Stabilizing Income: The Easy Way

So here's a post by Ed Gandia. And he says:

"An Easy Way to Stabilize Your Income

by Ed Gandia

One of the secrets to running a successful freelance business is to

occasionally borrow and apply great ideas and strategies from other

types of businesses to your own freelance practice.

For instance, over the last few years I've been working with

clients who market technology products and services to manufacturers.

One of the things I've learned is that manufacturers schedule their

production runs extremely well.

An idle production line can cost manufacturers thousands of dollars a

day in overhead and opportunity costs. So knowing how to fill that

unused capacity is critical. That's why they'll often spend

millions on planning and forecasting technology.

As freelancers, we may not be churning out widgets, but we face a

very similar dilemma. We're moving along at full capacity for a few

weeks. We complete a project or two and suddenly find ourselves with

time for more work. A smart and steady prospecting strategy can help

offset much of this ebb and flow. But it won't completely eliminate

it. So what do you do if you find yourself with idle time?

Simple. You proactively reach out to your clients and hot prospects

and present this as an opportunity.

Here's How This Works

Say you're a graphic designer and you know one of your clients will

soon be going through a major rebranding effort. If you know you're

about to have a few weeks of idle time or excess capacity, why not

discuss this availability to see if you can start working on some

preliminary tasks?

Or maybe you're a writer and you have a client who usually hires

you to write a white paper about once every quarter. You could mention

your upcoming availability and see if you can start work on the next

piece a few weeks sooner.

This strategy is also ideal when a client puts a project on hold at

the last minute. Say the project is still a "go," but it's now

been pushed back a few weeks. Rather than let that availability go to

waste, I will often contact another client about this unexpected

opening in my schedule and ask if I can help complete a project in the

queue.

Upcoming vacations can also present an opportunity to fill idle time.

A couple of years ago, I took two weeks off in July. Rather than wait

until early July to let my clients know, I contacted them all in early

May. I gave them plenty of notice and encouraged them to look at their

project queues to see if I could get started on something.

This resulted in three projects that kept me very busy until I left

for my vacation, which was great because work was a bit light at the

time. I avoided the stress of dealing with new project requests coming

in a few days before leaving town. And my clients benefited by getting

the work on time.

Now, there are five keys to making this strategy work well. Follow

them all and you'll keep your "factory" humming all year long.

1. Keep and Maintain a Project Schedule. Don't try to keep this

stuff in your head. Use a spreadsheet, white board or large desk

calendar -- whatever works best. You can't forecast accurately if

you don't have a clear view of what you're working on now and what

lies ahead.

2. Think "Value Add," Not "Help Me!" Don't beg for work.

And don't sound like you're on some sort of fishing expedition.

Position your request in a way that benefits the client. You're not

asking for a favor. You're bringing an opportunity to the table --

an opportunity for the client to get ahead on some work that will need

to be completed anyway.

3. Use a Soft Approach. Don't come across as pushy. Keep it low

key. In fact, spend some time practicing your delivery. Record what

you're going to say, and make sure that it sounds sincere and

well-intentioned.

4. Explain the Reason for Your Offer. Just as important, make sure to

explain the reason for your sudden availability. As long as they're

true, reasons such as the ones mentioned earlier (upcoming vacation, a

current project put on hold, etc.) are effective and keep you from

sounding like you're begging for work.

5. Don't Abuse It. Approaching a client once or twice a year with

such a request is about right. Any more frequently and you'll come

across as desperate and unprofessional.

Taking a more proactive approach to your workload is good business.

Plus, it will help even out your income and reduce the stress that

comes from having too much time on your hands...and not enough money

in the bank!"

I find it an awesome article and I encourage not just all freelancers, but also to every human being. You've got some extra time or vacation coming up? Don't idle by and waste such an opportunity! Now get out there and make some money!

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Establish a Contract is like an Aladdin and Genie thing.

Back in college years, I had classmates who have trouble learning the subject Principles of Business Law. The reasons may be that they weren't interested or hard to understand it. While that, I extremely find it interesting and I enjoy learning it. That is if you cut out the history part of how such law came to be.

