How Do I Take My Home Based Business Opportunity to the Next Level?

Thanks for taking the time to read this article, I know everyone is busy and everyone is surfing around. I really want to get this message across about how I took my home based business opportunity to the next level.If you have a home based business opportunity, are marketing a business opportunity, or trying to build a list I have noticed that a lot of people are doing about it completely wrong. I see many people only creating one-way streets and just treating everyone online as potential eyeballs for their referral links.When I say one-way streets I mean just sending out faceless billboards of your message or opportunity. I’m not saying that it doesn’t work, you can get results, but what you are getting are people who are just thinking, “might as well check this out”.We need to create two-way streets. Because it’s what will take you and your home based business opportunity to the next level. The way we create a two-way street is by creating mutually benefiting relationships.How do you form two-way streets? Good old fashion people skills.What ever happened to formally introduce yourself? “My name is blah-blah, I do this and that, what do you do?” “I have been online for 6 months, how long have you been online?” “Get back to me when you can.” What happened to all that?Look how different and refreshing that sounds compared to, “do you want to make $10,000 a month?”, “Click Here”, “Check This Out”! Do these sound like home based businesses that serious people would click on? I’ve been there and it does get some results, but it’s the lazy man’s way. It only gets you so far.If you are serious about building an income online with a home based business opportunity, you need to have a downline or list of people you can talk to and work with. People you can help, people you can then ask how well you are helping them so you can help them even better next time.Surround yourself with value oriented people who appreciate your value and return value back to you.If you want to approach anyone with a legitimate home based business you should treat them like a person. I get so many random messages from people who are basically asking me to do something without adding their own value, and all that shows me is that all that person has to offer is a link, that is all I see being offered, a link.You should offer more than just a link or home based business opportunity. Don’t just represent a company, represent you, add your social media accounts, share your own personal views, and share your stories.If you already have this mindset you are ahead of the game, and I’ll see you in the Bahamas.

Low Cost Home Based Businesses

Low cost home based businesses are a popular option in these difficult and uncertain economic circumstances, as many people are looking to earn some extra money to help pay their bills. With the advent of the internet and the possibilities that it opens up for home-based businesses, this is one option that people are actively exploring. They are looking for low cost home based businesses, either because they want to test the waters or simply because they do not have the money for starting up a traditional business such as a franchise. There are thousands of different opportunities that are low cost home based businesses and I will outline some of them below:Accounting services. A person can choose either to provide basic bookkeeping services or more advanced financial services such as preparation of final accounts or tax accounting and advice. A lot of small and medium businesses that cannot afford full-time financial specialists will happily pay for part-time advice. Obviously the more value added by the advice, the higher the level of remuneration. Marketing the services is extremely inexpensive on the Internet if social networking or businesses networking websites are used cleverly. Because marketing on the Internet is often free, this is a genuine low-cost home-based business opportunity.Business planning services. A lot of small businesses realize the importance of business planning but are not equipped to carry out the exercise by themselves. The service offered should be comprehensive ranging from market research to financial projections. Depending on the purpose for which the client requires a business plan, that particular service from the package should be highlighted. For instance, if the plan is required for inviting investment or for raising debt, the presentation and the financial reports should be tailored accordingly. An individual can market themselves online very effectively and take full advantage of this low cost home based business.Writing and editorial services. The proliferation of the Internet has generated considerable demand for content and, as a result, freelancing has become a lucrative proposition. Editorial services consist of activities such as proofreading, indexing and getting books ready for publication either in print or online. Writing services generally include writing SEO-optimized articles for article marketing as well as website content. There is also a considerable demand for freelance marketing copywriters to write promotional and sales copy. There are a number of websites (such as Elance or ODESK) that act as online marketplaces to bring freelancers and prospective buyers together. Buyers post projects on the sites and freelancers bid for them. For certain types of jobs, the website guarantees payment and, in general, their fees are extremely affordable. Operating through these websites can create a genuine low cost home based business opportunity.

Could Starting A Home Based Business Be A Profitable Way For You?

