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As the song goes ‘ How much is that doggy in the window?’ so we must ask ourselves and investigate  our website value a little closer, there are many factors to consider of course. I guess it’s a little bit like buying a car, there is of course the cars ‘actual value’ and then there is its ‘perceived value’. Let’s look at one way we can increase your site’s ‘perceived value’ with a small effort on your part.

Lets say you want to sell your car, one of the first things you will do (hopefully) to increase it’s value is give it a wash and wax, its no different really  from doing a couple of things (before you put it on the market) to increase your website value.

One of the main things that buyers will want to know is how much traffic you have got going to your web site. Well, how much have you got? Let’s work on improving that.One of the first things you should do to increase the perceived value of your website is to increase its popularity. I didn’t say a lot of traffic.

Certainly, one of the best sales points for your website would be its popularity. It will pay you to have a look at your Alexa rankings and see where in the world you rank. If your website is fairly new then this is almost a ‘Where’s Wally’ exercise because it normally takes a few months to get a ranking at all.

One of the best ways to create this , in fact, is to write a few articles in relation to your products (if you are selling any) and even about your website in general terms.

Then it is  just a matter of getting your articles published on this (EzineArticles) article site and watch the traffic start to flow. Now this will achieve two things, one, a direct increase in traffic (provided you have done your keyword research) and two, your Site’s articles will be listed on the foremost article site in the galaxy! This in itself will add to the prestige of your website.

In fact, you would also have started to generate an ongoing supply of visitors to your site and increasing your website value,one more thing, you sure you still want to sell it?

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[Warning: The links contained herein are highly addictive (studies confirm this claim) and the writer bears no responsibility whatsoever for individual cases of internet addiction]

In ‘Second Life’ (secondlife.com), Linden Labs claim is just what its name suggests- a second leash of life. A bit of exaggeration? Well of course, the idea of having to live out one’s life in front of a laptop was never all that appealing but if you haven’t heard of this of one, you are surely a little way down the technological time machine. This is, celeb geeks claim, the biggest storm in the cyber-world ever to be kicked up and that it hasn’t shown any signs of dying down. It is only expanding at an unfathomable rate and sure enough, it’s now officially an addiction.

So why tell you folks all this? Actually my motive behind this article is pretty simple. As we have already seen the social networking club manifest itself at monstrous rates in the past couple of years- Orkut, Hi5 and their ilk, I am more than sure that Second Life will soon find a footing too: so much for our culture of all-inclusiveness. So this is just a pre-emptive measure before the storm; I decided to use the calm for some infotech services so that when the storm hits, you know where the winds are blowing from.

Did I hear someone ask- but what would you possibly gain from a website that looks at best, a time-wasting or life-wasting project? Money I say! The internal currency is the Linden Dollar which stands at 271 Linden dollars to the US dollar as of this writing, and this gap is fast bridging. You can actually have your bank accounts deposited with the cyber-bucks (not so cyber anymore huh?)- that was for the more business minded. But for us lesser mortals, there’s always ‘normal life’ as in AVS- hanging around, meeting new people and yes they are ‘real’, singing, dancing, driving fast cars(don’t say you haven’t driven on campus, we all have, or haven’t we?)- you can go on and on. The environment has been totally evolved by the users themselves and is overwhelmingly ‘interactive’ to say the least. And here’s respite for our Romeos- there’s the odd maiden to woo too, which is pretty easy, basing the statement on personal experience; then you can actually go around with someone from the North Pole or if you are lucky, even Timbaktu.

So would you skip this life for one where you can be who you want to be, and as good-looking as you ever wished you were? Nah…. that sounds defeatist, so I would not test these waters. In any case, the low-end systems and slow connections are going to be bottlenecks in Linden Labs’ highly anticipated collaboration with fellow Aviators. But as soon as the connection speeds touch 768 kbps(in real terms), you know where to head, and don’t say I didn’t warn you. Whether it’s a sheer waste of time, energy, and bandwidth or otherwise- is for you to decide. And if you indeed find someone special, don’t forget to send me a thank-you note.

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Does anyone know of any websites that actually say accurately how much a website is worth in terms of money? What’s the most accurate online calculator for a website or blogs actual dollar value? Does anyone here know of any?Are they realistic in terms of figuring out a websites worth?

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So you would like to join Second Life and see what all the fuss is about. It is actually free and easy to join. I will explain here exactly how to join step by step, just follow these simple instructions and you will be on your way to an amazing virtual world.

First you will need to meet these requirements in order to play Second Life. The current minimum requirements are a high speed internet connection such as DSL or Cable.

For Windows systems you need 2000, XP, or Vista, a processor at least 800 MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better, 512 MB or more memory, an NVIDIA GeForce 2, GeForce 4 MX or better OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250 or better OR Intel 945 chipset graphics card, and the latest drivers.

For Mac systems you will need Mac OS X 10.4.11 or better, 1 GHz G4 or better processor, 512 MB or more memory, ATI Radeon 9200 and above OR ATI Radeon X Series OR NVIDIA GeForce 2, GeForce 4 OR NVIDIA GeForce 5000 Series and above graphics card.

For Linux a reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed, 800 MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better processor, 512MB or more memory, and an NVIDIA GeForce 2, GeForce 4 MX, or better OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better graphics card.

Next go to the official Second Life website and click on the Join link. You will be presented with an option of areas to start in. Read through them and choose which one you prefer. Many of these areas have free items set up as gifts for new players. You will also find tutorials to help you learn how Second Life works when you are able to log in.

When creating your account you will be presented with your choice of first names and pre-set last names. Make your name good, this is how you will be known in Second Life. You will also provide your email address. This should be a valid email address that you have access to, not a fake one. Remember to save or write your name and password down so you do not forget them, but do not ever share them with anyone! Not even with someone claiming to work with Second Life, they do not need passwords!

Next simply download and install Second Life to your computer. The installation should prompt you as needed. Once Second Life is downloaded and installed you will see an icon of a hand on your desktop this is how you log in. Double-click on it to load SL.

Then enter your avatar’s first name and the last name you choose when signing up, your password which is case sensitive, and hit connect. You can also save your password by checking the “Remember Password” box. You may not want to save your password if your in an office, or if your children or other family members access your computer.

So that is all there is to it! Enjoy your Second Life and remember that there are so many possibilities in such an open and sculptable world.

Tips & Warnings
Remember to save or write your name and password down.
Check computer requirements are met before downloading.
Never share your account information!
Do not check “Remember Password” if your computer is used by others.
Use a valid email when signing up for an account

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This is a tutorial I made for those of you who need some help with constructing avatars or random objects. Its short but should do better than the crappy tuts. they have in the game.

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