NEW ENTREPRENEURS - WATCH OUT!

It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur, and finallly have no boss hovering on you.

YOU GOTTA START WORKING, MAN!

Recently, advances in technology has leveled the playing field and propelled an entrepreneurial revolution. As an entrepreneur, you now have more access to information that enables you to make more intelligent choices more quickly. This ability was not available to you before. But now through the help of computers and highly sophisticated softwares, everything is within your grasp.

You have an advantage over big businesses in that you’re lighter, more flexible, and faster on your feet. You can target new markets more quickly, and you can turn on a dime.

But being a successful entrepreneur requires that you look at the big picture and follow a plan through from beginning to end. Entrepreneur Magazine gives some practical guidelines that can help you when beginning your own enterprise:

1. Don’t Quit Your Day Job. Consider starting your business part-time, especially if it’s online, while you’re working and have a steady income. It usually takes six months to a year to get a business going and you don’t want your ability to make your house payment to hinge upon your company being an overnight success. Start with what you can manage, financially and time-wise, and scale up as your business grows.

This is one of those times when you need the help of business and professionals. Send VirtualAcct@hotmail.com an email and find out how they can help you. They are a group of professional people with a combined experience of more than 35 years! There is no better way than to partner with people who knows what they are doing.

2. Find Your Niche. The days of general stores are over. Particularly online, consumers are looking for stores that specialize. You have to find a need—something a specific group of people want, but can’t get at the big chain stores—and fill it. You have to find a niche where the need and demand is there, but there is little or no supply coming in, especially from the big stores. That will be your niche.

3. Have an Online Presence. Even if you’re not planning to start an online retail business, consider that the internet can still play a valuable role in your company. Having an online presence eliminates the limitations of physical location and broadens your customer base by, literally, millions. It’s also a great tool for promoting yourself and letting people, even in your own area, know that you’re there, and what you’re doing.

As we have mentioned earlier in our blogging, EBay is the best way ti start with and to build up an online presence.

Register on EBay now, for free:

Then of course you would need a way to receive your money. Any type of business involves money - paying and receiving money. The best and cheapest way to send and/or receive money, is thru PayPal. Any business, big or small, needs Paypal - at least to start with.

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The two sites above are REQUIRED in any line of work or business that you go into. You will be needing them along the way.

4. Refuse to Quit. Successful entrepreneurship requires creativity, energy, and a drive to keep going when you fail. Few people realize that before Bill Gates became extremely successful, his earlier versions of Microsoft flopped, but he kept at it. And that determination and refusal to give up is what will separate successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones. Arm yourself with optimism, and don't be afriad of comitting mistakes, as long as you learn from them, and you don't do them again!

ARE YOU READY TO START A BUSINESS?

This is a question that is very easy to answer, and yet very costly to do.

Every year millions of people answer "Yes" to that question and really go on to start one. And every year, that answer costs many of them money, time, confidence, and heartbreak.

It is estimated that there are anout 600,000 new small businesses opening each year, not including the small one-person entrepreneurships that pop up every day, which is more staggering. However, even if you are your business's sole employee, then there is still something to be learned from the these numbers.

Studies show that two-thirds of new businesses survive at least two years and 44 percent survive at least four years. Two of the key factors in the businesses survival and ability to thrive are the owner's education level and the owner's reason for starting the firm in the first place.

How can you make sure that you are among the winners rather than the losers in this high stakes game? The answer is inside of you. You must ask yourself four key questions to determine whether your own small business will survive and thrive.

1. Are You Ready? Have you mentally prepared yourself for the switch from employee to boss. You are going to be the one making decisions now about everything from office products to product line. This total control is one of the driving forces behind many people who take the plunge into starting their own business but it is also one of the elements that drives new entreprenurs crazy. When you start out there is an endless list of decisions that need to be made and new questions crop up every day.

Even more important, you will need to remember that in a small business you will wear many hats. Even if you manage to start out with one or more employees you will each fulfill more than one role in your new business. And if you are running a one-man or one-woman show then you serve in every capacity from file clerk to maintenance crew to salesman to CEO.

For a start, we recommend to contact the professionals for help. Outsource other functions, outsource your accounting department! Send an email to VirtualAcct@hotmail.com - they can help you with a lot of tasks which would otherwise tie your time, and at very low costs! Concentrate on being the salesman and the CEO. Leave the records keeping and accounting to them! Your family can take on the Shipping Department, Front Desk and Customer Service.

It's messy doing all the tasks yourself. Can you handle switching from task to task and role to role like that? Are you willing to make those switches? You will need to delegate some of the tasks. Groups like VitualAcct will do that for you. Email VirtualAcct@hotmail.com and get a free estimate now!

