Tips for Building a Good Flyer

In many of my articles I like to focus on web 2.0 and internet marketing. However, sometimes nothing beats a good old flyer. Yes, as much as I am a fan of internet marketing I also love flyers. I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe it's because they are so simple or maybe it's because I have had great luck with them in the past but either way I believe that they are effective so I will continue to use them.

                          

Over the years I have used a bunch of different types of flyers and I've had mixed results. So from one flyer lover to another here are a few tips that I have picked up that will help you get better response from your flyers.

1. Use bright paper - It's the simplest thing in the world but honestly bright neon paper works better than white... it just does. Yes it costs a few cents more but it's totally worth it. I don't know why it works so well but it does.

2. Keep it short - Your flyer should be short and sweet. DO NOT write a whole long thing on a flyer it won't get read. you pretty much have 1.5 seconds to get their attention and nothing ruins that like a bunch of boring text. Keep it short!

3. Use a website - Websites work better than phone numbers. Some people don't want to pick up the phone and call but they will totally jump online and check you out. Again, I don't know why it works so much better but it really does!

4. Keep some mystery - Don't tell them the name of your company. Keep as much mystery as possible because you want them to go to your website and check it out. If you tell them everything on the flyer then it's all over they're never going to check out your site if they already have a good idea of who you are and what you do.

5. Make them laugh - If you can make someone laugh you've got them. They're going to remember you, they're going to show it to their friends/spouse/family and they're probably going to go to your website! Laughter and humor go a long way with stuff like this.

These are just a few tips that I believe will help you get a better response from your flyer campaign. Good luck and have fun creating your flyers!

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How To Make Money Part Time From Home While Still Keeping Your Full Time Job

There are a lot of articles out there promoting the idea of quitting your full time job and working from home full time. However, I know that there are a lot of people out there who really don’t want to quit their job they just need a little bit (or a lot) of extra money to make life easier.

If you’re in a career that you love but it’s not giving you the lifestyle that you want a home based business can still be right for you. You don’t have to be someone who hates their job and wants to quit. Anyone can be successful working part time from home no matter what your motives or desired end result is.

The main thing you will need to do is find a business that only has to be worked a few hours a week. Many home based businesses require 20, 30, or even 40 hours a week of work and if you’re already working full time that is just not going to work. However, a lot of home based businesses will work with you even if you only have 7-10 hours a week to invest. So make sure that that is one of the first questions you ask someone when you’re talking to them about a possible business.

Network marketing is a great type of business for someone who works full time already because it doesn’t require a huge time commitment and a lot of the work has already been done for you. It’s mostly about getting the word out about the business, marketing and a little bit of training.

If you want to start your own business from scratch you can do that too but it will require more time in the beginning and it will defiantly require more money up front to start.

Whatever you decide to do just know that it is possible to make good money from home part time even if you still want to keep your full time job. 

It is Not That Complicated

What I have found through years and years in the home based business industry is that most people make it way more complicated than it actually is. When you make the business sound complicated people don’t understand it and therefore they don’t want to be a part of it. MLM is really not that complicated and once you look at it in a simplified way it will make it much easier to make money doing it.

MLM, or network marketing, or direct sales or a home based business is just simply marketing a product or service. That’s IT! And as you marketing that product or service you bring other people on to your team who want to market that same product or service. As you build a bigger team you will make more money because one person selling 10 products a month is a little money but 50 people selling 10 products a month is big money.

As you build your team you make money from what you’re doing as well as making money off of what your team is doing.

Think of it this way. If you had a business where you sold t-shirts and you personally went door to door or store to store and sold and many t-shirts as you could in one day it would never be as much money as if you had 100 people out there doing the same thing and selling your t-shirts for you every day. That is all network marketing is, simple huh?

There is a misconception that in MLM you get paid JUST to bring people into the business not true. You bring people into the business but it is only when you get those people working and making money that you really start to make money. So when you help other people get rich you get rich in the process. Sound simple? It is!

MLM might be a lot of things but it’s not complicated.

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Are You Working Smarter Or Harder?? Tips On Working Smarter!

