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Every day, new and exciting ways of making money are emerging on the internet. Many create opportunities for you and I that didn't exist even a few years ago. With a bit of creativity and entrepreneurial enthusiasm, you can create many additional revenue streams to maximise the profit from your content website.

One of the most exciting developments is the creation of products on demand. You no longer have to hold rooms full of stock if you decide to publish your own book or create a CD, or design a range of branded merchandise. There are now many online businesses that will produce and distribute products on demand. The orders automatically go from your website to their production facilities. They print the book or brand a t-shirt or burn a CD, then pack and post it to your customer. No stock. No hassle.

So, which are the best companies to help you create money on demand?

Publish Your Own Book

Lulu.com www.lulu.com

Lulu is a revolutionary website that should be keeping every book publisher awake at night. The site allows you to register and upload your book's script for free. When somebody orders your book, they print off a copy, professionally bind it and post it to your customer.

You maintain total control over the copyright, layout and pricing.

Lulu charges a fixed amount for the book, so you can decide how much you charge and, consequently, how much profit you want to make. For a small extra fee, Lulu will provide your book with an ISBN number and submit it to the major online bookstores, including Amazon and BarnesAndNoble.com.

Everyone can be an author and all specialist information publishers should consider this service.

Lulu has printing centres in the UK and the US.

Burn Your Own CD or DVD

CustomCD www.customCD.us

There are many opportunities for content website owners to create and sell CDs and DVDs to their followers. Many people place a premium on receiving a physical disc rather than simply downloading digital versions from an internet site.

Musicians can create their own albums

Specialists can create their own "How to Videos", for example:

o "Learn Photoshop in a Day"

o "How to Design, Build and Launch Your Own Website"

o "How to Build a Perfect Garden Pond"

Photographers can sell photo libraries of stock photos

Software developers can sell software applications they have developed

CustomCD will burn your CD, print your design on the disc and dispatch it to your client. They have production and dispatch facilities in the US and Germany.

Create Your Own Branded Merchandise

CafePress www.cafepress.com
Zazzle www.zazzle.com
Spreadshirt www.spreadshirt.net (Europe)

You can now create your own designs and have them transferred onto a wide range of products, including:

T-Shirts

Hats

Bags

Mugs

Posters

Buttons/Badges

Stickers

Mouse pads

Companies with a funky and popular logo can turn it into a revenue stream. Photographers can find many new ways to monetise their photos. Artists and graphic designers can quickly launch an exciting product range. The opportunities are endless.

Cafepress is the granddaddy of this sector. They have over two million members, eight million products and add more than 14,000 designs every day. Zazzle is the young pretender rapidly coming up fast on the inside. Both are based in the US, and have plans to expand into Europe. SpreadShirt.net is a company based on Germany that services Europe. They specialise in printing shirts with your designs.

Reactee www.reactee.com

Reactee is an interesting variation on the T-shirt theme. They print slogan shirts with an SMS number on it. People who see the T-shirt can send an SMS message that will reach the wearer or the company. This opens up all sorts of marketing and promotion opportunities.

Turn Your Photos into Products

Qoop www.qoop.com
Albumfactory www.albumfactory.co.uk (UK)

If you are a photographer, there are some companies that specialise in turning photos into great products that you can sell via your site. The products you can create include:

Large canvas prints on a professional wooden frame

Photoprints

Photobooks

Posters

Puzzles

Mousemats

Podcast for Profit

Audible www.audible.com / www.audible.co.uk

Many podcasts are free, but some publishers have such interesting, specialist or exclusive content that they are able to sell their audio downloads. Audible is the largest site in the world, with over 30,000 audio books and podcasts covering a wide range of subjects.

Sell Your Photos or Videos to the Press

Scoopt - www.scoopt.com (UK)

If you have a photo or video that you think is newsworthy, then why not sell it to the press? Scoopt has been established to act as an intermediary to allow photographers, freelancers and chancers to quickly reach the right people across the relevant news sources. In their own words: "we bridge the gap between amateur photographer and picture desk, and by amateur' we mean anybody with a digital camera or a camera phone who just happens to be in the right place at the right time".

Machine Parts! What Will They Think of Next?

eMachineParts www.emachineparts.com

This takes ordering stuff on demand to the next level. eMachineParts allow you to download their simple 3D design software. You can then design a product or part of a product and have it professionally machined and sent to you.

I'm not exactly sure what you would create using this service, but I know with a bit of imagination, some of you will use it-maybe to create unique jewellery, paper weights, sculpture, or plaques, to name just a few ideas off the top of my head.

Last Thought: Don't Limit Your Sales to Your Own Website

If you create a great product, don't restrict selling just via your website. There are many other channels you can use. Here are a few of the most important.

