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Entrepreneur.com “There s a good reason why cable TV networks like HGTV, The Learning Channel and DIY Network have such a huge following from coast to coast: The home design and improvement industry is hot, hot, hot and is showing no signs of cooling off. There may be no better time than the present to tool up […] (Read full post…)
Starting an eBay business is effortless with these 10 simple steps. With more than 2 billion items listed on eBay in the past year, and close to $50 billion sold, the sheer size of this online marketplace can be overwhelming. Fortunately, as eBay has grown, the company has worked hard to make it easier for new […] (Read full post…)
“It is one thing to eliminate ways in which you have blocked yourself, but another to develop the skills to complete things you begin.” - Kenneth Christian In the world of a network marketing home business we are often faced with the challenge of doing the things others are unwilling to do. In fact, if you […] (Read full post…)
JumpUp.com by Intuit (the people behind Turbo Tax, etc.) is a social networking community that offers free business start up information AND the opportunity to network with business peers. You can visit the home page to see business profiles, you can check out interesting small business news. Visit the community page. There you can post […] (Read full post…)
B5Media is seeking technology related bloggers for their tech channel. They have lots of product reviews, but the need people to write about how to get things done, i.e. web development, style sheets, etc. If this is your bag, check them out…you might have a new income source! Thank to Blogger Jobs (Read full post…)
The other day I mentioned Steve Shulenski’s Antique photo business. I was telling my wife about it and she let me know about a friend of hers who did something similiar… She was already doing well in Mary Kay selling cosmetics and creating a downline, but she found another way to create regular customers for her beauty […] (Read full post…)
Cindy Cullen has been working at home for the last 5 years, though admittedly she gets out of the house once in a while to teach a class at the local community college. Even her husband works at home. How did they do that? I thought you might want to know while announcing her new […]
How Teens Can Make Money On Craigslist
Here are some musings on how Teens can make money on Craigslist. One of the coolest things I’ve found recently is how students attending colleges with dorms can become on campus marketing reps and earn an extra $5,000 per year or more. But there are many other ways to start a business on craigslist as a teen. Now that I think […]
Greetings From Mobile Alabama
I’m in Mobile, Alabama for the next few days at the Southeastern Employment and Training Association’s Fall convention. Here’s some of the workshops…Though I’m sure some of them will change at the last minute. Right now I’m planning to check out the workshops on entrepreneurship and economic development, but that’s subject to change. Sometimes I have special […]
Here are some musings on how Teens can make money on Craigslist. One of the coolest things I’ve found recently is how students attending colleges with dorms can become on campus marketing reps and earn an extra $5,000 per year or more. But there are many other ways to start a business on craigslist as a teen. Now that I think […]
Can Just Anyone Make Money Online?
Here’s Ben Bleikamp’s take on it. There is a learning curve if you want to make money online. There is a learning curve for any job. Some require a college degree - that s a 4 year learning curve and can cost as much as $150,000 maybe more. Lets not even think about graduate school. So what s the […]
Can Cindy Cullen Help You Work From Home?
Cindy Cullen has been working at home for the last 5 years, though admittedly she gets out of the house once in a while to teach a class at the local community college. Even her husband works at home. How did they do that? I thought you might want to know while announcing her new […]
Greetings From Mobile Alabama
I’m in Mobile, Alabama for the next few days at the Southeastern Employment and Training Association’s Fall convention. Here’s some of the workshops…Though I’m sure some of them will change at the last minute. Right now I’m planning to check out the workshops on entrepreneurship and economic development, but that’s subject to change. Sometimes I have special […]
Here are some musings on how Teens can make money on Craigslist. One of the coolest things I’ve found recently is how students attending colleges with dorms can become on campus marketing reps and earn an extra $5,000 per year or more. But there are many other ways to start a business on craigslist as a teen. Now that I think […] (Read full post…)
I’m in Mobile, Alabama for the next few days at the Southeastern Employment and Training Association’s Fall convention. Here’s some of the workshops…Though I’m sure some of them will change at the last minute. Right now I’m planning to check out the workshops on entrepreneurship and economic development, but that’s subject to change. Sometimes I have special […] (Read full post…)
Cindy Cullen has been working at home for the last 5 years, though admittedly she gets out of the house once in a while to teach a class at the local community college. Even her husband works at home. How did they do that? I thought you might want to know while announcing her new […] (Read full post…)
Here are some musings on how Teens can make money on Craigslist. One of the coolest things I’ve found recently is how students attending colleges with dorms can become on campus marketing reps and earn an extra $5,000 per year or more. But there are many other ways to start a business on craigslist as a teen. Now that I think […] (Read full post…)
Many people wonder if there is an effective way to make money from home. Many websites that proclaim instant earnings or high salaries from home are costly or fraudulent. However, one legitimate method of making extra income from your home is affiliate marketing, and all you really need is some time and a computer. Affiliate […] (Read full post…)
On this online video, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki explains the Business Quadrant and it’s important in pursuing financial success. If you’re not familiar with the Rich Dad Poor Dad book, there are 4 quadrants wherein people generally function. They’re called the “Cashflow Quadrant” visible on this book cover. The “E” and “S” quadrants are […]
How Do You Receive Online Payments In Lebanon
In my email box today I received this request for help, so I decided to post it. Does anyone know a service that allows people in Lebanon to earn income online? Evidently neither Clickbank nor Paypal are set up to handle payments there. Dear Sirs, I live in Lebanon in the Middle East. I’ve tried more than one system, after […]
How Much Is Your Blog Worth?
