Rentetan entry blog Maizura Mohd Ederis bertajuk ‘Nasib Penulis Skrip’ sehingga menjangkau ke part 5, maka aku pun benar-benar terpanggil untuk turut sama meluahkannya. Meskipun sudah 24 jam aku masih belum tidur lagi kerana perlu menyiapkan satu proposal untuk produser yang hendak dihantar ke sebuah stesyen TV swasta, aku gagahi juga diri aku ini untuk mencatatkan pengalaman demi renungan semua penulis skrip khasnya dan seluruh pembaca blog amnya.

Aku setuju dengan apa kata saudara Mazelan Manan dalam blognya. Seorang penulis skrip tidak berupaya untuk meletakkan harga dalam menyiapkan sebuah proposal. Ini kerana produser boleh cari penulis skrip lain untuk melakukannya. Maka kerana itu sebahagian daripada penulis skrip yang kerap menjadi mangsa dan diperkotak-katik oleh produser.

Aku kagum pada kegigihan saudara Eizlan Yusof berusaha membela nasib penulis skrip dalam mengaturkan pertemuaan antara penulis-penulis skrip dan presiden SWAM (Screen Writers Association of Malaysia), Encik Ismail Ahmad.  Maka pada 21hb Febuari 2010 (Ahad), jam 3.00 petang bertempat di FINAS, Hulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur, pertemuan tersebut akan diadakan.

Semua penulis skrip yang pernah menghasilkan karya di kaca TV, sekurang-kurangnya sebuah karya, tidak kira samaada skrip drama TV, dokumentari, majalah, bual-bicara, program realiti ataupun gameshow dijemput hadir.

Tetapi yang tak syoknya, pertemuan itu bersyarat. Penulis skrip yang masih belum menjadi ahli SWAM dikehendaki jadi ahli dulu baru boleh sertai pertemuan itu. Kalau tak jadi ahli, presiden SWAM tak mahu jumpa penulis skrip. Kalau bak kata omputeh….nie dah tahap ‘blackmail’.

SWAM memang mahu semua penulis skrip bergabung di bawah payungnya. Ini kerana masih ramai lagi penulis skrip yang tidak menjadi ahli SWAM. Termasuklah aku sendiri.

Jangan tanya apa yang negara boleh buat untuk kamu, tetapi tanya apa yang kamu boleh buat untuk negara! Itulah lazimnya. Tetapi dalam soal ini, apa SWAM boleh buat untuk penulis skrip? Sehingga kini SWAM sudah beberapa kali bertukar pemimpin, tetapi masih di tampuk lama juga. SWAM masih gagal mendapat pengiktirafan daripada stesyen TV, waima dengan RTM.

Tetapi apapun aku setuju pada saranan saudara Mazelan Manan supaya kita bertindak secara profesional dengan mengumpulkan segala persoalan, jadikan draf, hantar pada SWAM dan minta satu tarikh untuk SWAM menjawab segala persoalan. Dalam pada itu, beliau sarankan supaya melantikkan beberapa ahli SWAM bagi soalan-soalan berbangkit pada hari pertemuan itu.

Aku sememangnya sudah lama menunggu saat-saat sebegini. Insya-Allah…diizinkan Allah s.w.t. aku akan bersama semua penulis skrip tanah air bergabung tenaga.

oleh Zamri Nanyan

Salah satu peralatan penting di dalam membina bisnes internet anda adalah perisian autoresponder. Autoresponder dapat membantu anda membina senarai prospek yang dapat anda sasarkan apabila anda melakukan promosi produk sendiri atau produk affiliate. Pada masa yang sama juga, autoresponder dapat membantu anda melakukan automasi di dalam aktiviti pemasaran anda di internet.

