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Being Self Employed – Initial 5 Pre-Launch Steps

The Absolute Fundamentals

In a previous article, Affiliate Marketing: What It Is and How It Works, three questions were posed to ascertain readiness to launch an online Affiliate Marketing Business. Now, after quite a bit of feedback which included some very basic questions regarding becoming an entrepreneur in general, it's time to take a back step and clarify the need to do a serious in depth assessment of self-employment readiness.

First one must truly be ready to work and put in long hours to prepare themselves for the discipline required to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Working from home or even a small office can generate more stress than going to an established business that simply demands you 'clock' in and perform specific tasks for an 8 to 10 hour shift! Of course there will be many sacrifices made initially involving time dedicated to becoming expert at providing your own [or others'] goods or your services in a professional manner. Being an employee for a thriving business, even at the management level, doesn't necessarily equate to being a creator of a thriving business. The Small Business Administration offers excellent free guidelines, assessment tools and other information to assist would be home or small business owners in building a solid foundation for the success of their ventures.

There are necessary steps to take before even deciding that self-employment will 'work' for you. I call these the

How To Sell Effectively Online: 5 Basic Tips

I am positively not a salesperson by nature. I'm not even a 'shopper' in the sense of getting excited with an invitation to 'shop til you drop!' However, I am a savvy consumer and take great pride in exploring the options of price, style, accessibility and practicality when purchasing just about everything. So with that type of background coupled with my early savings [“Follow The Frugal”] training, the very word 'salesmanship' used to generate a block in my mind. The very nature of business, especially online business where making an awesome first impression is absolutely crucial for attracting and retaining customers, involves outstanding salesmanship. It can be said that every time we meet a new person [and even those we already know] we must exercise personal 'salesmanship' in a way that portrays our inner self in the best light.

There is an extreme advantage in mastering the ART of selling, In order to be able to put into words the five basic tips that have helped me become a successful internet business person, I've spent the last week revisiting effective internet sales strategies and overall business methods. To my lasting improvement and in undying gratitude I've re-internalized the following and wish to share them with you:

1. Develop the ability to see your services, products or goods from the view point of your prospects and customers. THEY may actually enjoy hearing or reading a friendly, concise and passionate

How We Make Billions for Yahoo! Gmail and Others AND How They Give Us Nothing In Return! It is estimated that African-Americans spend upwards of $800 billion dollar per year! While I am no stranger to double speak, I do realize that in that figure someone [and that may well be a collection of someones] is receiving $800 billion dollars from that spending AND making 3 times the amount per salary paid to the African-American workforce. Now the salary thing is something I read regarding becoming an independent contractor back in 2006. It stated, in effect, that unless a company can stand to make at least 3 times the amount that they pay an employee for work performed, they don't hire! But this topic isn't about being employed by the internet giants its about working for them, for free, as in voluntarily enslavement, and making billions of dollars for them. Now....think for a second. Where do these internet giants get the majority of their revenues from? Advertising!!! That's right...advertising. There is an Estimated $25 BILLION spent in online advertising for 2008 in the us-of-a alone! Advertising pays their bills. Advertising helped them grow into the goliaths that they are. Advertising generates their profits. Advertising supports top executives' 'life styles of the rich and famous!' In fact - there would be no internet, as we know it today, without advertising. And who reads these ads? We do of course! We read the ads - they make the profit - we make nothing at all!! It

Bookmarking Software Helps In Building Bonds

Social bookmarking software has hit the nail on the head by recognizing and fulfilling the requirements of like-minded people. Now such people can share a variety of information such as simple tips, concerned advice or even important data through social networking sites such as Digg and Furl. Thanks to bookmarking software, these networking sites are immensely popular as they allow their users to use tags, categories and other means to get to the relevant content.

Social Bookmarking Is Automated

Social bookmarking enables online surfers to share and store information that that they benefit from as well as enjoy. It is the social bookmarking software that automates the task of individually bookmarking each site. The software makes sure that social bookmark networks are streamlined as well so that the users can access the most relevant content.

Bookmarking Software, A Friend To A Webmaster

Social bookmarking software is a good friend to a busy webmaster. Even one good article that is shared and tagged with an anchor text link keyword phrase across many social booking networks will help

(originally posted on Ryze Network) 

I have been talking to people over the past few weeks about success in their businesses whether network marketing, MLM etc., joining these business networks all that! and what is it for them?

AND I'm clear now that success is different for everyone and everyone works their success differently.

**what are you saying Dana?**

I'm saying, that, for people of the world success is in the pockets of the clients.IE..how much money can I get them to spend on the products and services I provide?

But for those of us that are spiritually grounded, our success is in how our reach our customers..what is our character like when we approach them...are we looking for a one time sale or a customer for life. As spirit led  and spirit fed people we are looking to win souls for the Lord as well as increase our income.

How we go about our business is a reflection of our Christianity AND how we want to be treated as the consumer.
Success is how much work we put into being a child of God for the unsuspecting