Saturday, July 28, 2012

Internet Business – Make Money Online the Easy Way


You have probably heard somebody mention an internet business – make money online. This is true nowadays and as long as you are willing to put in the hours to learn the ropes, you can start a business plan and be on your way to achieving financial success with an online business. The internet has certainly revolutionized the way we live our lives, and offers a place where individuals can compete with global organizations that have been enjoying the fruits of their success by staring an internet business.

Creating a business plan is the starting point for any new venture. You need to know your target market, know your competition, attract funding, and secure good resources. You also need to build consumer loyalty and forge alliances with strategic partners to get your online business profitable. Internet business make money online and you should treat it as a business. In fact, it is this notion that started to peak your interest and you decided it is time to find financial success with your own work-at-home business.

Preparation and research is the key. You can do your own research and investigate what the different methods in making money on the internet are. This can include experimenting with hundreds of online opportunities – affiliate program, data entry jobs, paid survey and more. Testimonials that internet business make money online abound and you will find as many sources as possible by scouring the web. You do not need to have any experience to start an internet business, nor do you need to have money to invest. You just need to have some basic computer skills, the ability to get online and use the internet. With these tools, you too can achieve the financial rewards of an online business- regardless of your age, your level of experience or where you are in the world.

Simple Ways to Make Money Online 
Online Business Startup – Starting Your Business Right and Achieving Success

If you want an online business startup then you have to be really sure with the plans. See the disadvantage s of the business so that you can ready yourself to face some stiff situations like running out of money. You should be able to know the in and out of the business so that you can be sure of the success.

You should reduce the hype that surrounds your business so that the expectations go low and let you work without any added pressure. There is always a certain amount of risk element in any business but you got to be prudent enough to avoid all those risks.

The online business startup does not require some big money to be invested but some real quality time to be spent to succeed. You should make sure that the business of choice really fits you so that you can work with zeal. Internet online business gives an opportunity to some ordinary men to gain more legitimate money.
 The one thing which you should have your eyes on is the change.

Yes! The online business has this tendency to change its characteristics every now and then. What you do today to expand your business may not work the other day. So you should be constantly on the lookout for another plan which may work. You should also have enough financial support to promote your business which forms the backbone of your business.

There is one more thing which you should consider strongly and that is locating the right people to attract to your business. This is paramount and you ought to be doing this with a hint of professionalism. You should find the right persons to market your business and this is a tedious process which if done in the right way will earn you big money.


Make Money Online – Discover How to Cash in on Your Hobbies and Get Paid Big Bucks Online!

In most cases you have to spend money to make money; however, when it comes to the online market place you will actually find a few ways that you can make money online for free. The opportunities may be somewhat limited but they are there. The problem however, is that you have to sort through the hundreds of online job opportunities that charge fees for you to get started.

The best way to find a way to make money online for free is to simply create a list of your hobbies and skills that you currently have. Once you have done this you should go to a search engine such as Google and should run a basic search for work from home job opportunities that revolve around this interest.

For example, let’s say that you make homemade cookies and you want to turn it into a means of making money online. You can run a search string like this on Google ‘how to make money online for free by selling cookies’. You should then be presented with valuable information that you can use to get started in this type of work from home opportunity.

When you are presented with your search engine results don’t click on the “sponsor results.” These usually consist of the first three or four website links that appear. These services will most likely charge a fee for you to obtain the information you are seeking even if they claim to be “free” service. Instead, move on down the list and choose a general search engine result.

The good news is that you can make money online for free in just about any type of business. All you need to do to get started is back your idea with hard research.


Make Extra Money Online – 3 Simple Opportunities to Line Your Pockets With Cash

You can make extra money online through a variety of means. Herein you will discover some simple, easy ideas that will allow you to make extra money online without every having to invest a single penny of your own hard earned cash to get the job done.

Option #1: Copywriting – If you are a talented writer who has extensive knowledge on a variety of subjects, you could begin producing a part-time or full-time living as a freelance writer. More than 80% of all websites online contract out freelance writers to compose a wide variety of articles on various topics. You can find these types of writing jobs on websites such as Elance and Freelancer.

Option #2: Surveys – Taking online surveys to produce extra money each month is another great way to make a few extra dollars each month. However, though you will find numerous survey websites, you need to be very careful when selecting companies to work with. Be sure to only choose companies that actually pay out in cash. Otherwise you may only receive points or prizes.

Option #3: Virtual Assistant – There are literally thousands of Virtual Assistant jobs available online right now. You can serve as Virtual Assistant for a company or for an individual who needs someone to assist them with various scheduling and data entry projects. These types of jobs generally pay very well and can help you make extra money online. The good news is that you generally only need some basic computer skills to get started!

