Saturday, August 30, 2008

Is Unselfish Wealth Really Possible? Travelencia Thinks So

By Trisha Frauenhofer


What exactly is Unselfish Wealth? If you are ready for a company that wants you to succeed without having to spend hours chasing down leads for them, this may be the one you have been seeking. Started by a group of marketers, this business has become partners with Travelencia. Well, then who is Travelencia? They are only a company that does not owe anybody in the world and they have a successful travel program business.

Travelencia is hard at work promoting their brand new, unique program for travelers and is now a strong presence in over 200 countries. They have nurtured relationships with all types of travel providers. Now the Unselfish Wealth team makes it easy for you to join and become a part of the team that has cornered the market on travel.

Their system is free and it makes it easy for you to get started. When you join, you'll be placed under another member who also has joined as you have. You'll be placed with a member who does not have four referrals of his or her own. Then, you become this person's recruit. He or she will help you learn the ropes on making commissions and bonus money.

You'll learn marketing skills based online that you will use to promote your own link. The more people join, the bigger marketing gets, and the more money you make. What's the key to making money with this program? Signing up new members to Unselfish Wealth.

You will be charged a small fee of five dollars every month to help Travelencia with advertising costs. Thus far, the Unselfish Wealth team has enrolled over 11,000 people, and it's growing rapidly.

Unselfish Wealth has joined up with Travelencia, but remains a separate company from Travelencia. When you join Unselfish Wealth, you'll be directed to Travelencia. You'll join Travelencia, and then you'll really begin to have fun.

When you sign up to be a member, you'll agree to post, per week, three free online advertisements. For this, you'll use your Unselfish Wealth team website. You can post more than three if you choose, and if so, this is even better. Unselfish Wealth will give you the ads to choose from. You'll post the ads (you'll be told where you should post them) for free. Once four people are placed under you, and they each have four people, the money will begin to come in for you. The more people you have under you, the more money you will make.

This is an easy and simple way to make money; Travelencia and Unselfish Wealth want to share this with you. Your one-time membership fee will grant you access to the members-only site. There, you'll choose either a $19.95 membership, or a $49.95 membership, paid monthly. Once you've done this, you're a member of Travelencia and you can start earning money. It's that simple to sign up and begin to experience the success you want.

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How To Build Quality Relationships With Vendors And Lower Costs

By Stu McLaren


Getting your products and services from concept to cash you need vendors and fulfillment. Anyone from web programmers, fulfillment houses, graphic designers. Whatever type of vendors you may need to use in your business this article will outline a few tips about how you can lower your fulfillment costs while building quality relationships.

Number one, what you could do is send them referrals and recommendations. I constantly, as much as possible, try to send the people that I work with more and more business. The reason is because I want them to see the value of the relationship with me goes much further than the business I personally do with them. That way the relationship is not only benefiting them with the business that I give them, but the business that I also bring through the people that I associate with. They'll quickly see me in a favorable light. The key here is to try and provide them a benefit as quickly as possible - a great way is to send as many referrals as you can.

Joint venture projects is something else I have done with my vendors in the past. An example of this is when I worked with a graphic designer on a product. She did the graphic designer element, I put together the product and did the marketing side and then we split the profits.

Boom! Just like that I had almost completely eliminated my cost up front and now don't have to worry about coming up with that money. Starting out, this was really helpful as I didn't have the money to put up front to hire a graphic designer. So this strategy is really great for that reason and many others.

Some people will think, "If I split the profits with someone else, I'm going to loose a big chunk of money!" Time out. Personally, I think that it is better to actually get your projects completed, making some money, rather than not have any completed and not be making any money.

If I didn't create that type of relationship with this specific vendor, I would never have completed those projects and would therefore wouldn't have made any money. Those ideas would have been sitting up on a shelf, not making me anything.

Whether you are just starting out, on a tight budget, or just want to get projects done economically, you really have to look to be creative. Joint venture project with my vendors is one creative idea I've used with multiple different vendors.

Another tip to save money that I have learned over the course of using vendors is to have as much work done ahead of time. By doing this you are cutting down on the time and effort your vendor needs to use on your project. You can even ask your vendor questions, like, how could you decrease they're effort, reduce your overall costs, etc. Vendors will answer these for you, they want to work with you. Everyone has a budget to work within and vendors will be willing to help you stay within it, they are always interested in your business and will help you meet your goals.

Here is another tip - create a template instead of just a project. This way you can use it more than once, without having to pay for the same thing twice. I'll go into more detail to explain it better.

We will use developing e-Books for example. Instead of getting a graphic designer to design a specific layout for each of your e-Books you generate, it would be a lot easier and cheaper for you to get them to design a template. That way you can use that template for every e-Book you generate after that point instead of paying for it again.

This is a different way about going things - the thing is you will save tons of money - thousands - in the long-run. As for the graphic designer its about the same amount of effort for them to put forth. This is just another idea about how you can again build your relationships with your vendors, but also save a lot of money.

In this article, I've outlined a few really quick and easy strategies that can help you build stronger relationships with your vendors and fulfillment companies while saving your money. Many more strategies will come to you once you really start thinking about it.

By exploring your creativity ideas will come to you when you need them the most!

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Learn About Managing Your Own Business' Email Marketing

By Darrel Hawes


Email marketing has been a very profitable means of marketing products and services. It has continued to be used by small and large businesses, by non-profits, and every type of organization conceivable. It is used so frequently because it works.

Why does it work? Partly because of the following advantages: low cost, speed, viral (messages can easily be transferred to others, without your direct involvement), can direct traffic to an otherwise offline offer, and with certain applications, messages can be customized.

Amazon.com is a great example of customization. Amazon only sends recommendations related to what the customer has bought before. People are interested in some subjects but not other subjects, and the more closely communications are based upon the things that appeal to the individual, the larger the chance that the message will come across.

Email campaigns can easily direct traffic to an offline offer. One method is sending out coupons. This system is utilized by the bookstore Borders with great success, as they frequently send out coupons that can be used in their local store. "Good for one day only" coupons are also used by service businesses to fill empty slots.

Don't have the tools to manage an email marketing system yet? You have two major choices. Your first is whether to buy a program that installs on your own server, or whether to go with a hosted service and have your email database stored on a third-party's server.

Using your own program would give you more flexibility and opportunities for customization, but it's your choice. If you want to look into it, popular options are Auto Response and Mailloop.

A hosted service is generally going to require little or no upfront cost, but will require a monthly fee because you are paying for a separate service. Advantages of this type of system include: expert third-party help in the event of spam complaints, and no need to set up and maintain a program on your server. Commonly used services include Aweber, GetResponse, 1ShoppingCart, and EmailAces.

Email marketing can be an essential aspect of your marketing system, and has the capacity to expand your profits and increase your customers.

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How To Build Quality Relationships With Vendors And Lower Costs

By Stu McLaren


Vendors and fulfillment are critical to taking your product or service from concept to cash. These could be graphic designers, they could be web programmers, they could be fulfillment houses, they could be CD duplicators. There are all kinds of different types of vendors that you may come across in your business. Here are a few tips on how to build a quality relationship with these people and cut back on your fulfillment costs.

