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By Jeffrey Fang

A friend of mine, a web developer came up to me and asked if I have any idea on how to start a business online. I, a web designer for one can not believe that I”m making a business of the internet much so that I got intrigued and excited about him making an effort to start an online business. He already has a very high salary already, working as a head web developer of a very known company. So I already have an idea that my friend wouldn”t quit his job anytime soon. But I”m quite happy for him for making the effort of starting his own business and earn an income online.

He was my professor back in college, having the same passion for learning, he is very successful with his career and so am I on my chosen path. He asked me, “What’’s the best blogging platform?”. I said wordpress, 99% of blogs are wordpress. He already have an idea on how to get started but really have no clue of the process of actually making money. I asked “What’’s cooking?” he said, “I went up looking at an entrepreneur magazine looking up for a business to start, then I realized I”m a web developer. There must be some way to make business out of it. Then I remembered you. You are the prof now. Can you help me?”

Of course I can. Here are some of the tips that I said to him.

* Blog about your passion if its profitable - Many people will say that, blog about your passion. Well it depends, you don”t want to starve do you? You must take priority of your needs first so you can quit your job early. If you can blog about your passion and there’’s a market for it. Go for it. That’’s 2 birds in 1 stone. Know if the topic is profitable first then make a site around it. Personally, I”m a believer of delayed gratification. The first things we have to do when making a business online is to get paid and not starve. Blogging about my passion may give me the joy, but its useless to continue if I starve. What’’s the point of doing business and quitting your job then if you can”t make a living about your passion?

* Invest in yourself - The reason why most people fail in business, especially making money online is that not many people are willing to sacrifice and spend some money to learn. Bloggers are known to be tech savvy and will do anything to get things for free. But real entrepreneurs know the value of knowledge so much that they are willing to spend time and money to attain it. I had an experience wasting 10000 pesos trying to learn PPC. Did it really went to waste? No! I learned PPC a little bit and might take more money to get a grasp on it. But I”m willing to spend to educate myself.

* Stop reading make money online blogs - The best way to make money online is to go out there and try it yourself. Shed some money if you have to. That will be your foundation. Just stop reading make money online blogs. No offense to the make money online bloggers, I know its their passion to blog about making money. But being a newbie once in this field, make money online blogs didn”t really help. Its better to read SEO blogs for SEO, affiliate marketing for making money as an affiliate or self improvement blogs for your business mentality. If I have found a good make money online blogs and teach people the truth and really make money, I would gladly advertise it on my site.

* Learn SEO - This is the bread and butter of online business. Learn real SEO from keyword research to promoting a site. Stop reading make money online blogs. Learn from the real experts in SEO read SEOmoz, or ask at webmaster forums.

* Choose only 1 type of monetization - If you”re going for adsense, go for it and no more. Do not put competition on your page. There is the thing we call in business “Diversification” this is true as to not put all your eggs in one basket. But it doesn”t mean put all banner ads or adsense on the page that you can fit. In reality, what it means is that, don”t put all your effort into 1 site. Putting thousand of ads in your site will not only make your site look desperate, it will lack the credibility for affiliate offers and direct advertisers.

* Choose a niche - Blog about a specific niche. Do not blog about anything under the sun. If you”ll be monetizing the site with direct advertising, you know that these companies only want people that are viewing the ads that are related to their interest. Would you sell a guitar to a piano player? Having to blog anything without any specific topic will give advertisers the second thought of advertising with you. Its because your viewers and traffic are junk that came from different sorts of life.

* Quit your job when you”re making twice as much online - This should have been my goal back then when I quit my job. It could”ve been a lot easier. It took me about 3 hard and sleepless months stumbling and starving to get my passive income as much as my day job and another 3 months to double it. Well its a good strategy to quit early though, for me, I had fun, if I didn”t make money within this certain period of month, I”m gonna fail my parents and die hungry.

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The author’’s web site Snoob - Web Design Blog aims to teach people about web design philippines and building an online business for web professionals.

