Posted by Administrator on 31 Jul 2006 2:00 pm. Filed under Work from Home.
Affiliate marketing is a great way for some of us to make money online. Dropshipping may be a better solution for others. It may be a bit more daily work, but the rewards can be just as good!
As I continue to grow as an affiliate marketer, I strive to learn new and more diverse opportunities to make money online. Remember that the one of the most common suggestions of online entrepreneurs is to create multiple streams of incomes from many different campaign and programs. Further, understanding the multiple types of online money making programs helps you find the niche that will ultimately make you the most money. For some, affiliate marketing may seem a bit intimidating: It is driven a lot by reviews, reports, advertising, promotion and sales. In affiliate marketing, you, the online entrepreneur, are just a middle man: You direct people to your site (or landing page) and it is your job to convince them to buy from another website. If you achieve your goals, you will receive a portion of the sales, lead or click that came from your site. There are a few downfalls to this: 1) You have no control over the selling site.
2) You must rely on their ad-copy as much as your ad-copy to ultimately make the sale3) You lose sales tracking ability the minute the buyer leaves your site. Tracking sales to ad campaigns is very difficult. 4) You are competing against other affiliate marketers. 5) Relatively speaking, compensation can be low and out of your control. For example, I currently promote a product that the website founder likes to change the price and the commission of the product very regularly. Some weeks I make close to $30 per sale, other weeks, less than $8 per sale (for the SAME product!). As an affiliate marketer, what I am to do? I either must grin and bear it or drop them as an affiliate. So what other options are there to help reduce these issues? The closest program to affiliate marketing that reduces or eliminates the affiliate marketing issues is dropshipping. With dropshipping, you are actually selling the product; you are no longer the middle man. This is similar to buying wholesale and marking up the price for each product, but with a little twist! With dropshipping, you only purchase the product AFTER someone purchases the product from you. In addition, the product is never in your hands; it is shipped directly to the end customer. For example, let’s say you want to sell ipods. First, you would find a dropshipper that sells the product (at a below market value to you). Second, you create a website, an eBay auction, Amazon Shop, etc. When someone makes a purchase, you return to the dropshipping site, place the order for them, include their address information and the sale is completed. Your earning is the price difference between the final customer cost and the wholesale cost + shipping cost + dropshipping fee. Let’s say that your wholesale cost of an ipod is $150 and you sell it for $200. The dropshipper charges you $18 for shipping and $2 for the dropship fee. Your profit on the sales is then $30. What are the advantages over affiliate marketing?
1) Control of the final landing page and how the product is presented.
2) Less competition
3) Ability to set your own price and earnings
4) Ability to track your sales to completion
5) Less time required (in some cases) creating an avenue to sell the products (through eBay and Amazon, for example)
6) Potential higher earnings per sale (relative to affiliate marketing) What are the disadvantages over affiliate marketing?
1) You are now required the action of purchasing each product after a sale
2) Setting up payment methods (though companies like Paypal make this pretty easy they just take a percentage of the sales)3) Direct contact with the customer
4) Finding the right product at the right price with the right dropshipper can take some time and negotiating.
5) Higher risk of fraud and poor dropshipping companies. As similar as the two programs are, they are quite different in what they have to offer you. Affiliate marketing usually requires a bit more front-end work, but once the commissions start coming, the maintenance is fairly minimal. As for dropshipping, you can get set-up and going relatively quickly. With superstores like eBay and Amazon, dropshipping requires no custom landing pages and minimal promotion. This, however, requires a little more work throughout the existence of the campaign. The per-sale-action ultimately requires more work in the long run. Both work very well, but it is up to you to choose which one works best maybe it is both!
Matthew is a 31 year old online entrepreneur and engineer currently living in San Diego, CA.Visit http://www.TheWebReviewer.com for more money making articles, resources and reviews on today’s hottest online money making ventures.For more details on Dropshipping programs, visit http://Dropshipping.TheWebReviewer.com
Posted by Administrator on 31 Jul 2006 2:00 am. Filed under Online Promotion.
Home Income Team
When you’re learning about something new, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of relevant information available. This informative article should help you focus on the central points.
If your free marketing facts are out-of-date, how will that affect your actions and decisions? Make certain you don’t let important free marketing information slip by you.
H.I.T.
A System that can be used to generate Leads and Traffic
for ANY Business Opportunity, Product, Service or Program
you are currently promoting.
And it’s absolutely FREE. No upgrade option available.
The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you’ll be glad you took the time to learn more about free marketing.
