Entangled in the World Wide Web

I am just a learner who likes to delve in websitesemails. (But first make sure that the email server
as a hobby. Hobbies are what make life socan handle the file size)Making e-books presented
enjoyable for me. I have tried many other thingsa need for a completely different range of
- watercolor and pastel painting, organic gardening,knowledge and skills that are built up upon each
kayak making, dinghy sailing, kite making, origami,other. It is not as easy as it looks. For those who
stock photography, cartooning, carpentry, rockdo not know much about computers, Internet
collecting, snake rearing and many other unusualand web designing, it can be quite a struggle!For
pursuits. Somehow, as time goes on, and forthese people, I have got a solution. Perhaps they
some particular reason, they gradually becomecould use my service to design e-books. I have
just bits of historical and passing interests for me.the knowledge and the skill that people can
Amidst these passing interests, the Internetuse.Think for a while. Almost anybody has
comes along.From the first day I learned to surfsomething to say that is valuable to another
the Internet, I became impressed by it. I couldperson. Each person has his or hers own
not recall whether it was the incredible amount ofexperience. A secondary school student may
knowledge that can be found there, or was it theknow how to make a cute and adorable doll out
quality of the reading medium that struck me. Butof easily obtainable cloth materials. A housewife
it did.I was hooked. At that time, I was gatheringmight want to reveal a special recipe that is
information on how to make a kayak. Well, not allhanded down from past generations that could
the information was exactly the way I hadbecome the springboard to fame.A retired
wanted it, but by carefully piecing all the bits andcarpenter or hobbyist may know how to make a
pieces of information together, I managed to usespecial piece of furniture that will fit some space
them to make a fully functional kayak, customin the living room of an apartment. A car
made to suit me.Deep down inside me, I was soenthusiast may know of some tips about
excited by this technology, that I wanted sochoosing and testing a used car. A sports
much to get involved too.Then a MLM companyenthusiast may like to share his secrets of scoring
that calls themselves SkyX (Not their real name)at a certain game. A gambler may have some
came to the scene. They were supposedly goinginsider tips that he wants to sell. All these are
to revolutionize the world of online business. Theyknowledge that can be tapped and sold.Talk about
operated their business very much like a pyramidthe Global-Economy! This is it! Anybody is capable
scheme, with their main products being a webof contributing to the Global-Economy. If the
design software, some learning tool and webinformation is useful, and it can be written down,
hosting for one year that teaches one how toor illustrated, there will surely be someone on
make websites. To me at that time, it was thePlanet Earth who wants to pay to learn from
product I was looking for. Being so very new toit.E-books have the advantage over books printed
the Internet, I did not try to look at otheron paper. Distribution is instantaneous, cost is low,
options.That's what the company wanted! Theand format is colorful and interactive, and most
trap has been sprung. Sweet talking me with theirimportant of all, self-publishing for the unknown
attractive carrot bait, the members made meauthor. You don't even have to find a publisher
lose my grip on myself and I succumbed to theirfor your e-book! And you don't have to sell it
enticements. Although I was aware that peoplelocally. You can expose it to anywhere on the
have been conned into pyramid schemes before,Internet.Although the Internet has leveled the
I was somehow swayed by their explanationsplaying field somewhat, I found that the major
about multi-level marketing concepts and howplayers are still dominated by companies in the
their business structure was a bit different fromUSA. When I scouted around for a reasonably
pyramid schemes. They really knew how to playpriced facility that will enable me to receive
on my emotions and weakness to theirpayment for credit card purchases, I could not
advantage.They had all the workings of afind many around that will accept participants
well-established network that gives support to allfrom my country.Well, after searching for
the members, organizing presentations and holdingsometime, I did find one that suits my budget - a
functions. What did I do then? Since I was alreadyreasonably priced one that I can use.Next I went
part of the network, I had to do my part ininto affiliate marketing. The concept is simple. My
getting more members. If not, I won't recoverwebsite serves as a storefront for other
my money. So for a very short while I did justmerchant's advertising banners. When people who
that.Eventually, this Company was sued and itare attracted by the merchant's banners, click on
went bankrupt. That was the end of the chapter.them, they got transported to the merchant's
My money just went down the drain! It was awebsite. If the visitor buys anything, a percentage
bitter and expensive lesson to learn.But the lessonof the purchase price will be paid to me.I find that
was well learned. I bit the bullet, picked up thesome money can be made from this. It depends
pieces, and behaved as if nothing had happened. Ion how well you design your website and how
was determined to make full use of what I hadwell you encourage your visitors to click on the
purchased. Looking back at the situation, I recalledbanners. Your website has to be carefully
that taking part in MLM activities was never ondesigned and the wordings selected to induce
my agenda in the first place. Learning how topeople to go to the merchant you represent.
