Selecting Your Work At Home Business Opportunity

Selecting Your Work At Home Business Opportunity

by: Kirk Bannerman

I started looking for viable work at home opportunities back in 2001. It was a time consuming process, but in retrospect, I give myself a pat on the back every month when I cash the check from my home based business. The purpose of this article is to perhaps help others make their selection with a little less time and effort than I had to expend.

Having spent many years running traditional กbricks and mortarก type businesses, I didn’t buy for one second the numerous heavily hyped, or worse yet, scam operations that touted the instant and fantastic riches that could be achieved (often with little or no effort required). While doing my research as to which business I would eventually pursue, this type of claim became an instant trigger for me to move on to check out some other กopportunityก.

I mean, give me a break, if those claims were close to being true, why would they share their กsecretก with anyone else? They would just execute their กmagic systemก and in short order would have made all the money that exists in the world…yeah, right!

In the course of my investigations, a few other natural filters surfaced to help me narrow down the realistic and legitimate opportunities from among the far too numerous unfounded offers. Early on, I determined that the กget in on the ground floorก offers were essentially smoke. After all, if I wanted to take a chance on the lottery, I would have purchased a ticket. Because of my business management experience, it soon became clear to me that three of the primary factors that would influence my choice would be:

* successful longevity (how long has this particular company been successfully doing business?)

* reasonable income expectations touted by the top management of the company offering the opportunity.

* support systems and training resources available to help the participants succeed.

One thing that really struck home with me was a statement made by the founder of the company that I eventually selected for my home based business. It went something like the following:

กHardly a day goes by that I don’t hear from an affiliate questioning why he or she is not seeing a big check yet. More times than not, the person asking hasn’t even been involved for more than 90 days and is only barely beginning to even understand how the whole system works. And frankly, even if the number was six months, it’s still much too early to be expecting a significant income stream to have developed.

I always say that if you’re not willing to give a business at least a year, don’t even bother getting involved. You need to understand that it takes time to get to know all the nuances of the compensation plan. It takes time to determine which products you want to lead with. It takes time to develop a game plan. It takes time to figure out what marketing activities deliver the biggest bang for the buck. Anything worthwhile takes sustained effort. If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure.ก

To sum it up, the selection process should focus on reality (there is no กmagicก in home based businesses) and reject any socalled กopportunitiesก that seem too good to be true.

About The Author

Kirk Bannerman operates a successful home based business and resides in California. For more details, visit his website at http://businessathome.us

This article was posted on January 02, 2004

by Kirk Bannerman

Step by Step You Will Succeed With Your Internet

Step by Step You Will Succeed With Your Internet Business

by: Michel Richer

It takes an average of one year to start seeing the result of your effort in the internet. Thats a pretty small price to pay for this huge market. It takes time to develop a business It takes time to know wich products sells best and wich advertising give you the highest return on your investment (ROI).Even the most dynamic, highestearning entrepreneurs in the industry took MONTHS to begin seeing an income of any real significance. And the real wealth, the $100,000+ income we all strive for, took an average of almost 3 YEARS to achieve!

Do you think ANY of these gentlemen don’t think the ends justified the means? Do you think for an instant that the months and years invested hasn’t been rewarded a thousand times at least? You don’t even have to think about it, do you?So now you know ! It takes an average of 3 YEARS to build a significant income on the internet.

Every house is build brick by brick. Every hour goes by minute by minute. So is your business !

Of course we all want to go faster. But we have to start at the base first. Itกs a basic law. We are subject to time and circumstances.

We have to learn. We have to experiment. With learning and experimenting we get experience. And with experience we become an expert.

We have to set goals. The goals will guide us one step at a time. It will will pave the way to our success. You cannot go on a road trip without knowing your destination. You need a map. You need time. You need to rest. You need to eat. And sometimes there is roadblock.

When we hit a dead end we turn back and take another road. But we keep going to our destination.

Itกs the same thing with your home business. There is bumps and jumps and sometimes we crash. But we always keep our eyes to the goal. That is what give us the drive. Itกs our paradise. The goal become our existence. And it is.

By never, never giving up you will reach your goal one day. One mile at a time. Itกs impossible that you won’t reach it. Unless you die.

Thatกs the only secrets to success. One client at a time. One step at a time. 100 client at a time. Until you reach thousand like me and make your $100,000 a year and +.

To make $100,000 a year start by making $100 per month. After that $200 a month. And after $500 a month. And after $5000. And so on and so on.

Day by day, your on your way to succeed, week by week your on your way to succeed, month after month your on you way to succeed, year after year your on your way to succeed.

Until you reach your goal in 3 YEARS. (Maybe less, Maybe More.)

We reap what we sow, but the harvest is never in the same season as the planting! Today you are planting…and will be at least for the next several months. Your harvest will come in time. Be persistent. Be patient. Think long term. Take action every day, (no matter how small) to build your business and you cannot fail.

