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Working From Home Using eBay

Everyone would like to be their own boss and have more control over our private lives and careers. One way to do this is establishing your own home-based business.

Working from Home has many different Advantages:

• You choose your own hours and days to work

• You remain closer to your family, friends and neighbors.

• More time with your family, friends and Neighbors

• Not having to fight that god-awful traffic every morning and afternoon. Which in itself can take almost half of your work day, depending on where you live with respect to work.

• You are your own Boss

• Unlimited Earning potential if you are passionate in this line of work.

• No more worrying about getting laid off

But there are also disadvantages:

• Startup costs that a Low-income family might struggle to acquire

• Investing in more Personal Computers, professional software and tools

• Need some space in which to work, many homes don’t have left over space

• Need training in the tools and services provided for that specific business

So how do we navigate these tricky waters of working from home instead of getting a traditional 9 to 5 job with no guarantee it will always be around to employ us. Especially as we get older… One way is to listen and discuss with others that have become successful at this Like at Commissions from Home.

Drop Shipping is one way of earning an income using eBay and (or) Amazon.

eBay is a pretty easy way to Earn a quick buck, and a respectable income:

• Startup costs are small and simple, usually 50 cents per listing per month.

• Many times, eBay is offering specials where by your first 50 listings are free.

• eBay has very few restrictions on what you can sell, compared to Amazon.

• On eBay you can’t sell fireworks, Fire Arms or body armor, but you can sell everything else.

• On eBay you need special permission to sell Automotive products.

• You will spend most of your time looking for new Products that have a great track record of selling on eBay or Amazon. And before you know it you are selling many different products per day.

• eBay uses PayPal to pay you, and you can use PayPal VISA Debit Card to purchase orders from your supplier

• eBay founded PayPal, but now they are separate companies, but still work hand and hand together.

• So, the way it works, when you have a sell, your customer pays eBay, eBay puts that money in your PayPal account, you then use your PayPal VISA Debit card to purchase the Product that sold. While you pocket the price difference. Then copy and paste your buyers address into your suppliers “Shipping Address”, and then you are off to the races.

• You only must return to your eBay buyer sells page after your supplier provides you the Carrier and tracking number when that order ships, which you must provide eBay to insure you get credit for that sell and fulfillment of that eBay order.

• All you must do is find a supplier online that sells for less than what you are selling it for on eBay

• Spend some time shopping and take notes on what everyone in the stores are buying and incorporate that into your product strategies.

• Remember to use the eBay Listing Notes as documentation on where that product is coming from, so you don’t get confused on where to purchase that product when it sells. These notes travel with that product where ever it goes. But your customers and eBay never see them, only you can see your notes.

What kind of income to expect from eBay:

Keep in mind that your U.S. Bank can barely struggle to pay you 0.1% simple interest per year on your savings account; but using eBay you can earn 15% to 300% or more using other people’s money by purchasing their products for them, using their money they put in your PayPal account. There are many eBay Merchants earning $6,000 to $12,000 per month just selling other people’s products on eBay. However, the more time you put into this business, the more you make and the faster you make your desired income. Have your spouse or other family members pitch in to help your business become more profitable faster. At some point you may find it necessary to hire employees to handle the extra work.

When you establish setting up your eBay store after having about 150 product listings, you can have a switch that permits you to go on vacation and close your store while you are out of town. Then turn it back on when you get back from your vacation. This saves you from having to bring your Laptop on vacation and always needing access to WIFI.

However, there is nothing stopping you from running your eBay store while on vacation, unless you don’t have a laptop or don’t have access to WIFI. Most of the time you only need to spend about 20 to 30 minutes a day fulfilling that day’s orders, and only do that once per day. So, even when you are on vacation, you can still run your eBay store while making sells and still earning an income.

Here are some eBay aids that you will find very useful:

eBay Watch Count is a free tool that helps you search and find the bestselling line of products on eBay, you will find that many have sold countless thousands on eBay. And if you follow their examples you will be out selling your competition in no time at all.

