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How To Choose A Home Based Business

Jul 19, 2008 in Home Business, Internet Marketing

Hi Everyone! It’s Saturday July 9th. and I hope everybody is having a great weekend. It’s turned into a beautiful afternoon here in Fredericton, NB Canada after a rainy morning.

Today I thought I would mention the Robin Sharma book again that I’ve been reading on and off for the past two months. It’s been more off than on because it’s only 221 pages long. I guess with it being the summer I just haven’t gotten back into reading again the way I had intended, but I will.

“The Greatness Guide” is the book and today he mentions that after most of us attend a self help seminar or read a book on the subject a couple of days later it’s back to the same old routine. What we learned didn’t stick and we’re back to seeing the negative, playing the victim and being cranky.

He said he’s discovered four main reasons why people resist change and don’t even try to improve their situation when the opportunity comes along. He calls it the “Four F Syndrome.”

The first F is Fear. People fear leaving their safe harbour or safe zone to venture off into the unknown. Most of us don’t like trying something new because it brings up our discomfort.

He says the best way to handle this Fear is to run toward it not away from it. Keep doing it until you’re no longer afraid of it. The fears you run away from run toward you. The fears you don’t own will own you.

The second F is Failure. No one wants to fail so most of us don’t even try. He says it’s sad because most of us don’t even take that first step to improve our health, or deepen our work relationships or to realize a dream. The only failure in life is the failure to try.

And he says the greatest risk you can ever take is not to take risks. “Failure is just an essential part of realizing success. There can be no success without failure.”

I’ll speak about the other two F’s that hold us back and keep us from realizing our dreams tomorrow. Now let’s get on to today’s topic. This is one of the first Article’s I ever wrote and for some reason it’s never been on the Blog. I hope you enjoy it….

How To Choose A Home Based Business

The biggest challenge facing anyone today who is interested in starting their own home based business is choosing from the plethora of opportunities or so called opportunities available online.

But before you begin to sift through the glut of potential prospects on the Web I would advise you to ask yourself the following questions:

1. What are your interests and what would you enjoy doing?

There isn’t much point in deciding to do something you aren’t going to enjoy. It would seem too much like a regular job and not something you would look forward to doing every day. You will have a much better chance of succeeding if you enjoy what you are doing.

I would suggest sitting down with pen and paper and making a list of what you would enjoy and tailoring your search based on this criteria.

2. Are you planning to supplement your current income or are you looking for a full time job?

As I mentioned there are many home based business ideas out there. Some are more attractive than others and have, potentially, a better probability of turning into a full time income. I approached every idea available as though it would become a full time salary, but only in time.

It would, of course, start out as any business does with realistic expectations income wise early on and grow from there. With your hard work and further investment of not only time but money it can turn into a full time situation. As with any business you reap what you sow, and this leads to what may be the biggest question of all.

3. How much money do you have to invest in your business?

Not only your initial outlay but for the first year of operation as well. This determination will cut down on some of the available choices as well because some require more of an investment than others.

4. One final question I asked myself was whether or not I was going to become involved in network marketing or an MLM operation or become involved with a so called more traditional home business.

Because of the power of the internet to attract so many potential customers it would be very difficult to say no I am sticking with a traditional out of my home type operation.

There are so many ways to attract clients online that I believe it would be detrimental to your ultimate success as a business owner to ignore the World Wide Web entirely.

I decided upon a combination of the two. A mix of the more traditional pre-internet advertising with the more up to date technological approach to marketing.

I hope this was of some help to those of you looking for a Home Based Business opportunity.

Bob Withers

How To Find An Affiliate Program That’s Right For You

When thinking about starting your own home business one of your most important considerations is what should I sell. The answer to this question could ultimately determine the success or failure of your enterprise.

One of the best and easiest ways to make money is to sell products and services. If you don’t have a unique product or service to promote online you can always sell someone else’s merchandise or become an Affiliate Marketer. If you take this approach you will earn a commission on each item you sell.

