Can you earn £15k+ from home working

today

2008-09-11T10:33:00.000+01:00

The last few days my days have been spent answering any phones and once again reverting to act the PA role. This is no way being disrespectful to any secretaries/PA out there. However I have been redeployed into a procurement officer role albeit as a trainee at the moment. Not to sit and be quiet, answer phone calls for the section and being allowed too create one or two emails a day if I am lucky.

It is a very uneasy truce, I know I should be more outgoing however the work is just not here to do and I am seem in such a light that I am the new boy trainee whilst everyone else had had some type of procurement training.

I also agree that with taking the salary cut that I had to suffer and position/role that I held previously I am maybe well I can be truthfully honest that I am a little aloof towards my colleagues. In my defence though they are not utilising my skills and competencies and no way are they involving me in any area of work that will interest me or were my expertise lies. The senior managers have recently re allocated work that the section has received, I have been placed in the team that were none of my skills can be brought directly into the play. The second team have been allocated the work were my skills and competencies could be used, albeit from a distance. I hear them discussing ways of approaching group A or B; I think I could help them here but then no. Am I being stuck up probable yes, however when the work was being reallocated the mangers said they will try and match work to the people. I am being difficult or reading too much into it, I know I am, but in some ways this is a form of bullying.

I know any relationship either at home or at work is a give and take situation; however any movement by my colleagues would of course start to break down barriers as I am seriously out numbered.

My fellow colleagues could well be thinking why they should change to fit in with the new boy, well not exactly new I have been here 9 months now. The other reason I must be totally honest were I struggle to fit in is they tell each other everything and I am from the school, were, work and home life should be kept separate. I agree that you should have basic background knowledge of spouses/children names etc. I find it really difficult to talk about what last night’s meal was and what I call menial topics. My normal workloads in my previous positions were the work was less concentrated, in depth, however it was constant. I stress it felt less in depth/ concentrated than my present position for I was undertaking various roles within this field for years. For I knew the rules and regulations were very in depth and were central government led however over time and not to blow my own trumpet I had become an expert in that field.

When I use to mentor colleagues I would give them work to go through and we would sit down and then discuss how everything went and move through all the situations that they encounter. My situation is very much the reverse here everything I get is if and when my mentor decrees it. Therefore everything is spasmodic i.e. if a piece of work has say 10 different stages I will receive work say stage 1, then 10 8,3,6 in that sort of sequence etc. Instead of working 1,2,3,4 back to 1, 2, of another piece of work.

Following the second sequence you are constantly reaffirming what the learner has learnt and at the same time revisiting and constantly changing the workload to levitate boredom and repetition.

As I have stated in another diary report I have decided it is in my best interest to move however that in itself takes time. Oh well back to the silent treatment and at least the job papers are due out.

My ebay shop is still ticking over. The no win drought continues, oh for the woes of not winning in free to enter competitions. Mystery shopper well I actually completed one this week, I am off tomorrow and have any assignments been posted for tomorrow. Yep you guessed it no!

Another Day Another Dollar or So the Saying Goes.

2008-09-01T17:39:00.000+01:00

This is the start of another week the last week before I commenced some form of formal training. I have to attend a local further education college and commence a course that could take up to 3 years to complete and upon completion maybe received a couple of thousand pound/dollar extra in salary, however there is no guarantee that this will happen.

I have sat here in near complete silence for 3 plus hours and not one word has been spoken to me. If I try to initiation a conversation everyone lets the conversation continue for a couple of minutes then move off. I am not peeved off with that because in all my previous roles that was considered the norm and what I deem to be standard working practice. The thing is within 5 minutes other people including maybe some that were talking to me will get together in a little group and discuss the latest soaps for half an hour. At least if I am at this local college it will be better than sitting in work doing very little.

I have spoken to a few friends/associates outside work who are reliable HR people and they say that as I was placed and not recruited that as far as they can see from hearing my side of the story only, that I am facing work place bullying to either make me fit their norm or leave.

As I have decided to amalgamate my two blogs my run on not winning even a heavy cold via a competition continues.

I completed a survey with great help from my children concerning chocolate which was nice for they virtually completed the survey for me. All they said was pity that we didn’t have new and not yet released chocolate bars to test first.

The mystery shopper has hopefully turned a corner I have to undertake a mystery shop this week, hopefully there will be more to follow for as I have mentioned before in my blog this is a really good second source or primary source for some people.

I have over the last 12 months had 2 blogs

2008-08-28T22:08:00.000+01:00

I have over the last 12 months had 2 blogs. One looking at ways of recouping a salary drop of 15 thousand and the other one following my competition, mystery shopper and survey experiences to see if they carry any substantial weight of enabling me to earn even a small proportion of the 15 thousand salary drop that I mentioned above. This other blog I will leave online for another month before I will delete it.

I have decided to amalgamate the two together this will therefore allow to post more regularly instead of trying to constantly think and type up two separate blog reports. Which as you can clearly see has not been the case lately on either blog?

Well the drought still goes on and I have not yet had a win during the whole of 2008 via competitions. If you follow my other blog of my trials to find some form of home working or internet marking to recoup the 15 thousand salary drop I had to undertake. This drought of not winning coincides with my placement in my current work placement.

The main stipulation of entering competitions is to try and enter 30+ competitions a week or roughly 120-140 a month. I am of average entering 180+ a month. This is achieved by subscribing too a couple of competitions magazine plus an online site every month and also looking at a free online site for alternative competitions to enter. I would recommend everyone to enter competitions for you never know when you may win that ultimate holiday of a lifetime free.

However at the present moment I am not the greatest advert. Am I?

The mystery shopper experience has been very poor for the last 3 months. I have always met all the criteria for undertaking and completing these assignments and I have never forgotten to complete and submit all paperwork on the day of the mystery visit. The company that I work for though has now stipulated that if you sign up to undertake a visit and you subsequently cancel you are only allowed a certain number of strikes and you are out. This I will say I have done, when working full time you sign up to undertake a visit knowing that you have a meeting in the neighbouring town etc. so after your meeting finishes a 20 minutes mystery shop to a local store etc. is achievable. I am sure you are well aware though meeting etc. have a habit of over running and this has in turn made me fail to complete these mystery shops.

I am now very careful to what I sign up to because I don’t want to lose this job albeit very small source of income because the opportunities to test or purchase goods that you may wish to purchase in the future however being paid by a company at a reduced cost to trial these goods is as far as I can see a good thing to miss.

The surveys have also been very slow, however I have recently changed ISP provider and I have not yet transferred all my account over. In a some cases not a bad idea for I was signed up to far to many survey sites to keep ahead.

I found surveys interesting and still do and although the pay is small it does build over time. I have also tested pens, aftershave and energy drinks. It is quite good for free goods although you have to fill in numerous surveys to hit the right one.

Job Situation

2008-08-26T19:55:00.000+01:00

OK. What’s new? Well exactly nothing, in work they keep me well and truly controlled sitting in the corner and also out of the way.

My company have expanded too quickly and now the trainees and that includes me have very little to do. I know that I should really seek more work however my supposed mentor keeps every thing very close to their chest and makes sure that they always look busy although I’m sure that they are exactly achieving nothing.

I overheard two senior members of staff talking about everyone’s roles the other day. Now I spent nearly 20 years in my chosen field prior to my redeployment to this present position so I do know quite a lot of how the other establishments will work and how they like to go about negotiation. My bosses have decided that it would be better for me to play no role with this work group and be able to offer some form of help or assistance.

Before you ask, I appreciate I should say why have they decided to go down this route. I feel that I am so much isolated to even enter into discussions would not only achieve nothing it would also drive the boundaries and isolation even higher.

I have had one mentor meeting and I told that in no uncertain terms that although I am undoubtedly skilled in many areas, that my skills are not in this new work area and I should openly except that I will have to work from that bottom however skills and competencies are transferable all that has to be undertaken to match them and progress.

My new work colleagues will not even enter into discussion to match my skills and competencies to determine were extra support is required and were I am more ideally matched. I am at the bottom and wait for work like a young person straight out of school and undertaking a work placement.

One of the juniors in the office is always being asked my peers if they would consider moving into a trainee role similar to what I am undertaking. I know I may think to far ahead however if they can remove me that this person could move into my position.

I know that and I have had confirmed although not in as many words and I think I have mentioned it in a previous post. Out of the four trainee post one has just completed the necessary courses, exams and training whilst the other two were recruited via the normal application and interview route. I was virtually forced onto the section via the redeployment route. The manager of the section disapproved of my placement into the section however his two immediate senior offices informed him that I had to be accepted.

I have been enrolled on the first level of the relevant training/courses that I will need to undertake to progress. My fellow trainees are all trying to work out if they are eligible for any exemptions. I maybe able for one or two exemptions myself however I have not been involved in this type of work before and although I have touched on potentially huge areas of what I do now both in prior work experiences and training and courses that I have undertaken. I have decided that it would be better for me to start at the beginning to re-affirm my previous learning and also it’s will be better out of the workplace one day a week than sitting in work totally bored.

My mentor has stated once again the training course is not as relevant as to work experience gained however I am not undertaking any work at the moment to gain experience. I detest reality television with a passion especially, when they show it live although the night with a 15 minute delay and actually nothing happens because they are all in bed asleep.

My work role at the moment it would be more interesting for me and less of a punishment if I had to watch these contestants sleep than sit in the office everyday.

I have set it in my mind that I have to seek another job however it harder than you think and I have started to seek alternative employment and already submitted one application form in an area that I have previously worked in. I am constantly seeking ways now that I can undertake in work to keep me occupied whilst I look like I am working on something. Then again even if I was not I don’t think that my work colleagues would be bothered

Job Situation

2008-08-17T22:03:00.001+01:00

The job situation has leveled out at the moment. That's why really I have been quiet.

Ebay is slowing taking hold and I need to know source another route to earn some more money.

I am due to start me new training during September however that looks like it will cause a few issues.

I will update you on this hopefully tomorrow.

Emu Oil

2008-06-30T20:16:00.001+01:00

Emu Oil

I will be stocking this item in my ebay shop soon. Please visit

What is Emu Oil?

Emu oil is a product of the flightless Australian Emu. It comes from the thick pad of fat on the bird’s back which nature supplied as protection from other fighting birds and from the harsh Australian sun. The fat is refined by a thorough, licensed process, strictly regulated by the Australian Government. This process removes all protein, bacteria and foreign matter. Emu Oil is natural healing oil which is highly penetrating, anti-bacterial and has anti-inflammatory properties beneficial to the body and skin. It is odourless oil which will solidify below 18 degrees Celsius.

What is Emu Oil used for?

Applied topically or taken internally.

To moisturize: Emu Oil can be applied topically to treat dry skin conditions such as eczema & psoriasis and is also suitable as a moisturiser for spot prone skin as it does not block pores.
To reduce pain and swelling: Taken internally and/or applied topically, it is also used as an anti-inflammatory to give temporary relief to stiff/sore muscles and joints and to treat sports injuries or tired and overworked muscles.
As an after sun or to treat burns: Helps to reduce redness, reduce the heat and reduce pain. Helps to prevent peeling. Increases the healing time for burns and reduces the likelihood of scarring.
As a supplement: Emu Oil is said to have the perfect combination of the essential fatty acids Omegas3, 6 & 9 and is also believed to reduce cholesterol.
To treat scars/stretch marks: Emu Oil helps your skin to heal and regenerate itself. Will reduce the redness of new stretch marks and can reduce the appearance of old stretch marks.
To heal wounds/bruises/injuries: It is believed that Emu Oil helps to speed up the healing process almost two-fold by encouraging cell regeneration and reducing inflammation. Also reduces the likelihood of scaring.
To promote healthy hair growth: Applied to the scalp, Emu Oil will nourish the hair follicles, sometimes awakening dormant follicles and encouraging strong, health hair growth.

A list of all the conditions Emu Oil has been successful in treating/alleviating?

Acne: reduces inflammation, speeds healing, moisturises without blocking pores
Anti-ageing: increases the elasticity of the skin and reduces the appearance of wrinkles
Arthritis (particularly in fingers/hands, knees and ankles): reduces pain and inflammation
Body Piercings: keeps the tissue healthy & moisturised
Bumps & bruises: reduces inflammation and pain, helps the bruising to go down quicker
Burns (from ovens etc.): reduces pain, takes out some of the heat and speeds skin regeneration
Calloused hands: softens the skin
Cradle cap: reduces the flaking. Very gentle & safe for use on babies and children
Cramps: massage with emu oil to relieve pain and relax the muscles
Cuts and scratches: apply sparingly to area once it has been cleaned and dried. It seems to speed up the healing.
Cuticles (cracked or split): reduces inflammation, increases suppleness of the skin. Apply at least twice a day
Dandruff: reduces flaking & itching
Dermatitis (contact dermatitis): moisturises and heals
Dry skin: moisturises and softens
Eczema: reduces itching, moisturises and speeds healing
Friction burns : eases pain and reduces the discomfort caused if the area is in contact with clothes
Hair loss : massage into scalp to stimulate hair growth
Massage : use neat or diluted with a carrier oil
Muscle pain : massage in to help relieve pain and relax the muscles
Nappy Rash: reduces redness and irritation. Speeds healing. Safe and natural for babies
Nettle stings : reduces inflammation & itching
Post surgery scars : gently apply to the area twice a day
Psoriasis : reduces itching, moisturises, softens & reduces scaliness
Razor burn : reduces soreness & redness, speeds healing
Seborrheic Dermatitis : massage into the scalp daily to reduce flakiness and itching
Shin splints : massage into shins before and after exercise or whenever there is pain
Stretch marks: calms the redness of new stretch marks and minimises scarring. Reduces the appearance of older stretch marks and evens the surface of the skin
Sunburn : takes out the heat and discomfort and minimises peeling
Superficial phlebitis: can calm the redness, reduces inflammation & itching.
Tattoo removal : helps to reduce the redness and reduce the possibility of scarring
Varicose Ulcers/Eczema: helps to speed healing, reduce itching & inflammation.<

Shelf life; how long will my Emu Oil last?
It has been known for some oil to stay stable for up to 10 years. It is more usual for Emu Oil producers to recommend a 5 to 6 year shelf life. Although the recommendation is to use your oil up within 1-2 years of opening your bottle. This is because as soon as you open the bottle you expose the oil to the atmosphere and then when you start pouring it and dabbing your fingers in etc it is inevitable that the oil will be exposed to some bacteria. This applies to all cosmetics. You should also store the oil below 30°C and out of direct sunlight to help prolong its shelf life. In very hot weather it can be stored in the fridge.

Who can use Emu Oil?
The topical application of Emu Oil is safe for all the family including children, babies, the elderly, and the sick and during pregnancy. There are no known side affects. It can also be used on animals.

What does Emu Oil contain?
Emu Oil naturally contains:
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Omegas 3,6 & 9
Triglycerides (lipids very similar to those in human skin)
Terpines - antiseptic agents
Sapogens - skin softeners
Oleic Acid - a skin cell regenerator and preserver and an epidermic transporter of bio-active compounds.

