4 Key Call Answering Service Consideration To Save You Money
September 22, 2008
If you are running a small or medium sized business having a 24 hour reception desk in your office can be a very costly affair. It is of utmost importance that you make sure that you do not miss a call because any call can be a big business opportunity. The best way you have is to get a call answering service. However you can not just take up any opportunity that you may come across. When choosing the call answering service you have to be very careful.
First of all make sure that the one you choose is a round the clock service. The main factor you have to consider with call answering service is that your organization has to be accessible round the clock. You have to be sure that the call answering service is a 24/7 service. There is not much point in having a call answering service if it is only available in the business hours. After all, you might as well take the calls yourself in this time.
The second thing is that the call answering system must be able to integrate with the other communication system of your organization. In order to make your company successful, it is a must that you should have a call answering system that can work in tandem with email, instant messaging and snail mail. Lack of properly synchronized communications is one reason that a number of businesses fail to make it big.
The third thing is that the call answering service must come with round the clock technical support. There may be a number of cases where some of the customers might experience dropped calls or excessive in-line nose. If you come across one such case, it means one potential customer lost. It is a must that the call answering service must have round the clock technical support team so that the any such problems are sorted out at the very outset.
Fourth thing with vitual office answering services is that it should have a multitude of services instead of only the traditional reception service. You have make sure that along with the traditional reception service, the call answering services must also provide order collection, information dissemination and other allied services. This would provide you a one stop solution for almost all your activities.
Finally you must consider the affordability and the degree of value for money that your service has to offer. Since these call answering services are primarily meant for small and medium businesses, it is a must that they are as affordable as possible and provide the best balance between the money you have to spend vis a vis the quality and performance of the service that you get.
With the call answering service, you need not worry about manning the telephone desk of your office round the clock. With their serviced calling centers, these services are a great alternative.
Joint Venture Partners and Where to Find Them
September 22, 2008
Have you ever read Acres of Diamonds? The most obvious place to start looking is your own back yard. This story is very well explained in Acres of Diamonds.
So the first place I would look for joint venture partners is in my own back yard. Think of your own customer database or mailing list. This is one of the best places to start because your customers have already done business with you, they know like and trust you (if they don’t, why not). This trust can be converted into more opportunities and more business.
Magazine Publishers
Focus on the smaller or niche magazines and you will find a rich resource of hungry publishers who will often be open to a carefully crafted joint venture. It’s the same with people who distribute newsletters on line or printed material off line. They can be a great source for big databases of potential customers for you.
Library
Your local library offers you a rich resource of excellent material that you can research. There are reference books available that show you the numbers of members. In the USA and Canada you can review http://www.mediafinder.com/. They have around 75,000 newsletter for you to explore. There is a cost involved with this service so do your sums first before subscribing.
Another great USA based service is Standard Rates and Data Services http://www.srds.com. In the UK you can go to a list broker like Marketing File http://marketingfile.com/ I wouldn’t personally go out and buy a big list from a list broker because the chances are good that a business will already have an active relationship with your target market and this is likely to be warmer than a cold list.
Your library is going to have some great resources for research. It may be worth your while buying these directories for your own use. They are normally quite expensive so you could always see if they are available on eBay. Even the older ones still have gems.
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages might be a bit long in the tooth now because there are on-line resources. Having said that, you will still find that Yellow Pages is a target rich environment for joint venture partners.
Seminars
Seminars or workshops are good places to meet opportunistic people who are often open to joint ventures. Be choosy about which ones you attend but generally they can be a rich pool of motivated people. Paid for seminars will have some of the better joint venture opportunities because you won’t get so many tyre kickers.
Search Engines
Go to Google and type in the keywords that you are looking for. You will be surprised what pops up.
Discussion Boards
Are a great place to find passionate people. These forums give you a chance to form relationships and build up trust before suggesting a joint venture deal.
Newspaper Ads
Newspaper ads can provide some good opportunities, they are after all advertising for business. Contact them and start a discussion.
Your Website
If you have your own website, think of ways you might be able to use it to search out for joint venture opportunities. Why not mention that you are open to joint ventures and explain what you are looking for.