Before joining any network marketing or direct sale company, first consider what will put you on the path to success rather than failure, frustration and disappointment. Among the many individuals that fail in this industry, there are people in the network marketing industry working their business full-time with no J.O.B. So it is possible to make money in this industry. Granted, they represent roughly 3% of network marketers, with only 1% earning a 6-figure income. Now, the question for you is how can you increase your chances of succeeding in the network marketing or direct sales industry.
When considering joining a home based business opportunity, you need to consider several deciding factors before jumping in both feet.
First, determine if starting an Internet home business is really what you desire to do. This industry is not for everyone because it takes the right mindset, a certain amount of persistence, consistency, discipline, focus, and of course time.
Just like in any business start-up, you will need an initial investment. You can start a business opportunity for free, with very little or a couple of thousand dollars investment. But remember that you reap what you sow. Usually, the less you spend on the opportunity on monthly basis, the more work you’ll have to put in. With that being said, determine how much you are willing to spend for your initial investment and what monthly marketing budget you can afford. You and only you must decide the level of success you want. Adopt the right mindset from the beginning. If you are looking for a hobby, then expect your business income to reflect that decision. If you are looking for wealth beyond your wildest dreams, here’s a secret. You will require time, patience, discipline, focus, and most of all money. Again, you reap what you sow.
An initial investment of $500-2000 is recommended. Including $300-500 in monthly marketing expenses. The break down should be more or less a $1000 to start your business, and the rest should be 2 months worth of marketing expense to get started. This should give you enough time to replenish your monthly marketing fund without disrupting your finances.
One crucial thing to do before joining any income opportunity: Do your homework! Do some research not only on the company, but also on the individual that could be sponsoring you. The last thing you want is to make an emotional decision and suffer from the buyers remorse syndrome. If your desire is to be wealthy working at home, it is recommended to be sponsored by a person that is a leader and is as financially successful as you want to become. The next best thing is to find someone that works directly under this person, so you can have access to them.
All this is important because you will not be familiar with the system right of the bat. The right leader will help you in that department. As you start, build momentum, momentum, momentum. This will avoid you making costly mistakes that will delay you getting your first check.
The process of generating income must be one you are comfortable with. Know your strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. Do you enjoy spending hours cold calling? Doing presentations? Asking for the sale when closing prospects? Selling? Know what kind of system would better suit your style.
You are about to make an important life decision. You found a home based business idea. Just remember that if you want to be extremely successful in this industry it will only be possible for 2 major reasons: Because you are a savvy marketer and a great leader and mentor. You can only be as great as each individual on your team is. Accordingly, be ready to adopt a life-learning and sponge mentality. Always embrace training. You are in business for yourself now and need to think and act like a business person who takes care of its business partners.
So do your homework, then, remember to be consistent, disciplined, and focused with your daily method of operation.
For free information, contact Mick Lolekonda at 780-628-2593 or justmick@whoismicklolekonda.com Learn more about him at www.whoismicklolekonda.com Mick Lolekonda home business opportunities include the 1 Step System at www.nosellingnoclosing.com
Mick Lolekonda is a dedicated mentor and coach for individuals looking to become better marketers and achieve their desired financial success.Learn more about him at http://www.whoismicklolekonda.com
Posted by Administrator on 30 Jul 2006 2:00 am. Filed under Online Promotion.
Important modified from original: This update is made January 3 2006. This message goes around the net for a while, so there are some things we have to specify. In the message they say paypal gives a 5$ gift, but they don’t give this gift anymore, but what is it to pay 5$ to change it into 20 000$!!, just follow the step on paypal to send 5$ to someone it’s really easy. When you going to read it, it says we have to send an e-mail to someone and receive tip and hint to spam, I tried it but I haven’t get a response so I made one and now you will receive one. If it don’t work just send the e-mail as many people as you can! If you think it don’t work, well save your little 5$ and go buy some candy, but there’s a difference between a car and a candy.
Paypal
First how to make thousands of dollars in cash overflowing your paypal account.
PLEASE do not pass this up now!!
I thought you might
be interested in making some extra free money alongside
of what you are already doing. After all, we could all use
some extra income, no matter what we do!$! How does $20,000
in two weeks sound? It IS possible…
Maybe you have seen an older version of this $5 letter going around,
but WHAT IF you haven’t seen this NEWEST version??
WHAT IF you don’t SAVE THIS LETTER…then the idea has
time to sink in and you realize THIS VERSION is SIMPLE,
CHEAT PROOF, LEGAL, and SPAM FREE!! Finally a proven method
of making extra money on line! SAVE THIS EMAIL!!