Here’s the thing. If you want to have success you’re going to have to work. But that doesn’t mean you have to work harder than you need to. There are ways that you can work smarter and not harder. These tips won’t make building your business a total walk in the park but they will help you get more done in less time and your bank account will thank you for that!

First of all you want to seriously think about doing business on the internet. It is simple THE BEST way to reach as many people as possible for free! Yes there are ways that you can advertise online that cost money but there are also a lot of ways that are 100% free.

Also, since the internet is always “open” you can work on your business anytime even if it’s not during normal business hours! So if you happen to be up at 2 AM and feel like working you can do it on the internet. If all you’re doing is buying leads and calling prospects you can’t really do that at 2 AM!

Doing things locally is great but nothing beats the internet because you can reach the masses much faster. Why would you want to just reach people in your town when you can reach people in all 50 states or even internationally!

The internet is just a great way to work smarter not harder.

Also, try to do things that you can do one time and they will last for a really long time. So doing online ads is great. However, try doing something like article marketing or video marketing. If you put a video up on Youtube for example it will stay up pretty much forever. That means you can do something one time and get paid for doing it for months and years in the future. That is the definition of working smarter!

Just because you have to work on your business doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work smarter! Start marketing online and learn why it’s the best way possible to build a business in a short period of time for less money.

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What Can your Kids Teach you About Business

Believe it or not kids can teach you a lot of things about life in general but especially about your home based business. Here are just a few things that your children can teach you about your business….

1. Don’t give up on what you want

Children don’t like to take “no” for an answer. If there is any way humanly possible for them to get what they want they are going to get it. Even if it means making a sacrifice, bargaining, begging, or working with a tunnel vision like intensity until they have what they want.

As adults we could stand to be a little more like that. If you want something in life or in your business why not fight for it? It might not always be easy but it will be worth it.

2. Believe in yourself

Kids have total confidence in themselves. They don’t question their abilities. A child knows that they’re good at and even if they’re not good at something they’ll work on it until they are. I’ve seen little girls stand out in the back yard and try to do a cartwheel for HOURS. They know they can do it and they won’t stop until it’s done.

We question ourselves and our abilities far too much when we grow up. You can do amazing things… all you have to do is believe!

3. They can laugh at themselves

A child knows how to relax, forget about their mistakes and just laugh and be silly. If we could do this more as adults we’d be much happier and much more productive believe it or not!

4. They’re not afraid to ask for what they want

If a child wants something you’d better believe you’re going to hear about it! They don’t like to keep what they want a secret and neither should we. If we were more open about exactly what we wanted from life and if we were willing to actually ask for it we might just get it.

How many times have you been talking to a prospect and instead of working for the close you beat around the bush? If you want someone to be in your business ASK, if you want to close a sale on one of your products, ASK FOR IT. A child would. And that’s why they’d get exactly what they want.
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How to Write a More Effective Blog Posts

If you are building your home based business online chances are you already know the importance of blogging. Having a business blog can be one of the best things you can do for your business in order to attract people to you and gain more prospects.

Blogging also allows you to stay in touch and build a relationship with people already on your team that may be scattered around the country or the globe. If you’re wanting to build an effective and popular blog you don’t need much.

The first thing you’ll need is a good domain name. I recommend using a domain name that is keyword optimized. So rather than JennifersBlog.com perhaps go with something like JennifersHomeBusinessSuccessBlog.com or JensWorkAtHomeBlog.com the possibilities are endless but just know that keywords are always best because they will automatically get your blog in the search engines faster.

However the real trick to building an effective blog doesn’t lay in the domain name, or the layout (although obviously you don’t want an ugly blog) but in the content aka the posts themselves.

So how do you write more effective blog posts that will not only captivate your current readers and keep them coming back but help you gain a bigger and bigger audience and at the same time raise your blog in the search engines?

Her are a few simple tips to help you write better content for your blog.

1. Keywords!

This can not be said enough. If you want to build a popular and effective blog you can’t do it without the use of keywords. Take some time and do your keyword research because it will pay off big time if you do it right! Another good tip is to use keywords in the categories for your blog as well! Wherever you can fit in a keyword do it!

