<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:36:07.920-08:00</updated><category term='Internet Marketing'/><category term='online stores'/><category term='website'/><category term='affiliating'/><category term='streams of income'/><category term='online mall'/><category term='Advertising'/><category term='affiliate marketing'/><category term='advertising costs'/><category term='Online Business'/><title type='text'>MakingMoneyGuru's Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>A Complete Hand free Turn-key Solution Of How To Create Your Own Niche ebooks Without You Having To Write A Single Word Yourself.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-4027162593513631468</id><published>2008-02-13T00:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T00:55:21.337-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='advertising costs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='streams of income'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online stores'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affiliating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affiliate marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='website'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online mall'/><title type='text'>Making Money With Affiliate Marketing</title><content type='html'>For anyone who has ever thought about opening their own shopping mall, affiliate marketing may be the answer. Being able to open a facility with several different stores offering a diverse range of products can invite a wide assortment of visitors. In order to attract tenants to the mall, instead of charging them rent, try collecting a percentage of their gross sales and see how fast the stores fill up with qualified tenants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be careful when signing deals as there will also be some fly-by-night companies wanting to set up shop in the mall as well as some offering goods and services that may not meet the standards of the community in which the mall is located, likely driving potential customers away to other shopping centers. All the mall owner has to do is advertise its opening and offer marketing help to the tenants in order to bring traffic through the front door and into the mall shops and the business will soon be booking for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has worked well in many brick and mortar shopping malls, except for the part about the free rent and the store owners do not pay a percentage of their sales back to the mall owner. With an online shopping mall and affiliate marketing, anyone who can set up a website can own their own shopping mall. Many different stores under one roof and the mall owner collecting commission on every sale of every store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how affiliate marketing works. Store allow affiliates to post ads on their website and if a customer comes into their store by way of that website, they pay a commission on the sale. 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Mall owners have to watch every store carefully to make sure the ads they are running in the mall remain current.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a store is not drawing visitors from inside the mall or after several months there have been no sales from the store despite a large number of visitors, the mall owner has the choice to stay the course and hope it gets better or canceling their deal and finding another online retailer to take its place. With no advertising costs, most businesses are open to affiliating with an online shopping center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, a shopping mall that offers 20 or more shops that specialize in the same type of merchandise will probably be confusing to the customers and non-productive to most of the store owners. They may not want to be under the same roof as the others and ask to be removed from the online real estate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FREE Making Money AudioVideo Tutorial To Sign up: &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-4027162593513631468?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='Making Money With Affiliate Marketing'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/4027162593513631468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=4027162593513631468' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/4027162593513631468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/4027162593513631468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2008/02/making-money-with-affiliate-marketing.html' title='Making Money With Affiliate Marketing'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-7954987784590286974</id><published>2007-10-01T01:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T01:48:02.764-07:00</updated><title type='text'>WHY YOU SHOULD START A MAKING MONEY HOME BASED BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET</title><content type='html'>Many would love to start a &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/"&gt;making money home based business&lt;/a&gt;. 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The internet is a wonderful medium for even the smallest entrepreneur with the most specialized goods to sell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-8792236977818808426?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.makingmoneyguru.com' title='MAKING MONEY BY STARTING HOME BASED INTERNET BUSINESS'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/8792236977818808426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=8792236977818808426' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8792236977818808426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8792236977818808426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/09/making-money-by-starting-home-based.html' title='MAKING MONEY BY STARTING HOME BASED INTERNET BUSINESS'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3630310870371199241</id><published>2007-08-22T21:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-22T21:56:20.290-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Money Is Not Everything In Business…Right?</title><content type='html'>For most people there is only two reasons to be in business. They either love what they do and they want to &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/"&gt;make money doing it&lt;/a&gt;. If someone claims they aren’t in business for the money they are either independently wealthy or not being honest with you. You may have heard people claim that if they didn’t have bills to pay they would do the job for free. They’re lying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people honestly care about their family, their employees and the community in which they do business, but they also believe that profit is not a dirty word. They are providing a needed product or service and should expect to make enough of a profit from their activities to meet their financial obligations and have some left over for extras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are some employees who may believe the business exists solely to work them to death for poverty wages while the owner basks in the sun on the beach. 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Many inspire stories to share&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit: http://www.agapeseeds.wordpress.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-3630310870371199241?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='Making Money Is Not Everything In Business…Right?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/3630310870371199241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=3630310870371199241' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3630310870371199241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3630310870371199241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/08/making-money-is-not-everything-in_6620.html' title='Making Money Is Not Everything In Business…Right?'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3793884356100617029</id><published>2007-08-13T01:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-13T01:33:43.129-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Money Online:</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;What You Need To Know&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As long as you have something to offer, &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;making money online &lt;/a&gt;is not as tough as it may seem. For newcomers to the internet, the challenge of learning to navigate this entirely new world might seem daunting, but there’s really nothing to it. With a willingness to learn and a desire to make the most of your opportunities, making money online will be a piece of cake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For most people, the real challenge is where to begin. You have to know what’s available to be able to make informed decisions. This article will spell out a few of the opportunities that exist online. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before you get around to &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;making money online&lt;/a&gt;, there are some basic issues that you have to address. You have to be realistic about what you intend to achieve, and you have to be clear on the commitment that you are making. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, understand the reasons why you want to &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;make some money online&lt;/a&gt;. 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They might not say it like that, but they'll tell you something like "This is the only program you will never need." Or, "We'll give you everything you need to make money at home."  They never tell you up front how much time it's going to take, how much money or how much knowledge.  These things are all items you need to know before you start to try making money online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not to say that programs that make these types of claims aren't good or even great, but you should know what you're getting into.  The first thing you should understand about making money online is that it's never going to make you rich overnight.  It can make you rich, and you can make money overnight, but the odds of you getting rich overnight are about equal to you getting sent to prison for fraud, embezzlement or the like.  Knowing this right off the bat is going to put you in a better mind set than most people who try to start a business online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While you may be desperate for cash, desperation is not going to change these facts.  If you need a large amount of cash overnight, look somewhere else. But you can start earning income quickly with &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;affiliate programs&lt;/a&gt;.  Look for programs that pay via PayPal so you can get quick access to your money. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't have to have one source of income, or even one type of income.  You may &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;make some money from affiliate marketing&lt;/a&gt;, you may make some money taking surveys or selling items on ebay.  Just remember that making money online can be done in many many ways, but it all takes time and effort to really bring in the revenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sign Up For FREE Making Money Audio Video Tutorial Today!&lt;br /&gt;You can SELL It and Make 100% profits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click Here: &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makingmoneyguru Tutorial&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-8364986646655279386?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://icarehaven.wordpress.com' title='Making money online isn&apos;t as easy as turning on a computer'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/8364986646655279386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=8364986646655279386' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8364986646655279386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8364986646655279386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/07/making-money-online-isnt-as-easy-as.html' title='Making money online isn&apos;t as easy as turning on a computer'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3911608808525417577</id><published>2007-07-15T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-15T21:11:42.326-07:00</updated><title type='text'>4 Reasons Customer Loyalty Is Vital To Your Business</title><content type='html'>Have you ever wondered why some businesses may set up shop in areas that might not be very conducive to business and do quite well, while others are placed at major thoroughfares where walk by and drive by traffic are all but guaranteed, yet within six months they fold and the place goes up for lease or sale? The truth of the matter is that success is not always determined by your location – although it does play a vital role – but more often than not it is dictated by customer loyalty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are four reasons customer loyalty is vital to your business:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. First and foremost is the fact that a loyal customer is a repeat customer. This person will know about your business practices, about what to expect from your goods or service, the advantages and the disadvantages, and she or he will do business with you in such a way that it is a mutually satisfying transaction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. As you establish a relationship with your customer, you are also establishing a relationship with the customer’s family. Thus, it is not uncommon to have the wife bring in the dry cleaning for the family and turns her mother, mother in law, aunt, and best girlfriend on to your business. As the husband is sent one day to pick up the dry cleaning he becomes familiar with the business, and he will tell his brother, business associates, and others who are looking for a drycleaner. Thus, you are suddenly becoming a commodity which is being shared with others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. While family referrals are great, business referrals are even better. If you are a dry cleaner, you will want the dress maker down the street to recommend your services to its customers. Similarly, if there is bridal shop with which you may have some professional ties, then these business referrals are simply priceless! Customer loyalties – when you have other business owners or clerks shopping at your store or utilizing your service – are quite often the gateway to a great number of new walk in customers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Yet the fourth and perhaps most important reasons why customer loyalty is vital to your business rests in the fact that many major purchases are not made during the initial contact. For example, if you are a furniture store, you might have someone come in looking for a computer desk. While these may be expensive – depending on the materials – by and large these items are small fish. Yet if the consumer is satisfied with the product, the delivery, the setup and also the price, the odds are good that she or he will be back when it is time to furnish the nursery, buy that new wall unit, or acquire that bedroom set that was saved up for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4 Tips To Keep Your Business Popular&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After being in business a while are the calls starting to dwindle?  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do your workers have too much time on their hands?  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is time to pump some new blood into the work place. Use some imagination and make things start to happen again.  Here are some tips to help make that happen. Try them and see if they will help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Introducing a new product or service expands the possibility for sales. Making the new product/service a side product/service to your existing product/service can increase sales for both items. Be careful when introducing the product/service, that the old product/service doesn’t become obsolete.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A side product/service to another product/service allows for contact with former customers to offer the new product/service. Checking out your competitors to see what additional items they offer can inspire new ideas for your products and services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advertising is an area in which changes will cause others to take notice of your business. You might want to consider using a mascot or new spokesperson for advertising. If you don’t want to go that far, just change the colors on the advertising.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Millions of people tune in the Super Bowl each year just to watch the new advertisements.  This is a good example of how change can draw business.  Children and animals draw a lot of attention to advertising.  Of course, there is always sex appeal to attract new customers.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offering gifts and discounts can increase sales. Everyone loves a bargain. The gifts don’t have to be expensive. Many years ago, companies offered free glasses and towels as incentives to buy a product.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It caused a lot of repeat customers trying to set a complete set of glasses or towels. Discounts and sales are always crowd pleasers. Bargains are hard to find, thus making them drawing cards for businesses. Mailing coupons to entire neighborhoods or cities, gets your business name and phone number in the hands of a number of people that you normally might not reach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Expanding your horizons can expand your business. Try expanding slowly at first, such as citywide or statewide. If that doesn’t work go global. The internet can help make this happen.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start a website and put it on several search engines. Offer other websites advertising on your website for advertising on their sites. Online access helps over come the delays of time zones. It also makes your company accessible 24 hours a day.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To streamline service, create a product specific website with regular updates, produce/service news, photos and scheduling information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one knows for sure if a business is going to succeed or not. By using available tools, such as advertising or the internet, gives the company an extra edge. Change keeps the company from becoming stale and outdated.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you aren’t sure what and how to change your company, there are numerous sources available. Articles, websites, software and work shops are just some of these sources. You have started the business, treat it like a baby, and put everything you have in it to make it succeed.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S  Claimed Your FREE Making Money Tutorial Today!&lt;br /&gt;     You Can can Giveaway or Sell it For 100% profits. &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-3911608808525417577?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='&lt;strong&gt;4 Reasons Customer Loyalty Is Vital To Your Business&lt;/strong&gt;'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/3911608808525417577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=3911608808525417577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3911608808525417577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3911608808525417577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/07/4-reasons-customer-loyalty-is-vital-to.html' title='&lt;strong&gt;4 Reasons Customer Loyalty Is Vital To Your Business&lt;/strong&gt;'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3848477372843634567</id><published>2007-07-04T00:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-04T00:18:46.137-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wholesale Opportunities For Home Businesses</title><content type='html'>No matter what your home business is, getting the product into your own hands can be a challenge, and if you don’t do it right you might find yourself out of products, or out of money to buy new products. This is where wholesale opportunities are going to come in very handy, because they’ll be able to give you a chance to buy what you need, buy a lot of it, and buy it cheaply. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Many Opportunities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are simply too many wholesale opportunities to count when it comes to your home business. It is all going to depend on what type of business you have, what you are selling, and how you are creating the product. If you are simply selling items that someone else is making, you can find many opportunities to buy these items wholesale, and really the only way that you are going to make money is if you are buying them wholesale. You have to be able to buy a lot of the products that you want to sell so that you can buy them for cheap, and then you can resell them for a greater amount of money. This is a great home business venture, and it is something that you can very easily find as a great opportunity for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Making Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other way that you can use wholesale opportunities to enhance your business is if you are making the products that you are selling, and if you are making them from products that you can buy wholesale. This is often going to be even more rewarding when it comes to the money that you are bringing in, because you’ll find that the easiest way to deal with making new products is to buy all of the pieces wholesale. You’ll be able to get a much better deal, and once you have created the item that you are selling in your home business, you’ll be able to sell this item for even more money, which is going to make you even more money as well. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is nothing quite like the opportunity that buying wholesale can offer you. This means that you are going to be purchasing items in bulk, a lot of them in other words, for very little money. There are many companies that make their own money selling you items in bulk, because they can have the items made even more cheaply and this means that everyone is benefiting from this idea. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a home business, no matter what size home business you might have, you are going to want to look into buying items wholesale. There is simply no other way that this can be a success for you – there is something great about buying wholesale and about enjoying the benefits. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How To Stretch Funds When Business Is Slow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the main things that you have to know about running a home business is that you are going to have to have a plan for how to stretch your money when the business is slow. This is something that you have to worry about no matter what you are doing or what you are selling. There are going to be periods of time in which you simply can’t make ends meet, and it is always a good idea to be able to have some tips as to how you can handle this. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the things that you can do at the very start of your business to make sure that you are going to be able to sail through the times where money is tight is to make sure that you have built these times into your business plan. There should be a part of your business plan that details how you are going to save money when business is booming. You should have a set amount of money that you are putting away each time you are making profit, and these funds should be what you can fall back on during the times where you aren’t making as much money as you thought you’d be able to make. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other thing that you have to remember is that you should always be on the lookout for savings that you can make. You might want to hire people for occasional work, yet not make them full time employees. This will help you because you can use them when you can afford to pay them and when you have enough work for them to do, but they wont’ expect work all of the time, so when business is slow you can do all of the work yourself and make more money because you don’t have to p ay your employees. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also look for ways to save money when business is slow by networking with other small business owners and seeing if there are services that you can trade each other. For instance, if you are a writer, you might want to offer your skills to the owner of a design company in exchange for them giving you some designs for free. If you are able to have enough networking skills, you can find ways to make sure that you are able to stretch the money that you do make in the off seasons as far as it will go. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember that you are in control of your home business, which means that you are going to be able to decide what you save and what you spend. Keep this in mind, especially if you have a business that tends to have good days and bad days – like most businesses do. Simply spending less when you have more money allows you to be able to save more for the times when you don’t have too much business. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sign Up For FREE Making Money Audio Video Tutorial&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click Here&lt;/strong&gt;: http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health And Wellness For Aged People&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visit:&lt;/strong&gt; http://icarehaven.worpress.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-3848477372843634567?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='Wholesale Opportunities For Home Businesses'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/3848477372843634567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=3848477372843634567' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3848477372843634567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3848477372843634567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/07/wholesale-opportunities-for-home.html' title='Wholesale Opportunities For Home Businesses'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-825331638416223482</id><published>2007-06-26T02:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T02:14:16.412-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Three Golden Laws of Home Business</title><content type='html'>Starting, running, and turning a profit out of a home business does not have to be the tall task that most people make it out to be. While it certainly isn’t easy, it doesn’t have to be overly difficult either. With a little bit of forethought and planning, even the hardest, most complex of things can become relatively simple. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are three golden laws in running a home business. If followed, these laws will help you create a dynamic home business, one that allows you make a decent living. If ignored, these laws will ensure that your home business does not rise above average operating results. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Making Money tips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, plan all the way to the end. You must have a concrete vision for the business. Where will it be five, ten, twenty years from now? What sort of scale will it have? What will it be doing differently, and what things will remain the same? Try to envision all the obstacles that may come up and prepare plans to meet them. To be sure, you will be unable to foresee all the crises that will occur. But mentally, you must be prepared for them as they come. Circumstances should not catch you completely off-guard; you should have a measure of preparation against ever-changing situations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, work hard – and make your people work hard as well. With your home business, everything will start with you. You must work to become the greatest, most capable individual that you can become. Spare no expense in your education, within reason, as long as such education is helping you prepare for the future. Then, be sure that you work as hard as you can, learning all the ins and outs of the trade of which you are in. A good work ethic is important to success, and you should not neglect it. A corollary to this is that you should hire people who are just as hard-working  as you are. Be sure to set targets for both yourself and others, and measure what gets done. Give reward liberally to those who achieve. Win Win situation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, utilize the power of personal networks. There is an old adage that says “It is not what you know, but whom you know.” While we may rebel against what this truism may imply, the fact remains that worldly success depends on a high degree to the number and quality of people who are kindly disposed towards you. Your personal network, as well as the networks of the people who work for you, should be utilized to their full potential, in terms of advertising and sales efforts. Treat those in your personal network well, provide the necessary services, and they in turn may promote your business to those in their networks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;Tips For Marketing Your Money Making Home Business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone who starts a home based business has high hopes for success. Many feel that with just a few simple ads the business will boom and take off into a major business. However, many find that customers are actually few and far between when it comes to a home based business. With the following tips you can help to market your home based business and turn it into a success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While family and friends can be helpful when it comes to a home based business you should also look to expand your network. To do this consider the places where you can find good customer. Some ideas include local civic associations, regional trade shows, professional conferences and chamber of commerce meetings. If you have an online business then you may want to consider checking message boards to help build your online mailing list. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whenever you find someone and the situation calls for it, talk to them. Everyone has the potential of being a customer if you just talk to them. The possibilities are endless and it gives you something to do instead of just waiting around for a bus or airplane. Just striking up a conversation can bring you in a lot of additional business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if you don’t have an online business, one of the best advertising methods is online. Whether you are selling a local product or not, online is a way to get in contact with millions of potential customers from the comfort and convenience of your home computer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When discussing you business it may be a good idea to leave out the fact that you have a home based business. Although a great many companies are starting up home based aspects of their companies many people still view these businesses as unprofessional. Rather focus on the product or service you are selling since this is what is important and this is what the customer wants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depending on the service you are offering consider doing a few local demonstrations. This can help increase the publicity for your business. Or you can offer to do a local service featuring your talents for free such as decorating a local restaurant. This way you can increase your popularity and possibly gain further sales later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the top marketing techniques consider attending meetings that focus on your business industry and talking with people about their successes and problems. This can help you learn what to do and what to avoid for your business. Another option is to read any trade publications for your business industry. Getting into the industry allows you to find someone that you can go to with a specific question or problem that you may encounter with your business. Just always remember to follow up with the individual and thank them for their help so they know you appreciate it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / MakingmoneyGuru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claimed Your Free Making Money Audio Video Tutorial Today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click---------HERE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-825331638416223482?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='The Three Golden Laws of Home Business'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/825331638416223482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=825331638416223482' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/825331638416223482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/825331638416223482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/06/three-golden-laws-of-home-business.html' title='The Three Golden Laws of Home Business'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-2711672691973056489</id><published>2007-06-22T21:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-22T21:29:59.921-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Outsourcing Your Work To Profit More</title><content type='html'>One of the things that you might want to think about as your home &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;money making &lt;/a&gt;business grows is the idea of outsourcing your work so that you can make more profit. This is a big step for a home business, because most of the home businesses start very small. You might begin by doing all of the work yourself, and this means that you have total control over every aspect of your business. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, because you are just one person, and because you can only do so much, no matter how good you get at your job, you are eventually going to hit a ceiling as far as how much money you can make on your own. When this happens, you have two choices. You can either be content with the amount of money you can make by yourself, or you can begin to outsource your work, and make even more profit. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How It Works&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might think that you are going to lose money by having others do it, because you will have to pay them. However, you have to look at what you can accomplish. If you yourself can produce 100 units of whatever you sell per week, that means that each person you hire can produce 100 units. Even if you have to pay each person that works for you a percentage of the 100 units that you sell because of them, you are getting money for them working for you, because of all of the extra orders that you can take. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best way to outsource is to find people who are just breaking into whatever field your business is located in, because they will be willing to work for less money than you do, because they are just starting out. How it works is that you hire them, and then you continue to take orders as you always have – expect that if you have hired 10 people you can now produce 1000 of whatever you are making instead of simply 100. You pay the people a percentage of what you make on the units, and you keep the rest as profits. This is the best way to build your profits up, and to build your business as well. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually you will have to replace some of your employees, because the longer that people work for you, the more experience they are going to get, and when it comes right down to it, eventually you will have to either pay them more, or find other workers who are just starting out and will work for less. However, the longer you do this, the more and more orders you are going to be able to get, and the more employees you can have. 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The good thing about working as an online freelance writer is that you can work anywhere you are. As long as you have a computer with internet connection, it doesn’t matter if you are working inside the mall, the coffee shop or by the beach for that matter. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the hand, if you have no writing skills, you can always join one of those online affiliate marketing programs and earn commissions from the sales generated from your site. Most online affiliate marketing programs do not require you to put capital to get started. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The good thing about these online affiliate programs is that they give out big commissions. If your site generates a lot of traffic, you will most likely earn a handsome income out of these affiliate marketing programs.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-2577140135789871218?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com' title='Making Scrapbooks For Fun and For Money'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/2577140135789871218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=2577140135789871218' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/2577140135789871218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/2577140135789871218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/05/making-scrapbooks-for-fun-and-for-money.html' title='Making Scrapbooks For Fun and For Money'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-5994932525606756576</id><published>2007-05-18T20:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-18T20:34:09.299-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Can You Really Make Money With An Online Business?</title><content type='html'>Tips to Consider if you are Wondering Can You Really &lt;a href="http://www.makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;Make Money&lt;/a&gt; With An Online Business?&lt;br /&gt;When it comes right down to it, making money is what controls most people’s lives. 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They can work from home, and they can live their lives. But can they  make money?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before you are so quick to answer yes or no, you have to understand that an online business is simply a business. People wonder if they can make money from online businesses, but the answer lies in the fact that some businesses online do well, and some do terribly. This is where you have to look. There is no magical answer when it comes to whether or not an online business can make money – it all depends on the business. You have to be willing to work hard and you have to be willing to run the business, whether it is online or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That said, there are online businesses that do very well, and there are online businesses that fail. Both of these exist, exactly the same way that businesses exist in the non online sector. So what is the trick? Well, that’s not right either, as there is no real trick to making sure that your business online is one that is going to do well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The factors that are important in regular businesses are going to be just the same in the online world. You have to have a solid business plan, and you have to be offering something that other people are going to want from you. Then, you have to work your hardest to get the business off of the ground, and you have to continue to work hard in order to keep it that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See /&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt; Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grab Your Making Money Audio Video Tutorial Today! It is Absolutely FREE!&lt;br /&gt;Learn More &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;Click HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-5994932525606756576?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Can You Really Make Money With An Online Business?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/5994932525606756576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=5994932525606756576' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/5994932525606756576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/5994932525606756576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/05/can-you-really-make-money-with-online.html' title='Can You Really Make Money With An Online Business?'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3803797761273441439</id><published>2007-05-10T23:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-10T23:13:21.847-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Building Your Making Money Home Business Network</title><content type='html'>Once you have a Making Money home business going, you still have the most important job of all to accomplish, that of building your network of customers and/or clients. After all, without a network of contacts, you will not have any reason to have a business, will you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It doesn't matter what kind of Making Money business you have chosen because in every business, whether it's a product or service, there is a need for customers/clients. There is no business, online or off, that can survive without benefit of networking. Even if you are a service provider of a creative nature, you need to network in order to assure that you will constantly have those who are interested in buying what you create.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For some people, the idea of networking conjures up the idea of going door to door or making phone calls to people they don't know, but that is not the idea at all. In fact, the best networking tool is providing good service so that your customers will refer others to your business. Word of mouth is always a better sales tool than any other type of networking that you can do. Of course, even though referrals are your most effective network tool, that doesn't meant that it is or should be your only tool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even with referrals, you need to do some networking if you expect your business to be successful, to continue to maintain success and making money. That doesn't mean that you have to get on the phone every day and contact people nor does it mean that you have to constantly surf the Internet to find others who are interested in what you have to offer. However, you do need to take time on a regular basis to perform networking activities, which may vary from contacting referrals to simply promoting your making money website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The value of networking has been underemphasized in many respects, and because of that, many new businesses are doomed to fail before they are even out of the planning stages. However, you choose to network for your business is not the issue, but if you expect your business to succeed, you have to promote it. Do not be fooled into thinking that once you have your client base, you no longer have to promote your making money business because if you accept that line of thinking, you will not be in business for very long. Customers are fickle, so they will not always buy goods or services from you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need to have a backup plan for those times when "regular" customers decide to utilize the services of another provider. Unless your product or service is unique, which is unlikely unless you are an inventor, people will go where they find the products or services they want at the price they want to pay. Always be prepared for these slow times by continually networking for new customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See /Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Making Money Ideas and opportunities  so that you can work at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Would You Like To Receive On Every Week a Thousand Of Dollars Worth Of Training Videos, Audios And Easy To Follow Step-By-Step Instructions To Internet Marketing For FREE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go Here: http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-3803797761273441439?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Building Your Making Money Home Business Network'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/3803797761273441439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=3803797761273441439' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3803797761273441439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3803797761273441439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/05/building-your-making-money-home.html' title='Building Your Making Money Home Business Network'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-3649530093136710952</id><published>2007-05-01T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-01T21:29:23.989-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What You Must Understand About Network Marketing Scams</title><content type='html'>If you have surfed on the internet for any appreciable amount of time, then you might have come across some ads that are definitely eye-catching. They carry phrases such as “Make Thousands of Dollars Working From Home!” or “Earn $5000 for Fifteen Minutes A Day!” These ads, to say the least, are enticing to most of us, who are always looking for ways to improve the condition of our lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately enough, it is often this desire to improve our financial condition that leads us into all the wrong ventures. When greed comes into play, rationality is often lost, and thus at any point in history there have always been people who have been tricked out of their hard-earned money. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Understanding the Nature of Network Marketing Scams &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Network marketing is, by its nature, very susceptible to manipulation by unscrupulous individuals and organizations. After all, the majorities of people who enter into these types of ventures are generally inexperienced and know little about the nature of business. Often, they are simply answering an ad that they chanced upon in a newspaper, on TV, or on the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people have an abundance of common sense in them, but when it comes to money –especially the prospect of making tons of it – most people simply lose much of their natural cautiousness. Even if what a network marketer says is almost too good to be true, there is always something in us that wants to know for sure. After all, we reason, this could be the opportunity that finally makes me rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most network marketing scams present themselves as being simple and easy. In fact, this is a major selling point for most scams. Many people work very hard on their day jobs, spending their time and energy on the pressing tasks of the day. And yet they often find that even after all their hard work, they still are not where they want to be financially.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enter the network marketer, who promises everyone that they can make tons of money by doing very minimal work. With their limited time and energy already being expended to the limit, they want to believe that there is a better way. After all, it might be the key to finally changing their life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Being Cautious: The Cardinal Rule In Business&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Warren Buffett, the famed investor, likes to quip that “you can’t do good business with bad people.” This is an adage that everyone must keep in mind. No matter who you business with, be absolutely sure that you are dealing with someone of integrity. Don’t simply look for intelligence and ambition, but for good moral character. If your erstwhile business partner has two of the aforementioned traits but not the third, you are literally asking to be swindled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / Making Money Guru.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-3649530093136710952?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='What You Must Understand About Network Marketing Scams'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/3649530093136710952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=3649530093136710952' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3649530093136710952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/3649530093136710952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-you-must-understand-about-network.html' title='What You Must Understand About Network Marketing Scams'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-7678560173425628253</id><published>2007-04-23T21:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-23T21:30:39.234-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5 Ways a Home Business Can Make One’s Life Easier</title><content type='html'>Home businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and forms.  These types of businesses provide individuals with an alternative to the office job setting and provide various freedoms to the business owners as well.  In fact, there are five often-cited ways in which a home business can make one’s life easier overall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Child Care Issues&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps one of the most often cited features of a home business which can make one’s life easier is that by owning a home business, individuals are able to work while staying at home with their children.  This makes the need for daily child care a nonexistent factor.  Although some individuals who work from home still opt for putting their kids in daycare, having a home business does make doing without child care a possibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation Issues&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another way which home businesses can make a business owner’s life that much easier relates to transportation issues.  When owning a home business, one can conduct their daily business affairs from the convenience of their home office.  This gets rid of the need for commuting to an office each day and putting mileage on the car, not to mention paying costly gas bills.  It is also a time saver with regard to not having to commute to and from work which is also a highly regarded trait of owning a home business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tax Deductions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One who has a home business is also able to reap the benefits of multiple tax deductions and incentives which may be available to them.  Using a home office enables a business owner to save money in the long run by seeing deductions on their annual tax returns.  Although this only happens once a year, the rewards are often quite good for home business owners who operate their business out of their home office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Being Your Own Boss&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An additional incentive for home business owners is that they are their own boss.  This is a wonderful thing to consider.  No more bossy employers enforcing strict, unyielding schedules.  Being your own boss is a sure way to make one’s life easier.  One can work when they want to, take a break if they like and pursue their occupation in the manner which they see fit.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reduce Overhead This Way&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, an individual who runs a business out of their home will often find that their life is made easier by saving themselves money in the end.  As opposed to those individuals who own businesses which are run out of separate offices, home business owners will see large reductions in overhead.  Making use of the home as a workspace is a great way to make life easier on the individual and their wallet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Would You Like To Receive On Every Week a Thousand OfDollars Worth Of Training Videos, Audios And Easy To FollowStep-By-Step Instructions To Internet Marketing For &lt;strong&gt;Absolutely FREE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now you can become part of a very special membership thatwill give you absolutely everything you need to start makingmoney online and teach you how to use it all, and it's notgoing to cost you anything at all! All you need is to take actions and the commitment to succeed,and you're well on your way to having your very own onlinebusiness to make you a ton of cash...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sign up Now! http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-7678560173425628253?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='5 Ways a Home Business Can Make One’s Life Easier'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/7678560173425628253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=7678560173425628253' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/7678560173425628253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/7678560173425628253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/04/5-ways-home-business-can-make-ones-life.html' title='5 Ways a Home Business Can Make One’s Life Easier'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-8394148916142322704</id><published>2007-04-21T00:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-21T00:36:25.439-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Business Marketing:   How Advertising Tactics Can Broaden Your MLM Network</title><content type='html'>For those who wish to broaden their MLM network but don’t have the time, money, and energy to do so, a quick and dirty solution is to simply step up your advertising efforts. Take note that advertising does not necessarily mean putting up billboards or placing ads on the TV or radio. It also means doing a number of little things to help your clients recognize and remember you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have advertised in any type of medium before, then you must aware that advertising costs can quickly pile up. If the advertising is done as part of a home business marketing campaign, you simply cannot afford to spend too much. If you did, the cost of building your MLM network will simply outweigh the potential benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may not have the resources to advertise to a national audience, but you certainly have the means to make people aware of what you are doing. There are many relatively inexpensive ways you can advertise. This article lists some of the alternatives that you can take to improve your visibility. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, try printing out some flyers or stickers. Then, of course, you give them away. Flyers and stickers are very cost-effective, as you will only practically spend cents on each one. The real challenge will be to get people to notice them. If you now someone who is in advertising, ask them for advice regarding the templates of your mini-ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don’t know anyone in the business, you can do it yourself – try to think of the ads that have stuck by you, and imitate the concepts behind them. Remember, the goal is to make you and your company interesting and unforgettable. You don’t want them to pick up a flyer or a sticker and instantly forget what it says – that defeats the purpose. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, advertise in the local paper. You might even start in your town’s local paper. Your MLM network’s foundation should include you, your loved ones, friends, and neighbors. Unless you have all the time in the world, it would be foolish to make the rounds one by one. Better to post an ad and have the people who are interested come to you. Again: make sure the ad is eye-catching and will make an impression on its readers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, provide something for free. Obviously, when you give people something, they will sit up and pay attention. Whatever product you are offering in your MLM network program, experiment with giving away samples with potential clients. Chances are you’ll soon be showered with more attention than you usually would care to have. In the MLM network marketing business though, attention is what you want.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By using these three simple advertising ideas in your home business marketing campaign, you will boost the number of people who will become interested in joining your MLM network.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See / Making Money Guru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grab Your FREE Video Audio Tutorial Today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit: &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-8394148916142322704?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Home Business Marketing:   How Advertising Tactics Can Broaden Your MLM Network'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/8394148916142322704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=8394148916142322704' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8394148916142322704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/8394148916142322704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/04/home-business-marketing-how-advertising.html' title='Home Business Marketing:   How Advertising Tactics Can Broaden Your MLM Network'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-7503911994399107289</id><published>2007-04-12T02:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-12T02:34:02.138-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affiliate Marketing Network Can Improve Sales And Rankings</title><content type='html'>By creating your own Making Money affiliate marketing network you can increase your internet presence, resulting in increased sales while paying for performance based advertising. Traditional advertising is not cheap and you pay for the ads regardless of the outcome. If you receive no sales or sales leads from your advertising, the money is wasted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing allows you to have your ads potentially placed on thousands of other sites and you do not have to pay anything for them unless they return results. Best of all, you have the option to choose which sites display your ads and the types of ads that are used. Tracking information is built into the links so you can tell how many impressions your ads are getting, how often the ads are being clicked on and how much sales are being generated by the ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether you run your own making money affiliate program or sign up with an affiliate market corporation to run it for you, the choice of which websites to use as affiliates is still up to you. You may want to review sites that request to affiliate with you to determine if it is the type of site with which you want your name affiliated. You can also determine the pay structure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If affiliates believe your commission structure is too low they do not have to sign up with you. Of course, if it not worth their time and effort to add your links to their page, you will have no affiliates working with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another hidden advantage to using affiliate marketing is the increase in the number of links that point to your website. Many search engines use that information as part of the logarithm in determining your position in their rankings. The more quality links that point to your site, the more that score is worth. Of course, not all links back to you will be viable and if a search engine believes you are getting links just for the sake of having links, it can also hurt your position in the rankings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primarily you can choose to pay for visits to your site, or for visits that result in a referral or a straight commission percentage on any and all sales. You also can determine at what earning level the commission will be paid to keep from having to send out commission checks for miniscule amounts. Typically, earnings must hit at least a certain threshold of $25 for instance, before being paid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Running your own making money affiliate marketing network keeps the rest of the profits at home, but having another company operate it can free your staff’s time to concentrate on customer service as well as following up on referrals you may receive through the affiliate marketing program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr"&gt;Making Money Ideas and Opportunities:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who Else Wants To Take The Advantage of Public Domain and  Market your Own Instant Products-Without Having to Write One Word Yourself? Let Me Show You How to Become an Internet Marketer with Your  Own Product! Establish Yourself as an Expert Using Public Domain Content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grab Your FREE Video Audio Training Today! Click &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-7503911994399107289?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Affiliate Marketing Network Can Improve Sales And Rankings'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/7503911994399107289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=7503911994399107289' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/7503911994399107289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/7503911994399107289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/04/affiliate-marketing-network-can-improve.html' title='Affiliate Marketing Network Can Improve Sales And Rankings'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-1143221924099272043</id><published>2007-04-05T20:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-05T20:51:23.121-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affiliate Marketing Corporation Frees Company For Service</title><content type='html'>There are several companies in the internet market place that are capturing a piece of the affiliate pie by bringing affiliate marketers together with companies offering commissions for sales. Their role is to manage the affiliate programs for the companies while ensuring the sites offering referral links are paid commissions in a timely manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While a few companies manage their own affiliate-marketing program, the use of affiliate marketing corporations is growing with the trend becoming more popular, freeing company resources to concentrate on customer service. It also allows the companies to use the information from referred visitors for lead generation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The landing page for most companies contains requirements to register to use the site. At minimum, information is requested as opposed to mandated, enabling companies to gather visitor information. This works well for companies offering items or services, which are not considered renewable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, shoppers for music, food items and other disposable items will be shopping for them frequently. On the other hands, those seeking mortgage information or for remortgaging their homes will generally do so only once or twice in their lifetime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By using affiliate marketing, these companies have thousands of other websites sending visitors their way instead of relying on expensive advertising and marketing, possibly limiting their exposure to potential customers specifically searching for that type of information. It can tap into additional markets where they may have been missing the boat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing corporations can also help review websites applying to be affiliates, reducing the possibility of a website offering services that is not in the company’s best interests from displaying their ads. For instance, a website that sells religious materials may not want to be affiliated with websites for gambling or adult oriented materials. Of course, this goes both ways, as a church may not want to place ads for gambling on their site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Generally, a company signed with an affiliate marketing corporation will supply a variety of link styles, including text links, graphics links and even search box links for affiliates to choose from. These links rest on the corporation’s website and are gleaned by the affiliate for the best fit for their sites. The corporation will then track the activity for the link including the number of impressions, the number of clicks as well as the amount of purchases and commissions due the affiliate site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing corporations however, do not work for free. They often receive a cut of the sale in addition to the affiliates. While this adds to the cost of making a sale, the companies realize that without the additional exposure the sales probably would not happen, and they get the additional benefit of customer information for potential future sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Thomas See&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;How Would You Like To Receive On Every Week a Thousand Of&lt;br /&gt;Dollars Worth Of Training Videos, Audios And Easy To Follow&lt;br /&gt;Step-By-Step Instructions To Internet Marketing For&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;FREE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Right now you can become part of a very special membership that&lt;br /&gt;will give you absolutely everything you need to start making&lt;br /&gt;money online and teach you how to use it all, and it's not&lt;br /&gt;going to cost you anything at all! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;All you need is to take actions and the commitment to succeed,&lt;br /&gt;and you're well on your way to having your very own online&lt;br /&gt;business to make you a ton of cash...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com/ezine"&gt;Yes! I Want To Sign Up Now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-1143221924099272043?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Affiliate Marketing Corporation Frees Company For Service'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/1143221924099272043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=1143221924099272043' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/1143221924099272043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/1143221924099272043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/04/affiliate-marketing-corporation-frees.html' title='Affiliate Marketing Corporation Frees Company For Service'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-4546217769548174986</id><published>2007-03-26T03:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T03:04:14.430-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet Marketing'/><title type='text'>Being Your Own Boss</title><content type='html'>Does the idea of being your own boss, making your own hours and your own business decisions sound incredibly attractive to you? But does it seem like a pie-in-the-sky dream? It doesn’t have to be. There are lots of ways to be your own boss and make a respectable living with a home-based business. One of these ways is to get involved with mlm opportunity work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is mlm? It’s multi-level marketing. Don’t worry; though they have similarities, mlm opportunity work is not the same as pyramid schemes. No one is being defrauded. You become an independent consultant or distributor for a product, one that has true value for the purchaser. These products can range from cosmetics to herbal supplements to distinctive cookware and gadgetry for the kitchen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the benefits of mlm work, other than the whole being your own boss angle, is a low start-up cost. This type of home business can be started for as little as a few hundred dollars used to purchase a sample kit of the products you’ll be selling. Using these samples, you start developing contacts and taking your new home business on the road.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talk about your mlm opportunity with both potential customers and others who might like to get into the business on their own. If you sign them up, you earn part of the commissions on their sales. They’re making money. You’re making money. Everyone’s happy in their home-based mlm business world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are some of the companies that provide home business mlm opportunity work? Familiar names like Arbonne, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Pampered Chef, Herbalife and Longaberger come to mind. These companies have been around long enough and have good enough reputations that you don’t have to deal with the ugly reputations attached to some companies. Thousands of women use Mary Kay cosmetics every day. And Longaberger baskets are holding fruit and magazines in homes around the world. The products are high quality, which helps your home business thrive because people want quality products for their hard-earned money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you’ve decided which company looks most attractive to you, learn all you can about that company so that you feel comfortable in your new home-based business endeavor. You’ll also be able to answer any questions that come from potential customers. You don’t want to be faced with a question you can’t answer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This doesn’t reflect well on you as an independent product distributor or the company whose products you are selling. After you’ve made the decision, done your homework and actually made the capital outlay for a sample kit, it’s time to hit the road to showcase the product and generate the first sales in your new home-based mlm business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa /Makingmoneyguru.