Author: Kyzson

History Background: Started as a tech forum ecosystem in 2002 and evolved into Malaysia’s largest tech + gadget + digital lifestyle publisher, anchored by its influential forum community. Forum remains one of Malaysia’s most active digital communities.
Founder’s Profile: Vijandren Ramadass (digital entrepreneur; built Lowyat from forum roots into a tech media powerhouse).

• Overview: Malaysia’s benchmark for consumer tech, telecom, forums, digital policy, and gadget reviews.
• Year of Debut: 2002
• Content Category / Audience Niche: Tech, gadgets, forums, consumer electronics, internet culture
• Tier Ranking: S-Tier (Reach: 10/10 | Authority: 10/10 | Viral: 8.5/10)

Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lowyattv
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowyatnet/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lowyatnet
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lowyatdotnet/​

Official Website URL: https://www.lowyat.net/

• What Makes It Unique: Massive forum authority + trusted editorial + strong SEO + consumer trust.

• Best For Branding Collaboration: Telcos, gadgets, fintech, PC hardware, software, startups, B2B tech.

History Background:Began as Paul’s personal automotive blog in 2004, later scaling into Malaysia/ASEAN’s leading automotive portal.
Founder’s Profile: Paulvinder Tan Teck Kheong,  respected Malaysian motoring journalist and founder of Driven Communications.
Overview: Automotive benchmark for Malaysia, covering launches, reviews, EVs, policy, and ASEAN mobility.
Year of Debut: 2004
Content Category / Audience Niche: Automotive, EV, policy, reviews
Tier Ranking: S-Tier (Reach: 9.8/10 | Authority: 10/10 | Viral: 8.8/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paultanorg
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paultan/
• TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@paultancarsrs
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paultanautonews/

Official Website URL: https://paultan.org/

• What Makes It Unique: Automotive trust, industry speed, policy breakdown, car buyer relevance.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: Automotive, EV, lubricants, insurance, aftermarket, mobility apps.

History Background: Built as Malaysia’s social-first viral news publisher focused on trending stories and youth attention. Part of INFLUASIA network.
Founder’s Profile: Co-founded by Chris Khristie and Michelle Tan in 2016. They are part of the digital media group INFLUASIA, which also operates Lobak Merah, NOODOU, and In Real Life,
Overview: One of Malaysia’s strongest viral social news engines.
Year of Debut: 2013
Content Category / Audience Niche: Viral news, social stories, lifestyle, youth culture
Tier Ranking: S-Tier (Reach: 9.7/10 | Authority: 8.5/10 | Viral: 10/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WORLDOFBUZZTV
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldofbuzz/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldofbuzz
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldofbuzz/

Official Website URL: https://worldofbuzz.com/

• What Makes It Unique: Viral storytelling + social relatability + youth market penetration.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: FMCG, lifestyle brands, entertainment, youth campaigns, consumer launches.

History Background: Started as a tech blog and matured into a major mobile-tech authority in Malaysia.
Founder’s Profile: Amin Ashaar is the co-founder and CEO of SoyaCincau,
Overview: Strong in smartphones, telcos, EV, and practical tech explainers.
Year of Debut: 2008
Content Category / Audience Niche: Consumer tech, smartphones, telecom
Tier Ranking: A+ Tier (Reach: 9.2/10 | Authority: 9.5/10 | Viral: 8.5/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoyaCincau
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soyacincau/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soyacincau
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soyacincau/

Official Website URL: https://soyacincau.com/

• What Makes It Unique: Mobile-first, practical, consumer purchase decision influence.

• Best For Branding Collaboration: Smartphones, telcos, fintech, EVs, wearables.

History Background: Founded by Hong Kiat Lim, grew from design blog to globally recognized creative resource.
Founder’s Profile: Hong Kiat Lim, a prominent Malaysian blogger, web designer, and developer.
Overview: International-scale design, web dev, productivity, and creative inspiration platform.
Year of Debut: 2007
Content Category / Audience Niche: Design, web development, productivity
Tier Ranking: A+ Tier (Reach: 9/10 | Authority: 9.8/10 | Viral: 7.8/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: NA
• Instagram: NA
• TikTok: NA
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hongkiatcom/

Official Website URL: https://www.hongkiat.com/

• What Makes It Unique: Malaysian-born, global digital creative authority.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: SaaS, design tools, hosting, productivity software.

History Background: Bangsar Babe began as a personal food and lifestyle blog documenting Sue Lynn’s culinary discoveries and evolved into one of Malaysia’s most recognized lifestyle and food platforms. It later expanded into travel, fashion, and digital marketing, becoming one of the country’s earliest professionally monetized blogger brands.
Founder’s Profile: Tiong Sue Lynn known as Bangsar Babe, is a prominent Malaysian food, travel, and lifestyle influencer and blogger based in Kuala Lumpur.
Overview: One of Malaysia’s OG lifestyle bloggers with deep authority in food, restaurant reviews, hospitality, and premium lifestyle experiences. Strong reputation for honest reviews and consistent content longevity.
Year of Debut: 2007
Content Category / Audience Niche: Food reviews, travel, lifestyle, fashion, hospitality
Tier Ranking (Reach / Authority / Viral Potential):
A+ Tier (Reach: 9/10 | Authority: 9.5/10 | Viral Potential: 8.7/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: NA
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bangsarbabe/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bangsarbabe​​
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bangsarbabe/

Official Website URL (Verified, Active): https://www.bangsarbabe.com/

• What Makes It Unique: One of Malaysia’s longest-running lifestyle blogs, Strong food credibility and hospitality influence. Trademarked blogger brand (rare in Malaysia)
• Best For Branding Collaboration: ​  Restaurants, cafes, hospitality groups, tourism boards, FMCG food brands, kitchenware, premium lifestyle brands, travel campaigns.

History Background: Vivy Yusof began as one of Malaysia’s earliest high-profile fashion and lifestyle bloggers through her personal blogging platforms (notably Proudduck and Sincerely Vivy), building a strong digital following before transitioning into entrepreneurship.
Founder’s Profile: Malaysian entrepreneur, London School of Economics law graduate, co-founder of FashionValet (2010) and The dUCk Group, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree, author, and digital personality.
Overview: A pioneer in Malaysian fashion blogging who transformed personal influence into a multimillion-ringgit business ecosystem, blending aspirational lifestyle, Muslim fashion, entrepreneurship, and social media storytelling.
Year of Debut: Approx. 2008
Content Category / Audience Niche: Fashion, lifestyle, entrepreneurship, modest fashion, motherhood, luxury lifestyle
Tier Ranking (Reach / Authority / Viral Potential):
S-Tier (Reach: 10/10 | Authority: 9.2/10 | Viral Potential: 9.8/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: NA
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivyyusof/
• TikTok: NA
• Facebook: NA

Official Website URL (Verified, Active): https://blog.sincerelyvivy.com/

• What Makes the Blogger / Page Unique and Worth Following: Among Malaysia’s earliest blogger-to-business empire success stories. Luxury + modest fashion + founder branding with High aspirational influence among women, fashion followers, and entrepreneurs
• Best For Branding Collaboration: ​Luxury brands, modest fashion labels, women entrepreneurship campaigns, cosmetics, premium lifestyle brands, publishing, startup ecosystems.

History Background: Developed as social content for Malaysia’s social-media generation with youth-focused storytelling.
Founder’s Profile: Khailee Ng -Rev Asia / digital media group roots.
Overview: Social-first mainstream content platform.
Year of Debut: 2012
Content Category / Audience Niche: Lifestyle, youth, viral, social issues
Tier Ranking: A Tier (Reach: 9/10 | Authority: 8/10 | Viral: 9.5/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saysdotcom
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saysdotcom/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saysdotcom
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAYS/

Official Website URL: https://says.com/

• What Makes It Unique: Millennial + Gen Z social influence.

