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Belajar Membuat Email (Bagian 2)

2009-07-29T08:07:00.001-07:00

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Sesuai dengan janji saya untuk belajar bersama tentang membuat account email, maka inilah tulisan saya Belajar Membuat Email (Bagian 2) yang akan mencoba mensharingkan kepada Anda tentang bagaimana membuat account email pada Google.com. Anda sudah siap untuk belajar bersama? Mari kita mulai…

Oh ya sebelum kita mulai, saya ingin memberitahukan bahwa Gmail menyediakan ruangan/sapce yang cukup besar yaitu lebih dari 7352.681758. Sehingga dengan kapasitas space tersebut Anda tidak perlu khawatir kehabisan space untuk email Anda. Artinya seluruh file Anda baik berupa teks, gambar maupun file video tidak perlu dihapus untuk jangka yang relative panjang karena space yang disediakan gmail memang cukup besar sehingga bisa menampung file-file Anda dalam jumlah besar.

Baiklah sekarang mari kita mulai membuat alamat email di google.com, berikut langkah-langkahnya:

1. Ketikkan di browse Anda (internet explorer atau firefox): http://google.com atau http://google.co.id

2. Setelah muncul halaman penuh klik Gmail, lihat gambar 1 (lingkaran merah)

(Gambar 1: Halaman Depan Google Indonesia)

3. Kemudian klik Buat Akun, lihat gambar 2 (lingkaran merah)

(Gambar 2: Halaman Login atau Buat akun Google Indonesia)

4. Silakan Anda mengisi data-data pribadi di sini dengan lengkap dan benar, saran saya sebaiknya Anda menyiapkan beberapa nama login untuk alamat email Anda. Terserah mau diberi nama apa email Anda, bisa nama Anda sendiri dipadu dengan angka atau nama lain yang Anda sukai dan mudah diingat.

5. Kemudian klik “Saya menerima. Buat Akunku” lihat gambar 3 (lingkaran merah).

Setelah proses pendaftaran selesai, maka akan muncul ucapan selamat account email Anda telah berhasil dibuat dan Anda sudah bisa login dengan alamat email dan sandi yang telah Anda buat. Oleh karena itu jangan sampai lupa nama login email Anda dan kata sandinya. Saran saya segera catat ke dalam buku agenda Anda dan tetap dijaga kerahasiaannya, supaya orang lain tidak tahu kata sandi account email Anda.

Nah, senangkan sekarang Anda sudah punya alamat email. Anda boleh sebar-luaskan alamat email Anda atau bisa disertakan dalam kartu nama Anda biar kelihatan lebih keren. Ya tho….

Pada tulisan berikutnya kita akan coba belajar bersama tentang Blog. Lha… apa lagi tuh blog? Sulitkah belajar blog? Keahlian apa yang harus di miliki untuk bisa membuat blog? Jangan khawatir nanti akan coba saya bahas semua step-by-step mengenai blog. Apa itu. Bagaimana membuat, dan apa manfaat blog bagi kita? Insya Allah akan saya bahas secara gamblang dengan bahasa yang mudah dipahami. Tapi kalau misalnya Anda masih kesulitan untuk bisa memahami semua tulisan-tulisan saya, akan sangat senang jika Anda bersedia memberikan komentar, pertanyaa, kritik maupun saran Anda, Insya Allah saya akan respon.

Belajar Membuat Email (Bagian 1)

2009-07-28T20:25:00.001-07:00

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Bagi sebagian orang membuat email adalah semudah membalik telapak tangan. Jadi, mohon maaf bila Anda sudah mahir berinternet mungkin tulisan ini kurang cocok untuk Anda. Tulisan yang mungkin cocok untuk orang yang sudah mahir berinternet seperti Anda adalah tentang bagaimana memaksimalkan manfaat fitur-fitur email Anda, dan itu artinya tunggu tulisan saya berikutnya ya, he... he....

Namun bagaimana bagi orang yang awam sama sekali dengan dunia internet? Mungkin mereka masih bingung harus mulai dari mana untuk bisa memiliki alamat email yang keren. Nah, berikut ini saya ingin sama-sama belajar dengan Anda untuk membuat email. Anda sudah siap? Mari kita mulai.

