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Home based business research

It is true that you can create an enormous amount of wealth online with an MLM program. You can make it completely automated so the checks roll in with minimal effort. But you have to choose the right group, and it will require significant upfront dedication.
There are thousands of multilevel marketing (MLM) and affiliate programs that promise people fast cash and quick riches while doing very little work. Yes it does exist,but it doesn't happen overnight as people are led to believe.The truth is,most of these programs lead people to believe that you join and bingo! money starts rolling in,leaving them disappointed and there wallet a little more empty.I believe this is one reason so many people fail at online marketing.
There are actually alot of great programs on the internet,that are legit and are real money makers,but you need to take your time and do some research.Here are a few tips to follow,that i have found to work .
Find a established business with a history of success,and a good number of people who experienced success with them.
A program with zero or low start up cost.(A big Plus!)
Make sure it's a program with a service or products that you would use and something you enjoy sharing with others.
An incredible support team with an ability to communicate with other successful affiliates to learn from the success of leaders.
The flexibility to work at your own pace, with no commitments and the ability to opt out at any time.
Something that will help you out ten fold if your new to internet marketing and really want to learn the true way to market your existing business or new online business.Go to MyVm team This is truly the best place to learn internet marketing that I have found and use on a daily bases,And best of all it's free.This group of people will get you going in the right direction.
If your looking for an online business,that has a very low start up cost and takes roughly nine minutes a day to do.Go to quick cash advertising and take a serious look,I find this program to be the easiest on the internet to make money.

Domain Advice - Selection and Keywords are Crucial to Findability

I read this article written by Derrick Sorel at businessbloggingtips.com,I found this to be very interesting and decided to post this on my blog.

We had a client who recently came to us, that already had a website, (that had no search engine pull whatsoever) and his IT person told him that he should just set up the blog off the website, since they had the server space. He wanted to install the blog as a sub-folder or sub-directory of his website (such as www .yourwebsite.com/ yourblog).I believe this IS NOT a good idea. We always recommend that the blog stand alone, with it's own unique domain name, that effectively uses keywords to "pull" new eyes to your business. Let's say this clients website was named www. cjSmithAssociates.com -and let's say they are Chicago divorce attorneys.

Blogs are powerful tools that can be found and indexed by search engines 10 times better than websites, due to the simplicity of the coding and the freshness of the content. Let your blog be the workhorse to bring new eyes to your business. And let your website be the selling tool. You want your blog name to reflect at least one, if not two or three, keywords related to your services or business. In their case, we recommended something like www. ChicagoDivorceAttoneys.com

In their case, we recommended something like www. ChicagoDivorceAttoneys.com People are usually searching for information and answers. You want to bring new eyes to your business, who do not yet know you exist!

Also, avoid words that are difficult to spell or easily misspelled.Don't use abbreviations.When registering your domain, more than 1 year is better. Most registrars will offer a discount for multiple year registrations. It is believed that search engines seem to trust domains registered for the long-term.

So think carefully when choosing your domain and setting up your blog!

Can you make money at network marketing?

Did you know that some of the most successful companies in the world,are network marketing companies.The World's 2 largest cosmetic companies, Avon and Mary Kay, are both network marketing companies.
Something that really caught my attention was that one person out of six in Japan participate in Network Marketing,also the number of marketeers in the USA has doubled in the past seven years, That's just incredible!!
Something that makes internet marketing so appealing in todays world,is the fact that for about the cost of dinner for two or a movie, you can have your very own home based business.Many people in todays world, with the cost of living being so high just can't afford to start there own brick and mortar business.
Many of the most famous business tycoons Donald Trumph, Robert Kiyosaki, Paul Zane Pilzer, Richard Branson, Warren Buffet,They all know the power of network marketing and what it can do for a business and most important it can make an individual very successful.
Tivo and other DVR's allow consumers to eliminate commercials entirely - People are becoming numb to the marketing of major companies and would rather deal with people they know or know of. More and more companies are using network marketing to distribute there products in todays business world because of this, they are also using more advertising revenue for marketing on the interenet, as more people are going online for buying products through online shopping. Online advertising to say the least is HUGE
If your thinking about a home based business, network marketing may be just for you, considering the cost of starting a business and the millions of people you can, advertise too, on the internet with your home based business.The company that I have found to be the most reliable and pays its marketeers well, is a network marketing program,that is a must for any new marketeer or seasoned pro to take a look at, I think you will be amaized how well this program really works and treats its marketeers. Click here for more details.

