All About Dropshipping

Dropshipping is an excellent opportunity for home based business and online auction (like eBay) product sourcing from direct distributors and dealers - with no inventory to store and no financial investments. Dropship merchants provide you with good selection of brand name products to sell on eBay or your online store at wholesale/ bulk prices.

Many entrepreneurs have at one point tried to start a retail business. Many others have been successful in getting a business going, and then have tried to expand and grow that business. Inevitably, any retail business needs a consistent and reliable source of products to sell. Finding that source of product is the first roadblock that new entrepreneurs face. Product sourcing is a painful process. Doba simplifies and streamlines that process for the emerging market of millions of web-based entrepreneurs. Doba makes it easy.

To complement their growing product catalog, Doba provides retailers and suppliers with premium services, including advanced tools, resources, and training and education that empower them to maximize sales and profits and manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently. Doba is committed to improving their sales volumes and profits. To make members more effective and profitable retailers, they offer both free and premium educational materials, including dozens of handcrafted articles and ebooks, multimedia tutorials, online seminars (called Webinars), and a comprehensive user manual detailing everything you need to know about using Doba and more.

Look at a Recommended Drop Ship Product Sourcing Guide here to see other companies, too. Doba simplifies and streamlines product sourcing for the emerging market of millions of web-based entrepreneurs delving into the fray of starting and/or growing a retail business.

So if you want to start selling online, and don't want the hassle of purchasing products, selling them individually, shipping them to each customer, having the hassle of setting up a shopping cart and accepting credit cards or other forms of payment, then making sure everyone recieves their merchandise, then Doba is the way to go.


Investigate Before You INVEST!

Download and print a hard copy of any on-line solicitation that you are considering. Make sure you catch the Internet address (URL) and note the date and time that you saw the offer. Save this in case you need it later.
Don't assume that people on-line are who they claim they are. The investment that sounds so good may be a figment of their imagination, or they may be paid to promote it.
Ask the on-line promoter whether – and how much – they've been paid to tout the opportunity.
Ask the on-line promoter where the company is incorporated. Call that state's secretary of state and ask if the company is incorporated with them and has a current annual report on file. Also, check the SEC's EDGAR database.
Don't believe everything you read on-line. Take the time to investigate a possible investment opportunity before you hand over your hard-earned money.
Check with your state securities regulator or the SEC and ask if they have received any complaints about the company, its managers, or the promoter.
Ask for other sources of information at your local public library. For example, there are resources that provide information about the company, such as a payment analysis, credit report, lawsuits, liens, or judgments.
Before you invest, always obtain written financial information, such as a prospectus, annual report, offering circular, and financial statements. Compare the written information to what you've read on-line and watch out if you're told that no information is available.
Don't assume that your access provider or on-line service has approved or even screened the investment. Anyone can set up a web site or advertise on-line, often without any check of its legitimacy or truthfulness.
Check with a trusted financial advisor, your broker, or attorney about any investment you learn about on-line.

Sometimes Found is a Good Thing

Have you ever checked out those reunion sites? The ones that tell you someone is looking for you? I'm sure we've all wanted to reunite with old friends, lovers, lost family, old teachers or classmates. I thought they were stupid, a scam, a hoax, just a way to get your money, but you really CAN find people. The people planning the event I'm about to tell you about didn't have much info, so they went to reunion.com and found 15 out of the 24 people they were looking for.

We recently had our class reunion, Class of '79, (God! I'm old as dirt). Anyway, fortunately, everyone there was the same age. I was apprehensive at first, didn't know what to wear, worried about my hair, all the same stuff. Then we arrived. It was held at a camp, one of the classmate's nice, fixed up camp, and it was a blast! It was relaxed and casual and everyone wore shorts, sweatshirts or jeans. There were girls in pony tails and guys in hoodies, it was THAT casual. We all brought a covered dish, had paid $20.00 eacg for booze and extras, like condiments and buns and stuff. Pretty cheap night, dontcha think? It was amazing. No high heels you can't walk in on a dance floor that's slippy. No fancy dresses trying to impress the other fancy dresses. It was very, very nice. We did karaoke. We did shots. We listended to music from the 70's and had a wonderful time. So wonderful that we actually had another the next year! How many people can honestly say that?! We laughed and sang and talked the night away. The other nice part of this reunion was the fact that if your got too toasted, there were about 10 beds to crash in. You must try this idea. Forget stuffy restaurants or banquet halls. There weren't any door prizes or gifts given away. We had a journal that people could write in to update physical and email addresses and add little comments. Have a good time, have your reunion at a camp!

Here's one of the best ways to find some of your friends: Reunion.com. You can create profiles and journals, share photo albums and do Free People Searches.

How to make Cider Vinegar

Making Cider Vinegar at Home

Two factors require special attention when making vinegar at home: oxygen supply and temperature. Oxygen is spread throughout the mixture by stirring it daily and by letting air reach the fluid through a cheesecloth filter, which is used in place of a regular lid. The temperature of fermenting cider should be kept between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit (F). Lower temperatures do not always produce a usable vinegar, and higher ones interfere with the formation of the "mother of vinegar." Mother of vinegar is a mat that forms on the bottom of fermenting wine that has gone bad.

Do not use a metal container when making vinegar; acid in the mixture will corrode metal or aluminum objects. Glass, plastic, wood, enamel, or stainless steel containers should be used for making or storing vinegar. The same holds true for making or storing foods that have more than 1 Tablespoon of vinegar in the recipe.

How to make Cider Vinegar

Step 1--Making Cider
Cider is made from the winter and fall varieties of apples (summer and green apples do not contain enough sugar). Fruit should be gathered then washed well to remove debris. Crush the fruit to produce apple pulp and strain off the juice. Use a press or cheesecloth for straining. Adding yeast to activate fermentation is not essential, but will speed up the process. Special cultivated yeasts are available for this purpose at wine-making shops and biological labs--bread yeasts are not recommended. To make a starter, crumble one cake of yeast into one quart of cider. This makes enough starter for 5 gallons of cider; double the recipe proportionately when making more.

Steps 2 and 3--Making Alcohol and Acetic Acid
Pour all of the liquid into one or more containers to about three-quarters capacity; do not close the lids on the containers. Stir the mixtures daily. Keep the containers away from direct sunlight and maintain the temperature at 60 to 80 degrees F. Full fermentation will take about 3 to 4 weeks. Near the end of this period, you should notice a vinegar-like smell. Taste samples daily until the desired strength is reached.

Step 4--Filtering
When the vinegar is fully fermented, filter the liquid through several layers of fine cheesecloth or filter paper--a coffee filter works well for this. This removes the mother of vinegar, preventing further fermentation or spoilage of the product.

Storing Your Vinegar
The vinegar is now ready for storage in separate, capped containers. Stored vinegar will stay in excellent condition almost indefinitely if it is pasteurized. To pasteurize, heat the vinegar before pouring it into sterilized bottles, or bottle, then place in a hot water bath. In both cases, the temperature of the vinegar must reach at least 140 degrees F to sterilize the product, and should not exceed 160 degrees F. Use a cooking thermometer to ensure the correct temperature is met. Cool the containers and store at room temperature out of direct sunlight.

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