So I had to help them to learn the basics and fundamentals of Business Law before our exams. During our group study, they had lots of questions on how this and that works or what does any of these Latin words means or in what situation can it be applied to. So I made it easy and told them something so simple that even you can understand. It's like algebra.

1x + 1x = 2x will be our example. Now to those who are studying algebra, it can be a problem if you don't understand how that equation works. 1x + 1x will always equal to 2x. Not 2xx or 2x². But that's how the young human mind may see it as it does seem logical. But what if we replace the "x" with an apple? Then it would be 1 apple + 1 apple is equal to 2 apples, not 2 apple apple or 2 apple².

Business law is like Aladdin and Genie. The magic lamp is the company or product where Aladdin happens to stumble upon and decided to satisfy his curiosity by rubbing the lamp. Aladdin is the customer or a visitor to Genie but since Aladdin has rubbed the lamp, that's called "Commercial Agreement". Commercial agreement is like walking into the convenient store and buy yourself a canned drink. Whatever purchase you make it's already an agreement between you and the company that manufactures and sells that product to the public.

As Aladdin has been briefed by Genie's speech of selling himself to Aladdin that he has 3 wishes. That is called an "offer". It's a promise made from one party to the other and Aladdin wanted it. The only promise Aladdin has to make is to make the wishes that he wants to.

However, if you listen and watch carefully at the Aladdin movie, Genie has these rules to what kind of wishes that Aladdin can't wish for. These are called "Terms of Use". That's the time when Aladdin asked him about "Wish fulfillment". His terms of use are:

• You can't wish for more wishes.
• Can't be reclaimed nor refund.

These are also called "Disclaimers" in the real modern world. Disclaimers are used widely as a warning note for companies who tells people that they are not allowed to sue them for false advertising or misrepresentation. A real example, when performing forex trading online, you should notice that every single one of them has a disclaimer for Trading at your own risk. So that when you do trade at Forex, they are not held responsible for any financial loss and only you to blame for irresponsible trading.

And if you also notice when Genie sat next to Aladdin on a rock to tell him a few warnings to how powerful his wishes are, that he can't fulfill some wishes as of the following:

• You can't wish to bring people back from the dead.
• You can't wish to get people killed.
• You can't wish to get someone to fall in love with anybody else.

They are known as "Injunction". Injunctions are a way that the company will not be held responsible for any "inconveniences" caused while performing their services or selling their product. For example, a hotel has an injunction stating that they are not responsible for any theft or accidents in the customer's room(s) during their stay. Useful to let people know that you can't always be relied on when something goes wrong. :)

This is just the basics. So if you want to learn more, just stay tuned and check back on my blog from time to time. Coming soon~

Employment contract: What you can do for your own job

Company Law: Basics to running your business

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Women Entrepreneur in Internet Marketing

The following article has been made by a fellow blogger, Sue Seward. A female Internet Entrepreneur looking for some extra income on the Internet has found and gained a new ability to her path towards a wealthy living. So to all women around the world, please read the following and you will enjoy it. ;)

"Internet Marketing is definitely an ideal career choice for any woman who has the desire, the right attitude, and understands what it's really all about and what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

Women are caretakers and in my opinion are well suited to Internet Marketing because of this caring nature. Women are networking from the time they are very young!

From what I've seen it's been an industry really dominated by men so far. Women have stayed with the traditional way of Network marketing through party plan, direct selling, meetings, etc. But things are changing. Internet Marketing is not the for the techno geeks and it's NOT just for men!

Personally I'm the worse technical person on the planet! Ask anyone who knows me! I'm just an ordinary person with absolutely no technical abilities at all! But I do manage to get around the Internet pretty good and meet all sorts of interesting people everyday from all sorts of places around the world!

Internet Marketing is about people just like Network Marketing is... which means it's a relationship building business and women are naturals at building strong long lasting relationships. When women realize this about Internet Marketing and they begin to be able to find out what others really want they become very successful in this business.

The benefits for women in Internet Marketing are unlimited!

A woman such as myself with no degrees, no corporate background, not much marketing experience, a mom who has chosen to stay home to raise her children, is able to reach high levels of financial achievement and recognition and do it in much less time than if I were in the corporate world and I can do it all from my home!

