Shopping Systematically for an Internet Home Based Business.

Are you looking around for an Internet Home Based Business? Probably you are! Then let's go Shopping and do it Systematically. Most consumers especially women spend hours walking several Blocks,Main Streets and Malls hunting for a bargain. When they do get one, their joy is boundless.

Shopping around, is what comes naturally to a consumer when he needs a product. The new Entrepreneur is no exception. Unfortunately he is completely clueless as to where he should begin and how he should get about. Certainly he is not going to find them in Malls and in Supermarkets. Where then should he go shopping for his Home Based Business and what criteria should he adopt in choosing it?

The best place to get acquainted with a Home Based Business is to go to the Internet and search for HOME BASED BUSINESS or INTERNET HOME BASED BUSINESS in Search Engines like Google. Yahoo or MSN. Millions of websites will be displayed right in front of you, with each one of them promoting several Affiliate Programs that you can pick and choose from, as your Home Based Business.

It will be wise and proper to spend several days studying these various Home Based Business Programs and their related promotion material. You should find out how these individual programs work and how popular they are in the Internet Business World. You should also make it a point to read articles written by experts in the connected fields. An in-deapth study at this stage will make you more knowledgeable and stand you in good stead in the years to come.

While you are on the Internet you should also explore some of the leading Affiliate Program Providers such as Click Bank, Commission Junction, Linkshare,Clixgalore,Shareasale etc. They provide a wide range of Affiliate Programs and other money making opportunities such as Pay per Sale or Pay per Lead.

In addition to this Google provides the popular Google Adsense Program where Google places advertisements on your site and makes payment everytime someone clicks on an advertisement.

Having researched and identified a few Affiliate Programs you are now ready to make a decision about your Home Based Business. It is very important and vital that you consider the following seven criteria amoung others when you make your decision.

It is presumed that you will obtain a Website or you will be provided one by your Affiliate Program.

1.Your first priority will be to ensure that the intended Home Based Business is not a Scam and not one of those "Get Rich Quick Schemes" either.

2.The Home Based Business should be long standing and with a good track record.It should not be one of those Fly by Night schemes that pop up suddenly from nowhere and disappear into oblivion in the same manner.

3.The Program should be Safe and Secure with a proper and regular payment scheme to its Affiliates.

4.The Program should be a member of Better Business Bureau or other similar Nationally or Internationally recognised organisations.

5.The Affiliate Program should provide its Affiliates with good support such as Tools,Tips,Websites and Forums especially for the Entrepreneurs since most of them are generally new to the field of Internet Marketing.

6.Your Home Based Business should preferably be Global in nature. With a Global Program you target the whole world for your products rather than limit yourself to a particular region.

7.It should preferably be Free to join- and most are.

Shopping for a good product is not always easy. It is often tiring and time consuming. Nevertheless at the end of the day after all this preliminary work you are definitely going to make the right choice or one that is not very far from the right choice.

Your hard work will soon start paying dividends and you will be on the way to becoming a successful Home Based Business Entrepreneur. Before long you are bound to YELL, "Let's go Shopping Systematically for more Home Based Businesses on the Internet".

Buying A Fuel-Efficient Car

Whether you buy a new or used vehicle, fuel efficiency--good gas mileage--is high on the list of most buyers' concerns. The difference between choosing a fuel-efficient car or one that guzzles gas, will either save or cost you money over the life of the vehicle, which could be substantial. Fuel efficiency varies widely from one car to the next. Obviously you can check the EPA rating for city/highway MPG on the window sticker, although most of us know the average car never reaches those numbers.

You can also check consumer guides, car magazines and Web sites, Web site forums or ask friends, relatives and co-workers which vehicles they recommend as fuel-efficient cars. Don't buy more car than you need, as larger vehicles generally have bigger engines that are less fuel-efficient. Find the most fuel-efficient car in the size group you're interested in, whether a two-seater, compact, mid-sized, SUV or pickup truck. There are several online sites where you can compare fuel consumption ratings of any car.

Your choice of transmission can also affect the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. Generally, a car with manual transmission is a more fuel-efficient car than one with automatic-assuming you shift properly. And a manual with overdrive, tachometer or shift indicator is the biggest fuel saver, saving up to 10% on fuel costs. If you do buy an automatic, which makes more sense for larger cars, the more gears the better.

Under normal driving conditions, smaller engines offer better fuel efficiency and economy than larger ones. All other things being equal, the larger engine and the more cylinders it has, the more fuel it consumes. Additionally, cars with smaller engines usually cost less and gas costs are lower because you don't need higher octane gas. That doesn't mean a bigger engine is never a good choice. In some cases, a larger, more powerful engine may provide the greater fuel efficiency. If you use your vehicle for work or often tow heavy loads, a smaller engine could burn more fuel if it has to work too hard and function beyond its most fuel-efficient range.

Depending on the type and size of motor vehicle you purchase, you may have the choice of front-wheel, rear-wheel, four-wheel or all-wheel drive. The majority of passenger cars and minivans have front-wheel drive, a design that supplies better traction and more interior room than rear-wheel drive. Although front-wheel drive was originally adopted to improve fuel economy over rear-wheel drive by reducing the weight and size of cars without giving up driving performance or interior space, there's really not much difference in fuel efficiency between the two.

And although four-wheel and all-wheel drive provide better traction and braking in certain driving conditions, the weight and friction of the additional drivetrain parts may increase fuel consumption by up to 10% over a two-wheel drive vehicle. Most often in SUVs and pickup trucks, four-wheel drive is enabled at will by the driver when additional traction is necessary. All-wheel drive is an option on some SUVs and a minority of passenger cars. Full-time all-wheel drive, however, makes for the least fuel-efficient car, because all four wheels are always being driven, drawing power from the engine and thus using more gas.

Another way to be a fuel saver, is by limiting the options you select for your car. You may not have realized that many conveniences from power windows, seats and mirrors to air conditioning and seat warmers decrease fuel efficiency and cost you more in fuel consumption. They add either weight, increase aerodynamic drag or pull extra power from the engine or through the alternator. Aluminium wheels are one of the few options that actually reduce weight and thereby increase fuel efficiency.

Obviously, considering other fuel options such as a hybrid electric car, is another choice for a fuel-efficient car .