To get started, you can send them recommendations and referrals. I try and do this with anyone I work with because if I am able to give them more business, the value of my relationship with them goes much further. It changes the way they view me now because not only do I give them the business I use them for, but also the people I associate with. I will become more favorable then most clients. What you really have to look at is how you can benefit your vendors quickly and easily - giving them referrals is a great way to start.

Joint venture projects is something else I have done with my vendors in the past. An example of this is when I worked with a graphic designer on a product. She did the graphic designer element, I put together the product and did the marketing side and then we split the profits.

Boom! Just like that I had almost completely eliminated my cost up front and now don't have to worry about coming up with that money. Starting out, this was really helpful as I didn't have the money to put up front to hire a graphic designer. So this strategy is really great for that reason and many others.

Some people will think, "If I split the profits with someone else, I'm going to loose a big chunk of money!" Time out. Personally, I think that it is better to actually get your projects completed, making some money, rather than not have any completed and not be making any money.

Instead of just letting those ideas sit on shelf, not making any money, I made an effort to approach and build a relationship with that specific vendor and was able to get those projects completed and off the shelf.

When you are on a tight marketing budget, you've got to get creative. And that is one creative idea that I've used. I've also used that with web developers.

The other thing that you can do to save a lot of money when you're working with vendors is do as much of the work as possible, ahead of time. You're saving the vendor time. You're saving them effort. You can ask them, perhaps, questions on how you could save money, how you could cut down their effort, cut down your overall project costs. These vendors will work with you. They'll help you. They know you have budgets to work within, and so they're always interested in working with you and trying to help you.

My last tip for now is instead of creating a completely new project design everytime, create a template to use. This way you can use it over and over again without having to pay your vendors again to do the same work. I'll tell you more about it in detail.

We will use developing e-Books for example. Instead of getting a graphic designer to design a specific layout for each of your e-Books you generate, it would be a lot easier and cheaper for you to get them to design a template. That way you can use that template for every e-Book you generate after that point instead of paying for it again.

That is a completely different approach, yet it will save you hundreds - if not thousands - of dollars in the long-run. Yet, it's pretty much the same amount of effort for the graphic designer. So that's another creative idea on how you can save a lot of money when working with vendors, and also building relationships with vendors.

In this article, I've outlined a few really quick and easy strategies that can help you build stronger relationships with your vendors and fulfillment companies while saving your money. Many more strategies will come to you once you really start thinking about it.

May ideas come to you when you need them most!

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How To Make Easy Money Online

By Larry D. Johnson


Making Money Online is the rave of the Internet these days. The only thing is you need to know a little bit about what you are doing in order to make a real income, and that is a little easier said than done.

I have been making money online for just over 4 years now. I have found the easiest and quickest way to make money on the Internet when you are new, is to copy what someone else has already done, that is already working.

Ask any Internet guru and they will tell you in order to make lots of money fast you need to mail your offer to a huge list of interested prospects. People who have an interest in what you have to offer. Mail your offer to a list of people like that and you've got a nice cash cow. Remember "The Money Is In The List".

Here is the basic process of building a list. First, you need something Free to give to people. Something of value that they can use online or off whether they have their own business or not. When you offer this Free product or service through advertising, the only way for people to get your Free product or service is to give you their name and e-mail address. Now you have a prospect to mail your offer to. You build your list by using this process over and over again.

The free offer method is used by just about every serious Internet marketer. However I have a big problem with the Free offer method. You see in order to get your free offer out on the Internet, you have to advertise. So you are spending money to advertise your free offer and yes you are getting contact information that you can use to send real offers to, but you receive no money from your free offer ads to cover your advertising cost. Well I believe I have a solution to that problem.

Here is how it works. You will offer a program that will build a huge opt-in list of targeted prospects for anyone who uses it. You will be giving away Free vacations to anyone who joins your list building program. It cost $10 to join the program. Your prospects will pay you and 4 other marketers $2.00 each. Here is the kicker. When your prospects make the same offer, anyone who joins their list will also pay you $2.00 and so on down 5 levels deep.

The reason I like this system is that it is so simple to use and to promote. Here is what happens when you follow the program instructions.Everyone who joins this pays 5 people $2 each. That's the $10 cost involved. You then start receiving tons of $2 payments yourself. First from your 10. Then from their 10, then from their 10, etc. If everyone were to take a full month to get their 10 this is what you can expect to earn each month... Month 1: $20 (whoopie!) Month 2: $200 (looking better) Month 3: $2,000 (lets go shopping) Month 4: $20,000 (goodbye CC debt - hello Cancun!) Month 5: $200,000 (goodbye mortgage)

If you want to get started making money online or if you are looking for a way to build a large opt-in list, and you want to get paid at the same time, you will want to jump on this program right away. With the potential to earn $20,000 in 4 months and build a list of 10,000 prospects, plus receive a Free 3 day 2 night vacation, all for $10 this offer is a no brainer. To Get the details on this program click the link in the resource box.

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Many Online Services - One Stressed Out You

By Cleveland Rashad


With so many online services such as video submission, article submission services, press releases, podcasts, etc, it can be overwhelming! You need to take a broad look at what traffic is available to you. One of the latest tools for making the process work for you better is Cyndi's Parker's EASY PUSH BUTTON TRAFFIC

Especially when it comes to signing in and out of each one - what a big hassle and one that drives most people crazy. Don't sacrifice your list of clients for a few extra dollars in your pocket! Want to make sure that your customers will follow you to anything you want them too? Here are a few tips:

Tip #1 - Make your clients feel really special.

Have some compelling incentives for making the switch. Never underestimate the power of a free gift! They can influence sales tremendously.

Tip #2 - Huge Deals Should Be Offered

Offer customers huge deals on some of your other products out there. Let then know that they are the only ones that get such an offer! This is also a great method to generate tons of buzz about your website!

Tip #3 - Guide Your Audience

Give your audience plenty of time to make the change to the new software tool company. Your clients were use to one service, and now you want to show them a more improved service. Help guide them through this move.

Switching to a new and different software for marketing doesn't have to be a difficult experience - just make sure that you're continuing to provide your clients with great values and incentives, and they'll be only too happy to follow you.

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Friday, August 29, 2008

Global Resorts Network vs. EDC Gold

By Dean Grzelak


Roughly nine (9) months ago I decided to join Global Resorts (GRN). Prior to even getting started on my business with Global Resorts Network I stumbled upon EDC Gold. I was told joining at the diamond level was the way to go. I was told that EDC had it all; the greatest product, the greatest training, the greatest everything.

At that point I thought I would work both programs, give my prospects an option of what would be the best fit for them. I did my do diligence and started promoting both programs. What I found was all my prospects were joining GRN (Global Resorts Network). I started wondering why, and to my surprise I found out that most of the product EDC offers was a collection of outdated software and e-books that could be found on the internet for free.

When someone looks to start an online business they look at the companies potential to make income. They don't look at the product as the income source. For example: If you were to join EDC (either Gold or Diamond level) and for whatever reason decide that it is not for you and make the decision to leave the compay. You will no longer have access to the back office area to access all the ebooks and software you already purchased.

With GRN (Global Resorts Network) not only do you get a business you can make money with, and good money at that, but you also have your membership (completely paid for with no upcoming dues or fees to pay) that weather or not you stay in the business will continue to save you thousands of dollars on high end lodging for the rest of your life.

