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SSL Certificates - Why Choose Them?

There is hardly any doubt that the Internet has successfully created new opportunities for e-commerce. However, that expansion has also attracted cyber criminals. This industry is always on the threshold of new threats from hackers. This is where a fraudulent web site impersonating a legitimate business attempts to woo unsuspecting visitors into divulging personal information. Until now we don't have a solution of this problem, but now we have a wonderful solution in shape of a Secure Sockets Layer.

Secure Sockets Layer which is also known as "SSL certificates" is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This digital certificate is used with the most popular security protocol on the Internet. Without this encryption, packets of data travel networks in full view. Anyone can see the data and manipulate it to imitate other users.

Today maximum e - commerce sites are using this digital certificates to keep secure their customers valuable information. That's why when we make a purchase on the Web and notice the closed lock icon at the bottom of our browser or the HTTPS:// prefix in the URL, it means now all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.

Today gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any e-commerce based business. Now any web server company can enable "SSL Certificates" in their web server and secure their data by using four simple steps. These steps are: 1) Obtain SSL Certificate(s), 2) Produce a Certificate Signing Request, 3) Register for a SSL server certificate, 4) Establish the SSL server certificates.

Some time many companies find problem to manage their multiple sub domains security. For them there is another certificate is present which manage secure multiple websites with a single certificate. We call this wildcard certificate. This certificate is a cost effective and well-organized way of securing multiple sub domains without the need to manage multiple certificates. You may get ssl certificates, digital certificates, and verisign certificates from places like http://www.ssl.com, and other sites on the net.

When VeriSign issues an SSL Certificate it acts as a Certification Authority (CA). It digitally signs each certificates. Each browser contains a list of Certification Authorities to be trusted. When the SSL handshake occurs, the browser verifies that the server certificate was issued by a trusted CA.

Deepak Khanna
08 Dec 2006
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Secrets of the eBay Millionaire

With over 150 million registered users in the US alone and nearly 100 million overseas,eBay is fast becoming THE number one place to be for anyone intending not only to buy and sell some used goods from their basement, but to do serious profitable business.

Ebay processes about $1000 of sales every second but with listing fees, final value fees and numerous other ebay charges here and there, how does one make profit? There are hundreds of people making losses on eBay and still thousands more just breaking even after the cost of item and all other charges have been taken into consideration. But is that the aim of most sellers?

If you don't want to be an "eBay average Joe", then it's necessay to learn the secrets of the Power Platinum Sellers - in other words the eBay millionaires.

So how do they do it? I'll let you in on two of the secrets here:

#1. Sourcing cheap products

This is the number one factor influencing whether you'll make profit or not. Most people go on ebay to buy cheaply at best half or less the prevalent retailing price of the item in question. As such if the goods you sell are anything close to the retailing price then you are likely to make a loss.

The problem associated with sourcing cheaply is twofold: for those wanting to buy in bulk, there are many people purporting to be wholesalers when they are not. Thus sourcing from such companies keeps your costs high. The other problem is with many middlemen posing as dropshippers and pricing goods quite high and even charging per item dropshipped.

So where the do the eBay millionaires get their goods from? Well, one well kept secret is this eBay certified database of dropshippers and wholesalers(hush, hush see below) Here you're guaranteed to locate a bona-fide supplier / wholesaler or dropshipper for almost any goods you're interested in

#2. Organization

To be an eBay millionaire, it's important to be very well organized. In fact, I can't over-emphasize this enough. Whatever can be automated - for instance leaving postive feedback - should be automated so you can concentrate on growing the business.

Where most people go wrong is when they buy all sorts of third-party software to do this too early on in the game. Unless you're making over 500K plus, eBay itself can cater for all your needs as they provide numerous cheap or even free software and services to cover most sellers needs. If you start buying to many software early on, your costs will simply mount.

It's best to refrain, however tempting it is and see your business grow before further investing in software.

For more millionaire secrets such as how to enter a new product category and dominate it,how to sell 20%- 40% more products with one easy trick, how to earn money even if your visitors don't buy from you, tartgeting the internet's biggest market, have an endless supply of items delivered to your door, how to protect yourself from scams, monitor your competition
to stay one step ahead of the rest, how to drive traffic from eBay to your website, how to get 75% off your eBay Store items' final value fees and more

Ben Bardot
19 Dec 2006

The tips in this article was extracted from Ben Bardot's award-winning website Home Internet Business

Internet Business

Have you been trying to start an Internet Business for some time now? I know how you feel. It is difficult to make money on the internet, especially if you are going at it alone. My suggestion is that you get into contact with someone or follow a plan that has already been proven to work.

Starting an Internet Business is hard work. Some people are under the impression that as soon as they purchase a work at home guide then they will start making as much money as they wish for. This is simply not true. An Internet Business takes hard work just like any other business. The thing that is so great about an Internet Business is the lower start up cost that traditional businesses.

Almost anyone can start an Internet Business on a shoestring budget, all they need is some guidance. The best advice I could give would be to sign up for as many free courses on internet marketing as you can. These are free and will allow you to open your mind to the world of online business. You should also be careful what you decide to buy. There are some good internet businesses out there and some that are bad. Do you research. If you hear about a new system or program for making money then look it up on the internet and see what people are saying.

When you start an internet business there is definitely a learning curve. My first website did not make a sale for about 3 weeks. During this time is when I learned the most about advertising and getting traffic to a website. Getting traffic to you website is vital for your internet business to survive because if you have no visitors then who is going to buy anything you are selling? Don't worry you can learn everything you need to know about getting visitors to your site through my free newsletter.

There are many reasons that people want to start an internet business. Some people want an extra paycheck to make paying bills easier every month. Some want the extra money for vacations or a new car. I think what most people want though is to learn how to make a full time income so they can be financially free. Like I said before, starting an internet business is hard work, but if you are willing to work hard then you can get to the point where you make enough money to quit your job.

You may see many advertisements that say you can start your own internet business and work 1 hour per day to make thousands per week. This may be the case for some people, maybe people with some experience in internet marketing, but this dream will take time to accomplish. You may be able to start selling online and making some sales in your first week but it will take longer than a month to build your internet business well enough that you only have to work 1 hour per day.

Starting an internet business was probably the best thing I ever decided to do. You may be skeptical, but once you see that first sale come through you begin to believe in yourself and your internet business. You start to beleive that maybe some of these people are right, maybe it is possible to make thousands per week online. The internet has changed the world and created so much opportunity for people to work from home and become their own boss.

When you can reach a marketplace as big as the world then there is no reason that your internet business should fail. However, there is one very important element that you will need. A plan. Personally, I have purchased several ebooks on how to make money online. Each one of them has added to my knowledge of internet marketing. Finally, I put everything I learned together, created my first website and starting making some great extra paychecks that would eventually replace the income from my day job.

The time to start an internet business is now. All it takes is action on your part to learn how to start one. Learn as much as you can and then put your knowledge into action. You can learn alot about starting an internet business by following the link below.

Bryan, Internet 1
23 Dec 2006

Bryan runs several successful websites at home and makes a great living making money online. Don't retire broke, do something: Internet Business