Saturday, March 10, 2018

How to Earn Money by Working Online UPDATED 2021

Every one want to earn money from home as it has many incentives while it come being with your family and running your households at the same time. Following are different ways which can help you in making handsome money by working online from home.

All you need is:
 

A reliable internet connection and a PC

#1.  Become a freelancer

 You can become a successful freelancer if you have any skill to sell online. Few years back, only web developers and designers were doing freelance work. But, now you can find every kind of freelancer on the internet who can deliver his work from the laptop.
You can earn more income than your full time job if you have a skill related to digital marketing, photography, presentation, video making, writing, editing, coding, testing. I know some freelancers who are making more than 500,000 rupees every month by selling presentations to their clients.
Potential of making money from freelancing : On an average Rs. 50,000 to Rs 100,000 per month.  

#2. Become a writer

You are reading this article because I decided to quit my IT job in 2013 and became a writer. I wrote a couple of articles free of cost for some blogs then I found my first paid assignment. I got Rs 2000 for my first paid article from YourStory.
As I got better at my writing, I started charging as much as Rs 10,000  for a single article. If you ever got appreciation for your writing from anyone but are still not considering writing as your career – then you are losing out on a great opportunity.
How much money can be earned from writing – Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 per article.  

#3. Start a blog

You will get immediate payment when you write for someone but you will get lifelong earning when you start your own blog. I started my personal finance blog at the same time when I got my first paid writing work. I improved my writing skills by writing for others and then built my own blog that is giving me more than Rs 200,000 of passive income (even when I enjoy two month long vacation in Thailand).
Similar to me, many people started their blogs in travel, food, digital marketing, tech, gadgets, news and are living a great life without worrying about getting fired from their job. If you are out of ideas, then I have written more than 100 ideas on which you are start a blog.
How much money can be made from a blog – No upper limit. Some people are making millions of dollars from their blogs. It’s just unbelievable.  

#4. Start a youtube channel

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Youtubers are making money just by uploading videos where they showcase their life or a specific talent. It can be any vague idea such as your reaction to movies, showcasing your singing, dancing, cooking almost anything as far as you consider it worthy for your audience to watch. With a healthy internet penetration Youtube is accelerating day by day and so if you are thinking to start a channel, now is the best time.
Once you upload videos, most common ways to earn money from Youtube is from advertising, affiliate marketing, or sponsored promotion.
How much money can be made from a Youtube Channel: Rs. 20,000 to 50,000 average per month  (Subject to views, ad conversions, and country of interest).

#5. Become a consultant

India is a place where you can get unlimited free advices from all age groups. Jokes apart, on a serious note, if you have expertise in some domain such as software, healthcare, business, or have experience of running something, then someone can surely benefit from your experience and knowledge.
For example, you can be a freelancing consultant and charge clients for your advice on business strategy relevant to you domain.
I myself am a growth consultant and help early stage startups with my advice over their content strategy and growth.
How much money can be made from Consultation: Rs 1,00,000- 1,50,000 (increases with your experience)

#6. Write a book and publish on amazon

If you are reading this article then you can write basic English as well. We all have a story and live in a time where it’s very easy to publish a book. So, why not publish a book and make money. Not necessarily a fiction or a novel, you can even write a book on healthy recipes, poems, kid’s stories, home remedies etc.
Amazon allows you to sell e-version of your self-published books online in just 5 minutes, you earn 70% royalty and get to reach a global audience. Isn’t that great.
How much money can be made from publishing books on Amazon: Rs 10,000 to 20,000 per month on an average. You earn 70% Royalty of all the units sold.

#7. Start teaching online

Ways to Earn Money Online Teaching
We are all good at something so why let that skill go in vain. You are good at basic maths, teach it. Good at painting, teach it. Good at communications skills, teach it.
With internet, there are no limits to what you can teach and the opportunity to reach a huge audience is enormous. Apart from satisfaction of  helping students learn you can also earn.
Some good examples of digital education platforms where you can teach online or create your own course are Khan Academy, Vendantu, Unacademy, Udemy.
How much money can be made by teaching online: Rs. 20,000- 50,000 on an average per month.

#8. Start a digital marketing agency

You can start your own digital marketing agency, if you have skills like SEO, Email Marketing, Facebook marketing, Content marketing and can help companies with online advertising or social media management.
Today, every company wants to have a strong digital presence over a wide range of digital channels with the sole aim to boost their growth.
If you can understand your client’s requirements, target audience, and be able to execute a perfect digital marketing solution for them, you will always be in huge demand.
Money potential from your own digital marketing agency: Rs 10,000 to Crores (depends on no.of projects )

#9. Start your online business or startup

Startups are the toast of India today. Never before in India’s history has there been such a strong ecosystem of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, incubators, mentors, govt, and industry support to help people start a business.
Several Founders of home grown companies like Flipkart, Ola, Big Basket, FreshDesk hold huge networths in crores of rupees because of choosing to start a company.
If you know how to build a product from scratch, you should take up this path.
Take an example of a crowdsourcing platform, Squadrun, that connects business to a smartphone enabled workforce. They have a strong user base of 10,000+ people and are clocking a revenue of 10 lakhs monthly.
Money potential from a start-up: revenue could be lakhs to  several crores per month. Plus, your equity could fetch you crores if you chose to sell your stake or company.

#10. Start your online store

Start your online store on Shopify and make money
If you have a consumer based product in mind, then it’s easy to start an online store and sell the products that suit your passion. It could be imitation jewellery, ready to eat pickle, garments, and much more.
You can choose to launch your own online store on Shopify or Woocommerce. Else, you can sell on online marketplaces like amazon, flipkart, snapdeal etc.
I have explained a step by step process of starting an online store and also share a story of a person who is generating a revenue of Rs 5 lakhs per month from his online store.
Money from an online store: Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh & higher per month (subjective to product and it’s reach)

7 ways to earn money from youtube

Ways to Earn Money From YouTube
A lot of people are making tons of money from the YouTube. Some of the Indian examples are Mumbaikar Nikhil for bikes, Nisha Madhulika for cooking, GeekyRanjit for technology, AIB & Kannal Gill for comedy and the list goes on. All these people are at the top of ladder but they started somewhere, let’s see the various ways through which these people monetize.

#1. Advertising

Youtube content creators can monetize through the Youtube partner program, which is essentially Google AdSense for video content.
You must have seen the ads displayed before videos. In order to have ads appear within your Youtube videos and start making money, you need to join the youtube partner program where your youtube account needs to be linked with your google adsense account. Once done, you will get paid as cost per view which is a variable factor.
On an average one gets $1 – $2 per 1000 views. Besides, monetization also depends on the type of your audience and country.

#2. Affiliate marketing

Youtube affiliate marketing is the process in which you create videos and place affiliate links either in the videos or the video description.
Many times when a Youtuber showcases a product and asks you to buy it from a link in the description, he is actually doing affiliate marketing, which is referring you a product to buy. When users ends up buying, then the youtuber makes money in the form of affiliate commissions.
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You can see how youtubers link products in the description box.
You can opt for Amazon / Flipkart affiliate program or approach brands related to your niche and start linking their products to make money. You can make 10-13% commission on Amazon, Flipkart, and around 10% commission on other brands.

#3. Direct promotion (Sponsorship)

This is similar to affiliate marketing but here you get paid a fixed amount of money instead of conversion/sales based commission . The whole videos are made keeping in mind that they have to promote the brand by making it the center of attraction. Here is an example of a paid video on a channel called Unbox Therapy sponsored by McDonald’s.
Rates are decided on the amount of views you get on your videos. It can range from Rs 1000-5000 for early youtubers to as high as Rs 10,000-50,000 for top youtubers.