Bagi saya, pemasaran email dengan menggunakan autoresponder merupakan senjata utama saya yang amat berkesan. Di dalam Pakar Affiliate, saya dan Patric Chan telah membincangkan strategi dan teknik ini di dalam perbualan temuramah selama satu jam. Ini merupakan satu topik yang saya berikan penekanan khusus di dalam Pakar Affiliate bagi menekankan betapa pentingnya penggunaan autoresponder dan pemasaran email – lebih-lebih lagi jika anda melakukan pemasaran affiliate di dalam pasaran tempatan.

Walaubagaimanapun, saya masih lagi mendengar pelbagai alasan mengatakan langganan autoresponder adalah mahal dan sebagainya.

Jika ini benar, saya perlu bertanyakan kepada anda sekali lagi.

Kalau saya katakan yang bisnes internet anda tak akan dapat hidup tanpa penggunaan autoresponder, adakah anda akan cuba mencari bajet setiap bulan untuk melaburkannya di dalam langganan autoresponder anda? Jangan salah faham, saya tak katakan yang bisnes anda tidak akan dapat hidup tanpa autoresponder kerana saya tidak tahu apakah model bisnes yang anda adaptasikan ke dalam bisnes internet anda. Saya berikan kenyataan ini untuk menekankan bahawa betapa pentingnya anda mempunyai autoresponder di dalam bisnes internet anda, lebih-lebih lagi untuk pemasaran affiliate pasaran tempatan.

Pada masa yang sama juga, saya perlu maklumkan kepada anda satu lagi kunci penting di dalam kejayaan promosi email anda.

Mempunyai autoresponder adalah penting tetapi anda masih lagi perlu memenuhi satu lagi kriteria di mana autoresponder anda dapat menghantar email kepada pelanggan atau senarai nama anda dengan jayanya.

Di sinilah kebanyakan bakal usahawan internet tempatan kurang berikan perhatian. Saya tidak pasti sama ada ianya disebabkan kos atau kurangnya penekanan yang diberikan, tetapi “deliverability” atau peratusan email yang berjaya dihantar kepada pelanggan atau prospek anda juga memainkan peranan penting.

Sebagai contohnya, jika anda mempunyai 1,000 orang di dalam pangkalan data autoresponder anda dan apabila anda menghantar satu email kepada 1,000 orang ini, cuma 50 orang sahaja yang akan dapat email yang anda hantar, tidakkah ini tersasar daripada tujuan utama kita menggunakan autoresponder?

Bila anda menggunakan autoresponder, anda mahukan peratusan penghantaran email yang tinggi kepada pelanggan atau prospek anda.

Berbalik kepada contoh di atas, jika autoresponder X cuma dapat berikan peratusan 5% dan Autoresponder A dapat berikan 60% peratusan penghantaran email, tidakkah autoresponder A lebih baik? Sudah tentu kerana lebih banyak orang akan dapat melihat email anda yang mana email tersebut mungkin dapat menghasilkan lebih banyak jualan bagi anda.

Faktor harga autoresponder sebenarnya adalah salah satu sebab kenapa ramai bakal usahawan internet tempatan mengambil jalan mudah untuk tidak menghiraukan statistik peratusan yang saya berikan di atas.

Autoresponder X cuma $5.95 setiap bulan tetapi Autoresponder A pula mengenakan caj $19.95 setiap bulan. Jika dilihat kepada logik, memang Autoresponder X menguntungkan tetapi jika anda guna Autoresponder A, percaya atau tidak, anda mungkin akan dapat buat lebih banyak keuntungan dengan jualan yang anda hasilkan apabila menggunakannya. Sebabnya ialah peratusan pembaca email anda yang tinggi di dalam penggunaan Autresponder A berbanding Autoresponder X.

Anda lakukanlah sendiri pengiraan matematik sekiranya 10,000 berjaya dikumpulkan di dalam Autoresponder X dan Autoresponder A. Dengan projeksi 5% dan 60% peratusan kejayaan penghantaran email, Autoresponder X berjaya menghantar email kepada 500 pembaca, manakala Autoresponder A berjaya menghantar email kepada 6,000 pembaca. Jika 2% pembaca membeli produk berharga RM10, Autoresponder X berjaya menghasilkan jumlah jualan sebanyak RM100 manakala Autoresponder A berjaya menghasilkan RM1,200. Walaupun angka yang saya berikan ini cuma hipotesis, kebenarannya tidak jauh daripada apa yang dialami oleh usahawan internet yang berjaya.