There are many products to choose from online and in the beginning it may be wise to start with one offering and concentrate on marketing that instead of trying to promote several different items at once.

It’s best to select something you know and something for which you have an interest or a passion. It makes your job so much easier when you have a passion for what you’re doing.

There are many affiliate programs out there which offer products to sell and they are usually free to join. Unlike starting a traditional business, as an affiliate marketer there is very little overhead and very few barriers to overcome when getting started.

Affiliate marketing can be a full time career, or for many affiliates, simply a way to make a great part time income. Getting your affiliate business off the ground is not as difficult as you might think.

There are literally thousands of affiliate programs throughout the internet, covering a variety of different niches. Likewise there are countless ways to promote these programs. Simply do a search online for Affiliate Programs and the search engine should bring back a myriad of choices.

Most of these programs also offer help with regard to marketing your product and website online. They also have resources such as articles and e-books designed to get you up and running and making money in no time. You also have other members as a resource to draw upon for help and information.

In some cases, you can join a network of affiliates that allows access to numerous merchants and a multitude of sales items. Joining one of these associate programs is a great way to build a long-term relationship with a number of affiliates.

Do not simply sign up for the first affiliate program to catch your eye? Spend some time researching the available programs. Create a list of programs that offer products relevant to your website. List the pros and cons associated with each, including commission rate, payment guidelines, and linking options.

It may take some time to find the best affiliate program for you, but this extra work will pay off in the long run in terms of better site traffic and increased sales.

Bob Withers

Product Review: “Explode Your Social Traffic”

So many people have been saying for months now that using the social marketing sites like MySpace, Facebook and the others is a great way to get traffic.

But there’s been a problem and that’s been no one has ever showed you how to do actually do it.

Not only that but a lot of these social sites don’t like you posting your website links and affiliate links all over the place so you can sometimes end up getting blocked or just not getting any traffic.

Well I found myself in the same position - I knew a little bit about social marketing, enough to be dangerous. But the problem was that although I was spending plenty of hours on these websites I just wasn’t getting any traffic or sales.

That’s when I started to look around and realized that wouldn’t it be great if there was a way you could watch how to properly get set up with the social sites in such a way that you were guaranteed to get lots of traffic?

And that’s where Social Traffic Explosion comes in …

… with 8 comprehensive step by step videos it shows you EVERYTHING you need to know about driving lots of traffic into your website and affiliate links from the social marketing sites.

You get to see, on the screen, exactly what you need to do, which buttons to press and which hidden options you need to activate to get your profiles attracting lots of highly targeted leads that are ready to buy from you.

The videos are so easy to follow that you simply can’t go wrong with them and although they cover everything they are fast to move through. You start applying the tactics from them and seeing traffic from the social marketing sites very, very quickly.

You get shown on a guided tour on the best way to REGISTER, CUSTOMIZE YOUR PROFILE and get MASSIVE TRAFFIC from some of the biggest social marketing sites that exist out there.

And the best part?

Using these social marketing sites to get lots of highly targeted traffic is free. Great huh?

Anyway, go and have a look at these excellent videos for yourself;

Bob Withers

Top Traffic Tips Using Free Social Sites

You know how important traffic is to the life of your website?

Of course you do.

So how about I share with you some of the best ways to get traffic coming into your site using those “social marketing” sites that everyone’s talking about?

WHAT IS SOCIAL MARKETING?

People call it social marketing, web 2.0 or new age marketing but the fact of the matter is - you need to be using the social marketing websites to your advantage because there’s tons of free traffic to be had from them.

The big names like MySpace, Facebook and the rest are not only dominating news stories now and people’s minds they are starting to play a really big part in driving traffic to marketer’s pages online. The problem though is this …

… social sites don’t like marketers! It’s true! So you have to be careful when you are using them that you don’t get banned. The key is to adopt this simple “4 H’s” approach;

Humor
Honesty
Have fun
Help people

As long as you can inject a little bit of humor into your social marketing profile or even just a little piece of who you really are then you will start attracting lots of friends and widening your network.