Great success will be yours if you follow this simple formula.

Copyright © Michel Richer

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About The Author

Michel Richer is the Business Manager and Webmaster of http://Hombyz.com. With over 10 years experience in internet business and a solid reputation in the industry. He is dedicated to helping you succeed on the Internet. You can take a look at his website at: http://hombyz.com for Your Home Business Success !!!

This article was posted on August 30, 2004

by Michel Richer

Make your site quick to load!

Make your site quick to load!

by: Michael Kralj

The time it takes to load your site can make or break a visitor’s first impression of your site. If your site takes too long to load, the visitor will click ขStopข or ขBackข and leave your web site. If you are a business and offering people important information, it is critical to have a nice design, with a quick load time.

You may want to check out the load time of your page, to indeed see if your site loads quick enough for the average user. A great site tool can be found at http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ where you are able to enter your site and it displays a report on the time it takes to load your site on different connections, in addition to tips to decrease load time.

Upon doing a speed test, if your first page takes a great time to load in the visitor’s browser, it is in the best interest to do some redesigning to decrease load time and increase the number of visitors that will not click back on the browser. We must remember that not everyone is running on DSL or Cable modem. Many users still dial up using a 56K connection. As web designers and site maintainers, we want to ensure our site’s load quickly, as to not lose potential visitors to your site.

Images, Sounds & Animations are the major menaces to download time. While these add nicely to a site, they may take up a lot of time to load. If you may avoid large sized files, please do. Many images may be optimized to look the same, however taking up less space, and download more quickly. Many image editors such as Adobe Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro can perform these tasks.

Sounds & Videos should be avoided on your main page, as they take up most time to load. Keep these for inner pages if possible. Videos and sound files can be from 100 KB to 1 MB in size or larger. If the user needs to load a 500 KB video file on a 56 K modem, it will take upwards to 89 seconds to complete. This definitely could turn the user away from your site. So keep these files to a fairly small size, or avoid if possible.

Text can also play a significant role in the load time. If you have a large amount of HTML code and large amount of content on your main page, it will also increase the load time. Text however is not as significant, as the entire text you have on the site may not be even the same size as a couple of pictures combined.

So limit the large sized graphics on your web sites. Your visitors will appreciate the fast loading site with the information being presented that they are looking for!

About The Author

Michael Kralj is owner of Emenki Web Solutions and Domains at Retail. Emenki Web Solutions are web site designers and programmers based in Hamilton, Ontario, providing businesses with an informative and strategic approach to establishing an online presence on the web.

Please visit Emenki Web Solutions on the web http://www.emenki.com

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This article was posted on December 20, 2004

by Michael Kralj

Online Promotion Beats Traditional SevenOne (Part

Online Promotion Beats Traditional SevenOne (Part 1)

by: Judy Cullins

While traditional marketing can work for the book author or publisher, the return is dim for the huge effort it takes. You must promote 90% of the time to even get a milligram of attention. While you may have a success or two, most of your efforts will bring poor book sales. Ask yourself right now, what is working for me? What is not?

Traditional Book Marketing Method One: The Press Release

Sure, press releases can bring you attention, but it takes a lot of time to gather specific media or radio/TV producersก names. When I wrote ‘the San Diego Media Resource Directoryก that took 50 hours to research, I had to also keep the media list up todate, ask editors and radio producers by phone how they wanted their releases. Some prefer fax, others email or snail mail.

You waste your efforts if your release doesn’t go the right person. Many authors make the mistake of sending the release to the book editor. He gets hundreds each month, and will pay no attention if you are selfpublished. Like agents and traditional publishers, only 12% are chosen.

Another problem is the sheer numbers of releases you send out. Don’t relax after you send one or two releases. Think in terms of at least five a month. Ninetyfive percent releases are ignored and tossed into the round file. Why? For many reasons, but check to see if you include a compelling heading, a human interest story, a list of howtos, or a presenttime news analogy.Ask yourself, ก Is it under one page, doublespaced? Did I construct. organize and freely give the solutions that my book or service offer for my readersก problems?

Your news release should not be about your book, but give actual solutions the media readers and radio audiences can use. My first published press release responded to an article on the editorial page about the ‘three Rกs.ก My headline was กSchool Need to Teach the Fourth กRapid Reading. After discussing the background problems of reading circles, I included the benefits of rapid reading, and gave nine howto solutions. The publisher not only loved the article, but also came personally to my home to take my picture. I used the piece for marketing to corporations.

Most people don’t realize the purpose of the press release is to attract the editor by the collar, so he or she will want to do a feature story on you. Make your headlines sizzle. กSeven Ways to Sell More Books Than You Ever Dreamed Ofก got a feature story which attracted 90 people to a seminar by the same name. The coach sold $550 worth of books, gained four new book coaching clients worth $2000, enrolled 15 in her weekly seminars, yielding 24 clients published within a twoyear period.

