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Forex Basic Tips

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

If you want to know how to become a successful Forex trader, you have to realize that it’s more an art than an exact science; the most skillful players have a knowledge that allows them to “see” beyond the facts and figures.

Some even use a gut extinct, a few master strokes (similar to the “poker face” used in the popular card game) and an artistic endeavour. Practice, discipline and going with your gut are the best methods used by those wanting to know how to become a Forex trader.

The temptation to keep fear and greed out of the equation is a key part in knowing how to become a Forex trader. You may well be tempted to throw thousands of dollars on a hot tip or a series of Forex trading tips, but patience is a virtue only the very best traders endorse and practice.

Think about it in terms of sport betting: you may well be tempted to throw money at your favourite team, but in your deepest psyche you just know the team with the best record, the greatest recent form and style are going to win – and they so often do. The odds are rubbish but so what.

A successful Forex trader will trade small amounts of money on sure fire outcomes and win every time. Sure, it will be next to nothing, but keep at doing this all the time, every single day and it will soon build up.

Bear in mind that Forex tips are good in one respect but pointless in another. Each type of trading approach requires a different method of thinking and each approach will offer a different risk profile. So you would have to change the way you approach that trade entirely – it’s a bit like putting a different hat for when you speak to your boss, the spouse, a friend down at the local bar or stranger in the street – we all wear a different hat and a good Forex trader approaches each style of trade in a different way.

You should always select a broker who will make you feel comfortable but that broker must also work with your appropriate style. And always select a longer time frame for direction analysis and a shorter time frame to time entry or exit. Psychologically you must expect the odd small loss from time to time. Trying to claw back a loss with a wild bet is an absolute no-no; do succumb to this temptation and you will soon learn how to become a successful Forex trader.

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This guest post is provided by Robin Smith of http://forexbonuslab.com/, a leading website about forex broker reviews, forex bonus offers and forex trading tips.

Online Payments – The Digital Purse for Shopping

Thursday, February 26th, 2015

There are several options of transferring cash in Online Shopping. It could be through payment gateways, net banking, debit and credit cards. Each has its own advantages and levels of approval by merchants. The most common of them are:

  • Debit/Credit cards
  • Digital cash through Payment gateways
  • Direct Cash Transfer
Online Shopping

Online Shopping In Nigeria

Through Cards: 

A large portion of internet transactions are conducted through debit and credit cards.  When you choose this option, you will be transferred to a gateway, over where you will be asked to select your bank or financial institution. Then you can enter your card’s number followed by your unique password. Note the amount you wish to spend, and your transaction is over; that’s right, within seconds!

 

Advantages

The transactions are quick and requires no mediators. For the seller, the investment is minimal, yet it reaches the maximum population. Any buyer, anywhere in the world and at any time, can make purchases, with currencies of his or her choice. Hence businesses have larger sales and huge popularity.

All that a business firm needs to do is to become an authorized credit card merchant. This is done by sending an application to a merchant account provider. The necessary hardware and hardware required for this process, will be provided by them.

Advantages for the buyer include no standing in long questions, no unnecessary hassle by salesmen, as well as many options to choose from. The goods are delivered to the address he or she is comfortable with; there is no need to even go to the store!

 

Disadvantages

Most online merchants have been verified to have secure gateways. However, there still may be fraudulent merchants, who take the payment from you, but do not deliver the goods. There is no fool-proof guarantee for such transactions.

 

Direct Bank Transfer: 

Another simple option, in which you can transfer money directly from your bank account to the seller’s account.  In the same manner as the previous option, you will be redirected to a gateway, where you will have to share your account number and other details. You can add the specific details of the merchant, you wish to purchase from. An online receipt will be created, as a note of verification.

Physical goods will be transferred to the address mentioned, while products in digital format can be downloaded. On the part of the seller, the sharing of the customer’s bank details, furnish several details to keep in touch with him or her.

For example, the customer’s phone number, residential address, date of birth and even more. The seller procures an advantage of keeping in constant touch with the customer, in order to achieve further sales from the same source.

All online transactions share the same issues of security and privacy. However, several precautionary measures are available, and most of the online merchants’ authenticity verified. Though, customers are still advised to choose wisely.

 

Digital cash through Payment gateways

Having been introduced in the last couple of years, this trend is rapidly conquering the field of online shopping in Nigeria. A payment gateway is nothing but a digital intermediary. It serves as a nexus between the bank accounts of the buyer and seller.

The main advantage of a payment gateway over direct bank transfer is that the former does not reveal your personal as well as banking details. Neither your name nor your contact details nor your account details are passed to a third person.