With GRN (Global Resorts Network) you can sell the business or you can sell the membership. Either way, one or two trips and the business or membership can be recouped. So, when you market GRN (Global Resorts Network) you can market to anyone, the masses, not just the business builders.

Look at it this way. If you want to market EDC, EDC Gold, or EDC Diamond, you market to business builders. How large is that market? Now with GRN (Global Resorts Network) you market to business builders and anyone who likes to travel (business or pleasure). Now, how much larger is that market?

Well, we just touched slightly on the diffrence in the target market size between EDC and GRN, but I completely failed to point out an obvious, but often over looked plethora of prospects. The timeshare market is huge. People pay upwards of $10,000 to $20,000 for a week a year at a timeshare resort. This does not include the yearly maintenence fees either. Now GRN on the other hand, one will pay $3000 for there lifetime membership. That's it $3000, never any dues or fees to pay. And the cost of a seven night stay will cost you about the same as the yearly fees for the timeshare and you'll get to choose where you stay. GRN's current registry holds over 5000 resorts from 55 countries.

So I made up my mind and I quit EDC. I wanted to be able to devote myself to developing a business that has real value, a business that is marketable to the masses, a business that has an unsurpassed compensation plan and most importantly a business I belived in. I found all those things with Global Resorts Network. For more information about GRN, to join my team, or if you'd like to talk more about why I decided to quit EDC for GRN visit my website at: www.4globalsuccess.com

Make it a great day, Dean Grzelak

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Tips for Copywriting

By Ray Edwards


This article will examine how to increase your client base and improve your writing.

If you improve these two skills then you will become far more successful as a copywriter. Many talented copywriters struggle because they cannot find clients or sell themselves. You must learn to sell yourself if you want to become successful and set yourself apart from those around you. Make a portfolio and put some of your best work in it. You should also include a letter that outlines your qualifications, has examples of your writing, and includes testimonials from past clients. This allow potential clients see your work as they consider hiring you. If you can, reference as many Fortune 500 companies as clients. If you're just starting out, do not include potential clients, only list past work. If you have worked for an advertising agency and are looking to do some from freelance copywriting, make sure to include some of your work from the advertising agency.

One possible way to gain new clients is to post your availability on websites such as elance.com or directfreelance.com. Here you can post your portfolio and research companies you may want to work for. Another way to generate leads is by reading the business section of the newspaper. Cut out all the references to companies involved in your particular field. These companies may require your skills at some point.

If you want to improve your copywriting expertise, look into reading some books by Dan Kennedy. He is one of the world's foremost experts on copywriting and his books will help you improve your writing skills. Specifically, pick up his book called "The Ultimate Sales Letter." This book shows how Dan Kennedy writes great copy. By reading it you can learn from him and mimic his success. Its easy to read and he offers many examples to help illustrate his points.

Hopefully this article has benefited you. Stephen King once stated in Time Magazine that writing was similar to working out. As you lift weights, you'll get stronger. Copywriting is similar. The more you write, the better you will get.

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How To Use Your eBook and Its Resell Rights as Free Bonuses

By Stu McLaren


Eboks can be used for much more then just a single product by itself. Have you ever thought about giving it away as a free bonus when someone purchases another one of your products or services? What about as a bonus to accompany an affiliate product.

In the world of marketing, we know that giving away bonuses with your products can act as a major incentive for people to buy it. Many people will load on the bonuses, making some people purchase that product for the bonuses attached to it.

By creating an eBook, you are not only creating another product but a valuable bonus that you can now include in a variety of packages. When building your packages you should always be asking yourself how you can add value to that package. Adding an eBook is one step in the right direction because that eBook has established value attached to it, so by adding it as a bonus, your package just increases in its perceived value.

That value that you add to you package will also help you create the price point. When I am creating a product I look at how much I could sell each individual item to get the price point.

Let me give a quick reasoning for that because there's so many times I go on a website and I'll see somebody offering a product, and they've got all these bonuses, then they just slap a value on there like $297 for this particular bonus.

I'm sitting there thinking, "I would never pay $297 just for that bonus." That's the way I want you to think. I want you to think: How much would I pay just for this bonus by itself, nothing else? Because whatever that value is, that is the true value of that bonus. Not by what you slap a value on there on a website. That doesn't establish value.

You want to make sure that the price point that you put for that particular bonus correlates with what the market would pay. It's very important because otherwise people coming to your website or people buying that package are going to discount the actual value of that bonus, and it loses value tremendously in the eyes of the person purchasing.

But creating an eBook still provides you the opportunity to create a valuable bonus that you can include with your other products or services.

You can take this bonus one step further by actually including the resell rights to your eBook as a bonus.

Personally, I speak on the topic of creativity, so I know I would be interested in purchasing the resell rights to other products dealing with creativity.

Take a second and think about why I might be interested in that? Bluntly putting it, it will save me a ton of time. He or she may have created great content that I would be able to use that is related to the topic I talk about. Why would I go through the trouble of doing it myself when I could partner up and create a win-win situation for both of us.

He or she was able to leverage their material, I'm able to get material so that I don't have to reinvent the wheel, and the same principle applies to you and your business.

Other businesses and services are going to be interested in the content of your eBook for their particular customer base or email list.

Just like that you have now created a platform to offer the reprint or resell rights as a bonus to those people who are interested in providing or selling your eBook to their customers.

By doing this your value of your bonus has just continued to increase.

By following these steps you now have the ability to greatly increase the value of a bonus for your own products or even while doing an affiliate promotion.

May ideas come to you when you need them the most.

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This internet business gave us our financial freedom

By John Wallen


I got up from the campfire, and walked over to the field to get a better look at this beautiful northern sky. The stars were big and brighter than ever, thousands of them. It's like a magic window to the universe opens when the sun goes down up here in this part of the country.

You have to be careful up here in these northern parts like Ely. It stays light up here so much later, and you don't realize what time it is. We throw more wood on the fire, and make another drink, laugh and tell stories like best friends do, and eventually head off to get some sleep.

I want to get up and take a walk in the morning. The road out front follows the lake for a couple of miles, and it feels good to get out after coffee and get some exercise before getting the boat ready for a day of walleye fishing. This lake is called Shagawa, and I always have good luck.

When the week is up we'll head down to the north woods of Wisconsin for a few days and hang out in one of those parks. The weather is getting hot, we will probably put the fishing gear away for a while and find a remote sandy beach where we can go swimming and take in some trails.

We do things like this all the time, we live for the summer, and have made a pack to keep creating the income needed to have this kind of financial freedom. About six years ago we started to help each other learn the various ways of making money with internet marketing.

Now when we look back we are so glad we got going in this internet business. All of us have left our regular jobs, and work from home, and have all of our summers to do what we want. It didn't happen over night, but I was grateful we all put our inner genius to good use, and got on with it.

What we did was find a business that taught us how to market on the internet. This affiliate opportunity really blew us away, not only are we making a lot of money marketing the opportunity, but with the very unique products also. We are having so much fun it's amazing.

One thing that is great about this company is, not only do they keep this business moving ahead by staying ahead of the pack. But all our income is put right into our bank accounts instantly. We never have to wait for any checks to be sent to our homes. We are off and playing as usual.

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A comparison of Global Resorts Network vs. EDC Gold.

