Aug/070
Ms Merchant. Overseas payment processing
Operating a business which is considered by the merchant account providers as 'risky'; ie adult entertainment, online shopping, internet dating, travel agencies, legal gaming or online pharmacies, it can help to use an offshore international merchant account.
One of the leading companies that can help you with investigating the offshore processing option is Ms Merchant
Aug/070
Discount Click – Online Marketing Services
Discount Click are an affordable option for SMEs to increase the natural Search traffic to their business. For monthly fees as low as $50 a month, discount click offer you search engine marketing and promotion services which will help you achieve higher rankings in Google, Yahoo, AOL, MSN, Inktomi and more.
Although you can expect it to take several months to achieve top 10 rankings for most search engines, you should start to see increase in rankings and traffic performance within 2-4 weeks.
Have a look at discount click - it could be the best marketing spend you make this month.
Aug/071
Time to look for a job?
I think it might be time to go contracting again. The coffers have been severely depleted this summer and I'm running on empty. It's time to look for a job. Assuming I haven't been out of the contracting market for too long and I'm still a viable candidate, I'm hoping to find a contract in London for 3 or 4 months and earn some real money to take me through the winter. It's a funny process, looking for a job. You have to be open to any opportunity. There are parameters of course.... it has to be a job I can actually do for a start. I came across a flash developer role in Dubai, and spoke to the recruiter in Prague about it. I don't know, though. It's permanent and although I could go over there for a year and make a lot of money, leaving after a year is still a bit rude. Plus it's Dubai, and what the hell do I know about Dubai? Apart from the salary would be tax free.
Anyway, a more realistic option is London. I've been in touch with some of my old recruitment contacts and it seems like there's a lot of work around. The rates have gone up too, and it suddenly makes a lot of sense to try to land a contract there. All I've got to do is pull myself together, land a job, get over there and get some serious work done. With a bit of luck I can be back in Chamonix for Christmas with some money in my pocket, some debts paid back and pick up where I left off.
Well, it certainly makes more sense than being a lumberjack or helicopter pilot :)