10 Reasons To Start A Business and Be Your Own Boss

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1. No More Alarm clocks when you own a business

2. No more arrogant, ignorant, rude, lazy, the world revolves around them, bosses

3. No more unreachable targets when you own a business

4. No more pointless meetings when you own a business

5. No more “You can’t have your holiday that week”

6. No more “We would love to give everyone a pay rise, but if we do, people are going to lose their jobs and it could be you”.

7. No more “You are just going to have to work longer hours for less money!”

8. No more not knowing if you have a job next month.

9. No More, No Future!

10.This is the best reason of all! Because, when you have your own business and you are your own boss, there is no limit to what you can achieve and earn.

Take Control!

You can have your own business, be your own boss and at the same time work your old job for your existing boss. Using your existing job to fund and support the “Learning Stage” of your new business, will enable you to build slowly and correctly without the pressure of your new business is your only source of income.

There is a lot to learn when you start a business.

1. You need to learn about the business you chose. I.e. MLM, Internet Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Internet MLM, etc, etc.
2. How much time are you going to put by each week for your new business?
3. How much money are you going to invest?
4. You need to study and learn about the products or services you are going to sell or provide.
5. Make sure you, read, watch and listen to as much information as you can about your new business.
6. You will have to deal with friends and family telling you that you have made a mistake and that you should stick with what you know.
7. Does your new business operate by, face to face, telephone, direct mail, online, or indeed all of the above?
8. You need to set goals and targets and if you don’t make them you can tell yourself off.
9. NEVER QUIT! You must persevere, if you REALLY want to succeed, you WILL.
10. There is no one to answer to, just you, so you will, from time to time need to have a word with yourself. You will probably start talking to yourself quite a bit, well I do anyway!

All successful people have one thing in common, they NEVER QUIT. Remember the Zig Ziglar saying, ‘The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.’

Having your own business and being your own boss isn’t for everyone. Indeed, some people are happy with other people taking control of their lives.

This sort of person would not be reading this now, they would have been long gone.

If you are reading this article you probably are the sort of person that wants to take control, the sort of person that has the “Entrepreneurial flair“, the sort of person that has the passion, enthusiasm, vision, effort, and focus to live the life of your dreams.

If you are this type of person I wish you all the luck in the world, you just have to believe you can do it, sometimes it’s hard and you will want to quit, DO NOT QUIT.

Jack Dempsey, the world-famous boxer said, “A champion is someone who gets up even when they can’t”.

How great would it feel if you went to your existing boss in six months and said, I’m earning more at my part-time job than I am at my full-time job, I simply cannot afford to work for you anymore, GOODBYE!?

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5 Home Business To Make Money Online

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If you stay at home and want to earn an income for yourself or your family, there’s never been a better time than now. With so many, opportunities online, you can easily start your own home business with a computer, Internet connection, desk, and chair! Whether you want to start a part-time or a full-time home business, here are some excellent home business solutions to consider.

1. Start a Business at Home by Offering Web-related Services

If you’re skilled in Web design, graphic design, Internet marketing, or other Web-related services, you can make money online by offering these services to others. There are many homemakers and business people just like you who are getting online to start a business. They’ll need their own website, hosting, domain name, company Web logo, and Internet marketing services.

If you can provide these services, you’ll have a terrific opportunity for residual income. Many of these services are paid monthly or yearly, so the potential for success is amazing.

2. Educate Others and Work from Home

If you have special skills and love to teach, there’s good news. You no longer have to apply for a teaching job at a school or university. You can now start your own training website and teach others from the comfort of your own home. The Internet is flooded daily with people who want to increase their knowledge and skills. Many moms and dads are now offering classes, selling e-books, and providing instructional websites all while staying home with the kids. It’s a great way to make money online without paying high daycare bills!

There are also unique home business solutions online, where you can sign up with a company that provides training to students for you. You can potentially earn a huge residual income by promoting their educational services.

3. Join an MLM Opportunity

MLM has grown tremendously in recent years, thanks to online technology. More and more people are making money online with MLM because it’s so much easier to communicate using online resources such as email, websites, and instant messaging.
If you decide to join an MLM company, be sure the company is trustworthy. Investigate before you sign on, or find a company that will investigate for you. A good place to start is a dependable MLM directory. These companies will investigate many different home business solutions and list only those that are legitimate and that offer the most profit potential.

