How To Get A Better Life With Your Own Online Business

Are you trapped in a job you dislike, living a 'work' orientated lifestyle that is less than satisfactory? Do you yearn for greater freedom, more time with family and friends, more time for holidays, hobbies and the finer things that life has to offer?

Some years ago we were in much the same position as you: today, thanks to the Internet, we enjoy the freedom we always dreamed of, we work when we like, wherever we like and enjoy an income than isn't possible in the majority of jobs. We're not gurus, far from! We're two very ordinary people and our site shows you exactly how you can do the same as we now do.

If you're ready to build a better life and to make the changes you so desperately want, our site is to here to help you every step of the way.

To make it online you'll need more than money making techniques and skills - you'll need the right mental attitude to make it happen. So we take the unique approach of showing you the personal development techniques we use as well as the essential business techniques for generating online business profits - this way we know we'll increase your chances of success greatly.

To have ignored personal development would have been a disservice, if qualifications alone were all that was required for success then every college graduate would be guaranteed to succeed and there would be no such thing as a millionaire high school dropout. Time and time again we see positive proof that without the mindset, the skillset may not amount to enough.

Stay with us and you'll not only have the knowledge for online success, you'll be developing your own entrepreneurial mindset to ensure it happens.

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Why Expression Engine CMS Is Our Publishing Best Friend

Posted by Andy Williamson on June 08, 2007
Filed Under Expression Engine CMS  

Have you noticed how professionals in many fields always have certain essential tools or must-have equipment that they consider to be so vital to their business that they believe it would not function as well without it, or at the very least it would mean a whole lot more work for less profit? For anyone moving into on-line publishing that single must-have tool is your CMS or Content Management System. If you’re serious about starting your own on-line publication and you just said “What’s a CMS?” or maybe “I know a little but I never thought it was so crucial,” then you need to read on to discover your new best friend.

This article isn’t about the technical specification of a CMS - after all you don’t need to know too much about how your washing machine works in order to appreciate the benefit of clean clothes do you? And the level of knowledge you need to appreciate a CMS is much the same, plus if you do want to get down deep with your CMS there’s a heap of sites and forums just for you which will do a far better job than I ever could. 

As a web based publisher you only really need to know enough to achieve your primary publishing goal, getting a great publication on-line in a manner that it can grow, evolve and always be positioned to take full advantage of future technological developments. A good CMS does all of the above and leaves you free to focus on making your publishing business profitable and successful. Over time it will save you money, time and frustration and what’s more, if someone steps in with that amazing $20 million buy-in offer, you’ll know that you’re all ready and primed to go big time.

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Get to the Point When Writing for the Web

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 07, 2007
Filed Under Writing for the Web  

It’s a cold hard fact that with more and more ways for information to be supplied to us and for us to have instant access to facts and data, the less time we seemingly have to digest that which is thrown at us and even that which we go out and actively seek. 

Nowhere is this more the case than on the internet.

Web readers have an attention span shorter than the average goldfish’s memory according to many sources – although others refute this fact, claiming that actually internet readers have a greater capacity for concentrated attention but that we prefer not to use it.

Whichever theory you’re more inclined to agree with, it’s a fact that web readers generally prefer to dip in and out, surf and scan stuff on the internet - which is why it is essential to get to the point when writing for the web.

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Dealing with a Deluge of Demanding Email

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 05, 2007
Filed Under Your Online Business  

You might not know it yet, but you’re about to be inundated with a million requests for direct assistance – some of them genuine, many of them rubbish - you’re going to be offered JVs, partnerships and opportunities - most of them time consuming, almost all of them income imperceptible – and you’re going to be dealing with a deluge of demanding email day in and day out…

Why?

Because you’re building your online empire, you’re putting yourself out there, you’re drawing attention to who you are, what you do and how you do it and there are a million people out there who will try and leech off you, suck you dry, steal your ideas and your time and just a tiny few who will want to directly benefit you and add value to your company.

The problem is, how to sift the gold from the dirt – and it really is an ever increasing problem as your business grows, your time disappears and your patience runs thin. 

But fear not, I have a few ideas to help you.

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Which Affiliate Program Will Make You The Most Money?

