* Be careful of wanna-be managers and aggressive agents that want to manage you, or even worse an unexperienced friend trying to help that does not know how to manage, conduct business, read contracts nor has any idea how much a model should get paid or residually compensated. They can cause more harm then good. There are a lot of photographers that are very controlling and feel you need their approval before you shoot with anyone.

*Remember it’s QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. It does not matter how many pictures you have, it’s how, with just a few strong pictures you still make a good impression.

*Beware of aggressive agencies, and agencies who don’t answer all your questions.

*REMEMBER! professional models get paid! No model has ever gotten rich by doing TFP. TFP helps but, only with the RIGHT photographer. If you want to make modeling a career, treat it like a business – manage yourself and be professional and think about getting paid work. If you’re on your own or just starting, its a must!

*Even if you are with an agency, you still have to hustle and don’t depend on your agency to do all the work for you.

*Also be careful of lazy agencies, that don’t call you about work or auditions. Its important for you to find out what’s up and maybe change to an agency that will get you work!

*Be careful of photographers that will shoot you for free (TFP) and sell the pictures for profit. Draw up a release and read his/her model release form saying you are ONLY TFP for portfolio use or for submission to magazines (you can even include list of magagizes that are not acceptable). For any money being made by both parties involved, the model should get some compensation. Don’t be shy of creating an agreement for your share in potential profit that will arise if your photos sell. Look at it this way. If the model took the photographers pictures and made profit off the pictures that the photographer took he/she would scream “compensation.” If you are with an agency they won’t let you sign any release to relinquish your rights to your images, especially for TFP. So, why do it voluntarily? Agencies are very weary of who you shoot with and won’t allow you to shoot with just anyone. So be careful if you are on your own. Many models shoot and shoot and repeatedly shoot (doing TFP) – they think and act like they’re a professional model not knowing their image may be used for profit, advertising etc, but without the models permission. Even worst, being exploited.

*If you are shooting stuff on location or studio and the photographer is running really late and has not showed up yet and you are there, waiting, make the right judgment call. The right call may be to leave. Unless of course you are getting paid. But, if it’s TFP, leave. Some photographers with big egos show up when they feel like it. Don’t put up with it.

*Beware of agents who wants to dub you as an escort! It’s very sad…it happens sometimes. Please don’t fall victim!

*Do full research on agencies, agents, managers, photographers on the web. Ask a lot of questions!

*Don’t let anyone disrespect you! You are as important as you think you are!

Adapted from Source:

http://www.istudio.com/1303252

Answer:  Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a technology used to place limitations like, access to or copying of, onto digital content (eBooks, music, etc.). You as the publisher or author of the ebook can determines the level of restrictions applied to an eBook. This includes how many times an eBook can be downloaded for a single purchase, and the number of devices (computers, eBook readers, etc.) to which the eBook can be transferred.

Encrypted or copy-protected eBooks can only be read on authorized computers or hand-held devices a limited number of times. An unencrypted or not copy-protected eBook can be transferred to personal computers or reading devices an unlimited number of times.

Lulu.com offers Digital Rights Management for eBook publishing, however you have to agree to their revenue sharing scheme.

And e-junkie.com offers an easier but less stronger solution where you can limit the number of downloads of the ebook.

Answer: That’s good news. Here is a list of basic questions they will surely ask you:

• Have you ever been in sales before? If so, what was your closing ratio?
• What do you know about our company/products/industry?
• What is the most difficult problem you have ever solved?
• Explain a time when you have worked effectively under pressure.
• Explain something that you have attempted and failed. What did you do next?
• How do you feel that your personal or academic background fits with the position that you are seeking?
• What do you believe will be the biggest challenges of this position?

All the best!

Answer: No. It is not safe! Please dump this seller ASAP because it is most likely fraud. A vast majority of Chinese companies operating on Alibaba (and other such sites) are fraud. We have learned this from first hand experience. They are waiting to steal your money, and Western Union is the best way for them because they can vanish after receiving your money.

While we can’t blame Western Union entirely for it, we think that Western Union does not mind such fraud. Otherwise, why do they allow people/companies to operate accounts from China even after their names are listed as scam all over the web?

