Establishing your own E-commerce site is not like what it used to be. There are thousands of competition that is all too willing to get a bigger share of the pie. Every scheme and method you can find to augment your sales would be very beneficial.
We have got to admit to ourselves. Most of us are into it for the money. We are not going to waste our time and effort just for the fun of it. Many sites would not wait until hell freezes over just to see their profits. While there are some who takes things lightly there are always those who would rather see profit any given day.
It is common knowledge that without traffic we have no business. Like any business, without any customers you don’t get sales. Traffic represents all the people that gets a chance to see what you have to offer. The more people who see your products the more people there would be to buy them.
Nobody puts up an E-commerce site that doesn’t expect profit. We have a startup capital that needs to be regained. With a consistent traffic, we at least have a fighting chance to achieve that probability. Monetizing your traffic would optimize your chances of making the best out of it.
Making Money out of your Traffic
The best and most proven method of making a profit out of your traffic is using advertising. The internet generates hundreds of thousands upon hundred of thousands of traffic everyday. Most of them are searching for something. While some are just looking for information there is also a good percentage that is looking for something that they need.
The internet has proven to be a very reliable source in finding what was deemed to be a very unsearchable product. The internet has made the world a smaller place; you can advertise a product from the depths of Istanbul and still find a buyer from the center of Philadelphia.
Generating traffic is not an easy task. You have to contend with a great number of sites to generate a good number of traffic flow. But if done successfully this could open up a Pandora’s Box of possibilities.
One of the benefits is monetizing your traffic flow.So, to get to the core of it the more traffic you generate the more likely you are considered as a desirable, desirable, in a sense that a good traffic flowing site is easily convertible to profit. Basically traffic equals profit. Advertising is the name of the game; with the good advertising scheme you can use your traffic flow to your advantage.
When you have good traffic you have a good number of potential customers, customers that are willing to pour money into your coffers. Other than that these are also traffic that can be redirected to sponsored links that are willing to pay you for a sizeable portion of the traffic that you have generated.
This scheme is called “pay-per-click”. With every click a visitor of your site makes on an advertised link you will be paid. The more traffic you generate and the more clicks that happens would spell to more profits.
Affiliate Programs
Another method of monetizing your traffic are affiliate programs. You can link up with other tried and tested sites and online companies and monetize your traffic by having a percentage of sales generated by traffic coming from your site.
The basic idea is, traffic generated from your site will go to another site that can offer a product that you do not carry. Many programs can keep track and make records of transactions that was made possible because of site linkage.
When purchases are made by customers that was led by your site to their site you get a percentage of that sale. Affiliate programs would give you the benefit of monetizing your traffic without the actual need of carrying or promoting a certain product.
There are so many ways and methods to monetize your traffic. All it takes is a bit of hard work and the desire to successfully launch a profit-earning site. The internet is a veritable source of information, many tips and guides are offered everywhere in how to monetize your traffic and make your site a good profit earner.
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
7 Surefire Ways To Increase Your Traffic Starting Yesterday
Internet. Business. Profit. To fully integrate all of these words into a successful merging you will need another word.
Traffic. Every article you will find about making your site or company successful would always include the importance of generating traffic.
So, we all know that in the core of it all, traffic is the most essential thing to a successful internet based business company. Aside from ensuring that you have a great product to sell, and you have your company’s internal organization well taken core of, it would be time to get to the nitty gritty of things, generating traffic.
If you already have a site and you want think that you're not getting the traffic that you're supposed to be getting, then its time to reconsider. If you are contending in these very competitive business, you should always be a step ahead of your competition, increasing your traffic flow should have been done starting yesterday.
Timing is essential, that’s an old adage known to everyone. But with generating traffic, you should always be on your toes and be a day ahead of everyone. Never think of today and tomorrow as a starting point for making your site traffic laden, it should always have been yesterday.
To help you out in generating more traffic for your site, here are some seven surefire ways to increase your traffic starting from yesterday.
1) Invest in good advertising with search engines
Google’s Adwords and Yahoo’s Overture provide great advertising schemes that are very truly popular and assures great traffic. Although with this surefire way to increase your traffic would cost some money. While some would shy away from spending money to increase traffic, it is imperative in this case to do so because Adwords and Overture is the top surefire way to increase your traffic.
You could see for yourself the success this search engine advertising methods have reaped rewards for so many companies. Lots of site feature these advertising system and many have signed on to reap the benefits. Do not be left behind. Every penny is worth it with using Google and Yahoo’s advertising.
2) Exchange or Trade Links with other sites
With exchanging links with other sites, both of you will benefit from the efforts both of you do to enhance your sites traffic. When one site features another sites link, they could provide one another with the traffic one site generates. The efforts are doubly beneficial because it would seem like both of you are working to generate more traffic. The more links traded with more sites the more traffic could be expected.
3) Use Viral Marketing
Viral marketing allows you to spread the word about your company and product without any costs or if ever low costs only. This is a marketing method that can be quite sneaky; you can attach your company’s name, product or link to a certain media such as a funny video, entertaining game, an interesting article or a gossip or buzz. With this method, people get infected with the creativity and entertainment of the medium that they will pass it on to many people.
4) Search and use proper keywords or keyword phrases for your sites content
Search engines look for certain keywords that they would show in their results page. In doing so, having the right keyword and keyword phrase is a high requirement in ranking in high in search engine results. You could write your own content or you could hire someone to do it for you.
5) Write Articles that can lead traffic to your site
Submit articles to sites that would contain the same subject that your site deals in. If you sell car parts write press releases and articles about cars and car parts. Attach your sites description and services at the end of the article as well as the link.
6) Join forums and form online communities
Capture a market and show your expertise and credibility. When you found a good foundation for your site, people will trust you and your site and will pass on to many people their trust. Traffic will certainly increase because they know that you can provide what they need.
7) Lastly, Offer newsletters.
If many people know what you are about and your existence is shared with many others, you will find a loyal traffic that can provide you with more traffic by recommendation. If you arouse the curiosity of your customers they would be pushed to help you with your traffic. Related Posts :
Traffic. Every article you will find about making your site or company successful would always include the importance of generating traffic.
So, we all know that in the core of it all, traffic is the most essential thing to a successful internet based business company. Aside from ensuring that you have a great product to sell, and you have your company’s internal organization well taken core of, it would be time to get to the nitty gritty of things, generating traffic.
If you already have a site and you want think that you're not getting the traffic that you're supposed to be getting, then its time to reconsider. If you are contending in these very competitive business, you should always be a step ahead of your competition, increasing your traffic flow should have been done starting yesterday.
Timing is essential, that’s an old adage known to everyone. But with generating traffic, you should always be on your toes and be a day ahead of everyone. Never think of today and tomorrow as a starting point for making your site traffic laden, it should always have been yesterday.
To help you out in generating more traffic for your site, here are some seven surefire ways to increase your traffic starting from yesterday.
1) Invest in good advertising with search engines
Google’s Adwords and Yahoo’s Overture provide great advertising schemes that are very truly popular and assures great traffic. Although with this surefire way to increase your traffic would cost some money. While some would shy away from spending money to increase traffic, it is imperative in this case to do so because Adwords and Overture is the top surefire way to increase your traffic.
You could see for yourself the success this search engine advertising methods have reaped rewards for so many companies. Lots of site feature these advertising system and many have signed on to reap the benefits. Do not be left behind. Every penny is worth it with using Google and Yahoo’s advertising.
2) Exchange or Trade Links with other sites
With exchanging links with other sites, both of you will benefit from the efforts both of you do to enhance your sites traffic. When one site features another sites link, they could provide one another with the traffic one site generates. The efforts are doubly beneficial because it would seem like both of you are working to generate more traffic. The more links traded with more sites the more traffic could be expected.
3) Use Viral Marketing
Viral marketing allows you to spread the word about your company and product without any costs or if ever low costs only. This is a marketing method that can be quite sneaky; you can attach your company’s name, product or link to a certain media such as a funny video, entertaining game, an interesting article or a gossip or buzz. With this method, people get infected with the creativity and entertainment of the medium that they will pass it on to many people.
4) Search and use proper keywords or keyword phrases for your sites content
Search engines look for certain keywords that they would show in their results page. In doing so, having the right keyword and keyword phrase is a high requirement in ranking in high in search engine results. You could write your own content or you could hire someone to do it for you.
5) Write Articles that can lead traffic to your site
Submit articles to sites that would contain the same subject that your site deals in. If you sell car parts write press releases and articles about cars and car parts. Attach your sites description and services at the end of the article as well as the link.
6) Join forums and form online communities
Capture a market and show your expertise and credibility. When you found a good foundation for your site, people will trust you and your site and will pass on to many people their trust. Traffic will certainly increase because they know that you can provide what they need.
7) Lastly, Offer newsletters.
If many people know what you are about and your existence is shared with many others, you will find a loyal traffic that can provide you with more traffic by recommendation. If you arouse the curiosity of your customers they would be pushed to help you with your traffic. Related Posts :
Friday, September 26, 2008
Back: 101 Steps To Success
9. Change your Circumstances
You have a choice in life to accept your position or change it. If you choose to plug along in life hoping that something will change for the better, you will not get very far. Always remember that when it comes to changing your circumstances, you can – you have that power. As an
example, women who are in abusive situations often feel controlled and powerless to get out of the situation. They have the same choice of changing their circumstances as you do. If your circumstances lower the chances of success, you need to change them.
10. Have a Plan
Even if it is flimsy to begin with, you should construct a plan to include goal, milestones, deliverables such as contracts, business plans, etc., and accomplishments. This will provide you with a visual as to what you are working for, what milestones you have successfully met, and whereyou need to do better.
11. Accept Responsibility
You need to accept responsibility if you make a bad decision or fall behind in your plan. Let us say that you have set some firm milestones that need to be accomplished in order for you to move to the next step.
However, you got tired of working hard and took some time to play,which is fine as long as it does not affect your goals. Now months have passed and you are way behind schedule. This delay has closed several doors of opportunities. Who is to blame?
12. Be Happy
A positive mind and happy, upbeat attitude will help you succeed. It has been proven in many studies that a person living in a happy state generally gets much further in just about everything they do. This relates to attitude. Just as bad attitude can pull you down, good attitude and a happy, healthy mind will help you meet your objectives.
13. No Shortcuts
An old cliché states, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” This should be your motto. When you want to succeed, you cannot afford to take shortcuts. Taking shortcuts leads to imperfection and inadequacies. Always strive for the best, even if it requires a little more
time and effort.
14. Have Courage
Depending on what your specific success is, it may take courage to arrive at your desired destination. For example, if you have a dream of being a writer and to you, that is success, but according to your long line of family members who have all gone on to be doctors, the only
success in their minds is if you follow down the medical path. This means you will have to have courage to stand up for what you believe and desire to do, even if it means disappointing family.
15. Be Excited to Learn
Referring back to the analogy of Edison, when asked about his failures by a young boy, Edison commented, “Young man, I didn’t fail 9,999 times, I discovered 9,999 ways not to invent the light bulb.” As you work toward your specific success, always enjoy opportunities to learn,
even if it takes longer than you think it should.
16. Share your Success
Although this may be more at the end of the process, it is important. When you finally do reach your success, use your experience to teach, guide, and mentor others so that they too might succeed.
17. Seek Input
Whatever your idea of success, conduct a “sanity check” throughout the process of reaching your goal. This should be done with someone you trust and who is themselves successful. Ask them to provide honest feedback about your success and as you move through different milestones, bounce concerns or new ideas off them to help keep you on the right track.
18. Toxic Poisoning
No, we are not talking about actual poison but toxic people that can poison. Unfortunately, it would be great if close friends or co-workers could share in your success but all too often, there will be someone who is either dealing with the “green monster” of jealousy or has a case of
the “I knew that” syndrome. If you are serious about reaching your goal and being successful, you will need to rid your life of these people. While you may not be able to get them out of your life completely, you should avoid them as best as possible. If this is a person, you see every
day, keep your goals to yourself, and avoid that specific subject. Related Posts :
You have a choice in life to accept your position or change it. If you choose to plug along in life hoping that something will change for the better, you will not get very far. Always remember that when it comes to changing your circumstances, you can – you have that power. As an
example, women who are in abusive situations often feel controlled and powerless to get out of the situation. They have the same choice of changing their circumstances as you do. If your circumstances lower the chances of success, you need to change them.
10. Have a Plan
Even if it is flimsy to begin with, you should construct a plan to include goal, milestones, deliverables such as contracts, business plans, etc., and accomplishments. This will provide you with a visual as to what you are working for, what milestones you have successfully met, and whereyou need to do better.
11. Accept Responsibility
You need to accept responsibility if you make a bad decision or fall behind in your plan. Let us say that you have set some firm milestones that need to be accomplished in order for you to move to the next step.
However, you got tired of working hard and took some time to play,which is fine as long as it does not affect your goals. Now months have passed and you are way behind schedule. This delay has closed several doors of opportunities. Who is to blame?
12. Be Happy
A positive mind and happy, upbeat attitude will help you succeed. It has been proven in many studies that a person living in a happy state generally gets much further in just about everything they do. This relates to attitude. Just as bad attitude can pull you down, good attitude and a happy, healthy mind will help you meet your objectives.
13. No Shortcuts
An old cliché states, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” This should be your motto. When you want to succeed, you cannot afford to take shortcuts. Taking shortcuts leads to imperfection and inadequacies. Always strive for the best, even if it requires a little more
time and effort.
14. Have Courage
Depending on what your specific success is, it may take courage to arrive at your desired destination. For example, if you have a dream of being a writer and to you, that is success, but according to your long line of family members who have all gone on to be doctors, the only
success in their minds is if you follow down the medical path. This means you will have to have courage to stand up for what you believe and desire to do, even if it means disappointing family.
15. Be Excited to Learn
Referring back to the analogy of Edison, when asked about his failures by a young boy, Edison commented, “Young man, I didn’t fail 9,999 times, I discovered 9,999 ways not to invent the light bulb.” As you work toward your specific success, always enjoy opportunities to learn,
even if it takes longer than you think it should.
16. Share your Success
Although this may be more at the end of the process, it is important. When you finally do reach your success, use your experience to teach, guide, and mentor others so that they too might succeed.
17. Seek Input
Whatever your idea of success, conduct a “sanity check” throughout the process of reaching your goal. This should be done with someone you trust and who is themselves successful. Ask them to provide honest feedback about your success and as you move through different milestones, bounce concerns or new ideas off them to help keep you on the right track.
18. Toxic Poisoning
No, we are not talking about actual poison but toxic people that can poison. Unfortunately, it would be great if close friends or co-workers could share in your success but all too often, there will be someone who is either dealing with the “green monster” of jealousy or has a case of
the “I knew that” syndrome. If you are serious about reaching your goal and being successful, you will need to rid your life of these people. While you may not be able to get them out of your life completely, you should avoid them as best as possible. If this is a person, you see every
day, keep your goals to yourself, and avoid that specific subject. Related Posts :
Introduction: 101 Steps To Success
Introduction
Most people want to be successful in life.
There are goals set and then the
hard work begins to reach those goals. The question is what is success?
Actually, success can mean different things to different people.