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By Kevin Sinclair

Podcasting is a method of giving out media files over the Internet. But how exactly is a podcast created? Read on and this article will tell you all you need to know.

First of all you will need a domain name. This will give your subscribers the location of where they can obtain your media files. If you can, choose a name which is easy to remember and describes the type of podcast you are publishing. Use a domain register such as eNom or GoDaddy to register your domain name.

The next thing you will need is a web host. There are many companies you can use, for example, Host Gator or StartLogic. As you will be storing a large amount of media files it is best to think about getting a big disk space when you are looking for a web host. For instance, a 2-minute mp3 file may be 2 MB in size. Quite a few web hosting companies offer several GB in disk space at an extremely low monthly cost. Apart from the disk space, you should also consider the amount of bandwidth the company is providing. This is the quantity of data that can be moved to and from your host each month. As your data files will be large, even a few subscribers can easily use up all of your bandwidth in a short space of time. Somewhere between ten and one hundred GB of bandwidth may be sufficient, but keep an eye on this and make sure you increase your bandwidth as your subscribers swell in number.

Upon selection of your web hosting company you will be provided with name servers which you will apply to your domain name later on. To finish setting up your site, you will need to input the name servers into the site where your domain name is registered and then your site will be visible on the Internet.

When your site is set up you should search the Internet and download dircaster.php. Arrange this program to show the particulars of your domain and then upload to your site accordingly.

The next step is to record the media file, which is known as an episode, that you are going to podcast. Audacity, from audacity.sourceforge-dot-net is handy software to use and it is a free and open source to record and edit sounds. You can then record your episode from a CD, the computer’’s sound card, a microphone or even a VOIP conversation and then edit the file by mixing tracks and cutting or adding segments. You also need to be adding tags and descriptions on your episode too.

Upload this media file in the same directory as the dircaster.php. The dircaster will then generate a RSS feed informing your subscribers all about the new file that is available for them to download.

Setting up a podcast is not difficult and the good news is that it does not cost much either. The required software is free and downloadable from the Internet. If you feel you have something to share with others of like minds, then podcasting is a super way to supply your information to the Internet.

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Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of Be Successful News, a site that provides information and articles on how to succeed in your own home or small business.

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By Ron Subs

With so many options in web hosting and the fierce competition that takes place between hosting companies, it is easy for small businesses to find reliable and affordable web hosting. There are many things to consider when choosing a when host for your website, and you should compare the services of at least a few hosting companies before choosing one.

Before you start looking at hosting companies, decide what your business needs. Will your small business website require dedicated hosting because it will require large amounts of bandwidth, storage space, and get a lot, 10,000 or more, visitors per day? Or, will shared hosting fit your needs if your website does not require as much space?

You should also consider what type of features your website needs, it is purely informational or will you need to integrate order forms, shopping carts, and payment options? Some hosts make it easy for you to set up an ecommerce website and others do not, the type of hosting you will need is be determined by the features your website will possess.

If you are not a web designer by trade and cannot afford to hire one for your website you will also need to consider how easy it will be to set up your website and how much knowledge of scripting, HTML, and file transfer you will need to set up your website. Some hosts offer website building packages with their hosting which makes it relatively easy to create a website without too much technical knowledge but you will end up paying a little more and loose some functionality.

It is possible to find hosting for your small business for as little as a few dollars a month for shared server hosting or as much as a few thousand dollars a month for a dedicated server. Once you know how much bandwidth, storage, and space you need and determine which hosting solution, shared or dedicated is best for your small business, you can then evaluate the different features of various hosting companies, including price, to determine which is best for you.

You will want to look at factors such as uptime, technical support, cancellation, upgrade and transfer policies, as well as how long the host has been in business and any complaints or awards they may have in the community.

Uptime is related to reliability and will tell you how often you can expect your website to be unavailable to web surfers due to hosting technical issues. Most hosting companies that have good uptimes will advertise this; some of the major hosting companies advertise 99% uptime however no matter how reliable a host is if you run a website for long enough you will encounter at least a few technical glitches from your hosts end.