By Dean Grzelak


Roughly nine (9) months ago I decided to join Global Resorts (GRN). Prior to even getting started on my business with Global Resorts Network I stumbled upon EDC Gold. I was told joining at the diamond level was the way to go. I was told that EDC had it all; the greatest product, the greatest training, the greatest everything.

I decided that I would promote both products, I would give my prospects a choice to see what product would work best for them. I set out and started working both programs. The trend I noticed was that every one of my prospects was more interested in Global Resorts Network. I pondered why, and after some research I discovered that the product EDC was promoting was nothing more than an outdated compilation of ebooks and software that could located on the web for not cost.

When people look for and internet business they look at the company as a way to produce income. They do not look at the product as an income source. In other words: If you join EDC Diamond or EDC Gold and you decide it is just not right for you and make the decision to quit and stop paying the monthly administration charges. You won't be able to get into the back office to get to all the ebooks and software that you paid for.

With GRN (Global Resorts Network) not only do you get a business you can make money with, and good money at that, but you also have your membership (completely paid for with no upcoming dues or fees to pay) that weather or not you stay in the business will continue to save you thousands of dollars on high end lodging for the rest of your life.

With Global Resorts Network (GRN) you can promote the business aspect as will as just promote the membership aspect. Either way, within the first two trips you take using your membership your entire cost will be made up. So, when you market Global Resorts Netowrk (GRN) you can promote this to anyone, the masses, not just the business builders.

Here's a thought. With EDC, EDC Gold and EDC Diamond, you market to strictly business builders. How big is that market? Now look at this with Global Resorts Netowrk (GRN) you can market to business builders and ANYONE who likes, or wants to travel, how much bigger is that market?

We talked a little bit on the bigger market you have with Global Resorts Netowrk (GRN). I failed to mention another huge plethora of prospects. What about all the people who buy timeshares? People pay on average $20,000 to $30,000 or more for a one week a year timeshare. Timeshares also carry with them the annual dues which can get quite hefty. Now with Global Resorts Network (GRN) you will pay $3000 once. That's it $3000 once, no annual dues. A one week stay will cost you about the sum of the annual dues for the timeshare and you can choose from any one of the resorts in the registry that currently holds over 5000 resorts from all overthe world with no hassels.

So I made the decision to leave EDC to give my full attention to Global Resorts Network (GRN). My reasons are as follows: The Global Resorts Network (GRN) product has real value, is marketable to the masses, and the compensation plan is unbeatable. For me it was just that easy; nothing out there compares to the opportunity that Global Resorts Network offers. For more information about Global Resorts Network, if you'd like to join my team, or if you would like to talk more with me about why I quit EDC and have devoted myself to GRN visit: www.4globalsuccess.com

Make it a great day, Dean Grzelak

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3 things you need to understand BEFORE you start a business

By Derek Gehl


You probably have the drive and enthusiasm if your set on starting your own online business. But there's more to it. So if you've decided to jump in headfirst without testing the water....

Don't jump!

Take a few minutes and look where you're going... you'll get there a lot faster.

Before you find a web designer... or create a product... or waste any time and money on complicated software... let's start with the fundamentals.

1. Starting an Internet business means BUILDING it from the ground up and that takes some elbow grease

When you put in the effort, you can earn more money, have more free time, and spend your days doing something you love (and getting paid for it!).

However, don't let your positive attitude get you roped into a shady business... don't think you can just put up an "instant" website that someone sells you and instantly make a fortune. The only profits there are the ones you give to the con artist who sold you.

Has anyone given you free money up to this point?

But if you're willing to learn and you know where to look for information, you're already ahead of the crowd.

The truth is, there are more Internet business opportunities out there than any one person could possibly find, and some of them are perfect for YOU! You've got to be the one to find them!

2. Start an online business by giving the people what they want

Here's the number one secret of Internet business: know what your customers want BEFORE you build your website.

This one simple tip will save you more time and money than any other piece of advice. Don't think of the Internet as another place for you to sell widgets - it's so much more than that.

Search engines have made it possible to find anything online... if it's there.

Your job is to find out what people are looking for - and not finding - that you can then sell them. If people are searching for left-handed bowling balls, then give them left-handed bowling balls.

Your goal is to find an underserved niche market and become the go-to guy before someone else does. And when you do that, you've got yourself a genuine Internet business!

3. Do it right the first time -- get expert help

Experience is the best teacher, and that's the way I learned the business. My company, The Internet Marketing Center, is built on the idea of trying something, learning from mistakes, and doing things better each time.

The problem is that you don't have the time to try, try again... and frankly, all that failure is expensive! That's why so much of what I do is trying to get people to learn from my mistakes instead of making your own.

Its absolutely essential to arm yourself with information and knowledge. You can read articles and blogs, join a discussion forum where experts share information, or get your hands on online marketing courses, videos, and guides that teach you what you need to know.

You'll need to know the basics of website building, writing salescopy, and search engine optimization. Without a plan and a little help, that could take a while.

But there's good news: if you're willing to learn, you can find teaching tools and resources in every shape, size, and learning style. Whether you want everything you need in a book so you can learn at your own pace, or you'd prefer having a mentor looking over your shoulder every step of the way, it's up to you to choose the method that suits you best.

It can be a fun and rewarding experience. And when those rewards are sales, you'll be laughing all the way to the bank!

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Learn This - Don't Pay For Google Ads EVER!

By Joi Matthews


Did You Know There's a Way to Get Google AdWords Pay-per-Clicks FREE? Read On!

A gentleman from New York discovered what he calls an "oversight" on the part of 99.9% of all marketers that allows him to get otherwise paid-for advertising at Google as well as all other search engines that allow sponsored ads.

And no, nothing about his "secret" is illegal - nor does it require that you know someone on the "inside" at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.

No, this was discovered by this fellow just before 2000 when the search engines were the newest craze. He began to do small tests but began to expand on what he found once he knew what he was doing.

He has since gone on to begin and operate 16 separate online companies, in which he sells everything from toys and games, books, DVDs, pet food, and so on, but he sells his own manufactured products and is also an affiliate for other Web businesses. This is while he applies the secret he discovered.

This New England citizen has garnered $87 million worth of advertising that he's never had to pay for. Most of this has come from Google's pay-per-clicks and other forms of search engine paid advertising. Remember, again, he's gotten everything for free.

In fact, his secret is powerful enough that he can find any niche online, and eventually find a way to monopolize it. He always gets the top spots, premium space, above the usual listings of pages you get with most search engines.

His secret is so powerful that he can monopolize any niche online and can always get the top premium spots he wants in search engine listings, above the usual listing results with search engines.

Again, I'll say: this secret is not illegal and doesn't take anything away from the search engines.

The author of this amazing discovery said that in his nearly 8 years since discovering this secret, he's garnered over $300 million in sales revenue and has a diverse line of products. In the last two years, he's gotten $166 million net after he really applied himself and took his secret to its limits.

As for you, would you like to make this kind of fortune, too? If so, the "secret holder" is releasing it so that you, too, can gain an unlimited number of pay-per-click ads for free. However, he's not telling us how long he's going to do this for.

