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Author: Jijo Jose

Up Your Crypto Mining Game With Crypto Hardware

I always wanted to share my cryptocurrency experience with you guys, but never got the opportunity. I used to mine on a small home-made system back in college days, that was 5-6 years ago. Whatever Bitcoin I had I sold to a friend when I moved back with my parents. One main reason for mining was the increasing cost and also at home, I didn’t have much space for a dedicated system for mining. It was really huge with all the fans. And without the fans, I couldn’t mine more than 3-4 hours per day which wasn’t much. So instead of wasting time and money, I sold off everything to a friend. Even though bitcoin is valued way more now than when I sold it I don’t regret it, I did a earn quite a lot while selling.

So why talking about it now? Well, I have been hearing about Cryptocurrencies a lot these days. If you have been following cryptocurrency, you would know how much is Bitcoin valued against USD. I kind of feel like it’s a bit late to join the Bitcoin wagon but there are plenty of other options like Litecoin, Dashcoin and even Dogecoin 😁.

I started researching on mining as my knowledge was outdated. I didn’t want to install huge machines like earlier. While looking for new smaller hardware I stumbled across a seller named Crypto Hardware. They are based out of Portugal. Their hardware was pretty decent. I was a bit skeptical at first. I am always skeptical while shopping online because I had bad experiences earlier with online shops. So I dug around a bit and found nothing shady so decided a make a purchase.

To my surprise, they shipped within 24 hours and I got a tracking id. I received the item and it was well packed. Unpacking took 5 mins and I was mining within 15 mins. It’s bit noisy so I decided to move it to the basement and once it was closed properly the noise didn’t travel outside the basement. In one word, it does not disturb my sleep 😝.

I will be writing more about mining and cryptocurrencies. This article was just a recap of my crypto journey and how I am starting again. Stay tuned for more.

December 29, 2018
#CryptoCup – A Virtual World Cup Blockchain Game Is Going To be Your Next Addiction

Last month I wrote about a blockchain startup called Velix.ID which is an identity verification platform. I love services built using blockchain. Today I bring you #CryptoCup, a virtual world cup game built on blockchain tech which revolves around the 2018 World Cup hosted by Russia. It’s created on the public Ethereum(ETH) blockchain, you can easily verify the transactions. This is the beauty of blockchain, you can check every transaction and verify its authenticity. #CryptoCup uses smart contract and you can see all the transaction here.

Let’s talk about #CryptoCup and how it works.

You start by buying teams you want, there are around 40 teams and each them have a base price. You pay using ETH by interacting with the CryptoCup Smart Contract. Each team you buy is registered against your wallet and stays with you until and unless someone decides to pay more and buy it from you. You will get a part of the transaction when someone buys your team. As the teams are bought by more people the prices go up after the team is transferred to the new owner.

You can earn in 2 different ways, one by trading teams or by winning some of the prize fund as a team progresses through the knockout stages.

The ultimate price is the knockout price, if you are an owner of a team which wins the tournament you will get a good portion of the knockout fund which was generated when the team was purchased by new owners.

Head over to cryptocup.online and purchase your dream team right now. You can purchase as many teams you want. Let me know through the comments once you make a purchase. This World Cup season going to be a bit more competitive for sure.

More Blockchain news coming up soon. Like my Facebook page and follow me on Twitter for future updates.

May 8, 2018
This Blockchain startup Will Fix One Of The Biggest Issue We have Been Facing

If you live in India, you might have noticed that one of the topics of discussion all over the media, is the safety of Adhaar card which is managed by the Unique Identification Authority of India. A security researcher from France has claimed that he was able to collect 1000 of Aadhaar cards within hours. Adhaar card like any other document when submitted to a 3rd person is at risk. Anyone could use your documents without your consent. Identity theft is one of the major issue faced by individuals all around the world.

I just came across a platform which can fix all these issues. The platform is named Velix.ID. At first, I was sure about it but I spend a couple of mins on their website and was mind blown. Velix.ID is a blockchain based decentralized global platform for frictionless identity verification. While mucking around their site, I thought of different ways on how to get around their system. I couldn’t think of one. It’s very neat and secure. If you ever used 2- Factor authentication, you will understand what is Velix.ID. Don’t get me wrong, even though they are similar, they use different technologies. Velix.ID uses the amazing blockchain technology which is transparent, decentralized & secure. Our personal data is stored on our mobile device instead of the main server. If anyone wants to access your information, they won’t be able to do it without your consent. When an organization wants to verify your identity, they can request for it and you will get a confirmation screen on your device, from there you can reject or approve the request.