So yes, it is very risky if you are sending money to people that you do not know. With Western Union, there is no way to guarantee that the receiver will send you the good.

Most of these Chinese companies know that their buyers can’t reach them from Europe or America, and their police is hardly bothered. Don’t deal with Chinese suppliers on sites like Alibaba, etc…. 80% are fraud. When you buy a cheap priced product, the entire money will be gone. The scammer will attract with you very low prices, and the pre-sales will be very pushy. But once you have trasnferred the money, they will vanish. We have heard this experience from dozens of buyers. Its painful to hear these experiences.

Its better to deal with Singapore or Hong Kong based suppliers, who can be verified by someone you know in person through someone you know. If you can not personally verify a supplier, do NOT do any business. The moment you want to meet a supplier, you will see how uncomfortable they become. Some will not reply, and that’s the proof they are fraud.

Also ask for customer references. Anyone who can not give references is a fruad. They may give reasons like business confidentiality, but that’s an excuse.

Even if you have to pay more, its better to buy from places like EBay through a PowerSeller so that you have some assurance of quality and PayPal will protect your rights.

Answer: That’s a great question, and its something that faces everyone in online business at some point. Even for large affiliates, the question come: what next?

To select an Affiliate Program, you should ask questions first before you join.  Get some answers because they will be the deciding point of what you will be achieving later on. Here are 9 questions you should ask:

1. Will it cost anything to join? Most affiliate programs being offered today are absolutely free of charge. So why settle for those that charge you some dollars before joining.

2. When do they issue the commission checks? Every program is different. Some issue their checks once a month, every quarter, etc. Select the one that is suited to your payment time choice. Many affiliate programs are setting a minimum earned commission amount that an affiliate must meet or exceed in order for their checks to be issued.

3. What is the hit per sale ratio? This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics. This factor is extremely important because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.

4. How are referrals from an affiliate’s site tracked and for how long do they remain in the system? You need to be confident on the program enough to track those people you refer from your site. This is the only way that you can credit for a sale. The period of time that those people stay in the system is also important. This is because some visitors do not buy initially but may want to return later to make the purchase. Know if you will still get credit for the sale if it is done some months from a certain day.

5. What are the kinds of affiliate stats available? Your choice of affiliate program should be capable of offering detailed stats. They should be available online anytime you decide to check them out. Constantly checking your individual stats is important to know how many impressions, hits and sales are already generated from your site. Impressions are the number of times the banner or text link was viewed by a visitor of your site. A hit is the one clicking on the banner or text links.

6. Does the affiliate program also pay for the hits and impressions besides the commissions on sales? It is important that impressions and hits are also paid, as this will add to the earnings you get from the sales commission. This is especially important if the program you are in offers low sales to be able to hit ratio.

7. Who is the online retailer? Find out whom you are doing business with to know if it is really a solid company. Know the products they are selling and the average amount they are achieving. The more you know about the retailer offering you the affiliate program, the easier it will be for you to know if that program is really for you and your site.

8. Is the affiliate a one tier or two tier program? A single tier program pays you only for the business you yourself have generated. A two tier program pays you for the business, plus it also pays you a commission on the on the sales generated by any affiliate you sponsor in your program. Some two-tier programs are even paying small fees on each new affiliate you sponsor. More like a recruitment fee.

9. How much commission is paid? 5% – 20% is the commission paid by most programs. .01% – .05% is the amount paid for each hit. If you find a program that also pays for impressions, the amount paid is not much at all. As you can see from the figures, you will now understand why the average sales amount and hit to sale ratio is important.

These are just some of the questions that needed answering first before you enter into an affiliate program. You should be familiar with the many important aspects that your chosen program should have before incorporating them into your website. Try to ask your affiliate program choices these questions. These can help you select the right program for you site from among the many available.

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By Jan 2010 we are looking to build a global reach of over 100 million people worldwide, covering all continents. 40% of our reach would come from America, and 30% each from  EMEA and APAC (though central Africa will be the most difficult because of the low internet penetration so we have planned that for 3-4 years down the line )