Traditional Book Marketing Method Two: Giving Talks, Seminars and Presenting at Expos

Creating a talk takes a lot of time. You must practice it at least two times before you deliver it. You must discover resources to find organizations to present to. Many of them don’t pay their speakers. You may say thatกs OK because I will sell books. Yes, youกll sell a dozen or maybe more, but think of the huge effort it took to get there. Consider travel time, traffic, clothing upkeep, and schlepping all those heavy books around.

Like myself, you may present a talk or seminar to a corporation with big hopes of selling your products. When they pay you, though, they may set boundaries on book sales. One positive is that because you have a book, you can negotiate and leverage with meeting planners and top executives for higher paid presentations.

The biggest disadvantage? You must wait for decision makers to accept and schedule youthat could be six months or more. Think of the time invested in marketing materials such as the OnePage, videos, and meetings. I left this venue because the time from presentation to fruition took several inhouse meetings before a decision could be made.. I knew there was a better way! But was it expos?

Speaking at Expos or maintaining a booth takes many hours of work. Consider preparing and submitting press releases, creating brochures, hand outs, decorating the booth, presenting a drawing, and bringing in products to sell.

Speaking can bring you a few book sales, but people passing by your booth are usually just looking. Even when I gave free mini seminars every 2 hours, and passed out free tickets ahead of time, not many bought books. Giving out hundreds of flyers with free seminar offers brought few results too.

Yes, I did get on a talkradio show and eleven people showed up at my Supermemory seminar. No, they didn’t buy books or book a coaching session. Yes, I collected names and email addresses from a free drawing. I was able to use them for my free eNewsletter, The Book Coach Says…,ก but clients did not bang down my door to use my talents.

I figure my prep and floor time was 44 hours for just one expo. With sales under $350, Iกd say that was slave labor.

Think of Your Promotion Time and Budget

Most one or twobook authors don’t have a large marketing budget. Marketing their speaking leaves them little time to write and promote their books. Marketing experts say do five things a day, six days a week, which sounds pretty doable. But do they bring results?

Aren’t sales what we should count? Before the sales roll in however, you need to create a foundationกa planกof what you want to promote, what money you want to make from it monthly, how much time you are willing to give it, and how you will get the word out to your target audience. This takes a little time, but is worth it.

If other marketing and promotion campaigns have brought few book sales, have left your wallet thinner, wasted your valuable time, or left you with a garage full of unsold masterpieces, you may now be ready to set up your bookกs virtual marketing machinethe Internet.

About The Author

Judy Cullins: 20year author, speaker, book coach

Helps entrepreneurs manifest their book and web dreams

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This article was posted on July 09, 2003

by Judy Cullins

Thoughts And Tips For Selecting Your Home Business

Thoughts And Tips For Selecting Your Home Business Opportunity

by: Kirk Bannerman

I started looking for viable work at home opportunities back in 2001. It was a time consuming process, but in retrospect, I give myself a pat on the back every month when I cash the check from my home based business. The purpose of this article is to perhaps help others make their selection with a little less time and effort than I had to expend.

Having spent many years running traditional กbricks and mortarก type businesses, I didn’t buy for one second the numerous heavily hyped, or worse yet, scam operations that touted the instant and fantastic riches that could be achieved (often with little or no effort required). While doing my research as to which business I would eventually pursue, this type of claim became an instant trigger for me to move on to check out some other กopportunityก.

I mean, give me a break, if those claims were close to being true, why would they share their กsecretก with anyone else? They would just execute their กmagic systemก and in short order would have made all the money that exists in the world…yeah, right!

In the course of my investigations, a few other natural filters surfaced to help me narrow down the realistic and legitimate opportunities from among the far too numerous unfounded offers. Early on, I determined that the กget in on the ground floorก offers were essentially smoke. After all, if I wanted to take a chance on the lottery, I would have purchased a ticket. Because of my business management experience, it soon became clear to me that three of the primary factors that would influence my choice would be:

*successful longevity (how long has this particular company been successfully doing business?)

*reasonable income expectations touted by the top management of the company offering the opportunity.

*support systems and training resources available to help the participants succeed.

One thing that really struck home with me was a statement made by the founder of the company that I eventually selected for my home based business. It went something like the following:

กHardly a day goes by that I don’t hear from an affiliate questioning why he or she is not seeing a big check yet. More times than not, the person asking hasn’t even been involved for more than 90 days and is only barely beginning to even understand how the whole system works. And frankly, even if the number was six months, it’s still much too early to be expecting a significant income stream to have developed.