For example, a person that owns their own oil changing service for vehicles might set their level of success at servicing 50 cars a day while someone who loves music might consider success as cutting their own CD.
In addition, success does not always have to involve money. Success could be getting a good grade in a difficult class or learning how to bake the perfect chocolate cake.
Success comes in all different shapes and sizes with one common denominator. Success is important and it takes work to reach.
Regardless of what your specific success is, there are ways to surpass your goal. We have put together 101 tips that can be used for any success.
These are ways to better yourself as a person, proven methods you can apply to reach success.
1. Realize your Potential
In order to succeed at anything, you need to see that you have the potential to reach your goals. For example, if you want to be a recording artist but have no singing ability, having success in this field is not likely. However, if you love working on cars and have a real talent for fixing engines and transmissions, and to you, success would mean working for NASCAR, you have potential to learn and achieve that success.
2. Don’t Look Back
Everyone has failures or mistakes from the past. To have success, you need to learn from your past and value those difficult lessons but do not every dwell on the past. Simply move forward and make better, more educated decisions from the lessons learned.
3. Dare to Dream
To succeed, you need to have dreams and aspirations. Be honest with yourself as to what you want out of life and what you want to give of your life. Allow your mind to dream and think big.
4. Business Plan
Create a Business Plan as your very first step if you are planning to build a business. Whether you will be searching for investors or not, this plan will be the blueprint to your success. The Business Plan will consist of market trends, financial planning, competitive analysis, exit strategies,marketing and promotional options, everything about your goal. When going before an investor, you will be required to have a Business Plan.
This is by far the most important document of all. If your success were something personal, you would not need to create a Business Plan although a project plan would be a good option to allow you to keep track of everything involving your goal.
5. Don’t Give Up
To reach success, you have to persevere. Even Thomas Edison had to learn this. When he was creating the incandescent light bulb, it took him more than 10,000 times to get it right. Keep striving even when it becomes challenging.
6. Have an Unstoppable Attitude
You need to have determination. With good intentions, there may be a close friend or family member that feels it would be better if you focused your attention in another direction. Uphold your unstoppable attitude, determined to succeed.
7. Stop the Complaining
You might think there is no correlation between complaining and success when in fact there is a connection. When you are spending time complaining about the obstacles you are facing, you are wasting so much time being negative that you are actually loosing chances to move forward. Instead of thinking of challenges as problems, think of them as opportunities.
8. Focus on Something you Like
To increase your chance of succeeding, you should concentrate your efforts on something you enjoy. When you start out, make a list of everything you find interesting. Then in a second column, write down the skills you have in relation to each of those items. This will help you
narrow choices down based on interest and skill, which gets you started in the right direction for success. Related Posts :
Most people want to be successful in life.
There are goals set and then the
hard work begins to reach those goals. The question is what is success?
Actually, success can mean different things to different people.
For example, a person that owns their own oil changing service for vehicles might set their level of success at servicing 50 cars a day while someone who loves music might consider success as cutting their own CD.
In addition, success does not always have to involve money. Success could be getting a good grade in a difficult class or learning how to bake the perfect chocolate cake.
Success comes in all different shapes and sizes with one common denominator. Success is important and it takes work to reach.
Regardless of what your specific success is, there are ways to surpass your goal. We have put together 101 tips that can be used for any success.
These are ways to better yourself as a person, proven methods you can apply to reach success.
1. Realize your Potential
In order to succeed at anything, you need to see that you have the potential to reach your goals. For example, if you want to be a recording artist but have no singing ability, having success in this field is not likely. However, if you love working on cars and have a real talent for fixing engines and transmissions, and to you, success would mean working for NASCAR, you have potential to learn and achieve that success.
2. Don’t Look Back
Everyone has failures or mistakes from the past. To have success, you need to learn from your past and value those difficult lessons but do not every dwell on the past. Simply move forward and make better, more educated decisions from the lessons learned.
3. Dare to Dream
To succeed, you need to have dreams and aspirations. Be honest with yourself as to what you want out of life and what you want to give of your life. Allow your mind to dream and think big.
4. Business Plan
Create a Business Plan as your very first step if you are planning to build a business. Whether you will be searching for investors or not, this plan will be the blueprint to your success. The Business Plan will consist of market trends, financial planning, competitive analysis, exit strategies,marketing and promotional options, everything about your goal. When going before an investor, you will be required to have a Business Plan.
This is by far the most important document of all. If your success were something personal, you would not need to create a Business Plan although a project plan would be a good option to allow you to keep track of everything involving your goal.
5. Don’t Give Up
To reach success, you have to persevere. Even Thomas Edison had to learn this. When he was creating the incandescent light bulb, it took him more than 10,000 times to get it right. Keep striving even when it becomes challenging.
6. Have an Unstoppable Attitude
You need to have determination. With good intentions, there may be a close friend or family member that feels it would be better if you focused your attention in another direction. Uphold your unstoppable attitude, determined to succeed.
7. Stop the Complaining
You might think there is no correlation between complaining and success when in fact there is a connection. When you are spending time complaining about the obstacles you are facing, you are wasting so much time being negative that you are actually loosing chances to move forward. Instead of thinking of challenges as problems, think of them as opportunities.
8. Focus on Something you Like
To increase your chance of succeeding, you should concentrate your efforts on something you enjoy. When you start out, make a list of everything you find interesting. Then in a second column, write down the skills you have in relation to each of those items. This will help you
narrow choices down based on interest and skill, which gets you started in the right direction for success. Related Posts :
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Pay-Per-Lead Programs
Pay-per-lead is similar to an affiliate program, with one notable exception: Your affiliates do not have to sell anything to get paid. So how can this type of program benefit you? It can help you get qualified mailing list subscribers or other types of leads.
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Open an eBay Store
If you sell one thing that’s great, but how about selling a LOT of things? Even better! If you open an eBay store you will enjoy some special perks given out by eBay that other regular sellers don’t get.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
These Hands Were Made for eBay
Someone in Pennsylvania has put up something for auction that is beyond odd. It borders on the pathetic with a slight hint of someone needing attention.
Here’s the auction, in the owners (can you own a slap?) own words.
Up for bid is a hard hand smack to the face by my lovely wife! This is a 1 time smack only! You MUST travel to the location of what is chosen! You MUST be fully clothed with nothing covering your face!
This will be a hard slap and you will be signing a waver so that no lawsuit happens due to any injury/injuries that may occur! I, (Her Husband), will be there to protect her! NO TYPE OF RECORDING WILL BE USED! After bid is final, the arrangment will be made! This is for both women and men! Can you take a hard slap to the face by my lovely wife?
If I were you I’d avoid this auction—you can probably find someone that lives a lot closer to you to give you a slap for free. No, really.
Here’s the auction, in the owners (can you own a slap?) own words.
Up for bid is a hard hand smack to the face by my lovely wife! This is a 1 time smack only! You MUST travel to the location of what is chosen! You MUST be fully clothed with nothing covering your face!
This will be a hard slap and you will be signing a waver so that no lawsuit happens due to any injury/injuries that may occur! I, (Her Husband), will be there to protect her! NO TYPE OF RECORDING WILL BE USED! After bid is final, the arrangment will be made! This is for both women and men! Can you take a hard slap to the face by my lovely wife?
If I were you I’d avoid this auction—you can probably find someone that lives a lot closer to you to give you a slap for free. No, really.
Conclusion
When they say you can find anything on eBay—they’re not kidding. From toast with faces of famous dead people to people selling pens stolen from the devil. If you want it, it might be there for the taking.
Ebay is the world’s biggest garage sale and one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.
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You Know You Want It
If a famous person has owned—say a ball gown, or a piece of jewelry—the value of the item if sold is much higher than it would otherwise be.
Now imagine if you will, a ball point pen that was actually stolen from Satan himself!
Who wouldn’t want to own a something held in the long pointy fingers of the dark prince himself right after he signed a deal with someone for their very soul?
Satan's pen can be found here if you’re interested.
Personally, I’d be afraid it would scorch my fingers. Related Posts :
Now imagine if you will, a ball point pen that was actually stolen from Satan himself!
Who wouldn’t want to own a something held in the long pointy fingers of the dark prince himself right after he signed a deal with someone for their very soul?
Satan's pen can be found here if you’re interested.
Personally, I’d be afraid it would scorch my fingers. Related Posts :
Toast Me Baby
You get up in the morning and pop some bread into the toaster for breakfast. Watch out! You might not end up with toast but with EBay Toast!
This is where you’re going along with your normal morning routine and suddenly the likeness of Abraham Lincoln appears on your toast!
You have two options: chew up old Abe and go on about your business, or put it up for auction on eBay.
Will people bid on such a thing? Oh goodness, you vastly underestimate people’s desire for the bizarre if you think something like that won’t garner dozens of bids!
People have purchased the likeness of the Virgin Mary on a toasted cheese sandwich, and even the likeness of the famed creator of the Daleks on toasted bread.
If toast isn’t your thing, then perhaps you might consider buying a possessed pancake from a family in Germany who are selling it in order to free themselves from the evil it has brought to their family.
Strange things began happening in their home after the pancake was created during a loss of electricity.
And if you’re wondering—yes, the pancake was sold at auction. We don’t yet know if the demon took up residence with the new pancake owner. Related Posts :
This is where you’re going along with your normal morning routine and suddenly the likeness of Abraham Lincoln appears on your toast!
You have two options: chew up old Abe and go on about your business, or put it up for auction on eBay.
Will people bid on such a thing? Oh goodness, you vastly underestimate people’s desire for the bizarre if you think something like that won’t garner dozens of bids!
People have purchased the likeness of the Virgin Mary on a toasted cheese sandwich, and even the likeness of the famed creator of the Daleks on toasted bread.
If toast isn’t your thing, then perhaps you might consider buying a possessed pancake from a family in Germany who are selling it in order to free themselves from the evil it has brought to their family.
Strange things began happening in their home after the pancake was created during a loss of electricity.
And if you’re wondering—yes, the pancake was sold at auction. We don’t yet know if the demon took up residence with the new pancake owner. Related Posts :
Broken Hearts = Brokered Deals
Once upon a time there was a man and a woman who fell madly in love.
They loved each other so much that they decided to seal their love by entering into the holy bonds of matrimony.
For a while all was bliss, sunshine, roses and fluffy kittens.
Life was good.
Then one day the man came home early from work to surprise her and ended up surprising himself instead. He discovered that the love of his life was cheating on him with his best friend.
How to handle this situation?
Sell all her stuff on eBay of course!
And if that’s not enough revenge, remember those pictures you took of her on your honeymoon? Yep, toss those into the sale batch as well. How about the video of her cheating on you with her married boyfriend? Why not?
Some people have actually posted auctions to sell the cheating spouse. We’re fairly certain that the sale of humans, cheating or otherwise, is illegal.
EBay will pull any ad that violates their terms of service, but sometimes the auctions are left up long enough for the ad to become infamous. So remember, if you’re going to do something naughty like cheating on a spouse or a significant other, you may not only lose your stuff but you could be put up for sale. Related Posts :
They loved each other so much that they decided to seal their love by entering into the holy bonds of matrimony.
For a while all was bliss, sunshine, roses and fluffy kittens.
Life was good.
Then one day the man came home early from work to surprise her and ended up surprising himself instead. He discovered that the love of his life was cheating on him with his best friend.
How to handle this situation?
Sell all her stuff on eBay of course!
And if that’s not enough revenge, remember those pictures you took of her on your honeymoon? Yep, toss those into the sale batch as well. How about the video of her cheating on you with her married boyfriend? Why not?
Some people have actually posted auctions to sell the cheating spouse. We’re fairly certain that the sale of humans, cheating or otherwise, is illegal.
EBay will pull any ad that violates their terms of service, but sometimes the auctions are left up long enough for the ad to become infamous. So remember, if you’re going to do something naughty like cheating on a spouse or a significant other, you may not only lose your stuff but you could be put up for sale. Related Posts :
Reflections on Reflective Surfaces
You may have heard (and if you were very unlucky, seen) the story about a gentleman who had a lovely silver tea kettle he wanted to sell on eBay.
Most sellers know that in order to make sale they need to post a picture of their item. It should be an exceptional picture and one that stands out from all the other items for sale.
This particular gentleman went above and beyond the call of duty in photographing his item.
We don’t know if it was a hot day when the picture was taken, but what we do know is that the seller was engaging in photography while wearing only his birthday suit.
The reason we know this is not because he told anyone but because he seemed to have forgotten that a silver tea kettle is a reflective surface and posted the picture he’d taken with his nude body gracing the front of the kettle.I’m not going to give you the picture here because it’s disturbing on many levels.
Suffice it to say that it’s still available to view online if you’re of a mind to Google such things as ‘naked man reflected on eBay’, but we wouldn’t recommend it unless you have a strong stomach. Related Posts :
Most sellers know that in order to make sale they need to post a picture of their item. It should be an exceptional picture and one that stands out from all the other items for sale.
This particular gentleman went above and beyond the call of duty in photographing his item.
We don’t know if it was a hot day when the picture was taken, but what we do know is that the seller was engaging in photography while wearing only his birthday suit.
The reason we know this is not because he told anyone but because he seemed to have forgotten that a silver tea kettle is a reflective surface and posted the picture he’d taken with his nude body gracing the front of the kettle.I’m not going to give you the picture here because it’s disturbing on many levels.
Suffice it to say that it’s still available to view online if you’re of a mind to Google such things as ‘naked man reflected on eBay’, but we wouldn’t recommend it unless you have a strong stomach. Related Posts :
You Thought eBay was Serious
And for the most part, it’s very serious. Buying, selling, making money on all kinds of things; it’s big business.You know eBay.
It’s huge and growing bigger every year. It’s become the world’s biggest garage sale, fire sale, going-out-of-business sale and every other kind of sale you can think of.
People sell things they don’t need any more, they sell things they’ve created, they sell mundane items and things that would make your mama blush.
If you’ve ever spent time perusing the thousands of ads on eBay, then you may have come across a few things that were odd, strange or downright bizarre. You’re not alone.
Even Jay Leno from The Tonight Show on NBC has a regular piece about the crazy things put up for sale on eBay.
Mr. Leno offers up an item and asks the audience to say if they think it’s sold on eBay or not.
There are some very crazy things going on in the world of eBay. Related Posts :
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Conclusion
The Internet has an amazing variety of possibilities from which to profit. If you have the desire to become the next Internet billionaire then you’d better get busy. There truly are no get rich quick schemes that work, although thousands of spammers will do their very best to convince you otherwise and pressure you to purchase their programs to make six figures in two days or less!
Avoid the hype and the hucksters. Take your time to learn the ropes. Study your options and see which Internet business is for you, then put all your energy behind it. Persevere, if you get knocked down, get right back up.
Learn from those who have more experience than you do.
Join forums where ebusiness is discussed. Study what has made them successful Internet Entrepreneurs and what mistakes they’ve made so you don’t have to make those same ones.
Yes, you can turn your computer into a cash machine. You just need to know the right buttons to push. Related Posts :
Avoid the hype and the hucksters. Take your time to learn the ropes. Study your options and see which Internet business is for you, then put all your energy behind it. Persevere, if you get knocked down, get right back up.
Learn from those who have more experience than you do.
