Saturday 22 June 2013

Dollar Touching 58 : Who is Gaining and Who is Losing?

Well! Few days back, Indian rupees hit the rock bottom of Rs 58.16 for $1.
Many economists believe it is because of lack of economic reforms and other governing issues have caused this problem.
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It really does not matter what is your political inclination. You could be from left or right or even center.
However, every school of thought agrees on one point that the economy of the country is not doing well.
With rupees dropping such a low level, could be anyone who is gaining from all this.
In this article, we shall look at who is gaining and losing from the present situation.
First, let us see who all are gaining.
 According to experts domestic IT sector could see a growth because of softening of Indian currency.
The reason is simple, a stronger dollar will boost the sales of software companies in Indian rupees because most of these companies generate their half of the revenue from USA.
Arup Roy of Garter Research Director said this “Rupee depreciation will impact IT and off-shore service providers in a positive way if it sustains for a longer period say for this quarter. It will help in expanding their margins to a certain extent,
In April, a rupee was around 50 compared to one dollar. If you see the share of Infosys then it was up half a percent, TCS or Tata Consultancy Services increased by .5 percent, while small companies like Infotech enterprise rose up to 3% and Hexware technology was up .3 percent.
So there is a positive sign for domestic IT companies from the downfall of rupee.
The other sector that could gain from a weaker rupee is Pharma. For example, Sun Pharma sales for US only were around 54 percent of its gross sale in fiscal year 2012-2013.
Similar, Dr Reddy’s generated 45 percent of its total revenue from North American Market only.
But the real gainers from the depreciation of rupees against US dollar would be our farmers and agriculture sector as a whole.
India is leading exporter of rice and wheat. However, the country has to face tough competition from rivals Vietnam and Pakistan which offers their rice at low price.
However, with the depreciation of rupees India’s export has again gone up and it has become number one exporter of rice again.
Degrading of rupees has given India an extra edge over its south Asian neighbors.
India’s 5 percent broken parboiled rice is begin offered around $427 per ton compared to $473 per ton for the same variety by the Pakistan.
Prices of Indian Basmati rice has decreased by $100/ton over the past month.
Moreover, with good monsoon India could explore new markets in European Union, Japan etc.
Similarly, India is also going to benefit in wheat export. Early, Russian and Ukrainian growers were dominating the wheat market but now with weakening of rupees could change the situation.
India wheat is offered for $332/ton compared to $355/ton for Australian Standard white wheat.
Thus, exports of various goods are expected to rise sharply once the monsoon is over and crops are harvested.
Similarly, there are many such agriculture products which are going to see increase in their exports.
This is very good news for agriculture sector and farmers as well.
Now, we should look at who are the losers.
Weaker currency of a country could easily weaken fiscal and economic reforms taken by its government. It is because of these reforms a country is able to get foreign direct investment.
There could be sudden rise in inflation hence cost of commodities could increase sharply hence affect the common man.
The mid-tier and low-tier handset manufacturers, who imports into India will suffer badly.
Power generating companies, Telcos and cement manufacturing companies are also going to lose badly.
If we see their performance in share markets then Reliance communication was down by 6.53 percent, Adani Power and Tata Power down by 3.31%, JSW Steel by 4.14% and state owned SAIL down by 2.06%.
It is because of their foreign currency borrowings these companies will hurt.
Moreover, oil companies are also going to lose from weakening of rupees.
Crude oil prices in dollars have remained stable at $101 per barrel. However for Indian oil it has jumped from 3.5 percent to Rs 5,751.83 a barrel.
Shares of BPCL were down 3 percent, HP or Hindustan Petroleum down 5.6 percent and Indian Oil Corp down 1.92 percent.
Therefore, you could clearly see Oil companies are the sole losers because of rupees depreciation.
It also means oil companies are going to increase prices of petrol and diesel hence putting burden on common man.
But above all, weakening of rupee might worsen the trade deficit. Next is it could also affect foreign investors to invest in India.
In a nutshell, prime gainers are small software firms, Pharma industry and the biggest gainer is our agriculture sector.
On the other hand, sole losers are oil companies, telecommunication companies, power companies and above all the country because confidence of foreign investors has been shaken.
In conclusion, I would say falling of rupees against dollar has both gainers and losers. However, if we take in account of overall situation then it is not good for the country as a whole.
Because it is going to increase our trade deficit. Let us see what happens next two months and what our policy makers are planning to reduce this depreciation.

