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Kamis, 08 Mei 2008

How to Find and Choose the Right Home Business Opportunity for You

By: Eric Mathieu

When you are considering starting a home based business opportunity, there are so many to choose from that it is important to slow down and know how to choose the right opportunity for you. Thanks to the power of the Internet, there are now more home-based businesses online than ever. While this is great that we now have access to so much information right at our fingertips, it can also be very overwhelming due to the sheer number of home businesses out there.

How on Earth can we choose one to get started with when there are so many choices? And how do we know that the one that we choose is actually a legitimate business opportunity and not a shady scam artist hiding behind a flashy website? Let's take a look at the best way to find a home business that is right for you, as well as how to avoid falling victim to some of the unscrupulous people on the internet.

Most importantly, it will be imperative that you find something that you will be passionate about doing. Of course, you may have no idea as to what that may be, and that's why it is important to do lots of research until you find something that "resonates" with you - you shouldn't just jump right in on the first online business opportunity you come across.

Take time to explore many options and after you have done your research and something "feels right", then move to the next stage. You are going to have to truly believe in what you are doing in order for you to be successful.

If you are just shilling a product or service that you would never purchase yourself, it will show, and your business will suffer. Also, you won't truly be interested in what you are doing, and you will probably tire of it very quickly. You will not be able to give it 100% of your effort, and the business will not be as successful as it could be.

This process of finding something that you can be passionate about can sometimes go very quickly, or can sometimes take quite some time. It took a quite a while for me to realize that one of the things I truly get excited about is helping other people start their own businesses - I was involved (and still am) in many different businesses before I realized that helping people find the right business for them was also something I would be passionate about.

Over time you will find that there are multiple business models that excite you, and you will begin to diversify over time. They key initially is to find that first one, and go from there.

There are literally thousands of Internet home based business opportunities available that can be fully operated right from your own home. Some of these require lots of customer contact and customer service, while others will require only the use of e-mail for occasional contact, while other business models will require no customer contact at all! It is important that you choose a business that fits your social comfort level. If you are a more reserved person that doesn't like the idea of talking to people on the phone, then there is still a business out there for you, just be sure not to embark on one that requires you to constantly call customers or answer incoming calls all day.

So, how do you go about finding the best business opportunities? One of the best ways to do this online are to visit websites that only feature "approved" home business opportunities - basically, these will be sites where the webmaster has reviewed various business opportunities and only recommends the ones that they deem to be the current best opportunities.

Sites such as these only feature business opportunities that the webmasters have tested or reviewed and have determined to be legitimate home business opportunities. As things change or there are new business opportunities that meet specific criteria, then they are added.

Alternatively, if a previously recommended business changes for the worse, then it will be removed. When using a site such as this, I strongly recommend that you request free information about the businesses featured, rather than attempting to sign up immediately.

On most recommendation sites, the vast majority of recommended businesses allow someone to simply fill in a quick, short form to have more information sent to them about the business. This way there is no risk involved, and no commitment.

This is the best way to go about getting information as it is free and you are under no obligation - that is certainly better than starting a business by paying someone and then discovering that it is not what you wanted at all. I recommend that you request information for as many opportunities as possible - this way you will have lots of information to work with.

No need just requesting information for just one, simply go to the site and request information about every single one that appeals to you - there's no obligation, so why not? For those concerned about spam, just use a free (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.) email address that you set up strictly for your business research.

Another great way to research businesses is to read and interact with others in home business forums. Just enter a web search for "home business forum" or "internet business forum", etc. and you will be on your way. This is a great way to discuss with others their experiences with various business opportunities.

Once you have begun to do your research and you have pared down the businesses that you are interested in, you will need to do a little self-evaluation of your level of internet savvy/business experience to help determine what path you would like to take with your business.

If you are not very familiar with Internet technologies and you don't have much business experience, then you probably want to go with a "ready made" business system - basically the Internet equivalent of a franchise in the "brick and mortar" business world (but MUCH less expensive). This is the way probably 99% of new online businesses get started because it is much easier thanks to everything being already laid out and the fact that there will be training available.

For some, you may be suited to creating your own Internet business "from scratch". Take inventory of your skills and then match them against the various Internet business models and see which best fits your skills and desire.

Now, let's get back to those scam opportunities mentioned at the beginning of this article. Over time and with some experience, you will generally be able to easily spot a scam versus a legitimate business opportunity. When just getting started, especially when blinded by eagerness, it isn't so easy to spot a sham from a great business.

Read up online about how to identify a scam - there are many articles online that discuss the traits of a scam business opportunity. The brief amount of time it will take you to get familiar with the most common scams like "stuffing envelopes", or "at home assembly jobs" will save you much grief (and money!) in the long run.

