion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We could list more than a thousand reasons why Aweber is our e-mail marketing provider of choice in terms of software or services to use. Many, many people agree that they’re hands down the primary company to use for any e-mail marketing whatsoever on the Internet today. If you don’t know a lot about Aweber [...]]]></description>
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<p>We could list more than a thousand reasons why <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> is our e-mail  <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-53" title="aweber1" src="http://uniquebusinessgrowth.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/aweber1.png" alt="" width="201" height="52" /></a>marketing provider of choice in terms of software or services to use.  Many, many people agree that they’re hands down the primary company to  use for any e-mail marketing whatsoever on the Internet today.</p>
<p>If  you don’t know a lot about <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> or are confused as to why so many people use it for all of their e-mail  marketing needs, then you can go and learn a bit more about them over  at <a href="http://www.blogemailmarketing.com/">Aweber</a>.com. You do  pay for the service, but just to make sure that it fits your particular  needs, you can try Aweber for a mere $1.</p>
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<p>If you don’t feel that <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> meets your needs  for you in regards to your personalized e-mail marketing, then you can  cancel your trial and they’ll REFUND your $1 back as well! Who else does  that in the e-mail marketing provider universe, huh? Exactly! No one!</p>
<p>You  can also take a look at their knowledge database if you want to know  more about them.</p>
<p>You can do everything from learn about specific  things about <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> to  browse their general FAQ and knowledge base in an effort to get a pretty  good overall feel about them as a whole. Either way, you’re more than  likely to come away satisfied with your experience. It is arguably one  of the most in-depth and impressive knowledge bases/FAQS on the Internet  today regardless of the industry of the provider!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> is fully committed  to customer service and ensuring that all of their customers not only  know what they’re doing, but succeed in their e-mail marketing as well.  You’ll be hard-pressed to find another e-mail marketing provider out  there today who even comes close to offering what <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a> consistently and  evolves upon offering.</p>
<p>What are you waiting for? Stop wasting time  looking at other e-mail marketing providers and try out the king – <a href="http://www.aweber.com/?335916/">Aweber</a>! They have our full  backing and recommendation!</p>
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		<title>What is drop shipping and how does it work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Okoedion</dc:creator>
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<p>Drop shipping is when the product distributor takes care of all the shipping for you. Rather than ordering stock in bulk, the stock remains with the distributor then when you make a sale, they pack up the item and send it straight to your customer with your company label on the box.</p>
<p>Drop shipping is great for those who are new to online selling as it means there is little to no start-up cost and virtually no risk involved, as you won’t need to invest in a bulk lot of items that you aren’t 100% sure will sell. Using drop shipping services also eliminates the issue faced by many online sellers: where they will store their items — there is no need to hire any storage which means big savings for you!</p>
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<p>However, drop shipping does have some drawbacks. Firstly, drop shipping is slightly more expensive than buying in bulk. Often a drop shipper will add US$2-US$5 dollars onto the cost of the item to cover their costs of processing the item. This means that keeping up with the staying competitive in high profile categories like electronics and clothing may be difficult but it certainly does not mean that you cannot <a href="http://peterokoedion.com/salehooebiz.php" target="_blank">make money</a><br />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://peterokoedion.com/js/salehooebiz.js"></script> when you drop ship, it simply means that finding a niche market will be even more important. <a href="http://peterokoedion.com/salehooebiz.php" target="_blank">Click Here For More Information</a><br />
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The 5 step guide to drop shipping:</p>
<p>Step 1: Find a drop shipper</p>
<p>You can do this by either Googling your product name + “drop shipper” or you can check out online wholesale directories.</p>
<p>Step 2: Set up an account with your drop shipper</p>
<p>You may have to pay a small account set up fee — while this isn’t always ideal, it is common practice for drop shippers. You should be weary, however, of suppliers who insist on you paying monthly or annual fees.</p>
<p>Different drop shippers have different types of accounts which you can set up. You can either credit your account and use the credit to pay for items you purchase for your buyers or you can pay as you go and use the money you receive from buyers to purchase the items</p>
