office at the beach in Sanur in 2008

office at the beach in Sanur in 2008
not a bad office!!!

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Internet Marketing Tips For Online Home Business Success

Those who excel at internet marketing techniques in order to promote something on the internet are those who will be rewarded with online home business success. There are millions of potential customers looking online daily for products and services to buy.

The traditional methods of promotion such as TV, direct mail, radio and the print media are far more expensive than advertising online. For online home business success you still need to master basic internet marketing methods.

Here are 4 internet marketing tips that the successful online business owners use consistently.

1. Building back links to your website is the most important thing that you need to do to achieve long term success online. The internet is made up of millions of links and back links are gathered when your website address appears on another webmaster's page.

The more back links that show on the internet pointing to your website will enable your site to achieve higher rankings in the search engines. You can build back links in various ways and some of the most popular internet marketing methods used by professionals to get thousands of back links include article marketing, forum posting, exchanging links with other sites, social bookmarking, blogging and leaving comments on other blogs.

2. Building an optin email marketing list is what successful online business owners focus on. A large email list of qualified subscribers can generate thousands of dollars for you monthly.

Using every opportunity to build your list is important and something you should focus on. You can do this by offering such things as free ebooks or a free report on a splash page in exchange for your website visitors name and email address. You could also offer a free subscription to a Newsletter and place the sign-up box high up (above the fold) on your main website.

3. To achieve business success online you will need to do more than just free or nearly free advertising. Take advantage of the paid advertising methods too.

Setting up a pay-per-click advertising campaign on Google (Adwords) or Yahoo, as an example, is a way of doing this. Such things as banner ads or text links, solo ads or ezine advertising are paid advertising methods you could consider purchasing.

4. You need to make yourself known online as branding is a big part of achieving online business success. There are many discussion forums on the internet and by joining those that relate to the theme of your website is one way to get known as an expert in your field. You will develop your credibility by joining in the discussions and offering advice in your field of expertise.

It does require skill to become an expert forum marketer however with practice you can master it. It is worth persisting as it is an excellent free internet marketing method that can contribute greatly to your online home business success.

To summarize, those who consistently work at improving themselves and mastering their chosen internet marketing methods with achieve online home business success. This is time consuming, takes a lot of effort and hard work but if you are willing to do it the financial rewards are fantastic.

Cynthia Minnaar works full-time from home running her successful Online Home Business. She invites you to visit her Internet Marketing Guide for more tips and internet marketing methods that work.

Friday, December 26, 2008

What is the Easiest Way of Making Money From Home? 2 Wildly Profitable Strategies to Try Today

Who else wants to know the absolute easiest, and quickest ways to make money from home? If you are anything like most of the folks reading this right now, the simple answer is we ALL do, right? It's true....and with so many different strategies, approaches and work at home philosophies to choose from, it's often difficult to find one that works long enough to keep your interest. With that in mind, let's look at a couple common questions we get, and my answers, as to the very BEST ways of turning YOUR passion, into profit, and FAST. Read on..:-)

What is ithe Easiest Way of Making Money From Home?

Selling your passion. Info products are the EASIEST, most elegant and expeditious way of taking what you know...and turning it into REAL dollars that you can put IN the bank, and fast. Everyone is good at something...has knowledge in a specialized area that OTHER folks would love to tap into. What is yours? Maybe you've got LOTS of areas of expertise..:-) Simply take one, have someone interview you about it, and turn it into an AUDIO info product. Or simply spend a long weekend banging it out on the keyboard and offering it a PDF or text based doc. Or do both...:-) Either way, this is the QUICKEST way that I know of to create an enduring, viable and fun business from home.

What About Blogs and Affiliate Products?

Yes...and YES! If you DON'T want to create your own product ( which I do recommend first) you can simply find OTHER people who have already done it, and sell theirs. Of course they NEED an affiliate program of their own to allow you to be compensated, but you'll find someone in just about EVERY niche that does, and it's a dead simple way of taking YOUR passion, someone ELSE'S product, and combining them both into a win/win strategy of easy cash for both of you.

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surviving and staying focused during the silly (AKA holiday) season

When you are starting a new internet business or even have had the business for a while there are certain tips to survive and stay focused during the festive season.

One, if you are going to have a designated holiday (ie you have been working hard and have decided to take a break) - then have it. Although it is also a great idea to set up drip feed articles to your websites.