• Best For Branding Collaboration: Youth products, entertainment, FMCG, fintech.

History Background: Knowledge hub focused on smarter consumers and entrepreneurs.
Founder’s Profile: ​Jacky Yap / GRVTY Media.
Overview: Business + startup + entrepreneurship content.
Year of Debut: 2014
Content Category / Audience Niche: Startups, entrepreneurship, SME
Tier Ranking: A Tier (Reach: 8.7/10 | Authority: 9/10 | Viral: 7.5/10)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaWNKw-XC8hxhfya9ymspYA
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vulcanpostmsia/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vulcanpostmsia
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VulcanpostMY/

Official Website URL: https://vulcanpost.com/my/

• What Makes It Unique: SME/startup ecosystem trust.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: SaaS, B2B, startups, grants, education.

History Background: Personal finance comparison and financial literacy platform.
Founder’s Profile: Lee Ching Wei  / Fintech-focused founders.
Overview: Strong finance and consumer money decisions.
Year of Debut: 2012
Content Category / Audience Niche: Personal finance, banking, insurance
Tier Ranking: A Tier (Reach: 8.8/10 | Authority: 9.3/10 | Viral: 6.8/10)
​Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imoneymalaysia5063
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imoney_my/?hl=en
• TikTok: NA
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IMoney.my/

Official Website URL: https://www.imoney.my/

• What Makes It Unique: Financial literacy + comparison tools.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: Banking, insurance, loans, fintech.

History Background: Siakap Keli is one of the popular news and digital media portals in Malaysia that was established in 2013. It was founded by 3 university students and started as a platform that focused on creating viral content.
Year of Debut: 2014
Content Category / Audience Niche: Audience is primarily Malay-speaking in Malaysia. The audience is concentrated in the 25–44 year old range (approx. 50%+ of users), with a significant secondary base of 18-24 year olds.
Tier Ranking: A Tier (BM Mass Reach Specialist)
​Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5TWROsmkTHVhzmFUW94oA
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siakapkeli/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesiakapkeli
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siakapkeli/?locale=ms_MY

Official Website URL: https://siakapkeli.my/

• What Makes It Unique: BM virality + broad rakyat reach.
• Best For Branding Collaboration: Government campaigns, mass FMCG, public awareness.

Overview: Malay entertainment + celebrity + lifestyle giant.
Founder's Profile: Hafriz Zulpakar
Year of Debut: 2010
Content Category / Audience Niche: Audience is primarily Malay-speaking in Malaysia. The audience is concentrated in
Tier Ranking: A Tier (BM Mass Reach Specialist)
Social Media Presence:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZtXpTMSy1iv1lYvOiahD3A
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbulanofficial/?hl=en
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ohbulanofficial?lang=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohbulanofficialfan/

Official Website URL: https://ohbulan.com/

• What Makes It Unique: ​BM entertainment dominance.

• Best For Branding Collaboration: Beauty, fashion, FMCG, celebrity marketing.

Author: Kyzson

Pantone color refers to a standardized color system developed by Pantone called the Pantone Matching System (PMS). Instead of describing a color vaguely as “dark blue” or “bright red,” Pantone gives each color a specific code, such as Pantone 186 C or Pantone 300 U.
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This allows designers, printers, manufacturers, and brands around the world to reproduce the exact same color consistently, regardless of location, printer, or material. 

Pantone began in the 1950s as a small commercial printing company in Carlstadt. In 1956, a young employee named Lawrence Herbert joined the company and used his chemistry knowledge to organize pigments and ink formulas.
At that time, printers had no universal way to match colors. Designers, clients, and printers often relied on verbal descriptions or physical samples, leading to inconsistent results.

​In 1962, Lawrence Herbert bought the company, and in 1963 he introduced the Pantone Matching System. The original system used a small number of base pigments that could be mixed in precise ratios to create repeatable colors.

Pantone was created to solve one major problem: color inconsistency. Before Pantone, a company might ask for “bright red,” but every printer could produce a different shade. A logo printed in one country could look darker, lighter, or more orange in another country.

Pantone created a universal “language of color,” where everyone can refer to the same numbered shade. For example, if a designer specifies Pantone 186 C, printers and manufacturers know exactly which red to produce. 

Pantone is important because color consistency is essential for branding, manufacturing, and product quality.For example:

• A brand’s logo color must remain the same across packaging, brochures, websites, uniforms, and exhibition booths.
• Large companies operating in multiple countries need identical colors on every product.
• Certain colors such as metallics, neon, and fluorescents cannot be reproduced accurately with normal CMYK printing.
• Pantone helps avoid expensive mistakes in printing and manufacturing.

Many famous brands use Pantone references to maintain exact brand colors, including Coca-Cola red, Tiffany & Co. blue, and McDonald's yellow. Pantone colors are even used in flags, uniforms, automotive paint, and government standards.

Author: Kyzson

Before we dive in a complete guide about the Ai stuffs, lets discuss about what they are, why to use them, when to be cautious, and what lies ahead.

Artificial intelligence @ Ai has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept into a daily business tool, I mean look at Will Smith Eating Spaghetti test video!. Today, AI is helping business owners save time, reduce costs, improve marketing performance, generate ideas, and automate repetitive work.

However, while AI tools offer major benefits, relying too heavily on them can create problems such as inaccurate information, poor creativity, and lack of originality.
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This article will explores the top 12 AI tools for business owners, designer and content creators, explains what AI marketing tools are, why humans should use them carefully, and what the future relationship between humans and AI may look like.

AI tools can provide significant advantages when it used properly.

• Save Time - Many tasks that used to take several hours can now be completed in minutes. Examples include writing captions, editing videos, researching keywords, or generating blog outlines.
• Reduce Costs  - Small businesses can use AI instead of hiring large teams for design, writing, customer support, or marketing analysis.
• Increase Productivity - AI allows people to produce more work in less time. A content creator can create multiple blog posts, videos, or social media campaigns faster than before.
• Improve Creativity - AI can help brainstorm ideas, suggest new content directions, and overcome creative blocks.
• Support Better Decision Making - Many AI tools analyze large amounts of data and help business owners understand customer behavior, market trends, and sales performance.

Although AI is powerful, it should never completely replace human thinking.

• AI Can Be Wrong - AI sometimes creates false information, outdated facts, or misleading content. This is often called “AI hallucination.”
• Lack of Human Emotion - AI can imitate emotion, but it does not truly understand human experiences, empathy, culture, or personal values.
• Generic Content Risk - If everyone uses the same AI tools, content can become repetitive, boring, and unoriginal.
• Brand Identity Can Be Lost - Businesses that rely too much on AI-generated content may lose their unique voice and personality, specially when the process of using it by non professional Ai Prompter.
• Overdependence Can Reduce Skills - When people let AI do everything, they may stop improving their own writing, design, marketing, or problem-solving skills.

AI tools are software platforms that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation to help businesses improve their marketing performance.
These tools can:

• Write marketing copy
• Generate images and videos
• Automate email campaigns
• Suggest SEO keywords
• Analyze customer behavior
• Create social media posts
• Build chatbots for customer support
• Improve ad targeting and conversion rates
• Medical Analysis

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Instead of spending hours manually doing repetitive tasks, AI tools can complete them in minutes.

