The Top Ten Tips For Auction Success!
by: Joe Clare
If you were to look through eBay, or any other online auction site for that matter, you would find that many people make some very basic mistakes. And, they repeat these mistakes over and over again. As indicated in my book "eBay Marketing Wholesale SourcePak" with a little common sense these mistakes are completely preventable. So to prevent you from making these very same mistakes I have put together the Top Ten Tips For Auction Success.
10. Shipping
Always state what your shipping price will be. And, Do Not try to rip off your buyers by inflating the shipping price to increase your profit. Believe it or not, people do have a fair idea of what shipping costs should be. If they feel you are inflating your shipping price they will not bid on your item and may not look at any of your other auctions either from fear of being ripped off.
9. Customer Support
You must respond to all emails regarding your auctions. Yes, responding to emails is time consuming. But, if you don't, that potential bidder will look else ware for the product and you will have lost yourself a customer.
8. Reserve Price
Do your research on the price for your item. If you must use a reserve price keep it real. If you over price your item you will not get as many bids. And, while all good marketers know there is a time and place for the Reserve Auction, you may actually get more bids using no reserve pricing at all. Do your research to help you make this decision.
7. Item Condition
You must let bidders know what condition your item is in. Is it new and in it's packaging, or used but like new condition. Does it have any imperfections they should be made aware of.. A potential bidders will want to know what condition your item is in before making any bids.
6. Terms
This could come under the heading Customer Service. If you have terms on your auction page that read something like this "Not Responsible For Item Once Shipped" or "Item Sold As Is" you will lessen the number of bidders for that auction. Be a responsible eBayer, have insurance on the item that your buyer can purchase. And be sure to have some sort of guarantee on your products.
5. Feedback
One of the most important parts of your eBay Business. Feedback is a method eBay uses to allow buyers and sellers to record their experiences with each other. Then, others can check out the feedback of any eBayer they wish to deal with, to see if there has been any negative comments left. Therefore, it is extremely important to keep your feedback rating positive.
4. Auction Start/Close Time
You must plan your auction start/close time around the bidders you wish to attract to your auction. If the product you are selling appeals to the working woman, the best time to start/end your auction would be in the evening or on the weekend. Always create a profile on your product and what group of the population you are selling to.
3. Item Description
Not enough information or too much rambling of information will discourage people from bidding. So too will to many typos. Your item description must be clean and concise. Succinctly provide all the information required to describe the item sufficiently and create buyer interest.
2. Image
You need to use an image on your auction page. Remember a picture is worth a 1000 words! Potential bidders will want to see what the item looks like before they make a bid. With digital cameras, being so affordable these days adding a image to your auction page is easier then ever. But, make sure the image is clear and well lit to show it's detail or any imperfections it may have. Also, keep the image at a reasonable pixel size so your auction page doesn't take to long to load.
1. Headlines
This is the most important issue for getting more bidders to your auction page. You must include words that people will search on eBay. And, you must make your headline enticing, so potential bidders will click it. If you are selling an antique make-up table a headline saying old vanity table would not pull in a lot of bidders. But, if you said something like "Vintage Vanity Table - Mint Condition - Collectors Item" not only would you get more potential bidders to view your auction, you would also be using words people would search eBay for. Your auction title would appear in searches for Vintage, Vanity Tables, Collectors Items. Therefore, allowing even more potential bidders to see your headline.
Happy Selling!
Joe Clare
About the author:
Joe Clare is an active Netpreneur and eBayer! He is the author of numerous articles on how to succeed on eBay! Check out his latest Best Selling eBook "eBay Marketing Wholesale SourcePak" Your Passport to Success! at http://www.ebooksnsoftware.com
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Ambisi Bangka memajukan sektor perikanan
Ambisi Bangka memajukan sektor perikanan
Sumber : OLEH ROCHMAD FITRIANA Wartawan Bisnis Indonesia
Dari atas pesawat, terlihat sejumlah genangan bekas galian tambang yang tertutup air ketika pesawat hendak mendarat di Bandar Udara Depati Amir Pangkalpinang Provinsi Bangka Belitung (Babel). Bagi masyarakat provinsi yang memiliki luas daratan sekitar 16.424 hektare ini, genangan itu bukanlah pemandangan aneh, karena wilayah ini merupakan penghasil tambang timah terbesar di Indonesia, sehingga banyak genangan bekas galian tambang.
Namun, akan menjadi aneh jika kondisi genangan tersebut didiamkan tanpa ada perbaikan, sehingga tidak bermanfaat lagi bagi masyarakat sekitar untuk pengembangan jenis usaha lainnya. Saat ini di Babel terdapat sekitar 100 hektare lahan bekas galian tambang yang berpotensi untuk dibudidayakan sebagai kolam ikan.
Satu contoh misalnya, genangan bekas tambang timah di daerah Kolong Grasi yang setelah menunggu 10 tahun, kini ber-ubah menjadi kawasan pemancingan dan lokasi wisata Sun Lake di Sungailiat Kabupaten Bangka Provinsi Babel. Gubernur Bangka Belitung Eko Maulana Ali mengatakan selama ini pemerintah daerah mengabaikan potensi perikanan darat tersebut, karena mereka menganggap lubang bekas galian itu tidak bermanfaat lagi.
Namun kini, lubang-lubang bekas galian timah tersebut dapat menjadi lahan bagi para pembudi daya ikan, sehingga masyarakat tidak perlu lagi investasi untuk membuat kolam atau tambak sendiri. "Ikan budi daya dan rumput laut kini menjadi fokus pembangunan kami," kata Eko. Sejatinya, wilayah provinsi ini sangat cocok jika berkembang menjadi kawasan minapolitan, yakni konsep pembangunan kelautan dan perikanan berbasis wilayah dengan pendekatan dan sistem manajemen kawasan dengan prinsip integrasi, efisiensi, kualitas dan akselerasi. Atau lebih mudahnya, kawasan produksi kelautan dan perikananyang terintegrasi.
Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Fadel Muhammad mengatakan kementerian yang dipimpinnya dalam 5 tahun ke depan akan membangun kawasan minapolitan di 28 kabupaten sebagai proyek percontohan peningkatan produksi perikanan di Indonesia.
"Anggaran proyek minapolitan ini akan dimasukkan dalam APBN Perubahan 2010 yang saat ini dibahas DPR. Setelah anggarannya disetujui, kami akan menentukan ke 28 daerah itu,"katanya.
Anggaran akan ditambah
Khusus untuk Provinsi Babel, papar dia, tahun ini hanya mendapatkan alokasi anggaran pengembangan perikanan sekitar Rp7,3 miliar. "Tetapi dengan potensinya yang sangat besar, anggaran itu bisa ditambah menjadi sekitar Rpl7 miliar-Rp20 miliar."
Kepala Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Kota Sungailiat Kabupaten Bangka, Sutardjo, mengemukakan perbaikan kawasan bekas galian bukanlah sa-tu-satunya masalah di Babel dalam mewujudkan kawasan minapolitan, melainkan masih ada sejumlah masalah yang perlu mendapat perhatian serius.
"Beberapa masalah itu di antaranya pendangkalan kolam pendaratan, terbatasnya pasok listrik, serta perubahan iklim angin utara yang mengganggu produktivitas nelayan," katanya saat menerima kunjungan Menteri Fadel Muhammad di PPN Sungailiat Babel, baru-baru ini.
Dia optimistis jika kendala-kendala itu dapat diatasi produksi perikanan di PPN Sungailiat akan dapat ditingkatkan. Sehingga bisa menjadi yang terdepan di antara 13 PPN di seluruh Indonesia.
Bagi investor, terbuka luas peluang usaha yang cukup prospektif, mulai dari industri pengolahan ikan, gudang pendingin, alat penangkapan ikan.
Bukan satu impian jika kelak Sungailiat Bangka ini menjadi rujukan dalam pengembangan Provinsi Babel menjadi provinsi yang terdepan dalam program minapolitan. (rochmxuLfitriana® bisnis.co.id)
Sumber : OLEH ROCHMAD FITRIANA Wartawan Bisnis Indonesia
Dari atas pesawat, terlihat sejumlah genangan bekas galian tambang yang tertutup air ketika pesawat hendak mendarat di Bandar Udara Depati Amir Pangkalpinang Provinsi Bangka Belitung (Babel). Bagi masyarakat provinsi yang memiliki luas daratan sekitar 16.424 hektare ini, genangan itu bukanlah pemandangan aneh, karena wilayah ini merupakan penghasil tambang timah terbesar di Indonesia, sehingga banyak genangan bekas galian tambang.
Namun, akan menjadi aneh jika kondisi genangan tersebut didiamkan tanpa ada perbaikan, sehingga tidak bermanfaat lagi bagi masyarakat sekitar untuk pengembangan jenis usaha lainnya. Saat ini di Babel terdapat sekitar 100 hektare lahan bekas galian tambang yang berpotensi untuk dibudidayakan sebagai kolam ikan.
Satu contoh misalnya, genangan bekas tambang timah di daerah Kolong Grasi yang setelah menunggu 10 tahun, kini ber-ubah menjadi kawasan pemancingan dan lokasi wisata Sun Lake di Sungailiat Kabupaten Bangka Provinsi Babel. Gubernur Bangka Belitung Eko Maulana Ali mengatakan selama ini pemerintah daerah mengabaikan potensi perikanan darat tersebut, karena mereka menganggap lubang bekas galian itu tidak bermanfaat lagi.
Namun kini, lubang-lubang bekas galian timah tersebut dapat menjadi lahan bagi para pembudi daya ikan, sehingga masyarakat tidak perlu lagi investasi untuk membuat kolam atau tambak sendiri. "Ikan budi daya dan rumput laut kini menjadi fokus pembangunan kami," kata Eko. Sejatinya, wilayah provinsi ini sangat cocok jika berkembang menjadi kawasan minapolitan, yakni konsep pembangunan kelautan dan perikanan berbasis wilayah dengan pendekatan dan sistem manajemen kawasan dengan prinsip integrasi, efisiensi, kualitas dan akselerasi. Atau lebih mudahnya, kawasan produksi kelautan dan perikananyang terintegrasi.
Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Fadel Muhammad mengatakan kementerian yang dipimpinnya dalam 5 tahun ke depan akan membangun kawasan minapolitan di 28 kabupaten sebagai proyek percontohan peningkatan produksi perikanan di Indonesia.
"Anggaran proyek minapolitan ini akan dimasukkan dalam APBN Perubahan 2010 yang saat ini dibahas DPR. Setelah anggarannya disetujui, kami akan menentukan ke 28 daerah itu,"katanya.
Anggaran akan ditambah
Khusus untuk Provinsi Babel, papar dia, tahun ini hanya mendapatkan alokasi anggaran pengembangan perikanan sekitar Rp7,3 miliar. "Tetapi dengan potensinya yang sangat besar, anggaran itu bisa ditambah menjadi sekitar Rpl7 miliar-Rp20 miliar."
Kepala Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Kota Sungailiat Kabupaten Bangka, Sutardjo, mengemukakan perbaikan kawasan bekas galian bukanlah sa-tu-satunya masalah di Babel dalam mewujudkan kawasan minapolitan, melainkan masih ada sejumlah masalah yang perlu mendapat perhatian serius.
"Beberapa masalah itu di antaranya pendangkalan kolam pendaratan, terbatasnya pasok listrik, serta perubahan iklim angin utara yang mengganggu produktivitas nelayan," katanya saat menerima kunjungan Menteri Fadel Muhammad di PPN Sungailiat Babel, baru-baru ini.
Dia optimistis jika kendala-kendala itu dapat diatasi produksi perikanan di PPN Sungailiat akan dapat ditingkatkan. Sehingga bisa menjadi yang terdepan di antara 13 PPN di seluruh Indonesia.
Bagi investor, terbuka luas peluang usaha yang cukup prospektif, mulai dari industri pengolahan ikan, gudang pendingin, alat penangkapan ikan.