INFINii is a company that provides tools for finding good quality products for eBay, Amazon, Shopify and Bonanza. And advanced tools for creating impressive eBay Listing pages. But it also provides inventory tracking so that you are not caught with your britches down when your supplier runs out of stock or changes their prices before you made your sell. Their tools will make the important adjustments to your eBay listings so that you are always making a profit, and always selling products that are in stock. Their tools are very valuable and useful, but they aren’t free. So, pay attention to the different product service levels. You can get it for as little as $50 per month to use their tools. They also provide training for each of the eStore platforms like eBay, Amazon, Bonanza and Shopify, which you will need so you know how to setup and operate your Stores.

Keywordspy is a very valuable tool that provides a free trial usage. This tool is free up to a limited time. But can help you find keywords to your eBay or Amazon listings that have a track record of selling. This tool provides the keywords used in search engines to find products that people have purchased online at eBay and Amazon. And the best way to get your buying customers; is to use this tool to stand in line for the most frequently used Key word search terms for those products.

Internet Business Opportunities: How to Start Earning From Home?

Internet business opportunities are ideal for anyone who wants to work at home. Thanks to the Internet, there are many business opportunities being offered online. They allow anyone to make a living by working from home.

How can you earn a decent income from these opportunities?

Obtain Internet connection at home. If you do not have an Internet connection yet, you should have one. A reliable Internet is the first tool that you need so you can start working from home. Whether you are selling products online or making a website to generate income, Internet connection is a must-have tool.

Search for legitimate Internet business opportunities. When exploring your options, you have to know what special skills you can offer to your potential clients. Specifically, what are you good at that can help you make money? Do you love writing? Are you good at working with jewelry? Do you have a talent in graphic arts? As soon as you know what skills you have, then you can start searching for a job related to your skills.

Find out the needs of your potential clients. What are the things you can offer them that cannot be provided by anyone? There are many clients out there looking for someone who can do data entry jobs, computer programming and web designing. You can visit and browse job listings at freelance consultant sites. Most of these sites do not require fees upon registration.

Start your own blog. There is money in blogging. There are hundreds to thousands of bloggers out there who can testify to this fact. Blogging is one of the Internet business opportunities that you should not miss.

Create an eBook. If you want to share your tips and ideas on how to become a full-time mother or whatever topic you have in mind, you can create your own electronic book and sell it online. You do not need to have perfect writing skills. However, it can be a big plus if you have excellent writing skills. Most readers prefer to read friendly and informal tone. The reason for this is that it is easier to understand and digest, rather than opting for a very formal writing.

Earn through affiliate marketing. When considering this, you have to own a website where you can post your ideas and comments about a particular product. Do not worry. Starting a new website does not burn a hole in your pocket.

Before you start looking for Internet business opportunities, however, you have to make sure that such home-based work is reputable.

MLM Home Based Business Work From Home Opportunity

There are various work at home business options; one of which is the mlm model or network marketing. In spite of the industry being a $31 billion dollar industry, mlm is dogged by an image problem. Let’s look at a mlm home based business work from home opportunity to see it is a viable option for you to make money from home, which I’m guessing is the main reason you are reading this article.

About MLM

Direct selling or MLM or network marketing (you pick the name you prefer) is a business model that offers entrepreneurial opportunities to individuals as independent contractors to market and/or sell products and services, typically outside of a fixed retail establishment, through one-to-one selling, in-home product demonstrations or online. Compensation is ultimately based on sales and may be earned based on personal sales and/or the sales of others in their sales organizations.

Direct sellers may be called distributors, representatives, consultants or various other titles. They may participate in various ways, including selling the products themselves or through their sales organizations, providing training and leadership to their sales organizations, referring customers to the company, and purchasing products and services for personal use.

MLM Companies

There a thousands of companies operating under this model. Some are country specific (eg Malaysia only) whereas others undertake global expansion and stretch into many countries (eg Herbalife is in 80+ countries).

