How to Buy Silver Jewelry Online Safely

If you want to invest your money in something that can give you great returns, then why not try investing your money in silver? 


You can purchase silver in the form of coins, bars, and bullions, and you can even invest your money in silver jewelry. 


Now, the best thing about investing in silver jewelry is that you can even wear them. Their distinctive shimmer is sure to add glamour to your look.


Where can you buy silver jewelry?


The best way to buy silver jewelry is to visit your local jewelry store, of course. You could also try your local pawnshop as well as local silver auction houses. The choices that will be given to you are many; however, they will be limited by the design of the silver jewelry maker and the store's inventory.


If you want more designs, especially intricate and complicated ones, then you can try purchasing silver jewelry online. The best thing about buying your silver jewelry online is that you will be given tons of silver jewelry collections to choose from. They also come in sets, making your silver jewelry collection more valuable. However, buying silver jewelry online has its risks, an example of which is purchasing fake silver jewelry.


Online Buying Tips


You should be very careful when purchasing silver jewelry online because there are many bogus sellers out there. For this reason, here are some valuable tips on how to safely and wisely buy silver jewelry online.

First, you have to choose the seller wisely. This means checking his online reputation as well as off line. Online, you will get to read reviews made about the seller; and off line, you will get to hear about him from other silver jewelry dealers. If you are going to purchase them at online auction sites or online buy-and-sell sites, then be sure to check the seller feedback. You need to make sure that the customer satisfaction rating is high and that the seller really is primarily dealing in silver jewelry.


Two, you should always ask the seller if the silver he is selling has a 92.5% purity. What this basically means is that the jewelry is made up of 92.5% pure silver, while the remaining percentage is composed of other types of metal alloys that give form to the silver jewelry. Always look for the 925 marking on the jewelry, which is commonly located on the clasp.


Three, you should also ask the seller if the silver jewelry was machine crafted or hand crafted. Hand crafted silver jewelry commands a higher price than machine crafted ones, particularly since the details of hand crafted silver jewelry are much more refined, more intricate and complex, and more detailed than the latter; thus, the higher price. Machine crafted silver jewelry are, more often than not, mass produced, so it is cheaper.


Four, when it comes to the online seller himself, you should stay away from sellers that give vague answers to your questions. A reputable and trustworthy silver jewelry dealer will always be able to answer any questions his clients may have regarding the piece, including the origin of the jewelry, the creator of the jewelry, or the style of the silver jewelry.

Jennifer di Martino is a freelance writer who specializes in precious metal and silver investments. She is a regular contributor to URC, a site where you can purchase gold and silver.

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Google to be Investigated

Once again Google is in hot water (see Google Maps are Wrong). This time the controversy is in Australia where police have been ordered to investigate the online company in possible incidents of breaching telecommunications privacy laws.

This post has moved to businessguide.co.za

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Google Docs: An Online Office

Google is far more than just a Search Engine. Its applications are widely respected and gratefully received. Some of the more common Google apps are Gmail, Google maps, and Blogger which are all uniquely useful in their own right.

One of the lesser known additions to the Google juggernaut is Google Docs, which is a great online office package; it includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation application.

It might seem obvious that Google Docs is built around the foundation of Microsoft Office, so if you are proficient with Office, you’ll be more than capable with Docs as each of the applications is similar to the Office equivalent of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. And added advantage to this is that you can actually use documents you have already created in MS Office and edit them in Google Docs.

Probably one of the cleverest innovations with the program is that you get a free gigabyte of online storage space, so you can access your docs on the move. Google Docs is completely free, and if you already have Gmail account, then there is no need to even register. Click here to get started.

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Golden Rules For Stock Trading Success

Some Golden Rules for Trading Success
written by Farazila Abu

Sticking to your stock trading rules will definitely be rewarding in the long run, it is a discipline that can help you reap huge profits. So read these rules before you enter the stock market and read the rules even when you leave with lots of money in your pocket

Rule 1: Don't break the rules.
It is natural if you to want to break or change your own rules and it takes a lot of discipline to follow your own set of rules.


Rule 2: Don't risk more than 3% of your total portfolio on any one stock trade.
There are many old traders and there are also many bold traders but there are never any old bold traders. Protect your initial capital is important if you want to trade stocks successfully.