• For business owners, this means saving time and reducing labor costs. Providing data-driven insights to improve decision-making
• For designer, content creators, this means faster production and more consistent content output. accelerating workflows, enhancing creativity, automating repetitive tasks allowing them to focus on strategic, and more high-level creative work.
• For student. providing 24/7 Support (if there are electricity)​, personalized learning experiences, accelerating content comprehension, saving time on assist with brainstorming, solving difficult, step-by-step math problems, and explaining complex subjects instantly.
• For medical industry, provide significant benefits, ranging from improved patient outcomes to increased operational efficiency. Faster and more accurate disease detection through deep learning and computer vision. It can identify subtle patterns in X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans that may be missed by human eyes. AI also helps reduce diagnostic errors in fields such as radiology and pathology, with some studies showing cancer detection accuracy rates of 90–95%. In addition, AI can analyze medical images in real time to quickly identify and flag urgent cases.

Not everyone supports the rise of AI. Some people dislike it for several reasons.

• Job displacement fears - Many creative professionals worry that AI tools will erode demand for human writers, designers, and artists (white collar jobs).
• Copyright and intellectual property - AI models are trained on human-created content, raising unresolved questions about attribution and consent.
• Loss of authenticity - Audiences are increasingly able to detect AI-generated content, which can feel hollow or inauthentic.
• Environmental cost - Large AI models consume enormous amounts of energy, contributing to carbon emissions.
• Bias in AI outputs - AI systems can perpetuate and amplify existing societal biases if not carefully managed.
• Corporate data collection - Inputting business and personal information into AI tools raises questions about where that data goes.
• Unpredictable behaviour - AI tools occasionally produce unexpected, incorrect, or inappropriate outputs.
• Distrust of automation - A principled preference for human craftsmanship over machine efficiency.

AI tools are no longer optional for modern businesses and content creators. If utilize properly the use of Ai Tools, they can save time, assist on repetitive task, reduce cost, and help people produce more content faster.
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However, AI should be treated as an assistant, not a replacement for human skills. The best results happen when humans use AI wisely while still maintaining creativity, originality, emotion, and strategic thinking.

In the future, people who know how to work together with AI tools will have a major advantage over those who ignore them completely.

AI is not here to replace humans. AI is here to help humans become more productive, creative, and efficient. unless some fellow mess up and "Wake" the Skynet Mode... Joking

So, if you want to stay ahead of AI and outperform it, can you create something that a CPU or GPU cannot replicate?

Author: Kyzson

If you're doing professional / client work, prioritize:

• Google Fonts → safest, scalable, web-ready
• Font Squirrel → commercial license clarity
• Behance / Fontfabric → premium branding feel

If you're doing creative / viral design:

• 🎨 DaFont / FontSpace → more, funky, expressive & trendy

Android (Common)

• 1080 × 2400 ⭐ most used
• 1440 × 3200 (flagship devices)
• 720 × 1600 (budget phones)

Safe Universal Mobile Size
👉 1080 × 1920 (9:16) works across most devices

Pro Tip (Designer Level)

• Design in 4K (3840×2160) → downscale for all devices
• Use aspect-ratio variations, not just resizing
• Create portrait + landscape versions

AIT WORLDWIDE EXPRESS
www.aitworldwide.com/locations/

ARAMEX
www.aramex.com/my/en/home
​12C Hedgeford Innovation Park, Jalan Tandang, 46050 Petaling Jaya Selangor
Office phone +6037613 0000

Skynet Express
http://www.skynet.com.my/
No.4 Jalan SS13/5,  47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Tel:603- 56239090
Fax:603- 56239000​

AIRPAK Express
http://airpak-express.com/my/
Contact

Avanti Worldwide Express AWE
http://www.avanti.com.my/
9-2 Jalan PJS 11/28, Sunway Metro, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03 5631 1505

City-Link
http://www.citylinkexpress.com/
3A Jalan Akitek U1/22, Seksyen U1, HICOM Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam
Tel: 03 5033 3800 Customer Service

DPEX
http://www.dpex.com/malaysia/main.asp
NO. 4 JALAN SS 13/5, 47500 SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN, WEST MALAYSIA
TEL: +60 3 5638 5711     
FAX : +603 5638 1606

DHL Worldwide Express
http://www.dhl.com.my/
Lot 14, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya
Tel:1 300 88 1188 (24 hrs Hotline), 03 7957 1188

DelyvaNow
https://delyva.com/my/
F-11-19, Level 11, Block F, Pacific Place Business Centre, Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Email: contact@delyva.com

Flash Express
https://www.flashexpress.my/
Level 1, Tower 5, Avenue 7, The Horizon, Bangsar South City, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03 2779 7388

FedEx 
http://www.fedex.com/my/
Ground Floor, Wisma Honeywell, Jalan Bersatu 13/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya
Tel:1 800 88 6363     
Customer Service: 03 7718 3800

Easy Parcel
EasyParcel is a logistics service platform that allow you to check for delivery rate from different courier companies and book for delivery online​.
https://easyparcel.my/
​Contact >>

Shopee Express (Special Benefit for Shopee Seller)
https://www.tracking.my/shopee
Address Indahpura, Kulai, Johor (Appointment required)

SF Express
www.sf-express.com/my/en/
No.8, Lorong Tandang B, Seksyen 51,46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
​Local Tel: 03 76296400
Local Hotline: 1800 18 3331

Grab Delivery (Malaysia Localize)
https://www.grab.com/my/express/​
G-02 Ground Floor, Block A, Axis Business Campus, No 13A &13B Jalan 225, Section 51A, Petaling Jaya, 46100 Selangor.

GD Express
http://www.gdexpress.com/
19 Jalan Tandang, 46050 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03 7787 6668 General Line          
03 77876677 Help desk  
03 7787 6688 Pick-Up Hotline
Fax: 03 7785 6818

GoGet (Malaysia Localize)
https://goget.my/
​Contact >>

Japan Post
https://www.post.japanpost.jp/
Contacts >>

Kangaroo
http://www.kangaroo.com
Lot 2 & 4, Jalan Beremban 15/12, Section 15, 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-5518 8228 (General line)  +603-5510 2033 (Pick-up line)
Fax: 603-5510 2032 / 5518 8128

KLACH Courier Services (M) Sdn Bhd (Malaysia Localize)
http://www.klach.com.my/​
Head Office: Ground Floor, Bangunan Cheong Wing Chan 41-51, Jalan Maharajalela 50150 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-22738292 Fax: 6046090960

LalaMove (Malaysia Localize)
https://www.lalamove.com/en-my/​
Address: 19th Floor ,Mercu 3,KL Eco City, Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum 59200, Kuala Lumpur
​Phone: 1300-80-9000 Phone: 03-92129660

LBC Express Kuala Lumpur Branch (Malaysia > Philippines)
https://www.lbcexpress.com/​
Address: Lot G06-02, Ground Floor Kota Raya Complex, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 1-800-81-6222

J&T Express
https://www.jtexpress.my/
Address: 19th Floor ,Mercu 3,KL Eco City, Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum 59200, Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 1300-80-9000
Phone: 03-92129660

Malaysian Express Worldwide
https://malaysian-express.com/ (parent site)
Adress: 3 Jalan USJ 16/2F, 47630 UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 03 8024 7875
Fax: 03 8024 7870

​Ninja Van
https://www.ninjavan.co/
HQ: ​Mapletree Logistics Hub, Unit 3.1, Jalan 22, 1, Persiaran Jubli Perak, Seksyen 22, 40300 Shah Alam, Selangor
​Phone: 011-1722 5600

Overseas Courier Service OCS
http://www.ocstracking.com/ (international site)