A while back, Dane posted a tool to calculate how much your blog was worth.I was just getting started then, so it was about ZERO. I got brave and tried to see if it was worth anything these days. Below are the results… Hopefully, I’ll make it keep on growing! My blog is worth $12,419.88. How much is your blog […]
Home Business Opportunities
Many people wonder if there is an effective way to make money from home. Many websites that proclaim instant earnings or high salaries from home are costly or fraudulent. However, one legitimate method of making extra income from your home is affiliate marketing, and all you really need is some time and a computer. Affiliate […]
Webmasters, home business folks promoting their sites, etc. have turned to sites like ArticleCity.com and other massive article submission sites to get exposure for their writing. They hoped webmasters would repost their article in hopes of getting links back to their primary site. The webmaster posting the article hoped that that the pay per click advertising on the […] More information
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For many people, working at home is the penultimate dream. After all, many of us dislike our jobs; and perhaps we dislike the amounts we receive for doing those jobs even less. Some of us also have difficulty dealing with our superiors, who may or may not be good people. Given all these factors, working […]
10 Secrets To Fast Blogging Success From EMoms @ Home
Here’s 10 Secrets for Blogging Success. It’s best to read them before you START a blog, but you can always try to do better later! 1. Search your soul before you start. 2. Let the real you shine through. 3. Study the success stories. 4. Add value in every post - well, almost every post. 5. Network like crazy. 6. Be […]
Michael Dell?s Advice To Young Entrepreneurs - Video
This short interview highlights one of America’s leading entrepreneurs… he got started by selling custom computers from his bedroom. From a dorm room to a $50+ billion dollar powerhouse, this profile was done just after a huge seeming setback where Michael Dell bought back millions of his own stock. Now he’s planning international expansion. An excellent reminder to […]
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MarketingSherpa “If you’re cutting your search budget to target only keywords with immediately obvious ROI (i.e. where clicks convert on the first visit), first consider this real-life story that Michael DeHaven, Ecommerce Marketing Manager at CareerBuilder.com told me: “We were beginning to cut the majority of our paid search budget, because we were struggling to get any […]
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I don’t know how long these will be available online but I’ve found them and wanted to post a link to them. You can find the “Rich Dad 6 Steps To Successful Real Estate Investing Videos” by clicking here! (New window should open!) Note: though there are 6 steps outlined, there are 9 actual videos. There may be some […] More information
Happy Labor Day! This one’s not about Home Business or working from home per se, but it is about success. I wanted to mention it to you this Labor Day. Terri Bowersock couldn’t even keep a job as a waitress she was so dyslexic… she’d take an order and spell “Coffee” as “Kofi”. When the kitchen staff didn’t know […] More information
by Deanna Mascle Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of rumblings around the internet marketing community that say ezine advertising is dead and gone. I have to tell you that ezine advertising is alive and well — and still one of the most effective and powerful forms of internet marketing available. There are several reasons this is true […] More information
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by Deanna Mascle Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of rumblings around the internet marketing community that say ezine advertising is dead and gone. I have to tell you that ezine advertising is alive and well — and still one of the most effective and powerful forms of internet marketing available. There are several reasons this is true […] More information
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Learn and Earn. However if your just starting or working part time on the Internet it’s hard to find the time to proper research Internet Marketing information. Since 2003 I have published Internet marketing information artiles. They included free drop shippers, no cost pro safelists, thousands of dollars in no cost software and tools, free […]
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It’s not enough just to be able to “invent things” Google’s founders talk about the problems of business start up… Reading a biography of Tesla helped when they were young. One recurring problem is getting funding for projects. Successful inventors continually ask themselves “what’s wrong with this?” Then find ways to solve the problem their inquiries uncover. Google Founders […]
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By Groshan Fabiola Undoubtedly, online marketing is a powerful and continuously expanding industry, which has gained a lot of ground in the last few years. As a result, thousands of businesses nowadays choose to promote and sell their productsservices via the Internet, permanently aiming to acquire, develop and implement the latest, state-of-the-art online marketing solutions. Apart from […]
