When your paypal account have total transactions of S$7000, paypal will send you an email as follows (as required by MAS):

PayPal is required by law to comply with the Monetary Authority of
Singapore's Notice to Holders of Stored Value Facilities on the Prevention
of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
regulations to collect identification documents from customers when they
receive/send more than a set limit. We are sending you this notice because
your PayPal account has exceeded this set limit in total transactions.

Please log into your account, go to Resolutions Centre page, and follow the
instructions there about how to provide the required information. We kindly
ask you provide the following required information:

- A legible copy of a government issued ID of the account contact person,
such as Singapore Residents NRIC Card, Passport document or Driver's
license that is within validity period

- Business Registration Documentation, (ACRA, Registry of Societies of
Singapore or other relevant document official documentation) as Proof of
Address

***PLEASE NOTE: ***
- If you have no hard copy from ACRA, you may go to online website
https://www.psi.gov.sg/NASApp/tmf/TMFServlet to print out your document.

- Make sure to include the company address in the business registration
documents.

Please visit the Resolution Centre to upload your documentation. These
steps need to be completed as soon as possible to comply with this
regulatory requirement.

You may also fax the requested documentation to 65-6510-4576 Attn:
Compliance Department. Please notate your email address and the Case ID
(PP-_-_-_) on each fax sheet when faxing the documentation, which will
enable your documents to be routed and handled in a timely manner.

If you have any problem completing these steps, you may refer to our FAQ
link at http://www.paypal-apac.com/sg/kyc/faq for more details.
Alternatively, you may also contact our Customer Service at (65) 6510-4650
or email us at compliance-apac@paypal.com.

We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience.

What you have to do now is to prepare the documents needed (which is your Valid Photo ID & Proof of business registrations) in jpg format.

Valid Photo ID

A copy government issued Identification Card of the account owner such as NRIC, Driving Licence or Passport (Note: Name on ID must match PayPal account).

Scan it and save as jpg format.

Proof of business registrations

Business Registration Documentation from ACRA, Registry of Societies of Singapore or other official documentation (Note: Only for Business account holders)

Buy your business profile from Bizfile for S$5, press 'alt' 'print screen' to copy the 1st page of the business profile and paste it into your favourite graphic editor and save as jpg format.

Submission

When you login into your paypal account, you will be asked to go to the resolution centre

Click on the 'Resolve' button to upload the required documents and wait for email from paypal.

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Google adsense channels cannot be changed for the past 1 week for so. I have tried multiple times with no success.

It is irritating as the channels are essential in tracking the individual ads performanace. I thought that my computer is causing this problem but it seems that the problem lies with google's side.

Doing a search in google and found out that actually a lot of people is having this problem of unable to change the adense channel and is affecting them in one way or another.

This have already been recorded as a known issue on google side.

Unable to add or remove channels from existing ad units

Details: Publishers are currently unable to add or remove custom channels from existing ad units. It will appear that these changes have been saved, but checking this afterwards under the "Manage Ads" tab will show that the change has not been applied. Our engineers are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.

Hope google can resolved this issue soon.

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Namecheap.com Coupon Code for August 2009 is SOLARSEA.

Save $0.88 on your domain name and get a domain for only $8.81 from Namecheap.

Save some money on your domains!

If you don't have a webhost, you might want to consider getting HostGator, a reliable webhost which I am using now.

HostGator is having a Summer Sale till Sept 1st where you can save 20% Off Initial Order.

HostGator Coupon Code: BEACH

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Namecheap October Coupon Code = INDIANSUMMER

New domain registration at namecheap is $8.81

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Receive a surprise email from eBay,

Thanks for signing up on eBay Partner Network and completing your payment information early.

As part of the eBay Partner Network launch, we're performing an initial small "bonus" payment cycle for a randomly selected group of partners who have completed their payment information early, and you're one of the lucky partners! You'll receive $5-$10 in your account in April.

Thanks again for your participation!

Thanks eBay for the small "bonus", and I am quite lucky to have been selected. I went to check my account and total earnings still stand at $0.00. lolz.

Haven't generated any revenue in my account yet. But there are some clicks and impressions, hope the numbers start to count up soon. Let the small "bonus" be a good start!

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This email from bluehost almost gave me a heart attack, “WEB HOSTING ACCOUNT DEACTIVATED”.

My adsense account is just a few dollars shy of reaching the minimum payout of $100. I estimate that I should be able to hit it during the period while I am away for Bangkok trip. I am very excited as this is going to be the first real money I am going to make thru the internet after a period of a year plus. I logged on my adsense account the moment I reached home and found it to be only $99+. What the heck?

I checked my email and found this email, “WEB HOSTING ACCOUNT DEACTIVATED”!

Oh My God! What have I done? What has happened?

This is the first time I faced this situation, the email states:

Dear Ong:

Your web hosting account for has been deactivated (reason: terms of service violation).

Although your web site has been disabled, your data may still be available for up to 30 days, after which it will be deleted.

If you feel this deactivation is in error, please contact customer support as soon as possible.

