Monday, August 31, 2015

6 Benefits Of Internships

Great way to get a real-world perspective

By BRIAN CHEAH

A few months ago, as I was studying at university, I pondered what would be an ideal first step to ensure my future success in my career. Sure, my degree (which I hope to complete soon!) would be critical for my future career, but I knew that there must be a better way to prepare myself for success in the future. Having a strong grade point average and being highly involved in campus life would be important too but there must be more.
So, I researched and found a new study by Millennial Branding which postulated that any “real world” experience is your ticket for the surest route to success. And in this study, they showcased that internships increase your probability of success in the workplace as they enhance your experience base prior to you landing your first position.
And so, I prepared my resume and locked in an internship. These past few months, being an intern at one of the most exciting social enterprises in Malaysia, has given me a completely different perspective on life and my career. An internship offers knowledge and lessons beyond the classroom that are invaluable in the real world. For instance, in school, if you make a mistake in a test or paper, it only affects you. This is the mentality that is engraved in the mind-sets of most students, and, it is this exact mind-set that creates problems in the workplace (as I found out much to my dismay!).
In all real jobs, mistakes are much more serious and have an immediate impact not only to you, but a number of other employees and potentially customers. An internship teaches you how to take your work seriously, handle mistakes correctly, and take responsibility to fix them; all lessons that will do me a world of good when I do land my first job.
In my brief stint as an intern here in Malaysia, I have learnt that the benefits of internships are as follows:

1. Gain experience in your field or industry

One of the best ways to learn about your field of study from a real-world perspective is through internships. While the classroom focuses mainly on imparting important information, there’s something different and exciting about implementing that information with real clients or customers.
As a result, you will be given the opportunity to apply the knowledge you’ve gained from the classroom in real life situations, thereby reinforcing these concepts.

2. Attain priceless work experience

Nowadays, it is rare that a university graduate can land an entry-level job without any prior work experience. With the help of internships, students can get this real-world experience while still in school. Internship programmes are a great way to give you real accomplishment stories for your resume and online profiles.
In addition, you will be able to develop and build upon some of your existing skills. Having a good set of skills will help you in future employment opportunities and give you an edge over your competition.

3. Determine if this path is the right one for you

In order to potentially avoid the cost of obtaining a degree you’re not interested in, working for a company in a related field will give you valuable insight into whether or not it is the right choice for you. It’s best to know as early as possible, and an internship can help you do that.
Internship experiences provide a valuable opportunity to showcase your skills and work ethics, and to prove your worth to a prospective employer. In the future, when a job opening occurs, you’ll probably be on the list of top candidates if you’ve impressed them. This is one great benefit of internships.

4. Develop valuable networking contacts

Another great benefit to completing an internship is the contacts you make. Networking is often one of the best ways to land a new job and to learn about unadvertised jobs. Your network of contacts will also help you obtain references for future job opportunities.
For example, your internship supervisor is an ideal reference for future job opportunities because he/she has had the chance to see your skills in action.

5. Experience the world of work

The first time you will probably ever experience the day-to-day work life in your field will be through your first internship. When you intern at a company, you’ll gain first-hand experience on what it’s like to work in an office, interact with supervisors and co-workers, and handle customers and clients. This helps ground you in a sense of reality.

6. Develop your communication skills

In the same study by Millennial Branding when employers were asked what skills they were looking for when hiring, the top answer, with a percentage of 98%, was communication skills. An internship teaches you how to communicate not only on issues related to work, but also on a social basis.
Many don’t realise the importance of communicating especially in the office environment which is different from university and to learn how to make meaningful conversations with people who are older and more experienced than you.
Developing this skill will indirectly grow your confidence, and make you an individual who stands out and carries himself well. It is a skill that will be very valuable in the future especially when meeting clients or supervisors from top management.

Where to trade Online?

Plus500

Introduction to CFDs

Contracts for Differences ("CFDs") products were developed to allow customers to enjoy all the benefits of possessing a stock, index, ETF, forex or commodity position without having to physically own the underlying instrument itself. A customer enters into a contract for a CFD at the quoted price. The difference between that price and the price when the position is closed is settled in cash, giving rise to the name "Contract for Difference" or CFD.

