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Who Else Wants To Turn Fun And Online Games Into A Serious Home-Based Business In 2008?

Have you ever looked at the ever-growing proliferation of on line games sites, like Pogo, King.Com, MiniClip, and many others, and wondered to yourself whether there may be a massive opportunity somewhere here to carve out a business for yourself?

Let’s face it, according to a report commissioned by Neilsen/Netratings, a massive US-based PR company, the market is already running in excess of $164 per second world-wide, and is projected to grow to in excess of $412 per second within the next decade. At $412 per second that is 60 times 60 times 24 times 365 times $412, or $12,992,832,000 per annum…

That is a projected annual turnover of over $12 BILLION!

You don’t need a lot of that to be very, very seriously rich, now would you?

So let’s look at what you would need, in order to grab a serious chunk of these billions, because where this amount of money is involved, people will go to extraordinary lengths to lay their hands on this amount of loot!

In order to set up a serious contender to the existing market leaders, who by no means are going to just sit back and make it easy for you, you are going to need absolutely millions just to get a look-in…

OK, so you are on a very tight budget, and your maximum spend is probably limited to under $1,000 spare cash right now, so you’ll say goodbye now!

But wait – let’s just continue our analysis of what it would take to take on the big, established players at their own ‘game’ (no pun intended…)

Let’s have a look at what would be involved just to to:-

1. Design, develop and test your games. Even by utilising low labour costs of expanding economies such as China or India ( home of the best and moist successful games designers in the world), can you imagine how long just one mind-boggling on line game of skill would take to design, and then test, let alone a whole suite of attractive games…

2. Once these games have been developed and tested, construct a hardware server system capable of handling an unspecified number of on line skill games at anytime of the day or night, anywhere in the world, on a whole range of browser platforms, including Internet Explorer, Mac, and so forth…

3. Setting up a support organisation world-wide to make sure everybody had access to the games, and every Associate got paid on time.

Probably millions would be a good estimate to create such a formidable and viable attempt at carving a sizeable niche out of what is obviously already a massive market, and one that is set to grow like fury.

But seriously, not many people have that kind of money to invest in carving out a competitive product in this market, so if you are still with us, then the obvious answer is to become an Associate of an established company, or even better, look for the newest one on the block. You can bet (quite literally) your bottom dollar that the latest one to enter the market will have far more facilities to help you build your home business – it’s the only way they could possibly break into the market.

A word of warning though…

You can see the massive amounts of investment needed to create the structure behind such an on line skill gaming product, so don’t think you can enter this marketplace as an Associate, without at least investing some of your time and money into your venture.

As an Associate of the right on line games product, there are really lucrative and superb home business opportunities to be had – so start today – and make sure you select the right one…then drop me a line from your yacht in the Bahamas next year…

Home-Based Business – Make Money Online with Turnkey Websites

So you want to make a living online?

Or maybe just as an additional supplement to your current income?

Or perhaps you are a stay at home mom who would like to be able to earn money while staying at home?

The internet is full of opportunities to allow anyone to earn money online. All it takes is an idea, a website and a bit of motivation to succeed. Now you may have an idea, and you may have the motivation, but what you dont have is a website. You might feel like you dont have the techincal knowledge or financial commitment to build a website or have one custom built. Lucky for you, there is a little thing called Turnkey Websites.

Turnkey Websites are one of the hottest ways people are capitalizing on the internet. People who have no idea about programming, coding, designing are earning are living on the internet everyday by using Turnkey Websites. The beauty of turnkey websites is that it costs a fraction of what a custom built website would cost. Since the websites are pre-built you are not paying hourly fees for a programmer to build a site for you..and best of all, the quality of a turnkey website can be as good if not better than a custom designed site! It is perfect for those who would like to try making money online without a big financial commitment!

A turnkey website is a fully functional website featuring everything that you will need to begin your new business. The purchase of the package should include a domain, website, and hosting. Depending on the nature of your business, the only fees involved are the purchase of the site itself and a low monthly hosting fee which covers support.

However when purchasing a turnkey website, do not fall under the false assumption that you will immediately start seeing money flow into your bank account from day 1. As with any business, online or not, promotion and advertising are the keys to success. If you have never ran a website before then you want make sure the company you are buying from will provide help along the way. This includes advertising and promotional advice/tips as well as being available to answer any questions you have along the way. The last thing you want is to buy a site and be left hanging without any idea how to promote or advertise it. TurnkeyNation.com is an example of where one can go to purchase a turnkey website complete with domain, hosting, and full support.