Join forums where ebusiness is discussed. Study what has made them successful Internet Entrepreneurs and what mistakes they’ve made so you don’t have to make those same ones.
Yes, you can turn your computer into a cash machine. You just need to know the right buttons to push. Related Posts :
Who is Craig and Why does He have a List ?
Once upon a time a young man living in the San Francisco area had a computer. His name was Craig Newmark and he started posting things about cool things going on around town.
Its popularity grew in leaps and bounds, so Craig had to get a Listserver majordomo, which required a name. He wanted to call his list ‘sf-events’ but was persuaded to call it Craigslist, since that is essentially what it was at the time.
Later, people started adding other things to the list, like apartments for rent and garage sale items. Craigslist is in every state and in most countries and it’s become a great way to sell things and services to people.
If you have bunk beds that your children have outgrown, post them on Craigslist and watch the buyers come in droves.
People are always searching for great deals and there are tons of products priced quite reasonably there.
Some people scour garage sales in their neighborhoods, purchasing bargains and then reselling them for a profit. Craigslist is another great way to make money online. Related Posts :
Its popularity grew in leaps and bounds, so Craig had to get a Listserver majordomo, which required a name. He wanted to call his list ‘sf-events’ but was persuaded to call it Craigslist, since that is essentially what it was at the time.
Later, people started adding other things to the list, like apartments for rent and garage sale items. Craigslist is in every state and in most countries and it’s become a great way to sell things and services to people.
If you have bunk beds that your children have outgrown, post them on Craigslist and watch the buyers come in droves.
People are always searching for great deals and there are tons of products priced quite reasonably there.
Some people scour garage sales in their neighborhoods, purchasing bargains and then reselling them for a profit. Craigslist is another great way to make money online. Related Posts :
Ebay
Yes Virginia, there is a special place called eBay, where all the used clothing, the Barry Manilow cd’s people got tired of, recycled wedding gowns, eBooks on how to get gum out of your hair and all the odd toys from the island of misfit toys come to be sold at auction to the highest bidder~~and people are making a killing there.
If you have something you would like to sell, something you don’t need any longer, you can put it up for sale on Ebay.
Set up a free account, browse the categories’ they offer to get an idea of what’s for sale and then either buy something or put something up for sale yourself. For a small fee, you can add pictures to your listing and create your own sales page to bring in customers.
If you have a large inventory of things, like…oh, say garden gnomes with pygmy goat companions, you can have an online eBay store to sell your stock of the little critters.
You can customize your auctions for three days or an entire week, depending upon how much exposure you want and how fast you’d like it to go.
Set a reserve price for your product, so that someone can simply pay that price, end the auction and go home with your product. Ebay is an excellent way to make money online. Related Posts :
If you have something you would like to sell, something you don’t need any longer, you can put it up for sale on Ebay.
Set up a free account, browse the categories’ they offer to get an idea of what’s for sale and then either buy something or put something up for sale yourself. For a small fee, you can add pictures to your listing and create your own sales page to bring in customers.
If you have a large inventory of things, like…oh, say garden gnomes with pygmy goat companions, you can have an online eBay store to sell your stock of the little critters.
You can customize your auctions for three days or an entire week, depending upon how much exposure you want and how fast you’d like it to go.
Set a reserve price for your product, so that someone can simply pay that price, end the auction and go home with your product. Ebay is an excellent way to make money online. Related Posts :
Internet Marketing
There are numerous ways to make money through Internet Marketing.
What you’re going to need is a product to sell, whether it be a physical product or a digital product of information.
Let’s say you create garden gnomes, in all shapes and colors. Some are happy some are sad and a few are just plain creepy looking. Now you want to make money off your gnomes. You will need to market them.
You’ll need a website, a sales page, pictures of your gnome inventory and your prices.
Setting up a domain, an account with paypal and then advertising your wares in various places is all well and good, but what if no one comes to visit your site? You have no traffic.
You need traffic. Market yourself. Put your name out there as THE person to see for garden gnomes. Put in keywords, the words that search engines look for people are searching for things online, all through your website.
Visit other sites that are garden gnome related.
Trade links with them, foster a relationship in gnome forums and brand your name. Make sure that when you post, your signature has a link to your website in it. Advertise through Google or other web pages. Bring in the customers. Related Posts :
What you’re going to need is a product to sell, whether it be a physical product or a digital product of information.
Let’s say you create garden gnomes, in all shapes and colors. Some are happy some are sad and a few are just plain creepy looking. Now you want to make money off your gnomes. You will need to market them.
You’ll need a website, a sales page, pictures of your gnome inventory and your prices.
Setting up a domain, an account with paypal and then advertising your wares in various places is all well and good, but what if no one comes to visit your site? You have no traffic.
You need traffic. Market yourself. Put your name out there as THE person to see for garden gnomes. Put in keywords, the words that search engines look for people are searching for things online, all through your website.
Visit other sites that are garden gnome related.
Trade links with them, foster a relationship in gnome forums and brand your name. Make sure that when you post, your signature has a link to your website in it. Advertise through Google or other web pages. Bring in the customers. Related Posts :
Article Directories and Ezines
If you can write, you can make money online.
Let’s say you enjoy raising pygmy goats.
You’re an expert on pygmy goats. You know how to breed them, what they eat, how to handle their health issues and just where to tickle them to make them giggle. You are The Pygmy Goat Whisperer.
Write articles about pygmy goats and submit them to an article directory like Article Dashboard, or an Ezine. Within your article on Pygmy Goat Nutrition, you can insert hyperlinks to your webpage where you sell All Natural Pygmy Goat Food.
People come to the article directory searching for pieces to place on their websites. Someone chooses your article and it’s spread to all the visitors to that particular website. People begin to visit your website and start buying the things you have to sell.
They sign up for your free Pygmy Goat Newsletter, and join your Pygmy Goat Lovers Membership group, at a price of course.
You are making money various ways and it all started because you love pygmy goats and you wrote an article about it.
Your marketing goes on and on as long as your article is available on the directory. Related Posts :
Let’s say you enjoy raising pygmy goats.
You’re an expert on pygmy goats. You know how to breed them, what they eat, how to handle their health issues and just where to tickle them to make them giggle. You are The Pygmy Goat Whisperer.
Write articles about pygmy goats and submit them to an article directory like Article Dashboard, or an Ezine. Within your article on Pygmy Goat Nutrition, you can insert hyperlinks to your webpage where you sell All Natural Pygmy Goat Food.
People come to the article directory searching for pieces to place on their websites. Someone chooses your article and it’s spread to all the visitors to that particular website. People begin to visit your website and start buying the things you have to sell.
They sign up for your free Pygmy Goat Newsletter, and join your Pygmy Goat Lovers Membership group, at a price of course.
You are making money various ways and it all started because you love pygmy goats and you wrote an article about it.
Your marketing goes on and on as long as your article is available on the directory. Related Posts :
Ebooks, Affiliates and Blogs
An eBook is short for Electronic Book, it’s created on a computer and sold digitally to customers. You’re reading one right now!
It does not pass through editors and publishers who all take a portion of the profits from the author. If you can write and are an expert on something, you can write an eBook and sell it online.
An Ebook has distinct advantages over a regular book in that you can place hyperlinks into an eBook that will direct customers to websites where you may be selling products relating to that particular eBook. In this way you make money once on your eBook sale and then again when your customers pay you a visit on your website.
You can place Affiliate Links in your book.
An Affiliate link is where your customer clicks and is taken to a place like Amazon or another website selling products.
When they purchase products from these links, you the author, are given a portion of the sale.
If you enjoy writing, you may wish to try your hand at writing a blog. The subject can be anything of interest to you, and you can place ads targeted to your audience on your blog.
When items are bought by your readers through those links, you make money. Ka-ching! Related Posts :
It does not pass through editors and publishers who all take a portion of the profits from the author. If you can write and are an expert on something, you can write an eBook and sell it online.
An Ebook has distinct advantages over a regular book in that you can place hyperlinks into an eBook that will direct customers to websites where you may be selling products relating to that particular eBook. In this way you make money once on your eBook sale and then again when your customers pay you a visit on your website.
You can place Affiliate Links in your book.
An Affiliate link is where your customer clicks and is taken to a place like Amazon or another website selling products.
When they purchase products from these links, you the author, are given a portion of the sale.
If you enjoy writing, you may wish to try your hand at writing a blog. The subject can be anything of interest to you, and you can place ads targeted to your audience on your blog.
When items are bought by your readers through those links, you make money. Ka-ching! Related Posts :
Are You Ready ?
There are some things you need to do before you jump right into making money online.
First, you must decide just what it is that you want to do.
Take a look at where your strengths lie, what you’re interested in, what talents you have and what you can do with them.
People who make a good living off of the Internet generally do so because they use their gifts, their talents and even their hobbies.
You’ll need a computer, Internet access, and the ability to take payments online from a service such as Paypal or credit cards.
You’ll need a website, so you should look for cheap domains to purchase that will host your Internet venture, if that’s the direction you’re going to take your business. There are ways to make money online without owning a website and I’ll talk more about those later. Related Posts :
First, you must decide just what it is that you want to do.
Take a look at where your strengths lie, what you’re interested in, what talents you have and what you can do with them.
People who make a good living off of the Internet generally do so because they use their gifts, their talents and even their hobbies.
You’ll need a computer, Internet access, and the ability to take payments online from a service such as Paypal or credit cards.
You’ll need a website, so you should look for cheap domains to purchase that will host your Internet venture, if that’s the direction you’re going to take your business. There are ways to make money online without owning a website and I’ll talk more about those later. Related Posts :
Internet Cash Machine
You may have heard of people making a great deal of money off of the Internet and wondered if it was true.
It’s true.
You can actually turn your computer into a cash machine and start making money on a number of online ventures and you can do it with little or no upfront investment.
The Internet has spawned countless millionaires, it has helped stay-at-home moms bring in a little extra cash for their households, sprouted numerous websites promoting everything under the sun and it’s made people famous and rich at the same time. There are so many ways to make an online income, and I’m going to share some of them with you here in the following pages. If you follow the tips in this book, there’s no way to NOT make some money.
You can write eBooks, write articles and have them distributed, you can blog, you can sell things on eBay, you can become an affiliate marketer, an Internet Marketer or sell things on Craigslist. It’s all there for the taking, so step up and get your slice of the Internet pie. Related Posts :
It’s true.
You can actually turn your computer into a cash machine and start making money on a number of online ventures and you can do it with little or no upfront investment.
The Internet has spawned countless millionaires, it has helped stay-at-home moms bring in a little extra cash for their households, sprouted numerous websites promoting everything under the sun and it’s made people famous and rich at the same time. There are so many ways to make an online income, and I’m going to share some of them with you here in the following pages. If you follow the tips in this book, there’s no way to NOT make some money.
You can write eBooks, write articles and have them distributed, you can blog, you can sell things on eBay, you can become an affiliate marketer, an Internet Marketer or sell things on Craigslist. It’s all there for the taking, so step up and get your slice of the Internet pie. Related Posts :
Monday, August 4, 2008
Find YOUR Pot of Gold on eBay !
It’s a matter of record that eBay has revolutionized the online buying experiences. Some say it’s the world’s biggest garage sale—and on some level that might be true.
But eBay has also become synonymous with selling, buying, making money and much, much more.
If you’ve ever considered becoming a seller on eBay you should spend some time visiting there and reading up on their rules and then search for things that you might wish to sell.
Start out part time and build up over time as you learn from the See what other sellers are doing and how successful they are at what they do.
Take advantage of eBay’s tutorials, you can even purchase DVD’s to help increase your knowledge and therefore your ability to become a Top Seller on eBay.As I said before, knowledge is power and power translates into success as a Top eBay Seller. Related Posts :
But eBay has also become synonymous with selling, buying, making money and much, much more.
If you’ve ever considered becoming a seller on eBay you should spend some time visiting there and reading up on their rules and then search for things that you might wish to sell.
Start out part time and build up over time as you learn from the See what other sellers are doing and how successful they are at what they do.
Take advantage of eBay’s tutorials, you can even purchase DVD’s to help increase your knowledge and therefore your ability to become a Top Seller on eBay.As I said before, knowledge is power and power translates into success as a Top eBay Seller. Related Posts :
Use a Shorter Auction Cycle and Offer Guarantees
The last two tips I have for you to become a top eBay seller is to use a shorter auction cycle and offer money back guarantees.
Using a shorter cycle, three days instead of five, means that you’ll get your money faster, potentially make more sales and perhaps reach a larger customer base.
Offering a guarantee will ease a potential buyer’s mind about whether or not they should make the purchase.
They know that if the item isn’t to their liking, they can return it. Related Posts :
Using a shorter cycle, three days instead of five, means that you’ll get your money faster, potentially make more sales and perhaps reach a larger customer base.
Offering a guarantee will ease a potential buyer’s mind about whether or not they should make the purchase.
They know that if the item isn’t to their liking, they can return it. Related Posts :
Upgrade and Multiple List
If you want to make more sales on eBay, then you have to take advantage of their multiple listing categories.
This puts your merchandise in front of more buyers, rather than just setting it up under one category.
It’s also a good idea to use eBay’s feature upgrades, like putting your text in bold, highlighting your words and even putting up extra pictures to catch the eyes of potential buyers.
Again, use the search options to see what successful sellers are using to attract more customers. This will increase your chances of getting a sale, and that’s a good thing Related Posts :
This puts your merchandise in front of more buyers, rather than just setting it up under one category.
It’s also a good idea to use eBay’s feature upgrades, like putting your text in bold, highlighting your words and even putting up extra pictures to catch the eyes of potential buyers.
Again, use the search options to see what successful sellers are using to attract more customers. This will increase your chances of getting a sale, and that’s a good thing Related Posts :
Buy It Now !
Another great way to become a top eBay seller is to become a seller that is allowed to offer a fixed-price Buy-it-now price.
This enables you to set a fixed price that you will sell at which a buyer can then meet and the auction is over!
The plus side to this is that you get your money sooner, rather than waiting for the end of the auction cycle and your buyers get their items faster.
If you have a lot of merchandise this is a good way to get it moving and if you have a product that’s in high demand it boosts your chances of making more sales in a shorter period of time. Related Posts :
This enables you to set a fixed price that you will sell at which a buyer can then meet and the auction is over!
The plus side to this is that you get your money sooner, rather than waiting for the end of the auction cycle and your buyers get their items faster.
If you have a lot of merchandise this is a good way to get it moving and if you have a product that’s in high demand it boosts your chances of making more sales in a shorter period of time. Related Posts :
Open an eBay Store
If you sell one thing that’s great, but how about selling a LOT of things? Even better! If you open an eBay store you will enjoy some special perks given out by eBay that other regular sellers don’t get.
You’ll have the option to add search inventory along with your listings which can lead buyers to other auctions that you’re holding.
Having an eBay store allows you a central location to sell your items and a place to send your customers.
EBay stores can net you a tidy sum if handled correctly.
EBay makes it easy for you and will give you tools that include the following:
· Extra Marketing features
· Allows you to design and customize your eBay store—and gives you the tools to do it!
· Easier listing management tools
· Toll-free customer support
· Access to a store listing format to make listing your many items easierThree subscription levels of differing prices, Basic, Premium and Anchor.