Bukan satu impian jika kelak Sungailiat Bangka ini menjadi rujukan dalam pengembangan Provinsi Babel menjadi provinsi yang terdepan dalam program minapolitan. (rochmxuLfitriana® bisnis.co.id)
Disease In Fish
Disease In Fish
by: Gordon Bloomfield
Disease in fish
You have set up your perfect aquarium, it has beautiful fish and a great look, but then something goes wrong, maybe your fish start dying, maybe they are showing abnormal behaviour. Chances are your fish have caught a disease. But don’t panic! There are ways of treating it and making sure it is unlikely to happen again.
How does a fish get diseased?
In the aquarium and in your fish live many bacteria, viruses and life forms known as protozoan. Many of them are ‘good’ to have as they keep the balance just right. Even the life forms that cause the illness are present, but because of this balance they don’t cause problems. However when a fish becomes stressed, either due to sudden changes or an unbalance such as a large amount of pathogens being introduced, it is at much greater risk.
How can you prevent it?
Making sure the aquarium is clean and taking precautions to monitor the levels within the aquarium is essential. Also making sure the fish can carry out their natural behaviour, such as hiding, by providing the right environment will reduce stress. This also means making sure none of the fish are bullying each other or are being timid of other species in the tank. You should also be careful when introducing new members, making sure they are healthy specimens without disease. Even with such precautions, disease may still take hold from time to time.
The first signs
It is important that you learn to spot the signs early so that you can treat it quickly and prevent it from becoming a bigger problem. The behaviour of the fish may become notably different. Reluctance to feed, darting around in an alarmed state, no balance, rubbing or darting past objects, hiding more than usual, being shy, or unusual positioning in the aquarium are all early warning signs.
More physical signs include swollen or distended appearance, fins discoloured, eroded or clamped to the fish. The gills may change colour, look sore or move rapidly. Eyes may look swollen or cloudy and the mouth may look eroded, sore or ‘sticky’. You may notice that the fish has darkened or became paler or perhaps has spots or discoloured areas. You may even notice holes, ulcers, growths or sore areas on the body of the fish.
If you have noticed any of these signs you can now use the information below to determine what it is and how to treat it effectively.
Poor water quality or water poisoning
Symptoms: Fish gape at the surface, or hang by the surface. They have rapid gill movement and may lull onto their side. There may be patches of slime on the body or near the gills. Eyes may appear clouded and the colour of the fish may darken. The fish may also suddenly dart around before returning to the surface or losing balance. This may only show up in certain species depending on the cause
Causes: Poor water quality, meaning either high or low Ph levels, or high ammonia and nitrate levels. This could be caused by over stocking tanks with too many fish. It could also be due to chlorine or excess metals following a water change with untreated tap water. If certain species are showing it, it could be from excessive treatment of previous disease of which they were susceptible to an active ingredient, this applies to invertebrates especially. There also could be the possibility that a toxin has entered the water, household cleaner, sprays, room freshener and so on.
Care: Test the water for Ph and nitrate ammonia levels. Treat according to results. You should also perform a water change with pre-treated water (use a tap safe water treatment). Following that you should also try to work out the exact cause so to take precautions.
Swim Bladder
Symptoms: Unable to maintain balance, swimming upside down, on the side or being pushed to the surface. May also be unable to swim up and may hit the side of the tank and roll over. This is not accompanied by any other symptom.
Causes: A bacterial infection, or previous damage from a bacterial infection in the swimbladder. This means the fish cannot swim as normal and this in itself causes a lot of stress and if untreated, death.
Care: Treat with a preparation to treat swimbladder, be sure to follow the manufacturers advice. You can also use tonic salt in quantities of 5g per litre. This will help the fish right itself, although must be added over a few days to avoid shock.
Internal Bacterial Infection
Symptoms: Often the first sign is unexplained deaths as it has variable symptoms, which can at first indicate wrongly to other problems. These symptoms can include, fins appearing eroded or opaque, eyes becoming swollen, distended or a hollowing of the abdomen, holes or ulcers on the fish, the fish’s colour becoming darkened and the fish being unable to maintain balance. However any one of these symptoms can show with any other, sometimes they don’t at all.
Causes: An unbalance in the bacteria in the aquarium, as well as poor water quality. Will occur following stress by any factor and especially so if the fish has been wounded or fighting.
Care: Previously only veterinarian prescribed antibiotics have been effective, however you can now buy an internal bacteria solution to treat the water directly. You should also test the water for any unbalance and act accordingly.
Bacterial Gill disease
Symptoms: The fish will gaps and hang at the surface of the water and you may notice rapid gill movement, the gills will also look pale and in severe cases look eroded.
Causes: A bacterial infection usually at the onset of an internal bacterial infection. However this is localised to the gills for the time. An unbalance in the water quality and stress can cause this to happen.
Care: Like an internal bacterial infection you could only previously use veterinarian prescribed antibiotics. However swift treatment with an internal bacteria solution will remove the threat directly. You should also test the water for any unbalance and act accordingly.
Fungus
Symptoms: Bulges that are white or cotton wool like growths, particularly on the head and sides.
Causes: An imbalance of the fungal spores naturally found in aquaria, usually after stress or damage to gill or mucus membrane.
Care: Use an anti fungus treatment for freshwater fish. Check that the water quality is okay and that there is nothing damaging your fish.
Fin Rot
Symptoms: Fins appear eroded, opaque and may have streaks of ‘blood’ running through them.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present bacteria, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: It is important to treat this promptly before it reaches the base of the fin. Treat with an anti fungus and fin rot treatment and check water quality.
Mouth Rot
Symptoms: There may be some erosion on the head but more focused around the mouth, there may also be some cottonwool like growths around the mouth area.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present bacteria, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: An anti fungus and Fin rot treatment should clear it up, follow with a water test. It is important to act quickly.
Slime Disease
Symptoms: Patches of slime accompanied by flicking and rubbing against objects, as well as cloudy eyes. You may also see the fish gaping or hanging near the surface and the gills may appear pale although this isn’t always seen.