4. Niche Home Business Solutions

Many homemakers are earning a substantial income by offering niche products or services. For example, the mother who loves to sew baby clothing decides to sell her items through her own website or consignment websites. Or, a father who loves to do handiwork around the house starts a “handyman” e-zine and sells related products and tools. A young college student discovers the secrets to college life and starts his or her own “college life” newsletter.

The possibilities are endless. Other niche home business ideas include baking, hunting, fishing, musical instruction, handmade crafts, handmade furniture, parenting, pets, weddings, gardening, and sports.

5. Investments

If you like to take your chances in the stock market, investing is easier than ever on the Internet. Many homemakers make money online by investing in Forex, the popular and lucrative currency exchange market. Some earn money with traditional stocks. If this is your passion, you can now do it from home with minimal effort.

Please be careful, as there are many scams with companies trying to get you to invest in fake stocks. Check out every opportunity carefully, and keep your funds safe by dealing only with reputable, well-known stock companies and brokers.

No matter which homes business solution you choose, use online directories and the testimonies of other online business owners to help you find the opportunities that will fit your schedule and budget.

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5 Start-up Ideas for Your Home-Based Business

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So you’ve decided to start a home-based business? That’s great, but where do you start? If you’re online quite a bit, then there’s no reason you can’t start a business right from your own home on the Web. There are so many resources available online today that you can benefit tremendously from the research of others while building your own business. And, many companies will do lots of work for you when you join them.

Here are five easy start-up ideas for your home-based business to save you time and money.

1. Choose Your Hours

Decide how much time you will be able to invest in your home-based business. To be honest, many new business owners never make it because they’re not willing to invest their time. If you work a full-time job and plan to keep it while your home-based business builds, then you should determine how many free hours you can spend working. Can you invest a few hours per day or week perhaps?

Once you choose your hours, stick with them consistently. Treat the home business just as you would a store with operating hours. If you open a store from 9 to 5, then someone must be there during those hours. So, if you plan to work on your new business from 8:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. five nights per week, then let this be your “operating hours!”

2. Choose a Home-Based Business

Even if you plan to start a business selling products of your own, you might find it useful to join with a company to sell their products to build an extra income at first. You can even do both if you can invest enough time and effort into both businesses. Choose a product or service that you enjoy selling. No business is fun if you dislike it. The more you enjoy it, the more likely you are to be successful.

With the Internet, MLM businesses are building down lines like crazy. This is the perfect opportunity for you to earn some extra cash or even a substantial income. The reason MLM businesses are so profitable online is that it is so easy to contact people by email and through your own website. Some MLM companies even do most of the work and contacts for you to save you time and money. Communication is very easy online even if you’re not really a “salesperson.”

If you plan to join an MLM group, be sure to choose a reputable company that has been in business for at least several years. Ask to speak with others who have worked with the company for a while. Check with the Better Business Bureau Online to be sure there have been no (or very few) complaints. There are many scams online today, so sign on with a well-established MLM company to be safe!

3. Prepare Your Home-Based Business Work Area

Before you start a home-based business, be sure your home office is up to par. Upgrade your computer to a fast one with a super-fast Internet connection so your work will not be hindered by outside factors. Also, get a very comfortable desk chair with plenty of back and arm support. Choose a keyboard and mouse that you’re comfortable with, and organize your desk. Working in a well-organized environment clears your thinking so you can work and promote without distraction.

4. Investing Your Money Into Your Business

Before you invest a dime, be certain it’s the right business for you. When selling products for others, you might be asked to invest money before getting started for inventory, membership, a website, and so forth. If so, study every aspect of the business before doing so. Any business start-up will require some monetary investment, but you need to think before you invest.

Once you’ve chosen a business to invest in, set up a budget solely for your business. Having a business account at your local bank will help. Also, set up an account with an online payment processor if possible. PayPal and StormPay are two of the most popular ones online right now. If signing on with an MLM company, find out how they issue their payments first.