Friday 14 June 2013

Make Money from Create Backlinks and Sponsored Posts

When you start writing a blog post on your own blog or you have done any other type of online writing, it is better to create a back link to the work you have done. What is a back link? Actually, a back link is created through a link from one website to your own web page. Similarly, if you have a blog and you want to generate more revenue you can add sponsored blog posting. What is sponsored blog posting? A blog of webmaster has a similar blog associated with your own blog will pay you for creating the back links for short post to the different blog. How will you make money from Back links and Sponsored posts? For the back links that you have created can earn money from it if you have linked your blog posts and articles on the other sites. You can also earn money if you are having a Google AdSense Publisher I.D with this you can add Google Ads on your own blog. For earning money from the sponsored blog post is done on the basis of how popular your blog is or how well established your blog is. The popularity and good reputation of the blog post depends on a few factors that are as follows.
  • What is your blog ranking  according to page rank
  • What is the number of unique visitors that are visiting your blog
  • What is the number of page views, backlinks and so on
The established blog has the greatest opportunity to make money from own blog and you will have the increased demand of the people who want to pay you for the backlinks of your sponsored blog posts.  The main reason is that through the sponsored blog posts there is a chance of increasing traffic from the associated websites in the market and this all process is done by the buyer with this you can gain good backlinks as of high page rank websites. For a new blog this is not an ideal situation because the new blog is not established and you are unable to give any worth to the buyer.  The ideal blogs are those blogs that have 4-page rank, they must have more than 500 unique visitors for their blogs every day, and the blog must have established status so that the search engines for keywords must be associated with the accurate topics for such ideal blogs.  In which you will be able to have the best number of sponsored blog posts that are of $15 to $50.
By creating backlinks from Hubpages to Earn Money
If you are a hub writer and want to remain a writer on Hubpages and have good reputation on it, you can associate a link from your Hubpages to blog posts of your own and can make money from the hubs during the process. There is a good reputation of the Hubpages on according to the context of Google. You can even get a proportion of the AdSense revenue by splitting the share with the HubPages.

SEO Bring Traffic to You

Many people focus on doing SEO on their websites, tweaking to make sure that the search engines rank it well. But there are also plenty of off-site optimization methods you can use to raise your page’s rankings! Here are some ways to make sure the search engines notice you without even going to your website.
Register with the search engines. This is mostly by manually submitting your website’s homepage to search engines. The best way to go about this is by leaving out such tasks to qualified outsourcing companies who know their way around optimization. Use webmaster tools that are offered by the search engines themselves. This helps you stay in accordance with the rules and regulations that have been laid upon for users to follow by search engines, and what more? These regulations keep changing, thus the right usage always places you in a safer position. It reduces the chances of your web ranking getting affected when algorithms change.
Use social media to get other people to link back to you. Such social media platforms as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter help you easily spread the gospel about your website to a larger audience base. These help catch the attention of so many internet users, and more to creating a wide viewer base, the aspect of market diversification across the borders is achieved with ease. Write guest blogs for other people. These aid in earning reciprocating and one way back links to your site, which is a major tool used during search engine optimization.
Choose the right keywords in your off-site content. This helps you write web content based on the relevant keywords that are pretty much likely to earn you high levels during website indexing. These keywords are selected carefully based on what content you want to feature on your website, and are chosen with regard to analysis on the most probable words people may use to look for content relevant to their particular needs.
Due to the increased competition level for top places on search engines, beautiful designs less optimization won’t get you as much viewer base as needed for optimal profit returns. In search engine optimization, is a lot more than catches the eye. By using these tips, you get the attention of the search engines before they even reach your site. Look for ways to optimize your website using both on- and off-site methods and get ready for a meteoric rise in the rankings.
To find out even more ways of getting ranked high with the search engines, keep updating yourself with the current new tips that come your way regularly right here. Where our knowledge database never exhausts of useful ideas.

Can Blogging Help Your Business?

If you are the owner of a business website, and you do not have a blog, you are missing one of the most important tool in the online business. Through blogs you can bring huge number of targeted visitors to your business website, and many of them will turn into your customers. The blog is extremely helpful in interacting with different search engines, and you will receive traffic on your website from these search engines. In order to understand how blog help you in your business, you must have to understand the mechanism of how search engines work.
Blogging Help Your Business

Tips for Business Website Owners

As a business website owner you must understand the search engine optimization. There are two types of optimization, on-page optimization, and off-page optimization. In on-page optimization you will optimize you includes elements on your web page that improve the rankings of your website in the search engines. The off-page optimization is more related to the things which you do on other sites to improve the rankings of your website among the different search engines. The off-page optimization mostly deals with the link building, and back linking of your website.
If you want to rank your business website on the first or second page of the google search results, then you have to work hard for both off-page, and on-page search engine optimization. One of the main things which Google and other major search engines examines is how often the contents of your website updated before ranking your website. It is not possible for you to add or change the web pages on your website on a daily basis. You do not have to make your website static, but at the same time you need to keep in mind that you must update your web pages with regular intervals. Having “More Contents” on your website is the name of the game, and this is the way to improve the rankings of your website in the search engines.