You should also consider the amount of technical support you will receive from a host and make sure you choose one that will fit your level of expertise. If you know you will need help make sure you pick a host with good tech support. Take a good look at their policies as well to make sure you will be happy if you decide to cancel, transfer your site, or upgrade your hosting plan.

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Ron Subs works with Mega Star Media as a public relations consultant, more information about Ron Subs can be found at http://www.megastarmedia.com/http://www.megastarmedia.com/

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By Ron Subs

Most websites are hosted on a shared server which means that many websites, from a handful to hundreds, all use the same server and occupy the same space. For a small to mid-sized website with a reliable web host this is not usually a problem. However, for a large website with thousands of visitors and large bandwidth requirements, using a shared server can cause many problems.

If you have a website that is very popular; it has and has high traffic, large amounts of file uploads, or other large amounts of bandwidth usage, using a shared server can become an issue. Even if your web host offers what seems like a generous amount of bandwidth and storage space, and has good advertised speeds, if your website uses more than its allotted share you may be charged overage fees or even worse your host may limit the number of visitors you can have or even disable your site to protect other customers on the same server. If your website faces any of these problems by exceeding or routinely meeting your bandwidth allocation, you should consider a dedicated server.

Deciding when to make the switch can be hard because of cost differences between shared and dedicated servers. However, if your hosting needs are exceeding the limit of your shared server it is important to switch to a dedicated server to avoid paying overages or having your traffic impacted. Having a dedicated server, either a virtual dedicated server or a truly dedicated server will give your visitors a more reliable experience when visiting your site and will ensure that your site continues to run smoothly.

Virtual dedicated servers are not truly dedicated, but they do give a website their own IP address, root access, and full control over the server and what applications you can run. There will be other websites using the same server, but it will usually be partitioned so that you have more space, privacy, and a much larger bandwidth allowance.

You will also be able to offer file downloads and accept file uploads without the problems that are commonly encountered with shared hosting. A virtual dedicated server is more costly than a shared server but not as expensive as s truly dedicated server.

A truly dedicated server that you do not have to share in any way with other websites is the most expensive type of server but it is worth it if you have a large website that has high bandwidth requirements, such as a social network site, gaming site, or your website has large amounts of data and downloads.

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Ron Subs works with Mega Star Media as a public relations consultant, more information about Ron Subs can be found at http://www.megastarmedia.com/http://www.megastarmedia.com/

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By Ranju Kumar

Puppy website is a company which creates and develops affordable, enriching pet websites for those who are looking to sell dogs and cats. Here, you can get various strategies in promoting your pets to loving homes located all over the world as well as enhance the success that you are already experiencing in this industry of Puppy Website.

It is important that you acquire some level of exposure in your endeavors, if you plan to sell any type of pet animals. If people do not know what you offer, it is rather very difficult for you to sell dogs and cats. Yes, there are chances to sell your dogs and cats through advertising. However, by using local newspaper to place ads and business cards to promote your products and services actually dampen your exposure. Owning a website will ensures that you”ll be able to stay at the forefront of the numerous competitions. You can advertise as long as your wish purchasing a professionally enhanced website from Puppy Websiteand move your business online is an effective way.

Another advantage of choosing the website is that you do not have to experience any complications associated with your own and focus your energies on ways of selling pet animals. Almost all the people are attracting by web graphics and “Puppy website” work on this mainly showcasing your products, your services and all of the pets that you are seeking an owner for. The individuals here are highly trained professionals who can build you a custom pet website visibly attractive that visitors find engaging and user-friendly. You will notice an enormous increase in the amount of inquiries regarding the pets that you have for sale, once you implement the website that is created for you.

An individual trying to sell dogs and cats often finds it difficult to reach the specific audience who are not only interested in their pet animals, but who will also be well suited for those they have for sales. You can now save your precious time by allowing PuppyWebsite to create an attractive website tailored to meet your specific needs, quickly and effectively. Now you spend your full time on the pets focusing in the areas that are most essential.