Sebelum kita mulai belajar membuat email, sedikit ingin saya sampaikan bahwa alamat email ini sangat penting jika kita ingin menggeluti dunia internet. Ibarat kita punya rumah maka alamat email adalah seperti alamat rumah online kita. Karena semua informasi yang berkaitan dengan diri kita di dunia internet bisa di kirim lewat alamat email. Bahkan untuk mengikuti bisnis internet Anda harus memiliki alamat email yang aktif untuk konfirmasi bahwa Anda benar-benar ingin mengikuti program bisnis internet. Jadi sekali lagi alamat email itu sangat penting di dunia internet.

Nah, lalu di manakah kita bisa membuat alamat email kita? Pertanyaan yang bagus. Ada banyak website yang menyediakan fasilitas untuk memiliki alamat email secara gratis. Bahkan bisa dibilang hampir semua website terkenal pasti menyediakan space untuk para pengunjung bisa memiliki alamat email secara gratis. Namun demikian kita akan fokus pada website-website terkenal dan terbesar saja yang sudah sangat populer di kalangan netter. Sebut saja kita akan membuat alamat email di situs Yahoo! dan Gmail.

Untuk yang pertama kita akan mencoba membuat alamat email di situs Yahoo.com. Berikut adalah langkah-langkahnya:

1. Ketikkan di browse Anda (internet explorer atau mozilla firefox): http://www.yahoo.com

2. Lihat pada tampilan halaman pertama klik pada "Y! Indonesia" (lingkaran merah)

3. Setelah tampil halaman penuh, klik pada "Mail Gratis: Daftar" (lingkaran merah)

4. Nah di sini mulailah Anda mengisi data pribadi Anda. Setelah terisi semua dengan lengkap dan benar silakan klik "Buat Account Saya (lingkaran merah).

Nah, sekarang account alamat email Anda sudah jadi dan sudah bisa dipergunakan. Untuk yang pertama kalinya Anda akan mendapat surat masuk ucapan selamat dari Tim Yahoo dan beberapa tips serta saran untuk memaksimalkan fitur-fitur email Anda di Yahoo!. Jangan khawatir, karena Anda mendaftar di Yahoo Indonesia, maka di sana nantinya Anda akan mendapatkan pesan, saran dan tips dalam bahasa Indonesia. Silakan Anda baca dan pelajari semua untuk mendapatkan manfaat maksimal dari email Yahoo Anda. Namun jika Anda masih agak kesulitan, dalam tulisan-tulisan berikutnya saya ingin belajar bersama dengan Anda untuk bisa memaksimalkan email Yahoo kita.

Tetapi sebelumnya, setelah tulisan Belajar Membuat Email (Bagian 2) saya ingin mensharingkan bagaimana membuat acoount alamat email di Google yang terkenal dengan Gmail. Jadi tunggu ya bagi Anda yang mungkin masih belum pernah membuat email di Gmail.

Kenapa Kita Harus Melek Internet?

2009-07-28T20:22:00.001-07:00

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Perkembangan dunia internet yang semakin pesat, menuntut kita untuk semakin melek internet. Dewasa ini hampir semua lapisan masyarakat telah mengenal internet. Baik masyarakat kota sampai ke desa, dari masyarakat profesional sampai pengangguran, para doktor sampai siswa SD, hampir semua mengenal internet. Bahkan jika ada survei tentang pernah atau tidaknya seseorang mengakses internet bisa jadi hampir 70% mereka akan menjawab pernah setidaknya satu kali.

Melihat begitu dahsyatnya perkembangan internet akhir-akhir ini, memang agak ironi kalau kita tidak mengikuti perkembangan dunia teknologi internet yang terus berubah setiap saat. Dulu orang menggunakan internet hanya untuk mencari informasi saja. Namun sekarang ada perubahan orientasi penggunaan internet tidak hanya untuk mencari informasi. Lebih dari itu internet sudah merupakan kebutuhan untuk mengembangkan bisnis, meraih income, mencari teman, promosi produk dan jasa, bahkan hanya sekedar menuangkan ide-ide kecil semacam buku diari online.

Ada beberapa alasan kenapa kita harus melek internet. Menurut Hengki Ferdianto dalam bukunya berjudul "How to Built Amazing Business Internet" setidaknya ada 8 alasan kenapa harus melek internet, yaitu:

Peningkatan pemakai dan pelanggan internet yang signifikan.
Bisnis berbasis internet tidak dibatasi oleh ruang dan wilayah.
Modal yang diperlukan kecil.
Bisnis berbasis internet bisa berlangsung 24 jam sehari dan 7 hari dalam seminggu.
Bisnis internet bisa berjalan secara otomatis.
Tidak membutuhkan ruang kantor, tetapi jika memerlukan, kantorpun tidak harus luas.
Anda bisa menjadi bos bagi diri sendiri.
Bisnis internet tidak dipengaruhi oleh cuaca, kemacetan lalu lintas, dan hambatan lainnya.