Similarly, have you prepared your family and friends for this switch in attitude. Your life is going to change -- probably pretty drastically -- and that change can have a positive or negative impact on your family life and social interactions. It will make things much easier if your friends and family are supportive going into the process.

2. Where Is Your Niche? Have you identified your niche yet? One of the reasons many businesses fail is that they fail to focus on a target audience. Yes if you are a major discount chain then you can sell everything from peanuts to wallpaper but this type of business requires vast resources that just aren't available to the small business. But small businesses dominate the marketplace (creating more than 50 percent of the private gross domestic product last year) by finding a different approach -- a niche.

Knowing your niche means you are better able to find, target, and maintain your customers as well as provide the best possible goods and services to that customer base. That focus is one of your best chances to not only survive but to thrive in a very competitive marketplace.

3. What Is Your Plan Of Action? Another key factor in the survival and ultimate success of your business is how much planning you do before you open your electronic or physical doors. You need to decide if your business will be based on the internet or include more traditional models. Are you going to work full-time or part-time at your new business? Are you going to hire help or go solo? Have you written (or at least outlined) your business plan? Dreaming, thinking and planning can save you much trouble and waste later when things are hectic and problems strike. Planning can also help keep you focused and to balance your spending and time. These tasks can also be covered when you contact VirtualAcct@hotmail.com. These are the things that they do - planning for start ups, and all the financial aspects of setting up a business.

4. Who Are You Going To Call? At some point, no matter how experienced a business person you are, you will need help. You will need support, advice, tools, or information -- or all of the above. One of the beautiful, and most frightening, aspects of growth is that it can lead you to places you never imagined. No matter how much planning and experience you bring to your new position as CEO the unexpected will arise. How will you cope with this? It is important to recognize that no business is an island. It is not failure to seek help. Failure is when your business shuts down because you didn't get the help you needed.

This is where the help of the professionals come in. Did we mention that a short email to VirtualAcct@hotmail.com will help you with planning and with coping with your business. A short email will connect you to one of the best help you can get.

The best way to get timely help is to work on your support system while you work on building your business. That way you will already have a ready list of resources available that you can quickly tap into when emergencies strike.

In today's world there are many marvelous resources available to you no matter what your business model may be. These include:

~ Publications (newsletters, magazines, books)
~ People (professional advisors, mentors, teachers, consultants)
~ Networks (organizations and forums in your niche as well as general business and marketing)
~ Education and training (tutorials, courses, and seminars)

After you have answered these four key questions you are now ready to ask yourself that one big question again -- are you ready to start your own business?

You are not ready until you've talked with the professionals - email them now at VirtualAcct@hotmail.com and start asking the questions!

WORK AT HOME BUSINESS - AFFILIATE MARKETING

EASIEST WAY TO MAKE MONEY - ONLINE!

If you are one of those people who would like to make a lot of money but prefer not to work as much, then this is the business for you!

I am sure you have heard of working online. I am sure you have seen an offer where, after joining (and paying a certain fee), you are supposed to just wait for the money to start pouring in.

Well, these are definitely either not completely true or are definitely a scam!

In any kind of business, everyone has to put in something. Unless you hired someone to put in something for you! Then you don't do anything at all!

But that defeats the purpose of getting extra income if you spend the income for the help, before actually getting an income from it!

In short, YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN!

We will discuss all these online businesses one by one, starting with:

MAKING COMMISSIONS BY AFFILIATE MARKETING

With more and more products hitting the online market, it's essential to follow some simple yet crucial steps.

Before we start, let us make sure that you are prepared. Do you have a Paypal account?

If not, get one for FREE by clicking:

One of the easiest ways of starting an online business and earning quick profits is through affiliate marketing. With no website to develop, no product development to achieve, no refunds or customer problems to deal with, this is by far the most effective way of developing your online presence.

If you already have your affiliate products and you're working at making more sales, an increase in commissions is the obvious goal of everyone. With more and more products hitting the online market, it's essential to follow some simple yet crucial steps. So what are they?

If you want your affiliate program commissions to take off, literally overnight, these are the steps you need to seriously consider;

1. Do your research and check out the programs you're thinking about promoting. Remember that you only want to promote a product that will give you the maximum paycheck in the shortest possible time.

You have to be aware of this before putting your time and money into making your product pay.

Check the commission structure carefully and make sure it pays well. Also, try to find products that match your target audience and are already paying well to other affiliates.When you know that a program isn't meeting up to it's promises, then its time to move on to the next.

If the product is good and you are one of many affiliates promoting the same product, you need to det yourself up as offering that little something extra that makes you stand out above the crowd.