You also need to maintain an honest approach throughout. No point uploading photos to your profile of P Diddy or Pamela Anderson pretending they’re someone you’re interested in. People want to get to know you so be honest.

Have fun! That’s one of the great things about social marketing is that you can have lots of fun doing it. Meeting new people, learning new stuff and making money from the traffic that you get from it all at the same time.

Also remember to help people. The more you can help people the more they will help you in return. So add useful links and recommendations to your profiles. Point people in the right direction and answer any questions people post on your profile or contact you with.

BUT WHAT ARE THE SECRETS TO MASSIVE SOCIAL TRAFFIC?

Easy. You can find them in this course;

Announcing the Launch of Social Traffic Explosion!!! This is the Product I’ve been promising for nearly two weeks and it’s finally available.

Social Traffic Explosion shows you how to succeed using the new Web 2.0 or Social Media. It takes you behind the scenes of MySpace and Facebook to show you how to attract those hordes of targeted visitors to your website.

As the article mentions above we all know how important Traffic is to our website so why not explore the most important avenue available today to increase your visitors drastically, Social Media and Social Traffic Explosion.

No one wants to be left behind when it comes to exploring new ways to drive traffic so take advantage of this special offer to make sure you aren’t left in the dust.

This is a great product for anyone who is new to online marketing and looking for ways to advertise and drive traffic that aren’t going to cost them a fortune. A fortune they don’t have.

So be sure to check this out and start your Internet Marketing career off on the right foot with Social Traffic Explosion!

Bob Withers

Affiliate Millions

You know what it’s like - you see a product that looks good and you buy it thinking it’s the answer to all your problems.

But it doesn’t work.

You first come onto the Internet and all you’re bombarded with is promotions and offers all telling you the same thing - making money from affiliate marketing is easy!

“If Making Money From Affiliate Marketing Is So Easy Why Isn’t Everyone Cashing In On It Like I Am?”

You see - I’ve been online since 1995. I have literally spent thousands and thousands of hours learning affiliate marketing and spending small fortunes on affiliate marketing products.

It’s been a long, lonely and painful journey but I’ve made it here to tell you the story!

You start off and everything looks rosy for you doesn’t it?

You hear about stories of riches over night and before you know it you have invested in some so-called solution that does nothing but empty your wallet and smash your dreams into even tinier pieces.

And this is the biggest pain of all.

The fact that you start blaming yourself. Like there’s something YOU could have done differently or something that YOU haven’t quite done right or correctly understood.

But that’s the point - it’s NOT YOUR FAULT. It’s not your fault at all..

“You Have Been Lied To - Affiliate Marketing Is NOT Easy UNLESS You Have a PROVEN, TIME-TESTED
System You Can Follow..”

If you’re anything like I was when I started out then you’ve tried different approaches, joined different programs and maybe made a little money (or not!) and you’re starting to feel FRUSTRATED, CONFUSED, LOST and ANGRY at the whole situation.

You are not alone. There are thousands of people out there who just desperately want to make some money from affiliate marketing but have found it impossible to do up until now..

..so why has it been so difficult for you to make money as an affiliate?

You have not been told the full story.

This is an all-time classic and I hear about it all the time. You buy a course or program and it leaves out some key element. Don’t you just HATE that?!

You start getting into the course and you think “this is pretty good” and then all of sudden something comes up where you are ASSUMED to have already made a giant leap that you don’t know how to do.

You feel ripped off and alone.

This is a feeling you know just as well as I do. In the 13 plus years that I’ve been online learning all this stuff I have been ripped off, let down and burned more times than I care to remember but you know what?

After all this pain and loss I have made it this far and I now know why this is. To share my message and my knowledge with you.

You see - I want to finally LEVEL THE PLAYING field and make it possible for you to make the money online that you truly deserve.

You DO deserve to make the money you want online. I know I felt that way when I first started out and now I make 5-figures and 6-figures PER MONTH and you can do this too.

You know by now that I’ve been around the affiliate marketing block a few times and it’s taken me years of painfully slow progress and costly trial and error to get to a position where I am now making literally millions of dollars online.