Four Great Ways To Get All Fired Up And Take Life By The Horns!

I found this interesting article and have no idea who wrote it but it makes alot of sense. A Lot of People in Life Never Have a Really Strong Desire to Do the Things that Will Get Them to the Top of the Heap. Here Are Four Ways to Put Motivation into Your Life Right Now.
These are the people you hear complaining about how Donald Trump and Paris Hilton are living the lives they should be having, instead of being a manager at Starbucks. They lost that fire in life that every successful business person or celebrity has burning in them at all times.

1. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS As long as you have established realistic goals that you really want to attain in life, this is one of the biggest ways to ensure you really want that goal. Specifically, it is a technique that requires you to take the biggest risk of your life, no matter what the outcome. Here are some really good examples: You just started your own business five months ago, but you have not yet quit your job because you love having that measly paycheck coming to you every week for a “backup plan” in case your business does not take off. Guess what? Your business will not take off anyway because you are so weak in your commitment to your own business that you spend more time at your “real job” than on your self employed business. Huge mistake!

2 FEED YOUR MIND WITH MOTIVATING INFORMATION EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK No matter what your hard to reach goal is, you need to constantly motivate yourself with audio books, seminars, web sites and magazines that teach you specific ways to accomplish that goal. If you want to be an actor, take an acting class, if you want to be an author, buy three writing manuals at Amazon. Every single day you must fill up your mind with inspirational speeches from people who are experts in your field of endeavor, no matter how you’d like to receive those messages. Buy books from authors like Dale Carnegie and Deepak Chopra who can really put the value of true motivation into black and white terminology. No matter if you just want to lose weight or stop smoking, having access to a daily dosage of learning tools and motivational information is a major stepping stone to get the fire in your belly growing.

3. TURN ALL THE NEGATIVE ENERGY IN YOUR LIFE TO POSITIVE ENERGY Has your mood ever changed from a decent, fun-loving attitude to a deep and dark mood instantly because of that news story you saw on NBC about the genocide in Darfur, or an article you read about a killer tornado wiping out a small town in Kansas from the local newspaper? Mass media makes their fortune on spreading every possible bad news story to every media outlet known to man. Quit watching network news every night that drones on about how many soldiers were killed in Iraq today, or how global warming will kill us all ten years from now. Television networks know that salacious and negative news stories are what most of the general public eats up with a spoon. Don’t be the average Joe on the street.A sure fire way to get to a real positive point in your life is to do the things you really enjoy without thought of the cost, such as seeing a concert you really are looking forward to, or spending time with family members you have not seen in years. Another way is by cleaning up your cluttered office or bedroom, and filing your invoices in a more efficient filing system than that mail bin that they are currently in, will bring a sense of a more enhanced structure to your life. That more structured environment brings a sense of contentment to your overall demeanor, thus giving you that positive energy flow that is vitally needed for your ultimate success in life.

4 DON’T DELAY ONE DAY MORE TO ACHIEVE THAT DAUNTING GOAL Again, I am saving the best motivation tool for last. A really good example of what I am describing would be to examine what would be the best result of someone trying to quit smoking? The answer would be that the person stops for good, right? That being the case, the person who really wants to quit does one thing: As soon as he makes up his mind that he will quit, he takes all the cigarettes in his possession and throws them away and never again buys or smokes another one. Going “cold turkey” has been proven to be the best way to give up smoking, and you should do the same thing no matter what your goal is.

Choosing a network marketing program that's right for you

It is safe to assume that just about every person has at some point been approached by a brand new network marketer eager to tell you all about the new network marketing program they are involved in and how you can make alot of money if you join the business, with them.