Know your customer(KYC) is mandatory for all the digital payment wallets in India. While most of them have electronic KYC, there are still who haven’t done this because building an e-KYC platform requires a lot of investment, so these wallets who can’t afford this sticks to the old method of in-person customer verification. I still haven’t done a couple of KYC’s’s because they don’t have e-KYC. Velix.ID is not yet ready for the public but I am sure organizations who can’t afford to build verification from scratch can go to Velix.ID. Sign up here to become a partner.

I saw couple use cases on their site and I can say the future is bright. Check out their website and learn more about them. Be a part of this amazing platform by participating in their token sale. I am excited to try out Velix.ID soon!

March 31, 2018
Start Your Journey With these Amazing Deals On VR Hardware

When I got my first cardboard VR kit I was as excited as the day I got my LEGO kit when I was a child. Cardboard VR’s were a blessing when the mobile VR kits were introduced because the kits were expensive. They were being sold for around $500+ whereas cardboard was not more than $10. This was 4 years back and still now VR headsets being sold for more than $500. I never got a VR headset all these years because it was an evolving tech and I am pretty sure my $500 headset won’t matter after a year because new stuff is coming out daily. So I wanted to wait for sometime. I am not a guy who waits around, I have zero patience but my friend owned an HTC Vive, so I used to use that whenever possible.

Last month I came across an ad and found a website called The VRShop.co. And it happened, I got my first proper VR headset for mobile. It was so cheap that I was afraid that the quality might not be up to the mark. But to my surprise, the headset was good quality. I also got an HTC VIVE PU Leather Face foam replacement for my friend and he was happy with the quality. Well! They got me, both the products came in good condition and great quality. I have this bad habit of ordering more stuff when I find out a site which had quality stuff for a cheap price. They have listed PlayStation 4 VR and that’s going to be my next purchase along with Playstation VR Bag.

You guys should try them, whether you are new to VR or already own VR headsets. If you don’t want to spend much right now and would like to experience it, you should try the Virtoba V2 Cardboard 2.0, it’s just $9.99 and it will give a similar experience of a normal VR headset. Exclusive discount for our readers. Use the code “Low10” while checking out to get a flat 10% discount. Enjoy!

March 27, 2018
Why I love Marketing1on1 and Their Marketing Services

My first job was in a content syndication firm, we outsourced our marketing tasks to a small marketing team and they were responsible to generate leads. I have seen them give fake promises to the sales team. Their promises included lead generation, buyer insight, SEO ranking, brand visibility of intellectual properties the company owned. They delivered nothing, we were sitting on million dollar IP’s and we were not able to sell a single program. I had a bit knowledge of marketing and I was assigned to meet these guys and understand what’s the issue. Upon meeting them I understood that they had no clue about content and how to place them for advertising. The same thing happened when we hired another firm.

But’s that old story, today I run my blog and earn my living from it. So why tell old stories now? My blog has grown a lot but I think it can grow even more with expert marketing. I started searching for firms and couldn’t find any good ones. And also because of my past experience with agencies, I couldn’t just give my blog which is my bread and butter some random agency. I wanted assurance and quality. I almost gave up searching for a firm and thought I would hire a someone under me. I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do but I had no option.

This is when I came across a YouTube video of a random guy talking about his business and how a marketing agency helped him. So I the agency website and found it interesting. Their website was not like other agencies, they didn’t welcome me with fancy animations and stuff but they had a lot of information on their site. I spend hours reading those and I came to the conclusion that the knowledge I have in marketing was just the tip of the iceberg. They offer a wide range of services. Link building, SEO, Social Media marketing, content writing and many more. I signed up with them a month back and so far things are good. It will take some time for good results but I can see it’s going the right direction.

Check out Marketing1on1 here. If you like to read, you will be stuck on the site for hours. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. 😛

March 1, 2018
PublBox brings Social Media Strategising, Curating, Designing, Scheduling and Publishing under One Umbrella

From day one of my marketing career I keep hearing “Content is King” and yes it is. With the right content, you can sell your product without any hassles. I come across various brands and I go blank when it comes to finding the right content to share. Keeping content interesting and informative is not a small task. It starts with finding the information and then turning that into an image with the help of a designer or turning it into a video. I don’t publish anything on my social media pages without an image or a video. But this takes up a lot of time. Coordinating with the designers or the video editors is a pain when you are not with them in the same room. I tried a couple of designing software out there, but those didn’t help much because it involved a lot of moving around. First I had to design on one website and later download that and then again upload it to the post scheduling site. For a bit, I did this but it got too time-consuming.