Internet Marketing is an exceptional opportunity for all people, especially women with children.

Internet Marketing is in it's infancy! It's just starting to explode!

It's the perfect timing for all women to seize this once in a lifetime opportunity to achieve financial and time freedom to do important things in life such as caring for her children, her household, her parents and others that need her the most at home!

Women are able to contribute financially to their families while not having to go to work outside the home and in a lot of cases they are able to free up their spouses from their jobs thus allowing them more time together as a family. And I haven't even mentioned the tax breaks available to home-based business owners!

As long as they've got a purpose and an important "why" for doing what they're doing and they make a strong commitment to stick with it, any woman can become an entrepreneur and succeed with her Internet business!

There's absolutely no reason why a woman working outside the home cannot start her own part-time business too!

When a woman truly wants to achieve success she will find the extra time it takes to achieve her goals. After all we women are always networking even when we're working at our jobs!

Imagine yourself truly working from home on the Internet!

Having your very own global business right from your home office! Think about all the possibilities the Internet holds for a women in business to network all over the world without leaving her office at home!

e-Networking is the powerful combining of technology with the huge potential of Network Marketing. It's very exciting and this woman plans to be at the forefront of it all!

I highly recommend that all women no matter what age, who have the desire to achieve their dreams of financial independence and time freedom, think seriously about starting their own business, start thinking like an entrepreneur and using the power of the Internet as the vehicle to reach their goals!

When a woman succeeds as an entrepreneur in her own business truly from home all the people in her life will benefit!

Sue Seward

About the author: Ms. Seward is an Internet Business Consultant, entrepreneur, wife and mom, and has been earning an income for over five years from home on the Internet. Sue is a published writer, speaker and Internet Marketing trainer. To find out more about how to earn an income from home on the Internet Contact Sue at: eCommerceHomeBiz.com.

Author: Sue Seward"

So to the women and females around the world, especially Brunei, all the best in Internet Marketing and Network Marketing and good luck in your future endeavors. Thanks Sue! You've been great! ;)

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

A Wise Education is a Wise Investment

When it comes to getting a job or in one, you tend to be busy. Especially as a Freelancer, where your online reputation is on the line when you need to finish a project or two and get paid via Escrow or Paypal. And also, to fit the bill by the end of the month, you barely have time to do anything else.

Speaking of time, I don't think busy people who have lives to live and bills to pay would even have the chance to continue their education. Not when they have to work from 9-5 (or in Brunei, 8-4) and still complains that they won't risk having their time spent at some night school or college. Though I find that disagreeable when you have that small chance to improve yourself and get a better job or probably a step to your dream job, is very worth spending time and money at.

Local colleges or educational institutes that serves night classes or professional short courses are (that I know of):

• Cosmopolitan College of Commerce and Technology (CCCT)
• Laksamana College
• International Graduate Sudies College (IGS)
• Kemuda Institute
• Micronet International College
• de'Heritage Information Technology Training School

And I recommend Bruneians to take up the courses that they provide in order for you to get a better future. But if funding is a problem, there is one school which I should recommend to you.

And that school is online. w3 schools. It's a great school and I highly recommend any web developers or programmers to go there. The courses are free, you can learn at your own pace and take as long as you need to. The only thing you need to pay is the exam fee. It costs USD75 for you to set an appointment and an examiner to monitor you through the exam time. It's probably the easiest way to educate people online. Plus, if you did pass the exam, you will receive a certificate of the course you passed for.

So what are you waiting for? Start learning online or offline. I'm sure that you can be successful with the right education in mind for your dream job.

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Getting Yourself Popular

Getting popular is complicated especially when you have to deal with the human mind and their behavior. It's not easy but there are ways. So far, I've noticed over the years of how to get famous or popular is by doing either 2 simple and yet general ways: Doing Good Deeds or doing Bad Deeds.

Simple as that but allow me to explain.

1. Doing Good Deeds

Description

Performing the acts of a saint and the generosity and kindness they get from you is already well-known. This kind of act that gets people popular is best when there's times of need or when the public or several areas of the world that needs assistance. Once that is done, you will have those people thinking,"Wow! What a nice fellow! I won't forget his/her kind and noble act of goodness." And sometimes, they would recommend others of you and/or tell tall stories of how kind and well-intent person you are.