Each has different benefits and tools, with the Anchor store the priciest option. Related Posts :
You’ll have the option to add search inventory along with your listings which can lead buyers to other auctions that you’re holding.
Having an eBay store allows you a central location to sell your items and a place to send your customers.
EBay stores can net you a tidy sum if handled correctly.
EBay makes it easy for you and will give you tools that include the following:
· Extra Marketing features
· Allows you to design and customize your eBay store—and gives you the tools to do it!
· Easier listing management tools
· Toll-free customer support
· Access to a store listing format to make listing your many items easierThree subscription levels of differing prices, Basic, Premium and Anchor.
Each has different benefits and tools, with the Anchor store the priciest option. Related Posts :
Excellent Customer Service
One of the mainstays of being a top seller on eBay is learning to respond to your customers in a timely manner.
When you receive an email, answer it promptly.
This will help make you a sale. If you don’t respond, then a buyer may lose interest in your item and move on to something else.
Learn from your experiences with sales clerks and businesses. If you’re not responded to, then you’re not happy with your buying experience.
Simply because you don’t have to see your customers face to face or speak to them on the phone doesn’t mean that you should ignore them. Email your customers, send them a thank-you email, ask them questions to see how you could improve their buying experience.
Give your customers excellent service and they will become repeat customers AND leave you good feedback responses, which will also increase your overall sales. Related Posts :
When you receive an email, answer it promptly.
This will help make you a sale. If you don’t respond, then a buyer may lose interest in your item and move on to something else.
Learn from your experiences with sales clerks and businesses. If you’re not responded to, then you’re not happy with your buying experience.
Simply because you don’t have to see your customers face to face or speak to them on the phone doesn’t mean that you should ignore them. Email your customers, send them a thank-you email, ask them questions to see how you could improve their buying experience.
Give your customers excellent service and they will become repeat customers AND leave you good feedback responses, which will also increase your overall sales. Related Posts :
Got Feedback ?
One of the things that a potential buyer will look at, besides your item, is your feedback rating.
A feedback rating is what others have said about you as a buyer and as a purchaser.
You want the best possible rating because this tells buyers that you are a person that can be trusted to sell and purchase in an honest manner.
One way to get a fast feedback rating is to purchase penny items from eBay sellers. There are a great number of low-priced items on eBay, from eBooks to toys. Even if you don’t particularly need the item, you DO need a good feedback rating to instill trust in your potential clients.
Make sure you treat your customers right and hopefully they will reciprocate by leaving you an excellent feedback rating. In this way you’ll be building a solid reputation in the eBay community and word of mouth (feedback) means a great deal there.
Naturally you cannot please all the people all the time, but do your best and soon you’ll have a reputation as someone that can be purchased from with peace of mind. So put potential buyer’s minds at ease by keeping your feedback rating high and you’ll make a lot more sales. Related Posts :
A feedback rating is what others have said about you as a buyer and as a purchaser.
You want the best possible rating because this tells buyers that you are a person that can be trusted to sell and purchase in an honest manner.
One way to get a fast feedback rating is to purchase penny items from eBay sellers. There are a great number of low-priced items on eBay, from eBooks to toys. Even if you don’t particularly need the item, you DO need a good feedback rating to instill trust in your potential clients.
Make sure you treat your customers right and hopefully they will reciprocate by leaving you an excellent feedback rating. In this way you’ll be building a solid reputation in the eBay community and word of mouth (feedback) means a great deal there.
Naturally you cannot please all the people all the time, but do your best and soon you’ll have a reputation as someone that can be purchased from with peace of mind. So put potential buyer’s minds at ease by keeping your feedback rating high and you’ll make a lot more sales. Related Posts :
Don’t Know What to Sell ?
EBay gives you ideas on what to sell!
Just check out the WANT IT NOW tab on eBay’s homepage to see what eBay buyers want but can’t find! If you can fill that niche you’re in for a selling frenzy! Related Posts :
Just check out the WANT IT NOW tab on eBay’s homepage to see what eBay buyers want but can’t find! If you can fill that niche you’re in for a selling frenzy! Related Posts :
Make Your Written Description Soar
In order to become a great seller on eBay you’ll have to write a description of what you’re selling. Browse the categories and see what other sellers have written.
You’ll find some that are brief and to the point, some are dry and boring and then sometimes you’ll come across a very creative description that stands out from the crowd. Some will even make you laugh.
Perhaps you’ve gotten emails from friends that have been forwarded a million times about a certain item for auction on eBay. The reason this particular ad is getting so much attention is because the seller has gotten creative in wording the ad. Some ads that get all this attention are selling unique one-of-a-kind items (like a husband) but that doesn’t mean you can’t jazz up your copy, even if you’re not selling off your significant other.
Make the description of your item compelling. Describe any and all characteristics, including any defects it may have. A seller has an obligation to honestly report on the condition of the item they’re putting up for auction.
Try to anticipate the questions a potential buyer may have about your item and answer them in the description that you’re going to write.
It’s also a good idea to have someone proof what you’ve written.
If there are grammatical or spelling errors in your copy it will appear less than professional and may put off those who might have been interested in purchasing your item. Most of all be creative. Stand out from the crowd and you’ll do better than you might think. Related Posts :
You’ll find some that are brief and to the point, some are dry and boring and then sometimes you’ll come across a very creative description that stands out from the crowd. Some will even make you laugh.
Perhaps you’ve gotten emails from friends that have been forwarded a million times about a certain item for auction on eBay. The reason this particular ad is getting so much attention is because the seller has gotten creative in wording the ad. Some ads that get all this attention are selling unique one-of-a-kind items (like a husband) but that doesn’t mean you can’t jazz up your copy, even if you’re not selling off your significant other.
Make the description of your item compelling. Describe any and all characteristics, including any defects it may have. A seller has an obligation to honestly report on the condition of the item they’re putting up for auction.
Try to anticipate the questions a potential buyer may have about your item and answer them in the description that you’re going to write.
It’s also a good idea to have someone proof what you’ve written.
If there are grammatical or spelling errors in your copy it will appear less than professional and may put off those who might have been interested in purchasing your item. Most of all be creative. Stand out from the crowd and you’ll do better than you might think. Related Posts :
Say Cheese !
In order to be a successful seller on eBay, you’re going to have to be able to take excellent pictures of what you’re selling.
Try to get into the minds of your potential buyers and see what they want to see.
A buyer wants to see the item that they’re purchasing, and so would you.
Make certain that your pictures are clean and close up to the items. Blurry is bad, clear is good. Crystal is better.
Natural or ambient lighting works best to show the piece that you’re going to sell.
If you’re selling a digital product, make sure you have a picture that depicts what the item is.
There are programs that can create graphics of eBooks or CD’s that you can then post next to the item you’re selling. If you’re not a gifted photographer or graphics artist there are photographers you can hire, or graphic artists that can add a great deal to your ad.
Remember that most people are impressed by clear, crisp visual depictions and will be more likely to purchase your items if the picture is compelling. Related Posts :
Try to get into the minds of your potential buyers and see what they want to see.
A buyer wants to see the item that they’re purchasing, and so would you.
Make certain that your pictures are clean and close up to the items. Blurry is bad, clear is good. Crystal is better.
Natural or ambient lighting works best to show the piece that you’re going to sell.
If you’re selling a digital product, make sure you have a picture that depicts what the item is.
There are programs that can create graphics of eBooks or CD’s that you can then post next to the item you’re selling. If you’re not a gifted photographer or graphics artist there are photographers you can hire, or graphic artists that can add a great deal to your ad.
Remember that most people are impressed by clear, crisp visual depictions and will be more likely to purchase your items if the picture is compelling. Related Posts :
Use Seller’s Central
EBay makes it easy for those who wish to become top sellers—because it’s a win-win for them in fees. Seller Central is an excellent resource.
Just click on the SELL tab located at the bottom of the SELL page.
This will send you to a page that offers you search tools and the following:
· What’s Hot tab will show you what items are selling well and are in high demand on eBay right now so you can get in on that trend.
· Merchandising Calendar will give you advance notice of which items eBay is going to be spotlighting on their home page and their promotions.
· Category Tips will give you an edge when you’re working on your ads because eBay will show you exactly which keywords are in demand in your category.
By using the most in-demand keywords buyers will be more likely to find your auction and click on it. If they click on it, they’re more likely to buy it.
Click on the What’s Hot to find the link to eBay Pulse.
That will show you what items are red hot and selling fast! Use the category selector and that will give you the Pulse report for any category you are researching. This will also allow you to delve deep into subcategories, give you the top ten searches for a category and will give you a list of the five top stores in that niche.
This will help you see how successful these sellers are and give you an idea on how you can do what they do. Make money!
Use any of the searches to take you right to the search results and then you can click on store names to check out the stores, and see sellers’ profiles or feedback scores.
Another search option offered by eBay are from third party vendors that offer research services. These third-party vendors can tell you when the best time is to list your auction and they’ll instruct you on the features that the Top Sellers are using.
Click on the Sell tab, go to Sell Hub and click on Third Party Services located towards the bottom of the page, then click on eBay Solutions Directory and go to the Marketplace Research link located under Other Solutions. Related Posts :
Just click on the SELL tab located at the bottom of the SELL page.
This will send you to a page that offers you search tools and the following:
· What’s Hot tab will show you what items are selling well and are in high demand on eBay right now so you can get in on that trend.
· Merchandising Calendar will give you advance notice of which items eBay is going to be spotlighting on their home page and their promotions.
· Category Tips will give you an edge when you’re working on your ads because eBay will show you exactly which keywords are in demand in your category.
By using the most in-demand keywords buyers will be more likely to find your auction and click on it. If they click on it, they’re more likely to buy it.
Click on the What’s Hot to find the link to eBay Pulse.
That will show you what items are red hot and selling fast! Use the category selector and that will give you the Pulse report for any category you are researching. This will also allow you to delve deep into subcategories, give you the top ten searches for a category and will give you a list of the five top stores in that niche.
This will help you see how successful these sellers are and give you an idea on how you can do what they do. Make money!
Use any of the searches to take you right to the search results and then you can click on store names to check out the stores, and see sellers’ profiles or feedback scores.
Another search option offered by eBay are from third party vendors that offer research services. These third-party vendors can tell you when the best time is to list your auction and they’ll instruct you on the features that the Top Sellers are using.
Click on the Sell tab, go to Sell Hub and click on Third Party Services located towards the bottom of the page, then click on eBay Solutions Directory and go to the Marketplace Research link located under Other Solutions. Related Posts :
Do Your Homework
According to eBay, 90% of top sellers online do some form of market research before they list their items. Doing a Completed Listing Search will only give you two week’s worth of data. If you want to go more in depth, and if you want to become a top seller on eBay, then you’re going to have to engage in some homework.
You remember homework, right? It’s what helped you get good grades in school. Now it’s going to help you earn a lucrative income on eBay.
EBay offers a paid service which allows you to do the following:
· Access 90 days of Completed Items information
· View and analyze everything from top search data, starting prices, average starting prices and average selling prices
· You can track items that you want more information on and see what the sale price was
· View graphs with average buying and selling trendsThis service comes in three flavors, FastPass, Basic and Pro. You’ll be charged a graduated fee for each one.
Since the best sellers are using this method of market research you may want to jump into it as well.
But only if you want to become a Top eBay Seller! Related Posts :
You remember homework, right? It’s what helped you get good grades in school. Now it’s going to help you earn a lucrative income on eBay.
EBay offers a paid service which allows you to do the following:
· Access 90 days of Completed Items information
· View and analyze everything from top search data, starting prices, average starting prices and average selling prices
· You can track items that you want more information on and see what the sale price was
· View graphs with average buying and selling trendsThis service comes in three flavors, FastPass, Basic and Pro. You’ll be charged a graduated fee for each one.
Since the best sellers are using this method of market research you may want to jump into it as well.
But only if you want to become a Top eBay Seller! Related Posts :
Knowledge is Power
Now that you know eBay can make you a fortune—how will you do it? It’s all well and good to set up an account on eBay, list a few items and sell them, but anyone can do that. Wouldn’t you rather become a TOP SELLER on eBay? Wouldn’t you like to bring in thousands and thousands of dollars a month?
Who wouldn’t?
The first thing that you have to do is understand the way eBay works, the way a buyer’s mind works and what attracts them and how to make your offers irresistible to them.
Don’t just look around your house, see something that you’re not using any longer and decide that would be a nice thing to get rid of. Unless that’s exactly what you want to do.
Wouldn’t you rather discover what eBay buyers are buying? You need to know what items to sell, what to charge for them and how to sell them. In order to do this you’re going to have to put in a little study time—but that’s ok, because it’s going to help you get an edge over other eBay sellers.
The first thing you need to do is look at past sales trends. eBay makes this easy for you by providing a Completed Listings search tool. By using this tool you can see what items sold for, what percentages were sold, and discover selling strategies that worked the items you’re planning on selling.
Go to eBay and click on the Advanced Search at the top of the page. Enter the items that you want to know about. Say you’re planning on selling used cell phones. Enter those keywords, check the Completed Listings Only box and click on the search button. Pages of items that have sold will load for you and you’ll be able to view what other sellers listed their used cell phones for, what types, brands, with what features and how they sold.
Used cell phones (our example item) that sold are marked in green. The ones that didn’t sell are in red. Because you don’t want your potential item to be marked in red (unsold) you’re going to study the successful sales groups. What was the final selling price for the item? What’s a usual starting price?
Study the ads of those that sold versus the ones that didn’t: how did they phrase their ad? Did they use bold titles? How did they describe their product? Look at the pictures they used and see how they presented their item for sale. Was the item featured using subtitles, bolded text or more photos from the gallery? Top sellers often use the upgraded features to showcase their wares—to garner more attention and thus make more sales. If your ad stands out it’s more likely to get noticed and bid on.
Did the seller have a posted guarantee or return policy? Check their shipping rates and features. Did the seller upgrade to What kinds of payment did the seller accept?
Your item is more likely to sell if you offer more payment methods. EBay allows you to accept certain kinds of payment options and decline to use others.
The options available for being paid on eBay are the following:
· Paypal
· Credit cards
· Cashier’s Checks
· Money Orders
· Bank Checks
Most sellers on eBay take paypal and some take paypal and credit card payments.
It stands to reason that the more payment methods you accept, the more likely you are make a sale. The problem lies in the fact that some people who purchase on eBay are not always scrupulous. Although there are plenty of honest buyers who prefer to purchase on eBay with money orders and cashier’s checks, there are also many who use those methods of payment fraudulently and you’re opening yourself up to some risk. Fake money orders are a real problem and you will have to decide if you’re willing to take on that issue.
Back to our search on how items have sold before. In order to understand what’s going on with supply and demand for used cell phones (or any item that you’re looking to sell) do an active listings search. This will show you how many are for sale, asking prices and give you ideas on how to word YOUR ads. Related Posts :
Who wouldn’t?
The first thing that you have to do is understand the way eBay works, the way a buyer’s mind works and what attracts them and how to make your offers irresistible to them.
Don’t just look around your house, see something that you’re not using any longer and decide that would be a nice thing to get rid of. Unless that’s exactly what you want to do.