2. Get Original!

Nobody is going to come back an visit a boring blog. Make sure your content is original and exciting. The most effective blogs I’ve found will have a mix of helpful content and personal stories. You want your readers to know and trust you as a business person as well as care about you as an individual.

3. Use Pictures!

I can not stress enough how much adding pictures will add to your blog. Breaking up your text with pictures will make people want to read more and more and the more personal the pics can be the better. So if you’re talking about your trip to Hawaii with the family don’t just use a stock photo of Hawaii use one of you and your family! Another tip is to make sure and keyword optimize the titles of your pictures before you post them as well!

Those are just a few simple tips that will help your blog become more popular. Make sure you work on your blog at least a couple times a week and follow these tips and you’ll be good to go!
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The Importamce of Keywords

If you’re thinking about building your home based business online you’re going to need to know a lot about keywords. People don’t always realize the importance of keywords to their home based business however, they are actually critical to your online success.

A keyword is a word or phrase that people type into a search engine hoping to find different websites and resources that they want or need. Because of that if you don’t use keywords correctly there is a good chance that no one will be able to find your website when they’re searching for it.

If nobody can find your website your business obviously won’t be doing well so it’s vitally important to the life of your business that you research keywords and know exactly how to use them. There are many resources online that will help you learn how to get the most out of keywords however, here are a few tips to help you get started and you can build from there.

First of all, you’ll want to make your keywords as specific as possible. Yes, there are a lot of people online looking for the term “home based business” but if you go to google or any other search engine you’ll find that there are so many websites that already use the term “home based business” that your competition is too steep.

A better choice would be “best home based job in Chicago” or “top work from home opportunity in Texas”. Even though less people will be searching for these terms when they do search for them they’ll have a better chance of finding you. The more specific the better with your keywords especially when it comes to the home based business industry because there is so much competition.

Try to use keywords in your website domain name, on your website, on your blog, in articles, on Youtube and pretty much everywhere else you can.

Everything comes back to keywords when you’re working on the internet. Do your research and find keywords that work well for you. Use them as much as possible and more and more people will be looking at your opportunity and that means more money in your pocket.

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Are You Preventing Yourself from Success??

The mind is a powerful, powerful thing. And a home based business is either a failure or a success based on how your mindset is. If you believe that you are going to fail you defiantly will and if you believe you’re going to be a huge success you’ll do that too. Most people who are holding themselves back have no idea why. That’s when they want to blame it on the product or the company or the person who brought them into the business. However, it usually doesn’t have anything to do with those reasons. Instead the problem most likely lies with the person themselves.

So with all that being said I want to ask you a question… Do you really believe you can make money online?

If you’re reading this article you’re either A) already involved in a home based business of some kind and probably looking for some advice to help you make more money or B) thinking about joining a home based business but you want to check it all out first.

Whichever category you fall into the first thing you need to do is fix your mindset to prepare yourself for the success that working from home can bring.

If you’re not already in a business you must first find the belief in yourself before joining a company. This is because if you come into a business without full belief in yourself you are setting yourself up for a huge failure. You simply can not be successful in a home based business if you don’t believe in yourself.

So how do you fix this problem before it ruins your business?

For starters you can start looking at the things that you’ve accomplished in your life. I don’t know you but I do know that if you take a good look at everything you’ve ever done you’re sure to find some really positive things.

Maybe you’ve been a great husband, or a great parent or maybe you’re a great employee at your current job… anything that can help you see that you’re capable of great things.

Also, take a look at some of the people who are extremely successful working from home. Stay at home moms with no college degree, people who were unemployed, college students, high school drop outs…

The great thing about a home based business is that anyone no matter where they came from or what their background is can be extremely successful in a home based business as long as they work hard and believe in themselves.

Don’t let your lack of self belief stop you from becoming great in your business. Once you believe you can achieve anything!

What is Your Back Up Plan?

In today’s world with the economy the way it is many people are starting to ask themselves, what’s my Plan B? If you’re one of those people listen up, because I’m about to tell you how making money from home with the help of a home based business could be just the answer you’re looking for.

