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Jan 13 2009

Seven Secrets of Internet Money Makers

Published by techmomma under Plan Of Action Edit This

Online money makers do not acquire their wealth and success by chance. They recognize the secrets to success.  These secrets are so valuable that if you implement them, you will succeed in your own online business. 

There are two general types of secrets that online millionaires know which include outside and internal secrets.  We’ll discuss these secrets in detail in hopes that you will use them to your advantage and become an online millionaire yourself.

First, let’s look at the outside secrets that online millionaires have in their tool kit.

Online money maker Secret #1:  online millionaires recognize that strategy should be the foundation of any marketing plan.  It is critical to have a marketing strategy and not just jump into marketing techniques.  For instance, we don’t have to use mass advertising anymore because mass advertising doesn’t have strength because consumers have choices.  You would have wasted valuable time and money if you used mass marketing techniques without first strategizing about the state of the market.

Online money maker Secret #2:  online millionaires are not generalists.  They center on selling their products and services to specific niche markets.  The business market as a whole is going in the direction of niche markets because customers have more choices regarding places to buy their products.

Online money maker Secret #3:  Search for and grab untapped markets.  Seek out people that have not been able to have access to your product in the past.  In untapped markets, you don’t have to deal with competitors which helps keep the marketing costs down.  In addition, you will be able to establish a rapport and trust with your customers.

Online money maker #4:  Your backend strategy is crucial to success.
You want several profit centers that allow you to sell your products and services to more customers.  The backend part of your company supports these profit centers.  It diversifies your business so you’re pulling in money through many different areas.  You can’t rely on retiring early if you only have one profit center.

Online money makerSecret #5:  Try to automate as many services as possible.  This will allow you to sell services 24 hours a day 7 days a week online.  Automate your service centers to reduce on costs and help your customers at all hours of the day.
 
Online money maker Secret #6:  Set up your business so that you’re replaceable.  You will be able to make yourself replaceable by branding.  Branding encompasses yourself or the value that you provide.  Branding yourself is lucrative, but it doesn’t allow you to take a break because you have to make every decision.  Branding your value, on the other hand, sells your expertise and not your time.

Online money maker #7:  Don’t work alone; build a team to support your business venture.  Create a team of marketing, business, a mentor and accountability individuals.  Remember, two heads are better than one so you can discuss ideas and strategies you have for your business.

Online millionaires also have internal secrets.  An online millionaire has self-assurance and believes in their product.  They are able to make decisions quickly.  They have learned the correct information and modeled others that have proven success.  They’re not afraid to make a mistake and realize that their job doesn’t define who they are.  Among the most vital secrets is that online millionaires persevere and never give up regardless what obstacles cross their path.

You see it does’nt take very much to succeede just a whole lot of not thinking like an employee, because your new job is the “Boss” . Good luck !

P.S. Make Sure you erase the words ” Give Up “, ”Can’t ” “Won’t ”  from your vocabulary list. Because  moving forward it does not exist any more.  Stay tuned you are on your way.

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Jan 12 2009

5 Tips To A Successful Internet Business

Published by techmomma under Plan Of Action Edit This

You got it there is no magic wand  or gazillion steps to making your internet business a success, that why I only included a few steps to get your creative juices flowing. Check’em  out Below:

STEP 1. Find something you feel is a good business opportunity. You can scour the internet for all sorts of different business ideas and opportunities. Doing a search on any search engine with the keywords Work At Home, Business Opportunities, Home Based Business, Affiliate Programs, Make Money Online, etc., will produce 1000’s of different search results. Affiliate programs are THE ABSOLUTE BEST business opportunities out there because the ONLY thing you need to do to run your internet business is to market your affiliate link. With a traditional business you must deal with inventory, storage, packing, shipping, complaints, returns, phone calls, emails, checks and credit cards just to name a couple of! Not so with affiliate programs, once someone has clicked on your affiliate link your only job is getting the next person to click on it.
 STEP 2. Get your own webpage. You would like to put your internet business on a webpage of your own. A webpage is like a store front. It projects respect to your business and who you are. Think about it. Do you feel the same about buying from a vendor on the street as you do about buying from a person in a store? They’re both vendors, but the store gives you a certain feeling about the person you are buying from that a street vendor just can’t give you! Your webpage dose not have to be fancy. If you only have a brief description of what your webpage is about along with individual descriptions of your product or products people will respect that. If it is affiliate programs you have decided upon, simply put a BRIEF description of what is being offered along with your affiliate link. Do not disclose too very a lot in your description because people might THINK they know what it is all about and not click on your link. You want to let your affiliate website do all the selling for you. These sites are professionally designed to maximize the number of people who buy or join so a brief description, just enough to spike their curiosity, is sufficient.

 STEP 3. Get your own Blog and make one post a day. A Blog, short for, “Web Log,” is a great way to establish yourself as an authority figure on whatever topic you decide. As people return to read your daily articles, they will eventually come to view you as an authority on whatever your Blog is about. They will eventually develop confidence in what you are saying, and will begin to trust you. As a result some people will check out your webpage to see what you have to offer them, and people tend to buy more from people they know and trust. Their confidence in you will be an additional factor that will compel people to buy from you. There are many places online that will host and let you set up your Blog for free.
 
STEP 4. Put Cost-Per-Click(CPC) advertising such as Google AdSense on your website. Having Cost-Per-Click advertising on your website is a way to earn additional income that can be VERY substantial. Most people who visit your website will not buy from you. If people are going to leave your website, wouldn’t you rather them leave through a link on your website that will pay you money every time someone clicks on it? Google makes putting their AdSense on your website E-A-S-Y! The ads are relevant to the content of your website. Google can even put its AdSense on your Blog as we’ll.