You want to know the good news?

You can COPY my entire blueprint for affiliate marketing success. You can just swipe the whole system for yourself and roll it out for your own affiliate marketing.

PLEASE: if you get anything from this page please let it be this - learn from my lesson, it has taken me over THIRTEEN YEARS to discover the secret to affiliate marketing and you can get it directly from me on this page. OR you can try and work it all out for yourself and take the long, painful, expensive, lonely route..

When You Unlock The Secret
To Affiliate Marketing You’ll See That Product Owners Start Showering You With Cash, Cool Prizes and Even Vacations!

So - you get the picture. When you unlock the SECRET to affiliate marketing you really do unlock a whole world of cash, vacations and cool gifts. I’ve won iPods, laptops, big screen projectors, thousands of dollars in cash, trips abroad, wine, games consoles, a huge plasma TV - you name it, I’ve won it!

You can see for yourself that I know what I’m talking about and that I can show you EXACTLY how to replicate my success with affiliate marketing. All you have to do is follow some simple STEP-BY-STEP videos. Are you ready?

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From Michael Cheney

How To Avoid Home Based Business Scams Online

Jun 20, 2008 in Home Business, Internet Marketing

It’s Friday already and welcome. Today I’ve written an Article for anyone whose considering starting their own business to check out and consider before taking the plunge. There are a lot of legitimate, quality opportunities available to choose from online but like offline business there’s always someone out there trying to get something for nothing.  So beware, and I hope it helps. At the end of the Article I also have a Product Review which I hope you find useful.  Have a great weekend!

Home Business Scams seem to be the most prevalent scam around on the Internet today. Many home business scams are designed to persuade you to sign up immediately before you have time to research or ask relevant questions. They try to take advantage of the impulse buyer. What most advocates of home business scams aren’t willing to tell you is that it’s going to require many hours of hard work before you earn a single dime online. Overall, home business scams are all too common on the web today.

These tips may help you avoid being the victim of a scam. First, let’s agree on a definition of the word scam. In scam situations you are handing over money or goods for something that either does not exist, or does not operate properly. It may be of extremely poor quality, or fail to live up to the exaggerated claims of performance.

Maybe it was never the vendor’s product to sell in the first place. Work-at-home scams are often presented to appear as if you are being offered a job. This is because most people are more trusting of job offers as opposed to business opportunities. The best way to avoid these internet scams is to thoroughly research each opportunity before you move forward with it.

These scams can be broken down into various categories. The scams we shall be dealing with initially are brought to your attention via the Internet. These are the popular Home Business offers of over night prosperity which try to attract you initially with lots of hype, lots of CAPITAL LETTERS, lots of punctuation and lots of highlighted text.

I am going to give you a quick rundown of so called work at home opportunities to avoid. You should memorize this list and avoid these offers like the plague. The most common home business scams are envelope stuffing, product/craft assembly, pyramid schemes, type-at-home projects and unsolicited emails.

To avoid being labeled a home business scam you need a business that provides something of value at a reasonable price. You also need a way to securely receive payment, and a way to deliver the goods in a timely fashion. Yes, there are scams out there, but the majority of the ads you will see are offering real opportunities that can make you money.

Recently, (mid 2007) the Better Business Bureau has been receiving reports that even some online employment agencies, are being targeted by scam artists. Their only aim is to steal bank details and other sensitive information about people seeking employment. In other words, Identity Theft.

Internet home business scams are all too common, which places a burden on legitimate businesses to prove themselves to be legal. These hints on avoiding home business scams are only meant as a guideline to help you stay away from fraudulent and misleading deals. Recognizing home business opportunity scams is something every person must learn if they truly want to find a legitimate home business opportunity. If it sounds too good to be true it usually is too good to be true.

Bob Withers

Product Review

Most Internet marketers understand that having mini
sites is the fastest and easiest way to make money
online. They don’t require a lot of time, energy, or
money to set up, and once you’ve got one up and
running, you can sit back and just collect money from
all the sales you’re making.