One particularly famous Internet guru said that although this man may make more profits because he has decided to publish his secret, in fact, he's already rich enough that it doesn't really matter whether he continues or discontinues selling it. However, grabbing it for oneself is a different matter; this could indeed prove economically unwise if you don't take advantage of it now.

This secret is presented in an easy-to-read format that anyone with a fourth grade reading level can understand and master.

While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?

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Most Commonly Used Methods of Earning Money Online

By Markku Saastamoinen


Although it can be risky working for yourself, it would appear this is not deterring people who are frustrated with their regular jobs from having a go at making money online instead. When you are thinking of ways to make money, you likely want to know immediately what the best way is but everyone is different and what is profitable for one is not for another.

The information detailed her is about the most commonly used methods of earning money online but you need to work out what skills you can use for your new venture. There is never a need to overcomplicate the process when all you are doing is providing a service whereby people come to your site (for example) that need something which you can supply.

Probably the easiest way to get started making money online is to become a affiliate salesperson promoting products for a company which you will receive a commission on when sales are made. There are many advantages to this but the most important is that the affiliate does not own the company and only has the task of finding sales to earn money. Once the affiliate has located a good company that intends to be around and continue with the program, it is easier to build up a relationship with them that profits both parties.

Some sites only pay a small percentage as commission for each sale which can be sliding but commissions of 70 percent plus are not uncommon and well worth trying for. Although you might at some stage want to sell your own products, being an affiliate means you do not have to have one of your own to make money online.

Google also has its own program called adsense which uses content relevant adverts on websites and blogs to attract people to click on and is the second main method of making money online. Adsense accounts are free and the person with the adverts gets paid a very small amount each time one is clicked by a visitor.

This particular system requires a very busy website or number of websites to get enough clicks to pay a decent income. Google are very strict regarding their terms for the adverts placed on any site and can easily stop payment so check their terms and conditions regularly.

A small warning is worthwhile at this point as Google is very strict and will stop payment to anyone who breaches their terms and conditions so check them on a regular basis. We all have different reasons for wanting to earn a living making money online; you just need to know why you are doing it. Your success depends on some education in addition to other skills but if you do not get visitors to your site you cannot earn any money so do some studying on this subject for the many free online resources available to you.

While I could supply many online places to go, your first port of call is joining the www.warriorforum.com and get yourself known to the other members; this place is full of every type of information used by internet marketers. Fortunately, you do not need to be a computer wizard or even have a computer to make money online although having a pc does help.

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I want more hits leads and traffic to my blogger blogs website

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All you have to do is write an article about your Spanish or English Online Home Business Opportunity blog site, submit it and repeat. How easy is that? Also, I might mention that there are links, correctly formatted links, that point back to your website. Hundreds of links! Hundreds of links become thousands and tens of thousands over time. Will the search engines like you? You bet so!

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Copywriting Salaries

By Ray Edwards


This article will examine copywriting rates and wages.

Depending on your expertise and well how you sell yourself, you can earn a little or a lot. Advertising Age reported that in 2005 the average employed copywriter made around $60,000 after bonuses. (quoted from http://www.collegeboard.com)

Freelancing salaries are more difficult to estimate. Some charge per project, while others charge per hour. Here are some figures from 2005 that will help you better understand what a freelancer could earn: A lead generating sales letter went for $1000 to $2000 and a website could go for $300 to $400. If you want more information checkout this website: http://www.excessvoice.com/copyfees.htm. Invest in some survey results, they will be extremely helpful.

About two out of every five copywriters earn somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 a year in gross income. If you would like to learn more about copywriting rates, you can find more here: http://www.excessvoice.com/copyfees.htm. Take advantage of these survey results so that you don't undercharge yourself.

These figures were the median of those surveyed, thus if you have knowledge and expertise in a particular field that others don't, you could charge more money and have a greater gross income. Taking the time to learn about your field and develop superior expertise will help you gain a competitive edge and earn more money.

Hopefully this article helped you see what a copywriter could earn. If you want more information go to the site listed above and browse the surveys.

Remember though that all these figures are the median, if you know what you're doing you can earn much more than this. Build up your skills, study the surveys and make sure you're not undercharging yourself. This will go a long way and help you earn more money.

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Online Discussion Board Advertising

By Kim and Charles Petty


Posting messages on online discussion boards is a great way to get free advertising. When you post a message include your signature file at the end. Your signature file should be no more than 5 to 6 lines. Include an attention-getting sentence why they should visit your web site or e-mail your auto esponder.

Some online discussion boards allow you to leave text and graphic links at the end of your messages. You will get a better click-through rate with links than just a normal signature file.

Below are three types of messages you could post to online discussion boards:

1. Informative Comments

Post information that would be informative to the people who participate on the discussion board. It could be an article or a study you've completed.

2. Ask Questions

Post a question on the discussion board you would like answered. This will give you a chance to meet other experts and it could lead to a profitable joint venture.

3. Answer Questions

Post the answer to another person's question on the discussion board. When you answer questions you will get known as an expert on the subject.

Before posting to any online discussion board read the FAQ or rules first. They will tell you what kinds of posts are allowed. Read the board for a few days before posting your message to see what type of messages are being posted. Never post messages on a board that are unrelated to the subject.

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7 Reasons You Should Start A Website Today

By Darrel Hawes


If you've decided to go ahead and start your website, when should you do it?

The best way to answer this question: right now! Here's why.

First, you won't actually begin benefiting owning your site until it is launched. The benefits can mean more revenue, and also many result in reduced costs to address customer service problems. One use of a business website is to show customers how to use your products right on the website itself, saving your staff from dealing with these issues on the phone.

Secondly, aged domain names have a tendency to rank higher in Google searches than younger domains. So the older your domain, the better advantage you have in web searches.

Third, once your site is up and running, you can begin promoting it. Since the effects of such promotion are cumulative, and you or your representatives can only do so much every day, you will want to start on promotion as soon as possible. Some of the promotion you can do include articles, video, press releases, commenting on blogs, and forum marketing.

Fourth, if your competitors have a website, you will want to start "catching up".

Fifth, the investment you put into a website today will give you a lead over those competitors who have not seen fit to get online yet.

Sixth, if you have a website, it lends a certain credibility to your business and causes people to be more likely to want to do business with you.

Seventh, a website can fulfill the function of providing the required number of contact points that most prospects require before feeling ready to invest in your products or services. The exact number of contacts varies, but on average a prospect needs to interact with your company in some way seven times before they are ready to make a buying decision. A website can automate much of the pre-sale process.

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Pros and Cons of the 5LINX Opportunity

By Yvonne Chihak


Like all buinesses, the 5linx opportunity has its advantages and disadvantages. It's important to examine these aspects carefully to see if 5linx is the right fit for you. This analysis should help you map your way to success if you decide to join the 5linx opportunity.

5linx has some drawbacks which are:

The down turn in the economy could influence some potential 5linx business partners to make a decision against shelling out the $499 investment and the $49.99 monthly cost to get started.

2. Building a sizeable residual income base with the 5linx opportuity requires patience. The VOIP service is billed at a really low monthly cost. So the right strategy would be to build a team with each partner getting a handful of customers.

3. A good marketing strategy, patience and strong work ethic will take you and keep you at the top of the 5linx compensation plan. It is not a hype opprtunity for those who want the fast buck. 5linx is a solid business opportunity.

