Warning Signs Of Investment Frauds

By Dwayne Gilbert

If you want to know how you can protect your invested money, then you must learn to identify the signs of fraud. A potential investment fraud has certain signs and characteristics. If you can check them out, you will definitely save your hard earned money. There are thousands of frauds who use your email or call you on the phone countless times to convince you of the various schemes they have.

The first prominent sign or characteristic of an investment fraudulent act is that the offer will sound too good to be true. You will be promised even what Bill Gates would hesitate to do. Then be sure that you are dealing with a bunch of frauds.

The second warning sign of such offer is the emphasis for 'on spot' acceptance. You will be told that the offer is limited and meant for limited, privileged number of people only. The third sign of warning is that the company would always try to hide their real identity and avoid making serious disclosures about themselves.

You may be approached for investment by anybody. It maybe a broker, a stranger, or any person who is into any investment business. They may fish cleverly for details such as your social security number, credit card number or confidential things. The government has circulated pamphlets and federal documents that you should go through before you invest in securities or stock markets.

There are materials on fraudulent activities that you can ask for from SEC, Federal Trade Commission, or from your State's Securities Regulators. These materials will bring to light the various kinds of investment frauds prevalent in the country and their methods of approachability. If you are approached for any investment by a company, then you will find the offers suitable to your need. You must do the following for a safe investment.

Contact the State Securities Regulators (SSR). You must not stop with the facts from SEC. Instead, you should check the SSR to have more information on the company that has approached you. To access the SSR, you can log on to the website of North American Securities Administrators Association. The local SSR will provide you with all the information from Central Registration Depository (CRD). To know about the brokers, this is all that you need to do.

You can also check in the website of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to know more about the firm concerned. The authority has all information about the broker and the firm. If you want to make investment based on the offers over phone or email, here are certain tips to do them wisely.

You must read the facts and offer thoroughly.

Try to understand what every line means.

Never accept an offer that you don't understand.

Never invest in companies that don't report with SEC, as they usually indulge in investment fraud. Verify all claims of the new contracts. It is also essential to see whether the people of the company have ever made money for investors beforehand. With these tips for a little homework, you can save your huge amounts from being wasted.


About The Author:
Gavin Keller owns and operates http://www.investment-fraud-info.com/. Know more about Investment Fraud and scams, and how you can protect yourself against them.

Intelligent Emailing

Writing emails has become a regular routine for millions around the world. It is a common, easy, cheap and practical way to communicate, particularly for business communication.
La escritura de correos electrónicos se ha hecho una rutina regular para millones alrededor del mundo. Esto es un modo común, fácil, barato y práctico de comunicarse, en particular para la comunicación comercial.

But whilst writing an ordinary email may be easy, creating a professionally constructed electronic message requires a bit more attention. Do you rate yourself as an effective and professional email writer? Following are some guidelines to assist you construct more professional emails.
Pero escribiendo un correo electrónico ordinario puede ser fácil, creando un mensaje electrónico profesionalmente construido requiere un poco más atención. ¿Usted precio usted mismo como un escritor de correo electrónico eficaz y profesional? Lo siguiente es algunas pautas para asistirle a construir más correos electrónicos profesionales.

Subject Line/Línea Sustancial

The starting point of a good email is the subject line. In a common office, people may receive dozens of emails a day: eZines, notifications, SPAM, personal messages and work-related content.
El punto de partida de un correo electrónico bueno es la línea sustancial. En una oficina común, la gente puede recibir docenas de correos electrónicos un día: eZines, notificaciones, SPAM, mensajes personales y contenido relacionado con el trabajo.

Within the work-related context, it's common that emails get rated according to the sender (whether it's from a boss or a subordinate, for example) and the subject line. Emails that have generic and uninteresting subject lines will likely be the last to be opened and/or replied, or simply deleted.
Dentro del contexto relacionado con el trabajo, es común que los correos electrónicos son tasados según el remitente (si es de un jefe o un subordinado, por ejemplo) y la línea sustancial. Los correos electrónicos que tienen líneas sustanciales genéricas e indiferentes serán probablemente el último para ser abierto y/o contestado, o simplemente suprimido.