If you are already working a home business, you can do this one along
with it. If not, this is the easiest way to earn $$$ online that you’ve
ever seen! Just be sure to read it all…take your time, come back to it…
go over and over it, you won’t be sorry.
WHAT IF I share with you a way to make some fast and easy cash, using
a copy of this letter and the simplest Internet Payment System around?
You have most likely seen or heard about
“The Letter” $5.00 program that was recently televised
on 20/20, OPRAH WINFREY, and an article published in the Wall Street
Journal on 6/16/2001. If not, here it is!!
WHAT IF it took only a half hour to set it up? Even if you are already
in another program, stay with it, but do yourself a favor and
DO THIS ONE as well.
There is NO LIMIT to the income you can generate from this business!!
You can do it over and over again, ANY TIME you need extra income.
THE FACTS ARE SIMPLE;- IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A FEW
THOUSAND DOLLARS REALLY FAST, THEN THIS PROGRAM
I’M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THE WAY TO DO IT!
IT’S THE FASTEST, EASIEST PROGRAM YOU WILL EVER DO!!!
Please read all of this, right to the very last sentence.
If you don’t have time now, then SAVE THIS LETTER, and read it later.
Everyone has heard about ” PayPal” ( if you haven’t you will soon)
and, when I came across this concept I knew it
would work because, as a member of Pay Pal, I had
already experienced their efficiency and excellent standing.
PayPal is the simplest method of making and receiving payments online
anyone has ever seen.! Anyone with an email address can join, for FREE!
Please read further before you go there…
You can complete this whole process in less than one hour and you
will never forget the day you decided to do so!!! Oh!
Did I say FAST? By fast I mean ‘the speed of the
Internet-type fast.’ Everything is done on the
Internet by E-mail. And, if you abide by the rules, it is NOT
considered SPAM, so it’s perfectly legal!NEED PROOF? Here are just two testimonials from
individuals who decided to invest nothing more than a
little of their time.
TESTIMONIALS FROM:
Tony Stevens, Vandenberg AFB, CA:
Hey! I got your e-mail! YOU ROCK! I sent it to all of
our frat brothers…..and while I haven’t seen my $20
grand yet, I’m up to $8,285. Hook me up when you run
this program again……..
Mary Gathers, Columbia, SC:
Hey cuz! This is Mary. I only have one thing to say to
you… OH MY GOD! I sent 20 e-mail’s out like you said
and went on vacation. When I got back, my account was
up to over $12,000! I owe you!
GETTING STARTED.
If you’re not already a user, the very first thing you
need to do is go to PayPal and SIGN UP.
SIGN UP FOR A
PREMIER (FREE) ACCOUNT OR YOU’LL BE LIMITED TO
ACCEPTING $100 DOLLARS ONLY!!!
YOU WILL MAKE MUCH MORE THAN THIS!!!
Then…… SEND a $5.00 payment from your PayPal account
to the FIRST email address in this letter (No.1) along with a note
saying “Please add me to your mailing list.”
BE PREPARED TO GET EXCITED…. YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!
Don’t laugh! Try this while you wait for the others to start working.
One half hour of work to get started - no mailing lists. No printing,
copying or waiting and the concept is 100% legal (refer to US
Lottery Laws, Title 18, Section 1302 and 1341, or Title 18,
Section 3005 in the US code, also in the code of Federal
Regulations, Volume 16, Sections 255 and 436, which state a
product or service must be exchanged for money received).
This version has nothing to do with Postal Laws, as it’s EMAIL
ONLY.
Here’s How It Works. Unlike many other PayPal programs, this
THREE LEVEL PROGRAM costs only $5, that’s right, only $5 ONCE,
which is much more realistic and brings much, much faster results.
Because it is so easy, the response rate is VERY
HIGH, VERY FAST-Internet E-mail FAST-and you will
start seeing results in less than one week! JUST IN TIME FOR NEXT
MONTHS BILLS! You need only mail out 20 copies, to start with.
Start right away, as soon as you pay the #1 email address below!
Send to personal contacts, reply to people who send their programs
to you as they are already working on the web, and they know these
programs work. They are already believers in the system!
Once you have paid the $5 to the number one (No. 1) email position,
please send an email to the No.3 postion, with “THANKS I’VE JOINED” in
the subject (topic) area, and I’ll send you a copy of the “Follow Up
Letter” that is some TIPS and HINTS on where to obtain
THOUSANDS of spam free email addresses to send to, where
to find free web based email accounts to send your emails from,
instructions on how NOT to lose a web based email account, and much,
much MORE.This program is MUCH, MUCH FASTER and has a
HIGHER RESPONSE RATE than any other program!
