Friday, May 1, 2009

TANYA JAWAB SEPUTAR BONUSPULSA - 11 +1 Alasan Mengapa Bisnis Pulsa Isi Ulang di Bonuspulsa.com

Tanya jawab seputar Bonuspulsa

1. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com memungut Biaya Pendaftaran, sedangkan di dealer lain bisa gratis?

Bonuspulsa.com memungut biaya pendaftaran yang kemudian dialokasikan sebagai deposit awal, Komisi Sponsorship, Komisi Jaringan dan Alokasi untuk Perusahaan. Alokasi untuk Perusahaan adalah penggantian atas investasi pembangunan sistem yang telah dilakukan serta pemeliharaan dan peningkatan kapasitas sistem. Bonuspulsa.com tidak ingin membebankan biaya investasi ke dalam harga jual karena bisa membuat harga jual pulsa isi ulang menjadi lebih mahal dari yang sekarang berlaku. Silakan bandingkan harga jual pulsa isi ulang di bonuspulsa.com dengan di tempat lain yang tidak memungut biaya pendaftaran. Perlu diketahui bahwa bonuspulsa.com tidak memungut royalty dari Biaya Pendaftaran member baru.

2. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com memberikan Komisi Sponsorship?

Bonuspulsa.com memberikan Komisi Sponsorship sebagai penghargaan kepada Mitra yang telah berhasil merekrut member baru. Untuk memperoleh member baru, para Mitra perlu melakukan promosi baik secara offline atau online yang tentu saja membutuhkan biaya. Misalnya biaya untuk melakukan komunikasi telepon, SMS atau koneksi internet. Komisi Sponsorship diharapkan dapat membantu menutup biaya promosi tersebut dan menjadi stimulan bagi Mitra untuk terus merekrut member baru.

3. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com memberikan Komisi Jaringan, bukankah model itu seperti permainan money game?

Bonuspulsa.com memberikan komisi jaringan sebagai wujud penghargaan kepada Mitra yang lebih dahulu bergabung. Komisi jaringan ini bukan hasil dari menggandakan uang sebagaimana yang biasa berlaku dalam money game, karena sumber dana yang digunakan untuk pembayaran Komisi Jaringan sangat jelas dan perhitungannya pun bisa ditelusuri secara transparan.

4. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com hanya memberikan deposit awal Rp 15.000 dari biaya pendaftaran Rp 69.000, sementara di dealer lain biaya pendaftaran sepenuhnya menjadi deposit awal ?

Bonuspulsa.com memberikan deposit awal Rp 15.000 dengan harapan Mitra baru dapat segera melakukan transaksi isi ulang pulsa. Beberapa dealer lain menentukan biaya pendaftaran yang lebih mahal tanpa memberikan deposit awal. Untuk dealer jaringan yang memberikan deposit awal 50% atau bahkan 100% dari biaya pendaftaran, bisa jadi dealer tersebut tidak memberikan hak bisnis kepada member baru. Silakan perhatikan syarat dan ketentuan yang berlaku pada dealer tersebut, mungkin ada ketentuan yang mewajibkan member untuk meningkatkan status keanggotaan sebelum memiliki hak bisnis mengembangkan jaringan. Syarat tersebut biasanya bisa dipenuhi setelah menjadi member dengan cara membayar sejumlah uang atau merekrut beberapa member baru. Bonuspulsa.com tidak memberlakukan syarat tersembunyi seperti ini.

5. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com menggunakan sistem matriks 3x10?

Bonuspulsa.com menggunakan jaringan dengan sistem matriks 3x10 agar perkembangan jaringan dapat terarah dan sistematis. Sistem matahari cenderung menghasilkan bentuk jaringan yang tidak beraturan. Bentuk 3x10 level dipilih dengan pertimbangan bentuk tersebut realistis untuk diwujudkan. Terlalu banyak sisi horizontal (maksudnya lebih dari 3) akan menambah beban Mitra dalam merekrut downline dan membentuk jaringan sempurna. Terlalu dalam sisi vertikal (maksudnya lebih dari 10 level) akan menambah alokasi biaya Komisi Jaringan dan Komisi Transaksi yang bisa berakibat Biaya Pendaftaran menjadi lebih tinggi dan/atau Harga Jual menjadi lebih mahal. Sebaliknya, terlalu dangkal sisi vertikal (maksudnya kurang dari 10 level) akan mengurangi potensi pendapatan dari Komisi Jaringan dan Komisi Transaksi. Bentuk 3x10 level diharapkan menjadi bentuk ideal diantara berbagai kelebihan dan kekurangannya.

6. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com menggunakan sistem spillover ?

Bonuspulsa.com menggunakan sistem spillover sebagai konsekwensi dari penggunaan sistem matriks 3x10 level. Dengan sistem spillover, apabila seorang Mitra telah berhasil memenuhi jumlah downline dalam suatu level tertentu, makan Member baru yang direkrut akan ditempatkan pada level di bawahnya. Spillover tidak merugikan Sponsor/Upline karena member baru tetap dalam jaringan lurus ke bawah. Spillover jangan dipandang sebagai memanjakan downline pasif, tapi merupakan sarana memancing semangat bagi downline yang belum sempat rekrut member baru.

7. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com menjual pulsa isi ulang lebih mahal dibandingkan dealer lain?

Bonuspulsa.com adalah dealer pulsa isi ulang sistem jaringan yang harus mengalokasikan sejumlah dana untuk membayar Komisi Transaksi kepada para upline. Dana yang harus dialokasikan untuk membayar Komisi Transaksi sebesar Rp 300 per transaksi. Oleh karena itu, apabila dibandingkan dengan dealer lain yang tidak menggunakan sistem jaringan, maka bisa jadi harga di bonuspulsa.com lebih mahal. Namun demikian, bonuspulsa.com telah menetapkan harga jual yang kompetitif di bawah harga pasaran secara konvensional (harga konter). Anda boleh saja bergabung dengan dealer lain yang tidak menerapkan sistem jaringan, dengan konsekwensi kehilangan kesempatan pendapatan tambahan seperti yang diperoleh dari bonuspulsa.com.

8. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com mengenakan biaya SMS reply ?

Bonuspulsa.com adalah juga pengguna telepon seluler yang harus tunduk pada ketentuan operator telepon seluler. Sebagai pengguna telepon seluler, maka apabila bonuspulsa.com mengirim SMS kepada Mitra, harus membayar biaya SMS kepada operator. Biaya inilah yang disebut sebagai biaya SMS reply dan secara riil dibebankan kepada Mitra sebesar Rp 50 per SMS. Tarif ini jauh lebih murah dibandingkan beberapa dealer jaringan yang lain. Bonuspulsa.com mengenakan biaya SMS reply karena tidak ingin memasukkan biaya ini sebagai komponen harga jual pulsa isi ulang. Coba bandingkan harga jual pulsa isi ulang di bonuspulsa.com dengan dealer jaringan lain yang tidak mengenakan biaya SMS reply. Suatu saat, apabila ada operator sudah tidak lagi mengenakan biaya pengiriman SMS, maka biaya SMS reply juga akan dihapuskan. Untuk saat ini, sebagai jalan keluarnya, bonuspulsa.com memperkenalkan transaksi melalui Yahoo Messenger untuk menghindari biaya SMS reply.

9. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com tidak mengenal status Master Dealer, Dealer, Agen atau sejenisnya?

Bonuspulsa.com hanya mengenal istilah Mitra untuk seluruh member yang bergabung dengan hak yang sama. Seluruh Mitra, baik lama maupun baru, baik yang sudah mempunyai downline atau yang belum mempunyai downline, menjalankan sistem yang sama dengan harga jual yang sama. Dengan sistem ini, diharapkan seluruh Mitra bisa bersaing secara sehat tanpa ada yang diberi keistimewaan tertentu. Mitra yang memiliki jaringan yang besar harus membeli pulsa isi ulang dengan harga yang sama dengan Mitra yang baru bergabung. Mitra yang baru bergabung langsung memiliki hak bisnis secara penuh, sama dengan hak bisnis yang dimiliki oleh Mitra lama. Coba perhatikan dealer jaringan lain yang mengenal istilah Master Dealer, Dealer, Agen atau sejenisnya. Pada dealer jaringan seperti itu hak bisnis penuh hanya diberikan kepada Master Dealer, dimana status tersebut bisa diperoleh dengan merekrut sejumlah member atau membeli hak bisnis (membayar lebih mahal) kepada Pengelola/Perusahaan.

10. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com tidak mengenal sistem bynari/pasangan?