 

To summarize:

Online shopping is not a ‘try-and-throw- process and has many takers with business houses and customers alike, all across the world. Several merchants have devised innovative methods, to make shopping a pleasurable, as well as an entertaining experience for customers.

 

Author Bio:

Mathew Edwards is a free style article writer who prefers to write articles or blogs and websites.

The Shark Tank Formula For Startup Success

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Have you ever wondered what it takes to launch a successful startup? ABC’s reality TV show, Shark Tank, demonstrates what it’s like for entrepreneurs to go through the process of pitching their business ideas to investors (otherwise known as sharks).

Over the course of five seasons, there have been 337 pitches and only 186 deals. Out of these deals, only one-third them actually closed! You’re probably wondering, why is this such a low rate?

The reality is, it’s tough to keep your startup afloat after launching. Since 2012, only one in 17 business ventures have actually experienced a profit. Unfortunately, not every entrepreneur has the opportunity to become the next Mark Zuckerberg.

Despite the challenges of launching a startup, there are a few things entrepreneurs can do to increase their chances of success. First, it’s absolutely necessary to know your product inside and out. Regardless of how cool you think your idea is, it won’t be valuable to investors unless it serves a real purpose for your target audience.

When preparing to launch, it’s also important to perfect your pitch. Entrepreneurs need to approach investors with a goal, a business plan, and also know their numbers very well. Investors only care about how profitable your business will be in the future. Make sure you understand your numbers and can identify the information about your business that will important to investors.

Finally, it’s important to build a strong network of investors. Remember, you want these people to take interest in your business and provide you with the funding you need. Spend time building relationships with investors and learn about what they’re looking for in potential startups.

These are just a few of the takeaways you should know from ABC’s Shark Tank. To learn more about launching a startup and what it takes to be a startup success, check out the infographic below:

Shark Tank Formula

Shark Tank Formula

Your feedback will be appreciated. Cheers.

Author Bio – Ivan Serrano is a business and social media journalist living in the Bay Area of California.

Finding The Best Hashtag To Use On Twitter

Thursday, February 27th, 2014

Twitter is that beloved social media platform that asks you to sum up your thoughts in 140 characters or less. It forces you to keep the message short and sweet, and arguably stimulate your creativity. And when it comes to creativity, hashtags are in a class all by themselves. After all, if you want people to click on the hashtag and follow, you need to make it interesting enough. Read on …

What The Heck Is A Hashtag?
A hashtag is a metadata tag that lets people search for and label social media updates. If enough people follow and promote it, the hashtag can trend, which means more people follow it. A hashtag can also be used as a means of describing a particular promotion or deal.
HashtagWould this be hashtag hash? – (Photo Credit: powerplantop)

Hashtag construction is simple and straight-forward; it’s a pound sign followed by characters. So for instance, #hashtagsrule could direct people to a discussion on your website about how awesome hashtags are. Using it in a tweet could look like this: “We have some great ideas about using hashtags! #hashtags rule”.

Getting The Most Use Out Of Hashtags
Okay, so now you know what a hashtag is, but how to put it to the best use?

You can use a hashtag for your own branding purpose. For instance, Ed Young Jr Ministries uses #hecknology as their hashtag and their brand. Make the hashtag unique to your brand. You should do a search for it on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, GooglePlus, Instagram, and Pinterest, to see if anyone else is using it. If possible, keep the hashtag short and sweet (easier for people to remember and spell!). If your hashtag pertains to a particular campaign, then make sure the names complement each other. If your bar decided that instead of holding a Happy Hour from 4 to 6, you’d have a Crappy Hour from 2 to 4, you could do #crappyhour2to4.

Just in case you think that hashtags are all branding and trending, let’s bring up the concept of content hashtags. These hashtags point to content that helps to raise exposure of your business and improve SEO. For instance, if you run a hobby shop, your tweet may have hashtags that reference content on #modelwarships, #electrictrains, or #noroyarn.

There are no restrictions or guidelines in using hashtags over and over, but still, try not to overuse them; too much of a good thing, and all that. When you’re tweeting on Twitter, don’t exceed three hashtags. Furthermore, try to stay relevant to the topic at hand. Check out popular keywords and try to create hashtags based on them, but don’t ride the coattails of other trends; start your own!

And finally, avail yourself of some nifty tools, and speaking of which …

Tools You Can Use
… it just so happens tools are being discussed right here. Wow, you’d think this was planned somehow! Here are some cool tools for making better hashtags.

Hashtags.org- This free service shows what hashtags have been trending over the last 24 hours. Any heavy duty function like storing or monitoring hashtags will cost you.

