Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Creating A Home-Based Business Online Opportunity


There are many different ways that you can create a home-based online opportunity. Within this article today we are going to look at creating a home-based online business opportunity.

The first one that we will look at is to become a freelance writer. This is a very good way for you to make money if you need some part-time income but it is not as something that you can do on a full-time basis. It is often hard because there are so many writers out there that the amount of money one can make off of freelancing might not be enough to pay the bills. This can be a great way to start and get your feet wet working online because you'll have several different opportunities to learn about different areas of the Internet. Many authors have been given the opportunity to write and learn about different subjects such as writing for e-zines and other online opportunities. This can make you more savvy about the Internet and how you could further create a home-based online business opportunity through your talent and insights from your freelancing experience. If you are interested in learning more about freelance writing, you should look into directfreelance.com or freelanceworkexchange.com. I would highly recommend looking at freelanceworkexchange.com because if you join for a week, you can see a variety of jobs that they have to offer as well as be able to download an in-depth ebook on how to make good money freelancing. This e-book is very valuable and gives you some good ideas to make extra money freelancing or how to market yourself adequately as a freelancer.

Another way you can work in creating a home-based online business opportunity is to work on building a website built around a particular theme or niche. This does not take a great deal of money and if you work at this, it can build up into a very nice part-time or full-time income for you. You may not see instantaneous results but if you take time every day to work on developing your website you'll be pleased with the end result. If you want to find some underserved niches that are in need of a good website to be built around this, take a look at the following website: www.findhotniches.com. This website will give you particular information on how to build a website and a niche as well as particular niches that need some development. You are given all the tools and you have to take your time and develop a website.

Hopefully this article today on creating a home-based online business opportunity is giving you some food for thought. We only looked into a couple of possible suggestions but if you take the lessons learned here and search the Internet and keep an open mind, you can find anything that can possibly interest you. If you look the website www.clickbank.com and look around at the different products, you may find an affiliate program that you may want to market as well. What is great about this particular website is that everything is already set up as far as products are related and all you have to do is figure out how to sell the product. This will go back to you learning more about Internet marketing and about the different strategies that you can do for this.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Getting Rich from Affiliate Programs

Some times it pays to work with others. In this article we
will discuss how to make money with affiliate programs.

Affiliate programs (also called Referral Programs or
Partnership Programs) are essentially commission-based sales
schemes. You recommend a site to your users and pick up a
percentage of any sales those users generate. You benefit
from the commission and the site benefits from sales it
wouldn’t otherwise have made. If you’ve ever gone to a
website and seen links to Amazon, those were affiliate
links.

You can run an affiliate program from a site you’ve already
set up, or create a site specially to promote a product or
service. As long as it brings in more cash than you spend on
building it and buying traffic, you’re laughing.

Affiliate ads work two ways: you can join them to make
money, or you can run one to attract users.


Joining An Affiliate Program

As with any marketing venture, you need to be careful in the
selection of an affiliate program. The benefit of an
affiliate program is that it gives you another way to make
money from your users. Instead of selling them a product
yourself, you send them to a partner and take a cut.

On the downside though, your affiliate ads will take the
place of a different ad that you could have put in that same
spot. You have to make sure that each advertising position
on your site is bringing in the maximum revenue possible. If
you’re not getting the most from your site, you’re tossing
money away.

The key to success is to choose the right program, right
from the beginning.

Now, a lot of commercial sites run affiliate programs.
That’s because they know that they only have to pay a
commission if a sale is actually made; it’s a proven way to
generate revenue without risk. What that means for you is
that when it comes to choosing an affiliate program, you’re
going to have a huge range to choose from. What it all boils
down to though is product and price.

While it might be tempting to go for the program that pays
the highest commissions, the program won’t pay you a penny
if your users won’t go there or won’t buy once they get
there. You have to be certain that the service you’re
promoting is of genuine interest to the kind of users you
buy, whether you’re buying them from search engines or
anywhere else.

Sure, you can work backwards: You find a high-paying
affiliate program and create a small site to send users to
it, but do you know where to buy users for a program like
that? You’re going to have to research the field, check out
the most popular sites, and negotiate banner campaigns and
link exchanges.

That’s fine if you want to invest the time and the effort.
But it’s much easier to find an affiliate program operating
in a field you’re familiar with, and use that program to
earn extra cash.

For example, suppose you had set up a dating site. You might
make bit of money selling subscriptions, but you might make
even more by joining Match.com’s affiliate program and
selling them your users. Unless you’re planning to be the
Internet’s biggest dating site, you’re not going to be able
to compete directly and beat them, but you can join them—and
earn money.

Or rather than sell your users directly to a ‘competitor’,
you can look for services that complement your own. Visitors
to your dating site, for example, might be interested in
buying flowers, books on relationships or tickets on singles
cruises. Instead of selling just one product—membership
subscriptions—you’d be selling a whole range of different
goods to the same people, and increasing the sources of your
income.

Here are some tips to selecting an affiliate program that is
lucrative and right for you:

* Don’t accept less than 25% commission. You can find
affiliate programs with great payment structures and high
percentages of the purchase price in just about every
field.

