Posted by myarticlenetwork on July 21, 2009
Bryan Ellis Reviews
Bryan Ellis is widely recognized as a expert in the fields of real estate investing and internet marketing, so it’s no wonder he’s regarded as a founding thinker of the new phenomenon of Virtual Real Estate Investing. I recently spoke with him about this topic:
Landlords, rehabbers and foreclosure investors, take notice – you may soon be focused on the new concepts of Virtual Real Estate Investing. Everything from using the internet as an avenue to make more money in real estate to online games such as SecondLife seem to be included in the popular definition of this term. And the pure financial potential is staggering.
In order to figure out the truth of the matter, I sought out Bryan Ellis whose experience in the fledgling industry is truly impressive.
“I began using the term ‘virtual real estate investing’ in the late 1990’s when I realized the clear similiarities in profit strategies, regardless of whether the real estate in question is ‘virtual’ or ‘physical’” said Ellis.
One example of the parallels between virtual and physical real estate Bryan Ellis cites is the similarity between the monetization of domain names versus physical property. He points out that control of a domain name or even a specific web page is much like controlling a real estate property: “those assets can be monetized in similar ways: By selling them for a profit, by leasing them, by offering advertising, etc. It’s not even necessary to own a website in order to profit from it.”
Bryan Ellis points to the example of websites like HubPages, Squidoo, Google Knol, etc. “Each of these services allows any person to write an article or create other type of content, and then allows the author to share in the revenue generated on that page. It’s almost as if you’re renting retail space in a highly desirable shopping district, only you get the benefit of a ‘great address’ in the form of a well-known domain host like Google.com but without paying a single penny in rental fees. It’s a win-win scenario.”
I must admit: Its easy to see the parallels. For example, if you’re the owner of a desirable property, its desirability is (in a business context) largely due to its being in a location that is of interest to others. Similarly, ownership of a desirable domain name is valuable for the same reasons. Regardless of the type of asset, you can sell or lease or use any number of strategies to turn the assets into cash.
In our next installment of this series on virtual real estate investing, Bryan Ellis will share the internet analogies to the physical concept of real estate development.
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What is a mobile billboard?Well I am sure most of you have an idea what a regular billboard is, well a mobile billboard is the same almost, except that it is moving.
You can see it in various forms. You can see it in San Diego truck advertising, or vehicles built specifically to carry billboards around.
Why are so many businesses using this medium to get their brand or message across to the consumer? I have some unique insights I am going to share that I have gained from running my own mobile billboards San Diego company.
First of all, lets talk about cost. Mobile billboards prices are actually very comparable if not better than your traditional outdoor media such as traditional billboards.
With the advertising cost being comparable if not better, there is still another advantage in it’s favor.Actual views, exposures, or impressions to the prospects.
Compared to the traditional billboards that a customer could just go by it without noticing. But the way a mobile billboard displays it’s message, it is more effective.And the way it accomplishes the task is by being smack dab in the consumer’s face. You can’t just drive by it.It is stuck with you in traffic right at eye level
This is very powerful.A prospect who is caught in traffic with an advertisement staring at them in the face can’t be turned off.
That is a huge problem that traditional advertising such as TV or radio faces.With the invention of satellite radio and Tivo, a prospect could practically go without commercials.
So opting to go with mobile billboards gives the advertiser the ability to have their message read and impressed upon the consumer’s mind.
If you want to build brand recognition as a business, there aren’t too many better ways to display your ad than by showing it in beautiful color as a full color display ad.It yells at you for attention.And when the prospective customer is stuck in traffic with nothing better to do, you don’t have to be as loud as other types of advertising.
With the economy and a lot of businesses struggling, mobile advertising may just be the ticket to save their business.More leads and more sales are going to happen by using this type of advertising.
You are going to get exposure. You are guaranteed to having your message heard and read. What more can an advertiser want.
You can see it’s effectiveness by the way more and more businesses are using it to advertise.In 2004 by itself, there was more than $5.8 billion went towards this form of advertising.With the amount of money being spent, it has to be working.