Two, you may choose to moderate your festive season - work but on a skeleton crew.... reduced capacity to allow for socialising with family and friends. If this is the case... and

a) if you live in the a drinking culture such as many of us do in the West here are some tips. If you are catching up early in the day, say over lunch - try moderating your alcohol intake to a couple of drinks so you are still good to work later in the day. If you are out at night and know that you are prone to hangovers and thus not productive at all the next day - try to make sure you eat and have a glass of water or two between alcoholic drinks. Then leave a bit earlier than usual so you have more chance of feeling fresh the next day or at least awake before midday!

b) choose to have every second day off thus making the most of quality time with family and friends and yet not feeling guilty as you would if you left your business unattended for a week or three.

c) choose to say no to some invitations - if they are not so close to you or it is not important that you attend - isolate yourself and be productive instead - Christmas time can be a wonderful time also for catching up or getting ahead with work projects or even just taking time for research and development.

Anyway whatever you choose, enjoy and be safe.

Cheers!

Monday, December 22, 2008

What is the Best Home Based Business?

One of the main ingredients to succeeding in a home based business is to choose one that you enjoy and feel comfortable with. Unfortunately, many people ignore this area, and as a result they struggle to achieve the results they dreamed about.

1. Before you begin investigating home-based business opportunities, you should sit down and write out a mission statement. This will help clarify in your mind exactly why you want to start an enterprise like this on your own. Oftentimes money is not the primary factor, and knowing why you want to do it will help you zero in on the correct type of business to achieve this goal.

2. Use the Internet to its full capabilities. There are many other ways to research home businesses beyond just Google searching these words.

There are a great number of social networking sites available today. Go take a look, join a few to get the feel of how they work, and see how other people can make money at home online. Social networking is an excellent way to make contacts and do research.

3. A great option is to choose a niche market in which you have a strong interest, and base your home opportunity around this area. Blogging and affiliate marketing make this possible to do.

The best home based business can be one where you make money doing something you enjoy. If more people were able to do this they would stick with their businesses longer, even when they are not making money.

4. Determine how much money you want to make, and how you are going to do it. As an effective business model, affiliate marketing has enabled many people to double and triple their full time salary offline.

Others use network marketing as a vehicle to build a very large income. Still others choose to sell information products, and develop websites in multiple niches making a lot of money that way.

5. Today the Internet must be a part of any work at home business for it to succeed. However, ones that grow beyond a person's wildest dreams contain elements that allow it to become worldwide, without leaving your front door. It is an important point to bear in mind while searching for your own best home based business.

If you use these five areas during your search for the best home based businesses that apply to you, you will not go far wrong. There is much more to it than just making money, and considering the big picture will help you get started with a better chance of succeeding.

Alan Thomas is a successful business owner who has helped many people develop their own home business. You can find more information on Great Home Based Business Ideas and Home Business Training Courses.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Work Space - When You Work at Home

I've lived in about ten different homes over the last twenty-five years. Each house had a different space for my home office. Sometimes my office space was in a spare bedroom and other times my office space was in a spare corner.

Regardless of where we lived, one thing has remained consistent; I've always had a designated space for my home office.

Speaking from a customer perspective, there is nothing more frustrating than having a business conversation end with someone who has said, "Oh I have to get off the computer, my child needs it now."

Although sharing a computer might be financially advantageous, when prospective customers and business associates learn that your home business computer is shared with children, you end up losing credibility in the eyes of the customer.

For many reasons, home business owners are not taken "seriously." When customers are spending their money, they want to know they are doing business with a true business.

Space is equally important. If you share space with kids doing homework, spouses paying bills and babies sleeping, it's very hard to slip into a business mindset.

Work time is work time. A home business relies on customers. In order to properly service your customers, you need to have some continuity in your working hours and work structure.

I've always managed to find at least a corner of a room that was mine for work. At the bare minimum I've had a small bookcase with basic office supplies such as paper clips, paper and writing utensils. This is also where I store my catalogs and envelopes.

I've almost always had at least a couple of notebooks that I've kept important work related papers in. Sheet protectors are wonderful for storing smaller pieces of paper, receipts and more.

It really is OK to keep your work space in the common living area, just make sure that your work space is a designated work space. It will keep you grounded and will let your family know that when you're in this space, it's time for you to work.