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-4546217769548174986?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/mmgplr' title='Being Your Own Boss'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/4546217769548174986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=4546217769548174986' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/4546217769548174986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/4546217769548174986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/03/being-your-own-boss.html' title='Being Your Own Boss'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-6013413120943122603</id><published>2007-03-17T03:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-17T03:27:26.790-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Online Business'/><title type='text'>What You Should Know About Internet and Network Marketing</title><content type='html'>Over the years, more and more people rely on the Internet for information and communication. Since the technology is very easy to use and convenient, more people now see the Internet as a solution to many of their needs. For instance, for people who want to buy things but do not want to go to a physical store or do not have the access to physical store, buying online is indeed a very good idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As more people shop and transact business online, the opportunity of earning through the Internet and network marketing is becoming one of the best ways to earn money online. There are many people all over the globe that are earning money and are living comfortable because the Internet and network market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How does one maximize his or her earning potentials through the Internet and network marketing? Earning good money from the Internet and network marketing is fairly easy. All you really have to do is apply for an affiliate marketing program and then get started. The good news about affiliate marketing is that you do not need to put up a capital to get started. As long as you have website and a reliable computer with fast Internet connection, you can get started right away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is more interesting in the network marketing program is that you can join as many network marketing as you like. There is really no limit to the number of affiliate program that you will take part in. People who are working online are known to have more than one affiliate program membership and are earning commissions on all the affiliate network marketing programs that they are taking part in. However, note that when you want to have take part in more than one network marketing program, you should make sure that you do not go for those merchants that have competing products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although there is really no technical restrictions as to what merchants you would promote on your website, common sense would tell us that if we choose merchants with competing products, we will limit one income potentials. People who will visit our website will need to find something new and interesting in the links that we offer so it is really a good idea to offer variations when it comes to the products that your website will promote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When choosing your merchant, you should make sure that the website of your merchant is easy to navigate. People who shop online do not really have the patience to go through a website that is difficult to navigate so try to find a merchant with user friendly website. Furthermore, you should also make sure that the products of the merchant are reliable and of good quality. You must understand that most people who buy using your link do so because they trust you. You should not take their the trust of these people for granted because once you lose them, it would be very difficult to get them back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Copyright © See Meun Hwa / makingmoneyguru.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-6013413120943122603?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://makingmoneyguru.com/msm' title='What You Should Know About Internet and Network Marketing'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/6013413120943122603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=6013413120943122603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/6013413120943122603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/6013413120943122603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-you-should-know-about-internet-and.html' title='What You Should Know About Internet and Network Marketing'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-5060369442645836712</id><published>2007-03-07T00:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-07T00:13:03.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Avoid Network Marketing Scams</title><content type='html'>A lot of people have been complaining that network-marketing companies have had them. It is actually a sad truth that there are many network marketing scams circulating in the Internet nowadays that if you are not really careful, you could really get into trouble with those people who are preying on the innocent and the gullible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are planning to get into online network marketing, you should first make sure that you do some research before you join in any of those online networking companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avoiding network marketing scams would require a look of vigilance from you.  To help you avoid those network marketing scams, you should always make it a point to investigate the status of the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, you should make sure that the networking company have a physical address where you can easily find them if you have some concerns. Do not rely on those companies that only give out their online address and telephone number.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since you will be dealing with products and services, you should know that the company will be able to answer all your questions either via the phone or online. When looking for a legitimate network marketing company, make sure that they have a customer service, preferably a 24 hour toll free hotline which you can reach anytime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note that if a company is really as big as it claims, it can easily afford to have a toll free number where its clients and distributors will be able to reach them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another thing that you should look for in a company to help you assess it reliability is the number of years that the company have been in existence. The good thing about those companies that have been there for many years is that they have already established a system that could best serve the interest of their clients. Another thing is that if the company have been there for many years, it is highly possible that it is reliable or else it would not really last that long. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note that companies that have not been around for very long do not really have any tack records to show how reliable they are so it is better for you to deal with companies that could prove that they can deliver what they claim that they can deliver.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avoiding marketing scams could be challenging at times. There are some companies that may appear to be legitimate at first but in the end, it will fold up and your money will be wasted. If ever you will encounter such problems, never give up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just because networking marketing company was not able to deliver what it had promised to deliver to you, that don’t mean that all other companies would do the same thing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn more visit:   &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;http://makingmoneyguru.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming soon New Makingmoneyguru's Membership site&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-5060369442645836712?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/5060369442645836712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=5060369442645836712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/5060369442645836712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/5060369442645836712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-avoid-network-marketing-scams.html' title='How to Avoid Network Marketing Scams'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-6679610203487386360</id><published>2007-02-09T00:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T00:57:57.955-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Promote Your Network Marketing Home Business</title><content type='html'>The key to any network marketing home business is promotion, and the only difference between an in person business and Internet business is the way that you conduct your business. Instead of being face to face with the people, everything is conducted over the Internet including the training and salesmanship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only time you may interact in a personal way is if the line of sponsorship that heads your organization decides to arrange a sales meeting or convention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s important to remember that promotion is the most important part of your business, and for your business to be successful, you have to promote, promote, promote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are several ways you can accomplish that, but the most important promotional tool you have is in your ranking with the search engines, that allows people to find your website in a search, especially Google, which tends to be the search engine of choice for many people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Accomplishing this means making sure that your site is optimized for the search engines, a process called Search Engine&lt;br /&gt;Optimization (SEO).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It may cost a little bit to do, but it’s worth it in the end because SEO will guarantee that your website gets top ranking with the search engines, thus a better chance that it will come up early in a search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, before you even think about SEO, you have to make sure that you submit your website to the search engines so that they know it exists. Several services are available that allow you to do this for free such as Submitexpress.com, and it goes to 40 search engines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you wish to submit it to more, you can purchase a premium package that allows you to submit your site to hundreds of search engines, directories, and free for all pages. The more places that you submit your site, the better the chance that someone will visit your site and want to join your network.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If not, you will at least find people who are interested in the product or products you are selling and become a customer. That, of course, is one of the underlying keys to network marketing, that those who are not interested in the business will be interested in buying its products.&lt;br /&gt;Another means for promoting your business is to place a classified ad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a number of sites that are free, so there is no need to spend an enormous amount of money advertising your business. In addition, there are email groups and newsletters where you can advertise your business as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You just want to be careful not to spam because many network marketing organizations will cancel your membership for spamming; they offer specific guidelines concerning the acceptable forms of business promotion, and if you deviate from that, you lose whatever time and money you have invested.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © MakingMoneyGuru.com&lt;br /&gt;Free Online Home Business Resources go &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-6679610203487386360?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/6679610203487386360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=6679610203487386360' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/6679610203487386360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/6679610203487386360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/02/how-to-promote-your-network-marketing.html' title='How to Promote Your Network Marketing Home Business'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-117075470369201261</id><published>2007-02-06T01:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-06T01:38:24.180-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Advertising Your Network Marketing Business</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;The Key to Your Long-Term Success&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Network marketing is a very competitive business, and you must exhaust all efforts to come out on top of the competition. Only a very foolish network marketer will ignore the advertising portion of the business – after all, advertising is at the very heart of such a business undertaking. No matter what product you sell or what you service you render, you will need to advertise in order to draw out the full potential of your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Network marketing, of course, is no different. If anything, advertising is the most important thing you will have to do – especially if you operate on the internet. In the global marketplace known as the internet, there is a wide variety of customers to be found, and millions of dollars to be earned. But you have to reach out to people first and let them know that you are open for business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getting Their Attention &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;When you first start to build your network marketing venture, it is essential that you get straight into the heart of what makes it tick. In other words, what does it offer to your potential customers and recruits? Remember that most people only respond to appeals of self-interest – so let them know in no uncertain terms what they will get when they join up with you! Will they have more money, more time with their families, a sense of accomplishment? Will they be in a position to help people or make a difference in the lives of the people around them? If so, tell them, and don’t be shy about getting the point across.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, do be careful about exaggerating your claims. It is almost an axiom in the MLM industry that numbers are inflated and that representatives are unscrupulous. Many representatives may not lie directly; but they won’t provide the whole truth either. Be very careful about joining such a group – they tend to have very short careers and end up on the wrong side of the law. As the old saying goes, “honesty is the best policy.” If you are seeking to build a career in network marketing, it will help if you paint yourself as being different from all the others, and the best way to do this is to carefully cultivate a reputation for character. This way, when all other network programs have failed or absconded with their customer’s money, you will be besieged with people who will want do deal with someone with a proven track record. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, to make real money with multi level marketing, stay true to your principles. This may seem like a really hackneyed comment to make, but the truth is that people will always want to deal with someone they can trust. By making yourself such a character, you will be ensuring your financial success for the years to come.    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © MakingMoneyGuru.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Free Online Home Business Resources go &lt;a href="http://makingmoneyguru.com"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-117075470369201261?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/117075470369201261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=117075470369201261' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/117075470369201261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/117075470369201261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2007/02/advertising-your-network-marketing.html' title='Advertising Your Network Marketing Business'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-116072497231391502</id><published>2006-10-13T00:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T00:36:12.683-07:00</updated><title type='text'>eBay for Stay at Home Moms</title><content type='html'>If you are a stay at home mom you may be getting the urge to do something more with yourself.  You may want to make a bit of money while staying at home with the kids all day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the best ways for any stay at home mom to make money is by using eBay.  This may sound a bit far fetched, but the fact of the matter is that thousands of people have turned eBay into a full-time job.  And to take this a step further, there are many people who have become millionaires by using eBay to buy and sell items.  If you work hard at it, you can be next in line for the profits that are being made on eBay everyday of the week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point you may be wondering how eBay can make you money.  This is something that a lot of people have on their mind.  Using eBay to make money is quite simple.  You will list items for sale, and then wait for other people to bid on them, or purchase at a predetermined price.&lt;br /&gt;But in order to get started with this you will need to have items that you can place for sale on eBay.  There are a few ways that you can go about getting these items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. To find items to sell on eBay you may want to become a regular at garage sales and flea markets in your area.  At these events you can buy items for cheap, and then turn around and sell them for a large profit on eBay.  This is one option that a lot of stay at home moms opt for when looking for items that they can sell on eBay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Another option to consider is making your own products, and then listing them on eBay.  For instance, some people make crafts such as candles and then list them for sale.  You may not think that there is a large audience for this type of thing, but there are many people that make a lot of money doing just that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Stay at home moms can get their start on eBay by selling items that they have laying around the house.  Chances are that your garage or attic is full of junk that you no longer use.  But just because you think that the items you have are junk does not mean that somebody else will.  By just selling items that you have in your home you may be able to get your start on eBay.  And with the money that you initially make, you can then in turn buy more items.  Pretty soon you will notice that your profits are growing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / &lt;a href="http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com/"&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-116072497231391502?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/116072497231391502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=116072497231391502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/116072497231391502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/116072497231391502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/10/ebay-for-stay-at-home-moms.html' title='eBay for Stay at Home Moms'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-116047981457997579</id><published>2006-10-10T04:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-10T04:30:14.900-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Saving Money: Possible Tax Deductions for Home Businesses</title><content type='html'>If you operate your own home business, then you are probably aware that there a few drawbacks to being self-employed. Working for yourself often means that you lose many workplace benefits, such as group insurance, sick leave, paid vacations, etc. However, the government does provide solace to those who have an entrepreneurial spirit, and this solace comes in the form of tax breaks. There are many possible tax deductions for home businesses; you simply have to be well-informed about them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why should you go through the trouble? Well, because you’ll earn more money that way. By knowing all the possible tax deductions that you can take, you’ll come away with more of the benefits that your business generates, instead of getting cleaned out by the government. When it comes to taxes, make no mistake about it – knowledge is power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you run a home business, some of the possible tax deductions for you are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Home office costs, such as those that involve office repairs and maintenance. Expenses racked up through janitorial services, for example, when shown to be needed by the business, are deductible, as are waste management and garbage disposal services. Business furniture and equipment may also qualify for deductions in their year of purchase, as long as the amount does not exceed a certain limit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utility costs, such as electricity and water. The deduction applies to those areas that are used regularly and exclusively for business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Telephone costs. This only applies if you have a separate line for use in business. A single line that is used for both business and personal calls does not qualify. However, if you make long distance calls and/or incur fax transmission fees, those expenses are deductible not matter which type of phone you use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rent or lease payments. A percentage of your rent, lease, or mortgage interest payments can be deductible provided that you are using the property regularly for business purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Employee wages and employee benefits. If you are an employer of labor, you can deduct a portion of your salary and benefit expenses. Employee education and training costs are also deductible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Education costs necessary in your line of work. This applies especially to professionals. Those who need continuing education to maintain their expertise may deduct the cost of this education from their tax returns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Real estate taxes on business property. A portion of real estate taxes are considered deductible by the IRS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personal expenses. Some personal expenses, when conducted in conjunction with business affairs, are deductible. A portion of your automobile expenses, meal allocations, and travel and entertainment cots may qualify for deduction, as log as they are related to your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A final reminder: Try to maintain as accurate records as is possible. Document your deposits, income, expenses and deductions. This way, you will have proof validating your tax deductions. Because tax laws are complex and often change, it is often advisable to consult a professional. This will allow you to claim as many possible tax deductions for home businesses as you can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / &lt;a href="http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com"&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities&lt;br /&gt; so that you can work at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download Your FREE Internet Home Business Opportunity E-books&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". “Adword Made Easy”, “SEO Made Easy”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely FREE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click Here:  &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lu648"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/lu648&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-116047981457997579?