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Say it Loud and Proud: I Love Money!

As a Law of Attraction coach, I encounter many people with negative, limiting ideas about wealth, almost as if money were something to be ashamed of! But what does money really represent in this world, except the freedom to live the life we desire and help others do the same?

To love money is to love freedom. To resent money is to resent freedom. And since freedom is a natural desire of all men and women, anyone who doesn’t love and appreciate it is completely out of the “flow” of nature.

My point is simple: there is something wrong with people who don’t love money (freedom). They are trying to fight nature-to go against the natural desire of all humans to live with greater freedom, and this never produces a good result. You can’t fight nature; you can only go with its flow, and to the extent that you do, you will attract greater and greater abundance into you life.

There are a million crazy paradigms out in the world concerning money, and many people have blindly accepted these fallacies without giving them much thought. For example, in the part of the world I come from, saying that you “love money” would shock and even disgust some people! They consider money to be “dirty,” “evil” or even a “sin.”

These same people never think about that new state-of-the-art pediatric wing at their local hospital that cost more than 200 million dollars and was entirely donated by successful local business-people who loved and cherished money (freedom) enough to amass a huge quantity of it. Sometimes I wonder; do they think that people who hate money amass that kind of great wealth?

Likewise, they seldom consider the jobs that arrive in their community because someone loves money (freedom) and wants to open more and more businesses in order to increase their wealth (freedom). And I could go on and on (but I won’t) with examples of ridiculous attitudes toward money and wealth.

The underlying point is that money is good. Money is worthy of your love, respect, gratitude and admiration. And when you honestly feel these emotions associated with money, it will come rushing into your life like an unstoppable force of nature–which is exactly what it is.

If you come from a background like mine, it may take some work on your part to begin seeing money as the amazing positive force of nature that it actually is, but you can start getting into the vibration of money by expressing gratitude and love for it–and do so unashamedly. Don’t just “go through the motions.” Get into the feeling-state of it by looking at all the great things money does in the world. You won’t have to look very far.

You only get what you give in this world. If you don’t love money, you can’t expect money to love you.

Jon Mercer is a personal development coach and author, and teaches advanced Law of Attraction techniques in seminars, videos and online.
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Are You Running A Business Or Playing At Your Hobby

Working from home is a great way to gain personal time freedom. It also presents lucrative tax savings, earning potential and if you build it right, passive income for life.

Here’s a question for you:
Are you really running a business or are your playing at a business and treating it more like a hobby.

To decide which is which, ask yourself a few questions:

1. Do I have a plan?

Yes I mean a real business plan, one that includes marketing, promotion, sales, competition, business goals, financial projections etc. It should be detailed and include financial projections as well as the expenditures that you will be making to build your business. Take some time when creating this plan, and review it often. You need to know where you are going if you have any hope of getting there so put it down in writing. It’s the best way to start making the plans you have real.

2. Do I have a schedule?

By this, I mean do you work at your business on a consistent schedule. Do you set aside time in your day to work the business. Are you implementing the plan you created above. Set times in your agenda when you will work the business. Remember that working the business doesn’t include reading emails. It could include prospecting, sales calls, advertising and other activities that reach your bottom line sales results.

3. Have I set budgets for my business and am I spending within those budgets effectively?

This is a really important factor. Many people start a business with visions of the money they are going to make and get quickly discouraged when they have to make investments to grow the business. If you decide what to spend, how much and where, you are working off a solid plan for growth. Include in the budget things like sampling, business cards, web hosting, leads, promotion, advertising etc. Make sure you include every possible expense that is appropriate in your business. If you know what your business will cost, and plan for it, you are less likely to give up when the going gets tough.

4. Speaking of the “going getting tough” - Do I have a contingency plan if my sales objectives aren’t being met?

Think about how to address it, what will I do, who will I call for advice etc.

Lets face it. Sometimes the best laid plans don’t turn out the way you expect. Don’t give up. Have contingency plans for the business. Have action plans to implement if growth is not happening the way you’d like. Call someone. You may be in business for yourself but you’re not in business alone. Brainstorm ideas and then get them moving. It’s easy to give up when the first obstacle hits. Don’t. Your future success is worth more than that and you owe it to yourself to keep going.

5. Am I investing in my education?

If you read books by business gurus like Trump, Kiyosaki, Bach and others, they are talk about the importance of learning. Learn something new every day. Invest in your education through seminars, courses and magazines or books. You are investing in yourself, your business success and your future when you take the time to continuous learn. It is the best money you can spend. (If you don’t have time to take course, there are numerous great online programs that give you short online courses that you can do on your computer in less than 1/2 hour. This is a great investment in your greatest asset … YOU.).