#4. Paid videos

There are many channels who charge you to access their content. Vsauce, a youtube channel, is a perfect example. It is not advised to start charging initially but once you have a niche and are flourishing pretty well then you can start charging for a few videos. Rates can vary from Rs 50 – Rs 200 depending on duration and niche.
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#5. Crowdsourcing

In Crowdsourcing model, you take help of internet users to start a service, run a company, or launch a product. Khan academy is a very popular educational channel where they daily upload videos on a wide variety of topics for school and college students. All their videos are free, although they ask for donations to help them keep going.
You too can crowdsource donations in form of money or resources that will help you in making  content for your audience. You can start accepting donations by creating a instamojo account.

#6. Direct sell your products

If you already have a product which you can sell, then don’t shy away from showcasing it to your audience to sell it. Many youtubers have even started to sell their own merchandise of clothes as a way to make money.
You can provide a link to your product and help your audience understand it’s value so that people will appreciate and buy your product.

#7. Customer leads for your business

A very popular educational channel called Gate Lectures by Ravindrababu Ravula makes videos for engineering students, though all his videos are free but to get access to the whole course, you need to go to his website and purchase the whole course. That way he leads his audience to his business.
Content is the king, always work on making your content worthy as your audience will happily follow you if you make them wanting for more.
Those were the different ways through which you can monetize your videos on Youtube. But, if you plan to create a youtube channel and start making money you can refer this article of mine where I show how to do it through a step by step process  starting YouTube Channel and making money from YouTube.

6 ways to earn money from website or blog

#1. Using Adsense

Google Adsense is the simplest way to earn money from your blog. It’s a free tool which places ads on website/blog based on the content of the website. Once it is setup,  you can earn on a cost per click(CPC) basis depending up on the amount the advertiser is willing to pay. Adsense pays about 1$ for 1000 pageviews but it widely varies with the audience and country.
One of the disadvantages  because of which I don’t like to use Adsense on my blog is that it spoils the experience of my readers.

#2. Selling Ad Space

Once you have done a good job of launching your blog,  you can start selling your advertising space. You can charge high amount directly to a few advertisers for putting their banners on your website rather than relying on Adsense’s relatively low earning Ads.
It always helps to have an advertising kit which has a brief of your niche, your audience type, and your rates. You can use it to reach out to businesses to grab a deal to display ads on your blog.

#3. Selling E-books

Successful bloggers sell e-books as a way to not only share their knowledge on various topics but also to earn money. One of the tips I would like to share is to always write valuable content for free and highly valuable premium content in the paid version of e-books.

#4. Paid Newsletters

This is a pretty new segment but a proven one. I myself have implemented it and it worked really well. Paid newsletter is where you send email newsletters to your subscribers on topics that provide valuable information.
I am good at building online businesses from scratch and hence started a paid newsletter where I charge a small sum of money and send subscribers newsletters to help them with their business growth.

#5. Selling Online Courses

If you have mastery over something, then you can create a dedicated course and start selling it on your website/blog. Make sure to create a course that shall be of high value to your customers.
I myself have launched a content marketing course to help people with Idea Generation, Writing Awesome Content and SEO.

#6. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is the most powerful tool for bloggers and Internet marketers to monetize their website/blog. In affiliate marketing, you sign up with the affiliate programs to promote their products. All you need to do is to share the relevant affiliate links with your readers. Once they purchase the product by clicking on the link, you make a commission.
You can opt for Amazon / Flipkart affiliate program or approach brands related to your niche and start linking their products to make money. You can make 10-13% commission on Amazon, Flipkart, and around 10% commission on other brands per sale.
I decided to use affiliate marketing to monetize my traffic. Why? Because you add value to your reader’s life by recommending the right product through affiliate marketing.
Those were the different ways through which you can monetize your website/blog. If you want to know how to create a website/blog in less than 5 minutes you can refer this step by step guide on starting your blog.

5 ways to earn money from facebook

Ways to Make Money From Facebook

#1. Sell the group moderation to make money

This is an unheard idea to many. In this strategy, you create a facebook group that revolves around a certain niche and after a while when it has reached a healthy number of people, you sell the moderation rights to people who wish to promote or market their products.
Building such a group requires you to keep the group members engaged and active. Depending upon the niche and number of members, you can sell at the appropriate price.

#2. Sell products directly on Facebook

Facebook is a great way to reach a lot of people with minimal effort. If you have a consumer product business, you can setup your own facebook page to sell that product. Viewers will see a Shop now button when they land on your homepage which upon clicking will redirect them to the shopping website.
This Video will help you in setting your page.

#3. Partner with big brands to promote them

If your page has a healthy fanbase why not leverage the audience to make money ?
If you are a influencer, many a times brands themselves approach the page owner so that  they can promote their products. Else, you can take the first step and reach out to them.
But, whatever you are promoting, make sure it is something that you believe in and that your audience will enjoy.
You can register on a platform called Famebit( as seen in below snapshot) that helps you to get partnership with brands & through this sponsorship, you can earn good amount of money.
Making Money From Facebook with Famebit

#4. Instant Articles to make money

Facebook Instant Articles are the articles that load super quick in your news feed. Instant Articles is a platform that allows publishers to optimize their articles in a way that they can be displayed immediately after you click on them.
These articles have sponsored ads by facebook audience network(similar to Adsense) and one earns the way google adsense pays to it’s users. Minimum payout is 100$.

#5. Become a facebook marketing consultant

Facebook marketing is a powerful skill. If you have expertise in this skill, then you can  become a facebook marketing consultant to help businesses find customers, engage with them, and grow their brand tenfold. You can choose to charge per campaign or a flat fee per client per month.

8 ways to make money in stock market

Ways to Make Money in Stock market
Stock market is considered a great place to make money. If you love stock market, then there are many ways through which one could make money as shown below.

#1. Daily and short term trading online

When it comes to stock trading, the basic speculation strategy applies. You buy when the stock price is low and wait for the price to increase before you sell it a higher price to generate profit. It is important that you understand market trends and latest business developments if you want to make successful trades.
You need to open a demat and a trading account either with a bank or a brokerage house to start trading online

#2. Long term stock investing

Long term investing is a sensible way of earning huge money through stock markets. To achieve this, you got to learn the art of value investing and apply it to pick great stocks that can deliver  massive returns over time.
You can then invest, track, and sell the stocks online. Safal Niveshak and  The Intelligent Investor , a blog & book on value investing respectively, are great resources to learn value investing.

#3. Teach how to trade in stock markets

If you have sound knowledge of technical analysis and other trading strategies, then you could launch a mobile app, a website, or a udemy course to help prospective and serious traders in learning these strategies to help them make money.

#4. Teach value investing

Value investing is the foundation of stock market investing. If you have mastered this skill, then you could launch an online course on value investing to help people learn the art of sensible stock picking.
A lot of people interested in stock markets want to learn this skill and would definitely subscribe to a great online course.

#5. An online platform for stock market news and updates

Stock market traders, investors, brokerage houses, research analysts, and business owners constantly look for stock market  and financial news. If you can launch such an online platform, you would be able to generate tons of traffic and make respectable earnings from it.

#6. Stock investment advisory service

If you are an individual stock picker and have been generating great returns for yourself, then you could consider launching a stock investment advisory website. You can share stock recommendations and analysis with the subscribers of your service.
Given India’s exploding middle class, your service could see rapid influx of subscribers, if you could generate great returns for them. Initially, you could charge Rs 1000 per subscriber per year and slowly increase the price.

#7. Stock analysis and search website

If you have a programming background and an interest in stock market domain, you could build a website where your users can search for stocks and browse the information associated with the stocks. Such websites attract huge traffic and you could monetize easily.

#8. Mutual Funds investment advisory service

If you invest in mutual funds and have strong expertise in it, then you could consider launching a mutual fund investment advisory website. You can earn money as an advisor or as a distributor. As an advisor, you can charge a fee from your subscribers and as a distributor you would get commission from mutual funds for recommending them.

3 ways to make money on instagram

Ways to Make Money from Instagram
People spend more time on instagram than on facebook. You can grow your audience by regularly posting enticing pictures based on your niche. After having a decent fan base on instagram, you can start focusing on making money.