* Look for comprehensive statistics pages that list the
number of click-throughs, sales and earnings so you can
see
how you’re doing. The information should be broken down
by month.

* Look for programs that offer a wide variety of
promotional tools to put on your Web page, including text
links, banners and graphics.

* Find out how often you will be paid and make sure that
the payment schedule meets your expectations. Some
programs pay
monthly, others quarterly; which is best for you?

* Look for examples of marketing methods that successful
affiliates are using to get the best results.

* Make sure that top level support is given. If they can’t
answer your questions promptly and intelligently, you
don’t want to work with them.

Affiliate programs offer a viable solution to competing
against larger competitors and still make money. As the
saying goes, if you can’t beat them, joint them!
Until next time,

Warmly,
Iyunk77

Monday, October 20, 2008

Creating an effective newsletter

Creating a successful newsletter can be extremely rewarding.
Subscribers and customers respond with glowing feedback,
online sales jump and your customer relationships and brand
loyalty deepens. Here are some useful tips that might help
in creating a successful newsletter.


Define Success

Ask yourself “What is the purpose of your newsletter?” A
newsletter is a substantial investment of company resources
in terms of time and energy, and you need to define in as
tangible terms as possible the purpose of your Newsletter.


Voice and Personality

Establish a voice or editorial personality – whether newsy,
serious, gossipy or funny – that is synergistic with the
image you want to portray and connects with your audience.
Remember that email newsletters aren't email promotions
designed to stimulate immediate action. Sales and
promotional copy don't suit e-newsletters. Nor does the
traditional tone of broadcast corporate communications.
Think of your newsletter as a one-on-one conversation. Just
imagine sitting in a coffee shop talking informally with a
customer. That's the starting point for your approach--a
more personable and appropriate "human" voice will come
naturally. Drop the jargon, drop the sales pitch, be as
honest as you can, and talk like a human being.
You can have as much or as little personality as is
appropriate. Consider adding a brief editorial, a comment or
two, an editor's note, a couple of lines of commentary, a
touch of opinion; adding a little human element here and
there. Sign editorials, give authors a byline, or list some
names down in the administrative section of each issue to
which your readers can relate to.
From Line
Whether a person’s name, name of the newsletter or company
name – determine what will resonate best with your readers
and stay with it.


Subject Line

“Vol. 1, Issue #8” or “Company News” are not enticing
subject lines. They are certainly consistent and simple, but
they don’t tell your readers anything that will motivate
them to open your email. Your subject line is your calling
card - entice your readers with the most interesting or
intriguing information in your Newsletter..


Style/Format

Establish a format and layout of your Newsletter that is
clean and simple, with elements of the Newsletter (table of
contents; “Tips”, subscription information, etc. located in
the same spot each issue).


Content

Figure out what your readers want and give it to them. Seek
continuous improvement by obtaining reader feedback and
monitoring click-through rates to determine what types of
articles are most popular.
Another dilemma that we all confront is too much information
and too little time. The newsletter’s job is to keep readers
on top of trends and the latest developments in the
industry. Aim for articles and feature stories to meet one
of the following criteria by including either: major
industry occurrences, forward thinking industry ideas,
education on issues or new techniques, or business
opportunities.

Whether your customers work out of a corporate or home
office, employees need answers to questions and tips for
improving business activities. E-newsletters provide you
with an opportunity to point out work inefficiencies, and
share relevant best practice. When you create a newsletter,
try changing your focus from selling products and services
to solving your customers’ problems. Think about what they
need and give options they don’t know exist


Frequency

Determine how frequently your readers want to hear from
you/receive your Newsletter – and what you can commit to. As
a thumb rule, a weekly newsletter is ideal. However, don’t
launch a weekly newsletter if you are not absolutely certain
that you can distribute a quality Newsletter every week. A
fortnightly newsletter is a good option too.


Timing

Test and pick a day and time that works best ...and stick to
it. Readers should almost be able to set their watches by
the receipt time of your Newsletter.


Make it Viral

Provide information readers can act on or that stimulates
reaction – forwarding it to friends and peers, stimulating
purchases or requests for additional information. Make it
easy for readers to forward articles and information to
peers and friends. Provide a “Forward to a Friend” link that
enables readers to forward the Newsletter with a
personalized note.


Search

Make it easy to find articles of interest and back issues.
Provide a table of contents and links to articles within the
newsletter and to resources and past Articles on your site.


Printing

Consider providing “printer-friendly formats” on your Web
site.


Personalize

At minimum address the reader by name. The most successful
newsletters have a human being associated with them...and a
personality. If possible, your Newsletter should be “written
by a person” at your company...not the company.


Write in layman terms with simple vocabulary

Not everyone has the vocabulary that you and editors do. Use
words that are easy-to-understand, and if you do use
technical terms, provide a definition that people can relate
to. There is nothing more frustrating then a definition that
makes less sense than the word itself.


Test

Test the Newsletter on few email addresses to check for
errors and other issues – before sending to the entire
distribution list.

If you lack experience in print media, seek out assistance
if you know someone in the field. If not, don't worry – the
above mentioned basic principles apply. Plan to research
your material thoroughly and avoid factual or editing
errors, as they will make you seem less credible.