Dari 8 alasan yang dikemukakan di atas memang lebih cenderung hanya karena alasan bisnis, tetapi jika kita teliti lebih dalam lagi sebenarnya memang internet merupakan suatu alat yang sangat jitu untuk mengembangkan bisnis, bahkan jika Anda baru memulai bisnis internet. Sudah banyak orang yang sukses dengan memulai bisnis internet dari nol. Artinya nol pengetahuan/pengalaman dan nol biaya. Namun, dengan semangat belajar akhirnya mereka bisa berhasil.

Kabar gembiranya adalah jika Anda seorang pemula di dunia internet, Anda juga bisa memulai untuk belajar untuk memanfaatkan internet sebagai alternatif memperoleh income, ajang mencari banyak teman dan banyak lagi. Tersedia banyak website untuk Anda bisa belajar secara gratis, jadi tidak perlu mengeluarkan uang untuk bisa mendalami internet. Namun jika Anda mau, Anda juga bisa sedikit merogoh kocek Anda untuk mengikuti kursus-kursus online untuk bisa mendapatkan ilmu yang jauh lebih banyak lagi. Namun saran saya mulailah dengan yang gratis terlebih dahulu, baru kemudian jika Anda telah mendapatkan ilmu dasar-dasar internet Anda baru bisa melangkah ke tahap yang lebih profesional lagi.

Dalam beberapa tulisan ke depan saya ingin mencoba berbagi dengan Anda hal apa saja dan di website mana saja kita bisa memulai belajar bersama supaya kita bisa mendapatkan manfaat terbaik dari kegiatan internet.

Akhirnya, dengan melihat potensi dahsyat yang terdapat dalam kegiatan internet ada baiknya mulai sekarang kita coba untuk menggali minat dan kemauan kita untuk lebih memanfaatkan kegiatan internet kita supaya lebih bermanfaat lagi. Tidak hanya sekedar mencari informasi atau untuk mengakses hal-hal yang tidak penting.

Satu pertnayaan terakhir dari saya, "Siapkah Anda memulai hal-hal terbaru dari kegiatan internet Anda?" Jika sudah siap, maka ikuti terus ya blog saya ini, semoga ada manfaatnya untuk kita semua. Amiin.

by: Len Hutton So you’ve decided to blog, but aren’t sure whether you should host the blog yourself or sign up for a free service like blogger.com. I

2009-07-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

by: Len Hutton

So you’ve decided to blog, but aren’t sure whether you should host the blog yourself or sign up for a free service like blogger.com. It’s a dilemma that many bloggers face. There are pros and cons to both, which makes the decision difficult for many. Neither is perfect, and neither is for everyone. Fortunately, you should be able to make the best decision for you if you are armed with adequate knowledge of both. In this newsletter, we’ll go over services like blogger.com and others, plus software that allows you to host your own blog. We’ll also go over the pros and cons of each. After reading this, you will know which is best for you.

Who offers free blog hosting?

Many sites offer free blog hosting. Among them are Forumer, Blogger, BlogEasy, Aeonity, BlogThing and Blogates. A quick search for “free blog” on Google reveals many possibilities.

What software can I use to host my own blog?

Like free blog hosting, there are many possibilities for software that makes hosting your own blog easy. Most of them are free to use. These include:

WordPress(the most popular software)
Apache Roller
Blosxom
Geeklog
Textpattern
LifeType

There is also blog software which you can purchase for use on your site. These include:

Community Server
Movable Type
Radio UserLand

One negative about using software and hosting your own blog is that the process can often times be complicated. You have to download the software and install it to your server, which doesn’t always go easily. It’s particularly hard for those who don’t have a lot of experience installing things on servers.

Why should I remotely host my blog at a place like Blogger?

Places like Blogger allow you to host your blog there. It’s a good option for many people.

The Pros

• It’s easy to set up and maintain a blog. You don’t have to go through the trouble of installing software and configuring it to work on your server. All you have to do is sign up for an account and start posting.

• It’s friendly for beginning bloggers. Sites that host blogs offer good tutorials on how to make your blog postings, so that even someone who is completely new to the concept of blogging can do it easily.

