<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:38:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Make Money Online</title><description/><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>224</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-5370849115842545328</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-06T07:45:42.755-07:00</atom:updated><title>Appointment Setting and Leads</title><description>One of the best strategies that you can have when you are&lt;br /&gt;trying to get leads is to use set appointments to meet with&lt;br /&gt;the prospective customer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you make an appointment with someone who may become a&lt;br /&gt;future customer, there are several benefits that you will&lt;br /&gt;find.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. You are speaking with a person who makes decisions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you set an appointment, you are cutting through the&lt;br /&gt;middle man. This saves a lot of time and you won't have to&lt;br /&gt;worry about having to come back to talk to the right&lt;br /&gt;person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. There's a time to meet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you have an appointment to meet with a lead, you can&lt;br /&gt;prepare and you know exactly what you are going to say. The&lt;br /&gt;other thing is that you know exactly how much time that you&lt;br /&gt;have for your presentation, so you can make sure that you&lt;br /&gt;utilize it to the best of your ability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. It cuts down on time that is unproductive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just the fact that you have an appointment with someone&lt;br /&gt;means that they are mildly interested in what you have to&lt;br /&gt;say. You know you're not going into the meeting blindly and&lt;br /&gt;wondering whether or not you will be wasting your time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. You know something about your audience beforehand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Appointments give you ample time to do research on your&lt;br /&gt;prospective clients and understand what their needs are so&lt;br /&gt;that they can be addressed during your meeting. This offers&lt;br /&gt;an advantage because you will go into it being able to&lt;br /&gt;offer something that they need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's always a good idea to be prepared and to know your&lt;br /&gt;audience. Making an appointment with your prospective&lt;br /&gt;client helps you to do both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/08/appointment-setting-and-leads.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-3159323303967334267</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-04T13:08:47.606-07:00</atom:updated><title>Things To Check Out In A Home Based Business Opportunity</title><description>They use business opportunities as a bait to suck up your hard-earned money and leave you with battered dreams. Don't be scared! This is just to make you tread with caution so that you avoid falling in the trap of swindlers.Before you grab any home based business opportunity, you should know that there are many "predators" out there waiting to lure you with promises of making you rich overnight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, here are some things to check out while choosing a home based business opportunity.You need to recognize a home based business opportunity that has the power to change the figure in your account in a positive manner. But, the big question is: how to recognize such an opportunity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether it's a relatively new business featuring fabulous growth potential or not, Many great businesses have started from nothing more than a ground floor opportunity. Whether the business is based on a concrete product or service that has the power to stand on its own. Is it in demand? It should also be legal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't go for any high sounding 1-up or 2-up or binary plans. But, you need to be assured whether the business is based on sound practices and is adequately funded. And whether the home based business opportunity is fair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go for a 2-tier plan that provides you remuneration for direct sales and also pays on the sales of people who have brought them to you. Some plans are far too complex,usually these companies end up confusing themselves and all the members in the plan. The idea is to make profit on the very first sale and not transfer sales to some sponsor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether the company provides training free of cost. Companies like Amway have made fortunes selling "how to" and personal growth tapes. Whether the opportunity offers an almost automated technology so that you are able to leverage its power to carry out most of the work for you. Digital wonders like e-books and software that use personalized shopping cart systems, they are the best assistants of businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether are not the company offers professional staff to keep in touch with your prospects. There are many people who prefer hiring a professional to do the calling for them on a fixed commission. Whether the business opportunity helps you in business promotion by providing banners, ads, training videos, and other things that you need to become successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many opportunities out there offering you a home based business, But you would be wise to pick and choose carefully.Please be aware that there are only a few opportunities that really promise to provide you a financially bright future in business. So, before giving a nod to a home based business opportunity, make sure it's really an opportunity and not bait used by someone to make money from you! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are some major items to check out before buying into a home based business opportunity. &lt;a href="http://affiliatesilverbullet.com/go.to?g25.2016"&gt;automated cash formula&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/08/things-to-check-out-in-home-based.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-7408537629206158648</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-02T15:05:57.547-07:00</atom:updated><title>Maximize Business Profits with Minimum Budget</title><description>For many decades, we have been using traditional advertising devices such as radio, television, magnets, or billboards on a tight budget to attract the local population.  Many businesses are adopting modern techniques of merchant advertising to develop brand recognition in local markets.  Often, they are surprised to see grand success in their ventures, particularly when compared to ‘traditional’ advertising techniques. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to gain local search traffic, effective advertisements and ISP providers are put to the test. Local business owners and customers share a common ISP provider when they use cable.  It is sometimes advantageous to buy advertisements on an ISP’s homepage, which pops up when logging in.  However, this is not very practical in today’s advertising arena.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Businesses should adopt all means to target and win over local customers. Using retail coupons is a right step in this direction. The targeted local population may be interested in products and services that are discounted.  