Ezine Directories
Competitors
I know this might sound a bit odd to start with, but your competitors could offer you useful partnership opportunities. Some of the fiercest competitors can become the strongest joint venture partners.
And the mailing will also be very targeted. Why not capitalize on this and make a handsome profit?
Referrals
Existing clients are a great source of referrals for joint ventures. Just pick up the phone and ask them who they might know.
Other Places to Find Partners;
- Business events
- Newsgroups
- Business Directories
- On-Line classifieds
- Magazines / trade magazines
- Trade Fairs
There are literally dozens of places to look, have fun.
Information about a Nursing Career - Common Misunderstandings about Changing Careers
September 22, 2008
If you are thinking about changing careers to nursing (or any career) you are not alone. As we get older, we start to think about making a change becuase we are just bored with what we're doing now. This usually happens when we are in out mid to late thirties. Changing careers can totally overwhelming for some because there are many misconceptions that scare people out of changing. Here are a few specifically related to information about a nursing career.
I'm too old and it's too late in life to start a nursing career.
Well it's true you're not getting younger. However, take it from someone who’s changed careers a few times all ready. It's worth trying if you want to change careers. You really need to seize the moment and take action on a career change if nursing is what you want to do. In fact, many people become nurses later on in their lives when they are considering a career change because it’s a very rewarding career. Ask yourself this question: If you're unhappy at your current job, do you want to spend the rest of your life wondering what could have been?
I don’t want to start off on an entry level salary again.
While money is never a good reason to become a nurse, the starting salary happens to be very good. In fact some nurses nurses can start out over 45,000 annual right out of school. However, it doesn't have to end there. Once you get more nursing experience, you can create opportunity to make more money. Make sure you continue your education during your nursing career. With a combination of experience and a masters degree you can go into consulting for a hospital or a private facility.
I’ll never be able to afford nursing school.
You're not the only one who is concerned with the high tuition of school and training. This is a concern for many middle class families. You're probably more concerned about paying for your children's schooling than yours. Keep in mind, are many financial aid programs available to help you pay for school. There are even programs where you don’t have to start paying back your loan until after you complete school. Your first step here is to talk to your guidance counselor.
Whether you are wondering to switch your career or get into nursing, there are many things to be concerned about. However, make sure you clear up any concerns you may have so you can move forward with your career change.
Looking for information about a nursing career? Then go to http://www.aboutnursingcareers.com a web site dedicated to providing information on all different types of nursing careers.
Carpet Cleaning Business - Making Money Out Of Rug
September 22, 2008
Carpets deteriorate when full of dirt and dust or due to spills and stains, commonly caused by ink, coffee, milk, wine and pancake syrups. The use of carpets in houses and commercial buildings allow any dirt to easily be absorbed. More often than not, a carpet gathers the most amount of dirt in the home.
The pile of the carpet can easily accumulate mites, molds and other bacteria if the carpet is not cleaned properly. If your carpet is not cleaned regularly, bacteria and microbes which are harmful to your health can live in the pile. Strive to stop this from happening by keeping your carpet free from dirt.
Why Is There A Market For Carpet Cleaning Service?
People have other commitments and find it hard to make the time to clean their carpets properly. You should hop on the opportunity to start your own carpet cleaning business.
Just like any business, there are always risks and challenges involved in starting a carpet cleaning business. Business revenue and customers’ satisfaction are risks that any business must face. The quality of your service should not be adversely affected: you must satisfy your customers in order to gain more and more happy customers.
Can you Operate A Sucessful Carpet Clearning Service?
A passionate business person is required if the carpet cleaning service is to be successful. To be successful, you should possess some key characteristics.
- You should be accountable and be able to accept challenges.
- Being confident that you can find customers quickly and clean up their carpets easily is required.
- In order to improve your company performance, you must always strive to obtain feedback from your customers.
- You have to have the desire to achieve your goals, you have to make sure to accomplish all those tasks you have each day.
Customer Satisfaction Is The Key To Your Success
You should seek to provide first class customer satisfaction by cleaning carpets deep down. Since they do not have the time to maintain their own carpets, they need you to clean them to a high standard for them.
