Listening to the many callers from our Two Podcasts a week I keep hearing about the Internet as a BUSINESS.  I do believe the Internet is a Viable business for the 1-2% of Developers of Applications, and creators of Valuable TOOLS and SOFTWARE.

But for the budding Marketer, the person who is seeking to create a Part or Full Time Business, the INTERNET is nothing more than a Bridge of Communication to establish Credibility and Authority and develop strong Customer Relations…

As Donald Lee Photograph below, so well illustrates that BRIDGE for many seems Foggy and difficult to traverse.  There is new terminology, programs being offered, seemingly, daily.  I have listened to many who feel lost and willing to Forgo the Internet as a TOOL to build a business.

So let’s spend a moment to see if we can CLEAR the path and demonstrate who simple this wonderful Global Bridge (The Internet) can easily be traversed, but for many is seems shrouded in a bank of fog.

Going back to the previous  post we can review the steps needed before the Journey begins and what needs to be done to prepare using the Internet.

Once the above are in place, a Plan of action needs to be implemented.

1. What is you Goal for Internet Activity?
2. How much Time are you willing to invest?
3. Is your Budget set at realistic numbers?

To effectively use the Internet as a Communication Bridge you need to build a list of interested prospects to your Product or Service.  Having your own hosting account and C-panel will allow you to build attractive Capture pages to gather information to communicate further about WHO YOU ARE and learn more about WHO YOUR PROSPECTS ARE and what their needs and wants might be.

Before and while that is going on, YOU need to be building a PRESENCE and credibility as the GO TO Person for the Product or Service which is YOUR passion.

We will be addressing each of these methods in Detail in subsequent posts:

Building that Clear Vision Bridge on the Internet

• Branding
• Blogging
• Effective Social Media

The above methods are Low to No Cost and require a Plan of Action

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• Using Internet Marketing to Create a Competitive Advantage (e-commerce-marketing.suite101.com)

• Declaring your Definite Major Purpose
• Establishing a Business plan with definite date of inception and a Plan of Action
• Creating a reasonable Budget and Cash Flow Projections
• Research the market
• Surround yourself with a Mastermind Alliance

In the Previous Post we discussed  Basics of Getting an On-line Business moving forward and the requirements needed.

• Get the Foundation (Plan of Action, Budget, Market Research)
• Secure Domain names
• Hosting
• Autoresponder system set up

Toady I want to focus on the First Section, assuming your Business Plan and Budget are handled we then need to focus on Market Research, Keywords and choosing a Domain Name/Names.

Depending on the business model you chose:

• Affiliate Marketing
• MLM/Network Marketing
• Direct sales of Created products

you will approach these task differently.  I enjoy focusing on Personally Created Products for Direct sales because they allow Control of all aspects. Affiliate marketing is lucrative but you are always at risk of product owner changing the Game as you find with MLM marketing

There is a series of 4 Product Creation Video on my Channel at YouTube]

Here is the first for your pleasure

But regardless the Business Model You chose, THE FIRST THING, after researching the market competition,  is Choosing one or More Domain names.

There is much written on the importance of Domain name Length and how to format the words..

All one word or hyphenated.

The following articles bring up some points regarding Length and Format

Domain Names affect SEO?

Statistics on Domain Name Length

and

Is Your Domain Name Hurting Sales

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The Autumnal Equinox arrived 5:30 Pm eastern time today and tomorrow marks the 265 day of 2009, leaving us 100 Productive Days to enjoy a successful 2009.

The Fall season has traditionally been a Time of Harvest, reaping the benefit of preparing the soil, nurturing your crop and adjusting practices during the season for unplanned circumstances (Storms, Drought etc).

Fall, the Time of Abundance

There are several dynamic programs on the Internet pointing to the 100 day Challenge. 265 days have past in 2009 and many Entrepreneurs are looking at their results compared to Goals and projected Income.

Some have claimed the challenges of a economic downturn have made impossible to live up to projections. There have been industries hard hit by the Economy, but, by and large, the Home based Business Market has experience booming  growth  in this past year.

Where do you sit?

Are you on track to enjoy the accomplishment you designed?

Have you spent the past months blaming “outside influences” on your home based  business lagging in sales in Profit?

Regardless the answer, the are some procedures to assure the final 100 days of 2009 to meeting you planned expectations.