I always say that if you’re not willing to give a business at least a year, don’t even bother getting involved. You need to understand that it takes time to get to know all the nuances of the compensation plan. It takes time to determine which products you want to lead with. It takes time to develop a game plan. It takes time to figure out what marketing activities deliver the biggest bang for the buck. Anything worthwhile takes sustained effort. If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure.ก

To sum it up, the selection process should focus on reality (there is no กmagicก in home based businesses) and reject any socalled home businessกopportunitiesก that seem too good to be true.

About The Author

Kirk Bannerman operates his own successful home based business and also coaches others seeking to start their own home based business. For more information visit his website at http://www.homebasedbusinessteam.com.

This article was posted on February 18

by Kirk Bannerman

The 4 Giant Lies You’ve Been Told About Internet M

The 4 Giant Lies You’ve Been Told About Internet Marketing!

by: Dan Lok

To quote Peter Finch from the iconic 1970กs film กNetworkก: Iกm mad as hell and Iกm not going to take this anymore!

There are so many lies, halftruths, and misguided misinformation out there about online marketing that itกs driving me crazy!

I just finished reading yet another ebook by yet another กsuccessfulก Internet marketing guru. It kills me because the only thing most of these gurus are successful at is selling themselves and their กsnake oilก to unsuspecting business people.

They don’t know squat about marketing a business on the Internet. But they do know how to push buttons. So these selfproclaimed กexpertsก LIE to you just to sell you their latest crap… books, tapes, and seminars or whatever it is they think they can get people to buy.

(Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised is someone out there isn’t selling the กColor by Number Marketing Kitก that comes with its own crayons!)

These gurus make it sound sooooo easy to make money online. They say stuff like, กYou don’t need a computer connectionก or กYou don’t need any experience,ก or กYou don’t need a lot of money.ก

According to them, you don’t even need a brain! You just need to BUY THEIR PRODUCT and youกll make a gazillion dollars online in 30 days… or less.

If you believe in that crap, you need to have your head examined!

I got news for you, Bucko. Marketing is work… and successful, bringhomethebigprofits marketing is HARD work.

Thatกs because marketing isn’t a crapshoot or a game of chance. Itกs a business. And just like any other LEGITIMATE business, you need to invest time, effort and energy to make it grow into a successful enterprise.

And it even takes even MORE ENERGY to maintain that growth and manage your success for the long term.

Now itกs definitely true that the กwondersก of technology make it easier to succeed with an online business than a retail store. And even a oneperson operation can utilize email, autoresponders, and the Internetกs global marketing capabilities to grow rich.

But although itกs easier online, it’s still work.

I know itกs work because itกs the work I do! I am the mentor for the some of the most supersuccessful websites/internet business people on the planet. Iกm the behindthescene the guy, helping ขlittleข businesses that are generating $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 a month and กbigก businesses with annual revenue figures of $1,000,000.00 and MORE.

Thereกs one thing they have in common: they all agree with me that it takes dedication, commitment, and hard work to reap the benefits of selling online.

Simply put: you get out what you put it. My clients aren’t at the top of their industries by just pure dumb luck. Their upwardly mobile climb takes ongoing dedication, forwardthinking, and careful planning. Their success demands creativity, persistence, specialized knowledge, a quality product or service… plus good oldfashioned, shoulder to the wheel and nose to the grindstone, hard work.

Of course, having a mentor helps, too!

So right now, Iกm going to mentor you and tell you the facts behind the big lies told across the Internet by the gurus of กmake believe,ก not marketing.

Big Lie #1: You don’t need ANY money to get started.

That’s just complete B.S. If you’re flat broke and one paycheck from homeless, you’re gonna have a very tough time making it. Of course you need money to get started. Whaddya think… your smile is gonna pay the rent?

Now you don’t need a lot of money to succeed online, itกs true… certainly less than it would take to build and open your own Widget Shop on Main Street. But you do need some operating capital… and it stands to reason that having a large bankroll couldn’t hurt.

When your pockets are fat and your budget can include more money for ขsmartข marketing, youกll be able to see (and enjoy) the results of your efforts even faster.

In short, it takes money to make money.

It takes money to educate yourself… to research the marketplace… and to develop your product or service.

It takes money to get a domain name, it takes money to host your site. It takes coldhard cash to hire a designer to program your site and a copywriter to write a killer sales letter for you. You even need money in order to get a merchant account so you can accept the money your website generates.

And most importantly, it takes money to DRIVE traffic to your site.

Yeah… I know… I know! There are all those กfreeก trafficgenerating ideas that you can pursue. I do a lot of them myself… but I don’t trust my success to traffic I can’t control.

Most of the time, it costs me money to drive quality traffic to my site, and it will cost you, too. Could be PayPerClick, could be running an ezine ad, could be doing some sort of offline promotion….

But the bottom line is you need to have a bottom line. Especially in the beginning, your cashflow will be in one direction: OUT.

Big Lie #2: You don’t need a list.