What are the benefits of Emu Oil?

Reduces Inflammation
Mildly Analgesic
Suitable for all ages and skin types, even extremely sensitive and or/irritated skin
More effective than arnica for the treatment of bruises
Drug & chemical free
Safe & natural alternative to mineral oils
More compatible with human skin than vegetable or mineral oils
A sustainable resource, unlike mineral oils
Deeply penetrating
Transporter of active ingredients
Speeds Healing
Doesn’t interfere with normal skin function

Job Situation

2008-06-17T18:58:00.003+01:00

It is crazy in work at the moment my trainer is on leave/holiday and I get the opinion that my line manager can't understand why I have been given a load of work that should have been given to our admin team and not me. This hopefully will work in my favour.

My ebay shop is moving along and I am happy with the progress I just need to source some new items to sell to move onto the next level.

The Wedding Countdown

2008-05-29T13:22:00.001+01:00

Wedding Day Countdown

Start to think about your complexion about 4-6 months before. A skincare routine helps skin look even, smooth and radiant. For all important daily sun protection, don’t go out without an SPF lotion- please consider this at any time of the year.

About 4 to 8 weeks before and you suffer from large pores, dullness or shine. Now is the time to get a skin care check up and address any complexion issues. Please go and talk to the experts about your concerns and commit to a simple customised routine. You will see your problems solved and your skin transformed.

Round about 4 weeks before make a visit to see a make up expert and go over your wedding day look.

Purchase presents for your bridal party. Make up and fragrance items make great gifts. Please don’t forget the groom.

Continue to experiment with self tanners to give skin a sun kissed glow. The key to natural looking, believable colour? Exfoliation. It helps self tanning products glide on and most importantly streak free. Polish and deflake dull skin with gentle yet effective booster exfoliators for face and body.

After you have applied a self tanner you must remember to keep your skin hydrated this is very important as dry skin soaks up colour unevenly. Wait for 20 minutes after self tanning before smoothing on moisturiser.

It is now the week of that all important day the wedding day. Make time to go for that all important final skin care check up. It is well known that stress and dehydration can wreak havoc on skin, therefore get some all important exercise and more importantly drink plenty of water, too.

Revisit how you want your make up to look. Practice makes perfect. Now’s the time to purchase anything that missing from your cosmetics bag. Pack for your honeymoon. Importantly don’t forget the sunscreen.

Also consider what special fragrance you will wear for the big day.

The wedding day remember to moisturise lightly around your eyes and liberally on your face. A well moisturised face keeps foundation from clinging to skin.

Foundation evens out skin tone and minimises imperfections. Remember less is more.

Concealer disguises imperfections – it’s the key to great photographs. Brighten your look with a lighter shade of concealer at the inner and outer eye corners.

Eye shadow tends to wear off. Anchor your shadow with a neutral base for long wear. Waterproof mascara is a must.

Lipstick should be subtle and flattering. Avoid brown lipsticks to make to make your teeth your whiter. And a long wearing lipstick formula will help keep your smile beautiful after numerous toasts and kisses.

Bottom line? Enjoy your moment it’s your day. Feel comfortable with yourself. Finally be yourself! The most important thing to remember is to have fun, and delight in this once in a lifetime process.

As a footnote I have started to source wedding goods in my ebay shop.Please visithttp://stores.ebay.co.uk/Grimzags-Emporium

Brides and Wedding

2008-05-21T19:10:00.003+01:00

Everyone knows someone you is getting married this year or next and their wedding plans are set and they are actively working on them.

I have therefore started sources wedding items for my ebay store . There is only a few items at the moment however if they sell I will add and source more.

However I have found these wedding traditions for everyone to see. Some I did know about and some I didn't.

The Ring

The wedding ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand because it was once believed that a special vein ran from this finger directly to the heart. If the ring is dropped during the ceremony, it should be picked up only by the clergyman or registrar conducting the ceremony.

If the wife loses her wedding ring at any time, the husband should immediately buy another, place it on her finger and repeat the lines of the marriage vow.

It's All in the Timing

June is a universally favoured month for weddings, and not just because good weather can generally be relied upon. Its popularity is rooted in the fact that it was named for the goddess Juno. As the adored and faithful wife of Jupiter, she is said to bestow special blessings on those who marry in her month. May, named for Maia, wife of Vulcan and patroness of the aged, is said to be a particularly unlucky time to marry.

Married in January's hoar and rime, widowed you'll be before your time,
Married in February's sleepy weather, life you'll tread in time together,
Married when March winds shrill and roar, your home will be on a distant shore,
Married beneath April's changing skies, a chequered path before you lies,
Married when bees over May blossoms flit, strangers around your board will sit,
Married in the month of roses, June, life will be one long honeymoon,
Married in July with flowers ablaze, bittersweet memories on after days,
Married in August's heat and drowse, lover and friend in your chosen spouse,
Married in September's golden glow, smooth and serene your life will go,
Married when leaves in October thin, toil and hardship now begin,
Married in veils of November mist, fortune your wedding ring has kissed,
Married in days of December cheer, love's star shines brighter from year to year.

Some days, too, are considered luckier than others for marrying:

Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no luck at all.

My ebay shop and job situation

2008-05-13T18:58:00.005+01:00

ebay shop

My ebay shop is going well I will except that it will take up to 2 years to reach its full potential. But at this date I'm happy.
ebay shop

The job situation could be better, however I will just have to get on with it at the moment

Job Situation

2008-05-05T19:47:00.002+01:00

On the whole everything is ticking over ok. Except one trainer who with I think the boss doesn't want me in the section due to me been given the job as I was a re-deployee.

My line manager is always checking to see if I have any work to get on with and they are always asking this trainer to pass work over. The trainer says that they will however I only ever get it within the last 10 minutes before I leave.

I think they want me to stay late and build up flexi that then they will not allow me to take.

The line manager also keeps asking this trainer if I can attend meeting with her. The number of meeting that I have attended is huge however as this is a new work area for me I will tag along. The response I get is there are none. However they other new starters are already tagging along with their trainers to meeting. The thing that rub salt into the wound is the trainer allocated to me is always out at meeting.

Oh well at least my ebay work is slowly taking off.

Job Situation

2008-04-15T20:01:00.002+01:00

Still slow, However I am a lot happier now that I know that I am at least permanent.

What a pain that Ebay has stopped digital downloads I had just about got myself set up to finally move into ebooks and they stopped them.

Yes I now there are still ways around it. However this is a minor set back and all I must do is re calculate how I am going to move into ebooks and then strike.

Job Situation

2008-04-07T17:18:00.002+01:00

Finally just over one year from placed on the redeployment list I have a new job. It also took my salary dept 10 months to sort out and get my salary correct. 2 goods things in 2 weeks. The job isn't as high a salary as my previous position however at least it's full time and permanent.

I just need now to undertake all the necessary training and I can then apply outside for a new job in other company who will pay me more.

My ebay shop is slowing taking off and generating sales . If I can keep the steady trade that I have already started to receive and slowly progress I will be more than happy.

Life and work

2008-03-21T19:03:00.002Z

My life is at the moment like one blur. Me who adheres so much to time management has seriously let it slip. My blogging has slip, my training as well. Now is the time over easter to attempt to put some normality back into my life.

The job situation hopefully is nearly resolved and my ebay shop is starting to gander results.

The situation with my shop I am now happy to let it progress and most reports or sites I visit say give yourself 2 years to hit top dollar.

My work I will have to undertake major training yippee another set of courses and qualifications to gain. So I will lwt thinks progress slowly and hopefully within 12 months to 2 years. Not only be earning 15 k extra in work however also via interent marketing.

My link to my ebay shop

2008-02-23T16:02:00.002Z

I have not had much time to keep abreast of everything lately sorry for that.

These are slowly improving I know is a old chestnut. Although if you do have time take alook at my ebay shop.

I have only opened it within the last 2 weeks so it is still work in progress. Please therefore be patient and hopefully I will be in the position to offer you something one day.

ebay shop

The new job, ebay and planetsms

2008-02-05T19:17:00.001Z

The new job is going fine albeit slow. After years of people asking me this, that and whatever, I am now learning new things and I have walk before I can run.

The internet marketing ideas that I have will and are progressing. The ebay business is once again letting me learn the ropes before I open an shop and hopefully progress further. I ahve read anothe report that it can take up to 2 years to really make money. That I feel is ok

One question I have read a few reports that you must open a shop, other saying only open a shop if you if you are turning over $£X amount everyweek or month.

What do you think is the correct thing to do?

To everyone who reads this and has visited me on ebay and either browsed or bought I thank you once again.

To any body else to enable me to reach my goals please visit. Once I open my shop I will start selling ebooks.

Threre is son much to learn from planetsms. It is the only online site on ebooks that I really trust.

New job

2008-01-29T11:24:00.000Z

Still having situations getting online hopefully they are sorted out now.

I am still reading everything through planetsms. and John took 2 years to start making serious money online. Therefore I don't feel so bad now.

The new job is going well however it is taking up all my time.

Virus Hit

2008-01-08T21:26:00.000Z

Sorry I have been off line. 4 years with no problems and I have hit twice in the last 2 months.

Hopefully everything will be ok from now on

planetsms and me

2007-12-22T20:19:00.000Z

I know that I am seriously looking at this idea. John has stated do one new thing a day a philosophy that I have being using for years. At the moment I am concentrating on my new job. It's no good having a internet business that is slowly taking off if you lose your main source of income until it fully takes off.

I have found this info very helpful and in the new year when I can start to relax a little cause the main crux of the new job rules regulations etc have been learnt I will be moving over to learn all John's ideas.

Most of them are not rocket science it's just grasping his ideas and using them. However you need time. Which I only have early in 2008.

Everyone give it a try. You may even start to make money from it all for $10 or £5 per month.

Review of 'Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship'

Body:

A new mentoring program with a difference

Many new online marketers are joining programs and sites that claim to 'mentor' people to success, So is 'Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship' any different to so many that don't provide value, Or is is one of the few that do?

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I may be slightly biased in favour of this program - because I have bought products from John Thornhill in the past and he always over delivers and offers great support for those, You might want to check some of his products here to get an idea of the quality of his products before comiting to a monthly fee...

After showcasing Johns products, I will endeavour to be objective in discussing his new Internet marketing digital mentorship membership product and just look at the facts.

The first thing I noted from reading his site is that John Thornhill, known on ebay as planetsms, isn't just promoting it as another 'make money from ebay' type of product.
He does use his ebay id as part of his credentials as a person qualified to teach others, as well as the fact that he has authored some best selling ebooks, and is an ebay powerseller.

What he says about 'the secret to success' being to follow someone who is successful at internet marketing can't be argued with, (provided they are teaching what they know and do to make money on the internet)

This monthly membership goes a lot further than just the mention of selling on ebay though.
It claims to teach exactly what John does to generate multiple streams of income from the internet marketing arena in general.

The claims made on the sales page include:

A Digital Newsletter Delivered to Your Inbox Each Month.
In which he claims to reveal methods he actually uses to make money, and admits many of them are not just from ebay.

Audio/Video Training
Which will show and 'walk us through' what he does and the strategies he employs.

The Tools Required to Help You Succeed.
He includes in the package the tools and private label/ brandable material he says will be needed for some one to start their own online income.

The Opportunity to Get Personal Help.
Offering to have direct contact with subscribers/members to help them where needed (but only on a limited number basis) - so I would assume this may be removed at some point?

A Monthly Question and Answer session.
Promising to answer any marketing related questions

Further 'undefined' help
Offering to be flexible and help as needed with other avenues of making money online such as list building, product creation, sales page building and help with ebay listings.

And Also -
Almost Guaranteed Income.
Where he is offering to promote members products to his subscriber base, in order to help generate them some sale. (I note he does have some small print in there - only promising to promote appropriate products)
This presumably covers him against any obligation to promote poor quality or non related products?

Finally his price for membership is set at $10 per month. (this is where I believe he differentiates himself from many mentoring programs I have seen - most go for the higher end price ticket - this does seem exceptional value if he lives up to his claims)

For which he also offers a money back guarantee. (presumably with it being a clickbank product - he will have had to offer such a guarantee) Never the less it is comforting that one can 'Try' him out without risk or fear of loss, knowing that if he doesn't provide quality and value he would soon be out of pocket.

So that's the sales page and claims outlined, with a few comments from myself where appropriate.
As a brand new service - time will tell if he continues to provide value...
But I can say this much -

I have had access to his first Video Newsletter and can confirm that he does go into great detail of a strategy he is currently using.
He gives details of exactly how to set it up for maximum profit, with a step by step follow along video that any new marketer could easily follow. Clear and simple and with a full explanation of where he did what he did, how to do the same etc.

He then went further than expected and showed exactly how much income and sales this strategy provided from his own business and also for comparison, a new marketer with a smaller list and less experience and no product of his own.

I do believe this will help many and was sufficient to justify the first months subscription without any of the other benefits quoted.

So my conclusion so far is that I genuinely believe this could be a valuable resource and it certainly looks as though planetsms digital monthly mentorship will be a keeper for me.

My recommendation would be to join and try it out. with the money back guarantee the small $10 risk is removed.
I believe new and intermediate marketers will find value and benefit in the first issue.
And surprisingly - even many of the more experienced marketers are not using this particular strategy!
So I wouldn't rule it out assuming the low price would mean there was nothing a successful marketer couldn't learn.

Do come back and post your comments if you found this review useful.

Keith (aka Grimzag)

New Job

2007-12-19T18:31:00.000Z

Well 3 weeks into the new job and everything is going fine. Well except my salary is still wrong.
I have also decided that although its less than a week to Christmas I will start a weight reduction plan now. Therefore I will not over celebrate this holiday period.

One final thing the information I receive from planet sms is excellent. I will seriously concentrate on this in the new year. If you are undecided try it for 1 month it only costs £5.00 or $10.

15 Great Ways To Lose Weight Fast

Want to lose weight fast? It's easy to say goodbye to 10 pounds of unwanted fat with these easy diet tips. Just pay attention to what you eat and be sure to have good tasting, fresh and healthy food including snacks, fill up on vegetables and keep your taste buds happy with fruit.

No need to make sacrifices! Just follow these simple guidelines to lose your first 10 pounds, last 10 pounds or give your weight loss program a boost when it seems to have stuttered to a halt. This is a balanced and flexible plan that you can use for as long as you want.

1. Keep a note of everything that you eat and drink. You do not need to estimate calories. Just write down what it was that you had and the approximate quantity. You will find that being more aware of what you are eating helps you to plan healthy meals and snacks.

2. Halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means using half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes; half the usual amount of mayonnaise or sauce on your salad; and half the oil in the frypan every time.

3. Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, etc.

4. Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day.

5. Plan at least one lunch and dinner every week without meat or cheese. Build those meals around whole grains, vegetables and beans to increase fiber and reduce fat.

