New Approach for Rating Home Biz Opportunities

by: Roger Staubus

Copyright 2008 Roger Staubus Type "home biz opportunity" into Google's search engine and you will get about 10 Million entries. Also, there were 409,212 searches using the search term "home-based business." This new approach to rating "home biz opportunities" is based on 11 objective major criteria and 7 minor criteria. There are no web sites that only rate home biz opps, only those that review some opps only to point you to their specific opportunity. Each major attribute can earn 7 points, and each of the 7 minor attributes can earn 3 points each. Ratings will be: Excellent, Good, Average, Poor, and Scam. Excellent requires a score of 90 or above, Good requires a score of 70 or above, Average requires a score of 50 or above, Poor requires a score of 30 or above, and Scams get no score at all. The score totals mentioned above are for all 11 major attributes and the 7 minor attributes. The perfect home business opportunity would score a 98 using these criteria. However, there are no perfect home business opportunities, no matter what the promotion brochures say for a specific opportunity. Some of the many questions or considerations involved in rating a home business are- How big is this market? What is the industry trend? Is the industry expanding? What is the nature of the product or service? Is the product consumable? How is the product delivered to the customer? Is there a proven business system? Is there a good support system? Is the company well respected? Will you be ahead of or behind the trends? Are you early or late in the product and industry cycle? Do the products provide value for the cost to the end user? Does the company have any exclusivity or patents? Regarding the competition, who are you marketing against? Are there good profit margins? What is the payment or commission scheme? What are the sales methods involved? Is the company "On the Net" and are they E-Commerce enabled? What level of administration is required? Is training available from your upline? How great is the potential to make money in this business? Do you know someone with experience in this business? Do you have to do all the work or can you earn overrides? What is your gut feeling? Will the company train you? How soon will my investment come back to me as profit? Can I work this business at my own pace? How long has the company been in business? As you can see from just the limited set of questions above, there are a lot of things to consider before you decide to invest your time and/or money in any home business opportunity. THE NEW OBJECTIVE APPROACH This system used to rate home biz opps is based on 11 primary considerations and 7 minor considerations. They are- Primary 1. Product or service 2. Product price and market competition 3. Company 4. Proven business system 5. Available support system 6. Available training and resources 7. Compensation system 8. Profitability 9. Costs involved - both startup and recurring costs 10.Will I have full control over my business 11.Can I work this business at my own pace Minor 1. How is the product delivered to the customer 2. Does the product/service have an automated delivery capability 3. Is the company "On the Net" and E-Commerce enabled 4. Are you supplied with business tools to make your live easier 5. What level of administration is required 6. Consider whether you will be ahead of or behind the trends 7. How great is the potential to make money in this business Using these objective factors will save those looking for home biz opps a lot of time and many dollars that would otherwise be wasted. About the author: Roger Staubus, CPA Author of New free e-Book, "Looking for a Good Home Biz?" http://www.goodhomebizopp.info/index.html rrstaub@gmail.com  Circulated by Article Emporium

 

