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Highs & Lows of a Net Business
In our recent survey to readers of my ezine, The Joy Letter, I was asked to provide a timeline of the ups and downs in building my motivational website, ( www.howmuchjoy.com ). Ah … where to begin? There have been definite highs and lows in my...
Top 7 Small Business Sites for 2005
If you want to start a business in 2005, and start making money almost immediately, the sites listed below are some of the best I have found. I've chosen each site because it is absolutely outstanding in providing the tools you need to get started,...
Why Americans Find Predatory Lending Offensive
"Menis - the author translates as "indignant rage" - It is the kind of rage arising from social betrayal that impairs a person's dignity through violation of "what's right." (p21), Achilles In Viet Nam - Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character,...
Why Public Relations Doesn't Just Happen
Public relations is a very important part of the marketing mix. A successful PR campaign provides third-party endorsement of products or services which is something no other marketing element can deliver. Many people think that once a company...
Working Capital: Financial options for small companies
Large companies have always had a number of options when it compes to financing their operations. This paper discusses - and evaluates - the financing options that are available to small business owners.
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Starting an On-Line Home Business
When looking for a business on the internet you should consider a number of things. One thing is stability- with many scams on the internet you should look for a business that has been around a few years. Another is to see how many members they have. Is it free to join, or how much to join, before you invest to much time and money? Also will they offer free support and training?
Next, you will want to invest in your own website. There are many businesses that offer domain names, websites, and hosting accounts free, or for a small fee. Once you have your site up and running, you will want to submit your website to a search engine.
Then you will want to add link pages to your site, this will help your rank with the search-engines. This will take some time, but it is free. You will want to exchange links with at least 100 sites that are similar or related to your site. This will help you move up the search-engine page ranking, giving you more traffic, which equals more sign-ups and more sells. Most websites have - a link to us - or similar page making it fairly easy to do. Also articles like this, related to your
business, will add content to your site. The search engines love content, thus sending visitors directly to your article pages. Those visitors may then visit the rest of your site that makes you money.
You may then want to sign-up with an affiliate program, like ClickBank or Commission Junction, so that you have more than one source of revenue. Be careful to balance the affiliate programs without taking away from your main initial business. Be patient. You'll work the hardest the first few months. Nothing great happens overnight! With some work, planning, and learning, you are on your way to success.
This article may be reprinted providing it is published in it's entirety, including the author's bio and link to the URL below.
The author, John Baker, is the editor/owner of best-home-business-ideas.net A website dedicated to making money and starting a home business. For more free info please visit: http://www.best-home-business-ideas.net
jbaker10@swfla.rr.com
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