Saturday, March 7, 2009

Excellent Business Opportunity !

I recently found a real gem recently that I thought my readers should check out. It’s called the Website Startup Guide. It’s the only guide that I’ve found for information on how to start my own online business that wasn’t full of fluff and trickery.

Their honesty is what won me over from the start. They gave me step by step instruction on how to build a legitimate online business with very little investment, and with multiple revenue streams. They give you the exact same methods they’ve used to build profitable retail, online dating, and affiliate websites plus they teach you how to build revenue generating blogs and adsense sites. This is definitely an entrepreneurs dream come true. Another highlight is the homepage WebPalPro they’ve built for easy access to every day webmaster tools, affiliate marketing, and software. Along with access to your personal email, payment accounts, SEO tools, social websites and more. Before I found the Website Startup Guide I couldn’t believe the number of websites that gave me the feeling that I was going to be scammed if I tried their product or service. It is truly unbelievable how many companies out there will make outrageous claims just to make a quick buck and prey on the uninformed. I understand that there are many people losing their jobs right now and are finding it extremely difficult to find another in today’s economy. I definitely would recommend the Website Startup Guide to anyone wanting to make a career change and start their own internet business, or multiple businesses. I also liked the fact that they backed up their claims with a 60 day money back guarantee. If you don’t make money using their step by step guide they will give you your money back no questions asked. I’ll reiterate again that I have yet to find anyone else that has even come close to the depth, clarity, instruction, and real life step by step money making opportunities for building a legitimate online business. I’ve been so impressed that I’ve already told all my closest friends and family who have expressed an interest in making money online, and I felt like my readers would also want to know about the Website Startup Guide and make their own informed decision in regards to taking their claims seriously. I look forward to reviewing many more products and issues for my readers in the future and hope you will join me again soon.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

5 Ways to Earn More Than the Average Freelancer


Most freelancers earn a pretty good income, nothing enormous, but still pretty good.

And when you think about the freedom and independence of freelancing, the money is easily worth it.

But what if it were possible to increase that income, and make a lot more than pretty good?

Well, it isn’t easy to do, but it definitely is possible. For those of you who are willing to try, here are 5 ideas to get you started earning more:

1. Go Premium

In every field there is a group that charges way more than everyone else. Typically, freelancers in this group makes at least twice the average salary. Sometimes it’s much more than that.

Not everyone has the skill level to go premium, but a lot of freelancers do. What holds most people back is fear or insecurity. Sometimes you just have to push past your limits and take the jump — start charging more. If you do everything well, you might find yourself making a taking home a much bigger paycheck than before.

2. Expand your business

Expanding isn’t always a priority for freelancers, but it can be a good way to shatter all limits on your salary. If you have the drive and the desire, this might be the option for you.

Growing into a bigger business, either through outsourcing or bringing on employees, typically takes a lot of time and effort — but the end result is easily worth it. Most larger business owners earn many times more than the average freelance income.

3. Sell an informational product

Some people have given info products a bad name by using questionable sales tactics and crappy content — but in reality a good informational product can be incredibly valuable and profitable. Many of the better info products have earned so much as to entirely eclipse the freelancers initial income.

If you have advanced knowledge of an in-demand subject area, and the ability to communicate that knowledge, an informational product could be the perfect way to increase your earnings.

4. Sell a physical product

Physical products are often underrated on the internet, but as with info products, the reality is that a good physical product can be incredibly valuable. All it takes is a good idea, a plan to print, manufacture, or create the product, and a lot of effort to get the whole thing off the ground.

If you can handle the difficulties and overhead required for this endeavor, you may find yourself heavily rewarded at by the end of the process.

5. Create passive income

Passive income is the darling of the online world, and with good reason. If you can find a way to generate a stream of income that requires little or no effort on your part, you may just be able to quit freelancing and retire to a sandy beach.

Of course, creating a passive income stream is much more difficult than most people let on — and most types of passive income typically require much more work than you might imagine. However, success could mean an additional source of income that still leaves you free to pursue your freelancing or other careers with a passion.

Where do you stand?

These are just 5 out of an infinite amount of ways you can earn more as a freelancer. Have you come up with something that’s worked wonderfully for you? Do you have any other ideas to add into the mix?

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Have you been freelancing for a while?


One the hardest decisions that a freelancer will ever have to make is that of deciding what to charge for their services.If you get this decision wrong, you could be paying for it for a long time. The wrong rate could ultimately even cause your freelancing business to fail.

There are many different opinions about what a freelancer should charge. No one rate fits every situation or every freelancing specialty. There are, however, certain general principles that every freelancer can use to determine what they should charge.

In general, setting your freelance rate should be based on three factors:

  1. What you need
  2. What your competition charges
  3. What the market will bear

What You Need

Your freelancing rates need to be adequate to meet your needs.

Not only do your needs include your personal living expenses (what would be called a “wage” at a traditional job), your needs should also include your overhead and any project-related business expenses that you incur.

