"The Internet Gold Rush is under way" Bill Gates, chairmanMicrosoft Corporation. Early settlers understood if you are going to build acommunity, build it near a permanent, abundant source offresh water. And that's why in all countries around theworld, communities were built around streams, rivers andlakes. That's good common sense. Now let's apply that same wisdom to developing a business. If you are going to develop a work from home business, develop it near a permanent (or long term), abundant sourceof cash flow....

To read farther

If you haven't started your own niche business yet because you haven't got a product, here's a business where you don't need one - Joint Venture Brokerage. As a Joint Venture Broker you don't need your own product, customers or a mailing list... All you need to do is learn how to locate complimentary businesses, introduce them to each other and negotiate a deal with them. For doing this you get a percentage of the sales. How It Works If you're not familiar with this niche business, let me give you a couple of examples to illustrate how it works: Example One :1....

To read farther

Just ask! You can learn useful information about your business, customers, and potential customers by conducting a survey. If you have a list of e-mail addresses of your customers and prospects you can send them an e-mail containing a link which leads to a survey on your site. What is the benefit to you? You get knowledge, and knowledge is a powerful tool in tailoring your business and services to your customers' needs. You can ask questions like: - How could our web site be more informative to you?...

To read farther

How do you start a business on the net? Well, network marketing opportunities available on the internet is a good starting point. Why? There are several reasons. Let us see some of them: 1. There are excellent affiliate programs where you can join free of cost or at minimal subscription and take advantage of the network marketing opportunities they offer. 2. Good companies provide support to promote your and their business. This is a good training ground to learn and master promotional skills....

To read farther

Today, the internet is an excellent media to reach out to the masses. You should really get to know your market niches. Focusing your marketing efforts to reach that specific audience and the ability to communicate with large numbers of people in a very personalized manner. You should agree first that getting permission to inform, to persuade and ultimately to sell to a prospect is the way to creating business success online, and equally true offline. Create a channel of communication, so you can turn a complete stranger into a customer....

To read farther

Well, I'd first like to talk about what exactly has inspired you to read this article. Was it just look that you've stumbled across it or was it because it was free or was it because you wanted a free and ultimately invaluable resource on starting your own Internet business. It doesn't matter what you sell it could be anything from tennis shoes to e-books. Well really e-books is what I'm talking about. First of all, the e-book business is HARD, very hard. It's competitive and you never know what exactly to do at the start....

To read farther

Having an eBusiness isn't just about getting gobs of people to your site and hope that a number of them buy. Having your little web counter screaming 50,000 visitors a day doesn't mean "jack" if no one buys from you. It isn't about the quantity of your visitors it's about the quality. Steve Boutelle has realized this and it sparked this question from him... Steve Boutelle here . . . LOVED the article on ethics! - something that's definitely a major part of any truly successful business practice....

To read farther

As any successful entrepreneur knows, there's more to generating on-line sales than owning a web site. To produce sales, your web presence must be effective, easy to navigate, and properly marketed - all of which require a well-rounded understanding of your target client. But how do we get inside the collective mind of our market? The key is psychology - in this case, e-psychology - or the science of understanding how consumers shop on-line. Understanding how consumers make the purchase decisions on-line will allow you to develop web site content that appeals to the maximum number of prospective clients....

To read farther

After running an online business (web site design) for anumber of years I built a reputation online that helpsme to gain and retain a continuous flow of customers. I hadno online reputation when beginning my business, but wasable to build it up step by step over the last few years. Why is building your reputation important for your online business? People tend to purchase services or products only frompeople they trust. For example you may have hired acontractor do a repair on your house, that did not deliveron what was promised leaving you very disappointed in his service....

To read farther

The Internet is a practical and accessible tool to build your brand. Here, we list 5 of the easiest ways to leverage the Internet to your best advantage: 1. Own your own domain name. A domain name is the "website address" where your website lives, and it is the last half of your email address. You can purchase your own business name, or a variation of it, as your domain name. The cost is less than $10/year. If you haven't named your business yet, it's a good idea to check the availability of domain names to match potential business name candidates....

To read farther

Cold calling doesn't work, it's no fun and often you end up with leads, or worse yet, clients, that don't really value what you do. Having said that, leads are the lifeblood of growth, without a lead, there is no client. Set-up a 2 step lead machine and you can say goodbye to cold calling while generating all of the qualified, permission based leads you can handle. The basic idea behind the 2 step approach is to create one or more valuable reports, workshops, evaluations, trial products, checklists, newsletters, courses or tip sheets....

To read farther

I am a great admirer of businesses that serve and market to one or a small number of niches. It's such a great business model and one of the fastest ways to grow a business. I know one marketer who develops websites exclusively for life coaches, another business that develops marketing programs for the spa and pool industry, and another business that specializes in providing tax services for clergy. And they're all busy! When they develop their marketing materials, services, and products, they are able to speak to a very specific segment of the population....

To read farther