Many individuals do not realize how much money they spent annually placing ads in the newspaper, business cards or any other advertising campaigning. PuppyWebsite is a cost-effective solution who creates and develops affordable pet websites with more interesting features such personalized logo, and online catalogs for customers to browse through. You will have to pay only once and enjoy the service for your life time with an excellent tool that can be used to promote and sell dogs and cats!

Exposure is fundamental when it comes to any online business. Having a professional website to sell pet animals is a one of the best way to increase your recognition by spreading the word, boosting your sales. You will find that the exposure occurs on many different levels by employing the use of the services offered by “Puppy Website”. Visit PuppyWebsite today! Maximize your profits and be successful in your pet niche.

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Ranju Kumar is assistant editor of Puppy Website and its professional web designing company and they have been creating pet websites for over last 6 years offers the best service and advice on pet websites and increase your sales opportunities!!

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By MIKE SELVON

No matter whether you have your website hosted on a Linux web server or a Windows web server, the process of moving the files to the server for hosting is virtually the same. But there are many people who wonder what the real differences are between these two types of web servers, which are the most common choices. Both the UNIX hosting web servers and the Windows hosting web servers will be accessing the same data files, so the primary difference is in how the software handles the data in those files.

The vast majority of website hosting providers use various versions of UNIX based software, making UNIX hosting services more common across the board. These operating systems most often used on such servers are Linux and FreeBSD, which are both free and without licensing fees.

As a result, the cost of a hosting operation based on these types of servers is lower. The Windows operating system costs thousands of dollars, so some web server hosting companies charge extra for accounts on a Windows server, if they even offer both options.

The main different that is evident when these two different operation systems are compared, is in the software that can be run on the UNIX hosting versus the Windows hosting. There are some specific software applications from Microsoft, such as APS, VBScript, and MS Access that these types of operating systems machines are not able to run, so they must be run on a Windows platform.

If it is absolutely essential to be able to run MS Access, ASP, or a VBScript, then it will be necessary to choose Windows web servers for hosting. UNIX is able to deliver dynamic content similar to the Windows programs by utilizing other software options such as PHP, CGI and MySQL. These software technologies are also available on Windows servers.

Because of the additional cost that is required to set up and run a Windows web host, many hosting companies only offer this option with a Windows dedicated hosting service. This usually makes the additional cost of the Windows operating system more justifiable, as the hosting services charge more for managed dedicated services, whether it is UNIX or Windows hosting.

Most of the low cost hosting and free webhosting services that are available will be UNIX hosting providers. Again, this is because of the fact that the UNIX web servers can run completely free software and that savings is passed along to the customers of the hosting provider, in the way of low cost hosting and even free hosting accounts, which many companies make available for websites with small disc space needs and low traffic demand.

The primary advantages of UNIX hosting as compared to Windows hosting is that there are many more choices in web server hosting providers. In addition, according to track records there is slightly better reliability with these types of operating systems servers, which is an important consideration when your web business resides on one of their servers.

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By Tom Williamsen

The Internet is the ultimate equal opportunity employer. Anybody can start a membership business on the Internet. All that is needed is a subject, a website and the tools to build the site. You can start a membership website business but the question is should you?

Many people that decide to start a home based membership website business are destined to fail because their motivation and expectations are completely unrealistic. Before you attempt to start a membership website business you need to do a reality check.

First, if you really think that you can build a couple of web pages, invest little or no money, time or effort and start making an income tomorrow, you are so wrong. Building a business, any business, takes time. It also takes a monetary investment, a lot of effort and energy, and, above all else, patience, passion for the theme of the website, and a drive for success.

Almost equally important is the need to have realistic economic expectations when undertaking a home based membership website business. A home membership website internet business provides many rewards such as working in the comfort of your own home, avoiding a stressful commute, being your own boss, setting your own hours, no dress code, etc., but anyone that is also expecting instant riches is sadly mistaken.

