So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur

After all that's what you are, if you are just getting started on your Internet business, an entrepreneur.

First of all let's get one thing straight - no one is born perfect in this world, similarly not many are born with the skills of an entrepreneur. However, anyone can learn these skills and become successful, all you need is the knowledge and an awareness that it does take hard work. Oh and a few other things which we will discuss here and now.

These attributes (or skills if you like), will give you the tools you need to be successful, no matter what it is you decide to do with your life. Because, you see, these are not just entrepreneurial skills they are life skills as well. You should also be fully aware that not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur. It takes hard work, discipline, organization and dedication. Make no mistake, this is not for the faint of heart. The rewards however, both monetary and personal, are well worth it if you have the guts and the skills to take on the challenge.

We have listed some of the essential entrepreneurial skills which will serve you well if you decide to enter into this exciting and rewarding field.


Independence

This is a skill ( a trait actually) that is an absolute must, it is in fact that which defines the entrepreneurial spirit. One of the reasons you are on this path is, and probably should be, because you want your independence from the regular 9 to 5 grind. You want to have the ability to control your own future. Independence doesn't mean doing it all by yourself however, you will always need others. What it does mean though is that you alone are directing and controlling how your life and business will operate, develop and blossom. You make all the decisions which means that when you are successful you know you did it your way, very satisfying. The common denominator within the make-up or personality of most entrepreneurs is a burning need for independence. Good or bad you are the one in control and if you learn the skills and are not afraid to work hard this dream can and will be realized.


Persistence and Determination

Persistence means not giving up, sticking to it through the tough times. Determination goes hand in hand with persistence and the two cannot be separated. There will always be times when you second guess your decision to be an entrepreneur. Friends and family, although well meaning, can always be counted on to tell you that there are just too many websites, too much competition, too many pitfalls and too many unknowns for you to be successful. Persistence and determination will carry you through all of these times of doubt and fear. Stick to it, work your plan, see it through and prove to yourself and all the doubters that you truly are a leader, a doer, an entrepreneur.


Self Confidence

Self confidence is must for anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. You must believe in your abilities and trust your judgement. Self confidence doesn't automatically guarantee that you will be successful either but without it you really are going to have an uphill climb. You must feel within yourself that what you are doing is the right thing, with the right product, the right promotion and the right time. If you can do that and really believe it, believe in yourself then you will have a definite leg up on the competition. As you move forward with even small successes your confidence will build and so will your business. Self confidence alone won't take you to the top but without it yo won't even get close, that's how important this is.


Creativity

In the competitive world of the Internet today you can not allow yourself to become complacent and contented with an average, run of the mill business. One that may have some success but really doesn't flourish. If you want to be successful, especially as an entrepreneur, you must be creative. Creative with your finances, your sales pitch, your graphics, your website, all aspects of your business. Make your product or service unique from all the others. Don't forget, as we stated earlier, there are hundreds if not thousands of  others selling the same or similar product as yours. What sets you apart and makes you different will be the defining factor in your success. This can not be stressed too strongly, you must be different and better than the rest. Creativity is just as important (or more so) than the product or service you are offering. Creativity is an extremely important component in your success.

Creativity carries with it curiosity, flexibility, exploration, observation and opportunity. If you can roll these all up in one complete package, along with independence, persistence , determination and self confidence you will be unstoppable

Using Social Networking To Attract More Visitors

This one should be obvious but I think it is worth repeating especially for those just starting out on the adventure of internet marketing (selling stuff on the internet).

Online technology has developed so quickly, starting in the 1980’s, it has influenced the lives of millions of people and created a complete transformation within our society and become a vital part of everyone’s life on the planet. The inception of the internet is clearly the most phenomenal development in the modern age. Almost every aspect of our lives has been impacted in one way or another.

Today, on the internet you will find countless (millions) of websites catering to an endless array of venues. E-commerce, information sites, blogging, and many others… In fact, you name it, you’ll find it!

And what about the way people are communicating with each other? We are all aware of those online communication tools to make it easier for us to send and receive messages. These messages can be personal or they can be for the promotion of a business, product or service.

With the proliferation of the internet came another element that affected many people’s lives - online social networking.

What is online social networking? Basically, this is a website that attracts people with the option of becoming a member along with others who join effectively creating a network of friends. This all started in 1995 with the very first social networking website called Classmates.com. After which many others have followed and likewise created their own loyal group of members.