Unfortunately, too many inexperienced and experienced networkers, have mislead so many people,believing there life will change overnight,this has given alot of people a bad misconception about network marketing,leading them to think all mlm programs are a scam!

The first thing one should do is to check that the company is not a pyramid scheme, but a legitimate business. An illegal pyramid scheme will have no product at all or will have a product that's overpriced with little value if any.Also take a careful look at what the cost is to join a program.Always rember the higher cost to join,to become a distributor the smaller your market of people will be to recruit for your business.

Also take a look ast the pay structure or compensation plan of the business your wanting to join,make sure you understand exactly how many people you need in your downline to get paid and how many sales of a product you need before you qualify to make money.

Network marketing can be a great way to build a home based business,that can be very rewarding and make all your dreams realistically possible.Sometimes we need help to keep us on the right path to success.I found a group of people that a great at teaching how to market online,this is a great place for the beginer or intermediate marketer.

The program that I would suggest,thats an excellent place for the begining marketer,and the startup cost being as low as $10.00 is http://www.quickcashadvertising.com this program has so much to offer it's unbelievable,and the time it requires per day to do is unheard of in network marketing go check it out for yourself.

Attraction marketing make it work for you

I found this article to be very interesting.It was written by Derrick sorles,he is a Business Blog Consultant. We get clients all the time, who already produce a successful newsletter and send it out to hundreds of exisiting customers. The problem is, it is off the radar screeen of the search engines. You have got to take all the content you already are using and allow the search engines to find it! Thus attracting new customers. Let the whole world in on what you are talking about!We live in the age of search. Everyone is online searching for something. Products, information, answers to questions...your content needs to found by the search engines and put into the hands of potential customers. It's a simple as that! It becomes search engine optimization for your keywords and search engine marketing to attract new customers. Content is an attraction stragey. You "push" your newsletter out to people asking them to read it. You "push" your website address in front of people, in the hopes they will read it. What you want to do is strategically place your content online, on blogs, in social media, to "pull" new eyes to your business. Even if you just take the content off your website, you can re-purpose that information onto a blog, and get traffic. Search engines loves blogs. They don't love websites. Attraction marketing is the new phrase for an old idea that has re-emerged as a hot new strategy for online selling. Attraction marketing is the ability to literally have people pursuing you rather then you pursuing them. Attraction Marketing is a new marketing category, a hybrid cross between public relations and journalism.You can provide valuable information to your customers. The more helpful and valuable your information is the greater the chance those customers will purchase from you. This is the finest form of advertising yourself and PR for your business . Good content will attract prospects to you by positioning yourself as an expert!We get clients all the time, who already produce a successful newsletter and send it out to hundreds of exisiting customers. The problem is, it is off the radar screeen of the search engines. You have got to take all the content you already are using and allow the search engines to find it! Thus attracting new customers. Let the whole world in on what you are talking about!We live in the age of search. Everyone is online searching for something. Products, information, answers to questions...your content needs to found by the search engines and put into the hands of potential customers. It's a simple as that! It becomes search engine optimization for your keywords and search engine marketing to attract new customers. Content is an attraction stragey. You "push" your newsletter out to people asking them to read it. You "push" your website address in front of people, in the hopes they will read it. What you want to do is strategically place your content online, on blogs, in social media, to "pull" new eyes to your business. Even if you just take the content off your website, you can re-purpose that information onto a blog, and get traffic. Search engines loves blogs. They don't love websites. Attraction marketing is the new phrase for an old idea that has re-emerged as a hot new strategy for online selling. Attraction marketing is the ability to literally have people pursuing you rather then you pursuing them. Attraction Marketing is a new marketing category, a hybrid cross between public relations and journalism.You can provide valuable information to your customers. The more helpful and valuable your information is the greater the chance those customers will purchase from you. This is the finest form of advertising yourself and PR for your business . Good content will attract prospects to you by positioning yourself as an expert!

