The Home Business Ninja

eBay made easy: ready to start an eBay Business? Part 2

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DON'T DAWDLE. Jim "Griff" Griffith, author of The eBay Bible and dean of eBay Education, says many new sellers feel overwhelmed at first. "A lot of new sellers spend too much time studying the site, and that's a mistake, as you can easily get hung up on 'paralysis by analysis,'" he says. Griff advises you to start small and slow, research the market on eBay, and then put one item up to get started. "If you do it methodically and slowly, you can list your first item in an hour or so and be up and running."

For more ideas on where to find product sources, go to www.entrepreneur.com/ebay/productsources.

Step 3: Manage the Auction Process

There are several types of eBay auctions. In a basic auction, you post your item with a starting price and wait for bidders to drive the price up until a closing time, which can be three, five, seven or lo days later, when the auction ends. You are then obligated to sell to the highest bidder.

You can also set a reserve price, which is a hidden minimum price that is the lowest amount you're willing to accept. Buyers are not shown the reserve price, and if it is not met, you are not obligated to sell the item.

If you have two or more identical items for sale, you can post them in the same auction by using a Dutch (or Multiple Item) Auction.

If you don't like auctions, eBay also has a "Buy It Now" feature that gives bidders the option to buy your item immediately for a set price. Or you can choose a fixed-price listing, which simply puts the item up for sale at a set price, with no bidding allowed.

To sell on eBay, you'll pay a listing fee to post your merchandise and a final value fee (a small percentage of the sale price) when the item sells. These fees change from time to time, so be sure to check the eBay site to make sure you can pay all the fees and still make a profit.

A number of books offer advice on reducing the amount of time and effort necessary to create eBay auction pages, such as Marsha Collier's eBay Timesaving Techniques For Dummies, Janelle Elms' eBay Your Business and Joseph T. Sinclair's eBay Business the Smart Way. Entrepreneur magazine's Startup Guide #1824, How to Start a Business on eBay, is available at www.smallbizbooks.com.

Software can also help you streamline the auction management process. Listing programs, such as Turbo-Lister (available for free from eBay) and Zdrop (www.ztradingpost.com), enable you to create multiple auction pages on your PC and upload them as a "batch" to eBay. Full-service auction-management programs like AuctionHelper (www.auctionhelper.com) and Zoovy (www.zoovy.com) handle almost everything, from inventory management to label printing.

Step 4: Provide Great Customer Service

Buyers will ask you questions about your merchandise, and if you don't respond promptly, they won't bid. Top-notch service also means shipping your goods to the winning buyer within two to three days after the auction closes, or as soon as you receive payment.

When an eBay auction is completed, the goods shipped and payment made, you and your buyer can comment on each other in eBay's Feedback Forum. Buyers rely on the Feedback Forum to determine how reliable a seller is. But watch out: If buyers aren't happy with your customer service or your merchandise, they will post negative or neutral feedback. Many buyers will not deal with a seller who has less than a specified number of positive feedback postings in the forum, or a seller who has too many negative feedback postings.

Unfortunately, some customers will threaten to leave negative feedback if you don't do what they want, even if they are being unreasonable. Most of the time, you're best advised to meet their demands because "the customer is always right," and because you want to avoid negative feedback on eBay at all costs.

In cases where a buyer posts negative feedback that is inaccurate or unfair, eBay affords you a limited opportunity to respond to the negative posting and tell buyers your side of the story. In extreme cases, eBay's SquareTrade service helps mediate disputes between eBay buyers and sellers.

Step 5: Build a Brand on eBay On eBay, sellers are offered a number of tools to help establish their brand identities, including:

* ABOUT ME: A free page that enables you to describe your business and any relevant information that would make buyers feel more comfortable buying from you.

* EBAY STORES: A virtual storefront that puts all of your current auctions together in one place, so buyers can see everything you're selling at a glance. You'll pay a monthly fee based on the level of store services you want, plus additional fees for items listed and sold.

* CUSTOMIZING TOOLS; A number of features (accessible from your "My eBay" page) that enable you to make your pages stand out from others offering similar merchandise.

Like any marketplace, eBay is constantly changing. "A lot of people get set in a comfort zone, especially if they have an initial rush of success," says Griff. "If you get to the point that you really feel comfortable you know what you're doing on eBay, I guarantee you there's a brick flying at the side of your head at 80 miles an hour that you're not seeing because you're not looking in that direction."

You can expect pricing and demand on eBay to change over time. As more and more people start operating on eBay, competition will increase and prices may decline slightly. Still, keep in mind that eBay has reached only a small fraction of its potential worldwide market. And it will continue to grow even faster as internet access becomes more readily available worldwide. "EBay is the leader in internet auctions," says Morphy. "It has such a strong hold on the market and such a huge following, you can't beat it."

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: For more information on starting a business on eBay, log on to our eBay Business Center at www.entrepreneur.com/ebay. If you're new to doing business online, we've got you covered. Check out our free downloadable PDF, "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Doing Business Online" by Rieva Lesonsky, at www. entrepreneur.com/ebay/paypalguide. It discusses marketing, customer service, shipping charges, payment methods, helpful resources and more.

BECOME AN EBAY EDUCATION SPECIALIST

For those of you who already know all about eBay and are looking for a new way to make money with it, eBay University offers an Education Specialist program that will train you to teach eBay's "Selling Basics" course to others. Upon completing the $149 online training program, you'll be able to advertise your own training events in eBay's Education Specialist directory, have access to official student-training materials from ebay, be able to use the "Education Specialist--Trained by ebay" logo on your business cards and more. For details, log on to http://pages.ebay.com/university/specialist.

CLIFF ENNICO (www.cliffennico.com), best known as co-host of the PBS TV series Money Hunt, is author of Small Business Survival Guide and a faculty member of eBay University (www.ebay.com/university/), where he teaches the legal and tax aspects of starting an eBay business.

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eBay made easy: ready to start an eBay business? Part 1

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May, 2005 by Cliff Ennico

Ten years after being formed in 1995, eBay has become the world's leading online marketplace for all sorts of goods. At any given time, 29 million items are available worldwide on eBay, with more than 3.5 million new items added every day and $1,000 worth of merchandise sold every second. The online auction site has 135 million registered users in 32 international markets, and more than 430,000 people in the United States alone make a full- or part-time living on eBay.

If you think eBay is just about bobblehead dolls and Pez dispensers, think again. While $2.2 billion worth of goods in collectibles were sold on eBay in 2004, antiques and collectibles ranked only No. 6 among eBay's sales categories. The five highest were: automobiles and auto supplies ($11.1 billion); consumer electronics ($3-5 billion); computers ($3.0 billion); clothes and accessories ($2.9 billion); and books, movies and music ($2.4 billion).

Real people are making big bucks on eBay--and thousands have even reached PowerSeller status by maintaining at least $1,000 per month in sales for three consecutive months. Case in point: Angle Cash, 37, a stay-at-home mom who started selling on eBay nearly six years ago because it was "something I could do and watch the kids at the same time." Today, her Kennesaw, Georgia, company, Cashco1000 Inc. (www. cashco1000.com), sells thousands of home-decoration and other items each month on eBay and expects to break $500,000 in sales on eBay this year.

Even owners of existing businesses have found success on eBay by using it as an adjunct to their brick-and-mortar operations. Dan Morphy, 33, runs the Adamstown Antique Gallery (www.aagal.com), a 10,000-square-foot antiques mall in Denver, Pennsylvania. After a few successful eBay auctions, he started offering the antiques vendors who rent space in his gallery the opportunity to sell five items a month on eBay, at no charge other than out-of-pocket expenses. Within two years, Morphy not only had a full gallery of dealers, but was also listing 700 pieces a month and had exceeded $2.5 million in eBay sales.

If you dream of building your own eBay business, it's easier than you think. We've distilled what you need to know into five basic steps.

Step 1: Register Your Business

Getting set up as an eBay seller is a simple process that takes just a few minutes. You'll be required to provide your name, address, e-mail and phone number, as well as a credit card number and your checking account information. This information is used to confirm your identity--which protects the integrity of eBay's operation--and to collect auction fees.

Since every eBay business is a retail business, you should also register your business with federal, state and local tax authorities and consider forming a corporation or an LLC to protect you against legal liability. (For more legal issues you should know about before you start, go to www.entrepreneur.com/ebay/legaltips.)

Most eBay sellers are also encouraged to open an account with PayPal, an online payment service owned by eBay that enables buyers to pay you by credit card or by debiting their checking accounts, without you having to obtain merchant card accounts.

Step 2: Find Stuff to Sell

This can be the biggest challenge in setting up an eBay business. Keep these points in mind:

* PICK THE RIGHT PRODUCT. Select something you'll enjoy selling and that stands a good chance of making a profit. Avoid merchandise you know absolutely nothing about, that's difficult to describe in a short paragraph, that won't photograph well or that's tricky to ship without damage.

* CONSIDER COST AND SALE PRICE. "Buyers and sellers on eBay set the price--you don't," says Melissa Sands, 35, who started selling on eBay in 1999 to help her husband, a comic-book dealer, get rid of excess inventory. Today, Sands runs Sands-o-Time (www. sands-o-time.com), an eBay store selling pottery, porcelain, glass, silver, costume jewelry and more with sales averaging $8,000 to $12,000 per month. Before you buy anything, find out what other similar items have sold for on eBay and ask yourself if there's a good chance you will make money.

* SELL RELATED MERCHANDISE. "If you make it easy for people to buy something, they will want to buy more from you--and you have to have related merchandise in stock," advises Cash. "So, for example, if you're selling collectibles, you should also carry the display racks, books and other accessories those particular collectors will want to have."

* MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH STORAGE SPACE FOR YOUR MERCHANDISE. Don't start ordering pallets of large items if your basement or garage is small, or if your front door isn't big enough to squeeze the crates through.

* LEARN HOW TO PACK AND SHIP GOODS. Calculating shipping costs properly is also important. To help you with this, eBay, FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service all offer shipping calculators on their websites. Buyers really hate it if they think you're gouging them on the shipping and handling fees.

Raising Start Up Funds

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If your home business is such that you require outside financing to start your business, you will have use some ingenuity in finding funding sources. The most difficult type of funding to acquire is bank financing. Banks, unless you have a very good relationship, have collateral and a high credit rating with a bank, will be most difficult. Your chances may be slim to none in getting any funding from your neighborhood bank. If after applying for a loan at a bank and you are rejected, if you own property or a house, you may be able to get a home equity loan or a line of credit which can be used to jump start your home business.

Other options are applying for a secured loan backed by any current collateral you have(savings, checking account, property) that is acceptable by the bank. Of course during this time of financial recession and the Wall Street Bailout and bank’s freeze on loans, this may be a hard road to travel. If you are able to obtain an unsecured loan, be careful, these type of loans usually come with very high interest payments.

There are another type of loan and they are called “private loans.” And one place to find these type of loans is the internet. Most of these loans are for up to a maximum of $25,000. The downside is that most of these loans come with extremely high interest rates up to around 29%. www.prosper.com is an online service that matches up people seeking loans with private individuals who are will to loan money. When you sign up for a loan on prosper.com, you supply all necessary information, such as your bank accounts and additional personal information as well as agree to a credit check. Then you are allowed to post your loan request(why you need to borrow the money). Private lenders will then bid on your posting, and if someone agrees to loan you the money, you make payments for a specified amount of time at an interest rate determined by the lender. Lenders and borrowers pay Prosper.com a small percentage of the loan amount.

Other businesses that operate much the same way as prosper.com, such as E-Loan, operate as a broker and lender to find business loans, equipment financing and other types of funding.

Another online method that can be used to connect you with knowledgeable people who might be able to help you connect with people who may be able to arrange a business loan for you is to use internet sites like www.linkedin.com and www.MeetUp.com. These two internet sites are useful in connecting your with other entrepreneurs who can offer advice, make introductions and point you to possible funding sources. There are also good business groups on www.myspace.com as well.

And as we know, a well thought out, well developed business plan will take you a long way in impressing potential lenders.

Marketing a Home Based Business

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Operating and owning a small home business web skin care store can be extremely profitable. The key to a successful web store in the wellness industry is to market your entire web store. Knowing the tricks and tips for marketing will help you be the most successful that you can with your new small home business web skin care store. Here are a few tips to get you started with successful marketing.

One factor that many entrepreneurs overlook is marketing. Make certain you write your business plan and do your business budget that you allow weekly and monthly money in the budget for marketing and advertising. Locating funds to market and advertise will help you in the long run. Additionally, if you don't use all of the funds set aside each week and month, you can roll them over to the following month for when you are ready to launch a large marketing and advertising campaign.

No-one can buy your skin care products if they have no idea that you have a web store on the Internet. It is imperative to get the word out. One way that is relatively inexpensive to market and advertise your new web store is through links on the Internet. The more large sites on the Internet that are linked to your web store will help your over-all listing in search engine rankings. Basically, the search engines pick up that a ton of sites have linked to you and this tells the search engines that your site is good and popular. Go to people's blogs, internet forums, chat rooms and even guest books and leave a non-spam message and link back to your small home business web store.

Sub-domains are counted as regular domains in the search engines. A sub-domain is a like a branch on a tree. You want to be certain to add links back to your web store from sub-domains as well. This will further ensure that the search engines think that your site is popular. Not only that but with sub-domains and domain linking, it lets others know that you are on the Internet and that you have a popular product that is in high demand.

Offer rebates for your products with a rebate code. You can have people put in the code and automatically take off the amount that they're getting for a discount. Another method is to have a rebate coupon they can snail mail to you. The money will already have been made when they purchase the product. People love sales and rebates and this is a very effective marketing tool.

Advertise with an inexpensive paid to click email company. You can reach a lot of real people that could potentially buy from your small home business web skin care store. These are people that are interested in your products and will more than likely buy. Skin care is unisex and men are as likely to purchase as women if your product line is extremely varied.

Purchase Google Awards and market your new web store through them. Google has a strong reputation for helping companies market and advertise. There is also a company called Bidvertiser that operates similar to Google and you can make money through advertising with them as well. Plus, you can really market your profit if you set up your web store to accept affiliates through a program such as Click Bank or through a good programmer to set up the store for direct affiliates.

Schedule Yourself For Work At Home Productivity

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Being productive is one of working at home's greatest challenges. There are so many distractions, especially when the kids are younger. Productivity isn't so much a given as it is a habit you need to build.

All the things that can get in the way of being productive at home are a lot of why so many people fail when they try to work from home. They just don't have the focus or the drive to make themselves productive. All the fun stuff at home as well as all the work around the house that could be done are allowed to pull them away from the work they know they should be doing in order to succeed.

The best thing to do is to come up with some sort of schedule you can keep to. How specific this is will depend on several factors, such as the age of your kids, when you focus best and your other obligations. But I can give you some basic tips to get started.

The very first things you need to look at are the things you absolutely have to do at certain times. This can be things such as picking the kids up from school, taking them to activities, any classes you may be taking, any meetings you may have. These are the times you know you can't work on anything else and you shouldn't try to plan around them.

Another consideration may be the non-work things you need to do around the house. This may include things like cleaning and preparing meals. Hopefully these will be more flexible, aside from the fact that dinner must be served sometime before the children declare that they are starving to death. But you may be able to get some help with that, depending on how your family is run. Do be sure that everyone is pulling their weight in keeping the home and family running.

Now it's time to think about when you are most likely to be productive. For me it's late evenings into the night. I'm just not an early riser. But others will prefer early mornings and some will do best in the middle of the day.

Next consider any times that your home business will need you to be working. If you're calling people on the telephone, the middle of the night or extremely early in the morning won't do for that aspect of your work. You're going to need some work hours at times that meet the needs of your customers or clients.

And of course consider how many hours a week you plan on working. Not everyone pulls a 40 hour week from home. Some only want part time while others will go at it as many hours as possible, and have to be reminded to stop.

Combine these various factors into something of a work schedule. As much as possible have your best working hours be when you plan on working. Write it out if that helps you. Many people do well with a daily to-do list.

Babies and toddlers will generally make sticking to your schedule quite challenging, of course. You do have to be more flexible when your children are of an age that they need you more. And at any age kids are prone to emergencies that may require your attention. Just be glad that working at home often makes responding easier.

Do not force yourself to stick to a schedule that just is not working for you. If it's making you miserable, see if you can identify the problem and move things around.

You may also want to consider scheduling the kind of work you do by day. My own work routine varies by day of the week as well as of the month. It allows me to focus on particular activities regularly. Many things are easier to do if you can work on them without interruption or feeling like you should be working on something else. Other times you want that break.

Just taking the time to work out even a partial schedule can really help you to be more productive. It takes one of the excuses for being unproductive out of the way, and sometimes that's all you really need.

Home Business-You Need A Website

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There’s just no way to mince words about it. If you have a home based, work at home business, in order to increase your visibility and expand your business to an almost unlimited market-You need a website! No two ways about it. A company website can increase your business beyond your initial aspirations.

Now the biggest problem with many people, running a work home business, regarding their website creation, is that they don’t know what to put on it. Too many people focus entirely on making a website look cool and in your face instead of making it an effective sales tool. And that is exactly what your website should be-An effective sales tool that brings you more customers and more business which equals more profits.

In the time before websites and having personal computers in our homes, businesses got their message out about who they were, what their company was about and what they sold or what services they offered by different means to entice customers. Be it brochures, flyers, advertising in the Yellow Pages, Newspaper ads, etc. With the advent of the home computer and later the creation of the website, even a small home based business can compete with the big boys. A website is your calling card, your introduction to potential customers of who and what your business is.

To better utilize your website to either sell your products or whatever service your provide, keep the following in mind:

1. On your home page describe who you are and what you provide to potential customers.

2. Do your sales pitch. Describe for your potential customers what your product or service can do for them. Why they should do business with you and not some other company. Play up all your home businesses positive points. Give your web viewers a good story. Personalize your product or service for them. Really sell your product or service.

3. Create a signup widget on your website for a free email newsletter that informs the about new products or continuous updates on your service. If you are operating a chiropractic service from your home and have recently purchased a new piece of equipment that no other chiropractor offers and can relieve nagging back pain, let potential patients know in your newsletter. 40% to 60% of web browsers may look at your website and never return. If they sign up for your free newsletter, they will have a constant reminder of you and your home based business which may entice them to re-exam your website when the need arises.

If you have a product or service that can be sold outside your local area and even to the world market, another way to increase your visibility is to “link” to other successful websites that are somewhat akin to what your business is involved in. Linking to other websites raises your credibility and gives you additional exposure. The way to gain links is to make sure your website is full of well developed, informative information regarding your product(s) or service. Let’s say you’re selling vitamins and weight loss products from your home. You could increase your website hits but linking to websites that deal with health issues. Another method to gain new customers is to join the various online forums that have something in common with your product or service. If you are writing and selling e-books about parenting, you could join some of the countless online forums for parents and make your presence known. Make a few posts about parenting and once you are accepted as a regular member, you will develop a trust with the other people in the forum. Once you are considered a trusted regular, you can then give a link to your website. If you just go on websites without establishing a presence and just start adding your link, you probably will be marked as a “spammer.” One of the important things to remember is that people, whether online or not, want to know that you are legitimate and trustworthy.