Amazon www.amazon.com / www.amazon.co.uk (Click on Sell Your Stuff')
Ebay www.ebay.com / www.ebay.co.uk

Create a shop or sell your books or products for a fixed price or via an auction.

ClickBank www.clickbank.com

Clickbank specialises in promoting and selling ebooks via a huge network of affiliate merchants.

Boundlessgallery www.boundlessgallery.com

A wonderful art gallery where you can sell your art, photos, sculptures, etc.

Second Life www.secondlife.com

For the really adventurous and entrepreneurial amongst you, set up your own store in the exploding world of Second Life.

Conclusion

I hope that these ideas have whet your appetite. Good, content-driven websites have a huge opportunity to earn revenue from multiple streams. Traditionally, income has come from advertising, affiliate marketing and subscriptions, but now there are many new and exciting ways of creating and selling products without the old-world costs of production, stock and distribution. Get creative. Get wealthy!

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eBay has become a huge business with people raking in hundreds of dollars selling discounted merchandise ranging from garage sale items to new products and collectibles. Research shows that more than 700,000 people across the world make a living, either part time or full-time selling on eBay. It is interesting to note that as more people generate income from eBay, the greater the number of shoppers attracted to the site.

Most people wanting to start an eBay business come as buyers, get hooked on the bandwagon, learn the art of selling and as they clear the belongings they have set out to sell, they realize that they have started making money as well. Thus, several enterprising individuals who began as part time home based businesses have turned these into thriving companies employing numerous employees.

But just as with all small businesses, one must be aware of certain things while starting an eBay business. There is a huge market with many buyers and lots of competition. The issues dealing with finance, warehousing, payment channels and fulfilling orders also remain equally challenging.

To start an eBay business, is like investing time and effort in any other. So ensure that you have a prudent business plan just like for a traditional business. Also, make sure that it is in congruence with your lifestyle and your needs with attainable goals.

Think about the products that you are going to offer and strategize on how to buy and sell on eBay. What would you prefer to be retail store offering a variety. or a discount merchant with specialized products? Is there anything that distinguishes you from your competitors? Select access to buying products will allow you an edge over your competition.

The trick of buying and selling on eBay would be to buy at a low cost and sell at a premium and thus generate profits. But its not always that simple. You have to think carefully of your strategy for buying products at a price thats low enough to allow you a profit margin when you mark it up to a price that is still attractive to your market. Also account for the turnover and how your profit margin combined with it will support your operations and still deliver a profit to you.

Once you have your business plan all figured out and products decided, you need to register yourself at eBay. Visit eBay and click on the Sell tab at the top of the homepage. Follow the step-by-step instructions to register as an eBay community member. You will have to provide your basic contact information, as well as banking information, such as credit card and checking account numbers. Once that is done, give your business a structure by filing for incorporation or forming a limited liability company.

Since it is a business, whether part-time or full time, keep separate accounting books so as to avoid creating confusion during tax season. Also get insurance for yourself and your eBay business.

Once all the preliminaries are sorted out, there are issues that need to be heeded of a more serious nature. These include paying for your merchandise, stocking goods, receiving payments from customers, as well as financing your business. Although there are many options for all of these, seek out the best suited for you. Stocking can start with garages or basements to save costs in the initial period. You can even use rental storage units and once money starts coming in think of more permanent options like warehouses. You can link up with your customers through payment companies like PayPal, which is an online payment service that enables buyers to pay for their purchases by drawing funds from their credit cards or checking accounts.

After all the logistics are taken care of, you can start your eBay business. Ensure that your web pages are well designed and attractive with good photographs of the products so that customers keep visiting. This is important, as this is the only way for a person to know what he is buying. Decide on which model you want to use to sell your goods, auction model or fixed price model. Packing and shipping need special attention to ensure repeated business. Finally, pay attention to your eBay feedback rating especially designed to help eBay buyers and sellers police each other. As you collect positive ratings, buyers will view your business in a credible light, an extremely critical aspect of eBay.

With all this you are set to becoming a successful entrepreneur on eBay!

William Brister
http://www.BusinessProGuide.com - Detailed Online Business Guide.

According to the National Association of Realtors, almost 75 percent of the people use the Internet to find their new home. Modern communication technologies offer an optimal way to advertise real estate. But there are slightly more traditional methods that are considered to work well, too. For example, you can do real estate advertising on a local newspaper or on the TV. Your local real estate magazines are another opportunity for attaining workable real estate advertising. If you are a home seller, you need to know all the different types of real estate advertising and use them in a profitable configuration that would attract buyers.

