| There are many ways to make income using the internet as an web entrepreneur (webpreneur). However lets start by going through some of the basics tools you will need. |
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- A connection to the Internet
- A dedicated credit card for the Internet
- Free Internet banking accounts to receive payment
- Dedicated email addresses
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- A connection to the Internet
If you are reading this article you probably have a connection to the internet in some way, either at your home or your local internet shop. However, did you know there are still many free and metered service providers that you can use at a fraction of the cost. A list of service providers around the world can be found at Freedomlist , (USA) PacBell, (UK) Freeuk ISP. I’m sure there are plenty more out there, possibly a specialist site dedicated to your own country. Do a search using Google. Type in this text "free + isp + country name " in the Google search box. Please feel free to email in or submit a link on this site of your findings.
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- A dedicated credit card for the Internet
It's important you have a credit card that is accepted around the world like a MasterCard. There are also many free pre-paid credit cards available. These cards operate the same way as the standard cards. Remember with these pre-paid cards, you can only use the credit you have on it. A list of companies that issue these cards are: Tuxedo, Bluecorner, Yorkshire Bank, Lloyds TSB, American Express and the Post Office.
- The best pre-paid card acceptance is MasterCard with global acceptance at 24.6 million locations
- Next choice is Visa Electron with global acceptance at 12 million locations
- The Least accepted payment card is pre-paid Maestro with global acceptance at just 7 million locations (sourced from which-prepaid-card.co.uk)
Check the websites below for prepaid card comparison.
UK
Which-prepaid-card
Confused.com
MyCashPlus
Idtprime
MoneySuperMarket
MasterCard
US
MasterCard
WesternUnion
Credit.com
Rest of the world
MasterCard
WesternUnion
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- Free internet banking accounts to receive payment.
Mostly, the Internet trades in US dollars wherever you are in the world and payment through an online service is a more accepted standard of exchanging dollars to your local currency than paying in a cheque to your bank. Many affiliate programs require you to have an online account from one of the major payment providers and best of all they are mostly free to join. The reason for signing up with a payment provider like paypal, is to allow your customers to pay you for your services via trusted third party. See links below for payment providers.
Paypal
Google checkout
Worldpay
NetBanx
- Dedicated email addresses.
It best to have a dedicated address like Google Mail, Yahoo or your own company one etc.
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