YouTube ads for viral videos: 'buzz targeting'

I found this interesting article written by Stephen Shankland on you tube it's pretty neat.Google is starting to share more details about its high priority of making more money off YouTube's popularity, introducing an advertising product on Tuesday called buzz targeting.
The ad product uses an algorithm to find videos that are about to "go viral," when word of mouth (or IM, or blog, or e-mail) promotes a Web site to a phase in which it spreads like wildfire. In this case, ads are overlaid on the bottom fifth of viral videos supplied by YouTube partners who share ad revenue with the search giant.
Making more money off YouTube is Google's "highest priority," Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in April. The company is working on new YouTube ad possibilities, he said last week.
Until now, YouTube ad campaigns have been more targeted to specific demographics. Buzz targeting adds a broader option, though the ads still are sold as categories such as entertainment or how-to, a YouTube representative said.
Lions Gate was the first advertiser to sign up, using buzz targeting to promote a film, The Forbidden Kingdom, on 500 different videos. "Buzz targeting allowed us to reach a very large, diverse audience," Danielle DePalma, Lions Gate's director of digital media, said in a statement.

Facebook makes you think about the future of social networking

This is a very nice article I found,on social networks author unknown.The original idea of Facebook was good because it served a real purpose in a normal environment for a niche group of people. But it wasn’t long before the company got lost in the network effect and everything turned into a storm of virtual critters inviting me to bite my friends. Now that’s a good time, especially when the critters can get to me before my email messages. Wrong order of operations for the “social utility that connects you with the people around you.”
More astounding is the fact that fun dominates the Facebook playhouse and is making it incredibly difficult to stay around and wait for the real value of the service to emerge (for the user, not the business). MySpace pioneered social networking mayhem. With all the crazy profile features and advertising I’ve never been able to feel at home. LinkedIn on the other hand targets an audience through a niche service and feels more welcoming than both MySpace and Facebook, leading me to believe they will walk away victorious.
The sad truth is we’ve all been pointing at Facebook, but the numbers are an indication of the world we live in and the ways people utilize their time, which has nothing to do with Facebook other than they offer users a place to do it. Fun is not a bad thing at all and of course fun is part of any business that becomes successful, but I’d like to think that for the sake of society, fun means something different. Go outside, run around. Don’t bite people.
The first time anyone signed up to join a social network it was fun because it was new and made it easier to connect with lots of people from all over the world. Consider that at some point the developed world will be full of people who were born into social networks. The dynamics of the game will have evolved and at that point, Facebook and MySpace will hold less purpose because they fail to pinpoint a niche audience and it will have become distasteful to see so much at once.The social networks that survive the changing times will be niche sites like LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter and FriendFeed. Think of niche social networks as TV channels. What are the characteristics of TV channels? You watch one channel at a time (LinkedIn business contacts channel, YouTube video channel, Flick photo channel, Twitter messaging channel) and one special channel serves as a guide to all the other channels (FriendFeed channel guide). I want my Internet like my TV - a proven and logical format.
Data portability is the key to unlocking this freedom. The way Facebook and MySpace try to bring so many features onto one screen is overwhelming and there’s been a lot of problems because of it. I’m voting for channels and decentralized authority. Facebook will never be the mecca of my digital life and I think other people feel this way too. What do we really need it for? To bite people..
LinkedIn + YouTube + Flickr + Twitter + FriendFeed - MySpace - Facebook = my recommendation for an improved social networking experience.