Poslaju Malaysia EMS - National Courier Service
http://www.pos.com.my/Poslaju/Main/framemenu.htm
Jalan Tun Sambathan, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 2274 2555
Fax: 03 2274 4000

S.O.S. Express - Pengangkutan SOS
Transportation services to hypermarkets Carrefour, Tesco, Giant & Makro
http://www.sosexpress.com.my/
15, 17 & 19, TIB 1/19, Taman Industri Bolton, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor
Tel: 03 6185 9762
Fax: 03 6185 9761

TA Q Bin Express - Yamato Transport
http://my.ta-q-bin.com

TELEPORT
www.teleport.it/
​RedQ, Jalan Pekeliling 5, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur, KLIA, Selangor

Skynet Worldwide / Malaysia
http://www.skynet.com.my/
No.4 Jalan SS13/5, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Customer Service Tel: 03- 56239090      
Fax: 03- 56239000

Nippon Express
https://www.nipponexpress.com/​
Lot 72,Persiaran Jubli Perak, Seksyen 22, 40300 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Customer Service Tel: 60-(3)5033-1111

Sure-Reach Worldwide Express - Kurier Surereach
http://www.sure-reach.com/
11 Jalan 51/205, The Highway Centre, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: + 03 7781 8188
Fax: +03 7781 3166

TNT Express Worldwide
http://www.tnt.com/country/en_my.html
2 Jalan Jururancang UI/21, Seksyen UI, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40150 Shah Alam
Tel: 03 5569 1951
Fax: 03 5569 2923

UPS - United Parcel Service
http://www.ups.com/asia/my/engindex.html
1 Jalan Tandang, Wisma Ali Bawal 1, 46050 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03 7784 1233 Customer Service
Fax: 03 7784 2372

Interested in accepting credit card online as well as internet banking for your online eCommerce website? The following services provider at below is few of option you can look in to. There are few more other in market than the listed name below but I think the listed name below will help you to decide which payment gateway provider is more suitable for you.

Author: Kyzson

Fiuu: Fiuu is a Malaysia-based payment gateway that lets you receive local and cross-border payments across South East Asia. You can use popular regional payment methods across South East Asia.

Payment Express Is a high growth, innovative global leader in payment technology. Providing PCI DSS compliant payment solutions, we're certified with all major card schemes. A global end to end platform for ecommerce, retail and unattended that facilitates payments seamlessly in real time. 

Award winning digital platform has successfully executed over MYR 1 billion in transactions covering cross-border trade payments and individual remittances. We've achieved such rapid success by optimizing our treasury operations with machine learning algorithms and integration with blockchain solutions for swifter disbursement. MoneyMatch is expanding globally at a rapid pace with operations in three countries already with many more to come!

​Touch ‘n Go has been a part of Malaysia’s mobility journey for over two decades. With 25 million active cards, 1.2 million active TNG RFID users, and 13 million unique customers, Touch ‘n Go continues to champion Malaysia’s mobility ecosystem through tolling, parking and transit powered by innovative technology.

HitPay is an all-in-one payment platform designed to help Malaysian businesses accept, manage, and grow payments easily across online and offline channels. It is built במיוחד for SMEs, offering a simple and scalable solution without complex setup requirements.
The platform allows businesses to accept cards, QR payments, e-wallets, and bank transfers, including popular local methods like DuitNow, while also supporting 50+ payment methods and over 150 currencies for global transactions.
One of HitPay’s key advantages is its no-code, plug-and-play approach, enabling merchants to start accepting payments quickly without technical knowledge. Businesses can integrate HitPay with eCommerce platforms like Shopify or use features such as payment links, invoicing, recurring billing, and POS systems.
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HitPay also offers a transparent pricing model, with no setup, monthly, or subscription fees, charging only per transaction. This makes it especially attractive for startups and small businesses looking to minimize upfront costs.
Additionally, the platform supports omnichannel payments, allowing businesses to manage online sales, in-store transactions, and B2B payments within a single system.

​Established in the year 2011, AsiaPay Malaysia is a wholly owned subsidiary of AsiaPay Limited which is one of the leading payment service providers in the Asia Pacific region. PayDollar is a payment gateway platform developed by AsiaPay, a Hong Kong-based payment service provider with over 20 years of experience. 

Stripe is a global financial technology platform that provides businesses with the infrastructure to accept payments, manage revenue, and build scalable financial systems. It combines payment processing, APIs, and financial tools into one unified platform, enabling companies to operate both locally and internationally.
Stripe allows businesses to accept payments online, in person, and across borders, supporting over 135 currencies and multiple payment methods. This makes it highly suitable for companies that want to expand globally or serve international customers. 

​ManagePay Systems Berhad (“MPay”) is a provider of end-to-end electronic payment (“e-Payment”) solutions for banks and financial institutions, merchants and card issuers with operations in Malaysia. The Company is currently listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia with market capitalization in excess of RM120 million. 

Airwallex is a global financial platform that enables businesses to accept payments, manage multi-currency accounts, and perform international transactions within a single system. It is designed to simplify global commerce by combining payment processing, foreign exchange (FX), and financial operations into one unified platform.
Airwallex allows businesses to hold, receive, and send funds in multiple currencies, often providing local bank details in key markets. This helps companies reduce conversion costs and avoid unnecessary FX fees. The platform supports payment acceptance in over 130 currencies and a wide range of payment methods, making it suitable for businesses with international customers.

eGHL began long before the year 2000, where they started as a business department under GHL System. They were rebranded as a subsidiary of GHL Group of Companies in 2013 and officially launched as eGHL on 15 April 2014. Today, eGHL are running in 5 countries, connecting payments in over 48 currencies.

​The PayPal Express Checkout with In-Context flow gives your customers a simplified checkout experience that keeps them local to your website throughout the payment authorization process and enables them to use their PayPal balance, bank account, or credit card to pay without sharing or entering any sensitive site.

ADAPTIS is a modern payment platform / ecosystem developed by NTT DATA Payment Services (the company behind iPay88 / GHL).
It is designed to help businesses accept payments, manage transactions, and grow across online + offline channels.

iPay88 is a Malaysia-based payment gateway that provides businesses with solutions to accept and manage payments across both online and retail (in-store) environments. It is one of the leading payment service providers in Southeast Asia, supporting thousands of merchants and offering strong regional coverage.
The platform enables businesses to accept a wide range of payment methods, including credit/debit cards, online banking, and e-wallets, ensuring flexibility for customers during checkout. For retail use, iPay88 also supports POS systems, mobile payments, and terminal integrations, allowing businesses to bridge online and offline sales into a single payment ecosystem. 

Zota is a global payment platform that acts as a “marketplace for payments,” enabling businesses to accept and manage payments across multiple countries, currencies, and payment methods through a single system.
The platform is designed to simplify global commerce by providing one API integration, allowing businesses to connect to a wide network of payment providers without needing multiple separate integrations. This helps reduce technical complexity and speeds up market expansion.

Do you have any other payment gateway company's contact? If do please feel free share below :)

Method A — Desktop (Chrome / Edge) — Using Developer Tools (most reliable, no extension)Useful when you want the original MP4 or full-resolution images.