Add hyperlinks and include updates on old material should
new information surface. The typical form of newsletter is a
one-way communication where you provide information to
customers, such as product updates and announcements. You
have the option of formatting your e-mail by including
colorized text and a variety of fonts, but not all e-mail
software supports HTML mail. Consider writing your
newsletter in plain text or offer two mailing lists- one for
plain text mailings and the other for HTML e-mail.


Make sure you Include:

* Table of Contents
* Hyperlinks for customers who want more information for a
featured topic
* Exciting secrets or tips related to your product or
service
* Contact information

E-newsletters can take up a good amount of time if not
managed correctly. The use of a list server (a piece of
software that runs on your Internet provider's computer or
on your own web server) is a good option. It will
automatically manage a list of e-mail addresses. Once you
send your newsletter to the list server, it distributes the
letter to the stored addresses. For more information on list
servers, contact your Internet service provider. If you opt
to use another method, make sure you have a plan for
handling incoming and outgoing mail when your customer base
increases.

In conclusion, your newsletter can serve as an extension of
your business that will reach out to your customers. It
will allow you to maintain regular contact with them and
serve as an effective and rewarding addition to your
marketing arsenal. These tips should help you put it all
together and help you create an exceptional newsletter.

Warmly,
Iyunk77

Friday, October 17, 2008

Creating And Starting An Online Business


Within this article today on creating and starting an online business, we are going to look at different ways of creating an online business for you.

There are many different online businesses that you can start but most of them come down to three broad categories which are: selling products or services to retail customers, selling on eBay, and business-to-business selling. When you are looking at creating and starting an online business, you'll want to look at what your specialty is in creative business around one of these three broad categories. If you decide that you want to sell to retail customers, you will have to find a way to sell your products or services in a different manner than many of the other retail websites out there. If you decide that you want to sell on eBay, you'll want to find a wholesale distributor of products where you can buy your products at a great discount. If you already work within the business-to-business forum, this will be an easy transition for you.

Each of these three categories can be broken into but you must decide upon which of the three will focus. Many people will decide to start an online business but have no idea where they should focus their efforts. By focusing your efforts on one of these three categories, you'll know in which direction to start. If you decide to start with eBay, look for a wholesale distributor where you can buy your products of the great discount. This is most effective for many startups because you do not have to buy the products in you can worry about selling online to people who want your product. The people who want your product will be the ones who are bidding so that you know exactly what they want when the auction is over. To find some wholesale distributors for you, look at the following website: www.worldwidebrands.com.

If you decide that you want to sell products or services to retail customers, try and find a niche that is underserved by your and your Internet competitors right now. This is when the keys to creating a starting an online retail business because you want to find an area where there is little competition that you can dominate. To find some of these underserved niches, visit the following website: www.findhotniches.com.

Finally, if you decide that you want to do business to business selling, figure out how you can provide benefit to the particular market that you want to go after. Many people work online as freelance writers and you are able to do this and potentially differ yourself from the competition if you market to one particular niche. Business-to-business selling is similar to the retail strategy in that you want to focus upon a niche and try and dominate that niche.

Hopefully this article on creating and starting an online business gives you an idea on which of the three areas you would like to focus.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Creating A Work Home Business Internet Online

Within this article today, we're going to look at creating a work at home business that focuses on the Internet and online. There are many different businesses that you can focus on and we will look at what you should look for within a particular business that you want to do.

There are great many opportunities for you in creating a work at home business that focus on the Internet and online. One of the best resources for you to find information about this is at www.affiliateprograms.com. You'll want to spend a great deal of time visiting this website because you can find many different affiliate programs that you can market in many different categories. Some of the categories that they have that you can market include finance and investment, food and beverage, automotive, and health and fitness. Take the time to read because each affiliate program will list their website as well as a small description on what they do and you will want to visit the website as well. If you are going to be spending a great deal of your time promoting a particular website and program, you'll want to make sure that this is worth your while. Also, with each of these particular programs, you should look at how much money you would be making by selling each of these. You'll probably find several programs that seem interesting to you so see which one peaks your interest and pays well and head for that opportunity.

As far as fair warning for what seems to be opportunities on the Web for other things, there are many different websites that promise that you can make money through either taking surveys or through posting on free forums for several hours day. This sounded good and many people have signed up and found that they have wasted a great deal of time and money in the end when trying out these so-called "opportunities. Remember to listen to your gut when you're thinking about this. There are many work-at-home scams out there so make sure to take your time in reading about what the different websites have to offer.

Another great work home business that has an online focus can be eBay. This is stressed throughout some articles on this website but it is a great tool for you to begin your career. You can learn how to write sales copy for your auctions as well as how to properly promote yourself. If you take the lessons to be learned on eBay and apply them to other Internet marketing areas, you will find yourself ready to tackle almost anything out there.

Hopefully this article on creating a work at home business that focuses on the Internet and online has been beneficial to you. When we designed this article and wrote it, we want you to know what to look for within a particular business as well as what to do for it. It is important to know what to look for as well as what to avoid.