These are some advantages of the 5linx plan:

1. The one time investment of $499 and $49.99 monthly fees are a big draw for many 5linx prospects. They see see that the company could charge thousands, but it doesn't.

2. Through their company replicated websites, 5linx affiliates can hve customers place orders and register new team members online. 5linx TV, 5linx University and other training documents are available via reps back office. This way, 5linx associates can have the tools to build strong businesses.

3. Because the services which 5linx provides are already in use in most households, there is no need for associates to persuade potential customers. Consumers are already using the internet, TV, mobiles and home phone services.

4. The 5linx compensation plan is truly in a class of its own. You get a company leased BMW at the SVP position with free company stock, vacations, monthly expense allowance and more. On top of that you get a company leased Bentley at the Platinum SVP position. Plus a lot of money on the table for 5inx reps.

There are advantages and disavantages to every opportunity. Take some time to find out if the 5linx opportunity is right for you. Most important is that you commit and take actions to the highest ranks o the company.

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Little Known Tips For Getting More Traffic To Your Website

By Theo McLanahan


Even if you are new to the world of Internet marketing, boosting the amount of online traffic that your website receives does not have to be difficult. Any effort you have to put forth in order to get more traffic to your website is more than worth it. Consider the following suggestions that can help you do it.

If you want to get more traffic on your website you need to figure out what kind of people will be interested in visiting your website. Attracting people to your website who have no interest in the products or services that you offer will not help you to boost sales. Instead, you need to identify your target audience, get them to come to your website, and provide them with what they will be interested in so that they will become your customers.

Keywords are the words and phrases your target market uses when they search for your product or service. Knowing what those are in advance can help you optimize your pages by using those keywords in your meta tags and page titles. When search engines perform crawls through the Internet, your pages will be indexed with those keywords. If someone performs a search using the keywords on your site, it is likely that your site will be listed in the search results.

In order for keywords to be truly effective for boosting your website's traffic, they must be used well in conjunction with the content you have. Your content should be of direct interest to your target customers. For example, imagine that your research has revealed that your travel website customers are interested in family friendly vacation ideas that are easy on the budget.

After conducting some necessary research you will be able to write articles for your website that will be of direct appeal to your ideal customer.

Having links that come into your site is also a great way to drive traffic to your site. If you have a blog, add posts with links pointing out articles and other information on your site. If you participate in online forums, adding a link to your site in your signature line can also drive traffic to your site.

Another useful way to get more traffic to your website is submitting articles that you have written to online reprint directories. The few lines that you get to write at the end of such articles with information about yourself should include information about you and your website. Whenever someone who runs a website or a blog uses one of your articles, you will get instant exposure to lots of new potential customers.

The number of people that find out about your website is nearly unlimited when you consider all the different places that a link to your website can appear online.

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We are on vacation and our internet business keeps making money

By John Wallen


My sweetheart was already up and answering questions from the emails we get about our internet business. We sell software for marketing any kind of business online and, it really is a great business to be in. Anyone can start this business for very little money, and have access to some of the best software, thousands of dollars worth of software.

We make a lot of money selling the software and, especially with the affiliate opportunity. But were suppose to be up here not doing much of anything except, taking it easy. That?s ok, she loves to take care of everyone's questions, and I can understand why. She tells me we just sponsored six more people into our business and, that's real good news to wake up to.

This shouldn't surprise us. Right from the beginning we knew this was going to be a great home based business. No matter where we are at, or what we are doing, we are making money in this business. Our lifestyle since we've gotten into this, has gotten so much better. We don't care about buying all kinds of stuff, we love having all this freedom.

Time to make a coffee to go, and head into town to get ice for the cooler. Weather man says the rain is gone and, its going to be a beautiful sunny, but warm day. We are going to the falls, an awesome place to hangout. This is where the river comes in to this lake, and by the time I get back, Deb we'll be finished taking care of our business.

Everything is ready for the day and, were off. This is a place where hardly a soul comes by, and we don't have to go to far up where we can tie off the boat next to a big flat boulder where there's a tree growing out the side of a crevice. We can easily get on this huge rock that connects to the shore, and make our way to our spot below the rapids.

We are there in a flash, but the falls are really moving because of all the rain we had. We slide into the pools that are just below the rapids and, they are no problem, nice and cool and clear as they have always been. There's a long ledge we sit on that's breaks the current, and it gradually steps down to about four feet deep. A great place to cool off when it's hot.

Deb is still blown away about signing up six new affiliate's while being on vacation, and still making money. We have a total of 19 new members in this month alone, and the software is doing a great job making us money as well. Because of this home based business, which we found out quickly we can take anywhere, we are having a lot more fun.

It has been almost two years since we've been doing this, and we have tripled our income. These people are so amazing to do business with, and it just keeps getting better. I understand how anyone can be skeptical with all the get rich schemes out there, but this is a very real internet business that anyone can get going in quickly.

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Opportunities Are Everywhere

By uradowan saaremaa


Family cooperation and support might appear to be a challenge while working from home. Some of these points must be remembered while setting up a home based business. The space required for a business set up must be considered.

It is definitely not as rosy as it seems. Home based business is hard work. Initially, it takes a lot of time and effort to establish yourself, and requires you to put in a lot of time and effort than a normal job demands.

There are various things a person can do from home. You can market products, write content for sites, do some transcription work, and a host of other things. While you may have to invest a little money, other things like offering writing services do not require any investment.

If you are just starting out on your internet based home business, it is a good idea to initially start slowly. With a little bit of hard work, you can make quite a bit of money from this. You will also be able to organize your time between housework and home business work.

If you are looking to build an internet based business from home, there are certain things you must keep in mind. The first thing is the support from your family members. Make sure members of your family, especially your spouse, understand you will have to divide your hours.

Time management is a crucial issue. You must balance your work time and family time with a lot of efficiency. Getting an automated marketing system in place which is also fool proof, will ensure you will be comfortable working from home.

Any individual should attempt to learn with enthusiasm. People can make use of the available resources on the web. Blogs, forums, and ezine articles provide adequate information about home based business.

Building a good website and strategically attracting traffic towards it, is sure to increase your business. Websites should be attractive and glamorous enough to hold the attention of the visitor. Putting in effort and building a powerful site ensures success for your home based business.

The pattern of your life style is subjected to great disturbance. Privacy cannot be maintained. Owners might have to work much longer hours. Inefficient balance between family and business might lead to depression and stress. At times, home based business activities might prove to be a great disturbance to the neighbors.

Many different online jobs are available. Out sourcing jobs is gaining popularity throughout the world. Some of the free advertising methods prove to be extremely effective rather than paid advertising.

Owners should clearly maintain the distinction between the two. Business timing must be confined to specific hours. The responsibilities of the home should be shared with all members of the family. Owners should consider expanding their business only after some consistency is achieved.

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How to get into teh ebook business

By Andrew Raymond


Making Money Selling Other People's Products A lot of people are now getting into online businesses and online marketing either to supplement their "real world" income or for it to become their primary source of income. Why? Because online marketing just provides them a lot of benefits!

Search engines are into providing their users with the most relevant and up-to-date information to match the search term that was used. They are sophisticated pieces of technology which allow users to quickly find relevant websites by searching for a word or a phrase. Search engine results are useless to users if the information doesn't relate to the search term, or if the results are old. People expect the most up-to-date and fresh information that is useful to them.

