Working from home

Have you ever thought about working from home? If you have, you know that the majority of the so called "work at home" jobs are scams. After being laid off from my telecommuting job I found myself looking for another at home job to replace it. After you've worked from home for a while, it's hard to go back to the corporate 9-5. In my experience, most of the work at home jobs out there appeared to be scams. You shouldn't have to pay and employer to work from home.

I thought I'd be smart and sign up with a website that specialized in work at home jobs. I Googled a website that promised to give you leads from employers who were looking specifically for people to work from home. The home page listed a lot of national companies (Bank of America, American Express, etc.). It appeared that these companies routinely posted jobs on the web site. All I had to do was buy a yearly membership and I'd have access to those awesome jobs. Those national companies may have been known to hire people to work from home but I quickly found out that they did NOT post any jobs on this website. The membership was a total waste of my money. To sum it up, it was a scam. Were there jobs posted on the web site? Yes, but the jobs were for telemarketers and sales. Nothing for a computer professional. It bugged me that the same stale jobs would be listed each day as if they were fresh!

If you are looking for a legitimate work from home job, consider Web Site Design. The beauty of this business is that it requires low start up costs. The only office equipment you would need would be a good computer, an Internet connection and website design software. The web design software I recommend are Macromedia Dreamweaver (html editor) and Macromedia Fireworks (graphics editor). Microsoft Front Page and Adobe Photoshop are also excellent choices. If you lack web site design skills, don't fret. The Internet is jam packed with free tutorials and advice on everything you would need to know about web site design and development. You would only be limited by your desire to learn. You can also purchase professional website templates to give you a jump start on designing web sites for your customers.

That being said, web site design is a very exciting field to be in. The technology rapidly changes so there is always something new and exciting to learn, it's a great outlet to release your creativity, you can make a lot of money quickly, and the best reason of all is that you can work from any location including at home in your PJs.

Given all of these reasons, many people wonder how to get started designing web sites for profit. As I said before, it takes very little money to start a successful online business. Once you learn how to design professional web sites (or use web templates), your only obstacle will be to market your business and win jobs. Sounds easy, but it's not. There are many web site development firms out there who never win bids on projects. You could search the Internet for advice on winning web site design jobs. You can search for advice from business owners who are out there running successful web site design companies. This is a good approach but it does take time.

10 Symptoms of a Dying H.Y.I.P

Even though I’m not into any HYIP programs since few years back, but I love to write the things that I know, at least for the sharing spirit and learning purposes.

Almost all tips below are not new to the old-timer HYIP investors. But for those of you who are clueless about this, it’s time for a read;

• A HYIP can last from few weeks to few months. If you know the HYIP is X months old already, then it’s nearly at the end of road. X depends on the yield offered, the higher the yield offered, the smaller X will be.
• HYIP is about a game. Administrators of HYIP must be the ones who are expert in nothing, except a story-making. Normally whatever reasons they give, they all are the last attempt to delay the doomsday.
• DDOS/hacker. Almost all HYIPs admins talk about DDOS and hackers before the were gone forever.
• System unstability. Why suddenly after few months the so called system go unstable? Beware, system unstability normally is an uncured sickness to any HYIP and may result in an overall system fatality.
• Complaints. Take a really sharp observation on this one. Increasing number of complaints indicates something wrong with the program. Don’t simply ignore it.
• No more cheerleaders. Some of them start talking about another programs and willing to help you with that new program. Maybe you want to check the referral commission they are offering?
• Admins being busy. You rarely see admins answering questions and entertaining the members. You really miss them.
• No more ‘please’s. You rarely see admins or members talk in a friendly way. A lot of unsatisfaction around.
• Website not accessible. Things go tougher nowadays.
• The page cannot be displayed / Server not found. Oh dear! It’s the great RIP.
  

Btw, I hope that I’m not offending anyone. Truth hurts, but what make us smarter is to learn from things that we have done yesterday. Cheers!

p/s: not all HYIP programs intended to scam people, but, any program life cycle is about create-run-die. Face it.

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Bedbug infestations on rise across U.S.

- For Benton, a 31-year-old graduate student, the bedbugs sparked a seven-month battle that included bug bombs and the tossing out of his and his fiancee's bedroom furniture.
They gave up and moved out of their apartment in New York and eventually moved back to their native Memphis, Tenn. Benton said the bugs essentially drove them out of New York because they couldn't sleep knowing the bugs may be anywhere.
"The main part of it is psychological trauma that they create because of the idea that they are feeding on you at night," Benton said. "It's still hard to talk about if it's anywhere near bedtime." -

Bedbugs are turning up in hospitals, schools, movie theaters, health clubs. Recent reports put them in a New Jersey college dorm and a Los Angeles hotel — where one guest filed a $5 million lawsuit. Apartment tenants have taken landlords to court over infestations.

The current generation of exterminators has been caught unaware by these pests, which were all but forgotten for decades. They blame the comeback on several factors, primarily increased global travel and the banning of potent pesticides like DDT.

“We feel like we’re starting from scratch,” said Eisenberg, who returned this weekend from a conference where bedbugs were a top priority. “The only thing we know is that we don’t know anything.”

The tiny vermin avoid light and attack in the middle of the night. About the size of a flattened apple seed, they hide in cracks and crevices in furniture and walls.

They’re efficient and active travelers, often hitching rides on clothing and jumping from host to host when people brush up against each other on the subway, in elevators or on crowded streets.

And they invade even the cleanest apartments and swankiest neighborhoods.

“We’ve always had pests in New York City — we have rats, cockroaches, et cetera — but bedbugs are new,” said city Councilwoman Gail Brewer, who is calling for a bedbug task force. “We’re not doing a good job focusing on it.”