<p>Step 3: List the items you wish to sell on your website, estore or online auction site such as eBay. You can list as many as you like, seeing as you don’t have to pay for them until they sell! Use the photos and item descriptions that your drop shipper supplies.</p>
<p>Step 4. When the item has sold and you have received payment from your buyer, log on to your suppliers web site and purchase the item you have sold and have it sent out to your buyers address. If your drop shipper does not have an ecommerce site set-up which you can buy directly from, simply send them an email with the details of what you want and where to send it to.</p>
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		<title>7 Reliably Profitable eBay Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://peterokoedion.com/js/salehooebiz.js"></script>Do you want to find out about eBay’s consistently popular categories?  I have just compiled this hot list to show you what’s profitable on  eBay, season after season, year after year. </p>
<h2><strong>Clothing, shoes and accessories</strong></h2>
<p>Clothing is such an exciting category to get involved in as it  encompasses so many niches such as plus size gym wear, novelty  underwear, and comfort shoes. Clothing is also easy to sell and ship,  and best of all, there will always be a demand for clothing (at least  until global warming really kicks in).</p>
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<p><strong>Selling tip:</strong> Always give buyers as much information  as possible in your eBay listings, especially about the item’s size.  This helps buyers to assess whether it will fit them — one factor which  can easily cause uncertainty in potential buyers.</p>
<h2><strong>Collectibles</strong></h2>
<p>eBay is without a doubt the world’s most popular place to buy and  sell collectible items. Collectibles can include antique items, baseball  cards, posters, medals and war artifacts, comics and branded items like  Coca Cola and much more. <a href="http://peterokoedion.com/salehooebiz.php" target="_blank">Click Here For More Information</a><br />
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<p><strong>Sourcing Tip: </strong>Visit yard and estate sales for arbitrage items which you can buy very cheaply and sell on to make a pretty profit.</p>
<h2><strong>Electronics</strong></h2>
<p>Possibly the most competitive, yet potentially profitable markets on  eBay — particularly when it comes to items such as iPods and mobile  phones. The best way to approach this market is in a big way — to really  make a profit, you will need to do a big bulk buy and sell in big  volumes. Consider supplementing your product range with accessories such  as iPod skins, spare cords, or hands free kits for mobile phones.</p>
<h2><strong> CDs and DVDs</strong></h2>
<p>Did you know that eBay sells over 1 million DVDs and CDs and each  month? However, for every one million sold, there are around 2 million  listed. Yip, you guessed it, this is another highly competitive market.  The trick to making it in DVDs and CDs is to niche it up — go outside of  mainstream movies and TV series’, or music albums and find a new niche  market like exercise DVD’s, classic films or learning languages.</p>
<h2><strong>Gaming systems </strong></h2>
<p>Many gaming enthusiasts use eBay to buy and sell their games and  gaming systems. A typical gamer will buy the latest system, play it for 8  hours a day for four weeks then sell it on and find something new to  entertain them, which means there is always an abundance of buyers on  the hunt for a new system to entertain them.</p>
<h2><strong>Healthy and Beauty</strong></h2>
<p>There are so many items within the Health and Beauty market: weight  loss supplements, anti-aging creams and vitamins, hair care, dental  care, makeup (nail polish, lip <em>gloss</em>, lip <em>stick</em>, lip <em>balm, </em>concealer,  powder, foundation, eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, illuminators,  bronzers and blushers — phew!), perfume and cologne, moisturizer, eye  cream, microdermabrasion kits, hair and makeup brushes and applicators,  hair removal kits or razors and shaving creams, manicure kits, eyelash  curlers, tweezers and much more!</p>
<p>As with all categories, it really helps to sell something  which you are really interested in or have experience with. For example,  if you suffer from dandruff, selling dandruff treatments would be ideal  as you can relate to your audience and give them a few tips along the  way (would be great in your eBay About Me page).</p>
<p><strong>Hot Tip:</strong> While brand-name items are top sellers in  health and beauty, be very weary of Chinese suppliers offering these  items very cheaply — they are likely to be fake and eBay cracks down  very hard on anyone selling these</p>
<h2><strong>Baby Gear </strong></h2>
<p>From toys to feeding equipment and strollers, baby gear is a highly  profitable eBay market. Like clothing, there will always be  a market  for baby equipment and with the huge costs associated with bringing up a  baby, it’s no wonder parents turn to buying online to find bargains and  save themselves some money.</p>
<p><strong>Hot Tip:</strong> Don’t be afraid to source second-hand or  sample grade baby clothing — babies are messy little things and parents  need them to have an abundance of cheap clothing to change them into  after they splash around in the puddles, play with mud or start a food  fight with their sweater.</p>
<p>Keep in mind these markets are reliably profitable only when they are  well executed! The above categories are highly competitive so when  selling them, you must work hard to stand out from your competitors with  great key words and item descriptions, and flawless customer service!<br />
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