5. Use Your Talents and Skills

Whether you sign on with an MLM company or start a business selling your own products and services, remember to use all your talents and skills. Maybe you’re a great typist or a very savvy Internet user. Perhaps you know how to design websites, printed flyers, or promote online. Use your talents to maximize your home-based business profits.

Don’t just sit at home and dream of owning your own business. Use these five start-up tips to get your home-based business moving today!

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7 No Cost Tips to Market Your Business

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How Can Marketing Grow My Business?

Marketing a business can be fun, exciting, and creative. It can also be very frustrating and expensive if one doesn’t know what outcome they are looking for or how to evaluate cost-effective methods of marketing.

Over the years people have come to know me for my unique ability to develop low-cost and no-cost strategies to market and promote a business, product, or service. Strategies that have realized incredible returns.

Some of My Successes in Business Included:

– Before my last book was published I pre-sold over $8,000 in books
– Over 250 people registered for a recent seminar in less than 2 weeks and the cost to promote was under $25
– One company used my strategies for a career expo and made over $180,000 in consulting fees
– One speaker sold over $23,000 in product sales back of the room at a two-hour seminar with strategies outlined in my program

I don’t share this to impress anyone, rather impress upon you when using the right strategies for your market, you can realize some incredible results.

People have also come to know me as someone who is a stickler when it comes to putting systems in place. My marketing successes are a direct result of the systems I have implemented.

With a bit of forethought, planning, and desire, you can successfully market your business in a very effective manner. Below are seven proven strategies sure to increase visibility, leads, and sales.

1. Business Cards for Marketing

Business cards are often one of the most underutilized tools in one’s marketing.
Use the front and back of your business card to gain full benefit. Depending on your market you can put some very valuable information on the back such as a sports schedule, emergency numbers, or special dates people want to remember.

Keep some in your wallet, your automobile, on your desk, and some at home. Be sure to carry them with you wherever you go and be willing to hand them out as opportunity presents itself.

Creatively distribute your card. When you eat out you can leave one with the tip.
If you borrow a library book, use one as a bookmark. Hand them to clerks in stores who may know other people who could use your product or service.

When someone gives you their business card be sure to enter their information in your database. Send them a short note or email within 48 hours of meeting them to keep your name fresh in their mind.

2. Send a picture

A great way to keep your name fresh in a customer’s mind is to send them a picture of when they purchased a product or service from you.

Put a picture of a buyer’s auto purchase in a beautiful calendar. Likely, the proud owner of the vehicle will display the calendar for the next 365 days.

For specialty gift shops, when a customer makes a substantial purchase, have a picture taken with the shop owner. Frame the picture and send it to the customer.
Chances are very good the picture will be displayed proudly for friends and family to see.

A dentist who specializes in smile makeovers can easily arrange to have a professional makeup artist and photographer capture the patient’s beautiful new smile. No doubt the patient will be more than happy to show others their new look.

3. Associations for Marketing

Associations particular to your market are a great resource for marketing. There are associations specific to virtually any industry, job type, or business. A quick web search will likely show you how much is available.

A major opportunity within many organizations is the chance to network. Additionally, to make presentations. Along with presentations come publications.
Often, when you do a presentation, you will get a mention in the association newsletter, their Ezine, and/or on their website.

In many cases, when an organization has a newsletter or Ezine, they welcome the presenter writing a press announcement for them. It saves them time and often assures you have a better chance of the information making it into the publication.

They may also welcome you to write an article for their publication or website.
This lends itself to pre-presentation visibility. Additionally, you will position yourself as an expert and increase credibility.

Most organizations have the following opportunities that can help you to gain visibility and do some very effective marketing:

-Newsletters
-Internet listings
-Links to your website
-Discounted advertising rates
-Networking opportunities
-Business referral services
-Special recognition events
-Education seminars

-Business and membership directories

In many cases, you will need to be a member of the association to take advantage of multiple marketing opportunities. In other cases, membership is not necessary.

4. Committee Involvement for Marketing

Committee involvement is a great way to give back to the association or community while building visibility for you and your business. In some cases, you may even want to get involved in a committee where you have little experience or knowledge. This will allow you to stretch yourself and meet and network with individuals you may not have otherwise had the chance to meet.

