Mike's Home Business Building Tips

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2009-09-07T18:41:00.000-04:00

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Pay Per Click Isn't The Answer For Getting Traffic!

2009-08-27T11:52:00.004-04:00

How many stories have you heard from friends and colleagues who lost their shorts trying to use Pay Per Click advertising? Yes, those who mastered the PPC game are bringing in money. Clearly it works, but you have to be on guard for “slaps” and continually educate yourself. What a pain.

So… What is the Answer?

Traffic Geyser!

Let's look at some of the current trends on the Internet, but before I do, I must warn you... we're going to be talking about a subject that I'm afraid scares some people, and that's video, so let me tell you right here and now...

DO NOT run away screaming...

I don't care if you don't know what end of a camera to look through. You don't need experience in video... Traffic Geyser does most of that for you....

So keep an open mind for a moment and bear with me, because I want to show YOU how to get top search engine listings quickly and easily.

Sound exciting? Ok… here are some trends:

52% of all web traffic is video (according to industry watchdog, eMarketer)

More than 70% of all web visitors watch online video (according to NY Times)

The average YouTube visitor spends 27 minutes watching video per day

The search engines visit video sites every few minutes—so your videos appear in Google, Yahoo and MSN just MINUTES after you submit, not days or weeks

Because video is so popular, video links and clips often show up before other content

Most Marketers Have No Clue How to Exploit These Trends…

You can start exploiting them as early as today. No joke! I'll show you how to in just minutes.... not hours or days as you might think.

Video

If your eyes just glazed over when you read the word video… I understand. You'll be pleasantly surprised I'm talking about using video in a whole new way…

Here's an example of what you can do...1,360,801 views in 18 months!

$14,000 Income a Month from just One Video created with Traffic Geyser...

Internet marketer Len Foley created a viral video to promote a healthy diet membership site.

In 18 months the video has generated nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube alone.

At last count, this one video on one site was generating more than $14,000 a month in recurring income for Len.

I can't promise you can make a Viral Video, and have it do the same thing, but what I can tell you is you can achieve rankings, get lots of traffic, and get very, very qualified visitors to your site by making a simple video, telling people where to go, and explaining the benefits of what it is that you are trying to sell.

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HOW TO TURN YOUR PC INTO A PROFIT CENTER

2009-08-18T15:08:00.006-04:00

Even though personal computers have been around for several years, the market is still growing in many areas. With some imagination and initiative, you can join the thousands of entrepreneurs who are using computers to make money working from home in such businesses as word processing, bookkeeping, desktop publishing, and computer training or sales.

Don't despair if you don't have a computer, or even if you don't know much about them. Today's computer equipment is relatively inexpensive, making computer-related businesses among the least expensive to start.

The software you can use as the basis of a business is generally easy to learn and use. With some software, you can go from novice to expert in just a few weeks, if you make an effort to learn and spend time practicing.

Here are five ways you can profit from computers.

Don't be afraid to adapt each idea to fit your preferences and the needs of the people in your area. In particular, you may want to incorporate several of these services into one business, possibly increasing your profit potential.

WORD PROCESSING

Typing reports, papers, dissertations, letters, and other documents for students, writers, and businesses is a common way to make money with a computer. Indeed, word processing is just a high-tech version of the old-fashioned typing service.

The difference is that word processing allows you to turn better-looking documents in less time than a typewriter. Further good word processing programs let you include headlines, footnotes, and special symbols in documents with little hassle. This flexibility increases the value of your service to potential clients.

College campuses are always good places to get customers for a word processing business. If you live near one, prepare attractive flyers to post on bulletin boards around campus. It may also pay to take out a small ad in the campus paper. Stress fast service, since students are notorious for waiting until the last minute to finish assigned papers.

If there is not a college nearby, try advertising in the classified section of the newspaper and mailing flyers to businesses. Small companies may be particularly good customers for word processing service because they may not have secretaries on staff. Larger companies may use you for overflow work or for long projects in which the finished copy must be perfect.

Rates vary depending on where you live; check with other typists to see what they charge. It should be no problem in most places to get $1 per double-spaced page. Be sure to charge extra for footnotes, headlines, or other special formats, since these take more time to type.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Because its capabilities are so amazing and useful, this new technology promises to grow by leaps and bounds within the next several years. With desktop publishing software, and a laser printer to produce flyers, brochures, booklets, books and nearly any other material that needs to be designed and typeset. The documents that you produce are "camera-ready," meaning that they are ready to be printed up with no additional typesetting, layout or paste-up.