Online English Courses=High Paying Foreign Clients

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Do you speak fluent Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French, German or any other foreign language? If you do, you could start an online-internet business teaching English to foreign speaking students in foreign countries and here in the U.S. Millions of people worldwide, as well as non speaking English people here in the states, who come from foreign countries and have access to a computer, could learn how to speak English from an online English class taught by you. All you need is a teaching plan, a computer, high speed internet and either a webcam or the use of a service such as oovoo.com which is a free online, two way conference where both parties can view each other via the oovoo software. You can also use Skype, the free online calling and person-to-person video service.

There are lots of foreign businessmen, college students, other professionals and just ordinary people who would like to learn how to speak English and would find a one on one class or a group learning class, via the internet, a convenient vehicle to learning how to speak English.

Make no mistake, this could become a very lucrative home based business that you could run from the confines of your home. Not to mention make some very good friendships and foreign business contacts.

A company named Eleutian Technology in Wyoming does just that. Eleutian Technology was started by Kent Holiday who taught English in Korea in the early 1990’s. Taking a risk and quitting a six figure job, Holiday started his company in 2006. The company maintains a roster of almost 300 teachers who are connected via the internet to more than 15,000 students in Korea who are anxious to learn the English language via the internet.

So if you have a background in a foreign language and the ability to use that background to teach foreign nationals how to speak English, this may be the work at home business for you.

Start A Home Based Learning Center

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Do you have a special skill, expertise or knowledge of a subject that other people would like to learn? Are you good with people? A good speaker? Are you a natural born teacher at heart. If you have the above qualities then you may be on the threshold of launching your own home based business. What business you ask? I’m talking about running a home based instructional class from your home or running an actual a series of home based classes in different homes in your local area.

How does having certain marketable skills translate into starting a home business? Well if you are say, an experienced handyman, you could run a class for the average person who would like to know how to acquire basic knowledge in plumbing, electrical and home repair that could save them money by doing simple repairs themselves. If you happen to be a talented musician, you could give music lessons out of your home. Maybe you’re a very good gourmet cook in your kitchen and have talent in preparing very special and exotic dishes. You may be able to teach gourmet cooking right in your home. Or perhaps you well versed in financial matters and could teach a class on investing for your financial future. I think you kind of get the idea. If you have any skill or talent that someone would like to learn, this may prove to be a good part time or full time opportunity for you to teach out of your home.

Years ago, when I lived in New York City learning about filmmaking, there was an business called Apple. Apple operated as an educational agency that hired various individuals throughout New York City who had various skills and were willing to teach those skills out of their apartments in NYC. I took a film sound recording course from a very talented, professional, female, sound mixer-recordist. We would meet once a week in her apartment and for two hours she would teach us all about the basic operation of the use of a Nagra Tape Recorder, the different type of microphones used in film production as well as theory of sound recording. Classes lasted for about four weeks. I also took a four week, basic photography course from Apple.

The thing I’m trying to show is that the people who were running Apple did not actually teach any classes themselves. They hired professional people, in various fields, who were open to teaching from their homes. Apple did all the advertising for students, marketing and printing of a catalog that listed all courses available. They then collected all course fees of which they shared with each individual instructors. You could also do this as a home business. Find a group of people willing to teach from their homes and act as the middle person, enrolling the students, collecting their tuition and paying the instructors.

Another money maker is to operate a home based tutoring business. From your home, you could tutor school students having trouble with certain subjects in school or students who are preparing for their SAT scores and other courses they would need to get into college. This could be a good business for retired elementary or high school teachers who would like to start a home business and who enjoy teaching.

Even though teaching from your home could become an ongoing, profitable work at home business, always remember that you are letting strangers into your home. So be very careful of who has access to your home. And do not leave anything valuable or personal in the bathroom. You’d be surprised how many students will need to possibly use your home bathroom. Try to get as much information about your potential student as possible and ask for ID. And if you are a woman, take all safety precautions to protect yourself from possible suspicious enrollees in your course.

Starting a Home Based Video Game Company

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By HBNinja

Unless you’ve been living in the subterranean caverns on the planet mars for the past 20+ years, you know that video games are a worldwide, multi billion dollar, industry phenomenon. There probably isn’t anywhere on the face of our planet where someone or somebody isn’t sitting in front of a television screen or computer monitor, glued to their seats, playing 3D video games. Of course most people think that only the big boys like Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Konami can create and produce top selling video games. After all, they have huge amounts of money for research, development and distribution of highly sophisticated, 3D video games to sell to their waiting public.

So what about the independent game maker, who creates video games in his bedroom for fun or just to distribute to his close friends via the internet or on CD. Perhaps you’re one of those independent gaming gurus that have the creativity and the smarts to create your own video game. Did you ever consider that those video games you spend countless hours creating in your bedroom might be an avenue to starting your very own home based video game company? Instead of giving them away, why not put up a website, sell your games as downloads and possibly make a nice sum of extra money in the process.

Now if you are an experienced computer programmer and you’ve created what you think are top notch video games, think about this--Sell your games for money! If you’ve never considered the thought of selling video games you have produced, now is the time. Even though you may not be producing a multi million dollar game title like Halo, you still, with a little bit of creativity and moxy, can come up with a great game title that may have the possibility of selling enough games to a potential worldwide video gamer customer base by marketing your games via the internet.

Now suppose you have no programming background and you don’t know the difference between Java, BASIC and C++. Can you still create your own video games to sell? Believe it or not, the answer is “Yes.” By using a video game creation software program called FPS Creator you can accomplish this seemingly impossible feat. FBS Creator is created and sold by The Game Creators, a company located in our long lost, former mother country, Great Britain. For a software program that required no programming skills, with FPS Creator you can create some very nice looking 3D video games that you can sell via the internet or on CD.

With FPS Creator you can create some really bang for your buck action/fantasy video games. For creating lap based racing car driving games, first person shoot ‘em up games, space invader type games and 3D kid’s type games, you might want to check out 3D GameMaker which is another programming already done for you type game creator. You can even be the star of your games by using their simple picture grabber that will enable you to place your face on the in-game characters. You get to create various levels with background locations that you create and build from , characters and enemies with over 500 3D objects and over 320 sounds.

For more advanced, skilled programmers The Game Creators also have a game development software program called Dark Basic. Dark Basic is for experienced programmers. With Dark Basic you can create incredible 3D video games that will play on your computer.

One thing that you should be aware of regarding 3D GameMaker is that in order to have unlimited license to sell as many copies of the video games your produce using their software, you are required to pay a Unlimited Prodcut CD License, which is quite costly. The price of the license is $500.00, which, as stated, allows you to sell an unlimited number of games created with The 3D GameMaker Software. Whether you sell over the internet, via a store or distribution network, the license fee remains the same.

To determine if the above software programs are for you, check out The Game Creator websites at http://www.thegamecreators.com/ and http://www.fpscreator.com/ as well as http://t3dgm.thegamecreators.com/?f=index plus http://darkbasicpro.thegamecreators.com/

The main problem is that once you have finished creating your game, the big question and obstacle is how to sell it. Check out Protexis, a company that could help distribute your independent video games.

Start A Home Based Learning-Tutoring Center

2008-11-28T13:43:00.001-05:00

Do you have a special skill, expertise or knowledge of a subject that other people would like to learn? Are you good with people? A good speaker? Are you a natural born teacher at heart. If you have the above qualities, then you may be on the threshold of launching your own home based business. What business you ask? I’m talking about running a home based instructional class from your home or running an actual a series of home based classes taught in different homes in your local area that you act as the enrollment department for these self help or tutoring courses.

How does having certain marketable skills translate into starting a home business? Well if you are say, an experienced handyman, you could run a class for the average person who would like to know how to acquire basic knowledge in plumbing, electrical and home repair that could save them money by doing simple repairs themselves. If you happen to be a talented musician, you could give music lessons out of your home. Maybe you’re a very good gourmet cook in your kitchen and have talent in preparing very special and exotic dishes. You could teach gourmet cooking right in your home. Or perhaps you are well versed in financial matters and could teach a class on investing, mutual funds and other ways to secure a person’s financial future. I think you kind of get the idea. If you have any skill or talent that someone would like to learn, this may prove to be a good part time or full time opportunity for you to teach out of your home. And the great part is that you don’t necessarily have to have a college degree. Just an expertise in something that other interested people would like to learn to do for themselves.

Years ago, when I lived in New York City learning about filmmaking and video production, there was and possibly still is a business called Apple. Apple operated as a type of non credit, educational school that hired various individuals throughout New York City who had various skills and expertise and were willing to teach those skills out of their apartments in NYC. I took a film sound recording course from a very talented, professional, female, sound mixer-recordist. We would meet once a week in her apartment and for two hours she would teach us all about the basic operation of the use of a Nagra Tape Recorder, the different type of microphones used in film production, as well as theory of sound recording. Classes lasted for about four weeks. I also took a four week, basic photography course from Apple. All of Apple’s classes were taught by professionals or people with experience in the subjects they taught for the four week course.

The thing I’m trying to demonstrate is that the people who were running Apple did not actually teach any classes themselves. They hired knowledgeable people, in various fields, who were open to teaching from their homes. Apple did all the media advertising and enrollment for potential students, marketing and the printing of a catalog that listed all courses available. They then collected all student course fees of which they shared with each individual instructors.