Audrey Okaneko has been in direct sales since 1983. You can read more of her articles at http://mydirectsales.com or you can Become a Tupperware Consultant

Friday, December 19, 2008

The Seven Deadly Sins of a Home Business Entrepreneur

1. Treating the business like a hobby.

Many people start their home business with the wrong mind set. They think they can do it in their spare time. Well if you are one of those people, I have news for you... you have no spare time!... and so you will do your business whenever you get the chance and this will eventually lead to failure. You can work your business part time, 2 - 3 hours a day at a set time, but never in your spare time.

2. High expectation with low activity

You buy into the hype of the person who sponsored you into the business with promises of $30k or $50k per month and while this may be true, you don't achieve that by little or no activity. So after a few weeks when you see no result you simply give up to failure. The only way to get massive results is to take massive action.

3. Not Setting Goals.

You simply cannot achieve success in this business without proper written goals. You have to be very clear about your goals and the time frame in which you want to achieve them. Have daily goals, monthly goals and yearly goals.

4. Lack of a daily method of operation. (DMO)

Without a defined DMO, you will get lost in the day. It will be difficult to systemize your work load and so you become prone to a host of distractions and thus, you will find yourself at the end of the day with little or no work done.

5. Loss of Enthusiasm

When first introduced to the business opportunity, you are full of enthusiasm, your energy is amazing and you are pumped with adrenalin. You will succeed in this business no matter what. You fill your mind with the vision of your accomplishments, new car, new house, vacations with the family, but after a few weeks you begin to loose your enthusiasm . It is important to get back and maintain this enthusiasm because this is the driving force behind your actions, so to get this back, always visualize your end results, constantly keep your "why" in your mind. Focus on the new car or new house or whatever your why is.

6. No Business Plan

You need to have a business plan. This is important in building your business and it will serve as a foundation for the sustainable growth of your business. You have to know the expenses that will be incurred in your business and what these expenses will be e.g. your marketing costs, your operational cost which includes your monthly website hosting cost, your telephone cost etc.

7 Your Marketing Cost

This will be the most expensive element of running your home based business. It is imperative that you know exactly what you marketing budget is and make sure that it is sustainable for at least three months.

Dwight Newman is a Home Based Business Development Expert who assist other Home Based Business Entrepreneurs to set up and succeed in their Home Based Business Opportunities. He is also a top income earner with one of the best Home Based Business Opportunities on the internet. To see which business he is with and to become a member of his team, go to http://www.1YearPlan2Wealth.com

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Make Extra Money at Home - Does Anyone Really Make Money at Home on the Computer?

I always see ads popping up while I'm surfing online telling me I can make extra money at home, but I am always skeptical. Usually if you click on the ad you will be taken to a site that is advertising something like paid surveys. Now, I don't really know if those work or not, but again - I tend to be a bit on the skeptical side.

But in this day and time, we really need some way to make a little more cash, don't we? I sure did! I needed some money to pay off a few bills that were plaguing me, so I started looking around to see what I might be able to do online to earn something extra.

Of course I was immediately bombarded with the survey stuff, and also "data entry" jobs -- I am not sure what that actually is, but you see that one all the time too.

I then ran across something called Internet marketing, and I did a little research on that. It looked totally confusing, but I found a lot of testimonials from people who said they had actually made money with this. I figured it warranted further investigation, so I delved in a little deeper.

During this research phase I happened upon some information about making money blogging, and that sounded really interesting to me. Imagine if you could create a blog and then just sit and chat away on a daily basis about things that interest you, and at the same time make extra money at home while doing so. I guess it does sound a little too good to be true.

But surprisingly, on further checking, it seems that this is a legitimate method. People actually create blogs and then either place Adsense on them or ads for products, and then they earn a commission.

So if you are wondering how to make extra money at home and you're not interested in doing something like paid surveys or that vague data entry thing, check into blogging as it just might be exactly what you are looking for.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Stop! Proven Home Based Business Tips For People Worried About the Economy

Want to know the truth about building a REAL business from home WITHOUT real risk, fear or failure? If you are anything like the vast majority of people reading this article right now, you probably have your HAND raised high, right?

And who can blame you....with the world seeming growing in more and more dis-array on a DAILY basis, pretty soon the ONLY people who we'll be able to count on we'll be ourselves!

In my experience, succeeding at home is FAR easier than most believe, and requires a lot less than the usual over-hyped, expensive and obnoxiously promoted products to get there.

Let's take a look at 3 simple things you need to LITERALLY, go from having NOTHING right now, to a real, thriving and fun business from home in just 30 days.