Please note that by trading CFDs customers can lose all the funds deposited. Please be aware of the risks involved.

With CFDs customers can buy ("go long") and close the position later by selling. Alternatively customers can sell ("go short") and close the position later by buying. Selling at a higher/lower price than the purchase price yields a gain/loss accordingly.

CFDs have grown in popularity over the past few years and we believe it is increasingly becoming the preferred way to trade the financial markets.

CFDs work like this: instead of purchasing 1,000 Microsoft shares from a stockbroker, a customer could instead buy a 1,000 CFDs of Microsoft on the Plus500 Trading Platform. A $5 per share fall in the price of Microsoft would give the CFD customer a $5,000 loss or a $5 per share rise in the price of Microsoft would give the CFD customer a $5,000 profit , just as if he had purchased the actual shares that are traded on the Exchange.

Plus500 offer CFDs on popular financial instruments. Other benefits include no Exchange charges and no Stamp Duty. Many of the inefficiencies of trading the underlying shares on the Exchange are eliminated. The costs and delays of physical delivery of the shares, their registration and any holding or safe custody charges made by a broker are all avoided. The other major benefit of trading CFDs is that customers can trade on margin using leverage. CFD trading means customers can trade a portfolio of shares, indices or commodities without having to tie up large amounts of capital. Using the example above, a customer buying $50,000 worth of shares will only be asked for $5,000 initial margin for the equivalent CFD portfolio.

Any financial entitlements, such as dividends, are adjusted for in cash, directly to a CFD holder's account. However, any voting rights available to the holder of an equity share are not available to the holder of an equivalent CFD.

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Trading at Plus500

Trading at Plus500 is straightforward and easy with no commissions or hidden fees. Plus500 is compensated for its services through the bid/ask spread.

The main lobby of the software contains the buy/sell prices of all the instruments available. When entering an order to buy an instrument, the advanced trading platform allows you to add a stop loss, profit limit or trailing stop to protect your position and profits.

The trading hours for each instrument can be found on the Trading Platform under the details link for that instrument.

Trading example: You signed up and deposited $5,000 via Skrill.
  • Balance: $5000. (Deposits - Withdraws + P&L of closed positions)
  • P&L = $0. (Total profit and loss of all open positions including daily premiums)
  • Available Balance: $5000. (Balance + P&L of open positions - Initial Margins)
  • Equity: $5000. (Balance + P&L of open positions).
You think that Google shares will fall soon, and decide to go ‘Short’ on Google.

5:07pm - you click ‘Short’ beside the ‘Google’ stock in the main lobby, the sell price is $290. Your criteria are: Number of Shares (CFDs): 100 Close at profit rate: $280 (profit will be 100*$10=$1000) Close at loss rate: $310 (loss will be 100*$20=$2000)

The total amount you sold short are: 100*$290 = $29,000. The Initial Margin that is needed for the Google shares is 10%: $2900. The Maintenance Margin that is needed to maintain Google's position is 5%: $1450.

Your position is now:
  • Balance: $5000
  • P&L = 0 (usually the spread of Google is 50 cents so you would have a P&L of -$50)
  • Available Balance after you sold Google is: $2,100. ($5000 - 10%*$29,000 = $2,100)
  • 'Equity': $5,000 ($5000 + $0)
9:05pm - Google climbs to $300.
  • Balance: $5000
  • P&L: -$1000 (100*$290 - 100*$300)
  • Available Balance: $1100 ($5000 - 10%*$29,000 -$1000= $1100)
  • Equity: $4000 ($5000 - $1000)
You decide to cut your losses and buy Google - you press 'Close Position'in the main lobby (near your open position).
9:05pm - your market buy executes at $300. You lost $1,000 on the trade.
  • Balance: $4000
  • P&L: 0 (no open positions)
  • Available Balance: $4000
  • Equity: $4000
Plus500

About Plus500™

Plus500 is a multi-asset CFDs trading platform, with a wide coverage of exchanges which includes UK, US, Europe and Asia. Plus500 strives to give every trader the ability to easily and efficiently trade CFDs on many financial products around the globe which includes: Stocks, Indices, Commodities, Forex, ETFs and Options.