1. Open the Alibaba product page and go to the product gallery that contains the video or image. Let the page fully load.
2. Open Developer Tools: press F12 (or Ctrl+Shift+I / Cmd+Option+I).
3. Switch to the Network tab.
   • For videos: in the Network tab use the Filter box and type media (or select the “Media” filter if available).
   • For images: use the “Img” filter or leave it on “All”.
4. Reload the product page (F5) while keeping Network recording on. Play the product video once (or click the gallery thumbnails) so the browser fetches the media.
5. In the network list look for entries with file types like .mp4, .webm, .jpg, .png or entries labeled “media”.
6. Right-click the matching request → Open in new tab (or choose “Copy → Copy link address”).
7. In the new tab the video or image will load directly. Right-click → Save video as… / Save image as… to download.
8. If the video appears as a blob URL (blob:...), go back to Developer Tools → Elements tab, find the <video> tag, and check the src attribute or the network requests for the real .mp4 link. (Sometimes the direct link is visible in the requests list.)
9. For images that are part of CSS or lazy-loaded, inspect the thumbnail element (right-click → Inspect) and search attribute style or data-src to find the real URL.

Why this works: the browser must fetch the file from the server so Developer Tools shows the actual file URL — you can copy and save that. (Common approach shown in Alibaba download tutorials.) YouTube

Method B — Desktop (quick) — Use a browser extension Fastest if you’ll download many items or prefer a one-click experience.

1. Install a reputable extension from the Chrome Web Store such as AliDown or an Alibaba image/video downloader. (Extensions add “download” buttons to product pages and can create a zip of media.)
2. After installation, open the Alibaba product page and let it finish loading.
3. Click the extension icon (or the download buttons it injects into the page). Choose “Download images” or “Download video”. Often extensions allow batch downloads (zip).
4. Extract the downloaded zip or save the file from your browser’s Downloads.

Notes & sources: Popular extensions like AliDown (and similar Alibaba-specific downloader extensions) advertise one-click downloads and bulk zip output — they are convenient but check reviews and permissions before installing. Chrome Web Store+1

Method C — Online downloader tools (no extension, quick copy-paste)Useful if you don’t want an extension and you can get the direct media URL.

1. From Developer Tools (Method A) copy the direct image/video URL (or open the image in a new tab and copy that URL).
2. Visit a trusted online downloader page that supports Alibaba/website media (search for “Alibaba video downloader” or use a reputable tool).
3. Paste the URL into the tool and click download. The tool will either give you a direct download link or an archive (zip).
4. Save the file to your device.

Tip: Some web tools also accept the product page URL and try to extract media automatically, but results vary. Guides and free tools explain this basic workflow

Source: ​http://tubularinsights.com/47-ways-promote-youtube-channel/

Thanks to t-shirt marketing, you can promote your YouTube channel by wearing a t-shirt that has your channel info. You can create custom t-shirts for your channel on websites like CafePress and Zazzle. Pick a color that makes your t-shirt stand out and include your YouTube name along with the channel url.
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Another way to use this form of marketing is to sell or give away your branded t-shirts. You can give them away to family, friends, and those interested. More people wearing your t-shirts will lead to more viewers for your YouTube channel. This is a great way to expand your potential reach.

Do you have a budget to promote your videos? If so, you can create video ads for your YouTube channel through the Adwords for video program. These video advertisements are called TrueView ads and are played before a video on YouTube loads (those 15-30 second ads or the ones that allow you to select “skip” after 5 seconds).
You are only charged when someone views the required time for your TrueView ad and can target where you would like them to appear. This is a very effective way to bring awareness to your YouTube channel. Always try to make your first 5 seconds as effective as possible in order to entice viewers to finish watching the rest of the advertisement!
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You can get more views by optimizing your YouTube videos for search engines. SEO, also known as search engine optimization, involves adding relevant keywords and phrases to your videos in order to be found by search engines like Google. These phrases and keywords should be similar to search queries that are relevant to your video. This will help people come across your videos on search engines when searching for a certain topic or keyword.
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You can place these keywords/phrases in your title, video description, file name, and as tags. Make sure the keywords are relevant and be careful not to over optimize (placing too many keywords) because this will not do any good.
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Starting a blog allows you to build a following for your channel outside of YouTube. Every time you create a blog post, it can bring you visitors from search engines. You can then convert these visitors into your viewers. For best results, try placing your YouTube videos at the end of each blog post or on your sidebar. You can do this by using the embed feature on YouTube. Just copy and paste the code wherever you like.
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Another tool you can use is the YouTube subscribe widget. This can be found on the Google developers web page. It allows your readers to subscribe to your YouTube with just one click! If you’re running out of blog content ideas, you can even transcribe your videos! This allows you to get visitors who are searching for information that can be found in your videos.
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Forums are where discussions happen. Whenever there is a discussion happening that is relevant to your YouTube channel, you should try taking part. By providing quality answers and discussions, other members of the forum will be enticed to visit your channel.
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In regards to letting others know about your videos, you never want to spam or post your YouTube links when irrelevant or unhelpful. Most forums allow you to create a custom signature. This is a great place to link to your channel. If allowed, you can even use the name of your channel as your username.
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People love contests! By setting up a contest around your YouTube channel with a cool prize, you are sure to garner a lot of interest. For example, the contest could require participants to share your videos on social media, leave a specific comment, or even blog about your channel. This will help spread the word about your YouTube channel and grow your audience.

When it comes to choosing an awesome prize, you do not have to spend money. For example, the winners could receive a mention in your next video or even a personal video thanking them. Just remember to be creative!
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VidCon (Example) is the largest gathering of online video creators and YouTube lovers. By attending VidCon, you can meet and network with creators of other channels as well as those involved in your industry. You may even end up collaborating with another YouTube creator. This is an effective way to expand your audience.

VidCon is also a great place to meet with your viewers and followers. Engaging with those who support you is essential for long term success. Speaker panels hosted at the event allow you to gain knowledge and a better understanding of what it takes to market your YouTube channel.
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As mentioned above, collaborating with other YouTube creators is a really effective way to grow your viewership. Collab videos involve 2 or more channel owners producing a video together. The person uploading the collab video to his or her channel usually provides a mention and link to the participants.
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Collaborating with YouTube creators allows you create a bigger audience because viewers from other channels will be interested in checking out your videos. One of the best formats for collaborating is to split the collaboration video into 2 or more parts and then each partner can upload a part to their YouTube channel.

​You can also exchange video mentions with other YouTube creators without even creating a collaboration video. Creators can find similar channels to work with using the free Audience Dashboard from Tubular Labs which effectively and easily facilitiates these kind of collaborations.

​Writing for a magazine allows you to showcase your industry knowledge by providing great content to readers that are relevant to your niche. You can mention your YouTube channel in your author bio with each contribution. It’s important to write for a magazine that provides content similar to yours. This will help transition readers into your viewers.
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Podcasting allows you to build a following separate from your YouTube channel. It also allows you to provide more content to your current YouTube fans and followers. Most importantly, it gives you the ability to convert your listeners into YouTube subscribers.
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You could start a podcast on topics similar to your channel. For example, let’s say you make videos on fitness tips and exercises. You could start a weekly podcast on the latest fitness trends, workouts, and diet tips. While doing so, you can mention your channel anytime during the podcast and encourage your listeners to subscribe. ReelSEO’s Tubetalk is an excellent example of a podcast that caters to the topic of video marketing, and promotes the YouTube channels of all contributors.
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As mentioned earlier, blogging is a really effective way to promote your videos. Guest blogging allows you to get the same benefits without managing a blog. You can email blogs that are relevant to your YouTube channel to see if they are open to taking a guest post.
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Many websites and blogs usually have a guest posting page to let readers know that they are open to guest posts. These pages also include guidelines, so be sure to follow them. At the end of each guest post, authors are allowed to link back to their blog. In your case, you can link back to your YouTube channel.