Formulating a deals strategy with locality is a very effective method of gaining leads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look into advertising options such as Google ads and promotional offers. There might be related events to your type of business in your area so take advantage of it by sending printable coupons to your online customers’ emails that they can print off and use at your retail store. These methods can generate a large amount of interest and publicity and is relatively inexpensive. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consumers tend to browse local businesses, which is a great way to market a business in style. Use of appropriate keywords describing your products and services will catch the Internet surfer’s eye. There is great importance given to marketing online which can be done with a small budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the business is new there is not always a lot of money to hand for advertising, so in order to generate monies in the business you have to look at what you’re doing with your advertising and ensure you are able to keep it focused.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The solution to a clever online business plan is, after writing it out, to then keep referring back to it and re-write if necessary each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is important to plan as much as you can. Understand that all business plans can change, so consider the plan as ongoing and use it to conduct your business. Anticipate it changing, but use your business plan to stay focused on long-term goals even if details change. Making a plan doesn’t mean you have to stay with it the whole time, it just helps you stay on track and revise it as you go along. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Small local businesses often don’t think online advertising is for them as they believe that it is a costly expense they just can’t afford.  Others regard marketing on the internet as just too complicated and don't believe they have the personnel to handle it. A little education is all that is needed in order to get more businesses to advertise online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Businesses are coming to understand how important the Internet is to them, however they still have to cross the bridge that will see them act on this idea and successfully market online. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Henal Patel is a partner of J&amp;H Web Technologies and created &lt;a href="http://www.cityslick.net"&gt;CitySlick&lt;/a&gt;, a local business search engine offering the opportunity to online marketing through a &lt;a href="http://www.cityslick.net/gain-local-search-traffic.php"&gt;secure business registration&lt;/a&gt; portal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/08/maximize-business-profits-with-minimum.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-6348076107253836141</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-01T09:56:27.668-07:00</atom:updated><title>Work from Home Online</title><description>These days, there are a lot of people making the switch from working at an office to working out of their home. You might be thinking that there is nothing that you can do to make money working online, but that is absolutely not true. There is something out there for everyone, and I’m going to tell you a little bit about a few popular online work opportunities, and how to work online from home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are really very few tools that you'll need to Work from Home. The only major tools you need will be your time and you must be self motivated to learn in order to succeed in your work from home online business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For an easy switch over, if you want to stay in your field of expertise, it is really simple. Just offer your professional expertise in an online marketplace. On online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, you can do a lot more now than just selling your old things. It is becoming more popular for people to sell their own professional capabilities in a marketplace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking to help people out directly, you can be an online life coach. In today's busy world, few people have the time to meet a personal coach at an office, and even if they did, the new generation of web workers would need to be met by their coaches in the same way that they work: via email, IM, and VoIP. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though you could go through a life coach certification program, reputation is more important than credentials on the internet. This is a hot field right now and one that's easy to get started in, with a little patience and work. For an example of someone building up their profile and business online as a coach, be sure to check out Pamela Slim of Ganas Consulting and the "Escape from Cubicle Nation" blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking of blogs, they are one of if not the hottest things going on the internet right now. Even though they are as popular as they are, good writers are still hard to find, and that is the real key to making a blog successful. Blog networks such as Weblogs Inc., GigaOmniMedia, and b5media are always looking for good writers that can turn a solid post into an interesting topic quickly and easily, just as long as you have good writing skills alongside excellent content skills. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to get noticed, comment and link to blog network sites, and write blog posts of your own that are polished but not overly personal, although showing a little personality isn't too bad. Even with blogs, you can pretty much incorporate your own professional expertise to make the transition that much easier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you prefer the business side of selling things, you can even start your own blog network. This entails advertising sales, hiring and managing employees, and attracting investors. Plus, instead of working for one of the top blog network sites mentioned above, you would be working against them. If you choose to go this route, however, don't make the mistake of thinking you'll get a lot of time to write blogs yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Work From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/08/work-from-home-online.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-3374874350171729554</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-28T08:26:34.092-07:00</atom:updated><title>Work Online At Home And Teleconferencing</title><description>It is becoming increasingly popular, whether by choice or necessity, for individuals to work online at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has necessitated a rather unique approach for these individuals to keep abreast of work schedules and the like without traveling to far flung places for conferences or meetings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teleconferencing was born out of the need for faster, more efficient, use of time and resources. Along with the teleconferencing though came several negative aspects of working from home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If video conferencing is not being used, the participant will not be able to have that face-to-face kind of meeting whereby a lot can be construed by something as simple as body language. This could make it a lot harder to get your point over to just a voice on the other end of the phone line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Home-workers can also be distracted whilst joining in with a conference. If you had a complaining child and a burst pipe on one hand, and a conference call on the other, which one takes priority?