Benefits

Effectiveness will be slow in a few months or years of doing good deeds and spreading it around. But when the time comes, it will show its full effectiveness. That's how Robin Hood did it. And now he's a legend!

2. Doing Bad Deeds

Description

The evil stuff and actions has already made by the public media nowadays are labeling it as "cool". These "cool" actions are actually quite beneficial if you know what you were doing. But it has its dire consequences. By performing acts of evil or committing sins is actually asking for trouble. But of course, when everyone knows what happens to one person who is committing a crime or doing anything wrong that is noticed by the public it gets to go live by newspapers and media or gossips. It gets even very popular to those immediate surroundings of that subject. Whether the crime befalls a country, a person, a company, etc, it gets instant popularity because the public needs to know that a crime has happened and everyone needs to either avoid that entity.

Benefits

Very effective but however, it only last as long as the bad deed continues or until it has been punished for it or gone missing after a while. But it does bring a lot of popularity very easily and probably overpower the one that has been doing good deeds as well. But it will last shorter than that of the Good Deeds.

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The reason why I even suggest doing bad deeds, is that you can do it with a prepared agreement between both parties. I had this idea when I was watching and reading the news about wars happening in the middle east. Somehow it kind of clicked my mind that there are lots of people more concerned about this war than any other matter. Especially in those countries that is involved in the war, are not even aware or afraid of the disease epidemic of H1N1 Virus that's been spreading around. So to my observation, a fight between both entities can bring up a lot of popularity.

Now in contrast to blogging, that strategy can also be applied to gain traffic. Make an agreement with a popular blog, start a fight or war with each other, last for a week or so, send message that both of you are in peaceful agreement, and there you have it. Full heavy traffic but it comes with a cost however.

You get spams, hateful messages probably, ways to shut you down or discourage you, etc. And worse of all, a stain on your public image. So it depends on you.

How are you going to get popular? Doing Good Deeds or Bad Deeds? Leave it in the comment section below. Oh and don't forget to subscribe to my RSS Feeds as well to keep yourself posted for new updates.

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Banks are powerful now!

Wanna know why banks are powerful? Check out this compounding powerpoint slide I found off the Internet and tell me if I'm wrong. >:D

So it's not too late! Do it now!

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

2 Days MIA turns it into its own domain!

Sorry about the missing blog page for 2 days. I was in the middle of hosting my blog account into its own domain. And here it is! Bruneian Dollar is now launched with its own domain name.

www.co.cc is a very useful site where you can host your blogspot account to its own domain. However, the extension is .co.cc. But did I mention that its free? Yes! It's completely free! I bet its going to be a craze that once everyone finds this, each and every Bruneian who's been trying hard to sell their product can now be more professional if they hosted their own domain via .co.cc.

It's free if you're doing it personally as a website. It's different if you have it for commerce and business plans though. You will have to pay USD3 for that kind of service. Only Personal plans are free. Even that is enough for now.

You may try it sometime too. But the drawback is that you will have to wait for 48 hours before you can see it. But don't worry everything is back to normal. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience for this change without notice.

Next on things that I have done while waiting for it to be up and running, the eBook is now divided into smaller subsections. So you can buy the ones that you really wanted. These are:

• Bruneian Dollar: Investment toolbox
• Bruneian Dollar: BND Analysis
• Bruneian Dollar: Your small guide to opening a business

Each of them will be cost at a smaller price! BND2.50 each! I will enable a shopping cart soon so that you are able to download them after payment. As I announced before I accept, credit/debit cards, bank transfer and Paypal.

But if you don't feel like buying them now nor have the money or the ability to purchase them, it's ok. I can give you these free eBooks, complimentary by morebusiness, Give More Media and IMBuzzSoftware.

• Business Plan Book
• How to Finance Your Start Up
• Be Sales Ready
• S-Buzz Marketing

They will be available for download soon.

