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Friday, September 29, 2006

How You Can Start Making Money Online in Only Minutes

How You Can Start Making Money Online in Only Minutes... Without Even Designing Your Own Web Site!

Back in the early days of Internet marketing, there wasn't much you could do to get started with marketing your business online until you actually launched your own web site.

Before you could make money, you had to:

  • Choose a domain
  • Set up your hosting
  • Design your web site
  • Put it all online
  • Optimize and test your web site

But maybe you want the chance to "get your feet wet" before you commit to building a web site and getting really serious about marketing your business online.

Or maybe you're trying to discover your online business niche: the problem you want to solve, the people you want to sell to, and the best possible way to create a viable business. Maybe you don't want to commit to a web site until you've had a better chance to experiment with different ideas.

Well, fortunately for Web newbies, there are more options for getting started with e-commerce than ever before! Now you can actually market and sell products without ever creating your own web site.

In this newsletter, we're going to take a look at some of the easiest ways to get started online today:

  • Start selling on the world's biggest e-commerce site: www.eBay.com

  • Start a blog in under five minutes and reach a whole new market on the Internet!

  • Use Google Page Creator to instantly create a presence on the Web

... as well as the quickest way -- once you're ready -- to start up a fully functioning web site of your very own.

So can you take advantage of these tools to make your first online profits today? Keep reading to find out!

Start selling on eBay and get access to millions of potential buyers!

eBay.com is the hottest e-commerce site on the Web today, and for good reason:

  • More than two million people visit eBay.com every single day, spending an average of TWO HOURS navigating through eBay's pages and listings

  • More than $1,000 in sales happen on eBay every single second!

  • 72% of eBay users have incomes in excess of $50,000 per year -- so they come ready to spend!

And -- most important to you -- 95% of eBay users are individuals or small businesses. eBay is clearly a place where newbies can go to find instant profit and success.

Getting started on eBay will take you LESS than one hour in total.

Within minutes, you'll be ready to set up your new auction listings. That means you can see your first online profits TODAY!

And while those listings will cost you only pennies to place on eBay's pages, you gain immediate access to millions of buyers who are looking for items just like yours.

To get started selling on eBay today, go to: http://cgi5.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SellHub2.

But what items are you going to sell?

This is the real beauty of eBay: there is a market for practically everything on the giant online auction site!

The easiest way to get started is to sell off some old items you no longer need from your basement or storage space. This will allow you to get the hang of writing up a description and creating a listing without having to invest in a product to sell. After all, everything you make from these sales is pure profit -- so you have nothing to lose!

If you have a product you are already interested in selling on eBay, check out how other sellers are marketing these products. How much are they going for? What makes their auctions appealing? How many bidders do they attract?

If you're not sure what you want to sell, try checking out what products are popular at http://pulse.ebay.com.

While you might not want to sell the items that everyone is searching for -- guaranteeing you some serious competition -- you can sell items RELATED to those products and generate a ton of interest in your listings.

eBay offers free tools for setting up and promoting your listings. Your only expenses on eBay are are your listing fees, plus a small percentage of your selling price.

Getting started on eBay is easy -- anyone can do it in less than an hour. But to build a hugely profitable eBay business takes some advanced strategies and techniques.

Once you're ready to take your eBay business to the next level, I recommend you check out the "eBay Millionaire" secrets we reveal here:

http://www.AuctionTips.com/course.html.

Create your own web site in less than five minutes -- and for free! -- by starting a blog

Blogs (or weblogs) are frequently updated web sites that show the newest content at the top of the page. The other content usually follows in the order it was posted.

Business blogs have become one of the hottest tools for marketing on the Web today. And while some companies use them to promote their products in addition to their main web sites, you don't need to have a web site -- or even have a business yet -- to start a blog.

Anyone can create a blog for free and have an active, functioning presence online in just minutes! Even complete Internet "newbies" find the set-up process simple and easy to understand. You don't have to know anything about web design or pay a single cent for a domain name or web hosting.

And once you've got your blog online, you can start making money instantly! Here's how...

  • Start a Google AdSense campaign to generate advertising revenue from your blog. It's easy to set up an AdSense account, and have targeted ads displayed to your online readers. This can be a great source of revenue, though of course the amount of income you can expect from your AdSense ads will depend on the amount of traffic to your blog. The more traffic you receive, the more people are likely to click through the ads displayed on your site -- and the more revenue for you!