I hate to say it but if you aren’t doing all of the above … and more you are not working at a business, you are playing. I hate to add that when you are playing at something, you won’t realize the success you are hoping to achieve. By taking a few small steps, you can convert that hobby into a real business … and guess what, you will start to see the dollars roll in, bringing you that much closer to your goals of financial freedom.

Take some time and answer each of these questions. Where there are gaps, start filling them in. This is another great step in your business development.

When you are starting a home business, it is tempting to play and enjoy your new-found freedom but you need to set the solid foundation for your business if you want it to succeed. Build the business on a solid footing and retiring free and early is possible.

Make your business real … not a hobby and you are on your way.

Jennifer Lavoie is a home-based business coach. Using Robert Kiyosaki’s teaching, she helping others to build passive income businesses and retire early and free. http://www.retirefree.ws

60% of Americans Aspire to be Entrepreneurs. Is Your Kid One of Them?

Inspired by the huge successes of young entrepreneurs, many Americans are now aspiring to run their own business empire. What’s more, the need to nurture these skills from an early age has compelled parents to strongly encourage entrepreneurship development amongst their children. Thus, they become more attuned to knowledge and information on how to nurture these skills, and even implement daily activities which aim to develop these skills from pre-school onwards.

Indeed, the emphasis on entrepreneurship has gained ground in recent years due to massive layoffs and restructuring in corporate America. The lucrative profits made by business owners as compared to the absence of job security in employment, has prompted many to become self-employed.

What is encouraging though is that studies have shown that entrepreneurship can be learned and developed. It is not an in-born gift as many believe. Traits such as creative thinking, discipline, independence, confidence, strong communication skills, the ability to take risks, motivation and persistence can all be learnt and acquired over time.

However, in order to give our children a head start, these traits need to be developed from a young age. A study conducted by a former director of the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership has discovered that entrepreneurial traits are already demonstrated by one in four kids while still at kindergarten. The down side to this is that if these skills are not developed during grade school, only 3% of high school graduates will utilize these abilities.

These findings reinforce the fact that as children don’t develop these skills in school, parents play a vital role in facilitating the development of these abilities. First, they need to teach their children the value of money. Apart from that, parents could involve their children in the process of making adult decisions. This will help them develop their maturity and decision-making skills. Another initiative parents could take is to pay their children to perform chores around the house, so that they are able to make the connection between working and earning money.

As for older kids, parents function as the mentor to their kids’ business ideas, providing positive input for idea expansion and improvement. In addition, parents are also in a position to help their kids develop their first business plan, and also to put their plan into action. Children could start with any small business ideas, a newspaper delivery business, dog-walking or even tutoring. In addition, parents need to constantly use positive reinforcements on their kids in order to boost self-esteem and confidence.

Last but not least, to encourage teamwork and exchange of ideas with their peers, kids should also be enrolled in entrepreneurial programs such as the Kids and Business seminars. These programs will help to infuse new insights, incorporate leadership skills and formally impart business skills to kids. Most importantly, these programs are essential to cover areas where parents are not equipped to teach. Ultimately, these kids will be ready with a full set of entrepreneurial skills that they can use to jumpstart their business.

Susanna Strandberg is the author of a product that outlines how to work from home doing seminars. The niche she works in is kids and business. http://www.kidsnbusiness.com explains what receive in the kit and how to stop trading time for money and startbuilding a business for yourself.

In the Bay Area, Virtual Office Space is Your First Step to Success

Maybe you’ve invented and hold the patent on a unique gadget that would sell like hotcakes … if you only could get it on the market without going broke in the process. Perhaps you’ve been inspired with a marketing idea - or know, with your background and experience, that you simply could do something much better than companies offering a similar service in your area - but the cost and headaches of opening a business are keeping your dreams just that … dreams.

If so, then here’s some good news - you’re about to wake up to a bright, new business day! Your professional dreams can become a reality now, thanks to the clever idea of owners of a small company who were facing the same problems and challenges several years ago. This ingenious idea sprang from the same kind of “Oh, if only…?” thoughts you’ve had yourself - “If only I could afford the office space and personnel, I just know I could take my company to the top!”

From that lament came an “Aha!” moment, and a new service was born that opened the door for would-be new-business owners, and entrepreneurs, to enter the marketplace and give their ideas the chance to sprout wings and fly in the bay area: executive offices.

What is it? The idea is to offer full office services to small businesses and entrepreneurs, on either a short-term or long-term basis; this lifts the burden of agonizing over space requirements and overhead, and frees business owners to concentrate on refining, adjusting and marketing their ideas to the consumers of the world.

The service doesn’t just provide a cramped, one-room office with secondhand furniture and a mailing address, either. Perhaps that was something of the reality at first - just a quick, strong lifeline tossed out to struggling strat-ups - but through the years it has evolved, (much in the way that “temp agency” services have grown), to provide, in San Francisco, virtual office space with everything needed by the small businessperson from “soup to nuts,” as the saying goes.