You always have to think about your customers’ satisfaction since they can help you gain more and more customers through word-of-mouth.
Keith Lee, runs his own carpet clearning business.
To find out more about Carpet Cleaning Franchise, visit http://www.UltimateCarpetCleaningTips.com
How Organized Are You?
September 19, 2008
Are You An Organized Manager? Here’s a quick test to see if you are an organized manager.
1. Is your door always open? Can anybody just walk in to see you when they have a problem? Now that may sound like you are being a good ‘caring and sharing’ manager but it’s not good at all. As a manager, you need a time for acting and a time for reacting. When you are reacting, an open door is a good thing. You want to know how you can help people with their problems. However, when you want to be active – to get on with your own creative work – you have to free yourself up and not allow any interruptions, except for real emergencies.
2. Are you always busy or do you get things done? It’s easy enough for a manager to appear busy. There are always people to talk to, decisions to be made, visits to be made. But do you really need to be involved in deciding what brand of toilet paper you buy? You need to concentrate your energies where they are most needed. And you need to finish things off completely – you need to see a result.
3. Do you try to do everything? Not all aspects of your job are equally important. You need to prioritize. If something is important or urgent, you need to deal with it. The unimportant and non-urgent tasks can be left for another day.
4. Do you let other people get on with their own jobs? Just as you need to have an uninterrupted spell for your active time, so do your subordinates. You cannot expect them to produce good creative work unless you give them the personal space in which to do it.
5. Do you plan your work? You need to spend a few quiet minutes every day thinking about what you have to do and deciding on the priorities. There is no point in rushing around like a headless chicken, constantly reacting to each new crisis. Plan some active time and some reactive time and try your best to stick to it. Decide what jobs are important and make sure you deal with them before they become urgent. It’s the important and urgent jobs that will really stress you out.
We all go through periods of disorganization when we feel we cannot cope. When there is so much to do it can seem like we will never cope. But put a few minutes aside to think calmly about what you have to do and how you can best organize it. Those few minutes could save you hours of stress.
Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur
September 19, 2008
This is something that many people ask me, daily.. in various forms. What EXACTLY does it take to be a successful home based business owner? How does one go about getting their home based travel business off to a quick start? How do I know that I can be as successful (or MORE successful) then all the “beautiful people” that are leading the field and experiencing massive personal and financial success in their home business?
What everyone is really asking, is WHAT do I need to do, be or have to find success in my fledgling P1D business?
Its a great question, and a very valid one for anyone to ask who is starting any kind of business.. be it a home based enterprise or not. After all, we all start business’ to make money- so its appropriate to set oneself up for success before stepping up to the “start line” and diving into home based free enterprise!
I’ve been in business now with the Synergy Marketing Group for nearly 2 years. I started with zip, zero, ZILCH previous experience, and very few computer skills, I’m naturally shy and did have extremely low self esteem having been through a devastating series of events in my personal life. Look at me now, Ma! I’m one of the most successful people in Platinum One powered by the SMG, and so I know, absolutely without a shadow of a doubt that ANYONE can do this business.
Yes, I said anyone.. but I must qualify that. Anyone, with any previous experience, educational background, from any walk of life or any social or financial status can achieve success with a P1D business. This is truly an “equal opportunity” business, and quite literally ANYONE can get started (for as low as $148) and create a six figure income from home in year one. We know from looking at the backgrounds of the many successful home based P1D entrepreneurs, that there is no standard background.
But.. looking around from “inside” the fence, I know, absolutely that while peoples exterior backgrounds are radically different.. there are a few common factors that DO stand out, as “must have” qualities for success. These qualities can be cultivated, nurtured and expanded, for the most part.. but I have witnessed the difference that it makes having these natural inborn qualities present from Day 1, and seeing exactly how the people who are successful entrepreneurs and have SUSTAINED results usually unconsciously grow these inborn strengths and talents, and thus magnify results significantly, thus skyrocketing their success to the very top of this company. That is why..in this business, where there IS equal opportunity for success for even the “newbie” we see new names cropping up all of the time as “regular people” who acheive extraordinary results.