make websites was.And so from that clumsySome merchants pay 5%, some 10%, and some
beginning, making use of the product, and workingmore. By carefully choosing the merchant to
on it when I had the time, and completely at mymatch the contents of your website you will get
own pace, I managed to learn the rudiments ofmore click-throughs. More click-throughs means
web designing. I borrowed books from the librarymore sales. It's a numbers game.Any marketing
to supplement my knowledge. I learned basic htmlperson will know that the more visitors I have,
language, color notations, picture editing and otherthe more the potential for a sale. So I have to
simple steps. The websites that I created werefind out how to bring in visitors. The most logical
so very crude.But it was fun and exciting for me.step is to tackle the search engines. It is
It's a new toy. And it's magical.After surfing forestimated that 80% of all the traffic comes from
some time on the Internet, the knowledge in methe search engines.This time I explored search
gradually grew. I picked up bits and piecesengine optimization. How do I place myself near to
everywhere. By the time, the MLM collapsed, Ithe top of the search engine listings? By
was already well versed in html language and Ioptimizing for the search engines, people will be
was no longer that fresh. I had also acquired theable to search for my website and it will come
necessary photo editing skills to make presentableout near the top and not somewhere in the
websites.I bought a scanner and started tothousandth position. But it's a continuous learning
generate images for my websites. Unfortunately,process. Search engines are constantly changing
most of my photographs were transparencies. Sotheir algorithm to beat spammers. Yes, there are
I had to copy and develop them into photo printsspammers on websites too, webmasters who
before I could scan them.I searched around for atries to beat the search engine rules.As my web
few web-hosting companies that offer freeknowledge improved, I became more and more
hosting and decided to try out my new skills onadventurous. I noticed that many websites have
them. It took me some time but I got aroundforms that allow visitors to fill up and the owner
getting used to their routines eventually. My firstof the website will receive the information. It's a
efforts on these free hosting companies weregreat way to collect data. So I found out how to
nothing to boast about. (Although I did getdo that. It's great fun receiving messages from
feedback from people who said that they weresomebody from the other end of the world.Then
good. Surprise, surprise!)I also learned to use thethere are scripts. They can do magic on the
search engines, and I found them very useful.website. Dates can be automatically displayed and
They opened up a whole new way of findingupdated. Calculations can be done. Images can be
information for me. Almost any subject could bechanged automatically. Counters can display the
found with just a click from the mouse.As I dugnumber of visitors. Guest books can be signed.
up more information both from the Internet andThey are fantastic pieces of code done by
also from library books on designing, and handlingtalented programmers.Since they are so
images, I became more and more proficient. Imarvelous, I had to make use of them. Some of
learned how to use ftp to upload my files to thethe scripts were described as simple. Indeed most
host server. This saved me a lot of time. Mostof them are very simple to use. However, when I
important of all, I saved on Internet call chargeslooked at their source codes, they are extremely
on my telephone bill.Reading through what thegibberish to me. I really marvel at the work done
experts say, I came to the conclusion that one ofby the programmers of these scripts. Perhaps in
the most important characteristics of a goodthe future, I might want to pursue this line of
website is the content and its loading speed. Iprogramming activity. I can see great possibilities
have observed some sites that give very flashythere.At this moment, cgi scripts catch my
and impressive animations, but unfortunately,attention. Cgi is short for Common Gateway
were rather slow loading. I decided in favor ofInterface. They need a bit of tweaking in order to
functionality.My websites must be fast loading andwork because they must run on the web server
full of content. I also found out that to make theon the host. Recently I had the chance to install a
page load fast, the file size of the images shouldcgi script on a server. It took me a few days of
be small. So I optimized all my web photographstweaking and communication before it worked, as
accordingly to jpeg and gif format to make theirit should. They are not for the faint-hearted
file sizes small.Then I looked at other things likebeginner. But once the beginner has acquired the
making my websites crawler friendly. (The spidernecessary knowledge, these scripts shouldn't be a
at the search engines will crawl inside the Internetproblem to install. Once they work, you can
to find your site. This spider is not the creepyforget about them, because they will run by
crawly type that will give you the goose bumps,themselves, automatically.Would the learner in me
but they work on the web just like a realbe able to teach people? Perhaps it might. After
spider)Although I am aware that the htmlgoing through many years of hands-on and
software editor that I use is not so efficient indisciplined study of websites, software, and the
generating clean html, and that it adds a lot ofInternet, maybe I have acquired sufficient
extra html tags that are redundant, thus makingknowledge that people might be willing to pay to
the files bigger than required, I will leave it as it isknow. Perhaps this might be the subject of
for the time being. There are still many otheranother e-book.Note: Virus Attacks can Disable all
things that I still want to explore and develop.OneYour Valuable Data! Play safe and
of them is e-book creation. E-books are one ofProtect Yourself.Many years of working
the most efficient ways to present information toexperience in Marine, Facilities,
people. They can be published completely withConstruction has given the author material for
text, images, color, hyperlinks, animation, andwriting e-books
sounds on CD's and diskettes. They can also beand articles related to engineering, and
downloaded through the Internet, or sent throughmanagement.