Once you have done all of your due diligence and chosen an online home business opportunity that is right for you, it is time for the fun to begin! Now, make no mistake, it is also time for the hard work to begin, but if you have chosen according to the methods in this article (something you're passionate about, remember?) then it will be easy and fun to do the work!

Now get started, and have FUN!

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Eric Mathieu runs multiple online businesses and launched the free resource 1-2-3-work-at-home.com to help people find suitable reputable home business opportunities.

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Five Types to Keep Away From Your Home MLM Business Opportunity

By: Mr. Roman Bernard Sloan

So you've taken the big leap to find and jumpstart your own home based mlm business. I'd like to extend to you a big salute and wish you well. Also, I'd like to extend to you a big warning about 5 groups of people who could harm your home mlm business severely.

These people may sound very familiar to you because you've dealt with them before. Or, they may not sound familiar to you at all in which case, that person is you. In any event, the next time you encounter one of these people please do everything you can to keep them away from your mlm home based business-or you'll regret it for sure.

1. (The "I'm too busy" person) -First up is the person that says they're too busy to give you 15 minutes to hear some exciting things about your home based mlm business opportunity. This person seems to always be on the go but strangely enough, this person who is so busy still has time to sit in front of the TV like a zombie for 3 hours a night.

2. (The organization destroyer) -Up next is the know-it-all who tells you about your home based mlm business opportunity before you can utter one word. They use misinformation to undermind your relationship with your mlm business partners in an effort to discourage you.

3. (The "this sounds like a" person) -This person is either a borderline or a full blown conspiracy theorist. They will say your home based mlm business opportunity sounds like a pyramid scheme or some get rich quick scam. They'll say this because they don't realize that non-legit opportunities don't offer tangible products and services like you do.

4. (The whiner) -This person has whined about their current life situation and will probably whine about your mlm business opportunity too. Just hand this person a piece of tissue and move on.

5. (The lazy marketer) - This person may be the most dangerous of them all because though he joined you in your home based mlm business opportunity; he hasn't done any work to promote and market the business. He expects results to just fall in his lap so he just sits back and waits. Funny thing is that when he sees no results from his inaction he turns to you like it's your fault.

These people should be kept away from your mlm business opportunity at all costs. Their negative aura will do nothing but reflect negatively on you, your surroundings, and your home based mlm business opportunity.

Above all else you should commit and then re-commit everyday to work your home mlm business opportunity effectively.Though negativity is strong, with continued healthy doses of positivity and decisive purposeful steps, you and you mlm business will grow by leaps and bounds.

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A lot people are just made to work for others their whole lives, are you one of them. If not then look at starting your own home mlm opportunity today. get paid in your home business or make someone else rich.

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Minggu, 27 Januari 2008

Bird Or Owl?

Working Your Business Opportunity From Home
By: Theresa Cahill and Jeff G

The ideal business opportunity from home is out there for the taking-no matter what you want to do, you can leave the chaotic daily grind behind in pursuit of a dream job, the one that happens from the comfort of your own home. Imagine being able to not only never have to go to the office again, but also never having to work for someone else.

As luck would have it, there are literally tons of different jobs that can be completely efficiently and effectively from home. A business opportunity from home exists for those who are planning to use the Internet for all aspects of their work as well as for those who are planning to provide a service or product in their community.

Another point to consider is whether your business opportunity from home involves you forming your own company, or if you will instead establish a home office for a company with which you are affiliated. Either way, you will still be in your house and not stuck in a cubicle the size of your broom closet.

Don't forget, too, that it is not just about being comfortable at home: consider the fact that you can make your own hours. An early bird and a night owl can both make a business opportunity from home work for them by tailoring the working hours to their own comfortable schedules.

Along those same lines, there are no set times for breaks and lunch hours, so if you feel like getting out of the house and spending two hours at the store, then there is no boss at home fuming over your whereabouts. Depending on the type of work you choose to pursue for a business opportunity from home, you have to ability to decide how much, and when, work gets completed.

It is important to remember, though, that having set work hours is pretty important to making certain that the business gets as much attention as possible. So, too, is setting aside specific space in the house from which to conduct all of your work. This is serious because the success of your business opportunity from home hinges on whether or not you put time and effort into the work.

Whether you decide to pursue a business opportunity from home that entails you starting a new company from scratch or simply joining forces with another company, the point is that by working at home, you will be able to avoid the pitfalls of working for someone else and someplace else.

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How To Make Money From Blogs

By: John Mathews

It's easy to make money from blogs. There are all kinds of programs, affiliations available to make money from blogs, in fact, even easy money.