In a time where the economy is chaotic and security in a 9-5 job is something from the past, a lot of people go on the internet to find ways to earn money. It is a fact that people are losing their jobs without having any backup plan, to assist them and their loved ones. And let’s be honest, wouldn’t it be cool if you could build a business from your home in your spare time, while still having your normal job. You then have an extra income if that is what you prefer. I personally believe that starting a home based business is going to be more and more popular over the next few years as it has been for several years. What is fascinating is that in the future, the home based business industry such as Network Marketing will be responsible for generating the most millionaires world wide. This is truly an amazing foresight because it gives the average person the opportunity become financial independent without first having to, go to school for 3-7 years in order to learn the skills required for the chosen vocation. One of the unique and splendid things about starting a home based business is that in the process you can earn while you learn.So, Could starting a home based business turn out to be a profitable investment of time and money..?The fact is that too many people don’t make a respectable seize of money in this industry which result in them leaving the industry. But this doesn’t mean that people are doomed before they even enter the industry. It just emphasizes that you need to make a clear decision and commitment to become successful no matter what it takes and how many struggles you have to over come.See, some of the differences between starting a home based business and getting a normal job is that you receive the exact amount of money equal to what you provide of energy and value to the market, in a home based business. In the majority of jobs you wouldn’t be motivated to work harder than you already do, because you know that you will get them exact same salary as last month.Knowing that this kind of business challenges the way you used to think and that you suddenly have carry all the responsibility yourself, will turn a lot of people off. These kind of people are looking for a safe and secure job but as mentioned before that era is over and if these people don’t make a choice to take full responsibility for their financial future they could sadly wind up losing everything they own.To make it profitable in this industry, you first want to start on a journey of constant and never ending improvement of yourself. By that I mean reading books on self improvement, goal setting, success, sales, prospecting and human psychology. Reading this stuff will give you more awareness of yourself and your surroundings. You will also experience more discipline and clarity as you indulge yourself with this type of knowledge. Second you want to find out what exactly it is that you want or how much money you want to earn and then get to work, right away.. Learn everything that you can get your hands on in the industry, committing yourself to becoming excellent in your particular niche and you are well on your way to make serious profits when starting a home based business.

The Advantages of Having a Property Management Service

Property assets are good. More people are interested in acquiring their own properties be it for residential or business purposes. The real estate industry has made its mark over the years since people are starting to understand just how important it is to own a property. With the way the economy is going these times, it seems that investors are putting their tabs on real estate rather than on paper assets like stocks. It is indeed risky to venture into something that is unstable, so it is better to opt for that one that can give them leverage in the long run.

There is a report that shows evidence that the demand for rental homes continues to rise in many parts of the world. This increase is also seen on different online real estate websites. The rise in the number of interested individuals is due to the fact that real estate is proven to be a sound investment for capital appreciation and rental income. But just like any other kind of investment, real estate entails much serious and thorough consideration before an individual actually takes out his money and invest. Any interested person should know the different aspects of financing, acquiring, and renting out a piece of property. This is not a mere game of Monopoly.

Consulting a licensed investment property management professional or agency is a good step that novice real estate investors must do. The real estate experts or agencies will address anything that concerns properties in detail and this includes loan financing, tenant search, monthly rental collections, and property sale. Property managers are trained to help property owners or even prospective buyers in order for them to come up with the right choices or decisions. They can also assist the owner with legal matters. Certain issues can arise when someone is not that well-informed in this kind of investment. Be it acquiring or selling a property, property managers can help with the marketing and financing aspects. For instance, they can advise their clients which kind of property is the most ideal to invest in given the current economic conditions. Property management experts know how to negotiate with qualified contractors and designers, and come up with the best deals when the owner decides to make renovations for his property.

For those who want to rent out their properties, rental managers can draw up estimations on how much the property can earn income on different terms (10, 20, 40, or 60 years) depending on the client’s preference. They know how to find the right tenant and go through the trouble of making background checks for prospective tenants, which definitely takes the stress off the property owner.

