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Grow Your Business Online – Find Out More

Money and relaxation is what everyone would love having in life. But very seldom do they come together. If you want to earn something you will have to work rigorously which would deprive you of the much wanted relaxation. This has made many people start thinking of taking up their own business plans that would help them earn good and live good with a relaxed life. Home based business ideas are meant for people who are on the lookout for such ventures. There are a number of such opportunities knocking your doors right when you are at home!

Home based business plans are a recent trend in running business that could be handled with resources easily available at our home. Most of these ideas started emerging with the growth of internet technology. This occurred simultaneously because internet is a platform that many of the businessmen and their business ideas were waiting for a long time to hit the markets. Internet offers a greater number of advantages than any other social media as it is far reaching across the boundaries if nations and continents. This would help you promote your business to anywhere across the globe and earn good at a faster rate.

Online transfer of money and transaction of good have landed upon us adding to the facilities offered to ease and elevate our living standards. There are very few people who still remain uneducated in using the technology in an age when almost anything and everything in service are getting computerized.

The affordability and the user friendliness of internet services and service providers respectively have allowed more people to subscribe to the technology and enjoy all the advantages it offers. Also the service offered through the internet is present on it for almost 24 hours of the day and for all days of the week. Thus internet services are 24/7 available throughout the year unless it is disturbed by some technical problems or issues.

Home based business plans would include attracting the online society towards your web portal that would be promoting products that you have built on your own or with the help of some other production units. All the basics of business remain true for online business also. That is the product or the services you are trying to promote or sell should be of good quality and must meet the customer’s requirements and those assurances you state through the advertisements.

These business plans could be of varied sorts like selling homemade cookies or snacks to retailing handicrafts of artistic values through a website to show case your products. Selling electronic versions of books called as eBooks, forex trading, blogging for money, content writing, online video tutorials etc are all small home based business plans that are being carried out by many people across the globe.

The ability to handle e-cash through online transactions have helped the businessmen and the easy ordering and delivery of ordered products at their doorsteps have let more customers to come back to online trading and business in large numbers. Home based online business scheme although being a relatively a younger idea has started to come up as a major pursuit that many are into seriously.

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As Soon As the Spiritual Opportunity Presents Itself to You, Seize It!

Over the years you come across sayings that you jot down on a piece of paper, or even worse, forget to note, and later wish you had as you cannot remember or recall them accurately.

When it comes to spiritual sayings and spirituality this is very true.

In many places there has been such a dramatic change in the Church of Jesus Christ that these words take on a new and apposite application. Instead of preaching the good news that sinners can be made righteous in Christ, and escape the wrath to come, the gospel has degenerated into the pretext that we can be happy in Christ and escape the hassles of life. In some places where there is ‘preaching’ that can be the impressions given and it is not only misleading but spiritually highly dangerous.

Keep looking up, with your face down. How relevant a word that can be. No matter how hard your walk in life is, if we keep looking up and looking to the risen and living Lord Jesus Christ, we will discover the help and strength just whenever we need it. Thousands have discovered that to be so true over the centuries.

I recall hearing, or did I read it somewhere, that one day a lady criticized D. L. Moody for his methods of evangelism in attempting to win people to the Lord.Moody’s reply was “I agree with you. I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me, how do you do it?” The lady replied, “I don’t do it.” Moody responded “I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.”

Do we not always find that there are those who are so willing to criticise but so reluctant to speak and witness to Christ and testify as to how they were ‘born again’. Of course, they may never have experienced that essential spiritual necessity of being ‘born again’. Jesus spoke about it three times within a few sentences.

Joy is the by-product of obedience, and yes that is true, but only partially true. There are many thousands of disciples of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, being persecuted for their faith in these present days, and I know not what type of joy they have as they endure such hardship and pain and separation from family and fellowship. How would I react in such a scenario? The thought of how poorly I might respond can cause me to tremble.

My greatest thought is my accountability to God, and again that is true and yet it is not fully and wholly true. Yes, one day I will be accountable to God for every word I have preached, taught and written, but there are moments when I tend to forget that spiritual responsibility and that can cause another wave of trembling. We have to be honest!

Then I recall coming across these words and again they are partially true but not the whole truth. The Christian life is an impossible one and it isn’t for everyone. You must enter through the narrow where you must leave everything behind and be stripped naked of yourself. You must get rid of your pride. Many so-called Christians are on the wide road leading to destruction. They may have all the outward signs of being a Christian as they go to church, serve, read the Bible, pray, but there is no inward change of repentance. Ah but God may be preparing these very people for something great in His glorious kingdom.

We never know what lies ahead of us but it is always best to seize the spiritual opportunity whenever we can. As soon as you see the light of God in Christ, seize it.

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children’s Panel in Scotland. He has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, 12 visits to Israel, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya.

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Public Speaking – How to Record Your Live Presentations Yourself on Audio

Public speaking can lead to a lucrative career on its own or it can simply be used as another (very powerful!) marketing tool for your small or home-based business. Regardless of the reason you plan to speak, consider recording yourself so you can use that recording for continued marketing success in the future.

Using video can be expensive and is a hassle to get organized. But an taking audio recording of you delivering your speech can be quick and simple to do if you have the right, easy-to-use tools. This really is one of those tech-type things you can do on your own even if you’re a beginner. Following is a list of what you need to know to record your own presentation with minimal effort and expense.

These two items are the only tools you need at your speaking event to get your speech recorded:

1. Recorder

I use an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. Make sure when you buy your recorder it is digital so you can transfer the sound later to your computer. Also, choose a model that comes with a USB cable to transfer your recording onto your computer. Prices vary from $50 – $100.

2. Microphone

You’ll need a lavaliere microphone to attach to the recorder so the sound from your voice goes directly to the recorder without any background noise getting in the way. These microphones are sold separately and typically clip on to your suit jacket and simply plug into the recorder. Prices range from $15-$30.

Next, at your event there are a few things to know:

3. Be Prepared

Make sure your clothing has a pocket to slip your recorder into as you present. Tuck the wire from the microphone into your suit so it’s not distracting to the audience. A special note for women – Too many women’s suits and pants don’t have pockets and then you’ll be stuck having to carry your recorder during your whole talk, which is not convenient or practical. Be aware of this and make sure your new suit can accommodate your recorder (about the size of a cell phone).

4. Getting Testimonials

Here’s a little tip I learned from professional speaker, Tom Antion. Keep the recorder going after your talk while you answer questions from the people standing in line to speak to you. Immediately following your speech people tend to be thrilled with your content and will tell you what they liked best. You can use this feedback on your website saying, “According to one enthusiastic participant, …”

5. Uploading and Editing

When you get home from your speech you can simply pull out your USB cable, plug it into your computer and recorder and upload your recorded speech and testimonials to your computer. To edit, download free editing software like Audacity at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ to remove any sounds that don’t belong. After your edits are done burn your completed recording to a CD-R. After that they sky’s the limit for using the recording of your speech!

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