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Home Business Idea: Start A Local Magazine

August 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
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While many dream of owning a global business, some home-based entrepreneurs are finding success right in their own back yard by publishing a local directory or magazine. Remember a few years ago when everyone saw the Internet and had dreams of starting businesses that could be global right from the start? It was a big deal and why not? Up until then, it was very difficult (not to mention expensive) to start a home-based business that stretched much beyond your backyard. The Internet changed … [Read more...]

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Is Network Marketing The Right Business For You

August 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
How To Choose A Quality MLM Opportunity

I often get asked if Network Marketing (aka MLM or Multi-level Marketing) is a legitimate business opportunity and, if so, which company should they choose.  Wow!  Those are some tough questions. Since I've been in Network Marketing for almost thirty years, you would probably expect me to shout a resounding "YES!  JOIN TODAY!"  Yes, you might expect that, but that's not what I'm going to do.  In fact, I'm going sort of in the opposite direction.  Allow me to explain. Yes, Network … [Read more...]

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Beware of “Business In A Box” Pitches

August 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
Beware of home-based business shell games

Recently, I heard a newscaster talk about the criminal case against Don Lapre - the youthful looking infomercial king who is now facing 25 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines for selling worthless home-based business opportunities.  I don't want to comment on Lapre's case specifically because, after all, this is America and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  I do, however, have to say it made me think about all of those scammers and schemers out there … [Read more...]

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How To Get Started In Affiliate Marketing

July 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
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People often ask me what the best home-based business is for someone with limited business experience and little or no start-up capital.  Without fail, I point them toward affiliate marketing. Put simply, affiliate marketing is a business of selling other people's stuff.  Well, actually, it is pre-selling.  Affiliate marketers allow the merchant to do most of the "heavy lifting" when it comes to making a sales presentation. How Does Affiliate Marketing Work? Here are the steps, in the … [Read more...]

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Blog Your Way To HomeBiz Success

July 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Looking for a home-based business that is fairly easy and very inexpensive to start? Try blogging! It should come as no surprise that I recommend blogging as a home-based business. After all, blogging makes up a large part of my home-based business. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the term blogging, it is derived from the term "web log" and it is basically an online site made up of individual posts.  Originally, blogs were used as online journals, but their uses changed and … [Read more...]

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Make Money With Dropshipping

July 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
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If you want to sell products, but not carry a huge inventory, dropshipping may be for you.  In a dropshipping arrangement, you sell the product, but the manufacturer or distributor ships it.  You keep the difference between your retail price and  your supplier's wholesale cost. Put simply, the steps are: You list a product on your website or on another site, such as eBay. Your customer buys the product and send you the payment You order the product from your supplier and send them … [Read more...]

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