You could also do this as a home business. Find a group of people willing to teach from their homes and act as the middle person, advertising and enrolling the students, collecting their tuition, paying the instructors and taking your cut from the fees.

Another money maker is to operate a home based tutoring business. From your home, you could tutor school students having trouble with certain subjects in school or students who are preparing for their SAT’s and other courses they would need to get into college. This could be a good business for retired elementary, high school or college teachers who would like to start a home business and who enjoy teaching.

Even though teaching from your home could become an ongoing, profitable work at home business, always remember that you are letting strangers into your home. So be very careful of who has access to your home. And do not leave anything valuable or personal in the bathroom. You’d be surprised how many students will need to possibly use your home bathroom. Try to get as much information about your potential student as possible and ask for ID. And if you are a woman, take all safety precautions to protect yourself from possible suspicious enrollees in your course.

Otherwise, the above suggestions could be the home based opportunity you have been looking for.

Five Steps To A Profitable Home Business

2008-11-26T15:34:00.001-05:00

For many years people have been looking for a way to turn home offices, dens, and even kitchen tables into money making machines by starting their own work at home businesses. Now that the Internet has came into play it has only accelerated the want and desire of millions around the globe who are looking to cash in on the new Internet and Home Business revolution.

But how is your average person supposed to find work at home business success? Although many think that it's as simple as putting up a website and away you go, the hundreds of thousands who have failed would tell you different. The truth is that finding the right work at home business can be an easy or a hard task depending on where you are looking. As for achieving success that comes after you establish your new business and turn on that invisible open sign in cyberspace.

Over the next few minutes I'm going to expose to you how a rookie was able to locate and start a work at home business as well as make it profitable in a short period of time. After reading this information you too should be able to locate, start, and build a home business that gives you serious long term results.

Introducing the "5" simple steps to starting a profitable work at home business...

#1 - Discover Your Work At Home Business Options

Everyone can agree that there are thousands of ways to start a work at home business. Unfortunately most of these ways require a full-time commitment and a leap of faith. This usually eliminates 95% of the people who would like to make money from home but don't have the time, money, or resources to make something like that fly.

Of course with the advent of the Internet we have been exposed to many new possibilities that do not require a full time commitment or a lot of money. Here are just a few examples of how people are making money from home these days:

Affiliate Marketing

Google Adsense
Private Label Products
Network Marketing
Niche Marketing
Direct Sales
Etc.

While all of these are viable options, I personally endorse network marketing for a few meaningful reasons. First off, it's a residual income business meaning that if you do the work once you can get paid on it for years to come. Second, it's a people helping people business and I've been able to meet some of the greatest people thanks to network marketing. Third, it's an easy business that anyone can get started with regardless of past experience or current situation.

With that said please understand that all network marketing companies are not created equal and there are many out there that aren't much more than fly-by-night operations posing as legitimate network marketing opportunities. If you choose to go network marketing stay away from "pre-launch" opportunities and companies that only offer an opportunity without a real product to back it up.

Whatever avenue you choose make sure it makes sense to you. Nobody has ever been successful with something they didn't believe in so make sure the home business you pursue is something you are passionate about.

#2 - Uncover the finances involved with your new venture.

Every business will be a bit different in costs but one thing is universal. Your start up costs is not the only thing you need to factor in when looking at how you're going to finance your new venture. Besides start up costs you are also going to have the costs of doing business and marketing / advertising costs.

Here is a breakdown of the different costs you need to account for:

Start up costs: Your start up costs is how much money it takes you to get the ball rolling with your new venture. Any type of work at home business is going to have some kind of upfront money needed to simply get the material in place to open up shop.

Costs of doing business: Your costs of doing business are going to be the money that is needed to keep your day to day operations functional. For most home businesses this is simply a phone line, an internet connection, office supplies, book keeping, monthly fees, and product inventory. Another reason I like network marketing is because it greatly reduces your costs of doing business.

Marketing / Advertising costs: For some reason this is the one cost that everyone forgets to factor into the equation. Here is the bottom line, without marketing or advertising nobody will be exposed to your business meaning it can't grow. Some things in business will never change and this is one of them. However, the good thing about a home business is that if your smart (or have a smart mentor or coach) you can market your business without spending very much money.

Okay, so now that we established the three different business costs you can come up with a game plan on the finances your going to need to make your new business fly.

#3 - Use tools but don't take the relationship factor out of your business.

Isn't modern technology wonderful? We now have so many great tools at our disposal that cost us next to nothing. Unfortunately this modern technology has also been the downfall to many entrepreneurs who didn't know how to use it correctly. While technology does make a home business owner's life easier it is not a replacement for building relationships.

I've ran into hundreds of home business owners (not profitable ones) who hide behind the screen of their computer and wouldn't come out to actively build their home business. They never wanted to talk to anyone, help anyone, or be publicly proud about what they were doing and who they were helping. Just imagine if you went down to the local tire shop and nobody wanted to answer your questions, give you recommendations, or guide you through the sales process. Do you think that tire shop would make any money or have any customers? Of course they wouldn't!

The same rule applies for Internet / work at home businesses. You need to build relationships if you want to be successful.

#4 - Dedicate both time and resources to grow your budding venture.

Want to know the biggest obstacle home business owners face? It's treating the business like a real business and not like a hobby. Of course this isn't how it starts out to be but a few weeks after your business has been officially started is when some "hobby mentality" will try and creep in. Pretty soon your business is getting absolutely no attention and you are there wondering why it isn't working.

The truth is that you will only get out of your business what you put in and if you are not actively doing things on a daily basis to grow your business than who is? Nobody! If nobody is doing any work then it's only obvious that the business can't become profitable.

I call this having a hobby mentality because most people treat their hobbies as something that is on the back of their mind and they get to it when time permits. If you attack your work at home business like this or you will not achieve success.

#5 - Always set goals and work towards them.

The final thing you must do to achieve work at home business profits is make sure that you are constantly setting goals and achieving those goals. Goals serve as your road map and keep you focused on the business at hand. Without goals you will find yourself drifting away from your home business and not staying on track to put profits in your pocket. You should have daily, monthly, and yearly goals.

Daily Goals: If you can set out to make a positive difference in your work at home business everyday than pretty much nothing can hold you back. Every night before you go to bed, get on your laptop or pull out a notebook and write down your goals for the next day. Daily goals should be simple but big enough to make a difference in your business.

Monthly Goals: Each month you should evaluate where you stand in your business. Make it a goal to be progressing every month. If you are doing this, not only will it keep your spirits high, but also assure you that you are on the right path. If for some reason you do experience a drop (that does happen) don't get discouraged and let it motivate you to do even better the next month.

Yearly Goals: The great thing about a home business and network marketing is the fact that you can see results much faster than a traditional business model. While traditional business models usually require 5 years before a profit is reached, someone working a network marketing business hard could be a multi-millionaire by then.

The first yearly goal you want to make when you get started is that you will work your business for at least 12 straight months before you decide to press on or give up. Since most people quit before they get started (2 to 3 months), this goal will stop you from making the same mistake and actually give yourself a realistic chance to succeed.

In closing, I hope this short lesson serves as a guide to go out and find your own profitable work at home business. Don't take shortcuts, steer clear of the "to good to be true" opportunities, and take personal responsibility to make yourself successful when you find the right home business.

Remember that there are only two factors that can make a home business a success or a failure, the business itself or the person working it. So get out there, find something that fits you and then make a promise to yourself that you will be the reason it succeeds.

The ABC's of Using PayPal For Your Business

2008-11-23T18:07:00.003-05:00

Using PayPal: Receiving Funds

Merchants who want to use PayPal to accept payments have a wide range of options available. For basic payments, such as online auctions or simple Web site sales, the merchant can simply provide buyers with their e-mail address, and buyers can make the appropriate payments to the merchant's PayPal account. eBay sellers can place PayPal buttons on their auctions, and the checkout invoice PayPal sends to auction winners will include a link to pay via PayPal. You can use PayPal to request money from anyone.

PayPal also provides extensive services for online merchants. Prior to services like PayPal, someone who wanted to accept credit card payments online had to set up a merchant account through a credit card company. Creating a Web interface to use this account could be confusing and difficult. PayPal bypasses this problem. Business or Premier PayPal accounts can set up a Buy Now button, a PayPal shopping cart, or options for ongoing subscriptions and recurring payments.

A Buy Now button allows merchants to paste a small piece of HTML code into their site, creating a button for buyers to click when they want to purchase an item. This takes the buyer to a secure payment page, where they enter their credit card information and shipping address. Once the transaction is complete, the money, minus PayPal's fees, is transferred directly into the merchant's account.

The PayPal shopping cart is more involved, but it has the same result. HTML code for various buttons (add to cart, view cart) is added to lists of items, and the item details are added by the merchant. Buyers can add the items they want to purchase to their cart, and when they check out, they'll go to a secure payment page, just like a Buy It Now page.

The transaction process for a Standard Merchant account

PayPal's two main merchant account types, Standard and Pro, offer slightly different packages. With a standard account, when a customer checks out at the shopping cart page, they go to the PayPal site to log in and make the payment. With a Pro account, PayPal processes the transaction in the background -- the customer makes the entire sale on the merchant's site. A Pro account has higher percentages on transactions (2.2 to 2.9 percent versus 1.9 to 2.9 percent) and a $20 monthly fee. It also requires knowledge of Web services and APIs (Application Program Interfaces), as well as a minimum of two days for installation.