Importance of Agency in Real Estate Transactions

A very critical concept in California Real Estate Law is the disclosure of agencies. In 1987 legislation was passed to protect home owners in regards to the agency status of their real estate professionals.

Agency is simply the relationship between the principle (the seller or buyer) and the real estate professional. In agency, the professional has a fiduciary duty to look out for the best interests of his/her principle. The fiduciary duty is defined as the ‘duty of utmost care, integrity, honesty, and loyalty in dealings.’

There is a form that is used called the Agency Disclosure form (or AD for short.) This is the very first form that is used in every real estate transaction. It has 1 purpose: it discloses (makes openly known) the 3 types of agency that could happen in a real estate transaction.

1. Agent represents the seller only.

In this agency the agent for the seller represents only the seller. He has a fiduciary obligation to get the seller the best price possible for his home. He also has the fiduciary duty to make sure the seller understands all the forms he must sign. The agent serves to protect and promote the seller. In a fiduciary relationship the agent has an obligation to put the needs of the seller first above his/her own needs. He does not have a fiduciary duty to the buyer but does own the buyer the duty of fair and honest dealings.

2. Agent represents the buyer only.

This is the exact same as above except the agent represents the buyer only and has the fiduciary duty to get the home for the buyer at the best price while protecting and promoting his/her best interests. He only owes the seller the duty of fair and honest dealings.

3. Dual agency: agent represents both the seller and buyer

If a dual agency is formed it must be disclosed and agreed to by all parties of the transaction. A dual agency can never be done in secret. This dual status must be known because an agent will know confidential information about his principles. The disclosure forms states that an agent in a dual agency situation must never reveal confidential information to the other party without written permission.

The agency laws were put into practice to protect home owners and home buyers. It establishes that an agent must put the needs of the principle above his own. The law also makes the declaration of who represents who and in what capacity widely known. There are to be no secrets in a real estate transaction.

Dangers of Dual Agency

In most real estate transactions there is one agent representing a seller (aka sellers agent or listing agent) and another agent representing a buyer (aka buyers agent). However, at times, one agent might end up representing both the buyer and seller. This is called dual agency. It is perfectly legal but also can be filled with challenges. In California law, a dual agency status must be acknowledged and agreed to in writing by all parties.

To understand the potential challenge let’s use this as a scenario:
• The house is informally appraised and the fair market value seems to be $270,000
• The seller begins with a listing price of $275,000
• The real estate agent represents both the buyer and seller: a dual agency

It is not unusual in the beginning of the formation of a contract to purchase that the buyer will have his initial offer price and also a back up price in mind. He might tell his agent to offer $260,000 but would not go higher than $265,000.

If this agent represents both the buyer and the seller how does he approach the seller with that offer? He must tell him there is an offer of $260,000 but cannot reveal anything else without breaking his fiduciary duty to the buyer.

Now the seller does not want to sell the house at $260,000 and asks his agent what he thinks would be a good counter offer? Does the agent knowing the house is worth an estimated $270,000 suggest to him to counter at $270,000 and possibly lose the deal? This would be in the best interest of his seller. But he could also recommend the seller to counter at $265,000 knowing the deal would most likely close. This would be in the best interest of his buyer. He could even say, I cannot tell you what to counter it as which might not make his client too happy. The agents’ fiduciary duties to both of them are in conflict.

Other challenges could crop up when further in the process it comes to other concerns; for example, repairs. The buyer might want a carpet allowance. So the agent needs to represent that need. But he also has the duty to get the most money for the seller. This is just an example of another challenge in dual agency situations.

I do not write this to say that dual agency is bad, wrong, or illegal. It can be done and be done successfully. I write this so people understand that agency clarification is important; do not treat it lightly. If you are potentially in a dual agency situation you must consider all the benefits and challenges.

This is why in California (and in many other states) agency clarification is the first form to be filled out in the real estate process. You want to know exactly who is representing who so you do not reveal information to ‘the other side’ accidently.

