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Earn from Net? Well here are the do's and don't
Tips on Earning Through Internet

First of all, before starting any job on Net, remember that we are in India. Here the speed of the Net connection is often much slower than the quoted speed. I do not want to name any particular ISP, but I have tried through at least 3 options (1 Broadband, 2 Dial Ups). The same thing is true in all... those services. Naturally, see how much is your hourly expenditure, and how much you are earning per hour (I assume, most of our home workers, especially from small towns, use Dial Up connections only). Secondly, if you accept money through PayPal, take it in consideration that they will dedict their fees / charges, so your net income will be less than that you find in the payer's note. So, finally what you get, and whether that is taxable that is to be assessed. Ultimately, what is coming to you? It is to be understood first. Nothing comes free. For many users, it may so happen that -- Cost of 'Time Spent' + Cost of 'Labour Given' + Cost of 'Internet Connection' is greater than the amount received. So, be careful. In the USA, the entire scenario is slightly different, but in India, the real profitability is still very less. * Please do not get confused. I have just kept 'My View on Earning through Net Jobs'. There are other ways of Earning through Net, e.g. 'Selling your products through Net'. I have not included those in the scope of my discussion. Read More

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Advice on publishing collection of Short Stories
Tips on Publishing a Collection of Short Stories

Sir, Please note that at the initial stage one / two stories are lost like that, every writer knows that. Let us think positively -- the thing is the person or group of people lifting it, must realize your potential. That way you are reaching people. If you can catch the person or the paper /... magazine where your work is reproduced by some other writer, you can very easily bring it to the notice of the editor/ manager of the site. You can also raise a voice with the help of other literary sites /community/blogs -- as the date is displayed in the original site where your work was first published. Think what is your purpose, to make people happy with your write-ups or to do business or to gain fame and so on... If you want to entertain people: ok. forget it. If you want to to do business: publish a collection of your stories, and sell that through Amazon or otherwise. If you want to gain fame: Just publish part of the story (say, till before the climax starts), then end with Part 2 of the story can be had on request to the author (give your e-mail ID). Let the reader contact you. Then you take the essential details from him (Say, Name, Address, Profession, Purpose and so on...). Verify those data (if you can). Then give the complete piece (if you want to). Dear sir, at the end I will mention that plagiarists were there yesterday, they are here today and they will be there tomorrow. Any amount of caution is nothing more than illusion. To come up, in any field, you have to sacrifice a few (may vary person to person) stories. A really creative person does never stop as he / she knows that his / her stock is unlimited. Please excuse me, if I have made any harsh remark. However, it has happened with me. Terrosists blow off Mumbai trains, and plagiarists target writers' hearts. These are all parts of life. We have to be with these things. Face them with indomitable courage. Truth Prevails. Regards. P. K. Chatterjee prasanta63@yahoo.comRead More

Reviewed Tips on Publishing a Collection of Short Stories

Advice on publishing collection of Short Stories

This era of information and connectivity has taken off one of the most precious things from our life, yes, I am referring to ‘Spare Time’. New media(TV, FM Radio and I-Net) has been drawing people away from reading. Because audio or audio-visual delivery is definitely much more effective as far ...Read more

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Reviewed The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - Robin Sharma

A book calling for a paradigm shift

Robin has done a great job by combining the most essential or most vital points of instruction (on ‘How to live a good life’) from the Hindu, Buddhist and even some other religious guidelines. His unique way of story telling and rolling the instruction sheet for improving the reader’s quality as...Read more

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