In choosing a MLM home based business work from home opportunity, size might be one criteria that you would want to look at. The DSA (Direct Selling Association) recently release the Top 20 Companies in the US (alphabetic order)

AdvoCare International, LP
Ambit Energy
Amway
Arbonne International, LLC
Avon Products, Inc.
CUTCO/Vector Marketing Corp.
Herbalife
Isagenix
LifeVantage Corporation
Mary Kay Inc.
Melaleuca, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises
The Pampered Chef
Scentsy, Inc.
Stampin’ Up!
Stream Energy
Take Shape for Life – Medifast
Team Beachbody
Thirty-One Gifts
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

As well as size these companies have longevity especially Amway starting back in 1959.

MLM Products

MLM companies offer an array of products from health, technology, beauty, legal services, energy and much more. There is a product here for everybody to market. While I believe it’s preferable to market a product that is consumable, there are success stories in every company. You choose what product you prefer to market.

MLM Compensation Plans

There are numerous ways a distributor is compensated in a network marketing company. These plans include unilever, breakaway, matrix, binary and a hybrid of some of these plans. To get a better understanding of these plans, have a look at this post http://mlminsider.com/main.php?/compensation_plans

Can You Make Money?

Most people will not. That’s not the fault of the company or the products because with inside every company there are thousands of success stories; both income and product testimonials. To improve your chances of mlm home based business work from home success, here’s 3 simple rules to improve your chances:

Pick A Company And Stay. Choose a company based on your own preferences of product, size, locality etc and decide to stay with that company until you become a success. Too many people are lured by a new option and leave only to find that their new business isn’t firing and perhaps they are the reason for their failure and not the company or it’s products. If you look at the top industry earners you’ll find a majority have been with their company for a long time. Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare. MLM success is the same.

Talk To People. While there are many ways to connect with people ( email, social media, advertising etc) those who are the most successful in the industry speak to their prospects. There’s no getting away from it. The rest is just avoidance behaviour.

Be A Company Advocate; Use The Products. You need to believe 110% in your company and the industry. You will be bombarded with words like ‘scam’, ‘pyramid scheme’ and ‘is this Amway’. If you don’t have 100% conviction, you’ll falter and you won’t be a success. A personal way to get conviction or belief is to use your company’s products and get a result. Nobody can take that success away from you. If your belief in the network marketing industry needs boosting watch the Evolution of Network Marketing on YouTube.

A MLM home based business work from home opportunity can be a viable option to have you quit your job and to make money from home. The success of which relies 100% on you.

Home Typing Services and Secretarial Services – How to Choose a Name

Choosing a name for your secretarial services or typing business is important. Select it carefully.

Be sure the name fits these criteria:

o Indicate you are providing secretarial, transcription, VA, data entry or typing services.

o Easy to remember.

o Distinctive – stand out from your competition.

o Catch the client’s attention.

o Create a professional image.

o Inspire clients to buy from you.

Which of these has more appeal? HyperTyper or Judy’s Word Processing? “HyperTyper” tells what Gloria does. She provides typing services and she types fast. Many people have commented they choose Gloria’s typing services because of her business name.

Choose a simple name your clients will be able to remember, pronounce, and spell. They have to remember your business name to look you up in the phone book or call information when they lost your phone number.

List Characteristics

List all the characteristics of your business. Find synonyms. Check several categories in the Yellow Pages and look for existing names you like. Play with combinations and variations of all of the above.

Send a short survey to your friends and business associates. Have them vote from 1-10.

If you offer secretarial services, try using any of these descriptions in a name: Word Processing, Data Entry, Secretarial Services, Transcription, Medical Transcription, Legal Transcription, Office Support, Desktop Publishing, and Graphic Design.

Should You Use Your Own Name?

Using your name, followed by the type of service works well if you have a reputation in your specialty. An example is “Michelle Smith’s Medical Transcription” or “Ann Johnson’s Legal Transcription.” Looking like a one-person organization makes your business more personalized. People like to deal with the same person rather than with different people each time. Try your own name in combination with any of the above. Add words such as Professional, Excellent, Reliable/Dependable, Fast, Express, and Creative.

