Archive for June 2003
My mother-in-law posted a classified ad for an old computer on a local website, and someone tried to scam her. I told her to play along. The scammer mailed us a check, and I even spoke to him over the phone—eventually, I grew bored of the charade and ended it. Maybe he’ll think twice next [...]
FreelanceMom.com: Good question. For those who are uninitiated, freelance is a term used for work that is done in one’s free time. It offers a chance to earn a little extra money for those rainy days. However, for some people, ‘freelance’ can become a way of life. Try doing a quick internet search of the [...]
Free Marketing = Effective Marketing
Home Based Business Opportunities: According to Google.com there are over three billion web pages online today. So what are you doing to separate yourself from the crowd? How are you targeting your customers? How much capital are you investing in marketing? Is it working? I hear many business owners complaining about the inability to successfully [...]
What is a Professional Organizer?
FreelanceMom.com: Professional organizing is a relatively new line of work but the call for help is loud and clear! I know that when I started organizing, people would ask me what I do. I said, “I help people get organized!” What was the first thing I heard? “I need you!” In fact, within the first [...]
Home Based Business Opportunities: With the plethora of websites online and hundreds added each day, how are you going to separate your website from the others? When I began my first online venture I was so excited to have my website up and running and I remember thinking “wow, the toughest part is behind me”, [...]
FreelanceMom.com: It’s a shame that there are so many people out there trying to rip off the work-at-home job seeker. It’s even more disheartening to see them targeting the stay-at-home mom, the retiree, and the disabled. But the fact remains; they’re out there trying to capitalize on your desire to stay home and earn an [...]
Establishing Your Web Presence
Home Based Business Opportunities: Part of the success of most home-based businesses is their web presence. After all, you want to benefit from the global exposure, reduced marketing expenses, and low entry costs. But to receive those benefits, you must first get your web site off the ground which means you need to select an [...]
Ten Tips to Help Select Affiliate Programs & Make Money from Them
FreelanceMom.com: Supplemental Internet Income Many publishers and webmasters undertake the process of picking and adding affiliate programs to add a few extra bucks to their bottom lines. When you have managed to pick a winner, the selected affiliate program can develop enough additional income to make it worth while to continue to offer the program [...]
You are Being Lied About Reciprocal Links!
Home Based Business Opportunities: Exchanging links has been an important part of generating traffic since the concept of Internet marketing was first established, but at least 90% of people looking to trade links don’t understand the real benefits and, therefore, fail to make the most of them. The vast majority of web site owners think [...]
Techniques for Finding Telecommuting Employment
FreelanceMom.com: Staffing firms, job boards, and job lead services are all valuable tools to use when seriously looking for a legitimate home-based job. Another option is for you to create your own telecommuting job. If you are a technical writer or medical transcriptionists, for example, why not contact a company who is looking for such [...]
How I Turned $1.05 Into a Growing Business
Home Based Business Opportunities: I wanted to share this story, as an inspiration to others, and to show the power of eBay and a little creative thinking. A few days ago I was talking with a friend of mine that lives, breathes, and eats fishing. He told me he’d designed a new fishing lure, and [...]
FreelanceMom.com: When a person considers joining the freelance work force, there usually is one primary motivation: freedom and flexibility of your schedule. That has always been my driving force. I am not a 9-5 person. I don’t like to take breaks, not even for lunch. I tend to work, work, work until the project is [...]
Ebay Sales Trends – When To List
Home Based Business Opportunities: Watching the trends for your sales on eBay is very important if you plan to continue your success. What’s selling hot today may change tomorrow! Any retail business has “seasons” and an ebb and flow of product sales according to them. Ebay is no different. Most products can be categorized into [...]
Starting Your Home Based Business On A Shoestring Budget
FreelanceMom.com: Whether seeking a supplemental income or a full-time income, many folks have undertaken the task to discover a viable home based business solution to meet their personal needs. For most folks who contemplate a home business, a low-cost or no-cost solution is not only nice, but also very necessary. Many also seek to find [...]
Shipping Issues for Online Auction Sellers
Home Based Business Opportunities: Since the changes made by the Post Office earlier this year in parcel and package postage costs, a lot of confusion has come up among sellers. It’s a now-known fact that by posting shipping fees (especially reasonable fees) on your auction listing, you’ll raise your number of bids dramatically. Some sellers [...]
So you want to be a Virtual Assistant?
FreelanceMom.com: More and more women today are opting to stay at home to nurture their children. But this is nearly always a financially stressful decision for a family to make. Our economic situation often times demands two incomes – and even so, many couples continue to find themselves sinking further and further into financial debt. [...]
Mini Site or Content-based Web Site?
Home Based Business Opportunities: Are you in a dilemma whether to create a mini site or a content-based web site for your new product or service? The purpose of creating a web site should be to attract visitors and convert them to paying customers. Is a mini site with a few pages enough to do [...]
MLM’s- Waste of time or Goldmine?
FreelanceMom.com: When most people think about Multi-Level Marketing, they envision slick-talking, insurance salesman-like people pushing their products at everyone in sight. Maybe some of you have even tried MLM’s, didn’t get insanely rich overnight and gave up thinking, “I must not be cut out for this business” or “this is the last time I fall [...]
Top 10 Tips For Making Money Online By Using Affiliate Programs
Home Based Business Opportunities: Whether you are a newbie to Internet or a proud owner of a website, affiliate programs are great opportunities for you to make money online. It is an interesting concept that allows affiliates to develop a source of income and the program owners to sell their products more effectively. 1. Try [...]
15 Rules for Success In Your Home-Based Business
FreelanceMom.com: Rule 1 – It ain’t as bad as you think, it will look better in the morning Rule 2 – Get mad, then get over it Rule 3 – Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls your ego goes with it Rule 4 – It can be [...]
Do You Fail To Sell Online Because You Ignore This Important Fact?
Home Based Business Opportunities: Do you struggle to sell enough to warrant the time and resources required to sell your goods through your website? Are you spending more money on your website than you earn from it? Is your website simply a contact point with a shopping cart that no-one buys anything from? Join the [...]