To write an effective subject line, you need to communicate the importance of the email from the receivers perspective (not what's important to you). The reader should be able to quickly acknowledge what it's about and how he or she will respond. Avoid vague subject lines. Also avoid writing offensive content or using exclamation marks on subject lines as they may be blocked by email filters.
Para escribir una línea sustancial eficaz, usted tiene que comunicar la importancia del correo electrónico de la perspectiva de receptores (no lo que es importante para usted). El lector debería ser capaz de reconocer rápidamente sobre qué es y como él o ella responderán. Evite líneas sustanciales vagas. También evite escribir el contenido ofensivo o usar signos de admiración en líneas sustanciales cuando ellos pueden ser bloqueados por filtros de correo electrónico.

Strucuture and Formatting/Estructura y Formateo

If you are sending an email with multiple messages or perspectives, you must think about how you will structure them. Most people read emails quickly and may reply to them without reading all the content.
Si usted envía un correo electrónico con mensajes múltiples o perspectivas, usted debe pensar en como usted los estructurará. La mayor parte de personas leen correos electrónicos rápidamente y pueden contestarles sin leer todo el contenido.

To avoid points being missed, make sure the structure of your email is concise, allowing your reader to easily see what they need to before they click "reply" or simply close the message. A strong leading topic sentence or introduction will often overcome this problem.
Para evitar puntos perdidos, asegúrese que la estructura de su correo electrónico es concisa, permitiendo a su lector ver fácilmente lo que ellos necesitan a antes de que ellos hagan clic "la respuesta" o simplemente cierren el mensaje. Una oración de tema principal fuerte o la introducción a menudo vencerán este problema.

Language and Intention/Lengua e Intención

Keep your language readable from both semantic and formatting perspectives. Use standard spelling and capitalization, avoid all-caps ("online, all-caps means shouting") and avoid jargon.
Guarde su lengua legible tanto de perspectivas semánticas como de que formatean. Use la ortografía estándar y la capitalización, evite todo-gorras ("en línea, gritos de medios de todo-gorras") y evite la jerga.

Be personal. If you are writing to a person or company, identify the name of the receiver(s) and direct the message to them. Many people have an aversion to receiving impersonal "To Whom It May Concern" messages, particularly if it's sent with a commercial objective.
Esté el personal. Si usted escribe a una persona o compañía, identifica el nombre del receptor (es) y les dirige el mensaje. Muchas personas odian a la recepción impersonales "a Quien corresponda" mensajes, en particular si es enviado con un objetivo comercial.

Be kind. Avoid being aggressive or using excessive criticism. If you are feeling emotional, take a break and write later. With the ease of writing emails, many people get carried away in a message when they are frustrated or emotional - only to regret it later.
Esté amable. Evite ser agresivo o usar la crítica excesiva. Si usted se siente emocional, descansa un rato y escribe más tarde. Con la facilidad de escribir correos electrónicos, muchas personas son llevadas en un mensaje cuando ellos son frustrados o emocional - sólo para lamentarlo más tarde.

Be formal. Using a "smilie" face or abbreviations such as "LOL" is not deemed appropriate in a professional email. Your level of formality will depend on the context of the message and the person receiving it: write accordingly.
Esté formal. La utilización de una cara de "smilie" o abreviaturas como "LOL" no es juzgada apropiada en un correo electrónico profesional. Su nivel de la formalidad dependerá del contexto del mensaje y la persona que lo recibe: escriba en consecuencia.

Attachments/Accesorio

Only attach documents to emails if it's strictly necessary. Attachments can be nuisances in messages. They not only increase the likelihood of a virus coming with the email; but also require more download time and take up space on other people's computers.
Sólo ate documentos a correos electrónicos si es estrictamente necesario. Los accesorios pueden ser fastidios en mensajes. Ellos no sólo aumentan la probabilidad de un virus que viene con el correo electrónico; sino también requiera más tiempo de telecarga y tome el espacio en las computadoras de otra gente.