Today, you can take advantage of such services as beautiful office space with quality furnishings to suit both your current size and your projected growth; a reception area and a receptionist; word processing; phone services; high-speed wireless internet; call answering and forwarding; notary public services; your company’s name on the building directory; janitorial services, - literally everything you can think of to set up and support your business - without having to worry about, (or pay for) insurance packages and other employee benefits, salaries, IRS requirements, building rent, maintenance fees, and the like.

Alternatively, if you are working out of your home and want to continue to do so, you can take advantage of the services of “virtual” office space. Combine a high-profile CentrL Business District address with an online presence built, maintained and managed by a full-service virtual office company that will build your web pages, forward customer inquiries, handle order fulfillment, and keep you alerted to any problems or glitches.

With the kind of support service available to small business owners and entrepreneurs today, your entire focus can be where it should rightly be - on building and growing your business, to fulfill your professional dreams.

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I Want A Job To Work From Home

“I want a job to work from home” seems to as a statement from someone who is determined. But what exactly is he/she determined to do?

Why would a person want to find a job to work from home?

1- Feeling threatened at work and wants something to fall back on.
2- Day job is not providing a good income and wants to increase it.
3- A retired person who does not want to sit around doing nothing.

These are only few examples to explain why a person would try to find a job to work from home. You can increase that list to include any other reasons that you might think of.

To find a job to work from home is a wonderful solution to think of and it has its wonderful advantages. Still a question that is worth asking here, did the person who thought of this idea examine all options available.

If you want to work from home, why did you opt for a job to work from home? Why not establish your own home based business?

I am not going to list the advantages of a home based business over finding a job to work from home. All what I am trying to do here is put the option in front of you in case you have not thought of it.

Having your own business in general must have crossed your mind, but you might have ignored it because of the traditional obstacles associated with such an idea. Well I have some good news for you.

If the idea of establishing your own business appeals to you more than having just another job, then here the facts:

1- The process of finding a legitimate job to work from home is just the same as finding ideas for working at home.
2- Both can be done online
3- The excitement of having your own home based business is greater than that of having a job to work from home.
4- A job is a job whether it was online, offline, at home or in an office. There is always a financial cap. You know it is not the same when it comes to having your own business.
5- Yet a job can be more secure in terms of earnings, unlike having your own business.
6- When you apply for a job, you are using the skills that you already possess, while when establishing your own business you will always learn other skills, especially if it was an online business.

When conducting your research to find a job to work from home, I really advise you to expand your research to include establishing your own home based business. There is nothing like having your own business.
I hope that this article was helpful in successful in providing you with another option that you can think about with regard to working at home.

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Online Business Selection Process

You’ve seen the claims about massive amounts of money being made on the Internet. Are they true? YES! How can you get your share of this Internet wealth? The odds are against you. Over 90% of people who venture into the Internet to make money fail.

Well, you need a plan or some sort of process that is proven and will work. If you work this plan and stay true to the process, your chances of success online will be much greater.

This process works, but there is no guarantee that what you do will work. Success is very elusive. If you are persistent and willing to learn as you go, you should do quite well.

The Process is broken down into 7 steps. They are listed below, in the particular order that will work.

1. Niche Selection
2. Site Selection
3. Prioritizing the List
4. Product Selection
5. Presenting and Proposal
6. Logistics
7. Review

The 7-step process is an iteractive process. After reviewing, you may find that you have to go back to step 1 and modify to come up with a winner. Let’s go through step 1 in more detail.

Step 1. Niche Selection

- You will want to find a niche that is tightly focused within a wider niche essentially, a niche within a niche. The more narrow your focus, the easier it will be to rise to the top of that niche. Once you have conquered the tightly focused niche, you can expand to the wider niche, and on up the chain. You can get ideas from online resources such as any of the big search engines, Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. A narrow niche will usually have 2 to 4 keyword phrases associated with it. An example would be a wide niche of “car parts”. Narrower niches would include “used auto part”, “race car part”, “chevy car part”, etc. You can see that this would produce quite a list of 2 to 4 keyword phrases that would narrow the wider “car parts” niche.

- Another thing to keep in mind when selecting a narrow niche is the content that will be available for the product niche. Will you be able to find enough content related to the narrow product niche to create pages of information? The more content available or that can be produced, the better.

- What are the best ways to identify a niche? There are probably as many ways to identify a niche as there are people looking for a niche. Here are some tried and true methods to locate a niche that should allow you to identify some great niche ideas.

- Your own knowledge and/or personal interests. A hobby or passion for which you already have expertise. Remember, you are an expert if you say that you are and back it up with pertinent information.

