How Often
Do You Find Yourself Saying:
"I Wish I Knew How to Run a Successful Home Business"?
Here's the reality....
It's relatively
simple to start a successful home business.
Not easy....but
simple.
You see, there
are only two basic types of businesses you can own:
-
Create
and sell your own products and/or services.
-
Sell
products and/or services created by others.
The type of
business you choose should depend on your time, budget, and passions.
Below I've categorized
some of the best tools I've used to help you get started and more profitable
in your own business.
Coaching.
Most people want a business from home, but have no idea how to begin.
You will not only receive help developing the best business for you,
but will receive a step-by-step plan to do it economically.
Ezine
Creation. Generate thousands of interested prospects with your own
ezine. Having your own newsletter is the single easiest method to build
your creditbility - increase your prospect base - and increase your
profits. Don't know how to do it or what to write? Here's your solution!
Customized
Autoresponders. Do your prospects call you on the phone? Do they
email you back apologizing for not answering you sooner? Do they treat
you like an old friend when you call them on the phone? If not, you're
either not taking advantage of ongoing email advertising or you're using
those dried-up, boring messages frequently found in prospecting systems.
Ready to take it to the next level?
Training.
If you're not ready for one-on-one coaching yet, take advantage of my
teleseminars. From "How to Evaluate Businesses so You Don't Get
Scammed!" to "Your 30 Day Success Plan" to "Top
Ten Prospecting Tactics for Under $20". Excellent place to meet
future joint-venture partners, too! You can even get trainings customized
for your business associates.
Recommended
Tools
These are tools
I use in my business...wouldn't be without them. Check them out now!
Keeping
in Touch:
Web
Conferencing - This is the best value I've ever seen and is the
company I use for all my webinars. The quality is fantastic and you
can hosts hundreds of people.... even do white board presentations!
Autoresponders
- I've used many different autoresponder companies, but love these because
they're quick and easy. Unlimited autoresponders with unlimited messages.
And, it's especially great for newbies because they have live trainings
to show you exactly how it's done!
Customized
Autoresponders. Do your prospects call you on the phone? Do they
email you back apologizing for not answering you sooner? Do they treat
you like an old friend when you call them on the phone? If not, you're
either not taking advantage of ongoing email advertising or you're using
those dried-up, boring messages frequently found in prospecting systems.
Ready to take it to the next level?
Conference
Call Line - This is the conference call service I use. Holds up
to 90 people. And, best of all, it's free!
Web
Sites:
Domain
Names - Best price and great service! I love them because you can
call up and talk to a live person if you have questions.
Web
Site Builder - When I first started online, I didn't have a clue
what html meant, much less how to do it! If you'd like to be able to
build a site in hours, with all the bells and whistles, this will do
it for you. If you can type, your web site can be up tonight!
Site
Built It - Another WYSIWYG builder and host, but so much more. SBI!
handles all the technology and complexity for you. Everything... from
brainstorming to domain name to hosting, from graphic design to Search
Engine submission and optimization, from traffic building and analysis
to e-zine publishing.
Mini
Site Magic - If you're putting together a mini site to sell a product,
service, or develop an opt-in list, but you don't have a clue how to
do it, this product will save you so much time it's not funny. Professional
results from a master! This is software you can put to immediate use
to write a sales site that can make you money.
Build
a Dreamweaver site fast! Ohmygosh...wish I had found this earlier.
If you are computer illiterate - like me - you will love it! This tells
you exactly what you need to know, without confusing you on all the
things you don't really need to know.
Pop
Up Blockers Won't Stop You with this great software tool. Love 'em
or hate 'em, pop'ups do work. But more and more people have blockers
on their computers now, so your efforts are in vain. Not any more! This
is a very cool piece of software.
Audio
for your Web Site:
Make
Your Web Site Talk! This is a must for any type of promotion, not
just your web site. Trying to get your prospects to pay attention? Use
talking emails, postcards, and trainings. Great way to establish credibility
and a relationship with your prospects and clients. This is the way
to go if you want a nobrainer method. If you can dial a telephone, you
can use this! Great if you're asking for testimonialsl.
Another
Audio Option. The above site has a monthly subscription. If you
want a one-time payment audio option, check this out. They even give
you a free version to try.
Keyword
Tools:
Wordtracker
- This software finds keyword combinations that relate to your business.
You'll see how popular they are, and how much competition you'll have
in the major search engines. It will even give you examples of your
keywords misspelled.
Ad
Word Analyzer - If you're doing Google or Overture advertising,
this is a great tool. Enter a keyword and get related phrases, the number
of searches for each keyword phrase, and the number of advertising campaigns
currently existing on Google AdWords and Overture.
Offline
Promotion
Motorized
Advertisement. I have literally had people stop me at red lights
asking for information because of this. It will pay for itself over
and over again!
Easy
Way to Drive Offline People Online. Like the author says, this is
something that the guru's have been doing for quite a long time, but
don't mention. If you're tired of having your messages lost in cyberspace,
this step-by-step tutorial will show you how to quickly get in front
of your niche market - without all the competition!