  • Join an affiliate program -- or a few affiliate programs! -- and start promoting their products on your blog. You don't even need your own product to get started! You can place ads for your affiliate products on your blog, or write articles or product reviews that contain your affiliate link. You receive a percentage of each sale made when readers click through your links and make a purchase.

  • Sell products directly from your blog: If you do have a product that you're ready to sell, you can write articles on your blog telling readers about the benefits of your widget. Once they get excited about what you have to offer and decide to take action, you can direct them with a sidebar button to your PayPal account (which is free and easy to set up.)

    With PayPal, they can order your product and pay for it in seconds -- even with their credit cards! And it only takes you a few moments to get set up to take payments.

You can create a blog in five minutes, absolutely free, with a free blog hosting service. These are considered the top options for blogging beginners:

If you're looking for more tips for generating traffic and profits with your blog, check out www.MarketingTips.com/trafficsecrets.

Use Google Page Creator to get free exposure on the 'Net -- AND travel up the search engine rankings!

Google Page Creator is a brand-new program that enables anyone with a Google ID to set up their very own web site in just minutes!

When Google Page Creator Beta was launched just over a month ago, the sign-up page was overrun with visitors looking to get their very own Google Page Creator account. So much so, in fact, that they had to stop taking submissions that same day!

Why was everyone so eager to get involved with Google Pages? Well, the most obvious benefit of the program is that your pages are rapidly indexed by the Google search engine spiders.

Some new web site owners spend a ton of time and effort trying to show up in search engine results for their keywords, but with a Google Page, you jumpstart that process.

Within minutes, you have a fully functioning web site that you can use to make money online right away.

You can generate profits with Google Page Creator in much the same way as with a blog...

  • You can promote your own product on your Google Page with a salesletter or ad, and then direct your visitors to your PayPal checkout system to purchase your product right away.

  • You can also promote other people's products on your Google Page through content, links, or ads, and make quick cash from affiliate commissions.

  • And naturally, Google Pages are the perfect place to set up a Google AdSense campaign...

When your account is approved, Google offers a simple page setup process with an easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML editor. You can add your own text by typing it straight into the editor, or by cutting and pasting from any kind of text file. You can also upload pictures, create links, and even edit the raw HTML code if you wish.

In fact, it's never been easier to set up your own web site!

In order to get started with Google Page Creator, you'll need a Google ID, which you can sign up for at:

https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Once you've got an account, you can head to the Page Creator homepage (http://pages.google.com) to add your name to the waiting list -- at this point, they are not taking real-time submissions.

Of course, if you're getting serious about starting a business online, we always recommend that you create a web site of your own...

And nowadays, with domains and hosting cheaper than they've ever been before, and with tons of inexpensive -- and FREE -- tools available to help you get set up, there's no reason to put off creating your very own presence on the Web...

Set up a professional-looking web site in minutes with easy-to-use web site templates

These days, you don't need to know a thing about HTML or web design to get a great looking site up and running in no time at all. The secret is to start building your pages with a template web site creator.

Prices vary from company to company, but you can usually get a template site up and running for as low as $2.99 a month, depending on the features and functions you want to build into your web site.

Most basic packages include a domain name, web hosting, an easy-to-use site template, photo uploading capability, and a limited number of domain-specific e-mail accounts.

You can be completely up and running with your new web site in the space of just a day or two, depending on the length of the company's approval or acceptance process.

While template sites can't be customized as completely as regular web sites, the margin for error and mistakes is much, much smaller than with an independent, do-it-yourself web design process. You can get all your newbie errors out of the way at a minimum of expense!

Most companies will charge a little more per month to integrate a shopping cart or e-commerce functionality into your template site, but you can also opt to add a payment system of your own choosing to your pages.

(Remember: PayPal is always free to sign up, and the easiest system for entrepreneurs who are just getting started online.)

If a template web site creator is what you're looking for, check out the solution we recommend at www.MarketingTips.com/allinone. They offer a full range of resources like...

  • attractive templates
  • useful extras like photo gallery software and search engine tools
  • domain research and sales
  • strong customer service
  • web hosting

... and all for reasonable prices that won't break the bank for a first-time business owner.

Template sites are a great starting point if you want to get your site up and running right away and start experimenting with e-commerce opportunities. However, as your business grows, you will likely need to develop a site of your own that allows you more control over the look and functionality of your online presence.