- Desk Research. Articles, Browsing, and Newsgroups. You can find all kinds of ideas looking through publications from many sources. Keep an eye out for the advertisements. If you see certain ones over and over, they are making money and would be worth taking a further look.

- Paid-for Research. If you have more money than time, hire a consultant to find a niche that meets your specifications. You should be able to find excellent information with the right consultant. Be up front with them from the start as to your expectations, and they should come up with great ideas.

- Keyword/Niche Search Tools. The tried and true method is using keyword tools to find niches that should be profitable. Keep in mind that when you do a search on the search engines, such as Google, you are seeing the supply for that niche.

Tools such as Overture’s Keyword Selector Tool will provide you with the demand side. You want to find keyword phrases for your niche that have low supply and high demand. As an example, a search on Google for “auto part” shows about 1,350,000 sites that are listed for “auto part”. Overture’s Keyword Selector Tool shows that “auto part” was searched on about 1,001,985 times in the last month. This might be a good wide niche to start from because of the ratio of supply to demand. You want low supply and high demand.

You also want to see how hard it might be to duplicate the higher-ranking sites popularity. To assess this, check the sites PR rank, Alexa ranking and number of back links to the site.

Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of besuccessfulnews.com, a site that provides information and articles on how to succeed in your own home or small business.

Stop Wishing & Start Doing

Do you wish you had more money, wish to win the lottery, wish for business success, wish for … insert dream here.

If you spend all your time wishing, you won’t realize the results you are seeking. To get success or to achieve the things you are looking for, you need to dig deeper.

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says: “Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.”

This is a powerful statement. Read it again and think about what he is saying. How many people do we know wish for riches and success but do nothing to achieve it. That statement synthesizes all the elements you need to gain the riches you desire. Not only does it cover the desire (why), but putting the steps in place to get where you are heading.

It’s hard to get anywhere without a plan, and a plan is what will keep you moving toward that goal much more rapidly than some abstract wish.

I think this is the greatest and overlooked element of a home business … planning. So many people start out in business with a vague goal (which you can translated into a wish). This new business will get them to that goal … ie staying home with the kids or quitting a job. They have a vague idea of what they want but no plan to handle obstacles … and certainly not a plan that does not “recognize failure.”

What do I mean by that. Many people start in business assuming that if they do one thing, the money will start rolling in. And, unless it is some get rich quick scheme, it won’t work. At the first sign of disappointment or failure, they give up and their dreams gather dust on the shelf.

By building a plan that acknowledges there will be tough times and more importantly, has a plan to address it, has a greater chance of success. You need to address contingencies … how you will overcome challenges, and I would argue it includes a list of coaches and mentors you can call for help and support.

While we are all independent business people, we are not in business alone. Robert Kiyosaki says investing is a team sport. He’s right. You need a strong team around you to be able to succeed. You team should be made up of professionals but also mentors and coaches who can provide you with guidance and support as you grow … both personally and in business.

So, if you’re now ready, start writing. Put a plan on paper that outlines how you are going to build your business and what you are going to do and invest each and every day to get there. Write it down and refer back to it regularly to readjust or change elements in the plan to reflect current situation.

With this plan, success is not a wish, it can be a reality.

Jennifer Lavoie is a home-based business coach and published author. Using Robert Kiyosaki’s teaching, she helping others to build passive income businesses and retire early and free. http://www.retirefree.ws

Building Your Home Business System

One of the reasons why many entrepreneurs would fail in the first six months of operations is that they lack the proper systems to run their business. Building your home business system should be one of the main considerations you should take before you start out your enterprise. Putting home business systems in place would require a lot of cooperation from all family members, so you should inform all members of your household about the things you are doing or going to do to avoid miscommunications and possible mishaps.

What should you do when building your home business system? There are a number of things you should look into to get your systems running. First stop would be the office space. You could not seriously run a home business if you dont have the proper workplace where the children will not tinker with your equipments and your records. No office systems will ever survive if your kids will have access to everything that you are working on. Kids are very curious, they like to experiment, so unless you want your website corrupted, better find a secure place to work at home.

Second concern if you want to get your home business system up and running would be the telephone. Having teenagers in the house would mean you could forget about using the house phone for your business. Its not going to work, so get your own line. Make sure that everyone in the house understands that your phone is yours alone and it is meant for business. Nobody is allowed to touch that phone unless it is an absolute emergency. To get your point across, put that phone in your office space and attach an answering machine to it. If you are not home, that means the answering machine takes the call and not whoever is home.

Now that you have a working space and a telephone line, get yourself a secure filing cabinet preferably with a good lock on it. All your important files should go into the filing cabinet and not lying around in your working space. You dont want anybody accidentally spilling something on it and ruining your work, so hide them. Now for that computer, put an especially difficult to crack password on it. You will never know who would be tempted to play games on your computer so take precautions.