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you work online at home don’t be put off by teleconferencing. There are many advantages to being able to attend meetings from your own home office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No more wasted time waiting in traffic jams or busy airports. No more nights away from home in faceless hotel rooms waiting for other delegates who may have been delayed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teleconferencing is an extremely precious tool in today’s busy world. Used wisely it can bring together many intelligent, inventive individuals, saving on costs and increasing productivity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Work Online At Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/work-online-at-home-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-3539739589356300815</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-26T13:38:48.626-07:00</atom:updated><title>Make Money At Home - Communication is Key</title><description>One of the key things when you make money at home&lt;br /&gt;is communication, and that goes for non home based &lt;br /&gt;businesseas well. Often times, written communication &lt;br /&gt;of some form is what brings new customers in, so you &lt;br /&gt;want to make certain that you catch their eyes but &lt;br /&gt;don't seem overbearing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email - If, like most home business, you have the&lt;br /&gt;ability to communicate online, one of your biggest&lt;br /&gt;tools is going to be email. You want to first of all&lt;br /&gt;create an email address that is professional yet won't&lt;br /&gt;make people feel threatened when they see it. It&lt;br /&gt;should reflect your business and what it does, but&lt;br /&gt;also make you seem approachable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Messenger - Whether you use AIM, MSN, or Yahoo&lt;br /&gt;messenger, you are going to also want to create a user&lt;br /&gt;name just for your business, It's a good idea to make&lt;br /&gt;sure that you have all of the available messengers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This way, people can choose which one to use if they&lt;br /&gt;want to talk to you personally. Trillian is a great&lt;br /&gt;program which allows you to use all of your messaging&lt;br /&gt;programs on one application instead of downloading&lt;br /&gt;them all separately. As with your email, you want your&lt;br /&gt;user names to be professional but not threatening.&lt;br /&gt;They should reflect your make money at home business &lt;br /&gt;and your professionalism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You want the first impression that people have of you&lt;br /&gt;to be a good one, so make certain that your email and&lt;br /&gt;your instant messengers are professional and let&lt;br /&gt;people know that you are serious about your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com" target=_"blank"&gt;Make Money At Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/make-money-at-home-communication-is-key.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-6082267468970658252</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-25T14:41:11.325-07:00</atom:updated><title>Make Money Online From Home - Teleconferencing</title><description>It may surprise you to know that teleconferencing is not restricted to the business world. Many individuals use this as an invaluable tool to communicate thoughts and ideas over great distances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not too difficult to set up a conference. Something as simple as a two way telephone system is relatively cheap. When you make money online from home, no specialized equipment is necessary as each individual uses his own phone or extension to participate in the meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaker phones can be used but many people complain of the ‘echo’ effect. It also picks up peripheral noises like the shuffling of papers and tapping of pens on desktops. It may be necessary to invest in microphone headsets which would also free the user to move around mid meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Costs vary according to the complexity of the set-up. The more locations to be used, the more expensive it becomes. For example, satellite connections, television facilities etc., will add significantly to the cost.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are specialized companies who will co-ordinate all purchases of equipment andor services – again adding to overall cost of the initial set-up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can add web conferencing software to your system to enable you to show presentations and demonstrations. This will give an overall professional look and feel to the conference. Be sure to practice with it before the event – inefficiency is something you don’t want to portray!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you make money online from home, teleconferencing can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish to make it. It all depends on your needs or the needs of your company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money Online From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/make-money-online-from-home.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-8859309191531385578</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-23T12:45:07.930-07:00</atom:updated><title>Elements of Web 2.0 Graphics</title><description>Web 2.0 has created a revolution on the internet in a&lt;br /&gt;number of ways. There’s the collaboration factor which&lt;br /&gt;enabled people to share information much easier than&lt;br /&gt;before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then there’s the factor of bringing the desktop environment&lt;br /&gt;to the internet. But nothing’s more obvious in the Web 2.0&lt;br /&gt;world than the so-called Web 2.0 design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What makes a Web 2.0 design different from the designs of&lt;br /&gt;the past? Here are some of the elements that set it apart&lt;br /&gt;from everything that has come before it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Rounded boxes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- although this has been used in designs of the past, this&lt;br /&gt;design element wasn’t used extensively until Web 2.0 came.&lt;br /&gt;This helps give a fresh look into websites which used to be&lt;br /&gt;dominated by very professional-looking rectangular boxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Reflections&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- this element aims to give off a 3D look for icons.&lt;br /&gt;However, this is to be used sparingly, only to be used to&lt;br /&gt;give depth to otherwise plain-looking icons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Whitespace&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- in web designs of old, having a lot of whitespace was a&lt;br /&gt;no-no. Information was to be packed in as much space as&lt;br /&gt;possible. But not anymore in the Web 2.0 world. Having a&lt;br /&gt;lot of whitespace on a design makes it possible to read&lt;br /&gt;things on-screen without causing too much eye strain. Aside&lt;br /&gt;from that, it sets borders among elements without actually&lt;br /&gt;creating a demarcating line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Large fonts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- immediately capture one’s attention. Large fonts are&lt;br /&gt;therefore useful in highlighting important parts of the&lt;br /&gt;webpage especially the headlines and the banners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Work From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/elements-of-web-20-graphics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-7238098310717653402</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-22T10:32:35.279-07:00</atom:updated><title>Work At Home Online - Finding The Right Home Business Model</title><description>Finding the right home business model when working&lt;br /&gt;from home online may be a huge work in progress. &lt;br /&gt;There is no surefire way to make money, but that &lt;br /&gt;doesn't mean people will not continue to try.