Test Your Name

Once you have chosen a few names, test them out on friends and family, potential clients and everyone you know. Ask them what kind of service they think you provide and what feeling they get about the name.

After selecting your business name, you can now start creating your logo, letterhead, envelopes, and business cards.

How to Find the Best Christian Home Based Business

So you’ve been searching for a Christian home based business opportunity… WHAT should you be looking for?

With the myriad of home business opportunities out there … each one claiming to be the answer you have been looking for …. how do you know which one is the best Christian based home business for you? And if you’ve ever wanted to work from home, you know how desperately you want to believe all those promises of untold wealth just flooding into your bank account without you having to do one single thing to make it happen!

Well …… nice though that would be – it certainly isn’t the reality of the situation!! However, there ARE Christian home based businesses out there that are excellent and as we are very clearly called to rise above and out of the world’s system, a work from home business opportunity is often an answer to prayer – I know it certainly was for me!

So, what do you look for in a good Christian Home Based Business opportunity?

A good place to start would be prayer. Ask God for guidance, wisdom and direction – make Him your Controlling Business Partner – He will not let you down! 🙂

Right – here are 10 top things you should check out when looking for the best Christian home based business:-

1. Is the business legitimate? It really doesn’t need to be a Christian home based business as such – but it must be grounded in loyalty and integrity ……. all the way from the inside – out. Therefore, make sure you check it out thoroughly.

2. Are there actual products involved? If it is just passing on the business opportunity / gifting, don’t go anywhere near it. These businesses are considered illegal in most states and countries and are popularly known as pyramid schemes. Look for a REAL business – one which you will be proud to tell your friends and family about.

3. Are the products or services offered in demand? Most business cater to a very specific target audience – and thus do not work very well.

4. Are there any hidden costs? Be prepared to pay to join a good Christian based home business – it’s unrealistic to expect something for nothing – but do check if there are any hidden costs. Be sure you can afford the ongoing costs. These are not necessarily a bad thing – it costs to set up and run a business – but you need to take a responsible, informed approach.

5. What is your ROI (Return on Investment)? With some companies, the commissions are so tiny that you need to sell truck loads of products to earn anything near a decent income. Pick one where you actually stand to make some money! 🙂

6. Try and talk to someone within the business. Most home based businesses are online business opportunities and talking to someone is like trying to talk to the man in the moon!! Is it easy to talk to a real person within the business? What is their attitude? Run like mad if they try and talk you into anything. The primary duty of a company representative or anyone else within the business is to provide you with all the information you need so that you can make an informed decision.

7. Check out the available training and support – there should be tons and tons of this. It really doesn’t matter how good the company is – or how good the business is – you will almost certainly fall flat on your face if you do not have excellent training and support – specially in the early stages of your online Christian home based business opportunity journey.

8. Talk to your prospective sponsor. Most online home business opportunities, including Christian based home business opportunities work through you being sponsored into the business. Is your sponsor Christian? What is their primary motivation? (Absolutely nothing wrong with wanting big houses and cars, etc., – but do remember what the Bible says about being un-equally yoked – so check out their motives and try and get a feel for where their heart lies). Is he or she readily available? Do they provide training and support? What safety net is in place should your sponsor be ill, go on holiday, etc?

9. Choose the best sponsor for YOU . What do I mean by that? Well some sponsors advertise huge earnings, which is great …. but how does that help you? Don’t always assume they will pass that knowledge on to you – even if they say they will! Do the math – if they are as successful as they say they are, they are attracting many people each week. Do they physically have the time to provide you with the training and support they say they will? Do they have regular training calls where you know you can reach them every day?

10. Choose the best team for you. I have found that sponsors and teams have their own unique personality – find one that suits YOU , has the same values and principles as you and can work at a pace to suit you. Will your sponsor stick with you if you are an internet newbie? Or is the team full of people UNLIKE yourself? The best scenario is when there are a bunch of people of mixed abilities – all happy to work together, helping each other along to a single goal ….. and having fun along the way!

