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, 08 Jan 2009 06:42:44 -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_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 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19268.html All Internet business owners want their websites to be profitable.Here are a few tips that could help you make your website a profitable one. 1. Address your targeted audience on your business site. Example: "Welcome Internet Marketers" or "Greetings Fellow Dog Lover". If you have more than one, address them all. 2. Make sure your content and graphics are relevant to your website's theme. You wouldn't want to use a bird graphic on a business web site. 3. In order for a website to be profitable, it must have repeat visitors. Offer your visitors incentives to get them to return to your website. You could give them new content, ebooks, software, ezine, etc. Alert visitors by email when you add new content to your web site. Th... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19268.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:55 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19266.html On-line surveys are big business and you are being encouraged to take part, as companies are keen to get your opinions on new products or services... And why not get involved? On the surface this appears to be an attractive and easy way to earn extra money, wherever, whenever. This is not from personal use though, so as always - 'buyer beware'. But here is something that makes me smile. What follows is a typical sentence from a website promoting the lifestyle that is possible by carrying out on-line surveys as a way of earning a living. "Imagine waking up, logging on, filling out a few surveys, and getting a paycheck at the end of the month! You can do it in your underwear!" I see this approach all the time! Why... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19266.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:54 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19264.html You are a home business entrepreneur. You have just built a fantastic website, acquired a host of good products but your advertising budget is small. How do you go about enticing people to your website? I know exactly how you feel because, like lots of small home business entrepreneurs, I have been right where you are now. Even if you’ve only been marketing on the Internet for a short time, I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, "the money is in the list". A good email opt-in list – a list you build yourself, is worth its weigh in gold. It is the difference between being wildly successful and falling into the deep black hole of cyberspace. So how you go about building an opt-in list without much money? There are several ways to go ... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19264.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:53 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19265.html Not all Home Business Entrepreneurs are experienced enough to produce their own product, so most of us 'would-be-entrepreneurs' become affiliates, marketing someone else's products and opportunities. That is nothing to be ashamed of. Lots of people make a really great living doing it, and so can you. Being a Work at Home Business Entrepreneur is not as easy as it first appears. Don't get me wrong, it is not that difficult either. As the saying goes "anything is easy if you know how". The BIG secret is learning "how to market" on the Internet. Internet Marketing is a little different to marketing offline. You sell your online products and opportunities from an electronic store called a website. When you open a store in a Mall ... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19265.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:53 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19262.html Don't you just love it? You've found that special item on eBay that you've just got to have! No If's Ands or Buts, you've got to win that item. You've checked and double checked the "End Of Auction" time and date and you're at your computer, signed in and raring to go at least 30 minutes before the auction ends. You're happy to beat the latest bid and with nervous fingers you tap in the amount you're willing to pay. Then you read those dreaded words- !You Have Been Outbid! Now you remember, there are sneaky eBayers out there who use deviously cunning tricks, like placing high hidden bids and proxy bidding. You heard somewhere that you should wait untill the closing minute of the auction before placing yo... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19262.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:52 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19263.html If you look at the majority of ads you see as you surf the Internet, you truly begin to believe that an Online Home Business is a job made in heaven. Being in business for yourself can present real challenges but working online from your home presents even bigger challenges. Being an Online Home Entrepreneur is not for sissies! Most Online marketers actually fail during the first year they are in business. Is patience one of your virtues? Too many people still believe the wonder stories about Instant online success. Let's get rid of this notion once and for all. Yes, I too have heard the stories about people who have come online with the right product at the time and made BIG money, but that doesn't mean they didn't have to do a lo... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19263.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:52 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19260.html Late last night I turned on my television and discovered a used car salesman trying to sell this cheap clunker of a car to recently pink-slipped and bankrupt dot-com unfortunates. Apparently if you want to trade in your luxury sports car, these guys would be "happy" to give you a great deal on something more "economical." I saw this and I started to laugh. I mean, you have to give these guys credit. They're pursuing a niche. But it also convinced me that it's time to publicly address some of the rumors that have been flying around. With media doomsayers spouting predictions of dot-com fallout, both investors and e-business owners are understandably nervous. Everyone wants to know, "What separates the dot-coms from the dot-bomb... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19260.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:51 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19261.html Network marketing has a 45 year old track record worldwide of producing more millionaires than any other single industry. Every other country worldwide has already experienced at least 10 years of the growth cycle in network marketing – there is currently 3.5% to 7% of the population of those countries involved right now. Right here in Europe, the very last continent to enter into its growth cycle, there is only around 0.5% involved and we are right at the very beginning of our growth cycle in network marketing. This tells us categorically that over the next ten years there is going to be a massive shift towards network marketing in Europe as in every other country worldwide. You are sitting at a place in Europe that won’t ev... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_19261.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:57:51 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_18921.html Even though Google Revenues continue to soar, the hidden problem that may stifle growth and may even allow Yahoo or MSN to overtake the paid search market in the future lies in two critical phrases: Customer Support, and Customer Training Approximately 40% of the small businesses we have surveyed have tried Adwords in the past and failed, and some of them have tried multiple times. In some markets the percentage is closer to 60%. Why? because the program was designed by Google engineers, and heavily favors companies with the type of resources that most small businesses do not have. Unlike MSN and Yahoo who have programs that are much simpler in terms of use for small business people, Google favors a technology driven solution that ... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_18921.html Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:07:31 -0400 http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_18919.html Although podcasting is trendy, it's vital to remember that when you use a podcast for Internet marketing, your podcast is really just another delivery mechanism – a way to get your marketing message across. Because it is a new delivery mechanism, there's a chance you'll get so wrapped in the technology that you'll forget the basics, the AIDA formula. You need to give people something that they want to listen to, and you can’t go wrong with the AIDA formula. AIDA is used in copywriting, and is an acronym: AIDA means Attract/ Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. You need to get people's attention, arouse their interest in your product, get them to want it, and finally take action to buy it. Using AIDA In Your Podcasts Y... http://www.sitemy.com/articles/article_18919.html Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:07:30 -0400