At least… that’s how it’s supposed to be, right?

The truth is that mini sites really ARE easy to set
up. They really DON’T require much time, energy, and
money to set up. So why is it that so few people
actually make money with their mini sites?

The answer is that they never learned how to actually
turn their mini site into a profitable moneymaker that
runs completely on autopilot. The good news is…

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YOU’RE ABOUT TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT!
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Here’s what this is all about: My colleague Michael
Rasmussen has just released a brand new video course
that will walk you through the process of creating a
killer mini site from the ground up, and then he’ll
also teach you how to actually start making money with
it right away and into the future.

If you’ve been looking for help with monetizing your
mini sites, then this is exactly what you need. The
best part? The videos are FREE! I’ll tell you more
about that later. First, let’s talk about the videos
themselves.

If you’re in a hurry, you can just check the
videos out right now for free.

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OVERALL QUALITY
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It’s important to note that these are online videos
that you access from your web browser. Michael uses
Camtasia Studio to create these videos, which is the
premier software program for creating screen capture
tutorials such as these.

The first thing I noticed when I hit the play button
on the first video was the incredible production
quality. These are NOT your ordinary screen capture
videos. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone
make videos that are this high quality before.

He uses beautifully created graphics to pass his
wisdom along to you, and the sound quality is the
highest you will ever hear in an Internet marketing
product. They sound like they were recorded in a
professional studio.

Michael explained to me that he was sick and tired of
seeing all the low quality videos out there, and so he
set out to create something different in order to
raise the bar in our industry. I think that, when you
see Mini Site Profits Exposed for yourself, you’ll
agree that he has succeeded.

Now let’s move onto…

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THE ACTUAL VIDEOS
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Here’s a brief summary of each video. Obviously
it’s impossible to list every single thing here,
but I want you to get a feel for what each one
covered, and how well it covered it.

If you’re in a hurry, you can just check the
videos out right now for free.


VIDEO 1 - INTRODUCTION

This videos introduces you to the entire course, as
well as the teacher himself. You’ll learn what you can
expect from the course, and why it’s structured the
way it is.

Michael realizes that you may not have heard of him,
and so he spends some time establishing his
credibility with you by sharing some of his biggest
successes. It doesn’t come across as bragging at all.
Michael explains that, in order for you to get value
from the teachings, you need to have faith that the
teacher actually knows what he’s talking about. By the
end of this video, you will have no doubt.

By the way, this is a good lesson for all of us
product developers. If you want people to accept you
as an authority on any subject, you first need to
establish your credibility with the reader. That way
he’s willing to relax, and trust that what you’re
telling him is sound advice.

VIDEO 2 - THE BASICS

This video will introduce you to the basics of mini
site marketing. This will set the foundation that all
future learning will rest upon, so it’s important to
pay close attention to this one.

You’ll learn:

* What mini-sites are, and what makes them different
from regular content sites.

* Which businesses they work well for… and which ones
they don’t.

* The right mindset to have when it comes to creating
mini sites as part of your online business strategy.

* And the different tools you need to get started.

This was a great video, and did an excellent job of
kicking things off, and building the foundation for
the rest of the course.

VIDEO 3 - SQUEEZE PAGES

This is probably one of the most useful videos of the
entire course. Every Internet marketer needs to build
an email list, but how do you do it? What is the best
way to capture the most opt-ins?

The answer is ’squeeze pages’. This video will teach
you:

* Why using a squeeze page is far superior to other
opt-in methods.

* The single most important thing you must include at
the top of your squeeze page to skyrocket your opt-in
rate.

* The secret structure of a squeeze page, and why most
marketers get it wrong (which costs them a LOT of
money).

* The most important to include in your opt-in process
that will make sure that people actually receive your
email.

After watching this video, you’ll know everything you
need to know to start building a massive opt-in list
right away. This will probably be the first video that
you ‘take action’ on. You’ll be so excited about the
possibilities, that I guarantee you’ll go and create
your own squeeze page right away.

