There was a time when there were very few bloggers on the Internet, and despite the fact that rest of the world laughed at them, they were busy minting money on the net, and laughing at the rest of the world after buying Ferraris! Well, things have changed, as just about every other person who surfs the internet, owns a blog, and dreams of making money from the internet.
The concept of micro/mini-sites has also become outdated with the Google Panda slaps, and making money from internet is becoming tougher day by day.
Affiliate marketing has also become fairly tough, due to increase in number of affiliate marketers, and lack of potential buyers.
In short, gone are the days when you could just work 2 hours in a day, updating your blog, and watch the Adsense earnings shoot up with every passing day. As a matter of fact, you can’t be even certain that you’d be paid the entire amount accrued in your Google Adsense account, as Google has started finalizing the earnings by deducting the money not paid by Adwords advertisers by the time your pay-check is issued.
I found a difference of about $24 in my last month’s earnings, which wasn’t too much for money, but it could definitely make a slight difference to those who’re counting on every single penny coming to them.
So, what should you do? Well, I guess it’s time to stop taking bigger risks, and start cashing in small returns – basically I’m talking about website flipping here!
Just build a network of say 10 blogs for 2-3months, optimize them for a set of 2-4 good keywords, to drive decent traffic, and have proof of earnings through AdSense for at least $100/month, and just sell ‘em off for $800-1000 each, on Flippa or similar sites!
This could mean potential earnings of 10 x $1000 = $10,000 in 3months, which translates to $3k+/month – and I must say this would be far better than current earnings of MOST the bloggers who’re going to read this blog post.
Even if you succeed in generating half the money, you could be able to substitute your full time income, if you happen to be an Indian working in the IT sector or perhaps complement your income even if you’re a working professional who gets a hefty salary of $5k+/month.
Making Money From the Internet Would Get Tougher in 2012
Airtel Bill Collection Scam – Let’s Ban the Biggest Fraudster in India
Airtel has been known to cheat customers since time immemorial, but this is heights of succulency – they just sent me a broadband bill AFTER DISCONNECTING the broadband line on July 1, and taking away all the equipments the same day, and a prank call from a recovery agency claiming to be from Delhi court, causing a whole lot of frustration!
I received bill of Rs1322 which i refused to pay since i was NOT EVEN PRESENT at those premises after July 1, and there was no Airtel connection either!
My airtel Account ID – 16503655
My old landline number – 080-40959541
Amount in question – Rs 1322
Even today I spoke to nodal officer, and they accepted there was no usage after June 1, and the bill shouldn’t have been generated. A guy called Vinay picked up the phone on their nodal office number 080-49081140.
Complaint number – 10538708 – which is still UNRESOLVED!
Payment receipt Number – 34-19751536 (I had to make the payment unnecessarily!)
I had sent an email to their legal team on Nov 28, and was promised a resolution by Dec 1, but never got any replies; rather they apparently filed a case in Delhi court, and today i got a call – but not from Airtel, rather so-called Delhi local court!
I’m the MD of a Pvt Ltd, and i was shocked to get a call from so-called Delhi court for Rs1322 claimed by Airtel, and had to make a payment (disturbing my busy schedule, canceling important meetings & appointments because I was mentally disturbed by all this non-sense).
And, guess what it turns out that Airtel has hired a private agency for bill recovery; (see this page) who bluff around, claiming to be from Delhi Court (I sensed that something was fishy, but I made the payment to ensure that Airtel is NOT in a position to put any penalty in future!)
I’m going to teach them a lesson, lodge a police complaint those people who had called, a counter case, and claim for mental harassment against Airtel for wastage of my time, phone bills, petrol, litigation charges and everything!
Here are the details of those people that had called from recovery agency -
Anil Mishra (I’m sure this is not the real name) – 07830943168
So-called Delhi court – 7351324794
Landline +911408909913
It’s pretty evident that these guys have been hired by Airtel, otherwise if they wanted money then they could have asked me to deposit money in THEIR ACCOUNT not to Airtel’s account!
Apparently, Airtel is not alone in this dirty game, but currently my target is only Airtel, as this war has come down to personal level. You can read more about such unscrupulous calls here
AIRTEL you’ve messed with the wrong person – I’m going to ask ALL my employees, friends, relatives, and acquaintances to cancel ALL Airtel connections – I’ll definitely make you lose lakhs of rupees of monthly business right away (much more in the longer run, coz’ I know at least 1000+ airtel users which spend Rs1000-2000/month and I’ll make sure min 80% of them cancel their connection within a month or two).
Oh yeah and by the way I had applied for a dedicated internet lease line, paid Rs25k advance, and waited for more than 4 months to get refund – I’m going to claim FD interest for that amount, and a case of mental harassment & poor business ethics too! AIRTEL you’re going to pay for messing with me; I’ve already THROWN all my airtel numbers, and asked my employees to port to Vodafone TODAY! (we had corporate Airtel plans, but not any more!)
My friend is also facing a similar issue and she has received a WRONG bill of Rs4k instead of reg broadband bill of just R1300+, and instead of accepting their fault, Airtel has issued a legal notice, and threatened to take legal action.
And, I swear I’m not going to leave my Rs.1322 that I’ve UNNECESSARILY PAID (coz’ I couldn’t afford my rapport to be put at stake due to a STUPID tech glitch or Airtel’s shoddy methodologies of earning money), but now ball is in my court!