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by Steve Depraida Online business is a very lucrative business as you can sell your goods or services from any part of world to any part of the world. You can display your products on the virtual web store. But there is a problem in this scenario as there is no physical contact with the customer; the […] More information
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by Scott Lindsay In order to be successful in building an online business you must have many variables in place. Running any type of business, be it online or the traditional type, can be a challenge. It takes a lot of guts, ingenuity, perseverance, and so much more. You have issues to deal with on an […] More information
I used to think that “work from home” internet opportunities were all a scam. I had heard of some that really were and plus it just sounded too good to be true. I went to college and graduate school, and got a great job in the workforce like most of the other people I knew….then […] More information
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Jobberz.com is still plugging away in its chosen niche of helping folks find part time income. Here’s the webmaster’s story… The attraction of additional side job work to supplement regular income has become a valuable additional income stream as tightening budgets are compounded by increasing prices related to rising gas costs.Since launching earlier this year, Jobberz.com […]
10 Reasons NOT To Sell On Ebay
Her 10 reasons revolve around the hassles associated with the following list. My take on it is that this will make ebay become LESS of the entrepreneurial engine it’s been in the past. Unless the solopreneur or home business person can overcome these obstacles or live with them, the hassle can become too great. Remember […]
Promoting Your Business On Yahoo Answers
I used to call this “Being A Voice Of Reason”, and still do. Here’s how Isabel Isidro gets traffic to her website by being such a Voice Of Reason on Yahoo Answers. From PowerHomeBiz Blog The best way to use a forum or a discussion board to promote your business is to become an active, reliable and […]
Building A Successful Online Business
by Scott Lindsay In order to be successful in building an online business you must have many variables in place. Running any type of business, be it online or the traditional type, can be a challenge. It takes a lot of guts, ingenuity, perseverance, and so much more. You have issues to deal with on an […]
Mom Turns Lunch Bags Into A Business!
Here’s an inspring story about a mom who turned the mundane - and lunch bags are mundane - into a business generating - so far $180,000. Via Dane The Beacon Journal: Three years ago. Kristi Thomas was a stay-at-home mom of a second-grader. Each morning, Thomas would spend a few moments adding a special touch to her daughter s […]
Check Out Millionaire Blueprints September/October 2006
Dan Kennedy calls “Millionaire Blueprints” the NEW best magazine for entrepreneurs! This issue continues the tradition of not only talking about how people became successful in buinsess - millionaires in fact, but helps you learn HOW THEY DID IT and points to valuable resources to help you emulate their success. Click through to see the first page […]
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I used to think that “work from home” internet opportunities were all a scam. I had heard of some that really were and plus it just sounded too good to be true. I went to college and graduate school, and got a great job in the workforce like most of the other people I knew….then […] More information
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According to Wells Fargo, it usually takes less than $10,000. The best book I ever read on how to STRETCH that money as far as possible is one by Arnold Goldstein called “Starting on a Shoestring”. There are 31 Used & New from $9.38 as of now. From Wells Fargo: Small business owners use an average […]
Your Own Home Business: You Decide what is Right for You
In an earlier article, entitled “Your Own Business: The First Steps,” I discussed what the initial nuts-and-bolts steps are in starting a business. In it, I made the assumption that the soon-to-be entrepreneur had already decided on a business but needed some direction on what to do next. The response to that article has been positive, […]
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Most people would rather put forth some money and hope for the best instead of testing to see if they are on the right track. They do not realize that it’s not difficult track what their customers do at their website. With this kind of valuable information, they can easily maximize by adjusting their website […] More information
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If you own your own home business enterprise then you almost certainly have a website for it. If for some reason you do not yet have a home business website I recommend you get one as soon as possible, since it has been estimated by at least one source that as much as 90% of all sales […]
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If you own your own home business enterprise then you almost certainly have a website for it. If for some reason you do not yet have a home business website I recommend you get one as soon as possible, since it has been estimated by at least one source that as much as 90% of all sales […] More information