Causes: Stress allows parasitical infection from parasites naturally present.
Care: Use an anti-slime and velvet treatment, test the water and remove any areas of stress.
Velvet
Symptoms: The fish will have an abnormal peppering of golden spots and will rub against objects in the aquarium. The fish may have pale gills and gape at the surface, but this isn’t always seen.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present parasites, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: use an anti-slime and velvet treatment, testing the water and removing any stress factors.
White Spot
Symptoms: There will be lots of abnormal white spots, about the size of a grain of sugar, accompanied by flicking and rubbing against objects in the aquarium. The fish may also gasp at the surface and have pale fins.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present parasites, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: Use a white spot treatment preparation and lower the temperature of the aquarium by a few degrees for a week. Remove sources of stress.
Higher form parasite
Symptoms: The fish may gape and hang at the surface. It will have pale gills that may sometimes appear eroded. It will rub along solid objects and plants and may try to jump out of the water but most obvious is that it will have pale discs, worm like attachments or thread like discs on the body or gill area.
Causes: There are several causes, usually from infection from wild caught or infected stock. The offenders are mainly crustacean and have different appearances. Anchor worms are up to 20mm long and bury into the skin of the fish. Fish Lice are disc shaped parasites that feed on the mucus membrane, on skin or the fins. They can cause bacterial infection. Gill maggots are found attached to the gill area, as well as in the mouth and are called such because of the maggot like egg sack that is often seen. They can all cause death, but gill maggots even more so.
Care: Use an anti crustacean parasite treatment as soon as you notice any symptoms. Read the instructions carefully as they can have some side effects on the condition of your aquarium. If possible try to identify the source of your problem and deal with it appropriately.
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by: Gordon Bloomfield
Disease in fish
You have set up your perfect aquarium, it has beautiful fish and a great look, but then something goes wrong, maybe your fish start dying, maybe they are showing abnormal behaviour. Chances are your fish have caught a disease. But don’t panic! There are ways of treating it and making sure it is unlikely to happen again.
How does a fish get diseased?
In the aquarium and in your fish live many bacteria, viruses and life forms known as protozoan. Many of them are ‘good’ to have as they keep the balance just right. Even the life forms that cause the illness are present, but because of this balance they don’t cause problems. However when a fish becomes stressed, either due to sudden changes or an unbalance such as a large amount of pathogens being introduced, it is at much greater risk.
How can you prevent it?
Making sure the aquarium is clean and taking precautions to monitor the levels within the aquarium is essential. Also making sure the fish can carry out their natural behaviour, such as hiding, by providing the right environment will reduce stress. This also means making sure none of the fish are bullying each other or are being timid of other species in the tank. You should also be careful when introducing new members, making sure they are healthy specimens without disease. Even with such precautions, disease may still take hold from time to time.
The first signs
It is important that you learn to spot the signs early so that you can treat it quickly and prevent it from becoming a bigger problem. The behaviour of the fish may become notably different. Reluctance to feed, darting around in an alarmed state, no balance, rubbing or darting past objects, hiding more than usual, being shy, or unusual positioning in the aquarium are all early warning signs.
More physical signs include swollen or distended appearance, fins discoloured, eroded or clamped to the fish. The gills may change colour, look sore or move rapidly. Eyes may look swollen or cloudy and the mouth may look eroded, sore or ‘sticky’. You may notice that the fish has darkened or became paler or perhaps has spots or discoloured areas. You may even notice holes, ulcers, growths or sore areas on the body of the fish.
If you have noticed any of these signs you can now use the information below to determine what it is and how to treat it effectively.
Poor water quality or water poisoning
Symptoms: Fish gape at the surface, or hang by the surface. They have rapid gill movement and may lull onto their side. There may be patches of slime on the body or near the gills. Eyes may appear clouded and the colour of the fish may darken. The fish may also suddenly dart around before returning to the surface or losing balance. This may only show up in certain species depending on the cause
Causes: Poor water quality, meaning either high or low Ph levels, or high ammonia and nitrate levels. This could be caused by over stocking tanks with too many fish. It could also be due to chlorine or excess metals following a water change with untreated tap water. If certain species are showing it, it could be from excessive treatment of previous disease of which they were susceptible to an active ingredient, this applies to invertebrates especially. There also could be the possibility that a toxin has entered the water, household cleaner, sprays, room freshener and so on.
Care: Test the water for Ph and nitrate ammonia levels. Treat according to results. You should also perform a water change with pre-treated water (use a tap safe water treatment). Following that you should also try to work out the exact cause so to take precautions.
Swim Bladder
Symptoms: Unable to maintain balance, swimming upside down, on the side or being pushed to the surface. May also be unable to swim up and may hit the side of the tank and roll over. This is not accompanied by any other symptom.
Causes: A bacterial infection, or previous damage from a bacterial infection in the swimbladder. This means the fish cannot swim as normal and this in itself causes a lot of stress and if untreated, death.
Care: Treat with a preparation to treat swimbladder, be sure to follow the manufacturers advice. You can also use tonic salt in quantities of 5g per litre. This will help the fish right itself, although must be added over a few days to avoid shock.
Internal Bacterial Infection
Symptoms: Often the first sign is unexplained deaths as it has variable symptoms, which can at first indicate wrongly to other problems. These symptoms can include, fins appearing eroded or opaque, eyes becoming swollen, distended or a hollowing of the abdomen, holes or ulcers on the fish, the fish’s colour becoming darkened and the fish being unable to maintain balance. However any one of these symptoms can show with any other, sometimes they don’t at all.
Causes: An unbalance in the bacteria in the aquarium, as well as poor water quality. Will occur following stress by any factor and especially so if the fish has been wounded or fighting.
Care: Previously only veterinarian prescribed antibiotics have been effective, however you can now buy an internal bacteria solution to treat the water directly. You should also test the water for any unbalance and act accordingly.
Bacterial Gill disease
Symptoms: The fish will gaps and hang at the surface of the water and you may notice rapid gill movement, the gills will also look pale and in severe cases look eroded.