Lead
Generation - Online
Instant
Message Your Way to Success - I bought this program years ago and
still use it to this day. If you'd like to generate your own leads,
this is a system you must check out.
Generate
Your own Leads and then follow them up with spam free sequential
emails. No other lead generation system on the Internet delivers the
quantity and quality of leads of this newly upgraded system. They even
have live training every week to teach you how to set up and use this
system.
Drive
Free Traffic to Your Site by learning how to write powerful articles.
This is one of my favorite methods of driving traffic to my site...writing
articles. But if you don't know what to say, how to say it, or how to
get it out there once it's written, this ebook will show you everything
you need to do.
List
Building.
The
Resource on How to Build Your Opt-In List. I bought this package
several years ago. What I like best about it is that you can understand
and follow the simple steps, even if you bought your computer yesterday.
These common sense methods will get your list growing in no time.
Bust
Those Spam Filters! This is a great program to help ensure that
your messages get read. After all, there's no sense in building that
opt-in list if nobody sees your emails. This is the resource I use for
myself and my clients.
Publicity
Free
Exposure for Your Business is simple if you know how to generate
publicity that gets noticed. There are several packages to choose from
here....I think I have them all!
Ezines
Ezine
Creation. Generate thousands of interested prospects with your own
ezine. Having your own newsletter is the single easiest method to build
your creditbility - increase your prospect base - and increase your
profits. Don't know how to do it or what to write? Here's your solution!
Do
It Yourself. If you want to learn everything you need to know to
create a powerful ezine yourself, you can't do better than this intensive
program.
Marketing
Your Own Products and Services
The
Formula for Success is found here. My eyes were opened when I got
this CD. It's all laid out and all the key ingredients are here. If
you can only afford one training tool, this is it.
Point
and Click Your Way to Sales with this ingenious system that walks
you through a step-by-step system to research, develop and promote your
products. It can't get any easier than this!
The
Whole Enchilada. This is not a cheap program, but it's probably
all you'll ever need to learn how to take the Internet Marketing world
by storm. There's a huge amount of information and tools included...definitely
for the serious business builder.
Self
Publishing. If you want to build credibility fast, write your own
book. I was so impressed with this company - and their incredible pricing
- that they were included in my book as a case study. You owe it to
yourself to see just how easy and inexpensive it can be.
Write
Your Own Ebook:
Writing
an Ebook Couldn't Be Easier! This guide shows you how to write an
information product in a week, plus all the strategies to turn it into
money in your pocket.
Make
Your Book a Bestseller with the information jam packed into this
ebook. I like it because it not only shows you how to create your ebook,
but takes you through each step....even writing your sales letter. It
just doesn't get any easier than this.
You
Can't Tell a Book By It's Cover if it doesn't have one! But you
don't have to pay an arm and a leg to get one. Why pay someone else
when you can get the same software the pros use and do it yourself -
time and time again.
Use
Your Profits Wisely!
Become
Debt Free Faster Than You Ever Dreamed
bought this ebook four years ago and it changed my life. In fact, you
can see my testimonial featured on their web site. You get lifetime
updates (and it's been updated dozens of times since I bought it.) No
sense starting a business and then have nothing to show for it. This
is a must read.
The
Financial Freedom Society. This
takes the above information and puts it on steroids. I have the business
version, which provides me a wealth of information and savings, as well
as providing all the tools I need to keep my business on track. But
the consumer version is equally powerful.
Membership
Sites
Publishers
of all Types will find this membership forum suberb! I belong and
learn something new almost every week. This is just an amazing collection
of resources, from software to how-to's to case studies to a forum where
you can get any and every question answered. Memberships are offered
quarterly or annually... take my advice and just get the annual...you
will NOT want to give this up!
This
is jam packed! What I like most about the people running this site
is they have want to help the average person. They are no-hype people.
This site has ebooks and software tools you can immediately put into
use. Plus... there are tons of products with resale rights so you can
start making money right away.
Affiliate
Marketing
Generate
many streams of income
from promoting affiliate programs. This ebook describes how to set a
content site up to take advantage of search engine traffic. I like it
because it is very detailed and assume you know nothing, so people at
any level can benefit.
Use
the pay-per-clicks to drive traffic to your content site, which
is the focus of this ebook. The author has earned mid-six figures a
year as an affiliate marketer, and shares every secret with you. Another
ebook that is good for all levels. (Boy...I love that!)
Network
Marketing
Speaking of
income streams, did you know that most of the marketers have a back-end
to a network marketing company. Over the years, I've evaluated hundreds
of companies for my clients, but found two that are really a cut above.
Products
You Want and commissions to make you smile. In all my years, I've
never seen a program pay out so much money - up to 83%. Inexpensive
program to work and the rewards are unbelievable.
Tools
You Need. This company was added to my portfolio because I referred
so many people to it anyway. The tools and services they provide is
phenomenal and the price is ridiculously low. Heck...I'd be referring
them to people anyway.