6. Reduce the fat content in your milk products. If you are currently drinking whole milk, reduce to 2% fat. From 2% reduce to 1%. Choose lower fat cheese and yogurt. When you buy yogurt, also check that it does not contain sugar.

7. Have at least two servings of fruit every day. This can be for dessert or snacks. Choose fruit that is in season.

8. Drink water instead of sodas, juices, milky drinks or alcohol. Avoid diet soda - the sweet taste only encourages you to crave sugar. Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning.

9. Include at least two servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner. If you are getting hungry, have more.

10. Eat slowly. The body is slow to register when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals.

11. Grated carrot makes a great snack. You will find that a grated carrot is much more filling than a whole carrot. Strange but true.

12. Use whole grains wherever possible. The fiber will give you a fuller feeling and also help your digestion.

13. Choose food that you can chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky.

14. Plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. Plan your shopping too - make a list of what you need and stick to it. If you just grab something when you are feeling hungry, you will probably choose high calorie food.

15. Always switch off the TV when you eat. That includes snacks as well as meals. Studies have proved that we eat larger portions in front of the TV, probably because we are much less aware of what we are eating. When you eat, only eat if you want to lose weight fast.

Blog Post - News

2007-12-10T18:38:00.000Z

In the news...
A new mentoing Program - that doesn't break the bank

In the news this month is John Thornhill's new 'Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship'
I've taken a look at this the sales page gives a lot of detail as to what John is doing

And frankly - I would recommend checking it out.

To have someone like John teaching and showing the exact strategies he actually uses to generate multiple streams of income alone is worth the $10 price tag.
He offers a money back guarantee, but goes one better with the rest of the benefits offered,

A big one for me is the chance to have him help members create their own products by following along with what he teaches, and then To Promote Their Products to his 28,000+ list.

This would surely give any marketer new or experienced a helpful boost to sales or even the turbo charged start to their list building. Establishing their own online business.

With question and answer sessions, personal help from John, and a host of other benefits.
I can't imagine anyone not getting excited enough to join.

The video newsletter I've seen outlined a particular strategy in such detail I doubt anyone wouldn't be able to set up an identical campaign... I think a few more experienced marketers will soon hear about it and be implementing it themselves.

The BIG news about this program compared to many others has to be the price though.
In fairness - the quality is second to none from what I've seen already ...

But to charge only $10 really must give every new and previously scammed, frustrated, challenged or otherwise not yet succeeding at making money online, marketer a real sense of hope.

It's not going to be long before you'll see many many people talking about this program.

If you'll take my advice - I'd go and get in now
before John's having to turn people away.

A real newsworthy site in my opinion.
If you've tried and failed and been praying for a break ..... you've just been answered!
So get over there while it's still breaking news.

Grimzag.

New Job

2007-12-02T19:10:00.000Z

Well I officially start a new job tomorrow . I don't know at all how it will go. However I will check in and give you feedback.

The Many Facets of Viral Marketing

In the beginning, e-mail was the one way that viral marketing was started. Since that long ago day, viral marketing has gone from a marketing strategy to an art form and there are many ways to accomplish the objective of creating a successful viral marketing campaign. Seven of those ways are:

E-mail: It was first but it is still around and still used. It is, however, getting a little harder to use as more and more government restrictions are placed on it. Still… it does work.

Newsletters: This is an extension of e-mail but it a very effective tool. If you include enough timely and valuable information, a good newsletter can drive up the number of visits to your website.

Blogging: Providing the tools on your website to enable bloggers to interact with one another is a terrific way to get the message about your product of service out there and being talked about. Bloggers have their ears to the ground for new products and services.

Chat Rooms: A chat room on your website can and does encourage interaction among your customers and that can’t be a bad thing. Also, you can use the chat room to schedule special events like having an expert available to answer questions on a given day at a given time.

Tell-a-friend Script: If you add this with a statement saying that e-mail addresses supplied will never be shared with third parties, you can increase your potential customer list greatly.

Video Clips: Including cool video clips on your website will keep the interest up and increase traffic.

Flash Games: Although they are a little costly to start, they are an extremely effective tool to get your viral marketing campaign going. Once they are launched, they require nothing more from you.

I have started to read all the information downloaded that come from planetsms and so far as I have said I am completely impressed. I will keep everyone informed regarding this as well

ebooks and planetsms

2007-11-24T16:37:00.000Z

I have joined planetsms the information that they supply is amazing and I recommend that you should join or alternatively you can follow my blog and see how I do before you commit. For $10 or£5 per month the information that I have been supplied with is a steal.

I now I have to get ebooks set up but with all the information available it will take me a while to read it all and then implement it. That's not a bad thing I just have to use time management. However at long last I can light at the end of the tunnel in both working from home and in my regular day job. This is something can afford to pay every month that with hard work and dedication I should see results.

Plus I also give you this.

All You Need To Know About Blog Hosts

Apart from the chat rooms, instant messengers and electronic mails created for communication and dialogue beyond turf are the emerging innovations that help man build opportunities for interaction. The need for a personalized and human face aspect of building online communities is slowly changing the technological landscape of the Internet.

Blogs / “weblogs” or blogging are the newest gift of Internet technology to people all over the world. These are updated posts, crop up entries or personalized life snippets, of mundane or bizarre in nature. For most, a “blog” is a personal, unedited, and authentic journal meant to be shared in an online community. Blog site is a place where bloggers can publish anything; his thoughts, feelings, photos, special events, experiences, comments on issues and so on. It is more of an online diary with videos, links, documents, newsletters and opinions on just about any topics you are interested.

Blogs are made to welcome the insights and opinions of all and therefore, should not be written to sound intimidating and too formal. This kind of blog is a sure way to put off the readers. In the basics of blogging, conversational tone would be more appropriate to reach the desired audience.

Blogging is all about individuals reaching out to other individuals. Having a blog has its own set of advantages:

? Freedom of Expression. If you want people to hear you out and give their own opinion, this is the best way to create a line of communication;
? Networking is at its best. Having a blog is a good platform for exchanging genuine ideas from consumers to you as marketer of a certain product. Sound opinion and point of view is better than just showing the price quote;
? Excellent advertising platform. Blogging is a new way to advertise products, a refreshing change from the traditional advertising outlets and it is cost-effective.
? Gauging public opinion on products and services. The key is nice and catchy titles with new ideas presented in your content. This is an assurance of quick and repeated responses from your readers. Blogs is an excellent spot for the exchange of ideas between the seller and the consumer. Good for measuring public opinion regarding services and products, even political and business matters alike.
? Useful tool for internal communication. This will help your company to build a knowledge-based community of employees. Also good for harnessing employee relations and identifying human resource issues in advance.
? Other benefits like search engine optimization (SEO) will help your blogs to be seen often by as many people as you wish. This is very good exposure for your products and services.

Many blog hosting services are available on the Internet. But the basic question is which one of the services will be the best to start off your business blog program? Business people are usually clueless to recent technological innovations which would help them maximize their marketing potentials. For these beginners, it is best to study first the services offered by blog hosts. An ineffective business blogging program may damage marketing opportunities instead of enriching them.

A company may decide to do the following depending on its capacity and needs: 1) Host their own blog service, 2) Pay someone else to host the service, or 3) Setup a “blog aggregator page” and ask the employees to select their blog hosting services individually. There are paid and free services available for individuals.

For business blogs, they are required to have the latest blogging features; if not, this will prevent them from maximizing their marketing, public relations and SEO potentials.

Keep in mind that blogs should have the following basic essentials:

COMMENTS. Welcoming comments provide opportunity for dialogue. In business blogs, they are a good customer feedback mechanism. This helps develop better customer relations based from loyalty and trust. Blogging is an innovative way to converse with your customers.
TRACKBACK. This helps in maximizing company and product exposure. Through this service, consumers can get back to you for more posts and updates without the difficulty of locating you. If your blog is popular in a specific online community chances are links going back to your blog site are everywhere online, other blog sites or even websites.
CATEGORIES AND TAGS. These both help in classifying blog searches for ease of navigation and on site search. Categories act as libraries because it classifies posts by subject matter such as business, distance learning, e-commerce, online auctions, etc. Tags, help in the classification, especially in the blog search engine Technorati. Possible customers and new clients locate blogs about certain topics of interest by just clicking the tags.
RSS FEED. Really Simple Syndication is the feed from your blog that is sent out over the internet, and collected through the various newsreaders and aggregators.

If your company is to establish a business blogging program, considerable options should be made available by the hosting companies shortlisted for the services. Free blog hosting services are popular but they are much appropriate for individual online journals. Paid blog hosting services offer unlimited packages best for your company’s needs. You may want to suggest checking out some blogs that use the host first, read and examine their layout and design. Another important thing to consider is a reliable technical support the host has.

After, choosing the blog host, a team should be ready to plan the design and structure of the blog: The team should:
? create a style that meets the needs of the audience;
? establish an open, credible tone;
? schedule weekly updating of blog - ideally, a few times a week;
? include weblinks of other website and blogs;
? blog post should be in the “first person;”
? focus on the business blog objective; and,
? maintain an honest, engaging conversational quality.

Remember, whatever the look, style and content found on your blog is a reflection of you and your company.

e books

2007-11-23T22:45:00.000Z

E-books and Affiliate Programs

Some E-books combine very well with an affiliate program. When the affiliate receives some extra benefit from promoting the viral message, like being able to brand your E-book with his affiliate links, the affiliate makes a sale when a reader buys through a branded link. You benefit from increased traffic on your website because the affiliate is willing to promote the E-books for you.

Be absolutely certain that your message includes a clear call to action. There shouldn’t be any doubt whatsoever about what you intend recipients to do. Make sure that the instructions are perfectly clear so that recipients know HOW to act. The action that you require should be simple and obvious as well. Don’t make things complicated or it will confuse the reader, such as by adding numerous links.

Remember the K.I.S.S. principle: Keep It Simple Stupid! The incentive should be clear to those you want to take an action. Readers will look at your offering for about seven seconds before they move on. If it takes longer than that for them to figure out what it is you want them to do, they will move on. Don’t make your message vague or difficult to comprehend. If you do, chances are you will lose them. You must respect your readers enough to express your message clearly.

Once you are sure you have an E-book that will be of value to an affiliate program, approach them with your idea and be able to show that it will be mutually beneficial.

Viral Marketing using E-books is one of many techniques that all together have a cumulative effect in attracting customers and subscribers to your business and in attracting targeted visitors to your website. You will very soon find out that this is an excellent way of increasing sales, subscribers and referrals.

I have also recently signed up to planetsms myself so everyone can keep tabs on how my dealing go over the next few weeks and months.

e books and job situation

2007-11-16T16:49:00.000Z

3 Steps to Find “Freebies” to Add to Your E-book

Those of us who regularly shop on line are familiar with the array of free gifts, free bonuses and just plain freebies that are offered to a visitor to a website to encourage them to buy. How could you collect, select and offer free gifts, which will be valued as much as the original merchandise that is being purchased, put these gifts together and add them to your E-book? There are just three steps to do that very thing. They are:

1. Identify your key words in each chapter of your E-book. Now, type those words into your favorite search engine. You are looking for free E-books on the same subject in more depth, by a greater expert than you are, or by someone who gives a new and fresh angle to the topic. Add a link to the free E-book in each chapter of your E-book.

2. Research the Internet for related free gifts. Now you are looking for things that you could give as free gifts in your E-book that will make it more appealing and give it more pass-along appeal to your readers. For example: If you are selling gardening supplies, find a planting guide on the web that can be downloaded and include that as a gift in your E-book.

3. Download the freebies. Visit the freebies pages on those web sites. Most sites have freebies and encourage you to distribute them.

Other key words I searched for are freebies, free E-books, and free reports and then gave the key word that I wanted the free stuff for. Like… “freebies for gardeners”.

Give your reader the vest that you can offer. Give them your book, additional reading material and free gifts to boot. Everybody loves a bargain!

I am seriously looking at ebooks that is why I have given you the above. Also my job the management have agreed that they have been paying the wrong salary. The situation now is getting them to pay me,if they get my salary right in December it will include 4 months back payment.

Hopefully they will get it right just in time for christmas.

Publishing Your eZine – the Cons

2007-11-11T14:14:00.000Z

As with any other types of businesses, publishing your own online newsletter a.k.a. eZine has its share of drawbacks, in spite of the several benefits it offer.

The purpose of this article is not to scare you away with the disadvantages of publishing your own eZine, as the benefits are often more attractive. However, I will also show you how you can easily tackle the cons.

One obvious challenge most beginning eZine publishers face is the creation of eZine content. Creating your own content can be tiresome, especially if you are not a gifted writer and that you run out of ideas every so often that your publishing schedule is threatening you.

A way of taking care of this problem is to create your content in advance. You can compile 30 days worth of content in one day, for example. If you are not blessed with writing skills, you can broker the writing task to capable freelance writers which you can find at places such as http://www.elance.com/ or http://www.rentacoder.com/. While you need to pay for such services, you are at liberty to take the credit for written articles.

Alternatively, you can republish articles from article directories such as http://ezinearticles.com/. This is a free method you can use in making content, provided you include the resource box of the original author and that the article has republishing rights conveyed.

In conclusion, you can easily tackle the content creation challenge using the mentioned methods that do not require writing on your part, free or paid.

Publishing Your eZine – the Pros

2007-11-10T15:55:00.000Z

There are several advantages publishing your own eZine can offer to you. Thus if the pros appeal to you, then publishing your own paperless newsletter can be ideal for you.

The most obvious reason publishing an eZine can be the most ideal business to you is that it is so easy to start that any individual can do. There is no need to invest in starting a brick and mortar business or even staff and heavy machines for that matter.

In fact, you can do this from the comfort of your home as the most important thing you will need is an auto responder equipped with broadcast feature. Auto responders such as GetResponse.com and aWeber.com are highly recommended when it comes to publishing your own eZine.

In spite of the low start up cost and monthly fees, you can make money from several profit centers within the spaces of your eZine issues. You can make money from selling advertising space, just to name one.

Most importantly, you get to build your own personal media and spread your marketing influence, making you more valuable to product and service owners thus do not be surprised if you receive Joint Venture proposals every so often.

Given some of the best reasons in the world of Internet Marketing, publishing your own periodical eZine can one of the best money vehicles you will ever acquire or even build.

Mailing List for Affiliate Marketers

2007-11-09T10:02:00.000Z

If you are an affiliate marketer who wants to make a comfortable living from referring your prospects to other people’s product or service for decent commissions, then you must consider building your own mailing list.

Building your mailing list of hungry prospects can be one of the best investments you will ever make, as it is time and effort worth spending on. When you strike on a Joint Venture and have a new product or service to endorse, you can look no further than your own mailing list.

Granted, that most affiliates, as in more than 90 percent of them, are not making money from affiliate programs, but this often results from the same amount of effort focused on least effective methods.

