Why you need to have a schedule even if you work from home

The past week or so I got away from my set schedule for my home based business.  Let me tell you, the results have not been to pleasing.

Having a set goal or task for your online business will help keep you on track and keep your content fresh and exciting.  If you do not keep a sense of structure in you home based job you will most likely get off track and in turn not accomplish as much as you would if you had a set task to accomplish.

I'm not saying you need some perfect business model and a blueprint to your success. (if you do have one thats great but most people do not) But to have a set goal for the day and some sort of time constraints as you would with any other job.  Try to wake up at a reasonable time, eat breakfast, check emails, blog post draft, surf TE's, lunch, watch tv/read a book.   Something as simple as this list will get you through your day and you will have achieved your goal for the day. Some days might be more busy than others but, in the long run it will get your task completed.


Do you have a daily plan?

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3 reasons to work with a TEAM

Trying to promote some sort of product or program by your self will almost never work.  If you have some crazy secret that you can succeed by yourself them please share it with me.

Building a close relation team is the best way to get the most out of your work for a couple reasons.

1) By having a close team you can collaborate ideas to achieve more.  A few examples is if you have a team promoting a product you will cover thousands of more potential leads.  Everyone working together to promote one product will have much more impact than just yourself.

2) You can ask for help.  Many new internet marketers are a bit shy.  Don't be afraid to ask for help.  Most internet marketers are very kind and willing to set aside some time to help you though your issue or give you some feedback.  This gives you others thoughts and opinions that you may otherwise not have thought of yourself.

3) Similar to number two, you can come across new techniques and help promote other peoples products in return for compensation.  You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours - is the kind of mentality that most internet markets express.

Together
 Everyone
  Achieves
   More

How is your team building experience treating you?

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Blogging is more than an income source, its a passion

Many people ask, "Why do you blog?"  My response to them is a two part answer.  First, I utilize my blogs as a source of extra income.  Making money with my blog is more of a bonus to me.  I do not view blogging as a burden or extra workload. Which brings me to my second part of the answer, I have a passion for blogging/helping.  For instance, this blog helps guide others in the right direction to become a successful internet marketer.  By giving people the information and tools to start their own online income streams, I feel a sense of accomplishment and happiness. 

My advice to anyone that is interested in making a decent buck with their blog is to put your heart into it.  I know that sounds kind of cheesy but, it is the truth.  If you are just pushing some half hazard product on people that you could care less about your sales and commissions will show that. On the other hand, if you are offering a mix of free, inspirational, and useful information mixed with a few sales pitch posts in between the turnout will be much more favorable for the blogger.

I have been posting on blogs/forums/social networking sites and helping people with their problems in more areas than internet marketing.  The point I'm trying to make is if you care about people they will trust you and in turn buy things from you that they would not buy if you seemed to be another deadbeat sales man trying to take their money and never talk to them again.

Sell only products you buy yourself and do not false advertise.

How do you blog?

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Blog For Profit | Blogging For Profit

One of the most common questions people ask me is "can I blog for profits?"  The answer is YES.  I have been blogging and making money in the online world for quite some time now and, one of the easiest ways to do this is utilizing a blog.

To start off, blogging for profit, you will need to learn how to set up a blog.  There are many ways of going about doing this.  I have been using Blogger due to the low maintenence required to keep the blog up and running.  The other application I  use is WordPress.  WordPress offers a lot more customization but has a bit of a learning curve when starting off.  Basically, pick a site or application you want to use and stick with it until  you feel comfortable and if you want to change it up down the road you will still have the basic knowledge behind the art of blogging.

The next step is to figure out what you want to blog about.  For some this step is very easy and for others it can take much more time than anticipated.  One technique I use is I will just surf around the internet and every time I see something that I like or gets me thinking I will jot down the website and topic and put it in a ongoing list of topics for blogs I run.  It is better to blog about something you have a passion for, rather than something you constantly have to do research on. This just makes it a thousand times easier to write content for your blog.

Moving forward, possibly the most important aspect of blogging, content.  You will want to fill your blog with rich and intriguing information to keep readers engaged and interested in what you have to write about.  This is a key factor in generating returning traffic.  Post as frequently as possible (about one post per day) this will keep your readers occupied with content.  If you post to much your readers will feel overwhelmed or spammed and will tend to stop following your blog.  On the other end of the spectrum if you post to little or not at all readers will see no point in returning to your blog for there is no current information.  So a happy medium is necessary.

Once you have your content in place you will want to find a tactic to make an income stream.  There are many ways of doing this.  For instance, if you are using Blogger as your blog engine, you have a tab in the back office that is labeled Monetize.  This feature allows you to ad Google's AdSense ads to your page with minimal effort.  It allows you to alter how many ads are placed and what kind of ads are placed with the click of a mouse.  This program works by how many impressions you have or how many times the ad is actually clicked.  Other ways to profit with your blog are affiliate programs.  If you sign up for certain affiliate programs that are related to what you are blogging about you can promote a product alongside your information in return for a commission.  This method can be very rewarding if executed properly.  Clickbank is a great site that has many digital products that you can promote.  The site gives you a personal referral link to the product you are promoting and you can copy and paste it into your blog.

