There are many people who are looking to start a business online. Some are simply looking for a way to make a few hundred a month to pay a few bills while others are looking for a way to leave their current jobs.

There’s so much information online about making money that you can easily get lost. Sign up for a few lists of those who offer money making information, you can get bombarded with messages that simply leave you confused.

If you want to start a business online, then you need to ask yourself a few questions first. I would recommend you get a notebook or open a text file on your computer. The work you do with this exercise will really help you clarify your new business and save you a lot of time.

Do you want to sell your own products and services, or do you want to sell someone else’s?

If you don’t want to hassle with customer service, or creating products and services, then selling someone else’s products for a commission might be the ideal situation for you.

What are you passionate about?

This is something that you are deeply interested in that you could turn into a business. We all have something that we’re passionate about we could make money from.

How much money do you want to make?

It’s been said there’s really no difference between making $100 and $1,000,000. However, a certain amount of effort will be required regardless of how much you decide you want to make.

The amount you want to make should be one of your goals. You should quantify this.

For example, if you’re selling a product for $20, and you want to earn $10,000 each month, you’ll need 500 customers.

Will you build a website and buy a domain? Building a website and buying a domain demonstrate that you’re a professional.

Can you learn to write? This really isn’t as difficult as it sounds. If you plan to market your business, and you’re starting out on a shoestring, you’ll need to learn how to write your sales materials.

If you can afford it, and the writing doesn’t appeal to you, then outsource it. There are plenty of sites online where you can find others to outsource this kind of project to, and they’re relatively inexpensive.

How do you plan to market? Your personality and skills are vitally important here. No matter how effective a marketing technique is, if you won’t do it, then the technique is really useless to you.

This is where your personality comes in. Choose marketing techniques that fit with your personality. If you like to write, then articles, press releases, and ebooks may be right for you. If you don’t, then you can learn to write ads, or market using pay per click or search engine optimization.

Consider your skills too. If you’re not a very good writer, you may need to polish your skills. If you don’t like marketing, then you’ll need to learn. It’s not as painful as you may think. You may still want to consider outsourcing this too if you won’t do it yourself. In the end, you’ll save time and money instead of driving yourself crazy because you aren’t doing it.

Now, once you’ve written your answers down, it’s time to formulate a plan for how you will get each task done.

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Money Mechanics

My latest article through Affiliate KB is about blogging. It should be published in the next week or so, so keep your eye out.

I wish I had known about this site before I wrote the article. I have a feeling that my article would have been even better.

Blogging, like Squidoo, is one of the easiest ways to earn money online, and it’s a great way to earn money, especially if you like to write, and you have a topic you’re passionate about.

Anyway, I just wanted to pass this resource along to you. Lots of good articles over there on pimping, as well as monetizing your blog.

Enjoy!

Money Mechanics

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The number one question I always get from my readers is: “How do I get more traffic to my site?” What these sites all seem to have in common is that the owner has failed to do two things: build a list and market.

If you add a subscription box to your site or blog, and then start driving traffic to your site, then the list building will take care of itself.

Below are some of my best traffic strategies for continuously driving a lot of traffic to your site and building your list.

1. Search Engines
If you plan to optimize your website, then use keyword phrases that have at least three to four words. These keyword phrases are more targeted, and visitors are more likely to buy. You’ll also have less competition for these keywords.

Make sure you submit your site to the top search engines. Otherwise, it could take months to get spidered by Google and Yahoo. With MSN, if you don’t submit, your site may never show up as MSN doesn’t index every site that is submitted to it.

2. Directories
Directories are an easy way to build backlinks without creating content. It’s also an easy way to raise your rankings in the search engines.

Although you should submit to as many general directories as possible, it’s also a good idea to get included in as many directories on your topic as possible. Since these directories are more targeted, your visitors will be more targeted.

3. Free Classifieds
It’s getting harder and harder to make money online without a website unless you want to spend money. If you’re just starting out, then free classifieds are the way to go because you can test and track your efforts.

Make sure you read the guidelines for each site and follow the guidelines closely. Otherwise you could get banned from the site or accused of spamming.

Write a good ad and headline, and again, test and track.

4. Forums
With forums you can build relationships. Forums are also a good place to look for ideas to find out what others want to buy. Ask questions, answer questions, build relationships, and get ideas for your business.

5. Squidoo
This site offers one of the easiest ways online to make money, and you can build these little “minisites” fast. Since these little sites rank high on Google, it’s another easy way to get the message out about your products and services or even promote affiliate programs. It’s also an easy backlink technique for your site.

6. Social Networking
This internet marketing technique is like forums on steroids. Not only can you build relationships, but you can also advertise your business, join groups and forums, and use Web 2.0 resources like blogs and videos to get your message out.

7. Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking is building a list of your favorite links. If you’re a business owner, then you’re also submitting news and information about your business.

With social bookmarking, you’re actually building backlinks. This is also a way to share what you know, and social bookmarking is the considered to be the new search.

Social bookmark sites are where visitors go now to find what they’re looking for. It includes sites like Digg, Del.icio.us, and others.

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Cash Paydays for Writers

It isn’t very often that I find writing resources that I actually like. Most of the time, when I’m looking for writing resources, I’m looking for ways to make more money from my business.

This ebook will definitely help you make more money from your writing.

The author, Lou Roggio, has carefully researched hundreds of markets to find markets that really pay. Places where you can get legitimate writing assignments, not just get more information, or another guide about making money from writing.

In fact, this ebook contains 20 different places where you can go to get paying writing assignments, and the author also explains how each site will help you.

It’s available for immediate download, and it’s in PDF so anyone can download it.

If you’re looking for a way to earn more money from your writing, I would definitely recommend this guide.

Cash Paydays for Writers

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Squidoo Queen

As much as I love this product, I have to say that this woman is definitely crazy. Having read this product, implemented many of the strategies, and dramatically increased my income, I believe this product is definitely worth the full price, which is $49.95.

For the next three days, because it’s her son’s birthday, she’s selling it for $9. It’s definitely worth a whole lot more, and if you’re looking for an easy way to make money without having to learn a whole new skill set, then this is it.

Grab your copy now while you can get it for this low price:

Squidoo Queen

I highly recommend it, and like I said, I bought it, and it’s definitely worth every penny, regardless of the price.

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