Causes: A bacterial infection usually at the onset of an internal bacterial infection. However this is localised to the gills for the time. An unbalance in the water quality and stress can cause this to happen.
Care: Like an internal bacterial infection you could only previously use veterinarian prescribed antibiotics. However swift treatment with an internal bacteria solution will remove the threat directly. You should also test the water for any unbalance and act accordingly.
Fungus
Symptoms: Bulges that are white or cotton wool like growths, particularly on the head and sides.
Causes: An imbalance of the fungal spores naturally found in aquaria, usually after stress or damage to gill or mucus membrane.
Care: Use an anti fungus treatment for freshwater fish. Check that the water quality is okay and that there is nothing damaging your fish.
Fin Rot
Symptoms: Fins appear eroded, opaque and may have streaks of ‘blood’ running through them.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present bacteria, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: It is important to treat this promptly before it reaches the base of the fin. Treat with an anti fungus and fin rot treatment and check water quality.
Mouth Rot
Symptoms: There may be some erosion on the head but more focused around the mouth, there may also be some cottonwool like growths around the mouth area.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present bacteria, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: An anti fungus and Fin rot treatment should clear it up, follow with a water test. It is important to act quickly.
Slime Disease
Symptoms: Patches of slime accompanied by flicking and rubbing against objects, as well as cloudy eyes. You may also see the fish gaping or hanging near the surface and the gills may appear pale although this isn’t always seen.
Causes: Stress allows parasitical infection from parasites naturally present.
Care: Use an anti-slime and velvet treatment, test the water and remove any areas of stress.
Velvet
Symptoms: The fish will have an abnormal peppering of golden spots and will rub against objects in the aquarium. The fish may have pale gills and gape at the surface, but this isn’t always seen.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present parasites, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: use an anti-slime and velvet treatment, testing the water and removing any stress factors.
White Spot
Symptoms: There will be lots of abnormal white spots, about the size of a grain of sugar, accompanied by flicking and rubbing against objects in the aquarium. The fish may also gasp at the surface and have pale fins.
Causes: Unbalance of naturally present parasites, usually after the fish has been stressed.
Care: Use a white spot treatment preparation and lower the temperature of the aquarium by a few degrees for a week. Remove sources of stress.
Higher form parasite
Symptoms: The fish may gape and hang at the surface. It will have pale gills that may sometimes appear eroded. It will rub along solid objects and plants and may try to jump out of the water but most obvious is that it will have pale discs, worm like attachments or thread like discs on the body or gill area.
Causes: There are several causes, usually from infection from wild caught or infected stock. The offenders are mainly crustacean and have different appearances. Anchor worms are up to 20mm long and bury into the skin of the fish. Fish Lice are disc shaped parasites that feed on the mucus membrane, on skin or the fins. They can cause bacterial infection. Gill maggots are found attached to the gill area, as well as in the mouth and are called such because of the maggot like egg sack that is often seen. They can all cause death, but gill maggots even more so.
Care: Use an anti crustacean parasite treatment as soon as you notice any symptoms. Read the instructions carefully as they can have some side effects on the condition of your aquarium. If possible try to identify the source of your problem and deal with it appropriately.
http://www.allpet.co.uk
http://petandreptile.blogspot.com
About The Author
I am a pet retail business owner and internet marketing entrepreneur. Offering pet products and information, online money making opportunities. Automated income systems. New ebooks and marketing programmes for sale.
The author invites you to visit:
http://www.allpet.co.uk
Tips for maximizing Your Google AdSense Revenues
Tips for maximizing Your Google AdSense Revenues
by: Diane Nassy
Despite what you may hear, the Google AdSense program is not for everyone. There are some types of web sites that do poorly no matter how hard the owners try, and there are others that should be doing well but the webmaster simply isn’t putting in the effort to make things happen.
Here are some tips to make AdSense work better for you. If you do them all and you’re still not having any luck, then you just might be running one of those sites that don’t make money
1. Determine if your visitors are “in the mood”
Like I mentioned at the top of this article, some web sites just don’t work with pay-per-click programs.
The best performing sites fall into one of these categories:
• Sites where users go and expect to buy something while they are there. E-commerce sites fit the bill here..
• Sites where users go to find specific information on something that they want to buy now. Music and video review sites, vacation information sites, resume building sites, etc. You don’t have to actually be selling these types of things; your site can just be a mecca for information pertaining to these things. Then, when the visitor comes to read your content, they are more likely to click on your ads.
• Sites where people who have disposable income and a credit card like to visit. This includes sites with money management, investing and lifestyle content.
• Sites that draw a large amount of new users every day. Free coupon sites and “How to” sites are good examples.
• Sites where people go who expect to read ads. Classified ads and shopping comparison sites fit into this category.
2. Make sure that your visitors don’t feel that you just want to grab their money
Give them plenty of relevant and well-written content. If writing isn’t your best skill then hire someone to do it for you. Good content brings steady traffic and steady traffic pays the bills.
3. Play by the rules
Google has some very specific Terms of Service (https://www.google.com/adsense/policies) for participating in their AdSense program. Learn those rules and follow them so you don’t lose all of your investment by getting shut out.
4. Use the tools that Google gives you
Google gives you tools for determining the best keywords for your site, measuring ad performance, and setting up different ad “channels” for fine-tuning ad results. These guys and girls are the 800 lb. Gorillas in the Pay-Per-Click market. They didn’t build these tools just to keep their programmers busy. Take advantage of their knowledge for they are very big and you are not!
5. Tweak, fine-tune and then tweak again
You should never be happy with your AdSense performance. If it’s good, then you need to make it great. If it’s great then you need to make it amazing. If it’s amazing then you need to take it to the UPS club. The UPS club? Google sends all checks over $10,000 per month to the webmaster via UPS overnight delivery. Now there’s a club that I wouldn’t mind belonging to.
6. Get more traffic
No matter how much traffic you have, you need more. More eyeballs translate to more clicks. Even if you’re only pulling a 2% click-through. That’s a lot of clicks when you have thousands of visitors each day.