This is almost as ridiculous as กyou don’t need money.ก Give me a break. Sales aren’t made to the man in the moon… they’re made to people on your list. People you have carefully cultivated and กprimed.ก

You need to build a list because your money is IN the list!

You need to build a ขherdข as quickly as humanly possible… but don’t purchase one of those deals where you กGET A MILLION EMAILS ON ONE CD.ก (Thatกs not a list thatกs spaminthemaking.)

And don’t do the coregistration deal. With this approach, where people go to a site to subscribe to a particular newsletter that they want, they find a checkbox (or other response mechanism) กadvertisingก your offer. If they’re interested, they check the box to agree to receive mailings from you.

This sounds like a good way to get traffic because unlike spam, youกve been given permission to make contact. The problem is these people don’t know you from squat. To them, the checkbox is just an invitation for another form of spam.

The online sales game any successful sale, in fact is about connecting with the right buyer and make the right offer. The right buyer comes from the right list.

The best approach to listbuilding is strictly OLD SCHOOL: build it from scratch. That way, your list people are กprequalifiedก from the start. They KNOW you right from the beginning. They want to hear from you. They want to learn more from you. They want to listen to what you have to say.

And with a list of people like that, it doesn’t take long before theyกll want to BUY from you

Big Lie #3: You don’t need a product or service.

Crap. Crap. Crap.

Letกs try a little roleplaying game. Pretend you and I were thinking about starting an offline business together. What if I said to you, กOh, don’t worry… all we need to do to succeed is open our store. We don’t need any products or services. But weกll still make oodles of money!ก

Youกd think I was crazy, right?

Well, then why in the world would you believe the same line of crap when itกs being fed to you on the Internet by some expert whose credentials can’t be verified?

Commerce is all about products and services and if you want to do business, you NEED a quality product or service to sell. Preferably multiple products and services so that you can backend sell your existing customers and increase their value to you exponentially by turning them into customers for life.

Do I hear you asking, กDan, what about those superaffiliates who are making a lot of money promoting other’s products and services?ก

Thatกs a good question because yes, there are some exceptions to this rule. But the list of exceptions who do well with someone elseกs product or service is very short. Plus there are a lot of potential risks to being the middleman.

For example, let me ask you this: what if that company you’re promoting products for go out of business? What if they change their products? Where does that leave you?

The answer: High and dry.

And I can’t even begin to tell you how many affiliate กhorror storiesก Iกve heard. Itกs common to hear about vendors not paying affiliates ontime. Or to learn that customers may bypass the affiliate link, so you don’t get paid.

Vendors tracking software screws up, there are ‘technical difficultiesก so you don’t get credited for the sale… and on, and on, and on.

And hereกs a killer: more often than not, you don’t get to keep the customer, they do. Many affiliate programs are set up so that you only get credit for the first sale a consumer makes. After that, all the profits stay with the vendor.

They keep all the backend profits.

And when they backend sell their products and services, you don’t get a dime. It doesn’t matter that your links are making the vendor rich. The effort is yours, but the profit is theirs.

When it comes to my income… Iกm a control freak! But affiliate programs are out of your control. Your financial wellbeing is in someone elseกs hands… and thereกs nothing you can do to manage your success.

You can’t test different things on your site because it’s NOT your site. You can’t change whatกs not working because itกs not yours to change. All you can do is cross your fingers and hope for the best…

Hardly a recipe for success, I think youกll agree.

I am not saying you can’t promote other peoples products, but very often you should do it as a backend, not frontend. You frontend your own stuff, and you can backend other products and services.

Thereกs still one more problem with promoting other peopleกs stuff: when you stop promoting, your income also stops. You have to constantly be on the lookout to find the NEXT redhot product and constantly be inking the next great deal.

Big Lie #4: You don’t need any experience.

Of course, you need experience to succeed online! The only job in the world that doesn’t need experience is กvirgin.ก

If you want to make money, you need to get hip as quickly as humanly possible. You need to figure out what works, what doesn’t, and how you can use all the ‘tricks of the tradeก to build your success.

That’s why having a mentor works. Working with someone whoกs กbeen there and done thatก can save you time and money.

Your income can only grow to the extent that you do. You must educate yourself… and you must be open to the process.

Be prepared to make mistakes, try new things, and push yourself beyond your safe, secure comfort level. Do whatever it takes to earn your Masters at the School of Hard Knocks. Learn your lessons and develop the skill sets you need to make the kind of money you want to make.

On this seasonกs The Apprentice, Donald Trump put two teams in a headtohead competition: book smarts and street smarts. You don’t have to play for one team or another, you can take the best of both worlds for your success strategy.

It pays to be educated and streetwise. Knowledge comes from books… and experience.