I went to check the bluehost TOS and I think I know why my web hosting account is being deactivated.
I quickly went to bluehost helpdesk to open a ticket:

Hi there,

I would like to know which of my domains has violated the terms of service and how I can re-activate back my web hosting account.

Thanks.

Finally the next day they replied:

You have copyrighted anime on your account. Also any links to adult content need to be removed. I have changed your account so that you now have access to your bluehost cpanel. Please let us know when you have removed these files and then we will reactivate your website.

Just as I expected, its those animes that I had on anime-love.com! I quickly removed all the anime hoping to recover my account fast.

Hi,
 
I have removed all the anime from anime-love.com. Regarding the adult content, I am quite sure I didnt host any of them. But if there is any, pls enlighten me at which domain and I will remove it as soon as possible.
 
Pls help me to reactivate my website asap.
 
Thanks.

I was relieved that they finally re-activated my hosting account after a few hours.

So, remember you cannot host anime websites on bluehost! This lesson also taught me that it is better to have a few webhosting accounts rather than only one all-in-one webhost because if your webhosting account is to be suspended or terminated, all your websites in that account will be affected! One more important thing to do is to regularly backup your website offline, so that you can get your website up in a short amount of time by getting another webhost and pointing your domain name to them.

Lastly, I finally reached the $100 minimum payout for adsense. OH YES!

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Armand Morin has just released a free report called "An Obvious Truth" which aims to let you see the simplicity of Internet marketing.

More often than not people like to complicate things themselves (including me too heh), trying to do the best at the 1st try with everything and anything thus forgetting the basics.

Armand Morin reveals his little simple system that works At page 6 & 7 of the report. You can read more of it by downloading the report just by right clicking on An Obvious Truth to see the simplicity of it.

He has a couple more interesting Training Information Videos at InternetMarketingExplained.com which includes

• An Obvious Truth
• Opt-In Pages
• Quick eBook Creation
• The Follow-Up Process
• Massive Traffic
• Three Membership Site Models
• Product Creation Video
• Two RentaCoder Secrets
• Linear Vs. Circular Strategy
• The Internet Marketing Model
• Internet Marketing Explained

For now, sit back and relax and enjoy his little "trailer" video.

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Google is like the Holy Grail of marketing on the web.  Everyone knows that by ranking well in Google, your profits are pretty much set.

But there is SO MUCH bogus information out there, often coming from the "gurus" themselves. (throwing smoke bombs)

On January 9th, 2008, Jonathan Leger is releasing a new free report that completely obliterates the following myths about Google (and then goes on to show you what DOES work):

The 7 Myths of Search Engine

Myth #1: Google Knows All and Sees All
Myth #2: Google Will Not Rank Duplicate Content
Myth #3: You Must Get Links From Related Subject Sites to Rank
Myth #4: Your Site Must Focus On One Subject To Rank
Myth #5: High PageRank Means Good Rankings
Myth #6: To Maintain Good Rankings, You Must Add New Content

..and the Last but Not Least..
MYTH #7: THE BIGGEST MYTH: Ranking In Google Is Hard!

The site is in pre-launch now, but if you sign up early you will get a sample chapter full of proof and details.

And YES! He'll pay you for referring other people to this powerful free report!  And that he'll pay you for anyone THEY refer as well (even while it's in pre-launch)?  Find out more about that when you download your sample chapter from:

http://seng-lee.com/go/searchenginemythsexposed

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Just because Sam earned a five-figure income in his venture doesn’t mean you will, too.  Furthermore, he could be truly enjoying his job much more than you would.

Just because you’re thinking about internet marketing seriously doesn’t make you a prime candidate for it.  A dream does not a venture make, you know.  Here’s a checklist to find out if you it’s right for you.

-  You’re ready to take risks. 

Calculated risks, that is.  Internet marketing, like any business, will require you to put your skills and products out in the open.  Whether or not people will respond to it is not your call, but will depend on your product’s viability and relevance and on the tastes of your market.

-  You have a product that you’re ready to sell. 

If you just thought about going into an internet business this morning, then maybe you should hold on there a little bit.  You should have a product or marketable skill that you can sell.  It could be your writing or design skills, or maybe you’ve had many years of experience on coaching and engineering, but you do have what people are willing to pay for.

You should have a product that, once advertised, you can deliver should orders pour in.  They should be packaged and fit the description specified on your website.  They should live up to their promise, whatever that may be.

-  You have realistic goals. 

If your idea of internet marketing is turning a webpage into a money-churning machine, then better stick to your day job because you’re bound to be disappointed.  Of course, you went into business to earn a certain financial independence, but it can only happen if you’ve set your goals in smaller, more attainable units.  Going after dreams in leaps and bounds may not work for everyone.

-  You should be ready to talk. 

Just because it’s internet marketing doesn’t mean you can have the luxury of being an anonymous businessman working unseen behind your website although in rare cases, this can be done.  But if you’re marketing a skill, sooner or later you will have to talk to a real person.

-  You’re willing to make certain sacrifices.

Just because you’ll be working from home in your underwear doesn’t mean you can slack off and sleep anytime you like.  The biggest temptation would be sleep or giving in to guilt especially when you feel you’re neglecting your family. 