#1. Promote brands on your instagram

If you have a good following on your page, you can charge the brands to promote their product. The brands look at the engagement level of your page. If you only get 1–5% likes on each post then it’s unlikely any business will believe these are real followers.
If you have high engagement and a very specific niche (fitness for example) then you can charge high fees per post.

#2. Sell Photos

If you are a photographer and are using instagram, you must be posting a lot of good quality pictures there. You can easily sell the pictures to your followers by asking them to tell you what they like. Send them an invoice for payment followed by a signed print.
Alternatively you can sell your instagram pictures on services like Twenty20, Foap.

#3. Start your online business related to your instagram niche

The Bohri kitchen is a perfect example of how a niche can be turned into business.
The bohri kitchen is a community eating experience where they engage their audience by posting upcoming week’s menu and food pictures. It tempts the audience and he now has an online business to cater the rising demand for their food items.
Whatever be your niche you should showcase it on your instagram page and start selling products.

7 ways to earn money from twitter

Ways to Make Money from Twitter

#1. Run influencer campaigns

If you have good following in twitter, you can reach out to brands via platforms like Blogmint and Fromote. Brands always look for people with good following to accelerate their brand’s value.
You should set your price based on your traffic & niche.

#2. Partner with brands

You get paid for every tweet when you promote a brand.  Brands always look for people who can create a certain buzz before the launch of their product or service.
For example, look at the above picture where people are promoting brand Avon.

#3. Find the leads for your own business

Twitter’s user base is double that of Linkedin. Leverage that to generate quality leads from the Twitter for your business.

#4. Hold a twitter contest

People love to win gifts and there’s no better platform than twitter to engage users. Partner with  brands, hold a contest, and be paid a percentage of sales as commission.

#5. Twittad

Consider one of the first sponsored tweet networks. You get to set your own rate for per click and wait for bid by advertisers. Payment happens when you reach $30.

#6. Ad.ly

This ad service lets you show advertisements in your tweets . The service tweets for you based on your interest at intervals set by you. You get paid via paypal.

#7. Rev Twt

It is a pay per click platform where more followers means more access to high paying campaigns. You get paid via paypal once you earn $20.

3 ways to earn money from whatsapp

Ways to Earn Money From WhatsApp
An average person in India checks his whatsapp more than facebook and twitter. Let’s see how we leverage whatsapp to make money.

#1. Promote brands in your whatsapp group

Whatsapp groups are generally filled with chats or forwarded messages which don’t really add value to your life. Rather partner with brands or small businesses which are looking for growth and promote them in groups. See that your groups are focussed on one niche.

#2. Sell your product in whatsapp groups

Whatsapp groups are based on friends, family, or interests. . Leverage these connections to sell the products of your interest. These first customers could easily bring more sales through referrals.

#3. Use Affiliate marketing

You can generate affiliate links and start sharing the same in relevant groups. You get some commision of all leads converted. Sign up with affiliate websites and promote products with huge discounts as they convert well.

How to earn money from bitcoin

WaysToEarnMoneyFromBitcoin
Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that was introduced in January 2009. Since then, the bitcoin has hit highs in terms of its value in the market and has awoken the interest of investors.
Bitcoins can be stored in a digital wallet. You can obtain from an online based service such as Coinbase, Blockchain.info or Indian bitcoin exchanges such as Coinsecure, Zebpay, and Unocoin.
Now, let’s look at ways through which one can earn money from bitcoin.

#1. Invest in bitcoins for long term gain

Recent developments in the financial world indicate that investors have started looking at bitcoin as an asset class for long term investment.
Sample this, in 2009, 1 bitcoin = $1 and in 2017, 1 bitcoin = $2500. If you want to invest in bitcoins, you first need to obtain a bitcoin wallet to store your bitcoins.
Who knows what would be the value of 1 bitcoin after 5 years, it could be $10,000 or $100.

#2. Day trading and short term trading of bitcoin

If you like stock markets and regularly trade online then day-trading bitcoin could be a way for you to make money with it.
You buy bitcoins when its value is low and wait for the price to increase so that you can generate profit. As in stock market day trading, it is important for you to understand market dynamics and monitor news closely to make profitable trades.

#3. Peer to peer bitcoin lending

You can use your bitcoins to lend to people who find it difficult to secure a loan from banks. This is referred to as peer to peer bitcoin lending and is great way to generate attractive returns through fixed interest rates. Bitbond is one such credible peer to peer lending website.

#4. Do P2P bitcoin trading

You can create advertisements with the price you want to offer for bitcoins through websites like LocalBitcoins which is a marketplace for users to buy and sell bitcoins. You can browse the website for such trade advertisements and do bitcoin trading.

#5. Visit bitcoin faucet websites to gain few cents worth of bitcoin everyday

If you like playing games or don’t mind surfing a few ads, you can visit bitcoin faucet websites such as BTCclicks, Moon Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Aliens. These websites generate revenue from ads placed on their pages and pay out a small portion of the ad revenue to their users in the form of bitcoins. You can start earning a few cents worth of bitcoin every day.

9 ways to make money without google adsense

Many a times the adsense account is not approved or suspended. There are many adsense alternatives which are similar to Adsense and have less strict rules for approval.

#1. Media.net

It is also called Yahoo/Bing advertising network. Their features and earnings are similar to Adsense. You can customize your ads as per your website. Minimum Payout is $100 done via Paypal.

#2. Infolinks

Infolinks is becoming popular with each passing day as they promise a good earning potential. They allow in-text advertising and pay you per clicks on the ad rather than per impression.The best part is that it doesn’t take up space on your site. Minimum payout is $50 done via Paypal.

#3. Amazon Ads

If your website revolves around a particular product which can be found on Amazon then you should definitely sign up for Amazon Ads. It is a recommended adsense alternative. Payout is done in the form of Amazon gift cards, check, Payoneer.

#4. Adversal

Adversal is known for the good quality of their banners and easy to approve account. CTR adapts to get the best results for your website. It pays once you earn a minimum of $20 via Paypal, Check, wire transfer.

#5. Viglink

Considered the best revenue program for websites which link to e-commerce sites. It lets you earn money from affiliate links and has a very SEO friendly Ad program. There is no minimum payout here and ads are displayed in multiple forms.

#6. BuySellAds

BuySellAds is a marketplace for publishers and advertisers to buy and sell ads.  You can directly sell ad spaces on your website and monetize. It is known to be used by many pro-bloggers.

#7. Chitika

Another popular Adsense alternative is Chitika.Their search targeted ads ensure that the ads on your website are actually seen by users who are interested in the ad content. Minimum payout is $10 for Paypal and $50for check.

#8. Skimlinks

It is very similar to Viglink and is often used as its alternative. Skimlinks convert your outbound links to affiliate links and you earn a commision whenever a sale occurs. Min payout is $10USD done via PayPal.

#9. Propeller

It is a leading ad network which offers great CPMs. If your website is based on niches like entertainment, gaming, fashion, or dating then you could actually make more money than Adsense.They display ads like popup, banner, and mobile  ads.

4 ways to earn money from home without any investment

I am not in the favor of low paying jobs but some people are not skilled enough to start a website or sell their services as freelancers. They need easy to do jobs even if they earn less money. Here are some ways to earn from home without any investment.

#1. Online Micro Jobs

These are simple tasks which require you to either share a page, give rating, rate a product, or create testimonial. You can search for such jobs at portals like Mturks and Microworks.

#2. Online Captcha Typing jobs

Considered one of the simplest job available online, Captcha contains 4-10 characters which you need to see and enter in a text box. You just have to type captcha and it can earn you Rs 100 for 1000 images.

#3. Online Survey Jobs

Some companies pay you for giving your opinion about their product or service so as to increase their sales. Though there are only a handful of such companies which are genuine.