So then, this blog post is intended to help you, in our decision making process.. to determine not that a P1D business is the right business, but rather- IF you should be in ANY kind of business, as a self employed entrepreneur. There is a great deal of information available to help you decide if this is the business YOU are looking for. I won’t even get into why this was my personal choice, and the only legitimate and sustainable home based travel business. You can read about those things, if you are interested in these blog archives. What I want to share with you here and now, are the “ingredients” that you will bring to the table as a vibrant human being with limitless potential.. that will, I believe- mean the difference between an average income in home based business and an extra-ordinary home based income.
Here are those intangible, human assets, that I believe separate the best home based business owners.. from the REST!
(in no particular order)
A genuine love of people. Not someone who can “turn it on” and be charismatic and friendly for business functions/purposes only. I mean someone who genuinely LIKES people, likes listening to them, likes serving them, whats to help them make positive and healthy changes in their lives. This is the difference, I think.. between a “salesman” who makes the sales, and the entrepreneur who runs a sustainable and successful business for the LONG TERM. This is the person who gets referral business, and “upsells”- this entrepreneur is NOT there just “for the money” but genuinely cares for the people they for with and FOR. They FOLLOW UP and follow through.. and you don’t hear anyone ever saying that they were not available for them.
A strong sense of ethics. As my dear Granny used to say.. your reputation is the ONE THING in this world you can’t buy. A very wise lady, and I believe this to be absolutely correct! This is another way of saying, someone who will do the right thing, even if it IS NOT the popular thing. A successful entrepreneur has the critical thinking ability to not only see what is going on around him (or her!) in their chosen field.. but the ability to think independently, and not swim with the fishes if their ethics are compromised. No matter how much money is involved, a successful entrepreneur will have their reputation, their personal brand as an ethical and independent business owner to stand behind proudly.
Patience- a successful entrepreneur will DO the “boring” or “routine” tasks, like accounting or tracking and monitoring performance statistics. Sometimes its SO boring I can feel my hair growing.. but you bet I track, test and tweak all aspects of my business so that I can then use my creative, right brain to look for ways to improve. Which brings up another few qualities
Personal Drive for Improvement- Mama always said, you should put your best foot forward in all things and NEVER SETTLE. Truly great entrepreneurs are always looking to grow their businesses. They are not thinking about “oh, I just want to make a few sales so I can….” they are looking at their next goal, the one after that, after that.. they NEVER STOP growing their business, tweaking and taking it to the next level. When you start your P1D business, your first goal is going to be to get in, get trained and qualify. GREAT! Go DO IT!! But do not ever adopt the mediocre mindset of “well, if I just make 3 sales a month I can quit my job”. You will get to that goal and STOP unless you decide to always be GROWING and improving.
A positive “can do” attitude. Look around, look in the SMG and look outside of it.. examine the lives of successful entrepreneurs. Read autobiographies… Notice.. almost every truly outrageously successful entrepreneur on the planet has overcome monstrous adversity, that would keep most “average” people stuck and defeated. I love Earl Nightingale, who said something to the effect that Attitude is the MOST important word in the world. IT IS! Attitude is EVERYTHING.. think about it.. other people, or that “little voice” in your own head that tells you its impossible because it hasn’t been done before, or that YOU can’t do it because your not (insert excuse here) is GARBAGE programming and junk thinking. Look at the EVIDENCE around you, and realize that you too, CAN do this! Henry Ford said if you think you CAN, you are right.. If you think you CAN’T you are right! So, would you rather be right and successful or right and a failure??? Success is a choice, and it starts with attitude.
Tenacity and Determination.. what others call “sheer grit”. Yes, this industry is fabulously FUN, the training and support is bar none, the product is sterling. But darn it, we ALL have days where we just don’t FEEL like it. DO IT ANYWAY! Do not let the big picture goal in your mind be diminished by any form of excuse. I mean NONE. I’m successful in my business because I worked at it, I did what I had to do, I stayed plugged in, and I never gave up… even when it DID seem impossible and it WAS hard. I’m on the other side of the fence now.. and I promise you, I would do it all again in a heartbeat because I love what I do, and because I would not be able to have the life I do now IF I WOULD HAVE QUIT! In anything worth having, there will be work involved. The hardest work in this business is working on yourself. I absolutely promise you that! But, it is entirely WORTH IT, because you can live a life that most people will NEVER DREAM OF! So dare to dream, and hold onto your vision even when you can’t see the forest for the trees!