Jadi, semasa hendak membuat langganan autoresponder, lihat dahulu kredibiliti syarikat pengendali autoresponder tersebut. Sekiranya syarikat pengendali autoresponder tersebut adalah baru, besar kemungkinan syarikat tersebut perlu mempunyai hubungan yang baik dengan “Internet Service Provider” yang lain untuk memastikan email autoresponder mereka berjaya dihantar ke email Yahoo!, Google, AOL dan sebagainya. Tanpa kredibiliti dan hubungan yang baik ini, agak sukar untuk pengendali autoresponder yang baru ini untuk bersaing dengan pengendali autoresponder yang lama yang telahpun mempunyai kredibiliti yang kukuh di dalam industri pemasaran email.

Anda boleh lihat sendiri yang saya menggunakan servis autoresponder daripada GetResponse disebabkan perkara yang sama seperti yang saya bincangkan di atas. Walaupun mungkin ada lagi servis autoresponder yang lain yang mungkin lebih baik peratusan penghantaran email mereka, saya rasa GetResponse juga merupakan antara yang terbaik di dalam bidang pemasaran email autoresponder.

Satu lagi servis yang saya sarankan kepada anda ialah Aweber. Anda boleh lawati laman web GetResponse dan Aweber di bawah ini untuk membandingkan servis dan harga yang mereka tawarkan.

http://www.bisnesdigital.com/getresponse
http://www.bisnesdigital.com/aweber

Terpulanglah kepada anda untuk menentukan servis autoresponder mana yang hendak anda langgani. Saya telahpun berikan beberapa butiran dan maklumat penting untuk anda pertimbangkan sebelum anda melanggan servis autoresponder.

Ingat! Autoresponder yang murah sekarang tidak semestinya dapat memberikan pulangan sehebat autoresponder yang premium di pasaran.

Mengenai Penulis

Zamri Nanyan mula berkecimpung di dalam Perniagaan Internet sejak tahun 2003. Internet juga memberikan Zamri kebebasan untuk meluahkan fikiran beliau, menambah ramai kenalan dari serata dunia dan menjana pendapatan pada masa yang sama. Beliau berasa puas sekiranya dapat membantu lebih ramai orang membongkar rahsia menjana pendapatan melalui Internet. Lawati laman web beliau di http://PerniagaanInternet.ws/r/admin untuk mempelajari sistem pemasaran internet beliau.

There are a variety of self improvement articles available nowadays. You may be thinking that this is one of those, obviously.

What have you got to lose by reading one more self improvement article?

When you came the 40-year stage in your life, you will suddenly realize many things. You get to ask yourself questions. How will it be when I get to the end of my life? How do I feel about the life I lived?

Then someone gave you some self improvement articles while telling you that it is not yet too late. Does that mean anything to you?

You bet it does. The feeling of anxiety that will come next is just normal. Then you will feel confused because life had felt so good. You were happy, had a successful marriage, two wonderful kids, and a job you reasonably enjoyed. What was my problem?

It was your class ceiling. The “practical” and fear-based side that had convinced you all along that your passion and dreams had died.

Here are top ten shifts in perspective that can help you move your life to the next level. This self improvement article will assist you in breaking through your own glass ceiling to create the life you really want.

1. Give yourself permission to dream. You probably had no problem dreaming as a kid. What happened to your ability to imagine and dream about what you want and who you want to be? When was the last time you caught yourself daydreaming and appreciated it?

2. Stop looking outside yourself for happiness. Look inside. Increase your self-awareness. Get curious about who you are at the core. Cultivate and nurture a relationship with yourself.

3. Cover the basics. Take the time to address your personal needs. How can you focus on thriving in your life if you are in survival mode? Set up that meeting with a financial advisor, get your space organized, clean up the details that are wasting your energy.