There are many things one can do online today such as shop, connect with friends, study and many more. Of all the things that can be done on the internet none has created much impact like the opportunity to earn money on the internet.

We are going to take a look at how you can work online for money in this article.

Whatever you do on the internet will always have monetary gain except if you decide to run a charity organization? And if you do that can retire in two years with  Thecustomeradvantageinc.com
I'm an open book on all the ways I've made money online and anybody that needs a little coaching just let me know.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Website Builder Pro: The First Step is Accept I'm Going To Make Mistake...

The Website Builder Pro: The First Step is Accept I'm Going To Make Mistake...: Build a Website – The First Steps  Wordpress For Blogging XSitePro For $$$$$ I have clearly demonstrated that you can actually build a ...

The First Step is Accept I'm Going To Make Mistakes


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I have clearly demonstrated that you can actually build a WordPress website within minutes, but building a successful blog is another story. When you first make that decision to build a website, you must realize that it might be a long journey, depending on what you know.

My first try at building a successful website (or blog) took me a lot longer as I was learning how to do everything at the same time. After I had the technical stuff out of the way, then came the hard part, making conversions to turn the WordPress website into a real business. However before we get to that stage, it is best to thoroughly worked through the first steps to building a website, in order to understand the rest of the process.

Many Webmasters often wonder why their blog does not make money and believe me; I used to be in the same situation, so you are not alone.

The idea

Everything starts with an idea and usually it has something to do with passion. This is the best idea to start with. It could be a passion for the subject that you want to make a blog about, a passion about succeeding, or maybe even making money for your family. It does not matter what the passion nears as long as some exists. You need to be happy when you get out of bed every day, be happy with what you are doing and success will follow.

My passion was for computers and so I started a website about that. I did not go out and buy computers.com because it was not available and I needed to dig down and grab a smaller niche. I bought the domain name computerhowto.info because that’s what the site was going to be about, but the .info’s were cheap at the time. I did not realize that I would have a better chance with a .com.

Anyway about a year later I bought Tips4pc.com and moved all the content into there. It was never a smooth road for Tips4pc. My idea never changed, I just made some minor adjustments to my up-and-coming website.

Business or Pleasure

Let’s get something straight right from the start! Do you want to build a successful blog for business or pleasure?

If you are looking for business then be prepared to put in some long hours to build up a real business. Nothing just magically happens and it is all up to you as to what results you get. If you have knowledge about something then you should use it and test it out as soon as possible. Building a business does not mean you sit back and take things casually.

If you browse through some of my articles on this website you will notice that I am all about business. I love every business because I love a challenge.

Can you believe that I thought my ComputerHowTo website would be a hobby? Even though I bought real hosting for it, somewhere in the back of my mind was telling me hobby. The problem was I already had a few real life businesses and never dreamed of giving them up (but I did give them up).

The Research

Research can be good and bad. It can be good if you find out that the niche that you want to explore comes up with great numbers. But research can also be bad if you find out that the topic that you are passionate about is not worth pursuing. This is the harsh reality and sometimes you might need to change your first idea to suit the research results that you come up with.

Of course we all want to go into a market that other people are interested in. This is the main key to everything.

Instead of rehashing the whole research process, I will send you to my SEO page where I have listed some very relevant articles about.

Committing Yourself

So you have a fantastic idea, and after researching it, you found out that it is a great path to take. This is the time to commit yourself to this idea and ask yourself a few questions before you do.
 Will I build a website on this topic and later become bored with my idea?
 Will I run out of ideas to post on my WordPress blog?
 Are there other people interested in this topic?

The Plunge

Okay so you’ve done your research and found a keyword that is getting a good number of searches (or real people) looking for it every month. Now you can take the first plunge and buy a domain name for your new blog. You can do this first or simply buy it trough your web hosting when you buy that.

This sounds kind of drastic, but can you believe that the name for your blog is only going to cost about $10 a year. In Australia, in the real business world, a business name costs around $120 a year to register.

The next plunge is to buy hosting. Yes there are free blogs available, however this is not recommended if you are building a successful blog into a real business. If you are building a real business you must be in control of everything and not rely on free hosting.

Again let’s weigh up the cost of this plunge. Hosting one website on the Internet can cost you as little as $2.95 a month. Hosting as many websites as you want on the Internet can cost you under $10 a month. This is absolutely crazy when you consider how much it costs to lease out a business premises.