What The Trend- This Hootsuite-owned resource lets you see global trends based on nation and city data. You can even track individual hashtags as streams in Hootsuite. The global trend tracking can be done either daily or monthly. While What The Trend is free, Hootsuite Pro has a monthly fee (though their basic service is free, and has fewer functions).

Trendsmap- This site visualizes the local use of hashtags and places them on a world map. This enables you to see trends by city, country, or even continent. If you own a local business, this tool is just right for you. There’s Free, Basic, and Plus levels of membership, each granting more functions. The Free level really just gives you the bare minimum, and is not meant for heavy use anyway.

All in all, hashtags help people find you online, alerting customers to a business that they otherwise may not have known about. Keep your hashtags informative, don’t overdose on them, and use trend-spotting tools to get some idea of what topics to link up with. Learn from others’ mistakes, and you’ll remain competitive. Good luck!

Byline: John Terra has been a freelance writer since 1985. He writes about everything from SEO strategies to home maintenance, and everything in between.

8 Points That Could Save a Start-Up from Messing Up

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

This article is built on the experiences of entrepreneurs who had fallen flat on their faces while trying to manage and host their start-up ventures.

We think of a mind-boggling business idea and expect it to spark up as soon as we prepare a proposal. Well, it never works that way. However good or bad an idea is, there are certain steps that need to be followed.

Before putting your idea into a set of plans and procedures on paper, here are a few things that need to be understood.

Business Startup

Business Startup

Is my idea functional?

Before getting caught in the excitement of your brilliant idea, spare a thought: can the idea be put into execution?

The concept needs to be grounded in bigger ideas for you to be able to sell it. Don’t tangle up too many ideas, focus on one at a time, and build different techniques to make them happen.

The objective here is to make sure that your idea can be pinned down to work out for the market.

Scoring funds isn’t easy

Take my word; capital will not come to you effortlessly.

You may have to pitch time and again to win investors to your side. Pitching is extremely significant. The dumbest idea can pass if the pitch is awesome.

Do thorough researches, take your time to prepare each slide to be presented, and propagate how unique your business proposition is.

If you feel it is taking too long to get funds and time is running out, pitch in your investments. It can help your business, and play the credibility factor when pitching to investors at the same time.

Be prepared to touch the highs and lows

The business is not going to flourish as soon as you start. It will take time to accomplish each milestone.

Additionally, it is important for you to be prepared in case the plan doesn’t work. Amend your strategies, be focused and push your organization to reach the targets.

If every move is drawing the results you desired, you can go for that extra mile to make your business better. But don’t be too hard on yourself or your employees.

Hire carefully and appreciate candidly

Only a good team, which believes and backs your idea, can let you take over the market.

Hence, hiring is going to be a challenging job for you. Ideally, your team should have skilled professionals, men and women with industry experience and members who have prior understanding of successfully managing a start-up.

Employees at every level need guidance, assurance and motivation, which are to come from you, the person who leads. A lot of effort is taken to build a start-up, so don’t miss out on appreciating employee efforts.

Work individually, but work more as a team

Needless to say, your team is vital to the success of your business.

The objective of the business can be reached faster and smoother if you are held together as a team. Organizational growth comes through sheer team work, and hence it is important to keep your employees as content as your investors.

Hear out the needs of the employees, provide them with adequate requirements and channelize them to use the limited resources available.

Bring the focus to limelight

With a considerable amount of work being allotted daily, it is easy to get carried away and slip into a whirlpool of confusions and heated exchanges.

It is definitely better to acquaint each team with the other ones, mainly to have them understand where they are heading in the middle of a mission. As a leader, you should take up the responsibility of constantly reminding (of course not nagging) them about the objectives of the business.

Time is precious – start acting!

When you are done with thinking and researching, the next step is to start acting, whichever small way possible.

It takes quite some time to build the brand; the earlier the better. You don’t need to wait for investors to fund in order to start your business. Begin with limited costs and resources.

Build networks and relationships

Bond with everyone – investors, employees, suppliers and stakeholders.

Start-ups usually tend to make mistakes or face hurdles frequently. Be it with resources, technology or monetary issues, it doesn’t matter. Building reliable relationships can actually help your company cope with such setbacks.

Most of these tips might have passed your thoughts, but it’s easy to forget them. To keep it simple, make a journal of everything that you did and things you have to do.

Your start-up can go terribly wrong if you don’t have these pointers on your mind. These are simple steps. Without them, you will end up pushing costs too high and fail to impress.

Author bio:-

Matt Davis a partner at Empire commercial Finance, a firm specializing in business mortgage Chester seeking to serve client of UK with ease.  A company with expert professional commercial finance brokers providing financial support for all start-up business