If you are a brand or have a budget then you can rent a booth at an event or trade show. When people visit your booth, you can giveaway branded merchandise and t-shirts with your YouTube info. The more people that make use of your branded merchandise, the higher your potential viewership will increase.
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Renting a booth gives you the chance to network with visitors who may be interested in subscribing to your YouTube channel. You may also be mentioned by the press covering the event.
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By starting a Google+ community page, you are creating a place for others to discuss topics similar to your channel. When you are setting up your community page, you can add a link to your YouTube profile.
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Post your thoughts and answer questions to get even more exposure for your channel. The community page can be set up as public or private. You can also invite people to join. The community will allow you to brand your channel. Every time someone joins the page, they will be able to see your YouTube link.
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Did you know that YouTube is spending money to help you promote your YouTube channel for free? The YouTube Fan Finder program allows you to submit up to 5 advertisements for your channel. These ads are then shown across different YouTube videos to an audience that is relevant to your channel.
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The goal of this program is promote your YouTube channel to viewers that will enjoy and engage with your videos. Your ads should be short video clips that give a preview of what your channel is about. Be sure to make your first 5 seconds really good. Every time a viewer clicks on the channel ad, they are directed to your profile. Fan Finder is a great way to build a bigger audience at no cost to you!
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​Taking the time to interact with those that support you is not only the right thing to do but it is important for long term growth. Viewers like to feel appreciated so it’s essential that you engage with them.
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One of the best places to interact with your supporters is on Twitter. You can tweet or reply to those who watch your videos. When others on social media see you interacting with your followers, they may be interested in joining the conversation and possibly becoming your newest subscriber.
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You should always be using hashtags on social media. Google+, Twitter, Facebook and many other social media platforms that allow you to use hashtags. Every time you use a hashtag it increases your potential reach.

​Whenever someone searches for your hashtag, they will come across your post. So it’s important to use relevant hashtags when creating a post that is linked to your YouTube video. Someone who makes videos on soccer lessons could use the hashtag #soccer or #soccerlessons. Using hashtags helps you reach potential viewers that are currently not following you.
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A playlist is a custom list of videos on YouTube. They should always be used! Whenever someone is watching a video from a playlist, they will be directed to the next video in that list after the current one is finished being viewed.
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Try creating a playlist with your recent videos and then send visitors to the playlist instead of just each video. This increases the chances of your viewers watching more than one video. Playlists allow you to group videos together in order to get more channel views.
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The more videos you create the more pathways to your YouTube channel. It’s good to have as many pathways as possible. If you are not consistent with uploading videos to your channel, people will start to unsubscribe. That is the opposite of what we are trying to do here!
You should create a consistent amount of videos per week and follow a specific schedule to keep your following on good terms. This will allow your viewers to know when to expect your next video. With each video you create, you have the ability to show up in different search results. Over time as you create more content, you will end up noticing a higher total in channel views.
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Reddit, Digg, and StumbleUpon are just a few of the many social bookmarking websites that can make your videos go viral. Social bookmarking sites are filled with communities and users interested in checking out new content.
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Every site has a different feel and community, so it’s important to do some research before submitting your content. Doing so will show you where you can find the best results. If users like your video, they will vote for it and as you get more votes, the submitted video will rank higher. Content that is ranked high receives a lot of traffic so there’s a good chance your video will get a ton of views.

Yes, this form of marketing still works for many people. Creating flyers about your YouTube channel is a very easy task. All you have to do is create a design on your computer and print it out! After printing out your flyers, you can hand them out or place them in busy areas. Placing your flyers in areas that are visited often is usually the best option because it allows them to be seen by more than one person. Make sure to include your social media links as well!​
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​QR (Quick Response) codes can be linked directly to your YouTube channel. They are known as those square shaped barcodes that can be scanned by your smart phone. QR codes have become a popular way to share information. There are tons of QR code generators online that can help you create one that directs people to your YouTube videos. These codes can be placed on your business cards, flyers, and all other promotional materials.
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A lot of companies and brands are very open to partnering with content creators. By partnering with a brand, you would be giving them exposure through your videos. In return, you can get advertising from the brand and their following.
It’s important to put your best foot forward in reaching out to brands. A great resource to help creators promote themselves is Tubular Creator Profiles. Share your Profile link with anyone you’d like to partner with to give them a quick way to check out your content, reach and rankings.
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​Just like with Google+ communities, you can establish a place to discuss topics related to your channel by creating a Facebook group. The group can be open or invitational. By starting a Facebook group, you can build a community around your YouTube channel. Having an engaging community who supports your videos is vital for growth. With a Facebook group, you can create just that!
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The freelancing industry enjoyed impressive growth in the past several years.

In 2011, the Financial Times (UK) reported a 12% growth in the number of freelancers from 2008. Popular freelance broker site Elance enjoyed consistent growth in past years, with the number of jobs posted rising from around 200,000 in the first quarter of 2012 to 300,000 in the same period in 2013.

In addition to a more flexible work schedule, freelancers tend to be happy. According to the 2012 Freelance Industry Report, 90% of freelancers are happier now than they were before going solo, and nearly half felt no impact from the economic downturn. Perhaps most tellingly, 77% of freelancers were optimistic about their business prospects over the following 12 months.

With freelance work being such an enticing prospect, no one would blame you for giving it some serious thought. However, a common issue is simply not knowing how to start. Fortunately, building a successful freelancing career is easier than it seems — just follow the steps below.

1. Choose Your Craft
Just about everything can be outsourced these days. That's why there's a strong likelihood that the skills on your résumé contain one or more freelancing opportunities.

You may be required to think outside of the box — we're not all graphic designers or programmers. However, you may find that your "secondary" skills can offer up freelancing opportunities. For instance, if you are a strong writer, then you have the potential to develop a freelance writing business.

Don't be paralyzed by a preconception that you do not have the necessary skills or experience — you would be surprised how little experience you need in order to get started. A little faith in your abilities will take you a long way.

2. Create a Brand
If you plan to succeed in the world of freelancing, you will need to create a strong brand that sets you apart from the competition. Your brand is your identity (i.e. your website, blog and social media accounts) and it should clearly communicate your unique selling proposition — what you do that makes you special.

With that in mind, you should narrow down your focus to a specific industry. For instance, as a graphic designer you might choose to do branding work for digital startup businesses only. This form of specialization will make you far more attractive to a specific set of prospective clients and give you a greater chance of success. You can try to cater to all and sundry, but you will probably only provoke indifference.

3. Build a Portfolio and Source Testimonials
The world of freelancing lacks the red tape of the corporate world. Many prospective clients are not concerned with qualifications; they simply want to see what you have done in the past and judge whether it is the right fit for them.

Therefore, if you are good at what you do and can demonstrate your skill through a quality portfolio and positive client testimonials, you have every chance of success. The conundrum, however, is in building a portfolio without experience.

Many freelancers will react to this by picking up the smallest and least lucrative jobs around, but that puts them into a vicious cycle of bargain-basement work. To work for high-paying clients, you need to demonstrate that you are worth big money by doing good work.

So don't be afraid to do pro bono work for the right clients when you are first starting out. The free work you do at this stage can ultimately be priceless when it clearly communicates your worth to future potential clients via an extensive portfolio and glowing testimonials. Also, offering your services at no cost is a gentle introduction into the world of freelancing where you do not feel the pressure of having to deliver a service of requisite value.

4. Start Pitching
You should only seek paying clients when you are able to demonstrate your abilities (and your reputation) with a quality portfolio and testimonials. Once you have done so by working on pro bono jobs, it's time to start pitching.

But whom should you pitch? Well, if you branded yourself correctly then you should know exactly whom to pitch. By having such a narrow focus, potential clients are far more likely to take you seriously than if you offered a generic service. Businesses want to work with freelancers who seemingly came into existence to serve them specifically — you can create this illusion through specialization.