Wouldn’t you rather discover what eBay buyers are buying? You need to know what items to sell, what to charge for them and how to sell them. In order to do this you’re going to have to put in a little study time—but that’s ok, because it’s going to help you get an edge over other eBay sellers.
The first thing you need to do is look at past sales trends. eBay makes this easy for you by providing a Completed Listings search tool. By using this tool you can see what items sold for, what percentages were sold, and discover selling strategies that worked the items you’re planning on selling.
Go to eBay and click on the Advanced Search at the top of the page. Enter the items that you want to know about. Say you’re planning on selling used cell phones. Enter those keywords, check the Completed Listings Only box and click on the search button. Pages of items that have sold will load for you and you’ll be able to view what other sellers listed their used cell phones for, what types, brands, with what features and how they sold.
Used cell phones (our example item) that sold are marked in green. The ones that didn’t sell are in red. Because you don’t want your potential item to be marked in red (unsold) you’re going to study the successful sales groups. What was the final selling price for the item? What’s a usual starting price?
Study the ads of those that sold versus the ones that didn’t: how did they phrase their ad? Did they use bold titles? How did they describe their product? Look at the pictures they used and see how they presented their item for sale. Was the item featured using subtitles, bolded text or more photos from the gallery? Top sellers often use the upgraded features to showcase their wares—to garner more attention and thus make more sales. If your ad stands out it’s more likely to get noticed and bid on.
Did the seller have a posted guarantee or return policy? Check their shipping rates and features. Did the seller upgrade to What kinds of payment did the seller accept?
Your item is more likely to sell if you offer more payment methods. EBay allows you to accept certain kinds of payment options and decline to use others.
The options available for being paid on eBay are the following:
· Paypal
· Credit cards
· Cashier’s Checks
· Money Orders
· Bank Checks
Most sellers on eBay take paypal and some take paypal and credit card payments.
It stands to reason that the more payment methods you accept, the more likely you are make a sale. The problem lies in the fact that some people who purchase on eBay are not always scrupulous. Although there are plenty of honest buyers who prefer to purchase on eBay with money orders and cashier’s checks, there are also many who use those methods of payment fraudulently and you’re opening yourself up to some risk. Fake money orders are a real problem and you will have to decide if you’re willing to take on that issue.
Back to our search on how items have sold before. In order to understand what’s going on with supply and demand for used cell phones (or any item that you’re looking to sell) do an active listings search. This will show you how many are for sale, asking prices and give you ideas on how to word YOUR ads. Related Posts :
It’s an eBay World
Did you know that you can find nearly anything and everything that you’d want to purchase on eBay? From used cars to a pepper grinder made from a stuffed raccoon—eBay has become the world’s marketplace.
From high class and high priced to trailer trash chic and selling for pennies, anything you want is at your fingertips. Some say it’s like a world-wide garage sale and that’s not far wrong.
People come to eBay by the millions.
Do you see where I’m going with this? Are you selling on eBay yet? You’re not? Not smart. There is money to be made on eBay—big money.
It’s there for the taking and if you’re not there you’re missing out on one of the biggest gold rushes of this century. You need to become a Top eBay Seller and I’m about to show you how. Related Posts :
From high class and high priced to trailer trash chic and selling for pennies, anything you want is at your fingertips. Some say it’s like a world-wide garage sale and that’s not far wrong.
People come to eBay by the millions.
Do you see where I’m going with this? Are you selling on eBay yet? You’re not? Not smart. There is money to be made on eBay—big money.
It’s there for the taking and if you’re not there you’re missing out on one of the biggest gold rushes of this century. You need to become a Top eBay Seller and I’m about to show you how. Related Posts :
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Part Time Work for a Full Time Income
Everyone is chasing the almighty dollar in hopes of catching it so they won’t have to keep slaving away in a cubicle or in a factory.
As a whole, we’re working smarter but we can still do much better in our pursuit of a full time income while working from home.
There are a great number of ways to make money working at home and I’ll recap them here for you, as well as add a few more that we didn’t talk about:
· Affiliate Marketing
· Ebay
· Craigslist
· Article Directories
· Writing eBooks
· Blogs
· Google Adsense
In Home Day CareOnce you learn the ropes, your potential for bringing in income is unlimited.
First you need to understand how each system works, talk to people on forums where money is being made, ask questions and do your best to learn and soon you’ll be making that full time income with only part time work. Related Posts :
As a whole, we’re working smarter but we can still do much better in our pursuit of a full time income while working from home.
There are a great number of ways to make money working at home and I’ll recap them here for you, as well as add a few more that we didn’t talk about:
· Affiliate Marketing
· Ebay
· Craigslist
· Article Directories
· Writing eBooks
· Blogs
· Google Adsense
In Home Day CareOnce you learn the ropes, your potential for bringing in income is unlimited.
First you need to understand how each system works, talk to people on forums where money is being made, ask questions and do your best to learn and soon you’ll be making that full time income with only part time work. Related Posts :
Transcription—Medical or Other
There are a growing number of businesses that hire at-home transcriptionists to work for them.
The benefits for them is that you are not an hourly employee and therefore are not eligible for health benefits, sick days or vacation.
The benefit for you is that you get to work from home!
You can find many business’s online that are looking for qualified transcriptionists, or you can go to your local clinics, dental offices, dental offices and chiropractors to see if they are looking for transcriptionists.
This will take some legwork, but you may be surprised at your results. Note: make sure you’re an excellent typist before you give this one a shot. Related Posts :
The benefits for them is that you are not an hourly employee and therefore are not eligible for health benefits, sick days or vacation.
The benefit for you is that you get to work from home!
You can find many business’s online that are looking for qualified transcriptionists, or you can go to your local clinics, dental offices, dental offices and chiropractors to see if they are looking for transcriptionists.
This will take some legwork, but you may be surprised at your results. Note: make sure you’re an excellent typist before you give this one a shot. Related Posts :
Run an In-Home Daycare !
This is not for the faint of heart—or for anyone who doesn’t adore children. Everyone knows that children can try a person’s patience and unless you are a person who loves children and has immense reservoirs of patience—you should not try this at home.
Many mothers are eschewing the workplace to stay home with their own children. This puts an enormous strain on a family’s finances, going from two incomes down to one, especially after adding another mouth to feed to the mix.
Stay at home moms are opting to run day cares in their own homes.
Before you start taking in random children from the neighborhood, you must contact your local licensing agency to find out about the laws governing in-home daycares.
Some states will allow you to watch another family member’s child or children without becoming licensed.
Others require that you take classes in cpr, nutrition, and pass a background check. Make sure you also check with your homeowners insurance to see what they offer in the way of coverage. You will need insurance for your at home business venture. Related Posts :
Many mothers are eschewing the workplace to stay home with their own children. This puts an enormous strain on a family’s finances, going from two incomes down to one, especially after adding another mouth to feed to the mix.
Stay at home moms are opting to run day cares in their own homes.
Before you start taking in random children from the neighborhood, you must contact your local licensing agency to find out about the laws governing in-home daycares.
Some states will allow you to watch another family member’s child or children without becoming licensed.
Others require that you take classes in cpr, nutrition, and pass a background check. Make sure you also check with your homeowners insurance to see what they offer in the way of coverage. You will need insurance for your at home business venture. Related Posts :
Make Money on Ebay
There is a special place called eBay, where all the used clothing, the Steppenwolf cd’s people got tired of, recycled bridesmaids gowns, eBooks on how to get rock hard abs without moving off the couch and all the odd toys from the island of misfit toys come to be sold at auction to the highest bidder~~and people are making a killing there.
If you have something you would like to sell, something you don’t need any longer, you can put it up for sale on Ebay. Set up a free account, browse the categories’ they offer to get an idea of what’s for sale and then either buy something or put something up for sale yourself.
For a small fee, you can add pictures to your listing and create your own sales page to bring in customers. If you have a large inventory of things, like…oh, say Pot Bellied Pigs or Ceramic Faeries, you can have an online eBay store to sell your stock of the these items.
The benefits of online store far outweigh the cost and time and problems associated with having a traditional brick-and-mortar store. If you don’t want to have an online store, then an auction is the way to go.
You can customize your auctions on eBay for three days or an entire week, depending upon how much exposure you want and how fast you’d like it to go. Set a reserve price for your product, so that someone can simply pay that price, end the auction and go home with your product. Ebay is an excellent way to make money online. Related Posts :
If you have something you would like to sell, something you don’t need any longer, you can put it up for sale on Ebay. Set up a free account, browse the categories’ they offer to get an idea of what’s for sale and then either buy something or put something up for sale yourself.
For a small fee, you can add pictures to your listing and create your own sales page to bring in customers. If you have a large inventory of things, like…oh, say Pot Bellied Pigs or Ceramic Faeries, you can have an online eBay store to sell your stock of the these items.
The benefits of online store far outweigh the cost and time and problems associated with having a traditional brick-and-mortar store. If you don’t want to have an online store, then an auction is the way to go.
You can customize your auctions on eBay for three days or an entire week, depending upon how much exposure you want and how fast you’d like it to go. Set a reserve price for your product, so that someone can simply pay that price, end the auction and go home with your product. Ebay is an excellent way to make money online. Related Posts :
Market Yourself
There are numerous ways to make money through Internet Marketing. What you’re going to need is a product to sell, whether it be a physical product or a digital product of information.
Let’s say you create ceramic Faeries, in all shapes and colors. Some are happy some are sad and a few are just plain creepy looking. Now you want to make money off your Faeries. You will need to market them.
You’ll need a website, a sales page, pictures of your Faerie inventory and your prices. Setting up a domain, an account with paypal and then advertising your wares in various places is all well and good, but what if no one comes to visit your site? You have no traffic.
You need traffic. Market yourself. Put your name out there as THE person to see for ceramic Faeries. Put in keywords, the words that search engines look for people are searching for things online, all through your website.
Visit other sites that are Faerie related. Trade links with them, foster a relationship in Faerie forums and brand your name.
Advertise through Google or other web pages. Bring in the customers. Related Posts :
Let’s say you create ceramic Faeries, in all shapes and colors. Some are happy some are sad and a few are just plain creepy looking. Now you want to make money off your Faeries. You will need to market them.
You’ll need a website, a sales page, pictures of your Faerie inventory and your prices. Setting up a domain, an account with paypal and then advertising your wares in various places is all well and good, but what if no one comes to visit your site? You have no traffic.
You need traffic. Market yourself. Put your name out there as THE person to see for ceramic Faeries. Put in keywords, the words that search engines look for people are searching for things online, all through your website.
Visit other sites that are Faerie related. Trade links with them, foster a relationship in Faerie forums and brand your name.
Advertise through Google or other web pages. Bring in the customers. Related Posts :
Can You Write?
An eBook is short for Electronic Book, it’s created on a computer and sold digitally to customers. It does not pass through editors and publishers who all take a portion of the profits from the author. If you can write and are an expert on something, you can write an eBook and sell it online.
An Ebook has distinct advantages over a regular book in that you can place hyperlinks into an eBook that will direct customers to websites where you may be selling products relating to that particular eBook.
In this way you make money once on your eBook sells and then again when your customers pay you a visit on your website. You can place Affiliate Links in your book.
An Affiliate link is where your customer clicks and is taken to a place like Amazon or another website selling products. When they purchase products from these links, you the author, are given a portion of the sale.
If you enjoy writing, you may wish to try your hand at writing a blog. The subject can be anything of interest to you, and you can place ads targeted to your audience on your blog. When items are bought by your readers through those links, you make money. Ka-ching!
If you can write, you can make money online.
Let’s say you enjoy Pot Bellied Pigs. You’re an expert on Pot Bellied Pigs. You know how to breed them, what they eat, how to handle their health issues and just where to tickle them to make them giggle. You are The Potbellied Pig Whisperer.
Write articles about Pot Bellied Pigs and submit them to an article directory like Article Dashboard, or an Ezine. Within your article on Pot Bellied Pig Nutrition, you can insert hyperlinks to your webpage where you sell All Natural Pot Bellied Pig Food.
People come to the article directory searching for pieces to place on their websites. Someone chooses your article and it’s spread to all the visitors to that particular website. People begin to visit your website and start buying the things you have to sell.
They sign up for your free Pot Bellied Pig Newsletter, and join your Pot Bellied Pig Lovers Membership group, at a price of course. You are making money various ways and it all started because you love Pot Bellied Pigs and you wrote an article about it.
Your marketing goes on and on as long as your article is available on the directory. Keep writing articles and keep your name out there as an expert in your particular niche. It won’t happen overnight, but the money WILL come. Related Posts :
An Ebook has distinct advantages over a regular book in that you can place hyperlinks into an eBook that will direct customers to websites where you may be selling products relating to that particular eBook.
In this way you make money once on your eBook sells and then again when your customers pay you a visit on your website. You can place Affiliate Links in your book.
An Affiliate link is where your customer clicks and is taken to a place like Amazon or another website selling products. When they purchase products from these links, you the author, are given a portion of the sale.
If you enjoy writing, you may wish to try your hand at writing a blog. The subject can be anything of interest to you, and you can place ads targeted to your audience on your blog. When items are bought by your readers through those links, you make money. Ka-ching!
If you can write, you can make money online.
Let’s say you enjoy Pot Bellied Pigs. You’re an expert on Pot Bellied Pigs. You know how to breed them, what they eat, how to handle their health issues and just where to tickle them to make them giggle. You are The Potbellied Pig Whisperer.
Write articles about Pot Bellied Pigs and submit them to an article directory like Article Dashboard, or an Ezine. Within your article on Pot Bellied Pig Nutrition, you can insert hyperlinks to your webpage where you sell All Natural Pot Bellied Pig Food.
People come to the article directory searching for pieces to place on their websites. Someone chooses your article and it’s spread to all the visitors to that particular website. People begin to visit your website and start buying the things you have to sell.
They sign up for your free Pot Bellied Pig Newsletter, and join your Pot Bellied Pig Lovers Membership group, at a price of course. You are making money various ways and it all started because you love Pot Bellied Pigs and you wrote an article about it.
Your marketing goes on and on as long as your article is available on the directory. Keep writing articles and keep your name out there as an expert in your particular niche. It won’t happen overnight, but the money WILL come. Related Posts :
Part Time Jobs
I don’t think anyone would turn down a job that was part time work for full time pay, but where can you actually find a reliable income for working half the time?
If you look on the Internet, claims abound from people promising to hook you up with full time wages for barely working. One thing you should remember when reading these claims is that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. A word of caution when you’re searching online for work—buyer beware. There are many unscrupulous people out there who will take your money and not give you anything of value in return.
Having said that, there are incredible opportunities online that cannot be found anywhere else. There are people making millions of dollars a year by working online and you can follow in their footsteps. Working from home has never been easier and more accessible to people wanting to do so.
There are many websites that promise what this website promises. Earn thousands a day with only a few hours or work and he’ll show you how to do it for a onetime payment of $97. I’m not saying it’s not possible, I’m simply saying that you should be wary of someone who claims this and offers no proof.
I can show you how to make money online by creating different income streams using separate ways to do so. If you want to work online, here’s some tips that will help you get up and running quickly. You’ll spend more time initially, getting things set up, but once it’s running you can sit back and watch the money roll in.
There are some things you need to do before you jump right into making money online.