Marketing Your eZine

by: Dirk Wagner

Copyright 2004 Dirk Wagner The internet marketing “Guru’s” have been saying for years that the “money is in the list”. In other words, having thousand’s of subscribers to your ezine or newsletter increases your chances of potential sales.  It is pretty hard to dispute that quote but how do you go about getting those thousand’s of subscribers to sign up for your ezine?  I use three primary ways to get interested subscribers to sign up for my ezine. Purchased leads and subscription services, ezine directories and article writing.  Purchased Leads/Subscription Services  Purchased leads and subscription services work with you to get subscribers to sign up for your ezine. You agree to purchase x amount of subscribers per month from a subscription service for a fee and they will advertise your ezine for you until they have filled the amount of subscribers you have purchased. Most companies will always give you more than the amount you purchased due to bad email addresses, removals, and undelivered emails. Subscription services are ideal for anyone that is first starting out as a way to get quite a few subscribers in a relatively short amount of time. You will also have a choice of single opt-in or double-in subscribers. Double opt-in subscribers actually have to reply to an email to validate that they are interested in your ezine, where single opt-in will get your ezine automatically. There are many subscription services to choose from and I advise trying different ones because every list is different.  EZine Directories  Ezine directories are websites that will allow you to submit your ezine to their website. There are free and paid directories. You submit your url for your ezine and a short ad about your ezine and that is it. Here are few examples of some ezine directories I use.  http://www.bestezines.com  http://www.ezineadvertising.com/  http://www.ezine-dir.com/  http://www.ezinelocater.com/  http://www.ezine-marketing.com/  http://www.ezinesearch.com  http://www.ezine-swap.com/  http://www.ezine-universe.com/  http://www.ezinepublisher.org/  You may also do a search at http://www.google.com for more ezine directories.  Writing Articles  Writing articles is a great way of promoting your ezine, website, or products. Simply write a short article of 500-1000 words on the subject of your choice, preferably about your home business and submit them to article directories. At the end of each article you get to use a author resource box to tell the reader about yourself. This is where you promote your ezine, website or product. Use four to six lines to give your name and details. Then submit your article to article directories that are always looking for quality content. Here are some of the article directories I use.  http://www.authorconnection.com/  http://www.addme.com/nlsubmit.htm  http://www.allnetarticles.com/  http://www.articlecentral.com/  http://www.articlecity.com/  http://www.articles911.com/  http://www.bestparentingresources.com/Article.html  http://www.boconline.com/sub-art.htm  http://www.business-dynamics.com/resource_library/index.html  http://www.businesstoolchest.com/articles/submit.shtml  http://www.bytesworth.com/articles/  http://cerebuswebmaster.com/onsite/articles.html  http://www.certificate.net/wwio/ideas.shtml  http://www.clickforcontent.com/  http://www.connectionteam.com/  http://www.digital-women.com/submitarticle.htm  Tools  There are some tools you will need in order to deliver your ezine to your subscribers. A good autoresponder is a must if you hope to have thousands of subscribers to your ezine. Autoresponders house your ezine and subscribers on one system and automatically send your ezine to your subscribers. The autoresponder takes care of when to send the subscriber the next addition of your ezine based on the intervals you set.  Another good tool to use is a pop-up or pop-over ad on your website for those that are visiting your website. The pop-up/over ad will capture the prospects name and email address and send it directly to your autoreponder. Once you have them in your autoresponder you start to develop a trust relationship with your subscribers, this is important because once your subscriber feels like they can trust you they are more likely to buy what you are selling. Good luck with your ezine marketing!  About the author: Dirk Wagner is CEO and owner of http://team4success.bizand the free, easy to install ##1 home business toolbar with automated updates.A website dedicated to helping the home-based business entrepreneur start and succeed with there very own home-based business by publishing his free online course for successful Home Business.  Circulated by Article Emporium

 

Marketing your home business for big profits

by: Jim Noel

Copyright 2004 Jim Noel Marketing your home business for big profits takes some due diligence and the right resources.  In 1999 I started a home based business, and I submitted my website to every search engine that would take it from here to the North Pole.  I submitted classified ads; I had more links on my website, than Carter has pills.  I bought the submission software’s, the top ads on classified ad sites, the linking programs and so on.  I had about $500 to spend on this venture and I spent it all on marketing.  Yes I got a few hits, and some replies. But after a year of not really getting off the ground, I closed down shop and stuck my tail between my legs and just took the loss and figured this home business stuff was not to done.  Jan 2004 I wanted to try this home business venture again, only this time I was going to some research on home business and how people succeed in it.  I read news articles on the internet, went into forums to see what others were doing, and so on. Found out quickly everyone has an opinion on what works and what doesn’t.  Well I did learn quite a bit, like on my first venture I was linking to every website that would take my link. I found out, it is not the amount of links; it is the quality of websites you link to.  That was one mistake. Found out also that these submission software’s and programs are not all that great either.  After about 6 months of research and reading, I reopened a new home business in July 2004. I applied what I had learned to this business.  To my surprise after about 2 weeks I started getting some affiliates, had a couple sales, and things were off and running.  A little over a month went buy and I was continuing to make progress, and then I stumbled on to what I consider is one of the best business tools out there.  It was an organization that had all the proven tools, resources, experts, materials, books you name it on how to get make big profits on your home business.  Well I signed up, and for once that was the best money I spent, a low monthly fee for all of there resources. Well let’s just say, that in 1 month my profits doubled.  The next month they doubled again! All this buy just having the right resources and tools at my disposal, is what made the difference in 2004, compared to my flop in 1999.  I turn 45 years old in 2008, and have planned on retiring from my full time job in the aerospace industry. My home business as gotten so big and so profitable that I know longer need my other job.  You know what J.O.B. stands for (Just over Broke). Well I know longer need to worry about that, now that I have the financial freedom to support my family for years to come.  About the author: Jim Noel if you like more information go to http://www.moreinfo247.com/8772985.81/IAHBE Circulated by Article Emporium

