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