Last week I came across PublBox like I’ve mentioned the headline, they bring everything to one single website. PublBox helps you with Content Strategy, scheduling, designing your posts and more. I just love how they suggest content type and also how they suggest a picture along with it. The picture which is suggested can also be edited using the drag and drop image designer.

They are still working on amazing new features which included “Post ideas”. The “Post ideas” is every social media managers dream for sure. There are times when we run out of ideas. I checked out their content strategy and it was pretty neat and relevant, so I am sure that “post ideas” is also going to suggest relevant ideas. Other than English they are available in 5 different languages.

I hope in future they integrate with Zapier. I would be soon writing about how I have automated my marketing with Zapier. I am still playing around with Zapier, just giving you guys a heads up. I would like to see a Zapier integration for PublBox.

Now coming to the support. They have a live chat support system, I was able to get hold of a customer service executive within 5-10 mins. He helped me with my issues and sorted it within minutes.

Try out PublBox and let me know your thoughts.

January 25, 2018
FLEXPAND POWER Is The Mother Of All Power Strips

I don’t usually write articles about products, especially which are on funding sites. But today I came across a product and I couldn’t resist myself from sharing it with you all. But before getting in to the product let me tell you why I liked the product so much. You love a product because it is useful to you, so similarly FLEXPAND POWER is going to be the most useful product for me.

As it’s Christmas time, I decorated my house with lights. Putting up the light was easy but powering the lights were a pain. I managed to channel the cables to one place but when it came to plugging them I had to use multiple adapters, extension cables, etc. The whole decorartion looked amazing but the wiring junction was a mess, I managed to cover that up placing a paper start over it.

But I am sure next year I don’t have to face this issue. I will have my FLEXPAND POWER to fix this for me. So now let’s talk about the FLEXPAND POWER and also let’s see how you can back the creators and get one for yourself.

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FLEXPAND POWER is a flexible circuit breaking power strip that bends to fit every sized plug or adapter without wasting a single outlet, which means no more plug traffic jams or blocked outlets and it also protects your devices from power spikes.

Like I mentioned earlier, the current power strips we use is too long and creates a mess in the house and also does not protect your devices.

I really loved how they named the product. “FLEX” & “PAND” which is short form for “FLEXIBLE” & “EXPANDABLE”, genius, isn’t it? The name is as clever as the product itself. Kudos to the creators on coming up with an amazing product and amazing name. You can support this amazing creators by visiting their kickstarter page. Click here to support them. You can also read more about the product on their kickstarter page.

December 12, 2017
Know More About Link Building In SEO
Link building, one of the primary aspects of modern-day search engine optimization, is valuable ammunition for your SEO strategies. Here, we aim to throw light on the basics of link building and why it is considered to be beneficial for business such as yours.

Top Advantages of Link Building

Oft referred to as an essential process for getting links to increase the visibility of your website, link building can be attained by inserting quality articles and keyword-rich content into your SEO campaigns. With the Google Penguin algorithm being launched on April 24, 2014, it now takes plenty of skills to get the process right. In general, link building relates to the process of attaining links from quality sites, high authority sites, and related sites. It is important to have links to high quality and relevancy to get better search engine rankings.

The popularity of a blog or website is often determined by its overall number of inbound links. The number of links attributed to quality websites also plays a vital role in determining the Google Page Rank (PR) score of your online business. Given this, once you have started your website or blog, it is important to lay focus on your link building efforts to get more exposure on popular search engines

Incoming links related to authority website are rewarded in terms of Google Search results. Proper and effective link building does not necessarily relate to building unlimited links; in fact, it can be associated with getting genuine back links from trusted websites.

