Why Is Blogging Important for Your Work From Home Business?

By Jon Allo

The word blog comes from the term weblog. A weblog was like an online journal where readers could make comments about what was written. A blog is a bit like a website content management system, where bloggers can easily publish material online to their website without having to have loads of online programming skills.

If you don't understand or want to learn about writing websites in code, you're probably best off looking at one of the sites that offers free blogging. A couple of the more popular are WordPress, LiveJournal and Blogger. Others are available.

A typical blog has brief and distinct information also known as posts. These posts are arranged in reverse chronological order (that is, the latest comes first) and each post entry is identified by an anchor tag which is marked by a permanent link that can be referred to by others who wish to link to it.

So, if you have an online work from home business, why should you bother blogging?

Primarily, a regular blog will update your website with new content, which search engines love. The search engines will see that your website pages have updated content which will make the website more relevant for up to date searches for the market or niche for your work from home business.

If you have an online work from home business, you need to establish contact with potential customers who are interested in your product and services and a blog will help drive traffic to your website. It is also worth remembering that your competitors will also be blogging, so it enables you to keep update to what they are doing and how they interact with customers who could potentially be your customers.

Blogs enable you to establish yourself as an authority in your work from home business market. They enable you to start and maintain a relationship with potential and ongoing customers. This is an extremely important aspect to consider as a strong relationship with your customer leads to them trusting you and being happy to buy from you again and again.

Once you have an established blog with a regular readership, you can start to generate a new income stream through selling advertising space on your blog page by hosting sponsored links or banners,

The amount of money that you can make as a blogger depends on a lot of different factors, but perhaps the most important element is the topic of your blog. If your blog is on a subject that appeals to a large number of people that advertisers want to reach, you will be more likely to earn more from advertisers rather than if your blog is on a fairly obscure subject that does not draw the kind of audience that advertisers need to appeal to.

Blogs have become very popular, and they are even becoming more popular than regular websites. It is easy for your reader to post comments or questions on your blog. These comments are an important way to stay in contact with your customers and build on your relationships with them.

Generally, blogs are free to the user so the most cost to you is your time. Remember that blogs give you the power to publish anything you want. However, you need to keep in mind that your blogging efforts will only be successful if you are writing interesting things on it. Also, do not forget to place a link directing to your own website or sales page. This will help you generate the traffic and sales you are looking for with your online work from home business.

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10 Easy Ways To Earn From Your Home

By Mohan Thulasingam

With the advent of Internet and the information technology, a host of new avenues and opportunities for online business and employment has been thrown open over the internet. Even the people, who earn regular income, those having well paid jobs and those doing offline business, have chosen these as their secondary and supplementary method of earning money.

Though these online opportunities are many, the most easy, reliable and rewarding are listed below.

1. Article marketing: Suitable for those who have a flavor for skillful writing of articles that makes interesting reading on any subject. Here you can promote your own business also. The popular site to market your articles is EzineArticles.

2. Blogging: These are actually spaces of website templates available freely for writing rich contents about the topic in which you are a specialist. The blogs which provide good and original ideas always attract more readers or traffic to them. This strength of the blogs can used to market your own merchandise or sell the space for placing the Ads of other people. But the products which are relevant to the blog contents make a good sale conversion. Blogger, WordPress, Squidoo are a few to name in this category.

3. Paid Surveys: Take part in surveys when you receive the emails from the sponsoring sites. The earnings accrue as you participate in the surveys and the payment will be made once a minimum amount is reached. Some sample sites are Getpaidsurveys, Globaltestmarket, etc...

4. Data entry: refers to the work of keying in the data provided as per the format and needs of the employer. Generally, the past experience and performance record are considered by the employer before awarding the work. Freelancer and Elance are the sites generally preferred for data entry works.

5. Email Reading: Here you have to open the emails and click and open the website links listed therein. Examples for this are " emailreadingjobs" and "surveyspaysu ".

6. Mail order business: For selling the products based on the mail orders received in response to your Ad in the internet. Care should be taken to choose the good selling product and manage the logistics and time so as to attract more orders and multiply the income.