So for many businesses looking for more ways to find customers, this might just be what they are looking for.
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There are a lot of people who are using the faxing over Internet service. Many products are easily obtainable for this new age of faxing by many reputable companies. It’s a lot simpler to transmit a fax over the Internet as well as cut out the high cost of purchasing a facsimile machine.
Under normal circumstances, the customer will normally get his or her very own personal facsimile line. You’ll be able to dial the number that you want to send the fax to and the service provider will instantly send out the file to that particular facsimile device. Individuals can do the identical thing when they’re sending you a facsimile as well.
There are a lot of Internet sites which are currently offering this new, hi-tech way to do over the Web. Some of the websites may want to bill you, while others permit you to use their electronic faxing solution at no cost to you.
Some may offer specific computer software which comes with their plan and all you’ll do is just place it on the computer and you are prepared to start transmitting faxes.
There are services that will frequently permit you to receive faxes via the Internet as well. Some of the providers don’t provide this feature. Although, there are some service providers that have been receiving facsimiles via the Internet for many years.
In many cases, once you get a fax through Internet, it can be put right in an electronic mail inbox. Transmitting and accepting faxes via the Internet makes transmitting a facsimile a lot faster, handy, as well as cheaper. Once you receive faxes from the electronic mail program, just browse it, or print it off, whichever your preference.
Many companies offer the Internet fax programs, so there should be one that is right for you. Imagine sending facsimiles over the Internet for your business: You can pocket the expense of a facsimile device in addition to the landline which you have to pay for every 30 days.
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Elementary-finance.com is kicking off their series about alternative investing. Today we’re going to tackle the subject of selling baseball cards. Baseball cards can sell for a few cents or thousands of dollars so it would only make sense that it could be more than a hobby, or at least we would think so. Let’s see if that’s true.
It is said that the highest valued baseball cards are valued at $40,000. Robin Roberts, Jim Konstanty and Eddie Stanky were withdrawn from the series in 1952 due to contractual problems with a rival baseball card company. It is not known how it happened but somehow a small amount of these cards found their way in to circulation and because of that mistake, these cards are the highest valued cards.
There are many sports cards that can catch more than $1,000 in the market but we still haven’t answered the question: Is selling baseball cards worth an investment?
Often, we only think of investments as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etfs, and other paper investments but it’s important that we also think outside of Wall St. Anything that appreciates in value is an investment. Classic cars, art, and even Beanie Babies are collectables and could be considered an investment.
In order for us to evaluate baseball cards, we have to answer a few questions. First, like a stock, how much upside? After selling baseball cards that have been held for a period of time, did we make more money holding these cards or would a savings account or CD have made us more money?
Next, how does supply and demand look? Are there more baseball cards on the market than there are people looking to buy or is the supply and demand either balanced or more demand heavy? Last, is the amount of time it takes to make money selling baseball cards justify the cost?
Taking a look at our first question, baseball cards can be a good long term holding but most are not. While a few cards may appreciate to high values, most will not and in order to own a high value card, you will either have to buy a card that is already valued high or have some very specialized knowledge that allows you to recognize a card that will be worth a lot in the future. Unfortunately, selling baseball cards doesn’t pass the test of our first question.
Second, supply and demand. Because this is considered a hobby, the market for baseball cards is quite specialized. While supply and demand appears balanced within the hobbyist community, it doesn’t appear to have a lot of appeal outside of there. This requires the investor to have ties to the hobbyist community. Without that, this probably doesn’t make for a good investment.
Last, talking to the baseball card enthusiasts, it is clear that true wealth belongs to the select few. The experts who have specialized and are buying and selling baseball cards full time.
If you love your baseball card collection, the facts are clear. Rather than selling baseball cards as an investment, do it as a hobby and have a lot of fun. For investments, look elsewhere.
Tim is the author of the blog, elementary-finance.com. The goal of this blog is to educate those who have a desire to learn the basics of finance.
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