Bonuspulsa.com telah merancang sistem yang sederhana, mudah dipahami, transparan dan tidak merugikan Mitra. Seluruh alokasi untuk bonus sudah diperhitungkan dengan tepat dan tidak mengendap di Perusahaan. Apabila memberlakukan sistem bynari/pasangan/sejenisnya, maka alokasi bonus harus disimpan dulu di Pengelola/Perusahaan. Pembayaran bonus kepada member hanya dilakukan apabila member memenuhi syarat pasangan dan tidak terjadi flush out. Selalu saja ada penyebab yang mengakibatkan member tidak memenuhi persyaratan dan bonus tidak perlu dibayarkan. Bonus yang tidak dibayarkan inilah yang akan menjadi sumber keuntungan tambahan bagi Pengelola/Perusahaan. Bonuspulsa.com sebagai dealer pulsa isi ulang tidak ingin menikmati keuntungan dengan cara ini. Oleh karena itu bonuspulsa.com tidak memberlakukan sistem bynari/pasangan.

11. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com tidak membuka kantor cabang di luar Jakarta seperti dealer jaringan yang lain?

Bonuspulsa.com fokus pada efisiensi transaksi agar beban biaya administrasi dan umum bisa diminimalkan. Biaya administrasi dan umum adalah merupakan komponen dari harga jual pulsa isi ulang. Membuka kantor cabang, akan meningkatkan beban biaya administrasi dan umum yang berakibat meningkatnya harga jual pulsa isi ulang. Silakan bandingkan harga jual di bonuspulsa.com dengan harga jual dealer lain yang membuka kantor cabang di banyak tempat. Meskipun tidak membuka cabang di luar Jakarta, bonuspulsa.com tetap berkomitkan memberikan pelayanan maksimal kepada Mitra dari seluruh Indonesia.

12. Mengapa bonuspulsa.com membuat domain dengan url http://www.bonuspulsa.co.id?

Bonuspulsa.com menyadari bahwa domain *.com adalah domain yang bisa diperoleh dengan mudah oleh siapa saja, dengan nama apa saja tanpa menunjukkan legalitas badan hukum kepada Lembaga yang berwenang di Indonesia. Oleh karena itu, PT Baraka Multi Utama sebagai sebuah badan hukum yang sah telah mengajukan nama domain kepada Pengelola Nama Domain Indonesia. Setelah memenuhi persyaratan administratif yang ditentukan, diperoleh nama domain dengan url http://www.bonuspulsa.co.id. Dua nama domain tersebut akan digunakan secara bersama-sama. Sampai saat ini, belum banyak atau bahkan belum ada dealer pulsa isi ulang yang menggunakan nama domain *.co.id sebagai wujud legalitas badan usahanya.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

DOWNLOAD PCMAV 1.5 UPDATE BUILD 3 (1/08/2008)

Update Build3 secara resmi dirilis dengan penambahan 10 pengenal virus baru. Bagi Anda pengguna PCMAV 1.5 sangat disarankan segera melakukan update, agar PCMAV Anda dapat mengenali dan membasmi virus lebih banyak lagi. Jadi, total virus yang terdapat hingga Update Build3 kali ini sebanyak 30 virus.
Untuk mendapatkan dan menggunakan update PCMAV ini, pastikan terlebih dahulu PCMAV RealTime Protector tidak sedang aktif. Jika iya, Anda harus menutup aplikasi tersebut terlebih dahulu. Lalu Anda cukup menjalankan PCMAV Cleaner (PCMAV-CLN.exe), tentunya komputer harus dalam keadaan aktif terhubung ke Internet (non-proxy). Fitur GetUpdates dari PCMAV secara otomatis akan memberikan alamat internet yang aktif di mana Anda bisa men-download file update tersebut. Letakkan file hasil download tersebut (PCMAV.vdb) ke dalam folder di mana PCMAV berada. Jika sebelumnya telah terdapat file update yang lama, Anda cukup menimpanya. Dan nanti saat Anda kembali menjalankan PCMAV, ia sudah dalam keadaan kondisi ter-update.