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/116047981457997579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=116047981457997579' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/116047981457997579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/116047981457997579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/10/saving-money-possible-tax-deductions.html' title='Saving Money: Possible Tax Deductions for Home Businesses'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115960438742811152</id><published>2006-09-30T01:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-30T01:25:23.383-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheap Advertising for Home Business:</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Inexpensive Ideas That Can Boost Your Profits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advertising costs can quickly pile up, especially if you are a small home business. Getting exposure on TV or radio seems out of the question – where can one possibly find cheap advertising for home businesses? The cause seems so hopeless that many of us give up before we even begin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article argues that many home business owners are overlooking many inexpensive opportunities to promote their businesses and increase their sales. Many of these suggestions have been proven to work, and require but a little ingenuity and imagination. Using these ideas, you should be able to improve your visibility, without spending more than you have to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give something for free. People love free stuff. No matter what business you are in, if you offer something for free, chances are that you’ll get to meet more potential customers. A lot of businesses have found it worthwhile to issue coupons. If you are a service provider, try issuing a coupon for an hours worth of your service. You’ll be surprised how many turn up to take you up on you offer. If you are engaged in selling products, issue coupons that your customers can use to avail of a discount.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Print some stickers. Stickers are a very cost-efficient way of “getting the word out.” Ask some of your family, friends, and current customers to display your stickers prominently in their cars or personal belongings. When combined with a catchy slogan or perhaps an excellent business offer, your stickers will bring you business far above what it cost you to print them, which will be just a few dollars. This is an excellent example of cheap advertising for home businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personalize your receipts. Most businesses use rather lackluster or generic designs on their receipts. You can take advantage of this situation. By getting your creative juices flowing and adding a little advertising into your receipts, your company will stand out in your customer’s minds. Use your receipts to remind customers of what you stand for. Inform them of any upcoming events or special offers. This way, whenever your customers rifle through their records, they’ll consider sending some business your way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Send some cards. This is a little courtesy that top salesmen have used for years. First, you get some of your customer’s personal information, such as their birthdates, anniversary dates, their address, etc. Then you simply send them some cards during their important days, such as when they are celebrating their anniversaries, or when they have a new child. By sending cards to your customers, you make them like you better, making it more likely that they will do business with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://tinyurl.com/kw7jj&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities&lt;br /&gt;so you can work at home. The Quickest and Simplest Ways&lt;br /&gt;To Build Your Own Money Making Website That’s 100% ready to take order&lt;br /&gt;and pull in massive residual profits.&lt;br /&gt;Get Your FREE Website set up By TODAY!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get Your Free Online resources here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't Pay A Dime For Any E Book Marketing Course, software program or anything else. Until You Read This Ground breaking Document. " DOTCOMOLOGY". Adwords Made Easy, SEO Made Easy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely Free Today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go Here: http://www.affilaitewebbusiness.com/optin.html&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115960438742811152?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115960438742811152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115960438742811152' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115960438742811152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115960438742811152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/09/cheap-advertising-for-home-business.html' title='Cheap Advertising for Home Business:'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115753588212139359</id><published>2006-09-06T02:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-06T02:44:43.523-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Use "Viral Marketing" To Generate More Traffic</title><content type='html'>Copyright (c) 2006 Quick Turn Marketing International,&lt;br /&gt;Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever visited a site, like what you see… and&lt;br /&gt;then told your friends about it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have your friends ever told you about an interesting&lt;br /&gt;or useful site they've visited in the last 30 days?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll bet this happens almost every day, or at least&lt;br /&gt;weekly. Believe it or not there is actually a method&lt;br /&gt;to this madness. These seemingly random acts of&lt;br /&gt;"kindness" or referral may actually dramatically&lt;br /&gt;impact your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK Dan, so what are you talking about, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am talking about Viral Marketing. Viral marketing is&lt;br /&gt;key to your business. It is a simple and effective&lt;br /&gt;tool you can use to drive traffic to your site,&lt;br /&gt;without spending thousands of dollars implementing&lt;br /&gt;more expensive marketing tools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can you take advantage of viral marketing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The easiest to make your visitors tell their friends&lt;br /&gt;and relatives about your site is by implementing a&lt;br /&gt;"tell-a-friend" script.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If done correctly, a "tell-a-friend" script is one of&lt;br /&gt;the most powerful traffic-generation strategies you'll&lt;br /&gt;ever use. And it's FREE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's how it works…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You ask your visitors to enter the name and e-mail&lt;br /&gt;address of friends and relatives they think will be&lt;br /&gt;interested in your site. Then, the script&lt;br /&gt;automatically sends a personalized e-mail promotion&lt;br /&gt;your site to all their friends from the visitor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now how are you going to get your visitors to enter&lt;br /&gt;the names of their friends and relatives that may have&lt;br /&gt;an interest in your site? Simple… Give them an&lt;br /&gt;incentive. Make them an offer. Tell them WHY they&lt;br /&gt;should refer their friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can't just expect your visitors to enter&lt;br /&gt;information. Remember they are giving up some of their&lt;br /&gt;free time to refer other people to you. You have to&lt;br /&gt;make it worth their while. You have to sell it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to watch the way I do it, go to:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.websiteconversionexpert.com/tellafriend.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't forget, you also have to provide your customers&lt;br /&gt;with practical and useful content. You want&lt;br /&gt;information on your site your visitors truly believe&lt;br /&gt;will benefit their friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all, they don't want to look like an idiot, and&lt;br /&gt;neither do you! If you don't provide good content, in&lt;br /&gt;fact if you provide anything but the best, I don't&lt;br /&gt;care what "bribes" you offer… your visitors won't&lt;br /&gt;refer anybody to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By doing this you can simply and easily virally grow&lt;br /&gt;your list automatically!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do you find "tell a friend" scripts? You could&lt;br /&gt;get some free tell a friend scripts if you do a Google&lt;br /&gt;search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the script I use is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.tafpro.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you technical dummy like me, you can ask Paul&lt;br /&gt;to install the script for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A simple twist to this strategy is you can have a&lt;br /&gt;tell-a-friend contest as well. A protégé of mine did a&lt;br /&gt;tell-a-friend contest that was extremely successful.&lt;br /&gt;He increased his traffic by 5-fold in that week. How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What he did was very simple, stating whoever referred&lt;br /&gt;the most visitors to his site in that week would get a&lt;br /&gt;free IPOD. Slack, eh?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me you another killer viral marketing strategy&lt;br /&gt;that very few people use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giving away a free e-book is a pretty common strategy.&lt;br /&gt;But what I want you to do is to create an e-book for&lt;br /&gt;your AFFILIATES to give away to their lists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's say you have a 20-page e-book. Instead of asking&lt;br /&gt;your subscribers to pass it along (which is not very&lt;br /&gt;effective) you encourage your visitors to join your&lt;br /&gt;affiliate program. Then you let them customize and&lt;br /&gt;brand the e-book with their own affiliate links for&lt;br /&gt;your products!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, they're motivated to tell everyone about you. Now&lt;br /&gt;they're motivated to pass it along the e-book to every&lt;br /&gt;single soul they know. Why? They are getting something&lt;br /&gt;out of it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's not all. The people who read the e-book might&lt;br /&gt;also become your affiliates, they will go to your&lt;br /&gt;sites, create more customized e-books and they too&lt;br /&gt;will pass those e-books to more people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you understand the power of this? That's viral&lt;br /&gt;marketing on steroid!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're still a little confused, check out.&lt;br /&gt;http://www.websiteconversionexpert.com/viralpdf.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And see the various brandable e-books I offer my&lt;br /&gt;affiliates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the people who read your e-books are much better&lt;br /&gt;prospects because they're pre-sold on your materials.&lt;br /&gt;So they're much more likely to buy from you when they&lt;br /&gt;hit your sales page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what are you waiting for? Start cranking your&lt;br /&gt;"viral marketing" machine today. You'll see that your&lt;br /&gt;traffic and sales will grow steadily with absolutely&lt;br /&gt;no work on your part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like the infomercial guru Ron Popiel said, "Just set&lt;br /&gt;it and forget it!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan Lok&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A former college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself&lt;br /&gt;from a grocery bagger in a local supermarket to a&lt;br /&gt;multi-millionaire. Today, Dan is one of the most&lt;br /&gt;sought-after business mentors on the Web, as well as&lt;br /&gt;a best-selling author. His reputation includes his title&lt;br /&gt;as the World's #1 Website Conversion Expert.&lt;br /&gt;To find out what Dan is up to now, visit him at:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lwvta"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/lwvta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115753588212139359?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115753588212139359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115753588212139359' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115753588212139359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115753588212139359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-use-viral-marketing-to-generate.html' title='How To Use &quot;Viral Marketing&quot; To Generate More Traffic'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115745484524867082</id><published>2006-09-05T04:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-05T04:14:11.473-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Get Your Customer To Fall In Love With Your Products And Services</title><content type='html'>Copyright (c) 2006 Quick Turn Marketing International,&lt;br /&gt;Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My hair grows so damn fast. I have to get a hair cut&lt;br /&gt;every 3 weeks. Every time I need a haircut I go to&lt;br /&gt;Peter in downtown, Vancouver.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You know… Peter actually worked in New York 10 years&lt;br /&gt;ago. I guess you could say he earned his chops in New&lt;br /&gt;York. And he's cut hair for many celebrities,&lt;br /&gt;including Jim Carrey, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then he moved to Vancouver and opened his own salon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, if Pete is good enough for Jim Carrey then he's&lt;br /&gt;good enough for Dan Lok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've been going there for 8 years now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talk about customer loyalty!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yeah… so I'm sure you are asking why am I so damn&lt;br /&gt;loyal? Right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What makes Pete different than the other hairdressers?&lt;br /&gt;Why do I go back to him again and again?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well I'll tell you. Pete works at it. He builds loyal&lt;br /&gt;customers in each interaction and builds them into&lt;br /&gt;every haircut he produces. He didn't attract the stars&lt;br /&gt;simply because he cuts hair well (though he does). He&lt;br /&gt;also offers exceptional customer service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I have to tell you, even if Pete's haircutting&lt;br /&gt;ability wasn't 110%, I'd probably still go back. Why?&lt;br /&gt;Customer service. Commitment. Quality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So ask yourself, how do YOU build loyal customers?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best way to build loyal customers is by using the&lt;br /&gt;loyalty ladder concept. I want you to picture an&lt;br /&gt;ordinary ladder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now consider each rung of the ladder. Each "rung" is a&lt;br /&gt;"stage" of loyalty a customer may have. There are many&lt;br /&gt;different stages of loyalty customers demonstrate at&lt;br /&gt;each rung of the ladder:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Raving Fan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Devotee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Member&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Customer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Shopper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Prospect&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Suspect&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's describe each of these in more detail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suspect&lt;br /&gt;The suspect is the lowest rung on your ladder, when a&lt;br /&gt;customer starts out on your loyalty ladder. This is&lt;br /&gt;when customer's are at the very bottom of your ladder.&lt;br /&gt;These are people who may or may not want or need what&lt;br /&gt;it is you sell. They may not have any money. They are&lt;br /&gt;simply people who are not buying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prospect&lt;br /&gt;Prospects are suspects who have taken some sort of&lt;br /&gt;action like subscribing to your newsletter, giving you&lt;br /&gt;their email addresses or those who have asked you for&lt;br /&gt;some sort of free information. They are people who may&lt;br /&gt;turn into active customers, but aren't there yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer&lt;br /&gt;A customer is anyone who has actually spent money with&lt;br /&gt;you. You have to differentiate between your prospects&lt;br /&gt;and your customers. This is one of the reasons it is&lt;br /&gt;so damn important you segment your lists. You don't&lt;br /&gt;want to have everyone on ONE BIG list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the very least, you should have a prospect list and&lt;br /&gt;customer list. You should treat your prospects and&lt;br /&gt;customers very differently. You should always give&lt;br /&gt;your customers more attention. Give them a better deal&lt;br /&gt;than everyone else. Why? They are already paying you&lt;br /&gt;for your products and services. Prospects are&lt;br /&gt;important, but customers are even more important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Member&lt;br /&gt;A member is someone who buys from you more than once.&lt;br /&gt;These are customers that now trust you. They feel they&lt;br /&gt;belong with you in some way. Now listen up. Customers&lt;br /&gt;who make two purchases are 10 times more likely to&lt;br /&gt;make more than someone who makes only one purchase&lt;br /&gt;with you. So anyone who is a member deserves special&lt;br /&gt;attention, because if they buy twice, they are likely&lt;br /&gt;to buy again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Devotee&lt;br /&gt;What's the difference between a devotee and a member?&lt;br /&gt;A devotee is someone who not only buys from you, but&lt;br /&gt;tells other people about you. They send you referrals.&lt;br /&gt;They promote you actively. They are happy to be your&lt;br /&gt;free sales force because they get so much value from&lt;br /&gt;you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raving Fan&lt;br /&gt;The next stage in the ladder is Raving Fans. Usually&lt;br /&gt;only 1% to 5% of your customers become Raving Fans.&lt;br /&gt;They're one of your most valuable assets. They pretty&lt;br /&gt;much own everything you have. And, whatever new&lt;br /&gt;products and service you come up with, they will buy&lt;br /&gt;without blinking an eye.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Raving Fan will stick with you for years as long&lt;br /&gt;as you don't screw up in a major way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a very strong trust and bond with you and the&lt;br /&gt;Raving Fans. They trust you 100%. They want to see you&lt;br /&gt;succeed. They want to see you do well. If a devotee is&lt;br /&gt;someone who sells for you, a Raving Fan is someone who&lt;br /&gt;can't STOP selling for you. Raving Fans tell everyone&lt;br /&gt;about how fantastic you are. They talk about your&lt;br /&gt;company. They love you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These days it's more expensive than ever to get a new&lt;br /&gt;customer. Most businesses in fact are acquiring their&lt;br /&gt;customers at a loss or break-even point. That means&lt;br /&gt;you have to get your customers to come back to you and&lt;br /&gt;buy again and again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why? That customer isn't simply profitable to you.&lt;br /&gt;They are your most important resource. What you want,&lt;br /&gt;what you need is as many raving fans as you can get.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will succeed when you sort your prospects from&lt;br /&gt;suspects, move people up from prospects to customers,&lt;br /&gt;from customers to raving fans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need to have a marketing system that automatically&lt;br /&gt;moves people up the loyalty ladder as quickly as&lt;br /&gt;humanly possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very soon, it'll be like me and Pete. I am one of&lt;br /&gt;Pete's Raving Fans. I send him clients. I sell FOR him&lt;br /&gt;without him asking me to it. I write about him in my&lt;br /&gt;article! I only go to him and nobody else. And I am&lt;br /&gt;thrilled to show up every month, 12 times a year to&lt;br /&gt;give him money. And I'll keep going to him unless he&lt;br /&gt;retires from the business. That could be another 10 to&lt;br /&gt;20 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see how much a Raving Fan like me is worth to&lt;br /&gt;Pete's business?