Purpose of Blogging in Business Website

A blog which updates regularly is considered as the best mechanism to provide fresh contents on your website, besides that, anyone can post a blog on your website, so when a person post a blog on your website, it will automatically update, and consequently the ranking of your site in the search engines improves. This ultimately leads you towards more targeted traffic, and more sales. So you can see that how blogging is important for any type of online business. Every time there is a new blog posted on your site, your website gains few points in the Google and other search engines, and more blogs means more points.
As a business website owner you must remember that people are neither interested in you, nor in your website, they just want to see how much help is available on your web pages. Suppose if you are selling electronic items, nobody is interested in what items you are selling, instead of that you should create a blog like how to find the best electronic item deals.

Monday 3 June 2013

How is Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) Different than Adsense

I do hope that you all know about Google Adsense program.
If you do know then Yahoo Publisher Network or simply YPN is just like it.
Yahoo Publisher Network is an alternative to Adsense program.
But does it really an alternative? Could it ever replace the Adsense program?
Well! You as a publisher have to make decision. To make it easier for you let us compare YPN with Adsense on various ground.
We will compare and see how YPN is different from Google Adsense for different factors.
Then you could make an easy decision which one is good for you. So let’s go ahead.

Who All Can Join

Well Adsense is a global program and anyone could join this program irrespective of his or her nationality. However YPN is for publishers from USA only.

Support for Various Languages

Again, Adsense program gives flexibility and publishers from different part of the world can participate. However, YPN supports only English language and that is the limitation.

Text Ad Formats

Almost all the ad formats of YPN is taken from Adsense. However, in YPN there is a 125 X 125 button ad which is new and not there in Adsense.

Banner Ad Format

As you know both YPN and Google Adsense had change their banner ad format. I think earlier format was good enough. But YPN and Adsense have same banner ad format.

Number of Image Ad Formats

You will be surprised to know that YPN does not support image ad format. On the other hand Google has at least 8 image ad format.

Link Ads

Now comes the link ads. As you know, in link ads you do not get paid for clicking. In YPN there are no link ads as in Adsense.

Adsense for Search

Again YPN does not have search based ads. Google Adsense has this facility. This is yet another limitation of YPN.

Ad Fonts and Size

Adsense supports Arial, Times, Verdana fonts however there is no such support in YPN. Moreover, both do not support font size for a normal publisher.

Alternate ad URL

Google Adsense supports alternate ad URL however YPN do not.

Program Ad Targeting

You should get most appropriate ads according to the content of your website. Adsense ads are much targeted but YPN has some real issues.

Ad Targeting Speed for a New Page

For Adsense it is only 5 minutes to take a new change. However, YPN is inconsistent. Sometimes so fast sometimes it takes time.

Publisher Ad Targeting

It really works for Adsense but it is poor for YPN as it supports 20 board categories.

Preview for Ads

Google allows you to review ads but YPN do not.

URL Blocking

You could block or filter at least 500 URLs in Adsense however in YPN you could do only 200 URLs.

Blocking Ads by Category

Yes this feature is available in Adsense but not in YPN. This is another limitation of YPN.

Blocking Ads by CPM

For CPM you could block ads in Adsense but not for YPN.

Online Help for Publishers

Google Adsense program has dedicated team for helping publishers. They are ready to help you anytime. In YPN they do support but difficult to find it.

Self Clicking on Ads

If you click your own ads then Google is going to terminate your account. Google is very strict about it. On other hand, YPN only filters those clicks but do not impose any penalty.

CTR Rate

CTR or click through rate of YPN is very low compared to Adsense program. YPN CTR is 1/10 which is very low as Adsense has 4% to 5%.

CPC

CPC of YPN is 5 to 10 cents at best however Adsense CPC is up to $2 and that is the huge difference.

Number of Tracking Channels

In Google Adsense it is 500 channels and in YPN only 200. That is the big difference.

Channel Management

Both of them allow deactivating channels but you delete it YPN.

Frequency for Statistics Updating

Adsense updates statistics related to your account in every 10 minutes and it is real time. YPN takes at least half an hour.

Channel Data Update Frequency

As far as updating channel data is concern Adsense is real time but YPN will do in next morning.

Reports

Reporting of Adsense is very elaborate and tactically. You could get every piece of information in the report. However, YPN do not produce any advance report.

