http://www.sitemy.com/articles/articles_online_business.html Articles about the many aspects of doing business online. en-us livesupport@superiorincome.com livesupport@superiorincome.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:10:31 -0500 SiteMY.com - RSSBIN http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.sitemy.com/logo.gif http://www.sitemy.com/articles/articles_online_business.html http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19283.html When you make the decision to start an Internet business or for that matter any business you must have a plan (strategy). This is essential in order to succeed. You don't throw a dart at a list of possible business opportunities and settle for the one where the dart lands. It must be a well thought out decision and plan on how you are going to make money in the business, if you read all the hype out there that tells you all you have to do is spend a couple of bucks, get a website and lay back and watch the money come in think again. First don't spend any money on those fancy internet ads telling how they guarantee you that the money will start rolling in as soon as you buy the software they are peddling. There is a lot ... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19283.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:04 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19280.html Color should be one of your first concern when it comes to website design. Colors creates mood. It is immediate and memorable. It conveys character, expresses intention and emotion. Colors play a vital role in website's impact. It reflect the message and identity you want to convey to your viewers and can heavily influence the decision-making process. Your site will end up either plain and boring or chaotic and hard to look at. Thus, it must be carefully considered. Colors affect us psychologically. They can make us excited, happy, irritate, angry or sad. For example, if you owned a restaurant, try to use some orange color for your interior, or a red color table cloth to increase customers appetite. A good color combination that c... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19280.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:03 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19281.html The company that dominated dial-up Internet use is coming to grip with the future. As broadband use increases dramatically, AOL has watched subscriptions decline and advertising dollars move to Google, Yahoo and MSN. Facing approaching irrelevance, AOL has decided to act. AOL Reinvents In an effort to compete, AOL is reinventing itself as an open use portal. To date, AOL has always restricted use of its portal to subscribers. No longer. AOL is beta testing a portal that makes services and content available to everyone. If all goes well, the company will launch the service this month. AOL’s Motivation The growth of broadband use has correlated to the decline of AOL. It is estimated that as many as 20 percent of subscr... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19281.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:03 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19279.html Before we start, I want to ask you one simple question. If you knew what you know today about how big blogging would be before it started, would you have started a blog? Well, in that case, you better pay close attention to podcasting! Pretty much everyone and anyone who knows the slightest bit about Podcasting thinks about the Apple I-Pod and how I-Pod users are using Apple's I-Tunes software to download their favorite songs over the internet. But what if I told you that you don't even need an I-Pod to podcast? As a matter of fact, to have your own podcast show, an I-Pod is absolutely unnecessary! The name "podcasting" is a combination of the name for Apple’s portable mp3 player, the "I-Pod," and the word "broadcasting."... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19279.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:02 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19278.html When you are considering finding the best website hosting company, it is important to know a few things before making the right decision. Web hosting is like a company that provides you with a phone line to talk to other people. Without it, you can not talk to people or make any phone calls. A web hoster is the behind the scenes technology that lets your site run on their servers and let people view it online. When you choose a hosting company for your website consider the following things. Price: Don’t simply look for the lowest price. You know how they say, "you get what you pay for". That is also very true with hosting. You pay little amounts, you get a lot less then you really need to run your site. Same thing wit... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19278.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:01 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19276.html Starting a home based business in an exhilarating period in one’s life. There are a lot of concepts that stirs in your mind and you will find yourself in a perpetual state of excitement to bring them to reality. However, most people who are in the process of starting a home based business often find themselves rushing into things. This wouldn’t be a prudent recourse. Risks should first be evaluated and plans should be set. Otherwise, we’ll just end up marching blind towards the great divide, and that could be fatal. Here are some of the common mistakes the people who are starting a home based business usually make: Overconfidence. Confidence is always good, as it would give you the proper mindset that you wou... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19276.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:00 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19277.html Setting yourself up to earn a steady monthly income has to be a pre-requisite to your success online. There is no doubt that large sums of money can be made (and indeed are being made) from selling products or services online. With over 500,000,000 internet users (and that figure is already obsolete even as I write this) the potential for long term wealth is very high indeed. This fantastic new medium has brought untold possibilities for the small trader operating in a niche market. In fact the internet is made for just that type of marketer. It therefore goes without saying that anyone with the desire, knowledge or ability to market just about any kind of product or service online is a potential millionaire in the makin... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19277.