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I just checked one of my email accounts and I found this message sent via my blog.

It is actually a message sent by a person from a website called SynthaSite. The person is Vinny Linghams and he informed me about the website and told me that I might be interested in it. Vinny Linghams is the co-founder and CEO of SynthaSite. So I just visited the website by clicking on the hyperlink there.

Apparently, this is a new website that allows people to create websites for free. Previously, I wrote a review on a website called BlinkWeb which is another similar free online website creator. However, BlinkWeb is more suitable for the Internet marketers to create their landing or sales pages. SynthaSite is catered for everyone. In other words, SynthaSite is a better choice for individuals to create their personal websites. Besides, it is also good for people to build their company websites, if they do not need any too advanced or fancy features.

I registered for an account and started exploring into its functions and system. It is quite user-friendly and I feel as if SynthaSite is the simplified web-based version of Microsoft Frontpage. If you are an Internet dummy but wish to learn how to create a website, SynthaSite actually provides you with all the tutorials you will need to start from scratch.

Just like BlinkWeb and Blogspot, your website will be given a subdomain name, for instance sushengloong.synthasite.com(such website doesn’t exist though). Of course you can pay some money to get your own domain name.

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Previously I have done several reviews on websites that offer free and useful services. If you still remember, I did introduce websites such as BlinkWeb.com, Enveluv.com, BecomeABlogger.com and DIYminisite.com. Yes, I like to do reviews on all these websites because I am fascinated by the power of Web 2.0 and how it can change our lives to a better one. Today, I am going to introduce another website, or a blog, to be more precise. It’s called Youths Online and you can find it at http://infoyouthdotcom.blogspot.com/.

Maybe you have stumbled upon this blog before. Youths Online is actually a blog created by a blogger friend of mine called Teddy. Teddy is very enthusiastic in blogging and he also wishes to bring benefits to his blog visitors. Besides writing on his own personal blog, he would like to share all the information that is useful and applicable on Youths Online.

Youths Online is focusing on all the youth’s information, including current issues, education, scholarship, study tips and so fourth. Recently I just became his joint-venture partner and will be assisting him in developing Youths Online. Since we both are Malaysians, we basically focus more on the issues and education in Malaysia. Teddy is really a disciplined blogger and he updates Youths Online regularly. Therefore, if you are still young, or if you still consider yourself as a young man, feel free to visit Youths Online.

Teddy created this blog by using Blogger.com. If you have been following my blog, you should know that I always advocate people to purchase a domain name and web server and use the Wordpress.org blogging platform. However, Teddy would prefer to stick to Blogger.com before he has enough money to migrate to a self-hosted blog.

So please visit Youths Online now and subscribe to its RSS feed where you can find it on the sidebar!

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Last month, I wrote a blog post on how to create a mini site in 30 minutes by learning on a website called DIYMinisite. That website is good for people who are interested in building mini sites. Lately, I discovered a newly established website called “BlinkWeb” which you can find it at blinkweb.com.

Why did I know about this website? Well, I was actually informed by a famous Internet marketer and Search Engine Optimization master, Brad Callon as I am one of his newsletter subscribers. At that time, the website was still not open yet so I could only watch the introduction video. The video showed me all the functions available on this website and I just found it very cool! After waiting for about 1 or 2 weeks, BlinkWeb finally allows people to sign up and start using the service.

Brad Callen always brings powerful products to the Internet marketing scene. BlinkWeb is definitely another marvellous website done by him. I just registered for an account and tried using the tools and services on the website. Everything is so easy to use and it is 100% what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG). With BlinkWeb, you can easily create any professional websites, whether it’s blog, sales copy, community site and so fourth. It is perfect for those who have no idea of how html, php, server and database work. On top of that, it is FREE of charge! Yes, I always introduce free services to my blog readers. The service on BlinkWeb is free and every website created is given a free subdomain, for instance myweb.blinkweb.com. Of course you have got to pay some money if you plan to buy yourself a domain name and hosting.

In my opinion, BlinkWeb can definitely beat other website creators such as Microsoft Frontpage or Dreamweaver in the Internet marketing newbie niche. But the only drawback of using this website is you have to do everything on the Internet. Some people would profer to do things offline as the Internet connection in Malaysia can be very bad sometimes.

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Sending greeting cards is probably one of the best ways of expressing your gratitude or keeping in touch with your friends or relatives. With the advancement of technology, people tend to use electronic version of greeting cards instead of the conventional physical one. Well, it is of course more environmental-friendly to use the digital products such as SMS, MMS, email, e-greeting cards and so fourth. However, many people would like to receive physical greeting cards. They perceive the physical greeting cards carrying more sincerity than the electronic cards in which you can’t really touch.

I believe all Malaysians are aware that the inflation rate in Malaysia has increased dramatically due to the sudden fuel price increase. Everything in Malaysia has increased in terms of price, not efficiency ironically. So it could be very expensive for you to purchase many physical greeting cards to send to your dear friends and relatives.Therefore, I am going to introduce a website here, called Enveluv.com.