I’ll combine all complaints and launch a MASTER CASE against Airtel – and Karnataka heads, and all key role players in Airtel, you better beware coz’ you can’t get away eating others HARD-EARNED money just like that!
I’ll launch a country-wide protest against Airtel, and ensure that the company loses considerable volume of business over next few months – that’s my promise!!! It’s not about just 1300 odd rupees – it’s about business ethics; RIGHT & WRONG – and Airtel definitely needs to be taught a lesson so that they NEVER EVER think of doing it AGAIN to anybody!
You can read more complaints here & my complaint here.
Note to Airtel: If you’d have come to me asking for a donation of Rs 1000 or begged, I’d have gladly given you even Rs10k (I’ve tipped lot more than Rs1322 to many waiters to date, so you could have also joined the list!), but now I’ll try my level best to take you to the verge of bankruptcy by encouraging people to file cases of mental harassment, and spread awareness about your collection SCAM throughout the country! You just ruined my 1 day, and ate Rs1322 – now you see what I do! I know I can’t get you banned in India with such a small thing, but when Apple can be sued, so can Airtel be! (if this was U.S./Canada I’d have certainly put those prank callers behind the bars too, but unfortunately it’s not so easy in India!)
Om Thoke (a.k.a. Sarweshwar Thoke)
Managing Director, Webfosys Networks Pvt Ltd
CEO, Xpress SEO Solutions
Mob: +91-7829901161, 9620825494
E-mail: om.thoke86@gmail.com, om@webfosys.com
Getting a Super Bike Loan in India Isn’t Easy At All!
I thought getting a super bike loan in Bangalore (or any part of India for that matter) wouldn’t be as tough, especially for a small amount like 6lakhs, that too for a customer like me who has solid credit record, and almost just about everything right in terms of credibility! Indeed, my new Hyosung GT 650R superbike is coming in another 2 days – I was delighted to see it in the showroom yesterday, and I can hardly wait for it to be registered, and delivered to me, but the journey wasn’t too easy, as I had to literally bear lot of frustration almost for a month!
I was hoping to get it this weekend, but since it’s the second Saturday, RTO offices in Bangalore were closed, and hence it couldn’t be registered today!
Basically, I’m writing this post out of the extra enthusiasm bubbling within me, and to share the hassles I had to face (read my update, and see the reason why I’ve made these edits) the experience of getting the superbike loan from Tata Capital.
Heard of an Outie Car?
It’s quite funny how a word like “outie car” comes into existence… Basically, when I was researching a few keywords related to Audi cars, I came across this keyword “outie car” and thought that it was a new automotive launch.
But, I couldn’t help start laughing when I did a few google searches, and realized that there’s nothing called an outie car as such.
Basically, I saw a few threads on Yahoo Answers discussing “what is outie car” and the answers were extremely funny! What I could infer from all the discussion was that folks from a particular nation are spelling “Audi” as Outie since it’s pronounced “OW-dee” and due to the difference in their pronunciation even the spelling has changed…
Caterham All Set to Rock the Asian Luxury Car Markets
Caterham is all set to give a rusty time to the likes of Audi, BMW, and other luxury marquees that have been enjoying unperturbed supremacy in the Asian automotive markets, especially the Indian market, which has been the second largest booming automotive market next to the US.
The classic Caterham R500 will soon be seen on Indian roads, but the exciting news is that company is planning to launch their entry level convertible/coupe at an extremely competitive price of just 25,00,000 INR. And, without a second thought, it’d be far cheaper than the likes of BMW Z4, and Audi TT, and appeal to a wider range of automotive enthusiasts.
Basically, there are no roadsters sold in Indian markets around that price range, and this would prove to be a huge advantage for Caterham. What’s more, the company has a very modest target of selling 25-30 units in the first year, which looks very achievable.
But, at the same time, it also makes me wonder as to how many people would really want to shell out 26 lakhs on a roadster that’s not meant for daily driving, and one that doesn’t give you the luxurious feel that a BMW, Mercedes or Audi car offers!
A similar question was posed when BMW Motorrad, and Ducati brought expensive superbikes to Indian markets, and pretty soon Harley Davidson, Hyosung, Triumph, and many others followed the league… And, perhaps Caterhams’ move may pretty well turn out to be the much needed driving force for creating a potential market for roadsters in India. Of course, San Motor tried it, and failed terribly, but then you simply can’t compare San Motors to Caterham, can you?
Coming back to their tentative line-up in India, the infamous R500 will also be seen in Indian markets; however it’ll be priced close to 86,00,000 INR, and the company will also be launching couple of other luxurious models in Indian markets in 2012 – so let’s wait and watch how they fare against the likes of Audi TT & other luxurious models that have already established a strong-hold in the Indian automobile markets.
I recently ordered a Hyosung GT 650R superbike and my next dream was perhaps the BMW X1 crossover, or the Toyota Fortuner, but I guess if Caterham were to enter the Indian markets by end of 2012, I’d most certainly put my money on the Caterham roadster without second thoughts!
Best IRA Providers in US
A good percentage of Americans merely rely on their Social Security to cover their expenses during their retirement days… But, depending upon on the projections of the Trustees of the Social Security fund, the SS fund benefits will start getting drained off by 2027, and they’ll be completely exhausted by 2041.
While a good chunk of population totally relies on their employer-offered retirement accounts as their alternative retirement returns, being a working professional and a US taxpayer, you have the chance to supplement and develop your retirement nest egg by starting IRA accounts.
So, let’s find out some of the best IRA accounts that you can rely on, for planning a safe & peaceful retirement.