Posted by Andy Williamson on June 05, 2007
Filed Under Affiliate Profits  

OK you’re all revved up and ready to start your on-line publishing and internet marketing career, in a short while the day job will be history and you’ll finally be in control of your life. No more worrying about job lay-offs, company downsizing, outsourcing or whatever the latest trend is for corporate cost reduction. You’ve read a lot about affiliate marketing and realise that this is by far one of the best and easiest ways to get your web based business up and running, naturally you start to scout around to see which affiliate opportunities are out there, this is where it all becomes a little overwhelming - with literally millions of affiliate products now available for you to market, which product or products are going to be best for you?

During the initial rush to get under way with a new internet based business a lot of people just starting out will equate quantity as of equal importance to quality, they’ll get onto a great affiliate network such as Commission Junction and sign up for anything and everything they can, making their website look like a patchwork of affiliate links and banners. Others will look straight at the commission percentages and the payouts choosing to opt for the highest payers, poof… one more mortgage refinancing site is born!  There is actually a better way to choose your affiliate programs that will provide you with a far greater chance of generating a good long term income while providing strong possibilities for exciting JVs and business partnerships when you’re established.

Read on to discover a better way to find you own personal killer affiliate products.

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Why One Or Two Keyword SEO Is A Recipe For Disaster

Posted by Andy Williamson on June 04, 2007
Filed Under Search Engine Marketing  

Often when I’m skulking around SEO forums for any interesting search engine gossip or the latest Google algorithmic theories and hunches I come across one particular very dangerous breed of webmaster who seems to be determined to build an on-line business on a foundation of pure high speed quicksand, they treat their business like the ultimate extreme sport, knowing at any moment the whole lot could come tumbling down round their ears. 

Who are these dangerous and most extreme of online entrepreneurs? Well they’re very easy to spot on the forums - they say things like. “I only need these 2 keywords at the top of Google and I’ll be laughing”, or “just 8 more places up and I’ll be there, my dreams fulfilled”. Have you ever found yourself thinking along the lines of ‘I just need a few more places in Google?’ You’re pretty sure all will be rosy if you can just bag the #1 slot? Don’t go there before you’ve discovered why being a keyword top 10 junkie could well be the perfect recipe for business and financial meltdown.

At this point in the article I need to pause as I have a hard and unpleasant confession that needs to be made.  I’m a reformed keyword junkie, yes you heard it - I used to be addicted to ranking! And just like the chemical type junkies I lived my life for my daily fix of top 5 slots in Google, I used to spend hours every week monitoring my top 5 positions like a half crazed stock broker at the pinnacle of an economic bubble, buy Enron, sell Enron, buy Enron, deep down I knew it could burst at any second but I just couldn’t help myself. Then one day with a small rather diminutive pop that didn’t even reach the small entries of my local evening news, Google updated the algorithm and I was to be seen no more, I spent the next week frantically scanning forums, news and seo websites for any clues as to why Google had dropped me, they hadn’t so much fired me as just demoted me a few levels to the mid 20s, no big deal really apart from one tiny little fact…

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Effective Time Management When Working from Home

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 04, 2007
Filed Under Working from Home  

I hope the headline for this article doesn’t put too many people off reading it!  After all the concept of ‘time management’ does sound a bit too much like corporate speak, and if you’re working from home then chances are you’ve managed to escape the creative shackles of a ‘job’ and the last thing you want to be reminded of is the days when you worked for an unrelenting boss in a faceless corporate environment!

Yes - this article is about effective time management when working from home but no - it isn’t all about deadlines and meeting targets and deliverables!  Rather it’s all about how to know when your time is best used on the washing up, when it’s time to enjoy your new found freedom and how to achieve as much work related/income producing ‘stuff’ in as little time as possible!

When you first begin working from home you will probably go through a period of excitement almost like you felt as a child experiencing something exhilarating for the very first time. 

After a while this fantastic life affirming feeling might give way to a guilty one as you struggle to accept that you really are free and you really can set your own rules instead of being caged by an employer into a 9 – 5 existence. 

Now it’s usually around about this time that the concept of time management ceases even to be a fleeting consideration in your psyche!