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People are finding ways to experiment with new&lt;br /&gt;strategies and are trying to find business models that&lt;br /&gt;actually work for what they need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer is really a no-brainer though. If it&lt;br /&gt;doesn't work, fix it. If your business model is not&lt;br /&gt;working for you, then change it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are not seeing the profits you should from your &lt;br /&gt;current model, it is time to change things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some people don't agree, but it is simply a matter of&lt;br /&gt;staying alive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many businesses of late have gone through this sort of&lt;br /&gt;change. With more and more businesses conducting&lt;br /&gt;business over the Internet and more people using&lt;br /&gt;mainstream media, it is only smart to change what no&lt;br /&gt;longer works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the tires on your car won't get you to where you&lt;br /&gt;need to go, then it is only obvious that they should&lt;br /&gt;be changed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slow sales and slower uptake of online offerings have&lt;br /&gt;forced many companies to focus on their core&lt;br /&gt;competencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Companies no longer covet consumers and build business&lt;br /&gt;models around advertising instead they are now&lt;br /&gt;aggressively marketing their services to companies who&lt;br /&gt;need streaming media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now many businesses have taken their focus off of hard&lt;br /&gt;advertising and are now focused on media advertising.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were forced to change their business models or&lt;br /&gt;they could have suffered greatly, some even risking&lt;br /&gt;going out of business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is very important to have a good business model set&lt;br /&gt;up when working from home online. Learn from&lt;br /&gt;the biggest and most profitable companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Working From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/work-at-home-online-finding-right-home.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-6818813056361001569</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-21T16:17:14.770-07:00</atom:updated><title>Blogger Forums - A Great Place To Advertise Your Blog</title><description>No matter what type of blog that you have, one of the&lt;br /&gt;best places that you can advertise your blog is to&lt;br /&gt;join a blogger forum. After all, everyone who posts&lt;br /&gt;there has a blog and thats the main subject.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a great place to meet other bloggers and to&lt;br /&gt;advertise your blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are quite a few blogger forums that you can sign&lt;br /&gt;up for on the Internet. One is known as Bloggeries,&lt;br /&gt;where you can show off your blog, get your blog&lt;br /&gt;reviewed or review other blogs, and find lots of tools&lt;br /&gt;that you can use for your own blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another good place to go is to Blog Forum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog Forum, like Bloggeries, has spots for you to&lt;br /&gt;market and show off your blog,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blogger forums are a great place to advertise because&lt;br /&gt;everyone in them are of the same mind and want to make&lt;br /&gt;certain that their blogs get noticed and read.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you use your blog to advertise something that you&lt;br /&gt;are selling, or you want to get a lot of traffic to&lt;br /&gt;your blog in order to make money, you want to go&lt;br /&gt;someplace where it can get exposure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you advertise on a blog forum, you know that you&lt;br /&gt;are placing your advertisement in a place where&lt;br /&gt;blogging is something that people enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just remember when you are posting to a forum to read&lt;br /&gt;the rules and abide by them. That way you'll get your&lt;br /&gt;blog noticed and you will know that you are doing the&lt;br /&gt;right thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money At Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/blogger-forums-great-place-to-advertise.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-2238922760968590324</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-21T16:26:32.220-07:00</atom:updated><title>Make Money At Home Online Starting Today</title><description>There are a lot of people that will tell you different things &lt;br /&gt;when you want to know how to make money at home online. Some &lt;br /&gt;of the things you hear can appear to be complicated to do and &lt;br /&gt;can discourage you. Making money on the internet is not as hard &lt;br /&gt;as some people make it seem. There are some factors that you &lt;br /&gt;need to know that will make it easier for you to make money on &lt;br /&gt;the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, what are the factors that you need to know if you want to &lt;br /&gt;start making money on the internet?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One: The first thing you need when you want to work at home &lt;br /&gt;online is the right business opportunity for you. There are so &lt;br /&gt;many different opportunities that you can choose from. You just &lt;br /&gt;have to take the time and look at as many of them as you can &lt;br /&gt;before you choose the one that best fits you. One reason that &lt;br /&gt;this is important is because if you don't like what you are doing &lt;br /&gt;online to make money on the internet then you will always struggle &lt;br /&gt;to make it successful. Make sure you enjoy whatever you chose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two: A website is another important tool to have when you work at &lt;br /&gt;home online. This is what you will advertise and how people can &lt;br /&gt;find your business. So, either learn how to build a website &lt;br /&gt;yourself or hire someone to do it for you. A lot of the different &lt;br /&gt;opportunities online will give you a pre-made website when you &lt;br /&gt;start your business with them. Before you hire someone to make one &lt;br /&gt;for you always check to be sure the opportunity you choose does &lt;br /&gt;not come with a pre-made website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three: Advertising is the next and most important thing you will &lt;br /&gt;need to do to begin making money. If you don't advertise you will &lt;br /&gt;not be able to make money on the internet because people can't &lt;br /&gt;spend money with you if they can't find your business. It is &lt;br /&gt;imperative to learn all you can about advertising online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These very important three things are key to