#4. Mystery Shopper

As the name suggests you will be a company’s agent and try their different products and services to give honest feedback. You get paid for real life experiences. Wemark is where you can find many such jobs.

9 ways to make money from Photography

If you like capturing beautiful images, there lies a huge potential to earn money by selling photos online. Whether you are a professional photographer with a DSLR camera or a newcomer with a smartphone and a bit of photo editing skills, there are many ways to make money online  which we will explore below.

#1. Stock Photography

If you have a lot of good photographs lying around in your hard drive, don’t let them go waste. Instead, you can license your photos online on a variety of stock photography websites such as ShutterStock, SmugMug, iStockPhoto, Alamy, Fotolia. By licensing, you can sell your photos time and again and make a lot of money out of it.

#2. Sell your photos as canvas and framed prints

If you like your photographs to be displayed as artwork in someone’s home or a restaurant, you can consider selling them online as canvas and framed prints. There is an easy way to sell your photographs online through ImageKind which is a website that does all the hard work of printing ,framing, and selling your photos. You are free to sell your prints at any price you want, with a part of it going to the website for providing services.

#3. License through Flickr and Getty Images

Flickr and Getty images are portals which are photo sharing websites. You can upload your best pictures there and hold the license. Licensed photos will earn you money.

#4. Sell your old gear online

Most of the camera equipment is always expensive and aspiring photo enthusiasts are always in hunt to find cheap second hand camera gear. If you own some of the photography gear which is worn out but is still usable then you can earn decent money by selling them on online marketplaces like Quikr and Olx.

#5. Start a website on photography

If you love photography you can create a website on photography and provide helpful content for audience who are also photography enthusiasts. You can monetize your content through affiliate marketing by selling lenses, cameras, lighting equipment etc.

#6. Enter Online Competitions

There are numerous photo competitions happening around the year. The prize money involved is big and in some cases even expensive camera gear is given away. Check out portals like Photocontestinsider &  NatGeo Daily shot  to enter competitions and win prize money.

#7. Make e-books on photography and sell them online

If you have mastered photography and know  useful tips & tricks , you can write an e-book on the same and sell it online. You can sell on Amazon by self-publishing your e-book.

#8. Make video courses on photography

If you know what it takes to be a good photographer or specialize in a specific domain of photography then you should create a video course that can help aspiring photography enthusiasts. You can sell such a course on Udemy for a price or release it on Youtube and earn money through ads.

2 ways to earn money from Flipkart, Amazon, and Paytm

All major e-commerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon, and Paytm have their own affiliate programs which you can sign up for and start earning money.

#1. Become an affiliate

Signup with Amazon and Flipkart affiliate programs and start promoting their products on your website & social media. You earn a commision when a sale happens through your referral links.
For Paytm, they have an offline affiliate program. Look up their website for more details.

#2. Sell your own products

Amazon, Flipkart, & Paytm are online marketplaces for businesses and individuals to sell their products. If you have a product, these are great platforms that provide access to huge buyers.
If you want to know more details about selling on online marketplaces or launching your own online store.

How to earn money from developing mobile apps

If you want to know how to make $2000/month by launching a mobile app and read a real story of guy from Lucknow who has generated a revenue of $50,000+ within 1st year of launching his app.

14 ways to make money from Freelancing

If you like working independently and have a skillset  that can help either individuals or  businesses, there are a wide array of opportunities available on the internet that can make you a  lot of money. Let’s have a look at the 14 ways through which you can freelance from anywhere in the world.

#1. Coding

Today, coding is one of the most in demand skillset in the online world. If you are an experienced programmer or a newbie who loves to code, you can find lot of freelance job opportunities in mobile app, web, software, game, and e-commerce development on platforms such as Upwork, Freelancer etc. Depending upon job type, you can charge hourly or a fixed amount.

#2. UX and UI designing

There is a huge demand for people who breathe design and can improvise the digital face of the company which is User Experience and User interface.There are many online projects on 99Designs and Upwork which can earn you handsome money.

#3. Sales

If you are passionate about sales and have good selling skills, you can utilize your skills to help companies find new leads, close deals, and generate more business.
You could be paid on an hourly basis, the number of deals closed, or a commission on the sales made. Upwork, Freelancer, and our own Indian freelance sales platform Urbandart  are the places you need to checkout.

#4. Graphic Designing

If you are good at making logos or know a better way to mix pixels then you can put this skill to use and earn money. There are many startups which are continuously looking for graphic designers to help them with their logos and graphics of web portals.

#5. Teaching

You can earn a handsome amount by teaching students online. You can find about teaching online on Skillshare, Udemy, and Vedantu.

#6. Translation

If you have good command on any two languages,  there are brands and organizations who wish to reach people across every linguistic region and so require people who can translate their message. You can see many such projects on Freelancer.

#7. Writing and Copywriting

An effective piece of writing can do wonders and convince people to take action just like this article might do.Your writing skills can earn you handsome money if it is appealing. Portals like Upwork, Freelance Writing, BloggingPro Job Board, FlexJobs have many opportunities for writing ranging from creative writing, copywriting, and blog writing.

#8. Virtual Assistantship

If you have free time to spare everyday then your time can be useful for someone who is very busy. As a virtual assistant your role would be to set everything that is told to you all at the ease of sitting at home. You can earn huge amount depending on the type of work you do.You will find many such opportunities on Upwork.

#9. Recruiting Assistant – Human Resources

If you hold a degree in HR or have relevant experience in Hiring assistants, you can use this skill to hire assistants for other people as well. You can sell this skill of hiring online and earn some extra income.

#10. Video Editing and Producing

This is a very in demand skills these days. If you  have good expertise in video editing and producing or have had some experience working on your own videos then you can freelance by helping others to improvise their videos by editing. You can find such opportunities on Project4hire and Upwork.

#11. Web Research

If you know proficient ways to dig deep into the web and come up with information that Companies and Organizations want to know, then there are many such opportunities on Project4hire and Upwork.

#12. Legal Services

Today, many law firms are harnessing the strength of internet to provide legal services in a customer friendly way. These firms are looking for  people who have a background in law and can provide various services such as drafting legals, head noting on judgements, legal news reporting, conveyancing, and litigation. You can visit freelance sites such as  Lawoctopus, Freelancer, Guru to find such opportunities that suit your skill set.

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Friday, February 6, 2015

How can I check if anyone is stealing my website content in 2021

Unfortunately, with the ease of anyone being able to copy information contained on your website or blog and post it on their own it's almost inevitable that someone is going to copy your information. There are different methods and services on the Internet that help allow you to determine if any of your content has been placed on other pages on the Internet. Below is a short list of different methods of finding plagiarized material.

Copyscape


http://www.copyscape.com/
Copyscape is a great utility that allows a user to enter a URL of the page they want to check and display any results of any other pages that are using any of the content on the web page URL entered.

Content-cop


http://www.content-cop.com/
Content-copy is a great software program that runs on your computer and keeps you notified of any other sites copying any of your content.

Plagtracker


http://www.plagtracker.com/
Plagtracker is a fast, free plagiarism and grammar checking site. Mainly for academic purposes.

TinEye


http://www.tineye.com/
A fantastic and easy to use method of searching for other pages that have copied the images on your site and are using them on yours.

Google


http://www.google.com/
In addition to the above recommendations you can also use Google or other popular search engines as a way to find content that has been plagiarized. For example, if you have a popular section on your site copying a few lines into a Google search can pull up results of users with the same content.

Example content:
This example content is unique to the site, it's original, and it's mine.

Copying and pasting the above line of text into Google, surrounded by quotes causes Google to perform an exact match on that string and display any matches if found. For example, you would be searching for: "This example content is unique to the site, it's original, and it's mine."

Finally, in addition to the above suggestions for programs used to help detect and protect your content from being used on other sites. We also suggest that you make sure a copyright notice is posted at the bottom of each of your pages and that you create a terms of use section that explains if and how users can use content on your web page.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The best 7 tools and services for project management

Whether it's on a small or a large scale, project management can provide some of the biggest challenges in the workplace. Responding to this need, vendors have thrown out a plethora of tools and software suites dedicated to this side of business, but which one should you choose?

