Sophie Maddox asked:


Reaching over I turned off the radio, I couldn’t take it anymore! Everywhere I turned there was the same message! DOOM AND GLOOM! I was sick of it, we all know things are not going well. I had been pinching pennies for years with 2 kids and one full time job, and no other financial support, but for the past year or so it was so much worse, we had to get clothes from a Thrift Shop, some weeks we barely had enough food to make it though the week. Yesterday I found out that in order to help us keep our jobs at work they were cutting everyone’s hours!

This is where I found myself when I began looking for a way to make money online. I HAD TO HAVE SOME HELP.

Check out what I discovered!! I am making this work for me!!

First the Cons:

1. Inner Dialogue

Be wary, if you feel like you are looking at something shady. Go with Your GUT.

2. Sales TACTIC 101

One of the most frustrating sales tactic is the ‘Investment’ tactic, the statement that you need to make a big investment upfront. The topic of money scares most people so the newest thing is to use the term Investment. If they are looking for big upfront money…GET OUT, grab your mouse take control, get away from that site! Although it is reasonable to expect to make a small purchase if the product is good. Much like buying a do it yourself guide, the guide will show you but you have to actually get it before it will make much difference.

3. Crazy Promises

A quality product will NOT make crazy promises, like you can see a huge income right away. However, it may be possible to make SOME MONEY in a few days that is true; But, to replace your income and more in a week or two? Hmmm, alarm bells should be sounding. Don’t become a statistic.

The BEST PART… The PROS

Now that you know what to stay away from, What are the positive things you can do?

Article Marketing! This is a great place to start, with this you choose a topic and write about it to get paid? This is REAL way to get some money.

ONE IMPORTANT NOTE… TO be successful you NEED a DETAILED IN DEPTH PLAN.

If you are like me then you will want someone to show you… I don’t want any assumptions made.

Learning, I knew that I could learn but I’ve VERY LITTLE TECHNICAL SKILLS, the two things I know that I can do are get on the internet and send e-mail.

GUESS WHAT I FOUND… that’s all I needed, I don’t have to have my own website or a vast amount of experience.

The one thing I knew NO ONE COULD GIVE ME was the DESIRE. I had to want it! NO PROBLEM THERE! I had to make this work. I was determined to make life better for my kids and I.

LET ME CLARIFY it does take work, but it is SO DOABLE!

Sophie Maddox asked:


I remember it like it was yesterday… logging onto the computer for the first time to try my hand at Internet Marketing. It was snowing outside, the first snow fall of the year. I was looking to make money fast because my husband was no longer working. I just couldn’t believe how many different ways there were to make money online.

Five months later, as the last of winter’s snow melted away and the valley below our home was awash in a sea of multi-colored wild flowers, I had still not made a single dime online. My husband couldn’t say much because he had not made a dime either, except for the un-employment checks that were do to stop next month.

He patted me on the shoulder as I rubbed my temples, looking at the string of zeros in my account, the sum total of 5 months of diligent effort. I had recently signed up for a membership at a popular online forum on a trial basis and knew I would have to quite because I could not afford the dues. I logged into the forum for the last time to make a post wishing everyone fair well.

Don’t give up, a lot of people urged me not to quit, that if I just gave it more time and worked harder sales were right around the corner. I was tempted to ask them to pay for my membership dues if they were so sure of my looming success.

Then the oddest thing happened. This really nice guy wrote to me and asked if I would like to give a course he had just created on how to make money online a try… free of charge! It was odd because this guy and his course were all anyone was talking about in the forum the last few weeks. I had been tempted to buy it myself because of the amazing reviews but I had promised my husband I would not waste anymore money on “Educational Courses”; they were proving to be a very bad investment.

I jumped at the chance to see the course and it was amazing! It was based around Affiliated Marketing. I had already tried this one of many ways to make money online with no success of course. But, after watching the video course, I learned I was doing it all wrong, despite following the advice of well intentioned people splattered across the net.