Final thoughts

It's never been easier to build an e-commerce presence online than it is now, with the rise in popularity of blogging, auction web sites like eBay.com, quick web hosting solutions like Google Page Creator, and template web site solutions.

Each of these options offers you the opportunity to determine the viability of your business model, test your strategies and salescopy, establish a ranking in the search engines, and gain credibility and a reputation in your industry.

Best of all, you can get started making money online TODAY.

And once your business is underway and you're ready to set up a web site of your own, you can also use all of quick start options we've talked about today to continue to market your products...

  • Use a blog to grab a great position in search engine rankings, and then drive traffic to your sales web site!

  • Use a Google Page to drive another stream of traffic to your site!

  • Use eBay to test new products, sell off old or damaged inventory, or create a new revenue stream for your business!

It's never been easier to get started on the Web than it is today -- so what are you waiting for?

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Investigating Work At Home Opportunities

Copyright © Jeff Houdyschell
http://www.eSmartJob.com

Investigating legitimate work at home opportunities is not as hard as it would seem. The first thing to do is look at the URL in your browser’s address bar while you are reading the sales page. Usually, the page you are reading is part of the main site. You want to get to the main site by simply clicking in the address bar and deleting everything after the com. Look for a forum or online discussion group. If you cannot find this, scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the site map, click this and look for the forum or online discussion. While you are in the site map, look at how many pages there are within the site. This will give you a good idea how much information is available to you should you join their work at home opportunity and the number of pages will give you an idea how long they have been online promoting the program. Feel free to look around here. If there is a forum, try to get into it, and read not only what the members are saying, but also how fresh the content is.

If your prospective work at home opportunity does not have a forum or online discussion, this is not necessarily the end of your investigating. In fact, some good programs use other bigger internet marketing forums for their members. Next, do a Google search but do not just look at the first page results of your search because you may just find the same replicated page promoting the same work at home opportunity (this brings up another factor addressed below). You may need to dig a little deeper into your search to find anything about it in online forums or blogs that pertain to internet marketing. These are a great source of information and I cannot recommend them enough to research a work at home business or internet marketing in general. If you can not find anything about the company other than the selling pages, then your best to skip it and keep your money in your pocket and your hair on your head.

Now, about those replicated sites that all look like the one you clicked on to get this whole ball rolling only to find out there are tons of others out there just like it. You may be thinking why put up another one just like it and what will this do for you. If you thought of that, then you are well on your way to success. You do not want a site like all the others. You want to put your own personality into it and make it your own because what you are really selling or promoting is yourself. Offering value to the visitor and gaining their trust is what it is all about. With this in mind, you will use the program you choose to market yourself online. It should also teach you and permit you to change your web site to your liking, add pages and make it your own. There should also be an online forum where you can learn and ask questions of the more experienced members who have their own work at home business.

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Finding the value of work at home opportunities

Copyright © Jeff Houdyschell

http://www.eSmartJob.com

Cutting through the clutter to find the truth about a work at home business opportunity.

As you begin your search for the right work at home opportunity, you will see hundreds of offers from others telling you how they became rich and how you can too.

You are also wondering how to determine if these are legitimate moneymaking work at home opportunities. There are a few ways to do this. First, you need to learn to read between the lines of these sales pages to see if what you are looking at has any value to you, and more importantly, if it has any value to others that you will be promoting it to. In most cases, the page you are reading about a specific program will be the same thing you will be promoting if you join. This is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, if it works to get you to join, then there must be something of value to it.

Lets look a little closer at the offers the online experts are telling you about their specific work at home opportunity; you know the ones that are usually long on testimonials and short on details. Now, do not get me wrong, some of these are a great way to start a work at home business. In fact, I joined a few of these myself. It is just the fact that you have to read for a while to get to the point, if you even stay around that long.

The best way to read these are to not really read them at first, but to scan the page looking for how much it is going to cost to join and what you get for the price. You are looking for a tangible object, something of value or a tool that can be used more than once. At this point, you really should not be buying just information. Remember, the internet is full of that for free. The next thing to judge is how you will use it to your advantage and if it will teach you the skills you need to further your work at home business. Another consideration is if it is something that you see as valuable, not only to yourself, but to others that you will most likely be marketing it to.

Before you sign up for any work at home opportunity, you may be interested in you should first sign up for a free newsletter or any subscription they offer. You will usually begin to get a series of e-mail from them with useful information pertaining to the subject you are interested in while persuading you to join. This is probably the same system that you will be involved in should you join the program and it will give you an idea of the quality of their marketing and how you may well be promoting your own work at home opportunity.