4. Embrace your past and move on. Shift from “why it happened” to what I want to do about it now. Asking “why” is not a very empowering question. Asking what or how I want to proceed can be much more powerful and produce forward movement.

5. Remember that you are not alone. It is easy to feel overwhelmed with life. Seek support. Read more self improvement articles. They might help you figure about some things that are puzzling you.

6. Remember gratitude. Count your blessings. What is working right in you life? Make a list. Set aside a bit of time everyday to acknowledge what or who you are grateful for. The more you practice gratitude, the more you attract into your life things to be grateful for.

7. Court your passion. You still have your passions though it has been a while since you may have felt it flow. When are you the most alive and joyful in your life? Who do you most admire and what do they inspire in you?

8. Take action and take a risk. All the inspiration in the world is not enough to make you move your life to the next level. It takes inspired action to do that.

9. Keep breathing. You probably forget to take deep full breaths. We have all learned to constrict our breathing in response to stress. According to many self improvement articles, we not only need oxygen to stay alive, we need oxygen to give us energy and keep us healthy. Right now take 5 deep, full breaths.

10. Have fun. Call a friend, take a bubble bath, take yourself to an art museum or schedule a whole day out in nature. Put on some great music and dance till you drop.

When it comes to finding a new romantic partner, things have changed.  In the past relationships were largely developed through chance meetings, setups from friends, or from friendships that flourished into something more.  Now, many men and women rely on the internet when it comes to finding a romantic partner.  Are you are interested in becoming one of those individuals?  If so, there are a few important things that you should know first.

Perhaps, the most important thing to remember is that internet dating is not deemed one hundred percent safe.  Although, it is important to note that no form of dating is. The person that you meet at the local bar could be just as weird or as dangerous as someone who you meet online, but still you are advised to take a few precautionary measures.  These measures may include, but should not be limited to, giving out limited personal information and agreeing to meet an online date in a public location, not at your home. By understanding the importance of these and other precautionary measures, you should have fun using the internet to find a date.

When it comes to finding an online date or romantic partner, there are many individual who flock to online dating websites.  Online dating websites are websites that allow you to meet other internet users.  You can not only view online pictures of these individuals, but learn more about them by reading their profiles and by making contact.  Depending on the online dating website you are using, you should also be able to use other services and features, should they be offered.

Online dating websites are often referred to, well as, online dating websites.  Despite the fact that they have obtained their own unique title, did you know that online dating websites are also considered social networking websites? When it comes to social networking websites, many individuals automatically think of MySpace or something similar.  While these websites may not focus specifically on creating relationships, their purpose is the same. That purpose is to make it easier for internet users to connect with other internet users, especially ones that they share a common bond.

Although most online dating websites will allow you to contact any online member, you are advised to search for those that share the same interests as you. This may help to give you better luck in the love department. In addition to love, it is also possible that you could find an online friend that you have a lot in common with. This online friendship could be great, especially if the love part didn’t work out as well as you had intended it to.

As previously mentioned, you will want to be cautious when it comes to setting up a first date between you and your online partner. First dates are scary, especially when they are with someone that you have never met before.  If you are concerned with your safety, you may want to join an online networking website or dating website that offers safe places for their members to meet. These places are often held in popular bars or night clubs on specific nights.  In addition to parties where you can meet up with your online friend or partner, you can also find dating websites that have speed dating parties.  If you are shy about meeting someone online, these types of get-togethers may be just what you need to break the ice.

If you are interested in becoming one of the millions of internet users who use the internet to find love, you will need to find an online dating website or social networking website to join.  Most of these websites can be found with a standard internet search.  In your search, you will likely see that online dating websites tend to charge monthly fess, whereas traditional social networking websites do not.  If you are unsure as to whether or not you should pay the fee to join an online dating website, you are advised to ask for a free trail, if one is not already available.  These free trials may prove helpful in determining whether or not the online dating website you are interested in joining is even worth your time and money.