A couple of the most well known online social networking websites are: Twitter and Facebook.The idea is that: you sign up; look for friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and even people that you haven’t had any interaction with and invite them to be a "friend" (Facebook) or to "Follow" you on Twitter. When they join you, you are now creating your own network. Some of the other popular social networking websites are "Linkedin", MySpace, "Pinterest", "LiveJournal" and the list goes on.

This also creates a string of connections by which you can locate and trace long-lost friends you have had little or no contact with for many years. Hence, a social networking site is not just for creating a network of friends but a way for all people, living near or abroad, to communicate even when they are continents apart.

Such websites have many benefits that can be reaped without having to pay a penny for this service. If you think social networking websites are for creating a network of friends and colleagues alone, think again! As luck would have it (actually I'm sure it was designed this way) social networking websites can also be a very smart and inexpensive way to promote your e-business.

Promoting your e-business through Social Networking sites

If you spend any amount of time on the internet, you probably are already  a member of a social networking site. If you aren't then you should be. Social Networking Sites are an essential part of your business success. Join as many social networking sites as you can find (Google can help you) and join the sites and post a link to your Blog. Make sure you read and follow the rules for the site first. Make regular visits and post something interesting about what's going on in your life and on your Blog. Create interest and make your posts fresh and make them often. Create an identity that people learn to trust, this has always been and will continue to be your key to success

Blogs are used not only to express thoughts and ideas but are also a great way to help promote your business. Your Blog usually contains a series of posts and articles expressing daily thoughts, opinions, tutorials or reviews. For the business-minded blogs are used for creating interest by a posting followed by the placement of links usually to a product or service either directly or indirectly marketed by "YOU" the owner of the Blog. This should all start to make sense as to why you need that social networking piece of the puzzle.

If your social network page has many members, your blog can be "linked" to many potential readers and very importantly customers. The more people that become a part of your social networking world the more chance that people will click to visit your blog and if you can get their attention there and keep them coming back for more the better chance you have that they will click on a link on your blog and you will make sales.

So if you maintain a Blog and you intend to use it as an outlet for sales then it's easy to see that Social Networking can be a great tool to help you get there. Not only are they free but hey you meet some great people and some great customers and you will be driving your e-Business forward to success.

Goal Setting For 2013

The year 2012 is now over. You may be thinking of what you want to achieve for yourself in 2013. But do you know how to go about setting your Internet business goals in such a way that you won’t be overwhelmed?

Here are few simple things to remember before you go about the business of Internet goal setting.

1. Clarity of your goal.

Remember that diamonds, more than their cut, are greater prized and treasured for their clarity. Diamonds with yellow, blue and green hues are only alluring. But 'alluring' is not what you want when it comes to your Internet goals. What you want and what you need is a business plan that is crystal clear from the onset. A clear and concise business plan (big or small) will provide a guide for your every day actions, a map of where you are and where you are going so that you can drive your plan to success. With a good business plan in place all of the components within your Internet business can run smoothly and, if you planned it well, in the direction you want it to go.

2. Keep it Realistic

Come up with a goal that is doable and results oriented, it can be how much you will earn, how many visitors you get to your site, how many articles you will write this week or how many subscribers you get. The fact is all of these are inseparably tied to your success. An important point here is DO NOT bite off more than you can chew or you will get bogged down, lose interest, and finally give up, not a good PLAN. Remember, that there are websites all across the net every week that have folded or are on the decline. There are many reasons to explain why such situations happen, but, hey, if you base everything on talk and no action, then you honestly won't get anywhere. Go for something, anything that is well thought out and work and then Make It Happen. You will have something that you actually created and proudly present it to the world.

3. Put it into writing.

Decide where your business should be in the next year. Effective business goal setting needs to be detailed and put into writing. This will give you a concrete basis for further review and improvement in the future. It will also save you from having to grope through your memory for the ideas you came up with during one of those 'eureka' moments.

4. Use active words.

Active words are not only for writers; they should also work perfectly with your business goal. Do not use passive words and passive sentences because these will give you the feeling of indirect responsibility. Do say: “My website will capture this particular market by the middle of next year”, and not: “This particular market will be captured by my website by the middle of next year”. Breathe action into your words to give life to your business goals.

5. Come up with smaller goals to complement your biggest one.

The smaller goals will help you achieve the ultimate goal by providing the step by step actions leading to the ultimate plan. By doing this, you will also see more clearly the initial errors inherent with an imperfect plan. In the process, you will know what actions are effective and what are not.