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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Work at home business information we all can use.

Today I came across a series of articles targeted toward starting a work at home business and the industry in general. I found them to be good general information for anyone starting to research work at home opportunities, and a little refresher for those of us who’ve been at it for a while below is the start of the series.

Jeff Houdyschell
http://www.eSmartJob.com

Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Start Your Online Business... and the Top 5 Strategies and Cool Tools You Need to Know About

I was surprised to hear at a recent seminar how many people think that the Internet is just too saturated for new online business owners to be successful -- and that if you didn't get in on the ground floor, you're out of luck.

Well, we did get in on the ground floor, and we've seen all the changes, so I can tell you this: Nothing could be further from the truth! That's why I wanted to write this article to show you why NOW is probably the best time in Internet history to start a wildly profitable online business.

Sure, there's more competition on the 'Net these days. When we first opened our doors in 1998, there were only 130 million web pages in existence... now there are well over 313 billion (eMarketer)! But there are also a LOT more potential customers online, too -- 1,022,863,307 of them in fact! (Neilson/Net ratings March 2006.)

And if online sales are any indication, the number of people who are actively shopping online is also on the rise. According to Forrester Research, online sales reached a staggering $172 billion in 2005 -- a number they predict will rise to $329 billion by 2010!

New technologies and crazy new tools have opened up worlds of opportunity that make it easier -- and cheaper -- than ever to start an online business and immediately start profiting.

Through it all, the core principles of Internet marketing have remained essentially unchanged -- but now they've been tested, tweaked, and honed to peak effectiveness.

Let's start by looking at how the cornerstones of Internet marketing have evolved since we opened our doors in 1998...

#1: Depend on the tried and tested essentials of Internet marketing

These key strategies for marketing your business online have always been effective, but are now much easier to apply. Things like...

  • Designing a web site that sells: As in the early days of the 'Net, your web site needs to have clear navigation and a good sales process to be effective; however, it's now much more important for your site to look professional. Today's web surfers have clear expectations of how a commercial web site should look and perform. Luckily, new tools and resources, such as the free web-building software Nvu, make it a breeze for you to create a good-looking, fully functioning business web site.
  • Discovering a profitable niche market: Providing a solution to a problem for a narrowly-defined niche market is still extremely important -- maybe even more so with the increased competition. But now, advanced tools such as Yahoo! Search Marketing's Keyword Selector Tool and Wordtracker can help you pinpoint exactly who your market is and what they're hungry for.
  • Multiplying your profits with additional income streams: If you want to pile profit on top of profit, combine several revenue streams. The host of e-commerce opportunities that are now available mean that you have an almost limitless selection of these profit-boosters: from moving merchandise on eBay to creating free web pages with Google pages that will be quickly indexed by the search engines, to selling on-demand merchandise on sites such as CafePress.com.
  • Expanding your reach -- and profits! -- with an affiliate program: An affiliate program can still ramp up your income while exposing your site to a wider audience. But instead of recruiting an "army" of affiliates, these days it's more important to attract "super affiliates" to your program -- a few affiliates who will be responsible for generating the bulk of your sales. These superstars can be attracted by a generous commission structure and payouts for sales generated long after an affiliate's referral. And software like AssocTRAC helps you automate your program for almost hands-free affiliate management.

Of course, some areas of Internet marketing have changed more than others since our first course made its debut in 1998. Let's take a look at some of them... and the tremendous opportunities they offer.

#2: Make sure your e-mail gets delivered... the critical changes you need to be aware of

E-mail marketing is still highly profitable. In fact, we made $2.4 million last year from e-mail marketing alone!

Not only is it a great -- and inexpensive -- way to establish relationships with your customers, but your promotions and follow-up offers can be completely automated.

However, while you used to be able to send e-mail to absolutely everyone, these days you have to be very careful. Spam -- a growing problem on the 'Net -- cost US businesses an estimated $17 billion in 2005 (Ferris Research) and now accounts for 57% of all e-mail (Ipswitch 2006)!

The consequences of spamming have grown far beyond a slap on the wrist from your Internet Service Provider or a few nasty e-mails from angry recipients. For example...