There is a very old and correct saying that goes on to say that a coin has two sides. Like a coin almost every aspect of life has two sides. For example the most common example can be taken of the advent of technology and the crime associated with it. With the advent of time and technology, computer have formed an integral part of the working society.

Computers along with them have brought greater work and time efficiency in the working circle of the society as a whole. But there comes the twist. Along with all the benefits that computers and technology have brought, there also comes the rising and alarming threat of cyber crime.

Cyber crime in recent times has been credited along with a lot of attention by the general public, thanks to the almost impossible crimes committed by the hackers. The dangers that cyber crime is posing to computers and information in computers has been acknowledged by almost all the countries.

Serious concern and alarm have been raised against the growing threat of cyber crime and its potential threat to the information possessed in the computers. The reason that cyber crime is posing a serious threat, is because of the reason that most countries around the world have no existing law that they can exert against cyber crimes. This leaves the businessmen and their business at the mere mercy of the technology that is being used by the businessmen in their business.

The only resort that the individuals have or can take against cyber crime is the way of self protection. Although self protection is the one step that people can take against cyber crimes, but still unfortunately it’s not a full proof safe step. As hackers can easily hack through the computers of others, this makes the information stored in the computer more vulnerable to information leakage.

One main reason why cyber crime has been gathering so much of attention, is because of the fact that cyber crime has no boundaries of working or occurring. Cyber crime have been reportedly breaching national barriers at ease there by jeopardizing the political and the defense strategies of the country in front of the other nations, as it has been reported that after committing the crime the hackers sell the leaked information to the rival countries for money.

The other reason as to why cyber crime is posing a serious threat is because of the fact that it is usually very hard to track the hackers as they operate together but from far and different places, making it harder for the law enforcers to track and find them. These hackers usually operate from different and far off places, sometimes even different countries making it almost impossible for anyone to track them.

Thus national bodies and governments should operate together to make a legal framework and structure through which no hackers can slip through after committing cyber crime.

If you are an internet marketer and still trying to get used to the trends of online businesses, most likely you’ve faced all kinds of new ideas and suggestions in forums, blogs, and other online sources related to internet marketing. And in these sources, you will notice that most professional internet marketers would discuss about different strategies and internet marketing tools that they would use to increase web traffic, conversions, and eventually actual sales of their own products online. For this article, we will be talking about one of the most interesting tools being used, especially for the content of sales pages, blogs, and websites, which are the article spinners. If you’ve never heard of an article spinner before, then continue reading because this might be your ticket to increasing sales and bursting traffic.

An article spinner is basically a writing software that rewrites and modifies the wording and structure of sentences in order to produce different and unique copies of an original article. Not only that, it is able to retain the message of the original article in all of the copies it can produce, which makes it a productive tool when trying to post several articles in different blogs and websites. Internet marketers who do not have the time and the energy to reproduce, rewrite, and post numerous articles in their blogs and websites would simply use article spinners to do the job. It’s not only convenient but affordable as well as compared to hiring ghost writers to do the job.

So why do internet marketers need to create so much content? Writing good articles and blog posts is usually the key to earning a lot of money through internet marketing. By being able to come up with wonderful content, you are discreetly yet at the same time effectively advertising your products to customers who can only read about the products being sold online. But as mentioned before, writing and rewriting can take a lot of time and effort on the marketer’s part, so they use article spinner software instead. Another reason why they use article spinners is because submitting one original article to numerous directories can be detected by search engines like Google, surfacing the possibility of only one of your articles being linked to the entered keyword and leaving out all the rest in the next three to four pages. This lowers down your chances of gaining more traffic, and of course, more sales as well.

But take note that not all article spinner software being sold online produce well-rounded rewritten articles. There are those that do not function well or are actually fake software being sold by scammers in order to earn money out of you. Just remember that with the right tools and the right way of using this kind of software, you’ll be able to produce high quality rewrites of your own articles and have them submitted and posted in all of your websites and blogs without each one falling behind in the search result pages.