First, you must decide just what it is that you want to do. Take a look at where your strengths lie, what you’re interested in, what talents you have and what you can do with them.
You’ll need a computer, Internet access, and the ability to take payments online from a service such as Paypal or credit cards. You’ll need a website, so you should look for cheap domains to purchase that will host your Internet venture, if that’s the direction you’re going to take your business. There are ways to make money online without owning a website and I’ll talk more about those methods in a minute. Related Posts :
If you look on the Internet, claims abound from people promising to hook you up with full time wages for barely working. One thing you should remember when reading these claims is that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. A word of caution when you’re searching online for work—buyer beware. There are many unscrupulous people out there who will take your money and not give you anything of value in return.
Having said that, there are incredible opportunities online that cannot be found anywhere else. There are people making millions of dollars a year by working online and you can follow in their footsteps. Working from home has never been easier and more accessible to people wanting to do so.
There are many websites that promise what this website promises. Earn thousands a day with only a few hours or work and he’ll show you how to do it for a onetime payment of $97. I’m not saying it’s not possible, I’m simply saying that you should be wary of someone who claims this and offers no proof.
I can show you how to make money online by creating different income streams using separate ways to do so. If you want to work online, here’s some tips that will help you get up and running quickly. You’ll spend more time initially, getting things set up, but once it’s running you can sit back and watch the money roll in.
There are some things you need to do before you jump right into making money online.
First, you must decide just what it is that you want to do. Take a look at where your strengths lie, what you’re interested in, what talents you have and what you can do with them.
You’ll need a computer, Internet access, and the ability to take payments online from a service such as Paypal or credit cards. You’ll need a website, so you should look for cheap domains to purchase that will host your Internet venture, if that’s the direction you’re going to take your business. There are ways to make money online without owning a website and I’ll talk more about those methods in a minute. Related Posts :
How to Work Smarter
Working smarter and not harder and being able to do so from home is something everyone can learn to do, especially if you truly have a strong desire to work from home or you’re working for your own business. Here are some quick tips to help you work smarter:
· Make a schedule and keep it. Once you have a schedule, you can see where your time is going to be spent.
· Make a list. If you have a tangible list of things you must do, then you’re more apt to accomplish what you need to do. Plus, checking things off your list will give you an incredible boost!
· Break big projects down. If you break them down into manageable pieces, you’re more likely to be able to tackle them
· Use a timer if you need to. A timer can help you keep better track of your time and help keep you focused on the task at hand.
· Create a good work environment.
Close your door to shut out noise, turn off your phone if that’s possible. Make sure you can concentrate on what needs to be done.
By using these tips, you can make your time at home working as productive as possible so that you don’t waste time and can use the rest of your time for the important things—like your children and family. After all, work is important but there are other things that trump work. Related Posts :
· Make a schedule and keep it. Once you have a schedule, you can see where your time is going to be spent.
· Make a list. If you have a tangible list of things you must do, then you’re more apt to accomplish what you need to do. Plus, checking things off your list will give you an incredible boost!
· Break big projects down. If you break them down into manageable pieces, you’re more likely to be able to tackle them
· Use a timer if you need to. A timer can help you keep better track of your time and help keep you focused on the task at hand.
· Create a good work environment.
Close your door to shut out noise, turn off your phone if that’s possible. Make sure you can concentrate on what needs to be done.
By using these tips, you can make your time at home working as productive as possible so that you don’t waste time and can use the rest of your time for the important things—like your children and family. After all, work is important but there are other things that trump work. Related Posts :
The Evolution of Work
Throughout the ages men and women have searched for ways to ease the burden of work in their lives. From building homes and skyscrapers, to doing laundry by hand, there has been a steady improvement in the working conditions and the working methods used by humanity.
People used to spend their entire days hunting, foraging, planting, preparing and working from dusk till dawn simply in order to have food and a roof over their heads. It may seem as though you do the same thing today, but you’d be wrong.
No longer must we hunt down our own food, dress it and preserve it through long winter months in order to stay alive. With the touch of a button our laundry is washed and dried and even made to smell terrific. We’re working with our brains instead of our brawn, for the most part, and it’s improved our lives.
It no longer takes months or even years to travel from one place to another. We can fly or drive or take trains, buses, and don’t forget the cruise ships.
Which brings me to another point: with the invention of so many things to make our lives easier, we have been given the gift of leisure time. We’re free to travel, to paint, read, and entertain, to do pretty much anything we want to do with our time when we’re not working. Since now that we’re working smarter, doesn’t it make sense that we should also be able to work from the comfort of our own home rather than spending our lives in a cubicle farm? Of course it does, and I’m going to show you how! Related Posts :
People used to spend their entire days hunting, foraging, planting, preparing and working from dusk till dawn simply in order to have food and a roof over their heads. It may seem as though you do the same thing today, but you’d be wrong.
No longer must we hunt down our own food, dress it and preserve it through long winter months in order to stay alive. With the touch of a button our laundry is washed and dried and even made to smell terrific. We’re working with our brains instead of our brawn, for the most part, and it’s improved our lives.
It no longer takes months or even years to travel from one place to another. We can fly or drive or take trains, buses, and don’t forget the cruise ships.
Which brings me to another point: with the invention of so many things to make our lives easier, we have been given the gift of leisure time. We’re free to travel, to paint, read, and entertain, to do pretty much anything we want to do with our time when we’re not working. Since now that we’re working smarter, doesn’t it make sense that we should also be able to work from the comfort of our own home rather than spending our lives in a cubicle farm? Of course it does, and I’m going to show you how! Related Posts :
Saturday, August 2, 2008
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Monday, July 28, 2008
New Breakthrough "Forced Money" System Just Released!
There's a "new" kind of website these days - one that "FORCES" money into your pocket!
The days are now over where you were left with just "chance" on your side when it came to making money on the Internet.
A brand new "technology" has been developed that makes websites pay you by "force!"
Short of putting a gun to people's heads and making them take their money out of their wallets and pay you without choice, this new technology might as well be the exact same thing.
This breakthrough was developed by a New York Virtual Marketing Firm, and is taking the Web by storm!
Already some pretty famous names are taking note of this new "money making invention" that "forces" money out of the Internet directly into your bank account!
A spokesperson for the NYC firm boasted proudly:
"Imagine the Worldwide-Web as an ocean of money ... our new technology merely makes a way for YOU to be able to dig a big trench from that 'cash-sea' directly into your backyard!"
And that's obviously a pretty amazing feat to say the very least!
People get a webpage that's NOT ordinary by any means!
The webpage "captures" a huge segment of the daily visitors it receives and winds up upselling them repeatedly with a predictable conversion each and every time!
Plus, the webpage has a "built-in" device that allows it to generate "free traffic" without end!
So considering the fact that you get free traffic, along with a predictable and steady stream of sales conversions, you get a guaranteed source of endless income!
Additionally, the webpage you get already contains a PROVEN digital product that no online marketer can live without, and one that is delivered where all your orders are filled automatically by another firm on behalf of you, the webpage owner! (And at no costs!)
Not only that, but the webpage contains a video that makes further an irresistible offer so that people must surrender their contact information, and which also becomes a VAST double-optin list!
This list is maintained by yet another separate online firm on your behalf, and that has the HIGHEST track record for getting over 98% deliverability for follow-up emailings (the same that convert another 378% more sales for you!)
So in a nutshell you get:
o An amazing website! o A website that converts sales automatically! o A website that puts "forced" money directly into your pocket! o A website that's run by another firm for you (at NO charge!) o A website that continues to promote for you over & over! o A website that grows & cultivates a proven list! o A website that functions automatically (so you never run it!) o And a website that you get Free H0STING for!
So as you can easily see you get the whole "Sha-Bang!"
Here are just a few examples of the successes people are having using this "Forced Money" breakthrough system:
---> "Lisa C." Made $44,047 In Just 97 Days ---> "Jay R." Made $102,033 In Just 32 Days ---> "Cal W." Made $317,951 In Just 17 Days
Without wasting another moment of your time, why not go to the new site that shows you how you can get this site for yourself (if you'd like) for next to nothing? ...
~~~> http://tinyurl.com/6rten7
*But I must warn you that they are only giving away a very limited number of these "forced money" websites that forcibly pour money into your pocket! - So please [for your sake] HURRY! Related Posts :
The days are now over where you were left with just "chance" on your side when it came to making money on the Internet.
A brand new "technology" has been developed that makes websites pay you by "force!"
Short of putting a gun to people's heads and making them take their money out of their wallets and pay you without choice, this new technology might as well be the exact same thing.
This breakthrough was developed by a New York Virtual Marketing Firm, and is taking the Web by storm!
Already some pretty famous names are taking note of this new "money making invention" that "forces" money out of the Internet directly into your bank account!
A spokesperson for the NYC firm boasted proudly:
"Imagine the Worldwide-Web as an ocean of money ... our new technology merely makes a way for YOU to be able to dig a big trench from that 'cash-sea' directly into your backyard!"
And that's obviously a pretty amazing feat to say the very least!
People get a webpage that's NOT ordinary by any means!
The webpage "captures" a huge segment of the daily visitors it receives and winds up upselling them repeatedly with a predictable conversion each and every time!
Plus, the webpage has a "built-in" device that allows it to generate "free traffic" without end!
So considering the fact that you get free traffic, along with a predictable and steady stream of sales conversions, you get a guaranteed source of endless income!
Additionally, the webpage you get already contains a PROVEN digital product that no online marketer can live without, and one that is delivered where all your orders are filled automatically by another firm on behalf of you, the webpage owner! (And at no costs!)
Not only that, but the webpage contains a video that makes further an irresistible offer so that people must surrender their contact information, and which also becomes a VAST double-optin list!
This list is maintained by yet another separate online firm on your behalf, and that has the HIGHEST track record for getting over 98% deliverability for follow-up emailings (the same that convert another 378% more sales for you!)
So in a nutshell you get:
o An amazing website! o A website that converts sales automatically! o A website that puts "forced" money directly into your pocket! o A website that's run by another firm for you (at NO charge!) o A website that continues to promote for you over & over! o A website that grows & cultivates a proven list! o A website that functions automatically (so you never run it!) o And a website that you get Free H0STING for!
So as you can easily see you get the whole "Sha-Bang!"
Here are just a few examples of the successes people are having using this "Forced Money" breakthrough system:
---> "Lisa C." Made $44,047 In Just 97 Days ---> "Jay R." Made $102,033 In Just 32 Days ---> "Cal W." Made $317,951 In Just 17 Days
Without wasting another moment of your time, why not go to the new site that shows you how you can get this site for yourself (if you'd like) for next to nothing? ...
~~~> http://tinyurl.com/6rten7
*But I must warn you that they are only giving away a very limited number of these "forced money" websites that forcibly pour money into your pocket! - So please [for your sake] HURRY! Related Posts :
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Success: 5 Top Tips of Successful -------
Incorporate these skills into your strategy for success and you’ll move forward quicker than you ever dreamed!
• Hustle: generally, people who make it big have one thing in common—they are dissatisfied with the status quo. They will not take what is “common” or “expected” and let that define their lives—they move past it and excel. You must work hard and hustle.
• Character: someone coined the phrase, “character is what you do in the dark.” In other words, when no one is looking, will you behave differently than if someone was looking? If not, then you have character. If you are attacked, be tough—not hard. Don’t be a pushover, but be compassionate, gentle, and flexible—especially on procedure (not principle).
• Risk Taking: this isn’t gambling, it’s a willingness to be bold, hearty, and to push forward. People who refuse to take risks are definitely going to lose. If you refuse a new promotion because you’re not confident of your skills, you will likely be passed over when a different chance arrives.
Don’t be afraid of rejection, just take it as part of life and you’ll find there’s nothing to be afraid of—especially in the word “no.” “No” is just another opportunity to find a way around an obstacle and to use creative problem-solving skills.
• Time Management: we all know that one minute has 60 seconds and that one hour has 60 minutes. One day has 24 hours, and one year has 365 days. But one year also has 525,600 minutes. We don’t think about a year in such small increments, but maybe we should. We waste minutes as if they’ll always be around, and the fact is that time wasted is time we can never get back. We might miss a deal or promotion of a lifetime by wasting just a few minutes.
Proper time management is essential as you climb to success. Continue to break goals down in to manageable chunks—do that with relation to your day and the time you’ve been given. You’ll accomplish far more this way and you won’t regret using your time wisely.
• Master Non-Verbal Communication: it is said that our body language and facial expressions do much more communicating than our words will ever do. When the words that you speak don’t match the expressions on your face or the stance of your body, you confuse the listener and muddle your message.
Be aware that when you try to “multi-task,” you often end up short-changing something, and the last thing you want is to short-change people. Don’t try to do too much at once—your willingness to do this tells people they aren’t important, even if you’re expressing your appreciation of their work and effort. Be aware of what message your body is sending off! Related Posts :
• Hustle: generally, people who make it big have one thing in common—they are dissatisfied with the status quo. They will not take what is “common” or “expected” and let that define their lives—they move past it and excel. You must work hard and hustle.
• Character: someone coined the phrase, “character is what you do in the dark.” In other words, when no one is looking, will you behave differently than if someone was looking? If not, then you have character. If you are attacked, be tough—not hard. Don’t be a pushover, but be compassionate, gentle, and flexible—especially on procedure (not principle).
• Risk Taking: this isn’t gambling, it’s a willingness to be bold, hearty, and to push forward. People who refuse to take risks are definitely going to lose. If you refuse a new promotion because you’re not confident of your skills, you will likely be passed over when a different chance arrives.
Don’t be afraid of rejection, just take it as part of life and you’ll find there’s nothing to be afraid of—especially in the word “no.” “No” is just another opportunity to find a way around an obstacle and to use creative problem-solving skills.
• Time Management: we all know that one minute has 60 seconds and that one hour has 60 minutes. One day has 24 hours, and one year has 365 days. But one year also has 525,600 minutes. We don’t think about a year in such small increments, but maybe we should. We waste minutes as if they’ll always be around, and the fact is that time wasted is time we can never get back. We might miss a deal or promotion of a lifetime by wasting just a few minutes.
Proper time management is essential as you climb to success. Continue to break goals down in to manageable chunks—do that with relation to your day and the time you’ve been given. You’ll accomplish far more this way and you won’t regret using your time wisely.
• Master Non-Verbal Communication: it is said that our body language and facial expressions do much more communicating than our words will ever do. When the words that you speak don’t match the expressions on your face or the stance of your body, you confuse the listener and muddle your message.
Be aware that when you try to “multi-task,” you often end up short-changing something, and the last thing you want is to short-change people. Don’t try to do too much at once—your willingness to do this tells people they aren’t important, even if you’re expressing your appreciation of their work and effort. Be aware of what message your body is sending off! Related Posts :
Success: You’re Not Alone
Somewhere on your road to success, you’ll begin to understand that you are really never alone. There are amazing sources of strength and help everywhere you look—you just have to use them. You’ll have to look to find them and then know how to use them, but it beats the heck out of not having them at all!