  • Internet Service Providers now filter all incoming e-mail for spam by blocking messages that contain particular combinations of words or phrases and shutting out ALL e-mail from the domains and IP addresses of known spammers. So if you get mistakenly labeled as a spammer, as much as 50% of your e-mail may be "filtered" and never reach your subscribers. And it can take weeks or months to resolve the issue!
  • The CAN-SPAM Act (January 2004) introduced laws that allowed spammers to be prosecuted if specific guidelines aren't being met. Under this Act you can be fined, and even jailed, if your e-mails don't meet certain requirements, such as an "unsubscribe" link in the body of each e-mail you send out.

The bottom line is that if you want to take advantage of the profit-boosting power of e-mail marketing, you MUST make sure that your e-mails comply with the CAN-SPAM Act. You can read the full text of the CAN-SPAM regulations at www.spamlaws.com/federal/can-spam.shtml.

Once you've made sure your e-mails will be delivered, you need to think about their content. In the face of overflowing inboxes, your e-mails and newsletters need to be particularly appealing and valuable if you want them to be opened.

#3: Keep up with the search engines and take advantage of FREE sources of traffic

The search engine landscape has changed dramatically since we published the first edition of our course. We used to recommend getting listed on eight major search engines: Altavista, Excite, HotBot, InfoSeek, Lycos, Northern Light, WebCrawler, and Yahoo.

Today, clear leaders have emerged, narrowing our recommendations to the top three contenders:

  • Google: The most important of the three, Google has a 49% share of the search market.
  • Yahoo: A distant second, Yahoo has a 22% market share.
  • MSN: With 11% of the market, MSN is still worth focusing on.

With fewer search engines, keeping on top of their ever-shifting algorithms has become critical. If you can get a top listing on Google, for example, you can double your potential customers!

A new way to drive free traffic to your site is to write short articles related to your industry and post them on e-zine article directories such as Ezinearticles.com. Include your tagline at the bottom of each article you write and watch your traffic increase exponentially -- as well as your inbound links (which the search engines consider when ranking your site!).

Take advantage of as many FREE sources of traffic as you can to drive tons of targeted traffic to your site!

#4: Instantly boost your traffic with pay-per-click advertising

Paid search has exploded, becoming a widely accepted way to drive qualified traffic to your site -- fast. And with each passing year, it becomes more sophisticated, allowing you to zero in on your target market with greater precision.

Today, the major players are...

  • Yahoo! Search Marketing (http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/): Yahoo's sponsored search lets you advertise your site in the search results of the following search engines: MSN, Yahoo, AltaVista, InfoSpace, AlltheWeb, and NetZero.
  • Google AdWords (https://adwords.google.com/): With Google AdWords, you can have your ads show up in sponsored search listings for certain keywords -- and you can also advertise on other sites that match your audience.
  • MSN AdCenter (https://adcenter.msn.com/): MSN has recently entered the arena of paid search with MSN AdCenter. So far, it's the only PPC engine to offer keyword-based demographic targeting.

Paid search is one of the fastest ways to drive qualified traffic to your site... and if done properly, won't break the bank. To learn how to profit from pay-per-click advertising in three simple steps, check out my blog post.

#5: Promote your business with the technologies
that have changed the face of Internet marketing

Technology has been furiously advancing since the first edition of our Insider Secrets course -- paving the way for new and highly effective ways to promote your Internet business. Let's look at some that have had the biggest impact:

  • Audio and Video: The Internet has come a long way since its text-only roots! Programming languages such as JavaScript and programs like Macromedia's Flash have allowed for web video and audio, slide presentations, and other interactive elements.

    Our testing has proven that using audio and video as part of your sales process can now have a dramatic impact on your bottom line -- if done right. Use short audio and video clips of you and your customers to personalize your site and reassure visitors that you are a credible business.
  • Blogging: Blogs are informal web forums that invite feedback and discussion. They're free to set up and use, and so simple that they can be created in minutes using sites such as Blogger.com. As a result blogging has exploded in popularity over the last few years.

    With a business blog you can reach a wider audience, generate better search engine rankings, boost your revenue, and develop a rapport with your customers -- to name just a few benefits. And because blogs are updated frequently, search engines LOVE them. For an in-depth, step-by-step guide to using blogs to explode your income, check out "Blogging for Dollars" -- a 125-page book plus DVD devoted to this subject.
  • Podcasting: Podcasting, the delivery of audio files -- typically MP3 files -- via the Internet, is one of the hottest new technologies to hit the market. It allows you to publish audio content that interested listeners can subscribe to via RSS “feeds” -- so they can automatically receive your audio broadcasts without having to go to your web site.