To provide our clients with the optimum trading platform, we have built strong execution relationships with many of the world’s largest international banks. These relationships offer the benefits of increased size of deals, better prices and superior execution which, in turn, we pass onto our clients.

Plus500 is listed on the London Stock Exchange, authorised and regulated.

Our group believes in: Transparency – we make it clear to our clients exactly what they get and what they pay for. It’s what we expect from our providers, it’s what our clients get from us.
Professionalism – our product is designed with enhanced security ensuring safe and seamless trading. It’s what we expect from our providers, it’s what our clients get from us.

The Human Side - Plus500 is operated by a dynamic group of programmers. We have our ups and downs and successes and failures, just like you. Keep faith in yourself, don't change your behaviour and continue going forward. It’s what we expect from our providers, it’s what our clients get from us.
Plus500 affiliates are Brand Ambassadors for the Plus500 Trading Platform. Affiliates represent us and should conform to our policies, values and vision.

A reliable Trading Platform – When it comes to financial products, strength and reliability might be the first values to promote. Always remind customers that Plus500 is authorized and regulated by well-regarded financial regulators: Plus500UK LTD is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Plus500 CY LTD is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Plus500 AU LTD is regulated by Australian Securities and investments Commission. Plus500 LTD is also listed on the London Stock Exchange and follows best practice corporate governance.

Suitable for everyone – Plus500 is the most easy to use trading platform out there yet it includes advanced features attractive to experienced traders. CFDs are “complex financial products” so can only be marketed to people with previous experience of financial markets.

Diversification in trading– Plus500 traders can trade CFDs with over 2,000 instruments (Shares, Indices, Commodities, Forex, and ETFs) across over 20 different markets worldwide.

Localization – Let customers know and feel that Plus500 offers a full service in his language and currency (Plus500 is available in 50 markets and 31 different languages) regardless of his location.

Trade on the go – In today’s hectic daily routine, Plus500 traders know they can keep trading wherever they may be. Plus500 offers application platforms for a full range of mobiles and tablets especially for the busy trader.

Try it first – Plus500 offers a free (unlimited by time) demo version.

Remember that CFDs are a leveraged product and can result in the loss of your entire deposit. Trading CFDs may not be suitable for you. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

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I was just invited to be part of this great joint venture with a TON of ebooks, meditations and fabulous self-improvement gifts, all geared specifically to the spiritual entrepreneur.

This JV is expected to get me a whole lot of new subscribers to my list in just a few days. Who knows, up to 1,000 (or even more!) new people!

The promotion will have thousands of visitors in just a few days. So the exposure will be great.

The promoters, Rev. Anne Presuel & Sherry Bowers, have asked me if I knew anyone that would want to participate in this venture...

Since I know YOU also have a site that could work with this, you were one of the first people I thought of.

I think you will really like what they are doing here and I know you will jump on board like I did ASAP.

To get the "by Invite Only" private JV details, just go here.

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There is only a few days to get involved.

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    • be seen as the expert in your field, so you get new opportunities and offers; and
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    Is Your Business Idea Possible & Practicable?


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    It’s true that not all good ideas can be translated into a great business.

    Even if you’ve thought of a fantastic product or service, you still need the right business model, pricing, funding, marketing and people to make it work. Most importantly, of course, there are enough customers who are willing to pay for it.

    In this blog post, we’ve compiled a few guidelines to make sure that you’re on the winning side before diving straight in. Check them out!

    #1 Is there a market for it?

    Needless to mention, carrying out extensive market research is the first step to determine if your business idea is fundamentally lucrative. Not only one needs to ensure there is a market/demand for it, he or she also needs to assess whether the market/demand is big enough (or potentially big enough) to make the venture a success.

    Next, based on the target market you have discovered, you now must determine the marketing, pricing and business model, and other strategies that will work for you.

    Below are the few questions that you need to ask yourself to find out as much information as possible about your potential customers:
    • What type of people are they? What are the demographic, behavior, education and so forth?
    • How many are there?
    • Where do they shop?
    • What drives their purchasing decisions?
    • How much do they typically earn and how much disposable income do they have?
    • How often would they buy your products or services?

