Saturday, December 23, 2006

Earning With Affiliate Programs

Copyright © Benjamin Chia
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You've probably heard of affiliate programs. Companies use affiliate pograms to sell their products. The most common way for making money online with affiliate programs is through posting a link on your website. When a customer clicks on that link and buys the product, you earn a commission.

There are many advantages to making money online with affiliate programs. Startup costs are minimal. The only money you spend is to promote the product, whether through a website or other means. You don't actually sell the product, so you don't spend time shipping the products or money to buy them at wholesale prices, hoping to sell them later. Another advantage is that you don't have to worry about unsatisfied customers returning the product to you.

A good way to start making money online with affiliate programs is to find a subject you are interested in and start a website. After the website is up, find companies that sell this product and register to be an affiliate. They will give you some code to paste in your website. You can use text codes or pictures, but text code seems to be the most effective for converting to sales.

Look at websites in your area of interest. For example, if you are interested in music, look at sites devoted to your favorite musicians. Study them to see how they place ads. Notice your responses to those ads. Some are annoying, but others will make you want to click through. Learn from this and place ads similar to those that interested you.

Starting a website devoted to something you love is rewarding. If you need some extra money, making money online with affiliate programs can be a useful addition to something you already enjoy.


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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Selling Information Online

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It used to be that people went to the library when they needed information. Now they turn to the internet. Even with all the information already out there, selling information still provides an opportunity for anybody looking for a product that is easy to create and quick to bring to market.

Selling information can be done in a variety of ways. Often e-books come to mind when people think of selling information. These are books produced online that are designed to be downloaded immediately after the customer orders them. Newsletters offer another opportunity for selling information online. These are generally offered though a website.

Websites are also a source of selling information online. Through websites, selling information can be done in a variety of ways. Some websites offer subscription-only sites, where paid members gain full access to the site. Others give information about products they are selling and then provide a link to the product. Writers sell information to website owners when they produce website content. Adding affiliate programs is one more option for selling information.

Selling information online has several advantages over selling other items. Websites can be set up in a matter of hours. There is no inventory when selling information. If you are selling information in the form of e-books, there is no shipping involved. The ordering and delivery process is completely automated, and you can even sell products while you are asleep.

Search the internet for ideas. You will find a many people selling information on the web. Maybe it's time for you to join them.

Sources
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,316820,00.html


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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Using a Niche Market

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When you begin marketing on the site, where do you start? You know you can't compete with some of the large companies on the net. Niche marketing is much more effective. Here is some information on choosing a niche.

Analyze what you are selling or what you want to sell. It should be in an area that you know a lot about. It may have wide appeal, but think of those it appeals to most. For example, does your product appeal to musicians? That's a pretty wide market. Now narrow it down. Who is most likely to be interested, singers or instrumentalists? From there you might want or need to narrow it even further. For example, your product might appeal to musicians of a certain age, or musicians who favor a certain kind of music or even a particular singer.

After narrowing it down as far as you can, think of appropriate keywords. Check with Google to see how many sites come up using these keywords. Next use a site that tracks keyword usage (such as Word Tracker or Overature) to see if there are plenty of users looking for that information. If there are enough potential customers and the competition is low, you may have found your niche.

After you have chosen your niche, try to use it in your website title. This can help your website ranking. Another tool for choosing a niche is to study the competition and find out how to make your site unique.

Choosing a niche will help your website stand out. Find one with plenty of potential customers and little competition and you have a very good chance of watching your business grow.


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Friday, December 08, 2006

Avoid Home Business Scams

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Many websites claim to offer home business opportunties. Some people do make money at home through online jobs, but many of these so-called opportunities are scams. How do you know the difference? Here are some tips for avoiding home business scams.

First, use some common sense. If you are looking because you're short on funds, it can be easy to talk yourself into believing the promises you will read online. Try to look at the offers objectively. Many scams try to convince you that you will become wealthy with little effort, and you might even see on the website that this is some "secret" for making money that is just now being revealed. Much later they reveal the cost for learning the secret. Before buying this kind of information, take a moment to wonder why it's being sold. If it's really that effective, the person selling it should be wealthy and not need to sell anything.

Second, don't get involved in a pyramid scheme. These are programs that pay you to recruit but don't really have a product to sell. You make money by getting other people to join the system. This only works for those who start the pyramid scheme, and is illegal in several states. Note that this is not the same as home party or similar plans where you get a percentage from what you sell in addition to a percentage from those you recruit.

Third, don't pay to stuff envelopes or make products. In fact, don't pay to work for anybody.

Avoiding home business scams means avoiding anything that offers easy wealth. It also means avoiding paying to work for somebody. Don't expect anything online that makes no sense in the real world. Don't get scammed.


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Saturday, December 02, 2006

Home Based Business on the Internet

Copyright © Benjamin Chia
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If you want to work at home, start a home based business on the internet. Basing a business on the internet broadens your client . It also has the advantage of low or no overhead.

Home based businesses on the internet abound. To find one that suits you, work within a field you enjoy. The internet increases your client base, but because of the competition you will have to work hard to make your product or site stand out.

Home based business on the internet can be started in almost any field of interest. If you want to offer services, writing web content and designing websites can provide good opportunities. Artists can offer services ranging from graphic design to pet portraits. You can offer advertising services on the internet. Think of any field you are interested in and search the web. You will probably find somebody offering services in that field. If the competition is too much, you narrow your services to a specific group. For example, instead of offering pet portraits you could offer dog portraits.

Most people think of selling products online when they think of home based business on the internet. You can sell through a website, but first learn about website promotion. If you promote your website well you can also sell other people's products through affiliate programs. If you don't want to build a site or don't know how to promote, consider selling your products an an auction site. Many people have found internet auctions work well for them.

If you are interested in working for yourself, consider a home based business on the internet. It works for others. Research well, know what you are doing, and it should work for you.


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