A team is incredibly important as you walk along your path. You may reap the benefits of success in your world, but you don’t get there alone. The fallacy of the “self-made man” is just that—because everyone is influenced directly and indirectly by scores of people. Let’s look at a list of those involved:
Parents: if they were there to raise you, they had the greatest influence on your life. Feelings of love and security are established early—as early as birth. Children who have parents who love, care for, and protect them gain enormously both psychologically and physiologically.
Teachers: chances are there is a teacher who has made an impression on you that you remember to this day. Positive or negative, there are teachers in our lives who have the power to mold us and shape us. Sometimes we choose paths in response to a negative example a teacher has left us; more often than not, we choose paths that are due to the positive influence they’ve left in our lives.
Friends: the happiest and most successful people tend to have a wide range of friends from different walks of life. They encourage us, lift us up, and are part of an inextricable support system in our lives.
Mentors: smart people who truly desire success find mentors that will walk with them as they traverse their road. Mentors can point out pitfalls and potholes in the road that we might otherwise miss, and their experience and willingness to teach us is an invaluable gift.
Spiritual Leaders: ministers, priests, rabbis, pastors, etc., are in an amazing position to contribute positively and significantly in your life. Their ability to see past the circumstances and share life and light is unparalleled. Having a spiritual leader doesn’t guarantee that you’ll never feel despair, but it does guarantee that you won’t have to go through the dark times alone.
Just as you have a team as you work towards success, you can be a part of someone else’s team as well. Be a friend to someone who is just starting out on the road to success—encourage them, mentor them (if appropriate), and commit to be there for them when they need you. Do the right thing (remember your integrity), and have compassion in all situations. You’ll build your team and your success as you do these things! Related Posts :
A team is incredibly important as you walk along your path. You may reap the benefits of success in your world, but you don’t get there alone. The fallacy of the “self-made man” is just that—because everyone is influenced directly and indirectly by scores of people. Let’s look at a list of those involved:
Parents: if they were there to raise you, they had the greatest influence on your life. Feelings of love and security are established early—as early as birth. Children who have parents who love, care for, and protect them gain enormously both psychologically and physiologically.
Teachers: chances are there is a teacher who has made an impression on you that you remember to this day. Positive or negative, there are teachers in our lives who have the power to mold us and shape us. Sometimes we choose paths in response to a negative example a teacher has left us; more often than not, we choose paths that are due to the positive influence they’ve left in our lives.
Friends: the happiest and most successful people tend to have a wide range of friends from different walks of life. They encourage us, lift us up, and are part of an inextricable support system in our lives.
Mentors: smart people who truly desire success find mentors that will walk with them as they traverse their road. Mentors can point out pitfalls and potholes in the road that we might otherwise miss, and their experience and willingness to teach us is an invaluable gift.
Spiritual Leaders: ministers, priests, rabbis, pastors, etc., are in an amazing position to contribute positively and significantly in your life. Their ability to see past the circumstances and share life and light is unparalleled. Having a spiritual leader doesn’t guarantee that you’ll never feel despair, but it does guarantee that you won’t have to go through the dark times alone.
Just as you have a team as you work towards success, you can be a part of someone else’s team as well. Be a friend to someone who is just starting out on the road to success—encourage them, mentor them (if appropriate), and commit to be there for them when they need you. Do the right thing (remember your integrity), and have compassion in all situations. You’ll build your team and your success as you do these things! Related Posts :
Success: You Can Do It!
One thing that stands in the way of success is your ability to believe in yourself. We’ve touched on this in the attitude sections, but there’s more to it than just having a positive attitude. You must believe in yourself.
“So how do I do THAT?” you might be asking me right about now. “I’m really not good at very much….So-and-so at my office doesn’t struggle with anything. That’s why s/he succeeds!” I’m sorry—did we begin a whine-fest here? Who’s bringing the cheese to go with the whine?
Everyone struggles with *something*, whether or not you know what that something is. If you struggle with your self-esteem, then you’re probably comparing yourself to other people and using a measuring stick that’s not even remotely accurate as you bash yourself and your own abilities.
The first thing you need to do is sit down with a piece of paper and start to write down the things at which you are genuinely good. I mean things like “I brush my teeth twice a day,” and “I’m organized.” For every skill or task that you OWN (and it doesn’t matter what it is), there is a way to put those abilities to good use and a way to make it your own personal success story.
Now that you’ve done that, think about things you *love* to do. Make another column on your paper and begin to list things you really enjoy and could do every day for the rest of your life—and not dread going to work. Draw lines between things in your two columns that might go together.
On my paper, I’d write “I’m good at organizing things” in one column and “I like to write.” They don’t seem to go together, but what if I began writing about getting organized? What if I started an email list with tips on how to get organized and wrote notes to encourage my subscribers? And then what if I started to talk to companies who would custom-make things for my subscribers to help keep them organized and began seeing profit from all of this?
Would you call that “success”? I would—and there’s a lady in North Carolina who’s done just that. Just ask any of the 250,000 “Flybabies” if the FLYlady is good for them! This woman has created a niche for herself and is success personified.
So are you beginning to see how some creative thinking and listing your skills and passions can come together for success? I hope you’re learning to think outside the box in this exercise, because that’s what it takes.
So the moral of this story is that you CAN do this. You CAN succeed at this and you DO have what it takes to be successful. Go work on your lists and remember to think outside the box! Related Posts :
“So how do I do THAT?” you might be asking me right about now. “I’m really not good at very much….So-and-so at my office doesn’t struggle with anything. That’s why s/he succeeds!” I’m sorry—did we begin a whine-fest here? Who’s bringing the cheese to go with the whine?
Everyone struggles with *something*, whether or not you know what that something is. If you struggle with your self-esteem, then you’re probably comparing yourself to other people and using a measuring stick that’s not even remotely accurate as you bash yourself and your own abilities.
The first thing you need to do is sit down with a piece of paper and start to write down the things at which you are genuinely good. I mean things like “I brush my teeth twice a day,” and “I’m organized.” For every skill or task that you OWN (and it doesn’t matter what it is), there is a way to put those abilities to good use and a way to make it your own personal success story.
Now that you’ve done that, think about things you *love* to do. Make another column on your paper and begin to list things you really enjoy and could do every day for the rest of your life—and not dread going to work. Draw lines between things in your two columns that might go together.
On my paper, I’d write “I’m good at organizing things” in one column and “I like to write.” They don’t seem to go together, but what if I began writing about getting organized? What if I started an email list with tips on how to get organized and wrote notes to encourage my subscribers? And then what if I started to talk to companies who would custom-make things for my subscribers to help keep them organized and began seeing profit from all of this?
Would you call that “success”? I would—and there’s a lady in North Carolina who’s done just that. Just ask any of the 250,000 “Flybabies” if the FLYlady is good for them! This woman has created a niche for herself and is success personified.
So are you beginning to see how some creative thinking and listing your skills and passions can come together for success? I hope you’re learning to think outside the box in this exercise, because that’s what it takes.
So the moral of this story is that you CAN do this. You CAN succeed at this and you DO have what it takes to be successful. Go work on your lists and remember to think outside the box! Related Posts :
Success: Time Out to Reflect and Assess
At some point on your road to your goals, you’ll need to take some time to reflect and assess where you are, where you’ve been, and how this is affecting where you want to go.
One way you can determine how you’re doing and where you’ve been is to journal. I personally am not a journaler, nor do I think everyone needs to be. But journaling is a great way to track your progress. If you feel intimidated by a blank book that’s sold as a “journal,” blog it. Blogging is a good way to put your thoughts down and out there in cyberspace.
Or choose an audio-method: speak in to a tape recorder. If, like me, you’re not a journaler, keep track of your progress and setbacks in the form of check-marks or some other recording-method.
I personally like to reassess after achieving some part of my goal. There is usually a natural denouement that comes with an accomplishment—a little bit of “time off,” as it were. I use that time to consider what I’ve finished and how it fits in to my goals and success.
Another time to reflect and consider is when you’ve hit a stumbling block. As you look at the obstacle in front of you, try to figure out where it came from and why you might not have seen it before you tripped over it.
If you have strayed off-course and found this boulder that way, this is the time to determine that. If you’ve lost sight of your values, you may have found this problem as a result of that. Reassess now and get back on track. Don’t forget your key value of integrity and realize that integrity is the most important thing as you pursue success.
Finally, use reflection time to re-evaluate your goals. Have your goals changed a bit since you wrote them down?
An example is a goal to pursue your doctoral degree and defend your thesis within 3 years of starting your program. If you were single when you started your program and got married during your education, you might find that your timeline is less important now than it was 2 years ago. You might find that if you take an extra year to defend your thesis, you’ll have a richer, more productive document to defend, as your spouse may be able to help you consider things you hadn’t seen before.
Regardless of how you assess and consider your goals and your path to success, it’s important that you do. Everyone needs tweaking along the way, and that also applies to the goals we set for ourselves. Related Posts :
One way you can determine how you’re doing and where you’ve been is to journal. I personally am not a journaler, nor do I think everyone needs to be. But journaling is a great way to track your progress. If you feel intimidated by a blank book that’s sold as a “journal,” blog it. Blogging is a good way to put your thoughts down and out there in cyberspace.
Or choose an audio-method: speak in to a tape recorder. If, like me, you’re not a journaler, keep track of your progress and setbacks in the form of check-marks or some other recording-method.
I personally like to reassess after achieving some part of my goal. There is usually a natural denouement that comes with an accomplishment—a little bit of “time off,” as it were. I use that time to consider what I’ve finished and how it fits in to my goals and success.
Another time to reflect and consider is when you’ve hit a stumbling block. As you look at the obstacle in front of you, try to figure out where it came from and why you might not have seen it before you tripped over it.
If you have strayed off-course and found this boulder that way, this is the time to determine that. If you’ve lost sight of your values, you may have found this problem as a result of that. Reassess now and get back on track. Don’t forget your key value of integrity and realize that integrity is the most important thing as you pursue success.
Finally, use reflection time to re-evaluate your goals. Have your goals changed a bit since you wrote them down?
An example is a goal to pursue your doctoral degree and defend your thesis within 3 years of starting your program. If you were single when you started your program and got married during your education, you might find that your timeline is less important now than it was 2 years ago. You might find that if you take an extra year to defend your thesis, you’ll have a richer, more productive document to defend, as your spouse may be able to help you consider things you hadn’t seen before.
Regardless of how you assess and consider your goals and your path to success, it’s important that you do. Everyone needs tweaking along the way, and that also applies to the goals we set for ourselves. Related Posts :
The Success Zone
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “in the zone,” particularly as it applies to athletes or others who are unflappable as they eye the goal. Sometimes you can be in the zone regarding your success and nothing gets in your way; other times you can do everything right and find that whatever can go wrong, will. Here are thoughts on building the habit of success and getting “in the zone.”
Achieve Success by Expecting It
You must understand that the path from where you are to where you want to be is not always smooth or straight. When you hit those inevitable bumps in the road, your character, commitment, and attitude will help get you “in the zone” or at least, keep you there.
Success Breeds Success
“Mo.” That shortened word of “mo” speaks of momentum—the ability to continually succeed and build on the past successes you’ve had. Most people understand that when they have one (big or small) success, it encourages them and makes them believe they can do anything. Salespeople know it, and they strive for it.
When you’ve unlocked the key to your success (whatever that may be), you’ll find your “mo” and that nothing can get in your way.
Choosing Success
We all understand that we can choose to be happy or miserable, and that our choices will affect our lives for the better or worse. When you opt to be happy, you choose to identify with the accomplishments in life that exude who you are and who you have striven to be.
You can choose to look on the positive side, just as you can choose success. Remember, success is more than just wealth. Choose the positive side of things and you choose to remember and live your successes, not your failures.
Experts Don’t Know Everything
If you have a plan that seems to go against all the conventional wisdom and yet you know in your soul that this WILL work, then follow your gut instincts. The “experts” are wrong all the time—from medical experts who predict incorrectly to future-trending experts who foretell the wrong trends and costs corporations millions.
More than 100 years ago, someone wanted to close down the US Patent office because he thought everything that could be invented had been and that no one would need to patent anything else, ever. So don’t listen to the nay sayers and “experts”—sometimes they are dead wrong! Related Posts :
Achieve Success by Expecting It
You must understand that the path from where you are to where you want to be is not always smooth or straight. When you hit those inevitable bumps in the road, your character, commitment, and attitude will help get you “in the zone” or at least, keep you there.
Success Breeds Success
“Mo.” That shortened word of “mo” speaks of momentum—the ability to continually succeed and build on the past successes you’ve had. Most people understand that when they have one (big or small) success, it encourages them and makes them believe they can do anything. Salespeople know it, and they strive for it.
When you’ve unlocked the key to your success (whatever that may be), you’ll find your “mo” and that nothing can get in your way.
Choosing Success
We all understand that we can choose to be happy or miserable, and that our choices will affect our lives for the better or worse. When you opt to be happy, you choose to identify with the accomplishments in life that exude who you are and who you have striven to be.
You can choose to look on the positive side, just as you can choose success. Remember, success is more than just wealth. Choose the positive side of things and you choose to remember and live your successes, not your failures.
Experts Don’t Know Everything
If you have a plan that seems to go against all the conventional wisdom and yet you know in your soul that this WILL work, then follow your gut instincts. The “experts” are wrong all the time—from medical experts who predict incorrectly to future-trending experts who foretell the wrong trends and costs corporations millions.
More than 100 years ago, someone wanted to close down the US Patent office because he thought everything that could be invented had been and that no one would need to patent anything else, ever. So don’t listen to the nay sayers and “experts”—sometimes they are dead wrong! Related Posts :
Finally - A Top Secret Way You Can Get
A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to get your Google AdWords pay-per-clicks FREE!
A gentleman from New York discovered what he calls an "oversight" on the part of 99.9% of all marketers that allows him to get otherwise paid-for advertising at Google as well as all other search engines that allow sponsored ads.
And no, nothing about his "secret" is illegal - nor does it require that you know someone on the "inside" at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.
Instead, the New Yorker boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2000 when there was so much search engine craze running around, and started doing small just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after getting the hang of it."
This same fellow went on to start and operate sixteen separate online companies selling everything from pet food, DVDs, children's toys & games, books, software, and sold not only his own manufactured products but became an affiliate for other web businesses - all the while applying his mastermind secret.
Over the course of nearly eight years the New Englander confesses "I've actually gotten over $87 million in advertising that using my secret I never had to pay for ... and the largest share of which was more recently in Google pay-per-clicks as well as other forms of pad advertising at search engines ... all of which I got for free ..."
So powerful is his secret that he's able to monopolize any niche online, and can always secure the top premium spots just above the usual organic results featured at most search engines.
He still has to set up an account with the search engines - but after applying his secret he is removed from having to pay for all the costs otherwise involved.Again, nothing about his secret is either illegal or robs from the search engines.One spokesperson from one of the most popular search engines said chuckling after being made privy to this amazing secret "Wow! Ha! This is really unique ... and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal & confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!"
The northerner revealed that in this nearly eight years' period of time since applying his secret he's done well over $300 million in sales revenue with a most diverse line of products, and most recently in the last two years netted nearly $166 million after really "buckling down and pressing my secret to its fullest potential."
Now to everyone else's fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he's not promising any of us for how long.
A bit of an eccentric, the gentleman says "We'll see just how long I can make it available before it saturates things."