    #2 Research strategies



    There are ways to “carry out” some research at zero cost.
    • Quantitative research – research based on numbers and statistics
    Quantitative research can show you the size, number, percentage, and other measurable statistics. You can grab these data by simply searching for some online surveys. For example, the sales figures and economic trends of a country are published by trade and industry associations.
    • Qualitative research – research based on opinions and point of views.
    Qualitative research can gauge your prospective customers’ attitude towards your offering. Look at your rivals’ use of technology, customer service, prices, marketing and business model and try to find out what your potential customers think about them – this will help you to identify areas for improvement.
    Notes:
    1. You are strongly encouraged to get a mixture of all these data to have a reliable picture of the market.
    2. The purpose of doing research is to grab as much information as possible about the state, size and needs of your market. Sufficient research can help you to ensure the results aren’t biased.
    3. Be prepared to change your idea according to what your customers want, not what you prescribe as the best solution.

    #3 SWOT Analysis

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    Are you wondering what SWOT analysis is? In fact, it is a powerful analysis for anyone wishes to start a business! It’s one way to evaluate the viability of your idea. So what does SWOT stands for?

    S – Strengths. What are the strengths of your business idea that can stand out among your rivals?
    W – Weaknesses. What are the disadvantages of your business idea?
    O – Opportunities. What are the external chances to make greater conversions?
    T – Threats. In which areas or context, your business idea could be at risk? For example, is it easy for someone to slightly ‘modify’ your business idea and call it their own?

    Spend some time to write them down and find the strategies to secure your business idea. Basically, you can’t protect the idea itself. But what you can do is, safeguard your name (Including domain name), brand, designs and inventions.

    In short, extra work should be done to make sure your idea can’t be easily copied by a rival.

    #4 What’s the right Business Model?

    To sustain a business, you need to have the ability to monetize your idea. In other words, your marketing, pricing, cost base etc must be in tune.
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    There are different revenue and cash flow models to consider. For instance, a beauty products business can charge the customer a monthly subscription fee, or based on the number of products sold. Make a plan for your cash flow based on the behavior of your potential customers.

    Once again, research is vital to test the viability of your model — what are your customers willing to pay for and how much would they pay.

    #5 Have you got what it takes?

    Last but not least, have you got the right attitude and skills to turn your idea into a success? Setting up a business is an endurance challenge. The success of your business depends heavily on your commitment to seeing it through, whether it’s the bad times or good times. In addition, your idea needs to be something you’re passionate about, and you need the skills, drive and belief to make it work.
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    We hope you find this post useful and come out with a great business idea!

    Sunday, August 30, 2015

    Highest Paying & Highest Converting Woodworking Package On Clickbank!



    Teds Woodworking Review - What Exactly Is This Package?
    Created by Ted McGrath, a professional woodworker, educator and AWI member, Teds Woodworking is a massive collection of more than 16,000 woodworking projects and blueprints which you can easily follow to build your own home furniture, garden chairs, dog houses, bird feeders, shed and many more. 

    Ted McGrath spent the last 2 years putting together his woodworking package and according to him this package is the most comprehensive online today.



    However, with so many woodworking packages out on the market and on the internet today, Is Teds Woodworking really worth the money?

    To answer this question and to find if this package is really for you lets talk about some of the pros and cons of Ted McGrath's woodworking package. 


    Teds Woodworking Review - The Pros And Cons

    The Pros

    Suitable For Different Levels
    There is no doubt that many woodworkers can benefit from this package. Beginners will find these woodworking plans' clear and concise nature gives them a solid foundation to build their first projects as they build their confidence to move on to more complex carpentry projects and increase their skill level. Advanced and professional woodworkers will appreciate the huge variety of different projects and the time saving value of having a high quality set of plans waiting for virtually any challenge.

    Very Useful Bonuses
    When you order Teds woodworking package you will also receive these 3 bonuses:
    1. Free drawing and CAD plan viewer
    2. 150 premium woodworking videos
    3. The Complete Woodworking Carpentry Guide

    The complete woodworking carpentry guide (a 200 pages guide with carpentry tips and tricks) is very useful for beginners and the premium videos can help any woodworker to hone his carpentry skills.