Claim Your Brand Name on Social Networks or Suffer

I found this article written by Dan Schawbel,I thought it was very interesting of what could happen to anyone.
There has been much debate in the blogosphere about Seth Godin’s Twitter account. He never registered his name on Twitter and someone took it. This individual used his avatar, information and actually tweeted using this account. Fake Seth now has 4,375 followers and has sent 476 updates. Luckily for Seth, he blogged about this and the person who owns the Twitter account has only syndicated his blog, rather than torture his brand by misrepresentation. I’ve also seen fake Chris Brogan accounts and a few other “internet celebrities” being taken on Facebook. Truth be told, many of these individuals don’t seem to care because they are so high above the status quo that they feel their reputation can’t be burst into oblivion. Some may register their domain names, while others may forget to sign-up for the top social networks. Today’s post will tell you how to protect and secure your name, so you don’t suffer later.
“I have no idea how to kick someone off my name. What if they have the same name? Is this a productive use of my time if all this person is doing is reposting my blog? That’s not dishonest or wrong, it’s sort of a nice service.” - Seth Godin, Best Selling Author and BloggerHere is what you need to know
#1 - Purchase yourname.com and if you haven’t yet, I posted the procedure.
#2 - Review the social networking checklist to identify which social networks to join and which to stay away from.
#3 - Register your full name on each social network. I recommend Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress.com, LinkedIn.com, Technorati, MyBlogLog, and YouTube for starters.
#4 - Start an excel spreadsheet or the Apple equivalent and list the social networks you’re apart of, as well as the login information and time they were last updated. The purpose here is to let each profile grow as you develop, so you aren’t misrepresented and don’t lose opportunities.
#5 - Pay attention to what social networks are gaining traction by subscribing to blogs that showcase new social networks and that keep a tally on what’s hot.

Another interesting article on Google me the movie

I found an interesting article written by Janet Meiners on the marketing pilgrim.Jims movie is really getting known fast!!An Google vanity search launched a movie idea for a filmmaker named Jim Killeen. He searched Google on his name to see what came up. This was two years ago and Killeen’s life was feeling empty. He was 38 and single. So after taking interest in the other Jim Killeen’s of the world, he decided to contact them and make a movie about what he learned.
He put everything on the line to make documentary about his journey which is now showing on YouTube and called, “Google Me The Movie.” Killeen doesn’t say how much he spent traveling and filming the documentary, only that he almost went bankrupt doing it. Making money doesn’t seem to be the point anyway.
Google is part of the movie - it uses Google Earth and he got permission to use Google’s name. He even has footage of Google employees response to his movie in the film. But what he was really after is a connection with others. Google might give information but it’s actual human interaction that makes that information meaningful.
We may tell all on our personal blogs but in real life be lonely and that is news in our society. This story about revealing your personal life online, made the front page of The New York Times. Google Me’s story made the Washington Post.
Killeen’s journey was sort of like live blogging. He convinces seven other Jim Killeen’s to share personal details of their lives on camera. Then he flies them all to Texas for some male bonding.Killeen has the perfect name for his idea - not too common or too obscure. It’s surprising the variety of people Killeen meets - from a priest (who has enough decorum to avoid questions about the type of underwear he wears) to a swinger (who is quite open about his lifestyle).
What have you found when you Google your name and what was your response. I’ve used it to remember my accomplishments and as a pick me up. There aren’t any other “Janet Meiners” that I know of. So I’m going to have to seek connections another way - like blogger lunches. Like Killeen I meet a lot of my new friends first online - then in real life.

Google Me The movie

What a great movie.Jim Killeen did a brilliant job with making this film,if you missed it you can watch it on youtube you will be amaized about how powerful this tool really is in todays world.You can also listen to his interview with Jim Cobb on blog talk radio just click on the blog talk radio button on my blog.

Google Me Talk Radio Jim Killeen

Jim Killeens adventure through the search engines of GOOGLE to the far corners of the Earth have given him a knowledge one can only obtain throughout the journey.
Computers are now a focus of our daily lives not just an addition to the tasks we perform each morning or evening while at home. Not just for checking our occasional emails has become a thing of the past. Bringing the computers out of the den and into the main living area of the home for researching information, watching videos and sometimes gathering advice on the many websites available through the world-wide web. GOOGLE has produced the greatest impression and has enabled web users to connect, seek, and ultimately locate each other.
GOOGLE Me The Movie, Jim Killeen, and Blog Talk Radio are mergingtogether for a one night event on GOOGLE Me Talk Radio! Thursdaynight April 24th at 8pm ET. This will be an exciting evening withthe host of GOOGLE Me Talk Radio, Jim Cobb and The GOOGLE Me Manwith the plan, Jim Killeen. Be sure to spend some time athttp://www.googlemetalkradio.com/ for the entertaining evening.