Bu incorporating the right link building processes in your SEO campaigns, you may look forward to getting:
1. More visibility for your content in search results.
2. Better traffic from various other business portals and websites that are directly or indirectly linked to your website.
3. Rated as an impactful and valuable online resource courtesy the high-quality inbound links directed to your website. This essential task can be fitfully performed by investing in high quality, meaningful and quality content.
4. Proper indexing in search results. The indexing process becomes more effective and faster once you have the right link building tools and techniques in place.
5. Hold of an important and non-avoidable aspect of SEO.
Link building can be gained rightly via many strategies; these include infographics, guest blogging, epic videos, do-follow blog comments, directory submissions, good pillar content for informing bloggers, do follow social book-marking portals, and so forth. There are plenty of other vital strategies that are followed by SEO experts. In case you have a niche business site, it would pay to invest in an appropriate link building plan to get the best results only. You may want to click on the following link, http://www.techjaws.com/three-important-things-need-know-link-building/ to get access to the best link building tips and tricks to improve upon your search results.
November 2, 2017
Top 3 Cheapest DSLR Cameras in India

If you have an interest in photography, DSLR cameras are a great choice for you. They are the best that you can make use of for the professional photography. They are an excellent choice when capturing the nature and all other stuff that can take the interest of people.

The price range of DSLR cameras is quite affordable. Since they usually have a warranty coming from manufacturers, there is, therefore, no need to worry about it. They also have impressive features which will emphasize photography to such a higher level.

Here are the top 3 cheapest DSLR cameras in India to cover all the major events of your life:

Canon 1300D- Rs 20,990

With all its highlighted features, you surely would appreciate buying this camera. The mere fact that it is sold at a very affordable price will let you grab it right away. Its features include NFC and Wi-Fi support, full high-definition recording, ISO-100 to 12800, eighteen megapixels camera, image processing and high-speed USB support. Its auto/manual focus is also one of its impressive points. Its box also contains battery charger, lens, camera, camera bag, SD card, strap, and USB. Buy this one now before it’s too late.

Sony ILCE-5000L- Rs 29,493

Say goodbye to your old camera and embrace this DSLR camera available now in India. Never miss out on memories and scenes that must be cherished for a lifetime. Sony introduced this as the best and the perfect solution. Rely much on its built-in features and take all the images while staying outdoors. This powerful camera will make it sure of your not missing any significant moment of your life.

With its power zoom feature, you will appreciate this one as the most attractive feature. You would love quality-close ups and grand vistas. Enjoy that effortless zooming and single-handed operation. This will bring out a convenience and ease of a compact camera.

Shoot all those stunning ceremonies, events and parties. You are assured to capture a better and more stable image while you move around. You will capture the best shot of your family and friends. Just press the button for MOVIE and then, record the HD movie in AVCHD format. SDXC, SDHC, and SD memory cards will also be compatible with this DSLR camera.

Nikon D3200- Rs 32,990

It is enriched with a lot of features that will make you even prouder of it. This also boasts its ergonomic design, and this makes a perfect choice for all photography fans/aficionados. You will appreciate this one as it is sold at its exceptional rate. Since it is offered with a two-year warranty, the more that you could put your trust in it.

Its wide-viewing angle will just make it easier and faster for you to monitor the subject. Its auto-focus system will also be an additional factor for you to buy it. It still has its extra features that make it a perfect choice for you!

Level up your interest in photography! Buy any of these cheapest DSLR cameras in India. Set a specific budget for any of these cameras for your guaranteed satisfaction!

Source: Best DSLR Cameras under 25000.

October 23, 2017
Too Many Spam Emails? Email on Deck Is Here To Rescue You

Have you ever wondered why you get so many promotional emails from companies you never shared your email with? I used to wonder the same. But last year I found out how.

A company which gives free Photoshop design files were selling emails to other companies. I don’t want to link to that site but will give you a brief on how they work. They source PSD files from across the web with the permission of the designers who are already giving it for free. This website has so many files that it a lot of people depend on this, making it a successful website. So designers think they are getting a good exposure. Now coming to the downloading part. This website doesn’t allow you to download the file directly from their website, they email you the download link. So when you enter the email they store it and sell it to marketers who spam you. Huh! Solution to this?

You can do many things to protect your email. But I am going to focus on one method and I think this is the best one.

Creating temporary emails is the best thing to do in such cases. There are many temporary email address providers but my favorite is Email on Deck. Within 2 clicks you will get a temporary email and start receiving emails. Compared to other similar services, Email on Deck is the most user-friendly. They guide you through each step. Once you are done, you can click on the “Forget this email and get another” button and your email will be deleted and no one would be able to use it again.

Another feature I like is the email recovery feature. If you have an email token, you can recover the email which you used earlier. You can find the email token at the bottom of the page where you receive the emails. Only you can recover your emails, no one else can.

Go ahead and try the service and let me know what you think via the comments.

July 1, 2017