While having your own mailing list is, by a long mile, not the only effective affiliate marketing method, you can make affiliate sales very quickly even in the next few hours after sending a sales message, provided that your mailing list is huge and responsive.

This is often true, because owning your own mailing list for you to endorse products and services to is one of the fastest-producing results, beating other affiliate marketing methods imaginable.

In a nutshell, the affiliate marketer who gets ahead of the pack is the one who owns a huge and responsive mailing list of prospects.

Why Publish an eZine?

2007-11-07T13:28:00.000Z

As everyone is aware that I started this blog when I suffered a serious drop on salary. I have been constantly searching and trying out different ideas. However every time I seem to achieve a breakthrough another obstacle rising. I know I have find ways around these but when it concerns capital which I haven't got there is the stumbling block.

I am now looking at building ebooks and ezines.

On the Internet, it is very possible to make money without selling any product. One way of doing so is through starting your own eZine, also known as an electronic newsletter.

In a nutshell, you send out your eZine issues on a periodical basis to your subscribers. The good part is that you have a flexible choice in automating the process of sending out your eZine issues for you or manually sending them on a periodical basis.

As an eZine publisher, not only can you easily achieve the benefits a conventional newsletter publisher enjoys without having to chop down several trees in the process, you can easily and conveniently spread your marketing influence and expertise to your base of subscribers from the shoes of an ordinary individual.

In other words, you do not have to invest in expensive printing equipment, brick and mortar business, and hiring staff just to run your own newsletter publication, resulting in a lot of time, money and effort saved.

Basically, all you need to start your own eZine are an auto responder and broadcast feature to go with, enabling you to reach out to your massive subscribers whom you can regard as your prospects, too.

All in all, if you do not have the commitments of creating your own product for sale, then publishing your own online newsletter can be one of the wisest decisions you will ever make, given the benefits of impressive marketing power and influence it can offer to you.

Review of 'Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship'

2007-11-06T13:05:00.000Z

Blog Post - Review
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A new mentoring program with a difference

Many new online marketers are joining programs and sites that claim to 'mentor' people to success, So is 'Planetsms Digital Monthly Mentorship' any different to so many that don't provide value, Or is is one of the few that do?

I may be slightly biased in favour of this program - because I have bought products from John Thornhill in the past and he always over delivers and offers great support for those, You might want to check some of his products here to get an idea of the quality of his products before commiting to a monthly fee...

After showcasing Johns products, I will endeavour to be objective in discussing his new Internet marketing digital mentorship membership product and just look at the facts.

The first thing I noted from reading his site is that John Thornhill, known on ebay as planetsms, isn't just promoting it as another 'make money from ebay' type of product.
He does use his ebay id as part of his credentials as a person qualified to teach others, as well as the fact that he has authored some best selling ebooks, and is an ebay powerseller.

What he says about 'the secret to success' being to follow someone who is successful at internet marketing can't be argued with, (provided they are teaching what they know and do to make money on the internet)

This monthly membership goes a lot further than just the mention of selling on ebay though.
It claims to teach exactly what John does to generate multiple streams of income from the internet marketing arena in general.

The claims made on the sales page include:

A Digital Newsletter Delivered to Your Inbox Each Month.
In which he claims to reveal methods he actually uses to make money, and admits many of them are not just from ebay.

Audio/Video Training
Which will show and 'walk us through' what he does and the strategies he employs.

The Tools Required to Help You Succeed.
He includes in the package the tools and private label/ brandable material he says will be needed for some one to start their own online income.

The Opportunity to Get Personal Help.
Offering to have direct contact with subscribers/members to help them where needed (but only on a limited number basis) - so I would assume this may be removed at some point?

A Monthly Question and Answer session.
Promising to answer any marketing related questions

Further 'undefined' help
Offering to be flexible and help as needed with other avenues of making money online such as list building, product creation, sales page building and help with ebay listings.

And Also -
Almost Guaranteed Income.
Where he is offering to promote members products to his subscriber base, in order to help generate them some sale. (I note he does have some small print in there - only promising to promote appropriate products)
This presumably covers him against any obligation to promote poor quality or non related products?

Finally his price for membership is set at $10 per month. (this is where I believe he differentiates himself from many mentoring programs I have seen - most go for the higher end price ticket - this does seem exceptional value if he lives up to his claims)

For which he also offers a money back guarantee. (presumably with it being a clickbank product - he will have had to offer such a guarantee) Never the less it is comforting that one can 'Try' him out without risk or fear of loss, knowing that if he doesn't provide quality and value he would soon be out of pocket.

See the site

So that's the sales page and claims outlined, with a few comments from myself where appropriate.

As a brand new service - time will tell if he continues to provide value...
But I can say this much -

I have had access to his first Video Newsletter and can confirm that he does go into great detail of a strategy he is currently using.
He gives details of exactly how to set it up for maximum profit, with a step by step follow along video that any new marketer could easily follow. Clear and simple and with a full explanation of where he did what he did, how to do the same etc.

He then went further than expected and showed exactly how much income and sales this strategy provided from his own business and also for comparison, a new marketer with a smaller list and less experience and no product of his own.

I do believe this will help many and was sufficient to justify the first months subscription without any of the other benefits quoted.

So my conclusion so far is that I genuinely believe this could be a valuable resource and it certainly looks as though planetsms digital monthly mentorship will be a keeper for me.

My recommendation would be to join and try it out. with the money back guarantee the small $10 risk is removed.
I believe new and intermediate marketers will find value and benefit in the first issue.
And surprisingly - even many of the more experienced marketers are not using this particular strategy!
So I wouldn't rule it out assuming the low price would mean there was nothing a successful marketer couldn't learn.

See the sales page here

Do come back and post your comments if you found this review useful.

grimzag

logging on

2007-11-01T17:27:00.001Z

I have had serious problems logging on this has now been resolved

Job Situation

2007-10-26T21:22:00.000+01:00

A quick update I think at last I have finally got another job and with it more salary. No where near to what I was enjoying however a step in the right direction.

I will find out more nice week.

Job Situation

2007-10-18T19:57:00.000+01:00

Could be in line for a new position tomorrow. I suppose I should remain positive over the whole thing I could be in for a shock.

I have serious started to look at selling stuff on e-bay. I have some old stuff to sell just to get started I have signed up to a couple of e-magazines in relation to selling on e-bay. The only situation I see is once again you need some sort of float to purchase some goods to sell to take you to the next level.

Job Situation

2007-10-15T17:50:00.000+01:00

Another day and still non the wiser I am at a loss what to do next I try to remain positive however it is becoming a struggle and to make matters worse my competition wins as explained in my other blog have dried up as well.

Hopefully as I have stated on my other site the mystery shopper is slowing making moves however it will never be a true second income position. A nice steady income say of $100 a month no more that is unless I can spend more time doing it.

Job Situation

2007-10-13T17:38:00.001+01:00

I have had problems with my PC this week. Everything is now ok. The job situation just drags on and there seems to be no solution. The unions are in constant conversation with management and human resources without any results.

It is now that I wish that I could win the lottery. So I can turn round to them all and say thanks for the last 6 months of nothing.

I am constantly looking for new opportunities in respect of alternative employment and working/ web based working. On the internet marketing side everything I look at lately involves an influx of money/capital something that after six months of reduced salary now really biting hard is out of the question.

I know the old age saying of speculate to accumulate however its hard when you have nothing to start off from.

Job Situation

2007-10-06T18:01:00.000+01:00

Nothing new on the job situation. Another week gone by and all I seem to get from management is that they are awaiting to speak to someone else to discuss the case.

All my friends who work in different occupations some work in HR in other companies are convinced that my present employer wants me out. I will not give them the satisfaction in handing in my notice. If they give me job that meets me half way so therefore I know how much I will be paid every month. I will find alternative employment. It's not that I looking for other employment at the moment it's just want my pound of flesh.

They could also pay me off but that will not happen as I have mentioned in one of my previous posts.

I am looking at adding ebay to my list of alternative ways of earning some cash. The mystery shopper thing has so far been a success. See my other blog for further details.

Affilaite Marketing

2007-10-03T19:28:00.000+01:00

This is a great article.

Affiliate marketing on the Internet is possibly one of the
most lucrative means to making money there is.

Of course, you need a certain amount of knowledge in order to
make large commission checks.

The money will not start flowing in until you lay the groundwork
for your success.

This article is going to reveal four effective methods in setting
the groundwork for selling large amounts of affiliate products
without hassle.

- Start with great content.

Your website should offer content that is both relevant and
useful to your target market.

This will automatically inspire trust and respect with visitors.
This first step is critical. If you have a site that you
hastily throw together in order to make a buck, then you are
better off not getting involved in affiliate marketing.

People need to feel that you are respectable, trustworthy,
and able before they will listen to your suggestions. Your
content should prove your knowledge and experience and be of
great value to your visitors.

- Insert a soft sell of one or two affiliate products in the
course of your content.

A soft sell is exactly what it sounds like:

To softly, passively promote a product. You should avoid
sales pitch style promoting at all costs. This will turn people
off and make them want to leave your site.

Here's an example.

Let's say your content is about lawn care, and you are marketing
a fertilizer that does wonders for lawns. During the course
of your well-written content all you have to do is mention
the product and say that it has done great things for you.

That's it.

Anything else and you are getting into a sales pitch. Simply
insert a quick blurb about the product in an appropriate part
of your content and provide a link to the company that produces it.

- Promote at least three affiliate products at once.

It is important to diversify your affiliate products.

This ensures a much more stable income, because it is
produced by multiple sources. It is never a good idea to
put all of your efforts into promoting a single product.

This leaves you very vulnerable. If only one product is
bringing in your entire income what happens if the company
suddenly goes under or cuts the commission payouts in half?

It would be disastrous to your cash flow. You would be
left seeking out a new product and a new marketing scheme
for it. This can be very difficult, especially if your
whole site was geared toward promoting that one product.

If on the other hand, you have three or more affiliate
products regularly bringing in income it wouldn't be
near as big a concern if one of the companies went out of
business or cut down their payouts.

- Create a viral ebook loaded with affiliate links.

A viral ebook is basically a free ebook that is spread by
word of mouth. Viral ebooks are a great way to market
affiliate products. Suppose you create a viral ebook about
how to start an Internet business.

Place affiliate links throughout the book. There could be a
link to an autoresponder company, a web hosting company, and
anything else an Internet marketer would need to start a business.

If anybody clicks on the links within the book and buys one
of the products, you get a commission.

Everyone wins.

The person reading the book gets set up with great services,
the companies you promote get more business, and you make
loads of affiliate commissions. Viral ebooks can also help
to generate a lot of fresh traffic to your website.

Use these tactics above and no one will be able to stop you
from becoming successful in affiliate marketing.

Job Situation

2007-10-02T18:45:00.000+01:00

Still no news on the job front. After being told that everything was in order and a decision should be reached by Monday midday, every one who can give the union an answer has suddenly bee transfered to Mars.

I have been successful in being accepted as a mystery shopper. I see this as a success and all I have to do is start earning. I will not not set big targets however any monies earned will be a step in the right direction.

Job Situation

2007-09-30T19:34:00.000+01:00

Hopefully a big day tomorrow. The discussion in relation to me starting this new job should hit the front page tomorrow and I will know if I can start this aforementioned job and therefore recoup some of the money I have lost since April.

Also I have been excepted in being a mystery shopper. Once again I don't expect this to be a huge money winner however with everything else I am trying to tie up, the surveys, comps and now this (the web based internet marketing a side) if I ca clear £100 ($200) a month per item I will be happy.

I will give you the results tomorrow on this meeting.

Job Situation

2007-09-27T16:46:00.000+01:00

The job situation is still slowly moving along. The union are awaiting a telephone call to determine that one of the jobs that I would be interested in will actually be made available to me even though I exceed the criteria needed for the position.

I should know tomorrow if there will be any movement.

On the working from home front I am seriously looking at being a mystery shopper . Although It doesn't bring in much if I'm lucky anything from $60-$200 (£30-£100) per month. I see this a part of my multiple income streams.

Oh well roll on tomorrow and lets see what awaits.

Blogs

2007-09-25T20:52:00.000+01:00

5 Reasons Why Blogging is the New Internet Marketing Tool

Blogging is a concept that started in late 90s. It used to be a way to comment an existing webpage, an opportunity for visitors and readers to react or voice out one’s opinion on the said page. What started as a single-sentence commentary has evolved into pages of personal take on just about anything and everything under the sun. As it continues to move forward, online advertising has tapped into the blog’s potential. Here are 5 reasons why you should use blogging as an Internet marketing tool.

1.Blogging is simple. The simplest way to get your piece on the net is through blogging. No skills are necessary… an average adult can read and type, or at least click a mouse. It’s like having a virtual piece of paper and you just write your ideas, experiences, new products, and hope that the truth behind your articles comes out and entice your reader to also try your product. If you have a PC and an Internet connection (who doesn’t?) then you can blog and advertise.

2. Blogging is authentic. In this day and age where advertising saturate our lives, we question the credibility of promoters’ claims. However, in blogs, real people share their real-life experiences, unscathed by paid advertising. Reading blogs about first-hand product use is like talking to people about their first-hand experience. You definitely want to buy a tried and tested product.

3. Blogging is free. Because blogging is yet to be proven as a mainstream online advertising media, most sites see it as something to augment current marketing tools and thus offer it for free. Any opportunity for free webtime is definitely a bonus especially to businesses that are starting up. Needless to say, paid blog pages can generate more income for your seriously growing business.

4. Blogging builds credibility. As you get more and more into writing your experiences on a particular product or industry, your readers come to realize that they can depend on your posts for their own information needs. As such, you become an expert on it; as a consequence, more readers visit your site and more bloggers link to your blogs. As companies and professional organizations notice the growth of your readership base, they may soon get in touch with you for advertising on your blog page, or make you an affiliate, which pays for every referral generated from your blog site.

5. Blogging builds your market. Unless you are a Hollywood star, chances are, only your Mom reads your posts. Mom has a lot of friends, so she lets her friends know how interesting your blog site is. But you need not depend on Mom to increase your readership base. Look into the following ways to build your market through blogging:

-By using your e-mail. Today, blogging is overcoming the e-mail’s popularity in quickly and effectively reaching and expanding a market. In this age of speed and quick access, logging in and downloading e-mail is simply taking longer than clicking into a blog site. Let them explore your site by using a short e-mail message as teaser to your blog site. If your e-mail is on an entirely different subject, use your e-mail signature to give a link to the site.

-By using subscription. An easy way to get your readers e-mail is to give them an opportunity to subscribe to your blogsite. Keep some exclusive information for your subscribers to entice readers to subscribe and give their e-mail address. Just be responsible in using their e-mail address, as the last thing you want is a comment on your blog that you are a spammer.

-By understanding your readers. Conduct a simple survey for your readers to understand their profile and advertising preferences. Ask consumers to give you feedback on a post, an ad link, or a trial that you shared. In this way, it is like interviewing your readers without the commitment and intrusion of a face-to-face interview.