    Check out my blog post to learn how you can create your own podcast in three simple steps.
  • Direct-to-desktop technology: Direct-to-desktop technology is a way to deliver information straight to your subscribers' desktops -- without having to wrestle with e-mail filters, bouncebacks, or your competition! Here's how it works: The sender uses an application such as Desktop Marketer that formats and sends the information straight to a “reader” that’s been installed on the recipient’s desktop.

    Once your customers sign up, they don’t have to check their e-mail or visit your web site to get your latest news or updates. A flashing desktop icon alerts them as soon as they receive your message -- and all they have to do is click to read it.

Ordinary people achieving extraordinary success...
the making of Internet millionaires

The unique benefits of having an online business -- low overhead, inexpensive advertising, and a global reach -- can produce HUGE profit margins... and for tens of thousands of Internet entrepreneurs, a level of personal and financial freedom they could only dream about before.

Since we opened our doors in 1998, we have seen a staggering number of real, everyday people earn life-changing incomes with their Internet businesses. And the numbers keep on growing... The Internet is now churning out more millionaires than ever before!

Take one of our customers, Melanie Boudar of VisitVolcano.com. At age 50, when the company she worked for was bought out, Melanie knew she had to go into business for herself. So she opened a bed-and-breakfast in Hawaii and created her web site to attract her clientele. After just six months online, Melanie was making $12,000 per month -- and a hefty $8,000 of it is pure profit!

Paul Jerard, another of our customers, had limited computer and Internet knowledge when he started his first yoga web site. Still, in less than 90 days, he was already making a profit -- with over $500 a month in sales! Today, it takes Paul less than four hours per day to run his business... and he made over $113,000 last year -- with over $71,190 in profits! That's a 63% profit margin!

We've seen success stories like these time and time again... people from all walks of life who have achieved enormous success with their online businesses! You can read their amazing stories in the 56 pages of our site that we devote to showcasing their inspirational achievements at www.marketingtips.com/testimonials.html.

Final thoughts

Sure, there's more competition on the 'Net these days... but the opportunities are also growing! So if you you've been putting off starting your FIRST online business because you thought you missed the boat -- or if you want to ramp up an existing one -- there's never been a better time to take ACTION... and start generating life-altering wealth of your own.

With the explosion of technological advances and resources, running an online business is now so accessible that literally ANYONE can get online very quickly -- and immediately start profiting from their own Internet business!

And to get a proven game plan that REAL PEOPLE have repeatedly used to earn $100,000... $500,000... $1 MILLION (or more!) per year on the Internet, check out the brand-new, just released 2006 edition of our "Insider Secrets" course.

With over 1,300 pages of our hottest new test results, case studies, and resources, it's the surest way to start and grow a successful Internet business in 2006.

It's such an exciting time to be an Internet entrepreneur! Make sure you take advantage of the unique opportunities that have been created since the early days of the Internet. Read the stories of people just like you who have created online businesses they love... and mind-boggling wealth. They are living proof that it's possible. I hope to see your success story featured on our web site one day soon.

Best of luck with your exciting new venture!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Derek Gehl specializes in teaching real people how to start profitable Internet businesses that make $100,000 to $2.5 Million (or more) per year. To get instant access to all his most profitable marketing campaigns, strategies, tools, and resources that he's used to grow $25 into over $60 Million in online sales, visit: http://www.marketingtips.com/

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Jeff Houdyschell provides the best work at home business opportunities
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Friday, September 08, 2006

What do I sell or do to make money on the internet?
Copyright © Jeff Houdyschell
http://www.eSmartJob.com

Finding products and services to market online is easier than you may think.

You may be asking yourself how do you start a work at home business and make money on the internet. You have nothing to sell and you do not know anything about computers or the internet, or you might think you do not have anything to write about. Well, if you found this site, then you have some of what it takes to start your own work at home business. One of the greatest things about making money online is you do not need your own product to sell, or a vast knowledge of any particular subject. The internet provides all that for you! Everything you need is available to you if you can learn how to find it and use it to your advantage.

