Laptop vs. Desktop PC: What To Choose

Nowadays you can hardly imagine a home without at least one computer device. About a decade ago most of the devices were traditional desktop computers, but since those times laptops have gotten a huge boost in popularity. Both types of computers have their own advantages and drawbacks, and today we’ll help you figure out which one is the right for you.

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Desktop PC advantages
Here is why a desktop PC may be a better choice compared to a laptop:

• More power - although laptops have come a long way, high-end desktop computers are nearly always more powerful than expensive laptops, which is crucial for gamers, designers, programmers, video editors, and many other users.

• Easier upgrades - whenever you want to add more power to your computer, change the graphics card or expand RAM, you can do it by simply opening up your PC case and installing the newer piece of hardware. Hardware upgrades on laptops, on the contrary, require much more work and technical skills.

• Better controls - every desktop PC comes with a keyboard and a mouse that are incredibly comfortable to use. Laptop keyboards usually have smaller keys, which is less comfortable for some users. Plus, smaller laptops miss the number pad on the right, which is why it can take you a while to get adjusted to a laptop keyboard.

Laptop advantages 

• Portability - out of all computer-related devices, there is not a single one that is as easy to transport as a laptop. You can take your laptop anywhere while still being able to enjoy all of the benefits of a computer, which is not something you can experience with a tablet or other portable device.

• Easy use - all it takes for a laptop to start working is for you to press the start button, given that your laptop is fully charged. Compared to a desktop PC, which requires a dozen of cables to be plugged in before you can turn it on, it’s definitely a quicker and more efficient way to get straight to work.

• Screen size - unless you’re planning to get a mini-laptop with a 10-12 inch screen, a normal-sized laptop has the right screen size for most users. The majority of laptops produced today have a 15-16 inch screen that allows you to do all kinds of work while still enjoying the ultimate portability of the device. Plus, if you need a bigger screen size for work, you can always connect your laptop to an external monitor.

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How To Start Online Marketing Business In Nigeria For Free

Starting an online marketing business in Nigeria to some people is a big challenge. This is because when you talk about Online marketing many things are put into consideration such as what to promote/ market , how to get started, Hosting, domain name, Lead capture pages otherwise known as Landing page. All these criteria stated above are really necessary when starting an Online marketing Business.
Today I'm going to show you how to start your own online marketing business in Nigeria for almost free. As you read further, You will discover how you can have access to over 150 free Lead capture pages for your online marketing business which comes with hosting and domain.

How To Start Online Marketing Business With Online Sales Pro (OSP)

Many of my facebook friends might have seen my updates about Online Sales Pro, few have also contacted me to know more about how it works. Here I will give you a little explanation on what OSP is, how it works and how you can make good money with and most especially how you can start your online marketing business in Nigeria for almost free via Online Sales Pro.

So What Is Online Sales Pro.? 
You know why there's so many people making thousands of dollars quickly? cause they use OSP, Exitus and other affiliate networking programs combined with a social media marketing strategy for getting quality leads.  

Online Sales Pro is a sales funnel/lead conversion program that all the big Internet marketers and  earners use . It has really good educational resources and features for better email marketing and sales funneling. They also have affiliate program which allows you to make $20 per sign-up referral you make, it's really goo to start.

They show you how to promote on Facebook, Google, twitter and I think pinterest (i just started and still learning myself) OSP has tutorials and resources to explain how to get leads. They call it organic marketing. they also talk about traffic. OSP creates the funnel pages for you, and there's two ways to use it: 
1. Promoting the system itself: That is by becoming an affiliate where you earn $20 commission every month on any member you refer into the program.

2. Promoting your own product: This is made possible by the use of their free landing pages for your lead capturing. You will get to have access to your Leads which include, their names, Email address and Phone Numbers. With this you are set to start your Online marketing by promoting your own product to your email subscribers

Actually the System costs Just $37 to join and have access to all the marketing tools you need and also to make money with their affiliate program. All you need is just $37 and you are good to go. You don't have to worry about Hosting or creating a landing page.