Another aspect that has attracted a lot of people towards online marketing is the fact that one doesn't have to have his own products to get started. In online marketing, one can start making a lot of money just by selling, or even by just trying to sell, other people's products. And getting started with this kind of marketing strategy is actually quite easy. All that one needs to do is to set up an agreement with an online retailer or merchant, and after everything is settled, one can immediately start making money by selling the merchant's or the retailer's products.

Incidentally, the most popular and the fastest growing method of selling other people's products online is affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing, in its simplest definition, is a relationship between an online merchant or retailer, who has products to sell, and his affiliates, who are willing to promote the merchant's product on their website.

In a typical affiliate marketing set up, the merchant provides his affiliates with banners and text ads that links to his site. The affiliates will then get these ads posted on their website and they get paid whenever traffic or sales is directed to the merchant's website. Affiliates are often paid on commission basis, although other online merchants would opt to pay a fixed fee for the affiliate's compensation.

Starting to make money online with affiliate marketing is relatively quick and easy. All that one has to do is to sign up as an affiliate for an online company that offers affiliate programs. An alternative method, and usually an easier one, is to sign up as a member of an affiliate network-a network that hosts a variety of affiliate programs for different online merchants or retailers. Signing up is usually free, although other companies and networks may require you to pay a particular fee. Such fees, however, are made as payment for additional services that the company may render, like providing you with tools and assistance to jumpstart your online business.

When you sign up with an affiliate marketing program, you are usually required to fill out a form containing information about yourself. Some affiliate programs may also require you to present the URL of your website and describe its contents. This will allow the retailers to verify that you actually have a website with contents that are relevant to their products. Some affiliate programs, however, won't require you to have a website. After filling out the form and all, you are then allowed to choose the affiliate programs you want to promote.

The next step you must do after you have established your affiliate storehouse is to promote it. Most affiliates resort to pay-per-click engines. But what's more advisable is to discover how to accomplish organic search results or better yet, hire a search engine marketing company. Through this, you can be saved from losing all your profits on pay-per-click engines.

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Get the Quickest Traffic to Your Website

By Darrel Hawes


Do you have a website? If so, you absolutely need traffic.

You may be asking: what do you mean by "traffic". I'm glad you asked. Website traffic refers to people checking out your site. Consider the possibility of laying out the investment to build a website, and thousands of dollars later, you have nice-looking site that no one knows about and thereby not earning you money. You may as well put a McDonald's smack-dab in the middle of Death Valley.

Many methods exist for traffic generation. For getting traffic quickly, check out these two options.

First, you can borrow traffic. Most businesses can use some form of this method, and I encourage you to creatively adapt it to your specific situation. In essence, you simply get another website owner to agree to recommend your product or service to their "list" of interested individuals. This usually involves offering a referral fee or commission to get them to agree to this.

This procedure gets results for these two reasons. First, the other website owner has already invested the time and money required to collect the names and contact information of interested individuals, sparing you from doing the same. Second, this method allows you to get "credit" for the credibility of the other website owner. Think about your own experience. Do you normally seek out self-serving, traditional advertisements, or do you rely more upon the advice of friends and trusted acquaintances when making a buying decision? The answer is obvious.

Borrowing traffic usually will not cost you out of pocket cash, although normally you should be prepared to pay out of your proceeds.

Next, consider paid advertising. Your options for paid advertising are many, and at the top of your list should be pay-per-click advertising. Google and their Adwords program is where you should begin, and before long, take a look at Yahoo and MSN. The largest benefit to pay-per-click advertising is it allows you to restrict who sees your ads; in this case, only those people who type specific words into the search engine will see the ad.

This method, if performed properly, works for a number of reasons. Among the top reasons it works is you are causing your ads to be displayed based upon specific words used by searchers. Another reason it can be effective is that is trackable. Google, for example, has built-in analytics tools and you can use them free of charge. After a period of time, you will be able to tell which keywords generated the most "clicks"; i.e. visits to your website based upon your ad. With Google's conversion tracking tool (also free) you can also determine which keywords lead to a buying decision.

Unlike the "borrowing traffic" method, you will have a cash outlay whether you make sales or not. On the plus side, Google will likely not charge your credit card until the end of the month, so you may actually have generated more than enough in sales to pay your Adwords bill when it is time to pay. When you first start, most people keep close tabs on their Adwords account, to make sure they are not spending more than they had planned.

These are only two methods of getting traffic to your website. Future articles will reveal many more methods.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Choosing The Best Shopping Cart For Your Online Business

By Kirt Christensen


It can be a difficult process for many small business owners to select an e-commerce system that allows your website to function seamlessly from both your end as well as that of the consumer. This is especially true for the shopping cart software. If all or most of your business is conducted online, the shopping cart is the factor that can cause your business to succeed or fail as it determines how likely a potential customer will be to complete a purchase.

As many sites utilize a hodge-podge of e-commerce solutions, the average online business may seem to simply add on a shopping cart without giving the process much thought. But the shopping cart software requires a large number of tasks to be completed, and such a mix-and-match approach can leave your system inadequately prepared to handle necessary functions. It is important that you give adequate thought to what the best shopping cart would be for your particular small business.

The most important feature necessary in choosing shopping cart software is that it be able to function well with the current systems your business is using. The shopping cart needs to be able to instantly mesh with inventory management, customer databases and payment systems to successfully complete each sale.

You also need to ask yourself when choosing the best shopping cart for your small business what level of software complexity your customers are likely to have on their own end. You want to provide the greatest degree of simplicity possible to the user, so that customers will not be driven away by a user-unfriendly system.

Another factor will be how much your small business can afford to spend on shopping cart software. While there will be a limit to what you can afford in an e-commerce system, simply going with the cheapest available software is a very poor decision. If this inexpensive software is difficult for the customer to use or is not fully compatible with your other e-commerce tools, it can create serious problems for your business.

Yet another consideration is how the software is built in terms of coding. Whereas once systems that were developed in common programs were typically used, many businesses evolved to use either more expensive but well supported systems or open source systems that are free of charge but lack support. You will need support if you are not technically experienced, and while going with free software may seem the logical choice, it may leave you with problems. Be sure that you pick a shopping cart program that you can either get support for or can fix yourself.

If you're still confused even after considering the above points, you can use the internet to gather the opinions of others who have used certain software packages. Many forums for small business owners post shipping cart software reviews for prospective purchasers to peruse and gather opinions on without needing to test the software. The average shopping cart software review will give the reviewer's take on the above points in many cases, allowing you to quickly gather the facts and compare.

No matter what software package you choose to purchase for your small business web site, the shopping cart must be something that is seen as good on both the consumer and the business end. If you can choose a package that offers ease of use for the consumer, while at the same time offers compatibility with your other small business software, you can simplify the flow of transactions on your website.

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Steps To Starting A Small Business

By Zach Allred


There are several steps to starting a small business but the hardest one is simply starting. Once you are started you will gain momentum and you are well on your way. Advantages of building a business online include you can quite easily sell someone else's product, service or business opportunity and do extremely well.