Potential clients can be found everywhere: from Google to social media to your doorstep. The possibilities are endless.

The two keys to successful pitching are relevance and volume. Only pitch those clients who fit the mold of your brand and pitch a lot of them. Ruth Zive of Marketing Wise, a content marketing firm based in Canada, had a "ten before ten" rule when she first started out as a freelance writer — she would make sure to pitch ten prospective clients before 10 a.m. every working day. Those numbers add up quickly.

5. Play the OddsUltimately, securing freelance work is a numbers game — the more prospective clients you contact, the more likely you are to find work. That is the equation you should keep in mind. If you have a reasonable skill set and create a quality brand, there is no reason why you cannot succeed in the world of freelancing like so many others have before you.

By Tom Ewer

Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) - SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than 1 item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the rightor to the beginning of the next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left orto the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favourites dialog box)
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Whether your company is just getting its social sea legs or excelling in the digital world, there is a niche and opportunity for every brand on social media.

OMD, one of the top media agencies in the world, works with clients of various size and social media exposure. Within the agency, OMD Word is the social intelligence arm that helps amplify clients through social media. The department ensures the client’s social channels are leveraged and optimized to support traditional and digital solutions.

According to Word’s U.S. Director Colin Sutton, your level of understanding impacts your brand’s ability to perform on social media. Generally, this is the first thing that brands should be thinking about when they want to launch a social campaign.

“Social is touching so many pieces of a business these days that I’d be remiss to say it’s just about the person we’re interfacing with,” says Sutton. “Even at the CMO or CEO level, we’ve started to see examples of how the level of understanding can really change how businesses are thinking about their product all the way down to the marketing.”

Depending on the brand’s social media know-how, Sutton says that Facebook and Twitter are the building blocks that a brand should start with in the social sphere.

Setting goals ahead of time is another important factor. Sutton says that brands just starting out on social media should focus on acquisition and filling their channels with the appropriate community. Meanwhile, more savvy brands should look for engagement, awareness and advocacy.

1. Don’t Be an Island
If you’re planning a social campaign that’s not connected to the rest of your communications, marketing and media plans, then rethink it. Traditional and digital media need to support an integrated campaign that has social media at its core.

2. It’s a Brave New World — Accept It
Don’t try to approach, execute or measure campaigns or strategies like traditional planners. More data is available than ever. The opportunity now is to connect through two-way communications with your customers across devices and media, and to time your messages accordingly.

Your content can, should and will be your ad. Is it strong enough to break through the clutter?

3. Listen Up — and Not Just at the End of the Campaign
Social listening can and should impact planning, execution, optimization and results measurement. Automated tools and reliance upon technology is not enough.

True value from listening data comes from your analysts, so make sure they are involved and prioritize what you are listening for, how you are going to capture it and how you are going to share the results.

4. Connect the Dots to Win
Content is king and media is amplification. Make sure your teams are connected and working together on the same agreed-upon goals.

5. Goals Can Unite and Ignite Your Efforts
Agree to goals across agencies and confirm how you are going to measure them. Listen again to make sure they make sense.

Volume is an important goal, but not the only one. Engagement as a goal is nebulous, so identify the most desired social actions, and design the user flow and related metrics accordingly.

6. Benchmark
Relentlessly Data is available. Find it and ensure your media teams and clients are working towards realistic goals. Past campaigns are the best way to set benchmarks.

If this is the first campaign, look to the publishing partner and find out what other campaigns have been run in a similar field or with a comparable objective.

7. Long-Term Value Exchange Is Paramount
Quick hits are good, but meaningful experiences drive long-term relationships and build advocacy and love. It’s okay for campaigns to have disparate goals, but overall there should be a guiding principle that governs your efforts.

8. Understand All of the Social Channels You Are Targeting, or Get Familiar With Them Fast
Nuances exist everywhere, so if you don’t understand how each channel works and how your customers live and breathe there, make sure you ask someone who does.

9. Optimize Ruthlessly and Intelligently
Data should be consistently understood and learned. Know its availability and optimize it with each campaign not only in real-time, but also over the long term.

10. Think About Eyes, Minds and Wallet When You’re Evaluating Success
A lot of clients put a media or dollar valuation against earned media. Generating $100,000 worth of value through monthly engagement on Facebook is putting a media value on what’s earned.

Think about what customers have seen. There’s a lot of value in that, but it doesn’t help measure perception. Consider the consumer’s minds, brand health, net promoter score and measurements to gain a more complete understanding of your perception.

What social media advice does your company go by? Let us know in the comments.

Series presented by IDG 

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social by going beyond the corporate Twitter account and Facebook Page. A social business engages the entire company, from CEO to executive assistant. Take advantage of the opportunity to foster your company’s internal community and teach valuable social media skills as the space rapidly grows and evolves. But how do you get everyone on board?

1. Give Interactive Tutorials


It’s hard to get people to tweet consistently when they don’t understand what an @mention is. By hosting a few interactive Facebook and/or Twitter tutorials across the company, you can provide a valuable service to your coworkers, both in and out of the office.

Have everyone bring laptops and phones to the session to keep it interactive. Try setting tasks at the beginning of the session, such as creating a special tutorial hashtag, and then ask everyone to tweet photos of the tutorial.

2. Focus on Fun Ways to Use Twitter

Show your employees how to use a hashtag that they can relate to. For example, follow funny Twitter commentary while watching an episode of The Bachelor. Or show the foodies on your team curated lists of food truck Twitter accounts and how to see where they are parked.

Provide examples that demonstrate how Twitter can organize information and news for just about any job or industry. Once they learn the basic tools and creative uses of social media, they will naturally see how they can gather more information applicable to their jobs as well.

3. Find Influencers Within the Company

Chances are you already have several employees that love social media, whether they’re Pinterest fanatics or live tweet their entire weekends. Recognize these employees internally for their mastery of social media by highlighting their content. For example, the team member with the most active Instagram account could be in charge of documenting your company’s product launch party.

Once you start finding ways to feature and utilize the social media prowess of employees, more of the team will chime in and participate. Encourage the team to @mention the corporate Twitter feed when they find pertinent industry news and content. This will generate more content and a larger social media presence for the company as a whole.

It’s important that your internal experts feel their social skills and expertise are appreciated by the company. These people will naturally start helping and encouraging other employees to do the same.

4. Launch a Fun Contest or Internal Campaign

Once you’ve taught employees the basics and highlighted the company’s influencers, it’s time to get everyone involved in some straight-up fun. Try launching a contest: Record everyone’s Klout score and see who can improve hers the most within a month. Or announce an Instagram photo contest, in which the office chooses the winning photographs, and frames the winning entries as office art. Or host a company room on turntable.fm and vote on the company’s best DJ. That person could DJ the next office party.

Be sure to follow up with incentives and recognition, crucial aspects of any competition. Social media allows for a great deal of creativity, so take full advantage and set the contest up as a fun outlet for the company.

5. Engage

As you encourage your company to become more social media savvy, make sure to foster a sense of community. People want to learn information from social networks, but they also want to communicate with one another. Social media channels provide a way to do this outside the normal confines of cubicle culture, and can boost overall company moral by augmenting the experience of working together.

Occasionally highlight team members’ tweets, Facebook posts and content from the corporate accounts (with content, make sure to get permission). If someone has an especially funny or relevant tweet, draw attention to it. This activity not only shows employees and onlookers that team members are valued, but also personalizes and gives your brand authenticity. Plus, company employees will be more excited to share and listen to the company within social media channels.