Click HERE to Join Now.
When you sign up, it will say if you want to upgrade. Say no, you want $37/month. Create a sub-domain ( Your business.onlinesalespro.com), you can also get a custom domain name and redirect it to your lead capture page, After you enter paying option, fill out tax form and upload (or do it via adobe to sign digitally and upload) and then affiliate link will be ready.
You can also integrate your aweber account with the system

I will have to stop here, I will still write more article about Online Sales Pro for better understanding. Please use the comment box if you have any question, I will gladly reply you.

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Best 4 Blogging Platforms to Start a Blog for Free

Hello guys, It’s been a while I updated this blog, this is because of some private reasons and tight schedules.Ok today I will be treating a very disturbing Topic which answers the question always asked by those that want to start up a blog. “The new bloggers” So I will be writing on the Best 4 Blogging Platforms to Start a Blog for Free. Many people always inbox me on facebook asking what is the best blogging platform to start a blog with low cost? So I have decided to make a post on it today.

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How to fix Facebook Incorrect Post Thumbnail Issue in Blogger

The facebook share button picking the wrong post thumbnail has been a great problem for many bloggers.

 So have you noticed an incorrect facebook share button post thumbnail showing up when you share your articles on Facebook? I have gotten some emails and complains from my readers and in this article, I will help you fix the facebook incorrect thumbnail issue in Blogger.

But first of all Let us look at:

Why Facebook is Not Picking up The right Thumbnail Image

Facebook post share button not picking up the right thumbnail has many reasons. One of the first most common reason is having multiple images set in the og:image tag where you have your featured image smaller than rest of your other images in Wordpress Blogger but for the purpose of this course, I will focus on  How to fix Facebook Incorrect Post Thumbnail Issue in blogspot Blogger.

The Second reason why Facebook post share button not picking up the right thumbnail could be from your blogger template. Many blogger template developers makes some silly errors and do not perform very well in XML or html coding and thereby compound a crappy blogger templates with errors. And when a newbie downloads these templates, they will be faced with this type of problem. So your non premium blogger template can also be  reason for this issue because of  its wrong coding by unprofessional developers and webmasters.

So how do we solve this problem?

How To Fix Facebook Wrong Picture Thumbnail Issue In Blogger Template

To fix this problem, Follow the steps bellow, you have to add some codes to your blogger template. So follow the below given simple steps to Avoid No Thumbnail Issue While Sharing Post on Facebook.

• Go to your blogger dashboard:
• Remember to back up your Template.
• Go to Template >> Edit >>Html:
• Press CTRL  F
• And look for  <head> tag  In the template:
• Now Paste the bellow code just after the  <head> tag:

<meta content='article' property='og:type'/><meta expr:content='data:blog.postImageThumbnailUrl' property='og:image'/><meta expr:content='data:blog.title' property='og:site_name'/><meta expr:content='data:blog.pageName' property='og:title'/><b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription != &quot;&quot;'><meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' name='description'/></b:if>

• Save Your Template

What You should know After Customization

Just before ending this post I think you should know this important Tips.

After correcting this problem of  Facebook Incorrect Post Thumbnail Issue in Blogger all your new posts from now will show correct picture thumbnail in facebook whenever you share the post.

You have to wait for like 3 to 4 days for your old posts to the correct Post thumbnail. Also note that you have to add the same code each time you change your blogger template.

Bonus tips and tricks To Show Right Post Image Thumbnail In Facebook

• I just felt like sharing these basic blogger tips and tricks that will guide you on how to insert image in the right way inside blogger post. 
• I recommend you use PNG format for your main post image. Then you can use JPG image format for the rest of image you will insert in your post. 
•  Make you of image tags and do not resize your image automatically inside your post.
• Share your post on face immediately after publishing.