As a desktop publisher, you can offer both graphic design and typesetting services at a very competitive price (much lower than customers would pay for a separate graphic designer and typesetter). Even better, if you are a writer ( or can associate with one) you can produce complete documents, from idea to finished piece.

Desktop publishing is one of the more expensive computer businesses to start. A good laser printer may run $2,000 or more, and desktop publishing software, including a full range of graphics and typestyles, may cost up to $1,000. If you're starting on a tight budget, you can probably put off buying the laser printer. Just work out an arrangement with a print shop or some other business that has a laser printer in which you may print out your finished documents.

Because desktop publishing is more involved than word processing, it's more difficult to set prices. The best way is to charge by the job, basing your fee on an hourly rate. When a potential client comes to you, estimate how many hours the work will take, and then quote a package price for the job. (Most customers prefer a package price to paying you an hourly rate, since they can budget in advance how much the project will cost.)

Businesses, charitable organizations, professional, and anyone else who needs high-quality printed pieces are potential customers for a desktop publishing business. Print shops don't offer graphic design and typesetting may be willing to steer clients who need these services to you. Direct mail solicitations also may be effective in promoting your services, especially if you include some impressive samples of what you do.

BOOKKEEPING, TAX PREPARATION

Many business people love running their businesses but hate the financial record keeping necessary for smooth day-to-day operation. But failure to keep careful records can cause problems at tax time and whenever else a clear financial picture of the business is needed. If you have experience in bookkeeping or accounting, helping business people to keep their books can be an excellent way to make money with your computer.

With spread sheet software like Symphony or Lotus 1-2-3, you can keep detailed records of clients books, take care of billing, prepare balance sheets and financial reports, and keep the client aware of his or her financial standing. (Clients will really be impressed if you use graphic software like Harvard Graphics to prepare charts and graphs that show the financial status of their business.)

Base fees on the size of the business and the amount of time you need each month working with the client's books. You may want to charge additional fees for extra services such as preparing tax forms, financial statements, and balance sheets.

Small businesses--especially retail stores, with their need to keep inventory--are prime markets for a computerized bookkeeping service. The soft-sell approach works best when promoting this type of business. Clients want to feel that their finances are in the hands of someone who is conservative and trustworthy, not a pushy promoter.

COMPUTER CONSULTING

Most businesses can benefit from having one or more personal computers, but very few managers have the time to research fully the hardware and software available when making choices. If you know computers, you can provide a valuable service as a consultant, helping clients avoid costly and frustrating mistakes.

Consultants begin by taking the time to learn about a client's business. Thoroughly interview the manager or owner to find out what he or she expects a computer system to do. Observe employees to see what they do and how they might benefit from specific types of equipment or software.

When you've arrived at a recommendation, write a report and meet with your client to discuss it. After changes have been made to suit your customers, you can assist further by recommending low-cost sources of equipment, and setting up equipment once it is purchased.

Consultants typically charge per day. Even if this fee is over $100, emphasize to potential clients that your good advice can be worth many times what it costs, since you can suggest cost saving and efficiency-improving purchases.

COMPUTER TRAINING

Computer trainers teach people how to use specific types of equipment and software. For examples, when a company begins using a new word processing system, its employees must be taught to use it. A computer trainer conducts these training sessions, either one-on-one or with an entire group.

The most effective trainers are good listeners as well as talkers. Before training employees, ask them about other software packages they've used and what they intend to do with the new package. After all, there's no point in spending two hours telling someone how to do "mail-merge" with a word processor if they never have need for that feature.

Begin by specializing in only a few popular software packages that you know well. Prepare a mailer listing your areas of expertise.

HOW TO ADVERTISE ON THE INTERNET!

2009-08-18T14:59:00.007-04:00

Do you want to reach millions of potential customers for FREE!

Well, you can if you know how. The Internet, that massive network of thousands of computers around the world, also know as the "Information Super Highway" is your ticket to generating free leads and sales.

The Internet was originally set up by the government for individuals and universities to have a massive database of information. The Internet has pretty much gotten out of control with its explosive growth over the past few months and years.

The Internet is now basically as an Anarchy.

There isn't really anyone who runs and regulates the Internet, at least not for now. So pretty much anything goes on the Net. But beware that there are several thousand Net users who have self-appointed themselves as the Net Police.

The Net users have been know to devastate other Net users if they do not follow their rules.
The rules are pretty basic: only post in areas that are related to your message. The world we live in is a very commercial one, and it was only a matter of time when someone realized that a vehicle, like the Internet, that had the capability to reach millions could be used to promote business. And so people began to conduct business on the Net by placing ads and sending unsolicited E-mail letters.

Several of these advertisers were in for a big surprise.