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

"How to manage events" by The Bruneian Dollar

So everyone loves an "event". It usually just brings excitement and have people pin it on the calender and say,"Hey, I got something to do this weekend!". Events are a special time and hosted by organizers to gather people by invitations and enjoy together. So much fun that it can also be considered as a party! Want to have a business meeting to cover up some marketing sales or go over the last week report? Call a party! Want some product that needs promotion and make the quota sales by the end of the month? Call a party! Need a tournament against other counter-strike teams? Call a party! Just graduated? Call a PARTY!

Organizing and managing that the event or party runs its course without fail is crucial to the hosts and organizers of the event. So if you want to host an event or party, you have to do the following:

• What is it about?

Of course there has to be a purpose behind everything and the reason why. Who knows? Are you throwing a party just to get that special girl that you like in class or at work, or are you organizing an event just to show your boss that you can handle a better job managing resources? Whatever your reason and purpose may be, it needs to be clear and sufficient for your time, effort and money.

• When is it?

Time is very important. You don't want to host an event that is either too soon or too late. It needs to be timed right especially that it needs to be timed at a perfect open opportunity where everyone or most people you know (target demographic or group) will show up on a clear schedule of their lifetime. Do it on a school holiday, public holiday, weekends, weeknight, etc. Do it when people are available at that time and you can be rest assured, people will attend the event.

• The Invites

When it comes to promotion of a certain event or party, the invite needs to be either selective or open. Just because you're throwing a promotional event where you're selling a car to the public, doesn't mean you have to invite kids under-age to see the car show. Sure it may attract their attention and tell their parents to buy it but it's not really their decision to make the purchase now is it? When you promote an event or a party, you have to be selective or open depending on it's type. Be wise.

Furthermore, when it comes to invitation before the event, it needs to be aggressively communicated with that target audience. To make sure that they get the message and give them the consideration to come for your hard work and careful planning for the event.

• The Agenda

This part is just as important as the time of it all. You need to make sure that everything goes according to plan. And just when your plan fails, you need to have a plan B. When your party or event happens to go wrong along the line, your plan B will save you. In my experience, I improvise to make sure that the event will stay afloat and that everyone believes that I have it under control no matter the circumstances.

Also, before everything, you need to fill up the event with a bunch of programs. Stuff of what people should expect or what they can do during the event is happening. This way, your guests or people who joined this event will be entertained throughout and stays longer till the end of the event.

• Drop the curtains

This part of the event is special. It's the part that everyone will know that it ends and it ends well. But before they leave and say goodbye to the hosts or organizers (or in large events, they just leave), its usually the perfect time to get some interesting feedbacks and give them the best farewell impression that they will never forget. For example, before they leave the event, the master ceremony/hosts/organizers, will ask the audience to kindly fill up a feedback form on the way out or ask them a question or two before they leave. It's not mandatory though and usually you won't get the best answer or feedback or even worse, none at all.

So for every successful form filled and submitted, each one will receive some sort of going away present. This usually comes in a small box of random cheap items but still it has value for something that they barely do anything. I mean just for filling up a feedback form, you get a pen, notebook and mug! But that's not all! If you are smart enough, these are useful as a promotional tool to keep their mind aware, that such a company or event or product or service exist.

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How do you manage events?O.o

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

A Step to Your Successful Website

Well I have been a freelancing web developer for quite some time now. But unfortunately, there are no projects that are willing to let me do one to fill up a portfolio of my work. So in that case, I'm going to get myself a portfolio out of my own allowance. Trust me when I say, it's a painful investment to make but a wise one still. So in the meantime while building at least one website to prove to everyone (employers, visitors, project hosts, etc) that I am capable of performing such a task.

So for this post, I will be explaining how I actually design the structure of a website and how I develop it in order to bring in traffic. Mind you, the work may take weeks since I'm a one man operation and depending on the priority and detail the project may be. About several months ago, before I graduate, I was looking at other websites for more inspirations and how they manage to create such fantastic designs as well as intriguing content. And then I stumbled upon a blog called "AI Alex". That blog is very resourceful for every web entrepreneurs and designers to look into. If you are one, I'd recommend this site to you.