Helping you make the decision is Edward Jones of IT and Management training firm Firebrand, who's rounded up a super-seven of the best project management tools currently on the market. In no particular order, here's a run-down of the services you should consider as a project manager:

Gantter (Free)

This cloud-based collaboration and scheduling tool fully integrates with Google Drive. Gantter is designed to help you create, share and edit your schedule and interact with colleagues in real time. There's also a colour coding function to highlight task importance, an ever-expanding offering of 11 languages and a simple web API, which allows you to create both public and private plugins to boost functionality.

Mavenlink (Free and Paid)

Mavenlink currently occupies top position in the Google Apps Marketplace for 'Project Management' tools, boasting a five star rating from over 600 reviews. MavenLink is a multifaceted service, offering highlights such as file sharing, task scheduling, a centralised dashboard and project history. Like most tools worth their salt these days, Mavenlink also offers Google Drive integration. The standard tool is free, however you can choose to opt into Mavenlink Pro, which has a flat rate of $25 (£16) per user on the monthly package, or $19 (£12.20) per user on a yearly plan. The pro features include budgeting, expense and invoice tracking, as well as time tracking for those looking for greater money and time management of their projects.

Collabtive (Free and Paid)

This web-based tool is targeted at freelancers and SMEs. Core functionality includes run-of-the-mill features such as file management, time tracking and the ability to create projects with milestones, task lists and individual task assignments. The tool requires some technical knowledge to install, but once up and running it offers a user-friendly experience with a range of integration and reporting features. The software is free to install, but technophobes and time-savers can pay a one-off fee for the privilege of installation and update at €39 (£33), with options for hosting on a monthly fee ranging from €9-€39 (£7.70 - £33).

BaseCamp (Paid)

Basecamp, launched in 2004, is one of the older tools in the Project Management world but it is by no means dated. Like most services, it offers the usual core requirements: file sharing, to-do lists, calendars, discussions and individual profiles. Projects are set up as individual long copy pages, so everything you need is in a single location, with the ability to flow freely from one project to the next. The only thing that comes free with Basecamp is the two-month long trial, after which prices range from $20 (£12.90) to $150 (£97) per month, depending on the number of projects you wish to manage. Alternatively, you can pay $3,000 (£1,930) to gain unlimited access for a year.

Asana (Free and Paid)

Asana is the creation of former Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and Facebook employee Justin Rosenstein, used for task management and collaboration between teams. The platform allows you to create workspaces so you can split your projects between departments. You can then create individual projects and tasks within these workspaces, after which you can assign tags, individuals and due dates. Asana is built for speed and offers a variety of hot keys to shift between projects and facilitate action, as well as some nifty synchronisation features. Pricing ranges from $50 (£32) per month for 15 members through to $800 (£515) per month for 100 members.

Flow (Paid)

Often described as the most visually appealing of project management tools, Flow is designed for planing and executing projects with teammates. Like an increasing number of tools, it's available across the web, desktop and mobile through a series of apps. The service is available on a paid basis only and comes in at $9.99 (£6.40) a month or $99 (£64) for the year, with a range of savings depending on the size of your team. The tool allows you to create, delegate and share tasks and has a powerful and intuitive search function inbuilt. Flow is all about collaboration rather than individual management, and offers a range of activity feeds, live comments and real-time updates, so you can collaborate with your team remotely. The Flow Concierge service, through which you can assign "simple" tasks to a personal assistant, is another handy function.

Google Docs/Google Drive (Free)

Google Docs (with installable Google Drive) is one of the best team based project management tools out there, and best of all it's free. Anyone with a Gmail account can get instant access to the service, through which you can share documents, presentations, emails, as well as other file extensions. Drive works in real-time, so you can view changes as they happen. It also integrates with many of the aforementioned tools, which is a huge advantage if you're utilising multiple platforms.

Friday, October 3, 2014

How To Use Whatsapp On PC or Laptop in 2021

Use following steps to use whatsapp on your PC or Laptop

1. Go to Bluestacks.com
2. Click on "Download App Player" button.
3. Intstall the app on your system
4. Once installed you will see "Start BlueStack" shortcut on your desktop
5. Sign in with your google account. This will help your access the app store.
6. You will find a magnifing glass at top left corner in the window that opens up next and it will open goolge playstore.
-If you are accessing this first time then you might have to accept terms and conditions first.
-From there you can search "whatsapp".
7. Once you find the "whatsapp" , you can download and install it from "Install" button and after installing you will get a shortcut to "whatapp".

8. Now , next is to verify your mobile number, but because "Blustacks" is on your desktop, first verification attemp will be failed.
9. You will have to attemp voice call attmpt again and when you will get code by voice message on your mobile , enter that code into  that prompt.
10 Now you are all set to use "whatsapp" from your computer.

Enjoy. :-)

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Incredible Things you'll never know about Google if you miss this.

here are few people who haven’t heard of Google. But here are some interesting facts about Google, the most popular search engine, that you may not know yet.

1. Go to Google homepage and type the words “I want to commit suicide”. Above all the search results, Google provides the Suicide Helpline number of your country.

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2. A young girl wrote to Google to give her father a day off as it was his birthday. This is what Google sent back in reply. Now, that is something. (Source -Facebook)

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3. Go to Google Maps. Click on the satellite view and zoom out as much as possible. You can see an amazing view of earth with real time shadows. You can see real time clouds if you zoom in twice. Pretty amazing, right?

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4. Google has a pet T-rex, named Stan, which lives at their California headquarters. Founders bought it to remind the employees to not let Google go extinct.

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5. Search “atari breakout” in Google Images and you can play the game. Try it now.

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6. Google has been acquiring, on average, more than one company per week since 2010. Source-List of mergers and acquisitions by Google

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7. Go to Google Mars. You can see a map of Mars. Cool !

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8. Type any number in the search bar and Google will spell it out for you.

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9. Google’s home page has 28 validation errors and five warnings. Check it out here: Google Validation

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10. Should a U.S. Google employee pass away while under the employ of the 14-year old search giant, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50% of their salary every year for the next decade. Source- http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanc…

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11. Google HQ rents goats from California Grazing to mow their lawns and fields. The employees think that it’s a lot cuter to watch goats do the mowing than lawn mowers. Mowing with Goats

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12. Google is a wedding planner. Yes, you heard it right. Plan your special day with Google Wedding.

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13. Google Sky Maps allows you to view stars, constellations, galaxies and planets. Check out www.google.com/sky.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Google's Remote Desktop On Android, Access PC From Your Mobile.



Google has a mobile client application called “Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android” (whew!) which allows for remote access to your Mac or PC from your Android device, whether smartphone or tablet. The new app is an extension of Google’s previously launched Chrome Remote Desktop screen sharing service, which allows you to share your desktop’s screen with other Chrome web browser or Chromebook users.

As with its big-screen counterpart, to use the Android application you first have to install a helper application on your desktop or laptop computer. That app is here in the Chrome Web Store and works on Windows (XP and above), Mac (OS X 10.6 and above) and Linux computers. The helper app installs as an extension to Google Chrome’s web browser, or the Chrome-based OS that powers Google’s “Chromebook” computers.

Once installed, however, you’ll be able to open up the app and connect to any of your computers with just a tap, manage them, and navigate through their files and folders from afar – like a modern version of GoToMyPC, for example.

We’ve known an Android client was in the works for some time, as there was even a functional version of the Android client available back in January, though it required that you compile the app from source in order to use it. An iOS version is also in the works, but its development is said to be further behind.

The move comes at a time when competitor Amazon is targeting enterprise users with its own version of remote access software, Amazon Workspaces. Officially launched to the public in March, this service similarly lets company employees access their work computers from any device, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android or Kindle Fire HDX tablets. Of course, in Amazon’s case, the goal is to make its tablets appear more business-friendly.