Let me finish with an interesting twist; 2 different people working for the same broker also creates dual agency. For example, I am with Century 21 Award. We have 14 offices in San Diego and Orange County with 100′s of agents. I work out of the Rancho San Diego office and let us say I have a listing. A person that I do not know and have never met works for our Award office in La Mesa. That agent could bring a buyer to my listing, the buyers like it, and decide to make an offer. This is a dual agency because we both work for the same broker; Century 21 Award, even though we do not know each other and work out of different offices.

How To Succeed At Online Product Creation The Easy Way

Product creation could be a frightening subject for a lot of Internet marketers to face. Some folks who get in the game with the intention of making a full time income are completely ignorant as to how an online business operates. One of the most profitable ways to create online cash is by creating a product that others are happy to pay for.

Product creation is legitimate method of generating money through internet marketing but many entrepreneurs get it wrong. They start by imitating their Internet marketing gurus by creating information products on Internet marketing in hopes of getting rich the way their heroes did. The problem is that they usually don’t know what they are doing and enter a highly competitive niche with very little marketing experience or connections.

Here are a few tips for effective product creation that may help you get on the right track:
Start by finding a profitable niche with low to moderate competition. If you conduct some rudimentary market research and keyword research, you’ll find many opportunities in areas that will surprise you. Amazon and eBay are two great places to brainstorm for product ideas.

Developing Your Product does not have to be a difficult project. You can find experts in the right field for your niche and pay them to write the material while an artist designs the packaging and website or blog. You can outsource the entire product creation part of the project after you conduct the research and testing to ensure profitability.

Sales and marketing strategies should be created while developing the product and learning about the market. Some experienced marketers use pay per click to drive traffic to their offer page; some folks outsource the entire marketing campaign to affiliates through ClickBank or other affiliate programs.

Product creation does not need to be hard, particularly when the merchandise is electronic. E-books, videos, audio and multi-media products sell very well. They are distributed immediately to customers electronically. Once you have a good feel for a niche market, try to service your customers with associated products and upgrades. If you want to earn money online through product creation, you must understand supply and demand. The majority of new online marketers fail miserably because they go after highly competitive markets or forget to research their chosen niche properly. You have to create your products according to the needs, wants and desires of the prospective customers.

Information Product Creation: Never Compete on Price Because There Is Only One You

Information product creation requires extensive preparation, no matter which niche you work within and you want to make sure that your information product has a successful launch. That probably sounds scary and intimidating but here’s the thing: this is a one time effort and it will pay off in a foundation that is strong enough to get your ideal clients to invest in your high-end programs and services without the perils of a traditional funnel. This article will teach you a few of the things that you need to remember if you’d like to invest in yourself and start on the information product creation path using your unique talents and abilities. Remember that you never have to worry about anyone ripping off your ideas because if you understand how to properly position yourself around your story.

Understand Both Strengths and Weaknesses: It is good to have an impartial view of your own strengths and weaknesses when lay the foundation of selling yourself within the information product creation process. It helps you figure out where you are, what you lack and how to move forward so that you get as much growth as possible. It is more than important, it is urgent if you want to create fast success for yourself to have personal positive reinforcement and deep belief to provide yourself the support you need so that you can get over your own limitations to ensure that your information product is as valuable as it can be.

You also need to know exactly who your competition is so you can study them and use their methods to help you improve your own standings. Down recreate the wheel, but understand the wheel and position yourself going uphill from the competition. Check out which kinds of opportunities you’ve already got and try to figure out how best to use them while taking care to remember your strengths and weaknesses. This is a great way to figure out where you stand against your competition which helps you figure out how best to grow.

Launch on Time: No matter what, even if you haven’t officially announced your “launch date” you should launch the site when you’ve said you would. This will force you to stick to your goal and actually work on it. Thinking that “I’ll launch it when I think it’s ready to launch” will only hinder your efforts. You’ve got a responsibility that you need to live up to with your launch, and you can’t move back on that one. If you get close to your launch date and you are getting hung up on your self limiting beliefs in your information product creation, don’t worry this about getting it out there and not perfection. As long as it is usable you should launch it. Launching on time is the professional thing to do and it is more important than creating a “wow” effect in your site visitors. You can always update/upgrade your website when you have to, so there shouldn’t be any issue with that.