 

Is Your MLM/Multilevel Marketing Business Legitimate?

by: Ted Riley

Copyright 2004 Android Technologies, Inc. INTRODUCTION  A legitimate multilevel marketing business is a great way to get a legitimate residual income that could change your life from the 9-5 rut to a life of financial freedom. But there are many pitfalls out there that will make achieving this difficult. (Or even illegal depending on the MLM you decide to sign up with.)  There are several ways for a person to ascertain whether or not a multi level marketing company is or is not a legitimate MLM. There are a few things that can be checked to make sure you are not going to get involved in something that breaks the fifty or so statutes that govern this type of company.  TYPE OF PRODUCT  One of the ways to separate the legitimate MLM from the scams is by looking at the type of product that the multilevel marketing home business will provide. Many multilevel marketing home business ideas work on the principle that they will be charging way too much for the service or product they will provide. So check that the company is charging a fair price for their product. Also check that you can become involved with the company without having to pay for a huge amount of inventory. This is also the way that many scams operate, on the idea of selling to people who think that they will be selling in large volume from the get go and not caring what happens to the investor after that. If you have to invest thousands in a multilevel marketing idea then it is best to head in the other direction fast.  It is best to ensure that you can be a sales representative with little or no more than the purchase of a sales kit or demonstration materials.  COMPENSATION PLAN  Looking at the compensation plans of your prospective multilevel marketing company is one fo the best indicators as to whether or not it is a scam. Check whether the compensation plan pays bonuses or commissions purely on the basis of recruiting more people into the company. If it does, it is illegal. It is also not a legitimate MLM if it pays headhunting fees as this is also illegal.  A home business idea such as a legitimate MLM is great because of the relatively low financial risk involved. This may not ring true to the work at home business ideas you have seen but the good multi level marketing companies will buy back the sales kit and any re-sellable materials from any of those who wish to cancel. This is actually required by law so have a look at this before handing any money over.  PERSONAL USE OF GOODS  The FTC also rejects the idea of personal use of the goods or services that you will be providing as a legitimate retail sale. But the debate continues over whether or not the sales to non-participants and purchases in reasonable amounts are retail. There are big grey areas in the world of multilevel marketing so keep abreast of the laws and statutes in your state.  TRAINING  Probably the single best way to ascertain whether or not a company is a legitimate MLM is to look at the training that will be provided in the way of sales and recruitment. Any company worth its salt will want to have people who know what they are doing. So they will provide training to those who have little or no idea how to sell or market a product.  Also, having a clear idea as to what you will be doing is important in choosing a work at home multilevel marketing business. It is astounding to see how many companies do not stipulate whether or not you will be in a selling, supervising, distributing or soliciting role which is required under federal law.  About the author: Ted Riley is an entrepreneur and educator interested in teaching others on the benefits and rewards of having your own home business. He writes frequently for the web site "A Grandmother's Business", a web site dedicated to the needs and equirements of the mature woman entrepreneur and job-seeker. To see more articles like this visit:  http://www.grandmabiz.com/ Circulated by Article Emporium

 