Google’s Remote Desktop, on the other hand, has a more consumer-focused vibe, which even had the company once touting the service as a way to be the family hero by “adjusting printer settings on your mom’s computer to finding a lost file on your dad’s laptop,” for example.

The official Chrome Remote Desktop Android app is available here on Google Play.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

13 Most Popular Open Source Microblogging Software

Microblogging is a new trend in the internet era. It is the latest evolution of web  2.0 technology. One of the popular microblogging services is Twitter. It was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorse. It become one of the most popular social media and become a rival of Facebook. Twitter has 140 million active users as of 2012 that generating over 340 million tweets daily and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per day.

Many people are trying to create microblogging services like Twitter, Tumblr, or Plurk. You can use some microblogging software to make a Twitter clone or another microblogging website. In this post we roundups the 12 open-source microblogging software that can be used to build a Twitter clone or other your microblogging website.

Here is a list of 12 Open Source Microblogging Software


1. Statusnet


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One of most popular microblogging CMS that built with PHP/MySQL. With this CMS you can built a unique community for open or closed group. Ask questions, share interesting information, read posts, and collaborate with your coworkers in real-time. It is mobile friendly so you can connect to your network using statusnet  iPhone or Android mobile applications. More Feature..

2. JaikuEngine


jaikuengine microblogging software 12 Open Source Microblogging Software

JaikuEngine is a social microblogging platform that runs on AppEngine. It was built with Python and available tor the mobile client source

3. Jisko


jisko microblogging software 12 Open Source Microblogging Software

Jisko is a light weight open source microblogging software that builth with PHP and MYSQL. It allows you to stay in contact with the people you want.

4. PageCookery


pagecookery microblogging software 12 Open Source Microblogging Software

PageCookery is the single-user version of the open-source microblogging software. It is based on PHP and MySQL architecture that more safety, efficiency, and stability to making microblogging website.

5. Sharetronix


sharetronix microblogging software 12 Open Source Microblogging Software

Sharetronix is one of my favorite open-source microblogging software built with PHP/MYSQL. Sharetronix enables people to exchange ideas and multimedia in real-time. Each Sharetronix user has a custom profile with detailed personal information, plus their network activity, groups, personal tags, and more. More Feature..

6. P2 Microblogging WordPress Theme


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P2 is a wordpress theme that transforms a standard wordpress website into microblogging website . This theme come with features like inline comments, a posting form right on the homepage, inline editing , real-time updates, and more.


7. Echowaves microblogging software


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EchoWaves  is a Ruby on Rails open source microblogging software script. EchoWaves is a collaboration tool and a social network. EchoWaves is as powerful as Facebook, as simple to use as Twitter and as real-time as Meebo.

8. Gelato Tumblelog CMS


gelato cms tumblr clone 12 Open Source Microblogging Software

Gelato is a tumblelog CMS built on AJAX, PHP and MySQL. it can be used to make tublr clone. You install Gelato CMS on your own web hosting and start tumbling. Gelato also supports themes and plugin.

9. MiniTwitter


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With Minitwitter you can have a private twitter for all the members of your business. Sometimes you wont show all the things you are doing to twitter.

10. Sweetter


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Sweetter is an opensource Twitter-like service that built with python. You can write whatever you want, if the crowd doesn’t like your posts, you can lose karma points.

11. TypePad Motion Microblogging software


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TypePad Motion is awasome microblogging software that built with Python. It enables publishers to create communities that deepen loyalty with phyton

12. Storytlr


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Storytlr is an open source lifestreaming and microblogging software. You can easily post anything you find interesting, import your web 2.0 stuff and share your life online.

13. Facekut


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Facekut provides both Twitter and Facebook clones just for USD 10. Visit their official website here

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Amazing Way To Get All The Info About A Website Using Online Tools

Have you ever faced problem contacting owner of a website? Were you ever wondering where is a particular website hosted? or which are other sites hosted on that same server ? What cms is being used for a website, WordPress or the Drupal platform? What ad networks are they using to monetize a site? Is the site accessible from China or some restricted countries?

The best tools to know everything about any website. Picture credit: Flickr

The best tools to know everything about any website.

Here are some of the most useful online tools that will help you know each and every detail of any website. Let’s get started.

  • just-ping.com — Use Just Ping to determine if a particular website or blog is accessible from other countries. Unlike other online ping services that have service in a couple of locations, Just Ping has 30 monitoring stations across the world including Turkey, Egypt and China. If the ping results say 100% Packet Loss, most likely the site is inaccessible from that region.

  • who.is — If you like to know the contact address, email and phone number of the website owner, this free whois lookup service will help. This is a universal lookup service meaning it can simultaneously query the whois database of all popular domain registrars.

  • whoishostingthis.com — Enter the URL of any website and this online service will show you the name of the company where that website is hosted. This may come handl if you need the contact information of the web hosting provider for writing a DMCA Notice or if you are looking to switch web hosts.

  • popuri.us — You can use popuri to estimate the relative popularity of a website on social sites like Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. It also display the Google Pagerank of a website and the Web of Trust matrix.

  • chillingeffects.org — When there’s a copyright related complaint against a website, a copy of that letter is archived in the Chilling Effects database. Anyone can query this public database to know about all the copyright infringement complaints against a particular website.

  • myip.ms — MyIP.ms offers a comprehensive report of any website or I.P. Address. You get to know about the hosting provider, the physical location of a website, the IP Address change history of a website and the DNS information. Netcraft also offers similar reports.

  • ewhois.com — Ewhois, short for enhanced whois lookup, will help you determine other websites of someone. It looks the whois details, the AdSense publisher ID and the Google Analytics code of websites to figure out other web domain that may belong to the same owner.  .

  • builtwith.com — Use BuiltWith to know the technology stack of any website. It helps you figure out the mail service provider of a domain, the advertising partners, the tracking widgets that are installed on a website and whether the site is using any CDN like Amazon S3 or Google Cloud.  .

  • semrush.com — If you wish to analyze your competitor’s website, this is tool to go with. SEMrush will help you figure what organic keywords are people using to find a website, what is the site’s traffic and which are the competing websites.  .

  • whatsmydns.net — When you buy a new domain or switch from one host to another, the DNS records for the domain change and it may take a while to propagate these changes worldwide. WhatsMyDNS check your DNS records from various locations and it can check your domain’s A, CNAME and MX records.

  • modern.ie — This online app will help test your website’s compatibility with various web browsers and detects coding errors that might cause problems. The site is integrated with BrowserStack so you can quickly know how your site looks on different devices and browsers.

  • developers.google.com — Find the Page Speed score of any website on both desktop and mobile devices. The higher this number, the better. The Google tool also offers suggestion on how the score can be improved.

  • ctrlq.org/sandbox — – The AdSense sandbox solves two problems – it shows the various advertisers that are targeting a website and it will also help you figure out if a particular web domain is banned in the AdSense network or not.

  • httparchive.org — The HTTP Archive is a repository of all performance related metrics for a website. It keeps a record of the size of pages, their average load time and the number of failed requests (missing resources) over time.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Best Tips To Shop Safely Online

Shopping online is becoming increasingly popular with consumers of all ages. With fast shipping and websites selling virtually everything, online shopping is an attractive alternative to the hassle of visiting multiple stores.

However, eCommerce safety is a huge issue, and many shoppers are unaware of how to ensure that their online transactions are safe, secure and private. Fortunately, there are a number of simple signs to look out for and changes you can implement to make purchasing items on the Web considerably safer.

The most common methods used by hackers to steal consumer information are phishing sites and emails. Hackers may set up websites that look similar to other branded sites and send emails to potential customers of those companies urging them to shop through special links. By gaining consumer trust through having a similar appearance to the original company’s website, hackers make consumers feel more comfortable about entering their details into such sites, including credit card information.

