tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335792952011-12-14T21:38:43.533-05:00There is nothing better than to be a happy, successful entrepreneur with the time and money to enjoy life with your family and friends. Be your own boss and enjoy financial freedomTheodorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494162239049992751noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579295.post-31591406417232514252010-08-03T15:26:00.000-04:002010-08-03T15:26:57.407-04:00

If I hear one more winge on TV I shall be very temted to put it out to be recycled. We, as a nation, have got so soft and mollycoddled that as soon as anything goes wrong we start to winge and whine and demand that the Government 'Do something about it'. It's about time people got real. There is a global economic downturn which could teeter into a recession at any moment so we all have to

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We all want to be successful but the word 'success' means different things to different people. Which is your definition? Success 1. Wealth. I want to be a multimillionaire. I want at least one large car and to live ina mansion in the country. I also want to have a large yacht and apartments or houses in the United States and in the most popular European countries. I want to mix with important

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Many budding entrepreneurs are beguiled by motivational conferences. There’s a buzz of excitement in the air. The hall or conference room seems to be filled with successful men and women. The speakers on stage are multi-millionaires. What’s more they all tell the same story. Anyone can do it. It isn’t difficult. For a reasonably investment you can receive from them the blueprint of their

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The next few years are going to be very financially tight for most people. Jobs will be lost, wages kept at an all time low and prices will rise. Already we are beginning to feel the bite but it is going to get much worse. So what are you going to do? Hang in there waiting for the axe to fall or get your finger out and do something about it? Don't wait until the crunch really hits home. Join the

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You can make a very nice living from selling other peoples products. It's called Affiliate Marketing. When people create a product, it might be a PDF file, a book, an information manual or video or anything similar which they want to sell on line they can do it themselves. The alternative is to pay other people - affiliates - commission for selling their products for them. The affiliate puts

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Wouldn't you like to have the financial freedom to do all the things you want to do? You could be your own boss, take time off to be with your family and friends. Or you could travel anywhere in the world and spend time on your hobbies. So what is stopping you? From the time we were very young we have had dreams of what we want to do. When we were very young we believed it was possible to

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Internet Marketing is rapidly becoming a really popular way to make money. Most people start by selling odds and ends they want to get rid of on Ebay or Amazon. These are the two best known sites at the moment but others are being introduced. After a few successful sales it is obvious that here is a very good way to build up your own business. After you have sold all your own spare bits and

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We could all do with a bit of excitement. Creating a product which people want to by is a real thrill. What about writing an instruction manual for something that most people would be interested in? 'How to make money', 'How to have a happy family life', 'How to lose weight', 'How to attract a girl/boy friend', 'How to improve your golf', 'Fly fishing for beginners', 'Grow your own vegetables'.

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Number Three on the list of how you can become a successful entrepreneur is by marketing your own skills. Everyone has at least one skill and no-one knows everything there is to know about any skill. Many years ago when I first started writing articles and instruction manuals professionally I was told that my strong point was that I wasn't afraid to ask the how, why and where questions that

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1. Now that all public and private enterprises are having to make drastic cuts in their spending the only way you can be sure that you won't be 'let go' (which is a polite way of saying 'sacked') is to become your own boss. 2. When the country is in an economic downturn anyone wanting to establish a new business has to make sure that every penny that he or she can lay hands on counts. The new

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Network marketing was the first way of making money from that we looked at.The second way of making money from home in the list of ‘Seven Ways to Make Money From Home’ (see below) is Marketing Your Own Services. This way of making money working from home is really for someone who just wants to make a little extra money although there are ways of building this into a lucrative business.Basically

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Network marketing has all the benefits of a franchise with none of the expense involved in buying into a franchise.Network marketing has all the advantages of owning a shop without the overheads.A shopkeeper has to rent or buy business premises on which he has to pay rates, insurance, a large amount of stock or equipment, heating, lighting, telephone, water, etc.A shopkeeper has to be in

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First of all let’s get one thing straight – Network Marketing has nothing to do with Pyramid selling, which is illegal.You can start making money literally from day one. Providing you choose the right company. Don’t choose one which has a ‘niche’ quality. E.g. health products, water or air systems, burglar alarms. They will take longer to establish.Perhaps the two best known companies are

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There are seven basic ways to make money from home. Before making any decisions it is best to study them all to see which one feels most comfortable for you.This doesn’t mean that only one way of making money from a home business is open to you. You start with the business that suits you best, and, if finances are an important issue, one which will provide an immediate income.The seven ways of

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If you had three wishes what would they be?What do you really want?Some people say they’d like to be happy. Others want to be rich. Most people say they would like more time to spend with family and friends. Practically everybody wants to be free from worry and to be able to do all the things they don’t have the time or money to do now.It’s worth while taking time out to sort out what you really

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1. Preparation is 75% of the battle. Choose a niche subject which interests you and study the question and answer sections in relevant magazines. More information on readers’ problems is what they will pay for. So:-2. The most obvious things is to find a product that a lot of people want. Notice want, not need. People will fulfil their wants rather than their needs. Buying something you want has

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Real entrepreneurs know that:- 1. You never stop learning. 2. Simple ideas can trigger massive results.3. Life never stands still. It’s going up or going down. You choose which way it goes.4. Doing nothing is never the answer to a problem.5. Some people work hard to get to the top of the tree but even they reach it they will never achieve as much as if they had aimed for the stars but only got