Study the opportunities of a membership website business carefully. If you have the personal traits required to succeed then select the theme that seems to fit your own particular interests or talents. What is a good choice for one person may be a very poor fit for someone else. The common thread that applies to everyone is that you must passionately believe in what you are doing and anything less than total commitment is not enough.

There are basically two types of membership sites. There are free sites and there are paid for sites. The two types of membership sites have one thing is common. Their memberships are made up of people who share a common interest or have a common need.

You can, of course, buy a domain, set up a website and not charge for memberships but choose who to admit and who not to admit. This is done when the profit is intended to come from sales to members after they join the site. There are free network sites that might be used for your purposes. Two examples of free membership sites are Group sites on MSN and groups on Yahoo. It costs nothing to set these sites up and there is no charge at all for a person to join. There are no paid administrators or moderators.

Each site sets its own rules for how to join and the code of conduct for the site. The site topics are many and varied. There are many support sites for those with health problems or concerns and for those who have suffered the loss of loved ones. There are sites for those who are passionate about crafts like quilting or woodworking. There are sites for those who love to travel. There are sites for different age groups from teens to seniors. The sites include chat software and a limited amount of space for posting pictures, documents and links per member. The free sites do not have such things as access to specialized data or lists. They do not give access to such things as music lessons.

Paid for membership sites are set up by businesses or individuals with the objective of making money by supplying hard to find information, access to specialized data or lists, or instruction in various fields. Membership sites are owned and operated by people who either own the sites or who are hired by the site owners to monitor and administer them. The topics for paid for membership sites are even more varied than the free sites and certainly more specialized.

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Tom Williamsen is an membership site expert.
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By Jim Brown

Monetary benefits can be gained from web hosting services on two levels. People who operate a business providing web hosting services can charge whatever fees they want to cover the services a customer uses, but that web host must also pay someone else for the hosting abilities that they use each month. Money accumulates daily for those that use the web hosting services because those businesses receive big revenues for all of the products they sell using each web hosting account.

One web hosting account might give a new web hosting account owner access to 2500 email addresses that can be used for any purpose. Big revenues would be gained each month if 2500 people were willing to pay a small monthly fee for the use of one private email account. A mail order business could use this type of web hosting benefit to generate a lot of income from one email address that customers could use to send electronic payments to. Multiply that income by many other web hosting email account benefits and some serious cash will change hands.

Small business owners use web hosting services to put a business online where millions of people would have the opportunity to shop each day. The web hosting benefits would be tremendous because the web site builders allow the business owner to present a professional image to the rest of the world. The privacy offered by web hosts would ensure that customers never knew that the site was operated from a dedicated server in the back room of a web hosting company that was land-based on the other side of the world.

Without the web site builder software, many online retailers would not know the money saving benefits that they experienced when they created the store. There are many web hosting services that will build a business website and charge handsomely for the privilege. New business owners benefit from web hosting tools because no expenses were accrued during the time the website was created. Being able to use those tools at any time of the day was another benefit gained from web hosting site building tools.

Web hosting service companies save new business owners the expense of purchasing new computer equipment to store business files on and operate an online business with those systems. The benefits of using a web hosts computer systems will be evident when the customer bears no expense for software updates, or the software used to keep hackers at bay. The business will operate as normal when computer systems are down because the web host will be the one that pays for the backup server that was purchased for these downtime situations.

While using web hosting services to run the company, a business owner will have the benefit of traveling away from home base and know that the business will not be affected in any way. The web host personnel will be the ones that are monitoring the store and keeping personal information safe. The benefit of the business being virtual will be enjoyed each day because the business owner lets the web host servers transact business while the business owner is free to access the control panel for the business from any location in the world.

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By Jim Brown

Businesses know that they have selected the best custom web hosting options when customer comments are very complimentary. Some might relay how pleased they are in finding an online retailer that has extremely fast connection speeds. The custom web hosting options allowed the business owner to choose the type of managed configurations on the web host’’s servers that allowed such fast access speeds. Customers could browse through departments at lightening speeds and not be bothered by lag or delays while transitioning through many pages.

