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!

 www.TheAmericanElite.com

I Want To Work From Home But I Don't Want To Fail

Fear of failure is a huge reason why so many people decide to hold off on joining a home based business. Nobody wants to feel like a failure or risk spending money on something that's not going to pay off for them. However, you don't want to miss out on doing something that could drastically change your life just because you're afraid.

Whenever you start a business there is a chance that you could somehow fail. All types of businesses fail home based and otherwise so the risk is always there. However, the risk of failing in a home based business isn't as high as you might think. Yes, there is a chance that you won't meet all of your goals. However, if you are willing to make a plan for success and stick with it your chances of failure are pretty low.

The only people who really end up failing in a home based business are the people who aren't willing to give it their best effort. I see a lot of people who are willing to get started in a business but aren't willing to actually work for their success. They just assume that if they are a member of a company the business will just build it's self. That is of course not true.

Also, some people DO work but they just aren't consistent enough or they give up too early in the process.  You can't build a successful business in just a few months it's going to take time but if you are willing to really work hard for it and invest the time and energy that you would invest in any other type of business you will have success and lots of it.

Don't be so scared of failure that you miss out on a great opportunity to make money and live an incredible life. Get more information about working from home and find a business that is right for you. 

www.buyzealforlife.com

Are You Really Doing What You Need To Do To Succeed In Your Home Business?

I think a fair amount of being successful working from home is learning to be honest with yourself. As someone who has been around home based business owners for many years I can honestly say that a lot of them are really just kidding themselves. it's not enough to be a part of a great company and have the drive to succeed.

You have to put a lot of action behind your intentions of the money is just never going to come. I have seen too many bright, driven, well educated people fail in this type of business because they simply don't do the work that it takes to really succeed.

While it is true that you don't have to work a home based business like a full time job it's not true that you only need to work a few hours a month. It's going to take several hours a week of hard work every single week if you want your business to grow. And I don't mean spending time on a conference call or at a meeting but several hours actually WORKING your business... talking to people, giving presentations, marketing yourself aggressively online real hard work.

I say all of this because if you are reading this article and you're thinking about joining a home based business you deserve to know the truth. Too many people are willing to lie to you to get you to join their business and that's just not fair. Any business takes hard work and effort. You have to be intentional. You have to set some time aside during the week and really work the business or it just won't work for you.

However, the good news is that when you do that you will find that working for yourself is seriously amazing. You will also find that the harder you work now the easier it will be. A home based business tends to snowball so the more work you do in the beginning the easier it gets and the more fun it becomes. You will also find that being your own boss is a million times better than working for someone else.

So don't let the hard work fool you because once you start to see success in your home based business you'll never want to go back! Just don't be fooled by the people who tell you that you won't have to work for it because you most certainly will! 

Home Business Basics: Should I Venture Into Online Marketing?

Online marketing or internet marketing really is the way of the future. It is what everyone in network marketing is talking about and for good reason. Internet marketing is making working from home truly working from home! No more going all around town meeting people to make presentations, no more parties, no more meetings it is truly a work from home type of business. Online marketing is also a great way to reach a whole lot more people than you ever could working your business locally. You can reach people all over the U.S. and if your business is international you can even reach people overseas that’s why local marketing is quickly becoming a thing of the past… it’s just so darn effective and easy.

It’s also a great way to save money. Instead of spending money driving from place to place you can just sit in front of your computer and reach even more people than ever possible. So much of internet marketing is not free also, since so much great marketing can be done on free websites like facebook, youtube, ezine articles, ect.

Another great upside of internet marketing is that it’s great for people who are a little bit on the shy side. It can be really intimidating to talk to someone in person about your business but on the internet the pressure is off a bit more. So a lot of stay at home moms and “regular people” are now choosing to work online because they don’t have to be ultra impressive type A personalities to have success.

You can also have much more control over your own schedule when working from home online. You can stop when you need to stop if you’re taking care of your kids or you have to run to the store. You don’t have to worry about getting all dressed up and driving to a meeting you can now communicate with and network with people right from your home office and you can be wearing your pajamas if you want to!

So if you haven’t tried online marketing yet go ahead and give it a try. It can really change your business in a huge way. 

What are the Chances of Failure?

Before you start any kind of business you’re probably going to think about what the odds are that your business is going to be successful. Nobody wants to invest time and money into a business if it’s just going to fail. So when I talk to people about starting their own home based business often the first question that they ask is. What are the chances of me failing and not making any money at all? Or even worse, what are the chances of me losing money in a home based business?

I can tell you from personal experience that the rate of failure in a home based business is about the same as the failure of a traditional brick and mortar business. The main difference is that since the cost to get started in a home based business is much much less than a traditional business… A) more people get stared in some sort of home based business vs. a traditional business and B) people are generally far less invested in a home based business and therefore don’t take it as seriously as they need to to succeed.

Let’s talk about B for a second. I firmly believe that the low cost of start up in a home based business is the biggest blessing and curse there is. It’s great because people who don’t have a lot of money to invest in a business can start their own working business for less than $1000 (usually) and it gives almost anyone the chance to make something of themselves. It’s bad for that very same reason. People tend to work less hard and take the business less seriously because it was so cheap and easy to get started in.

Out of all the people who want to work from home. The people who are successful are the people who treat their home based business like a REAL business (because that is exactly what it is) and the people who fail are the ones who treat it like a hobby or a little get rich quick scheme. (which it defiantly is NOT!)

So if you are willing to take your home based business seriously, and work it just like you would a real or “traditional” business your chances of failure are very, very slim. 

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.

http://TheAmericanElite.com