The truth of the matter is that there is very little that is thrown away on a daily basis by most of us that cannot be put to good use by someone else; it's just a question of knowing how to go about disposing of it. So let's examine just a few of the ways you can make and save money by recycling and adopting a greener approach to life.
Old computers and computer parts
Computers are an integral part of life in the 21st Century and these days it is not uncommon for households to have more than one, however, there are still many people who find it too expensive to buy new. If you have an old computer that is no longer any use to you, you could sell it on as a complete unit to someone else or strip it down and sell on each of the individual parts. Try placing an ad in your local supermarket or newspaper or advertising it online on sites like eBay. Just make sure that if you are selling it on as a whole, that you remove all your personal data and clean up your hard drive first.
Mobile phones
There are still thousands upon thousands of mobile phones thrown away each day when they could be sold on to someone else. Some people upgrade their phones each year and all too often their old one just gets dumped in the bin. There are many organisations that will pay for your old mobile, as long as it is in working order and has a battery and charger to go with it. This means that there is no excuse for any working mobile to end up in landfill whatsoever. A quick internet search will bring up a number of organisations that will purchase your mobile for cash. Many will even pay the postage for you to send it on to them.
Metal
Anything made from metal can be collected and sold on to a scrap dealer for cash. Aluminium cans are also highly sought after because they are so easy to recycle and can be back on the shelves in as little as six weeks. There are a number of organisations that will pay you straight cash for cans and there are charities that will welcome cans so that they can claim the cash. Never be tempted to throw your old cans in the bin, it's like throwing money away.
Car boot sales
Anything that you no longer require could be worth something to someone else so holding a car boot sale is a highly effective way of getting rid of your unwanted items. Yes it takes a little bit of effort to organise it but the rewards are worth it. Not only do you benefit by getting some cash, you help reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfill and you provide someone else with something that they want.
Other ways to save money and help protect the planet
- Invest in energy saving light bulbs, they last ten times as long, use up less electricity and although they cost a bit more to begin with, you still come out with more in your pocket after a matter of months.
- You could also try switching your energy provider to one that is more 'green' and you can get a list of these greener providers from the Green Electricity website.
- When the time comes for you to buy new household appliances, make sure they are energy efficient as these appliances cost less to run and will therefore save you money in the long term.
- Buy recycled Ink cartridges and make sure you recycle your old ones too. Ink cartridges can be refilled several times and cost less than the original cartridge to buy.
- When buying goods that require batteries, try to use rechargeable ones and not the ones that are discarded after a single use. Rechargeable batteries are more cost effective and are less damaging to the environment.
Once you get into the true spirit of recycling, which means reducing the amount of waste you produce in the first place, finding other uses for as much as you possibly can and then disposing of the rest in an environmentally friendly way, recycling can be a lot of fun. There is a huge amount of satisfaction to be gained from finding new and creative ways to give an old item a new lease of life or by selling on your waste for a little bit of cash. Always remember that one person's trash really is another person's treasure.
The world of online business currently sits on a foundation that was originally contrived of techniques utilized in an Internet-free world. If it weren't for those (at the time) cutting edge networkers and mass marketers, the possibility of the concept of a world-wide web might possibly have never come about. Consider, if you will, the concept of taking those old techniques and merging them with today's Internet marketing outlines.
There was a time, well before the establishment of the Internet, that networking was not done by cross-site linking and back-links, and middle men hired to do your linking for you. It was done by pure and simply making contacts via whatever manner possible, usually through a friend or an associate. Alas, the day of the meeting over lunch and the call forwarding is done. Now is the time of the technological guru. However, before we put the old-school tactics in marketing behind us, let's inspect them closely to see if they may still have some small bit of usefulness in today's world of cyber-networking.
Webster's Dictionary defines a "Network" as "an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system."
What most fail to realize is that originally, pre-web, the network was already there. For example, Jim knew Tom. Tom knew Sam. Sam knew Martha. In this case, Martha was in Jim's network, regardless if Martha or Jim knew it or not. The network is already in place. Corporately speaking, it only became an active and effective network once Jim had Tom introduce him to Sam who introduced him to Martha. How was this long range down line connected at the end? A few phone calls, a lunch or two, perhaps a golf game, and then another lunch or two. Each individual between Jim and Martha became a part of Jim's network. There was a time when it was a tedious task to build an active network.
Today, all you need is a website, an email address, and a text-ad broker. Networking now requires very little time, hardly any effort, and no one on one contact. Do you suppose this is progress? Yes, it is, but still, what if we combined the two?
Let us say, for example, that you are the head of an online venture called BizBiz. Now, BizBiz is a conglomerate of five hundred websites. Somewhere else, a half-continent away, is another online venture called Radlimited. Radlimited also has a network covering five hundred websites. Both the companies are doing exceptionally well and are confident that their future holds another two hundred websites.
What would happen if the owner of BizBiz were to notice a mistake on the Radlimited website? Nothing major, merely a grammatical error? What if he were to email the owner of Radlimited with the following message:
"Mr. Rad: My name is John Biz. I am the director of BizBiz Internet Marketing. I spend a considerable amount of time reading the articles on your site and have always held it in high regards. It is very informational and helpful to me. Regardless, I noticed a spelling error on your site today. It does not bother me, but I would hate for it to do any harm to the professional status of your site. This is a little note to let you know about it. Drop me an email or a call sometime. I would be honored to speak with you. Sincerely John Biz BizBiz Marketing.
Unheard of!, an actual communication between two major online presences, over something so trivial? What in the world would be the good of it? It was just a spelling error and it doesn't matter!
Of course, it does not matter and no one would have really ever noticed. However, Mr. Rad would notice the email. He would be thankful that Mr. Biz actually reads his articles and frequents his site. He would email or call Mr. Biz and thank him.
Now, during this conversation, eventually, one or the other of the two will possibly mention trading a couple of links. Once this goes well, it will likely lead to more. In the end, both of these men will end up with 1000 websites linked instead of 500, all from a simple spelling error and an email.
Bear in mind that the initial strategies, thought they may be old, are not really outdated. We can learn from the successful corporates that have been here and gone before us. Their tactics are the ones that eventually evolved into the techniques that work so well today.
Those old networking techniques have gradually changed for so long that they are all but forgotten and hardly ever used. It is the same for most of the old marketing and business growth processes and plans from pre-web times. If we go back and take a close look at them, and then, using creativity, find a way to apply them to building a more effective internet business today, we might find that our methods may soon be referred to as, "cutting edge."
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