Conclusion:

Hope I have been able to help you through this article to resolve Facebook incorrect / no thumbnail issue in Blogger.  I know how frustrating this problem is, after composing your post, now to share to facebook which is a big source of traffic, and you got yourself stuck on this issue. Well I believe you have found solution today.

Please comment is it worked for you. If you still have any issue on this please do not hesitate to use the comment box.  

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Top 6 Ways To Make Money Blogging Online - How Bloggers Make Money

Best Ways to Make Money From Blogging 

Discover the best ways to actually make money from blogging. Blogging is one of the Top ways to make money on the Internet and in this post, I will be discussing on the 6 Top ways you can generate Income from your Blog and the good part of it is that It is simple and free. Many people have been blogging for months and even for years now without making even a dim from their blog why? Because you refused to see the other income stream ways of making money from your blog. Many are even planning to quit blogging simply because Google Adsense disapproved their Application.

In this post you will find out reasons why you will continue blogging and enjoy the fruit of your Labour. Because you will find out complete Best 6 Ways to Make Money From Blogging in fact not even from blogging but 7 Best ways to make Money from My BLOG, Yes that your blog which you are about to dump can generate thousands of naira for you. Alright let’s get to the point.

How To Make Money Blogging

>Pay Per Click (PPC).  

I believe you might have had about this many times. Per per Click is the most popular ways to make money from blogging and I know may bloggers already knows this . The basic concept of Pay Per Click (PPC) is placing advertisers banners or text ads in your blog and when a visitor clicks on these ads, you get a certain commission.
Your commission is based on the keyword price that the advertisers are bidding for, don’t worry I will talk more about Keywords in my next post.

Lets Take for instance, Google Adsense. Google permits Independent Individuals ( Bloggers Like You ) to apply for adsense through their website where when approved, could have a chance to create a source of income out of their blog. Once You get approved for Adsense, you will have access to their dashboard where you will be able to generate ad codes you embed in your website to display ads. You get paid when your visitors click on that ad.

If you have tried Google Adsense PPC Application before but got disapproved, bellow are some Google Adsense Alternatives:

• · Try Chitika
• · Infolinks
• · And VigLink

Without any Doubt Google Adsense remains the best pay per Click Ads Company that you can apply with and I know another person or blogger might have told you that It is the best existing ad network out there to monetize any website (as long as your blog/website comply with Google AdSense Program Policy or adhere to Webmaster Quality Guidelines).

>Private Advertising On Your Blog 

 

This platform allows Independent companies or even other bloggers to advertise you’re your blog. You offer to sell ad space on your website to them.

Here you are totally in charge. You can decide to fix the price or make the price completely negotiable and payment is usually per month.

However, before engaging your website to this type of advertisement, you must make sure that your blog receives a decent amount of traffic. When I say Traffic I mean genuine traffic from your Blog followers, email list and the visitors you receive from organic traffic (Search Engine Traffic)

>Offer Solo Ads Blast

This might sound new to many, but just in case you are not acquaintance with this advertising method, a solo ad is a one-time email blast you sell to a buyer who wants to advertise to your subscribers or to your email list.

This advertising method is usually employed by marketers not entirely for business to business blogs. For example if your blog is about “weight loss” and you built a good amount of email list of people seeking to lose weight, you are certainly good to go with this method. Here you offer to sell ads to vendors who sell products about weight loss, products like eBooks, video course, or whatever products they sell related to weight loss, you may consider using this solo ads technique.
I personally call it this method - 'the backdoor Selling Approach” 

> Affiliate marketing 

 

This is one of the most popular methods of monetizing a blog. This is done via affiliate marketing.
Affiliate Marketing is all about partnering with an independent business owners or some companies Market their products for them in your blog or website as the case may be.

Unlik PPC, affiliate marketing is a commission based monetization method, where you place a banner or text ads containing your affiliate link in your website. You will earn a certain percentage of commission each time a person makes a purchase from the affiliate link you placed on your blog.

