NIK AZIZ

NIK AZIZ: ISA is wrong in Islam

KOTA BARU: Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said yesterday he hoped that Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Da-tuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would not be detained under the Internal Security Act.

"I hope he will not face it as the public has been condemning the use of the ISA. Even a minister was willing to step down to protest it. I hope that in the spirit of Ramadan, this will not happen."

The Pas spiritual leader said this after meeting Terengganu Pas commissioner Datuk Mus-tafa Ali yesterday.


Nik Aziz said the government should consider the wishes of the public, especially with the resignation of de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibra-him, who spoke out against recent ISA arrests.

"The ISA does not give the accused a chance to defend himself. This is wrong as in Islam, the accused is allowed to defend himself."
Meanwhile, the meeting yesterday was believed to be an effort to mend fences bet-ween the two over Mustafa's statement criticising Pakatan Rakyat for giving false hope to its supporters on the purported Sept 16 takeover of the government.


Nik Aziz, who was upset by the statement, had criticised Mustafa in the party's organ, Harakah.


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HOW TO SELL USED COMPUTERS

How to Sell Used Computers

Autor: Lesley Lyon



Used computers are bought by either students who do not have good savings or earnings or they are bought by educational institutions like the schools and universities. Some parents buy used computers for their children just for browsing the Internet and to play games.


For this purpose, a used computer is more than sufficient than spending huge amounts on a new computer. These target segments however require used computers in a good working condition as well as for a lesser price.


Most of the used computers are sold in the online market, as it attracts all sorts of buyers. There are many numbers of online classifieds or auctions or online dealers who sell used computers. Selling used computers are a better option than throwing them as trash or keeping them in a corner occupying space and collecting dust.

The first and important step is to improve the appearance of the used computer by wiping it clean free of dust and dirt. Any buyer would get impressed by the way the computer looks, looks make the first impression. The selling price of a clean used computer is always better than the one, which is full of dirt and dust.

All the software manual, operating system and other supporting discs that came with the computer should be in tact. This will add more value, when selling the used computer and also will make the buyer consider the person who is selling the used computer as a trusted seller.

The most important thing to do before selling a used computer is to erase all the personal details or information from the hard disk or drive. Instead of just putting them in the trash folder it is very important to purge all the personal data from the computer’s memory, even invisible backup files can cause danger.


A tech savvy person’s help can be got if the seller does not know how to do it. If not done it may lead to accessing the bank accounts, or emails by any unknown person leading to identity theft. For that when there is a remedy.


Unused scanners, printers can also be bundled with the sale of the used computer. A buyer may sometime value it. The benefits or features of the computer can be highlighted for better sales.

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BMW'S ELECTRIC MINI TEST

BMW’s electric Mini test


BMW is planning to test a fleet of several hundred Mini cars with zero-emission electric drive soon, the car maker announced.

BMW’s CEO Norbert Reithofer said, in Munich, this would help gather more know-how on how "mobility can be efficiently ensured with vehicles running only on electric-drive".

The Minis, built in Oxford, England, would be shipped to the BMW plant in Munich where they would be modified for electric drive.

The tests would be conducted in the next 12 to 18 months with details of the drive concept and marketing to be announced by late 2008, said a BMW press statement.

Several car makers are also planning to mass-produce electric-drive vehicles.

BMW’s main rival Mercedes has announced it will offer an electric-drive SMART in 2010 while Volkswagen is planning an electric version of its concept car Up!

According to reports, General Motors is already working on presenting a production-ready version of the Chevy Volt next month. – dpa

AFFILIATE MARKETING

Affiliate Marketing Tips to success

by Jossef S


How to work at home with affiliate programs? And succeed with the best niche affiliate programs. Niche affiliate marketing is the easy, fast way to make money on the internet, and give you the ultimate honest home based business opportunity.


Affiliate marketing is the best opportunity to make money on the internet, at the same time it is the best marketing strategy for any one with a product. Affiliates have the chance to make money fast without developing any products, without investing thousand of dollars on researches and testing; they can look for any product they want to promote. Merchants and companies have the opportunity to market their products with effective pay on sale marketing.


How to succeed with affiliate marketing?

There are three must do, must understand actions:

1) Change your job mentality, affiliate marketing is not -in any way- other job; affiliate marketing is a business. Business need investment of time and money to build, work and improve, you are the BOSS you need to figure out what to do? And how to do it?
In my humble opinion I think this is the major reason why beginners fail to have any kind of success in this field; this with the hundreds of lies and scams out there. They join affiliate programs and money making opportunities thinking they will make money only doing 1-2-3 steps, if it was that easy believe me no company will build affiliate programs "why to give you their money".