So, I set out to correct my mistakes and presto, a sale! I could not believe it. My husband thought I’d finally snapped. I was running around the house yelling and screaming, scaring the kids half to death! Affiliated Marketing is just one of a hundred different ways to make money online, and make it fast!

Best Way to Start, I started by selling digital products created by other people in exchange for a commission, sometimes as high 75%. You really can’t beat the fact that you get most of the money collected for a product that someone else created just because you sent customers to their sales page…It’s Awesome! There is also Pay Per Click and actually creating your own products but these both take a lot of time and a lot of money. If you are just starting out I’d go with Affiliate Marketing because I know it works and you can also do it with none of your own money except maybe a how-go-guide … you don’t even need your own website.

Vance Williamson asked:


There are a myriad of ways to make money online. Affiliate programs, Network Marketing and Direct Sales are the most popular for the work at home entrepreneur. These are business models that you join as an affiliate or distributor and get checks on your efforts every month, two weeks and in some cases every week. If you want to make money online daily you need more control over your business.

It is a nice feeling to have money coming into your merchant accounts every day. I have had tight situations where I needed a lot of money by the end of the week and had no way to generate it that fast. I was up a creek without a paddle.

Now I occasionally find myself up a creek but instead of a paddle I have a small block 650 hp Chevy inboard motor. I have the tools to generate a significant income fast and see the results come in daily.

What is the key to make money online daily? Own your own product or service in addition to using the other business models. With every sale you make 100% of the profit and you don’t have to wait for the company to cut you a check. Immediate deposits into your merchant account is quit rewarding.

Let me tell you a story that happened to me a little over two years ago. Leading a small Church plant in Nebraska I became increasingly ill to the point it hindered my ability to perform. My sight became so impaired I could not read or see the faces of my congregation. Instead of checking with me to see what was up, most of the people left with a critical attitude and me holding the lease. Somewhat discouraged I turned to the only resource I had to pay the bills, internet marketing.

I needed to come up with $10,000 in just a few days to honor the lease. I emailed my list an offer that I owned resale rights to and made $10,000 by the end of the week. I only had one more month on the lease and repeated the process and made another $10,000 that month. Internet Marketing saved my butt again.

By that time my sight was almost all gone and my health deteriorating further so I ended up completely inactive. I sought medical attention at the Hot Springs VA. They saved my life and borrowed a few more years of sight. Miracle is a word I have heard a lot lately.

Back on my feet after two years of struggling to stay alive I have a fresh perspective on a lot of things. One of those is the viability of internet marketing to earn a supplemental or full time income. I understand that there are a lot of good people out there that deserve a better shot at life. The internet can provide a platform of opportunity for them to flourish.

This is why I now do what I do. I want to help as many people as I possibly can to generate an income from the comfort of their home. Anyone reading this can earn monthly, weekly and even make money online daily It takes some hard work and dedication but in the end the rewards are worth it.

Cindyann Williams asked:


Working at home, being your own boss, planning your own schedule, making as much money as you want to – it sounds like a dream come true, doesn’t it? And it can be exactly that – as long as you keep in mind the work-at-home, four-letter words!

Don’t worry – these aren’t four-letter words that you’ll want to be careful not to say in front your kids! (You might even think it’s a good idea for the kids to learn and practice them.)

Here they are – the work-at-home, four-letter words: idea, time, goal, plan, work, file, and tink (OK, think!). These concepts are explained in a series of three articles. You are now reading the second one of those three articles.

For what we’re talking about here, it doesn’t matter what your home business is. It could be child care, a computer business, pet sitting, etc. The same four-letter words are crucial. I happen to run a home computer business, so a lot of my examples are based on that experience.

Third: Goal. If you try to start a home business (or any other important thing in your life) without clearly knowing exactly what your goals are, you will immediately reduce the odds that you will be successful.