1) Desire. If you don't have it, you aren't going to make it (note: With todays economy I make one caveat. You may NOT have desire, but rather desperation, which in this case, is EQUALLY as effective..;-)

2) A REAL Strategy. No, I'm not talking about the e course you're going to buy, or the guru's emails you're reading. I'm talking about a step by step, BLUEPRINT on how you are going to get from "here" to "there". Otherwise, all of the amazing ideas in the world are NOT going to get you far.

(Tip: In my experience, you are FAR better mastering one thing...than trying to learn a half a dozen of different strategies. Find YOUR one thing, and do it.)

3) Discipline: You need to follow through. Make sacrifices. Choices. It's that simple. Do you know how many times my friends have gone out to the bars without me, because I'm home hammering on the keyboard? Lots. I'm like George Thorogood - I drink alone..;-) In truth, you DO need to make real sacrifice to have success, and that applies to ANY facet of life. Anyone who tells you otherwise is NOT telling you the truth.

The truth is, if you THINK you can put the 3 above together well, you WILL be successful...and WITHOUT a lot of the pain other people have to endure to get there.

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Latest 7 Efficient Steps to Multiply Your Home Based Business

There are already so many people who are venturing into home-based business-except you. How do you basically start or even improve your own lucrative endeavor? Here are 7 efficient steps to multiply your home-based business:

1. Always update. Innovation is one of the secrets for the success of your home-based business. Look for new methods in selling or scour for new products and services that you can offer to your target customers.

2. Use your common sense. You may be backed with all of the best techniques in home-based business, but if you don't know how to use them, you won't still be able to reach success.

3. Study the software you're using. As a business owner, it's your responsibility to study how the different software can be of use to you. For example, if you have ecommerce software, understand how it keeps track of invoices and accepts payment from customers.

4. Promote your business. There's no business that succeeds without some form of advertising. There are several online marketing strategies that you can implement. You can go for link building, article marketing, or search engine optimization.

5. Discover your interests. If you're running out of ideas for your business, you can make use of your interest as your inspiration. Perhaps because of it, you can come up of with a new product or service or devise a more comprehensive marketing strategy for your business.

6. Write a business plan. You need some direction and a business plan can give you that. Identify your goals for the next few months or even years so you can have something to compare to when it's time to evaluate your business position.

7. Hire some help. If you can no longer manage your time effectively, then by all means hire someone to help you out. You better spend some salaries than lose customers because you can no longer keep track of orders.

Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to article writing success, 'Your Article Writing and Promotion Guide'

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Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 9034 articles in print and 14 published ebooks.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Announcing 5 Nifty Secrets to Increase Your Home Based Business

The most common form of home based business is online business. Aside from the fact that transactions can be done in real time, it has more potential because you can draw clients from different parts of the world. It is also easy to put up an online business as long as you can use an online transaction account, an Internet access, and, of course, a computer.

Making your online business grow is a worthy and noble goal. In fact, it is a must. Everyone who's into online business should know the ways on how he or can make his business bigger.

Below are some tips on how you can make this thing happen:

1. Set your goals. What do you want to achieve for your home-based business? Are you seeking constant clients? Or are you in for some quick profit? Your objectives will determine other aspects of your business, including marketing strategies.

2. Provide good customer care. No business will survive or grow without good customer care. So take time to answer queries regarding your business or even your products and services. Make complaints your priority. Most of all, provide contact information that's easy to reach by your customers.

3. Get referrals. If you will seek customers all by yourself, business growth will be very slow. Therefore, it is best to ask previous and present clients for referrals. Another strategy is that you can give commissions to people who can work in finding clients for you.

4. Come up with exciting products. Sell products that are innovative and extremely useful. Keep in mind that innovation will allow you to compete with emerging competitors as well as maintain your lead against your current competitors.

5. Give special prices. For sets or bulk buying, give a good discount or rebate. This will actually help you save on your shipping charges while making sure that you're keeping your inventory at the very minimum.

Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to article writing success, 'Your Article Writing and Promotion Guide'

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Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 9034 articles in print and 14 published ebooks.

Imagine Making Easy Money From Home Without MLM, Scams, Risk Or Fear of Failure

Who else want to make easy money from home? We ALL do, right? It's true.....and the more uncertain the "real" world becomes, the more vulnerable we're all becoming to forces OUTSIDE of our own control to influence our families future. NOT a good feeling, I agree.

