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Choosing Internet Hosting Choices

za1016584210331If you want to find good Internet hosting, look carefully at what you are paying for. Learn the lingo, and read customer reviews to make sure you are making the right choice.

There may be quite a few services that offer the same thing, so be sure to read the customer  reviews.

With over 1000  testimonials to review, you will get a true feel of what Internet hosting choices are being offered to you.

When you can call day or night, and find a customer service representative ready to help you who speaks fluent English and can help you solve your problem or answer your question on the spot , then you know you have a great hosting site you can depend on.

Personally, I recommend Hostgator. I’ve been with them for several years and they are top notch with customer service.  Make sure that whatever hosting service you select, they they have Cpanel as part of their program so you can set up your Wordpress blogs easily and effortlessly.

Whatever you decide to do, happy hosting!

The truth about making money online

Written by Edgar Boutaric for Blogmarketingtools.com

Do you know that there is money to be made on the internet? Many people have the wrong conception that all the online money making opportunities are just scams. This cannot be further from the truth as there are some genuine ways that exist in order to earn some bucks online. The aim of this article is to provide you more information on working on the internet and how to get started.

One of the most used ways to make money on the internet is through Google Adsense.

You just have to insert some codes on your website and then wait for the visitors to click on your site. The only thing that you will have to work for is to attract traffic to your site. This type of business model is specially recommended for beginners that want to get their feet wet in the world of internet marketing.

Once you have moved beyond the Google adsense stage then you can check out affiliate marketing. Truly this is where most of the money is. In principle you will be advertising other people’s merchandise on your internet site and earn a commission each time a sale occurs from your internet site. In fact it is akin to the direct sales that we have in the real life. Many people may find it awkward given the quantity of work that is needed in this kind of marketing.

Fortunately there are some  internet marketing services to assist you in this effort.

At this point I will like to point out that there is no easy money to be made on the internet. Do not get fooled by the pictures of checks that is often posted on the internet. You need to work to get this money. For instance you will need to write articles often and get them posted to your website quite regularly. Only this way you stand to get a chance to make money on the internet.

There is no secret way to make money on the internet. Only hard work, perseverance and some consistency will allow you to make some bucks off the internet. Forget about it if you want to work only 10 minutes a day and then rest. You will be losing your time.

Note from Linda Woods:

“Personally, I made over $800 in 2008 with Google Adsense and know that that number will be much higher in 2009.  Every few weeks, it shows up like clockwork, directly into my bank account.  Your website or blog is like a piece of real estate. You allow advertisers to place their ads (signs) on your real estate, or in your yard.”

The Honest Way To Make Niche Websites

Most of us have built a niche website at some point - a small content based website which includes AdSense and / or affiliate links to make money online.

And most of us never even truly felt in our core that people can get rich from doing this stuff. We never took the “model” all that seriously.

Well, from what I’ve heard, there are people who are making great money with this model. These people are taking it seriously.

The two guys who brought us BANS (or Build A Niche Store) have spent the past 6 months or so pouring their knowledge of making money with niche websites, into the 9 step guide that they call:

The Number 1 Way To Make Money Online

N1WAY as it’s often referred is, in a nutshell, a 118 page blueprint for making money on the internet.

Over the past 4 1/2 years they’ve built hundreds of niche affiliate websites and they’ve helped thousands on that road to success through their development and support of Build A Niche Store.

For under $25 you can now know what they know.

This “method” that they took seriously has allowed them to earns 100’s of thousands of dollars. The 25 some odd dollars is a small price to pay for that know how.

With the N1WAY Method we identify “consumer search markets” to which we then target, serve and make money from by developing tiny content driven affiliate sites, often (but not necessarily) promoting eBay auctions.

Here are the steps that are covered in the guide:

Step 1:  Learn to pick a market
Step 2:  Research your chosen market and create a website development plan
Step 3:  Learn to create valuable unique content quickly
Step 4:  Step 4 goes into creating the website with using either Wordpress with phpBay or BANS
Step 5:  Quick and simple strategies for marketing your website
Step 6:  With a focus on limited website maintenance step 6 covers managing your websites
Step 7:  Goes through quick methods to replicate this process to create a network of websites
Step 8:  Looks at outsourcing some of the tasks to free up more of your time
Step 9: The path to building 7 figure ($1,000,000) networks

If you want to know how to “do” niche websites properly check this one out:

The Number 1 Way To Make Money Online

FREE Video Training - Thirty Day Challenge

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Two of my business associates told me about this site.

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com

They have created training videos for each day in August 2009.  The videos are so informative. You also get FREE software for trial periods and can test out their methods.

When I’m not working on my own sites, I’m here learning more and more about how to do online marketing better.

The only investment you make is your time. There is no affiliate program here that I can tell. So signing up does not benefit me, but it will DEFINITELY benefit you.

CHECK IT OUT

I’m Flipped Out Over The Flip Ultra Video Camera

flip-cameraIt was the best decision I have made to date for my online businesses.

I bought a FLIP Ultra hand held video camera, and have used it constantly.

I just pull it out of my purse, ask permission to shoot my subject, and VOILA’ - I have footage of an event, a product, or an experience that I can put up on my blog.

You can see most of my videos at my Divine Silks blog site where I film people’s reactions to these gorgeous energized silk products that are used for wearing, wall display and for healing.

Take a look at the carousel on the sidebar of this page and you can order one from this site through Amazon.  I will get the commission for your purchase through my affiliate link.  Being an affiliate is another way for YOU too to  make money online, by promoting products.  But don’t promote products that you don’t believe in.

The Flip Ultra Video Camera (with 60 minutes of footage)  will cost (as of this writing) between $125 and $140 depending on which case and color you order.

I do NOT recommend the tripod, as I found it tiny, toy like and not useful.  However, the 3 adaptor cables (in bright vivid colors) are wonderful for uploading your video footage directly from your camera into your computer.

If you get a FLIP, let me know how you like it.  I can’t be without mine and it runs on a simple AA battery.  How does it get any better than that?

Outsourcing

This is a short mp3 audio clip that conveys how easy it is to run an entire online business with outsourcing.  Absolutely incredible. 

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Choose Your Niche - What is your passion?

There has to be something that you are passionate about.  Something you do when you are not working. Something you would do for free. Something that people say you are good at.  Something that you enjoy. That is the best niche to choose - as long as other people are looking for the same thing.

If you raise flowers in the Sarah desert, not too many people will be searching for what you do. Unless they are floral desert enthusiasts. So give some thought to what you love to do.  Go to Amazon.com and look at the categories under Books.  They have really laid it all out for you.  Do you like hobbies and crafts?  Under that category, are hundreds of choices for niche topics.  Brainstorm with your friends, with yourself, with your parakeet.  You WILL get clear on what you want to sell online. You will be crystal clear on what you want to offer to the world.

The Good Life - Online Income

Ah the good life, getting up when I want to, feeding my cats, meditating, logging on to find thousands of dollars in my PayPal account just waiting to be transferred directly to my bank. Yes, my friends, life like that is possible. And I am seeing myself there now as I write. And you? Are you ready to leave your corporate cubicle and enter the world of online income? Stay tuned!