Financial Author A Dawn’s New Book Save Now Is Designed To Reach His Global Readers

Dawn Starts Working on His Second Book “Save Now: A Universal Guide to Saving”

First Published Date: July 13, 2011 ADawnJournal.com

When my first book Invest Now was published, my main site A Dawn Journal was just starting out and there were hardly any readers.

Three years later, I have just started working on my second book “Save Now”, and things have changed since then. With all my sites (see Links on the right sidebar for URLs), being A Dawn Journal is now a high traffic site, I am able to reach more than a thousand visitors daily – and this global traffic reach is increasing steadily on a regular basis.

At this point, the time has come for me to write a book to reach my global readers and this is what I have in mind working on “Save Now.” This book will be packed with simple and doable tips to save money that can be applied across the globe. Here is a short post I wrote for the A Dawn Books site describing more about “Save Now.”

Acer Aspire Timeline 13.3 Laptop Review

Acer Aspire Timeline Review

First Published Date : October 31, 2010 ADawnJournal.com

I bought my new Acer Aspire 13.3 inch laptop about a month ago. This is my second product in the Acer series. My first Acer Netbook is still working fine and never had any problems. Today, I am going to do a short review on the Acer Timeline 13.3 inch Ultra-portable notebook.

Specifications

– Intel Core i5 – 430M processor 2.26 GHz 3MB L3 cache
– 500 GB Hard drive
– 4 GB DDR3 memory
– 13.3 inch True Cinematic View Acer CineCrystal LED Back-lit 18:9 HD Display
– ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory, Up to 
  2138 MB HyperMemory
– 6-cell Li-ion battery Up to 8 hrs battery life
– Dolby Home Theater Virtual SurroundSound
– Ultralight, Ultra-portable

Cons

– Does not have an optical drive
– Bilingual keyboard can cause trouble. Sometimes I have difficulty using inverted come
  and some other characters because I think French characters keep popping up. There
  should be a separate French model.
– Given the fact that this is a high-performance laptop, its 1.3-MP cam just does not
  integrate well into it. There is room for improvement in future models.

My Take

Most likely, you will not find the features and performance that this Acer 13.3 inch Timeline provides at a price like this anywhere else. The built materials look excellent, not cheap like Dell or Toshiba. This is an excellent buy and I am happy that I decided to buy this over anything else. If other manufactures do not come up with great products at cheaper prices like Acer, they will have difficulty competing with Acer in the future.

Make Money Online - Roadmap of A Dot Com Mogul

Make Money Online – A Dawn Journal Book Review

First Published Date : August 28, 2010 ADawnJournal.com

Prelude

I received a signed copy of this book in the mail from John Chow sometime in May. However, it took me a while to finish reading it due to living a part-time dot com lifestyle on the weekend only along with a full-time 9-5 lifestyle. Today, I am writing this review on my new Acer 13.3 Aspire Timeline laptop in a Tim Horton at Danforth Ave. and Birchmount Rd. in Toronto, Canada.

What Is This Book About?

This is John Chow’s first book to give readers his lifetime insight on how to make money online in simple, plain English. This book is somewhat targeted to those who are novices in the world of online money making and entrepreneurship.

Dad’s Review of Make Money Online in Two Sentences

My dad, who is close to 80, is just learning how to use the Internet and opened his first email account last week. He finished reading Make Money Online within days of receiving it and gave me his super-short review in two sentences:

·   John talks very honest and candidly without holding anything back in this book.

·   Content is very important.

Do you think anyone else can do a better review than this?

Critical Characteristic You Need to Succeed: Passion

In the first 20 pages, John talks about how he got into blogging, the dot com crash of 2001, how Google rescued Internet entrepreneurship, and so on. Then, he talks about three critical elements you should have even before you start your online venture. These three essential elements are: Being passionate on your subject, having your own domain name, and keep updating often. Passion is the most important element which comes before anything else. The reason is, regardless of how serious you are on everything else, if you are not in love with your subject, you will give up one day.

Essential Blogging Tips

John provides ten essential blogging tips in chapter four. If you are willing to achieve online success, you should embrace and follow these time-tested tips vigorously. I am going to mention here the first five tips only:

   Be Personal

·   Write for readers, not for the search engines

·   Know your readers

·   Never rush your posts
·   Go with the flow

Content Is King

One full chapter is dedicated to content. In this chapter, you will find what is considered quality content and what is not. If you are reading this book review at this very moment, you are reading it because of its content, not for anything else. The whole world is looking for information online, i.e. content, and this hunger for content will only grow in the future. Follow John’s tips on content and you will be able to turn your no-traffic website into a high-traffic website, no doubt.

Some Important Highlights from Make Money Online

Here are some important highlights I must mention before giving you my conclusion:
– Blog on something you are passionate about. If you just blog for money (not being passionate on the subject), you will fail.
– Never stop learning. Be willing to take risks and try new things.
– Do not wait for things to happen someday. You need to have goals and a plan of action with timelines to realize your goals. Dreamers will always keep dreaming and will never realize their dreams because they do not have any solid action plans with a timeline.
– You need to be different to be successful. Readers have options to read other content on the same subject. Why would they read your content if you are not different and unique?
– Branding is very important. Strong branding already gives you a boost to become different, now concentrate on generating unique content.

