A Career Path in Software Development: Not Easy But Challenging and Lucrative

Software development is easily considered one of the most respectable career paths to attain, at least in my home city – Bangalore and amongst family members. It is considered this way because a) a job in the software sector pays you pretty well, and b) it is and always has been a lucrative industry to work in which has a defined career ladder that you can climb real fast, provided you show impeccable performance.

I have termed software development to be “not an easy job” simply because of the existence of a very complicated structure and process in place. Firstly, there is a strict education process that needs to be cleared that would give you a degree in software development. The education would expect you to go through years of complex process training sessions. Secondly, there is the tough task of finally getting into the actual job in an organization that is not only renowned, but also promises growth; and by growth I do not only mean professional growth but again growth in terms of learning and personal abilities.

Well, it doesn’t end there once the career growth assurance is given by a reputed firm. There is a lot of individual performance that needs to be portrayed that is worth being recognized, complimented and rewarded. It is like that old cliche – hard work always pays off.

Open Source Software Development

A very new source of software development and one that is very rapidly gaining recognition in the world of technology is – Open Source. A short quote from Wikipedia states “Open source software development is the process by which open source software (or similar software whose source code is publicly available) is developed. In simple terms it means that an existing software code is worked on and upgraded and the code derived would be of open source in nature (one that is available for free).

Now, this is another space that an aspiring software developer would want to enter. Here the developer could work as a freelancer, develop customized software using open source software codes and then sell it to a client as per his/ her requirements. The reason why there is the mention of the fact that open source software gaining rapid popularity is because FOSS (Free Open Source Software) has posed immense competition to proprietary software firms – the ones that are considered as the real destination points of software developers.

Whilst studying, undergoing training, hunting for an appropriate job in an appropriate firm and ensuring the building of a sensible and growth-oriented career, there is one and the single most essential thing that you will enjoy out of doing all this hard work. And that is – HAPPINESS. Happiness of possessing a respectable job, happiness of being in a lucrative growth-driven career, and happiness of earning good money.

Understanding Social Commerce

If you are an online entrepreneur and you haven’t heard the term ‘social commerce’, sit back, relax, and read the rest of this post because understanding social commerce will prove to be extremely important going forward. Social Commerce is really the combination of two online forces and six social heuristics. The online forces are social networking and eCommerce. The six heuristics are social proof, authority, scarcity, like, reciprocity, and consistency. Social commerce provides many different opportunities for the online entrepreneur, and to fully grasp its power – you will need to understand a little bit more about what makes it what it is.

Social proof

When in doubt about making a buying decision, follow what someone else is doing. This is not only true for social commerce, but has been a psychological mindset for years. This is what makes social networking so powerful. If you want to sell more products, you will need to have more people talking about the products and services you provide. When new decision makers aren’t sure about a decision, they follow what others are doing.

Authority

Do you have experts in your industry talking about your products and services? If you don’t, you should. When specialist or people of authority talk about your products or services, this is like gold. If an expert is talking about your product, it must be good right?

Scarcity

The day you tell people that they have a limited time in order to take advantage of a specific offering, they want it. This is a well known selling tactic that has been used throughout the ages and to this day is one of the most effective techniques used in online commerce.

Like

If we like someone, are we more likely to agree with them? If the people we like recommend a product, are we more likely to buy it because they recommended it or because others (people they don’t know) told them to buy it? You know the answer to that one, and this is one of the key features of social networking. You follow those you like, when they recommend something, there is an 85% chance you’ll buy it without doing any research.

Reciprocity

Do you tell friends about deals and specials they would surely benefit from? Most everyone does, and the reasons have a lot to do with reasoning. People are truly nice and they sincerely want to help others, and they will help you if you have a product or service that has provided value for them in one way or another.

Consistency

You will not be known unless you keep your message, brand, products or services in front of the decision makers. You will need to be consistent in all efforts when it comes to social commerce.

Social commerce is nothing more than using all these ingredients in your efforts to create your online presence, and to generate exposure, visibility, and popularity around your brand. This will eventually get interested parties to the products and services you provide, and provide profits never before imagined.

What Is FantaZ? Is FantaZ The Future Of Online Gaming?

FantaZ (pronounced Fantazee) is billed as ‘The ultimate gaming destination’. It offers a combination of fun, free games and more serious, high-stake competitions. The difference between FantaZ and any other subscription gaming site is that it doesn’t only offer the chance to play games and win prizes, but it also offers gamers the chance to turn it into their own MLM business.FantaZ is essentially a betting site, or an online gaming casino, but with the important difference that players compete in games of skill and not chance, which means the website is 100% legal and compliant with US law. Winnings will also be based entirely on your abilities as a video gamer.The more money you put into the business, the more money you could potentially get out of it. It relies on a number of factors, including not only your gaming ability, but the abilities of your friends too, since you will earn commissions based on the performance of those you recruited into the business, known as your ‘downline’.But FantaZ is very risky. Think of it like professional poker. The top poker players in the world compete for pots worth millions of dollars, and live a millionaire lifestyle. If you are bad at poker, however, or enter games where the stakes are too high for you, you could end up in serious financial trouble.FantaZ attempts to combat these dangers by giving you the safety net of bonus commissions from your downline, however they will not be enough to cover considerable losses unless you have a large and committed pool of players under you.So the essential thing to know about the FantaZ business opportunity is this: whether you are winning or losing all your games with FantaZ, the key to remaining financially viable is having a strong and active downline. Being able to add hundreds of people into your business will either take your winnings into the stratosphere, or at the very least offset some of your more considerable losses. FantaZ is a high-risk venture, which requires not only skills as a gamer, but also considerable skills as a businessperson.Like all high-risk enterprises though, the potential rewards could be life-changing.

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