Your home business system will not be complete if you have no financial management system. If you are handling your family finances, dont mingle your household money with your business finances in one bank account. Open a separate bank account for your business and record expenses separately. You wont be able to trace your business expense if you start mingling it with your personal expenses, therefore always have a separate account.

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Work Your Online Internet Home Business

So will you be interested in making an extra income and working your home business?

Please say yes for your own financial security sake. Thank you.

With this open door to your mind you are ready to start the next generation of home business opportunities and to then start your own online internet home business! Sound good? Let us keep going here then.

You want to earn some extra money, start your online internet business and work at home because this can be your ticket to greater financial rewards.

To millions of us entrepreneurs, working at home is the top financial income dream.

Unfortunately most people do not find satisfaction or happiness in their jobs.

Many more do not receive the pay that they feel they deserve, based on their efforts.

They do not have the power to make their employers larger amounts of income because their management tightly controls all areas of their jobs.

The above, short paragraph, is graphic. Do you want to let someone else control your life creativity and enthusiasm? Your very existence as a human being?

With their own home business they could be worth more to themselves by making innovative, creative and flat out smart efforts.

Many people have trouble adjusting to their unqualified bosses as well.

Are you are one of the majority of people who find it hard to adjust to the routine of everyday work?

Then maybe you should consider starting your own online internet business working out of your home.

Working from your home will give you many advantages such as:

Having control of your time.

Psychologists have long had a theory that revolves around peoples Locus of Control.

This theory says that we are usually happy to the extent of the control that we can exert over a certain situation.

This theory is particularly applicable to time management.

When individuals have little control over their time, they are prone to unhappiness, even depression, per above where top management tightly controls your time and production where you work.

Your creativity and excitement in life is completely controlled by someone else. Is not that awful? Is not this a time for beginning changes?

On the other hand, people who have complete control of their time are more likely to be happy, efficient and creative.

Having control of your time is basically having control of your life, because life is simply a measure of all the time you have on this planet.

Some major corporations have allowed employees to take time each week to do this and have come up with some important inventions as a result.

One example is Post It Notes.

When you are holding down a job, your time is not your own. Your production is not your own.

You are renting out your time and energy to your employer, and he or she pays you for what he thinks you are worth. Which, of course, is as little as possible. It is their job.

The hold on your time, creativity and other efforts is so tight that you can only escape this situation by starting your own online internet business and working from your home.

You would now have no ceiling on your income.

As an employee, there are limits as to what you can earn. Often there are pay structures that your industry generally conforms to, and your rewards will mostly be limited to what your boss thinks you are worth.

However, if you have your own online internet home business and work at home, this simply is not the case.

So long as you bring something of value to your customers, your potential is virtually unlimited.

When you have your own online internet business and are working from your home office, you will receive all that you earn, no more and no less.

If you do poorly, it is completely your fault.

But if it was completely your fault, then that means that you have the power to turn it around!

Millions have been made through the internet, and each year more and more people are earning through its use.

You can be the next successful internet entrepreneur as long as you are willing to put the smart work in. Now step on the ant and go do it.

James M. Lowe writes original articles about home business opportunities.

Your Home Working Success

You want some success by having a home based business? Sure you do. Please read on.

Your business world financial dream is to run your own show so that you never again have to listen to your boss? Right? Your boss, now manager, is in the mirror. Your manager is now you. Be proud. Be cool. Then start.

If this sounds like you, it is. You become a member of a group of millions of others in the vast ocean of humanity. Every one of us working stiffs eventually reaches a point in our lives where the dream of running an income producing business takes shape.

It might be a boring day at work or a day where we had to take a lot of grief from managers and customers that was unjust and unwanted. Even if we have excellent managers, to work with, the thought still appears. We want to be financially free working human beings.

This is a reasonable desire for us to pursue and get.
The benefits and advantages of becoming a home working business success are many.

If you are lucky enough, by making your own luck to ever have this opportunity you, should really enjoy it. Remember, not everybody can be so lucky. Mind work can make it happen.

You are surely asking yourself if you can really have success with a home business. Can you do it? The answer to this question is simply, yes. Learning and experience are the keys. By the way, few people ever understand this.

If you are willing to learn what to do, and take your time, you can have success running a home business. To be sure, it is not always as easy as it may seem, especially at the beginning.

You are going to run into problems, every day, from the beginning. There are going to be times when you think about giving up. We do not give up. Got it?

Soon you will learn that this business is the same as your job and everyday you will have glitches or problems that you can work through or around. Like work it will be a routine part of your work or job. Make sense?