Rule 3: If you are wrong, cut your losses at 5% to 15%
The most important rule here is to set stop loss points and minimize your losses if your predictions went wrong. Stick to your stop loss point and keep in touch about the performance of you stock

Rule 4: Always set price targets.
Don't be too greedy and try to get the most out of rising stock price. When you have reached your target profit margin for that day, pack your backs and leave. A stock price can rise too high too quickly and also can drop too drastically.


Rule 5: Master one style.
Keep learning and practicing at the one method of stock trading style that will relate to you the most. Never jump from one trading style to another. Master one style rather than become average at implementing several styles.

Rule 6: Let price and volume be speak for itself
All the important information about that particular stock is reflected in the volume and price. Many people will give you lots of opinions about the stock that you are planning to trade or currently trading, stick to your instincts and the skills that you have learned and don't listen to them

Rule 7: Take that valid signal
If you see a valid signal of a stock, take it!


Rule 8: Do not use the intra-day data to trade.
During any trading day, you will be able to see a stock price variation. If you rely to much on this data, you will end up making all the wrong decisions.

Rule 9: Relax
Successful stock traders are fit and you also have to be strong emotionally. Taking time off the computer and relax will help you reduce the stress of trading. An unsuccessful trader is a stressful trader.

Rule 10: Be an exceptional trader.
Don't try to do anything exceptional if you want to be successful in the stock market, instead, be an exceptional trader. Exceptional stock traders are consistent and disciplined. After you are done with the stock market for the day, ask yourself "Did I follow the rules?" If your answer is yes then you are on the path to stock trading success for a long long time to come.

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Tips for Starting Online Trading

Following up on 'Getting Started with Online Trading' here are a few nuggets of advice from Mark Crisp on getting started in the world of Online Trading:

1. You need to set up a sell amount every time you buy a stock. Never enter the game with out knowing how or when you will get out. The money that you make on the stock exchange will be when you sell, not when you buy. So make good selling decisions.

2. Don’t buy a sock that is falling in price because you think it will go up. You should however work towards buying stocks that are rising because then you are almost assured some sort of profit.

3. Don’t follow stockbroker celebrity’s advice like gospel. This isn’t because they give bad advice, because normally they give good advice, it is because they give that advice to a lot of people. So once you get your hands on the advice it’s old news.

4. You should look for a broker that will give you good value for money with their commission fees.

Here is a good book by Kassandra Bentley entitled "Getting Started in Online Day Trading". Click below to order it from Amazon:





Or, in South Africa, click here to buy it from Kalahari.

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Get Started with Online Trading

There are many key benefits to Online Trading. You have the ability to expand your personal or business funds for a relatively low cost. Online trading has become a huge production, and the introduction of the Internet has helped many businesses reach a high level of success. Many Internet companies use online trading as a primary means of business and have triumphed in doing so.

Before you start online trading you want to make sure that you are the same level playing field as all the online traders in regards to the equipment and software they are using to tackle the markets. If a trader can start this part right correctly, he is going to have a good chance to compete with everybody else. If a trader is behind the technology curve, he is going to be trading at a distinct disadvantage.

This is the easiest part of a solid trading plan, and the first step to start online trading. There are many online trading companies, but the one I would recommend is BTrader. BTrader is a very easy to use forex trading site. They offer their clients access to their own WEBFX as well as the well-known and widely popular trading platform MetaTrader4.

MetaTrader4 is defintiley the way to go and BTrader offers you a great opportunity to learn with them, and you receive a nice welcoming bonus!  Check them out here.

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Make Money with Your Blog

I have lately received a few emails regarding making money online, and along with that came a few questions which seem to be universal concerns:

“Is the ‘work from home thing’ really possible?”

“How do I decipher the legitimate ones from the scams?”

“Where can I start earning without having to pay a ‘joining’ fee first?”

There are various, legitimate ways to make money online. They all require some form of effort, there’s no such thing as making millions just because you have a computer which you look at every now and again.

In this post, I’m going to just focus on one specific method which is a great, practical way to make money online. All you need is to have a blog (any type) online.

Smorty - Get Paid to Write Make Money Online with Your Blog Click here to Register http://www.smorty.com/?B=29699

Smorty is a company that pays you to write articles in your own blog!
All you have to do is sign up with them and they’ll find people who are interested in having their website discussed on your blog.

