My 2¢ Worth

esterday was Groundhog Day and according to legend "... the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate

ell, of course the groundhog saw his shadow and in these parts that means six more weeks of winter. Oh joy!

 did a little research and what I found is that the groundhog has saw his shadow 88 out of the last 100 years.

he last time he did not see his shadow was in 1999. It just so happens, I remember that year and guess what? We had six more weeks of winter beyond February 2^nd!

n other words it doesn't seem to make any difference if the Groundhog sees his shadow or not. We're still in for at least another six weeks of winter. And here in Minnesota where I live, we consider ourselves fortunate if winter only last six more weeks.

o as I prepare to step out into the frozen tundra, I leave you with this thought: Enjoy the next six weeks!

Feature Article

How To Pick A Product To Resell Online

by: Patric Chan automateinternetmarketing.com

Here's a really simple way to keep 100% profit by selling a product that you did not create. How? You can do that by buying resale rights to other products to sell online.

The main 3 advantages you can get from selling a product that you own the resale rights are:

1. You don't need to spend your time to create it.
2. You'll have a system. Normally, when you buy the resale rights to a product, it'll come as a package with all the marketing tools such as the salesletter, website, ads and so on.
3. You minimize the risk of failure. Instead of worrying whether the product that you want to create will be successful or not, you have a variety of choices to choose when selecting which product you want to buy the resale rights to.

The toughest part of profiting from this opportunity is selecting a profitable product to resell. There are A LOT of products that offer resale rights to buy. But most of them will not make you profit. YOU NEED to know how to SELECT the gold from the rocks.

Here are 5 guidelines to choose a resale right before buying:

1. Who is the creator?

The author or creator of the product plays a major role. For obvious reasons, customers will prefer to buy a product that is created by someone well-known rather than a new 'player' in the topic of the product. The name is like a brand. For instance, Anthony Robbins has very good credibility in self-empowerment. If he was to create a new product related to that same topic, what are the chances that it's going to be the next best-seller? I'm sure it's going to sell far better than any other self-empowerment books by new authors.

2. What's the terms and conditions of selling it?

It's important for you to know how the resale rights owner are allowed to sell it. If there's no proper legal terms and conditions, avoid it. Without that, the owners of the resale right are allowed to resell the product anyway they want.

Assuming you own product X resale rights and selling it at $47.00 online. And another owner is selling it for $47.00 but inclusive of another 50 products as free gifts. Any smart customer will know who to buy from and they're probably not going to buy from you. Even if they have bought from you, they'll ask for a refund because they'll feel 'cheated' as other owners are selling it off at better offer.

3. What's the minimum price for selling it?

Similar to guideline # 3, there should be a strict minimum price to resell the product. You don't want to end up in a price war with other resale rights owners because both of you will end up losing. Who's the winner? The customer.

If you sell at $37.00 and someone else is selling at $27.00, guess who's going to win the sale?

Don't go into price war. You'll hate it.

4. When were the resale rights made available to purchase?

I'll try to buy resale rights that are offered during the first launch of the product itself. Sometimes, product owners will only release or sell the resale rights after selling the product for 1 year and so on. If it doesn't ring a bell with you, most of the time the owner will sell the resale rights as a new income stream AFTER the income stream of selling the product Itself is stagnant or declining.

This means, the chances of you profiting from reselling the product is lower.

5. Does the product compliment your existing business or product?

It's easier to sell a resale rights product if it's related to your own business or the product you are currently selling. This is because, you have a ready-made list of potential customers to buy. Secondly, you can even use the resale rights product to hook your potential customer to buy YOUR OWN products.

I know buying resale rights and selling the product works because I've profited from it before.

Use these guidelines before you buy resale rights, and your chance of getting profit will be higher.

Are you ready now?

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Patric Chan is a direct response expert, internet infopreneur, marketing strategist and author. At the age of 24, he had achieved many extraordinary results in the internet marketing world. He had joint-ventured with many famous internet marketing experts in product creations and selling online. Get the latest internet marketing tips at
www.automateinternetmarketing.com

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Second Article

E-commerce

by: Stephan L. Choi FID Ecommerce

What really is e-commerce? Undoubtedly, you have heard so many "e" words; e-mail, e-book, e-trade and more. "E" stands for electronic. E-commerce is carried out over the internet, electronically. We can say it is B2B, business to business, or selling consumers online. If you buy anything from internet, you are participating in e-commerce. If you sell anything online, this is also e-commerce. E-commerce can also apply to services sold or exchanged online.

You may pay for goods and services online with a credit card, an electronic check or a previously established online account such as Paypal. These are sometimes called "cybercash" accounts. When using these cyber-accounts, the money is transferred from your account to the other without releasing or revealing any of your personal information such as credit card numbers and bank accounts.

This added security led a lot of people to feel more secure with e-commerce and "secured transactions". The Federal Electronic Signatures Act in 2000 set standards for contracts and forms that are signed electronically. The internet had created a whole new world in which new laws would have to be formed.

Legal standards had to be laid down about e-signatures and the legal binding of an e-signature. This new law reduces people's hesitation about online buying and e-commerce became more favorable in the 90s. By the end of the 1990s, online retail sales were over $7 million. People are able to browse and buy things online and receive it by mail, not going to the store and fighting the crowds, and they don't have to get dressed to shop. People really love to shop online.

Other online commerce includes trading of stocks, purchases of airline tickets and groceries, and participation in auctions. Everyone has heard of Ebay.com. Millions of people every day participate in eBay auctions. People can do research of the online markets and easily find the best deal on their product without any legwork. In addition to purchasing, people can set up their own e-commerce stores easily. If you have a product, want to sell a hobby such as needlework, or if you have a service to offer, you can reach a much greater crowd by opening an online store.

E-commerce also includes: E-mail, faxes, teleconferencing and telephone or online banking. These forms of e-commerce have been around longer but they are all still part of the e-commerce industry. Many people are taking advantage of the benefits and choosing to pay bills online, receive statements and more.

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Stephan L. Choi is the webmaster of FID Ecommerce - What's New In Ecommerce , a great resource.

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