As I read his posts, I found one very interesting and I wanted to share it with you about the successful formula for creating a website. It's easier said than done when you have to learn all the PHP, Apache, MYSQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and the use of third party softwares to design the site. You can read them all on books and articles but if you have no idea practically but understands how I work, that's where you can hire me to do it for you. I design, develop and make sure that it is optimized and user friendly for your users and visitors to navigate around your website. Content? That would be charged extra as a consultant to make sure that it is Search Engine Optimized(SEO) to get better Search Engine Rank Page (SERP). I may be asking a lot but your customers aren't always the one closes to you. When you set your business into an online world, your reaching for customers globally, so the kind of investment you put into your new website is actually worth it. But it depends on how well you are going to manage it though.

Got a business idea but don't know if its feasible? Ask me for a consult. Got a feasible business idea but needs a website expert or a web developer? Hire me for the job. The price quota is on the left. Will expand it further when I actually have something to show for it.

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Bruneian Dollar has joined a Blogging Contest

So as I go around blogwalking, I found something interesting and I should have done it a long time ago. Entering a blog contest. Sure it may be degrading to see that a blogger who just wants to blog about something he is passion about but what's the harm in actually earn something while blogging? Now I post up several posts before about it monetizing your website or earning an online income, this is another method of earning an income. Now it's hard to tell if they are secured nor authenticated to actually enter. But hey, you're not really losing anything in the end. Except your time and effort but still nothing serious.

So here are the contests that I have joined:

• At offers4free blog contest
• And at David Shaw Blog contest

Now of course according to the rules, I have to post an entry about the contest. If you want to join in as well, sure but you're gonna need a blog at least and have some knowledge on writing skills, promotional skills, online monetization and RSS Feeds. It gets to be a pain to learn it all in one go now. So don't rush it. Just take your time to learn it all and then take another contest opportunity. That is if you are up for it.

Basically what the contest requires is to submit to the RSS feed of their blog(s) to keep yourself updated for the contest via Google Reader. Then you write a post about them to show that you actually do own that blog. Next, I have no idea yet but it has something to do with promotions and monetization. Either way, I am really going to do my best about this contest and hopefully, I will win it fair and square. And even if I don't win, at least I learn a lesson or a thing or two about being a better blogger through an online contest. And there's always a next time too :)

Anyways, wish me luck as probably the first Bruneian Blogger to actually win a blogging contest online. Or was there anyone out there that I have yet know of? o.O

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

10 Jobs that 'O' level graduates can get high pay!

So what's the deal with jobs now a days? Somehow I found out that the most or somewhat average job out there requires no more than the average 'O' level graduate. Disagree? Well let's review.

I came across this article by Michael Kling from Yahoo! Finance and this is what he said.

You don't have to go to college earn a decent living. Some professions pay good salaries without requiring post-secondary schooling.

A college degree can be a great path towards a well-paying, satisfying profession, but a bachelor's degree isn't for everyone. In fact, some see advanced education as overrated. A surge in the number of college graduates have dampened the value of a college education. College comes intact with high tuition, room and board, and supplies fees - and that's not even factoring in debt payments that usually last for years, if not decades.

Trusting the 'Net

Beware of online lists of top-paying professions with little schooling. Some lists cite obscure professions or ones requiring long-term on-the-job training. Just because a profession doesn't officially require a degree is no indicator that and education wouldn't be advantageous, especially for inexperienced applicants in today's competitive job market.

Your New Career

Here's a list of top-paying jobs requiring little schooling, and their median annual earnings as of 2006, using the latest data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Keep in mind that these jobs have their own challenges and often require some type of specialized schooling - sometimes on-the-job training.

1. Air Traffic Controllers: $117,200 

These workers make sure airplanes land and take off safely, and they typically top lists of this nature. The median 50% earned between $86,860-142,210, with good benefits. Air traffic controllers are eligible to retire at age 50 with 20 years of service, or after 25 years at any age. Watching blinking dots on a radar screen that control the lives of hundreds can be stressful, and the job require specialized FAA schooling and on-the-job training. Typically, two to four years of training are needed in order to become fully certified, although previous military experience can cut that time down significantly.

2. Industrial Production Managers: $77,670 

They oversee manufacturing activities. A college degree is preferred, but not necessarily mandatory. They often work in industries such as aviation and automobiles.