If you can simply copy and paste the content of the attachment with the regular email message, use this option. Bear in mind that emails with attachment can also be blocked by SPAM filters.
Si usted puede copiar simplemente y pegar el contenido del accesorio con el mensaje de correo electrónico regular, usar esta opción. Tenga en cuenta que los correos electrónicos con el accesorio también pueden ser bloqueados por filtros de SPAM.

Sending Rules/Envío de Reglas

This is the ABC of professional emailing. When sending a message to large groups, use the "BCC" function instead of "CC" so that receivers are not be able to view other people's email addresses.
This is particularly important when sending mailouts with personalised mail merged messages (when you want your reader to have the impression this email was tailored and send only to him or her).
Este es el ABECÉ del envío por correo electrónico profesional. Enviando a un mensaje a grupos grandes, use la función de "BCC" en vez "de CENTRIMETROS CÚBICOS" de modo que los receptores no sean ser capaces de ver las direcciones de correo electrónico de otra gente.
Este es en particular importante enviando mailouts con el correo personalizado combinó mensajes (cuando usted quiere que su lector tenga la impresión este correo electrónico fue adaptado y enviarle sólo o ella).

Avoid the "reply all" function. Many people have got into major problems simply because they have failed to observe this. One click can have dire consequences.
Evite "la respuesta toda" la función. Muchas personas tienen en problemas principales simplemente porque ellos han dejado de observar este. Un chasquido puede tener consecuencias extremas.

Finally, avoid taking too long before replying to an email; especially if the message was in an urgent tone. If you are unable to attend to the message anytime soon, you can write a courteous message such as "I am busy at the moment, but I will reply as soon as possible."
Finalmente, evite tomar también mucho antes de contestar a un correo electrónico; sobre todo si el mensaje estaba en un tono urgente. Si usted es incapaz de ocuparse del mensaje en cualquier momento pronto, usted puede escribir un mensaje cortés como "estoy ocupado en este momento, pero contestaré cuanto antes."

About The Author:/Sobre el Autor:

Simon Clarke has over 15 years of experience as a writer, entrepreneur and business specialist. He is also the founder and Director of the Life Coaching Institute.

Simon Clarke tiene más de 15 años de la experiencia como un escritor, empresario y especialista comercial. Él es también el fundador y el Director del Instituto de Entrenamiento de Vida.

Advantages of a Multilingual Website

By: Kausik Dutta

You are a business owner and your have your website in English. It does pretty well and your online business goes pretty smoothly. You are satisfied with results, but you really want to grow your company and expand it internationally. Yet, your website is still in English. Why? Why not to change it? This article tries to explain advantages that multilingual websites have over conventional single language.

First of all, English is not a predominant language in the Internet any more. As the Internet grows, the more people from developing countries such as China, India, Russia and Brazil gain steady access to the web. They browse websites, look up for information, and, of course, make purchases, lots of purchases! They prefer to browse websites in their own language such as Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Hindi and so on. Variety of languages is huge. If you can deliver your website in all of those languages. This means you will be able to sell much more to those new customers. There are plenty of ways to receive online payments to US bank accounts from foreign countries, and, therefore, merchants’ opportunities for sales are big. Great buying audience is a first advantage of having a website in several major languages.

Second of all, if your website is translated to many languages, it receives not just many new orders, but it enjoys a bigger flow of traffic. Your website will receive more visitors per day, per week, per month. This is also great. If you know how to put this traffic to work, then you will probably use AdSense ads more efficiently and will receive more CTR and will increase overall dollar amount per day. More traffic means more clicks. Similarly, more clicks means more AdSense revenue. This is a second advantage of a multilingual website.

Third of all, Multilanguage website brings credibility to a company. Since professional language services are not cheap, having a website professionally translated to many languages brings respect to its owners. I am not talking about a cheap free machine translation of a website. I am talking about a professional human approach to translation when each sentence is conveyed to the foreign language correctly, when each image or button is translated well. All errors may hurt reputation of a company. Poorly done, machine translation may erode a company’s reputation completely. But thorough human approach to translation of a website may help to avoid such pitfalls and problems. Thus, credibility that can be established by a website that is translated to many major languages. Multilingual website brings credibility and respect to its owners. This is the third advantage of having a website translated to foreign languages.