Big Lie #5: You don’t need any technical knowledge

This really is more of a mediumsized lie. Itกs definitely true that you can be a master online marketer even if you don’t programming, HTML codes… and all that stuff. (Hey, you can watch television without understanding how it works!)

However… while you don’t need to know the howto, you DO need to know what needs to be done and what YOU need for your site. If you don’t, you’re as กat riskก for being had as a 17year old car owner who visits the Bad Guys Auto shop.

Iกm the first to admit that before I got smart, I was screwedover and taken advantage of by several dishonest webmasters. They did a lot of unnecessary programming and sent me a hefty bill. They charged me a lot of money and gave me crap.

I definitely overpaid… but I didn’t know any better. But you can be damn sure I rectified that situation with a little กquick study.ก

I found out for myself that it doesn’t hurt to have a little of technical knowledge. If you’re familiar with basic HTML at least when you want make changes to your site, you can do so instantly.

There are many things that only a programming professional will be able to do for you. But itกs nice when you don’t have to go to your webmaster and pay them per hour for a fix that could easily be a doityourselfer.

If you’re the กexception that proves the ruleก and are making money handoverfist as a supermarketer, you may disagree that the four big lies are lies at all. Congratulations on your success… but take it from me.

For the average… even the aboveaverage person… online marketing is not a getrichquick scheme. It’s a business and you have to treat it like a business. So if you’re not yet rolling in dough, but would like to be part of the Internet moneymaking machine…

Don’t buy into all the hype. Think it through. Use your common sense. Don’t try and get rich quick or you may find yourself in the poor house! BUT… you CAN and you WILL make money if you’re willing to do what it takes.

Dan Lok

Copyright 2005 Quick Turn Marketing International, Ltd.

About The Author

Dan Lok is known as ‘the Worldกs #1 Website Conversion Expertก, with a proven track record of selling over $25.7 million dollars of merchandise and services. Dan has resuscitated copy that was previously in กcritical conditionก and helped his clients to double and triple their conversion rates… some as much as 417%!!! More than 200 websites have been กLokedก and loaded for Internet action. Go to: http://www.WebsiteConversionExpert.com

This article was posted on August 06, 2005

by Dan Lok

Home Business Success

Home Business Success

by: Michel Richer

Everyday people ask me if they will make money with the internet. Of course i said. But it takes times and determination. You cannot expect to make a six figure income in just 30 days. But you can make a six figure income in 2 to 3 years working part time. Do you think your job at the factory gonna give you more for your money and time than this ?

It takes an average of one year to start seeing the result of your effort in the internet. Thats a pretty small price to pay for this huge market.It takes time to develop a business plan. It takes time to know wich products sells best and wich advertising give you the highest return on your investment (ROI).

It took me one month just to know how to use Google Adwords effectively. I had to take the time. But know it pays out a lot with a CTR and conversion rate of 70%. Anything worthwhile takes sustained effort. If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure. REPEAT: If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure. I can’t emphasize this enough!!!!

But let’s look at some real examples and see if we can put some perspective on this. I’ll start with myself. My success as a home business entrepreneur is well known. Having earned over $8 million, I’m sure there are some who’d vote me in to the HomeBusiness Hall of Fame if there were such a thing. Yet what most of those same people don’t know is that I LOST money my first two years. I only broke even in my third year. And it was only when I got to my fourth year did I see my first profit. Was it worth it? Are you kidding?!! Today I live a dream life, work from my dream home, drive my dream car—I’m blessed beyond my wildest expectations.

In other words, even the most dynamic, highestearning entrepreneurs in the industry took MONTHS to begin seeing an income of any real significance. And the real wealth, the $100,000+ income we all strive for, took an average of almost THREE YEARS to achieve!Do you think ANY of these gentlemen don’t think the ends justified the means? Do you think for an instant that the months and years invested hasn’t been rewarded a thousand times at least? You don’t even have to think about it, do you?

If I told you that after two to three years of following our system, you’d be making more in a month than you now make in a year, could you handle that? If you were sitting across from me right now, I could look you in the eye and tell you that this is a genuine and realistic goal. But when you say to me you want to quit your job in six or nine months and live off the income from your new business, I’ll tell you that probably is not reality.

Not what you wanted to hear, right? But is what I’m suggesting so tough to swallow? Of course not. Can you think of any other endeavor where you could invest just five to 10 hours a week for a couple years and at the end of that time have turned it into a $3,000 to $10,000 residual monthly income stream? Money that keeps coming in month after month, year after year. Money that keeps coming in whether you work 10 hours a day or two. A commission check waiting for you in your mailbox when you return from yet another vacation. Money that when you’ve left this planet continues to provide for your spouse, children, or grandchildren.

Sounds extremely nice, doesn’t it? But again, these are not things you’re going to see in your first year. It just ain’t gonna happen, folks! Some of you, the gogetters, you WILL see it happen in your second year. For most of you, however, you need to be thinking two to five years. And you know what? When you get there, I guarantee you, you’ll say it was nothing!