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If you own your own home business enterprise then you almost certainly have a website for it. If for some reason you do not yet have a home business website I recommend you get one as soon as possible, since it has been estimated by at least one source that as much as 90% of all sales […]
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Frank Bettger who wrote “How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling” went from starvation to doing well selling life insurance. His story is a classic dating back from the early 1930’s. He did what modern folks call “Sales Cycle Optimization” but he didn’t have that fancy name for it. Instead he kept a […] More information
Episode #3 of the Business Opportunities Weblog Podcast is now online. In this episode, our new host Dan Portnoy (of The Drop fame) and Tim Grahl are joined by the ever knowledgeable Anita Campbell who runs SmallBizTrends.com and hosts the Small Business Trends Radio program. She shares her take on the hottest businesses right […] More information
by Jens du Plessis Are you targeting your web site to your visitors? I have a question for you: Are the visitors coming to your web site the visitors you want? Many businesses on the Net are working in the dark. Web sites are designed and published. Traffic is generated. But sales are not happening. Why? Because the visitors they get may […] More information
by Scott Hughes The success of a webmaster’s internet business depends on traffic as much as anything else. The best way to get lots of people on your site, and to get them to stay, is to have interesting content. Content is to websites as printed words are to books. A wordless book won’t make many […] More information
All great journeys begin with a single step. If you stand on the sideline and mutter to yourself about the distance, then you will never start your journey, let alone complete it. As youngsters, we did not worry about time or distance. We only knew that we wanted to go, and we could not understand our […] More information
Hi Gang, Despite this being the internet age, there are still some places without access… seems like I was in them all day today. I look forward to posting again even though I’ll be travelling for the next few days. Till then, happy marketing! More information
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The below is an excerpt from ”The Truth About Working At Home”, an ebook by Tiffany Sutton (available free on her website, theworkplacesucks.com): First of all, you have to have some money to advertise with. You have to spend it to make it. And, you can t go the “cheapest route possible” with your own business. That s just not smart. If […]
Recently in the Business Opportunities Weblog Network
The Business Opportunities Weblog Network is made up of eleven niche business blogs. Here’s a selection of popular posts from around the network: Helping Kidpreneurs How to Pitch the Media After-Prom Business Generates $1 Million A Year Companies Offering Telework For People with Disabilities Now You Can Get Fresh Produce on eBay Scaled-Down Fitness Centers Become Little Giants In Generating […]
Podcast Episode #3: Anita Campbell of SmallBizTrends.com
Episode #3 of the Business Opportunities Weblog Podcast is now online. In this episode, our new host Dan Portnoy (of The Drop fame) and Tim Grahl are joined by the ever knowledgeable Anita Campbell who runs SmallBizTrends.com and hosts the Small Business Trends Radio program. She shares her take on the hottest businesses right […]
Work From Home Opportunities
Thanks to the advent of cell phones, internet access, fax machines, and local area networks it is easier than ever earn a full-time living in the comfort of your own home. Many people have kissed their bosses good-bye in exchange for life of freedom and financial independance. The first thing that I recommend to people thinking […]
Going From Zero To $10,000 Per Month Income - Interview
Stephen Pierce interviews an entrepreneur who went from having to negotiate with every creditor under to sun to earning over $10,000 per month in personal income by wanting to do something to serve people in her business. Part 1 Part 2 (Not available at this time) Part 3
Satisfying Multiple Decision Makers
Who is your customer? If you’re selling to consumers, you normally think of the individual as the decision maker but anyone who’s sold to couples knows you need to have BOTH people there usually for optimum results. If you’re selling to business or government, the end user wants utility and the purchaser wants profitability… How you communicate to […]
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Stephen Pierce interviews an entrepreneur who went from having to negotiate with every creditor under to sun to earning over $10,000 per month in personal income by wanting to do something to serve people in her business. Part 1 Part 2 (Not available at this time) Part 3 More information
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The Internet is truly changing everything – how we communicate, get our news, play, and shop. And thanks to companies like Strong Future International, how you make money – and where you make it – will never be the same again either.
Here are just some of the benefits of affiliate marketing on the Internet:
No start-up cost
When you start a online business, all you really need is a personal computer, an Internet connection, and a phone. These are all things that you already have and use every day! Compare this to starting a regular business, where you need to rent office space, hire people, and file all types of documents.
