MAKING IT – THE INFOPRENEURING WAY

The world is becoming a global Village, more and more daily activities are going online. The internet will one day become the meeting point for all of human activities. You can key into this and make money, I mean stress – free money. Let me introduce some streams of income from the internet.

Ø DOMAIN REAL ESTATE: this involves making good money from domain name. For you to be reading this article, it means that you can browse. For you to access any website, like this one, you need three things: first; the content – this is what will be display on the website, in this case – this article that you are reading, secondly; you need a web host- they help to keep the web page accessible by all and finally; a domain name the address of the web page, it could be www.yahoo.com. The following are some of the ways you can turn a domain name into minting machine:

· Buying and selling: you can buy a domain name as low as $3 and you can sell it as high $2m. For instance, sex.com was sold for over $4million. All you need is to be creative in generating name that will attract people to buy. After buying, you submit it to domain brokers and wait for your cool cash –money. Sedo.com is a good place to check out!

· Domain parking: you can buy as many domain of your choice and parked them into a single domain. Advertisers will pay you ($.3 to $10) for every click. All you need to do is register and pull enough traffic to it. You can check out parking.com or sedo.com to get ready to park your money!!!

Ø ARTICLES WRITING: You can turn your life experience or someone’s life experience or problem into a source of steady income. All you need is pick a topic that is very hot –in demand and write about it. You can get this from niche website. After that, you write about it – you can even use the power of leverage by allowing others including professional do the writing and you simply compile it – you can go to surveymonkey. A good article can sell as far as $16. Imagine writing 100 – that will be $1,600. Even the lazy writer can do this in a day, multiply this on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. So, stand up and take action!! Article writing is like you were giving the chance to write the amount you want into a blank cheque- what would you write into the cheque? After writing the article just go to websites where you can sell them and register with them. There are a lot of good ones around, this website is a good example, and you also have heliumexchange.com, lulu.com, searchwarp.com and lot more.

Ø eBook: you can package your own ebook or buy a fast selling ebook with resale right and repackage it. To sell your own ebook, simply compose the book in any text editing software like MS word and convert it. You have a pdf converter or ebook creator. For the Pdf you need Adobe professional or you can covert it online by typing “free pdf converter” into google.com and follow the link of any of the returned result. To use the ebook generator, search for “ebook compiler or ebook generator” there are a lot of good ones around and even free!!! An ebook can cost as much as $250.

Hey, there are a lot of people reading this article right now, but only those that take ACTION will get the desired result.

To your success!!!

CERTIFICATION GUIDE

Do you know the IT world is one of the highest paying and offers relaxed atmosphere for you as a career person. The following certifications will help you verify and learn the skills needed to find a job in IT. Once you have one of these, you can begin to gain the experience and higher certifications that will land you a great IT career. You can always browse for the respective brain dump (past question and answer) and study guide of any of the certification. For the latest yet free brain dump and study guide visit:

1. CompTia A+
At the top of the list, the A+ certification is one of the most popular ways for people to break into the computer business. The A+ certifies you as a computer technician and covers topics such as hardware, OS, and networking. 6 months of technician experience is recommended and two exams are required. Both exams lend themselves nicely to self study. So get a good book and sign up to get your A+ certification.

2. Microsoft Certified Professional
To get any Microsoft certification, this will be the first stepping stone. You will be an MCP once you take your first exam (either Window XP or Window Vista) and until you complete the exams needed for any other Microsoft certification (MCSD, MCSE, etc.).

3. Microsoft Certified Desktop Service Technician
If you like to troubleshoot, then this certification is for you. You’ll take two exams and then be able to support end user desktop systems.

4. CompTia Security+
Two years of networking experience is recommended for this certification so the true IT newbie might be in over their head with this one. However, security is a big issue and if you have the familiarity to take the one exam required, the Security+ cert works as a prerequisite for the MCSA and CNE.

5. CIW Associate
If you are into internet technologies and would like to define your skills, then go for the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) certification. The Associate level requires only one exam called the Foundation exam, which covers html, dhtml, networking, graphics, and internet history. From there you can advance to the Professional and Master CIW levels.

6. Sun Certified Java Programmer
This is the first step to higher Java certifications and will prove your skills as a Java programmer on the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition. You must understand the fundamentals of the language so get a good book and maybe a training class before taking the exam.

7. CCNA or CCDA (cisco 640-208)
Both of these certifications will require some dedicated training if you are new to IT. These will be tough for those considering a career change, but well worth the effort. Cisco certifications are popular and respected. Once you have the experience to back up the cert, you will be able to move on to the advanced Cisco certifications. You can visit the official cisco website www.cisco.com to check out for details. For the brain dump visit: http://www.mcse.cc/down/killtest640-802.pdf

8. Microsoft Office Specialist
If you have experience with Microsoft Office products, you can achieve a Microsoft Office Specialist certification on any one product such as Word, or Excel by taking a single exam. A Master designation requires several exams and comprehensive knowledge of multiple products.

9. MySQL
One exam and knowledge of basic SQL and MySQL software will get you this certification. An additional exam and more advanced SQL skills will get you a Professional level certification.

10. Graphics & Internet Certifications
Finally, there are several good certifications for graphic designers and web developers. Most of these are vendor-specific and typically require one exam. Check with the product vendor you work with (or want to work with) and see if they have a certification program. Also check with associations such as WebYoda and WOW.