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan Lok&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A former college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself&lt;br /&gt;from a grocery bagger in a local supermarket to a&lt;br /&gt;multi-millionaire. Today, Dan is one of the most&lt;br /&gt;sought-after business mentors on the Web, as well as&lt;br /&gt;a best-selling author. His reputation includes his title&lt;br /&gt;as the World's #1 Website Conversion Expert.&lt;br /&gt;To find out what Dan is up to now, visit him at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lwvta"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/lwvta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115745484524867082?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115745484524867082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115745484524867082' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115745484524867082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115745484524867082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-get-your-customer-to-fall-in.html' title='How To Get Your Customer To Fall In Love With Your Products And Services'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115736389478661958</id><published>2006-09-04T02:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-04T03:05:28.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why You Aren't Making The Money You Want To On The</title><content type='html'>Copyright © 2006 Quick Turn Marketing International,&lt;br /&gt;Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many clients come to me with problems…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most common problem I hear from people is they&lt;br /&gt;aren't making the kind of money they want to make with&lt;br /&gt;their Internet business. They don't know what the&lt;br /&gt;problem is and they want me to help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll tell you what the problem is. Most of these&lt;br /&gt;people are what I like to call opportunity seekers.&lt;br /&gt;These are people that have too many sites and don't&lt;br /&gt;spend any time focusing on ONE business. They may have&lt;br /&gt;20 or 30 websites, with each site only breaking even&lt;br /&gt;or making a few hundred dollars every month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most opportunity seekers are not making the money they&lt;br /&gt;want or achieving their financial goals. Why?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are making a common mistake. They have too many&lt;br /&gt;sites, too many interests. This prevents them from&lt;br /&gt;focusing their efforts and creating the six figure&lt;br /&gt;income they dream of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Focus Is The Key To Long-Term Success&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to succeed on the Internet, you are much&lt;br /&gt;better-off staying focused. That means starting off&lt;br /&gt;with one site or idea and perfecting it before moving&lt;br /&gt;on to the next Internet adventure. Far too many people&lt;br /&gt;have a get rich quick mind-set. In fact, I'd say&lt;br /&gt;almost all opportunity seekers have this mind-set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They jump from one program to another hoping one of&lt;br /&gt;them will lead to success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opportunity seekers are always the first to jump on&lt;br /&gt;the next big moneymaking bandwagon. It may be one&lt;br /&gt;thing one month, another the&lt;br /&gt;next month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They may try to concentrate on affiliate marketing then&lt;br /&gt;switch dramatically to e-book marketing the next.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever seems to be working for others they jump into&lt;br /&gt;with wild abandon, without considering their true&lt;br /&gt;talents, abilities and interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These people are looking for some easy way to make&lt;br /&gt;money. They think they can make money with Google&lt;br /&gt;AdSense or just a web page, or even with a multilevel&lt;br /&gt;marketing program. This is NOT how an entrepreneur&lt;br /&gt;thinks! However, this is exactly how an opportunist&lt;br /&gt;thinks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They always are looking for shortcuts, and then wonder&lt;br /&gt;why it isn't working.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It isn't working because you have no focus. You must&lt;br /&gt;have focus. You must think like an entrepreneur. Focus&lt;br /&gt;is one of the most vital aspects of your success. My&lt;br /&gt;advice to these newbies is shut down 29 of your sites&lt;br /&gt;and focus on one site, the one that best represents&lt;br /&gt;your interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Optimize it. Work on refining it. Refine your sales&lt;br /&gt;process and your back end on this single site and make&lt;br /&gt;it successful BEFORE you move on to the next site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, I have many sites. But I am Dan Lok. You're not&lt;br /&gt;there yet. Perfect your one site. THEN you can think&lt;br /&gt;about moving on to other moneymaking ventures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Horizontal Vs. Vertical Business&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people have what I call a horizontal business. A&lt;br /&gt;horizontal business has many sites in many different&lt;br /&gt;niches, like hobby niches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People who own horizontal businesses have 20 or more&lt;br /&gt;separate business ventures. I recommend having a&lt;br /&gt;vertical business instead. A vertical business is a&lt;br /&gt;business that has depth and focus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having a vertical business means if you have a product&lt;br /&gt;in a particular niche, like stock trading, focus on&lt;br /&gt;selling products related to that and that only. Put&lt;br /&gt;all your eggs in one basket and create a funnel&lt;br /&gt;effect. This way you'll have one group of customers&lt;br /&gt;and you can become a big fish in&lt;br /&gt;a small pond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll have all your eggs in one place yes… but you'll&lt;br /&gt;become an expert egg layer and watch all your eggs&lt;br /&gt;hatch with great success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sense?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the problem with a horizontal business? You&lt;br /&gt;aren't specialized.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's almost impossible to make a six-figure income&lt;br /&gt;with this kind of business because you don't spend&lt;br /&gt;enough time on any ONE business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you have a vertical business, you have fine-tuned&lt;br /&gt;your business so well competitors have a hard time&lt;br /&gt;keeping up with you. People can't compete. You also&lt;br /&gt;build a strong client base with satisfied customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think Like An Entrepreneur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, the biggest problem people have is they are&lt;br /&gt;opportunity seekers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key is thinking like a true Internet entrepreneur.&lt;br /&gt;Don't jump on the trend bandwagon. Don't ask what the&lt;br /&gt;shortcuts are. An entrepreneur has a long-term vision.&lt;br /&gt;You have to have a one-year, five year and ten year&lt;br /&gt;vision. Find out what you want your business to look&lt;br /&gt;like in the long-term.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ask yourself, What do I want to accomplish ultimately?&lt;br /&gt;Then decide whether your activities fit with your&lt;br /&gt;goals. Stop jumping from one program to another. Focus&lt;br /&gt;on one program, one site, and one great idea. This is&lt;br /&gt;what you have to do if you want to make six figures.&lt;br /&gt;It has nothing to do with your knowledge, skill set&lt;br /&gt;experience etc. It has to do more with your focus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sit down. Think about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stop jumping from one program to another and stop&lt;br /&gt;getting sucked into false moneymaking schemes. Find&lt;br /&gt;out what your goals are, what you want to accomplish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a far superior approach. Yes, it takes a lot&lt;br /&gt;of energy. But its worth it. In the long-term it's&lt;br /&gt;much less tiring than diversifying your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you are an expert in your industry or niche, THEN&lt;br /&gt;you can think about diversifying your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A former college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself&lt;br /&gt;from a grocery bagger in a local supermarket to a&lt;br /&gt;multi-millionaire. Today, Dan is one of the most&lt;br /&gt;sought-after business mentors on the Web, as well as&lt;br /&gt;a best-selling author. His reputation includes his title&lt;br /&gt;as the World's #1 Website Conversion Expert.&lt;br /&gt;To find out what Dan is up to now, visit him at:&lt;br /&gt;http://tinyurl.com/lwvta&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115736389478661958?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115736389478661958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115736389478661958' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115736389478661958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115736389478661958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/09/why-you-arent-making-money-you-want-to.html' title='Why You Aren&apos;t Making The Money You Want To On The'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115684253887448990</id><published>2006-08-29T02:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-29T02:08:59.430-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Money Online: What You Need To Know</title><content type='html'>As long as you have something to offer, making money online is not as tough as it may seem. For newcomers to the internet, the challenge of learning to navigate this entirely new world might seem daunting, but there’s really nothing to it. With a willingness to learn and a desire to make the most of your opportunities, making money online will be a piece of cake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For most people, the real challenge is where to begin. You have to know what’s available to be able to make informed decisions. This article will spell out a few of the opportunities that exist online. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before you get around to making money online, there are some basic issues that you have to address. You have to be realistic about what you intend to achieve, and you have to be clear on the commitment that you are making. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, understand the reasons why you want to make some money online. This may seem really fundamental, but what do you need the money for, and how important is it to you? Keep in mind that you will have to work for the money that you earn, so unless you have some important use for the money, you’re better off not wasting your time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, check out all the opportunities that exist for you online. The set of opportunities that are open to you will be largely dictated by what you can do, and the level of expertise that you have. It is usually best to stick to what you already know and love, since that area will probably be most profitable to you, both in terms of money and happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, be discriminating with regards to the projects that you enter into. The internet is buzzing with scams and get-rich-quick schemes. You have to exercise some intelligence and discernment in choosing the projects that are right for you, not to mention the employers that you enter contracts with. The anonymity that the internet provides makes it very easy for people to be dishonest – be sure to find someone who you can trust and work with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth, do your best. Again, this is fundamental advice that shouldn’t need to be given, but many often need to be reminded from time to time. Making money online is pretty much the same as making money offline – you provide something of use to others, and you get compensated for what you provide. If you are a service provider, strive to offer superior service. If you sell products, sell those products at the best price, and be sure of their quality. In the long run, excellence is always rewarded, especially in an essentially capitalist arena like the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115684253887448990?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115684253887448990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115684253887448990' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115684253887448990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115684253887448990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/08/making-money-online-what-you-need-to.html' title='&lt;strong&gt;Making Money Online: What You Need To Know&lt;/strong&gt;'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115640109617908912</id><published>2006-08-23T23:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-23T23:34:41.470-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making money with an eBay business</title><content type='html'>Making money online has never been easier than it is now. One of the prime opportunities that exist today is with eBay. EBay, of course, is the revolutionary auction site that is now beginning to circle the globe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As with all other business opportunities, conducting research is essential. When you partner with eBay, you are essentially becoming a merchant of sorts, using the site to reach a larger market. As a merchant, the basic questions you should be able to answer two questions: what will you sell, and where will you buy? For all the obvious reasons, you want to provide a unique product, hopefully filling a market need. The key to success is to find a profitable niche where you either can dominate the competitors or one where you have no competitors at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, there are two main types of sellers on eBay. There are business sellers and garage sellers. Garage sellers, as the term implies, are those who sell various personal knickknacks on the web, much like in a garage sale, albeit to a larger customer base. The items are usually pre-owned. More than earning a profit, garage sellers usually just want to get rid of some of their older property. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Business sellers, on the other hand, are those who operate on eBay for the primary purpose of earning a profit. While still a minority, many people are being added to this category everyday. Some have earned so much that they have found keeping their day job unnecessary. To attain this level however, you will have to keep a few things in mind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, treat your eBay venture like a legitimate business. The trick to making money with an eBay business is to simply treat it like one. It might start off as a hobby or a sideline, but you should very quickly get serious if you want to earn significant amounts. You may want to create a business name, open separate bank accounts, and accomplishing the necessary paperwork to establish your venture. After that, give it your best shot. Offer great products at low prices, back it up with excellent customer service, and you have a recipe for success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, specialize. You can’t be an expert in all the categories in eBay; you can’t understand the value of all products. To be successful, you should concentrate on just one or two areas, and focus all your energy on those areas. Become an expert in your chosen areas, and the chances of making good trades (and therefore making more money) exponentially increase. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, learn to communicate well. Napoleon used to tell his secretaries, “Be clear, be clear, be clear!” You must follow the same policy. Learn how to write auction listings that accurately describe your product, and don’t neglect to include all relevant details, such those involving shipping and handling, return policies, etc. Not only must you communicate well, you must communicate in a timely manner. Try to respond to all questions promptly and courteously, and try to be in touch with your winning bidders from the start of the transaction to its close. This is the secret to making money with an eBay business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115640109617908912?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115640109617908912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115640109617908912' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115640109617908912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115640109617908912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/08/making-money-with-ebay-bus_115640109617908912.html' title='Making money with an eBay business'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115589718560067097</id><published>2006-08-18T03:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-18T03:33:05.963-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Money with Affiliate Programs</title><content type='html'>Affiliate marketing is a booming industry. As the internet expands, the opportunity for affiliate programs increase. Today, hundreds of thousands of people are logging into the internet each day. Each of these individuals is a potential customer – and we’re not even talking about the people who already use the internet on daily basis. Combine these two groups of people, and it is easy to see that the possibilities for affiliate programs are immense, but only if you approach the matter in a particular way. Making money with affiliate programs is not as easy as it seems. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people entering into affiliate programs have certain misconceptions. Because of the outlandish promises that often made by those who offer them, making money with affiliate programs seems so simple that you wonder why not all affiliate marketers are rich. Before going any further, you must understand that getting involved in affiliate programs is not an effortless path to financial security. However, it can be a better way to achieve your financial goals, depending on your current circumstances. If you are dissatisfied with you job in one way or another, then you certainly should not overlook the opportunity that affiliate programs offer you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here are two pointers that will help you make money with affiliate programs.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Choose an affiliate program that you can sink your teeth on. By this, I mean that you should get started in an area that you naturally drawn to, a subject that you know and love. The reason for this is because the financial compensation you receive at the very beginning might not as much as you received in your previous occupation. Getting involved in an affiliate program is essentially like starting your own home business. You have to expect that the start-up stage will not be easy street. On the contrary, you will probably have to work long hours at the beginning, and perhaps pinch some pennies along the way. All these sacrifices might be too hard to make if you get involved in a business that you do not love. However, if you choose a business area that you are naturally inclined to and your work won’t be work at all; it will be a labor of love. Profits will pour in, sooner or later, from a labor of love. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Build a content site. A content site is a commonly utilized tool in affiliate marketing. A content site is simply a website that is designed and organized around a specialized theme. The site usually contains education materials and other tools that would be of use to its visitors. These materials and tools are themselves intricately related to the products and services that you hope to sell. You will want to provide concrete information about your goods, and try to persuade your visitors that your goods will be of benefit to them. With a good, well-organized website, making money with affiliate programs is considerably less difficult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities&lt;br /&gt; so that you can work at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Download Your FREE Internet Home Business Opportunity E-books&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". “Adword Made Easy”, “SEO Made Easy”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely FREE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click Here:  http://tinyurl.com/lu648&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115589718560067097?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115589718560067097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115589718560067097' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115589718560067097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115589718560067097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/08/making-money-with-affiliat_115589718560067097.html' title='Making Money with Affiliate Programs'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115572330252684954</id><published>2006-08-16T03:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-16T03:15:03.520-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Business Marketing: Advertising on a Tight Budget</title><content type='html'>For small businesses, advertising can often be costly, often prohibitively so. Many small business owners find it difficult to engage in home business marketing, because it just seems to be so expensive. However, there are many ideas that you can use to increase your visibility. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some ideas that can be very useful in home business marketing:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start a frequent buyer club. Your loyal customers should be rewarded for patronizing your store. That way, they will give their business to you, and no one else. It might be helpful for you to track the purchase information of your customers, and once they’ve reached a certain threshold, give them a gift certificate or a rebate. Alternatively, you can give them future discounts, or simply a free gift. These ideas can be varied almost endlessly, so get creative and experiment with what works best for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use your phone time wisely. There are many ways to use your phone time for advertising purposes. Again, you simply have to be a little creative. For example, when you put your customers on-hold, instead of playing some music, remind them of some of the upcoming events concerning your company. For, example, invite them to a sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give away business cards. This is pretty intuitive, so you really shouldn’t need someone to tell you this. However, a reminder always helps. Business cards are one of the most inexpensive ways you can advertise, so to neglect their use would be pretty foolish. As much as possible, the card should have an attractive design, and it must include all information relevant to your business. Give your business cards to just about everyone that you meet. You never know when your little “gift” will earn you money.