The transaction process for a Pro Merchant account
PayPal also streamlines transactions for merchants who sell to international users. It can convert funds to whatever currency the merchant wants for 2.5 percent. Currently, PayPal accepts funds in the following currencies:

Canadian Dollar Euro
Pound Sterline
U.S. Dollar
Yen
Australian Dollar

Check out PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/

Things to Consider When Starting A Work At Home Business

2008-11-22T07:46:00.001-05:00

Are you contemplating the idea of starting your own home based internet business? While the benefits of owning your own home based internet business are impossible to ignore, to make a fully informed decision you must also consider the disadvantages.

If you determine that the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages in your personal situation, then you should feel comfortable in proceeding with your new business venture. Here are some of the disadvantages of owning an internet business that you must consider before you decide to take the leap into business ownership.

1. Your family may have a hard time adhering to the boundaries of your chosen working hours. Your two-year old does not understand that each interruption to show you his/her toy puts you further behind schedule. You may have to work during holidays or inconvenient times. Even though you do not have a boss calling you into work, your business will not run without you. If something needs attention on a holiday, you may have to tend to it or risk losing money.

2. You must be self-motivated to get the work done because no one will be there to hold you accountable. You cannot call in sick and have someone cover for you. You are 100% responsible for the success of your internet business. In fact, you may initially have to work more than you are used to get your business up and running.

3. You will need to have some initial capital to pay the bills. You will not have a consistent paycheck to look forward to every two weeks. If you are not good at budgeting or saving, you could run into serious financial trouble. While you can virtually write your own paycheck, it takes time for that paycheck to start coming in. Money will not starting rolling in right away. You will also need to address the issues of any insurance programs such as, health, dental and life that you will need.

4. You will need to have the proper home equipment and space to run your internet business. Some of the things you will need are a high-speed internet connection, a personal computer and any software required to run your business. If you are going to sell products online and cannot store them in your house, then you will need to consider warehouse space and security for your goods. You will also have to consider any additional expenses such as extra utility charges.

5. You do not need to quit your day job but you will end up having to work essentially two jobs until your internet business starts bringing you income. You have to be willing to sacrifice some of your free time to work on your internet business and that may mean that you may be sacrificing some family time, extra sleep, and leisure activities if you plan to keep your day job.

6. You will be working alone and social interaction is non-existent as compared to traditional jobs. You will have to develop your own team and resources when you need help. You cannot go to the Help Desk, Human Resources, or the Technical Support Department. In fact, all those duties will be yours. You will need to find mentors if you need help with something that you do not know how to do.

Take these points into consideration as you are deciding whether a home based internet business is right for you. Make a pros and cons list to help you with this process.

Receive Online Payments Through PayPal

2008-11-21T09:53:00.001-05:00

PayPal today is not a payment system: it's a suite of many different payment systems. Paypal is located in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1998 and was acquired by eBay in 2002.

Paypal is one of the most popular trade names in ecommerce. There are over 50 million users who utilize the services of Paypal.

Here the payment transfers are done via e-mail payments.

The parties between whom the payment is exchanged cannot see each others credit card or bank information. It is somewhat similar to an escrow payment because it holds the money for the two parties thereby acting as a middleman.

Paypal keeps the information of its customers in an encrypted form. No one can decrypt the confidential information.

This specialty makes Paypal one of the safest gateways of transactions. Paypal is ideal for money transactions between strangers. It doesn't matter which part of the globe you are sitting in.

Only two main requirements are essential to open a Paypal account, a valid e-mail address and a valid credit card or bank account.

Though Paypal is free for the buyers, the sellers have to give a fee of 1.9% to 2.9%.
The money is withdrawn from the buyer's credit card or the bank account and there is no cost involved in paying the money to the Paypal users. Paypal will charge only if you receive funds in your account.

Paypal also works when you want to make payments to an online store apart from making payments to friends or business associates.

There are three types of paypal accounts; Paypal Personal account, a Paypal Premier account and a Paypal business account.

The features of the personal account are limited. Even though you can send and receive money to and from other Paypal account, you cannot receive money from credit cards or debit card payments. To activate this facility, you have to upgrade your status to a Premier account.

The fee structure is slightly different and you can get the details on the Paypal website. The Business account is best suited for people who are having huge business set-ups or are running large online stores.

It is useful if your transactions involve complex deals. You can always upgrade your existing Paypal account to the Business account. The process is very simple but you have to check the site to have a look at the fee structure.

Indeed, Paypal has become one of the most significant tools in eCommerce today.

To learn more about PayPal and how it can help your business, go here.

2008-11-20T23:53:00.002-05:00

Being a Jedi Knight was no picnic. Long hours, battling Sith Lords, gigantic alien monsters, no pay, living on different, lousy planets. Not to mention, no health plan benefits whatsoever. Well, now after turning to the Dark Side, I enjoy all the benefits of working at home plus a nice stylish black outfit with a cape and matching helmet. Now I have advanced bionics, a large, spacious home(The Death Star) where I can run my home based business of crushing the rebellion and ruling the known universe. Feel the power of the Home Business Side of the Force.

Make Money Through The Best Online Turnkey Store

2008-11-20T13:04:00.001-05:00

Author: fellyre

These days everyone wants to work from home. Who can afford a long commute with the gas prices as high as they are now. Even if you don't have much experience online there are tons of business opportunities
available to you. With so many phony claims about making thousands a month it is hard to know where to start when looking for your own online business opportunity. The best place to start is to choose something that interests you and create an affiliate store.

Before you can open you own affiliate website you must know what an affiliate website is. An affiliate store is a store that you set up in order to sell someone else's products. You must first go to the different affiliate network sites like clickbank or link share and sign up to be an affiliate. Once you belong to the network you must sign up for each retailer that you wish to be an affiliate for. Many retailers will want to see a functional website before approving your affiliate status. Another way to go is to create a niche affiliate store using one large affiliate program like ebay or amazon. Both of these websites offer a turnkey affiliate store program.

If you are new to the web then a turnkey affiliate store is the best way to go. A turnkey affiliate site is that is easily set up using a template. You then tell the retailer about your niche market and they automatically feed your store with related products. Some Turnkey affiliate store programs will offer SEO optimization for a fee which will create content in your store that will improve your ranking in Google.

When it comes to a turnkey affiliate store, marketing is your number one concern. A lack of quality marketing is the most common reason affiliate stores do not succeed. It is important to set up a marketing plan and then follow through with it. You can start by introducing your store to people in forums related to your niche market. You can set up a blog about your market and your store. The best thing you can do to really boost your web presence is to start an email marketing campaign
. There are several companies who can provide you with targeted email lists and some will even sent the email advertisement for you.

Setting up an affiliate store take very little time but it will take some money depending on the program you choose. Marketing your store will take a bit more money in order to do it right but the return will make it all worthwhile. There is nothing better than being self employed in your own home. Start you own affiliate store and be on your way to financial freedom.

Giuseppe Lo Monaco, a successful online store owner has always strived towards giving online customers the best quality and price ever. He has created an interactive tool that allows his visitors to get the product they need via his online store http://www.BetterOfBusiness.com

Using QuickBooks Accounting Software To Run Your Business

2008-11-20T11:36:00.005-05:00

I’ve made mention in other postings about QuickBooks software accounting program. Just to recap, QuickBooks is an accounting software program package for small to medium sized businesses. With QuickBooks you will be able to produce full financial statements, bank reconciliations, payroll reports, and anything else you could want or need to run your business. QuickBooks uses double-entry accounting while Quicken, which is tailored more for personal finances, uses single entry accounting. QuickBooks also provides full financial statements which is required for corporations, partnerships, and LLC's. If you are operating as a sole proprietorships may not need this feature.

QuickBooks enable the business owner to be able to chart exactly where your money is being spent and money that is coming into the business. QuickBooks can organize and keep exact records of all business transactions which will put you at ease in trying to remember all your money transactions for the past year. This will be a life saver at tax time. Instead of rummaging through hundreds of receipts and invoices, QuickBooks provides a lightning fast method of organizing all expenditures, expenses and profits associated with your business.

QuickBooks also contains totally complete reports options. With QuickBooks it makes it very easy to create and maintain the following accounting reports:

• Balance Sheet
• Income Statement (Profit & Loss)
• Receivables
• Payables
• Job Costing & Loan Draw Reports
• General Ledger
• Many other essential reports.

Quicken is another accounting program but Quicken is designed for tracking personal finances, such as your checkbook and investments. Quicken does have the ability to accomplish complete investment tracking, which QuickBooks does not. QuickBooks, on the other hand, is built to track your business accounts, including assets, liabilities, receivables, payables and equity accounts. For running a small out of the home business, I would suggest QuickBooks which is geared for running a business rather than handling your personal finances.

QuickBooks Pro accounting software, on the other hand, will offer you bonus reports and tracking features such as job costing, estimating, detailed payroll, and time tracking. QuickBooks Pro is the software chosen most frequently by home based businesses.

Because your accounting is so important to your business, always remember to back up your QuickBooks data in case some unfortunate occurrence such as a nasty virus or worm causes your computer system to become corrupted, or worse accidentally deleted. The simple task of creating backup disks of your accounting files on a regular basis could save you hours of tedious file rebuilding. You should back your files up at least once a week.

You can find out more information about QuickBooks and Quicken here

Is Making Money Online the Best Option

2008-11-19T10:53:00.001-05:00

By : Rudy Gonzalez

As we all know, we are living in some rough economic times. The pressures of staying afloat are enormous. The costs of basic necessities are becoming more and more difficult to provide for our families. Because our regular nine to five job alone is no longer sufficient, we must explore other options of making money. Why waste your energy and time with a part-time job making just a few dollars a week, when you can make a fantastic living online by only working a few hours a week. There has never been a better time to make the decision to explore online money making opportunities then now. The tips that you will learn in this article will guide you in the right direction toward making a good living online.