-By joining a blog network –A network of blogs maybe a collection of blog sites that share the same industry, interest, readership base, payment mode, etc. Consumers find credibility and convenience in clicking one link to several real bloggers about a single subject. Clearly, more bloggers are better than one.

-By using RSS. RSS is the fastest growing technology on the Internet today. As such, having RSS feeds to your blog is definitely another means of generating awareness for your readership base. Having a variety of feeds can add interest to your blog site.

Give your business a boost by effectively using blogging as an Internet marketing tool.

Job Front

2007-09-24T19:41:00.000+01:00

Just when you think everything is moving in the right direction. Up jumps something to knock you back down.

I thought I had a job in the bag. Not the job that would keep me there for say 5 years but something that would give me more salary taxing to a degree and would enable me to undertake a training course that would just maybe lead to better things if everything worked out.

The today I found once again the goal posts have moved. I will speak to the union asap to find out what there feeling are.

With all the problems in finding me another position instead of me doing 2 weeks here and 2 weeks there. they would just place me in position that I would except for a period say of 6-18 months. Therefore getting me off the redeployment register well until this extended placement would be completed.

Well the answer to that seems to be no!!.

adsense

2007-09-22T19:49:00.000+01:00

Monetizing Your Website With Adsense Is Profitable!

How do you maximize your site?

By earning some few dollars per click from displaying Adsense ads on it. Many are now realizing that good money is made from this source of revenue. Try the simple mathematical computation of multiplying those clicks for every page on your website and you get a summation of earnings equivalent to a monthly residual income with that little effort you have made.

Google Adsense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant and text-based Google ads on their website’s content pages and earn money in the process. The ads displayed are related to what your users are looking for on your site. This is the main reason why you both can monetize and enhance your content pages using Adsense.

How much you will be earning will depend on how much the advertisers are willing to pay. It will depend also on the keywords required. If the keywords the advertiser have chosen are in high demand, you could receive more dollars per click. On the other hand, low demand keywords will earn you just a few cents per click.

How can you start making profits out of your website using Adsense?

1. Sign up for an Adsense account. It will only take a few minutes of your time.

2. When the site is accepted, you will be receiving a clip code to include in your web pages. You can insert this code on as many pages or web sites that you want. The AdWords will start appearing immediately after.

3. You will be earning a few cents or some dollars per click when someone starts clicking on the AdWords displayed on any of your web pages. Trying to earn false revenues by repetitively clicking on your own ads is a no-no. This will result in a penalty or the possibility of your site being eliminated. The money you have already earned may be lost because of this.

4. View your statistics. Adsense earnings can be checked anytime by logging into your web site account.

Once you got your account working, you may still want to pattern them to the many sites that are earning more money than you are. It is important to note that there are factors affecting how your website will perform and the amount of money it will give you.

It is a common practice that when a site earning money, the tendency is for the owner to want to make more out of what they are getting already. It usually takes some time combined with trial and error to attain what you want for your Adsense contents.

Time and some important factors that you can practice and use.

How do you increase your Adsense earnings?

1. Choose one topic per page. It is best to write a content for your page with just a few targeted phrases. The search engine will then serve ads that are more relevant which will then result in higher clickthoughs.

2. Using white space around your ad. This can make your ad stand out from the rest of your page so visitors can spot them easily. There are also other choices of colors you can use, provided by search engines, which can harmonize the color of your ad with the web page color.

3. Test your ad placement. It is recommended to use the vertical format that runs down the side of the web page to get more positive results. You can also try both horizontal and vertical formats for a certain period of time to see which one will give you better results.
4. More content-based pages. Widen the theme of your website by creating pages that focus more on your keyword phrases. This will optimize the pages for the search engines. It can not only attract traffic but also make them more relevant for the AdWords to be displayed.
5. Site Build It. This is the perfect tool to be used for creating lots of Adsense revenues. Site Build It has all the tools necessary to quickly achieve a keyword-rich site that can rank high in the search engines. This will also produce a flow of traffic to your site of highly targeted visitors.

Blogrush

2007-09-19T20:50:00.000+01:00

Another day in the office which was once again really slow.

I met two old friends at lunch in both instances I was telling them about what has happened to me and they were shocked. However I am getting use to that now. But I can't seem to get first base with the management.

One of my friends said that there should be a job available in his section at a higher grade that should suit me. It's bound to be deleted before I get a chance to apply for it. Oh no negative thoughts must be positive.

Also tonight I signed up to blogrush.
Why don't you give it a go!

Joint Ventures - The Secret to Fast Internet Marketing Success

2007-09-18T19:51:00.000+01:00

Joint Ventures - The Secret to Fast Internet Marketing Success

There is little doubt that the fastest way to launch a website, product, or service is through a joint venture. Search engines, ppc, or traditional advertising does not have the effect or speed with which you can launch a site that a well management joint venture campaign will bring you. But for the uninitiated, joint ventures are a foreign language. Knowing how to approach others, how to begin networking, and how to get your name known is extremely difficult.

Job Situation

2007-09-17T20:28:00.000+01:00

I had a meeting today with the Occupational Psychologist I feel it went ok. We discussed my present job situation ad ways that I could improve my job situation.

One point that constantly came up was having a new CV and testing the water. After years of working in anon for profit organization it will be scary. However after speaking to a friend who is a HR manager. I will meet him next week to draw a new one up.

I am slowly getting back on track with all my other projects.

further frustrations

2007-09-15T19:37:00.000+01:00

My further frustrations of an internet marketer newb.

These are the following that I constantly question whenever I download anything.

Is it signed off by a name? If not, it could be
suspicious. Every good operator will sign off the
latter with an individual name.

Can you see the company details? There should
be a registered address and a publisher's name.
If not, don't send any money.

Is the money promise unrealistic? Any
promotion that offers things like "£100,000 this
year' or "£1 million opportunity" I believe is lying.

Are the prospects realistic? Most decent
opportunities will make you between £100 a
week and £25,000 a year, part time. Full time
the figure could be as high as £80,000, but
you're not likely to go full time until you've made
it work part time, right? So keep this in mind
before you buy the Aston Martin in your mind.
Yes, ANY business can make you a millionaire -
I know people who are well on the way, but it
didn't happen overnight.

This one I have signed up to several or should I say numerous e-zines all saying that you can earn “x” amount. Others saying that you can earn “y” amount only after working as an internet marketer for 18 months to 2 years. These I believe more. As they seem more plausible to me.

Of course I mean no offence to anyone who has eared $200,000 (£100,000) in 6 months or shorter. But I feel that they are not painting a true picture. If I paid out $100 (£50) Would I be number 99 or 199 trying to earn money selling a niche that now has a saturated market.

Does the sales pitch offer specifics? By this I
mean does it have figures, dates, theories,
testimonials and ideas? If it's ONLY about how
you could live like a millionaire, end your money
worries, be your own boss - but nothing else,
then tread carefully.

I have to question the testimonials, once again no offence is intended, how valid are the testimonials as far as I can see these could have been typed up by the person themselves or their close friends.

They could have also signed up very after the release of this certain product and have course made money out of it. A lot of money out of it! However sometimes I wonder.

Is there an UNCONDITIONAL money back
guarantee? If not, no deal, no matter how big the
promise or how slick the pitch. If you're unsure,
phone the company or write to them to check
the offer.

Do you get enough time to trial it properly? If it's
a book or manual you need at least 28 days to
read it and see if it's for you. If it's a trading
opportunity, tipster or long-term course, then I
suggest that 2-3 months is a more realistic time
to check it.

Can you get a pro-rata refund? For 12-month
subscription products like newsletters and
tipping services, most good companies will
refund you even AFTER the trial period is over.
Not all your money, but some of it on a pro-rata
basis. Fleet Street Publications usually offer this,
for instance.

Is it fromanother foreign country? Fine if it's a one-off book,
download or manual, but be careful if it's a subscription or
long-term product, as they may not be able (or
willing) to deal with overseas customer service
and support. Also, you will find it harder to get
refunds from, or make complaints to, overseas
companies. I'd be careful with the
pricier stuff.

10. Is it saying you've won money? Then throw it
away or delete it. They're LYING to you.

Job Situation

2007-09-11T22:57:00.000+01:00

Well I have had 2 days training . I have no real complaints with the background of non profit organisations I have found the training OK. I'm sure the other new starters several who are also new to the organisation are finding it tougher than I am.

I have spoken to my union rep or should I say the one who is covering for my usual rep. That I will complete all the training however I am not sure if the job is the right one for me at the end.

On another positive I have found 2 positions advertise in the local press. At last something to go for.

My working from home has slowed right down at the moment because I have homework to do most nights. However I have signed up to become a mystery shopper. I don't know how much work I will get from it, but every little helps. It might also get me a few free meals or other freebies.

New Job

2007-09-09T16:40:00.001+01:00

Well I commence my new job, well it's not really a new job. It's just undertaking training for up to 13 weeks which could lead to a new position. However this will not be on the salary that my union wishes or wants me to receive and the union are still awaiting for management to shift their stance nearer to what both myself and the union think wants fair.

The real positive is that I am not in a section that I was once the deputy and when I was on secondment I was in charge of the team undertaking the same style of work.

I'm not really apprehensive about my new challenge I just wish that the salary situation could be resolved and a positive conclusion can be reached concerning all aspects of my position with this company.

I am still looking at all aspects of internet marketing however as I have said in previous posts there is still movement however at a slower pace while I try to concentrate with the union to resolve the job situation.

Job Situation

2007-09-06T08:22:00.000+01:00

It was arranged that this week that I would have a meeting with management to move to another job. Not a job that my union are happy about however to see it as a step in the right direction while I await a satisfactory conclusion. Also it would give me extra money while the union carry on discussions.

Well I receive correspondence from management saying that they are trying to arrange the move asap. OK so what's asap. For me I say I start by the end of the week or next week. The problem is my union rep is of on holiday until the 24 Sept. therefore I also think to management they will arrange the meeting for w/c 24.

So I couldn't move 3 weeks ago because members of the management team were on leave and now the union reps are off. Therefore if I move only on 1 Oct that would be 6 weeks that I could be learning new skills and competencies(although management and union both agree all skills and competencies are transferable) and more importantly receiving more salary.

Moving onto my internet working I have received $100 (£50) worth of adwords vouchers my eldest is going to work with me in setting up my PPC. Its something I have looked into however not having money to set it up this is a step in the right direction.

Liverpool FC

2007-09-03T18:20:00.001+01:00

One of my other blogs is about sports. Now I enjoy most sports, well ones that involve a ball ie soccer, baseball, rugby. etc. However my passion is Liverpool FC.

Job Situation

2007-08-31T08:24:00.000+01:00

Today I have to visit the Occupational Health dept. My senior manager recommended that I attend due to the present situation in relation to my job situation. Ever since my intended return at the end of March, the union and management have had verbal agreement that I would be placed into a position that would be financially damaging as my present situation of being £15k down.

I was sent to a smaller non-profit, on secondment, to show my present employers that I could manage a bigger portfolio at a smaller establishment. As stated I was sent back to my present employers due to financial constraints. But since them as you all know nothing. I was as stated sent back with glowing reports.

In all our partner organisations you constantly here that Joe from xxxx is leaving and so is Mary from yyyy. Then next you here there posts have been filled. Some of these jobs are of a higher grade and lower than my present position. However I feel that because I'm on the official redeployment list to move me you have to cross all the t's and dot all the i's.

That is why I feel like a asylum seeker and I'm frustrated in my present position.

I am trying to seek alternative employment however the non for profit organisations are facing a financial squeeze at the moment. I would move further afield however my eldest son is facing a major schooling year so moving lock, stock and barrel is out until this time next year.

Just a sub note: I have just been referred for counselling. A colleague stated if they the management spent as much time sorting out my job, instead of sending off to meet all these people, there would no need for counselling. What a stupid situation. But what the hell!

Blogs

2007-08-29T19:14:00.000+01:00

There are many ways that you can monetize your blog. As an affiliate marketer, you can take advantage of these different programs and use them to make more money with very little effort other than promoting your blog.

The goal here is to do the work one time and get paid over and over. Thus, you are leveraging your time to earn more money.

The best thing about using most of these systems is that once you set it up, you don't have to hassle with it anymore except to make a few tweaks to get more from your ads.

To properly monetize your blog, you need to know a little HTML. Don't let this scare you though; it's really a little more than cut and paste.

Also, once you've added your ads to your blog, make sure you preview your blog in both Internet Explorer and Firefox. About 35 percent of users online now use Firefox, and if your blog is hard to read, these readers will click away.

Please click one of the links to read the full report.

Moving on

2007-08-29T13:21:00.000+01:00

I'm at the stage now that I have decided on my schemes and I am trying to move them on so that I'm in a position to make money.

I feel that I have a few things that may interest buyers etc.

I have acquired the resell rights to quite a few ebooks, I have my ebay account set up, just need to photo my goods, and then that's set to go. I have signed up to a couple of affiliate marketing schemes and I have chosen my goods to promote.

I'm passionate about the product's that I chosen however I appreciate its easier to promote one item at a time. So that's want I must do.

Job Situation

2007-08-25T20:03:00.001+01:00

I am waiting patiently for a week on Monday. That's when I'm suppose to have my meeting with management to discuss and agree a date to move to another section. It's not the final answer, however it's a step in the right direction.

My union rep is on holiday for the next fortnight however I have been advised to contact the union by Wednesday if I have heard nothing from management.

As you can see I have been changing the look of my blog.

I hope it meets with everyone's approval.

Affiliate Marketing

2007-08-22T20:02:00.000+01:00

How to Perform Keyword Research

Keyword research methodologies are some of the most closely guarded secrets by affiliate marketers. Knowing how to mine for low-cost, high revenue keywords is the key to affiliate success for anyone who wants to use any type of search in their marketing. This article reveals how Brian Edmondson performs his keyword research. This is actually a leaked chapter from a book that he co-authored, "Adsense Arbitrage Voodoo". In this article he shows how he is able to find low-cost, high traffic keywords that no one is bidding on - even in one of the most competitive industries.

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/keyword-research.html

E books

2007-08-22T08:50:00.000+01:00

As I have stated I am seriously looking at ebooks and I found this informative and well worth a read.

In my last few articles I've been discussing creating your own ebooks. In this article, as requested by one of the subscribers to this newsletter, I'm going to explain how I would promote a newly created ebook, step-by-step:

1) Get a Mailing List:- I know everyone seems to be harping on about the importance of getting a mailing list. My opinion is - "If you want to sell digital products online you HAVE to get a mailing list together". This is the first thing I would do when promoting my new ebook. If you don't yet have a mailing list then head over to Aweber and sign up. After this you need to start getting subscribers on your list. This is a topic far too detailed to be covered in this article, but here's a basic summary of how to do it. First, you need to create a page with a web form allowing people to sign up for your newsletter (this is called a squeeze page). On this squeeze page you need to offer something of value that is related to what you are trying to sell. It could be a free report or a free chapter from your newly created ebook. If you want to get an idea of what a squeeze page should look like you can take a look at one of mine by Clicking Here. Once you have your squeeze page you then need to get traffic to this page using promotional methods including; article submission, Google Adwords, etc, all of which I outline later in this article. You also need to make sure that you offer your subscribers regular, free, quality content so that they trust you and also so that they know you provide good material that is worth paying for. I would recommend you get a mailing list before you launch your product so that you have a list of subscribers ready for the product launch. Anyway, as I said before this is not an article on list building. Above is a VERY basic summary and I would suggest you do further research into this area. However, the point still stands that you need to get a mailing list if you want to launch a product online.