Balance Transfer

This is quite an interesting point. In YPN you can transfer balance account YPN to YSM account. But in Adsense you cannot transfer Adsense account to Adwords account.

Contact for Information

Again here YPN offers telephone support. You can call and ask if you’ve any doubt. However, Adsense doesn’t support telephone service.

Email Address

Google supports email and YPN does not. Quite ironical.

Confidence of Publishers

Here Google is the boss. Still by far publishers around the world and USA prefer Adsense program over YPN. So publishers have more confidence in Adsense than YPN.

Awareness and Popularity

Google Adsense is not only popular in USA but around the world. Today blogger and publishers are aware about Google Adsense. Every new publisher joining in would like to choose Adsense over YPN.

Authority

Without any doubt Google has more authority over YPN. It dominates over all other programs on the Internet.

Conclusion

Finally in conclusion I would say Google Adsense is the King. No one can beat it as it dominates the contextual advertising.
With above comparison you can easily make out that the Adsense program is better than YPN in all aspects.
That is the reason why most of the publishers in USA choose Adsense over YPN. The most important factor is CTR and CPC and both are high in Adsense therefore you generate more income.
Secondly, publishers outside USA cannot think of YPN so YPN limits itself.
I think it is very clear that you should go for Adsense and I do not recommend you for YPN. So as new publisher you should learn more about Adsense.

Top 7 Strategies to Become a Successful Amazon Associate

Every affiliate marketer has thought of making money with Amazon however only few of them succeed.
You can open an account and become an Amazon associate in few minutes but commissions aren’t going to come in your account.
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I’d an Amazon associate account with zero income because I never sold even one product for months.
The prime reason why I was not being able to sell a product was quite obvious. It’s because I never had a well laid-out strategy or a game plan.
Therefore, if you’re an Amazon affiliate then you need to chalk-out a plan before you think of making money.
You don’t have to do any hard work because I’m giving you top 7 strategies to become a successful Amazon associate. I used these strategies on my own & made great earnings from Amazon.

1. Relevancy: Choosing a Product and the Content

Here, I’m not going to tell you how to sign up or give tips like promoting hot products or get more traffic etc. We’ll talk to the point.
First is, you need to establish a relevancy between a product you’re selling and the content that you’re creating.
From my experience, conversion is more likely to happen when customers find a direct relation between the content they’re reading and product you’re offering.
If you’re writing or your blog is about “how to train your dog” then the ads that you’re showing must be closely related to issues concerning dogs.
It means only dogs not even some other pets like horse or kitten. If pet is your broader niche then dog comes under it, although a horse or a kitten also comes under pet but you need to be more targeted.
Hence, the more you’re targeting better the conversion rates.

2. Loyalty and Trust of Customers

Although this should be your first strategy nonetheless I am mentioning here.
For any business to succeed you’ve to build loyalty and a relationship of trust with your customers.
You can mark my words, you sell more products to readers that are coming back to your website than to visitors which are new.
I’ve noticed you make more sales when you know your customers. If you know that the visitors coming to your blog trusts what you say then immediately they’re going to buy.
But the visitors that are coming first time at your website are less likely to buy. Hence, you need to build a relationship of trust with your customers.
It can be done only by writing content that matters them.

3. Right Kind of Traffic on Your Blog

Traffic, Traffic and Traffic could make you millionaire. However, what kind of traffic you need to generate sales.
Well! Let me explain what I mean by saying right kind of traffic.
Usually, your sales per impression (SPI) are more if impression is more. That’s quite obvious. If you receive 10,000 impressions a day and sales per impression is 1% then you sold 100 products.
However, the 1% SPI is only possible when 10,000 impressions are of right kind. If impressions are even better or of good quality then SPI could be 2% or 3% hence 200 to 300 products sold.
But if impressions or traffic is of inferior quality then SPI could be even zero. Yes! Out of 10,000 impressions not even one sale.
To make it more simpler 1000 quality impression is better than 10,0000 impressions which is substandard.
Therefore, you’ve to target right kind of traffic.

4. Showcasing Products to Visitors

Now you must apply right techniques to show product you’re selling to visitors. Techniques aren’t new however you’ve to know how you’re going to employ.
If you showcase all your products in an eloquent manner then you can surely increase your conversion rates. It’s quite simple but very effective.

1. Create a List of Monthly Best Seller

You can create a separate list of all products which are selling like a hot cake. Jot them in a list and place it on the right hand side of your blog.

2. Create Product Comparison Table

You can also compare various products using a table. Compare for their prices, features and user reviews.

3. Use Carousel Banner Ads Rather than Static Banner Ads

I recommend using carousel banner ads rather static banner ads because it converts better.