making money on the &lt;br /&gt;internet. Most people get online expecting to learn how to make &lt;br /&gt;money at home online and to start making money right away. This &lt;br /&gt;is a definite possibility but only if you are willing to work &lt;br /&gt;hard on your new business to make it successful. Only you can make &lt;br /&gt;your business successful. You will be one step ahead of a lot of &lt;br /&gt;other business owners trying to work at home online if you don't &lt;br /&gt;forget these three important things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;make money from home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/make-money-at-home-online-starting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-5900635575085483109</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-18T18:39:06.422-07:00</atom:updated><title>How To Open An Online Merchant Account</title><description>An online merchant account is an account that is known as a “Payment Gateway”. It is not a very difficult task to open an online merchant account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A payment gateway is a software that your web developer or engineer will have to incorporate into your web site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is software that may or may not include a shopping cart, a system that allows visitors to your online merchant site to browse through your products and add them to a virtual cart, much like a shopping cart at a super mall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The visitor will ultimately keep or remove items from the cart and pay for the remaining items through the payment gateway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A payment gateway may or may not be linked to your merchant bank account. This depends on the type of online merchant solution you have chosen. You may have had the software created especially for your site; in this case the software will naturally accept all credit cards and will be linked to the major credit card processing companies such as VISA or MasterCard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The software will also be linked to your merchant bank account. Customers can use this software to pay for services and products using credit cards, debit cards and bank transfers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When someone uses a card or online banking to make a payment the user is connected to the bank that issues the card and the money is transferred to the bank within a matter of days. Nevertheless, you may go ahead and complete the transaction by delivering the product to the customer as the payment will definitely come through.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Online merchant solutions are a way of taking your business to your customers instead of waiting for them to come to you. The online payment systems are an added advantage as anyone will like to have convenience at their fingertips.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money At Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-open-online-merchant-account.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-1393723094851160227</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-17T18:17:37.178-07:00</atom:updated><title>Lead Generation Evaluation</title><description>One thing that people in business should remember is that&lt;br /&gt;it's important to take time once in a while and see how&lt;br /&gt;leads are being generated. There are a couple of ways that&lt;br /&gt;you can do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Website -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a look at your website and see what kind of traffic it&lt;br /&gt;is getting. How many people are coming, how long are they&lt;br /&gt;staying once they get there? Are they subscribing to your&lt;br /&gt;newsletter, taking surveys, leaving feedback on your&lt;br /&gt;guestbook or forums?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your traffic is low, take a look at the content that is&lt;br /&gt;offered on it and see if there is something that can be&lt;br /&gt;done to bring more visitors in. You might want to pay&lt;br /&gt;someone who is specialized in Search Engine Optimization to&lt;br /&gt;write some content for your website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Leads -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a good idea to talk to people who contact you so that&lt;br /&gt;you can find out where they got their information from.&lt;br /&gt;That will let you know what is working and what isn't, and&lt;br /&gt;allow you to get rid of the dead weight that isn't bringing&lt;br /&gt;any new business in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's essential that you know where your leads are coming in&lt;br /&gt;and what isn't working. It's not cost effective or wise to&lt;br /&gt;use mediums that aren't working. They should be changed so&lt;br /&gt;that there are more leads generated, in the case of a&lt;br /&gt;website, or done away with altogether, in the case of a&lt;br /&gt;newspaper advertisement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The medium that you dispose of right now can always be&lt;br /&gt;revisited in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Work From Home On The Internet&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/lead-generation-evaluation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-5554005505611336758</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-14T13:30:26.171-07:00</atom:updated><title>Join A Community To Advertise Your Blog</title><description>Something that you will find, especially if you join&lt;br /&gt;something like LiveJournal or GreatestJournal, is that&lt;br /&gt;users just like you have created communities for&lt;br /&gt;people with common interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yahoo Groups are e-mail lists that can be started by &lt;br /&gt;anyone, on any topic. There must be well over a million &lt;br /&gt;of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are other communities for just about any subject,  &lt;br /&gt;if you find that there isn't a community for the subject &lt;br /&gt;you can create one. This is a great place to advertise &lt;br /&gt;your blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nice thing about communities is that there isn't&lt;br /&gt;any limit as to how many communities that you can&lt;br /&gt;join.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, say that you love blogging about books,&lt;br /&gt;horseback riding, and skiing in Tahoe. All you have to&lt;br /&gt;do is look through the communities for ones that have&lt;br /&gt;those interests and join them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As long as you post something related to the topic to&lt;br /&gt;the chosen community, people will see you and perhaps&lt;br /&gt;they will check out your personal blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something to remember is that you don't want to write&lt;br /&gt;a post that is one sentence long in order to get people&lt;br /&gt;to go to your blog. They will want to know that what&lt;br /&gt;you write is interesting and is something worth&lt;br /&gt;reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joining communities can be a great way to advertise&lt;br /&gt;your blog and drive traffic to it. If you are&lt;br /&gt;referring to something that you posted about on your&lt;br /&gt;blog, you can use a link back to your entry in your&lt;br /&gt;post.