The first things that you need to do when setting up a home business is to make decisions on what you want to concentrate on. Make five most important tasks, to do, at the start of each day in your mind and do these first. This will increase the impact quality of your work every day.

This also works the same for your regular job. In other words, what is your business going to do that must be done first every day? Make your decisions, every day, shrewd ones.

Not average or fair but shrewd. Franklin Roosevelt did this when he was President and compiled massive good work in many areas in a short time. This is a question that can sometimes be hard to answer.

To help, ask yourself, what will do the most good and avoid the most damage with every action you take. At this point you are at your shrewdest and best decision time.

Most of us want to do something that we like, but, sorry to be confusing, at the same time we do not know how to get started. Remember that in order for your home business to be a success you have to like what you are doing. Sort of.

If you start making good honest, ethical and moral income, do you really have to like it? Making income from your home or apartment can be fun even if you do not like selling shoes on Ebay. But I promise you will like the profit.

Some of us mistakenly feel that if we do not like our home business idea, why move forward in the process?
You will simply end up in the same situation that you are in with your current job. Wrong.

In a work from your home or business apartment you have your girl friend or family and pets around more and jerks less. Read more comfortable and happy. Weigh this option also. Sound less painful? I thought so.

Most successful home businesses need time to grow. You should never think that you are going to take off within a couple days of opening up a street front or online shop. It is going to take you a bit of time to get your bearings and take off.

However, almost everyone has what we call beginners luck, in one area or another. Be alert for this and to take advantage of it. Just do not be reckless, wasteful or take any unnecessary risks.

Patience is very important to the success of your home business. With patience you will be able to wait out the rough times that are bound to show up time and time again.

Do not be easily angered when unfair or angering things happen as I can guarantee you that they will occur every day. Anger solves nothing. Smart solves everything.

Regretfully, no home business starts making big money the first day. If you take everything one step at a time, and be careful not to waste your time, you will get to where you want to be.

Just compete with yourself to do your very best Overall, you can have a lot of success with a home business if you are willing to pay the price.

It will not be easy at first, but as time goes by and you accumulate experience, you will become comfortable with what you are doing. Tasks will smooth out. Sooner or later you will be making profits on your own. Then prospering.

James M. Lowe writes original articles about home business opportunities.

How To Use Internet Marketing to Make Money!

There are lots of people who are not satisfied in their monthly income so they are trying to find new opportunities to earn money. These opportunities are not hard to find, if you will just look at the right places. And would there be any better place to look for money-making ventures than the internet?

One sure way of earning money quickly on the net is through internet marketing. By this process, selling and advertising of services and goods are made possible through the internet.

Internet marketing includes:

banner advertisement
pay-per-click advertising
search engine marketing/optimization
article and blog marketing
email-marketing

Benefits

There is lesser need for sales force because consumers can access information about the products and services online. They also have the capacity to purchase online. The exposure of the company and its services are also expanded from local to national/ international.

If you really want to optimize earning money the easy way through internet marketing, here are some tips to consider.

1. Mini-sites can be used to your advantage

Mini sites can give you an easy way to earn money by doing well on short-term sales through pay-per-click advertising. In this case, mini sites will act as a sales letter for your product.

To make this possible, you need the following:

- a marketable and quality product that people would find interest in
- a witty and attention grabbing advertisement campaign that will be the source of view traffic
- a mini site wherein the viewers will be rerouted.

TIP: To maximize the mini-site page effect on consumers, it must be easily downloaded even through slow internet connection. This will minimize the possibility of visitors to stop viewing your sites due to long period of page loading.

2. Search engines may or may not be necessary

Some people who wanted to get rich via websites opt to utilize organic search engine functions and spend a great deal of resource on search engine optimization only to find out that they do not need it.

If you are maintaining a small business that operates locally, or are relying on referrals for sales increase, or are just keeping a website for added information without trying to sell anything, then search engine optimization will just waste precious resources.

Here are some examples of businesses that really need search engine optimization:

- specialized websites that offer contents about a specific topic
- online businesses involving web hosting, designing and online advertising/marketing
- businesses that target international markets

You must be planning long-term if you wish to see your website at the top of search engine results. Search engines measure the relevance of your sites to the keyword given. Unfortunately, relevance cannot be achieved in a few weeks.

3. Maximize publicity opportunity.

Since advertising comes on the producers part and publicity comes from someone else, the latter can be more effective when promoting for websites.

There are possible ways to use publicity. Some of which are the following:

- Tell a friend approach

Some websites include a practical button that will instantly recommend a page to the viewers friends. Since the recommendation will come from a colleagues point of view, and not from the sellers (who consumers think will exaggerate because of the aim to sell), the website promotion will be more effective that way.