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What does it take to start your own business? To many, the thought of starting your own business may be too daunting that your give up before you even start.
Let’s analyze what a typical start-up needs:
Start-up Capital
There is no secret that money talks the loudest of all. As a future entrepreneur, you may well know the fact that capital is perhaps the most essential part of setting up a business, both online and offline. Lack of start-up capital not only puts your business at a disadvantage, it also makes cash flow a serious issue. Over time, it also make it difficult for you to expand your business. Read the rest of this entry »
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In considering extra income opportunities, most people prefer to choose a plan that allows them to work at home part time while spending valuable family time with their kids and spouse. There are many advantages to this, such as:
Ability to earn extra income, other than your current full time job income.
Everyone needs extra money. A full time job may give you enough income to survive, pay the bills, eat modestly and pay the rent, but not much else. In today’s world where the cost of living keeps getting higher, many people are turning to getting part time jobs to supplement their full time income.
Spend time with family and kids, especially in the growing years when they need you the most.
It’s a common saying that “if you want to do it right, you have to do it yourself”. Taking care of kids is the responsibility of every parent, and should not be left to baby-sitters and nurseries. Most women today choose to become work-at-home-moms just so that they can spend more quality time with their kids. Even the men are becoming more accustomed to this idea, as they too realize that raising kids is not easy, especially if you want to do it right.
Reduce or eliminate all cost related to getting a part time job.
Getting a part time job requires a fair amount of traveling and eating out. This is sure to raise the expenses of any household. In the end, the extra income that you get from the part time opportunity gets eaten up by the extra expenses. After paying all the bills, what do you actually have left?
Flexibility to work at your own time and pace.
Everyone wants time to relax, watch their favorite TV shows, and the occasional shopping. The thought of working part time usually gives people the nightmare of not “having a life” and having to sacrifice their social activities. However, this is not necessarily so. You have the flexibility to put in extra hours when you feel like it, or to cut back a little when you need to relax.
Medical conditions and other reasons.
If medical conditions prevent you from leaving your home, the home based business or job may be, sadly, your only option left to earn extra income. Thankfully, with the Internet and modern technology, those who suffers from this fate have a second chance.
We offer anyone from any corner of the world to work at home part time in a simple, cheap and effective way. In fact, most successful SFI affiliates have built successful part time home businesses with only a personal computer (PC), a phone line, and an Internet connection. Everyone has these things at their own home!
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Probably the most exciting company to not only survive, but come out strong out of the dot-com crash of the late 90’s is Google Inc (http://www.google.com). Having started out small as a company operated in the garage of a friend and employing a staff of three, Google’s meteoric rise to a top name on the Internet is not really that perplexing when we analyze the core strengths and policies of this company.
I am a super-fan of Google. I am also a fan of studying success so that I can learn from it. Here are a few key points that you, as a home based business entrepreneur, can learn from Google:
1) Capital Isn’t Everything
It may be hard for the newcomer to the home based business scene to swallow this fact. After all, more capital investment would mean more money to spend on advertising and building a home business. Its tempting to think how your business would be right now if you had, say $100,000 to start with, instead of the meager $1000 you scrambled to get from selling things around your home.
But here’s one thing more important than capital - ingenuity. Ingenuity involves making the best of the resources available to you, making every advertising dollar count, and treating every customer or prospect invaluable to your business.
Capital in the wrong hands, in the hands of an inexperienced entrepreneur or marketer, is just a waste of money. Ingenuity, on the other hand, can turn a $1000 capital into a thriving business. And yes, when you get the ingenuity part right, then whatever extra capital you get would be worth so much more.
2) Differentiate and Win - Think Outside the Box
Innovation, ability to think outside the box and a willingness to test ideas and make mistakes is the trademark of any truly successful company, especially in Google’s case. Recently when Google’s Gmail (http://www.gmail.com) was launched, many ISPs and email providers were scrambling to offer more space to their free email accounts, simply because Google offered 1G of space. What they didn’t get, however, was that Gmail was more that just about space.
So how did Google differentiate? They turned what would otherwise been just another email service into something much more. It is, as any user would be able to testify, the best way to store, organize and find information contained in emails. Keeping track of business responses and follow-ups is a breeze with Gmail. Try it yourself if you cannot believe that statement.
Many home based business entrepreneurs, especially the ones involved in network marketing, shiver at the word “saturated”. In a network marketing environment it may dawn upon every person, at one point or another, that there are many others with products and opportunities that are similar to theirs, and the products that they are expected to sell may be in the highly competitive industries. I felt that way once too, but here’s the real question - what can you offer?