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As with posting comments on someone else's blog, you &lt;br /&gt;don't want people to think that you joined a community&lt;br /&gt;simply to get traffic to your blog. Otherwise, people&lt;br /&gt;won't visit your blog and you may get banned from the&lt;br /&gt;community as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"target=_"blank"&gt; make money online from home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/join-community-to-advertise-your-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-2777129857817964216</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-11T13:31:03.080-07:00</atom:updated><title>Working From Home Online - Getting Help With The Right Home Business Model</title><description>When working from home online creating a Home Business &lt;br /&gt;Model may seem a daunting task, and such an important &lt;br /&gt;part of your business may require you to seek outside &lt;br /&gt;help when preparing your model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many resources where you can get help, many&lt;br /&gt;experts who are available to help you create your&lt;br /&gt;model for a fee, but before you spend the money on&lt;br /&gt;these people, you should first consider going to your&lt;br /&gt;local Small Business Association, or SBA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When planning any business it is important to get help&lt;br /&gt;where it is available, especially when that help is&lt;br /&gt;free for the taking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency&lt;br /&gt;for the federal government to aid and assist the&lt;br /&gt;interests of small businesses and to help preserve&lt;br /&gt;free competitive enterprise and strengthen the overall&lt;br /&gt;economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Small businesses are critical to our economic strength&lt;br /&gt;and in building America’s future. Most of the large&lt;br /&gt;companies we know now were once small ideas and many&lt;br /&gt;of them began with advice from places like the SBA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SBA has grown and evolved with the times but the&lt;br /&gt;bottom line remains the same. The SBA helps Americans&lt;br /&gt;start, build and grow businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is an extensive network of field offices and&lt;br /&gt;partnerships with public and private organizations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are specialists who work for the SBA and who are&lt;br /&gt;well trained in writing up and creating home business&lt;br /&gt;models.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working from home online, successfully written home &lt;br /&gt;business models can mean the difference in making or &lt;br /&gt;breaking your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/working-from-home-online-getting-help.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-7557367916781410999</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-10T17:43:35.335-07:00</atom:updated><title>How to Work at Home Online</title><description>Working from home online has become a popular trend. Many people are working from home to save money, make extra money or opening their own business. Employers are also warming up to the idea of having employee working from home, allowing better productivity in some cases. When working from home online, there are obviously many different ideas to go from.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to popular search engines such as Yahoo, to get a quick and simple start!, Google or AOL, and search for "work at home jobs" or use similar keywords. The search engines show varioius opportunities with several listings. The first results page typically shows links best matching the search criteria, thoroughly explore all results listed on that page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, look through the portals of the most used search engines that have their own job portals, sections of which are dedicated to work-at-home opportunities. These offer a better chance of coming across more employers, thus giving you a bigger selection to choose from. Use their discussion forums to network and know related information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another thing you can do is to become a member of an online support group, many of which relate to working from home. This membership exposes you to events and opportunities in your field of choice and the latest trends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is also a great idea to check out the possibilities on eBay if you have a flair for promoting goods and a great product to sell. This is indeed a very popular method used today of how to work at home online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search for organizations that are okay with some of their employees working from home and send them your resume. If you send out enough at the very least you can pick and choose your employer and are guaranteed to work at home. You can also look up web sites of local staffing agencies, some of which may specialize in assisting you to find a work-at-home job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is also popular to browse through popular job portals such as Dice, Monster and CareerBuilder, which usually have a special section for work-from-home jobs. If you become a member to their sites you can do more personalized searches for your special taste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Networking sites such as LinkedIn and MySpace have blown up across the internet within the past few years, and it is not a bad idea to form a network of like-minded people. The more people you network with, the higher are the chances of you getting a good break.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many opportunities out there. You just have to prove to them and yourself that you know how to work at home online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paul Jesse is an author and webmaster providing free and low cost opportunities to &lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;make money at home online&lt;/a&gt;. He invites you to visit his website at ==&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;http://www.sheamarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-work-at-home-online.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-8981886550719514263</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-10T12:55:43.678-07:00</atom:updated><title>Work From Home Online - How To Find The Right Home Business Model</title><description>When you work from home online the four stages of a &lt;br /&gt;business model are, preparation, creation, implementation &lt;br /&gt;and evaluation. These stages are made up of components &lt;br /&gt;which make them work and flow into the next stage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second stage of the business model, the creation&lt;br /&gt;part, is set up through an ABC system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A- is to attract future customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are three components in which to do this. First,&lt;br /&gt;you must find your products. This is not as easy to do&lt;br /&gt;as some make it out to be so it is important to&lt;br /&gt;investigate and choose each product carefully.