This may sound like a daunting list of do’s and don’ts – but let me assure you – find the right Christian home based business and you will be rewarded beyond anything you ever thought possible. I went from working 12 hour days and just getting by, to working in the comfort of my own home and earning more money than I have ever done, simply by applying the above check list! To say that my life has been changed would be the understatement of the year! So do your homework now, ask God to guide you and be prepared to think outside the box. A Christian home based business could be just what you need to be able to join me in saying, “Recession? What recession?!”

Top 10 Network Marketing Books Every Home Business Entrepreneur Must Read

Leaders are readers… But of the thousands of business management, home business, wealth building, and network marketing books on the planet… which ones can have the biggest impact-right now-on your home business?

Learning how to prospect and find leads, train team members, and build an explosive network marketing organization, are the biggest challenges to success you will ever face.

I know, because I’ve been there. I know how it feels to lie awake at night wondering… where can I find leads? And, what am I going to do when my warm market dries out?

We all face these challenges-and while a single book may not hold the answers to your problems, they can inspire you, help you to develop new marketing strategies, and motivate you to press on towards your goals-despite the challenges.

After ten years of working in the home business industry, I’ve found success in this business can be tagged to three common factors…

1. Having a burning desire to succeed

2. Having the courage to act on your dreams

3. And, having a tightly focused strategy to guide your efforts

Knowing that, I have categorized the top 10 network marketing books according to how they can best help you in each of those three areas.

Top 10 Network Marketing Books: Building Your Desire

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki

While not strictly about network marketing, this book is important because it teaches you about how wealth is created-and how your network marketing business is a perfect way to create passive income.

Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki

This book is like a sequel to the one above, but details how money is earned, and how owning your own business is the only sure way to create what Peter Drucker called, sustainable and profitable revenue growth.

Millionaire Fastlane, by MJ DeMarco

This book is becoming a cult classic among wealth builders. DeMarco cuts through the B.S. and lays it all on this book. If you are serious about building wealth in your network marketing business, read this book, get fired up, realize the potential of your opportunity, and take action.

The Parable of the Pipeline, by Burke Hedges

This is my favorite. It is an inspirational and informative read about how passive income is created-and how passive income is the only true route to time and financial freedom.

Top 10 Network Marketing Books: Finding the Courage

Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill

This is a classic, and generally makes every “success” reading list out there. Napoleon Hill had unfettered access to the inner sanctum of the richest men in the world back in the early 1900s. His observations about what drives people to achieve success are recorded in detail in this book.

Awaken the Giant Within, by Tony Robbins

You’ve probably heard of Tony Robbins… he’s a world famous motivational speaker and writer, and has changed thousands of lives by simply showing people how to believe in themselves, and how to build self-confidence.

The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss

Timothy rocked the world with this book, and demonstrates how he earns money from various automated business-working just a few hour per week.

Top 10 Network Marketing Books: Building a Strategy

Your First Year in Network Marketing, by Mark Yarnell

Mark is a master at network marketing, and walks you through the crucial steps to success in your first year in the business. Even if you’ve been around longer than a year, this is a great book to read and share with your team.

Go Pro, by Eric Worre

Eric is best known for his mountain of network marketing videos he has produced. But, he is also a raging success in network marketing, and shares his wisdom in this A-Z guide to marketing.

My final suggestion is not truly a book-it’s YouTube.

While you have to be careful not to get distracted, you can find tons of advice, marketing tips, and ideas on how to market your business.

Secrets to Home Business Success

Everyone can use guidelines and tips when it comes to starting a home-based business. Honestly, what would the world be like if people who have been there and done that were not willing to impart their knowledge and experiences to fledgling entrepreneurs?

We have compiled a series of 8 tips to assist you in starting a successful home-based business. These Suggestions should help your progress on the road to achieving home-based business success in no time!