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We often laugh at young children who ignore the present but play with the box. But isn't that what a lot of us do?You get the sales letter with the bonuses, testemonials and tempting pictures of the cash you can make and the life you will lead. All packaging! It's the pretty ribbon, the sparkly paper and the fancy box.Don't be fooled. Find out if what is in the box is really what you want.Cross

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Yesterdays post was missed because I was anxiously watching my trees lashing about in the terrific winds and hoping that none of them would blow down on top of either my horses or me.Thankfully they didn't so there will be a double dose of blog today.While watching the trees I was able to do some thinking about business opportunities in general.Looking back over the years I've been studying

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What would you say about a developer who bought some land but didn’t do anything with it – then complained because it hadn’t made any money for him?Stupid, Huh?Maybe another man wasn't that stupid. Maybe he got the land, bought the building materials, got them organised into neat piles and - - - went away and did something else! Then he, too, complained because he hadn’t made any money.Both men

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People who can’t see some sort of global recession coming are like people standing with their backs to an elephant and insisting such animals don’t exist.Too much of our money is being wasted on futile schemes and posturing by people in authority who should know better. Bonuses, severance pay and golden goodbyes are dished out willy-nilly whether they are deserved or not.And who pays?We do - in

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So here I am back blogging again. This time it’s going to be updated daily to try to get through to some hopeful entrepreneurs who haven’t quite got where they want to be yet.I’ve come across a lot of people who are getting very disheartened by the numerous get rich quick schemes there are. By the time you've bought them, tried them and found they aren't really for you it's easy to think you're

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Are you on a regular e-mail list?Have you found that the e-mails you get are becoming more and more nothing more than marketing promotions for some affiliated product or other? They go something like this:-‘Hi, Theodora,I’ve just come across a brilliant new way to _ _ _ _. My friend (says who?), Joe Bloggs (or whoever) is making a £9k per week doing _ _ _. Now he’s offering to help you do the

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All entrepreneurs know the value of attending a good seminar. Meeting up with other entrepreneurs who have new ideas, different ways of working and a wide range of interests is ennervating. Seminars also provide a good opportunity to increase your network of contacts.These networks are important because they are your way of exploding your business into a phenominal explosion of

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We all have dreams and ambitions. Entrepreneurs are people who dream dreams and then work on developing their ideas and ambitions into successful businesses. Entrepreneurs in every field have several things in common. a) All entrepreneurs are passionate about what they do.b) They also enjoy the business they are in.c) All successful entrepreneurs like meeting other successful business people.d)

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Entrepreneurs may trymany things before they find their niche. They know when to cut their losses and move on.Successful Entrepreneurs know that if they aren't waking up every morningfull of enthusiasm and energy then something is wrong.Unfortunately the world is full of people who don't start the day full of life. They are flogging on in the first job or occupation they fell into when they

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What is affiliate marketing and what value is it to the entrepreneur?Affiliate marketers advertise and sell other peoples’ products in return for a very healthy commission. It involves very little effort and can be very profitable – as long as you know what you’re doing.Affiliate marketing is an efficient way of providing a 24/7 stream of income from the internet. It is a business that can free

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Some people say entrepreneurs are born, not made. That’s only partly true. Some people seem to be entrepreneurs from birth. Sometimes the entrepreneurial gene doesn’t kick in until later in life.Whenever it happens there are ten golden rules any prospective entrepreneur should obey. So get a sheet of paper and let’s get to work. Fill in your qualifications under each heading.Motivation. You must

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Well, I haven't been here for a while. Things have been busy. My publishing business has been making progress and I have been working overtime producing articles for various directories.Hopefully fromnow on I can get back to regular posts.

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At present the Business Opportunity scene is expanding rapidly.Seems like everyone is only a step away from becoming a millioionaire!Fantastically successful marketers send out their promotions. It usually runs like –‘Ten years ago I owed thousands to the Bank, I couldn’t pay the mortgage so I lost my house, I had to make do with an old unreliable car and my wife left me.Now I have a Swiss Bank

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Is anyone else rather fed up with the length of business opportunity promotion letters these days?We are told by the various gurus that letters should be at least twelve pages and preferably up to twenty or so. We are told thwey should contain lots of encouraging material as unique selling points and testemonials from people who have had incredible success with whatever system is being

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Every business opportunity assumes that you have Lists.Lists are the names and addresses of people you can send your promotional material to and who will hopefully buy from you.A great idea. But where do you get your lists?The very best ones are those you've collected for yourself from classified advertising or people who have bought from you before.These lists will start out very small - but

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Hello again,I'm rather getting into this blog thing.Hope somebody reads this andleaves comments. I like to know what people thinkLet’s imagine you are a hopeful entrepreneur looking for a good business opportunity.Choose something that people will want very much. Want is much more important than need when it comes to spending money.Think about it! If you really need a new washing machine but on

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At present the Business Opportunity scene is expanding rapidly.Seems like everyone is only a step away from becoming a millioionaire!Fantastically successful marketers send out their promotions. It usually runs like –‘Ten years ago I owed thousands to the Bank, I couldn’t pay the mortgage so I lost my house, I had to make do with an old unreliable car and my wife left me.Now I have a Swiss Bank

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