 STEP 5. Write and submit articles to article submission sites. This is the most crucial advice you need to know. This is how you’ll get FREE advertising! People are searching the internet for free information. When you submit your articles online, the search engines will eventually find them and will spider every word. When people do a search using keywords or phrases that are in your articles, they will turn up in the search results, so be sure to insert highly searched for keywords and phrases into your articles! You will need to include at the bottom of all your articles your bio. Your bio will contain a brief description about who you are along with a link to your website. It might read for instance [ John Doe is the owner of yoursite.com. John helps people to work at home using various business opportunities that include affiliate programs. If you desire your own home based business visit http://www.yoursite.com] The more articles you write and submit, the higher the chances are of your articles keywords and phrases showing up on search results. The more links you have pointing back to your website, the higher your websites page rank with the search engines will be, meaning the higher up on the search results will your article turn up, so don’t stop writing and submitting articles! I  would like to stress however, quality over quantity. Take your time and check your spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc. No one will take what you have to say seriously if you don’t write correctly.

 So there you have it! Having a successful internet business is simply a matter of understanding how things work, and applying that knowledge. It dose not take any special skill or any great intelligence.  If you follow these five steps, you cannot fail. The most significant thing, as with anything in life, is persistence. Continue following steps three and five and watch your internet business grow!
 

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Jan 11 2009

What are your monetary goals?

Published by techmomma under Goal Planning Edit This

That’s a good question, but you would be surprised at how many people can’t even answer it. Why because sometimes greed and other peoples  claims of so called over night  riches tend to cloud their thinking. My rule ” You had better start with a clean slate if you want to succed online and for goodness sakes stop reading spam get rick quick emails and stay away from those cheesy work at home sites , after all if it sounds to good to be true 99.9% of the time it usually is. ” Before we go any further you need to sit down and figure out what your monetary goals are. Here is a quick check list to help you get started:

1. How many extra hours per week will you have to devote to your online business?

2. How much money do you want to earn? ( Be honest , but keep it real)

3. Do you want to earn  this amount of money weekly or on a daily basis?

4. How much start up capital do you have to invest?( This money should not be your rent, car payment, grocery etc; it should truly be your own personal spending money after you have paid your bills. There is no such thing as a free ride, you are and will have to invest some money to make money

5. Are you looking to replace or supplement your current income? ( Whether you are replacing or just supplementing your income if you are employed please don’t jump up and quit your job.)

6. Write down all of your current bills and total them up, what ever the amount is do you want to cover that amount or do you want to double , triple that amount.

These are just few of the many questions you should ask yourself and answer honestly. Why ? Because as you will soon find out your monetary goals will be the foundation to starting your homebased business. Your personal views on  money will guide your business ethics,customer service and your overall success.

That’s it for know , Check back often and learn how to make money with your own  homebased business. No hype here just the straight up honest truth.

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Jan 10 2009

My Favorite Work at Home companies

Howdy! Took a while for me to decided where to start with this new blog. So I decided to start with my personal work at home list this week. Most of these companies hired or use to hire regulary but with this awful economy it may take a while before you hear back from your application. The key is not to give up and always have a back up plan. My list is not long because I simply cannot recommend any company I have not personally been affiliated with.

  1. West at Home-This company is legitimate, been using the work at home platform for a long time, hires reguarly and I have always received my pay on time via direct deposit. you can also opt to have your money sent via a paper check. Customer service and sales skills(a plus depending on which line group you choose or are assigned to) . Pay rates vary depending on the line group. Can you make more money vs having a brick and morter job ? That really depends on how much income you need to survive, or whether you just need extra cash. My personal opioion is again have a back plan ready to put into action , because works does go real slow and if your rent is due or you need food remember what I said. As for pay rates They do vary , no way I possibly tell all the pay rates because not all line groups are guarateed a certain rate/per hour. Just make sure to do your background research before you make a final decision. I have included a link to one of my favorite work at home forums: Work Place Like Home here you will find every thing you need to no about a lot of companies. Good Luck!
  2. Cloud 10– I also worked for them for about a year , they have some really great projects that pay good , and they offer paid trainig as well as incentive bonusus on certain skills. They too pay by direct deposit. know when I worked for them you could not choose your own schedule like at West, which is one of the reasons I left, I like flexability.
  3. ACD- I could not work for them very long, nope not for me I included them only because I have experience with them . Since I won’t personally bash a company on the internet , just go ahead and check out the forum link I listed above and look up others experience with them.
  4. UHaul-Stayed about 3 weeks and happily moved on. Since every one Know’s what Uhaul does there is no real need to repeat. You will be a dispatcher taking calls from uhaul customers that have had accident , breakdowns with the trailors, etc. As for the pay ( Not enough for me considering the bad migrains you will develop working this job)
  5. Voice log- Pays a little over 8$ per hour.You can apply for either- Live Operator Independent Contractor ,TPV Verification Agent,Multiple Foreign Language TPV Verification Agent. You may have to apply more than once, I did , I actually applied every 3 months. I gave it up because My kids and the hours did not work out so well.

6. Vera a Fast-They want customer service reps and their main client are in the newspaper industry. You usually will be checking on the customers subscriptions. Visit their site for more info , and also check out the message board link. I worked with them for a month and later chose to work West instead.

7. Online Tutoring- Sorry I cannot remember the name of this company but They paid $10.00 / hr . Just google search for work at home tutoring jobs.

Well this is my best of the best list and I have actually worked for all companies listed. Do you have any you woul like to add to this list ? Go ahead and post it in the comments and I will add it here. See Ya soonMoney mouth

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