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	<title>How to Be a Millionaire</title>
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	<description>Regardless of where you go in the world, money is the basic universal measurement for being &quot;rich&quot;, or becoming a millionaire. And it seems like everyone wants to be a millionaire these days.</description>
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		<title>How to Make Money Online Without a Website</title>
		<description>You don't need to have a website to make money on the Internet. Here is a proven strategy to make money online without a website.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Steps&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;   1. Find Affiliate Product&lt;BR&gt;          * Find a product to promote where you make good commission on each sale. Generally, you will get the biggest commissions on digital products. Digital products are defined as something that is downloaded directly to a customer's computer after purchasing, like electronic books or software. Since there is no extra cost per unit, no inventory and no shipping, the commissions are much greater than on regular &quot;physical&quot; goods. The most common commission on digital products is 50%.&lt;BR&gt;          * Sign up as a reseller (also called affiliate) for a product that looks the most appealing to you. After you sign up, you will get a unique affiliate link where you need to send people to purchase the product. Your affiliate link will have a special code that will tell the product owner that it's you who referred the customer. The affiliate link code will allow your commissions to be tracked correctly and assigned to you.&lt;BR&gt;   2. Get Domain Name&lt;BR&gt;          * Get a domain name to redirect to your affiliate link. A domain name is a .COM name (like yourproduct.com). You can get it for under $9 at GoDaddy.com. GoDaddy.com will allow you to redirect your domain name to your affiliate link at no extra cost.&lt;BR&gt;          * So when someone types in your .COM domain in their browser, it will go to your affiliate link. The visitor will see the website with the product you promote, and the commissions will be tracked correctly.&lt;BR&gt;          * The reason why you need a domain name is that it's memorable and it makes you look more trustworthy. Affiliate links tend to be too long and arouse suspicion. For example, most people would rather click on the link bestwidgets.com as opposed to abcwidgets.com?reseller=john&lt;BR&gt;          * A domain name will make your affiliate link look like it's your own website. So basically, you will have a product to promote and a website to send people to and get commissions – without really having your own website.&lt;BR&gt;   3. Get Traffic&lt;BR&gt;          * In order to make sales, you need to get visitors to your domain name (which will forward them to the website of the product that you resell). You can pay for advertising and hope that your profit will be greater than advertising cost, or you can use free ways to generate traffic.&lt;BR&gt;          * The most effective way to get free targeted visitors to your domain name is by writing and submitting articles. You can write short articles on the topic related to the product that you promote. At the end of the article, you include your author bio and your domain name link.&lt;BR&gt;          * You will then submit your articles to various websites, and allow them to publish your articles as long as your link is included. Your articles will get published in many places on the Internet, and will be advertising your affiliate link at no cost to you whatsoever. People will read your articles, like what you have to say and click on your domain name link ready to buy.&lt;BR&gt;          * Once you start getting regular sales from your articles, you can go back to step 1 and find another product to promote using this strategy. After a while, you will build up a nice source of Internet income – without even having a website.</description>
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		<title>How to Become Rich Faster?</title>
		<description>   1. Open a savings account: Having a savings account is one of the many ways where you can set your money up to work for you. Your initial deposit of money grows whether or not you make additional deposits by interest. Learn the different types of accounts, including accounts like IRAs.&lt;BR&gt;   2. Buy stocks: If you are gung-ho for individual stocks, you should buy stocks of the companies whose products and services you use or purchase. One of the best ways to invest in individual stocks is through an investment club; you may want to consider forming one with your friends.&lt;BR&gt;   3. Buy mutual funds: Mutual funds are really an investment of other investments. When you own a mutual fund, you actually own the securities (stocks, bonds, cash) within the mutual. With mutual funds, you are pooling your money with other investors and diversifying your investment.&lt;BR&gt;   4. Audition for game shows: Game shows earn their money by the audience, not the contestants.&lt;BR&gt;   5. Find a &quot;system&quot; that has been proven to make people become millionaires. The top five producers of millionaires today are: technology - internet marketing, direct sales, home-based business, product distribution, and investments (stocks, bonds, real estate investment / development).&lt;BR&gt;   6. Find a mentor who has walked the walk and seek advice. Surround yourself with already-made millionaires.&lt;BR&gt;   7. Joining the Military is a great way to make money if your willing to spend the time and effort. Four years of enlisted duty, then four years of going to a Military Academy (College (High-Quality (Free))), and then ten years of officer duty will get you about $720,000. Every year you work for the military after that will get you around $55,000 a year with great benefits. If you are afraid of battle, join the Navy or the Airforce, as you are exremely unlikely to be involved in a major battle.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Tips&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;    * Don't use a credit card much, all of the excessive spending will come back to haunt you, and you may end up in debt. Try getting a debit card for daily purchases, they're a lot easier to deal with. Use your credit card only for emergencies, and to establish your good credit.&lt;BR&gt;    * Try not to take any big loans, because that's &quot;big&quot; money that you'll just have to pay back, and you could end up in debt for that also.&lt;BR&gt;    * Control your expenses. You get rich on the difference between that and what you make&lt;BR&gt;    * Make it a game. Looking for opportunities to make money is supposed to be fun. Never sweat it.&lt;BR&gt;    * Read. The more you know the more you will perceive to be possible, the more you can make.&lt;BR&gt;    * Make it about something else than money. It has to be fun. Fair enough you are doing it to become financially well off but few wealthy get off on that alone.&lt;BR&gt;    * Make friends with people who share the same goals and values. It will reduce your downtime, and give you pleasure when you are down.&lt;BR&gt;    * Make friends with people who are different than you. They can be the greatest source of inspiration and guidance if you are open to their different perspective.&lt;BR&gt;    * Help others. Learn to be a caring individual that makes the world better for people around yourself. It will lead to more positivity coming your way. Also, donating to charities can come back to you in the form of tax deductions.&lt;BR&gt;    * Plan. Define what you want, Act on it, and Evaluate often to see how you are going.&lt;BR&gt;    * It is OK to be cheap, but never be cheap on things that give you value.&lt;BR&gt;    * Never invest more than you are willing to lose. This is particularly important when you start. The older and more experienced you get the less risk you are likely to take, or the better you are capable of taking it.&lt;BR&gt;    * Think a lot on why you want to become rich, what exactly you want to buy, what lifestyle you want. Make it specific, and date your time for having it and why it matters to you&lt;BR&gt;    * Money represents value. You might come to the understanding that you make money on giving something that other value more than what they pay. You spend the money to get something that is more valuable.&lt;BR&gt;    * If possible, make the maximum out your retirement fund provided either by your government or your work. Then proceed to put as much money in to an account like a Roth IRA.&lt;BR&gt;    * Whoever said money can't buy happiness has never driven a sports car!</description>
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