It’s a sad thing to say but right now there really isn’t such a thing as “job security”. I’m not trying to scare you or cause you any worry but it’s true. People are getting laid off in massive numbers these days due to the crunch in the economy, and your job no matter what it is could be next.

So what can you do NOW to make sure you and your family will be ok if that time ever comes? (and I hope it doesn’t).

Many people are investing in a home based business right now so that if anything should ever happen to their steady paycheck they’ll have something to fall back on. It’s easy to take your job for granted while you have it but what if the day comes when your boss can no longer afford to pay you? What would happen to you and your family?

Get the information you need right now, to ensure that you’ll have the money to pay your bills, today, tomorrow and forever!

Home based businesses tend to get a bad rap. Many people look at them as scams or schemes but the people who are involved in them know that it truly is the best way of making money!

Along with the financial security which can be invaluable in times like these, home based businesses also allow you to live the kind of live you’ve always dreamed of.

What do I mean by that? Imagine being able to go on vacation with your family whenever you want! How awesome would it be if you could leave when you want to leave, stay as long as you want to stay and actually have the money to do whatever it is you want to do? A home based business can provide that for you.

Last year and this year alone millions of people were laid of, and of those millions and millions how many people are now facing financial ruin? Probably most of them sadly, however if they had the power of a secondary income from a home based business coming in their time out of work would have been a whole lot easier.

Again, this article is not meant to scare you or bully you into joining a business you don’t want to join. However, I hope you’ll understand that home business success IS real and it could be just what you and your family need one day.

Start getting more information about working from home today, you can start part time and build an income that could potentially be LIFE CHANGING!

Dan Himes
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Why Choose Network Marketing

So, you’ve decided you want to start working from home but you’re not really sure how to go about it? There are a ton of reasons why so many people crave the freedom of making money from home.

One reason is of course money, when you work from home you control your income. You work hard, you get paid… you work harder, you get paid MORE! It’s a beautiful thing! That kind of freedom is something that you’ll never get on a traditional J.O.B. where the boss tells you how much you get paid and that’s that.

Another popular reason for working from home is spending more time with your family, spouse, children or just doing what you want to do WHEN you want to do it.

Finally some people want to work from home because they want to be their own boss, and that certainly is a great reason. Not having to punch a time sheet or have a set lunch hour, no deadlines or boss breathing down your neck. It’s true… working from home really is the good life.

Now back to our original problem…. how exactly to go about making money from home.

For many people all over the world the answer is simple… network marketing! I know, I know for a lot of people network marketing has almost become a dirty word but just hear me out. You see it’s not network marketing that people don’t like… really it’s not… it’s bad companies.

Over the years there have been more than a few companies out there that have used the name network marketing to cover up their illegal scams. Those companies have, unfortunately, given all of network marketing a bad name. That is unfortunate because there is NOTHING illegal, immoral or unethical about network marketing…. NOTHING!

At it’s core network marketing is extremely simple and extremely effective. You have a product, and instead of doing all the work yourself you bring a few other people into the business to help share the work load. Those people bring in a few people and those people bring in a few and before you know it you and your sales team have sold a LOT of product, and you’ve only done a fraction of the work. Not only is this business plan simple it’s SMART!

Almost all network marketing companies offer a type of income called residual income, and trust me that is the best income there is.

Residual income means you do the work one time and you continue to get paid on it month after month year after year. Sound good? IT IS! When you choose to become a part of a network marketing company you start building your residual income so that eventually you won’t have to work very much or even work at all!

The final reason so many people choose to build their businesses with network marketing is, there is already a structure and system in place. Network marketing companies are successful for the same reason McDonalds is successful. They can teach you to follow a simple system and if you follow the system you’ll get great results.

Yes, you COULD decide to start your own business from the ground up. However, the problem with that is that there isn’t already a system in place for you. Maybe you’ll succeed and maybe you won’t. When you find the right network marketing company for you your results are guaranteed! Just look at the successful people, follow their path to success and you’ll find it for yourself. Why try and re-invent the wheel? After all you probably want to work from home to make your life easier right?

Network marketing is a simple, totally legal and very profitable way to make money from home. Find the company that works best for you and start discovering the benefits of building an income with network marketing!

Dan Himes
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