What is a blog?

Blog is a personal space, rather a personal diary, with the difference that it is not a closed diary but one that is open to anyone to walk in and read and leave a comment. There are various types of blogs, some are business blogs, and some are social networking blogs. Some blogs are personal some are professional but most of them have a theme on which the contents are based. Creating a blog is easy, even a child make a blog.

Types of blogs

Comment blogs are the ones that offer comment on events in the writer’s life. It takes a subject or incident and makes a comment which the reader may be interested in. Comment blogs often substitute for newspaper editorials. Needless to say they are a combination of news and opinions. Blogs are tools in the hands of writers to keep in touch with each other and also to inform the world about events in the writer?s life. Recently, there have been instances of bloggers updating the world about events in countries that have undergone political change, when no other traditional media was allowed to cover the events.

The other type of blog is filter blog. Filter blogs are similar to comment blogs but point to other locations within the internet for articles and have minimum of content, and more of links. Owners of such blogs can be requested for links to sites, for a fee, of course. You can make money online using these blogs.
You can opt for any of these types to make money through blogging. Most blogs such as blogger.com and wordpress.com are free to subscribers and you can easily create a blog in a few steps and earn good money.

Creating a Blog

Blogs are easy to create on Blogger.com and wordpress.com. There are other blog creation sites such as typepad, and MSN?s live.com. It only takes a few clicks to create a blog. Have a name that is appropriate to the theme of your blog so that they will show up in search engine results and it can also impact your ranking on search engines. For example if your blog is about mobile blogging have a name such as mobile-blogging.blogspot.com. Do not combine the two words, i.e., don?t create a blog with the name as mobileblogging.blogspot.com. It?s a better strategy to use the former to let search engines find your blog.

Promoting Your Blog

First of all submit your blog to the major search engines before you can earn money from blogging. Slowly, your traffic will build and you can paste a visit counter to check the progress of visitors on your blog. Also send a link to your friends and extended contact lists to visit your blog and link to you. When the number of links of your blog increases, so will your popularity and your rating with the search engines. Keep promoting your blog without let up.

Apply to Affiliate Programs

When there is a constant flow of visitors to your blog everyday you can start the process of earning money from your blog. First apply to affiliation programs which pay money to feature their ads on your blog. After registering with them copy and paste their code in the appropriate sections in your blog. Affiliate programs pay per click or pay if a sale is made through a click from your blog. So choose your affiliate program wisely.

Register with Google Adsense

Google runs their advertising program on websites and blogs which is called Google Adsense. When you register with Adsense, Google supplies you with the code that you can copy and paste on your blog. Once you do this you can track your blog?s performance by registering on Google?s analytical tool ? Google Analytics. This free analytical tool will analyze the number of visitors to your site each and also give you the demographic data of the visitors.

Do not give up. As the popularity of your blog grows, both traffic as well as ranking on search engines can only become better. So the more popular your blog the more will be your revenue from Affiliate programs and Adsense.
Most importantly, if you are seeking to make money from blogging, spread your interests across multiple revenue streams so as not to put all your eggs in one basket.

Some Good Money Making Affiliate Sites:

www.google.com/adsense
As mentioned above, Adsense is Google?s advertising program and when featured on your blog can bring you revenue when a visitor clicks on the ad links. If you place the adsense code strategically on your blog then you can get more clicks. It should be right at the top of the blog, and preferably at the top right hand side. Also you can choose an ad size that is prominent enough to display it prominently on your blog.

www.amazon.com
Amazon has an affiliate program that includes products like books, CDs, office products, household products, etc. It also has a contextual advertising program in which you have to place a code in your page and all words on your page that has association with Amazon products will turn into a link. This has more chances of making money as the reader is directly reading content relating to the advertisement, and therefore has a greater chance of clicking on the ad.

www.register.com
Register.com is a website that is in the domain booking and related services realm. It has an affiliate program by which their ads can be featured on blogs and the blogger can earn referral income. For more details read the affiliate page on the website.

www.g2bux.com
Though G2bux doesn?t have an affiliation program it rewards members with G2points which can be converted into cash when it reaches a certain limit. Users can find tens of ways to make money online on G2bux. It is a good site to make money from and offers a number of modules through members can earn money. Registration is free and is open to all.

www.ebay.com
Ebay.com also has an affiliate program in which bloggers can become a member. Ebay is a popular site for buying and selling used and new products and your visitors would certainly be interested in the products for sale on the site. Visit ebay.com for their affiliation program and sign up if you think it will work for you.

Published 11/5/2007 | ValuableContent.Com