One famous public web guru pointed out that although this man may gain economically more so as a result of the publication of his secret "he's already so amazingly rich that whether he continues or discontinues its sale will neither make nor break the man, but not grabbing it for yourself while it's still available could prove disastrous for you as you may only have one chance, and a very limited one at that, to get this."
It is currently available at:
http://tinyurl.com/6d8249
...so you may want to head on over there now and get it.
It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?
To your success,
-muhammed Related Posts :
A gentleman from New York discovered what he calls an "oversight" on the part of 99.9% of all marketers that allows him to get otherwise paid-for advertising at Google as well as all other search engines that allow sponsored ads.
And no, nothing about his "secret" is illegal - nor does it require that you know someone on the "inside" at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.
Instead, the New Yorker boasts proudly "...this is something that I caught onto just before 2000 when there was so much search engine craze running around, and started doing small just to test things at first ... but which I later expanded on after getting the hang of it."
This same fellow went on to start and operate sixteen separate online companies selling everything from pet food, DVDs, children's toys & games, books, software, and sold not only his own manufactured products but became an affiliate for other web businesses - all the while applying his mastermind secret.
Over the course of nearly eight years the New Englander confesses "I've actually gotten over $87 million in advertising that using my secret I never had to pay for ... and the largest share of which was more recently in Google pay-per-clicks as well as other forms of pad advertising at search engines ... all of which I got for free ..."
So powerful is his secret that he's able to monopolize any niche online, and can always secure the top premium spots just above the usual organic results featured at most search engines.
He still has to set up an account with the search engines - but after applying his secret he is removed from having to pay for all the costs otherwise involved.Again, nothing about his secret is either illegal or robs from the search engines.One spokesperson from one of the most popular search engines said chuckling after being made privy to this amazing secret "Wow! Ha! This is really unique ... and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal & confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!"
The northerner revealed that in this nearly eight years' period of time since applying his secret he's done well over $300 million in sales revenue with a most diverse line of products, and most recently in the last two years netted nearly $166 million after really "buckling down and pressing my secret to its fullest potential."
Now to everyone else's fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he's not promising any of us for how long.
A bit of an eccentric, the gentleman says "We'll see just how long I can make it available before it saturates things."
One famous public web guru pointed out that although this man may gain economically more so as a result of the publication of his secret "he's already so amazingly rich that whether he continues or discontinues its sale will neither make nor break the man, but not grabbing it for yourself while it's still available could prove disastrous for you as you may only have one chance, and a very limited one at that, to get this."
It is currently available at:
http://tinyurl.com/6d8249
...so you may want to head on over there now and get it.
It's in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.
While you're there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?
To your success,
-muhammed Related Posts :
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Success: The Right Skills
Attitude is incredibly important as you consider the topic of success. But even the most enthusiastic and overtly positive individual selling appliances, for example, will fall short of his/her goal of success if s/he isn’t educated about what is being sold and obtains the right skills.
You don’t have to have a Master’s degree in order to be successful—you don’t even have to have a Bachelor’s degree! Some of the least-successful people I know have advanced degrees, but the education does them no good, as their attitude and aptitude are poor.
It doesn’t matter if you want to be a college president or an auto mechanic—your educational needs are specific. If you have advanced degrees and no ability to educate, inform, and encourage others, you’re not likely to end up as a college or university president. Similarly, if you are an auto mechanic who doesn’t have the latest education about newer cars and all of the computerized systems in them, you won’t reach the top of your potential and be successful in your field.
There are some fields in which education isn’t particularly esteemed—professional sports is one of them. Young athletes are told to have an education “in case you get hurt,” but most college football players, for example, eschew their senior year (and graduation) for the NFL draft.
But consider a football player who majored in business during college (and graduated) and bettered himself with the specific-knowledge of retail sport-related equipment. He would be in a much better place for success both in the NFL and in the lucrative world of celebrity-endorsements than if he’d had underwater basket-weaving for a major.
Additionally, if he was injured on the field and found retirement from professional football imminent, he not only has something to fall back on, but he has the trade of his name as he considers launching a piece of retail-sport equipment or a line of retail stores.
Education for a particular skill set is preceded by motivation. If you desire to succeed in your chosen field, you will pursue the education necessary to do so. That ties in to your attitude. If you excel at your chosen field and can display a great grasp of the skill set necessary in your line of work, you WILL succeed, because competition for good-paying, skilled jobs continues on a downward slope. Related Posts :
You don’t have to have a Master’s degree in order to be successful—you don’t even have to have a Bachelor’s degree! Some of the least-successful people I know have advanced degrees, but the education does them no good, as their attitude and aptitude are poor.
It doesn’t matter if you want to be a college president or an auto mechanic—your educational needs are specific. If you have advanced degrees and no ability to educate, inform, and encourage others, you’re not likely to end up as a college or university president. Similarly, if you are an auto mechanic who doesn’t have the latest education about newer cars and all of the computerized systems in them, you won’t reach the top of your potential and be successful in your field.
There are some fields in which education isn’t particularly esteemed—professional sports is one of them. Young athletes are told to have an education “in case you get hurt,” but most college football players, for example, eschew their senior year (and graduation) for the NFL draft.
But consider a football player who majored in business during college (and graduated) and bettered himself with the specific-knowledge of retail sport-related equipment. He would be in a much better place for success both in the NFL and in the lucrative world of celebrity-endorsements than if he’d had underwater basket-weaving for a major.
Additionally, if he was injured on the field and found retirement from professional football imminent, he not only has something to fall back on, but he has the trade of his name as he considers launching a piece of retail-sport equipment or a line of retail stores.
Education for a particular skill set is preceded by motivation. If you desire to succeed in your chosen field, you will pursue the education necessary to do so. That ties in to your attitude. If you excel at your chosen field and can display a great grasp of the skill set necessary in your line of work, you WILL succeed, because competition for good-paying, skilled jobs continues on a downward slope. Related Posts :
Success: The Right Philosophy
Why does it always come back to the ageless truths? Mostly because that which is truth is ageless and truth doesn’t change with the wind. “The Right Philosophy” can be defined by any number of phrases, but it always comes back to the “golden rule.” It’s re-phrased, but the essence is the same:
You can have whatever you want in life if you will just help others get what it is that they want.
This isn’t some pie-in-the-sky-feel-good theory, this is practical and will be strongly linked to your success, no matter what field you’re in. It shows that all aspects of success—business, personal, etc.—are linked together and will all have an impact on your financial success.
Everyone largely wants the same things in life; to be happy, healthy, to have at least some amount of prosperity, to be secure and have friends, to have a happy family life, to have peace, and to have hope.
Abraham Maslow called it the Hierarchy of Needs: our physiological needs are met, then we move on to the need for safety, then to the need for love, then on to the need for esteem, and finally what he called “self-actualization.” Fancy words to say that we all need the same things (the basic needs met) before we can achieve success, however it is that we define success.
No matter what your religious beliefs are, the golden rule is inherent in each religion; each just uses different words. The philosophy that you need to care for others (the “do unto others”) as you want to be cared for yourself (“as you would have others do unto you”) is at the heart of my phrase above—you will find success when you consider the needs of others as not only achievable, but something with which you can help.
When you do this, you not only set yourself to be assisted as you face needs in the future, but you also show others (and yourself!) that your own ambition hasn’t blinded you.
Remember: success doesn’t happen in the vacuum of work only. It’s something that touches every aspect of your life and the right philosophy will help get you there! Related Posts :
You can have whatever you want in life if you will just help others get what it is that they want.
This isn’t some pie-in-the-sky-feel-good theory, this is practical and will be strongly linked to your success, no matter what field you’re in. It shows that all aspects of success—business, personal, etc.—are linked together and will all have an impact on your financial success.
Everyone largely wants the same things in life; to be happy, healthy, to have at least some amount of prosperity, to be secure and have friends, to have a happy family life, to have peace, and to have hope.
Abraham Maslow called it the Hierarchy of Needs: our physiological needs are met, then we move on to the need for safety, then to the need for love, then on to the need for esteem, and finally what he called “self-actualization.” Fancy words to say that we all need the same things (the basic needs met) before we can achieve success, however it is that we define success.
No matter what your religious beliefs are, the golden rule is inherent in each religion; each just uses different words. The philosophy that you need to care for others (the “do unto others”) as you want to be cared for yourself (“as you would have others do unto you”) is at the heart of my phrase above—you will find success when you consider the needs of others as not only achievable, but something with which you can help.
When you do this, you not only set yourself to be assisted as you face needs in the future, but you also show others (and yourself!) that your own ambition hasn’t blinded you.
Remember: success doesn’t happen in the vacuum of work only. It’s something that touches every aspect of your life and the right philosophy will help get you there! Related Posts :
Success: The Right Mental Attitude
You must develop the right mental attitude on your road to success. Without being overly simplistic, think of “The Little Train Who Could.” Instead of having an “I Can’t” attitude, replace it with an “I Can!” attitude.
A positive outlook is necessary to see change coming, to be able to work with the change, and to make the most of whatever change comes down the pike in your life. If you expect change (but not from a vending machine!), you’ll be in a better position to accept it and make the most of it.
A fabulous book regarding change and positive attitude is “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD.
In order to gain right thinking (being positive), you must decide to look at the bright side of life. Instead of seeing the cloud, see the silver lining in the cloud. Instead of seeing downsizing as a horrible thing that will plummet you in to bankruptcy and homelessness, consider it an opportunity to look for a better job and a chance to try new skills and career paths that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to try before. Don’t be pollyannaish, but do consider all sides of a situation before you adopt a negative perspective.
In order to maintain a positive outlook, you must also be realistic. For example, if you’ve gained 30 pounds in the last 3 years, it would be highly unrealistic to expect to drop those 30 pounds in 3 weeks. If you take an honest and realistic assessment of your skills and goals, you’re much more likely to find success in whatever field or career best suits you.
Maintain a cautious optimism as you seek success, not be blindly optimistic about every situation. There are some situations in which positive thinking cannot overcome the situation you’re faced with.
Consider Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots; he’s a man who’s in excellent shape. But if he decided to trade in his helmet and pads for ballet toe shoes, he likely wouldn’t make it, despite his physique. Blind optimism also puts you at the mercy of con men and charlatans—your optimism must be tempered by context and relevance.
No matter what your abilities are (and they are fabulous!), using them realistically will get you much farther than not. Your right thinking, paired with your abilities, put you on a course for success—no matter what field you’re in! Related Posts :
A positive outlook is necessary to see change coming, to be able to work with the change, and to make the most of whatever change comes down the pike in your life. If you expect change (but not from a vending machine!), you’ll be in a better position to accept it and make the most of it.
A fabulous book regarding change and positive attitude is “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD.
In order to gain right thinking (being positive), you must decide to look at the bright side of life. Instead of seeing the cloud, see the silver lining in the cloud. Instead of seeing downsizing as a horrible thing that will plummet you in to bankruptcy and homelessness, consider it an opportunity to look for a better job and a chance to try new skills and career paths that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to try before. Don’t be pollyannaish, but do consider all sides of a situation before you adopt a negative perspective.
In order to maintain a positive outlook, you must also be realistic. For example, if you’ve gained 30 pounds in the last 3 years, it would be highly unrealistic to expect to drop those 30 pounds in 3 weeks. If you take an honest and realistic assessment of your skills and goals, you’re much more likely to find success in whatever field or career best suits you.
Maintain a cautious optimism as you seek success, not be blindly optimistic about every situation. There are some situations in which positive thinking cannot overcome the situation you’re faced with.
Consider Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots; he’s a man who’s in excellent shape. But if he decided to trade in his helmet and pads for ballet toe shoes, he likely wouldn’t make it, despite his physique. Blind optimism also puts you at the mercy of con men and charlatans—your optimism must be tempered by context and relevance.
No matter what your abilities are (and they are fabulous!), using them realistically will get you much farther than not. Your right thinking, paired with your abilities, put you on a course for success—no matter what field you’re in! Related Posts :
Success: The Right Mental Attitude
You must develop the right mental attitude on your road to success. Without being overly simplistic, think of “The Little Train Who Could.” Instead of having an “I Can’t” attitude, replace it with an “I Can!” attitude.
A positive outlook is necessary to see change coming, to be able to work with the change, and to make the most of whatever change comes down the pike in your life. If you expect change (but not from a vending machine!), you’ll be in a better position to accept it and make the most of it.
A fabulous book regarding change and positive attitude is “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD.
In order to gain right thinking (being positive), you must decide to look at the bright side of life. Instead of seeing the cloud, see the silver lining in the cloud. Instead of seeing downsizing as a horrible thing that will plummet you in to bankruptcy and homelessness, consider it an opportunity to look for a better job and a chance to try new skills and career paths that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to try before. Don’t be pollyannaish, but do consider all sides of a situation before you adopt a negative perspective.
In order to maintain a positive outlook, you must also be realistic. For example, if you’ve gained 30 pounds in the last 3 years, it would be highly unrealistic to expect to drop those 30 pounds in 3 weeks. If you take an honest and realistic assessment of your skills and goals, you’re much more likely to find success in whatever field or career best suits you.
Maintain a cautious optimism as you seek success, not be blindly optimistic about every situation. There are some situations in which positive thinking cannot overcome the situation you’re faced with.
Consider Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots; he’s a man who’s in excellent shape. But if he decided to trade in his helmet and pads for ballet toe shoes, he likely wouldn’t make it, despite his physique. Blind optimism also puts you at the mercy of con men and charlatans—your optimism must be tempered by context and relevance.
No matter what your abilities are (and they are fabulous!), using them realistically will get you much farther than not. Your right thinking, paired with your abilities, put you on a course for success—no matter what field you’re in! Related Posts :
A positive outlook is necessary to see change coming, to be able to work with the change, and to make the most of whatever change comes down the pike in your life. If you expect change (but not from a vending machine!), you’ll be in a better position to accept it and make the most of it.
A fabulous book regarding change and positive attitude is “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD.
In order to gain right thinking (being positive), you must decide to look at the bright side of life. Instead of seeing the cloud, see the silver lining in the cloud. Instead of seeing downsizing as a horrible thing that will plummet you in to bankruptcy and homelessness, consider it an opportunity to look for a better job and a chance to try new skills and career paths that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to try before. Don’t be pollyannaish, but do consider all sides of a situation before you adopt a negative perspective.
In order to maintain a positive outlook, you must also be realistic. For example, if you’ve gained 30 pounds in the last 3 years, it would be highly unrealistic to expect to drop those 30 pounds in 3 weeks. If you take an honest and realistic assessment of your skills and goals, you’re much more likely to find success in whatever field or career best suits you.
Maintain a cautious optimism as you seek success, not be blindly optimistic about every situation. There are some situations in which positive thinking cannot overcome the situation you’re faced with.
Consider Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots; he’s a man who’s in excellent shape. But if he decided to trade in his helmet and pads for ballet toe shoes, he likely wouldn’t make it, despite his physique. Blind optimism also puts you at the mercy of con men and charlatans—your optimism must be tempered by context and relevance.
No matter what your abilities are (and they are fabulous!), using them realistically will get you much farther than not. Your right thinking, paired with your abilities, put you on a course for success—no matter what field you’re in! Related Posts :
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