Even if you are already in another program, stay with it, but do
yourself a favor and DO THIS ONE as well. START RIGHT NOW!
It’s simple and will only cost $5.00 max. It will pay off long
before others even begin to receive letters! Just give ONE
person a $5.00 gift
That’s all! If you already have a PayPal account, please still donate a
$5.00 GIFT to the person in the No.1 spot and add your name on the list
at No.3 position having moved up the remaining two. Follow
the simple instructions and in two weeks you will have approximately
$20,000 in your PayPal account!
Because of the VIRTUALLY ZERO INVESTMENT, SPEED and
HIGH PROFIT POTENTIAL, this program has a VERY HIGH
RESPONSE RATE! All from just one $5.00 transaction that
you can get back from PayPal!!!
Follow These Simple Instructions: Click below to open your
free Paypal account, and be sure to open a Premiere Account, as it
does not limit you to how much money you can have deposited to your
account. Then come back to these instructions.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run
Open your PayPal account, and E-mail the $5.00 payment to
the FIRST name on the list (#.1) along with a “note” in the NOTE AREA
of that page, saying “SUBSCRIBE ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST”.
Be certain to add this note, as this is what KEEPS THIS LETTER LEGAL.
Instructions on how to send a payment are under “SEND MONEY” at
the Paypal site. It’s soooo easy!!
Only the first person on the list gets your $5.00 gift.
Edit the list, REMOVING the FIRST #.1) EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE LIST
after you have made the $5 payment.
Then, move the other two email addresses UP and
ADD YOUR PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS in the #3 position.
Don’t try to add your name in the first place in order to earn money
fast!
If you do that, you will ONLY reach people you send e-
mail to then your name will be immediately removed
from the No.1 place and you won’t reach thousands of people!
But if you add your name on the No.3 place, there will be millions of
people receiving and sending e-mail’s later, when your name is No.1!!!
NOTE: Do not forget to replace the PayPal referring URL in
the body of the letter with your own PayPal referring URL.
You can find YOUR referring URL at Paypal after you join, just
look at the bottom of the first page once you sign into Paypal.
Send out 20 copies (minimum) of this letter, but
only to people you know, or respond to MLM offers. Once
you’ve paid the person in the #1 position, be sure to email
the person in the #3 position, with “Thanks, I’ve Joined” as
a topic in the reply. You will then receive a follow up letter that
is full of SPAM free hints and tips to insure your success in
this version of the PayPal letter.
ALSO NOTE: By sending this letter and the payment via E-MAIL,
the response time is much faster… ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
INTERNET FAST!
Consider this! Millions of people surf the Internet
everyday, all day, all over the world! Here are the 3 people
to start with. Sign up, send $5.00 to the first person, move
the other two up to Nos 1 & 2 respectively and add your own
e-mail address at No.3. Be sure to use your email address
that is associated with your PayPal account.
There are fifty thousand new people who get on the
Internet every month! An excellent source of email addresses
is the people who send you offers by email.
The source is UNLIMITED! It boggles my mind to
think of all the possibilities! Mail, or should I
say ‘E-mail’, your letter and payment TODAY! It’s
so easy. One hour of your time, THAT’S IT!
To send your letter by e-mail, copy this ENTIRE PAGE
and paste it in a new message of your E-mail.
TO DO THIS:
1. Go in your toolbar to “edit” and “select all”
2. Go in your toolbar to “edit” and select “copy”
3. Start (compose) a new E-mail message (make sure
it’s PLAIN TEXT so everyone can view it!)
4. Fill in your Address and Subject Box
5. Go to “edit” and “paste” (Then you can format it
anyway you want!)Now you can edit the addresses with ease. Delete the
top name, adding your name and address to the bottom
of the list, then simply changing the numbers. Remember,
YOUR NAME goes on the BOTTOM and the other 2 names move up. But DO NOT
forget to send $5.00 via PayPal (along
with your note) to the position #1 - TOP E-MAIL
address before deleting it!
THERE’S NOTHING MORE TO DO.
When your name reaches the first position in a few
days, it will be your turn to collect your MONEY!
The money will be sent to you by 2,000 to 4,000 people
like yourself, who are willing to invest one half hour to
receive $20,000 in cash! That’s all! There should be a
total of $20,000 in $5.00 bills in your mailbox (account)
in two weeks. $20,000 for one hour’s work! This is
real money that you can spend on anything you wish!
Just deposit it to your own bank account or spend it
directly from your PayPal account!!! It’s just that
easy!!! I think it’s WORTH IT, don’t you?
GO AHEAD— TRY IT!!! EVEN IF YOU MAKE JUST 3 OR 4
THOUSAND, WOULDN’T THAT BE NICE?