- Testimonials

Statements from current users of the product will attract a lot of attention and it will add up to your companys credibility too. Because third party opinion is included, it will make the sales strategy more dynamic, without it looking as an advertisement (but it functions just the same).

- Press Releases

A timely article presented in an attractive format, with important information that will boost credibility and sales is a nice marketing strategy.

You can ask professional services from copywriting companies for this purpose.

- Specialized articles

Articles about the field you are in will add to the credibility of the site when it comes to the expertise of the site owner to handle such sites. Such articles are also unbiased, and do not appear to be advertisements to the viewers.

With the right attitude towards internet marketing, proper utilization of resources, and tips to follow, getting rich is as easy as 1-2-3!

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Daniel Millions

The Benefits Of Being An eBay PowerSeller

There are a few little known benefits of becoming a PowerSeller that only those who have experienced them can tell you about. One of these benefits, for example, is that you can become qualified for discounted healthcare coverage through the programs that eBay is involved in. Another little known benefit is getting preferred customer service and email support from eBay’s staff. If you reach a Platinum level of PowerSeller status you will even receive your own eBay account representative whose job will be to get familiarized with your account, help you troubleshoot problems, and help you tweak your selling strategies for optimal sales.

In order to become a Bronze PowerSeller (which is the lowest level of PowerSeller and a great goal to shoot for!) you must average over $1,000 per month in sales over the course of a 90 day period. This may sound like a lot, but once you realize that you only need to do $1,000 in gross sales it becomes very realistic. Just think, if you sell $1,000 worth of goods per month and only make $100 profit you’ll still be hitting the mark! The monthly goal has nothing to do with your bottomline profits, only your gross sales - making it much easier to acheive PowerSeller status than you might think! Other requirements include at least a 98% overrall customer feedback satisfaction rating, and no violations of eBay policies or guidelines. You must also have your seller account fees paid up to date and average at least four transactions per month.

A few more benefits include the appearance of an eBay PowerSeller icon next to your username and in the “Meet The Seller” section of all of your auction listings. (This icon’s appearance can be turned off if you wish). The appearance of this simple icon can actually boost your sales when other eBay members see that you’re a reputable and well respected PowerSeller who abides by eBay rules and regulations. So what are you waiting for? I suggest taping a note to your monitor that says “I will be a PowerSeller in 90 days!” You’ll be surprised how easy it is to reach your goals once you have set them.

Aside from the few few benefits mentioned here, take a few minutes to check out the more information on the eBay auction site itself. Here are some very useful links containing more free information in regards to not only benefits of the PowerSeller program, but also detailing the same requirements that I mentioned in this article.

PowerSeller’s Portal & Sign-In Page:

http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/welcome.html

PowerSeller Program Benefits Page:

http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/powerseller/benefits.html

Additional PowerSeller Criteria & Guidelines:

http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/powerseller/criteria.html

PowerSeller FAQ Page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/faq.html

If you take the time to familiarize yourself with the benefits and criteria of PowerSeller status you will be taking a huge step in the right direction. By seriously examining this information you’re setting yourself up for success not only in the PowerSeller program, but also as an eBay seller in general.

Chris Vendilli is the owner, founder, and CEO of the 3 Rivers Auctions Company and an eBay PowerSeller. If you’re ready to start your own eBay business or improve your existing one be sure to visit: http://www.3riversauctions.com

How to Stop Feeling Like an Imposter

I recently read an article in the September 2006 issue of Inc. Magazine titled, “The Imposter Syndrome: Why Do So Many Successful Entrepreneurs Feel Like Fakes?” Here are some surprising statistics from that article:

1. 2 out of 5 successful people consider themselves frauds

2. 70% of all people feel like fakes at one time or another

3. Self-doubters in the corporate world often turn down promotions or switch jobs to avoid “exposure”

Does any of this sound painfully familiar?

In the world of entrepreneurs and small business owners, the imposter syndrome, otherwise known as the “fraud factor” runs rampant. Go to any networking event and you can spot the likely candidates, shyly hiding in corners or clinging to the buffet table. Of course, at the opposite end of the extreme are the individuals who bulldoze you, speaking non-stop in a desperate attempt to “pull the wool over your eyes” and keep their insecurity well hidden.

If you are a new business owner or have recently changed your niche, time and experience might be all you need to build up your confidence.

But if you seemingly have everything going for you (success in terms of sales, prestige, and profit) and you still have that nagging feeling that someone might “expose” you at any time, sending your business and reputation crashing down, you probably struggle with the notion that you are not “enough”.

It’s kind of like the glass-half-empty mindset.

By the very nature of running your own business, you can always do more…make one more sales call, create or improve a system, follow-up with yet another client. From that point of view, the glass will never be full and the “machine” that is your business will become insatiable.

But understand that you create the standards for your business either by design or default.