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utilize e-mail signatures. Whenever you mail a potential customer, furnish him or her with your complete business information. This helps you to form associations in your prospect’s mind – you want them to remember the business when they think of your name, and vice versa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website promotion. Aside from the usual methods of getting listed in online directories and optimizing for the search engines, you should seriously consider other, less prestigious methods. For example, try to include your URL on just about every surface available – on your business cards, on the uniforms of employees, and on all promotion items such as key chains, coffee mugs, and T-shirts. You want people to be reminded of your site everywhere they turn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Home business marketing is not as difficult as it may first seem. As long as you have a good supply of creativity, you should be able to generate enough ideas to promote your business. The ideas enumerated here should get you started, but make sure you think up your own variations!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115572330252684954?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115572330252684954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115572330252684954' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115572330252684954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115572330252684954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/08/home-business-marketing-advertising-on.html' title='Home Business Marketing: Advertising on a Tight Budget'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115521509213609346</id><published>2006-08-10T05:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-10T06:04:53.533-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affiliate Programs: Making Extra Money Online</title><content type='html'>There are many ways of making extra money online, but one way that stands out is affiliate marketing. In affiliate marketing, you join an affiliate program, and essentially help your merchant partner to sell his goods and services, either through direct salesmanship or through advertising. For your assistance in this regard, you will receive a percentage of the sales that you generate for your partner. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having your own website is essential to your success with affiliate programs. As long as you have a well-designed site with a regular flow of visitors, making extra money online will not be too difficult. Most of the work you will have to do in affiliate marketing involves creating, improving, and tweaking your website so that you can achieve more traffic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are two tips you might want to consider when building and upgrading your web site. Following these tips will help you create a better site, thus enabling to generate superior returns for your efforts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Understand your market:&lt;br /&gt;Your site should cater to a specific market. Resist the temptation to be a site that caters to “one and all”, for you will make less money that way. Instead, analyze the current market and decide on the area that can yield the most profit for you. Without specialization, your efforts will be wasted in too many directions, with the result that you may achieve mediocre results in all areas, but never outstanding results in one or two areas. Spreading yourself too thin is a very real danger and must be avoided. You’re much better off choosing a topic or product that you know and love, than choosing five topics or products that you don’t understand. You won’t be making extra money online if you don’t specialize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advertise intelligently:&lt;br /&gt;Because you are a website builder, you must always keep the end product in mind. Will your finished site be something that people will want to get more of? Will they want to visit regularly, or will they be turned off by what’s there? Many site builders make the mistake of just putting up banners and links wherever they can. If it were you visiting the site, would you actually bother to click on these ads, especially when they are nothing more but a nuisance? You might manage to earn a few dollars using this method, but in the long term, you couldn’t possibly hope for long-term success. Try to build your site with your readers in mind, and provide for what they will need and want. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In affiliate marketing, as in all other businesses, many people scrape by while others make a fortune. The difference lies in the strategies that they adopt, and in the intelligence they apply to their efforts. You owe it to yourself to be included in the elite few. As long as stay committed to excellence, making extra money online will not be difficult for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn more visit:   http://affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Free Online Home Business Resources:   http://tinyurl.com/h5xc3&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115521509213609346?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115521509213609346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115521509213609346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115521509213609346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115521509213609346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/08/affiliate-programs-making-extra-money.html' title='Affiliate Programs: Making Extra Money Online'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115415005633788273</id><published>2006-07-28T22:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-28T22:14:16.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Avoiding Dishonest Home Business Schemes</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Should You Take The Bait? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unscrupulous home business schemes are everywhere these days. If you surf the internet, it seems as though everywhere you turn, you are inundated with ads that tell you how to earn more money than you are now, often for doing something that is easy and non-consequential. These ads usually look like this: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be part of one of America's Fastest Growing Industries! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earn thousands of dollars a month, from your home, at only fifteen minutes a day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Want to Learn The Big Secret of the Internet Millionaires! Click Here! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weve all seen these types of ads both on and off the internet. They are appealing, sure. Who doesnt want to earn ten thousand dollars a month for fifteen minutes of work a day? But you have to be careful. Almost all get-rich-quick schemes are designed to part you from your hard-earned money. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not all work-at-home opportunities deliver on their promises. What many promoters of home business schemes wont tell you is thatyou often have to work for many hours before you earn a single cent. This is dishonesty at its worst, for by now you should know that there is no such thing as something for nothing. Even if you are operating from a solid home business, you will have to work hard and work smartly if you want to be successful. If anybody else tells you otherwise, watch out. Something is probably not quite right. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ask Questions! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avoiding dishonest home business schemes is strictly a matter of common sense. Since you will be putting your time and money into this venture, you should definitely do some research. You do this by asking intelligent questions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some questions you must ask your work-at-home sponsors include the following: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the total cost of the program being offered? Dishonest program often carry hidden costs with them. Be sure to check the fine print before proceeding. Ask for all the costs involved in the program, and ask them to clarify exactly what you get in return for your money. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What exactly willI have to do? Your tasks must be clearly outlined, with every step clearly defined. Confusion on this point is often the source of future contention. Again, do not be carried away with promises that you wont have to do much to earn your money. If it sounds too good to be true, it most probably is. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission? This is another point that can cause trouble. Obviously, the compensation package you receive should be well-thought out and commensurate to the service that you will be rendering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When will I get my first paycheck? Beware of programs that will pay for your services much later after you have done the work. This might cause you short-term financial difficulties. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By exercising a little bit of common sense and asking intelligent questions, you should be able to avoid dishonest home business schemes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; See Meun Hwa / &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Download &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;FREE Internet Home Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt; Opportunity E-books&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". 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Until recently, however, moms have not been very welcome to the marketplace. Many misconceptions abound about the working mom, but with the growth of the internet, many of these misconceptions are being dispelled, and new opportunities are opening up for an important part of our society. Now, more than ever before, there are business opportunities for stay at home moms. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The traditional structure of the family has been something like this: it was the fathers role to work and earn money, while it was the mothers role to take care of the children, tend to the house, and accomplish various domestic chores. This is still the dominant pattern of the family today, but what has changed is that the mom, while still staying at home, can earn a little bit of income for herself. With the use of the internet, the millions of mothers now have the chance to ply their skills and talents in the marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Business Opportunities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before we get into the opportunities that exist online, we must mention that business opportunities for stay at home moms exist outside the worldwide web. Many mothers are already interested in a great many things that they could profit financially from. For example, a woman who loves gardening might start her own plant nursery, and run that business from her own backyard. Alternatively, a woman who is an especially proficient baker might start selling her wares to her neighbors. As long as you can offer something of value at a reasonable price, there is no shortage of opportunity for you. In fact, you will be creating your own opportunities, by putting forth a superior product for an excellent price! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That being said, it is probably the internet that offers the most opportunity to stay at home moms, especially opportunities that did not exist before. The vagaries of the marketplace often make it hard for mothers to participate, since they have so many tasks to attend to in the home. Today, however, mothers can work from home, for a few hours a day, and earn a tidy income from doing so. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Here are two business opportunities for stay at home moms:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Freelance Work. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Freelance work is ideal for many mothers, since they do not have to work on an ongoing basis, but rather from project to project. This means that the mom need only work when she wants to, has when she has the time to. As a freelancer, the stay at home mom can choose the projects that she is interested in, and be aware of deadlines before taking on any assignment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Affiliate Programs. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate programs are excellent business opportunities for stay at home moms. Affiliate programs can produce a nice stream of residual income  something that all mothers can definitely use. By setting up a content site, a stay at home mother can earn money even while going about her other activities. When she has a bit of free time, she can tweak her site and make sure that it is attractive to visitors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see, business opportunities for stay at home moms exist. It is up to you to take advantage of what is available, and to give it your best until you reap the rewards for your efforts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; See Meun Hwa / &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;Download &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;FREE Internet Home Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt; Opportunity E-books&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". Adword Made Easy, SEO Made Easy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=5&gt;FREE!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Click Here: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://tinyurl.com/hw4hv&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115404877406947861?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115404877406947861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115404877406947861' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115404877406947861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115404877406947861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/07/moneymaking-mothers-business.html' title='&lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot; size=3&gt;Moneymaking Mothers: Business Opportunities for Stay at Home Moms&lt;/font&gt;'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115400083077507667</id><published>2006-07-27T04:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-27T04:47:10.793-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Profiting From Internet Home Based Businesses</title><content type='html'>These days, very few people can ignore the opportunity that the internet offers. Unless you are among the affluent few, internet home based businesses can give you a very large boost in your income. Thus, it is important that you understand how they work and how you can make such businesses work for your benefit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Internet home based businesses can help you earn a salary, and they can help you earn residual income as well. Residual income, of course, is money that you earn for a one-time effort, as opposed to a salary, which you only receive as long as you keep working. Residual income allows you to profit from something that you have already accomplished in the past, such as when an author receives royalties on a book that he has written, even if that book was written twenty-five years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your concern is earning a salary, you will have no dearth of opportunities online. As long as you have a specialized skill, you should be able to find work. Telecommuting is now an accepted practice for most companies, so take advantage of it. You can sell your personal services on both a salaried basis and a freelance basis, whichever you prefer. Both have their specific advantages and disadvantages, so choose carefully. If you become a salaried employee, for example, you will necessarily have less control of your time, but a more regular income. A freelancer, on the other hand, only gets paid for the work he actually finishes,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your goal, however, is to earn residual income, then affiliate programs should be an important part of your strategy. Affiliate programs, as you know, are programs that allow you to advertise and sell someone else’s goods and services for a commission. Unlike what most people think, however, succeeding in affiliate marketing actually does require work – lots of it, at least in the beginning. Finding a good partner merchant and selecting a reasonable compensation package takes quite a bit of research, something that most people are unwilling to do. However, it is very important that you lay the right foundation, so spend some time here and look up what if currently available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As with every business matter, being able to trust you partner is important, so look up on your partner merchant’s record. If you know anyone who has done business with them before, be sure to ask them about the experience. You might even sacrifice higher returns with a relatively unreliable company to work with a more established one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have established a relationship with a suitable partner, all that’s left is developing your site. There are many resources on this on the internet, be sure to look them up. Site building software is also available, so check that out if you feel that you need more assistance. As long as you put a good effort into the creation of your site, your internet home based business will flourish, and you’ll stand a good chance of earning through it for years to come.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © See Meun Hwa / http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download Your FREE Internet Home Business Opportunity E-books&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". “Adword Made Easy”, “SEO Made Easy”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely FREE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click Here: http://tinyurl.com/hw4hv&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115400083077507667?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115400083077507667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115400083077507667' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115400083077507667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115400083077507667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/07/profiting-from-internet-home-based.html' title='Profiting From Internet Home Based Businesses'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115390695472173670</id><published>2006-07-26T02:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-26T02:42:34.780-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Laying the Right Foundation</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt; Starting a Home Business on a Budget&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;Why a Budget is Important&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;Striking out on your own can be a very tricky proposition. Starting your own business may be exciting, but it is also inherently full of risk. Unless you get yourself going from the right foot, then the chances of achieving success are very small. Conversely, however, as long as you have the right foundation, and keep working on that foundation, success is almost an automatic thing. It is vital that you run your home business on a budget, if you aspire for long-term success. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most important parts of running a business is operating on a budget. Many people (mostly unsuccessful ones) prefer going with the flowthan with actually setting goals and budgets. For the most part, this attitude is a mistake. Unless you have an incredible memory and unnatural clear-sightedness, planning for both the present and the future is a prerequisite to success, no matter how you define that elusive concept. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because this is an article about home businesses, then we will begin by defining success as the growth and eventual profitability of your particular business. By growth we mean that the business will expand, hopefully outgrowing your home and eventually participating in the corporate arena. By profitability, we mean that the business will become a cash-generating machine, so much so that you attain financial freedom, and never have to work a single day again if you dont feel like it. This article argues that in order to achieve growth and profitability, discipline is needed, and plans must be made and acted upon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Crafting a Budget&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most important plans you must conceptualize is that of your budget. Many businesses, even if they have great ideas and wonderful products, still fail for lack of proper planning and efficient allocation of resources. Avoid this mistake. Only a home business on a budget can ever be truly successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, make it a habit to write down, on paper, both what you earn and what you spend, on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. This is the least that you can do. Look over what you have written down and you will easily see the areas that can be improved upon, especially in the expense column. It is astonishing how many expenses we never notice until we get them down in paper. As the business grows larger, accounting knowledge might be needed. If you have neither the time nor the inclination to acquire the knowledge yourself, find someone who does. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, analyze the figures and determine the areas where you can cut costs, and where you should add capital. Every business has areas that generate above-average returns, as well areas that under-perform. As much as possible, redirect your resources to the projects and ideas that give you the most return. This is common sense. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, stick to your budget. A plan not acted upon is essentially useless, and a budget not followed is as useful as a page of doodles. Once youve written down and finalized your budget, do not make any departures from it unless absolutely necessary. Be disciplined  its the only way youll get anywhere. By running your home business on a budget, you are securing your future at a small expense to the present.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; See Meun Hwa / &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;Download &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;FREE Internet Home Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt; Opportunity E-books&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". Adword Made Easy, SEO Made Easy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absolutely FREE!