You should note that the commission you receive is based from the percentage you agreed with the product owner.
For instance, if a particular product you are promoting is worth $59, and the affiliate commission set by the product owner is 45%, once you make a sale you make $26.55 commission - that's basically the idea.
To be successful in this method of blog monetization, it is advisable to promote products related to your website niche. If you are into Technology blog, you can monetize your blog by promoting products related to Technology such as Software, Electronics etc.

> Be your Own boss By Selling your own product. 

There are basically two types of Products you can sell as a blogger.

• · Physical Products
• · Digital Products

The physical products I mean here are tangible products such as t-shirts, books, shoes, etc.
The Digital products are products in the form of eBooks, PDF, Video courses and general digital products such as guides and tutorial. If your blog is about body fitness, then you can create video courses or eBook discussing how to burn fats, eating healthy, right exercise, etc.

In this platform ,you can even partner up with third party merchants to boost our sales. Third party merchants such as ClickBank, ShareASale, e-junkie etc, this is to engage your product in affiliate marketing program. This way, you are building a network of affiliate marketers who are willing to sell your product.
And when your affiliates make a sale, they'll get their commission, you'll get yours.

For in case you've tested a particular strategy that effectively worked for you, for example you accidentally discover a way on how to make money the most efficient way(assuming your blog is about business), then you can write an eBook discussing the methods you used, how it worked, your experience, your results then sell it to your visitors.

>Freelance via your blog.   

Freelance writing is one of the advantages of blogging. And it may occur to you that content marketing is one the best business marketing strategies used by top companies to pull massive traffic to their website. So if you are gifted in writing impressive and well researched SEO optimized blog post then Freelance content Writing is a sure way of making money as a blogger.

The good part of it is that you are totally in charge with the price for each of your articles. You can find your ideal customers at Craigslist, ProBlogger etc. or you register as a freelance article writer at Elance,Fiverr, etc

Conclusion
I have just above, listed 6 ways you can make money from blogging. So why not give blogging a short. Well there is nothing wrong if you decide to create a blog without monetizing it ,it is your choice but I think it would be more efficient if you start blogging today, in as much as u it takes nothing to create a blog and embed ad codes.

Note that the points I mentioned above is never a guarantee that if you implement any of the method that you will make millions as a blogger. This is because you success as a blogger blog depends on your actions(or inaction), and level of determination.

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Key Reasons Why You Should Not Take Out Student Loans for 2016

Are You A student and planning to take Out a Student Loan? Please Read this Post to find out what you should know before thinking of taking a Student Loan. The Top Reasons You Need to consider and why you should not take a Student Loan.

Never before in American history has this nation been so immersed in debt. Whether it is Auto loans, home mortgages, credit cards and now student loans have all amassed trillions of dollars of debt that too many will never be able to repay. With this holiday season already upon us credit card debt is already sky high and is getting higher all the time. Just this past week on Cyber Monday 93% of sales were all debt transactions. Credit or debt financing has taken hold of our whole economy. When we add student loan debt combined with all the mortgage foreclosures that have befallen millions of Americans since 2008 the United States is being crushed by the massive weight of colossal debt. Yet, there are unscrupulous institutions, and individuals who continue to reap billions of dollars capitalizing on others indebtedness. Just this past year the Federal Government reaped over $42 billion in profit from all the student loans that they issued..

Also Read: Top 5 Websites to Download Free Books Online

One of the most influential factors in college recruitment practices especially among career advisors, guidance counselors, school officials, and college recruiters today claim that by going to college it is an investment in your future. Today, it is more like speculation of a future that really isn't that secure. What they don't tell even though tuition may seem high today the student loans incurred by going to their school may never be fully be paid off. With so little actual good paying jobs in these specialized fields that future is marred by enormous debt from all the student loans that have piled up. It is just like the Housing Crisis when financial institutions coerced people to take on the seemingly unimaginable costs in mortgages in the hopes that they will in the future be able to pay the balance on their mortgage. But, in reality those future costs became insurmountable. The same thing is happening with student loan practices today.