Of course when your blog becomes seriously successful you would need to upgrade this hosting to either VPS hosting (Virtual Private server) or a dedicated server. After 5 years of blogging and making money, I finally had to upgrade to a dedicated server. Now I pay around $200 a month but this is the price for success. I am not whinging.

I always look back and wonder what would have happened if I did not take the plunge and invest this pathetic amount of money into my potential business. Where would I be now?

People worry about choosing the right webhosting company and I don’t blame them because there are hundreds, if not thousands, of hosting companies fighting for your business. The unfortunate thing is that when they get your business they do not care to follow through with their promises.

This is why I recommend Hostgator web hosting as this company has followed through for me, and I have noticed that many of the top bloggers now use Hostgator. Even John Chow had a run in with Bluehost and switched to Hostgator.

Make sure you check out my free WordPress installation page that gives you the chance to have me as a backup if your install goes wrong (it won’t though, I think you are really smart ).

Web building software

To build a website you will need Web building software. Of course you will not need Web building software if you are an amazing Web designer, but this article is about a normal non-technical person building a website. Therefore most of you obviously know that I will recommend WordPress non-stop!

WordPress is the best content management system (CMS) and I have developed an entire website building tutorial around WordPress. Lets face it, I love it! Why wouldn’t I though? I can build a website in minutes, install a WordPress theme, and basically have the whole website up and running and possibly making money within one day. (disclaimer:depends if I can send traffic there A.S.A.P)

The Learning

Some Webmasters will tell you that the learning comes before these first few steps I have mentioned above, however I strongly disagree. I actually jumped in and took the plunge and did my learning along the way. This meant that I had a blog to use to take action with the knowledge that I had just gathered. This is the best learning tool of all.

I worry about people that are learning before they take the plunge, as it is very hard to ever stop learning and feel that you know everything about blogging. Sometimes people do not see the cut-off point and the right time to take the plunge, therefore I say take the plunge first.

If you are wondering where to find all the knowledge you need to build a successful blog, then look no further than my WordPress website basics section. After going through this, you can move on through to my other sections to help you build successful WordPress websites like I do.

Developing a Marketing Plan

In the website world there is no such thing as building your business on a high traffic main street like you can in the real world.  You cannot just buy web hosting that will automatically have traffic going past your door. Marketing your business will be a major part of your success. You need to take marketing action to go out and get your customers to your website.

This is exactly why I have written so many articles about marketing that I could not even count. In fact I think my whole life revolves around marketing. Here is a sample that you probably should not miss!

Post promotion – generate traffic for each post.

Social sharing – add social media buttons to your website.

Website traffic – 20 often forgotten traffic tips.

Building links – Link building is a big part of Off page SEO.

Think about what your marketing plan is and how you are going to generate traffic for your website. I started out article marketing and I still do this now. I cannot believe how everything is still the same. Of course we have social media now and this is a big plus for all.

I remember when I got my first digg and had no idea what it was! LOL

Anyway you will develop your own marketing plan and it may change depending on what you like to do. There are probably 1000 ways to promote your website or blog but you have to make the choice of which ones that you will use.

Building a Solid WordPress Website

I know what it’s like to half build a website, but the ones that I have spent time laying the right foundations to, are the most successful I have. This is why I have my WordPress website checklist.

I relate my work to building a house. I might only lay one or two bricks a day for my house, but look at what I have now? I have about five finished houses (5 top websites) and many more that I am still laying bricks for. This is all because I purchased Hostgator hosting that day and laid down my $4.95 a month. It just sounds too crazy to believe.

Making Yourself Look Professional

When you build a website using WordPress, it is not difficult to make yourself look professional. There are so many tutorials on how to build a WordPress website from scratch, that you shouldn’t have any problems in finding out how to do things for yourself.

One of the best ways to make your new website look professional is to buy a premium WordPress theme. If you have a tiny bit of css or html knowledge I would clearly recommend the Thesis WordPress theme. However if you are technically challenged, I would recommend the Elegant themes package. I talk about WordPress themes all the time as they are very important to to the success of your WordPress website.

Another way to look professional is to install the right WordPress plug-ins that will perform amazing functions for you. You do not need to know how to code or do anything fancy to get your blog to look like it has been made by professional. This is the beauty of WordPress. I have mentioned most of the WordPress plugins I use on my WordPress website resources page.

Remember Why

Ask yourself why you want to start building a successful blog and make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. You will need to recall this reason in your downtimes to keep you going and moving forward. Yes there are times when you will fail, and sometimes more than the successes, but in the end you will get what you want (that’s if you really want it).

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