7. Experiment with new keywords
New keywords can bring new ads and new eyeballs along with it. Set up some new pages on your site and experiment with different content. Once you get something that’s working then refer back to Tip # 5.
You can see results in near real time when you use Google’s AdWords. Don’t be afraid to be different. If something that everyone else is doing doesn’t work for you, then invent something that does work and get it on your site.
About the author:
Diane provides marketing and internet profit tips.
For more Google AdSense tips, visit http://www.adsense.deeljeabiz.com
Email : deeljeabiz@gmail.com
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by: Diane Nassy
Despite what you may hear, the Google AdSense program is not for everyone. There are some types of web sites that do poorly no matter how hard the owners try, and there are others that should be doing well but the webmaster simply isn’t putting in the effort to make things happen.
Here are some tips to make AdSense work better for you. If you do them all and you’re still not having any luck, then you just might be running one of those sites that don’t make money
1. Determine if your visitors are “in the mood”
Like I mentioned at the top of this article, some web sites just don’t work with pay-per-click programs.
The best performing sites fall into one of these categories:
• Sites where users go and expect to buy something while they are there. E-commerce sites fit the bill here..
• Sites where users go to find specific information on something that they want to buy now. Music and video review sites, vacation information sites, resume building sites, etc. You don’t have to actually be selling these types of things; your site can just be a mecca for information pertaining to these things. Then, when the visitor comes to read your content, they are more likely to click on your ads.
• Sites where people who have disposable income and a credit card like to visit. This includes sites with money management, investing and lifestyle content.
• Sites that draw a large amount of new users every day. Free coupon sites and “How to” sites are good examples.
• Sites where people go who expect to read ads. Classified ads and shopping comparison sites fit into this category.
2. Make sure that your visitors don’t feel that you just want to grab their money
Give them plenty of relevant and well-written content. If writing isn’t your best skill then hire someone to do it for you. Good content brings steady traffic and steady traffic pays the bills.
3. Play by the rules
Google has some very specific Terms of Service (https://www.google.com/adsense/policies) for participating in their AdSense program. Learn those rules and follow them so you don’t lose all of your investment by getting shut out.
4. Use the tools that Google gives you
Google gives you tools for determining the best keywords for your site, measuring ad performance, and setting up different ad “channels” for fine-tuning ad results. These guys and girls are the 800 lb. Gorillas in the Pay-Per-Click market. They didn’t build these tools just to keep their programmers busy. Take advantage of their knowledge for they are very big and you are not!
5. Tweak, fine-tune and then tweak again
You should never be happy with your AdSense performance. If it’s good, then you need to make it great. If it’s great then you need to make it amazing. If it’s amazing then you need to take it to the UPS club. The UPS club? Google sends all checks over $10,000 per month to the webmaster via UPS overnight delivery. Now there’s a club that I wouldn’t mind belonging to.
6. Get more traffic
No matter how much traffic you have, you need more. More eyeballs translate to more clicks. Even if you’re only pulling a 2% click-through. That’s a lot of clicks when you have thousands of visitors each day.
7. Experiment with new keywords
New keywords can bring new ads and new eyeballs along with it. Set up some new pages on your site and experiment with different content. Once you get something that’s working then refer back to Tip # 5.
You can see results in near real time when you use Google’s AdWords. Don’t be afraid to be different. If something that everyone else is doing doesn’t work for you, then invent something that does work and get it on your site.
About the author:
Diane provides marketing and internet profit tips.
For more Google AdSense tips, visit http://www.adsense.deeljeabiz.com
Email : deeljeabiz@gmail.com
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Fadel Harus Mampu Ubah Kualitas Nelayan
Fadel Harus Mampu Ubah Kualitas Nelayan
JAKARTA - Potensi dan kekayaan ikan di perairan Maluku harus menjadi andalan masyarakat setempat meningkatkan kesejahteraan mereka. Maluku segera ditetapkan menjadi Lumbung Ikan Nasional oleh Presiden RI Yudhoyono per 3 Agustus mendatang, bersamaan dengan berakhirnya pergelaran "Sail Banda 2010".
"Komitmen pemerintah adalah menaikan produksi perikanan, tapi harus berdampak terhadap peningkatan kualitas hidup nelayan. Di Maluku juga harus demikian, begitu kawasan itu ditetapkan jadi Lumbung Ikan Nasional," kata Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Fadel Muhammad kepada Investor Daily di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Menurut Fadel, sejalan dengan target peningkatan produksi, KKP juga memastikan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan. Pendapatan nelayan kini bervariasi dan berada di kisaran Rp 900 ribu hingga Rp 1,6 juta per orang per bulan.
Jumlah pendapatan tersebut dinilai masih sangat minim dibanding dengan pendapat di sektor lain. Kini, terdapat 4 juta nelayan miskin yang masih bersandar kehidupan mereka di laut "Pendapatan nelayan Rp 1, 6 juta itu adalah pendapatan tertinggi nelayan Gorontalo. Jadi, harus ada korelasi antara upaya peningkatan produksi dengan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan. Nelayan harus menjadi tujuan akhir upaya pemerintah," kata Fadel.
Dalam lima tahun ke depan Fadel mengupayakan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan 100% hingga 200% dari sekarang. Sementara itu, di Jakarta, kemarin seperti dikutip Antara, Pengamat kelautan dan perikanan asal Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) Arif Satria mengingatkan pemerintah agar menyertakan masyarakat dalam pengelolaan perairan Maluku sebagai lumbung ikan nasional.
"Penetapan Maluku sebagai lumbungikan.nasional dengan tujuan membuka pintu investasi di Kawasan Timur Indonesia jangan sampai hanya menjadi peluang bagi pengusaha-pengusaha bermodal besar saja," kata Arif.
Gubernur Maluku Karel Albert Ralahalu mengatakan, penetapan Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional didukung tiga kawasan perairan yakni laut Banda, laut Maluku, dan laut Arafura.