6. Interact and collaborate with people who share your niche.

They may not share your concept on how to do things but if these people share your vision, they will at least give you alternative routes in reaching your goal. These alternative routes represent their own view of Internet success and their belief in the things they are doing, try them out, you might find a better way of doing the things to make you successful. One way is to interact with people who have the same interests and work in the same niche as you is by joining one of the many forums available to anyone.

This process will give you the chance to improve the skills you have and maybe pick up a few new ones along the way, remember knowledge is power. And, of course, take regular reviews of your plan or business goals. Do some revisions if needed, depending on the small changes that you encounter as your plan unfolds. And should there be changes, big or small, accept them wholeheartedly, embrace them, this is what effective business goal setting is all about.

Here's a small free E-book that may help you get started, it's not fancy but it works

Creating Your Business Plan

"The 5 Problems Everyone Has When Starting An Internet Business - And How To Solve Them"

As we all know starting an Internet business from scratch can be a very scary and difficult prospect. But with the right training and tools literally anyone can do it.

So here are the 5 problems everyone has when staring an Internet business — and how "Beginner's Guide To A New Internet Business" can help get through these in a logical simple way.

1. I don't know where to start.

This is probably the biggest obstacle to anyone first thinking of the Internet as a part time or full time income stream. With the "Beginner's Guide To A New Internet Business"  you are shown all the basics needed to get up and running. This will immediately start to make those fears and uncertainty fade and be replaced with a renewed confidence and the return of your excitement that you lost as you began to think you just couldn't do it.

2. I don't have a website.

No problem here, you will be shown how to get a free website that is yours and only yours to apply and sharpen your new skills to generate income.

3. I don't have a product to sell.

Again this is not an obstacle. "Beginner's Guide To A New Internet Business" will show you resources to select the products you want to sell and it won't cost you a dime.

4. I don't know how to promote a product.

There is so much information in the form of training videos and Ebooks that are available that you can learn from and be promoting your products on your own website the first day you start. All of the training is down to earth, practical and in plain language that everyone can really understand what to do and how to do it.And the training is free at "Beginner's Guide To A New Internet Business".

5. I don't have a big budget to start out so how can I get things rolling.

With this educational site there is no fee for membership and no additional costs for anything. You can of course (at your choice) spend some additional money on advertising and extras to send your business to the next level but you don't need to do this to learn all the basics and start earning cash with just the basics. And all this training info is FREE.


So that's it, if you really want to get started there is no better place with such simple training, that can take you from a dream only in your mind to the reality of having your own money making website.

Learn more ..

Review #1 - PLR Content

NOTHING is more frustrating than NOT being able to join the ranks of top Internet Marketers simply owing to your lack of ability, expertise and tools. If this situation sounds very familiar to you (maybe because you're in it right now), then read on.

I want to share my views on another product I came across and again, as usual I approached it with a healthy scepticism, but to my pleasant surprise I found another winner. People are naturally hungry for information, and this, is a veritable feast. The information and saleable products here are extremely good and very abundant. With this "tool / product" the average person can learn and earn at the same time .. what a deal. I'm not exaggerating, in fact I'm probably understating what you get. Even if you never promote or sell any of these products, the information contained in the products can start you off if you're new to this, or, it can take you to another level if you are already up and running. No bull ... this is a great site and everything is very professionally done.

At the Silver membership level (which is FREE) you have access to 166 E-books, with master resale rights, 2319 Niche articles, with private label rights (plus 20 new ones every month) and 155 pre-made Adsense sites, with master resale rights, and 65 with private label rights (plus 1 new one every month). What more could you want at a price everyone can afford - FREE. and there's much more.

You can upgrade to a Gold membership at any time with a greater variety of content rich material at a very reasonable cost ($24.95 /month).

An enormous amount of information and variety is available in these E-books and articles. If you submit articles to a site such as Ezine or other high profile articles submission site (and you better be doing that if you want traffic to your site) then PLR Content will provide you with fresh new material on an ongoing basis for any niche that you may be involved in now or want to get into. Writing articles and adding new content for your website can be very difficult and time consuming. Just trying to come up with new ideas or concepts is sometimes very frustrating as I'm sure you can understand if you own a website of any kind. Fresh content and article writing is an absolute must to keep your site up front in the search engines and will drive traffic to the place you need it to go .. your website.

I've only listed some of the benefits available, for more complete information click here and have a look for yourself.

Definitions:

Master Resale Rights (MRR) - This means someone who purchases the product from you can also sell the products and keep 100% of the profits. Even if you have the Master Resale Rights for a product, you will need to see if there are any other restrictions on the product. Some products with Master Resale Rights can not be given away, can not be put in paid membership sites, or sold in an auction site.