The simple truth is you CAN make easy money from home, I'm making money right now while I write this, and I'm working from a desk with a great view of the bay at the New Jersey shore. I got up at 10 am, and only started hammering on the keyboard in the past hour. The simple truth is that I work hard, and wouldn't suggest that you won't have to to reap the rewards of easy money from home. But I can share with you EXACTLY what I do, on a daily basis to build a REAL online business, and much of it, you can do for FREE, right now.

Want to know the best way to start?

Go get yourself a hosting account that allows for stacked, or unlimited domains.

Register 1 .com domain, and 5 or 6 .infos.

(the .info should cost about a BUCK if you know where to look) The .com should be the site that is MOST important to you long term, the .info's are your make money FAST domains. (but are still valuable if you follow my system)

Install a blog on each, but put it on a secondary directory.

Set up data feed (catalog style sites) on the .info's, you can use popular affiliate network software to do this now, making it FREE, and very effective.

Write a series of blog posts, and article submissions to augment the content that is automatically created on the data feed sites.

(remember, these will pull REAL products, pictures and descriptions from the Vendor, making your blog "look" like a genuine storefront)

Start utilizing traffic building strategies.

Submit your articles. Create a free viral report on the products in your store. (i.e. - 7 mistakes people make when buying "X") Go out and leverage your URL - blog comments, social network profiles, etc.

There ARE some very advanced ways and permutations to amp this UP a bit (you can use auto publishing solutions for a TRUE hands off, auto pilot cash machine..:-) but they aren't necessary to start. If you build 5 or 6 of these on the .info's, they WILL start making money within about a week, and the .Com you registered (which was a bigger investment of 10 bucks or so..:-) you build around what you're REALLY passionate about. (all while your store sites are funding your primary passion)

Over simplistic? No, it's not. There's only so much space here to write and describe of course, but this is a doable, and VERY viable way to get started online for LESS than 20 bucks Up front....and I dare say one that only a FRACTION of marketers are even aware of for sure. (and now you're one of them!)

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3 Key Factors of a Successful Home Based Business
By Jon Lloyd

In today's internet age, starting a home based business is one of the best ways you can invest in your financial future. Investing in yourself is the smartest, safest and, by far, the most rewarding investment you can make. The problem is, with so many home based businesses out there, which one do you go with? All the information out there can get really confusing. So, when choosing a home based business, there are 3 "key factors" to look for. Three "must haves" if you want a successful home based business.

Regardless of what type of business you are in, you are going to need to generate leads for your business. You're going to need to acquire new customers and you're going to need to find and train other business owners that are going to partner with you. If the business you choose does not have these components in place already, you are going to potentially waste a lot of your time and effort.

97% of all home based businesses fail. That means only 3% are successful. I tell you that not to discourage you but to encourage you. That just means there is less competition among the people that actually know what they are doing, and as long as you can learn what the 3% know, you have a pretty good chance of making it yourself. The question is, what do the 3% know that the others don't? What are their secrets and how can you get your hands on them?

Fortunately, I'm going to give you access to those secrets right here. Here are the key factors you will need in order to produce results with whatever you choose to do.

Key factor #1: Find a team that already has the success you're looking for.

Have the people you're partnering with and the company their representing already achieved the results you're looking for? ( You can't learn golf from a football coach.) Since they're going to teach you what they've done, make sure they have the success to build on.

• Will they provide the necessary training?
• Are there upline members that you can actually talk with? Mentors readily available?
• Can you get help when you need it? QUICKLY?

You want to find an organization that is up-to-date with current technology, the latest trends in marketing and is internet savvy.

Key factor #2: Do they have an effective marketing system that you can easily use?

The lifeblood of any business is it's ability to generate strong leads, not just "hits" to a website. Is the system cutting edge? Easy to use?

You want the ability to generate at least 10 - 20 leads per day automatically to have a successful business. This can easily be done with minor computer skills if the proper marketing tools are in place.

Key factor #3: The ability to gain new customers with your product base.

Let's face it. If people don't want what you have, you're dead in the water. Conversely, if people love what you have, your sales will be on autopilot. You want cutting edge, state of the art products. You want products that everyone needs and wants to use. Ultimately, you want to be part of one of the largest, fastest growing industries in the world.

If you are looking for all of this and more, If you want to know how to own and operate a successful home based business and be part of the 3% that's making a huge amount of money online, visit http://www.bmsadvantage.com and view the "Insider Secrets Video"- you can't afford not to.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

coachcat enjoying dinner in Bali

Am enjoying living between Perth, Western Australia and Bali, Indonesia. However the trick is how to make it not only possible but sustainable...