When this happens, make some compromises. Set your deadlines and a timetable and let anyone in your house know when you’ll be working and cannot be disturbed.  This is necessary in order for you to get work done.

-  You’re willing to spend hours working.

Yes, working.  Because that’s what you will be doing, sitting in front of your computer.  The hours will be long and sometimes lonely.  You would not have Pete over at the next cubicle to talk to or exchange banter with and you won’t find the accounting guys at the water dispenser waiting.

-  You should be willing and able to promote, promote and promote.

How else will people know your product exists if you don’t?  Working via the internet may seem like a boon to shy people, but if it’s a clinical disorder, you’ll need to do something about it.  Your product will not write the press release for you, it will not speak for itself, it will not market its capabilities.  You’ll have to do that yourself.

If writing is not your strong point, then by all means get help.  There are lots of freelance writers and copywriters out there who can do the work for you, for a reasonable price.  You can even tap a friend or colleague.  The point is, your website will just sit there until you invite people to come.

-  You don’t believe in get-rich-quick schemes.

The lure of internet marketing is mainly based on the stories of unparalleled success: the truck driver who hit his first million during his first two months, the housewife who turned her hobby into an online empire, the high school graduate who built a website and then sold it a year later for $10 million.

Some of these stories may have a smidgen of truth, but most of the blurbs you read or receive on your email are just fictionalized accounts of other people’s dreams.  People have gotten rich with their online businesses, but just like any other business, it’s not a sure-fire guarantee of wealth. 

Internet marketing is an exciting, convenient way to conduct business alternatively.  It’s not for everyone, but for those who believe in its capability, it has the power to transform a dream into reality.

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No, not all of it is a scam.

When an individual decides to go into business, he normally would need to spend an amount of money to put it up – to build a structure or rent a space, make advertisements, print promotions, pay people’s salaries.  But the advent of technology has significantly decreased this requirement. 

Through the internet, an entrepreneur can set up a virtual shop, keep it open 24/7 without actually manning it all day, promote his products and services, get in touch with clients and close a sale without leaving his home.  Internet marketing has given enterprising individuals the opportunity to build a business without spending a fortune.  So how could it be a scam?  Here are a few signs that it’s legit.

-  There’s enough information vs. a load of nonsense.  What you’ll get is a profile of the company along with a description of its product and services.  You are not barraged by loads of sentences all ending in exclamatory points trumpeting the virtues of the product that you’ve probably never heard of before.

It’s quite normal to find an unfamiliar product online.  The internet is a venue to showcase products that are unique and innovative, but you should have at least a sense of what the product is exactly and not what the promoter tells you it is.

-  The claims are backed by evidence that can be corroborated.  It doesn’t matter whether the company is selling herbal tea that promises a cure for insomnia and athlete’s foot or if it is an ebook that promises you’ll learn Portuguese in 7 days – these claims must be supported by data and you should have access to them.

-  You don’t have to pay too much for a product or service that’s already out in the market.  The purpose of internet marketing is to provide an alternative to more costly products.  The logic is, internet marketers have lesser overhead expenses than actual companies, that is why their products should offer value at a competitive price.

An example would be an airline company who operates through the internet – all the bookings, flight schedule information and payment processing are done online.  They can significantly cut their ticket prices because customers don’t need to pay for extra: the human customer service to man the phone lines, the clerks who process the billings and accept payments, the rental for the structure to house the company.

-  The product or service is readily available.  When someone places an order, he expects to get the product during a specified period of time.  When the website says it’s on stock, then it should get to the customer in the right color, size and specification as it was advertised. 

You know it smacks of scam if the promoter or website owner himself cannot explain his product well.  He must know his product and be able to answer your questions and if he cannot, then he should tell you honestly.

-  You are not promised a ton of money in a matter of weeks, or even months.  You’ll know an internet marketing company is not a scam if they are truthful about the kind of money you can expect to earn because sometimes, it’s not a lot.  It is, however, money and yes, you can earn it and there is always a possibility that you can earn more.

-  If you’re joining a program, it should have a solid plan and a good strategy.  It should be able to target its market and have a process that all members can use.  It plan should be realistic and not make promises about getting you “in touch with 20 million internet surfers with just one webpage” because this is not true at all.

The huge number of people who surf the internet are highly segmented.  Each one of them has a certain preference for information and will only surf the websites related to that interest.  A program must target a specific group and not attempt to lure you with vague promises of the extensive exposure it’s not capable of.

-  You can talk to someone who will be straight with you.  It’s rare to find someone who is honest about his business because he will defend it to the death.  If you have joined an affiliate program, you should be able to get in touch with someone who can answer your questions.  If you find one who can talk about the pros and cons and level with you, then you know he’s not trying to deceive you.

Internet marketing is serious business.  People go into it to earn honest money.  It’s just unfortunate that just like in the real world, some devious personalities like to take advantage of people who are looking to earn as well.  Treat any internet marketing entity just as you would any company in the ‘real world’ – be cautious about your curiosity and do your research.  You have been warned.

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