The most common one is online real estate advertising. Billions of dollars for online real estate advertising will continue to shift in the next three years. Fidelity Assets Web traffic service promotes the service of campaign management tools, which can branch off traffic from AOL, Google, MSN and Yahoo! on behalf of their clients, so that home sellers can advertise their websites or listings. Thus potential home buyers or sellers can be targeted if they search in their local geographical areas. Another opportunity is to use the Companys Web Lead Service, which attracts buyers and sellers as they are doing their search in a real estate agents area. Traffic is redirected to a special landing page which belongs to a particular agent. People can find more information about the real estate they are interested in. Another point is that there is no overlap between the real estate offered by one agent and another. They are different so that people can find the most suitable one.

Another way of real estate advertising is by classified ads in local newspapers. They cost little, and, most of all, they work. Put an ad for 3 or 4 days and you may be astonished at the results. Buyers are looking at those ads. You can advertise there your company and your brand name. But there is a specific order which you should obey when advertising: advertise property first, agent second and company in the third place. If people are recognizing your name, it may go well with everything you sell or offer: prospective clients will stop at a building or a sign that carries your name.

The last thing you should comply with is not to share too much information in your ad, otherwise clients wont call. Make people curious about the property you are selling. And take note of the right terminology: dont call a hut a house, and know exactly what style of property you are offering. Otherwise, you risk losing trust with the clients.

Article by Robbie Darmona - an article writer who writes on a wide variety of subjects.

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Introduction

It just hit me out of the blue when Mike left me. We hadnt really been together all that long, but I thought Id finally found my true soul mate. Now its over and I feel totally rejected, like nobodys ever going to want me again. Its so hard finding a decent guy and now I have to start all over again; I dont know if I can. I feel like a failure at relationships. I just dont know what to do. --Eric

Steve and I broke up after eight years together. The house feels so empty without him and the pain can be so unbearable at times. The loneliness is the worst part for me and its like theres this big hole inside of me, this nagging hurt that wont go away. I think about him all the time and wonder if Im ever going to get over him. Ive never felt more alone and confused in my life. --Josh

The ending of a relationship, for whatever reason, can be one of the most painful experiences that we can go through. Having made ourselves vulnerable by opening our hearts to another and loving him to the fullest capacity almost feels spiritual; now its been replaced with a crushing sense of loss and emptiness that feels quite devastating. The length of time together, the quality of the relationship, and the level of emotional investment in it all determine the intensity of the grief experienced when you and your lover part ways.

This article will explore the grieving process involved with relationship breakups and offer tips and strategies for facilitating your grief to move you toward healing so you can start your life over on better footing.

The Grieving Experience

The experience of breaking up with a boyfriend or partner can be likened to a death, with layer upon layer of losses resulting. Not only is his absent physical presence felt as a loss, but other losses like hopes, dreams, expectations, identity, security, and trust compound and complicate your adjustment. Life as you knew it has been shaken and your vision for your future has been altered. You experience a roller-coaster of emotions. Its common to feel rejected, abandoned, insecure, powerless, and hopeless. Confusion and feeling a sense of failure and regret are common, as well as varying degrees of anger, depression, and guilt. You might even become preoccupied with your ex-lover, obsessing about him and thinking constantly about your life together and what he might be doing now.

In her book, Healing A Broken Heart(1997), Nancy Joy Carroll, ED.D outlines four stages of relationship loss that are common in the aftermath of a breakup. They include the following:

Stage 1: Shock & Denial: This usually occurs immediately after the split-up. You might feel numb, believe that this cant be happening and minimize the reality of the situation. You feel sad, angry, confused, and might blame yourself.

Stage 2: Despair: You begin to see that the ending is inevitable and experience profound sadness, loneliness, depression, and impaired concentration. You might try to bargain with your partner to try to convince him to give the relationship another chance. You idealize your partner. You feel unlovable, wondering if you can make it on your own, and feel a loss of identity.

Stage 3: Detachment: Anger becomes more pronounced and you begin to hold your partner more responsible for the relationship split. This stage is particularly helpful as your anger helps to create some distance for you from him and youre not as enmeshed.

Stage 4: Recovery: In this final stage, you come to an acceptance of the loss and learn to let go, redefining yourself as a single man again and feel more empowered to cultivate new experiences and opportunities for personal growth.

Tips Along the Grief Path You are going through a major shift in your identity. Be patient and kind with yourself as you journey through the grieving process. Keep these tips in mind as you forage through the pain youre experiencing to prevent any blocks or impediments along the path of healing. It can be a rocky road, but staying focused and conscious will promote a smoother and more successful transition to the new you.

Everyone grieves at their own rate and pace; theres no timeline, so dont rush yourself. It can sometimes take years.

