2022

Why People Live Online

I was watching one video recently that discussed why people buy. A very straight forward thing probably. We buy because we need goods or services to sustain our lives.

In a busy world with an overload of information and ear blocking advertising that we need to buy this, buy that, go there, do this, it becomes a real hassle to actually even go shopping. There is so much on the shelves that at the end of the day you can simply get lost and not buy anything at all.

Quite some time ago I have chosen online shopping as an ultimate way of buying! Why? I can do shopping in my own time without having to worry about open-close times of the shop. I can look at an item for as long as I like and compare the prices for the same item on a few different websites to compare the prices. If I shop for clothes, I can always try them on at home in front of my own mirror without having to wait in a fitting room queue. If I don’t like the item, I can always send it back and get my money back very quickly.

All in all, online shopping saves us time and nerves and gives us a wider spectrum of choice in – again – shorter period of time.

I love having time doing what I really enjoy doing. Life shouldn’t be just about worrying and regretting. I don’t yet have kids, but I can’t even imagine what it could be like. I don’t have much time for myself and my family now spending 2 – 2.5 hours a day traveling to and from work, grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing, watching a movie and going to bed. What will it be like when I have kids?

This made me thinking I would not only like to shop online, but to also work online! I have become a member of Six Figure Mentors community of online marketers to be able to live life and stop worrying about not having time to enjoy it properly. I am not lazy and work is an essential part of everyone’s lives; work is what has turned us into intelligent beings – be it physical or mental work. But, when I retire I want to have things to reminiscent about with a smile on my face or a tear in my eyes. I don’t want to only wake up from night mares about how hard it was to wake up at 6am, how morally unrewarding it was to spend more than 60 hours a week in the office and how many places I haven’t visited and how many hours I have not spend with my lovely family.

Shopping and working online is a real break through, a get away! A get away from very early mornings, from a train full of gloomy faces, a get away from moody bosses and short lunches where you can’t even enjoy the food you eat due to lack of time.

Six Figure Mentors have laid a foundation for me to become my own boss, has given me a great hope that if I do my homework and work on my skills, it will pay 100 fold by giving me a better income and more time to spend with my loved ones and actually start seeing sun more often than just during random weekends.…

How to Make Sure Your Online Shopping and Selling Arrives on Time

Many people now buy a lot of products online, whether is a music CD or a DVD or even clothing and our weekly food shopping, there are many items available to buy online and quite a lot of the time it can be cheaper as well as more convenient. A growing number of people are indulging their entrepreneurial spirit and actually selling items online, whether this is unwanted possessions on eBay or actually starting home businesses where you can sell your own products online.

A large part of making sure that any buying or selling online goes smoothly is that the product gets sent via a reliable delivery service to ensure that it arrives quickly to prevent buyers getting angry or frustrated that their order has been delayed. Many people will buy items online that are gifts for friends and family, many eBay buyers may claim this when they find their parcel has been delivered later than expected and whilst it could be a rather flimsy argument, the idea behind it that by sending something late you could have let your customer down is something a lot of home businesses and individuals that don’t have huge customer service departments like major companies should be concerned about.

Sending your parcels by a courier instead can instil some confidence in the buyer so that they are assured that by ordering from you they are going to get the best deal and a quick delivery that many people will be looking specifically for. Couriers used to be the kind of option only large businesses or people looking to ship large quantities would use but these days as the rise of home based businesses and similar ventures they have made their prices much more affordable to even regular individuals only needing to send one parcel securely.

With couriers you can get the benefits of a much less cluttered mail system so your parcel won’t be sat under a pile of other mail items but also they typically offer a much more detailed tracking system so you can keep a close eye on exactly where your parcel is and when you can expect to see it arrive. Couriers will also make extra attempts to deliver items such as leaving a card for rearranging a delivery or informing you that the parcel has been left with a neighbour or stored in the garage or any other secure area.

When it’s your bunnies and reputation on the line you should make sure that when you send a parcel, you send it securely with the help of an experienced parcel courier.…

How to Choose Flowers for a New Born Baby

The gift of flowers is seen as a sign of love and affection, not just romantically but as a way of celebrating a special occasion, such as a birthday, wedding, graduation, mother’s day or father’s day. Many people choose to send a gift of flowers to congratulate new parents on the arrival of their baby boy or girl.

A gift of flowers for a new born and their family is a beautiful and personal present. There are many gorgeous flowers available in the UK with special meanings dating back to Victorian times. For example you could choose gardenia to symbolise joy, or orange blossom to celebrate fertility. Other options include celebrating the child’s birth month such as; carnations in January, daisies in April or roses in June. Many people choose to opt for the traditional colours of blue for a boy and pink for a girl.