2) Offer the Ebook to your Mailing List First:- Before launching your ebook to the general market, first offer it to your subscribers. This offer should be an exclusive offer that will not be available when the ebook is launched to the general market. For example, the ebook could be heavily discounted or you could include free additional content which will only be available to newsletter subscribers. Make sure that the offer is time sensitive and not repeated. If the offer never ends or it's repeated then it's not really an offer at all. By introducing a time limit and not repeating the offer your subscribers really are getting an exclusive deal.

3) Release the Ebook to the General Market:- Once the time limit for the subscriber offer has expired you can release your ebook to everyone. I would recommend you set up a website to sell your ebook and list the ebook in your eBay store. Again if you don't have all of the above you're going to need them. I use 1and1 for my websites and you can get an eBay store by Clicking Here.

4) Write some Articles:- The topic of these articles will be dependent upon your ebook subject. Sticking with the theme of weight loss I mentioned earlier you could perhaps write articles such as; '10 Foods that will Burn More Calories' or '15 Easy Exercise Tips'. Whatever the topic, make sure the articles contain quality content but at the same time do not give away the entire contents of your ebook.

5) Send an Article to your Mailing List at Regular Intervals:- Once the articles are written you want to be sending them out to your subscriber list on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. This provides your subscribers with free quality content. In between messages make subscribers aware that your ebook is available for purchase. Using the weight loss theme again you could perhaps send an email a few days after one of these articles saying; "I hope you found the recent article on '10 Foods that will Burn More Calories' useful. In my ebook 'Wonderful Weight Loss' I discuss even more foods that increase the rate at which calories burn and include a full diet plan."

6) Alter the Article Slightly and Submit to Article Directories:- You need to alter the article because the way you address subscribers will be different to a proper article. Once amended submit the article to relevant article directories including http://www.ezinearticles.com/ and http://www.goarticles.com/. Then in the author bio box include a message that promotes your ebook. Sticking with the weight loss example you could use; "Bob has studied weight loss for a number of years and has come up with the ultimate weight loss plan. If you want to check out the full details of 'Wonderful Weight Loss' visit..."

7) Set up a Blog and Post your Articles:- You can set up your own blog for free at http://www.blogger.com/. Once set up, alter your articles slightly and then post them to your blog with a link back to your ebook sales page.

8) Make Regular, Valuable Contributions at Relevant Forums:- With this tip I am not advocating that you SPAM any forums. However, many forums allow you to have a signature which links back to your website. If you make your signature link back to your ebook sales page and answer relevant questions then you are likely to get a few clicks from potential customers. For example, if someone is asking which foods help burn calories then you could use information from your article to post an answer.

9) Submit your Sales Page to the Search Engines:- Submitting to the search engines is free so it's definitely worth doing. Your sales page will get indexed eventually but manual submission speeds up the process. You can submit your page to Google .

10) Sell your Ebook through ClickBank:- ClickBank is one of the Internet's largest digital product retailers so you really want to have your product selling here also. By selling through ClickBank your ebook is listed in the ClickBank marketplace and affiliates can promote your product for a commission that you determine. You can sign up for ClickBank by Clicking Here.

11) Start a Google Adwords Campaign:- Like mailing lists Google Adwords is a topic that is beyond the scope of this article. However, when you do it right the results can be great. If you are thinking about doing a Google Adwords campaign I would personally recommend reading Perry Marshall's The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords which I have reviewed at http://www.theebookcavernreviews.co.uk/.

12) Repeat Steps 4-11:- It's important that you are constantly promoting your ebook and the best way to do this is repeat what is already working. Keep writing new articles & distributing them, keep building your mailing list & stay in contact with your subscribers and keep contributing to relevant forums. So that is how I would go about promoting a newly created ebook. I would also be promoting my eBay store (which contains a listing for this newly created ebook) using my About Me page, eBay Reviews & Guides and more but overall the above is what I would do step-by-step.

About the Author
Tom Parker is an eBay Ebook PowerSeller who sells ebooks and software at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/theebookcavern. To receive free tips from Tom regarding selling ebooks on eBay and a free collection of ebooks sign up for The Ebook Cavern Newsletter at http://www.theebookcavern.co.uk/newslettersignup/.

e BAY

2007-08-21T13:48:00.000+01:00

From my previous posts I am seriously looking at ebooks and ebay.

I found this link for all aspiring ebay-ers. Myself included.

"The newbie guide to eBAY riches"

http://tinyurl.com/2nnf5m

Is ebooks the way to go

2007-08-20T13:50:00.000+01:00

Is this the way to go?

Finding niche markets for info products can be an absolute nightmare if you don't know where to look. Whilst publishing niche ebooks is a proven business that can make you a lot of money, finding niches to exploit can be both time consuming and disheartening if you struggle to find any good markets.
Thankfully there's hope. In this article I'm going to show you a simple strategy you can use for finding as many niche markets to sell ebooks to as you could want.
http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/
This is the first fantastic resource and won't cost you a penny to sign up to. Go to the above site and simply type in any number of niche markets that interest you. If you had an interest in golf you'd simply type in "golf" and at the last try you'd get back over 71,000 sub niches. Then all you need to do is make a list of the more popular sub niches (those with the greatness number of searches) within the general niche of golf. These are all potential niches that you can exploit
www.dummies.com
This is a great resource as it practically hands you niche ideas on a plate. The Dummies Company has made creating niche products an art form in its own right. Search through their titles in general niches that interest you and jot down potential ebook topics.
www.amazon.com
The bookselling giant amazon.com are another great resource for finding niche markets you'd never have thought about entering. Go the web site and in the search bar select "books". Then type in a niche you'd like to create a product around. For example type in "fishing". Go through the results and start jotting down all of the niche markets that jump out at you, in this case fly fishing, course fishing etc.
When many people hear this technique they immediately think "wait a minute how can I compete with Amazon?". You won't be of course you'll be catering for a different market. When people buy from Amazon they have to wait days for a book to arrive. As ebook publishers we can offer instant fulfillment as our customers get our info products straight away as a download.
Another great thing about downloadable info products is bizarrely they are seen to have a higher perceived value. You might be able to charge fifteen dollars for a book selling it via Amazon. However if you sell a downloadable info product you can charge up to fifty dollars. Crazy but true.
www.goarticles.com
Article directories are, in my eyes, the best way to find subjects to create ebooks around. The directory Go Articles is just one of many in which you can go to the site, type in a niche subject in the search bar and get literally hundreds and hundreds of ebook ideas.
The important thing here and with any of the other resources I have mentioned, is to just make a huge list of potential topics, and then when you're done go to http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/ and type in your topics. If there are people searching for information on the subject (at least five thousand a month) you've just found an ebook topic that could turn into a very lucrative home based business.
I want to quickly dispel a myth about the internet. Don't for one second think you can just throw up a site, sit back and become rich. Many would have you believe the internet is just one huge get rich quick scheme. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Done properly ebook publishing can change your financial situation dramatically.
We're not aiming to become a millionaire here. We want to build a network of mini sites that each make about 1K a month. Being able to come up with an endless amount of niche product ideas is the key here, then all you need to do is create the product.
I know what you're thinking. "All you need to do" is create a product. They're hard to create right? Well no actually you don't need to write a single sentence of your ebook. You can hire people to do so at elance.com. For around five hundred to seven hundred bucks freelance writers will create the entire book for you.
You are an internet marketer, not a writer. Have one product created, set up pay per click campaigns, write a press release and blast a few articles over the net on the topic of your ebook. Then have another one created, and so on.
Multiple streams of autopilot income is the secret of wealthy entrepreneurs from around the globe. Now thanks to ebooks and the internet, anyone can set up streams of income that sends money into their bank account even whilst they sleep.
About the Author
Gary Webster is an information publisher specialising in helping people start their own home based business. You can read up on how to create your own info products in one day without writing a single word by going to http://www.online-prosperity.net

Job Situation

2007-08-19T15:05:00.000+01:00

Been advised by the union that they have achieved a minor victory for me in relation to my job situation.

My rep quickly told me everything had been sorted to a degree. They haven't been able to get back all of my drop in salary although they have recouped some. With the promise from management to still look for alternative employment for me and a review of my salary.

Am I an Asylum Seeker in Disguise?

2007-08-16T13:08:00.000+01:00

As you are aware that within the last 6 months I have to take a £15k salary cut or be made redundant.

Well over the last few days everything in my opinion is slowly getting worse. Management or the union to me are not telling the whole truth in relation to my job situation.

I work for a non profit making organisation and three and a half years ago I left to go and help at a nearby non profit making organisation, with the full recommendation of my director and senior manager. Well it’s nearly 4 years now taking into consideration the time I have been back.
During my time at this second organisation the way all non-profit organisation are funded and can administer their services changed. So after the three and half years I was sent back to my original employer because of the financial hit that this smaller organisation would take if I remained there. I tried to explain to the director and senior management team of this second organisation what my situation would be if they made me return to my original employer.

Upon my return instead of returning to my original department as the whole company had undergone a complete reorganisation I was asked to report to another department. I also found out that the members of senior management who had allowed me with their full support to go and help out this other organisation have all left the company. So when I returned instead of returning and feeling like a Red Square trying to fit back into red circle it had moved to blue circles. That’s why I feel like a asylum seeker who has been deported back to the own country but while I was away there has been a coup as well.

I also feel that if I were coloured, homosexual or disabled in anyway I would not be treated the way I feel that I am at the present moment.

I am seeking alternative employment and would happily move however at the present moment there is nothing hitting the job papers that appeal to me and fully utilise my skills and competencies.

During the recent meeting management have even expressed to me that I look and sound stressed therefore they have referred me to Occupational Health. Just to rub salt further into the wounds after 6 months my employer can move down the lines of constructive dismissal and offer redundancy. Which means that they have sent to me a redundancy letter that is roughly a third of a year’s salary. Not like you get usually in private industry which amounts to an amount to live on for a year or two while you seek alternative employment.

Only 2 people in the last 12 years have left via this route.

You are generally moved about doing dead end jobs which makes forces you to hand in a resignation letter which is very much what is happening to me at the moment.

Job Situation

2007-08-14T21:28:00.000+01:00

Very weird last 2 days I have spoken to both my union and management and both the union and management had a separate meeting. That had my situation as part of the agenda amongst other things.

When I spoke to both parties involved the gave me different answer and he I contacted my union to advise them what management had said they said not is what was agreed the other day.

Therefore I still don't know what my overall job situation is? Therefore as you should now appreciate the stress is finally getting to me.

This has of course affected my working from home ideas. It will not stop me at the end of the day however the uncertainty of my job doesn't help.

Job Situation

2007-08-12T16:14:00.000+01:00

A couple of big are ahead in relation to my job situation. Tomorrow I have got a meeting with the unions who had a meeting with management on Friday in the department where I work.

Then on Tuesday a meeting with human resources to see if they can offer me a job somewhere in the whole company.

I could be walking with my head held high by the end of Tuesday or banging my head against a brick wall wondering what to do next.

What next in affiliate marketing

2007-08-10T15:32:00.001+01:00

Affiliate marketing is all about building relationships. Anyone can do it you just sit at a computer type up a few ideas and bingo. Just working for 10-20 minutes a day you are already earning.

I don’t think it’s quite like that at all. I am a newb and I have been researching numerous sites etc. To gather as much information to make this affiliate/online marketing a real go.

I have found this article informative plus I’m sourcing information on guide books to affiliate marketing, link trackers, hit counters, auto responders and finally writing articles myself instead of using other peoples. Although a lot of the ones I do read are brilliant and informative.

However if I submit articles myself it will be seen hopefully by thousands of people, who will see my link at the bottom.

That first product is part of the relationship building process.

1. You’re not going to make a killing on the first product, you trying mainly to break even. That’s right, you read correctly. If you make profit off your first product, you’re doing extremely well. Your profit comes from your 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on. But without the 1st, there is no 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Work hard on the 1st, but expecting to at least break even will put you in the right mindset.

2. Make sure your first product is of good quality. Don’t just pick anything because you think it might make for some good cash in your pocket. Make sure it’s a good product because you’re setting the table for what can be expected of you. If your first product stinks, they’ll assume your next few will also.

3. Make sure your first product isn’t too expensive. Since this is an introductory product, you don’t want to introduce something that is a huge investment!

4. Giving them a reason to buy from you sweetens the deal. This is where bonuses come from. Find quality products, e-books, and special reports, whatever. Make sure it’s of good value to them and it works along side the first product. Search on the internet and you’ll easily find products and bonuses to give out.

If you’re marketing an e-book about improving your golf swing, don’t include a bonus on how to make a feature film on a shoe string budget! It should work hand in hand.

If you can’t find these products, you can always create your own bonus products. Creating an e-book or special report using the PDF format requires only time and patience.

There are several free PDF makers online, so you won’t have trouble doing a search for them. The problem with them is that they often have trouble handling website links. If you’re going to have links in your PDF, you’ll need something that can handle it. If you have Adobe Distiller 5.0 and above, this won’t be a problem for you, you can use that program.

Here is a site run by adobe, where you can create a PDF online.

http://createpdf.adobe.com/

A final idea for finding bonus products is to approach another online entrepreneur and work out a joint venture deal, where you two share interests and products. Make sure you have the joint venture idea planned out and then propose it. This makes it easier for the deal to happen, because then they simply only have to say yes.

To your success!

Lee

By: Lee Torres

Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

Lee Torres is an online publisher and knowledgeable source on creating a profitable online business. Make sure to visit his site, The Online Marketing Success Journal. It’s loaded with valuable online marketing tips and advice.

Agloco

2007-08-10T14:48:00.000+01:00

I recently joined AGLOCO because of a friend recommended it to me. I am now promoting it to you because I like the idea and I want you to share in what I think will be an exciting new Internet concept.

AGLOCO’s story is simple:

Do you realize how valuable you are? Advertisers, search providers and online retailers are paying billions to reach you while you surf. How much of that money are you making? NONE!

AGLOCO thinks you deserve a piece of the action.

AGLOCO collects money from those companies on behalf of its members. (For example, Google currently pays AOL 10 cents for every Google search by an AOL user. And Google still has enough profit to pay $1.6 billion dollars for YouTube, an 18-month old site full of content that YouTube’s users did not get paid for!