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pick the best products available. Ones that you may&lt;br /&gt;have experience with already or ones you know&lt;br /&gt;something about or have an interest in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next component is setting up business to find&lt;br /&gt;leads. Write articles about your product and get it&lt;br /&gt;out over the Internet. Subscribe to lists that allow&lt;br /&gt;you to find out ideas about your products or&lt;br /&gt;interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;B- is to bag and capture potential customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Set up a system to secure leads. This can be done both&lt;br /&gt;online and offline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Online you can use an auto-responder system where you&lt;br /&gt;give visitors to your site or blog a free purchase or&lt;br /&gt;gift for subscribing to your newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offline you can use newsletters competitions and&lt;br /&gt;giveaways to get people information about your&lt;br /&gt;products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will also build relationships with prospects. You&lt;br /&gt;will also find your niche through surveys and&lt;br /&gt;research. Ask your prospects what they want, what they&lt;br /&gt;are looking for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C- is cashing in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you work from home online you will begin to see &lt;br /&gt;profit from the sales made to customers and this is &lt;br /&gt;where you will finally begin to see your business &lt;br /&gt;succeeding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Work From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/work-from-home-online-how-to-find-right.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-8099737524340729095</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-08T17:31:07.304-07:00</atom:updated><title>Working From Home Online - Keeping Schedules</title><description>When you are working from home online, it's easy to&lt;br /&gt;ignore the alarm clock and get up whenever you want to&lt;br /&gt;get up. You are your own boss, you should be able to&lt;br /&gt;keep the hours that you want, right? Wrong. This is a&lt;br /&gt;misconception that many who are going into the home&lt;br /&gt;business have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is true that you are your own boss, but if you work&lt;br /&gt;from 9 to 5 one day, and then don't get up until noon&lt;br /&gt;the next day, people won't take you seriously.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you are setting up your home business, the first&lt;br /&gt;thing that you should do is to pick a schedule and&lt;br /&gt;stick to it. This way your customers know when they&lt;br /&gt;can reach you. This is good for business, and will&lt;br /&gt;help keep your customers coming back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you sit down to plan out your business hours,&lt;br /&gt;figure out a starting time and a closing time, and&lt;br /&gt;factor in time for lunch as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you were working in an office environment, you&lt;br /&gt;would take a lunch break so set an acceptable amount&lt;br /&gt;of time to be at lunch and stick to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't have a time clock that you have to go by,&lt;br /&gt;but you will have customers who are counting on you to&lt;br /&gt;be available during the hours that you set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just as it's important to stick to your time for&lt;br /&gt;starting, it's just as important to stick to your time&lt;br /&gt;when you will be closed for the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working from home online it's easy to want to check your &lt;br /&gt;email, but unless you are talking to a customer when the &lt;br /&gt;time comes, don't spread yourself too thin by going over &lt;br /&gt;time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Working From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/working-from-home-online-keeping_08.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-4160566871424656703</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-07T12:40:08.368-07:00</atom:updated><title>Working From Home Online - Keeping Yourself Business Oriented</title><description>While working from home online for most home businesses, &lt;br /&gt;the computer and the Internet are an integral part of the &lt;br /&gt;success or failure of the business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, just like when you are at work, there's&lt;br /&gt;always the temptation to check your email, talk to&lt;br /&gt;friends online, or play a game when you are not busy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, just like at a job that you commute to, this&lt;br /&gt;should be something that should be avoided when you&lt;br /&gt;are working at your home based business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One way to help avoid doing this is to set up an&lt;br /&gt;account on your computer that is just for your home&lt;br /&gt;based business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Set up an email that is just business, set up an&lt;br /&gt;instant messenger that is just business, and use the&lt;br /&gt;web browser to just do things that are part of the&lt;br /&gt;business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The temptation is still there, of course, but if you&lt;br /&gt;start doing this right away you will find that it's&lt;br /&gt;not so difficult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other reason that setting up an account that is&lt;br /&gt;separate for your business is good is because when you&lt;br /&gt;are doing things that are personal on the computer you&lt;br /&gt;will be less likely to work during your 'off' hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the biggest mistakes that people make while working &lt;br /&gt;from home online is that they are always working. They&lt;br /&gt;never allow themselves time to be off the clock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This isn't something that is healthy, and it's&lt;br /&gt;something that should be avoided. Having a separate&lt;br /&gt;account on your computer helps to prevent this from&lt;br /&gt;happening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Working From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/working-from-home-online-keeping.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-2138108601272298578</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-03T15:47:16.273-07:00</atom:updated><title>Introduction to Web 2.0</title><description>Anyone who wants to understand Web 2.0 design must first be&lt;br /&gt;familiar with what Web 2.0 means. The phrase stands for the&lt;br /&gt;supposed second generation of the web that focuses on&lt;br /&gt;collaboration and sharing of information among users.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What used to be one-way highways of the old web is now&lt;br /&gt;replaced by a community-driven world of Web 2.0.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The term Web 2.0 was first used in 2004 during the O’Reilly&lt;br /&gt;Media Web 2.0 conference. This suggested a change on how&lt;br /&gt;developers and users use the web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the things related to Web 2.0 include blogs, RSS&lt;br /&gt;(really simple syndication) feeds, social bookmarking&lt;br /&gt;websites and the like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of them share the common factors of having&lt;br /&gt;interactivity and communication between the website owner&lt;br /&gt;and the visitors, as well as among the visitors themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The so-called Web 2.0 encompasses the back and front end of&lt;br /&gt;websites. However, to the average users, the changes are&lt;br /&gt;most evident on what they actually see and use on the&lt;br /&gt;websites that they visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, for Ajax-based applications, what they see are&lt;br /&gt;the updating of data on the page without actually&lt;br /&gt;refreshing the entire page, which was the technique before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Web 2.0 has made it possible to create a desktop&lt;br /&gt;environment to websites. For example, users of the past can&lt;br /&gt;only type their documents on their computers and were only&lt;br /&gt;able to share them to others by sending it through e-mail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But with Web 2.0, users can now create their documents on&lt;br /&gt;websites which offer that service and are able to share&lt;br /&gt;them to others by merely adding the e-mail addresses of&lt;br /&gt;their friends. Such is the case with Google Documents,&lt;br /&gt;formerly known as Writely, until Google acquired the&lt;br /&gt;company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All in all, Web 2.0 has further enriched the internet by&lt;br /&gt;letting people collaborate, making the web into a true&lt;br /&gt;community.