• Most blog hosting sites are completely free to use. There is no need to pay for things like a domain name and hosting.

• Monetizing your blog is easy. Rather than having to manually put HTML/Javascript codes on your blog to manually set up things like AdSense and Pay Per Click advertising, you can select an option on most blog hosting sites that does much of the work for you.

The Cons

• You don’t have as many options to customize your blog. Remotely hosted blogs are admittedly somewhat limited in terms of what you can actually do on them. You have to stick with what is provided to you in terms of look and features.

• The URL you get is always yourname.BLOGSITE.com. You don’t get to have a custom domain name like YOURNAME.com. This can possibly hurt traffic to your blog.

• Blogs hosted on free blog sites don’t look as professional as self hosted blogs.

Why should I self-host my blog?

The Pros

• You have more options and more flexibility. You are able to tweak the blog to your liking.

• Your URL is your address for your blog. Rather than having go to where your blog is hosted to read it, they can read it right from your site.

• The ability to make your blog look professional. Blogs that are hosted on sites of their own tend to look a lot better than those hosted on free sites.

• More space for your blog. Free blog sites usually place a restriction on how much space you have for things like photos and music. By hosting your own blog, you are able to use as much space as you need.

The Cons

• There are sometimes problems with setting up blog software to run on your site and server. If you aren’t experienced when it comes to working with mySQL, the process will be hard.

• Updates aren’t as easy to post.

• You have to manually set up programs to monetize your blog. However, if you are good with HTML/Javascript, this shouldn’t be too hard.

• You have to pay for your own hosting and domain

As you can see, there are pros and cons to both. Which should you choose? Well, it depends on who you are and what you intend to use your blog for. If you intend to use it for business, then a self-hosted blog is the best idea. If it’s a personal blog, then a free hosted blog will probably be fine for you.

Closely examine all of the pros and cons mentioned above. That way, you’ll be able to make the best decision for you!

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by: Len Hutton Believe it or not, but it’s actually possible to make money from blogging. One teenager has, in fact, earned $5,000 a month just from m

2009-07-23T11:24:00.000-07:00

by: Len Hutton
Believe it or not, but it’s actually possible to make money from blogging. One teenager has, in fact, earned $5,000 a month just from making posts on his blog! Of course, not every blogger is this lucky. It does take some skill, and some luck to make money from blogging. What it also takes is some knowledge of how exactly to generate income just by posting blogs. In this newsletter, we will go over three specific methods of making money on your blog: Adsense, Pay Per Lead, and Affiliate Links.

So how exactly do I make money on my blog?

You do it by working with another company that wants to use your blog as a form of advertising. It sounds like selling out, right? Not exactly. The advertising can be as in your face or subtle as you want. And it can still make you money, provided you have enough visitors to your blog.

What is Adsense?

Adsense is a program offered by Google. The program, if installed, will display ads provided by Google.

How do I get Adsense?

You’ll need to go to Google.com, first. At the bottom of the screen is a link for “Advertising Programs”. Click on that. Then click on the link for “Adsense”. Scroll down on the page that comes up and click “Click Here To Apply!” You then fill out the form with information about yourself. After 12-48 hours, Google will notify you via email whether or not your site has been accepted. When you’ve been accepted, set up your ads by doing either of the following:

1. If your blog is hosted on Blogger.com, you can set up your AdSense ads by going to your profile, selecting settings>template>add an element. Then select AdSense and login with your account info. Next, you’ll configure your ads and save the template. That’s it.

2. If you are self-hosting your blog, you’ll have to set up AdSense in more of a manual way. You’ll create your ads(which can be as small or as tall as you want) and then copy the HTML/Javascript code Google gives you. Then you’ll paste it into your blog(on the left, right, or top of the screen).

For the first few days, the ads displayed by Google will be Public Service Announcements. After the ads have been up a few days, though, the ads will switch to ads that are relevant to your blog.

How does Adsense work?

Every time a visitor clicks an Adsense ad, you get a little bit of money(usually around 30-60 cents). The amount you get for each ad clicked depends on the number of unique visitors you receive on your blog. The more visitors, the more money that can be earned.

Google will then send a check or pay you through Paypal once you’ve made at least $100 from the ads.

It is important to remember that Google will penalize you if you click your own ads, or if you ask visitors specifically to click ads. So don’t do that!