There are lots of options available when choosing what type of flowers to send. A traditional bouquet offers flexibility on price and can be easily purchased on the internet or from a local flower shop. Advice is on hand to help you choose what flowers to include, and which colours will look great together. You may however wish to add a more personal touch by putting together your own arrangement. Why not choose some flowers from a local florist and combine with gifts for the baby such as, soft toys or rattles. The flowers do not have to be just hand tied, why not create a display in a keep sake box for the baby.

There are lots of companies available offering unique flower gifts. For example, you could choose a hand tied arrangement of baby’s bibs and bonnets, delicately folded to resemble roses.

Bright colours are known to aid a baby’s development such as; yellow, red, green and orange. These colours look stunning and brighten up a child’s nursery. Flowers not only stimulate a baby’s development through sight but also smell. Studies have shown that a baby’s sense of smell is very strong when it is new-born. A baby just a few days old is able to recognise the smell of its mother’s milk. This means strong fragrant, bright flowers are a lovely way to help settle a baby when it is first brought home from the hospital.

There are many possible gifts to send a new-born baby, however parents, friends and family have usually chosen the most obvious gifts such as toys and baby furniture. A gift of flowers has stood the test of time; why not keep a tradition alive. There is a high chance that when the baby’s parents, grandparents and great grandparents were born they were all sent flowers. A floral arrangement for a new born is not only a perfect gift for the parents to enjoy in hospital and at home but also for the baby.…

What Can Small Business Offer You?

As I sit in our local mall watching mobs of people hastily trot from one advertised great deal to another I start to question how a small business in today’s society can not only compete with the savvy consumer but what can a small business offer that the large stores can not.

These businesses can offer a personal shopping experience for the consumer that is not all about the bottom line but about the ending satisfaction that one has at the end of a transaction. They care if their customers are happy with the entire transaction from selection of product to the customer service received by the customer.

Being able to understand and relate to the customer can build a mutual satisfaction in the first meeting and build a bridge to a long term relationship were the customer knows that the small business is interested in maintaining their business.

Lets face it pricing is also a factor that every consumer is interested in. Small companies can usually compete very well in that area. There isn’t as much overhead to absorb so the price breaks can be passed on to the customer.

Now if fancy packaging, glamorous and glitz is important to your shopping satisfaction then maybe small businesses are not for you. But if you are looking for a great way to support your local community, have a stress free shopping experience were you are treated with respect and would enjoy interacting with a person instead of a corporation then small businesses have a lot to offer you.…

Boost Brand Recognition With Printed Koozies At The Beach

Are you looking for a new way to promote your business that is inexpensive and cost-effective? With the summer time coming, have you considered giving away printed koozies at your local beach, amusement park or other outdoor venue?

Koozies are foam insulators that are slid upon the can of beer, soda, or other beverage. They are also available for bottles and other container types. They have been manufactured out of foam or neoprene which allows for the gadget to maintain the temperature of the drink for up to one hour.

The koozies shape allows for embossing or screen printing to be added to both the front and rear sides of the actual product. Most marketing agencies will make use of both and implement company name, address, phone as well as logo and website hyper-link. This will allow for maximum exposure to your brand and company.

When you think about it for the one low cost, your brand is being used over and over again, and will help create brand recognition. People want to keep their drinks cool, especially at the local beach or lake, while they are lounging on the sand in the hot summer heat. Having a way to keep their drink cool will allow them to stroll along the boardwalk while holding their can and sipping the cool beverage.

Printed koozies can be obtained by ordering online, most vendors will offer a large selection of styles and colors. Larger vendors will also offer clipart that the purchaser can use on their product, as well as offering the ability to submit artwork and have it added to the koozies. Dependent upon your advertising budget you can also add more than one color of ink, or order other styles such as the foldable or collapsible koozies.

Due to the lightweight design these items are extremely portable, making them the perfect item for the user to carry around in their purse, car, picnic basket etc. Each time the customer places their beverage into their koozies, not only are they being exposed to your business, but anyone near them will be as well.…

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle in the Real World

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Many are familiar with what this catchy little phrase means but how many people are actually incorporating this mantra into their lives? As times change people are always on the go or not truly thinking about their actions when it comes to sustaining our planet. There is a big movement in purchasing eco-friendly and organic products but there are some other things to do to show just how eco-friendly you truly are. Here are 5 ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and to contribute to the overall health of our planet.

#1 Turn off the faucet: This has been a message since our childhood but not many people follow this simple rule. In order to save water turn the faucet off when brushing your teeth or washing your face. There really is no need for the water to be running and if we all turned off the faucet we each could save over a thousand gallons of water.

#2 Reuse plastic sandwich bags: This is something not many people think about but if done can save a lot of money and reduce the amount of plastic bags pilling up in landfills. Think about it, why throw away a perfectly good sandwich bag when it could be used again. If it gets a bit messy inside it can simply be rinsed out with water, but not too much water!