The Benefits: Then benefits of making money online are amazing. If done correctly, what will begin with just a few hundred dollars extra per month; will blossom into a six figure income. Just stop and think of how different your life would be on a $10k per month income. Also think of the luxury of only working at most 10 hours a week. Having the ability to spend more time with your family alone is more then enough reason to want to explore online money making opportunities.

State of Mind: Even before selecting the right online opportunity, you must first start by making sure your state of mind is ready. Let me start of by mentioning, you will not make a million dollars over a commercial break. Please make sure that you understand that making money online will not come easy. You must be prepared to commit at least 1 to 2 hours a day. You have to get beyond the get rich quick mentality. Making a six figure income or more online is very realistic for anyone, but you must have the right expectations and the mental conditioning to stick it out. In case you do not know, almost 100% of online money makers, make no money online at all. More then any other reason, failure will come due to someone’s state of mind. Most of the time, they go into a business opportunity expecting to make a million dollars over night, so when the money does not come, they eventually give up and move on to another opportunity and thus keep on repeating the cycle. State of mind is everything, so please do not take this fact lightly. Your enthusiasm will get you started, but your determination and passion will keep you going.

The Selection Process: Be aware of fraudulent home business opportunities, as most of them are just pretty websites with outrageous claims that can not be proven. At this stage of the process you want to investigate different online opportunities. You want to be cautious but yet be willing to explore a good number of different programs. Let me start off by asking you, what are your interests? Do you like art or maybe sports? Its always better to get into a business that you have a liking for. Now for the rest of us that are not so fortunate enough to have a hobby that we can translate into a business then we will just have to keep moving forward anyway. Second, be realistic as to how much time you could actually commit per week, as some business will require more then others. Lastly, besides asking for references and asking questions of the program operator, make sure to check with the better business bureau, you will want to know if the business has any major complaints.

Goals: Once you select the right program that is right for you, you then must get into motion. So many times we are so quick to spend our money on a program, that when we finally get it we tend to procrastinate. You need to hold yourself accountable to your goals and expectations. As mentioned earlier, you will not make a million dollars overnight, so be realistic. Goal one should be to master the program, goal 2 should be to make $500.00 a month, and goal 3 should be by the end of the year to get to or as close as possible to a six figure income.

Making money online is not difficult, but you must be willing to stick it out through the first month, and you must make sure to follow the exact steps that the program requires to succeed.

Author Resource:- Your enthusiasm will get you started, but your determination and passion will keep you going. For more information on legitimate online business opportunities, Rudy invites you to visit his websites http://sixfigureyearlysecrets.info and http://articlesandlinks.com
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How do you generate income from the Net?

2008-11-19T00:49:00.003-05:00

I am in the information marketing business, which means that I sell ebooks, software or any other solutions that help other business owners to improve their own Internet based business. As long as there is a need for information on a certain market, I will survey that market, find the solutions, package it and sell it on the internet.
How much do you make (a ballpark figure if you do want to disclose the actual sum)
I make between RM20,000 to RM30,000 per month, depending on the trends and the amount of sales. By end of the year my earnings will reach close to RM100,000 a month or hopefully, more than that.

Based on your estimates, how many such people are there in Malaysia?

As a matter of fact, I’m probably one the first people in Malaysia to conduct an extensive survey of over 1000 people in Malaysia who are interested in starting their own small Internet based business. From my research, the market in Malaysia is very new to the idea of making money online. About 67% said they have just discovered the idea, and have yet to try it. 33% said they have started in some way, and only 3% are actually making money from the Internet on a consistent basis.
Most of these results will be analyzed and discussed in my upcoming book, which will be published around August 2007.

What are their main sources of income (Google Adsense perhaps?)

Google Adsense is probably the easiest way to make money online, as all you need to do it put some codes on your website and make sure you get as much traffic as possible to those sites.

However, there are so many other ways. I have personally interviewed over 12 local entrepreneurs on my site TheMalaysianRevolution.com and from that I can see that the other popular methods are selling on Ebay or auction sites, selling products via a dropshippers, selling advertising space, selling as an affiliate for a commission, and much more.

So each person’s source of income varies according to what market he targets, and how he approaches that market.

Tell us something about yourself (eg age, edu background, how you got started).

I’m actually from a small town in Johor called Kluang, and that’s where I grew up. I graduated from Multimedia University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Multimedia Marketing. As relevant as that may seem, in 2005 when I decided to go full time with my own internet business I had to learn everything from scratch, by trial and error.

Prior to that, I was working in Telekom Malaysia Berhad as a sales & account executive for almost 4 years since I graduated. I realized that a 9-5 job doing something meaningless was not what I wanted my future to look like, so I decided to take a risk and I can’t say that I regret it.

What you enjoy most doing this?

I enjoy the fact that every extra hour I put into my own business translated to more income for me. And you can actually see this happening in a few weeks or months, so you get a sense of closure and accomplishment.
I also enjoy the freedom of time that I have now, to go where I choose, do what I choose, when I choose.

What are the drawbacks?

The drawback is that you’re now in charge of everything. If you fail to plan both short-term and long-term goals, it’s only a matter of time before you face difficulties in your business. But if you can have the discipline to do what you’re supposed to do every day, there are no drawbacks.

It’s certainly better for me now than any job or business I’ve tried in the past.
How do newbies identify money-making scams?

Basically if it’s too good to be true, it’s a probably a scam. Anything that promises you can make money on the Internet without any capital or work is something you should be wary of. Just a like an ordinary business, it takes capital, time, and dedication to make it work.

Gobala Krishnan
www.gobalakrishnan.com

Home Business Interview With Vivien by Laura Spencer

2008-11-17T12:07:00.005-05:00

Today's interview is with Vivien. Vivien is one of many home business owners who juggle a full-time job and a part-time home business. Her home business is as a freelance web and graphics designer. She also blogs at Inspiration Bit(where I met her).

I know that many of you will be able to relate to Vivien's story as she shares her experiences as a business owner, an employee, and a mom:

Work From Home Momma: How many years have you worked from home?

Vivien: I launched my own business, VG Universe Design, in 2002. Actually, my very first client is still working with me and keeping me busy.

Work From Home Momma: What made you decide to start a home business? Why did you choose to go part-time with it?

Vivien: Ever since the companies saw that I'm really good with programming, my resume primarily featured programming positions. I was eager to apply my creative side, so I decided to start my own business and build websites from scratch, including their interface design, plus it allowed me to have more graphic design jobs as well.

At that time I was still teaching part-time and freelancing from home. I wasn't ready to work from home full-time - I didn't have enough clients, my portfolio didn't have an extensive list of case studies.

Three years later my daughter was born, and it became very challenging to work from home - no time for client meetings, searching for projects to work on. Plus, I needed a steady income and the security blanket that a full-time job provides.

However, I haven't given up on the idea of working for myself, from home full-time. I'm working towards that.

Work From Home Momma: Why did you choose graphic design?

Vivien: In my case, it's a combination of graphic and web design. I specialize more in web, but would love to have more strictly graphic design jobs. I've been drawing ever since I remember and I've always been fascinated by the process of creating a work of art on a blank canvas. I would go to a park to watch artists work on their paintings, I could stare at the appearing lines, splashes of colours on the canvas for hours. I love the creative aspects of web and graphic design.

Work From Home Momma: What is your biggest challenge?

Vivien: Time. Why don't we have at least 36 hours in a day? It's hard to manage time for someone who works full-time, freelances from home part-time, and blogs in between. But it's double hard for mothers. I start my work very early, so that I can come home earlier, thus I leave home while my daughter is still sleeping and when I'm back from work, I want to spend as much time with her as possible, and she wants to play with me and constantly craves for my attention. I don't want my husband to feel neglected either, so it is quite a struggle to juggle the family life with career and blogging.

Work From Home Momma: What is unique about your web design business?

Vivien: There are not many designers who feel comfortable with both design and programming aspects of web design. Usually, if someone is a programmer they are not that good with the design, and vice versa - graphic designers often don't enjoy programming. I, on the other hand, find programming as creative and fulfilling as graphic design: after all, I do create websites that can interact with visitors. It's much easier for the clients to deal with one person who can take care of both the design and programming work of their website.

Plus because I've been teaching web design and programming for over ten years, I'm really good with consulting and educating the clients, providing and finding their exact needs for the website.

Work From Home Momma: Where do you see your business going in the next year? In the next five years?

Vivien: I'm hoping to get more clients from all over the world by using my blog, Inspiration Bit, as a promotional tool. But first I need to complete my blog's re-design. In the next five years I would like my company to go from a one-person studio to a larger company with a group of highly creative, energetic and friendly employees.

Work From Home Momma: Is there anything else about your business that you'd like to tell the readers of Work From Home Momma?

I just have one piece of advice for anyone who wants to launch a website for their business or re-design their existing site: Your website can become the best promotional tool for your business if you know how to get it to work for you and get the most out of it, so treat it as your biggest investment, and find professionals who you can trust, don't make your decisions based on the cheapest rate for the site's design.
Always remember that "a good website, like a baby, is a product of love and hard work" - the motto of my business. Article by Laura Spencer

http://www.workfromhomemomma.com

Steps to Getting Started On eBay

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Below are the steps to getting set up on eBay.

1. Become a registered eBay seller.

To become a seller, you:

Provide eBay with a valid credit/debit card or bank account information or become ID Verified.