We reap what we sow, but the harvest is never in the same season as the planting! Today you are planting…and will be at least for the next several months. Your harvest will come in time. Be persistent. Be patient. Think long term. Take action every day, (no matter how small) to build your business and you cannot fail. Great success will be yours if you follow this simple formula.

Copyright © Michel Richer

PERMISSIONS TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in its entirety free of charge, electronically or in print, provided it appears with the included copyright and author’s resource box with live website link.

About The Author

Michel Richer is the Business Manager and Webmaster of http://hombyz.com. He is dedicated to helping you succeed on the Internet. With over 10 years experience in internet business and a solid reputation in the industry. You can take a look at his website at: http://hombyz.com

This article was posted on February 27, 2004

by Michel Richer

Do You Know What It Takes To Win In Your Business

Do You Know What It Takes To Win In Your Business

by: Joseph Rooney

Hi All,

I do hope this message finds you all well I have a few quick and simple philosophies I want to share with you all today and i do hope you remember them and use them in your everyday lives.

So often i see people miserably complain about their day Jobs or particular life chores, they cant seem to see any light at the end of the tunnel and just rock along each and everyday doing the same boring depressing activities that originally caused them to be depressed and bored in the first place its almost like they have excepted in their brain that this is just the way life is for everybody and in turn is the same for them, I think you know what i mean here and i also know for a fact that all of you including myself have experienced this feeling and to somewhat still do from time to time.

But what the masses of people don’t realise is that all this can be completely transformed and changed around to a positive so that you don’t feel bored and depressed and sick to the teeth with the hateful partner next to at your JOB that puts you in a bad mood and depresses you by infecting you with his negative cynical comments and behaviours.

REMEMBER JUST AS EXCITEMENT IS CONTAGIOUS SO IS NEGATIVITY

I once heard a great saying and it went like this FOR THINGS TO CHANGE FOR YOU YOU MUST CHANGE; don’t expect the government to change or your boss to get more generous Because you could have a very long wait 🙂

Don’t expect an apple tree to produce pears it will never happen

I think you may be smiling by now and i hope you also see where I am going people, if you want to make a change in your life today you have got to understand that its up to you nobody has ever knocked on my door with a business opportunity or offered to pay my bills and id safely bet no one has ever knocked on your door and offered you these options either.

If you need to make a change you must step up to the plate for you and yours and dig down deep into your gut and find that courage that’s essential for change in your life because understand it takes courage sometimes great courage to make a change in ones life so don’t be put of by the knockers and naysayer and ignore the critics even if they are family members because the critics often spend more time talking about themselves than they do about what’s been criticised, I know in my heart and soul that you have what it takes inside you to live a more fulfilled life all you got to do is want it bad enough

I will leave you with this quote and i hope you got knowledge from this and if you want to know more about me and what I do feel free to subscribe to my information list below.

The Mind Absorbs and becomes a part of the daily activities on which it feeds. Napoleon Hill (Think & Grow Rich)

About The Author

Coming from the Motor Trade, Joseph Rooney transitioned to & is involved in the home based business industry for 2 years and has experienced first hand the life changing experiences to be had by finding the right vehicle to be a part of so one can get more satisfaction from life and live and learn more to learn more about Josephกs philosophies visit his site at www.workathomeclub.net

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This article was posted on February 05

by Joseph Rooney

You Can Become A Successful Internet Entrepreneur!

You Can Become A Successful Internet Entrepreneur!

by: Michel Richer

Everyday people ask me if they will make money with the internet. Of course i said. But it takes times and determination. You cannot expect to make a six figure income in just 30 days. But you can make a six figure income in 2 to 3 years working part time. Do you think your job at the factory gonna give you more for your money and time than this ?

It takes an average of one year to start seeing the result of your effort in the internet. Thats a pretty small price to pay for this huge market.It takes time to develop a business plan. It takes time to know wich products sells best and wich advertising give you the highest return on your investment (ROI).

It took me one month just to know how to use Google Adwords effectively. I had to take the time. But know it pays out a lot with a CTR and conversion rate of 70%. Anything worthwhile takes sustained effort. If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure. REPEAT: If you’re not thinking long term, you’ve set yourself up for failure. I can’t emphasize this enough!!!!

But let’s look at some real examples and see if we can put some perspective on this. I’ll start with myself. My success as a home business entrepreneur is well known. Having earned over $8 million, I’m sure there are some who’d vote me in to the HomeBusiness Hall of Fame if there were such a thing. Yet what most of those same people don’t know is that I LOST money my first two years. I only broke even in my third year. And it was only when I got to my fourth year did I see my first profit. Was it worth it? Are you kidding?!! Today I live a dream life, work from my dream home, drive my dream car—I’m blessed beyond my wildest expectations.