7. Product review: You get paid for writing the review about a product. Usually, an unbiased and crisp review makes the buck. Sites "Sponsoredreviews" and "Reviewme" are examples for this category.

8. Affiliate Marketing: Earn a share of the commission or fee through making sales of the products or services of your principal who might be the manufacturer or trader or service provider. This is the best method if you own websites or blogs. Such sales can be secured from Online and offline techniques like the placement of relevant ads in Free or Paid classifieds, personal contacts of friends and relatives and the local business places. The persons conducting these marketing are called as Affiliates or Associates of the concerned sites. The known retail stores like Amazon, eBay, ClickBank offer these online opportunities.

9. EBook publishing: Earn royalties through online publishing of the books written by you. Many sites like Amazon, Lulu offer the easy self-publishing facilities free of cost or at a nominal cost. In addition, these sites take care of marketing, sales and other services including payment at their store and through their associate or partnership firms.

10. Typing works: Both online and offline works can be sourced from many sites. One such site is"Jobjungle".

You can have a mix of all these to maximize your earnings from the online opportunities.

Before enrolling for these online opportunities, please ensure that you

1) Read and understand the rules and regulations of the concerned site.

2) Have an email account to receive the user Ids and a valid Bank account to receive the payment of earnings made.

3) Choose the work programs which suit your skill, experience and convenience.

The three common mistakes made when signing up for these online opportunities are:

1) Joining too many programs in the hope of getting faster bucks. Actually, you would end up in spending more time and earning less money. There is a very big possibility of you earning much more if you stick to a group of selected programs.

2) Opportunity lost is a cost as you are unable to take full advantage of the other higher earnings opportunities such as submitting entry to online contests and other competitions.

3) Joining the unreliable sites as characterized by their brief internet presence.

Mohan Thulasingam is a member of http://www.freelancer.com which is a reliable site for getting various online opportunities like Data entry, Article Marketing, Proofreading,etc..Freelancers can enroll here for free or for a fee depending on the package of services provided by the site.

How to Best Market Your Home Business?

By Robert David Fraser

The best possible way to market your home business is to simply do it consistently. Among the many different ways to do it, staying consistent will bring you success.

I have been involved in my own home business for about 2 years now and the biggest lesson that I have learned was that if I would have stayed consistent, then I would be at a totally different level right now. I started article marketing over a year ago and I always did it off and on. If I would have just done article marketing and committed to writing one article a day, then I would have over 700 articles out there all pointing to my internet offers.

Each time I would start article marketing, I would do what's called 90 day challenges. Essentially what they are is committing to writing one article a day for 90 days. I don't know how many different times that I have started one of these and have not followed through once. I've heard it said that successful people have character. I've also heard that character is the ability to follow through on a decision long after the excitement and emotion have worn off.

I understand that article marketing may not be for everyone but deep down I know it's what I am supposed to be doing. I bring this up because we each have our instinct that will let us know what the best way is for us. In your case, what do you feel is the best possible way to market your home business in your situation?

Articles and blog posts, paid traffic and PPC, and there is also offline marketing as well. What do you feel is the best way in your situation to market your home business? You will know once you find it! Also whenever you do find it, just stay consistent. Don't focus on results, but just focus on getting your message out there and keep on keeping on. Set your intention and market your butt off and you will eventually find the results you are looking for if you don't give up!

Whatever method you choose, if you feel that it is the right thing then do it. Practice it until your craft is perfect. If you like doing videos then film videos. If you like articles then write articles. If you don't have a lot of time, then consider doing paid traffic. The only wrong way to market is to give up!

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The BEST Small Business Model EVER!

By Emily J. Jacques

Today, more than in any other time in history, people are searching some way to make an income without having to work for "the Man." Small businesses with fewer than five employees, or run by a single person plus a Virtual Assistant or contractor here and there are becoming more and more common. Such businesses run the gamut, from landscaping and lawn maintenance to making and selling crafts on eBay to publishing books on Kindle.

If you are looking for an idea for starting your own business, most options you'll find are able to help you reach your objective of earning enough money so as not to depend on a job. However, the various small business types differ in the kind of income they provide. For many, if not most, you get paid only one time that you put into a particular product or service. You would probably rather discover a venture where you can free up more of your time, rather than having to work forty or more hours per week.