Know this before you start your home business

by: Arun Pal Singh

Copyright 2008 Arun Pal Singh As 2008 dawns on earth I am quite thoughtful. Many persons started their business in 2004. Some succeeded and some left disappointed.  This New Year would bring many new home entrepreneurs to the net. How many of them would continue with what they started? How many would leave disappointed and disgruntled? How many of them would become a source of inspiration for others in waiting? How many would detest many others just because they failed.  I hear crackers bursting as people welcome New Year with full celebrations.  For those who have left, I feel sorry. They have left a road to wealth, richness and freedom from daily grind.  For those who are about to begin, I extend my welcome. 2008 is predicted to be the best year till date for home business. Equally for those who are making millions right now or just starting.  Whatever kind of business you are in, wherever you are from, home business will make you rich.  The reason many people do not start a home business is because they think they can’t do it. The reason why people leave it is because they expect instant results.  Every body knows good fruits take time to yield. It is same with your home business.  Whether you plan to sell your own products or join affiliate programmes, patience and perseverance is the name of the game. You must maintain your efforts. Give your business time to mature. Otherwise one falls into traps of frustration and frustrated man cannot think clearly.  Clarity of thought is must for success.  Without going into finer details these are prerequisites of home business. Each of that can be searched for and you would get enough details  •A product to sell (Create your own or sell other’s). Your own product can be either digital (e-book) or physical (book). Internet sells almost everything. With some efforts you can sell your product too.  If you do not have one you can join affiliate programmes of already selling products. It is simple. you sell their product and they give you commission on every sale. They have made a sale, they are happy.You make money you are happier.  •A website for your products. This is you web store to host the product you choose to sell. If people who visit your store choose to buy, you make money. Millions of people use internet everyday. You can imagine the scope.  •Hosting. This is space on the web land where your web site will be placed. These services are available both free of cost and at a price.Price varies as per service provider and what you are looking for. But if you aim for professional results use the paid ones.  •Promoting your site. This is to let people know that you have a store which sells those products. This is the difficult part but as you gather knowledge it becomes easier too. Various marketing strategies are available in plenty. You can use as per your budget.  Just a word of caution. Don’t spend your money on hypes promising instant results. There is nothing like that even on the net.  Once you start, start with full throttle. Do not hesitate for hesitation will hold you back. Learn the essentials as you go along. Gather knowledge and use it for expansion of your business. I again welcome you decision to start home business. It will be a promising year, I promise.  Good luck.  About the author: Arun Pal Singh runs a successful business from home at http://www.homeforprofits.comHe is also publisher and editor of Home for profits’ income course, a free newsletter with hundreds of tips for home business which can be subscribed by mailing to homeforprofits@getresponse.com  Circulated by Article Emporium

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff!

by: Jeff Smith

I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short  years ago --  Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group  of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your  own child at 3-months old.  Around in circles you go, no progress again today and  only those who play the game the best will collect the  bigger paychecks - but even they can't outlast this game  of roulette can they?  Listen - I get asked often, even by my own wife, "why are  you so driven!"  It's true, these days I am passionate about just about  everything I do - especially my internet home business.  Why?  Is it the thought of a new porsche sitting in my driveway  that motivated me to succeed with my internet home business?  What about cruising up and down the Pacific Coast in my  new yacht?  Maybe it's being able to take a dream vacation to Australia  and New Zealand?  Nope! You guessed wrong.  In fact, what motivates me everyday is the thought of having  my time, energy, health and family UNDER THE CONTROL of someone  other than myself scares the heck out of me.  I mean all out spiders on my face, snakes in my bed and lizards  in my pants scared!  When I hit 30 back several years ago - I was in a hotel, alone  on business in downtown London, England.  Incredible city, but I realized that after spending 29 birthdays  with my family - I was FORCED to spend this one alone thousands of  miles from home.  Every day after, I became incensed each time someone at my old  job controlled some aspect of my time, health, energy or family.  I don't mean a little upset - I mean DEEPLY ANGRY.  There's only two ways to deal with something like that in your  life - curl over and die a slow death or take action until  you change the circumstances  Trick was, to channel that anger in the right direction - postive  instead of negative.  Then I discovered something incredibly powerful --  Anger and Pain Are Part of the Formula for Success!  Name me any highly successful person and chances are I can find  a burning, gut-churning, unstoppable force within them that will  not let them fail. That force usually comes from anger or pain.  LET ME SAVE YOU 5-YEARS OR MORE....  Even with this incredible passion I had to control my own destiny,  success didn't come right away.  I tried opportunity after opportunity, scam after scam, UNTIL...  THE HOLY GRAIL - Internet Home Business  Ever since the beginning of business, the same principles hold  true - you must have;  1. Compelling product to reachable market  2. Competitive Advantage or Unique Selling Proposition  3. Operation plan that is profitable  4. Constant Plan, Do and Review process to increase profits  Whether you want to market other people's products online or  create your own products or services, you must follow these  fundamental business principles.  What's great about an internet home business is:  1. You can find reachable markets and compelling product  ideas sitting in your office in your underwear  2. You can easily discover and communicate your Unique Selling  Proposition without having to spend thousands on competitive  intelligence  3. You can develop very profitable operational plans taking  advantage of instant download, or build to order systems  4. It's easier, and less risky than ever before to continually  test and improve your internet home business.  So - snap out of it!  Stop settling for whatever it is that is eating away at you!  Take action - right now!  Find out all you can about starting and building your own  internet home business - turn your anger or pain into health  and happiness today.  About the author: You Really Can Write and Market Profit-Pulling, Niche  Market eBooks That Sell Like Wildfire! Discover RED-HOT  Markets, Create High Value Products Quickly and Easily.  Find Out How Right Here:  http://www.highertrustmarketing.com Circulated by Article Emporium