5. Forcing Call to Action

Like showcasing products smartly you need to force your customers to take action. Everything is futile if customer is not taking an action.
Hence you’ve to coerce them to take action.

1. Contextual Links in Content Works Better than an Image Link

A text link in the content is the best way to force your customer to take action. It converts much better than an image link.

2. Product Image Must Be Clickable Affiliate Links

All the product images that you’re inserting must have clickable affiliate links in it.

3. Insert “Buy Now” Image Button

You can also insert buy now image button inside the content of your blog. People do click it.

6. Max. Sales Conversion I – Writing Reviews and Creating Specialized Websites

One of the strategies to maximize your conversion rate would be writing reviews for products that you intend to sell.
Reviews that you write must be fair and balanced. It mustn’t sound salesy but at the same time you’ve to write in a way that reader should end up buying.
The best idea could be creating a separate website that is meant only for reviewing products.
To become a successful Amazon affiliate writing reviews are very important.

7. Max. Sales Conversion II – Targeting Holidays and Special Occasions

Holidays and special occasions are an opportunity to make number of sales that could make up of your entire year.
There are Amazon associates who make sales only on occasions like Christmas, Halloween, Valentine ’s Day or Black Friday. Rest of the year they sit idle.
Therefore don’t let this opportunity slipping out of your hand. Holidays and special occasions are the time when your sales go up.
Amazon is one of the best affiliate program but to become successful here, you have to use proper strategies. You can try these 7 strategies & I am sure they will help you a lot to make good money on Amazon.

How to Improve English – Spoken and Communication Skills in English

So you want to improve your English. And you are more concerned about your spoken & communication skills in English.
I don’t need to explain you the benefits of writing & speaking fluently in English. It plays a very important role in your career, be it a corporate job, a small business or even if you want to make money online.
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In this article, we shall first look how you could start speaking English if you’re coming from a non-English speaking background.
You don’t have to worry because you will not only speak in English but you can speak it fluently in just few months.
Only thing you need to do is to follow the tips mentioned in this article. If you learn and implement them you can do it.
So first begin with speaking in English then enhance your communication skills.

How Do You Start Speaking English?

Here, I am assuming that you don’t know anything about English. When I say you don’t know I mean, you only know to read and write very Basic English.
But you can’t speak it. Therefore, you’ve to start speaking it. In order to speak you need to practice a lot. I’ve given 5 easy ways to do it.
Here I will just mention them one by one later we will discuss each one of them in great detail.
First is try to be in a company of people who speak in English.
Second is watch English movies in original form and then watch dubbed version of it.
Third thing you need to do is listening rap music with lyrics on YouTube.
Fourth is you’ve to get familiar with culture of English speaking countries.
Last one is practicing to speak in front of mirror.

Find Yourself Surrounded by People Who Speaks Only In English

Try to remain in a company where people speak only English. You should make friends which speak English.
It is necessary for you to talk with them. I know in starting you might hesitate talking to them but you have to do it slowly.
You might feel shy to be in a company of friends which are good at English. But you don’t need to tell them that you want to become friends because you want to learn English.
Simply introduce yourself and start talking to them. Even if you’re making mistakes it does not matter because you’re not speaking at a seminar or giving a lecture.
Do not bother if someone laughs at you within your friends. If they are laughing at your poor English take it lightly because they are your friends.
Therefore, the first and safest way to start speaking in English would be finding friends or a company which speaks only in English.

Watch Original English Movies then Dubbed Version

Next step is to watch English movies as many as possible. First, you have to watch in original form.
Yes, I do understand you are not going to understand anything especially if you’re a beginner. Normally, it is very difficult to understand their accent because we are not used to it.
But it does not mind. You should watch a full movie anyway.
Next would be you have to watch same movie in dubbed version. Dubbed version of the English movie could be in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali or any other local languages.
While watching the dubbed version compare it with when you watched the original version. Compare what did you miss or not able to understand that time.
You might not have understood a word that time but now you can understand because it is dubbed in your mother tongue.
Note down each word what it means while you’re watching the dubbed version. This is the best way to start.

The Rap Music with Lyrics on YouTube

Then another great way to start speaking English would be listening to Rap music. Well! I am suggesting watching movies and listening rap music because through it you can learn English having pure fun.
Rap music is enjoyed by young people. You can go to YouTube and type a rap song of your favorite rapper with lyrics.
You can choose a video and listen the entire song with its lyrics written.
While reading the lyrics try to understand what the singer is telling. Note down the pronunciation of every single word.
When for the first time you listen a rap song you would not understand even a single word. It is that difficult to figure out.
But if you listen it with the lyrics then you get to know the words they are using and the understanding of the English.
Moreover, it is easiest way to learn English because you are listening to music. You can try other types of songs also.