1. Partner with other businesses

Teaming relationships with a number of other companies in related field is one of the most efficient and cost-effective means of reaching a larger target audience. We suggest that you identify appropriate supplementary businesses in your potential marketplace and then approach them concerning their interest in forging partnerships.

You can even partner with businesses that sell other products likely to appeal to your customers. For example, if you’re selling jewelry, you can partner with a fashion clothing dealer and offer them free advertising on your website.

Since both the products are geared towards the same audience, both businesses are more likely to increase their sales through the partnership.

2. Automation

Handling every business issue manually will eventually limit the potential growth of your home business, not to mention the fact that you will be exhausted from personally answering hundreds of e-mails and phone calls every single day.

Automating some of these activities will optimize your efforts towards building a sustainable and profitable business. Why not consider employing round-the-clock auto responders for instant email responses and an integration of a shopping cart for online sales? This strategy can help you save substantial time and money.

3. Complementary products/services

Once your product or service starts establishing itself in the marketplace, don’t just sit back. Use this chance to introduce exciting new offerings and freebies that encourage your customers to place additional and/or even larger orders.

This will ultimately enhance your Revenue picture with existing customers as well as encourage new customers to come onboard. The founder of Virgin Enterprise, Richard Branson, once said: “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming”.

4. Sell more to existing customers

Convincing your current customers to purchase more is more cost effective than acquiring new customers. This will help you to not only save time but also save money wasted on extra marketing.

One of the most effective strategies to convince them to purchase more Product is to offer discounts on volume purchases. You could also offer an incentive for every new referral that an existing customer provides to you.

5. Establish yourself as an expert in your niche

As you continue to invest in marketing your products and services, don’t neglect to invest in yourself by expanding your knowledge of your business niche as well as continuously educating yourself relative to good business practices.

In addition, make it a practice of providing your customers with valuable content related to your products and services. If you have a website, add high quality information for your visitors to review. The more they know about your product and services, the more likely they are to buy your offerings.

Share important tips with customers via monthly newsletters and e-mails: enlighten them on various issues that may be helpful and relevant to them. This will increase your credibility as an expert in your specific niche. As a result, you will win customers’ trust and generate higher sales.

This is a very productive step towards achieving success through your home-based business. The words of John Mackey summarize this very well: “Business social responsibility should not be coerced: it is a voluntary decision that the entrepreneurial leadership of every company must make on its own”.

6. Provide high-quality customer service

Add value to your services or products by actively interacting with customers and inviting constructive feedback. Give more attention to areas in your niche that you feel have not been addressed sufficiently.

Use customers’ suggestions, Comments, and even complaints to improve on your business products, services, and especially business practices. Join social networking groups relevant to your business and become an active participant. As you connect with other people who think alike, identify what they are looking for in your niche and act accordingly.

7. Accept different methods of payments

Your customers can be located anywhere in the world. It might be a Sheik from Saudi Arabia or a web developer from the UK. What you need to insure is that you don’t lose customers due to this global customer pool.

If it is an online payment being processed, remember that Paypal and various other payment methods do not work in third world countries and the Middle East. Integrate credit Card and a wide range of other internationally accepted payment systems into your website. This will not only widen your customer base but also improve your company’s credibility as an international operation.

8. Innovative marketing strategies

One sure-fire way to remain competitive in any niche is to employ innovate promotional methods. Creativity is a must in this arena, especially in internet marketing. Advertising your home based business doesn’t necessitate spending tons of money.

Creative marketing strategies are keys to reaching a target audience even when resources are limited. For instance, consider viral marketing. It has the potential to identify millions of targeted visitors to your home business website and does not cost a fortune. Employ only efficient and cost-effective marketing methods and don’t depend on one method alone.

Spread your risk. Combine a number of marketing campaigns and monitor them consistently. Always remember to adjust your advertising campaigns to match the needs of your Marketplace and the success of your campaign.