NEVER be afraid to tap in and ask for help! There will always be things in life that you don’t know and understand.. if you need to learn them- DO IT! Just as you need to stay plugged into your business, you need to plug into the successful, like minded and hardworking people around you. ASK FOR HELP! You might be surprised to know how many new home based business owners do NOT reach out and ask successful collegues for help and advice.
They FOLLOW success. I had a team member say to me the other day, and it quite stuck me.. he said he “used to be ashamed of riding other people’s coattails”. Hang on, I answered.. that is SMART! Now, I spent enough time in the world of academia to violently abhor plagerism. I don’t advocate that.. but I DO strongly recommend doing what other successful people do, trying on for size different techniques and so forth so see what works for you.. and then BUILDING upon it! My new favourite “janism” is DO NOT RE-INVENT the WHEEL.. but DO figure how HOW TO MAKE IT ROUNDER!!!
They take EDUCATED risks. Entrepreneurs, truly successful business owners ARE risk takers. They know the biggest rewards come with the biggest risks.. and that is why the overwhelming majority of successful people in this business will tell you.. they started out their business at the absolute HIGHEST level they could afford. They did not TRY it out, they COMMITTED to SUCCESS, and they absolutely knew that they were going to conquer success in their dream business, or perish. I realize that is a very strong statement.. but LOOK AROUND and see how many people at the very top were- LIKE ME- in dire financial straits and came in at the higher level.. because they KNEW that they would benefit much more quickly from the higher commissions, and were completely committed to success.
They treat their business LIKE a business. This is a serious business, with an unlimited earning potential! The defining factor, and the only limit upon your success is YOU. YOU will always be the ONLY thing in your way towards success! Newsflash.. if it is not already crystal clear.. as an entrepreneur, YOU are in charge, YOU make all the choices, and so YOU must THINK like a successful business owner. This means planning from DAY ONE for success, and structuring your business so that you will be able to achieve not only your financial goals but your LIFESTYLE goals. You will be a one man band.. so you have to be mindful of not boxing yourself into a corner. Write a business plan, for short, mid and long term.. have a picture and targets of where you want to go. You really HAVE TO KNOW where you are going, in order to get there.
Well, thats my advice for the day!
I hope this gives you some insight, and some food for thought as you begin your journey into the bountiful world of successful entrepreneurism!
Success to YOU, in home based business and BEYOND!
Jani Teeter
Platinum Executive Leader
www.synergy-platinum-destinations.com
Driving traffic to your site through joint ventures with super affiliates
September 13, 2008
Setting up a joint venture marketing partnership is a great way to reach a specific niche market and to promote your products, services and business. Many joint venture marketers have also begun to use “super affiliates” to help promote their companies.
What is a Super Affiliate?
An affiliate marketer who is capable of generating a significant percentage of the profits of an affiliate program’s revenue is referred to as a “super affiliate.” Affiliate marketing is widely popular, and it is a quickly growing Internet-based marketing practice. Webmasters and business owners partner with affiliates, who then derive their income from a commission of their generated sales.
Affiliate marketing is also the umbrella name for the industry where these different types of companies and individuals perform the marketing function of driving traffic to a second or third party’s website.
Joint Venture Marketing and Super Affiliates
Joint venture marketing is more than a simple partnership that relies on the mutual promotion of products. This is a good place to start, but the true joint venture partnership is more of a well-rounded endeavor. Many joint marketing partnerships recruit super affiliates to gain a competitive edge. Most super affiliates have numerous contacts, as well as products that they can promote, which make a joint venture partnership attractive to both the super affiliate and the company in need of marketing assistance.
Successful joint venture marketing often does hinge on who you know, and if your contacts are weak because you are a new business trying to gain an Internet presence, affiliate marketers and super affiliates can help you reach a niche you may not have had access to, gaining business and clients you may not have previously been able to access.