If you feel like an imposter, do something about it. Here are three ways to get you started:

“3 Ways to Eliminate the Imposter Syndrome”

1. LEARN MORE: If you are new to business or your industry, the simple truth might be that you lack the knowledge you need to help you feel like a bona fide contender. Consider attending seminars and workshops, going for another credential, or simply reading all you can to stay informed about business and your industry as well as committing to a life of on-going education.

2. DO MORE: Get out there and get more experience! Position yourself as a leader in your field by being more visible in your industry or community. Volunteer for association committees, form strategic alliances with colleagues who might lack some of the skills and strengths that you contribute, or write and publish articles via print media, web sites, or blogs that give potential clients a sample of what you have to offer and how you can help.

3. BE MORE: Understand and acknowledge specifically what you bring to the table right now. What do you have to offer? What are your strengths? Why are you in this business in the first place? Whom do you help? Why do you want to help them? Who have you helped in the past? Why are you the right person to help or provide a product or service to your client? What evidence do you have to support your answer? Knowing the answers to these questions is a good place to start. Finally, focus on who you already are instead of who you aren’t and what you lack.

(c) 2006 Kim Nishida, Small Business Success Coach and founder of Ready to Evolve Coaching, helps you get focused, get organized, and get going! Subscribe to the “Success Hot Sheet” our free newsletter and receive a free Success Kit at http://www.readytoevolve.com

How To Copy the Rich to Secure Your Dreams

Are you one of these people that continually live in hope, but never actually find a way to ‘Live Your Dreams?’

Do you find that at the end of every month, however good your take-home pay seems to be, it is never quite enough to do more than just break even?

Have you dabbled in the internet, thinking it was the panacea of all financial fortunes, and earned nothing - nay - lost your shirt?

Imagine if you could reach a situation where not only could you tell your boss “I am so sorry, but I can not afford to work here any more…”, but you found that even while you slept, or played on some exotic beach, money just seemed to flow into your accounts?

What would that mean to your whole existence? How would you feel where even after spending out on a few luxuries like a new car, or an expensive holiday, or even just taking time out with friends and family, you still had money in the bank, money that just kept building up? What would that mean for your retirement plans?

Pipe dream or actual possibility?

Would you like to know how this dream can be achieved, or are you quite happy in the J.O.B. (Just Over Broke). Brief answer - find yourself a millionaire mentor.

Let me tell you a little story.

Some years ago, my wife Jane and I went on an investment property course, and as a result of that, we got out of our box, mortgaged the house up to the hilt, and went on a property buying spree. Nothing unusual about that- but did we tell our family? Did we tell our friends?

No - we didn’t, because we knew that they would think we had gone barking mad!

But when we read the newspapers, or listened to the radio or TV, or even in the few times we went down our local pub for a quiet drink, what did we hear?

We heard so-called self-proclaimed ‘experts’ telling us about the tremendous risks involved in property, how they knew somebody or a friend of a friend who had gone bankrupt though property deals, or was losing $400 per month on each property as they could not get the full rental income.

Honestly, it was almost enough to make us run to the estate agent, or whoever, and put all of our properties back on the market.

So, what did we do? Well, we went back to other property trade shows, property seminars, anywhere where like-minded people were talking from a position of authority and experience as to what was going on. We started mixing with the rich and famous, and those that had made fortunes in property - and we ‘adopted’ pour own pet millionaire mentors. And you know what? That made us buy some more.

If You Want to be Rich, First of all You Have To THINK RICH.

And now, with around $5 million worth of investment property, we can see this growing by at least $300,000 every year.

But of course, this was just ‘paper’ money. The only way we could realise it was by putting the properties on the market.

So, we had to rethink our strategies. We needed a way to generate cash, lots of cash, to feed the lifestyle we were determined to enjoy.

Well, we did what thousands of other people did, we invested in internet marketing. If you go to any internet marketing conference, seminar, or just look at many web sites, the message is simply “Making Money on the Internet is SOOOO Easy…”

Did You Think Internet Marketing Was Real Easy, and How To Get Rich Quick?

You know, we bought, and we bought, and we bought and we bought just about every get-rich product we could find. Do you know, we must have spent close to $100,000 on products, seminars, training from here, training from there, tried this technique, tried that technique, and ended up broke, very broke ( but with a tremendous range of ‘assets’ gathering dust in the cupboard!).

We also found a lot of very similar people feeling as let down as we were, and so we set up a web site where we could offer our knowledge and expertise to others, to try and advise against spending on the wrong things and trying to help them build up their own internet business. This was the reason why ‘The Brit Group’ was formed.

But what has changed our fortunes? Not the latest gizmo that we bought, but a slow realisation that our strengths lay not with ‘What we knew’, by ‘Who we knew.’ We made darned s