Enveluv.com is a new website founded by a team of Malaysians. This website allows you to send physical greeting cards to whoever by doing only four steps online.

You just have to choose a card design, write your message, fill in your recipient’s address and then send your card by clicking on the “Send” button. It is as easy as learning ABC. What important is that enveluv.com does not charge money for any greeting cards you send. So how does it make money from? Well, enveluv.com earns money from advertising. For each greeting cards sent, there will be advertisements shown on the back of the envelopes.

I tried using it before to send a card to my father. So I am going to give some comments here about the website. The website is pretty cool with its what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) mode of selecting greeting cards and it is dead simple. So it is definitely another Web 2.0 style of website. However, the website is still new and thus there are too little templates available for selection. Besides, you do not really have control over the date in which the greeting cards reach the recipient’s address. The good news is that one of the founders did announce that they will be adding new functions whereby we can design the cards on our own, whether we want to add in our pictures or more customized graphics. Besides, you can also contact the customer support by mailing them about the date you wish the greeting cards to reach at the recipient’s house.

The idea of sending physical greeting cards without paying money is really awesome. Hopefully the management team can manage to upgrade the website as soon as possible so that we can enjoy more advanced functions. There are more and more Malaysians starting their Internet businesses like what the founders of enveluv.com do. Maybe you can treat this website as a case study for you to venture into the Internet business world.

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10,549,642
How much money will you be worth?

Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to be rich in the next 10 years with $10,549,642! I just found this interesting website, www.howrichwillibe.com from a very popular blog. It requires you to answer a set of questions. At the end, your future wealth will be assessed based upon the answers you give. Isn’t it cool? Hopefully I can achieve this amazing figure in the future.

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Recently, few friends of mine asked me to teach them how to build a website. Frankly speaking, I am not really good at building websites. I just have some fundamental knowledge and I focus more on building blogs instead of building static websites. After all, I am not a IT student and I only know some basic knowledge of HTML. I did learn about how to create a website by using Microsoft Front Page when I was still studying in primary school. I had a lot of fun at that time.

Since I always want to build an online business, I actually search through the Internet to look for any guides that are useful for creating a website. If you type “how to create a website” in the Google search field, there should be tons of results on your computer screen. In fact, it is very easy to find tutorials and guides that teach people how to create a website.

Today, I would like to introduce a website on my blog. It is called DIY Mini-site. DIY Mini-site is aimed to teach people how to create a mini site within a short period of time, say 30 minutes! This website is good as it is FREE and you just have to register for an account by typing in your first name, email address and preferred password into the form available.

By having a DIY Mini-site account, you can get access to free downloads of 83 video tutorials, 20 mini site professional templates and real mini site success stories. The materials there are very ideal for beginners who know nothing about building mini sites.

Now with DIY Mini-site, you no longer need expensive software to design your websites. Of course if you wish to build bigger websites, you might have to look for some other resources and more advanced tools. But I think that individuals can hardly build a mega site themselves.

Register your account at DIY Mini-site now and enjoy your video tutorials and other great materials for FREE!

Click Here To Register NOW!

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In this century, Internet is no longer a dull space where you are only allowed to search for information. With the existence of Web 2.0, people tend to communicate with others on the Internet via various platforms. For instance, Internet users network with other people on social networking sites. Besides, Internet surfers also communicate with others via instant messaging software, blog, forum, et cetera. Today, I am going to focus on social networking sites in this post.

There are many social networking sites on the Internet. You should be familiar with what Facebook, Friendster and Myspace are. These are the typical social networking sites which most Malaysians join. Other than these three sites, there are still plenty of them such as Hi5.com and Tagged.com.

I always receive email invitation from my friends to join various social networking sites. Sometimes I just get frustrated and reject to join. I mean how could I possibly handle so many social networking sites? Currently, I only have two social networking sites accounts, which are at Friendster.com and Facebook.com. I joined Friendster since year 2004 as many of my friends were joining it. In addition, I just joined Facebook recently as many Internet marketers and bloggers are using it.

There is always battle among all these social networking sites. Myspace has been the top social networking site in the world all these while. However, Facebook recently has faster growth than Myspace and is estimated to overtake Myspace soon. That is why Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook is so wealthy now. Friendster is on its declining stage in the international market. Nevertheless, Friendster has got more members than Myspace and Facebook in South East Asia, mostly in Malaysia.

I have actually asked for opinions from my friends regarding the differences among these social networking sites. They told me that Facebook has got many applications that let the users have fun. Myspace is nothing special compared to Facebook. On the other hand, Friendster is so popular in Malaysia because of its existing network and it is much simpler than Facebook. I guess people as lazy as me just don’t like the idea of spending time on decorating the profile page with fancy items and applications.

Which social networking site are you joining? Which one do you prefer the most? Please leave me your comment.

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