Super affiliates can assist your business because they market for a living. Marketing may be part of your business, but if you are developing products and services, you most likely don’t have the bankroll to employ a marketing team, or the time, energy and often the expertise to develop a strong marketing strategy yourself. Super affiliates come built in with contacts, know-how and the experience that you may lack to fully and reliably promote your product.
Super affiliates generally work on commission - they will receive a percentage of the sale associated with each person they direct to your site that results in a profit. Initially, this may not sound fair—why should they make money from a product that is yours? But think about it—in the case of super affiliates, they are often the sole reason for this new sale of yours—so splitting a profit with them is much more palatable.
The affiliates and super affiliates also usually only get a percentage of the first sale that they generate - the sale that they have specifically directed to your site. If the customer they directed to your site becomes a repeat client, the super affiliates are often not privy to making future profits from initial sales that they direct your way. Thus, in a joint venture marketing plan, utilizing affiliates and super affiliates is really a win-win combination!
Christian Fea is CEO of Synertegic, Inc. A Joint Venture Marketing & Consulting firm empowering business owners to discover and implement Integration, Alliance, and Joint Venture marketing tactics to solve specific business challenges and increase profits. To read more articles related to Joint Venture Marketing, please go to his Joint Venture Blog Site. He can be reached at christian@synertegic.com
How to Start a Profitable Craft Business
September 9, 2008
A good way to cash in on your artistic and creative skills can be to establish a craft business. It may be that you had never ever thought about commencing with creating innovative and attractive crafts for earning profits secured by their sale. The thought might also be coming to your mind at this point of time about whether at all such craft business plan can be executable in a gainful manner by you. However, with figures available indicating a high success rate among such craft business endeavors you can take heart. After all, this business will only be requiring nominal start up costs and the beautiful craft objects created can be kept as adornments for a long, long time even if no suitable customer turns up for purchasing them.
Common craft products that help yield profits
A craft business can be done with any item chosen from among the variety of craft products like flower arrangements, jewelry, clay items, wood crafts, soft toys, handicraft goods, paper crafts, stained glass crafts, crafts made from scraps, hand painting, hand printing, craft involving electronics, leather craft and so on. It is voguish to make use of many of these craft products and hence their sales hold immense prospects of profit making.
Initial start-up cost considerations
Since the initial start-up costs of a craft business is nominal, requiring only the buying of necessary equipment and accessories for making the crafts this is not hard to bear. The banks, financial institutions, money lenders and trade associations also seem pretty eager to finance such businesses. So, financing will not be a problem. However, owing to the low start-up costs financing may not at all be needed.
Considerations for successful starting of craft business
Prior to starting up the business with the objective of making profits it is important to-
- Understand the market and set up products that meet the market requirements.
- Set the right price of the products that are low enough to make sales yet high enough to cover the cost of the materials and secure a neat profit margin.
Advertising and employment of suitable marketing methods play an important part in ensuring a successful crafts business. The following advertising and marketing suggestions come handy in setting up a profitable crafts business-
- Attending of craft fairs
- Setting up of a website that seek to promote the crafts business products
- Giving ads in local newspapers, carrying out advertising in the yellow pages and printing of pamphlets and brochures.
- Making arrangements for bringing in samples to jewelry stores, gift stores etc.
The starting up of a profitable crafts business often does not call for any special skills, experience, equipment or formal training. A number of easy to follow instruction manuals are available that may be used as references for going about with manufacturing of the crafts products. The Internet too acts as a wonderful resource for providing guidelines about preparing crafts products. Thus, with some creativity, guidance and help you can gainfully proceed with your crafts business.
Is Graduate Distance Learning Taken Seriously By Businesses?
September 9, 2008
One of the biggest reasons why people resist graduate distance learning programs available online is that people won’t think the degree is worth as much on the employment market as one received from a traditional campus. When it comes to getting your MBA, this fear is unfounded. Businesses take an MBA acquired by graduate distance learning to be just as valid as an MBA from a campus.
The Not So Far Future
The job market is tighter than ever, with many applications being filled out for each job. Within your present company this competitiveness also applies for promotions. Having an MBA can give your resume that huge neon sign that can set it apart from all of the other candidates-any kind of MBA.