2) Knowledge and creativity: you must have answers to where? When? How? And why? Questions. You have to learn almost every thing about your business, what is new what work and develop your own creative and unique strategies. In affiliate marketing you need to be a leader not only success in your own but leading your team each to his success. You will begin as part of the team but you will reach a point to have your own follower team.

3) Patient; you are entering a huge market with thousands of competitors. You are better than most of the successful marketers on the net. I know a lot of them and I know that you are better than most of them. There is always a place for one more, and with niche affiliate marketing there is a place for every one.

It took me more than two years to receive my first check, I lift this business three times and always returned, this is the perfect business for me I have to do what ever it takes to make it work, and you know it pays well.

Affiliate marketing is a good business any one can have, can succeed and get rich with it; it is the only way for guys like you and me to get rich. Affiliate marketing is the only business that every one in it, are equal, no special talents, no special knowledge.
Have you seen the movie "kung-fu panda", did you understand the secret. In affiliate marketing and making money on-line the secret is the same "there is no secret", the only thing you need to have in mined is "If it is to be, it is up to me".



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WRITING ARTICLES

Writing Articles For Affiliate Programs

by: Nick Kaplan



Why write articles

Writing articles can make your affiliate pages unique and drive more traffic from the major search engines, resulting in more sales. In some instances the merchant's affiliate program may not provide you with more than a banner and a few text links.


If your traffic levels are low than this will not do much to drive traffic to your affiliate links. If the merchant does provide you with content then this can be viewed by search engines as duplicate material depending on how many affiliates are promoting the same product with that content.


Beginning Your Article First begin by reading all the information on the merchant's site about the affiliate program, if you are not already familiar with the product.


It is very important that you learn what it is that you are offering to your customers such as,product features,capabilities,limitations and specifications. Many merchants will include these details with the description.


Researching your article Use one of the many free or paid keyword suggestion tools to build your list of niche keywords. Google Adwords, Digitalpoint and CBtrends all have really useful keyword tools which are free. Experimenting will help you discover search trends. Testing these keywords in major search engine will give you a sense market saturation and competition.


Include Keywords In your Article When writing for search engines your article should be keyword rich. Include long tail keyword phrases in your article title and subcategories. Product specific keyword phrases will help drive targeted traffic from search engines to your specific niche.


What to include in your article Creating an outline will help you organize your article and supporting subcategories sequence. Including descriptive keywords such as, size, color and dimensions in your article will further help drive targeted visitors to your site. Helping your visitors solve a problem When promoting affiliate programs through article writing, bring attention to product features that will help your visitors resolve a problem. Use examples and illustrations of how these features can be applied in real life situations.



If your product is easy to use, then bring attention to why you believe it is better than similar products. Ways to emphasize product features Use bullet points, numbering or italics when writing articles to emphasize and bring attention to helpful product features. Free content Articles provide free instant content for ezines,newsletters and website publishers. This free content is used to optimize and attract free search engine traffic.



Submitting to article directories There are countless popular free article directories, where your can submit your article for publication. Arcanaweb publishes a list of many popular directories. These directories allow anyone to reprint the article as long as the resource box is included at the end of the article. Read and follow the guidelines before submitting your articles Do not include affiliate links in your article or resource box.


This may cause your article to be rejected by the directory. Do not plagiarize another writers material. Resource box and backlinks Writing articles can increase the number of one way links or backlinks to your site.


Included at the end of every article is a resource box,where you can include a brief bio and link back to your site. Free article directories Free article directories will allow you submit content but you are not paid for your article. Goarticles,Isnare and Articledashboard are among some of the large high traffic free article repositories. Article distribution and submission services Article distribution services will submit your article for a fee to article directories,ezines,newsletters,article email groups, social bookmarking and article announcement sites.


Article submission software Article submission software such as Artemis Lite and Article Submitter 2.2 are free and may expedite the process once your are registered. You will need to do a manual submission for sites using an access code. Paid article directories These directories will pay you for writing articles or reviews. Compensation may be in the form of revenue share or per word.



Paid to write reviews In addition to getting paid for writing articles, reviews can be another avenue to earn extra income. Review rates can range anywhere from $2.00 to $200.00. Reviewme, Reviewstream, Softwarejudge and Epinions are just a few of the popular paid to review sites that can put extra cash in your pocket.


You can also earn money with your clickbank id at Reviewsarena for up to 60 days. Paid to blog Writing blogs are yet another alternative for earning extra income. Payperpost and Smorty are blog sites that pay weekly and compensation may range anywhere from $5 to $100.



In some cases, you may be able to negotiate a price with the advertiser. In conclusion Do your research before writing an article,use targeted keywords on affiliate product landing pages. Submit to high ranking article directories to increase the number of quality backlinks. Check site stats for increase traffic levels.


Test and improve your writing skills by reading writing tutorials and ebooks. Learn from mistakes and continue writing articles.



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