IF YOU TRY IT, IT WILL PAY! CAN YOU DO IT AGAIN? OF
COURSE YOU CAN—
This plan is structured for everyone to send only 20
letters each to start. However, you are certainly not limited
to 20. Mail out as many as you want. Every 20 letters
you send has a return of $20,000 or more. If you can
E-MAIL forty, sixty, eighty, or whatever, GO FOR IT!
THE MORE YOU PUT INTO IT THE MORE YOU GET OUT OF IT!
Each time you run this program, just follow steps 1
through 3 and everyone on your gift list benefits!
Simple enough? You bet it is! Besides, there are no
mailing lists to buy (and wait for), and trips to the
printer or copier, and you can do it again and again
with your regular groups or gift givers, or start up
a new group. Be SURE and PAY the first person on the
list. This is proof that you paid to get put on the
list which is the service rendered to make all this
legal!!! Why not? It’s working! Each time you receive
an MLM offer, respond with this letter! Your name will
climb to the number one position at dizzying rates.
Follow the simple instructions, and above all, PLEASE
PLAY FAIR. That’s the key to this program’s success.
Your name must run the full gamut on the list to produce
the end results. Sneaking your name higher up on the list
WILL NOT produce the results you think, and it only cheats
the other people who have worked hard and have earned the
right to be there. So please, play by the rules and the
$$$ will come to you!
$$$ E-MAIL YOUR LETTERS OUT TODAY! Together we will
prosper! $$$ You are probably skeptical of this,
especially with all the different programs out there
on the web, but if you don’t try this you will
never know. That’s the way I felt. I’m glad I did it!
I’ve been watching this type of program for years and
this is about as easy and fast as you can get it and
it can even be free to try now with Pay Pal, no stamps,
no envelopes, no copies to be made - just a little effort
and faith!!! This program really “Keeps It Short and Simple”!
OH BY THE WAY….each time someone signs up with your link
under your name… you also make $5.00 from PayPal…
so they pay to open up the account but they also pay you when
someone signs up from being referred by you. AWESOME!
Let’s all make some serious money
$$$$$
Play by the rules, this doesn’t cost anything but your
time, and if everyone plays fair everyone WINS.FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTES FROM THE PAYPAL SITE
WHICH YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL:
PayPal lets you pay anyone with an e-mail address and is the
world’s No.1 online payment service - it’s accepted on over
3 million eBay T auctions and thousands and
thousands of online shops. You can also use PayPal to
pay your friends - example; it’s a convenient way to
split the phone bill with your roommate, send cash to your kids in
college,or send cash to someone in another country.
Better yet, you can also earn $5 while you do it. Each time
someone signs up for an account and completes the
Refer-a-Friend requirements, we’ll give you a $5 BONUS!
When you send money through Pay Pal, you can fund your
payments with your credit card or checking account.
You won’t have to worry about your privacy, because PayPal
keeps your accounting information safe. Making a purchase
with PayPal is more secure than mailing a check or giving your
credit card number to a stranger. That’s why over 9 MILLION people
from around the world use PayPal to move money.
Signing up for a PayPal account is easy. It takes only
a couple of minutes and, if you complete the bonus
requirements PayPal will automatically add $5 to your
account balance. To learn more about PayPal visit the
web site
“Best of the Web” -Forbes
“Using the service is actually safer than a check or
money order”- Wall Street Journal”PayPal can play a major role in your life. You can
use it to pay for stuff at auction sites, settle
dinner debts with friends or nudge your cousin to
repay that $50 he borrowed at the family reunion.- Time MagazinePS. Does this sound too good? Well maybe to some skeptics it
is. But it actually works, and is worth a few minutes of your time now.
P.S.S. If You Decide to Join in on this Venture Please Return a blank
Email to the third person on the list (#3) with “Thanks, I’ve Joined” in
the
Subject line. This Helps everyone keep track of their progress, and
assures you
will receive the Follow Up Letter. You Will Not be added to any other
Email Lists.
P.S.S.S. The letter is not written by PayPal, and it’s creator is not an
employee or contracted by PayPal to send out this letter. This is a
totally
independent SPAM FREE and LEGAL method of earning extra money online.
1) jean_p52@yahoo.fr
2) daimond_fire4@yahoo.ca
3) tim_up@hotmail.com
This is a “ONE TIME” mailing sent to those interested in Home and
Business Opportunities, and to friends. Your address is not added to any
other
lists, so this is NOT considered spam.Thank you & good luck in your ventures.
, but it is up to you to choose which one works best
maybe it is both!