It is just a simple fact that, as human beings, we function most effectively when we know exactly what it is that we are trying to accomplish. This has been demonstrated over and over again, by decades of research in psychology, sports, business, etc. It just makes sense, doesn’t it? And your own experiences probably tell you the same thing. On the days when you get up with a clear plan about what you want to do that day, you almost certainly get more done than you do on your “off balance” days.

I have found that to be doubly true as I tried to start my own home internet business. It can be kind of overwhelming, trying to start a whole new business – no matter what kind of business you have chosen. I chose to start a home computer business – and almost immediately found out two things. One, there are a lot of rip-off products out there, promising you instant riches with no time or effort on your part. Two, starting an honest, money-making home computer business was going to involve a fair amount of learning on my part.

Failure was not an option for me, so I just started setting daily goals. “Today I will find out what tools are available for developing a website even though I know nothing about HTML.” And so on. As you go, you will see other things that you need to learn. Set a goal for that.

You will soon learn enough that you can see what you need to do to start making money at home. Yep, set specific goals for those tasks.

For a much more detailed discussion of goal-setting, you can read my article that is part of the “Dirty Dozen” series, which I have written to help new home business owners avoid some potentially big problems.

Fourth: Plan. Planning is essential to your success as a home business owner, and it fits right in with the preceding discussion about goal setting. Planning is so important that many experienced business owners say that, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!”

Your plans do not need to be complicated. In fact, a lot of research shows that clear, simple plans are the most effective way to achieve what you want. Here are some suggestions for successful planning.

Start by thinking about what you want to accomplish. Then think about the steps that will be necessary to meet that goal. Write down each step. Identify the order in which you will complete all steps. Estimate how long it will take you to complete each step. (Add some extra time to your estimates. Things almost always take longer than you think they will – especially when you are starting something that is new to you.) Follow your plan, revising it as you need to. Keep careful records of what worked, what didn’t work, what you still need to do, and where you found important information. This step all by itself can save you a lot of doing over, doubling back, and looking for lost information.

Don’t worry if you don’t get everything done as fast as you would like. Just follow your plan and keep going. While I was figuring out my home computer business, my plans changed frequently, as I learned new things, wound up in dead ends, and saw new avenues to success. The important thing for you is stay on track, not give up, and ideally, make your business plans based on learning from someone who has already successfully started the kind of home business that you want to start.

That covers the second two of the four-letter words that are important in starting a home business. The others are discussed in Parts 1 and 3 of this article series.

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Sheila Nelson asked:


Many people hesitate when starting a home based business because they are not sure they can run a business from home and take care of their family at the same time. One of the conveniences of having a home business is so you can be home with your children and take care of the things you normally would not be able to if you worked outside of the home. However, this can be difficult if you do not have two key elements in place.

Office Space

You must reserve office space for your home based business in your home separate from your living space. Let your family know where you will be working and you need to keep that space for your home based business. If you are able to reserve a room with a door, let them know you do not want to be disturbed when the door is closed because you are working. Make sure you have comfortable furniture so you can work for a few hours in your home office. If you are not comfortable in your home office, you may find yourself on the couch in the family room or sitting at the kitchen table trying to work your home based business. If you can keep your home business space separate from your living space, you will be able to stay organized in your home.

Work Hours

Decide what your work hours will be for your home based business. Just like working a 9 to 5 job, your home business should have office hours for you to work your business. It is very easy to find house work to do instead of working your business when you work from home so making a schedule will help organize your time. It may also help to make your schedule available for your family to see so your family will know your work schedule for a given day. Note the times you really do not want to be disturbed, like when you know you will be on a conference call or making business calls. It is also a good idea to note when you will spend time with your family on your schedule as well. They will see your schedule and feel good that you did not forget about their school events or night out at the movies you promised them. Setting work hours for your home based business and sticking to them is a good way to make sure you are running your home business and running your household efficiently.