Many of them have received thousands of hate mail letters known as "flames." Their boxes were overflowed with hate mail that a lot of them were forced to go out of business online. Many of these self-appointed net policeman have even developed blacklists for advertisers.

These lists are then sent to thousands of Net users and they can send these blacklist members hate mail until they leave the Net. So advertising is frowned upon on the Net and it makes several people very angry.

But that doesn't mean that there is not a RIGHT way to do it.

There are little unknown newsgroups on the Internet where advertising is actually welcome. You can place ads in these sections and have confidence that you will get some good response from them, and not much hate mail if any.

These newsgroups are:

alt.forsale
alt.business.import-export
alt.business.misc
aol.misc-ads
alt.make.money.fast
biz.comp.software
biz.comp.services
biz.general
biz.misc
biz.next.newprod
misc.forsale
misc.entrepreneurs
ns.forsale

These newsgroups have several sub topics for you to advertise in. You can do some careful "digging" on the Internet and find some hidden areas to advertise in also if you look.

These newsgroups have the ability to be seen by millions, and for FREE!

Your ad will last about two weeks in each of these groups, at this time you should re-post your ads. Keep track of your individual ad response. You may find some areas are extremely good for your business, and some aren't. You will save time and money just concentrating on the good
ones.

DO NOT JUST PLACE ADS ANYWHERE!

Although you possibly could make some money by placing ads in all kinds of newsgroups, it will
not outweigh the trouble you will go through to get it. There is no reason to anger several thousand people just to make a few bucks. You'll make a lot more if you use good "netiquette" and develop a good Internet reputation for your business.

If you are into Online Business do it for the long run, and you will be much better off. As more and more people come online everyday, you eventually be able to reach more and more potential customers.

One other way to do advertising, is sort of a "sneaky" but often in a welcomed way. Kind of like of press release, or editorial new product feature. "Donate" a nice article to one of the relevant
topics in common with your business. Then at the end of your contributed article give a SHORT AND CONCISE "plug" for you product or service. Let them contact you for more information.
Do not use the ad to do the selling, do that with information you will send them later.

You can also create what is called a "sig file" which stands for signature file. This is a footer that is added to the bottom of all of your posts. Your sig file can have your name, company, e-mail address, and any short sales message you would like others to see. This is a good place to tell others to e- mail you for more info on what you are marketing.

For more creative ways to advertise on the internet you can get a free report called 24 Hour Web Cash Secrets loaded with information to help you with your home business.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING & YOUR OWN HOME-BUSINESS

2009-08-17T14:37:00.003-04:00

One way to make extra money or start a home business of your own is by placing advertising which will pay a good profit. Selling printed information by mail can be financially rewarding.

Classified advertising is the cheapest way to get into Mail Order and it is often possible to raise a fortune from these small ads. Just check any large publication such as Popular Mechanics, for their classified advertising section and you can see yourself the many ads.

These small ads, running month after month would not be there if they were not profitable and making money. According to some of the promotional material being sent around the country, you could make up to $500.00 or possibly more by running the following classified ads over your name and address.

They ask you to pick up a top national publication and test either one or both under "Money-Making Opportunities" headings and watch the dollars come in. I did not run any of these ads myself but was told they really are both profitable.

Here are the programs and the advertisements:

"How would you like to receive $25 daily and keep all the money? For complete set-up rush $1 to (Your name and address)"

" $500 monthly, work at home, receive money daily. For complete set-up send $1 to (Your name and address here)"

You are supposed to fill orders you receive with a copy of this sheet you are now reading. Make photocopies or get a supply printed to send as needed.

There are other variations of this plan, but all serve the same purpose: to sell printed information to people who are interested in making some extra money. (they say it is truly possible to make money with this plan).

If you study the many classified ads in the big national publications, you may get a better idea of what the leading companies in Mail Order are doing. You will get a better idea of how classified advertising works. If you have limited capital, it would be wise to run your ads in smaller publications such as small newspapers, small Mail Order Publications and adsheets.

If you have sufficient capital, some good pulling national magazines or Tabloids are:

*Popular Mechanics
*Money Making Opportunities
*Salesman's Opportunities
*Specialty Salesman
*Mechanics Illustrated
*National Enquirer
And many others to numerous to mention.

Many such magazines tabloids and other good publications are available at your local news stand, library or through Mail Order. Many of them require a copy of the material you are selling with your ad and reserve the right not to print certain ads they feel may be injurious to the public or the image of their publication

Yes! You can start your own advertising and mailing business at home and keep finances ahead of inflation but be sure you are involved in the kind of program that gives you a reasonable
chance to be a winner!

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