Avoiding phishing emails and websites is simple. Any time a shopper receives an email from a company asking them to shop or navigate to a website, they should carefully check the domain the email is being sent from or the URLs of the links they land on. All email addresses and URLs should contain the company’s official domain.

Having updated antivirus and firewall software is also necessary. Also, one must ensure that he or she is using the latest version of the web browser of their choice. Most modern web browsers have inbuilt mechanisms to detect spoofed websites.
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A common trick to watch out for is a minor misspelling in the domain name that may be hard to pick up without careful attention. Additionally, some hackers may place the company’s name before the @ symbol in the email address, rather than after, which is where it should be.

All pages, including login pages, asking for consumer details, such as billing/shipping addresses and payment information, should have URLs that begin with “https://” rather than the more commonly used “http://.” The “s” denotes a secured connection and provides encrypted communication between a shopper’s computer and the receiving company’s servers.

Preferably, the site will also have a verifiable certification showing that the site can be trusted and that the installed security suites are up to date. Many sites display a security certification image link or privacy seal, making it easy to verify their status.

People who decide to shop on websites they’ve never heard of should ensure that these sites are legitimate. This can be done by searching for online reviews and confirming that the site is listed as a secure site with a trusted online security company.

One must be extra cautious while shopping on shared computers and always remember to not save login information in the web browser. Logging out and clearing cookies once you are done is also recommended.

Shopping with certain methods of payment and opting for tracked shipments can also provide enhanced protection. Payment services, such as Paypal, allow buyers to dispute charges and other issues they may have with sellers. Many credit cards offer similar protection, and since they aren’t linked directly to a bank account, hackers can’t drain a shopper’s finances. Finally, trackable shipping allows shoppers to find out exactly where their packages are, providing added confidence in the legitimacy of any seller's services. All tracking information should originate from the shipping service and be trackable within 24 hours of receiving the tracking number.

How To Recover Deleted files, Undelete Files in Windows with Free Tools

Have you ever deleted a file that you did not wish to and wanted to recover it but did not find it in the recycle bin? You probably deleted it permanently with Shift+Delete or emptied the Recycle Bin. Now what? Don't worry, you may still have a chance to get it back. This article lists some free software that can recover deleted files from your hard drive or any other storage device instantly.

But how do the software mentioned below undelete deleted files?
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When files are deleted, Windows does not delete them from your hard disk. It marks the storage space as empty for new data to be written and deletes the index entry that tells the location of those files. Unless, new files are written on that space, the deleted files are still recoverable. That's what allows these software to recover deleted files. They just modify the data attached by Windows to deleted files to say these are 'regular' files.

There are many free software that allow users to do this. Some of them are given below:-

1) Pandora Recovery
recover deleted files in Windows

Pandora Recovery is a free software that offers a wizard based interface for recovering files. It allows you to browse a drive's individual folders to look for deleted files. It also allows you search for a deleted file based on its name, file size, creation date and last access time. Its deep scan allows you to recover files that other software might have missed. Although deep scan does not return a file's original name and location, it still is effective to recover data from drives with corrupted file tables and drives that were recently formatted. It can even recover data from CD's and DVD's.

2) TOKIWA DataRecovery
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At just over 200KB, TOKIWA DataRecovery is the smallest file recovery program in the market. It supports undeletion from FAT 12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS file systems. It also supports recovering NTFS compressed and EFS encrypted files. This software supports Windows and is portable as well. It also has a file shredder that allows you to wipe out files in a manner that they cannot be recovered again.

3) Recuva
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Another great freeware, Recuva offers a wizard based interface to unerase files. Recuva offers scanning deleted files based on their type (music, pictures, videos etc.). It also allows deep scanning in case a file you deleted is unrecoverable via normal search. Like TOKIWA DataRecovery, Recuva also offers securely deleting files. Recuva also has a portable version that you can keep in your flash drive.

All of these recovery software support recovery from memory sticks, digital camera cards and MP3 players. They support undeleting all types of pictures, software, movies and documents from both FAT and NTFS formatted drives . They work on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Free File Recovery Software

Some important tips to increase the chances of getting your deleted files back:-

1) When a file is deleted accidentally on a storage device, make sure that you don't do anything on it as doing that would increase the chances of new data being written over your deleted files; which would make file recovery impossible.

2) If you have deleted files on your main computer (the one you are using right now), do not browse the internet, download new software or shut it down. Keep it running and go to another computer, download one of the software mentioned above that is portable and save it on a flash drive. Then plugin the flash drive in your current system and perform file recovery. Regardless of whether you accidentally delete files a lot or not, make sure to always have that software in your flash drive in case you accidentally delete important files.

3) If one software fails to recover your deleted file, it does not mean that another one wouldn't recover it too.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

How To Connect a Laptop or Desktop Computer to a TV Easily

Suppose you wish to watch a movie or share a slide-show of pictures with your family on your PC but have a screen that leaves much to be desired. In such a situation, you can connect your computer to a television screen to allow your entire family to enjoy comfortably.

Connect Laptop Computer to Television

There are many ways in which you can connect your laptop/ computer to a television. However, the overall video quality will be different for different methods. You can choose which one to use based on the quality or the availability of hardware. The first step is to know what type of ports and connections your TV and computer have. If you already know the type of ports and connections available on your hardware, you can directly jump to Step 2. If not, then the different types of ports are explained in detail below:-










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Different types of PC to TV connection ports


1) RCA/Composite: The oldest and the lowest quality connection available. They are the Yellow, Red and White connections most of us are familiar with. Yellow is used for composite video, white for left analog audio and red for right analog audio.

2) S-Video: S-Video or Super Video offers slightly better quality than Composite connections. As it is one of the oldest type of connections available, most televisions and computers have it. There are two types of S-Video ports, one containing 4 pins and the other containing 7 pins. This type of connection is used only for video. So you will need to connect an audio cable from your computer's headphone jack to the red and white audio inputs on your TV if you want audio to work.

3) VGA(Video Graphics Array): Most computers and televisions have a VGA port. It offers much better quality than S-Video and should be preferred if you have a HDTV. Older CRT TVs however, will not have a VGA port and will require a PC to Television converter. Just like S-Video, VGA also does not support audio and will require an additional audio cable.










Laptop Computer to TV
Different types of connecting cables to connect computers to TVs


4) DVI: Digital Video Interface offers much better quality than VGA connections. Most laptop computers and HD TVs will have these connections. Just as the name suggest, this type of connection can be used only with digital TVs. Also like the previous two, DVI connections also require the use of an audio cable for audio to work.

5) HDMI: The highest quality connections available. Most HD TVs will have this connection, however, chances are that your computer would not. If your computer happens to have a HDMI connection port, this should be preferably used. If your computer doesn't, you can use an HDMI to DVI adapter to convert HDMI to DVI.
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Step 2: Once a common type of port between the two devices is recognized, you will need the right connector cable to physically connect them. The different types of connector cables are pictured above. If you do not find two matching types of connection ports, you will need an adapter to make the connections type match.

Step 3: After connecting the two devices, on your TV, select the external input with which your TV is connected to the computer. It may be HDMI1 or AV1 depending on how you have made the connection. This is much similar to how you select input from your DVD player.

If you have followed the steps correctly, your TV should now be displaying your computer's screen.

Important: If your computer is not recognizing the external display, you must connect the TV before starting your computer. If the picture appears distorted, you will need to change the screen resolution of your TV by altering the display settings from your computer. Most older TVs will support only one display resolution while newer TVs will support plenty of them.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

How to Access Blocked Websites, View Restricted Sites

Most of us find ourselves in situations where a website we wish to visit is blocked by a software or by our ISP (Internet Service Provider). So the question arises, how can we access blocked websites? The answer to this is simple: Proxy websites. Before going into details, let us know a bit about these proxy websites. 