5. Drawings and Contests for Marketing

Contests are a favorite for many businesses such as restaurants or those that have high foot traffic. Contests are a great way to build your database quickly.
You are generating very hot leads when you have a contest with people who have already frequented your place of business. The key though is to do back-end marketing. Far too many businesses hold contests, get lots of names, and do nothing with them. In this case, it is a complete waste of time to hold a contest.
You can advertise a contest to gain new foot traffic in your place of business.
Trade show booths are a great place to hold a contest. Pre-show marketing helps to generate traffic at your booth. Invite people to stop by booth # _____ (whatever your booth is) to enter to win. Creative contests can also generate free publicity.

6. Cross-promoting

Join with other companies who have products or services that complement yours and promote each other. Let’s say you have a massage business. You could partner with a candle company to sell their candles to your massage clients. They can give out coupons for your massage business. Or the candle company can partner with a gift basket company. Cross-promoting is only limited by your imagination.

This can considerably cut down the cost of business promotion and allow each business to use promotion techniques that might be too expensive to implement alone.

7. Bonuses for Marketing

Secure special offers from various businesses who want to share a similar market as you. When a customer buys a certain amount they receive a bonus packet and the various offers from other vendors. This is a win/win all the way around. The other vendors gain visibility, you have something extra to offer you customers and the customers get incredible value for their purchase.

Be aware of who you cross-promote and joint venture with. Look for someone who will help but also will be equally committed to your campaign.

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An Efficient Way To Set Up An Online Business

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Is It Worth Starting Online Business?

With so many online ventures failing, you may wonder, is it really worth considering setting up an online business? The answer to this is yes: internet-based companies are still on the increasing 25% – 30% year over year. Even the economic slowdown in recent years has not hindered this increase.

According to an annual report on internet trends by a top market Research Company; almost two-third of Internet users in the United States have by now purchased a product or service online. That’s a dramatic increase from 2000.

While the hype over the new economy is maybe over, one thing is certain the internet has changed the way we do business. Many companies are now starting to grasp that their very survival may be in jeopardy if they are slow in implementing their internet business model.

However, the question remains – is there an efficient way to do business online?

Below I have outlined some components crucial to any online venture. While these might not be the only vital components of web-based business, understanding them properly will significantly increase your chance of being successful with your online venture.

The main component you need is a business plan, one that makes sense and has been fully researched.

A recent AT&T report of successful entrepreneurs shows that businesses are more likely to be successful if they have a business plan. With a business plan, you get a better picture of your planned venture. So, before starting your online venture, take time, and write down what you are intending to do. Product or Service If you are a brick and mortar company merely attempting to increase the sales of your products or services on the Internet. You at least don’t have to think about what to sell.

You can sell nearly any product or service on the internet; there are even incidents of people buying corporate jets online business!

If you are serious about opening an online business, finding a product or service that suits you should not be very difficult.

Knowledge base goods like e-books, how-to-reports, and hard to find information, do well on the Internet drop-ship items are also plentiful on the net. Thanks to the worldwide customer base of the internet, finding a manufacturer for any product that you plan to import to your country or export from your country has become a lot easier. If you have the expertise, online services related to web design, travel arrangements, etc. Are also good areas. Internet gambling is also a very good area to investigate.

The look and feel of your website are important as potential customers will decide whether to do business with you or not based on the first impressions of your website, it is vital to have a professional-looking website with enriched content.

You can decide what type of online website you want according to your situation online business

There is a vast range of choices. Starting from a completely free website you can spend thousands on a more advanced site.

Understand SEO (Search Engine Optimization) this is very important, setting up your site so it is fully optimized for search engines is vital. Many companies will offer their services to optimize your site; however, it can be done by researching the subject before developing the site.

Many quality portals permit you to have products and services displayed on a single page web site for free. Many businesses to business portals offer this kind of service. However, for real-time transactions, you will still need e-commerce websites.

For a small monthly fee, you can have the facilities necessary to run a full-fledged electronic storefront and build it yourselves from easy to use templates.

If you go for this type of service, compare and see who has most of the features for the best price. Shopping carts form an essential part of e-commerce sites, they allow you to accept purchase orders for many products or services.

What’s A Shopping cart?