There is also the cost of gasoline to be considered when you are pursuing a master’s degree in business. The price is going up and up. Experts predict that gasoline will continue to skyrocket and not come back down to even three dollars a gallon any more. This is why distance learning for an MBA is now more advantageous than ever. Soon, it might cost more to get gas to and from your class than your MBA costs.
Employers realize that nearly everything changes, including the nature of how we are educated. In the last few years, graduate distance learning programs have attracted top named instructors and been started by prominent schools, including Drexel University and UCLA.
One Word Of Warning
About the only word of warning about graduate distance learning MBAs is that not all are alike. The school or university that offers the course needs to have this distance learning MBA course accredited. (That means “it counts as a real degree”.) If you are not sure if the college online graduate distance learning course is accredited, you need to check with your employer, with your state’s laws and with a regional accrediting agency. Don’t take the university’s claims at face value.
Also, try to avoid graduate distance learning classes offered by schools that are entirely virtual campuses and don’tt have a real building to call home. Although this trend might diminish in coming years, for now any degrees form virtual only campuses are generally looked down on by employers as not being “the real deal”. Be sure to avoid any school that has “virtual” or “online” in their names, as this also gives a bad impression to potential employers.
Are Graduate Distance Learning degrees taken seriously? The answer is yes, depending on the school you enroll in. To read more pieces of writing on distance learning visit, http://www.distancelearning.jsgenterprises.com.
Affiliate Payload => No No!
September 4, 2008
How To Use Google To Find And Create Content For Your Product Outline
If you don’t want to create your product right now and prefer to make money from affiliate marketing, have a look at Affiliate Payload.
Most people know about Google.com as the largest search engine in the world; however, few realize how powerful it is as a research tool.
The key is knowing how to tap into Google’s research powers. One of the best ways to find content is by using the search string called “allinurl”.
You can go to Google.com and type in allinurl:[keyphrase] – and search its database for sites that have that keyphrase in their URL, either in the domain name or in a file name.
If it looks like it is a lot of work, maybe you should try affiliate marketing instead and give a try to Affiliate Payload.
For example, I could use something like:
allinurl: dog name articles
allinurl: dog name
allinurl: beagle dog names
You should find some really good content using this method. Let’s check out the real world examples and take a look at what we would find.
#1) allinurl: dog name articles
- “A Dog Name is Something To Be Chosen Carefully”
- “5 tips for finding the right name”
- “Puppy dog name meanings”
Looks like great content for the book.
Simply decide which section (from your outline) would be the appropriate section for it to go in.
Note: If you really want to use the content but don’t currently have a section devoted to it, you want to consider adding one.
Now for the important question… HOW can you organize your search findings? Glad you asked…
Here’s an example of a way to organize your content:
Put the name of your idea and the Outline Section at the top.
In the section below put…
Name/Title: The name and/or title of the content you’ve found
Link: URL to the content
Expert (Owner): Who wrote the content
Type: Is the content text, audio, video, etc.
If you have 6 sections to your outline, you should have 6 of these sheets with content information – one for each section. This way you can quickly see how much content you’ve accumulated for each section. Once you decide you have enough content in a certain section you can stop searching and move on to the other sections in your outline.
After collecting all the content you want for your product, you have two options.
#1) You can contact the content owner and ask permission to include their content in your product. You can do this whether it’s text, audio, video, etc. The benefit of including other expert’s content is that when it comes time to market it you’ve got ‘built-in’ partners to help promote it.
#2) You can use the collected content as a template and rewrite it.
Take each paragraph, consider what it’s saying and then rewrite the idea in your own words… in your ‘voice’. It’s easier to edit than stare at a blank white page and start from scratch.
Although initially I was 100% committed to writing my own content, I’ve come to realize the power and the effectiveness of using existing content from the experts.
Unless you absolutely have to have the entire product be your words, I’d suggest using expert content along with some of your own content mixed in.
Another thing you can do is start by making money as an affiliate thanks to this Affiliate Payload Bonus and then outsource experts to create your own product thanks to your profits.