"Maluku sudah ditakdirkan berada di tiga fishing ground, dan mengkon-tribusl 50% produk ikan jenis eknoiis di Indonesia," kata Karel di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Menurut Karel, selama lebih dar 30 tahun Maluku terbukti menjadi penyumbang utama udang, ikan dasar, dan cakalang. Karena itu ketiga perairan yakni Banda, Maluku, dan Ara-furu layak dinamakan Golden Fishing Grounds. Provinsi Maluku sendiri layak menyandang status Lumbung Ikan Nasional.
Karel Albert menambahkan, pengembangan Maluku sebagai lumbung ikan nasional tetap menyatu dalam konsep pengembangan kawasan minapolitanoleh KKP. Sinerjisitas tersebut, lanjut Karel, untuk memastikan produksi perikanan tangkap dan perikanan budidaya dari kawasan Maluku bisa meningkat
Selain itu, di sisi hilirnya pengembangan minapolitan di kawasan lumbung ikan nasional ini bisa pula meningkatkan nilai tambah karena ikan tidak lagi diekspor mentah tetapi sudah dikelolah.
"Dikelolah menjadi culture-based fisheries, dan pengolahan dan pemasaran pun bisa ditingkatkan. Minapolitan di Maluku harus bisa menyejahterakan masyarakat pesisir," kata KareL
Deklarasi Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional, kata Karel, akan dilakukan Presiden SBY pada puncak Sail Banda 2010 di Ambon, Agustus mendatang. Pada deklarasitersebut akan hadir seluruh nelayan dari provinsi Maluku, sekaligus digelar ekspose hidangan ikan seluruh Nusantara.
Libatkan Masyarakat
Menurut Arif Satria, pemerintah harus mendahulukan masyarakat lokal dan pemodal kecil untuk ikut mengelola wisata bahari yang diyakini berkembang pascapelaksanaan "Sail Banda 2010".
"Masyarakat pesisir dan lokal harus bisa menikmati keuntungan dari berkembangnya wisata bahari di Maluku dan sekitarnya," kata Arif, yang juga dekan Fakultas Ekologi Manusia (FEMA) IPB tersebut
Jika dilihat dari segi infrastruktur, geografis Maluku yang sering disebut 1.000 pulau harus mendapatkan perhatian besar dari pemerintah.
"Pemerintah harus menjamin kelancaran tansportasi, baik transportasi udara, darat maupun laut" katanya.
Pemerintah, lanjutnya, harus menyediakan dana awal yang cukup besar untuk membuka pintu wilayah timur tersebut agar tersentuh oleh investor.
Data KKP menyebut, laut Maluku sendiri memiliki potensi ikan sangat besar yang mencapai 1,64 juta ton per tahun, meliputi ikan pelagis 261,49 ribu ton, pelagis kecil 980,1 ribu ton, de-mersal 295,5 ribu ton, ikan karang 47,7 ribu ton, udang 44 ribu ton, lobster 0,8 ribu ton, dan cumi-cumi 10,57 ribu ton.
Di seluruh dunia, kini hanya terdapat 3% sumberdaya ikan dunia yang masih kurang dieksploitasi (under-expolited) dan 20% yang sudah dieksploitasi secara moderat (moderrately exploited). Dengan demikian, total habitatnya terdapat 23% sumber daya per-ikanan dunia yang masih dapat diandalkan untuk peningkatan produksi. Selebihnya yaitu sekitar 70% sudah mengalami over-exploited dan de-pleted. (jjr)
Sumber : Investor Daily 14 Juli 2010,hal.13
JAKARTA - Potensi dan kekayaan ikan di perairan Maluku harus menjadi andalan masyarakat setempat meningkatkan kesejahteraan mereka. Maluku segera ditetapkan menjadi Lumbung Ikan Nasional oleh Presiden RI Yudhoyono per 3 Agustus mendatang, bersamaan dengan berakhirnya pergelaran "Sail Banda 2010".
"Komitmen pemerintah adalah menaikan produksi perikanan, tapi harus berdampak terhadap peningkatan kualitas hidup nelayan. Di Maluku juga harus demikian, begitu kawasan itu ditetapkan jadi Lumbung Ikan Nasional," kata Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Fadel Muhammad kepada Investor Daily di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Menurut Fadel, sejalan dengan target peningkatan produksi, KKP juga memastikan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan. Pendapatan nelayan kini bervariasi dan berada di kisaran Rp 900 ribu hingga Rp 1,6 juta per orang per bulan.
Jumlah pendapatan tersebut dinilai masih sangat minim dibanding dengan pendapat di sektor lain. Kini, terdapat 4 juta nelayan miskin yang masih bersandar kehidupan mereka di laut "Pendapatan nelayan Rp 1, 6 juta itu adalah pendapatan tertinggi nelayan Gorontalo. Jadi, harus ada korelasi antara upaya peningkatan produksi dengan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan. Nelayan harus menjadi tujuan akhir upaya pemerintah," kata Fadel.
Dalam lima tahun ke depan Fadel mengupayakan peningkatan pendapatan nelayan 100% hingga 200% dari sekarang. Sementara itu, di Jakarta, kemarin seperti dikutip Antara, Pengamat kelautan dan perikanan asal Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) Arif Satria mengingatkan pemerintah agar menyertakan masyarakat dalam pengelolaan perairan Maluku sebagai lumbung ikan nasional.
"Penetapan Maluku sebagai lumbungikan.nasional dengan tujuan membuka pintu investasi di Kawasan Timur Indonesia jangan sampai hanya menjadi peluang bagi pengusaha-pengusaha bermodal besar saja," kata Arif.
Gubernur Maluku Karel Albert Ralahalu mengatakan, penetapan Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional didukung tiga kawasan perairan yakni laut Banda, laut Maluku, dan laut Arafura.
"Maluku sudah ditakdirkan berada di tiga fishing ground, dan mengkon-tribusl 50% produk ikan jenis eknoiis di Indonesia," kata Karel di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Menurut Karel, selama lebih dar 30 tahun Maluku terbukti menjadi penyumbang utama udang, ikan dasar, dan cakalang. Karena itu ketiga perairan yakni Banda, Maluku, dan Ara-furu layak dinamakan Golden Fishing Grounds. Provinsi Maluku sendiri layak menyandang status Lumbung Ikan Nasional.