Is Home Business Really a Business

by: Preeti Srivastava

Home business, doesn’t it strikes you? But then another question hammers in your mind, whether it is a credible & lucrative business just like others? This is a never ending argument between Successful and Botched people who tried this business. Do you know that only 2 % people are successful in home business and 98% are failures. Can you think of who are those 2 percenters. successors?  Why majority people are botched? Let me discuss some core issues about home business.  What is the Home Business?  A business you can operate from your home in flexible hrs. You will be your own boss. There is only a small investment and above all you can work with World’s Top marketing companies. You can earn decent money for your efforts and knowledge.  Who is the right person to do it?  In my opinion everybody can do this business, who have a strong urge to do something with certain level of commitment and dedication. But one can generate a handsome income only after having accumulated a reasonable knowledge about marketing techniques, knowledge of your target audience/market and certainly latest promotional tools, because INTERNET is the fastest way to market your products and services. A good knowledge of email marketing, websites and search engines will be additives to your income & success. You must be innovative and creative while marketing your products and services. There are no set rules, every successful marketers have developed their own strategies. You will also learn when you decide not to quit but to persist your enthu to succeed.  Is it worth to invest money in home business?  YES! I say yes, if you are really serious about this business you have to invest some money wisely just like any other business. For eg. if you are planning to open a shop, you need space at a high traffic area, you need some hot selling products, you have to do some interior to make it attractive and last but not least you have to advertise your business to get customers. All the above requires wealth/capital to invest. Right! Same basic rule also applies in home business.  Why 98% peoples fails?  This is a naked and callous truth about home business that 98 % people are failures. The foremost reason is lack of knowledge, patience and earnestness. Most of the people joins Network marketing companies to earn quick money without doing anything. They endeavor it for few months and then give up. They never attempt to learn the right techniques and strategies, they only want some quick bucks. They don’t be bothered for their customers or downline. They are reluctant to solve the problems of their customers and downline, which results in dissatisfaction and frustration and then finally surrender. This ends the business in itself because ‘U’ ultimately will end up with no earning and get only a ruined business.  Who are the Successful 2 percenters?  These 2 per centers are the people who never quit and have faith in themselves. They learn from their mistakes and imbibe a lot more from apex of these businesses. They motivate themselves endlessly and help others in their downline to achieve the same. They are taking towering risk as they know that nothing comes without efforts. They strive to imitate and generate new ideas from their upline and other successful Marketers. They always welcome new ideas, believes in acceptance, always ready to take risk, and have a ‘NEVER SAY DIE’ Attitude. Believes strongly in “If someone can earn, then why can’t I?”  Why more and more people are going for it?  According to my study and observation, a lot more individuals are looking for home business opportunities and the only one main reason is ‘TIME’. Today maximum no. of populace is fed up of their working schedules, jobs and lifestyle. There is no time for the family, oneself and/or society. A hate feeling has developed for routine 9 to 6 hrs job as the maximum times goes in commutation (3-4 hrs. daily) from home to office and then office to home. After a long drenching day reached home fully exhausted and frustrated. So the Idea of home business always fascinates them. They would have always dreamt about it. That’s why every 45 second someone has joined the home business worldwide. It is an alarming figure and more and more people opt home business as substitute earning source. You know 90% of the working mothers don’t have more then 2 hrs daily for their kids. This is very provoking for both mothers and kids, their family bonding is at a risk. The only solution for this problem is owning home business where one can not only earn well but also have a suffice time for family and oneself.  In my opinion everybody has a right to live freely and must devote enough time with their family. So joining a home business is really good decision but mind you, you have to work smartly and not hard. Now days a lot of successful marketers are ready to share their secrets with you and you get all valuable information for just a few bucks. If you are really thinking about to start a home business consider some points before you join:  1) Check the company’s reputation, their promoters their products and existence of company and Track record.  2) Check if the company paying their affiliates timely.  3) Is the products are really good quality.  4) Is your upline supportive.  Once you verify the above points, go and join it and start working as this is your own business. If you are determined and ready to learn, you will definitely win.  Best of luck for your successful home business.  About the author: Author ‘Preeti Srivastava’ is a successful Affiliate of some top notch Network marketing companies and have a 5 years of experience in Internet marketing. If you wish to contact him and want to subscribe his weekly news letter just send an email to: asv1971@sify.com or visit http://www.preetihomebiz.275mb.com Circulated by Article Emporium