One of the most influential factors in college recruitment practices especially among career advisors, guidance counselors, school officials, and college recruiters today claim that by going to college it is an investment in your future. Today, it is more like speculation of a future that really isn't that secure. What they don't tell even though tuition may seem high today the student loans incurred by going to their school may never be fully be paid off. With so little actual good paying jobs in these specialized fields that future is marred by enormous debt from all the student loans that have piled up. It is just like the Housing Crisis when financial institutions coerced people to take on the seemingly unimaginable costs in mortgages in the hopes that they will in the future be able to pay the balance on their mortgage. But, in reality those future costs became insurmountable. The same thing is happening with student loan practices today.

The biggest problem today with the enormous debt associated with student loans is that financial institutions that provide these loans are now bundling them together and then selling them just like the they did and continue to do with home mortgages. Like 2008 when the housing bubble broke the same thing is going to happen with student loan debt. What is so tragic is that these financial institutions as well as the Federal Government continue to reap billions of dollars in profits every year. The best way to address this growing crisis is with legislation that is being proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders. And if it comes to pass that free college tuition for anyone who qualifies to attend it just maybe the best way to advert a financial disaster.

One of the most concerning facts about the ever increasing amount of student loan debt are the many smaller more specialized for profit universities that have taken over the TV adds lately. It is pretty obvious when so many of these for profit schools emphatically state in their recruitment practices that they offer students a much better chance and practically guarantee employment upon successful completion of course requirements. With the US economy still in an economic quandary what employment opportunities there are too many times these students will not land a qualified job with the salary to match their ability to repay all the student loans that have been added just to complete their course requirements. It is as though these schools are deceiving students, their parents, and even grandparents by offering incentives attached to degrees in specialized fields using their own financial network knowing full well that there is still a very little chance these students will ever be able to repay all the costs incurred.

Call it what you will private for profit institutions of higher learning continue fleecing students and parents alike by the sheer volume of loans offered by the Universities in conjunction with the Federal Government. Today, the total amount of student loan debt in the United States is over $1.3 trillion. To think that a college education had always been a gateway to an occupation to ones chosen field and the promise that their occupation would provide the means for a standard of living much better had they not attended and got that degree. Sad to say those days are long gone.

In today's fast paced world of high finance where profits are all that matter it is not surprising that institutions of higher learning have now joined the rank and file wall street consortium. The surge of for profit universities has more than doubled just within the past few years and with it student loan debt has reached the highest level in the history of the US. Never before have institutions of higher learning been so profit oriented. Just imagine tuition at Harvard University 100 years ago cost a whopping $150 and many state schools charged nothing at all. Now, when we look at the consumer price index from the past 100 years there has been a 2,263% rise since 1915 in the cost of everything we buy. College tuition on the other hand, the price index has risen by over 43,000% since 1915. That alone should be a real wake up call for all educators, the public and all elected officials. This increase is just tuition costs never mind room and board, books, and all the other incidentals associated with campus living.

One of the most influential factors in college recruitment practices especially among career advisors, guidance counselors, school officials, and college recruiters today claim that by going to college it is an investment in your future. Today, it is more like speculation of a future that really isn't that secure. What they don't tell even though tuition may seem high today the student loans incurred by going to their school may never be fully be paid off. With so little actual good paying jobs in these specialized fields that future is marred by enormous debt from all the student loans that have piled up. It is just like the Housing Crisis when financial institutions coerced people to take on the seemingly unimaginable costs in mortgages in the hopes that they will in the future be able to pay the balance on their mortgage. But, in reality those future costs became insurmountable. The same thing is happening with student loan practices today.

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