This video was produced to talk about a complete year of business planning and application of effort, but it the concept can apply to the following 100 Productive days of Fall.

What can be done in 100 days to bring our goals in Line?

• Take a moment to analyze past 8 months application of Marketing Habits against results.
• Figure out How many contacts are needed
• How many presentations are needed
• Involve your Mastermind Alliance
• Find an aggressive accountability Partner

Over the past 40 years these techniques have worked very well for me and many sales associates.
Find out how easy.

I have always offered a FREE 1/2 Hour Business evaluation. Let’s hook up and assure your final 100 days of 2009 providing the joy and benefit of Completed Goals and expected Income.

Call Me for the FREE evaluation and let’s Mastermind

1/2 hour Business Evaluation

…..or get in contact with your existing Business Coach and Declare your Action to Assure a Successful 2009

Join us on our Wednesday Business development Podcasts

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Beginners Marketing Class Talk Show

Bright Ideas!

Yes look at the last Blog Post, Egad!
March 2009
Six Months ago!

So what?
Many would say.

Well, I finally realized my Blogging and
my Internet Related Income were Synergistic.

I have been having great results with my Off-line clients, directed to utilizing all the wondrous tools for Social Networking. And the positive results, based on metrics, all pointed back to consistent quality Blog Content. Yes they followed the Advice from their consultant…

But he wasn’t following his own Mantra!

Foolish Man

Senility???
Always a good excuse to my wife.

But the bottom line is while I was spending time working with my clients, helping my wife through some medical challenges,
and allowing Procrastination to creep in,
as blogging diminished, so did my list
building and therefore, the complete cycle got short circuited
and of course,
INCOME diminished.

So what!

My Offline Clients businesses were growing, referrals came in and
bills got paid….

BUT, let’s face the facts, Blogging about your passion, sharing your ideas with others is such a rewarding expenditure of Time and Energy and a
way to help build your wealth.

So here is my Public Declaration, hold me accountable.

Minimum once a week Blogging on my 5  Sites.
On this Blog we are going to follow the progress of an actual New Business venture, obviously tied to Product Creation, Masterminding, applying Advertising Skills and massive action to market successfully Product the Public has expressed a need for.

A lot of the tools, systems and methods are outlined very clearly in Beginners Marketing Class

Remember, if you have a desire to start or expand your self-directed business,
the first step is the Mastering of the Mindset of an Entrepreneur.

Watch this quick video.

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The Blog for Beginners Marketing Class  was started a little over a year ago.
There are many exciting posts from September 2007 when I was fortunate to attend the World Internet Main Event and enjoy the Networking and Knowledge that can only be gained through Events of this type. The Marketing Ideas were not new, just freshly presented by exciting individuals who project their Passion for the Lifestyle They Chose

The Marketing Ideas and the success patterns all held a Commonality…

They followed the principles of Commerce established in Proverbs, Think and Grow Rich, The Master Key and The Science of Getting Rich. These 4 books, when studied, not read, will assure the Success of anyone, regardless the business Model.

I have been so passionate about the Content for the past 2 years I have been Hosting a Lively Interactive Talk Shows, discussing the application of these principles. There was a Definite Major Purpose for this dialog……

I wanted to share a Flow of reality, coupled with the content of Think and Grow Rich, and the other books, with as many Eager marketers and business developers as possible.

So the past 4-5 months have been focused, with the Creative help of  Sam Camerano, on producing a finely edited 40 Hours of exciting dialog,  to be delivered to your Home loaded with videos on a “State of the Art” Mp4 Player and 4 Backup CDs.

Talk about a Real Funnel! Chapter by Chapter of Think and Grow Rich discussed and applied in Today’s Business environment, allowing YOU to FOCUS on the skills necessary to Grow and Nurture Your Business, regardless the model.

The total package only uses 2 GB of the 4 GB storage, allowing you to makes your notes, download to your computer with the enclosed USB cable and use this as a Personal Training Device to Keep your Thoughts Focused on the Main Thing….

Growing YOUR Successful Business.

Decision has been made to offer a built in Affiliate position paying two Levels, 30% First Tier and 20% second Tier. This  creates incentives for MLM Network Leaders to point their business builders to such a Useful TOOL and they in turn,  have opportunity to Use the Funded Proposal as a revenue generator to cover their New Business Operating expenses.

Here are some excerpts of several episodes.
Listen to the excitement and Passion.

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