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Make Money At Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/introduction-to-web-20.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-1082738733247762467</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-02T12:40:24.308-07:00</atom:updated><title>Making Money From Home - New Home Business Models</title><description>If you are planning on making money from home, it&lt;br /&gt;is key to have the proper home business model in place&lt;br /&gt;before you begin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A home business model will add to your chances of a&lt;br /&gt;successful business. Creating a Home Business Model&lt;br /&gt;may seem a daunting task, and such an important part&lt;br /&gt;of your business may require you to seek outside help&lt;br /&gt;when preparing your model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many resources where you can get help, many&lt;br /&gt;experts who are available to help you create your&lt;br /&gt;model for a fee. There are even some experts who offer&lt;br /&gt;their assistance for free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many businesses that can be run from home&lt;br /&gt;and with so many people wanting to leave the corporate&lt;br /&gt;world to spend more time at home with their families&lt;br /&gt;are choosing to instead start a business from home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What many don’t realize is that most home businesses&lt;br /&gt;will take up more time than was ever spent in the&lt;br /&gt;corporate office. But with a well-planned home&lt;br /&gt;business model, you can easily plan your time, as well&lt;br /&gt;as your finances among many other aspects of your&lt;br /&gt;business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making money from home success depends on how dedicated&lt;br /&gt;you are to your home business and how closely you&lt;br /&gt;follow your business model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When working from home, dedicate a space for just work. &lt;br /&gt;Make sure everything you need is at your fingertips &lt;br /&gt;and try to avoid a place that has many distractions, &lt;br /&gt;like the television or the refrigerator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also it is important that you dress for success. Dress&lt;br /&gt;as you would if you were going to any other job. Ditch&lt;br /&gt;the bathrobe and pajamas for casual business attire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will be less likely to lounge around in your good&lt;br /&gt;clothes while you are in your home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Making Money From Home&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/making-money-from-home-new-home.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-577139158321204850</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-01T13:43:04.603-07:00</atom:updated><title>Working From Home Online - Putting The Customer First</title><description>A mistake that is made when working from home online is &lt;br /&gt;that there is a lot of the word 'we', and that can turn &lt;br /&gt;prospective customers away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's understandable that you want to tell your customers&lt;br /&gt;all about the company and what it can do for them, but it's&lt;br /&gt;better to have the customer be the center of the focus, not&lt;br /&gt;the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let the customer know that they are your main focus, and&lt;br /&gt;that you put their needs above everything else. Customers&lt;br /&gt;don't want to read about how great your company is - they&lt;br /&gt;want to see results. They want to see what you are going to&lt;br /&gt;do for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something that websites offer is an anonymous poll, so that&lt;br /&gt;they can see what it is that their customers are looking&lt;br /&gt;for. This gives the customer the chance to give their&lt;br /&gt;opinion without offering any other information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good way to get a customer's attention is to have&lt;br /&gt;something like, -Let us know how to serve you better-.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This makes the customer centric and lets them know that you&lt;br /&gt;value their opinion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something to remember when working from home online is that &lt;br /&gt;when a customer sees a website full of praise about the company, &lt;br /&gt;they may think that the company doesn't really care about their &lt;br /&gt;customers and makes them wonder what will happen if there's a&lt;br /&gt;problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But when a website puts the customer at the forefront right&lt;br /&gt;away, this shows them that they are important and that the&lt;br /&gt;company cares about them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sheamarketing.com"&gt;Working From Home Online&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.sheamarketing.com/blog/2008/07/working-from-home-online-putting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26969649.post-6072123934336716345</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-30T13:44:18.658-07:00</atom:updated><title>SEO Importance In Blog Advertising</title><description>Having a blog on the Internet that gives people some&lt;br /&gt;good informaton does not do a lot of good if people&lt;br /&gt;don't know that it's there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want people to be able to find your blog,&lt;br /&gt;something that is important is that you have good&lt;br /&gt;Search Engine Optimization, or SEO.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whenever you put one or more words into a search bar&lt;br /&gt;to look for something, the SEO of a website is what&lt;br /&gt;helps bring up those websites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, if your blog is about Harry Potter, you&lt;br /&gt;are going to want to be sure that your blog includes&lt;br /&gt;popular terms such as Harry Pottter, JK Rowling, and&lt;br /&gt;other things that are related to Harry Potter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about the things that people look for when they&lt;br /&gt;are interested in Harry Potter, and the kinds of&lt;br /&gt;things that come up when you search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's always a good idea to use your own experience&lt;br /&gt;when you are optimizing your blog for searching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about what has worked, what hasn't worked, and&lt;br /&gt;use them for your own blog SEO. 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