If you are in business for the long haul, then your rates need to be adequate to cover overhead costs. (Many freelancers forget about overhead when they are starting out.) Overhead costs include:

  • Marketing your services
  • Accounting and collections
  • Office equipment
  • Software expense
  • Record keeping
  • Professional education
  • Health insurance costs
  • Down time and sick time

What Your Competition Charges

The price that your competition is charging to provide a similar product or service is another key factor in determining your freelancing rate.

There are number of resources that you can use to discover what your competition charges, including:

  • Freelancing income surveys. Many professional societies conduct periodic income surveys. Such surveys often include freelancers. Try to find the most recent survey that pertains to your specialty.
  • A comparison with what in-house professionals earn. Personnel and recruitment offices frequently update in-house salaries. You may be able to get this information from a human resources professional or from a publication targeted to human resource professionals.
  • Competitor websites. Many freelancers publish their rates on their website. If you use this method to find out what your competitors charge, then be sure to check on more than one competitor’s website.

A good rule of thumb when setting your rate according to the competition is to stay towards the middle. You probably do not want to charge the highest price for your services, but you should not charge the very lowest price either.

What The Market Will Bear

Freelancing is particularly sensitive to the market principle of supply and demand. If many freelancers are offering the same service and there is not much demand for it, then rates tend to drop. Conversely, if there is a lot of demand for a particular service and very few freelancers who offer that service, then rates tend to rise.

As a freelancer, you may find that you have to periodically re-evaluate and re-adjust your rates to meet the current market situation. Over time, you may even notice certain trends in your field. You may wish to adjust your business model to take advantage of those trends.

If you do find yourself freelancing in a specialty where the freelancer supply outpaces the demand for services, then you may want to consider adjusting the specific services that you offer. Ask yourself if there is there a slightly different, but related, service that you could offer that most other freelancers do not currently offer.

Share Your Pricing Strategies

Have you been freelancing for a while? If you have, share some of your experience with choosing your freelance rates.

What method did you use to determine your prices?

What rate-related pressures have you felt?

How often do you adjust your rates?

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Owning your home business means creating a better life..!!


Has some home business idea not come to you so far? Read the article and you would know about some home business idea that can work for you!

Do you often feel like you're struggling each month? You can put an end to the struggle if you give some thought to starting your own home business.

Operating a home-based business can give you the best of both worlds. You enjoy the satisfaction of being your own boss and work on your own terms and conditions.

You also enjoy the benefits of being able to work flexible time schedules, you don't have to commute besides you also save money on taxes. Ideally you can run a successful business out of your home and have the flexibility to be there for your family, spending more time with your children or arranging your work schedule around your family's needs.

You may say that you already have some unique home based business ideas but don't how to go about it! In that case you can do some research and do some ground work. You can visit some sites on the internet that are related to your own home business idea and get some novel ideas to incorporate it into your own home business idea.

The first step towards starting a home business would be to first take a strategic look at your talents and skills and to egg upon the idea for the best home based business opportunity.

You may have different talents but until they have not been put them to use they cannot he called as your skills. So remember that your home business also offers you hone your skills.

For example if you think that you have knack for planning and also good at preparing good and nourishing food starting a home based catering business may be just right for you. The catering business is the business the demand for which is ever increasing.

And the best advantage about this home based business is that the turnover can be very fast, the referrals can be generated very fast and it has potential to grow very fast.
But you always have the option open to the degree that you want to expand.

As I have already said the success of your home business depends upon your own skills and ideas. If you have potential from your small home business you can enter into event management from organizing small birthday parties to big corporate parties. There is no end you can get success it all depends how you project your business idea to others. How do you market your home business? How you are able to put your own ideas to the advantage of your home business.

Like if you are into a catering business you can find time to visit a party and interact with visitors to give comments on your food and service and even ask for their contact numbers or emails.

This is just a very simple home business idea, there can be several others, but here my idea is only to get you started and motivated. And if that happens, it means home business idea after all has worked.

So get started and put you're your own home business idea to work.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Making Money In the Middle of Recession: Is it Possible?

Everything just seems to be getting worse with the business economy of the United States. Lately, its currency is not doing very well with the Euro, and so are its exports and imports. Despite these economic instabilities that every businessman has probably hardly experienced in the entire history of the US, there are still many efforts to revive the economy at the soonest, most productive approach possible.

Again, there are many ways. If we are to sum them up, it is all about improving internet marketing strategies for the part of the online businesses that are benefiting from the convenience of the internet services worldwide. Speaking of worldwide scope, another reason not to worry about business extinction is the fact that online business companies are providing products and services not only in the United States but to all parts of the world. The demand for quality goods will always remain high if the customers are satisfied with the output of your business, which only means that you will never lose these loyal buyers if you know how to take care of them right from the start.

The secret to maintaining good business standing lies in the power of one company to remain competitive despite any economic deviations in the market. When we talk about staying competitive, we refer to the ability of the company to make certain adjustments regarding the quantity, price and expenses of a certain product or service that it sells in the market. To be more sensitive with the random fluctuations of the supply-demand curve is to be smart and wise on how you can pose competitive prices in the market without putting your profits in an almost break-even situation. Every business investor must carefully learn this art, because internet marketing can actually require these skills in the long run.