At the end of the day, the success of your home based business is highly reliant upon your personal motivation and drive. Exactly how far are you willing to go to achieve success?

Success Tips For The Entrepreneurs Profitable Home Business

In today’s financial upheaval where gas prices are on the rise, more people than ever are looking for ways to create a home based business. The Internet is abound with endless opportunities but a person needs to beware of what they get them selves into. I myself found it necessary to create a profitable home business.

There are some things to consider though before you jump right in lock stock and barrel, such as how much cash you need to put up to get started. You need to figure out how much time and work you are going to have to put into it as well. And don’t let anybody tell you different, your time, your money are required to become successful along with a fair amount of work.

In my own business the costs are considered low and the business is not to difficult to promote or to maintain. A business like that tends to have appeal to a larger group of people than one that is very expensive. I suggest in your own research you consider the expense factors involved and how hard it will be to run it. Some people may have the money but not the time to tackle huge learning curves to launch and run a complicated business. Especially if they are going it alone.

Most adults these days with access to the Internet can become an online entrepreneur and start a home based business. The Internet can give reach to potential customers and members from all over the world. 2 or 3 decades ago it would not have been possible to reach out to millions of people world wide in such an easy manner.

You may be thinking that starting your own business means going into business by yourself. This doesn’t have to be the case if you do not want it to be. There are plenty of business opportunities where you can get a lot of support from people who have a financial stake in your success. This is true in a lot of Multi-level Marketing opportunities. If you are concerned about going it a lone, then you might want to look into Network Marketing. It is still a thriving industry and has increased in popularity with the advent of the Internet.

You need to understand also that the people who are promoting their opportunities who have achieved the level of success who you are desiring, have worked hard to get there. You will not start out being all knowing to become a successful entrepreneur. Like others before you a lot of your knowledge will come through trial and error and learn as you go.

And speaking of acquiring the needed knowledge, you should consider is whether a potential business opportunity has training if you require specialized knowledge. Some businesses just assume that task to yourself and do not provide it for their representatives or members. This is true in a lot of affiliate marketing situations. Just be willing to work towards success as you learn and go and do not let the pitfalls or mountains you have to climb deter you.

You have probably heard of the law of attraction and may have watched that popular movie The Secret, well basically that just means you keep a positive mind and a strong belief that you will succeed, Don’t think of your problems as being a negative thing, but more of a positive thing in that you are acquiring the needed knowledge that will help you to your success. If you get up every morning determined to make progress in your business towards the goal of becoming financially better off, then the universe will magnetize you in cohesiveness with what you need to come to you to succeed.

One other thing in examining a potential is you need to look at who your market will be and how you will contact them. You need to study this market as well to determine if you will be able to successfully compete in it. Some markets are just to popular for the average person to compete with unless he has a tremendous amount of resources at his disposal to try and win in that market.

I hope you found these tips helpful. I myself went through just a process before I launched into my own successful home based business.

The Entrepreneur’s Source Review

The Entrepreneur’s Source is a franchise opportunity that provides business coaching services. Founded in 1984 by Terry Powell, and franchising since 1997, franchisees are trained to be business coaches who help small business owners and entrepreneurs create ways to increase revenue and profits. The training involves helping the client overcome the challenges in five core areas of business ownership, which are:

-Business Planning

-Sales and Marketing

-Financial Management

-Human Capital Support

-Leadership and Communications

The Entrepreneur’s Source is the North America’s largest business coaching organization, and comes with a fairly hefty financial commitment to boot. Prospective franchisees must make a minimum investment of $45,000 for the franchise fee alone, have cash liquidity of at least 85k, with some literature stating the need for a total net worth anywhere from 150k-250k. Then there is the 5-25% royalty fee attached to a ten-year commitment. As far as home-based business franchises are concerned, this is considered to be in the medium to large size. Oh, and by-the-way, there is no in-house financing. If the prospective business consultant does need financial assistance, it must come from a third party.