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Download PCMAV 1.5 Update Build 2 (25 Juli 2008)


Ada 10 virus baru yang banyak dilaporkan menyebar di Indonesia ditambahkan pada Update Build2 kali ini. Bagi Anda pengguna PCMAV 1.5 sangat disarankan segera melakukan update, agar PCMAV Anda dapat mengenali dan membasmi virus lebih banyak lagi. Jadi total tambahan virus sampai Update Build5 kali ini adalah sebanyak 20 virus.

Untuk mendapatkan dan menggunakan update PCMAV ini, pastikan terlebih dahulu PCMAV RealTime Protector tidak sedang aktif. Jika iya, Anda harus menutup aplikasi tersebut terlebih dahulu. Lalu Anda cukup menjalankan PCMAV Cleaner (PCMAV-CLN.exe), tentunya komputer harus dalam keadaan aktif terhubung ke Internet (non-proxy). Fitur GetUpdates dari PCMAV secara otomatis akan memberikan alamat internet yang aktif di mana Anda bisa men-download file update tersebut. Letakkan file hasil download tersebut (PCMAV.vdb) ke dalam folder di mana PCMAV berada. Jika sebelumnya telah terdapat file update yang lama, Anda cukup menimpanya. Dan nanti saat Anda kembali menjalankan PCMAV, ia sudah dalam keadaan kondisi ter-update.

Namun bagi Anda yang ingin mendapatkan file update tersebut secara manual, Anda bisa men-download file-nya melalui beberapa alamat ini:

PCMAV 1.5 Update Build 2 Download di sini | ziddu | atau di | bizhat | File ini berbentuk terkompres zip, silahkan ekstrak dulu lalu copykan file PCMAV.vdb ke folder PCMAV 1.5 punya anda.

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Vets returning to college seek help adjusting

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Returning home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Derek Blumke was eager to return to college. But the Air Force veteran felt unwelcome at the University of Michigan as he tried alone to manage the transition from warrior to student.

During one of his initial calls to the school, school employees told him they couldn't answer his questions because he wasn't yet a student. Later, he found himself wandering around the Ann Arbor campus, trying to figure out how to use his military benefits to pay tuition and feeling like no one would help.

"I was frustrated and angry and disappointed," said Blumke, 26, a former gunship maintenance supervisor who's now a senior studying political science and psychology at Michigan. "That frustration and anger turned into motivation. You don't want me here? OK, fine. I WILL come here."

As veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq return to campus, many are finding that colleges and universities are only beginning to figure out how to help them transition back to civilian, social and academic life.

Many need help with paperwork. Others seek emotional and psychological support. And some struggle to fit in with classmates who are often much younger.

"Obviously, nobody goes to combat and comes back the same person," said Bob Wallace, director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a Marine veteran of Vietnam.

With more people returning from conflict than at any time since the Vietnam War — along with a new, more generous GI bill — the number of college-bound vets is expected to swell.

Universities are trying
About 250,000 veterans are attending colleges and universities on the GI Bill, according to the Veterans Administration. There are no firm statistics on the number attending without the GI bill.

At Michigan, Blumke — now president of a national group, the Student Veterans of America — said the university recently appointed a single point person to answer questions. He recommends that other schools set up veterans councils — groups of student vets who can help identify problems.

Many veterans have banded together to help each other navigate their schools.

Megan Upperman dropped most of her classes during one of her first semesters at Southern Illinois University after finding it difficult to transition back to civilian life.

Upperman, who served in Iraq in 2004 in Army National Guard supply convoys, said she was uncharacteristically edgy for six or eight months after her return. She was in what she called a state of "hyper overdrive."

"At the drop of a dime, I'd just get upset over something that was ridiculous," said Upperman, 23, a senior earning a bachelor's degree in kinesiology.

At the urging of a boyfriend, she enrolled in counseling through the Veterans Affairs Department.

She also helped start an on-campus veterans group, Cougar Vets, to help other veterans find answers to questions like how to use military benefits like the GI Bill.

Enter the Black Knights
At Eastern Illinois University, Army veteran Eric Hiltner and other veterans resurrected a defunct informal fraternity for Army vets called the Black Knights.

Hiltner, a 24-year-old journalism student who served in Iraq, found it more comfortable to socialize with other veterans than many of the other students on campus.

"They're sitting there (saying), "I haven't seen my dog in two weeks,'" Hiltner said with a weary laugh. "I'm going, 'I've gone two and a half years without seeing my family.'"

Andy King, the director of counseling services at the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois, said such groups are a good way for veterans to help themselves.