Your best alternative here is to find a method of growing passive income. There are several different ways to do this, but only one model gives you a huge amount of leverage. What do I mean? Well, imagine that a gigantic rock has rolled over the hold where you buried an inheritance from your rich great-uncle. The rock probably weighs well over five hundred pounds, making it a challenge to move for even the most fit of body builders. How will you move it?

Somewhere in elementary and middle school you learned about an important tool called a lever. By inserting a long, strong stick of some kind under the boulder and pushing down on the far end of the stick as hard as you can, you may actually be able to move the boulder all by yourself. If not, calling a friend or two to help you will do the trick.

That's leverage, and in a business, the lever represents the structure that allows you to earn a large income without having to put in the time and effort you would need to if you were simply working a traditional job or small business. The one business model that gives you this kind of leverage is network marketing (also known as MLM). In this model, you grow a network of people who buy and sell the products that the parent company - not you! - distributes and ships.

As your network grows, simply by sharing the products and business with as many people as possible, and teaching THEM to share the products and business, your paycheck grows because you earn a commission on everyone in your group.

Leverage is key in finding a huge earning potential. If you are ready to get started with your own business in one of the fastest-growing network marketing companies today (because people love the products because they get results!), and a company that provides a huge number of business-building tools for their distributors for free, surf on over to emilyjacques.com/freedom right now, watch the video, and get in touch with me.

Selling Crafts - How to Get Involved in Craft Shows

By Erin L Mooney

Do your research. Not all craft shows are created equally so you want to make sure you ask around to get suggestions from other vendors and enquire with the organizer of the craft show. Some questions you may want to ask are:

• Is this an annual craft show and if so, what's the traffic generally like? It's always nice to know that a craft show has a proven track record, there's less risk for you this way.


• Is this a juried event? Although these can be more difficult to get into, they work in your favor and they generally only accept one or two vendors in each category. This means you wont be competing with multiple vendors selling the same items as you. If it isn't a juried event, make sure you ask them the other type of vendors are participating, look for a good variety.


• How do you advertise the event? If they don't have a good answer for you, you may want to consider choosing a different craft show. A lot of effort goes into creating a successful event so you should make sure they've set up social media accounts for the craft show and have plans to either advertise it or get some media coverage.


• How much is a table? Craft shows can cost anywhere from $25 to $500 and up for the bigger shows. Consider the price of your items and how many you'll need to sell to cover the cost for the show and make a profit. If a table or booth is out of your price range but you really want to participate in the event, ask if they offer half tables or booths that you could share with another vendor.

Make sure you're prepared. Once you've chosen a craft sale to be a part of, you'll want to leave yourself enough time to get ready for it. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• Start with your end goal and work backwards. How much money would you like to make at the craft show to cover your costs and make a nice profit? Once you have that number, figure out how many of your products you would need to sell to reach that goal and then get started.


• If this is your first craft show, you'll need to consider how you're going to display your products. You'll have limited space so you'll need to get creative when thinking of ways to optimize it.


• Make sure you ask what's included with your space. You may be responsible for bringing things such as a tablecloth and chairs.


• Leave enough time to tag and price all your products, create signage for your table and pack them up for transportation. You want to make it easy for people to shop your table and recognize who you are.


• Make sure you have all the necessities; bags, business cards, cash to make change, food, water, something to keep track of your sales and an emergency kit to make any last minute fixes.

Enjoy the day and try to find some time to walk around and meet some of the other vendors either before or after the show.

Erin is the founder of Made Urban http://www.madeurban.com/ an online marketplace for buying and selling handmade goods locally.

Thoughts On How To Watch Your Cash Flow

By Cynthia Ann Leighton

How do you watch as cash "visits" your business? Your answer matters.

Sometimes your thoughts on how to watch your cash flow matters more than you may realize.

Why? Because your expenses are your investment in your future.

Watch your cash.

Seriously. This matters for success. Your cash stash represents your ability to persist.

Your ability to persist equates with your ability to succeed. Because you're going to run into situations where your effort over time comes to define your business.