Let us know how you would like to pay your seller fees.
Make sure your Feedback Profile is public.

Find out how.

2. Sign up to accept electronic payments.

All new sellers must offer at least one electronic payment method allowed by eBay as a payment option. PayPal lets you accept credit card and electronic check payments online from your buyers.

Important: Including PayPal in your listing does not register you for PayPal. You need to sign up for PayPal to be registered for PayPal and receive any payments made to you through PayPal.

3. Research your item and the rules of play.

Do some research, especially about setting a starting price, listing format, and category, to list precisely and get the best price for your item. Compare your item with active and completed listings on eBay based on category, format, and selling price. Buyers feel more compelled to bid and buy when they know the shipping charges beforehand. Package, weigh, and measure your item so you can use calculated shipping. If this is your first time selling an item, you may be required to specify shipping. Educate yourself on eBay's policies about prohibited and restricted items, as well as what's okay and what's not okay when listing and completing the sale.

Depending on your item category and which listing form you use, you'll get a variety of listing options. If you're selling an item associated with a product that's in our catalog, you can add pre-filled item information to your listing description. You can sell your item auction-style or as Buy It Now. Listing upgrades like highlighting, font, and picture enhancements make your item stand out. You can even donate a portion of your sale to a cause that you choose.

5. Manage your listing.

Once you've got your listing up and running, you can check in on it to see how bidding is going. You do this from the Sell section in My eBay, which comes up when you sign into your eBay account. You can also:
Set notification preferences to let eBay know how and when you want to receive alerts or notifications.

Set seller preferences about picture hosting, receiving payments, shipping, and more.
Set member-to-member communication preferences to say how buyers can connect with you.

Set general preferences for searches, My eBay preferences, and more.
If you want to change anything in your listing, see Changing Your Listing at the eBay website.

Be sure to answer any questions you receive about your listing. This will help you sell your item by establishing good rapport with potential buyers. When buyers give you positive Feedback, you become a stronger seller on eBay.
And when your listing ends . . .

6. Wrap up with your buyer.

Here too, how you handle these last steps will go a long way toward your personal satisfaction and getting great feedback from your buyer.

Communicate with your buyer – When you use eBay’s Checkout service and your buyer completes checkout, you’ll be notified by email. If you don't specify shipping and payment details in your listing, the buyer can use Checkout to request this information. You can also use Checkout to send the buyer an invoice.
If you didn't use Checkout, contact the buyer directly by email or phone.
Important: Contact your buyer directly if you haven't heard from your buyer or received Checkout or PayPal notification within three days of your listing's end.
Receive payment – If your buyer paid with PayPal, you'll receive an email confirming payment. If you haven't registered for PayPal, you'll be prompted to register so you can accept the payment.

Ship the item to the buyer – Pack it well! Use bubble wrap or crumpled up newspaper to protect the item from shipping damage. Make sure any fragile parts of the item are well padded and located toward the center of the box if possible.

Leave the buyer feedback – eBay’s Feedback system helps create a trustworthy community for everyone. Your feedback about your buyer is important information for other sellers.

To learn all about selling on eBay, go to the links below:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/sell-getstarted.html

http://www.jennyhow.com/

Sample List Of Home Based Businesses

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Below is a listing of possible home based businesses you can run out of your home. Although it doesn’t cover every possible business that one could think of, it should serve to show you the many possibilities of the types of businesses that can be operated out of your place of residence.

A

Accountant
Adventure Tourism
Advertising Agency
Advertising Copywriter
Advertising Maps
Advertising Sheets
Advertising Specialty Sales
Aerobics Classes
Amusement Rides, Inflatable
Animal Behavior Consultant
Answering Service
Antifreeze Recycling Services
Antique and Collectibles Dealer
Antique Book and Magazine Dealer
Apartment Locator
Apiary
Appliance Repair
Architect
Art Consultant
Art Gallery
Artist, Freelance
Artist Management
Art Restoration
Assembling Products
Association Management Service
Astrological Charts
Attorney
Author -
Auto Sales

B

Baby Handprint and Footprint Bronzing Service
Baby Proofing Service
Baby Shoe Bronzing Service
Balloon Animals
Balloon Decorating
Balloon Rides
Basketball Tournaments
Baskets, Specialty
Beautician
Beauty Consultant
Bed and Breakfast
Bicycle Repair
Bill Auditing Service
Billiards, Amateur League
Birthday Greeting Service
Blind Cleaning
Bookkeeping Service
Braille Transcribing
Building/Home Inspection Service
Bulletin Board Advertising Service
Bumper Stickers
Business Broker
Business Consultant
Business Financing Service
Business Network Organizer
Business Plan Consultant
Business Plan Writer
Buttons/Badges

C

Cabinet Making
Cable TV Spots
Cake Decorating
Calligraphy
Candle Making
Canning
Car or Van, Using to Make Money
Carpenter
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Cartoonist
Catering
Ceramics
Chair Caning
Cheese Making
Childbirth Instructor
Children's Clothes
Children's Transportation Service
Chimney Sweep
Cleaning, House/Apartment
Cleaning Broker
Cleaning Service
Clip Art
Closet Organizer
Clothing and Accessories Design
Clown
Coaching
Coin Dealer
Collection Agency
Color Consultant
Columnist
Commercial Artist
Communications
Computer Animator
Computer Bulletin Board Owner
Computer Consultant
Computer Data Back-Up Service
Computer Programmer
Computer Repair
Computer Training
Computer Tutor for Children
Concert Promotion
Construction Management Consultant
Consultant, Art
Consultant, Beauty
Consultant, Business
Consultant, Color
Consultant, Computer
Consultant, Home Business
Consultant, Home Security
Consultant, Image
Consultant, Internet
Consultant, Landscaping
Consultant, Small Business
Consultant, Time Management
Consultant, Wedding
Contractor Referral Service
Cooking School
Co-Op Coupons
Copy Service
Copywriter, Online
Correspondence Club
Cosmetics Sales
Cosmetologist
Costume Design
Coupon Books
Crafts
Craft Broker
Crafts Instructor
Craft Supplies Catalog
Credit and Debt Counselling Service

D

Dance Instructor
Dating and Escort Service
Daycare Center
Daycare for Adults
Dental Claims Processing
Designer Pet Houses
Desktop Publishing
Desktop Video
Dinner Delivery Service
Directory Publisher
Direct Sales
Disk Duplication
Diversity Consultant
Dog Trainer
Dog Walker
Doll Maker
Doula
Dressmaking/Sewing
Dried Floral Arrangements
Dry Cleaning Pick-Up and Delivery Service

E

Editor
Elder Services
Email Processing
Embossed Stationery
Employee Trainer
Employment Agency
Engineering Consultant
Errand Service
Event Management
Event Planner
Executive Search
Expert Services Broker
Expert Witness
Export Agent
Exterminator
Ezine Publishing

F

Facialist
Family Tree Researcher
Filing Systems
Finance Broker
Financial Advisor
Financial Planner
Firewood Supply
Fishing Supplies
Fish Tank/Bird Cage Maintenance and Sales
Fitness Trainer
Flea Market Seller
Floral Arrangements
Foley Artist
Food Delivery Service
Forum Manager
Framing (Picture) Service
Franchise Consultant
Franchise Owner
Freebie Ad Magazines
Free Give-Aways
Freelance Artist
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Writer
Fundraiser
Furniture Restoration and Refurbishment

G

Garage Sales
Garage Sales Promotion
Garden Consultant
Gardener
Genealogist
Ghost Writer
Gift Baskets
Gift Baskets, Gourmet
Give-Aways
Gourmet Jam and Jelly
Grant Proposal Consultant
Grant Proposal Writer
Graphic Artist
Greenhouse
Greeting Cards
Greeting Card Sending Service
Grocery Shopping Service

H

Hairdresser
Handmade Soaps
Handyman/woman Service
Hauling Service
Healthcare Consultant
Herbalist
Herb and Spice Business
Herb Gardener
Herb Wreaths and Crafts
Home Accessories Sales
Home Business Consultant
Home Decorating
Home Furnishings
Home Healthcare Agency
Home Inspection Service
Home-Made Booklets
Home-Made Foods
Home Maintenance
Home Office Organizer
Home Organizer
Home Plan Designer
Home Security Consultant
Home Swapping Registry
Horse Boarding
Horse Exerciser
Hospital Bill Auditing
Household Management
Housekeeper
House Sitting Registry
House-Sitting Service
Housewares
"How-To" Videos
Human Resources Consultant

I

Image Consultant
Image Transfer
Import/Export
Imprinting
Independent Contractor
Indoor Environmental Tester
Indoor Fountains
Information Broker
Infopreneur
Insurance Sales
Internet Consultant
Interior Decorating
International Consultant
Internet Marketing
Internet Recruiting
Internet Service Provider
Interpreter/Translator
Inventory Taping Service
Invitation Printing

J

Jewelry, Wire
Jewelry Designer
Junk Car Removal

L

Lamaze Instructor
Landscaping Consultant
Landscaping Service
Laundry Service
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mower and Motor Repair
Lawn Sign Rentals
Leadlighting
Legal Transcription Service
Limousine Service
Lingerie Sales
Locating Service
Locksmith
Long Distance Telecommunications Products