After your blog is completely set up you will have to do some promoting to gain traffic.  A few good ways of doing this are social media sites, email lists, and traffic exchanges.  I have detailed information on my blog of specific methods and tools to acchieve the results you will need to blog for profit.

With all that said and done, keep in mind to keep your content fresh and interact with your readers.  By doing those two simple things you will keep your readers engaged and in return make money with your blog.

Questions or Comments? Feel free to ask, I am more than willing to help.

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Do You Market to the Mobile Community Too??

I recently purchased a program called Mobile Monopoly.  This program is a great new way to target many buyers that you normally would never reach with traditional internet marketing strategies. 

I have been able to reach thousands of people using the techniques in this program.  It is super easy to learn and follow.  I would greatly reccommend this to any internet or affiliate marketer with some sort of experiecne.

If you are new to internet marketing I would not try this first.  You need to learn the roots of how to market and where you will make the majority of you income.  You can still make an exceptional ammount of money using this system. But, I would start with more traditional methods and build your marketing up to something like this.

If you have any questions about this program feel free to leave a question or comment.

How to profit from your blog

Many people are trying to profit from their blogs.  But most don't know how to go about doing it.  I will explain a few ways you can easily see profits from you blog.

Just like any other income stream it will take some work and dedication.  The first key to having a profitable blog is traffic.  If you do not have a steady traffic stream you will not have a steady income stream.  There are many ways to gain traffic (see posts Free Traffic, Backlinks).

Once you have established your traffic streams you will then want to figure out what kind of advertising you want to incorporate into your blog.  If you are using blogger there is a tab called Monetize which is an easy ad on for Google's AdSense.  You have to sign up for AdSense and get approved but after your approval it is a matter of a few clicks and you will start to see income.

Another way to make money with your blog is to sell ad space to specific vendors.  This may take a little more effort on your part finding companies to pay you for ad space but, if you have a high traffic stream (5000) hits per day you can make some substantial amounts of money using this method.

Affiliate programs are yet another stream you can incorporate into your blog.  The main site that is very well known and highly recommended by myself and many other Internet Marketers is ClickBank.  This is a site that allows you to sell other peoples products for a commission.  This can be a great way to generate profits for a more targeted audience due to the fact that it is one specific product.

There are many other ways to use your blog to capture leads for MLM programs and many other programs out there it is just a matter of building close relationships with people and eventually building a team to support you and all the members in it.

The possibilities are endless

How do you profit from your blog?

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Use Twitter

Twitter is something that a lot of marketers overlook.  The truth is it has MAJOR potential to help build relationships and further expand your network.

There are a few things you can do to build your twitter relationships.

The easiest way to get people to see that you care is to follow others.  People like to know that you care about them.  If you are a loyal follower to someone on twitter chances are that eventually they will see what you have to say and potentially start following you.

Keep posting your tweets and keep your followers engaged.  If they notice that you have not tweeted anything in a long time they may think that you are no longer active and stop following you.  This is not a good habit to get into so post frequently!

There are so many people out there that want to hear what you have to say.


What are your Twitter methods?

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Quitting Before You Begin

Most people when starting their online endeavors do not realize how much time and effort needs to be dedicated to becoming successful.  When you see that squeeze page saying that you will turn $10 into thousands in days 99.99% of the time it will not work out for you.  The reason for this is the creators of that program are the exception and the .01% that make substantial amounts of money in the matter of months or sometimes days.

Now I'm not saying that you will never make any money online.  What I am saying is that it takes time, a lot of time.

My best advice is to pick one specific niche or program and stick with it for a duration of at least six months.  In reality it is not that long if you turn out successful.  The truth is most people quit before they even see any sort of results.  For example, if you become an affiliate for a program and promote your butt off for a month and see nothing in return then you will be very discouraged and most likely want to throw in the towel and go to the next eye catching, make money quick, page you see.  Stop throwing your money away!

What you should do is look at what you were doing and why you have not received any results.  Use that to your benefit.  It is a giant game of trial and error.  If you did get some activity track where it came from and what techniques gave you the best results and elaborate on those rather then wasting your time in areas that are providing no results.

If you do not see any results in six months then that should be a sign that your program is not going to be your diamond in the ruff.

Do some research and talk to others that have done this (such as myself).  They will help guide you to programs and techniques that will generate results and how to mimic those results over and over.

Don't quit before you pass GO!

Free Personal Backlinks

Hey everyone I have just made a new page on my blog dedicated to personal backlinks for YOU!

Yes, for you.  

So, all you have to do is subscribe to this blog via your favorite method/reader and leave a comment with your full name and link you would like me to add for you.  This is a very good way to improve your inbound links and benefit your SEO.

This is just one way am I am giving back to the community that I enjoy and live by.

What are you doing to pay back the community?

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