What I Don’t Like

Considering that Make Money Online a book to help novice Internet entrepreneurs to make money online, its simple, easy-to-follow teachings and techniques flow throughout the book smoothly – except in chapter five – WordPress basics and chapter six – WordPress techniques and tools, where I got the feeling that it’s getting a little techi for regular readers and you need to have technical literacy to comprehend some of the stuff discussed.

What I Like

It’s simple and plain language and John’s candid-conversation-style writing. Readers will have this feeling (just after reading first few pages and as my dad mentioned) that everything that said here is coming from a person of authority on online money making and he is not withholding any information. His sole purpose of this book is to shed some light on the world of online money making and help those who are willing to give it a try.

My Take

If you are a regular A Dawn Journal reader, you know that I go by three simple and straightforward ratings for my book review: A Must Read, Worth Reading, and Do Not Read. For Make Money Online, I am assigning “A Must Read.” Even if you are not looking into Internet Entrepreneurship, you should still read this book as it takes you inside the mind of a great entrepreneur who showed us how to succeed with determination, courage, and hard work in the face of severe uncertainty. It will inspire you in your daily living.

Three Simple Reasons Why I Am Not Buying An Apple iPad Now

Should You Buy Apple iPad Tablet Right Now?

First Published: January 27, 2010 ADawnJournal.com

Apple released its much-hyped, highly anticipated, tablet computer iPad today. Reactions have been mixed. There are six models available in the U.S. starting at US$499. iPad is not available in Canada yet. Expect to see them in Canada in 60 days (Wi-Fi models) to 90 days (3G models).

Now that the wait is over, you may be contemplating the question: “should I buy an iPad?”

My perspective is as follows:

Priced at $499, I don’t think the iPad is that expensive. However, I have decided not to buy one, and here are three simple reasons  why:

·   First generation tech-gadgets are always over-priced and will always have flaws. Manufacturers improve these flaws based on consumers’ feedback on the second generation model. Prices always become more affordable.  This is what happened with the iPhone.

·   Apple is not the only player in the market.  In a few months you will see other competitors release similar prototype products. You will have better options then at much lesser prices. Waiting pays.

·   It makes me feel good to kill my instant-gratification urge. The decision of not buying an iPad leaves $499 in my pocket. What’s else can be better than this?

Before you jump into buying an iPad, I suggest you wait a few days and think your decision over. Bookmark this article and read it again after a day or two. Who knows, it may well save you $500 instantly.

Personal Finance Author Ahmed Dawn Picks Best Personal Finance Books

Top Personal Finance and Money Books

First Published: November 11, 2009 ADawnJournal.com

If you are a novice in the personal finance world and would like to broaden your money management knowledge, a good start would be to kick off your reading with a few timeless personal finance books. But how should you pick the first few books to read considering there are thousands of books written and available on the topic of personal finance?

Today, to make your life little simpler, I will give you a list of my top picks – 5 simple and easy-to-comprehend financial books to kick off your financial journey. One point to emphasize – don’t stop reading after finishing these 5 books. Your financial well-being depends largely on your financial knowledge. Always continue reading more financial books and literature to enhance your personal finance knowledge. Read, learn, and follow your financial roadmap to become successful financially. A Dawn Journal will provide you with great and reliable information to help you go through your financial journey.

Basic personal Finance Books

1. Your Money or Your Life by Dominguez and Robin

A very different type of personal finance book. It will give you a new perspective on life, work, and money. By working for someone else, we are trading our precious time for money. You could spend this time with your family or doing something you enjoy, rather than working for someone else and making them rich. That’s why working for someone else is making a dying – it’s not making a living. The authors show in this book how you can gradually switch from making a dying to making a living. I encourage you to read my full review here: Your Money or Your Life – A. Dawn Journal Book Review

2. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko

This book reveals how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary financial success by living below their means and practicing discipline. True millionaires don’t spend, dress, or act like millionaires and they have not inherited wealth or won lotteries. You can be a millionaire too by making smart money decisions and following proven steps other millionaires take mentioned in this book.

3. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

There is no shortcut becoming a millionaire. All you need is to use common sense to cut unnecessary expenses, pay yourself first, and make your financial life automated. Bach shows how you can put your financial life on autopilot and reach your goals without spending hefty time on money management. Bach is the guy who coined the term “The Latte Factor®”. What is The Latte Factor®? It just simply means that you cut on unnecessary small spending everyday and save or invest them to reach your financial goals.

4. Getting Loaded: Get Ready, Get Set, Get Rich by Peter Bielagus

Is it possible to become financially successful just by saving a couple of dollars a day? Peter Bielagus shows how to do it in this simple yet insightful book, step-by-step. The author discusses all you need to know about money and how you can use time on your side to build a strong financial backbone. This book is specially recommended for young graduates who are just entering the workforce and to anyone else who wants to be financially strong without having lots of money.

5. Invest Now by A. Dawn

This is a beginner’s guide to show you step-by-step how you can start investing for the first time with very little money. Although Invest Now is written for Canadians, the procedures mentioned would work in any industrialized country. Invest Now is written in very simple and easy language – avoiding all financial jargon. A must-read for those who want to know how financial markets and products work.