Archive for October, 2009
Now Earn 150 Daily Through Google Adsense
Now Earn 150 Daily Through Google Adsense
How would you like to increase your monthly website revenue by 25 with only a few hours of work? What if I said that it wouldnt cost you a dime? Its hard to believe isnt it?
I know this claim sounds as though I should be pitching a 200 getrichquick scheme in the next couple of paragraphs but I am not. The technique I used was free to me and I am sharing this information with you free of charge because I am more excited about this discovery than I can put into words.
What did I do to achieve this jump in revenue? I placed Google Adsense advertising boxes on my website and in just the first seven days I generated over 1000 in Adsense revenue. Even better I didnt have any decrease in sales from the original source of revenue for these sites paid memberships to my wholesale information directory.
Ive known about Adsense for years but I always thought that it was a system best used by free informational websites needing to generate revenue. My reasoning behind this was that I thought that these ads could possibly bleed traffic from my site and steal potential paying customers. I am happy to say that I was wrong and I only wish I would have tested this program earlier to discover how wrong I was.
I am completely surprised by how well these advertisements have paid. They are producing income at a rate of over 20 per thousand impressions. I have done some research on ad placement agencies and I dont think that there is an agency online that could sell ads for me at the rate of 20 per thousand impressions and I know that if I advertised banner space or text link space on my site that I couldnt sell space at a rate of 20 per thousand impressions.
To put it into perspective I do a lot of advertising through PPC networks and my PPC ad spending doesnt even come close to a rate of 20 per thousand impressions. Google Adsense may well be the most lucrative source of income for website owners seeking to sell ad space on their site and the results are instant. All you need to do is place the code and let your current visitors click on the link ads.
There are many people on the Internet who sell information products claiming to have the secrets to generating high income through Adsense but there is no need to pay to learn how to do this. Its a very simple system that is easy for anyone to implement. All you need is:
1. A website with quality content
2. An existing traffic source be it 100 visits a day or 100000 visits a day.
3. The ability to read the Google Adsense Program Policies
4. Free page real estate hopefully in a conspicuous place above the fold
It is that simple; however I cannot stress enough that you read the Google Adsense Program Policies. There are certain types of sites certain types of pages and certain types of advertising on and through which Adsense will not allow their ads to be associated. It is each advertiser responsibility to know their guidelines and avoid breaking any rule that could put their account and an excellent source of revenue in jeopardy.
Finally let me stress that these ads should be placed in a conspicuous place. Visit the site linked in the About the Author section below for examples. No matter how effectively your site is designed more people will leave a page without reading below the fold than will continue on to the bottom of the page. For that reason as you will see in my site I place the ads at the top right of my page in an area where any visitor to my site can find them.
Adsense is an excellent source of revenue for any website owner. Dont waste time like I did. Place some ads on your site and I am sure youll be pleased with the results.
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Nicles And Dimes In Israeli Venture Capital
Nicles And Dimes In Israeli Venture Capital
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day” Robert Frost American poet and winner of four Pulitzer prizes.
Israeli venture capital funds have been struggling to raise their target sums in the past few months and the Israeli venture capital lost a quarter of a billion dollarsforpotential start up investments.
- Tamir Fishman’s venture capital fundwill have to satisfy with a 100 million dollar fund rather than the 150 million it originally planned to raise. Tamir Fishman will also cease its fundraising efforts for a third fund
- GeminiIsrael Funds had to settle for a 150 million fund rather than the 200 million it originally planned for. It is the first time since 1997 that Gemini raises a fund smaller than 200 million.
- Giza Ventureshas also dropped 50 million from its projected 150 million fund and has stopped its fundraising efforts on Giza 5.
- JVP and Genesis Partnersare both currently working on raising additional funds but are projected to fall 100 million dollar short as well by October.
- To add to the woes of the funds partners are dropping right and left. According to YNET:
- Yuval Baharav one of Sequoia’s senior partners has left the fund to start a new company.
- Harel BeitOn has left CarmelVentures.
- Michael Elias one of Tamir Fishman’s five senior partners has left the fund for family matters’.
- Gemini Venturesalso shed one of its partners recently Carmel Sofer supposedly for his decision to start a doctoral program but according to Israeli publications due to disagreement on the fund’s investment strategy.
All together it is a 250 million loss out of an 800 million of total capital raised. The impact will likely be felt primarily by Israeli start ups who are currently thirsty’ for capital.
According to Damp;B Israeli venture capital funds manage a total of 36 billion NIS equivalent of approximately9 billion dollars depending on the exchange. That said the active capital which is available for investment is only estimated at 1.31 billion and it is meant to suffice for the next couple of years. In comparison in 2008 alone investments in Israeli start ups reached 2.08 billion. Such a drastic decline in the available capital for start ups will seriously influence the growth of new technology companies coming out of Israel.
The global economic crisis has hit the ’sponsors’ of venture capital including large pension funds endowment funds and high net worth individuals. Calpers the US largest pension fund with 183 billion under management has already reported a 30 decline in the value of its assets since September which represents an unprecedented loss of 70 billion dollar. Calpers was an investor in several Israeli venture capital funds such as Pitango Carmel Giza and Gemini.