Contemporary Internet shifts toward globalization. This word has strongly gotten to our vocabulary. There are new people coming to the web each day. Internet grows and matures. New laws are being implemented and old ones get challenged. English is no longer a number one language on the web and it will never be. English is even challenged here domestically in the United States of America where it gets a lot of competition from Spanish, Chinese and Russian. The future language will become a mix of languages and having your website translated to most of them will secure your small business in the long run and will ensures its steady source of income. Website translation is not an expense, it is an investment, probably the most cost-efficient you will ever make.

If you feel convinced about your website translation and would like to find out more about this, please visit our website for more information. www.translation-services-usa.com Translation Services USA is your reliable language partner for all your language needs.

Marketing Strategies Success(TIPS 1): Essential Rules for Effective Email Marketing

Find a comfortable spot, put up your feet and let`s getready to rumble!

Ok,
If you want an email campaign to succeed, you don`t want tooffend anyone when sending your messages. Turn off aconsumer with your email and you can be sure they`lltune out your message. Don`t let this happen to you!A message that earns respect makes sales.

That`s why ourfirst topic for discussion is email etiquette. (Later in thecourse, we`ll talk more about how to write an email salesletter.)Train yourself to always -- and I mean ALWAYS -- stick tothe rules below when crafting your email message.

RULE #1 - ALWAYS WRAP YOUR LINES AT 65 CHARACTERS OR LESS
Whenever you write an email, always format the lines so thatthey`re 65 characters, or less, across. To do this, you mayneed to do a "hard return" by hitting "Enter" at the end ofthe line.Wondering why to limit your lines to just 65 characters?(Good question! It shows you`re thinking.) There are tworeasons that "less is more":

~The first thing to remember is that looking at a computerscreen for a long time causes EYE FATIGUE for many readers.The shorter span of characters across the screen makesreading easier and more appealing to the recipient of youremail message.

~The other reason to go short instead of long is this:some email clients AUTOMATICALLY ENFORCE LINE-WRAPPING at 60-65 characters on received messages. If your email is wrapped at 70, the content will arrive all "chopped up."This makes it unattractive...and worse -- unappealing.

~ Tip within a Rule #1: Email clients such as OutlookExpress allow you to SET THE LINE-WRAP to anycharacter-width you choose. That means you won`t have tohit Enter each time after typing 65 characters. Makes lifeeasier! -- Tip within a Rule #2 - You can type 65 asterisks ordashes in a Notepad file to create a template. Then pasteyour email below it to see if any lines extend too far tothe right.

~Tip within a Rule #2 - You can type 65 asterisks ordashes in a Notepad file to create a template. Then pasteyour email below it to see if any lines extend too far tothe right.

RULE # 2 - BE CAREFUL USING ALL CAPS
How many times have you changed the TV channel to avoidlistening to a screaming car salesperson? No one likes ascreaming salesperson...and no one likes a "screaming" emailmessage, either. Odds are, when someone has over-amped thevolume of their message by using too many capital letters(not to mention too many exclamation points and otherpunctuation) - you`re going to be turned off.

On the Internet, email messages written in all caps areconsidered yelling. It`s okay to write some sentences andsome words in all caps, but don`t go overboard. (As you cansee in this message, I`ve tried to use capital letters tohelp break up sections of the content from time to time)

~Tip within a Rule: Consumers buy from a source theytrust. Emails in all caps are perceived as "shady" oruneducated, and have an appearance that damages thecredibility of an offer.

RULE #3 - WATCH YOUR Ps & Qs (Spelling and Grammar)
Would you be influenced by an email selling you somethingthat had noticeable spelling and grammar mistakes? Sure youwould...and the influence would be negative, not positive!When a consumer reads a sales message that`s filled witherrors, they think to themselves, "Good grief, this persondoesn`t even take the time to get his emails right.

Hisproduct is probably the same quality as his emails."When you`re in business, YOUR IMAGE IS YOUR REPUTATION and your reputation is the reason people buy from you or the guy down the block. It`s essential that you create an image of INTEGRITY, CREDIBILITY, and HONESTY in the mind of your prospects. Sending emails filled with errors doesn`t hurt your professional image...it destroys it.

That`s it for now.