Everyday countless would be entrepreneurs search for the latest get rich quick online business opportunity or multi level marketing program in hopes of striking it rich working from home. The vast majority of millionaires are self made and most of them started out with nothing and built successful enterprises. One of the most prevalent ways to make money by working from home is by way of an Internet based business. With the large number of people seeking their fame and fortune online, most people set themselves up to fail. Statistically, only a small fraction of people starting an Internet based business actually making any money. What follows are my top three reasons most people fail when starting a home based business: Read the rest of this entry »

For anyone who owns a computer, especially a machine running Microsoft Windows, you know that getting online and “surfing” the Internet can be a risky proposition. Anytime you launch Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or any other web browser, you open yourself up to possible viruses, spyware, and other malicious exploits designed to reek havoc with your computer and operating system. Many people also use wireless routers to avoid having to run Ethernet cable. While this solution is convenient it can provide an easy way for unauthorized access to your system without your knowledge if you don’t take proper security precautions.

Below are my top ten Windows computer safety secrets you can use to help maintain a secure computing experience: Read the rest of this entry »

As many of you are already aware, the United States Internal Revenue Service is in the process of issuing millions of checks as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. These payments average $600 for individuals and $1,200 for those filing jointly. Anytime money is involved, it tends to bring out the criminal element ready to take advantage of unsuspecting citizens. The Economic Stimulus Act is no exception. Over the past several days, I have received dozens of official looking emails that appear to be from the Internal Revenue Service asking me to click on a link in order to expedite receiving my rebate. Below is a copy of the email I recently received: Read the rest of this entry »

The desire to work from home is often mentioned as a top reason for going from being an “employee” and striking out on your own working for yourself. When you do make the leap from just having a job to full fledged entrepreneur, it requires a disciplined approach to your daily work in order to keep things on track. You no longer will have a supervisor or manager watching you every second and telling you what to do and when to do it. Success as an entrepreneur requires you to have self motivational skills to get things done and management your work time effectively. What follows are my top success and time management tips for the newly self employed home business owner: Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re like me, you probably have received tempting zero percent credit card offers in the mail from time to time. These offers usually loudly proclaim that you are “pre-approved” for a new Visa or MasterCard with a special 0% “introductory” interest rate. This rate is usually dependent on you agreeing to transfer the balance of one of your other high interest rate credit card accounts. While these offers can definitely save you money, they can also be traps which can cost you far more money in the log run than you expect. Below are five potential traps to watch out for if you decide to take the zero percent interest rate plunge: Read the rest of this entry »

Your credit score is the most influential factor in determining whether you will be approved for a loan or mortgage and the interest rate you will have to pay. Your credit score or FICO (the term refers to the company, Fair Issac Corporation, which created the method used to calculate credit scores) is a measurement that the credit reporting bureaus use to predict your creditworthiness and helps creditors determine whether to grant you credit. Your score can be any where between 300 to 850. The higher the number, the more credit worthy you are and the lower the interest rate you will pay. Since having a high credit score number directly correlates with the amount of money your loan or mortgage will cost you, it obviously pays to maximize the conditions that will give you the highest score possible.

Below are six ways to maximize your own credit score: Read the rest of this entry »

You should realize that your prospects do not buy from you based on how snazzy your website is or how brilliant your graphics are. They buy because you can convince them that THERE’S SOMETHING IN IT FOR THEM!

Show them how their lives will be enhanced, how much better they will feel or how their bank balance will benefit by investing in your product. Prospective customers can be wooed at the two most basic of levels: Money or Emotion.

1. On your website or in your newsletter, paint a picture of your product so vivid and desirable that the reader can actually visualize what it would be like if they had already bought the product in your ad. Tell them what results they have achieved and how it makes them feel. They’ll become emotionally attached even before they hit the ‘Buy Now’ button or the link to the affiliate product. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you doing what you want right now? Have you thought about starting your own business, but you have to wait until the time is right? Are you living your dream life?

Do you have dreams, but you are putting them off until you fix this situation or take care of this problem or that problem? Are you just really unhappy where you are, but you refuse to leave until you put all of the “stuff” in place that needs to be in place?

Well I don’t know if you realize it or not, but we are living in some very rough times. You are waiting for the perfect time to live your dreams and be happy. Guess what, there is no perfect time like today. Just imagine if you go through your whole life waiting for this and waiting for that to happen before you decided to live your dreams and be happy, and it never happens. What does that look like to you? How will you feel? Read the rest of this entry »

Are you one of the few entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level? Having worked hard, you’ve got to the point where you can earn a decent living, but is not satisfied with just a descent living. The potential of your business is not yet realized, and you have great ideas to get there, but their implementation is challenged by time.

I know I have been there and so has countless other small business owners. Running a virtual assistant practice myself, I understood the importance of taking advantage of invaluable resources firsthand. Set yourself apart from the countless business owners that are stuck with their ideas and start implementing.

Here are my top 7 tips for getting out of the mind trap and achieving your long term goals and dreams: Read the rest of this entry »

Each year about 440,000 new businesses start-up in the UK and yet each year and yet so many (around 60%) will close their doors within 18 months and walk away from what was their dream. So, why does it go wrong for so many? Well, the two biggest reasons are lack of cash and believe it or not, lack of motivation - the business owner no longer wants to carry on running their business. Bearing that in mind then, here’s my top 10 tips for staying in business.

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