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Click Here: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://tinyurl.com/hw4hv&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31000240-115390695472173670?l=thomas-see.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/feeds/115390695472173670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31000240&amp;postID=115390695472173670' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115390695472173670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31000240/posts/default/115390695472173670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomas-see.blogspot.com/2006/07/laying-right-foundation.html' title='&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot;size=2&gt;Laying the Right Foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;'/><author><name>Thomas See</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17422904187083099694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31000240.post-115381769044760885</id><published>2006-07-25T01:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-25T01:54:50.536-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Some of the advantages of working at home include</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;The Advantages of Working at Home&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;For many people, working at home is the penultimate dream. After all, many of us dislike our jobs; and perhaps we dislike the amounts we receive for doing those jobs even less. Some of us also have difficulty dealing with our superiors, who may or may not be good people. Given all these factors, working at home, in the peace and comfort of your own abode, seems like an incredibly good idea. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are thinking of working at home, then you must first consider all the variables that will be involved in your potential decision. Working at home, like working outside, carries its own set of advantages and disadvantages. It would be good for you to scrutinize each argument, and examine how much weight such arguments should have on your decision. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Being your own boss &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people resent having to work for the benefit of someone else. We are all naturally selfish; we want our work to primarily benefit us. As an employee, your work primarily benefits the company that you work for, and your boss. You receive a salary, but the amount you receive does not correspond to the full value of the labor that you rendered. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Being in charge of your own time &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is frustrating to have your time subject to the caprices of others. How many fathers have missed their sons baseball or football games because they had to attend an important meeting? Working at home means that you are the only one who takes control of your time. You can do what you want to do, when you want to do it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Possibility of large gains &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As weve mentioned before, when you work for a salary, you only receive a portion of the value of the service you rendered. But if you own your own venture and are working at home, you not only receive the fruits of your own labor, you have the possibility of receiving the fruits of anothers labor, such as when you hire your own employees. If your business takes off, then you have a chance to earn more money in a year than you otherwise wouldve gotten throughout your entire lifetime, had you stuck with your regular job. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Being able to choose your associations &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not being stuck in an office means that you wont have to put up with people that you cant stand. Instead, you can choose who you want to do business with, and ignore those who arent as relevant. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, working at home is not a financial cure-all. In fact, you can expect to have a rough time, especially at the beginning. However, as long as you stay disciplined and do the work that you have to do, you can expect your venture to grow, and your profits to grow as well.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; See Meun Hwa / &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#003399"&gt;&lt;i&gt;http://www.affiliatewebbusiness.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;Download &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt;FREE Internet Home Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;&lt;b&gt; Opportunity E-books&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". 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If you are reading this article, the chances are high that you are one who believes that there is much more to life than just waking up each morning and working the rest of the day for a wage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Theres nothing wrong with working for a wage, mind you  especially if it pays the bills! However, an increasing number of people are finding that working for someone else is not very rewarding. After all, as an employee it is not likely that you are being compensated according to your real value to the company. In other words, you only get a small percentage of the fruits of your labors  your boss gets the lions share. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you realize this, you basically have two choices: you can stay on the same path that youve been for many years as an employee, or you can strike out on your own in hopes of getting more out of life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deciding between these two extremes is not easy, but you will have to make the choice at some point or another. Do you want to be someone who works for others, or do you want to have other people work for you? Do want your time and energy to be spent in enriching someone else, or do you want your efforts to benefit you directly? Do you want to spend the rest of your life working for a boss, or as the boss? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you realize that the rewards for employers and employees are significantly different, and that entrepreneurs can expect to have more success than wage earners, then the choice should be easy to make. Having your own home business, being your own boss, and having other people work for you is the key to your long term success. As a wage earner, the amount of money you earn is limited to the number of hours in the day. For example, if you are a secretary getting paid $30 an hour, and you work for a standard eight-hour day, you will earn $240 daily. Thats all youll get, unless you work overtime. The moment you stop working, you stop earning. In essence, you personally exchange your time, energy, and skills for a few bucks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, lets say that you decide to start your own home business instead. Because you are an experienced secretary, you know what it takes to be a good one. You hire three young employees and start a service that offers secretarial services to those who need it. You pay your employees $20 an hour and charge $30 to your clients, netting you a clean $10 for every hour that your employees work  at very little extra effort to you. If all three work for eight hours, then you just made the $240 you used to earn as a secretary yourself  even if you barely lifted your finger. 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Read This First</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size=2&gt;The dream to work at home is a staple in most peoples minds. What most people dont know is that there can be drawbacks to working at home as well. As someone who wants to start your own home based business, you should be aware of these pitfalls, so that you can prepare in advance for whatever inconvenience they may pose. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lack of financial security. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working at home and starting your own home based business carries risk. Unlike a salary, you will not be receiving a fixed amount each month. Theres a large possibility that the compensation you receive will be small in comparison to your regular job, especially at the beginning. The upside, of course, is that you also stand to gain much. Some of the biggest, most profitable businesses today were first small home start-ups. Companies like Microsoft, The Body Shop, and Coca-Cola are examples of companies that were first run from the proverbial garage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Having to take charge of your own time&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Time can either be put to good, profitable use, or it can be wasted. If you are not a disciplined person, then you might have a tough time making the venture work. After all, being at home means that you are comfortable perhaps too comfortable. You can surf the net, watch TV, fix dinner, play with the kids, shoot some hoops, talk with your friends, read a book, take a nap there are so many things that threaten to eat up your time when youre at home. If you really want to work at home, you should first make sure that you can carve up a good amount of time to spend on your business. You should have the ability to set a schedule and stick with it; otherwise you might be heading for financial ruin. However, if you are the kind of person who is willing and able to set your goals and work towards them, then having control of your own time is an incredible advantage. You will be able to set your priorities, manage your tasks, and minimize the waste of your time  things that are difficult to accomplish when you are in someone elses employ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Potential isolation. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because you are not forced to interact with other people, you might fall into a tendency to cut yourself off from most daily interactions. This is a danger that those with more conservative or shy personalities face. To counteract this, you simply have to allot a portion of your time to meet friends and meet new people. Never get too engrossed in your work to the detriment of your social life; youll just suffer in the end. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont let this little list discourage you from taking the plunge! Thats exactly what most people do, which is why you dont see a whole bunch of truly rich people in your neighborhood. Scan down this list and fix in your mind how you intend to overcome these obstacles in your path to riches. Knowing yourweaknesses is strength  never forget that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and opportunities so that you can work at home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Download &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;FREE Internet Home Business&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Opportunity E-books&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"DOTCOMOLOGY". 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However, before you get discouraged and start enumerating the reasons why you feel that your little home based business cannot possibly work, you should take some time to read the following stories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A long time ago, there was a young drug store clerk named Asa Candler. Candler decided to start his own home based business after purchasing a beverage recipe from the town doctor for $500. That amount represented his entire life savings, but Candler was dedicated to making his home based business work. Today, that venture is a multibillion dollar company with an unmatched international distribution network. It owns the most recognizable brand name in the world. What is this company? Youve probably heard of it. Its called Coca-Cola. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One day, Anita Roddick, a British woman whose husband was frequently away on business, decided to make her hobby a moneymaking venture. Roddick, with little to do whenever her husband left town, didnt choose to watch soap opera reruns or take aerobic classes. Instead, she took to concocting with various potions in her garage. She gave a few of these potions to friends and found out that they were very popular, so popular that she was soon selling them all over her neighborhood. This home business, from such inauspicious beginnings, is now an internationally-recognized franchise that does billions of dollars of business each year. What is this business? Its called the Body Shop. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;History bristles with examples of large corporations that started close to home. Truly, great things start from small beginnings. Did you know, for example, that Microsoft was started in a garage, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen? Looking at the company now, thats pretty hard to believe, but its true. Back then, Gates and Allen were just two geeks who were more interested in writing softwarethen they were studying in school. In fact, Gates dropped out of Harvard, worked on his home business, and produced MS-DOS the rest is history. Bill Gates is, of course, currently the richest man in the world, and his company, Microsoft, dominates the software industry. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, you may never aspire to reach the heights that Candler, Roddick, and Gates have. But it doesnt mean you shouldnt try. The purpose of this article has been to remind you that even the greatest of successes were at first small ventures, not unlike the one that you are planning to build. As long as you infuse imagination, creativity, and plain old hard work into your business ideas, there is no reason to believe that you will fail. Even if you do, you should simply pick yourself up, learn from your mistakes, and push forward. You never know: your home based business might become the next Microsoft, or the next Coke! 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</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;What if? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working at home has always been a dream for millions of people. After all, who want to spend their lives in a crummy job for very little pay? All of us, no matter what our profession or nationality, want a little more out of life than what we actually have now. Working at home seems like the answer to so many of our problems. We ask ourselves, What would life be like if I didnt have to wake up each morning and spend the day doing something that I dont like? How would I feel if I could work at home? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can answer that question. You would feel great. If you didnt have to wake up each day to go to work, youll have a terrific time, assuming that you didnt like your work in the first place. If you love your job and have a rip-roaring good time each day, then you probably dont need to read the rest of this article. This article is written for those who are undecided about one thing: the decision to keep their current job, or to start working at home. In other words, those who want to work at home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Decision, decisions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you decide to work at home, you are in effect trying to become self-employed. Or an entrepreneur, if you will. This decision should not be taken lightly. It is not for everyone. A home based business, as comfortable as it may seem, carries a significant amount of risk with it. There is always a possibility that the business will fail. However, if you make good decisions right from the start and set a solid foundation for the years ahead, you will drastically increase your chances of success. Starting your own home business is risky; theres no doubt about it. But you also stand to realize massive gains, perhaps even amass a fortune! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many advantages that will accrue to you if you decide to work at home. For many, not having to go to the office daily is incentive enough. After all, havent you had the experience of wanting to sleep for a few more minutes, but had to get up because you were late for work? Weve all experienced that. When you work at home, you begin to take charge of your life. You take control of your time and decide how to spend it. Of course, this can be a two-edged sword if you are not the disciplined type. You might end up procrastinating on your tasks, or perhaps not doing them at all. This will most certainly cause your work at home bid to fail. So before you decide to try and work at home, ask yourself, are you disciplined enough? Being at home will present you with countless opportunities to shirk your work. Unless you can trust yourself to do the right thing, youre better off earning a regular wage. But if youre the type of person who has the courage and the will to go after your dreams, then by all means! 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For newcomers to the internet, the challenge of learning to navigate this entirely new world might seem daunting, but theres really nothing to it. With a willingness to learn and a desire to make the most of your opportunities, making money online will be a piece of cake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For most people, the real challenge is where to begin. You have to know whats available to be able to make informed decisions. This article will spell out a few of the opportunities that exist online. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before you get around to making money online, there are some basic issues that you have to address. You have to be realistic about what you intend to achieve, and you have to be clear on the commitment that you are making. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, understand the reasons why you want to make some money online. This may seem really fundamental, but what do you need the money for, and how important is it to you? Keep in mind that you will have to work for the money that you earn, so unless you have some important use for the money, youre better off not wasting your time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, check out all the opportunities that exist for you online. The set of opportunities that are open to you will be largely dictated by what you can do, and the level of expertise that you have. It is usually best to stick to what you already know and love, since that area will probably be most profitable to you, both in terms of money and happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, be discriminating with regards to the projects that you enter into. The internet is buzzing with scams and get-rich-quick schemes. You have to exercise some intelligence and discernment in choosing the projects that are right for you, not to mention the employers that you enter contracts with. The anonymity that the internet provides makes it very easy for people to be dishonest  be sure to find someone who you can trust and work with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth, do your best. Again, this is fundamental advice that shouldnt need to be given, but many often need to be reminded from time to time. Making money online is pretty much the same as making money offline you provide something of use to others, and you get compensated for what you provide. If you are a service provider, strive to offer superior service. If you sell products, sell those products at the best price, and be sure of their quality. 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There are a lot of details that you will need to keep track of if you aspire to be successful. Keep in mind that a home business is in essence not much different from traditional ones. The aim of your business is to make money, remember that. It has to be as efficient and as profitable as you can make it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Here are the cardinal rules of running your own home business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;Know yourself:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to have at least a passing knowledge of yourself to be successful in any endeavor. Its cliché, but you have to understand yourself. By examining yourself, you should be able to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. You’ll want to capitalize on the former and minimize the effects of the latter. For example, if you are a people person, you might want to handle the service section of your home business. If you are the more analytical type, you might consider becoming your own financial planner and leave the service section to someone else. Again, focus on what you can do well, and apply that skill to your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Know your business:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Know your trade inside and out, and exhaust all efforts to be up-to-date with all the advances in your realm of business. Read up on what you have to on a regular basis. Newspapers, trade magazines, and business books might be a good place to start. Remember that it is ideas that make real money. Exercise some creativity, call up a few original ideas, and you will have an edge over the competition. Alternatively, you can also combine pre-existing ideas and apply them to your business. By creating or synthesizing ideas, you might be able to create a niche for yourself, which should be the goal of every business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Know your customers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a saying in America, and it goes something like this: “The customer is always right.” However, consider this saying from Japan: “The customer is God.” No matter which saying you believe to be more accurate, you must treat your customers like they are the most valuable persons in your life. After all, it is they that make it possible for you to make a living; it is only proper that you treasure them and that you look out for them, within reason. Study your customers. Try to put yourself in their shoes, anticipate their concerns, and provide for what they want and need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under-commit, but over-perform. Amaze people with the level of service you offer, or the quality of the goods that you sell. Exert all reasonable efforts to exceed their expectations. If they want something done by tomorrow, have it done by this afternoon. If they expect a bill of a hundred dollars, give them one for just ninety-five dollars. By doing things a little better than everyone else, your customers will come to associate you with excellence. And who doesn’t want to do business with someone excellent?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Running a home business is fraught with risk, but it can also be a vehicle for huge rewards. However, by studying yourself and your business, and by offering excellent service, you will have a recipe for success. 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