M

Magician
Mailing List Service
Mail House
Mailing List Services
Mail Order
Make-Up Artist
Management Consultant
Manicurist
Marketing Consultant
Market Research
Massage Therapy
Matchmaker Service
Meals for Handicapped
Medical Billing
Medical Claims Processing
Medical Coding
Medical Office Consultant
Medical Transcription Service
Meeting and Event Planner
Menu Planner
Microfarming
Mini-blind Cleaning Service
Mobile Car Wash/Detailing Service
Mobile Disc Jockey
Mobile Manicurist
Mobile Notary Public
Mobile Pet Groomer
Mobile Puppet Theater
Monogramming
Moving Service
Music
Music Lessons
Mystery Shopper

N

Name Certificates
Nanny Finding Service
Nature Hikes
New Media/Multimedia Production
New-Mom Care
Newsletter Production for Clients
Newsletter Publishing
Newspaper Clipping Service
Notary Public
Nutritional Supplements Sales

O

Office Organizer
Office Plant Care
Office Support Service
Online Internet Training
Online Newspaper
Online Researcher/Abstractor
Online Retailer
Outdoor Adventures

P

Packing/Unpacking Service
Painting
Paper Recycling
Paralegal
Party Catering
Party Planner
Party Plan Sales
Payroll Service
Personal Chef
Personal Fitness Trainer
Personalized Stationery
Personal Shopper
Personal Sports Scorecards
Pet Breeding
Pet Fashions
Pet Food and Supplies Delivery
Pet Grooming Service
Pet Hotel
Pet Matching Service
Pet Photography Service
Pet Products
Pet Show Business
Pet Sitting/Home-Care Service
Petting Zoo Owner
Pet Transportation
Pet Walking
Photos, 3-D
Photos to Video, Transferring
Photography
Photography, scenic (for homesick expats)
Piano Tuner
Picture Framing
Plant Nursery
Polling/Surveying
Pool Cleaning
Portrait and Wedding Photography
Portrait Artist
Potted Plants
Poultry Farmer
Pregnancy Fitness Class
Printing Business, Small
Printing Broker
Printer Toner Recharging
Printing, Invitations
Private Investigator
Private Practice Consultant
Process Server
Product Assembly
Product Development Consultant
Professional Organizer
Proofreader
Property Damage Appraisal Service
Property Manager
Proposal Consultant
Public Relations Agency
Public Relations Specialist
Public Speaker

R

Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate Magazine
Realtor
Recipe Collections
Referral Service
Relocation Consultant
Reminder Service
Remodeling Contractor
Reporter
Restaurant Booking Service
Restaurant Delivery Service
Resume Writing Service
Retail Consultant
Reunion Organizer
Reviewer
Risk Management Consultant
River Rafting Guide
Roommate Finding Service
Rubber Stamps

S

Safety Consultant
School Photographer
Screen Printing
Scopist
Screen Printing
Secretarial Service
Secret Shopper
Security Consultant
Security Video Service
Self Defense Instructor
Self-Improvement Seminars
Self Publishing
Seminars and Workshops
Seminar Promotion
Seniors Exercise Classes
Sewing/Dressmaking
Shareware Programmer
Sharpening Service
Shopping Service
Show Promoting
Shuttle Service
Sightseeing Tours
Sign Design and Painting
Sign Language Interpreter
Singer
Small Business Consultant
Snow Removal Service
Software Creation
Software Trainer
Song Writer
Speakers Agency
Special Event Videos
Specialty Consultant
Stained Glass

T

Tarot Reader
Tax Return Preparation Service
Teaching
Technical Writer
Telemarketing
Telephone Answering Service
Telephone Service Reseller
Temporary Help Agency
3-D Photos
Time Management Consultant
Tool Rental Service
Tour Guide
Training
Transferring Photos to Video
Translation Service
Transcript Digesting Service
Transcription Services
Translator/Interpreter
Travel Agency
Travel Agency, Specialty
Travel Club
T-Shirt Design
Tupperware Sales
Tutoring
TV Repair
Typing Service

U

Used Cars
Used CDs
Using Your Car or Van to Make Money
Utility Auditing

V

Vacation House Swap Service
Vending Machine Business
VCR Repair
Video Duplication Service
Video Taping Service
Vitamin/Nutrition/Weight Loss Product Sales
Voicemail
Voice Instructor
Voice Over

W

Website Design
Website Development
Web Hosting Services
Web Marketing
Wedding Consultant
Wedding Coordinator
Wedding Planner
Wedding Video Service
Welcoming Service
Window Washing Service
Windshield Repair
Woodworking
Word Processing
Workshops, Seminars and
Writing Audio Cassette Scripts
Writing Press Releases

Y

Yard Clean Up

Establish Your Online Presence With A Great Website

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Let’s face it, we’re now living in the 21st Century and a business that doesn’t show it’s presence with a website is living in the past. Now some of you are saying “What do I need with a website. I’m just selling toenail clippers.” Well, do you know how many people in the world need to clip their raggedy toe nails. Believe me, after a trip to the beach, a lot. So why not expand your horizons and stop thinking only of local sales. There’s a whole planet out there in need of toenail clippers.

All corny joking aside, a website can do two important things. First a well designed website can put you on the same playing field as the big boys (the giant corporations). After all, a website is a website. Believe me, a potential customer doesn’t know if you are operating from a multi billion dollar, fifteen story office building or from a one bedroom apartment building in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It doesn’t matter to the customer as long as you have a product or service he is willing to pay for and you deliver the goods.

Second, the internet is worldwide. As if you didn’t know that already (Even Sponge Bob knows that). And this means that through your website, you have the capability to reach millions of potential customers both in your immediate area and the rest of the world. Of course if you’re Joe the local plumber, you probably won’t be getting any clients seeking your services in Istanbul. But the fact still stands, that even for local advertising, having your own website can be a great asset to your business.

Concentrate more on making your website effective rather than turning it into a circus side show. Your home page is the most important page of your website. If you have multiple pages, your homepage is the gateway to your home based business. Steer clear of creating your website with gaudy, eye popping colors that assail your eyes with all the fire power of a level 10 military assault. Simplicity is the best way to go. Do not make your website hard to navigate or your customers might get frustrated and seek another provider thereby costing you a possible sale and a possible repeat customer. Flash intros may be cool looking but some potential customers get impatient waiting for the darn thing to load before getting to your home page.

On your home page, describe your home business and resist the temptation to over blow your home business and make claims that you cannot back up. Be truthful with your potential customers. Tell them what you provide, whether service or product. Sell them on what your service or product can do for them. You want these people, after reading your website to investigate further, if you have additional pages(product photos, list of services your provide, etc), what your home business is all about.

Make sure your website gives current, up to date contact information regarding your home business company. Your home page and every page on your website to have: Company name, mailing address (PO Box also), phone number, fax number, email address. Also provide directions to your company if that is necessary for customers to do a face to face.

Provide a few testimonials and other backup material from customers to give potential customers a feeling of knowing you are a legitimate business and not some home based scam artist. With all the countless online scams coming from the internet, customers want to know you are real and trustworthy.

One thing you will want to be concerned with, if you have a home based business that can appeal to customers outside your local area as well as worldwide is how to raise your search engine ranking on Google so that you are on the first page of a potential Google search. The best method is to get other websites to link to you. The best way to do that is to publish information on your website that other websites akin to yours will want to place a link on their website that links back to your website. This link exchange is a good way to increase your presence on the internet and bring more customers to your home based business website. Also writing articles for other websites with a link back to your website is another good method to increase your web visibility to potential customers which will translate into greater potential sales.

To build your website you can either hire a professional website designer or there are a few webpage creation software programs on the market that will enable you to build your own website without having to know programming language. Basically with these programs you simply select a template website page and using the easy to use and easy to understand web creation tools to create your own personal home based business website. Web design can be as simple as 1-2-3.

A Satisfiend Home Business Owner

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I have been able to establish my own business that is run from my home. Well actually it's run from a subterranean basement area in my $200,000,00 mansion estate outside Gotham City. But even so, it's nice to go down into the old bat cave, suit up in my custom made bullet proof, cowl and body armour and use the computer to obtain background data on a host of bizarre, psychotic, maniacal, super villains in the sanctity of my own home. Home Business-It's great.

Working At Home Using Your Computer

2008-11-14T07:27:00.001-05:00

How To Work At Home Using Your Computer - 5 Ways To Profit
Author: Truby Johnson

People all over the world are looking for a way to stay at home and make money.Today this is not only a reality,but there are millions of people doing just this all around the world. You can join them and in this article we are going to talk about 5 ways to work at home using your computer.

1. If you have some background in customer service you can use this to your advantage by becoming a virtual assistant. Today telecommuting has become very popular and companies are willing to pay employees to work out of their home.

One website to take a look at is Telecommuting jobs.com. They match employers and employees and are in constant need of customer service agents to work at home. You can get paid to do things such as answering the phone, replying to emails, and providing customer service.

2. Starting an Internet business is a great way for people to make money working at home using their computer. There are many different ways to do this including network marketing, selling private label right products, selling resell rights products, selling your own product, or selling a service such as website building or graphic design.

3. If you like to write you can make money providing blog content for people. There are many blogs today that are in desperate need of short articles that they can use for content. You can make a full time living just writing blog articles as there are literally millions of blogs in need of content right now.

4. Email marketing
has been around almost since the beginning of the Internet. You could sell products of your own or as an affiliate to an email marketing list that you build.

An easy way to build a list is to buy co-registration leads and letting a lead company build your list for you. You then make money selling to that list as you develop the skills professional email marketers use.

5. One of the most popular ways to work at home using a computer today is to become a professional affiliate marketer. Getting paid to sell other people's products is an easy way to make money once you develop the skills on how to do it.

In summary these are five ways to work at home using your computer. There are other ways that you can make money with nothing more than a computer and Internet access, but these 5 are very popular today.