#3 Aluminum water bottles vs. plastic water bottles: If you have not already noticed, many people are sporting the new water bottle around town. Instead of the old plastic water bottles people are now really digging the aluminum bottles. Why you ask. Well not only are they attractive and convenient, they are also eco-friendly. Having just one aluminum water bottle significantly reduces the amount of plastic water bottles an individual purchases annually. These aluminum water bottles come in many different styles and there are even some made just for kids. If you don’t have your own aluminum water bottle be sure to purchase one soon!

#4 Unplug unused appliances: Not many people think to do this on a regular basis but take a look, is your cell phone charger still plugged in even though your phone isn’t being charged? Most likely it is! This is one thing that people don’t think to do even though it still uses so much energy just being plugged into the wall. So, if you aren’t using your cell phone charger, your toaster, blender, hair appliance, or even your TV unplug it!

#5 Change your light bulb: Many people are still using traditional light bulbs to light their homes and offices but there are better ones out there. Compact fluorescent light bulbs or energy efficient light bulbs are the new buzz. The reason behind this is because of how much less energy is used when using these light bulbs. Not only do they use less energy they also last longer than traditional light bulbs. They are generally more expensive than traditional ones but can you really put a price on saving your earth?

These are five simple ways we can actually Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle in our fast pace world. It doesn’t take much effort to make these simple changes and with these changes we can improve our health and the health of our earth. Being eco-friendly has never been so easy!…

Cheap Online Shopping: The Top 10 Sites for Finding Discounts Online

Shopping online can be significantly cheaper than heading downtown towards your local mall, outlet, Best Buy, Walmart and so forth. The overabundance of competition at the entire world’s fingertips forces suppliers to break down and get rid of their items for a bargain that bests its competitors’ prices. Shopping on the web may also be tax free for a variety of online shops. Thanks to the likes of eBay, many retailers may even specialize in refurbishing products and selling them for far below the out-of-box price. However, surfing the web simply to find which store can sell an LED Television for $20 less can be time consuming. Customers also tend to worry about having their credit card information stolen. Therefore, I have compiled a list of the top 10 places to buy cheap electronics online. The websites making this list are based on reputation, security, inventory, shipping speed, and of course price.

1. eBay – eBay is the mecca of purchasing cheap electronics online. Customers can find literally anything here, be it new, refurbished, used, broken, etc. Thanks to the Buy It Now feature users no longer need to consume their time getting into bidding wars. eBay’s partnership with PayPal allows customers to shop with confidence. Despite its reputation eBay cannot control how long their suppliers take to ship items, whether the items are in the condition described, or if the seller is an outright scam artist. PayPal does a great job protecting consumers from these types of incidents; however they can still cause headaches, and potentially a loss of funds.

2. Cheap Electronics Depot – features the lowest prices online by a landslide. Their product selection may be low (less than 100 items) however the items sold are in very high demand. iPod’s, HDTV’s, MacBooks, Video Games consoles, and more are all sold for up to 99% off retail. Bargain hunters looking to go the extra mile for an incredible deal enjoy shopping at Cheap Electronics Depot. The catch here is all items are sold via a “bidding fee auction.” Meaning users must pay a small fee (usually 60 cents) each time they place a bid. The price increases by 1 penny with each bid. Most items tend to sell for about $50. Therefore placing 100 bids on a one thousand dollar HDTV is equivalent to purchasing it for $90. Cons are, the site design leaves something to be desired, and you may end up paying for bids without winning the product.

3. Ioffer – Ioffer is a clever site that is a slight variation on eBay. Rather than the seller setting a price, the customer makes an offer to the seller. The seller may accept, decline, or make a counter offer. I have realized that if you search around enough and make enough offers, you can get some amazing deals on here. A lot of sellers may be eager to get rid of their product; therefore they are quick to accept a low offer. However, the site can become frustrating when sellers decline very reasonable offers. The product selection is very vast, and users should be able to find any electronics they like on here.

4. Best Buy – Before you jump all over me for putting a retail chain on here as an online store, please hear me out. offers products online from their Outlet Center that cannot be purchased in the store. Don’t think the 7th Generation iPod is much different from the 6th generation? Head on over to Best Buy online store and check to see if they have any refurbished 6th generation iPods at the outlet center. The price is much cheaper, and since you are dealing with such a refutable seller, you can shop with confidence. The shipping costs are high, taxes must be paid, and the outlet center may not always have what you need. This is still a very worth place to find cheap electronics online.

5. NewEgg – I don’t know how they do it, but NewEgg features some very solid deals on High Def televisions, digital cameras, and most of all computer parts. Tech savvy bargain hunters could practically put together an entire desktop from parts they purchased for NewEgg. All for less than $300. Less technologically inclined users may not be able to find such deals, however the prices on electronics here are definitely not something to snub one’s nose at.

6. Wal-Mart – … Not much to say here. While not everyone may agree with their labor policies, or corporate practices, there is no denying the Wal-Mart continues to find ways to push out products for prices few can match.

7. Craigslist – Without a doubt, Craigslist features some of the best prices on electronics. Plus …