VIDEO 4 - MINI SITE COPYWRITING - PART
ONE

Nothing happens until the sales copy is written.
Graphics alone will never sell a product, but sales
copy alone WILL. This video begins to demystify the
mysterious process of writing words that make people
whip out their credit cards and buy.

Specifically, you’ll learn:

* Why you need to learn copywriting, even if you “hate
to write”

* What a compelling offer looks like, and how to tell
the difference.

* How to write an eyeball-grabbing headline that
practically forces your readers to go through your
entire page.

* A simple trick you can use in your opening to make
your reader want to learn more.

There is no skill that is more important to your
success than the ability to write killer sales copy.
Make sure you pay extra attention to this video, as
well as…

VIDEO 5 - MINI SITE COPYWRITING - PART
TWO

This video dives right into the individual components
of a killer sales letter. You’ll learn how to create
the “secret structure” of a mini site sales letter
that makes big money. Specifically, you’ll learn:

* How to create captivating body copy that draws your
reader into the sales letter.

* Bullets that force your reader to keep reading the
whole page, and makes them insanely curious and want
to buy your product

* How to take the risk off people’s shoulders, so
they’ll feel safe buying from you.

* How to craft your ‘call to action’, and get people
to whip out their credit cards and buy immediately.

* The secrets of writing a killer P.S. that helps seal
the deal, and flip your prospect into a buyer
instantly.

This video covered a surprising amount of detail,
especially considering that this course is not
specifically about copywriting. Michael Rasmussen is
definitely someone who overdelivers in his educational
products.

VIDEO 6 - HOW TO AUTOMATE THE
DELIVERY OF YOUR INFOPRODUCT

Unless you want to be chained to your computer, you
must learn how to put your mini sites on autopilot.
The only thing you should be doing is driving traffic,
and letting the site itself do all the work, including
the work of instantly delivering the product to the
customer.

This video will walk you through the process of
automating your product delivery, so you can just
relax, and collect the money. The best part is… once
you have this automated system set up, you never have
to touch it again.

VIDEO 7 - HOW TO “GROW” YOUR SALE

This video is guaranteed to be an eye opener for
almost everyone who watches it, even the experienced
marketers. Michael dives into some of the most
effective ‘upselling’ techniques that I’ve ever seen.

Nowhere else on the Internet have I seen such a
thorough tutorial on how to increase the ’size’ of
your orders. You’ll learn:

* The psychology of ‘upselling’, and how to use it
make your customer spend even more money with you.
The best part? He’ll think it was his idea!

* The absolute best time to upsell your customer. This
one will surprise you when you realize how much money
you’ve been leaving on the table by skipping this
step.

* 5 simple techniques to increase your profit by up to
100%.

If you’ve already got a mini site that’s up and
running, this video will make a big difference for you
right away. Use any of these ‘plug and profit’
strategies to increase your income literally
overnight!

VIDEO 8 - CREATING AN AFFILIATE SALES
FORCE

If there’s one thing I’ve noticed that all successful
marketers have in common, it’s that they have a great
affiliate program. They create a program that allows
other people to make good money by promoting their
products, and they get to just sit back and relax,
while everyone else is doing the hard work of
promoting FOR them.

If you’ve ever dreamed of having an army of motivated
sales people working hard to make you money, then
you’re going to love this video. Michael will teach
you:

* What an affiliate program is, and how to set one up
very quickly.

* Exactly what tools you need to give your affiliates
(most people miss the mark here, so pay extra
attention to this part).

* Why merely having an affiliate program is NOT enough
to convince people to sign up, and what you can do
instead to have people eagerly trying to become one of
your affiliates.

* How to motivate affiliates to sell for you.

VIDEO 9 - MINI SITE MISTAKES TO AVOID

Let’s face it… it’s not enough to explain what you
should do. You also need to know what mistakes you
should avoid. Michael has already made these costly
mistakes, but you don’t have to. You’ll learn:

- Why people do judge a book by its cover… and how to
capitalize on that for your mini-site

- The single biggest reason people don’t buy from a
mini site, and how you can apply this ‘instant fix’.