Something you can do which will help you stick with your new business is to think of something you love doing and finding away to make money at it. Personally, I am a tax accountant and I enjoy helping people by giving them free tax advice. If you follow my links at the bottom of this page you will be taken to my website where I have some pages about tax advice. There is also other ideas for an online business that you can check out. My point is to do something you enjoy and the money will follow.

Next you will need a domain name. Godaddy.com is as good a place as any to buy a domain name but you can do a search on google for domain names to find many others. Also choose a domain name that incorporates your company name. For example my domain name is: homebasedbusinesslegitimate.com and my online business name is Home Based Business Legitimate.

Next you need a website. This can be daunting but I highly recommend it because this becomes your location. You will want a site you can begin linking to and providing content for. You can go to google.com and type in website building or free website creation and you will find several choices. Yahoo has a great service that is very inexpensive and easy to use.

You are well on your way to becoming the next internet millionaire so what is missing? Ah...traffic. You could have the cure for cancer and it would do you little good if you do not have people coming to your website to find out about it. The best way to generate traffic that I am aware of is writing articles. It is free and they will pay dividends for years to come as they move through cyber space. You can also use these same articles to add pages to your website which is very important as your customers like content.

The next step is to get your articles out on the internet and the best way to do this is to use a service I have found called Unique Article Wizard. You can find their link on my website. I cannot say enough about how this will drive traffic to your site. With this service you can submit unlimited articles each month to up to 9,000 different article directories and websites. Let me just tell you that this will create thousands of one way links back to your website which will quickly move you up in the search engine rankings.

The final step I am going to recommend is to try to write an article 2 or 3 times each week and have it submitted. This is the most critical step to ensure long term success.

In conclusion, the steps to starting a small business online are to first decide what you are going to do. Next you need to register a domain name and then build a website. After this you need to market this website and the best way I know of is through writing articles and then submitting them using Unique Article Wizard.

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Primerica Business Scam? Read the Bad News

By Joe Marquez


For those of you looking into the Primerica business opportunity, I'd like to shed some light on some important points and perhaps aid you in your decision to pursue their business or not. Chances are you experienced information overload the first time over, so I'll briefly review their business and pick it apart to help you determine fact from fiction.

First of all, Primerica is a financial services company that assists families with money management. They offer their services through hundreds of thousands of independent representatives. Their services include term life insurance, mutual funds, variable annuities, loans, long-term care insurance and pre-paid legal services. Currently, Primerica's customer base is in the millions. Their representatives are compensated based on a multi level marketing structure.

When you join Primerica and become a representative you earn money by setting up friends, family, and colleagues with the services that Primerica offers. Usually, you're taught to hound people that you know and analyze their finances with hopes that you can sell them on potential services. From there, you ask for referrals so that you have more prospects to sell your services to. Without referrals, you have no business. There, however, alternatives to asking for referrals, such as marketing to the public and using ads or flyers or any other marketing technique that you see big companies use, but that requires money.

As with any multi level marketing opportunity, one HUGE determinant of your success is the people you know. Everything revolves around who you know, and who they know. That is your target audience. Primerica's services undoubtedly have a demand in today's market, but it would be easier and more beneficial to find people who are LOOKING for your services instead of having to convince others to become your client.

Furthermore, when you are able to build a business around these services and recruit others to do as you do, you want to be in contact with individuals who WANT to own a business of their own. Talking to your friends and inviting them to presentations and hoping they see what you do is not the way to do this. Not everyone's circle of friends is filled with ambitious opportunity seekers.

Instead, you can harness the power of the internet and begin marketing your business and your services for FREE. It doesn't take a large investment to begin, just an investment of time. There are tons of way to not only market YOUR business but ANY business online and make BIG money. I'm willing to bet you liked the idea of Primerica because of the financial potential. Not too many people are passionate about financial services, but they are about money.

If you want to learn how to market your business online, or any business for that matter, and start making money, then you need to take a look at the profit lance system. It teaches individuals the fundamentals and basics of marketing on the internet WITH or WITHOUT a product. Whether you have a product or services to offer, or not, it doesn't matter. People have already done the work in creating their own products and many of them are willing to compensate you for selling it. The bottom line is that there's a lot of money to be made on the internet, and as a business owner or potential business owner, you would be crazy not to consider the possibilities.

Profit lance may or may not be what you are looking for, but maybe it is. I hope this article has been of some assistance, and if not I hope it was entertaining.

I wish you the best, Joe Marquez

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Information Technology Project Management: Specialized Management

By George Purdy


An information technology project management specialist will have no trouble finding a job today, because of the IT industry's continuing rapid growth. IT companies, like most others, need to hire project management professional employees for their projects to be successful. Project risk management has become as important for business planning in information technology as it has in construction or in any other industry.

The concept of risk does not always denote an actual physical danger. Risk is defined as any situation which can have negative consequences to a business or on profits. IT project management should follow the same strategies as any other company. No project is without risk, regardless of its scope, but being successful depends on seeing the risks ahead of time and planning for their mitigation.

Experts in information technology project management outline the risks involved at the beginning of their risk management assessment. First, they spend a great deal of time identifying all possible sources of risk, so that they can find some risks that can be reduced or eliminated before the project begins. Technology speeds up this process.

Each risk needs to be analyzed and classified. If the probability of a minor risk is exceptionally high , it still may not turn out to be of concern. However, a low-probability risk that could possibly result in disaster needs to be taken very seriously. Both the likelihood that something will occur and the severity of its impact need to be examined and assessed.

For the next step, you should respond to any risks by correcting the root cause or making them more easily managed. As an example, if there exist problems with an outside vendor or contractor, switching to a different contractor could reduce or eliminate the risk. If inexperience on behalf of the employee was noticed, you can reduce risk by providing corrective training.

The final stage includes effectively controlling and monitoring the processes and will continue throughout the project. Project management software can serve as an excellent monitoring device and even predict problems before they occur. Information technology project management professionals are able to comprehend the specific issues familiar to IT and can respond more appropriately than a project management generalist.

There is a great role for the information technology project management specialist today with the IT industry continuing to grow in scope and importance. Like every other business, IT must find the appropriate project management professional in house or hire one for project success in sales, software or hardware design or any other task, and project risk management is as important for IT business planning as it is in construction projects. A risk does not always mean a physical hazard, as is commonly thought. A risk can be defined as any event with a negative impact that will significantly affect the project and its profits.

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GDI Website Business Opportunity Global Domains Korean Video

By Korea GDI Video


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It is very exciting to market on the internet to the people of Korea. Especially with a product like GDI. You can sign up for GDI for Free. Try it for 7 days and cancel anytime if you want too. If you decide to keep GDI it's only 10 bucks a month and you get everything you need to succeed.

GDI shows you how to market the GDI website business worldwide. You get your own web domain name, hosting, 10 email accounts,sitebuilder program and much more for just 10 bucks a month. incredible business opportunity. I'd like to invite the Spanish people to the GDI opportunity. GDI offers websites in many different languages. A Korean speaking person can watch the short GDI opportunity video in Korean and sign up with GDI too!

This is an fantastic promotional tool for all of us in the GDI website opportunity business. These promotional videos sell people on the wonderful Global Domains International Business Opportunity. If you are not a Korean GDI member yet go to theFree GDI Business Opportunity Korean Online Video and sign up for free. I will provide a link below to offer you the same opportunity English speaking people.

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