Google Adsense: can we do it for living?

I was thinking if I am good enough to generate full time income from Google Adsense program. Seriously I'm still struggling to generate handsome revenue from Adsense business. I regret cause I didn't get 'Jana Wang Adsense' ebook from Nawar before the sales stop. Randomly USD$ 200+ per day is good enough to make our monthly earning strong.

Why not you see this video from Mr. Nawar, showing him login into one of his Adsense account (see the daily earning!)

Patrick Chan is giving away FREE dvd

Can you picture yourself living the internet lifestyle?

What this means is having an internet business which you can run from anywhere there's an internet connection. You're not strapped to a desk 8 hours a day 5 days a week.

I want to introduce you to Patric Chan, an average guy who built his million dollar internet business from scratch. He now lives the internet lifestyle where he takes nice vacations and drives luxury cars without worrying about bills.

He has 7 years of experience under his belt and he wants to share his vaste internet marketing knowledge with you.

For a limited time you can download a complimentary presentation called:

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This is a live presentation which shows Patric speaking alongside renowned New York Times best-selling author Robert G. Allen. (Multiple Streams of Income). In this course you'll learn:

* How to find thousands of companies and individuals hungrily waiting to give you their products to sell online!

* The secret of getting success with paid ads

* The A-Z explanation of making money online, fastest possible

* The effective stealth method to get paid for sharing your opinion on the internet

* How does he make 5-figure income in less 24 hours (the same method he's used to start his internet business 7 years ago...)

* What are the 5 steps to a profitable internet "money making machine"

* The 2 steps to grow your internet business and make more money online

* What you need to do before running an ad online that will save you from burning a hole in your pocket today

* An example of how he uses a blog to generate income

To take advantage of Patric's generosity, just go to this link

Online bisnes with own domain + hosting OR start with ebay?

I've started using my own domain with paid hosting again for my online business (previously already got one but the hosting company was terrible).  Now my items listed in both : my own online store and ebay. If someone ask me where to start, I will definitely say start with ebay. It will help you build your reputation and skills in communicate with customers, deals with problem and gain more experience and exposure.

The problem with most ebay site, for sure you are being 'taxed' by ebay. You'll be charged for listing fees, and final value fees. More money will be charged if you are using their special feature such as featured item, bold, gallery etc. Sounds too much but if you are using your own online store, you have to pay only once (per year) for the hosting. Normally the domain comes free with the hosting package.

The advantage selling through:
ebay :
1. NOt much promotion needed to gain traffic (beware of others ebayer skills to expose their products listing)
2. All features and templates are ready to be used, just click - click and you are done.

own online store:
1. Free as many listing as you want
2. Nobody will give VERO, unlike ebay.

The disadvantage selling through :

ebay:
1. Fees charged
2. Final value fees charged
3.Too much competition to expose your items

own online store:
1. Promotion needed to gain traffic (visitors)
2. You have to convince buyers that you offer secure transaction.
3. Setup process will be very long, before everything ready [you need to customize shipping, currency etc]


I've been through lots of 'memory' with ebay and I think it is time for me to focus on my own online boutique. The beauty inside it, I rules the store!

Ebay announcement: NEW cross border trade terms of agreement

Starting 1 March 2010, when you list on eBay US and eBay UK sites, you will be asked to accept an additional eBay’s Cross Border Trade Terms of Agreement. 

This is due to the new Resolutions process that has been introduced for buyers who purchase on eBay US and eBay UK, and applies when buyers claim an item was not received or was not as described in the listing. The policies relating to the two sites differ in certain areas and we recommend that you familiarise yourself with both. 

US eBay Buyer Protection Policy: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/buyer-protection.html 
UK eBay Buyer Protection Policy: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/buyer-protection.html 


If the dispute cannot be resolved between the buyer and seller, eBay will resolve the dispute by deciding whether the eBay Buyer Protection Policy covers the transaction. By accepting the new terms,

• You authorize eBay International AG (“eBay AG”) to remove funds from your PayPalaccount to reimburse eBay for amounts paid to the buyer under eBay’s Buyer Protection Policy;
• Where there are insufficient funds in your PayPal account or where PayPal is not the recoupment method, you will provide other automatic payment method to eBay;
• eBay AG will have the right to recover from you amounts paid to the buyer for current or future transactions;
• If no automatic payment method is available, you will have to reimburse eBay AG in full, and in a timely manner, for amounts paid to the buyer as requested by eBay AG;
• If you are found responsible for a transaction with a buyer and the buyer receives a payment under the eBay Buyer Protection, you will not receive a refund of your listing fees; and
• If you choose the “international shipping” option and/or offer to make listings available to buyers in other countries, eBay AG may recoup all amounts due to buyers as a result of your transactions under various eBay Buyer Protection Policies worldwide.

You will be required to accept these new terms in order to continue selling on the eBay site where the Agreement occurs. These new terms once accepted will be incorporated into the User Agreement you have with eBay AG by reference. 

Please visit the eBay Buyer Protection page for more details. 


The eBay Team

It seems the new agreement will give more advantage to buyers. In some cases, the parcel will take longer than it use to be. Normally, trusted seller will try their best to pack items and get it shipped ASAP. What happen during the shipment is totally out of seller control. Anyway, the shipment always come with tracing no.

This new policies will protect more of the buyer while seems too bad for sellers. It is true those new agreements are not a good news for sellers, but ebay has to do this as there are more and more cheats by international sellers.

I wish this won't give me much headache afterward.