Video and the internet

The first time television became available to the general public was around 1930.In fact there are more television in use today than seventy five years ago and still going strong.Video on the Internet can be considered a transition from television. Will people ever stop watching tv? Maybe, But that’s highly unlikely.The power of video can not be denied. It influences people unlike any other marketing channel available.At one time videos were only available on televisions and at movie theaters,because of the internet that has all changed.The cost of advertising on television can range from a few thousands of dollars to as much as you want to spend. The cost to advertising via video on the Internet is free.What a difference this can make on your marketing campaign.What this means for the internet marketer?its an incredible opportunity to use video marketing to increase your traffic, leads and sales. At one time when internet connections were very slow this type of marketing would be almost impossible,who wants to sit around and wait ten minutes for a video to load.As internet connections get faster and faster I think videos will become the number one choice preference for information distribution.Most people would rather watch a two minute presentation about a business opportunity on video, than read five pages of information on the same thing.This is where marketers have a viral edge.If you want to promote a product, service or whatever, Internet video marketing is an excellent route to take.As an Internet marketer, you must incorporate video marketing into your arsenal because videos are not going away any time soon there only going to get better as technology changes.A perfect example is the video on my blog that was created by Jim Cobb for http://www.myvmteam.ning.com/

Benefits of free advertising

Do you have something to sell,or a business oppertunity you want to share with the rest of the world?if so there alot of differn't ways to advertise it and get your point across, and all of them offer benefits as well as drawbacks.First off, the major benefit of free advertising is pretty easy to understand,its free. With free advertising you never have to pay a dime to get what you are offering in front of a large audience.For alot of people including myself the fact that they do not have to spend money is reason enough to look into free advertising.Another reason that free advertising is a good choice is because it is becoming more widely accepted across the world.At one point and time many thought of free adverting as nothing more than just spam,I guess this still hold true in some ways.More people are reading free advertisement in the world today than ever before,hoping to find what there looking for.There are so many places to advertise for free you couldn't list them all,just do a google search for free advertising and you will see what I mean.

Importance of blogs

Don't let the words get in the way. If you're writing online, forget everything you were tortured by in high school English class.Personally i'm not that great at writing, you're not trying to win any awards or get an A. You're just trying to be real, to make a point, to write something worth reading.
Blogging has become a very important part of running a internet business.Its also important to update your blog on a regular bases,at least every other day.Blogging is a great free way of generating traffic to your site. Blogging can be about anything and everything,and there fun to read.

Do we need teamwork?

When you work as a team you find out that we all have different skills, knowledge and personal attributes.Individuals working together as a team to achieve a common goal are continually developing. As they interact more energy and enthusiasm is created. When this energy is utilised, it produces results which positively impacts on motivation and leads to even more success.And when a team works together it has a huge range of skills available that it can utilise to deliver extraordinary results.So the answer to this question would be yes.Team work does make the dream work.

Why we need a mentor.

A mentor is someone who believes in you and helps you to attain your goals. A mentor is a caring and trusting friend. He or she is someone who listens to you and your concerns.They help keep you focussed on your goals,or just someone to talk to when your having a bad day.

Why social marketing is a must

Social marketing leverages your business with video, audio, and text. A perfect example is blogging. For anyone who has an online business, and is willing to commit to its process may find this to be, one of the most ingenious marketing strategies that one can use in todays online marketing. Social marketing is a popular and effective way of getting information that you need, that is essential for your online business. Unlike standard marketing that can cost alot of money, social marketing is an easy and affordable way of directing traffic to your online business. Social media websites are only beginning to realize their full potential and are quickly offering improved advertising opportunities for business and personal use. A perfect example of a site catering to both business and personal use. I think the main reason social marketing can be so effective is that you are developing relationships with potential customers and on going business partners. This way of marketing gives buyers or opportunity seekers a way to interact with each other before making any commitments.