AGLOCO will work to get its Members their share of this and more.

AGLOCO is building a new form of online community that they call an Economic Network. They are not only paying Members their fair share, but they’re building a community that will generate the kind of fortune that YouTube made. But instead of that wealth making only a few people rich, the entire community will get its share.

What's the catch? No catch - no spyware, no pop-ups and no spam - membership and software are free and AGLOCO is 100% member owned. Privacy is a core value and AGLOCO never sells or rents member information.

So do both of us a favor: Sign up for AGLOCO right now! If you use this link to sign up, I automatically get credit for referring you and helping to build AGLOCO. http://www.agloco.com/r/BBFH7828

Where to from here?

2007-08-09T20:50:00.000+01:00

Ok since I have been on vacation/holiday I have been thinking a lot o how to move my internet business along.

I feel that a complete revamp is in order and that I need to look at multiple income streams. ie ebay selling, a betting consortium etc. Not I will start up on anything, just look at the bigger picture.

I feel more confident in relation to my job situation after I spoke to her the other day! However I still have not received anything in detail or written.

I found this snip it which is an interesting read.

Reaching the Turning Point in Affiliate Marketing

A lot of affiliate marketers reach a turning point in their careers where they move from making a little bit of money to making a sizable income from their marketing efforts. Jeff Mills joins Affiliate KB to talk about his turning point, how he uses video to increase his conversion by 400%, and the importance of meeting people who have already experienced success in marketing.

Job front and other thoughts

2007-08-07T15:39:00.000+01:00

In have still had no further news in relation to my job situation. I have also being jotting down a few notes/ideas of how I feel my online work is progressing.

These are just notes and at the moment in no real great order.

Frustrations of a Newb

I have given myself 12 months to see if I can make any money as an Internet entrepreneur I am allowing myself four to six months of learning and working to start to making extra income. I am also not scared off by hard work.
I have signed up for clickbank and have decided what affiliate programs that I am going to promote.
So much so that I have signed up to promote multiple products and will possible add more and promote through blogs. Then along the way I will probably add a website or 2.
I have to promote my sites and get to people to purchase what is on offer. Through research I have learnt that I must relate to the products that I am promoting and also post regularly on the topic in my blog. The situation is I only have a certain budget and I regularly read that you should add/ recommend an email automatic responder, pay per click or whatever.
I am not frustrated as the moment through the lack of sales I am slowly getting the hits on my sites so the sales hopefully should follow.
As a newbie I know how discouraging it can be beginning your career in this business and seeing numerous ads stating I have earned $20,000 (£10,000) a month. I want to encourage everyone to continue in our endeavours.
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The point I trying to make is there are numerous e-books, dvd’s etc to purchase to show how to be a success in this business. However they all cost money to purchase. Money that I really haven’t got. If I do decide to purchase x plan what if I decide it’s not for me. I have to sell it on and start again! It is a vicious circle.
There is so much information out there that you are able to purchaseat a cost. However as I have stated I am not made of money and what can I do to decipher if what is being promoted really works.
Allowing my present life situation remain at the status quo is a definite no starter. I want and need to grow as a person and also my income.
I have as I have stated a few blogs. You are can post comments if you wish in fact I would welcome them
I will not jump on every offer that comes available.

Holiday

2007-08-04T14:34:00.001+01:00

I know I have been away for a while I have been on holiday/vacation. Since I have been away there has been no really great changes if course on my working from home ideas. Well I have been thinking of different ways of approaching some of my ideas .

There of course definitely been no changes on my job situation!

Although there is one piece of information that I have found since I have returned.

http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/turning-point.html

Mark Daoust is the owner and founder of Affiliate KB. If you have not done so already, check out the web's best site.http://www.affiliatekb.com/717index.html

The more I talk to successful marketers and entrepreneurs, the more I hear that at some point these marketers had a “turning point”. Where they were first losing money on a regular basis, all of a sudden things turned around and they started to make money. What do you think caused your “turn around” and what was your first successful website?

The turning point for me was when I finally found a successful mentor who was willing to pour his knowledge into me. Most 'gurus' at the time, were just regurgitating something they read out of the latest e-book, but were not making the kind of income or using the strategies in their own businesses, therefore they were frauds. So I found someone who had built a sizable network marketing business and who was able to teach me how turn around and make the principles work for me. I learned the power of tele-coaching, which I had never heard of before. I would get on the phone with my mentor each Sunday and be able to ask questions and learn. Having a solid marketing mentor was the big turning point for me, and the moment my business went from negative cash flow to positive cash flow.

http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/turning-point.html

Unravelling the Information Overload

2007-07-22T05:56:00.001+01:00

Everyone wants to sell you their information. Every guru has a system that has made them thousands – and they are willing to teach you that system for a small fee. And every guru seems to point you in a different direction to start your journey as an affiliate marketer. Quite frankly, it’s overwhelming.

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/guru-guides.html

Job Front

2007-07-20T18:47:00.000+01:00

Things on the job front have been really slow over the last few days. The union are still hopeful that everything will be resolved to a satisfactory conclusion over the next few weeks.

However I still await a final decision.

I am usually so positive although I must admit now that I am slowly starting to feel that I and the union are fighting a losing battle.

With all things progressing like this my get and go to work on this various ideas of home working to earn this 15K from home working has waned a bit.

The eagerness is still there and I am still beavering away. However a little light at the end of the tunnel would help no end.

Blog Optimization for Profit

2007-07-18T13:23:00.000+01:00

I found this a very interesting read. Hope you enjoy.

By Jim DeSantis

It takes some research and creativity to find the right money-generating tools for your blog. It's all a matter of your personal tastes. There are many to choose from. We've discussed about using Google Adsense and other merchants' affiliate programs to generate profits from your blog. However, here are even more options to monetize your blog. The first option we'll be looking at is Chitika. What is Chitika you ask? Chitika is a very innovative contextual advertising program because it can serve very detailed advertisements to your blog that fit perfectly with your blog theme. For example, on your technological gadget blog, Chitika will show advertisements for tech gadgets such as iPods. They show them in different tabs: one for "Best Deals", another for "Details", another for "Reviews" and so on. This way, it is more of an informational section for your visitor rather than a blatant advertisement, and naturally the click-through will be higher. You can apply at chitika.com You can also be an affiliate for Amazon.com. Amazon offers a wide range of products but its predominant niche is in physical books. And, like Adsense, you can select Ad blocks that display products that fit your blog perfectly. Whatever your niche is about, you can probably find a book about it on Amazon.com. Keep in mind though, they do NOT pay big bucks. You can refer visitors to them and earn up to 10% commission. It's not a lot but if you can manage to refer big volumes of visitors, Amazon is for you. This program really shines when it comes to the ways you can refer visitors: you can use their predefined templates to pull up recent items that match a certain criteria you set, you can target your ad to show a specific item on sale or you can just simply weave your referral links into your blog posts. Every dime helps so join their Associate program if you are into selling hard and soft cover books. Last, but definitely not least, you can sell advertising space on your blog if your blog is truly popular. Just take a look at blogs like: xiaxue.blogspot.com. That blog receives over 10,000 pageviews every day and naturally merchants will want to strike a deal with the blog's owner to post their advertisements there. If you manage to pull in huge amounts of traffic like that blog, you can definitely get people to buy ad space on your blog for prices from $150/month upwards, depending on your blog popularity. To gauge how many pageviews and visitors you get everyday, just use the free tool available at statcounter.com. They have a very detailed setup guide there so I won't go into it. If your blog has not acquired a large amount of visitors yet, you can still sell ad space on your blog on a per click or per impression basis. Just visit sites like: adbrite.com. For a complete list of these sites, visit: performancing.com. This is just one in a 6 part series that should help you drive readers to your blog and maximize earnings and profits from your blog! Yes, it is possible to quit your day job through blogging. All that stands between you and freedom is working smarter, and sometimes harder, towards your goal. It's a balance. Eventually, after you have worked harder, you will be able to work smarter. I edit 15 blogs. It took 6 months of learning and working harder before I was able to work smarter and begin making extra income. I did not jump on every offer and rejected those marketers who claimed I could make overnight riches with no work on my part. In fact, I have spent less than $100.00! You can do this too! Yours for success! Jim DeSantis P.S. - Please forward this article to someone who may benefit from it! About the AuthorJim DeSantis is a 15 year broadcast News veteran. For all Parts of this 6 Part Series and lots of Free Resources go to Jim's blog at http://on-line-tribune-you-can-blog-too.blogspot.comArticle Source: http://articles.simplysearch4it.com/author-articles/4203/1.html

Affilaite Marketing

2007-07-16T19:42:00.000+01:00

There are many different ways to start earning money as an affiliate, but in this article I'm going to outline a simple method that someone with no experience, and no money to spend, can use to start making affiliate commissions.

It revolves around blogging - creating free blogs that actively promote your affiliate programs.

Before you start creating your blog though, you need to decide what affiliate programs you are going to promote. I prefer either high-paying programs, or those that pay recurring commissions on an ongoing basis, like web hosting, for example. Alternatively, you could head to Clickbank, and pick one of thousands of information products to promote

I'm back on surveys today

2007-07-15T20:39:00.001+01:00

Could you use an extra $300 to $1,000 a month? Did you know you can make good money filling out online surveys sitting at home in your pajamas? I couldn't believe it either, but SurveyScout showed me how - and I highly recommend that you check out their website.

How to improve as an Affilaite

2007-07-13T22:07:00.000+01:00

When I finally(yes I know I keep going on about it)get my website/s up and running. I will need to add an email responder.

Just to blast those personalized messages to all of my loyal subscribers.

See I am being positive that I will be a success.

I know it could a while to build up my list however once you have a list. My main concern is to maintain a good relationship with them.

A good maintained list will result in huge affiliate earnings in the long term

another day

2007-07-11T20:29:00.000+01:00

As I have said I'm trying to build a website. My friend who can build sites is desperately trying to complete all his work before he goes off on holiday leaving little or no time to help me.

The problem gets worse because when he comes back I go away. Therefore potentially another month with no website. This must be able to take ads as on my blog. I have emailed some website companies and they don't take javascript.

Therefore if anyone knows a site let me know. I know you can buy website software however you need money to buy one. I have some cash available however I need one of my ideas to start to generate cash to move onto the next.

Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?

2007-07-10T20:15:00.000+01:00

Smoking in indoor public places came into force as from 1st July in England therefore I know is not really linking in with my thread. However I think it's important.

Why is it Hard to Quit Smoking?

by Nishanth Reddy

Smoking is emerging to be one of the major causes of death in the modern world. This is attributed to the growing consumers of tobacco. Tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults all over the world, which translates to around 5 million deaths every year. It is because of this fact that cigarette smoking is now a public health priority.

Smoking poses dangers directly and indirectly to the public. An indirect public health concern that cigarettes may pose is accidental fire. As for the health risks in smoking tobacco, the disease mainly strikes the cardiovascular system, resulting to heart attack, respiratory tract diseases, and even cancer.

In spite of these risks, the number of cigarette smokers all other the world has not dropped considerably. Though several smokers claim to have been meaning to quit this habit, they just find it so difficult. The fact is that after smoking for quite sometime, quitting smoking will prove to be very hard, but not impossible.

Why is it hard to quit smoking?

Foremost, this is because the majority of smokers become addicted to the nicotine contained in tobacco products. Nicotine has a deadly addictive power. How? When a person puffs a cigarette, nicotine particles find their way to the lungs through inhalation. From there, nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream just like the oxygen people breathe. It travels with the blood to the brain where it locks onto certain receptor areas. Dopamine is then released into the brain. This is the chemical that makes the smoker feel a euphoric sensation. Smokers find it difficult to quit because they come to be dependent on this good feeling. And in wanting to experience this repeatedly, this leads to dependence – a sign of addiction.

A person who attempts to quit may experience withdrawal symptoms. Topping the bill of withdrawal symptoms is depression. With the absence of the chemical that produces the relaxing feeling, the brain becomes distressed without it. Other withdrawal symptoms from smoking include:

- Headaches, dizziness, and nausea
- Shakes, chills
- Cough, dry throat nasal drip
- Hunger, fatigue
- Constipation, gas or stomach pain
- Insomnia, troubled sleep

Not knowing what to do with their hands is another common complaint among ex-smokers while quitting. Once people get hooked, smoking becomes a big part of their lives. They seem to enjoy holding on a stick of cigarette and puffing on them. And after a long period of lighting up, it becomes a routine. As a fact, humans are creatures of habit. By some force of habit, smokers find themselves reaching for a cigarette and lighting it up automatically without thinking about it.

Certain “triggers” in the environment may also hamper a smoker’s desire to quit. Things may turn on a smoker’s need for a cigarette. These may be feelings, places, and moods. Even the things done routinely may trigger this craving for a smoke.

For those who have been smoking for quite a while already, they may not realize it but they form some emotional attachment to cigarettes. They find the cigarette calming and comforting during those stressful times. Cigarette smoking somehow becomes an extension of their social life, particularly when they are emotionally at the highest or lowest. Giving the smoker a feeling that giving up smoking would seem like giving up a trusted friend.

These are only some of the major reasons why it is hard to quit smoking. But there are also several strategies and quitting techniques that may aid smokers to finally give up on this tenacious habit. Quitting smoking all begins with one’s intention to stop. They must have the will power to overcome the craving for smoke. There are also a lot of quit smoking products in the market. These may also be worth trying. Support groups are proved to be very helpful, too.

Smokers must understand that to quit smoking may take more than one attempt. They must also try several methods before they can finally succeed. Smoking is a stubborn habit because it is closely tied to the acts in the course of people’s everyday lives.
Just pay a serious concern to a few issues.
1. The first thing you must consider is your body; you must take care and keep it healthy.
2. Secondly, decision to kill your enemy who is killing you.
3. Thirdly, cost that smoking has caused for you. You have spent a lot on this poison.
4. Lastly forget the past that will help you in quit smoking. Just remember that nicotine is my enemy and is killing me slowly.

With determination, will power and a strategy, quit smoking is not out of the question.

Resources:
Nishanth Reddy, is an author and publisher of many health related websites. For more information and tips on how to quit smoking, visit his website: Quit Smoking Tips

Article Source: http://www.absolutearticle.com/article/Why-is-it-Hard-to-Quit-Smoking

Next Union Meeting

2007-07-10T19:39:00.001+01:00

I have another union meeting set up for next week. Hopefully I should finally start to see light at the end of the tunnel in relation to the work front.

As I am having difficulting finishing my websites and how I expect them to be and run. I have decided to look at other options to run along my websites. So I am now looking at all the different options. It is so hard to decide what route to take that will enable me to receive an small but an immediate win win situation.

Optimizing Adsense

Some people have been trying to declare that Adsense is dead. Others complain about the fact that Adsense just doesn't seem to pay enough money (usually these are people who try once or twice, then give up with Adsense). Then you have the people who are making real money, realizing more revenue per click, and are consistently seeing clickthrough ratios in excess of 10%. What are their secrets, and how are they doing it?