Analyze Your Own Concept: If you want to make your information product creation successful you need to understand how good your concept is: is it really going to work for your chosen audience or would something else be better? You already know about your competition; how does your concept measure up? If you haven’t come up with your own idea and are trying to work with someone else’s concept, do some more work on your own before your launch. People want original ideas because they’ve seen too many other me-too websites already.

Test Your Concept Before You Commit To The Information Product Creation Process: One of the biggest failures people have with information product creation is not testing an idea before putting a lot of effort into producing an information product. PPC to a small 5 page site with a landing page is a great way to test an offer before you even produce it. If people will sign up to get it, you can be sure that you can create an information product that will target eliminating the pain of your target market. The small amount of money will be invaluable in using crowd sourcing to direct the final outline of the information product creation process.

You’ll have lots of hurdles to clear after the launch of your information product and the only way to truly take care of them is to follow the advice in this article to work smarter. Plenty of people work hard, but it is the ones who work smarter who make real money online with the information product creation business model.

Plan To Succeed With Information Product Creation: Why You Need To Split Your Process Up

One of the keys to succeeding in information product creation is to break the process up into discrete steps. This frequently isn’t an instinctive reaction for the typical information marketer. Especially on the internet where small sized learning products are the norm.

However, it is extremely important to your ultimate success. In fact, I would go so far as to say that if you don’t do this you probably won’t succeed… even when you are starting out let alone as you move forward.

Your product creation system should do this for you if only to help you to understand the overall task.

But why?

In this article, I’m going to ignore chunking and focus on the practical aspects. That’s not to say that chunking isn’t important. It is. It’s important to understanding and to learning the process. But while you can use the same chunks as you move forward, long term your focus needs to be on the operation of the system not the understanding of it. Unless of course you are constantly training new people!

So why is chunking important to long term use of the product creation process? (Yes, I know systems design uses a different term for this process but I’m not teaching you systems design. So I’m going to use the word learning content designers use.)

The first reason that having individual discrete tasks is important is one of schedule estimation. Frequently it is very difficult to estimate how long the total task of creating a product will take. After all, the size and type of the products matters as does the number of products in your product funnel. And those are just the most obvious elements. However, estimating a discrete task is often much easier. The total can then be estimated as the total of the discrete tasks.

Secondly, scheduling a large task can be problematic. However, by segmenting the task into a number of discrete tasks, you gain a much greater flexibility in scheduling. Not only that but as your business begins to add people you are able to schedule multiple people to the product creation.

Finally, segmenting a large task into smaller discrete tasks allows you to have much better control over the product creation. This affects two different areas — status and quality.

By segmenting your process into discrete tasks you are able to schedule and record the progress at much more detailed level. As a result you are more in control of the status of the product creation. You know what everyone is doing. When they should complete it. And how much it should cost. You also know exactly what has been done.

You also improve your overall quality. Instead of waiting until everything is done you can check quality as you go. This allows you to immediate react to low quality products without absorbing their costs. This means that you have less rework and your rework costs less. And if the product is not going to meet its quality requirement you will know about it in time to stop the development, change the requirement or fix the product.

A Guide on Successful Product Creation and Internet Marketing

Product creation in Internet marketing is getting stiffer and stiffer nowadays owing to tough competition between Internet-based businesses. Putting up a new product requires plenty of brainpower and finances along with an ability to take risk. With that, even if you have the product well-set already, you have to position it strategically in the Internet landscape for others to notice. You should get the interest of Web users and turn them to actual customers. Aside from the usual physical products, many different products that thrive well on Internet marketing include E-books, membership sites, and video lectures.

The long and difficult process of product creation begins with ideas. They are easy to get – compared to the effort that comes with analyzing the market for that idea. Before the idea turns to a product, businesses often spend money, even amounting to millions of dollars, to ensure the success of the new product that emerges from an idea. Businesses undertake many types of market research and surveys before releasing their products to the public. Now, you may think that because your business is small, you can’t afford research or you don’t have to do research; you can and you should. The Internet allows you to disseminate materials needed for your market study to many people at once without your having to spend a cent.