The details of going about it are a little more complex than what I explain here but the concept is relatively easy to grasp. You can make a second income online or even a living promoting other peoples’ products. This is what is usually called affiliate marketing. These products may be actual items from companies like Amazon and thousands of other online merchants. These merchants will pay you a commission to send others to their web site and buy their products or services. Another option is creating a content-rich web site full of useful information pertaining to a specific subject and selling advertising on it or a combination of the two. Both of theses methods can be very hard to start out with if you do not have prior experience. You can also find work at opportunities that teach you how to start making money on the internet; some are free to join and others may be fee-based. As far as the free programs, remember the old adage “you get what you pay for”. You also need to be careful spending your money on a fee-based program. Research the offer thoroughly before you give up your hard-earned money.

Multi-Level Marketing is another great work at home opportunity that is a match made in heaven for the internet. Now, do not roll your eyes and click the back button just yet. I remember the days when I avoided my brother like the plague; he was always bugging people about coming to meetings or telling everyone how great he felt taking vitamins and dietary supplements. I bet the poor guy got pretty lonely for a while there. But MLM online is completely different. In fact, some of the best work at home opportunities to get started with is some form of MLM or tiered program. The beauty is you do not need to bother your family or friends to join or buy the products and your not limited to the people you know to get started. You have millions of people in the online community as prospects; so do not discount MLM online. It is a great way to get start a work at home business and usually these programs have great training resources to get you started because their success is based on your success.

As you can see, the possibilities for earning money online are as limited as your imagination, and the more research you do upfront, the better your chances are for finding the best work at home opportunity that is right for you.


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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Prepare Yourself For A Work At Home Business

Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur?
Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
Author of "Dotcomology - The Science of Making Money Online"

These days, it seems like everyone wants to work
from home and make money on the Internet. But
before you even turn on your computer, the first
question you have to ask yourself is whether
you’re cut out for this kind of work.

The fact is, building a home-based business isn’t
for everyone. Some people like the commute. They
really do enjoy having a boss who tells them what
to do, and they like the routine of working
nine-to-five for an ordinary salary that can
barely pay the mortgage. Personally, I think
they’re nuts.

More reasonably, there are people who are
concerned about the risk of starting up their own
business. They’re not sure it’s worth the
investment of time and money, and they’re scared
of the responsibility that comes with running
their own company. They wonder if there is
another way to escape the rat race.

I’m sure there is. You could win the lottery or
wait for your Aunt Sue to keel over and leave you
her condo. Or maybe you could sit down with a pen
and paper and draw the blueprint for "The Next
Big Thing". Anything can happen... Right?

For me, what happened was creating a successful,
self-running Internet marketing system. It didn’t
happen without effort. It didn’t happen without
at least some initial investment of both time and
money and, of course, it doesn’t happen now
without me making sure that the taxes are filed
and the paperwork is done. But it happened.

I’m my own boss. I work from home according to my
own schedule and I get to pocket all the cash my
business makes. If you’re prepared to give an
e-business the time, the work and the money it
needs to get started and get growing, it can
happen for you too.

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Dispelling the myth of getting rich quick on the internet

Dispelling the myth of getting rich quick on the internet
Copyright © Jeff Houdyschell
http://www.eSmartJob.com

Starting your own online business can be quite easy if you apply a few simple strategies. You have probably seen the ads either in your inbox or while surfing the internet about making money online or other work from home programs. Maybe you did a Google search for “Work form home”, or “make money online” but then it happens; information overload! You get bombarded with hype and promises of fast and easy money with the “click of your mouse you’ll make millions”. You try to figure it all out and but have no idea where to start. Well you’re not alone, all of us working online were there at one time or another and what it takes to be successful is some persistence and the ability to find the right tools and programs to get a good start.

One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to sign up for every offer that comes down the pike. You will soon be bombarded with email from all the different programs you joined and will not know were to start. Its fine to sign up for the programs free newsletters or other subscriptions to get more information and you can always stop them from coming if your not interested.

The first thing to consider before you begin your search is your goals; what is it that you want to get from running an online business? Is it just to make a little extra money? Need to pay off some bills? Perhaps you just need a second income or if you’re really ambitious you want to quit your job and work from home full time. Answering these questions will help you determine how serious you are and how committed you need to be to learn what it takes to reach your goals.

Another thing to consider is how much time and money you are will to spend to reach your goal. As with any business there are startup costs, although for an online business these can be significantly less than a traditional business enterprise. You might as well know right now that here is no get quick rich method to it. There is no easy system that you can “click your way to millions” so quit looking for it. However if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and put the time in to learn what it takes then get ready for a journey that could change your life.


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