Get to know Entire Culture of English Speaking Countries

Now it is very, very difficult. You might ask how you could know the entire culture of English speaking countries sitting across the continent.
Well! If you try you could. Understanding their culture would help you to know how English is used in their day to day life.
What is the actual difference between the English spoken their and spoken in your country.
Remember, English that we speak here is a lot different than what is spoken in English speaking countries.
How a word originates and the context in which they are used, you need to understand these things.
The best way to do it is through connecting with them on social media. You should try to find out what is going on there.
Whether it is political, business, sports, arts, cinema etc, you need to follow every public discourse.
The more you listen the better you get hold of the language that they speak.

Practice by Talking to Self in Front of Mirror

Finally, if you want to speak in English then you should practice by talking to self in front of a mirror.
All the above given tips are a way to open your mind. It is because if you’re coming from totally non-English background then you’re not prepared for a change suddenly.
Hence, you have to learn step by step. After watching movies and listening to music you will get an exposure not just about the English language but also entire culture.
Therefore, now your mind is prepared to learn and speak in English.
But you have to practice if you want to be successful.
The best way to do is taking yourself to the mirror and speaking in front of it.
If you do it on regular basis it will help to bring out fear inside you.
This is very simple and basic but very effective way to learn if you’re a beginner.

How Do You Enhance Communication Skills?

Now the next part is enhancing communication skills in spoken English.
If you can speak in English it is good however speaking itself is not enough as you need to speak fluently without hesitating.
You have to speak fluently at length and engage someone in a conversation. Therefore next thing you need to master is communication skills.
You can’t be fluent in English in just 7 days. You might have seen posters and advertisements claiming that you’ll speak fluent English in 7 days are totally wrong.
It will take time and you have to learn every small detail before you can speak fluently. So how do you enhance English communication skills?

Speak Only in English with Your Friends

When you’re with your friends try to speak only in English. You can sharpen your communication skills when you are having a chat with them.
If you think there is some mistake then you can correct it. You don’t have to feel embarrassed.
It is better to find friends which are like minded. It means even they want to learn just like you.
Therefore if they are doing some mistake you can correct them and vice versa.
Although speaking with your friends is not the best way to enhance the communication skills but not bad to start with.
Later you can learn other professional ways which will really enhance your spoken English capability.

Take Part in English Plays, Drama and Skits

The great way to enhance your communication in English would be taking parts in plays, dramas and skits.
In your school or college whenever there is a drama or co-curricular activities you should take part in it.
It is more cool and fun to take part in such activities. At the same time participate in plays and dramas which are enacted in English.
You will really get a chance to enhance your communication skills because of rehearsal and speaking same line again and again.
You also get to understand better English because you dig deeper into arts and literature.
Therefore never miss an opportunity because you will learn a lot about communicating in English.

Give as Many as Interviews

Giving interviews will give you a lot of exposure how external world works. Your interaction with highly qualified professionals would really help you in developing better communication skills.
In an interview you will face people which are going to ask tough questions regarding your personal and professional life.
You have to convince them through your communication skills. It is not necessary that you succeed clearing an interview in first time.
But it will be an eye opener for you as you will learn so many things. It will be a great opportunity to prepare you for the future.
Interviews help you to get your confidence back and face people who know more than you. Moreover, you will also understand how the outer world works.
So give as many as interviews it is going to improve your communication skills as you learn new things.

Speak at Seminars and Lectures

Now you have to take it to new level. You must be prepared to speak at seminars or give lectures.
I know it is going to be difficult but if you can then you will develop a command over the English language.
Speaking in public brings out your inner fear because you’re talking in front of a large crowd.
When you interact with so many people it gives you confidence and you do not make any mistake.
You prepare yourself so rightly that when you speak everyone would only listen to you.
Therefore if you want to improve your spoken English then you should able to speak at seminars or give lectures.

Talk to a Foreigner

Interacting with foreign national is altogether a different experience.
Their accent and style of speaking is way different than ours.
You can meet them at events or other special functions and talk with them.
Talking with foreigners help you to understand other accent and style of English that they speak.

Travelling

Next great thing to increase your communication skill would be travelling to different places and meet people.
You will come to know their culture and how they live. Talk with them and find out how they have similar or different from you.
Share your experiences with them and make new friends.
This is also a great way to increase your communication skills.