Private Label Rights (PLR) - This is by all means the higher rights. With this right you can almost do anything you want to do with your product. I say almost because most of the Private Label Rights products can not be given away for free. You can edit the content, combine it with other products, break it down into smaller parts, use it as your website content, edit the sales letter, put on new images, etc. etc. Most PLR products are non-transferable, meaning you can't give the PLR rights to your buyer. So look at specific restrictions on the PLR when you get products with these rights.

Each e-Book or article will be supplied with a licence document that spells out exactly what you can do with it, give it away, sell it or just use the content yourself.

Pros
Just an amazing amount of information. A wide variety of content which every Internet marketer should know in order to be a success. No cost for Silver Membership and only  You choose but even at the Silver Level level there is simply so much information it just amazed me when I looked at it myself. I have the Silver level membership myself (I'm thrifty) and use these E-books and articles myself and they really deliver on their promise. All E-books and articles are down loadable, and depending on the licence you can customize the products to make them your own and sell them as your own product at 100% profit on every sale.

Cons
Again it's hard to find fault with this one but I guess I would say that this product as presented has so much information you will need to dedicate some of your time to go through all the information. There is such a wealth of material it requires some discipline to get through and develop. Make no mistake you will need some degree of dedication to make your mark on the Internet. Any way you look at it if you aren't willing to work at it then this is just not for you, quit now and save yourself the effort. But I suspect that since you are reading this right now you are already willing to do what it takes to succeed, so why not give yourself the tools to do it.

Silver Membership - Free
Gold Membership - $24.95 / month

If you're looking for real website and Blog content and easily saleable products to promote on your site most of the the work is done for you, so you can start earning right out of the box with no or little experience and no need to create anything yourself.

To learn more about getting some serious knowledge and earn some serious cash by using the knowledge and tips provided click here.

Internet Money Making Programs ... The Real Truth

I really wanted to create this blog because I was sick and tired of the emails, pop-ups and links that offered an amazing amount of income in an amazingly short time. The real and sad truth is, that there exists on the web, a very small percentage of "Internet Money Making" programs that are legitimate and deliver on their promise (about 2% actually). But when you consider the number of websites to choose from on the internet (nearly 50 billion - that's BILLION in the last quarter of 2012) there are still some good choices. Of course not all websites are internet income related so the actual number of those is hard to determine but you get the idea. Lots of websites, lots of scams and some legitimate, honest winners.

I found out about scams the hard way and believe me it happened more than once. I'm sure you've seen these claims, maybe you've bought into one of them, I certainly did. They typically claim that you can ... "Make (fill in your own amount here) a week, and more, no experience necessary, limited time, offer ends tomorrow at midnight, limited positions available, buy my program now and in minutes you'll be raking in millions" ... and you know the worst part is that they were all scams and they took my money and I ended up with a lot of useless information and "programs" that didn't show me anything but an empty wallet. I got sucked in more times than I would like to admit until I found my way, actually I stumbled, onto a great site and program that until recently (it's no longer available) was still providing great insight.

It's important to me that I tell you this, because I didn't give up, I did find some products that work for me and for many others as well. Also I don't want a single one of you to be taken to the cleaners one more time with some useless ebook or Guru generated crap.

Oh ... and that program I have learned so much from that's no longer available on the Internet .. it was the "Profit Lance Income System" and although you will find negative reviews about this program it was a very solid learning tool, but for some it wasn't fast enough at making money. This was not a quick fix for making money, that's true. But it was an excellent learning tool and provided a good base from which many internet marketing careers were launched. You actually could make money with it , and I did, it wasn't a high intensity money grab, just real honest training.


So my point is this ... don't give up, don't stop looking for your place on the web. There is real opportunity to be found and I'll do my best to help you find your way to your future.

Home Land Prosperity Newsletter

How about that, Home Land Properity, the Mothership of our blog  "Starting Your e-Business"

has published it's first Newsletter. We're very excited to present this inaugural issue and look forward to many more. The newsletter will be published on a regular basis and our goal is to keep it informative and relative.

In each issue we will present some of the things that you will probably have to deal with when starting and growing your home based business on the Internet. In this first issue we talk about avoiding being scammed - very important for all of us. We hope you enjoy this new feature and would appreciate your comments and suggestions for future newsletters.

So stay tuned for more as we explore what to look for, what to avoid, how to safely and effectively move toward your goals and dreams. There will be loads of helpful information for you to digest as you move forward on your journey to success.

You can see our newsletter by clicking here

Regards

Rick