Harvard’s endowment fund has lost 22 of its value which came down to Eight billion dollars. The stock market and the collapse of the US real estate industry are the main causes for it loss. After these funds pulled out some of the money from those under performing asset classes venture capital suddenly had a 3 to 10 share of their portfolio which drove endowment funds to diversify more and eventually decrease their investments in risky ventures.
In the words of the New York Times:
Harvard like other schools is expected to be hurt by declines in other revenue streams as well as the endowment. As families of students find themselves increasingly in need of financial aid the revenue from tuition could fall. In addition as the downturn puts strain on the government federal grants and contracts for sponsored research are likely to encounter added stress.
There is not too much or asilver lining in the state of the venture capital industryin Israel. As discussions on potential government VC bailouts begin to take place in the US the Israeli VCsare following attentively. One thing that did not change is the amount of raw talent and innovation coming out of Israel. Thisare vulnerable times for Israeli VCs but a great opportunity for international funds who want to increase their presence in Israel.
About the writer: Eze Vidra is the founder and author of VC Cafe http://www.vccafe.com the leading source of information on Israeli start up companies and venture capital news in Israel. Follow the updates on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ediggs
New Business Depreciation For 2008
New Business Depreciation For 2008
As we come to the close of 2008 this economy has caused a volatile year for many. Many Americans have had to scramble to make a living and adjust to changing times. With higher gas prices and costs of living escalating to new levels many businesses are on the brink of extinction. For the lucky few that have had a profitable year it is time to maximize the situation and plan to minimize the tax burden. The government has made some substantial changes in 2008 for investing in the U.S and we are going to look at the depreciation area for qualified acquisitions.
The following is one of the incentives that is available for 2008:
2008 Changes for Eligible Depreciation Look at the example below
Increased Section 179 limits. The maximum section 179 deduction you can elect for qualified section 179 property you placed in service in tax years that begin in 2008 has increased to 250000 285000 for qualified enterprise zone property and qualified renewal community property. This limit is reduced by the amount by which the cost of section 179 property placed in service in the tax year exceeds 800000. For qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity GO Zone property placed in service in certain counties and parishes of the GO Zone the maximum deduction is higher than the deduction for most section 179 property.
Special depreciation allowance for certain property. You may be able to take an additional first year special depreciation allowance for certain qualified property defined below. The allowance is an additional deduction of 50 of the property’s depreciable basis after any section 179 deduction and before figuring your regular depreciation deduction.
Property that qualifies for this special depreciation allowance include the following.
- Tangible property depreciated under the modified accelerated cost recovery system MACRS with a recovery period of 20 years or less
- Water utitiliy property
- Offtheshelf computer software
- Qualified leasehold improvement property
Examples of Qualified property are the following and must also meet all of the following tests.
Dump trucks garbage trucks water trucks boom trucks vacuum trucks semi trucks excavators backhoes forestry equipment farm equipment office equipment machinery and equipment production equipment computers etc
You must have acquired qualified property by purchase after December 31 2007 and before January 1 2009. If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before January 1 2008 the property does not qualify. Additionally the
- Qualified property must be placed in service after December 31 2007 and before January 1 2009 before January 1 2010 for certain transportation property and certain property with a long production period.
- The original use of the property must begin with you after December 31 2007.
In a nutshell here is an example to illustrate the information above. Lets assume the following facts. You are a corporation sole proprietorship etc and your net profit is 600000 from January 1 thru October 31 2008 November and December will be a breakeven therefore we are at the 600000 profit for the year based upon our estimate. We have some new signed contracts for the end of 2008 or beginning of 2009 and we need to buy some major equipment in the last month of the year and take delivery before the end of the year. We can get this equipment financed and the monies required down are minimal maybe 10000 and the total purchase price is 400000…..If we execute this contract before the end of the year and take delivery we are entitled to a 325000 deprecation expense deduction for 2008. The way I came up with is deduction is by studying the information above. The first 250000 of qualified acquisitions are dollar for dollar and the balance is 75000 150000 x 50 = 75000 . The 150000 is the remaining basis after deducting the special 250000 from the original acquisition cost of 400000. It is important to understand that the cash outlay of 10000 has nothing to do with the depreciation deduction for 2008.
Obvious from this example this could be a big bonanza to reduce taxes in 2008 without the major outlay of upfront money. It is important to obtain current interim 2008 financial statements from your CPA bookkeeper or in house books now to study your tax situation for 2008. This example above can be scaled back or up to a smaller or larger version and can have a tremendous impact on your company’s 2008 tax situation. These depreciation rules only apply to a profitable company and shouldn’t be considered for additional operating losses. Additionally it is recommended that you consult with a qualified tax person because this tax law change is new and is higher upgraded from the allowable deductions for 2007.. For companies looking to acquire qualified assets for 2008 with substantial profit there are limitations and phase out rules for acquistions over 800000. Tax planning is important at this time of year whether you are Profitable or not and consulting with a qualified tax person is as equally as important . The dollars invested in this area if done properly will reward your company handsomely.
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Rick has over thiry years in the financial field including leasing working capital and hard asset money loans and commercial lending