Writing

Writing also helps you in developing communications skills. Although it is the most difficult part but if you learn to write then also you can improve your communication.
When you write, your inner thought comes out. You become more confident and speak with certainty.
Writing helps you to develop the better understanding of the language because you are in constant search of new words.
Normally, writing is not preferred because it is difficult but if you write you will increase your communication skills in English.
Finally, in conclusion I would say before you learn to speak fluent English you have to learn how to speak it.
If you do not have any knowledge of English then also you can speak English fluently because it is that easy.
You could learn it while having fun. First is to get exposure and open up your mind for the language.
As you start listening then next is to speak it more fluently.
You can follow all the tips mentioned above to speak English fluently. It is very easy and fun to learn as well as to implement.

Win in Kaun Banega Crorepati 7 (KBC) – A Guide to Get Success in KBC

Get ready for the Kaun Banega Crorepati 7 or KBC  7. Yes, now its official KBC season 7 registration is going to start on 27th of May 2013.
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I know many of you would be excited, especially those of you who missed out in KBC 6.
KBC gives you yet another chance to participate and become a millionaire. If you have a dream that you are going to sit on the hot seat in front of Mr. Bachhan then keep reading this article.
You still have a chance to live your dream by participating in Kaun Banega Crorepati 7.
However, this is a reality that crores of people all over India want to sit on the hot seat and become millionaire. But only one of you would be successful.
So how do you become successful in KBC  7?
If you don’t have a right strategy then you can never become a millionaire. Forget about becoming millionaire you cannot even reach to hot seat.
Hence, from registration to sitting on the hot seat you need to climb every single ladder before you take away million dollars.
In this article we shall start with how you can register or apply for KBC 7.
Then you need to know what questions they are going to ask and how do you prepare for audition and hot seat.
Therefore, we shall discuss every important step you need to go through.
Also read – Can Your Knowledge Earn INR 5 Crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati

Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC  7 )

I think you have been watching Kaun Banega Crorepati since year 2000 and this is your 7th season. So you would be in touch of changes that took place between all these years.
However, if you are a newcomer then it is important to know the eligibility, format of the game and its rules & regulation.
So first we will see the eligibility of KBC 7.

Eligibility

Only two things you need to have for participating in KBC 7.
  1. You must be above 18 years of age. For children special KBC announces its criteria but generally you must be above 18.
  2. Secondly, you must be resident of India.
Just 2 things you need.

Game Format

From the previous year shows you must be familiar with the format as it is taken from UK reality TV show Who Wants to be Millionaire.
After you have registered successfully, passed audition and invited for KBC you will be allowed a date for the shooting.
  • Step1: 10 Aspirants would be selected for 3 episodes
  • Step2: Then would be asked to play fastest fingers. They have to arrange events in correct order of their occurring.
  • Step3: Finally 1 contestant would qualify to sit on the HOT Seat and play with Mr. Bachhan.
The minimum amount that a KBC contestant could win is Rs 5000 going up to Rs 5 crores.
So to win Rs 5 crore he or she needs to answer 13 questions.
Here is the chart of the money you earn answering questions from 1 through 13.
  1. 1st Question = Rs 5,000/-
  2. 2nd Question = Rs 10,000/-
  3. 3rd Question = Rs 20,000/-
  4. 4th Question = Rs 40,000/-
  5. 5th Question = Rs 80,000/-
  6. 6th Question = Rs 160,000/-
  7. 7th Question = Rs 320,000/-
  8. 8th Question = Rs 640,000/-
  9. 9th Question = Rs 1250000/-
  10. 10th Question = Rs 2500000/-
  11. 11th Question = Rs 5000000/-
  12. 12th Question = Rs 1 Crore
  13. 13th Question = Rs 5 Crores

Rules and Regulation

So you have to answer all 13 questions correctly to win Rs 5 crores. However, you must be aware of rules and regulations of the game.

Padao

First you need to understand “Padao”
Here you have to choose a question number if you reach there then you will get that much of minimum amount even if you gave wrong answer for the next question.
This is called your “Padao”.
For example if your Padao is 8th question for Rs 6,40,000/- and you successfully reach there and then if you give wrong answer to any of questions coming after the 8th question then you are going to get Rs 6,40,000/- at least. That much money is secured.

Life Line

There would be total 4 life lines. Lifeline gives you a chance to find out right answer if you don’t know it.
1. Audience Poll – Audience present in the studio could answer 1 question that you do not know. You can take their help. Results would be shown to you.
2. Expert Advice – In expert advice you take help from the experts appointed by KBC. These experts come from different field.
3. Double Dip – Instead of 50-50 from last season KBC has introduced double dip. Here, you can give 2 answers of a question if one is wrong then you can go with the other one.
4. Phone a Friend – This is an old lifeline where you can call your friend and ask an answer. You would be given 30 seconds to ask a question and get answer from your friend on the phone.
So you would get total four lifelines in entire game of 13 questions. Thus, use it wisely and try to exhaust all your lifelines.