Managing various departments in an online retail store is considerably simpler since the small business owner selected other custom web hosting options. The web hosting package choices allowed business owners to choose how many email accounts would be needed in day-to-day business operations. The owner selected just enough to allow various departments to communicate directly with customers who had questions about products. The web hosting charges were reduced since fewer email addresses were in use each day.

Since store customers enjoyed being able to shop at any time of the day, the business owner selected custom web hosting options that guaranteed no down time on the computers that ran the online business website. Some web hosting sites would shut down the web hosting servers several times a day to back up files or to perform some type of maintenance on the computer systems. Business owners realized from the start that if the web hosting servers were down, then that meant that all businesses on at system were closed.

Some business owners were concerned about the business being down longer. They selected custom web hosting options that guaranteed a backup server would be used in the event of a computer crash at the web hosting facility. Some business owner’’s went a bit further and selected web hosting options that would guarantee a backup power source in case electrical power was lost due to storms. The custom web hosting options give business owners a greater sense of security throughout the year and customers will take notice when a web store never closes.

Some customers enjoy shopping at an online retail store because of the custom web hosting options in place. Customers enjoy the colorful graphics used on the web pages and the drop down menus that provide shortcut options to the areas of the store that are regularly visited by shoppers. Some of those custom web hosting options keep track of credit card information and shipping information so that customers do not have to keep that information handy when they are shopping from the office or someone else’’s home.

Web hosting service companies try to give small business owners a generous array of web hosting options to select from when they setup the online web hosting account. Some business needs might change in just a few months and one of the web hosting options assure new customers that changes to service can be made at any time. Since 24-hour technical support is available at many web hosting facilities, the business owner would only have to email customer service personnel to get changes done quickly and efficiently.

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By Art Gib

You”ve got a business. You”ve heard about this great thing called the Internet that the entire world is surfing. You figure, “Hey, if the whole world in surfing the Internet, maybe I ought to create a website and get people to surf my way!”

But there’’s a problem. You have no idea how to create a website! Relax. Modern website builder technologies make building a website a snap!

The Early Days of the Web

Back in the early days of the Internet, you practically needed an engineering degree just to be able to get online. In fact, so few people even knew about the existence of the Internet (much less how to connect to it) that only the super geeks of the world were connected. Even then, Internet access was so expensive with providers charging by the minute that it was only the geeks with money to blow that were online.

But in the 90′’s with the advent of the “super information highway,” better known as the World Wide Web, and improving browser technologies that made web surfing more enjoyable and productive, the Internet suddenly became much more popular place to be. Internet access providers began charging less and less until flat-rate access became available and an explosion of web surfers occurred.

Development of Website Builder Technology

At first, creating a website required knowing how to setup a web server and how to program in HTML. Website building was still for the geeks. But as more and more people started getting online and more people wanted their very own website, the opportunity for geeks to provide a simple method for the non-technically inclined to build their website was created.

A few smart people started selling space on their web server, allowing other people to host their website on their computer. This opened up the market for people who wanted a website, but didn”t have the technical savvy or high-speed lines needed to setup their own web server.

But if you didn”t know HTML, you were still left out in the cold. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) HTML editors made it possible to create webpages without knowing HTML. Taking things a step further were companies offering HTML editors that were combined with prebuilt webpage templates and integrated web hosting.

This created a “one-stop shop” of sorts for anybody, even the non-geek that couldn”t even program a VCR (that a video cassette recorder for you younger folks), to easily build a website and have an immediate presence on the web.

Website builder technology today has developed to the point where just about anybody can quickly create a great looking website with dynamic, animated content, web forms, shopping carts, and more at affordable prices. Even if you still can”t program a VCR — or figure out how to get your DVD player to work — modern-day website builders mean that you”ll still be able to create an attractive website in minutes flat.

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Doodlekit (http://www.doodlekit.com) provides a powerful and easy-to-use website builder. Create a personal webpage or a full-blown eCommerce site with ease and with virtually no technical knowledge needed. The author, Art Gib, is a freelance writer.

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