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A Successful Article Writing Formula

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on June 02, 2007
Filed Under Writing for the Web  

I’m sure many of you who’ve dived in to read this report will instantly be coming from the point of view of questioning the headline of the article – i.e., is there such a thing as a successful article writing formula - surely creativity cannot be formulaic, right? 

Well, I’ve read many sites, articles and even whole books dedicated to the theme of writing successfully for the internet and I’ve written thousands of articles and reports for the web myself and I actually believe that there is such a thing as a successful article writing formula.  If you’re just getting started, you’re looking for tips or you struggle with writing web and reader friendly content then you can use my formula to help you develop your own natural writing style.

Over the years I have honed and adapted my writing style, I have taken on board others’ opinions and I have tried to keep up to date with the most informed opinions in the industry and I believe I have created – or at least adopted - a successful article writing formula. 

The truth is I don’t always use it (!) – but in this article I’ll lay it out for you to use at least as a basic framework for your first few posts so that you can get started and develop your own unique way of writing successfully for the internet.

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Where to Begin with Personal Development

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on May 30, 2007
Filed Under Personal Development  

‘Personal development’ as a concept is soooo broad and it means something completely different to each and every person depending on who they are and how they view and live their life right now – and where they are ultimately hoping to go in life of course. 

So where to begin with personal development really depends a little on who you are and what you want out of life.  Having said that, there are quite a few fundamental steps that each and every one of us can begin with, get working on and master, and over the next few days and weeks I’ll be concentrating on introducing these fundamental steps to you so that you can get started on improving your outlook and honing your guru mindset.

Unlike some types of therapist who tend to want to take a client back and forth over the past, raking up old wounds and negative memories in an attempt to exorcise ghosts, personal development as I understand and use it every day is very much about dealing with the here and now in a positive way and constructively and profitably framing and mapping out your future. 

However, to get to an emotional position where you are completely ready to leave behind your past issues and let go of self-limiting beliefs is absolutely the most fundamental first step you have to take…

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Finding Your Web Content Voice

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on May 29, 2007
Filed Under Writing for the Web  

Alice Seba from InternetMarketingSweetie.com sent out a great email the other day – she was talking about reaching your audience with compelling content and the style you should write in.  Alice suggested that it can be appropriate to write like you speak – i.e., be personable and approachable, and personally I couldn’t agree more.

Simply put, finding your web content voice is critical if you’re going to be able to reach and entertain, compel, convince and retain your readership.  Mind you, I might not be the most appropriate person to write this article – you see I have multiple writing personalities but I can just about stifle the more excitable ones when I’m writing a detailed report for one of our sites because I know I can move on to a less serious section soon! 

So, how do you go about ‘finding’ your web content voice and what if your natural way of writing is not appropriate for your readership?

Well, if you’re a natural communicator you’ll probably find that however much you try and structure your posts, articles, reports and comments in a certain formal way, your great natural ability to really relate to your readership will keep popping up and you’re going to have to give in and relax and let your style develop into a more chatty way of corresponding and communicating.

Despite what anyone else says, a great swathe of the internet is largely about communication in the written form in my opinion, and therefore those who can relate in a natural way to their readership will get the most loyal followers – so if communication comes easily to you, you’re one of the lucky ones. 

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Creating a Positive Work Environment at Home

Posted by Rhiannon Louise on May 29, 2007
Filed Under Working from Home  

The desire to work from home, to cut out the commute and to achieve personally positive work related results from the comfort of your own abode are quite compelling…they are the desires that ultimately drove me to make dramatic changes to my life in terms of dumping one tried, tested, well paying but achingly boring career in favour of diving into the realms of the World Wide Web at a time when it certainly wasn’t as ‘fashionable’ as it is today…

And so if you’re seriously considering spending at least part of your time working from home I don’t blame you, in fact I support your goals and want to do all I can to help you succeed.  One of the very first pieces of useful information that I can impart relates to creating a positive work environment at home.

Here’s what not to do: -

I used to work at home on the landing of my house – space was at a premium with bedrooms being used as places to sleep, study and work for various other members of my family and the only space left for me was in a corner of the landing along which everyone including the dog would mooch at regular intervals throughout the day.

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