There are three key ways internet marketers run their businesses. The most popular is to create a virtual store through which you sell your own products or services. There are also internet businesses that capitalize on their high traffic by selling advertising space. And the last one involves joining an affiliate program to make money. … Continue reading “Diversify Your Income With These Steps”

If you were the first person to discover America do you think that would make you pretty successful? Or perhaps important? No it wouldn’t. The truth is the first people to discover America came here hundreds if not thousands of years before Christopher Columbus. If you do a search on Google you’ll find articles stating … Continue reading “When Being First Is The Worst”

Home-based businesses are typically run by one or two people. It’s one of the major perks of owning a home-based business because there is no red tape to get through when you want to try something new, there are less people to split the money with, you are your own boss, you don’t have to … Continue reading “Avoid The Lone Ranger Syndrome”

2010 won’t exactly be remembered as the year of great financial gain. Almost everyone’s business and/or portfolio has taken a major hit. In the wake of some of the worst financial news since the Great Depression of the 1930’s businesses are having to come up with more imaginative and lower costing marketing strategies to attract … Continue reading “7 Low Cost Marketing Methods”

Richard Crouse and Pamela Phillips had an idea for a product that had never before been offered to the public. Their first prototype got positive feedback from both of their families and all of their friends but Richard and Pamela knew that kind words and praise from the people closest to them wasn’t enough to … Continue reading “How To Test Your Idea For Success”

Today I would like to help answer one of the most common questions I receive on starting a business. The question of what type of business should I start? While there is no exact answer to this question there is one thing that will greatly increase your chances of success. That’s focusing on a specific … Continue reading “The "Specifics" You Need”

Every now and then I stumble across some wisdom that I think can help my readers succeed. The wisdom I’d like to share with you comes from an unlikely place, a TV show. Especially since TV is something that stifles many moonlighting entrepreneurs I’ve talked to. Though I’ll save that rant for another issue on … Continue reading “Your Businesses Worst Enemy”

No More One Size Fits All First there was word of mouth. One caveman would tell the other cavemen he has eggs to sell in exchange for a new bear hide blanket. The deals were direct and fast back then but finding a buyer was a formidable obstacle. Then society progressed to print advertising to … Continue reading “Low-hanging fruit”

“Watch” This Grow Your Business As a culture we all love TV. The average American watches four hours of TV a day, that’s nearly 30 hours a week! We’re basically suckers for visual stimulation. So how do you use this to benefit your online business? You create a video and put it on YouTube. First … Continue reading “2 BILLION Visits A Day”

August is a great month. Summer is at its peak. The call of the beach and the smell of the eternal barbecue can sometimes be hard to avoid this time of year. Good times like these make it difficult to stay inside and focus on growing our businesses and being productive. It happens to all … Continue reading “6 Ways to Avoid Feeling Burned Out On the Job”

Everyone wants to find the path to easy money. We are always looking for jobs or projects that provide the most amount of money for the least amount of effort. I know the path to getting money for doing practically nothing. It’s not a joke and there is no catch. Think about how many different … Continue reading “Path To Free Money”

Happy Birthday America! Fireworks, food and fun times abound. How did you spend the holiday? I spent yesterday at my sister house lighting off fireworks and barbequing. It was a delightful day but also one that gave me great insight into my business. It’s always the times when I’m not thinking about my business that … Continue reading “Ask And You Shall Receive”

You can always tell a person who likes their job apart from someone who doesn’t. People that see their nine to five as just a job say things like, “I’ve got a case of the Monday’s” and “TGIF!” People who see their job as just a job are doomed. They think of their jobs as … Continue reading “How to Beat a Case of the Mondays”

Try walking down the sidewalk with your eyes closed. You won’t get very far before you stumble and get off course. You rely on your eyesight to get you from point A to point B safely. When you are walking, you are doing more than simply moving your legs and watching where you are going. … Continue reading “Walk The Line”

What is the perfect business to start up? I often get asked this question by customers or audience members at conferences I speak at. Every time my answer is the same, but this time the question was coming from a good friend of mine. I knew my usual answer would not be good enough because … Continue reading “The Perfect Business”

When it comes to generating income most people tend to focus on their work.  Though increasing your income doesn’t just need to happen between the hours when you punch in and punch out.  Your free time can become just as valuable when it comes to making a few bucks. If you look around your house … Continue reading “How To Find Money In Your Free Time”

The Antidote For Writers Block “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain Constantly having new content is not only a good business rule it’s also a great marketing tool. You … Continue reading “I've Got The Cure”