- The single biggest thing that will kill your
mini-site (it’s not what you think, and making this
mistake is a surefire way to drain money from your
bank account FAST!)

- Two list building mistakes that’ll cripple your
long-term profits.

VIDEO 10 - SECRETS OF CREATING A
PRODUCT FUNNEL

This video will walk you through the process of
designing a product line that will make you a TON of
money. There’s a lot more to it than you’d think,
which is why this important concept (which was taken
from direct marketing) gets it’s own video.

After watching this video, you’ll understand why you
can’t just have a single front end product, and you’ll
know exactly what to do in order to get your customer
to keep buying more and more expensive products from
you… completely on autopilot!

This video is a MUST for any serious marketer who
wants to make a lot of money from their online
business.

VIDEO 11 - OUTSOURCING SECRETS FOR
WORKING LESS, AND MAKING MORE

The title of this video says it all. You’ll learn
all of Michael’s secrets for getting top notch
freelancers to help you create your mini site empire
in record time.

Let’s face it, you can’t be an expert at everything
that mini sites require. For example, it’s really
tough to be a top notch graphic designer, while also
mastering HTML, and then becoming a killer
copywriter, on top of also creating the product
itself.

And the list goes on and on. If you want to be
efficient, and begin making money as fast as
possible, outsourcing is the secret to making it
happen. This video will show you exactly what to do,
as well as some common (and very expensive) pitfalls
to avoid.

VIDEO 12 - OUTSOURCING SECRETS FOR
WORKING LESS, AND MAKING MORE

Let’s face it… it doesn’t matter how great your
mini site is if you don’t get any traffic coming to
it. Getting traffic can be one of the most confusing
and mysterious parts of making money online IF you
don’t get the proper education.

Thankfully, Michael really dives in, and gives you a
lightning fast education in this area. Specifically,
you’ll learn:

* How to use Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising to get
targeted traffic fast.

* 3 ways to get targeted traffic without spending a
dime.

* 2 ways to leverage the experience and contacts of
other people to explode your traffic.

* 3 traffic strategies to avoid like the plague!

By the time you’re done with this video, you’ll know
what to do right away to begin driving targeted
visitors to your mini site.

Wow, you get all those videos for free? Click
here to check out the Mini Site Profits Exposed
course for yourself:


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DELUXE VIDEOS
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Mini Site Profits Exposed comes with 12 videos, and
has more content than most 300 dollar home study
courses. And did I mention that it’s free?

If you decide that you want to continue your
education, and get the biggest possible advantage, you
can also upgrade to the deluxe course for a small fee.
The deluxe course contains four full-length videos
that each cover one advanced topic in great detail.

Here’s a breakdown of each video:

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VIDEO 13 - DESIGNING A KILLER BACK END
THAT RUNS COMPLETELY ON AUTOPILOT
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This deluxe video could easily be a whole course in
itself. It walks you though the entire process of
setting up a back end that is completely automated
using an autoresponder system.

You’ll learn how to set up your autoresponder to
automatically remove a person from your prospect list
after he buys, and then insert him into your customer
list. This is where your new autoresponder sequence
will start promoting your back end products
automatically.

Bottom line… if you want to make the big bucks like
all the Internet marketing gurus, you need to create a
back end that works hard for you while you’re out
creating new mini sites and developing new products.
This video will show you how.

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VIDEO 14 - LIST BUILDING SECRETS
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In this deluxe video, Michael will walk you through
some of his best tactics for growing a massive list
from your mini site. He’ll not only teach you what to
add to your mini site, but he’ll also show you what
you must REMOVE from your mini site in order to get
the most possible subscribers.

Building a list is about SO much more than just
offering a free newsletter. In fact, Michael shows you
five different things you can offer your readers to
get them to instantly give you their name and email.

You’ll also learn the best places to actually put the
opt-in email form on your mini site. You’ll also learn
about pop ups and tell-a-friend scripts, as well as a
bunch of other incredible tactics for growing your
list.