Karel Albert menambahkan, pengembangan Maluku sebagai lumbung ikan nasional tetap menyatu dalam konsep pengembangan kawasan minapolitanoleh KKP. Sinerjisitas tersebut, lanjut Karel, untuk memastikan produksi perikanan tangkap dan perikanan budidaya dari kawasan Maluku bisa meningkat
Selain itu, di sisi hilirnya pengembangan minapolitan di kawasan lumbung ikan nasional ini bisa pula meningkatkan nilai tambah karena ikan tidak lagi diekspor mentah tetapi sudah dikelolah.
"Dikelolah menjadi culture-based fisheries, dan pengolahan dan pemasaran pun bisa ditingkatkan. Minapolitan di Maluku harus bisa menyejahterakan masyarakat pesisir," kata KareL
Deklarasi Maluku sebagai Lumbung Ikan Nasional, kata Karel, akan dilakukan Presiden SBY pada puncak Sail Banda 2010 di Ambon, Agustus mendatang. Pada deklarasitersebut akan hadir seluruh nelayan dari provinsi Maluku, sekaligus digelar ekspose hidangan ikan seluruh Nusantara.
Libatkan Masyarakat
Menurut Arif Satria, pemerintah harus mendahulukan masyarakat lokal dan pemodal kecil untuk ikut mengelola wisata bahari yang diyakini berkembang pascapelaksanaan "Sail Banda 2010".
"Masyarakat pesisir dan lokal harus bisa menikmati keuntungan dari berkembangnya wisata bahari di Maluku dan sekitarnya," kata Arif, yang juga dekan Fakultas Ekologi Manusia (FEMA) IPB tersebut
Jika dilihat dari segi infrastruktur, geografis Maluku yang sering disebut 1.000 pulau harus mendapatkan perhatian besar dari pemerintah.
"Pemerintah harus menjamin kelancaran tansportasi, baik transportasi udara, darat maupun laut" katanya.
Pemerintah, lanjutnya, harus menyediakan dana awal yang cukup besar untuk membuka pintu wilayah timur tersebut agar tersentuh oleh investor.
Data KKP menyebut, laut Maluku sendiri memiliki potensi ikan sangat besar yang mencapai 1,64 juta ton per tahun, meliputi ikan pelagis 261,49 ribu ton, pelagis kecil 980,1 ribu ton, de-mersal 295,5 ribu ton, ikan karang 47,7 ribu ton, udang 44 ribu ton, lobster 0,8 ribu ton, dan cumi-cumi 10,57 ribu ton.
Di seluruh dunia, kini hanya terdapat 3% sumberdaya ikan dunia yang masih kurang dieksploitasi (under-expolited) dan 20% yang sudah dieksploitasi secara moderat (moderrately exploited). Dengan demikian, total habitatnya terdapat 23% sumber daya per-ikanan dunia yang masih dapat diandalkan untuk peningkatan produksi. Selebihnya yaitu sekitar 70% sudah mengalami over-exploited dan de-pleted. (jjr)
Sumber : Investor Daily 14 Juli 2010,hal.13
pemanenan ikan di KJA (Keramba Jaring Apung)
pemanenan ikan di KJA (Keramba Jaring Apung)
Cara pemanenan ikan yang dipelihara d KJA berbeda dengan cara memanen ikan di kolam biasa, memanen ikan di KJA relatif mudah dan praktis. Hanya dengan menggunakan bambu yang dipasang di bawah jaring kemudian ditarik secara perlahan-lahan ke pinggir maka ikan pun akan terkumpul di jaring dan siap untuk diambil.
What to feed your fish during colder winter months
What to feed your fish during colder winter months
by: Brett Fogle
With air and water temperatures dropping in most parts of the country, now is the time to greatly reduce the amount of food you are feeding your fish.
When your water temperature starts falling below 65 degrees, you should consider switching your fish food to a more digestible wheat germ food. At lower temperatures, the good bacteria in your fish's digestive tract become less active, and have harder time digesting their normal high-protein diet.
In colder water temperatures, below say 50 - 55 degrees, then you should stop feeding your fish altogether. Even though they may eat, and seem hungry, you can actually harm them by feeding them their regular diet.
In some cases, undigested food can cause health problems in fish and trouble with their digestive tract. So don't feel bad that they are going hungry! Pond fish and KOI can be like little underwater pigs with fins - they will continue to eat because they dont know any better...
About The Author
Brett Fogle is the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens and several pond-related websites including macarthurwatergardens.com and pond-filters-online.com. He also publishes a free monthly newsletter called PondStuff! with a reader circulation of over 9,000 pond owners. To sign up for the free newsletter and receive a complimentary 'New Pond Owners Guide' for joining, just visit MacArthur Water Gardens at www.macarthurwatergardens.com.
by: Brett Fogle
With air and water temperatures dropping in most parts of the country, now is the time to greatly reduce the amount of food you are feeding your fish.
When your water temperature starts falling below 65 degrees, you should consider switching your fish food to a more digestible wheat germ food. At lower temperatures, the good bacteria in your fish's digestive tract become less active, and have harder time digesting their normal high-protein diet.
In colder water temperatures, below say 50 - 55 degrees, then you should stop feeding your fish altogether. Even though they may eat, and seem hungry, you can actually harm them by feeding them their regular diet.
In some cases, undigested food can cause health problems in fish and trouble with their digestive tract. So don't feel bad that they are going hungry! Pond fish and KOI can be like little underwater pigs with fins - they will continue to eat because they dont know any better...
About The Author
Brett Fogle is the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens and several pond-related websites including macarthurwatergardens.com and pond-filters-online.com. He also publishes a free monthly newsletter called PondStuff! with a reader circulation of over 9,000 pond owners. To sign up for the free newsletter and receive a complimentary 'New Pond Owners Guide' for joining, just visit MacArthur Water Gardens at www.macarthurwatergardens.com.
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