If, and when, one decides to make this financial commitment, they will spend 8 days at corporate headquarters to be trained as a business consultant. They will learn how to match clients to franchise opportunities by conducting interviews, filling out profiles and assessing a client’s goals, needs and expectations. The Clients pay nothing for their consultation. The Entrepreneur’s Source earns its income from the franchisers it recommends: in essence, a referral fee.

While The Entrepreneur’s Source is touted as a home-based business opportunity, this author suggests you first, invest a little time and money into yourself to learn the ways of effective marketing online. Let’s face it, this is a NEW age of home-based business entrepreneurship. There IS a new model for success in Business ownership that has emerged, creating massive success for individuals every day. Learn more about the power behind this business model by visiting http://www.Intermax2010.com

How To Find Hot Online Business Ideas

Would you like to find the key that unlocks the

door to a gold-mine of online response, sales and

results for your business?

It seems obvious that you would be able to see what

the experts do differently when locating market

opportunities, finding out what people want and

quickly turning that into an online business generating

truckloads of cash.

The reality is YOU CAN’T!

While the secret is massive in it’s impact, it is so

subtle – so subtle that you are sure to miss it if you

don’t know what to look for.

Here’s the secret and a formula for using it right this

minute!

What is DESIRE?!

Now stay with me for just a minute.

Think about the last time you bought a magazine? Why

did you buy it? Was it to look better, fee better,

make money, save money, make your house look better,

take a step toward achieving a dream in your life?

How about the last time you purchased an ebook about

marketing? It wasn’t the desire to learn more about

marketing that led to open your wallet, it was the

DESIRE to discover something unique, something new that

would RESULT in more more money in your pocket resulting

in you being able to finally quit you job.

OK, that’s more like it. It’s all about the end result

you want to get – not about the steps, processes, formula

or information to get you there.

Information is a tool – a method of achieving an end.

It’s up to you to determine what that END result is and

continue to help your market achieve that end, without fail.

Now, let’s look at how this can help you achieve YOUR goals…

A NEW Way Of Researching Your Market!

You will hear from many online marketing experts that the

important part of researching your market is WHERE you look.

Nice try – but that’s NOT the whole story.

The real secret is How you research your market.

For instance, take a look at the headlines over at one of my

sites:

http://www.infoproductcreator.com

Now, I’ve tested over 20 headlines on this page before finding

this one that coverts at least 3X better than earlier versions.

The market for this product is aspiring online entrepreneurs,

writers, consultants and speakers who are already considering

writing infoproducts to achieve more freedom, control and

security in their lives.

So why does this page work?

First, this market is time constrained. They are struggling as

much with lack of time freedom as they are with lack of financial

freedom. Many of them have lost control in their lives, are too

dependent on one income stream and WANT to quickly solve this

problem.

Second, this market feels they have something to share and WANT

to know how to do that – they WANT the prestige and “fame” that

comes from releasing their own ebook or book.

Try reading the headline (both main heading and sub-heading).

Can you now see the main emotional “cues” that lead to the market

triggers I outline above.

Another Example!

Let’s try another market entirely!

Head over to:

Sit, Stay, Fetch right here:

http://www.sitstayfetch.net

What do you think is the biggest reason dog owners end up

paying for obedience training?

The answer is in the headline. What dog owners WANT is a way to

stop behaviour problems in their dogs. Why? Embarassment,

fear of someone getting hurt, pain of having to consider giving

up their beloved pet – all lead to a RABID desire for dog

training.

Bottom Line – Think DESIRE!

Will you do this for me?

Spend the next week looking at everything in terms of underlying

desire.

When you read the newspaper, speak with a colleague, watch TV, go

to a movie, speak with your spouse or your kids, read websites,

review ads, etc… think about the underlying desire. Why does

that communication exist as it does.

Carry a journal and quickly write down each event with it’s

corresponding, underlying desire.

IF you follow this exercise, you’ll not only be amazed at what you

come up with for “normal” daily communication, you will have

started down the path of thinking like the highest achieving

business people of all time. Not bad for a week’s effort?