Not too long ago a friend of mine, after completing her course on cosmetics, offered free facials and beauty consulting to promote cosmetic products sold by her network marketing company. By doing things most people were not doing at that time, she simple blew the competition away.
So what can you contribute to your home based business to make it different, to make it stand out from the crowd?
3) Give Your Customers Exactly What They Want
The success of Google’s AdWords and AdSense is due to this simple fact - they gave advertisers exactly what they wanted. Marketers wanted a quick, results based, and dynamic advertising tool, and they got Adwords. Website owners wanted more advertising revenue, but did not want the hassle of maintaining it over the hundreds of pages that they have, and they got Adsense.
Its a pretty simple strategy - understand what your customers want and give it to them!
My ex-sponsor in my old network marketing company used to say that in order for me to move their nutritional supplements, I had to teach people that supplements can prevent many hazardous illnesses. Prevention is better than cure. But here’s what I learned in a few years - the majority of people are looking for cures, not prevention. Most of the people I met in Malaysia are looking for a cure to sleeping disorders, a cure for fatigue, a cure for arthritis, and so on.
Sure, it may be a noble deed to educate people about prevention, but the world does not always work that way. The majority of people look for a home based business only when they get retrenched, when they run out of savings, or when they retire. So why not make your recruitment efforts match this need? Why not develop your niche market based on this category of people?
Instead of teaching them about residual income and the power of duplication which they are not interested in, wouldn’t your message be more effective if you taught them how to earn a comfortable retirement income, or how to replace their current income instead?
The point is this - as a home based entrepreneur you must understand your target market’s need, and serve them well. You should focus on being the best in providing the cure, not the best in preaching about the prevention. Focus on customer needs, and they will flock to you.
4) Are You Having Fun?
Everything about Google spells fun. But don’t get me wrong. They are probably the most innovative company at the moment.
The fact that they can present their complicated technology in such a simple way to end-users is an act that every company can envy. Have you ever heard anyone complain about Google search being too complicated to use? Yet as an Internet marketer I can go crazy trying to understand the complexity behind the simple white page and squiggly logo.
Leave the complexity of a home based or network marketing business behind the scenes. Teach people how to have fun, while achieving goals and building their business. Show them that you are having fun yourself, and they will buy, they will join, or at least tell someone else about you, and your exciting business.
When you’re having fun, it will not seem like work at all. Everyone could use a little fun in their lives, don’t you think?
5) Focus on Your Core Competency
Yes, this is another phrase that is thrown around in the business world, but how many entrepreneurs actually practice it? As a home based entrepreneur, you may find the need to explore other sources of income. There’s nothing wrong in that, but here’s the catch - don’t go where the money is, especially if it’s not related to what you’re doing.
Many people tend to find other sources of income that is totally unrelated to their main home business. As a result of that, they become an expert in nothing, and they become the best in nothing. If you make custom furniture at home, why take a job at a fast food chain to make ends meet, when you can explore other ways to make money out of your core competency? Having woodworking workshops, writing a ‘how to’ book on woodworking, or even a sales job at a furniture outlet can make good sources of additional revenue, while building your name and expertise on your core competency itself.
Starting out as a search engine, Google pretty much maintained their core competency until today. When they explore other sources of revenue or develop new products, you can be pretty sure it’s related to search technology. And the undisputed result of that is that there is simply no other better alternative when it comes to search and information retrieval.
Therefore, we have much to learn from the success story of Google. Just as much as the age old story of entrepreneurs who drop out of school, and go on to develop multi-million dollar businesses armed with nothing more than guts and ingenuity, Google’s success story is inspirational to say the least.
A tale of humble beginnings with extraordinary endings. Maybe that will someday be the story of your life, and your home based business…
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Gobala Krishnan, a writer and home based entrepreneur in Malaysia, helps frustrated and underpaid employees turn their passion and inborn talents into a profitable home based business. Get his free reports or sign-up for free coaching at http://www.OneDollarCoaching.com
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Here’s an update from Bruce on the quality of the VoIP service in Malaysia:
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Hello Malaysia Telextreme Family!
I want to give you all an update on our progress over the past week in improving our quality of service for Malaysia. While we encountered a few last-minute technical issues, I’m happy to report that we’ve made very good progress since my last email to you all.
The secondary termination provider we put into place over the last two weeks has improved call quality for many people.