Having both of these key elements planned and in place will help you have a greater chance for success with your home based business. Also, involving your family in the decision for both elements is a good idea to give them a sense of involvement in your home based business. It is important to make your home business something that your entire family will be able to live with because they will play a part in your success by helping you stick to your work hours and keep your office space for your business.

This is Sheila, talking real talk about the home based business industry!

Josh Spaulding asked:


If you own a computer and you have a little spare time then you can start making money by completing surveys online. This is how it works:

1. Find one of the many sites that offer paid only surveys and register.

2. Pay the small fee required and they will send you all kinds of surveys to your email.

3. Complete as many surveys as possible. These surveys do not require any special skill and anyone can do it.

4. Once the surveys are completed you will be registered in a drawing that awards several different prices. It is not uncommon for someone to make thousands of dollars off of these drawings.

It is really that simple and anyone can do it. Once you see some profit you will be even more motivated to complete as many as possible.

The more online surveys you complete the easier it gets. This type of income opportunity really has received a bad reputation because people expect to make hundreds or thousands of dollars after their first survey. If they do not profit from the first survey they complete, they get discouraged and quite.

The key to making money by completing surveys online is to keep going and to complete as many as possible. If it takes five or ten surveys to earn you a few hundred dollars then I would say it was well worth your time.

When it comes down to it you will not get rich by completing surveys online but there is definitely a possibility to earn a very nice extra income.

There are a lot of people capitalizing on the bad reputation that online surveys have obtained by winning many drawings that others would have won if they had stuck with it.

Please do not be one those who quite because they did not see a profit after the first online because you could be missing out on a huge income opportunity.

Adam Bradley asked:


Anybody looking for a way to make some extra money to top up there income could do a lot worse than to make money doing online surveys. Although some believe paid surveys are a scam those that get past this soon come to realize they are actually an easy way to make some extra cash.

Paid surveys are offered by market research companies that are working for big companies like Sony and Nike. These companies are desperate to get the input from consumers that will allow them to market there products to the best of there ability and online opinion surveys are a cheap, fast and effective way to do this.

Different surveys offer different rewards ranging from prize draw entries and vouchers to the holy grail that is cash paid surveys. The more companies you register with the better chance you have of getting cash paid surveys. To do this you will need to get access to a list of companies.

Some lists are better than others but with the help of a good list of companies there is no reason you can’t start to make money doing online surveys.

Paid surveys are very unlikely to bring you enough money to ever replace your current income. They are not going to make you rich but they can be an invaluable source of extra income over time. Only a hand full of people make a full time income from online paid surveys and those people have joined hundreds of market research companies and devoted a lot of time and effort.

As I said if your after a way to boost your earnings then you could do it in worse ways than to make money doing online surveys, just don’t expect them to make you a millionaire.

Andy W. Jones asked:


When you first start out in an internet home business, it’s hard to decide which way to go, with all the different options on offer. What is the easiest way to make real money online? In my opinion, it’s really hard to go past promoting clickbank products. With hundreds of products to choose from, and heaps of different niches, the sky is virtually the limit when it comes to the amount of income streams you could be profiting from.

If you go to the clickbank marketplace and browse through some of the categories and sub-categories, you can see there are tons of products to choose from, with most offering 50% commission on each sale that you make. This is great because it means that you don’t have to spend time, research and energy to create your own products AND you don’t have the hassles of product delivery, receiving payments or refund requests. For each product listing, you can view the sales page and stats, such as commission percentage and the dollars earned from each sale.

They pay you via check every two weeks for any sales that you’ve made, provided the amount reaches the minimum that you’ve set. Once you get that first check, it suddenly hits you that you can make real money online.

If you haven’t already got an account with clickbank, the first step is to go there and set it up. You will need to submit a unique “nickname” which will form part of your hoplink on all products you promote. Next step is to choose the niche. I probably don’t need to tell you that you should choose a niche that you have a particular interest in, or expertise in. You’ll obviously do a much better job of selling products in that niche if you have some passion and knowledge of the topic.