6. Get creative!

The opportunities to infuse social behavior into your company only increase with engagement. You’ll be able to create more advanced tutorials, educate about emerging platforms, launch new initiatives that bring everyone closer together, and much more. Ask your employees what types of contests and initiatives they’d like to be a part of. Social media provides a company a way to have some fun at work, so make the most of it!

Convincing newbies to jump headfirst into social media can seem challenging, but by demonstrating value and communicating enthusiasm, your company will take off into social media stardom. If you explain how to use a social media channel, show its potential, and reward creative participation, you are well on your way to creating a company with social values built into its foundation.

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups. 

Web or Visual design can be costly for designers; 
not only its process is time consuming, its tools involve hefty monetary investment too. Designers on budget are often hit with the same dilemma – powerful machine and lesser software, or settle with an average machine so you can purchase more design-related software, but in trade you suffer for the epic system lagging.

Graphics editors, code editors, file sharing and transferring tools, document and spreadsheet editors all cost money. These are future expenditures hard to anticipate. If you’ve went all-in into getting the best laptop, chances are it leaves you pretty limited in terms of budget for software. To give you an idea – Adobe Design Standard (comes with Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign) costs about USD $1299; Adobe Photoshop alone costs about USD $699.00.

Way out of budget?
No worries, good news is, you still can get projects kick-off without spending a dime. Sounds familiar somewhere? No we are not talking about download pirated software.

In today’s post, we are going to give you a guide of all Windows software you may need on your laptop or desktop, and all of them are free. We’ll also throw in our recommendation as well as more free alternatives to give you more options, so let’s dive into the heaven of free software and see what they have in stock for you!

Web Browsing Software
Don’t look at me like that, I know all web browsers are free, just want to make sure that you have all awesome browsers in your garage!

For web browser, we think the Google Chrome is the best browser for now. Why? Faster browsing, cleaner user interface, better HTML5 and CSS3 support, and awesome Chrome extensions are rising more and more these years.

Besides, as the mobile has taken over some acres of the land of Web Design these years, it’s really important for you to have Opera Mobile Emulator to test your website on mobile browser settings.

Recommend: Google Chrome
More Alternatives: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Web Browser, Opera Mobile Emulator, IETester

Graphic Editing
There are a lot of graphics editors released to challenge the realm of Photoshop these years, but the GIMP stands firm on top of them, mainly due to its extensive features.

From photo enhancement to digital retouching to file format support, GIMP will let you feel that it’s the best alternative to the Photoshop. Its cluttered interface might be a bit complicated at first, but it’s far better than the pain of having software with fewer features.

Recommend: GIMP
More Alternatives: Paint.NET, Chasys Draw IES, FastStone Image Viewer,Picasa

Vector Design
There’s a time when you just need to create some perfect shapes that form awesome icons, logos or buttons, and the job can be well done with Inkscape.

Inkscape includes capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw, with the support of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Its main features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns and grouping, basically everything you need for drawing vector graphic!

Recommend: Inkscape
More Alternatives: Serif DrawPlus, Creative Docs.NET, Alchemy, Pencil, InsightPoint

Coding
Code Editor is one of the software you shouldn’t spend a buck on it, as there are just too many awesome code editors in the web!

For advanced coder, Notepad++ is your friendliest companion as it does not contain any complicated plugin or feature that drags the execution time and even your computer speed down. In short, it’s lightning fast.

If you would like to seek coding guidance from the editor, both Komodo Edit, Aptana Studio 3 and NetBeans IDE could be your good master. Also check out our list for CSS Editors.

Recommend: Notepad++
More Alternatives: Komodo Edit, Aptana Studio 3, NetBeans IDE, Bluefish, RJ TextEd, TotalEdit, ConTEXT, Geany, Sublime Text, Editra

FTP / File Transfering
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software helps you to transfer files from one host to another host over a network, such as your computer to your client’s website.

Filezilla makes sure you don’t spend any money on FTP software in your entire web design career. It not only allows you to browse the directories and upload multiple files real fast, but also provides secure connection to ensure that everything you do in the software is safe.

Recommend: Filezilla
More Alternatives: WinSCP, Cyberduck, FTP Rush, Core FTP Lite, Free FTP

Notetaking & Productivity
I’ve heard so many designers telling me the moment that the great ideas slipped through their mind, just because they didn’t take note of it. You probably don’t want this kind of incident happen in your life, and Evernote could prove to be a great helper in securing your precious ideas.

As its slogan says, Evernote helps you to remember everything, in everywhere. You can not only store text note but also audio note and even webcam note as well. What’s really awesome here is you can sync the documents to other devices of any Operating System such as Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and more!

Recommend: Evernote
More Alternatives: Memonic Desktop, AllMyNotes, RedNotebook, EssentialPIM, KeepNote, Tomboy, WikiPad, Zim,CintaNotes, Personal Brain


Mind Mapping
You got to believe this: you need a mind map to organize, manage, and even spawn your ideas. Mind map makes you clear about what you’re doing, what you should not do, and what you can improve.

Most of the time we draw the mind map though papers and pen, that’s fine, but what if you want to carry the notes to everywhere, or you want to link certain ideas to the website? You need the mind mapping software, and XMind could be your best companion, as it got basically everything you need for doing a mind map, and the user interface is even intuitive.

Recommend: XMind
More Alternatives: Freemind, Freeplane,Blumind, SciPlore

Documents And Spreadsheets
From Text Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation and Database, OpenOffice is your reliable partner to assure your client’s confidence about your professionalism. The user interface is also intuitive enough that you can produce a presentation directly after the installation. Forget about Microsoft Office!

Libre Office 3 and Lotus Symphony 3 are relatively new but they also include certain awesome features as well, so do remember to check them out and choose the best for your office works!

Recommend: OpenOffice
More Alternatives: Libre Office 3, Lotus Symphony 3, SoftMaker Office, KOffice, GnomeOffice

File Sharing
Many of the computer users are still using the mail services like Gmail to send file(s) to other user. The method is fine, but now we are in the era of cloud computing, why don’t have a place in your computer, where you or your client can just put the file into a folder, and it will sync automatically on the other side?

Dropbox is the elf that allows you to share files with ease. The fact that this software is so awesome is that it actually requires no professional knowledge to setup the environment, it’s foolproof! Probably saved you tons of time on explanation part.

Recommend: Dropbox
More Alternatives: Box, SpiderOak, Ubuntu One, Windows Live Mesh, Wuala,TeamDrive, ZumoDrive, Tonido

Screen Capturing
They say a picture worth thousand words, and screen capture tools gotta help you capture any picture that you think it’s worth thousand words. There are a lot of screen capture tools in the web, but I found the Jing from TechSmith (the same company that forged SnagIt) particularly useful.

Jing allows you to not only capture screen, but also record 5 minutes of screen activities. After the capture, you can also put text, arrow, and frame to give the graphic some annotation, and that’s pretty much everything I need from a screen capture tool.

Recommend: Jing
More Alternatives: ZScreen, PicPick,Greenshot, DuckCapture, Shotty, PrtScr

Fonts Management
As a web designer, type is a big deal for us, as it’s one of the most essential elements that define the aesthetics of the web design you crafted, therefore knowing every type in your computer is important for you to choose the best one for your design.

While Nexus Font is not a font creation tool, it proves useful to provide you a glimpse of every font installed in your computer, making it possible for you to actually study, consider and choose the best font for your design.

Recommend: Nexus Font
More Alternatives: Cfont Pro, Dp4 Font Viewer, FontViewOK, Font Xplorer

Author: Alvaris Falcon