You can write a short article to give away as an incentive to potential buyers. This gives you both greater credibility and extra drawing power.

Give information that's not only free, but useful. When you give away for free is good, people naturally expect a great deal more from the product. Recommend the product if you can, and give enough information to make people need and want the actual product.

2. Save and collect, the name and email addresses of all those who download your give away. You should know that very few people make a purchase on their first introduction to a product. You may want to hold on their email to make a follow up.

This is where an autoresponder is invaluable as you can create a whole series of follow up messages to send to these prospects to entice them into buying your product. Anywhere between 6 and 10 messages are needed to finally clinch the sale, so automate this process and capitalize on the free report.

You can get an effective autoresponder here:

Once you have these prospects details, they are yours until the person unsubscribes. This means that you can send them information in the months ahead about other products you're promoting, long after they've bought the original item.

If you develop an ezine (an online magazine), you are in a perfect position to send more valuable, and occasional free, information to these prospects who now value you as a source of knowledge and useful recommendations. You develop a relationship with them and they may stay with you for years to come. They begin to trust you and your recommendations and eventually, are likely to buy from you
again.

3. Never underestimate the power of negotiation. Be prepared to haggle with a seller whose goods you wish to promote. Remember that all merchants need affiliates to market and sell their goods and will be more inclined to change their payment
structure than potentially lose business if they see you as a good source of income.

Be bold and you could find yourself receiving a greater slice of the pie for all your advertising efforts. Don't be greedy but be fair and you will be respected for it.

4. Use effective advertising techniques. 'Pay Per Click' will give you the most immediate results if you do your research right. Naturally, Google's Adwords is the easiest and best place to start, being the leader in the online PPC field. But, look
around and research the smaller players who offer cheaper rates to a smaller audience.

There are so many offers now from a lot of comanies that can also give you a huge and quick return on your advertising buck with your ad being received by
a responsive audience of your chosen market.

And as with any advertising campaigns - track your results. If you don't know who's clicking what, you'll never know which ads are working.

Use these techniques and you'll soon see an immediate improvement in your affiliate sales. Build on your successes and expansion and growth will follow.

If the above list scared you, don't be. It only sounds complicated, but it gets clearer as you go along.

Keep on reading, and see you next time for another episode in our group attempt to :

BE THE BIG BOSS!

MOST POPULAR HOME BASED BUSINESSES

Sometimes even before we start going into business, we are already feeling down thinking about the high cost of start ups, franchising and real estate development. But have you ever asked yourself what kind of low cost businesses with high profit margins are out there?

Maybe you are just asking the wrong questions. There are so many, but first, just let us focus on the ones you can work from the comforts of your home.

Here are the 5 low cost high profit businesses you may want to consider.

1. Internet Marketing: Do you have a computer in your home? If so, then that’s a good start! People use the internet to do all types of things. From a multimillion dollar enterprise to teaching people how to play music by ear. Everyday people are getting on the internet and pursuing their own online fortune. You can always join the bandwagon!




2. Tele-seminars: If you are not a very technical person, do not worry! You can always get into seminars and learn about a lot of stuff. Or do it the other way around - conduct the seminar yourself! With simply a telephone and a conference call line for your customer to call in on you and you be the one to offer a seminar.

   
   
   You can can use these seminars to generate leads, or you can sell your product or service from the seminar itself. You can also create a new intellectual product coming from recording the class. Once you have a record the class you can sell it as another product you can get passive income from.




3. Joint Ventures: If you don’t have a product or you don’t have any idea about a product or you don’t have money of your own, then the idea of joint venturing could be for you. This business is simply learning the art of the dealing. You make money just by your ability to bring together two parties who would not otherwise know each other outside of your introduction. Sounds easy, doesn’t it?

   
   
   Well, it is! For example, company A has the products, knowledge, and resources. On the other hand, company B has a large client list. All you have to do is combine them and partner it with you and you get to share in the profits. No cost on your part!




4. Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate Marketing sounds complicated, but it is just when someone else does most of the work, but you got to share in the profit. That doesn’t sound complicated, does it? There are thousands of products ranging from digital down loads, books, seminars, including hard products like computers, cell phones and other techie stuff. You just have to find the products that would interest your market, and when you make a sale, you get a percentage of the proceeds. You don’t need any inventory or any of the overhead of a traditional business.




5. Information Products: This is one of the most highly profitable low cost businesses you can get into. You can research and report on a product and these reports become products that you can sell over and over again. One example is interviewing experts in a high demand niche market.

   
   
   You can make different products from the one interview – you can make an article out of the discussions made and sell it as an e-book. You can also record the interview and sell it as a recording. You can sell the transcript of the call, you can take several of the interviews and put them together for an expert tape series.