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/optimizing-adsense.html

Affilaite Marketing

2007-07-08T19:55:00.000+01:00

When I finish setting up my websites I will move more into affiliate marketing.

http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/factors-affiliate-programs.html

When deciding what affiliate program(s) to use on your site, there are many factors to consider. You will, of course, have to narrow down the selection by searching for programs related to your site’s topic. But, depending on site, you will find yourself with a quite long list of potential affiliate program – All with different types of commission. What should you choose, what information is relevant, and most important, which program will make you the most money?

1. Size of commission

The size of commission is, of course, the single most important factor. While this is an easy factor to compare, the comparison between a fixed commission and revenue share can pose a problem. You need to look at the estimated average sale to get a figure to compare. This isn’t always easy, but generally speaking the higher the price of the product, the higher your revenue will be. This is easy enough, but sometimes the products are cheap, but people but many items, thus adding up to nice commissions. Try to evaluate the niche you are in, who are you referring? What are they likely to buy? The more information you have about your visitors, the better off you’ll be.

Job Situation

2007-07-05T19:21:00.000+01:00

I had my next meeting with the union. I thought it went very well. We discussed a few options and my union rep will follow them up with management and get back to me.

These options are all well and good however the proof is in the pudding. I just hope that my position is resolved within the near future. I am going completely mad in my present position and this has nothing to do with the job or the people that I work with.

My union states that they my employers should find me a position to challenge me?

Hopefully that will materialize soon.

As I have been concentrating on work and family over the last few days . The work in hitting this target has regressed.

However it is still very much in my thoughts and I have signed up up for a few more surveys. Just to keep things moving along.

The website I am having a complete rethink. This has not been put to bed. It is very much in my thoughts I just want to get it right.

The Tricks Behind Clickbank and Adwords

Steven Holdaway might be one of the web's top experts on using Adwords to promote affiliate programs. What are his qualifications? Well, in January of this year he managed to pull in $158,237.40 from just one Clickbank account using Adwords. And that's just an ordinary month.For those of us who have tried to use Adwords to promote affiliate products, however, the process can be maddening. I was fortunate enough to pick the brains of Steven for a while to get his insights into Adwords, the quality score, and how any marketer can get started right away trying to match his earnings...

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School Play

2007-07-03T22:05:00.000+01:00

Not much tonight had my daughters school play. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Although here is a another snip it.

The Size of Trust

I’m sure you’ve heard various experts talk on and on about how ‘the money is in the list’. But this sort of thinking is, quite frankly, outdated (and grossly undervalued). In regards to any affiliate marketing, its not the size of your list that matters – it’s the size of your trust. Brian Edmondson proved this when he beat some of the biggest affiliate marketers at their own game, and ended up making over $15,000 in 7 days from just 1,200 subscribers. I sat down with Brian and talked about how he managed to do it.

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Job and web site

2007-07-02T19:49:00.000+01:00

Both are not going well at the moment. My meeting with the union has been put back, something must be happening, well I hope so.

My web site ideas have virtually bit the dust. Although I thought I had undertaken enough research into building websites. I have found out subsequently want I wanted these sites to do will not work.

Has this put me off. NO! Set me back a bit yes and knocked me out of my stride. However I will keep on going and I will get every to work.

Another interesting Article.

2007-07-01T22:42:00.000+01:00

A Unique Look at Adwords Advertising

Ian Rollinson has developed a rather 'unique' method to Adwords. He has done what every good enterpreneur does: he looked at the marketplace from an angle that others were simply ignoring and discounting. When he did this, he found a unique way to use Adwords that was bringing him highly targeted traffic for less than 1 cent per click (and the traffic was very, very good). Ian talked with me about Adwords advertising, his approach, and what an affiliate marketer has to do today to be successful with Adwords.

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/unique-adwords.html

Websites

2007-07-01T22:32:00.000+01:00

Still having problems getting my 2 sites working properly.

Yes 2 sites, 1 not working properly is bad enough and now 2.

I must be doing very simply wrong and that will be the problem solved however when you have to fit this into a working day and also spend time with your wife and kids . It is frustrating!

Oh well back to the drawing board.

Agloco

2007-06-30T18:28:00.000+01:00

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Job interview the conclusion

2007-06-28T20:44:00.000+01:00

Well as I expected I didn't get the job. Or should say I turned it down when I was advised of all the conditions.

I am on protected salary scheme and permanent employment protection in this position it came to light I would have to take another pay cut and lose my employment protection. So at the end of my contract I would be out of work.

Thanks but no thanks.

Therefore even more need to progress my online activities.

The secret to this success? I know it's hard work and dedication.

Well I'm not one to give up. Things might not move along as quickly as one might like. However I will keep working away until I hit/achieve my goals.

Job Interview

2007-06-27T21:57:00.001+01:00

Just a quick note. I had a job interview today. I don't think it went very well. Therefore it will be a complete shock if I am successful.

I have now come up with the idea of having 2 web pages that will run different ads and attack this online business from 2 different areas.

The situation is though I should get one working never mind two.

However thats me run before I can walk.

Two things for everyone to link to

2007-06-26T20:14:00.000+01:00

I have received these 2 wonderful posts and I think anyone wishing to make money online should read these.

That of course means me as well.

Confessions of a Clickbank Junkie

Jerry Moore was a self-proclaimed Clickbank junky who was going broke trying to leverage Adwords and Clickbank products into a profitable business. He thought he was promoting the right products and getting the right traffic, but the sales just were not happening. But then things turned around. Today Jerry is a very successful affiliate marketer, and he is sharing with AffiliateKB exactly what he did to make his amazing turn around.

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/clickbank-junkie.html

Affiliate Marketing on Squidoo

From the very day Seth Godin launched this unique social network, murmurs have been circulating about how to best use Squidoo to turn a profit. Unlike its competition, Squidoo welcomes marketers and blatant promotions – so you don’t have to go cloak and dagger to develop an income stream.

Your Link to this Article: http://www.affiliatekb.com/article/717/marketing-squidoo.html

problems with website

2007-06-25T17:52:00.000+01:00

There seems to be problems with the website that I am trying to build. So much so for trying to start up this home based working business on the minimal outlay as possible.

This will not stop me building a web page however it could set it back about a week.

Have have received a email of how to buy and sell and make a profit through e-bay. Now in a previous blog I mentioned that this has cropped up a few times in various articles that I have seen and read.

There is a outlay, not a substantial outlay and it comes with a 30 money back guarantee. My brain says yes while my heart says no.

The reasons behind this are:

Its another outlay and so far I have paid out for no return. However you have to speculate to accumulate. Also I must get 1 thing working well before starting something else. However to accumulate wealth you must have many strings.

At the same time though it's important to have each string working and bringing in some sought of return.

Decisions, decisions.

Making money online

2007-06-22T15:13:00.000+01:00

I'm still convinced you can make money online. However the constant need to research and work out the best route to take is amazing.

I'm trying to do this with as little outlay as possible. As things improve on the work front, or I start making money I will then invest monies accrued into improving the services that I have created.

I am basically also trying to do this with minimal help and assistance.

Therefore:

Create your own webpage. That is moving along and although not complete I am testing a few pages at a time and will launch it soon and adapt it as I go along.

Sell things on ebay. That's something I must look into.

Create a blog. Done that one. Pats oneself on the back.

Affiliate Marketing. That's another one that I'm looking at the moment.

So I'm doing something right?

Maybe I'm trying to run before I walk.........

No job on the horizon. Then possible 3

2007-06-20T19:40:00.000+01:00

Since April not a smell of a job via re-deployment. Then in the last 3 days possibly 3 jobs. Got 1 initial interview set up for next week. The others too follow if either I or the manager decides it its not going to work.

If we both agree to give it a go. I can do a 4/6/13 weeks of training and working there to still see if we are both happy and wish to continue.

This is OK cause it gives both parties an opt out at any of these points.

This will not affect my home business one bit. If originally thought it might however the no way I travel down the path of getting it up and running no way will I stop.

Affiliate KB

2007-06-18T20:11:00.000+01:00

Just signed up to these guys.

Link to Affiliate KB Homepage

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With my web page a few days away from completion. I know it should up and running by now.
It is being worked on and as I said in a previous blog I want it to be as good as I can get it i.e. making sure all the links work etc.

The home page sorry the home page should never be titled "Home". I'm working on making sure all the titles describe exaxctly what the page or site is about so that the search engines ad humans will know what each page is and what it will offer them.

The type of article that is available follow the link
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This is also on their webpage

I would highly encourage you to let your subscribers and website readers know about this contest (this is, after all, the easiest way for you to get the $1,000 and earn a ton of residual comissions)

Moving Further Forward and Thinking Ahead

2007-06-17T20:25:00.001+01:00

Still working on the web site. I know I must get in right or as near as possible. Yes I know I can change it/adapt it. However I feel the happier I am with the better I will feel.

This whole operation is to see if you can really make money over the internet without spending hours each day getting it to work.

I want to spend no more than 1 hour a day either updating or adding new correspondence.

Therefore I have been looking at ways to have a success through the pay-per-click route.

I found that once again the main point is Do Your Homework.

There are various help points which I find informative i.e. don't send users to your home page and test,test and test some more.

All points that I will have to follow when I get everything up and working.

Surveys

2007-06-15T15:52:00.001+01:00

The survey front has moved on again. There maybe, stress could be a way to complete surevys on line to act a as second income. Since thats all I want ways of making money online to become the second income.

I have with my constant digging that there are many misconceptions about surveys online. There are advertisements that say you can make x amount of income an hour. Howeverit seems to me that the average is £1-10. Although this can add up very quickly, which is why numerous people are taking advantage on this income generator. The one thing that is obvious through all my research is that it will take time to make money. So it depends on how much time you can put into it like everything else.

The key to getting paid to take surveys Online is to join as many of these paid surevy companies as possible. Most sites will only send a few paid surveys a month and this varies from compay to company.

One report states that its a good idea to start off with about 20-30 companies. So far I have siged up to about 10. So therefore I have still have some way to go.

There is so much to learn

2007-06-13T20:45:00.000+01:00

Today I have been reading about Affiliate Marketing. My first reaction was what!

However I found out that all affiliate marketing is an online marketing strategy that involves the promotion of a website. Easy enough. Well in the scheme, a person who is technically called a affiliate is able to make money online by simply listing other people's websites on his own.

MUST GET THAT WEBPAGE SORTED!

These websites are owned by people called the merchants, the ones who technically operate the affiliate program. The affiliate promotes these merchants and their wares by merely displaying their link on his/hers website. Whenever a customer clicks on the link and a purchase is made, a slae is generated as a result of that promotion. The merchant then pays the affiliate a commission

What Happens Next

2007-06-12T20:26:00.000+01:00

So the building of my web site is slowly moving along. Not as fast as I would like although the whole idea of my home working is to achieve additional earning. So I can to a degree take my time to get everything right or near enough to start of with.

Searching and reading to day the one rule I found is that you need to generate any kind of income from your website is a steady flow of website traffic to your site.

I appreciate that traffic is absolutely the most essential thing to maintaining a successful internet based business. As well as an excellent product/s as well.

As I don't have a web page just yet I know that once the site is finished the work will not cease there. That is when the steady stream of traffic is needed to visit the site. Working on increasing the traffic flow to my webpage is a necessity.

Still Moving Forward

2007-06-11T19:21:00.000+01:00

Been working with a friend of mine who is much more into web page design the me. All I need him to do is to set me up with the basics and I will try to do the rest for myself although having a good friend nearby if it all goes wrong is not a bad thing to have.

Still looking at various other ways of earning this income some sites recommend betterware or kleeneze. Now I'm sure that you can make money from undertaking this route. However this for one is not for me. Well not yet anyway.

I may have to reconsider when all my redeployment issues have benn resolved.

I have also been joining more survey sites. However I wish I could distinguish the number of sites that you have to join to reach a agreed target.

Not that I have set myself a target yet? How can you when you don't know the multiples to give yourself an answer.

The next moves to take

2007-06-09T15:06:00.000+01:00

I have recently been looking at domain names and whether to go ahead and purchase one. Well you never know if there are any left out there could really attract that company who are just setting up and they want that domain name and you already have purchased it.

Also been working at some dummy websites. I'm getting there and soon should have one that I'm happy with and can launch it into cyberspace and then expand as the days go by.

The thing is I find so mundane going through all the procedures to make the site attractive and all the background work that is attached in setting up this business. However I know it is vital as more work at the front will alleviate the work that will follow.

The funny thing is I have these processes to go through with my day job therefore I know its vital and I insist with everyone, that you have to learn to walk first, and then there is me who wants to just run.

Surveys from Home

2007-06-07T20:27:00.000+01:00

It seems to me that you can earn a lot more money than I originally thought from filling surveys from home. Whether as some sites say it's a great way to make a lot of money I don't know.

I have become aware that be vary very vary of survey sites that claim to be able to give you huge list of paid surveys in exchange for a monthly membership fee. This is a far as I can see justconfirms that the site is a scam.

To realistically expect to make enough money to pay the bills you need a regular supply of surveys and to complete them on a regular basis. What I am unsure off is how many are required to justify the time and energy completeing them to receive a decent return.

I know some sites have interactive calculators and one I have signed up to tell you how much you will receive for completing a survey. However these amounts are relatively small to begin with and you only receive the full amount if you meet the criteria to complete the full survey.

Will this put me off from completing surveys? No not yet. The site I signed up withhttp://www.uksurveypanel.com. I have only just started this venture and patience is the key. Well thats want most home working sites press on about.

2007-06-06T19:42:00.000+01:00

The meeting today regarding my job situation was very encouraging. Although as they say the proof is in the pudding. Hopefully therefore within the near future I should have a new position.

This position I am sure will not enjoy the salary that I used to enjoy therefore making my home working ideas work will be still very much on the agenda.

Over the weekend I have to serious set my goal plan and work to achieve all my initial plans and get any relevant home workig ideas into motion.

The only other one that I have started in the last few days is completing surveys for cash or to win prizes. Although I see don't see this a huge money making idea every survey completed gives me some type of reward.

What is new today.

2007-06-05T20:12:00.000+01:00

Today has been really a non eventful day. Not much happened at work on the redeployment front. Although I have a meeting tomorrow with both management and the unions.

From the home working front any available free time has been spent reading various reports in relation to home working and trying to decide if this or that idea is the one for me.

I recently joined a compers service magazine. http://www.oxonpress.com/products.htm. I have decided since I have lost so much salary, and although I have a little bit of saving put to one side, this of course will not last unless I hit one or both of my targets. Therefore why not try to win holidays and days out for my family.

In the few months that I have been entering competitions I have won over £100 in prizes. Not much but from small acorns?

My new work group are also very much into the lottery so therefore contributing every week into that plus my own stake. May just, well, you know scoop the biggy.

I should also maybe consider overseas lotteries?

So role onto tomorrow and the meeting and to see what they bring?