In other words, even the most dynamic, highestearning entrepreneurs in the industry took MONTHS to begin seeing an income of any real significance. And the real wealth, the $100,000+ income we all strive for, took an average of almost THREE YEARS to achieve!

Do you think ANY of these gentlemen don’t think the ends justified the means? Do you think for an instant that the months and years invested hasn’t been rewarded a thousand times at least? You don’t even have to think about it, do you?

If I told you that after two to three years of following our system, you’d be making more in a month than you now make in a year, could you handle that? If you were sitting across from me right now, I could look you in the eye and tell you that this is a genuine and realistic goal. But when you say to me you want to quit your job in six or nine months and live off the income from your new business, I’ll tell you that probably is not reality.

Not what you wanted to hear, right? But is what I’m suggesting so tough to swallow? Of course not. Can you think of any other endeavor where you could invest just five to 10 hours a week for a couple years and at the end of that time have turned it into a $3,000 to $10,000 residual monthly income stream? Money that keeps coming in month after month, year after year. Money that keeps coming in whether you work 10 hours a day or two. A commission check waiting for you in your mailbox when you return from yet another vacation. Money that when you’ve left this planet continues to provide for your spouse, children, or grandchildren.

Sounds extremely nice, doesn’t it? But again, these are not things you’re going to see in your first year. It just ain’t gonna happen, folks! Some of you, the gogetters, you WILL see it happen in your second year. For most of you, however, you need to be thinking two to five years. And you know what? When you get there, I guarantee you, you’ll say it was nothing!

We reap what we sow, but the harvest is never in the same season as the planting! Today you are planting…and will be at least for the next several months. Your harvest will come in time. Be persistent. Be patient. Think long term. Take action every day, (no matter how small) to build your business and you cannot fail. Great success will be yours if you follow this simple formula.

P.S. You can build a successful online business with my affiliate program. Join for free at : http://hombyz.com/affiliateprogram.htm

Copyright © Michel Richer

http://hombyz.com

PERMISSIONS TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in its entirety free of charge, electronically or in print, provided it appears with the included copyright and author’s resource box with live website link.

About The Author

Michel Richer is the Business Manager and Webmaster of http://hombyz.com. With over 10 years experience in internet business and a solid reputation in the industry. He is dedicated to helping you succeed on the Internet. You can take a look at his website at: http://hombyz.com

This article was posted on April 20, 2004

by Michel Richer

Make Your Web Site Quick To Load And Keep Customer

Make Your Web Site Quick To Load And Keep Customers!

by: Michael Kralj

The time it takes to load your site can make or break a visitor’s first impression of your site. If your site takes too long to load, the visitor will click ขStopข or ขBackข and leave your web site. If you are a business and offering people important information, it is critical to have a nice design, with a quick load time.

You may want to check out the load time of your page, to indeed see if your site loads quick enough for the average user. A great site tool can be found at http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ where you are able to enter your site and it displays a report on the time it takes to load your site on different connections, in addition to tips to decrease load time.

Upon doing a speed test, if your first page takes a great time to load in the visitor’s browser, it is in the best interest to do some redesigning to decrease load time and increase the number of visitors that will not click back on the browser. We must remember that not everyone is running on DSL or Cable modem. Many users still dial up using a 56K connection. As web designers and site maintainers, we want to ensure our site’s load quickly, as to not lose potential visitors to your site.

Images, Sounds & Animations are the major menaces to download time. While these add nicely to a site, they may take up a lot of time to load. If you may avoid large sized files, please do. Many images may be optimized to look the same, however taking up less space, and download more quickly. Many image editors such as Adobe Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro can perform these tasks.

Sounds & Videos should be avoided on your main page, as they take up most time to load. Keep these for inner pages if possible. Videos and sound files can be from 100 KB to 1 MB in size or larger. If the user needs to load a 500 KB video file on a 56 K modem, it will take upwards to 89 seconds to complete. This definitely could turn the user away from your site. So keep these files to a fairly small size, or avoid if possible.

Text can also play a significant role in the load time. If you have a large amount of HTML code and large amount of content on your main page, it will also increase the load time. Text however is not as significant, as the entire text you have on the site may not be even the same size as a couple of pictures combined.

So limit the large sized graphics on your web sites. Your visitors will appreciate the fast loading site with the information being presented that they are looking for!

About The Author

Michael Kralj

Michael Kralj is owner of Emenki Web Solutions and Domains at Retail.

Emenki Web Solutions are web site designers and programmers based in Hamilton, Ontario, providing businesses with an informative and strategic approach to establishing an online presence on the web.

Please visit Emenki Web Solutions on the web http://www.emenki.com

Please visit Domains at Retail on the web: http://www.domainsatretail.com

[email protected]

This article was posted on September 05

by Michael Kralj