    Surprisingly Organized
    With 16,000 plans, you'd expect Teds Woodworking to be pretty disorganized. However I found it pretty easy to find the exact project I wanted.

    Money Back Guarantee
    The product comes with 60 days money back guarantee and if you are not completely satisfied with what you get, you will receive your money back.

    The Cons

    It May Take Time To Download The Package
    The size of this download package is not small and if you have slow internet connection it may take you a couple of hours to download all the blueprints. 


    In this case it may be a good idea to upgrade to the DVD edition (you can do it at the members' area).

    May Be A Little Overwhelming At First

    Just because there are so many different woodworking projects and plans, the members' area can be a little overwhelming at first. However the plans are organized by category and once you get started, you will find it is not difficult to find what you are looking for.

    Teds Woodworking Review - The Bottom Line

    Overall, there is no doubt that Teds Woodworking is a very comprehensive and detailed woodworking package that comes with a great amount of solutions for any kind of woodworking project you might think of.

    There are other great woodworking packages online and some of them are cheaper than this one, but I seriously doubt that you will find any package that is so comprehensive as this one with its thousands of detailed instructions for all kinds of projects, great bonuses and very good customer support.

    I hope that you found this Teds Woodworking review to be helpful for you, all the best!
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    Tuesday, August 25, 2015

    Motivational Quotes By Highly Successful Entrepreneurs

    7 Born to Inspire

    Hello all, how are you doing? We found another set of motivational quotes that are extremely inspiring and would like to share them with you!
    Failure is the key to success. Don’t be afraid when you fail to achieve what you want. You just have to keep trying, keep fighting until you find the way out!
    This is even true to numerous successful business moguls such as Richard Branson, Jack Ma and Colonel Sanders. They too failed countless times before they succeeded.
    Without further ado, let’s check out what they have to say about failures.

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    We hope these quotes can help you to further ignite your passion to achieve your dreams!
    On a side note, if you have a great business idea, why not brand your ideas with a website? Give your business an identity!
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    6 Awesome Design Tips for NON-Designers

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    I believe many of us have trouble creating a good piece of visual marketing material or infographic, especially if we do not have a design background. Do you know you can create your own design too? Certainly your artwork may not be on par with a professional designer, but creating a simple and easy-to-understand one is absolutely doable!
    Thus we’ve put together a list of best practices for all non-designers out there who wish to design something on their own.
    Here are the 6 essential tips for non-designers:

    #1 Keep it simple

    Simplicity never fails. It’s okay that you don’t know about layering or any other complicated design skills. But you can always create something simple, readable and easy-to-understand design material. That’s more than enough!

    #2 Typography Fundamentals

    You can use different sizes of font for your design. For your information, typography plays a big role in creating visual hierarchy and contrasts. Identify the most important message you want your readers to focus on, and use the largest font size to capture their attention effectively.
    NOTE: Using too many different types of font in a single design is a big no. Go for clear, simple and readable!

    #3 White space

    Giving your design some breathing room makes a world of difference. Look at the example above, there is just the right amount of white space. Do remember to make use of spacing between lines and paragraphs. Use this concept to adjust a few elements, and you will realize how useful it is!

    #4 Colour Theory

    Picking the right colours is never an easy task. Thanks to new technology, there are now some great tools such as Adobe Kuler and Palettab that can help you to create shades of colour, or find the right complementary colours. Try them out!

    #5 Photography

    Picking the right quality (high-res) photos to match with your design is also of utmost importance. We know this can be really time-consuming some time. Check out some of the websites that offer quality stock photos:
    If your business is product based, it’s better to take your own quality photos. This can help to increase customer trust and company credibility.

    #6 Consistency

    It’s important to keep your design elements consistent. If you are using photography in the header, make sure you keep it consistent with the rest of the artwork.
    Here’s a graphic design website that has all the templates you can use for different purposes such as presentations, posters, social images and many more!
    If you have a tight deadline and must come out with a simple artwork really soon, visit this website called “Canva”.
    Keep the principles above in mind and you can create your own artwork without hiring a designer!
    Also learn how you can create your own website HERE!
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