I have a hunch that you’ll find yourself referring to
this video over and over again.

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VIDEO 15 - MARKETING ACTIVITIES THAT
MAKE YOU MONEY
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When you think about all the ’stuff’ you can do to
drive traffic to your site, it’s hard to know what you
should focus on first. This video will walk you
through the four most important marketing activities
you can do to drive traffic to your mini site.

Once you master these four, you’ll never have to
wonder what you should do when you start a new mini
site. You’ll have an easy-to-follow road map for
driving tons of targeted prospects to your site, so
you can begin making money ASAP!

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VIDEO 16 - MAKE MAXIMUM PROFITS FROM YOUR MINI SITE
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In this final deluxe video, Michael will reveal his
best kept secrets for squeezing maximum profit out of
any mini site. These are techniques that you have NOT
seen before, so you’ll want to pay extra close
attention to this one.

Think about it… if you’re going to put the time in,
and set up a mini site the proper way (like Michael
shows you in these videos), then it only makes sense
that you’d want to make the most amount of money
possible from it.

In this video, you’ll learn:

- How changing one sentence on your mini site could
double your profits easily.

- How to instantly increase the dollar amount of your
average order (which puts more money into your
pocket).

- The one thing you must add to your ‘download page’
that will instantly increase your income (with no
extra work, once this thing is put into place).

- How to turn your actual product into a money making
machine!

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CONCLUSION
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Whew! That was a lot of information, and I hope it
helped you decide to check out Michael Rasmussen’s
Mini Site Profits Exposed video course. Remember the
course is absolutely free, so you have nothing to
lose.

Michael believes that it’s important for him to prove
himself to you before he ever asks you to buy anything
from him. He wants to show you that he will deliver
you the absolute best education available anywhere,
and he’ll gladly do it for free… just to win you
over!

So go ahead and check out Mini Site Profits Exposed
right now, and see what all the fuss is about. I
highly recommend that you upgrade to the deluxe
course as well.

“Mini Site Profits Exposed”

Warmly,

Bob Withers

What Makes A Home Based Business Successful?

Jun 18, 2008 in Home Business, Internet Marketing

According to a recent study by research firm Access Markets International Partners, some 16.5 million home-based businesses exist in the United States today — an all-time high. According to the Small Business Administration, home-based companies contribute more than $530 billion to the U.S. economy and represent 50% of all businesses registered in the United States. No matter how you slice the stats, it’s a huge chunk of the American economy, and growing fast.

So what goes into making these stay at home entrepreneurs successful?

In researching this article there is one common thread I have found when successful home business people are discussing how they made it. And it comes down to one word, “Passion”. You have to be passionate about what you are doing and the rest will fall into place.

If you are passionate about what you do you won’t have any problem putting in the time necessary to make the business a success because you love what you are doing. If you go to bed at night and wake up in the morning wondering how you can improve upon what you are doing then you would have to classify as being passionate about your venture.

After the passion comes the product or service. It has to be something that’s in demand. People are actually coming to you looking for what you are offering. If you have a product or service that people want and you are passionate about what you do then you can’t help but succeed with your home based undertaking.

The next piece of the puzzle is also a very important element contributing to most endeavors ultimate success or failure. This next component is marketing or network marketing or internet marketing if you’re online as most successful enterprises are today.

Attracting as many people as possible to look at what you’re offering is a key ingredient to the success of any business venture whether it’s home based or at the mall. You need as many potential customers as possible evaluating your product or service. A well thought out and documented marketing plan is a key element to achieving the ultimate as far as your business is concerned.

One final characteristic which perhaps is the most important of all when it comes down to the final analysis is perseverance. Whatever you do don’t give up. Things will get rough at times. There will be days when sales just aren’t coming in or periods when profits are not where you would like them to be.

If you throw in the towel without giving it everything you have you will always wonder what could have been. It can take 6 months to a year and sometimes longer to establish a successful business, so be patient and persevere.

Millions dream of starting their own businesses at home but without these four key ingredients that dream can very easily turn into a nightmare.

Bob Withers