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[Y92]Your World Is Changing

by Ajeet Khurana, Aje

People could pay for things with money they didn't actually have and "float" the check a couple days before it actually hit their account. Many people were able to get out of financial binds this way but that is no longer the case.

Today, the vast majority of checks written are turned into digital checks immediately. That means your check really turns into a one-time debit from your account in the same way that it would if you used your debit card.

So, if the funds are not in your account at the time the transaction takes place then your purchase will be declined. You need to keep this in mind when making credit card payments and the like because you no longer have that window of time where you can "float" the check.

In fact, many companies worldwide are choosing to not accept checks anymore. This may seem extreme, but that is the way companies are choosing to go about saving money. Not only do they cost more money to process, but they also carry a higher risk of bouncing than a debit or credit card purchase.

For example, if an individual writes you a check and gives you his name, number, and license number you will be able to track him down should this bounce. But, this will occur after your bank has charged you for depositing it and it will take time and effort to track down the individual.

However, none of this will ever take place with a debit or credit card purchase. You simply slide your card and within seconds you are either approved or declined.

If approved, the funds are immediately withdrawn from your account and you no longer have access to them. If you are declined, then you will not receive the products you were trying to purchase. Nobody will be charged any extra fees and all will be well.

It is for this reason that many stores are choosing to decline checks in favor of cash, debit, and credit payments. Of course, most consumers choose to pay by these methods these days anyway.

That is because writing out a piece of paper to a company takes time and effort that most people don't have these days. Instead, it is preferable to swipe some plastic money through a machine and sign a voucher. It only takes a fraction of a second and it is preferred by most people these days.

Of course, the older generations are not accustomed to paying for anything in any other way than with a check so it is taking them a bit longer to get used to things. They are coming around though.

The banking world is changing and everyone, young and old, has to get used to the changes being made. Otherwise, they will be left behind the times!

The internet. A place where people, who might typical be discriminated against or left out of the Good Ole Boy network, can flourish (if you're just plain better or smarter at what you do, you can succeed)! A place where color, sex, ethnic or national origin need not be a factor in economic transactions. A place where those who are typically left out can fit in like never before by finding or forming their own social networks-networks that were never before possible (the entrepreneurial home schooler in the New Mexico desert can have instant community with other entrepreneurial home schoolers around the world). A place where valuable how-to information can be downloaded instantly, and often for free. A place where anyone can start an enterprise of their own for virtually no money and succeed. A place where someone can grow a business quite easily without employees (through automated on-line systems, on-line outsource contracting, etc.)

I used the internet to start up my company. Some information I provided for free. Some I charged for. It reduced the amount of time, effort and money it would otherwise take to create a product and find a market. Producing an electronic book was a lot easier than producing a physical one (even that has become easy now with publishing-on-demand and internet-based fulfillment services).

After I wrote my first e-book and distributed it free on-line, I had people writing me from around the world, telling me how the book had changed their lives. That is power. The power to make a difference. The Internet is the power to communicate. The power to mobilize. The power to create wealth.

And the Internet is only becoming more powerful and more far reaching. This is just the beginning. The Internet is an invaluable tool in effecting massive change in the world.

About 3 years ago next month, a young man graduated from one of our boot camps, and went on to become very successful building businesses on the Internet. There is a lot of hype on-line about business opportunities and how to make money on the Internet, but this guy actually did it. And he did it providing real products to people-his own products. He's come to me recently with a vision for how he can help us achieve it's goals for impacting humanity-through the business tactics and principles he's learned the hard way. He's created a program for us here at and invited our subscribers to join in.

About a year and a half after this man attended boot camp, another young man attended. He too went on to become very successful on the internet-especially in the social entrepreneur realm. He has helped to shape our company's continuing evolution from a "web 1.0?-type company" to a "web 2.0?-type company". These two guys are both proficient marketers, but they come from totally different angles. It's the yin and yang. They're both stretching us here at our company to be more effective. There's great power in having both of these forces pulling on us-and there are ways that each set of strategies will be effective.

Whoever you are, whatever you are up to in the world-doesn't it makes sense to take advantage of the power of the Internet? To have your vision be seen? To make the difference you want to make? To leave the legacy you want to leave?

And doesn't it make sense to take advantage of business as well? Business, like the internet is a tool. It's just a system to grow an organization by creating value in the world. Put the two together and who knows what you could do?

Article Source : Merrill Lynch Investment Banking

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