As you go through the stages of loss, be aware that healing is not linear. Expect to progress up and down through the stages. Endure through it.

Avoid stuffing your feelings; be open to them no matter how much it hurts. Suppressing your emotions only puts a temporary band-aid on your suffering and prolongs your healing. Its ok to cry.

Avoid self-medicating your feelings. Beware of alcohol, drugs, gambling, work, food, sex, or other vices to comfort yourself during this difficult time. These can distract from your grieving work and become addictions.

Depression and anxiety are common emotions during this time period. Should their experience interfere with your daily functioning or accomplishment of daily tasks, seek assistance from a license mental health therapist.

Earlier losses and unfinished business from the past can be triggered when you encounter relationship loss. Be prepared to deal with these as well.

Avoid making major life decisions. Allow yourself time to get more grounded and centered first. Grief can have a tricky way of clouding our judgment if not careful.

Avoid jumping into another relationship right away. Grieve this one completely first.

Ignore others attempts to tell you how you should feel or that you should be over it by now. They didnt live your experience and they are typically projecting their own discomfort with loss and grief.

Avoid being friends with your ex initially. Its common for gay men to remain friends with their ex-boyfriends; decide for yourself if this is something that you would be able to do, and if so, allow yourself some time and space first to grieve. It can be very difficult to transition from life partner to just friends immediately after a breakup. You need time to heal to be able to appropriately view your ex in a new role.

Additional Healing Tips & Strategies

Provide a daily structure for yourself to keep grounded. Stay busy, but not too busy that you get distracted from your emotional work.

Get connected with others. Surround yourself with positive, supportive friends and get engaged with life, no matter how hard it is. Join a grief support group in your area to be with others who can share similar circumstances with you and normalize your grief.

Find a renewed sense of purpose and passion. Join an organization or a cause you care about, take a class, cultivate a new hobby, get involved! Bring healthy pleasure into your life.

Learn to be comfortable being alone. Do some self-soothing and nurturing activities. Find value in self-renewal.

Take this opportunity to learn more about yourself. Work with a life coach to help you learn about healthy relationships and crafting a new vision for your future. Recognize patterns in your relationships and identify areas where you can improve your relationship skills.

Challenge negative self-talk by replacing with more enhancing, affirming, coping thoughts. Identify your strengths and value to boost your self-esteem. Use the power of affirmations and write them on index cards for quick reference.

Remove items that remind you of your ex-lover and tuck them away somewhere so theyre not a constant visual trigger for you. There will come a time when they wont be so jarring to you.

Create a ritual of closure for your relationship (eg. throw a Im moving on party with close friends, etc.) Find a way to commemorate the relationship and what it meant to you to aid in letting go.

Create a scrapbook or collage of memories of your relationship when youre ready.

Release your feelings productively. Take out several sheets of paper and at the top of each write an emotion you feel (sad, angry, hurt, resentful, etc.). Then down the side of the full length of the paper, write I feel and fill in the blank about that particular emotion to release all the feelings you have regarding that as it pertains to your relationship grief. Do some self-soothing afterwards.

Keep a journal or write your ex-lover a letter sharing your feelings and what the relationship meant to you, etc. DO NOT SEND THIS TO YOUR EX! This is for your therapeutic benefit only. Or talk to an empty chair pretending your ex is sitting there and practice processing your emotions this way. This can be extremely cathartic.

Conclusion

Breaking up is hard to do, as an old song once put it. Realize that your pain is a tribute to the significance that this relationship held for you and that you are a survivor. How you choose to deal with the breakup will impact the direction of your life and how soon you will be able to rebuild your life. Identify healthy outlets that you can channel your feelings toward, pinpoint potential blocks that could get in the way of your healing process, and allow yourself to be open to love again when youre ready. A new beginning with opportunity and possibility awaits you on the other side of the rainbow.

Reference: Carroll, Nancy Joy. Healing A Broken Heart: A Recovery Handbook for Relationship Loss. Brentwood, TN: Life Skills Publications, 1997.

2005 Brian L. Rzepczynski

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Brian Rzepczynski holds a master's degree in Social Work from Western Michigan University and is also a Certified Personal Life Coach through The Coach Training Alliance. He launched his private coaching practice, The Gay Love Coach, in 2003 and works with gay men, both singles and couples, toward developing skills for improving their dating lives and relationships. He publishes a monthly ezine called "The Man 4 Man Plan" that has helpful articles, tips, resources, and an advice column related to gay relationships and dating. He is also the co-author of the self-help book "A Guide to Getting It: Purpose & Passion" published in May 2005. Visit his website at http://www.TheGayLoveCoach.com