For good or bad! Persist over time and you will succeed.

Don't give up! Refuse to quit!

Do you know what happens when you get that right? You can figure out what to do to succeed.

This is one of the most important lessons for small business owners. It is also among the most misunderstood of all lessons that can be shared.

Small businesses most often fail because of cash problems.

In fact, 80% of small businesses fail within their first three years.

Failure! End of venture! Not from a lack of profitability!

Watching cash flow is the life blood of your business:

• Your business pumps fresh cash in as INCOME.
• Cash comes IN
• In time for
• Your business to pump that cash out on bills for EXPENSES
• Cash goes OUT

I mean, profit is important.

But Cash Flow is King!

You can be profitable beyond your wildest dreams and plans - and still fail because of how you handle cash.

You want to do things to get cash working well in your business. That means watching!

Noticing! Paying Attention!

As in caring a lot! Care enough to take action!

Awareness! Be ready and willing to change behavior.

Because as important as cash flow is for all business? To do business online successfully, what you need most is you.

Just YOU!

(1) Focused.

(2) Preparing.

(3) Doing the right stuff

Getting good habits! For example:

As you part with cash, ask yourself how you'll be causing that expense to generate income.

You may be surprised to find out that some of what you spend a little bit on is where investing a lot more is wise.

Paying attention to cash flow is not always about spending less.

Observe expenses. Care how expenses generates income.

Be willing to adapt based on cash flow. Every business is different.

Watch your cash! Care about your thoughts on how to watch your cash flow.

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How Single Moms Make Money Online

By Shalonda Gordon

Single Moms Make Money and it has nothing to do with Child Support! Over the years I have transformed my view on being a Single Parent. I used to struggle with being a Single Mom, every day. I struggled with the decisions I made that brought me to this point in my life. In case you do not know, I'm a Mom of two amazing daughters with two different fathers. A situation of which I take full responsibility. Taking responsibility is the first step to teaching my girls how to become true success stories. Taking responsibility also allows an opportunity to teach my daughters how to work smart and not hard.

See, Single Moms Make Money, and I know it, because I am one of them! See I came online in 2009 building a strong presence with Attraction Marketing! I decided that I was going to take control of my financial situation and basically stop waiting on the government to do something about the child support I was not receiving. Yet, I didn't consider the fact that people want to see the REAL YOU! I also didn't consider the fact that I would attract people just like me. And at that time I was desperate and bitter. Yes, I can admit it.

I met my mentor in December 15, 2009.. you may know her as Tracey Walker. I know her as, Tracey Walker. She basically sat me in front of a mirror and asked me to really see the "truth about myself.. smile.. At that moment things began to turn around. I stopped being desperate and filled that space inside of me with faith! I started to really forgiving and let go of all the bitterness. I basically changed things so that when I looked in the mirror, my truth became something worth attracting. At that exact moment the business I needed showed up, as if God was simply sitting waiting on me.

At that moment I became one that knew for a fact that Moms make money online. After helping Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. I realized that there are many Single Moms out there that are looking for a way to make some extra income. I also found that there is a disconnect between the moms that make money and the ones that do not. I'm hoping this article will begin to create a connection. The main difference between the two groups of moms that make money and moms that don't make money is really just a decision. As I mentioned earlier the first step to true success is taking responsibility for our decisions. Make a decision to become apart of the group where Single Moms Make Money.

In order to make a decision that shows your growth, you should acknowledge a few things. First make sure you connect with a positive, focused, mentor that understands your struggle. See most individuals fail because they join businesses and not people. I remember when I first started out joining business after business without success due to the fact that I did not have a person that believed in me. The minute I connected with my mentor everything changed. Make sure you connect a person that understands the thoughts that cross your mind when you are home in the bed after the kids are asleep.

Now that you realize the truth, what is the next step? To Make a decision that you want to accept your invite into the group. You no longer have to decide to continue to do the same thing expecting different results.

Shalonda Gordon
The Online Marketing Angel
http://www.shalondagordon.info

I'm on a mission to help 75 single moms transform their lives and bank accounts in 90 days. As we raise the future it is only fair that we enjoy the process. Http://SingleMoms.WithShalonda.com