Once you’ve narrowed down the niche, you need to choose the first product you wish to sell. While you’re there, take note of other products you can sell, either as front-end products or back-end products. I recommend that you go for new products in the clickbank marketplace as these tend to sell better initially, when they first come out. To find the new products, just go to “category” and select your niche, and then click on “sub-category” and choose “new product” from the drop-down menu. Once you choose a product based on your research, the price and the commission offered, you can click on “create hoplink” so that you can promote your link and start making real money online.

Now it’s time to advertise your hoplink, create sales, and get those commission checks coming in. Now, if you want to treat this as a real business, you should create your own mini-site or blog to direct all the traffic to and to pre-sell the actual product sales page. Make sure you set-up this page with an opt-in box so that visitors can join your list. That way you can follow-up with them and have more chances at getting the sale, but also to sell them back-end products later on. Also, optimize your pages with the right keywords in the title, H1 tags and body to capitalize on the free search engine traffic.

Once you have your sales system in place, you can use strategies such as blogging, forum posting, article marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and email marketing, to get qualified traffic to your pages.

So, as you can see, you can make real money online once you set-up a system that works, take action, and continue to work it on a consistent basis. Don’t forget to research your niche and product selection at the very beginning. That way you’ll create the most profitable campaigns possible.

Jason Fulton asked:


When you have your own home business you know how important advertising is. You have to advertise so that people can find your website because if they don’t find it than you will never make any money with your business. There are all different kinds of methods you can use for home business advertising.

You want to make sure that you start off with one method and then when you feel comfortable with it and it is bringing you some traffic to your website you want to add another method. Doing it one method at a time is important because when you try and do more than one you will very quickly become frustrated because you won’t see any results.

Here are some of the different home business advertising methods that you can use to make money with your home business.

One: Article marketing – This is one of the best free methods you can use. It is very effective and can help spread your website all over the internet. You write an article or hire someone to write it for you, then you submit it to article directories. You will have a bio box that will be at the end of the article where you will promote your business.

Other website owners can pick up your article with your bio box attached and put it on their website, blog or in their newsletter. So with article marketing your business website will spread all over the internet virally, plus search engines love unique articles.

Two: Forum marketing – There are many different home business forums that you can sign up for. It is free to use. Then you want to add a signature file so that any posts you make in the forum will have your signature attached. This is one method of home business advertising that search engines will pick up also. So you will be using two methods of advertising without even trying.

There are many more methods of home business advertising that you can use. These are two free methods that are very popular and they will always be effective no matter what changes on the internet. So use these two methods to advertise your home business and find at least 4 to 5 other methods you can add. Before you know it you will have a successful home business and will have achieved the financial freedom you desire.

Summary: Do you have a home business? If you do than you know how important home business advertising is. There are many different methods that you can use. Find out two methods now that will always be effective and are free to advertise with.

Fabian Tan asked:


If you really want to make money using home business ideas, you need to start hunting for the most appropriate options from day one. Business from home using the internet is a lucrative as well as a steady source of income. It is also supposed to be a boon for those who are aspiring to earn a steady source of income from home.

1. Data Entry Jobs

If you want to generate a sizable income online, you need to try and make sure that you look for data entry jobs. They are easy to execute and do not require a high level of mental abilities. Data entry is considered to be one of the most successful home business ideas for those who are looking to earn money during recession.

2. Affiliate Marketing

Becoming an affiliate marketer is also considered one of the most efficient home business ideas for generating a steady flow of income from the internet. While affiliate marketing is not everyone’s cup of tea, you can always spend some quality time learning the basics and applying your knowledge to good use. You get a commission by the marketing company for each sale.

3. Academic Writing

If you are blessed with unique writing skills and you have the ability to research the internet, you can always opt for academic writing. It is one of the most successful home businesses for people who wish to generate a steady flow on income on a monthly basis. You simply need to register with sites such as Elance and Getafreelancer.com and search for the most appropriate academic writing projects.