As usual at the end of every year I take weeks off in December to reflect on the past year. Going through all I have done and accomplished in the year past. Re-evaluating if I had done all I could for myself,  and my business. As  usual I came away from that research telling myself I could have done better.

But hey no one is perfect. Don’t get me wrong I had some great growth in areas while in other areas I could have done much better. But that is all part of the process,  even for someone who has been at it for almost 6 years.

So here we are with a new year ahead and many of you have taken the suggestions I have made in my post and product suggestions that I have made  done very well for yourselves and for that I congratulate you. Read the rest of this entry »

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You would have thought that since I favor the information marketing business.that I would have already written a ton about this form of  business model and to be honest I don’t know why I haven’t spent more time writing post about it . They say the best way to making money on the Internet, is to create your own product or ebook. Wow! That’s a simple statement, but do you know what is involved.  It isn’t as difficult as one might think,  and it really is more about choosing the right niche and sub niche that has a hungry ready to buy market and finding out what that market is looking for.

Brainstorming: If you know what you want to create, your already on your way.  But, if you’re not sure what information you have stored in your years of living – well, it can be difficult. I’ve found the best way to brainstorm is to write your ideas, experiences and knowledge down on a piece of paper – then do research to determine what people are looking for on the net.

Research: To determine if your product, idea, or info-knowledge will fly you must do research. Go to Wordtracker or Overture and see how many times people in the month were looking for what you want to write about. This will give you an idea if it is a viable product.  Also do a straight search in Google and Yahoo for your keywords, and see what turns up.  Investigate some of the sites, you may be surprised that you have a completely slant on the information you want to present in an E-book – which is a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t spend nearly enough time talking about running an Ecommerce store and frankly, shame on me for that. The biggest reason I say that, is that in the internet business world, although I have chosen to go the route of information marketing, the segment of building and running an online store is a much larger segment with far more opportunities available for the new online entrepreneur.

But being a successful entrepreneur requires that you look at the big picture and follow a plan through from beginning to end. Rieva Lesonsky, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine gives some practical guidelines that can help you when beginning your own enterprise:

1. Don’t Quit Your Day Job.
Consider starting your business part-time, especially if it’s online, while you’re working and have a steady income. It usually takes six months to a year to get a business going and you don’t want your ability to make your house payment to hinge upon your company being an overnight success. Start with what you can manage, financially and time-wise, and scale up as your business grows. Read the rest of this entry »

I can say with high degree of confidence that this online marketing and business building course will go down in the annals of internet marketing history as being one the the true greats. For those of you that never had the opportunity to know Corey before his tragic passing, he was a true gem and gave freely of his time when he could to help others become successful online.

Unfortunately In June 2005, Corey lost his life doing something else he was very passionate about  and that was racing. Derek Gehl who now handles everything and by all appearances was happy with his role inside the company has gone on to take Corey’s system and keep his dream alive and keep things going and not only that has managed to excel. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a few secrets that I’d like to share with you. You may have been privy to a few of them before. Actually you may have heard of all 4, but I can promise that you will finish each article with a fresh perspective. I will show you how 4 simple secrets can create a powerhouse web business. This is the fourth and final part of the 4 article series.

Before I divulge the vault of successful web business secrets I must warn you of one thing. All the information in the world will not take the place of determination and persistence. A web business is just like an offline business. It takes hard work and resolve to succeed. However working smart is heads and tails better than plain old working. These 4 secrets will turn any smart working, dedicated average Joe or Jane into a successful web business owner. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a few secrets that I’d like to share with you. You may have been privy to a few of them before. Actually you may have heard of all 4, but I can promise that you will finish each article with a fresh perspective. I will show you how 4 simple secrets can create a powerhouse web business. This is the third part of the 4 article series.

Before I divulge the vault of successful web business secrets I must warn you of one thing. All the information in the world will not take the place of determination and persistence. A web business is just like an offline business. It takes hard work and resolve to succeed. However working smart is heads and tails better than plain old working. These 4 secrets will turn any smart working, dedicated average Joe or Jane into a successful web business owner.

Web Success Secret #3) Pre-selling is far more effective than selling.

The first two parts of this series were geared towards both the search engines and your visitors.  This article focuses directly on your visitor- more specifically your relationship with your visitor.  You must gently and effectively pre-sell your visitor on your goods or services. Read the rest of this entry »

There  are a few secrets that I’d like to share with you. You may have been privy to a few of them before. Actually you may have heard of all 4, but I can promise that you will finish each article with a fresh perspective. I will show you how 4 simple secrets can create a powerhouse web business. This is the second part of the 4 article series.

Before I divulge the vault of successful web business secrets I must warn you of one thing. All the information in the world will not take the place of determination and persistence. A web business is just like an offline business. It takes hard work and resolve to succeed. However working smart is heads and tails better than plain old working. These 4 secrets will turn any smart working, dedicated average Joe or Jane into a successful web business owner.

Web Success Secret #2) Without Traffic- What’s the Point?

Part 1 of this series really got down and dirty about content.  Content’s main focus is twofold- make your visitors happy and make search engines happy.  This article is all about making you happy!  Think of this as your starter guide to increasing traffic and building a profitable business. Read the rest of this entry »