The term “Shopping Cart? Is taken from real-life shopping terminology to help users understand the actions available to them. Like in a supermarket a person can add items to a shopping trolley, or remove items from the trolley or adjust the amount of the items as per requirement before checking out and making a payment.

Access to the shopping cart should be clearly evident. There should be numerous entry points to the cart. Add, remove, and adjust the quantity of the product features should be prominent on the cart page. The article’s name should have a link to the description of the product. There should be a way of saving items for future purchases. Shipping and other costs should be clearly stated before the payment process starts. Order forms should be simple and clear. All payment options should be explained clearly. The ordering process should be done through a secure server. You know you are on a secure server when the URL of your browser indicates “HTTPS:”. The s at the end of HTTP stands for “secure”. Merchant Account 90 percent of all online retail sales take place through credit card transactions.

Even if you already accept credit cards for your offline transactions, that may not be enough. Although, you can take many precautions to reduce online credit card frauds; credit card companies still consider Internet transactions to be riskier than offline transactions.

Which Merchant?

There are numerous merchant account providers on the internet. Carry out some investigation before you sign up with any of them as their terms and conditions vary significantly.

It is definitely good to have a merchant account however that does not mean you can’t sell products or services without one! There are numerous other payment options available on the internet. The most popular of them are PayPal, e-gold, e-bullion, etc.

If you would like to have an efficient online business, remember that old values still count. Proper planning, uncompromising customer service, integrity, hard work, and persistence eventually will make your business successful.

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$3 Million in 6 Months With Adsense!

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Markus Frind- $3 Million in 6 Months

This is the first in a series of Internet Millionaire Stories that you will begin to see on Hines Reviews. Hope you enjoy them!

Markus Frind, the creator of Plentyoffish.com is a success story worth noting, as he has managed to take a niche formerly ruled by giant corporations and give it his own brand of marketing savvy. A case of David vs. Goliath, where the little guy comes out on top in the end. Markus is the top “individual” AdSense publisher in terms of page views. Let’s find out what some of his secrets are as he shares some advice with our readers. Feel free to comment!

Markus, what is your experience in computer programming and how did it prepare you for becoming a webmaster?

The average page views a day is around 14 million for the last week. I’m getting another 80 million page views a day from users polling the site to see if they have new messages. Really intensive bandwidth wise!

When I go to your website, I notice that the ads are targeted to my region, yet I have not even registered- can you explain to our readers how you accomplish this feat?

I’m just using ip2location.com Basically I take your IP, look it up in the database and it tells me what your city is. I then bring up a list of users in your city, nothing magical about it at all.

Are most of your visitors coming primarily from search engines (SERPS), or are you finding that they come from other avenues? Do you actively advertise in the media?

Search engines account for something like 2% of my traffic. The vast majority of my traffic, like any other site with over 5 million page views a day comes from word of mouth, and repeat visitors.

The services on your site seem to be offered at no cost to the registrants. Is there some advantage you have over your competitors that allows you to do this?

I’ve developed new algorithms that allow me to create a mega-site for next to no cost. Several years ago I created an algorithm that was thousands of times faster than the algorithm used in the 1990s to find a string of 22 prime numbers. At the time a professor used several supercomputers and hundreds of regular computers over the course of several years to find a record. I did the same thing on 1 computer in 2 weeks.

Fascinating! Are there any other sites you currently maintain or is plentyoffish.com the only one?

It’s the only site at the moment. I’ve got a few other sites I registered for friends so they could learn to do marketing/affiliate stuff. At this point, I think 1 site is enough.

Any tips for those looking to create a profitable endeavor on the internet?

IF someone else thinks what you are doing is a cool idea I’d say it isn’t… Find something no one else thinks is important and build up a site with big traffic in that area. Also, keep in mind, sites that have low monetization today but have traffic may be the gold mines of tomorrow. In the internet world, anything and everything will be monetized at some point and traffic is king.

Traffic is King- very wise advice, Markus. One last question- How do you find the time to maintain such a large commodity on the internet? Surely you must have some other interests in life besides programming and website monitoring?

It only takes an hour a day on average, but it’s very tiring work. I spend the other couple of hours reading and seeing what is going on.

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