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I read and article earlier today in regards to infected emails and felt that it would be of interest to you all.

Part of the article is shown below however you will need to follow the link to read it in full.

Malicious Trojan horse software claiming to provide information on topics like the deadly storms that have battered Europe this week has infected thousands of computers over the past 24 hours, security vendor Sophos warned today.

The e-mail tries to entice victims into clicking on the malicious attachments by offering reports on breaking-news topics such as “230 dead as storm batters Europe,” or “U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has kicked German Chancellor,” said Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with Sophos.

The attachments have names such as “Full Story.exe” or “Full Video.exe.” Once they are launched, these files install software that then waits to receive further instructions over the Internet, Cluley said. Unlike a worm, this Trojan software does not immediately seek out other targets to infect once it has been installed.

“You think you’re reading a news report or you’re watching a movie,” he said. “It’s the age-old technique that we’ve seen since the mid-1990s: Here’s something you want to look at. Look here!”

Cluley estimates that the Trojan accounted for about one of every 200 e-mail messages being sent on the Internet today.

We have discussed this before but in response to a number of questions here follows a more detailed answer.

You want to write your own information product, however, you believe that you don’t have the necessary skill to prepare something good so you resign yourself to the fact that your dream will not be realised.

This is not uncommon, some people just don’t have the flair for writing, Maybe English is not your first language.

Whatever the reason is, creating your own information product is still possible.

What if I told you that you can still create your own information product even if you are NOT an expert of any kind and above all, you DON’T have to write?

No, I’m not talking about being an affiliate or reseller here.

We are going to get you an information product with YOUR name on it.

Great!

Here are three simple ways you can have your own quality information product WITHOUT having to write, not even a single word!

The first two ways cost money. The last way can be done free.

*** Hire a ghostwriter.

Quite simply, you hire a ghostwriter to create the information product on a subject or topic of your choice (or more accurately, on demand!) but the product will be able to be marketed under your name. You will have sole rights to the product.
Ghostwriters don’t take any credit at all and hence the term “ghostwriting”.

You can go to http://www.elance.com or http://www.rentacoder.com and search for a writer who can help with creating your own information product.
These are just two of the most popular sites where you can find good ghostwriters but there are many more.

*** Buy Private Label Rights to a collection of articles or product.

Quite simply, you buy raw contents (which can come in the form of articles or .doc files which you can edit in Word program) from the original authors or authorized resellers. You can then edit them anyway you like and most importantly, put your name on them and claim authorship!

Private Label Rights seem to be the “in-thing” in Internet Marketing now, though Private Label Rights have been around for a very long time.

The drawback however, is that if the Private Label Rights to the products or articles are being sold in large numbers, it can dilute the value and quality of the same products or articles as there would literally be many purchasers using the same content at the same time.

If you have limited writing skills, you can still make substantial changes to the raw contents. You will do well to also choose Private Label Right to articles or products on sale with limited copies on sale.

*** Get someone else to write for you… through an interview!

The above two methods cost money on your part. Now, here’s the third and free method. You get someone else to create the product for you.

It is not difficult, Not only are you going to get other people to write for you, you are also not going to pay them! How?

Conduct an interview. It’s free, and it puts your interviewees in the limelight. More often than not, people are glad to be interviewed.

If you are planning to create an information product on copywriting, you can approach practicing copywriters for an interview. You can remind them that it won’t take much of their time and you may name some of the benefits from working with you on this project.

If you know of any experts offline, you can arrange for a verbal interview in person or by phone and sell your information product in BOTH text and audio format!

In return, you can thank your interview candidates for participating by giving them some free valuable gifts. Maybe you can get your interview candidates to strike up a Joint Venture with you in selling the complete information product created.

As you can see with three powerful methods to choose from, creating your own information product without having to write is possible, even for those that than can write well these ideas are still worth considering.

Are You Looking for a Great Business Idea?

Then you are not alone, many people have difficulty coming up with a great business idea.

There are however some easy ways to come up with some ideas that may trigger some interest on your behalf..

If you think about it, you only need one good business idea each year to make a great profit either as a full time income or just for extra spending money.

Business ideas are moments of inspiration and necessity.

Here are some tips to get you started.

- If you are looking for items to sell online, check out eBay, with eBay all the sales information and seller data are right in front of you, easily displayed for anyone to see.
Check out a few sites, see how specific items are selling.
Whats in demand?, You can work out the best price, how many items are sold each day or even each hour.
All of this information is freely available on eBay and should prompt and idea or two for you.

- You might also want to go around to forums and look at what people are selling or what people are looking to buy.
Many forums deal with specific niches, often requests are made on forums for specific products or services, this may be the opportunity you need, you can create products to suit or hire a third party to do it for you.
Ideas are everywhere, you just need an open mind and a little time to search around a bit and I am confident you will find something that suits you.

Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.

You decide you are ready to compose your first Website, so what are the key steps?

As a web writer, it’s a “must” to write each web page with the entire architecture of your web site in mind.

Think about navigation and web design as you write.

Text, design, and format are interwoven on a web page. To the creator of a web site, these are separate pieces of the project.

To the reader, it’s one instant impression.

The two most important parts to creating a winning web site that will captivate your readers are:

*** Good Informative Content

*** Effortless Navigation

Pretty tall order, right? It is, and it’s your job as a web writer to make it happen!

Web surfers are your customers. As a web site content writer, the best way to stay in business is to provide something of value to your customers. On the Internet, that “something” is appealing, well-designed information.

Let’s examine for a moment an off-line writing example, the operations manual. Most businesses have them in one form or another. If you compare the structure of a detailed manual to web writing, you’ll discover a few things that are keys to success.

Manuals often grow to be hundreds of pages, and are updated all the time. Cross-referencing from one page or section to another is frequent (just like hyperlinks!) Changes made to one section often impact another section, which will keep you on your toes. If you write “see pg. 279 for more information,” there better be more information on page 279!

It’s even more so with a web site. Your pages, as they slowly but steadily grow, will become many. Certain pages will link to others, and they must always be easy for your readers to find.

Suppose you write a web site about baseball. Baseball players, rules of the game, equipment… everything baseball! Now it’s time to create new pages about famous baseball stadiums. Your new page about Fenway Park is great… but don’t forget to update your Index Page or Site Map with easy to follow links.

Next, within the structure of your existing web pages, add good, purposeful in-text links to these new pages. This will fulfill your readers in a big way (not to mention the search engines!)

Your web site is made up of text, links, and images. As a writer, you’re very close to these separate “parts.” But your readers will not see your pages as isolated features. They will not notice all your content first, and then go on to check out your site design and pictures.

They’ll experience everything at once, instantly. All these features - refreshing content, appealing design, and well-planned linking - work together as one subtle ensemble in your readers’ minds the moment they enter your site.

As you write your pages, keep navigation and your site’s structure very much in your mind. Deliver an “easy-to-browse” web site full of great information, and you’ll hit a home run every time.