Not all want to be part of a vets group, King says, but many take comfort in knowing their experience isn't unique.

"It should provide some normalization and validation for what it's like to be sometimes a 23-year-old college freshman who's seen some pretty horrible stuff, but yet you're sitting in a freshman English course with a bunch of 18-year-olds who haven't seen anything," King said.

'Bend over backwards'
At Michigan, Blumke says he's begun working with the university's Depression Center on outreach programs for vets on and off campuses.

Dr. John Greden, director of the center, said he hopes to set up pilot sites at other campuses to test ideas ranging from mobile counseling units to training veteran peer counselors.

The ideas work best when campuses make them their own, he said — something vets like Blumke are prodding schools to do.

"I think as a society we've got to really bend over backwards to make their local community responsible for helping," Greden said.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Returning home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Derek Blumke was eager to return to college. But the Air Force veteran felt unwelcome at the University of Michigan as he tried alone to manage the transition from warrior to student.

During one of his initial calls to the school, school employees told him they couldn't answer his questions because he wasn't yet a student. Later, he found himself wandering around the Ann Arbor campus, trying to figure out how to use his military benefits to pay tuition and feeling like no one would help.

"I was frustrated and angry and disappointed," said Blumke, 26, a former gunship maintenance supervisor who's now a senior studying political science and psychology at Michigan. "That frustration and anger turned into motivation. You don't want me here? OK, fine. I WILL come here."

As veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq return to campus, many are finding that colleges and universities are only beginning to figure out how to help them transition back to civilian, social and academic life.

Many need help with paperwork. Others seek emotional and psychological support. And some struggle to fit in with classmates who are often much younger.

"Obviously, nobody goes to combat and comes back the same person," said Bob Wallace, director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a Marine veteran of Vietnam.

With more people returning from conflict than at any time since the Vietnam War — along with a new, more generous GI bill — the number of college-bound vets is expected to swell.

Universities are trying
About 250,000 veterans are attending colleges and universities on the GI Bill, according to the Veterans Administration. There are no firm statistics on the number attending without the GI bill.

At Michigan, Blumke — now president of a national group, the Student Veterans of America — said the university recently appointed a single point person to answer questions. He recommends that other schools set up veterans councils — groups of student vets who can help identify problems.

Many veterans have banded together to help each other navigate their schools.

Megan Upperman dropped most of her classes during one of her first semesters at Southern Illinois University after finding it difficult to transition back to civilian life.

Upperman, who served in Iraq in 2004 in Army National Guard supply convoys, said she was uncharacteristically edgy for six or eight months after her return. She was in what she called a state of "hyper overdrive."

"At the drop of a dime, I'd just get upset over something that was ridiculous," said Upperman, 23, a senior earning a bachelor's degree in kinesiology.

At the urging of a boyfriend, she enrolled in counseling through the Veterans Affairs Department.

She also helped start an on-campus veterans group, Cougar Vets, to help other veterans find answers to questions like how to use military benefits like the GI Bill.

Enter the Black Knights
At Eastern Illinois University, Army veteran Eric Hiltner and other veterans resurrected a defunct informal fraternity for Army vets called the Black Knights.

Hiltner, a 24-year-old journalism student who served in Iraq, found it more comfortable to socialize with other veterans than many of the other students on campus.

"They're sitting there (saying), "I haven't seen my dog in two weeks,'" Hiltner said with a weary laugh. "I'm going, 'I've gone two and a half years without seeing my family.'"

Andy King, the director of counseling services at the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois, said such groups are a good way for veterans to help themselves.

Not all want to be part of a vets group, King says, but many take comfort in knowing their experience isn't unique.

"It should provide some normalization and validation for what it's like to be sometimes a 23-year-old college freshman who's seen some pretty horrible stuff, but yet you're sitting in a freshman English course with a bunch of 18-year-olds who haven't seen anything," King said.

'Bend over backwards'
At Michigan, Blumke says he's begun working with the university's Depression Center on outreach programs for vets on and off campuses.

Dr. John Greden, director of the center, said he hopes to set up pilot sites at other campuses to test ideas ranging from mobile counseling units to training veteran peer counselors.

The ideas work best when campuses make them their own, he said — something vets like Blumke are prodding schools to do.

"I think as a society we've got to really bend over backwards to make their local community responsible for helping," Greden said.