Pay Per Click

Pay Per Click is basically just like AdSense, except you don’t just work with Google—you work with multiple companies. BidVertiser is one such company you can sign up with to do Pay Per Click advertising.

How do I get Pay Per Click

You sign up with a site like Bidvertiser and then follow their instructions to set up the Pay Per Click ads on your site.

How does Pay Per Click work?

It works by paying you money each time someone clicks an ad that you display. You won’t get paid for multiple clicks from the same user in the same visitor, nor will you get paid for someone simply visiting your site. You only get paid for legitimate clicks.

Affiliate Links

Affiliate links are basically links which people pay you for. Companies will actually pay owners of popular blogs to post links on their blog. You can do as much Affiliate linking as you want.

How do I get Affiliate Links?

You can get Affiliate links by searching for “Affiliate Link Programs” on the internet. Once you find an Affiliate link program that looks good to you, sign up for it. Then you can follow their instructions for putting the link(s) on your blog.

How do Affiliate Links work?

Like the other two methods mentioned above, Affiliate links work by paying you money each time they are clicked. You get paid for each click per unique visitor.

So that’s it. There’s three legitimate ways to make money from blogging. It is important to keep in mind that the amount of money you are able to make depends on how many visitors your blog draws. If you draw a lot, you’ll make a lot. If not, the money you earn will be modest. But it’s still extra money, so why not do it?

Making money using Adsense, Pay Per Click or Affiliate Link programs is easy and effective. Start monetizing your blog today!

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by: Len Hutton Believe it or not, but it’s actually possible to make money from blogging. One teenager has, in fact, earned $5,000 a month just from m

2009-07-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

by: Richard Legg Nowadays, it seems that everyone and his cousin have taken to blogging. This form of online self-expression has slowly but steadily t

2009-07-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

by: Richard Legg
Nowadays, it seems that everyone and his cousin have taken to blogging. This form of online self-expression has slowly but steadily taken over the World Wide Web to become somewhat of a phenomenon in recent years. Some people use blogs as their personal journals, some may see them as an outlet for their creative work, and others may just want their own personal place in cyberspace to share thoughts and ideas.

Now, a quick question for the Internet businessman. If you have a blog, can you use it to boost your site's exposure and drive more traffic to it? A blog is great for sharing ideas and posting about things you like or don't like, but can a blog help your online business succeed?

The answer is a definite YES. Your blog can do wonders for your website, but it all depends on the way you utilize its potential power. I'm going to teach you a tried and proven method that has been effective for other website owners, and this method is applicable for any type of blog. You will just need a lot of creativity and some time to make it work.

First thing you have to keep in mind is that most blogs on the Web have a community feel to them. You may think that your blog is your own, since you're the one who installed and developed it. And you may be right. But your blog is also connected to other blogs on the same site. You may also be connected to other blogs that are using the same blogging software as you. This situation guarantees that sooner or later, a person will land on your blog and be able to see all that you have to say. This can also mean that your blog is now getting free advertising within the blogging community. I don't think you need me to tell you how beneficial this can be for your site's traffic.

However, you do have to keep in mind what you're posting as your blog's content. If all you're doing is making posts that promote your products or your business, then you're dead. Believe me, that is not the recommended way to use your blog. Have you seen the Internet lately? It's already overflowing with loads of advertisements for products and services. Be different. Your visitors need a good reason to keep coming back to your blog. Use it to give expert and knowledgeable information about your line of work to your readers. If you're selling a product on your site, talk about it on your blog, and don't just post a measly advertising blurb.

Let's say you're selling power tools on your website. You can write reviews and other useful posts about the kinds of tools you have on your site. What you're doing is providing some insight for your potential customers about the tools you're selling. These blog posts will then be able to generate confidence in your readers and encourage them to actually buy the products.

Another advantage of having a blog is that it makes it easier for interested buyers to get access to the seller (that's you). Usually, readers of a particular blog post are allowed to leave comments on what they've just read. For example, you've just finished a review for the new Ajax power drill. Whenever a reader comes across it and has a question regarding that product, he or she can easily leave a comment. You can then see the questions and post your answers. See? You can now connect with your readers and potential customers personally. This make you much more approachable, as compared to the faceless entity behind the impersonal commercial website.

In addition, your readers will also have the option of subscribing to your blog feeds via RSS or to your newsletters, so they can be immediately notified about any new posts you make. If you have established a reputable standing in your niche, a long list of eager readers will soon be waiting for your next post, and lots more will be coming to your website.

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