It is a common maxim in business: Look at your destination first before mapping out your journey. So what are the goals you intend to accomplish with your product creation ventures? The everyday travails of your business may make you forget the end in sight. On the other hand, prepare to entertain new developments that come to your mind in your product creation. Your conception of a product may have started this way, but a few tweaks here and there along with some market research results and it ends up another way. Take it as the result of a creative process, not as a failure to reach your goal. After all, your product creation activities are intertwined with a long-term goal that you should strive to sustain at your utmost: profit generation. So if your less profitable initial idea evolves to a more profitable product, be thankful!

With your product made up already, start doing some aggressive Internet marketing. A product purchase typically comes after more than five times a customer is exposed to an informative call-to-buy message. Thus it is important to get the contact details, like the e-mail address, of potential customers who are on the brink of a sale. Use the results of your market research to determine the demographics to which you should concentrate your marketing efforts.

With consistent product creation, you can make an inventory of your products that you can market in due time. Just keep making products – the moment you succeed in making and marketing a product, customers are surely wanting more from you, so give it to them. Keep them on your side through constant product creation.

Considerable Factors Involved in Product Creation & Marketing

The niche you have chosen should allow creation of more than one product or service. With the technological advancements in the hosting industry, from automated control panels and scripts that simplify creation of accounts, to complete turnkey solutions; there is no need to worry about spending time on the real products sold to the customer. The main ones are keyword selection, sales copy principles, graphics, affiliate programs, product creation, online payment processing, auto responders, and search engine optimization.

Once you’ve earned money from this type of information product business, you can invest in the creation of your own products if you want, or start offering more informational products that allow you to sell your knowledge. But the creation and production costs of a similar big ticket in sequence product, although higher, are still pretty low. A key by-product of this process will be the creation of 3-D, Computer Assisted Design art.

The Association for Financial Professionals permits the following activities for repatriating funds: Research and Development activities, advertising and marketing programs, hiring and training new recruits, acquiring patent and other rights to intangible property, improving transportation, funding capital investments with the purpose of job creation and job retention & funding product responsibility or environmental claims.

It prohibits certain activities like: Tax payments, Payment of executive recompense, Payment of dividends, Redemption of stocks, Debt investments and Portfolio investments. Therefore, before repatriating the money, you must consider whether it is worth or not.

Checklist on what artist and product development necessitate includes: Exceptional vocals, musicianship and/or songwriting skills, Continued education and enhancement of musical skills, Quality equipment, Performance ability, Image creation and maintenance, Plan of action, goal setting, excellent promotion materials including photographs, press releases and artwork, Business management skills, Marketing, Publicity and Promotion knowledge, Online and Offline Professional management, Basic knowledge of recording, producing, engineering, and mastering, Basic knowledge of manufacturing, distribution, and sales online, brick and mortar and air-play, Good choices in members, staff and advisors, Physical and mental preparedness, Basic knowledge of finances, accounting Law and legal issues etc.

The goals for doing so are for the product owner to: Communicate the whole, Determine and communicate when releases are needed, Determine what functionality is sufficient for each release & focus on business value derived from the releases. The delivery team on the other hand will see the whole, learn about the steps to realize the vision, learn the business priorities, provide technical input to the roadmap and provide estimates for the projected features. The salesperson must lead the prospect through the various decision criteria needed in order to secure a sale. Whether your idea is the development of a product, launch of a service business, or even the creation of an event or program for a non-profit, creativity is the root of all entrepreneurial efforts starting with the vision itself.

People quickly learn to spend their time on marketing and product creation, rather than repetitive tasks. Apart from empowering companies and individuals, there should be a particular focus on identifying labor intensive businesses that have the potential to make a significant and positive impact on employment creation as well as those businesses that have a product or service offering for export markets with the final objective of booming local economies.