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[C1175]Creating A Digital Signature

by Jessica Mele, Jes

Creating your own digital product can be one of the greatest ways to start a business online. If you create the product yourself, you won't have to spend any money in order to have something to sell. Another great benefit of creating your own product is that all of the profit is yours. You own it, so you don't have to worry about only getting a portion of the products, which is what would happen if you sold someone else's products. There are a few different types of digital products you can create, and each can be done to create many different products.

You can create an e-book. Many people have an interest in learning something, and if you find the right topic, you can create an e-book on it. Many people like purchasing e-books since it is easy to search through them and find what you are looking for. This is great for a how-to or to help someone solve a problem they are having.

You can create an audio file. Many people don't want to take the time to read an e-book, and would prefer an audio file that they can listen to while they are on the go. This can also be great because you can just record a conversation you have with someone, and if it has enough information on it, you can sell it. If you don't think you know anything of value, you can interview someone over the phone, and that can be your product.

You can create video files. Many people learn by watching, so sometimes a video file can be very helpful. You can record how to do something showing people step by step how something is done. This is great, since someone can watch parts over and over again until they understand how to do it themselves.

Once you come up with a topic that you have a lot of knowledge on, or know someone who has a lot of knowledge on, you can decide which type of digital product would work best for you. Just as a note, many people perceive audio and video files as higher end product than an e-book, and are usually willing to pay more for them. Once you create the product, which with an audio or video file could take just a little while, you can start selling your product online, and earning a profit off of it. You might even want to start an affiliate program and offer a small percentage of the profits to others in order to help them promote your product.

A really great thing about a digital product is that you create it once, and can keep selling it over and over again. If you set it up so that once payment has been made, the product is automatically sent to the customer, you won't even have to worry about it anymore. You will be able to earn profits while you sleep, and while you are on vacation. This is another great reason that it can be great to create your own digital product.

There are many reasons to keep an updated and complete inventory of your home or office. One reason is for easier insurance claims in cases of disaster, burglary, lost or other damages. This article will give you some tips for effectively creating and keeping such inventory.
The first two steps for creating your inventory are to decide on a method of cataloging your items and to create a list of the items to document. For example you can choose to catalog your items by where they are placed (e.g. by room) or by their type (electrical appliances, paintings, books and more). Choose the system that works best for you. The next step is to create a list of items that you would like to document. The simplest way to do this is by using a piece of paper and a pen. Go over all the items and write down which ones you intend to document. Later on when you take the digital photos make sure to cross out the items as you photograph them.
There are some simple suggestions that you can follow in order to create a better catalog:

Follow good digital photography rules: Inventory digital photos are like any other photos and you should follow the basic photography rules of good lighting, composition and camera settings.

Use the right background: Make sure that you stage the right background for each item. You would want to stage a background that is in contrast with the item. Also make sure that the background is a matte color and that it does not reflect light. For example when taking a photo of a black computer mouse and keyboard use a white or light gray background.

If possible leave items in their original place: It is better to take a good digital photo of an item without moving it from its original place. Sometimes this will not be possible ? in such cases take one digital photo of where the items is usually placed ? even if this photo is not very good ? and then move the item to take some good digital photos.

Take digital photos that prove you own the item: For each item take at least one digital photo that proves that this is indeed an item that you own. For example make sure that your living room is in the photo when taking a digital photo of your TV. Alternatively you can take photos of either you or someone you know with the item.

Take close up digital photos of important details: Take as many digital photos as needed that show specific details of the item that are important to assess its value, to replace it or to convey its importance. For example take close up digital photos of the sticker detailing the model number and brand or take close up digital photos of a signature and copy numbering on an expensive painting.

Use known objects to convey items size: If capturing an item size is important you can use a known size object in order to help future viewers visualize the item's size. For example if you are taking digital photos of an expensive Persian rug you can have someone lie down on the rug or place a measurement meter on it

Use supportive material: When creating an inventory it is better to collect more information than less. If you have supportive documents such as receipts, warranty cards or work orders you can scan them into digital files and save them along with your digital photos. Make sure to name the files in a way that is easy to associate with the corresponding digital photos.

Backup the photos and put them in a safe place: This is probably the most important advice. An inventory is useless if you can not use it at time of need. Make sure that you back up the digital photos (for example on a DVD) and put them in a safe place (usually your home is not a safe place in that regard ? put it at a friend or family house). You can make more than one copy to put in multiple places. Another solution is to use one of the many online file archive services

Keep your inventory fresh: Every now and then you will buy a new item or retire an old one. Make sure to take digital photos of the new items and update your inventory.

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