I am a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, specialized in Marine Engineering and now sailing as Chief Engineer on board specialized Dynamic Positioning Vessels (DP Vessels). The types of DP vessels that I have sailed include DP-II MPSV/ROV, DP-II AHTS, DP-I AHTS, DP-I PSV, Self-Propelled and Non-Propelled Construction Barges. Before shifting to Offshore field from Main Fleet, I have also sailed on various other types of vessels such as VLCC, Suez max Oil Tankers, Bulk Carriers, Container carrier, Research Vessels, Passenger Ferry, Car Carrier, Self-Unloader, Cement Carrier, etc.
In my spare time, when I am not sailing, I like to explore new means of earning online residual income. From my experience I have found that submitting articles to some legitimate Paid-to-Write-Article sites is the best and safe way to earn some extra online income. I have listed these websites in my blog-posts - these are legit sites and are not scams. I have received payments from majority of these sites. These site inlcude Triond, Expertscolumn, Yahoo! Contributor Network, Knoji, Wikinut, and HubPages. Expertscolumn and Yahoo! Contributor Network pay you on eCPM basis, i.e. you get paid a fixed amount for every 1000 views that your article receives. Triond has its own algorith to calculate the earnings, and in addition to that you can also earn from your Google Adsense account. Wikinut also has its own algorithm for calculating the earnings, while in case of HubPages, you need to participate in their earning program - for that you need to have or open a Google Adsense account. You can also associate your Ebay and Amazon accounts with your HubPages account to generate additional revenue.
If you have your own blog or webpage which receive sufficient traffic, than the next step would be to monetize it. Displaying ADS on your blog/webpage is one way to do it. There are these free-to-join websites, where you can join as publisher, and all you have to do is submit your webpage/blog for approval. Once it is approved, you can customize the ads that you are going to display, and you will be given a HTML code. All you have to do is place that code on HTML section of your blog/website. My favourite sites include Chitika, Smowtion, AdHitz and Infolinks. The best thing about these sites is that they make no hassles when approving your website, webpage or blog; and anyone, including small-timers are welcome to join them.
If you have plenty of Facebook friends and lots of Twitter followers, you can now earn from your FB and Twitter accounts by joining these two sites: FanSlave and MyLikes. MyLikes pays you for liking a product or a service on Twitter and Facebook. FanSlave pays you for liking a Facebook page and for following an account on Twitter. While MyLikes pays you every week in US Dollars, FanSlave pays you when you reach their minimum pay-out of 15 Euros.
If you are looking for a business social network where people come together to share their businesses, and a place where you have all the tools you need to
help your business grow, then APSense is the site of my choice. APSense enables its users to share their business through networking, exploring and creating quality
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is another technique used for increasing the popularity for webpages. In other words, Search engine optimization is the process of most cost-effective means of Internet marketing. Since, approximately 90 percent of the web users turn to search engines to search information online, it is of great importance that your website rank within top 20 results if you want it to be found. A successful search engine optimization will bring qualified customers and prospects to your website.
My other fields of interests include financial planning, starting small businesses, alternate energy sources and recipes from Indian cuisine. Use of alternate energy sources instead of conventional fuels is a hot topic in recent times, and I believe every one of us have some responsibility towards keeping our planet green by reducing the carbon footprints and encouraging use of alternate energy sources wherever possible. Solar energy, one of the most popular type of alternative energy source, is touted as the next biggest thing in reducing carbon footprints and keeping our planet green. It is also believed that in another two decades, solar energy may become the main source of energy and not alternative energy source anymore.
I am not much of a techno-savvy person, I belong to the old school of Mechanical Engineers, where electronics and automation played a minimal role in the operation and maintenance of machinery. But now electronics and automation have taken giant leap forward and are being integrated with mechanical systems more vigourously. In Internal Combustion Engines, you will find a lot of electronics integrated in the combustion-control and fuel injection systems, which has surely reduced the amount of pollution. Nowadays, old fashioned toys are being replaced by electronic gadgets, and these are not meant only for young kids, and that includes the latest mobile phones too.
In my spare time, when I am not sailing, I like to explore new means of earning online residual income. From my experience I have found that submitting articles to some legitimate Paid-to-Write-Article sites is the best and safe way to earn some extra online income. I have listed these websites in my blog-posts - these are legit sites and are not scams. I have received payments from majority of these sites. These site inlcude Triond, Expertscolumn, Yahoo! Contributor Network, Knoji, Wikinut, and HubPages. Expertscolumn and Yahoo! Contributor Network pay you on eCPM basis, i.e. you get paid a fixed amount for every 1000 views that your article receives. Triond has its own algorith to calculate the earnings, and in addition to that you can also earn from your Google Adsense account. Wikinut also has its own algorithm for calculating the earnings, while in case of HubPages, you need to participate in their earning program - for that you need to have or open a Google Adsense account. You can also associate your Ebay and Amazon accounts with your HubPages account to generate additional revenue.
If you have your own blog or webpage which receive sufficient traffic, than the next step would be to monetize it. Displaying ADS on your blog/webpage is one way to do it. There are these free-to-join websites, where you can join as publisher, and all you have to do is submit your webpage/blog for approval. Once it is approved, you can customize the ads that you are going to display, and you will be given a HTML code. All you have to do is place that code on HTML section of your blog/website. My favourite sites include Chitika, Smowtion, AdHitz and Infolinks. The best thing about these sites is that they make no hassles when approving your website, webpage or blog; and anyone, including small-timers are welcome to join them.
If you have plenty of Facebook friends and lots of Twitter followers, you can now earn from your FB and Twitter accounts by joining these two sites: FanSlave and MyLikes. MyLikes pays you for liking a product or a service on Twitter and Facebook. FanSlave pays you for liking a Facebook page and for following an account on Twitter. While MyLikes pays you every week in US Dollars, FanSlave pays you when you reach their minimum pay-out of 15 Euros.
If you are looking for a business social network where people come together to share their businesses, and a place where you have all the tools you need to
help your business grow, then APSense is the site of my choice. APSense enables its users to share their business through networking, exploring and creating quality
business content.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is another technique used for increasing the popularity for webpages. In other words, Search engine optimization is the process of most cost-effective means of Internet marketing. Since, approximately 90 percent of the web users turn to search engines to search information online, it is of great importance that your website rank within top 20 results if you want it to be found. A successful search engine optimization will bring qualified customers and prospects to your website.
My other fields of interests include financial planning, starting small businesses, alternate energy sources and recipes from Indian cuisine. Use of alternate energy sources instead of conventional fuels is a hot topic in recent times, and I believe every one of us have some responsibility towards keeping our planet green by reducing the carbon footprints and encouraging use of alternate energy sources wherever possible. Solar energy, one of the most popular type of alternative energy source, is touted as the next biggest thing in reducing carbon footprints and keeping our planet green. It is also believed that in another two decades, solar energy may become the main source of energy and not alternative energy source anymore.
I am not much of a techno-savvy person, I belong to the old school of Mechanical Engineers, where electronics and automation played a minimal role in the operation and maintenance of machinery. But now electronics and automation have taken giant leap forward and are being integrated with mechanical systems more vigourously. In Internal Combustion Engines, you will find a lot of electronics integrated in the combustion-control and fuel injection systems, which has surely reduced the amount of pollution. Nowadays, old fashioned toys are being replaced by electronic gadgets, and these are not meant only for young kids, and that includes the latest mobile phones too.