Most importantly, we began testing the new network infrastructure for Malaysia with our group of 29 beta testers and have very positive results. Calls are clear to both land lines and cell phones, and calls are connected much faster. Our testers have also been making calls around the world and are very happy with the results so far.
We will continue this test throughout the weekend. Assuming all continues to go well, we will then spend two days preparing a production system, and then move our 29 beta tester over to the new production system and have them making calls for a few days.
If all goes as planned, we expect to begin sending announcements on September 6th with directions on how to update your ATA to migrate to the new infrastructure. This process will require each of you to follow a few simple steps to get your ATA equipment pointing to our new server in Malaysia and new local termination provider.
Thank you again for all your efforts and patience. And stay tuned for exciting news in September.
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If you have been in Telextreme for at least some time, and you have come to a complete stop after getting confused with all the ebooks and tips and tricks out there, let me help you by sharing what I discovered. The Telextreme business model is “Internet Based Network Marketing”. That’s really important, so let me say it again:
Telextreme = Internet Based Network Marketing
Ok, now…. there are many types of business models on the internet, and let me explain in brief:
1) Affiliate Programs
Affiliate programs are impersonal, fully Internet based opportunities. The main criteria in affiliate programs is that you have your own website, and on your website you promote someone else’s products or services for a commission. You are provided with a unique ‘affiliate id’ that tracks all your commissions. Affiliate programs usually pay you:
- First evel commissions on sales you make
- Second-tier commissions on sales made by affiliates
Affiliate programs will never pay you more than 2 tiers, which means that the income is limited. Typically affiliate programs tend to be impersonal and sales oriented. Although it’s mentioned on several official Telextreme literature, Telextreme is NOT to be treated as an affiliate program. It’s much more.
2) Direct Response / Direct Marketing
This the the business model that most Internet gurus and e-book sellers follow. They typically sell one product on one website, with nothing but a long ’sales letter’ to push their product. Again, the Telextreme business opportunity is NOT a direct sales type of business. In a direct sales type of business, the communication is one-way and impersonal, and the main focus here is to convince people to buy on-the-spot. Direct response marketers can afford to do massive advertising because they are not really interested in making money on the sale itself. They make money on back-end selling, be recommendingother products and services to their existing customers.
They can do this because they sell digital products where the cost is almost ZERO and the margins are very high. With this high margin they can afford to bribe others into becoming their affiliates and doing the work for them. Telextreme is an Internet Based Network Marketing business, where the margin on each sale tend to be much lower than e-books and digital products. Therefore, don’t focus on using paid ads and PPC to sell the products, as you’re most likely to end up at a loss. Besides, even if you get a customer and make a profit out of it, where is the relationship between the both of you? None whatsoever. The next day he’s probably buy from someone else.
3) Internet Marketing Internet marketing is basically just using the Internet as a marketing channel. It’s the same stuff applied to a new environment, ie the Internet. If you focus on Internet Marketing, you’ll end up building websites and more website (like I did once) without focusing on what’s really important : the people! You’ll need the Internet marketing tools and strategies, but you’ll need to apply it to the Telextreme business model.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN TELEXTREME, REALLY?
Thats easy for you now, I hope, especially after all the points I made above. Here’s what’s really important if you want to make it big, or at least earn money in Telextreme:
- Connecting with your affiliates and building relationships
- Teaching them how to get started
- Helping them overcome their problems
- Teaching them how to teach others
- Keep it simple
I know I am guilty of having many websites myself, but that’s because I always had the ‘affiliate program’ mentality. Just build a superb website, get a lot of traffic, and I’ll make money and be rich. It doesn’t work that way with Telextreme.
Of course, you can learn something from affiliate marketers and direct response marketers. But remember, yours is a different business model. We (you and me) can beat affiliate marketers and direct response gurus simple (in terms of money and fun) because when done correctly, the Telextreme home business allows you to help others and teach them to duplicate your efforts.
When done correctly, the Telextreme business allows you to multiply your income much faster than other business models.
DOING IT RIGHT
To do it right, follow this pattern:
Get leads > Turn them Into Affiliates > Help them get started > Help them get leads > Teach them to turn those leads into affiliates > Teach them to teach their affiliates
Thats it. No need to buy all sorts of Internet marketing ebooks and waste your money. If you want to invest in knowledge, but network marketing ebooks or books, since they apply more to you than all those ebooks out there.
Want to build your own website? No problem! But do it after you have built a team for yourself.