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:58:00 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19274.html The practice of viral marketing can be very useful to internet marketers. Viral marketing consists of giving away FRE'E products or services along with your original a'd copy such as links, contact information, and mailing list. In return, those who receive your FRE'E products can pass it along to their own customers and prospects. Viral marketing is a great way to advertise for fre'e and without a lot of effort on your part. Internet marketers should be aware of the value of viral marketing. The ability to advertise your products to a large audience is of great value to you. You can increase your sales and traffic to your web site through the sharing of FRE'E information. Some of the more effective methods of viral marketing are:... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19274.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:59 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19275.html A question I am asked everyday is "Do I need to have my own website built or can I use a pre-made one ? " Good question. Most people who ask this question are looking at shopping malls, affiliate programs, network marketing, or business opportunities to make money whereby the company gives them a website already built with the bells and whistles. My experience has taught me that having your own website built is the right way to go. I know, it costs a little more money but it is well worth it. Let me explain why. Let's say you have joined a network marketing company and as a part of signing up you get this gorgeous website that supposedly does all of the selling for you. On the surface it seems this is going to be the gateway to you... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19275.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:59 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19273.html Every day more and more people are realizing the great potential in internet marketing. Internet marketing is a booming industry and can make you money - if you are willing to work for it. Potential internet marketers have access to multiple sources of FRE'E training material. You can learn the best techniques and business practices practically FRE'E due to the numerous resources available online. In turn, your clientele can learn just as quickly on what is truly a value and what is simply hype. People are more than willing to spend money online. A successful internet marketer will treat the public like intelligent adults who are able to determine what constitutes a bargain and what does not. As an internet marketer, ask yourself ... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19273.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:58 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19271.html One thing I constantly see from "newbies" to the work at home world is, "I'm so confused, I don't know where to start!" It's true, there is so much information out there, and not all of it good. Scams are mixed right in with legitimate business opportunities and jobs. Here is a very simple way to decide on a direction if you are looking for a work at home job or business. What do you enjoy doing? Make a list of every single thing you enjoy, or have an interest in. What are you good at? Make another list of every single talent or ability you have, or have done in previous jobs. Not just regular "jobs" either, look at the things you do for your family, friends, hobbies, etc. Play the match game. Can any of your items from... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19271.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:57 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19272.html Writing articles for publication on the Internet is, at the time I write this, every Internet marketer's favourite way to get free publicity for his website. If you are an Internet marketer and haven't heard the buzz that's going around about writing articles, where have you been? No, forget I asked, there can't be a single Internet marketer hasn't heard that writing articles is an essential part of website promotion. Suddenly everyone wants to be writing articles. Hundreds of wannabe authors are writing articles and flooding the article directories with items they have specially written for publicity purposes. Many Internet marketers are writing articles to a high standard but there are plenty of others who are churning out poorly... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19272.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:57 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19269.html One of the most common challenges to starting an online home based business is finding a profitable niche to target. In this article I have done a significant portion of the hard work for you so you can get your home based business started immediately. Here are ten niche ideas to help you start your home based business today... 1) Being Successful - I can't think of anyone who doesn't want to be successful. Your home based business could target niches about making and reaching goals, motivational techniques, getting into the right mind set, etc... 2) Being a Leader - Many people want to be the leaders, or already are in leadership positions, and need guidance. You could target niches about leadership qualities, communicati... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19269.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:56 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19270.html If you've just begun your search for a work at home job, you probably have a beautiful concept of what working from home is like. You probably imagine yourself waking up whenever you want, sliding your feet into fuzzy slippers and shuffling to the kitchen to get some coffee, then shuffling along to your office to put in another wonderful day at work, then later going to the mailbox to pick up your weekly paycheck of several thousand dollars. I hate to burst your bubble, but it doesn't work that way. Actually, let me clarify that and say it doesn't always work that way. The truth is, working at home is usually a lot harder than working in an office somewhere. Scammers and hyped-up business opportunity ads have given us the belief th... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19270.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:56 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19267.html When it comes to making money online, there are a wide variety of web sites with different graphics and copy with some being very detailed and some not. The important thing is that both generate cash. If you have a home based internet business and are interested in marketing and selling your product, but don’t have a lot of money to invest in a fancy, professionally created Web site, then you should consider setting up minisites for your various products. If you don’t know anything about website creation, this might sound a little intimidating to you. However, there really is nothing to worry about because setting up a minisite to market and sell your product does not require a lot of web page knowledge or experience and best of al... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19267.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:55 -0400