Once you’ve signed up (for free! There are no hidden costs or surprises) you’ll start to receive offers to write about various websites with a wide range of topics; for e.g. web hosting, technology, medical, sport etc. You can review the website, if you feel you don’t want to write about it, or might not have time, then you can decline it, there is absolutely no pressure for you to accept it.

However, if you do choose to write on the offered topic, you then:
1. Click to accept it.
2. Review the requirements (minimum number of words the article must be etc)
3. Write your article and give Smorty the address (URL) of your written post
4. Get paid!

Very simple. I have personally used it, and have made money by writing articles for them. It’s an excellent way to make money without leaving your home, just remember to keep logging in to see if new offers are available for you to write on.

Once you have posted your writing to your blog, Smorty will review it and let you know whether it has been accepted. This process might take a few hours, or up to two days. I have never had one declined, just make sure things like spelling and grammar are correct.

As soon as your post has been accepted, you get paid! They are very good with this and, as they boast on their blog, their ‘community is built on ethics and the desire to help each other generate money from their blogs.’

Smorty has the worlds largest network of high quality blogs making it very simple to Make Money Online with your Blog. Sign up below:

Smorty - Get Paid to Write Make Money Online with Your Blog Click here to Register http://www.smorty.com/?B=29699

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Pay to Read Online

Despite recent indications that Google Inc might pull out from China, the country still boasts the World’s largest online population with over 380 million online users.

The number is expected to rise to over 500 million in the next three years!

And it seems online companies are aware of how much of their content is accessed and used; an indicator of this is that newspapers in England are now going to charge readers who access their newspapers online.

From June this year The Sunday Times and The Times (British versions) will charge readers £1 for a day’s access to their sites.

I think it could be dangerous territory when people start getting charged to read information online, but on the other hand, the newspapers are probably losing out on sales by providing the online service, so they would need to recoup it somehow.

written by Rory

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Vietnam asks Google to Fix Maps (vid)

In the continuing saga of Asian countries being mad at Google, Vietnam has now insisted that Google Inc fixes what they call “an error” on the Google Maps website.

The map actually puts part of Vietnamese territory across the border in China...

The full article and video can be seen at: http://www.businessguide.co.za/1/post/2010/03/vietnam-asks-google-to-fix-maps-video.html

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Phishing Scam with Absa Banking

Online banking scams seem to be very common these days; you often hear of people who have been conned into entering their personal banking information on fraudulent websites. The main method of this type of identity theft is phishing which is the illegal attempt to acquire personal information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by imitating a legitimate website.

Most banks will have warnings on their websites insisting that they will never send out emails requesting you to complete your personal details by clicking on a webpage link in an e-mail. I have often seen these warnings and heard of people being scammed, but recently I received my first phishing email from some wicked, low-life foot-soldier criminal.

The email looked like this:

 I suppose it could seem quite legit if you are new to online banking.

Absa’s Security Centre lists the following things to look for when you suspect a email scam:

• Deceptive Subject Lines:
These look as if they are genuinely related to the company supposedly sending the e-mail.

• Forged Sender’s Address:
An easy deception method to make the e-mail appear as though it has come from the company it is claiming to be.

• Genuine Looking Content:
They copy images and text styles of the real sites in order to fool the reader. Trusts and authentication marks are duplicated and they may even have genuine links to the company’s privacy policy and other pages on the legitimate website to create an illusion of authenticity.

• Disguised hyperlinks:
E-mails may display a genuine website address, but when you click on it, the hyperlink will take you to a different website. Look out for a long website address as it will take you to the site after the ‘@’ symbol.
Example:http://www.genuine-site.com-name@fraud-site.com

If you clicked on this hyperlink it would take you to http://fraud-site.com as it is after the @ symbol.

• E-mail Form
These forms containing your personal information are submitted to remote computers, which the fraudsters access and then use your information to commit fraud on your bank accounts.

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The End of Google China?

I have a few friends and family members staying in China, and they are often frustrated by the Nation-wide ban on Blogs and YouTube.

And now it looks as if China might lose Google as well, as it is rumoured that Google Inc might pull out from China as it continues to be in dispute with the communist government over censorship.

The full article can be read at http://www.businessguide.co.za/1/post/2010/03/the-end-of-google-china.html

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