6. Network Marketing/MLM: This business model is as much about self development as it is building a business. All you have to do is find a company that you are passionate about the product, has a proven system and strong team leadership. Most of these companies are low cost of entry. And you build your empire leveraging the efforts of many.

   
   
   Some people incorrectly believe you are going to get rich off the back of someone else. Not true. The very core of network marketing is built on the fact that you get paid in direct proportion of your ability to recruit, train, inspire, support and lead a voluntary group of people. For those who can do this the rewards are great.




7. EBay: EBay is one of the quickest ways to get to a profit. You can take things that you have in your garage today and sell them on EBay tomorrow. Remember one man’s junk is another mans treasure. But that is not all there is. If you can sell junk, you can also sell good stuff! If you partnered with a certain company manufacturing good stuff, you are in for a lot of money, especially with the amount of traffic that they have on EBay. It’s a very cheap way of selling your items with no need for a lot of advertising.

If you are looking for a business you can start without breaking the bank, the above five businesses are just a few ideas to jump start your thought process.

However, make no mistake you can start a low cost high profit business and enjoy it while lounging in your pajamas.

YOU GOTTA WORK, MAN!

GET RICH SCHEMES - BE CAREFUL!

To start with, let's begin with the most common get-rich-scheme, that is safe and sure:

BE AN EBAY SELLER!

Just click the image below to register for FREE!

Then of course you would need a way to receive your money. Any type of business involves money - paying and receiving money. The best and cheapest way to send and/or receive money, is thru PayPal. Any business, big or small, needs Paypal - at least to start with.

ACCEPT CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS!

Just click this image to register for FREE!

The two sites above are REQUIRED in any line of work or business that you go into. You will be needing them along the way.

Now, to continue...

There are incredibly lots of business opportunities on the web. Most are purely scams, but if you know what you are looking for, you'll probably be lucky and build a profitable business for yourself.

As you surf the web, you will encounter a lot of websites and offers persuading you to sign up for a wide variety of business opportunities.

Truth is, some, but not many, of those opportunities really could change your lifestyle. Others among them, although perfectly valid business models which will work well for others, will not be right for you personally. You have to apply very specific criteria when you evaluate each opportunity. Then you might just find the one that’s right for you.

Here is a list of criteria that you might like to start with:

• Low startup costs - something that you can afford without emptying your bank account. Don't invest all your money in something that you have not completely analyzed and believed in completely. Invest small amounts at first, and get financial advise all the time. Send an email to: VirtualAcct@hotmail.com - they give free estimates which are very reasonable. Plus they are people that can be trusted.

A plan that offers you a genuine way to make extra money

Involves a popular product or service which will be in demand continuously

You will work with a company which you can trust

You won't need to spend more time than necessary to make things work

Involves the kind of job or work that you are comfortable with

Other personal criteria that you would like to include

Examine all criteria individually and make sure that you understand them completely, before diving in.

Check scam sites carefullyand avoid being suckered.

Some asks for money up front before you get a job

Some asks for monthy membership fees

Some asks for an exhorbitant joining fee

Some you to get trained by them first, and there's a training fee

Some of these may be legit, but some of them are pure money-making schemes where THEY, not YOU, make money.

 

PEOPLE ALL WANT EXTRA INCOME!

We are all looking for money-making opportunities for several reasons:

To become rich or richer than what we currently are

To have a second or additional source of income

To have more control over our life and environment

To be able to spend more time with our family and friends

To feel more secure, especially if our current work position is unsure

To gain recognition which we may lack in our current environment

To gain self esteem and sense of achievement

To ease up retirement worries

To have something productive to fill our time with

The list goes on and on and on. Each one of us has our own reasons. Whatever our reasons might be, we are sure they are reasonable and justifiable.

The bus driver needs money for college; his eldest son is entering college soon!

The fashion model needs money to put her elderly mother to assisted living homes.

The hotdog seller needs more money to buy more hotdogs and add other items to his "store."

We will tackle this common problem together; we will find the answer to our search for EXTRA INCOME! Stay with us as we study our possible courses of actions one by one!

 

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE HAVING NO BOSS?

For once, how would you feel waking up at the time you want, having breakfast leisurely,




and waiting for the money to start falling right into our hands!

But that is not the way real life works!

We have to work our way up (at least majority of us do!). We have to temporarily work with our boss, as we try to make extra income. And when this extra income exceeds the job with the boss, that's the time we dump the boss, and finally

BE THE BIG BOSS!

WORKING FOR THE BOSS ALL DAY

Do you work for your boss every single day?

Every morning, you get up, you go to work.

Sometimes, you are appreciated, more often, you're ignored.

And in the end, the salary you get is just not enough.