Rs 5 Crore Prize

I assume, if you won Rs 5 crore then you have to give 30% to 40% as a tax to income tax department. That means if you won Rs 1 crore then at least Rs 30 lakhs to Rs 40 Lakhs would be deducted. You get only Rs 60 lakhs to Rs 70 Lakhs.
So you never get the full amount of your prize money.

Registration Process

Now the most important part is how to get registered for KBC 7.
Registration would start on 27th May of this year.
Registration would be done by only two ways first is by sending SMS and other way is through by calling on KBC phone number IVR.
Your registration process is easy but it is very competitive because crores of people are going to apply.
Hence, it would be very difficult for a person to get selected for KBC – 7 hot seat.
Ø First you have to answer a question correctly by IVR (interactive voice response) or by sending SMS.
Ø If you are lucking enough they you will be called by KBC for the audition.
Ø Once the date of KBC 7 is announced you can try your luck.

Sending Answers to Registration Questions

The question that you have to answer through IVR or SMS would be very easy and universal. Anyone who is connected to this world could answer this question.
Questions would be multiple choice and you have to chose any one from a, b, c and d.
For example who won the cricket world cup in 2011. A) Australia B) England C) India D) Sri Lanka

KBC 7 First Idea Pass Round Question

It is going to be at 27th May 2013 at 8.30 pm. The question would come at your television set.
This round is exclusively for KBC 7 aspirants who are subscribers of Idea network. Users of other network carriers would not be allowed to take part in this round.
If you do not have IDEA SIM card then get it now.
How Idea Users would register?
You need to send your answer in the format KBC<space>A/B/C/D. The format was actually used in KBC 6.
Right now for First Idea Pass Round the question is not yet out.

Second Registration Question

From 28 May 2013 the second registration question of KBC 7 would come out on television.
If you missed the first registration then you would get a second chance.
This is for network carriers of Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, Tata Docomo etc.

Phone Number for IVR and SMS Registration

You need to send answer of the question declared on 27th May 2013 and 28th May 2013 to the following numbers.
You could choose your network providers and send the answer through IVR or SMS.

Idea

Only Idea subscribers could participate and send your answers through both ways SMS and IVR.
For Idea IVR Number
52525 01 for Answer A or 554567 01 for Answer A
52525 02 for Answer B or 554567 02 for Answer B
52525 03 for Answer C or 554567 03 for Answer C
52525 04 for Answer D or 554567 04 for Answer D
For Idea SMS
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it  to 52525 or 554567

BSNL

For BSNL users no SMS service only IVR.
5052525 01 for Answer A
5052525 02 for Answer B
5052525 03 for Answer C
5052525 04 for Answer D
Call Rates: 20 paise/pulse. 1 Pulse = 20 seconds

Airtel

You can send only through SMS not through IVR.
Type
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it to 52525

Vodafone

Only through SMS no IVR service
Type
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it to 52525

Docomo

Same here only SMS no IVR facility.
Type
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it to 52525

Reliance

Only SMS not through IVR
Type
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it to 52525

Aircel, Uninor

Send through SMS no IVR
Type
KBC<space>ANSWER<space>AGE<space>Gender and send it to 52525

How to Prepare

After you have send the right answer through the SMS or IVR of your network provider mentioned above then you have to wait for the call from KBC.
If got a call from KBC you will be asked to come for audition.
Although audition venue for KBC 7 is not declared but it would be same as it was for KBC 6.

Audition

Now how do you prepare for the audition?
You try to get as much as of information possible. Read books about history, social science, world affairs, geography, politics, sports and bollywood.
Collect all the information about things going inside India.
You need to work on your general knowledge. You could also buy books which are designed for cracking KBC quiz.

Hot Seat

If you are lucky enough then you will be selected from the audition to play with Amitab Bachhan.
You will only reach the hot seat if you play fast and answer questions correctly.
Now you know everything, you will be selected from 10 other contestants to reach the Hot Seat and play with Mr. Bachhan.
So get knowledge as much as you can and here luck also matters.
I hope you would reach to hot seat and win a lot of money up to Rs 5 crores.
Check these videos of 5 crore winners Mr. Sushil Kumar & Sanmeet Kaur for more inspiration.
The Game is about to begin!
So Best of Luck!
If you are not selected for the audition or you are selected but not able to reach the hot seat then doesn’t get disappointed as you will get another opportunity next year. Don’t lose your heart.
If you have any doubts then leave a comment below. We will be quick to send a reply.