If you focus on building websites, more websites, autoresponders and more of the Internet hype you’re not going to be getting anywhere in at least 6 months while you set all those things up. If you’re fine with not making any money the first 6 months, then by all means go ahead.
Stick to the websites given by Telextreme. If you want to personalize it because the URL is to difficult to remember or mention to others, just get your own domain name and redirect it to the Telextreme website. If you want a higher level prospecting system just go with the proven ones like NetMarkPro and you’ll have it easier.
Your focus should be on calling your new affiliates, and making a connection. Remember that we are now in an ‘intermediary stage’ of the Internet revolution and most people cannot handle 100% communication by email only.
Don’t believe me? Try it and see the changes for yourself!
Build a global network marketing business. Stop hiding behind the PC and pretend
that it’s going to do all the work for you, cos IT WONT. Stop being obsessed by sponsoring more and more affiliates every month. You should focus on sponsoring a few, and follow-ups as well as training for the serious ones.
I am not an Internet guru. All that I say above is from my experience. It’s up to you whether you want to follow it or not.
Comments welcome! Just post in the comments section below.
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I am sure many of you have heard of the IAHBE before…
Let me tell you what the IAHBE did to me, and I hope you can learn
from my experience…
What The IAHBE Did For Me
The IAHBE stands for International Association of Home Business
Entrepreneurs. In one sentence, it is simply “A collection of the best
home business information, reports, articles, seminars and other
content put under one roof. “
Of course, many would ask this question: “Can’t I get this information
for FREE on the Internet? So why do I need to pay for it?”
I have to admit that this is a valid question. And I have to agree that
you CAN find similar (but not exact) information for free, scattered
around the Internet. So why? Why choose the IAHBE? How can it
help you?
This is how it changed my life…
Putting All Your Trust in One Basket?
Not too long ago, I used to think that my ex-MLM upline leader
had my best interests in his heart. I thought that the meetings I
went for, and the methods they thought, were the only way to
build and market a home based business.
That couldn’t be any further from the truth. For example, my
upline thought me these lessons about prospecting:
1) Go door-to-door and ask people to come to the Opportunity
Meeting…
2) NEVER mention that it is a “business opportunity meeting”…
3) Personally go to the prospect’s home and bring them to the
opportunity meeting…
4) Make a surprise visit to your prospect’s home and show them the
compensation plan…
5) Convince the prospect to join or buy the products
I could go on and on, but surely you get the point. In the IAHBE,
I came across an article about prospecting, and it changed my life
forever. Here’s what the article said:
“Professionals sort, amateurs convince”
I wish words could express how that simple sentence changed my
idea of prospecting forever…
The point is this: You can never rely on a single source of
information. The IAHBE has so many good and qualified authors,
every one of them a success in their own rights. Finally, I found
a place where I can get so much high quality information, compare
them, and decide for myself which ideas I want to follow.
Trust me, information IS power!
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If you’re looking for a lead capture system, try NetmarkPro. They
have fully automated autoresponders and the ability to capture,
organize and retrieve lead information easily. Of course, the best part
is that it’s absolutely FREE!
Get the NMP “Remote-control” Selling System now at:
http://www.netmarkpro.net/globalmillionaire/intro.html
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Running Around in Circles
Before I joined the IAHBE, I was scouting around the Internet for
FREE home business tips and ideas. I found so many, but the
problem, I now had to ask myself:
– Which Internet “guru” you should I listen to?
– What advice should I take?
– What resources will help me achieve profitability and which ones
won’t?
– What steps should I take to get where I want without busting
my budget?
As you sit around cracking your head with those questions, you
realize another undeniable factor to home business success, TIME!
The fact is that there’s only so many hours in a day.
Information on the Internet, I learned, can never be fully trusted,
especially if it’s FREE. There are so many “Fake Experts” out there
pitching ideas they have not tried themselves, which can lead the
new guy astray.
With the IAHBE on the other hand, I can be assured that I am
getting only top quality information. All writers are screened and
evaluated before their material is accepted by SFI and the IAHBE.
You don’t get the fake ones here, and that’s a REAL relief.
Keeping Your Home Business Costs Under Control
As a budding home business entrepreneur, your survival depends
on how well you control your meager finances and small capital.
And yet, every business owner knows the costs associated when
starting your business. For example in SFI, you will definitely need
to spend on:
1) Your personal growth - books, ebooks, reports
2) Advertising - eZine ads, PPC, leads and print media ads
3) Operations - PC software, productivity tools
The IAHBE gives out incredible discounts every month, and it is
available to all members. How can they do this?
It’