3. First-Line Police and Detective Supervisors: $69,300 

Police officers can advance through the ranks to become supervisors by passing exams and achieving good performance reviews, and advanced training can help win promotions.

4. Funeral Director: $49,620 

College programs in mortuary science usually last from two to four years. You typically must also serve a one-year apprenticeship, pass an exam and obtain a state license. Hours can be long and irregular. Dealing with dead bodies and crying relatives isn't for everyone.

5. Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers: $47,460 

Police corporals had an average minimum annual base salary of $44,160, according to the International City-County Management Association. But total income can significantly exceed base salary because of overtime pay. And police officers can often retire at half-pay after 25-30 years of service. Applicants usually must have at least a high school education, and some departments require a year or two of college or even a degree. Rookies are trained at police academies.

6. Advertising Sales Agents: $42,750 

20% have a high school degree or less, and 10% have an Associate's degree.

7. Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents: $39,760 

Don't let that figure fool you; the highest 10% earned more than $111,500. While advanced coursework is not necessarily required, new entrants must pass an exam and get a state license. Connections in the community and a willingness to work hard are what really count, but experience and a good housing market also help.

8. Occupational Therapist Assistants: $42,060 

These workers usually need an associate degree or a certificate. They work with occupational therapists, helping injured patients recover from, or compensate for, lost motor skills. Job prospects are good in the growing health care field, especially for those with some post-secondary education.

9. Occupational Therapist Aides: $25,000 

These employees receive most training on the job. Under supervision of occupational therapists, they also work with injured people. Competition for jobs is tougher for those with only a high school diploma.

10. Physical Therapist Assistants: $41,360 

These workers deal with physical therapists, helping patents improve mobility, relieve pain or overcome injuries or disabilities. Those working in home health care services tend to make more on average. Aides, earning an average of $22,000, are trained on the job. Assistants, who have greater responsibilities, typically need an associate's degree.

The Bottom Line

Despite a recession, plenty of career paths can lead to well-paying professions without spending four years or more hitting the books, including opportunities in law enforcement, health care and sales. The goal is to find a job that matches your own particular talents and preferences in addition to supporting your lifestyle.

I totally agree. However the the figures and the jobs in that top 10 list is only referring to America. Though as much as I figured, about a few of these jobs are available here in Brunei as well. But the figures next to it is a little bit lower than that though. And even then, 'O' level graduates can still find a proper job in this country. The 10 job listed above is just a few of them. There are more out there and its your "job" to find them.

-Let the power of wealth be with you~

Blogging: Lesson 3 The Golden Rule

Remember this golden rule when you write up your new entries or posts to your blog:

"Content is King" - Blogosphere

Your content should be treated like a king. Keeping your king satisfied by providing it with new content and that's what Ranoadidas and other probloggers did. But why would someone else that is not in a social news industry into blogging would keep their content happy? Because it helps getting your readers to keep coming to your blog whenever there is a new entry. Ranoadidas can do it daily. I can do it too but sometimes, I post on every other day if I'm busy.

Keeping your content fresh and new daily is hard work. Especially if you run into every bloggers problem when blogging. It's a nasty habit and it shouldn't hinder your schedule to write up your next post. It's called "Blogger's Block". Just like writer's block, bloggers can get stuck in the middle of a post or sometimes they have no idea on what to blog about. There are tips and techniques online to solve that, so you better do your own research on ways to break that blogger's block. But don't misunderstand the meaning of it. It doesn't mean that you can procrastinate your work or even give an excuse because you're lazy to keep your content alive.

So let me share you one little trick or rather an interesting feature that Blogger and possibly other blogging platforms may have as well. It's called "Scheduled Posting". They allow us to post up an entry and schedule it to post on the day that you want that entry to be shown and published on the blog. How do you call this a trick, you ask? Just imagine getting 30 ideas and you write up 30 posts before setting up your blog. You write them, you schedule post them for 1 post on each day for 30 days. Easy, ain't it? This way you can free up your time and not worry about what to post next on your blog and keeping up with your schedule.

Speaking of schedules, you should set yourself a rule. Like how often would you post your entry? Every other day? Or every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday? Or twice a week? You set your pace however you want. As long as, your content is king.

Next lesson...

-Let the power of wealth be with you~