Proxy Websites


A proxy website acts as an intermediate source between the user and server the site being contacted is hosted on. Users send requests to proxy websites which conveys them to the site's server. The reply received by the proxy website is then forwarded to the user's computer. This gives an impression to ISP's and blocking software that the user is visiting the proxy website but in reality, s/he is visiting the site which was blocked. Thus, proxy servers also provide extra security to users by hiding their online activities from their ISP's.
Acess Restricted Websites

 

Commonly Blocked Web Sites


The sites which are most commonly blocked at workplaces, schools and offices include websites like Facebook, Orkut, Blogger (blogspot), Google News, Typepad, eBay, MySpace, YouTube, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, Bebo, Google Talk, Gmail, Photobucket, AOL AIM, Flickr, Twitter etc. In some countries, social bookmarking sites like Digg and Reddit are also blocked. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, China have even blocked access to mainstream media websites like The New York times. A proxy website can be used to easily access these blocked websites. As proxy websites hide a user's location, they can also be used to access popular websites which are restricted to particular countries and block users from other countries from visiting them.

Types of Proxies


There are two types of proxies. First, there are web proxies which have an interactive interface; and second, the proxy servers which work on the basis of IP Addresses and port numbers. Proxies can also be segregated on the basis of anonymity into Anonymous, Transparent and High Anonymous depending upon the amount of privacy they provide.

How to Find Proxy Websites and Proxy Servers


A simple Google search containing the word "proxy websites" is likely to return a lot of useful results. However, most of them are likely to be lists containing proxy servers which you can setup using their IP Address and Port Number. So, in order to find interactive proxy websites, you will have to search for something like "Facebook Proxy Server" or "Orkut Proxy Server". A search like this is most likely to return interactive proxy websites with which you can access your blocked website by simply entering the URL in URL field. If you want additional security and anonymity, you can opt for a paid proxy server.

If you do not want to search, here are few popular free proxy websites you can use:-

  1. http://www.hidemyass.com

  2. http://www.spysurfing.com/

  3. http://proxify.us/p/


 
How to access Blocked websites

 

How to Setup Proxy Servers using their IP Address


If you wish to visit your blocked website using a web proxy, you do not need any setup. However, if you wish to use a proxy server that can only be accessed by using its IP address and port number, you must configure your browser to use it. Follow the instructions given below to setup this type of proxy in your browser:-

Google Chrome and Internet Explorer Users


Google Chrome uses the same network settings as Internet Explorer. So, in order to configure Google Chrome to use a proxy server, you have to configure Internet Explorer. You can configure a proxy server in Internet Explorer by following the instructions given below:-

  1. Start Internet Explorer.

  2. Click on Tools, Internet Options.

  3. Click on Connections Tab, select your Network Connection and click on Settings.

  4. Check on Use a Proxy Server for this Connection.

  5. In the Address field, add the IP Address of your Proxy server. In the Port field, enter the Port Number.

  6. Click on OK and OK again.


 

Mozilla Firefox Users


Mozilla Firefox users can configure their browser to use a proxy by following the instructions given below:-

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox.

  2. Click on Tools, Options.

  3. Click on Advanced Tab.

  4. Click on Network tab.

  5. Click on Settings.

  6. Encircle Manual Proxy Configuration.

  7. Enter the IP Address and Port Number at the appropriate place. In most cases, it will be a HTTP server.  


After you have successfully configured your browser to use the proxy server, you will be able to access blocked websites whenever you browse the internet with your browser.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Introducing Video Slides

There’s a pretty interesting thread on Hacker News where people have shared links to their favorite technical talks. The thread includes dozens of links pointing to YouTube, Vimeo and other video websites.

It’s a treasure trove and I want to click on every single video that’s mentioned on that page but the problem is that I will then end up having at least two dozen new tabs in the browser. And this isn’t just about Hacker News, you can open any popular thread on sites like Quora or Reddit and you’ll be overwhelmed with links pointing to interesting stuff.

How do you deal with such a large collection of raw links? I have written an app called Video Slides that some may find handy here. The app will scan the text for video URLs and put them all in a single sideshow without cluttering your browser.

 

ou copy the text of the entire thread and paste it into Video Slides. The app will then extract all the Youtube and Vimeo URLs from your text and will create a slideshow putting one video per slide. You can use the arrow keys to navigate through the slides.

You may paste text from comment threads, HTML source of a web page or even email messages and there’s no need to use any special formats. You can even use the short youtu.be URLs. The app currently extracts Vimeo and YouTube URLs only but going forward, we should be able to use any web service that supports oEmbed.

Internally, Video Slides uses the Embed.ly API to extract the embed code for the video URLs while the presentations are generated through the awesome reveal.js library. Give it a try and your feedback will help shape up the next version.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

How To Get Photos For Your Business From Depositphotos.

Starting an online business is very easy nowadays. With a few dollars one can get his self -hosted website up and running within minutes. If one doesn’t want to spend even that much then there are many free options to choose from. So let’s say you have started a website and you are in for serious business. One of the most important things you need to run a website is quality photographs. Just imagine what would all the newspapers and magazines of the world look like if you detach them off of their images.

 
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Hiring a photographer is getting old fashioned now because of the emergence of stock photo agencies. If you are working with a photographer then you have access to only a limited number of images while if you are going with a stock photo agency, where many photographers come together to share their work, you get access to literally thousands of images.

Our recommendation is that you go for Depositphotos.

Depositphotos was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Florida, USA. Their customers belong to varied parts of the world spreading to 192 countries. Depositphotos provides support in 14 different languages and allows people to buy and sell stock photos, vector images and videos.

As of writing of this article it had more than 13 million files, more than 900 thousand satisfied customers and a rating of 4.7 stars based upon the feedback of nearly 400 thousand people!
All the files stored on Depositphotos are “stock files” and “royalty free.”

By stock files I mean the photography and videos that are meant for the purpose of commercial or editorial usage such as advertisements, brochures, articles, and product packaging. Such files are most commonly used by graphic designers and artists.

By royalty free I mean that once you buy a file, you can use it lifelong for any purpose you choose as long as you abide by the terms and conditions imposed on you by the seller. You will have to pay only once and there will be no hidden monthly or annual fees.

Talking of payments there are two methods to buy files. One is to choose a subscription plan out of the four plans available and the other one is to purchase credits and use the pay-as-you-go offer. Click this link for details on the subscription plans and prices.

The main difference between the subscription plans and pay-as-you-go credits is that the former allows you to download only a limited amount of images per day and your subscription ends after your prescribed months are over while the latter allows you to download any number of images at any time for a period of one year.
Depending upon your chosen plan the price of an image can go as low as 0.36$.

See the screenshot below for details on plans and pricing.
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Go and check out the website, they offer a free signup, and let me know what do you think in the comments below.

How To Edit Your Photographs Online

Most of us do not have access to photoshop or don't know how to use it for photo editing. I have made their life easy by this tutorial showing how to edit your photographs online.

I was a big fan of Picnik image editor until Google merged it with Google+ and the standalone editor was shut down. Since then I have switched to PicMonkey which is an equally awesome online photo editing tool though some of the image effects and photo touching tools are only available to premium customers.

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An impressive web-based image editing tool

Today I chanced upon another interesting web-based image editor that’s fast, the UI is beautiful with several useful features. It’s called Picozu.

While Picnik and PicMonkey are purely photo editing apps meaning you can use them to edit your existing images, Picozu lets you both edit and create new images from scratch. Picozu is written in pure HTML5 and CSS3 and requires no Flash or other plugins.

To get started, you can upload load images from your computer or you can directly import photos from your other cloud-based accounts like SkyDrive, Google Drive, Facebook or Dropbox. Alternatively, you may fire your webcam and capture images direclty inside Picozu.

The app offers a layer-based editing workflow seen in editing software like Photoshop or GIMP. There are dozens of filters and image-effects to give your photos a distinct look. Or you can use the regular tools and brushes to manually touch your photos.

Their Firefox add-on takes screen captures and imports them into Picozu for editing. There are also built-in tools for creating photo collages and posters.