Many times people who purchase turnkey websites do not have a large budget set aside for advertising and promotion. Luckily, there are many low cost methods available that can immediately begin making an impact, and even some of the methods are FREE!

Below are my opinions of what I feel are the best and most cost effective methods to promote your site and obtain targeted traffic:

1) Forums – This is perhaps the best and most effective FREE method to obtain targeted traffic. You can sign up for forums related to your website and add your URL to your signature. Then start posting and commenting with useful advice in the forum. Dont sell yourself, just post with friendly advice and people will see your URL in your signature. The traffic will come automatically. This is one of the best free ways to gain targeted traffic online.

2) Press Releases – Write a press release and submit it to all FREE online press release websites. As your press release gradually begins to be aggregated throughout other press sites and search engines, visitors will naturally begin visiting your site.

3) eBay – Yes eBay may cost a little to post a listing or two, but if you can sell anything at all related to your website (even related ebooks) you can obtain a large amount of quality targeted traffic from eBay. You can begin by creating an “About Me” page on eBay which directs customers to your website. You will then begin receiving instant targeted traffic and this can convert into sales!

4) Link Building – This is another very effective and free method to obtain targeted traffic. When you trade links with other similar sites, you are inevitably going to receive more targeted traffic. The important thing here is to trade links with sites which are closely related to yours. Not only does it help the visitor, it also helps your organic search engine results.

5) Search Engines – You should submit your website to all search engines and free directories. At the very least manually submit to the top 3 – Google, Yahoo, and MSN. But its best to submit to as many as possible. There are many resouces online where you can pay a small fee to be submitted to 50+ search engines and 150+ directories.

6) Google AdWords – This is a bit more costly than the above methods, however can be immensely successful when done properly. You essentially bid on keywords and then your ad will be displayed throughout the Google network. However, choosing proper keywords and budgets greatly affects your rate of success without draining your bank account.

7) Traditional Advertising – Dont underestimate traditional advertising methods. Even though your business/website is online, that doesn’t mean you cant attract potential customers from offline advertising. Although advertising via this method is not free – Classified Ads, local radio spots, tv commercials, billboards, etc. can all drive traffic to your website. And best is if you can advertise to a targeted market where you can cater to the needs of indivduals looking for a service or product your website offers.

I recommend purchasing a turnkey website that interests you, and then promoting/advertising it using free methods. Then once you are generating a profit, you can switch over to paid advertising and invest more money into your business.

The last bit of advice is to not expect overnight results. Granted, you can begin making money from day 1. However, just as a real world business thrives over time, the same applies to online businesses. Once you website has been saturated into the search engines, and once customers begin advertising for you via “word of mouth” is when your business will begin to really take off.

Four Factors to Consider As You Train to Become a Home-Based Business Internet Entrepreneur

Are you looking for a way to set up your own home-based business using the internet? Is it your goal to become an “internet marketing millionaire?”

A Professional Income Requires Professional Training

Making money online is a profession like any other. Doctors, lawyers, and dentists all require extensive training and education before they can expect to set up shop and make money on their own. Similarly, home-based business professionals working online require professional training in internet marketing before they can expect to make any money.

You can get this training on your own by buying and studying e-books and home-study courses over the next few years. But this involves spending money on resources from the self-proclaimed internet gurus who rehash the same knowledge over and over again in several different forms.

Alternatively, you can find a single mentoring program that will cut your learning curve down to a few months by getting all your fundamental training from a single coordinated training package.

Once you fully understand the fundamentals and are starting to make money with your own websites, you will be wise enough to tell which of the “gurus” are actually worth your time and money.

The Fundamentals

Your initial training should teach you the fundamentals, as well as provide hands-on experience in applying your new skills. It takes time, but with the right mentors, you will find yourself growing personally and professionally as a home-based internet business entrepreneur.

The fundamentals you will need to learn include the basic principles of direct marketing, website design techniques that help you sell product, how to optimize your rank on search engines, how to build an online following and email list, and how to drive traffic to your sites with highly targeted media placement.

How can you find trustworthy resources to teach you how to do this at a professional level?

Four Factors to Consider

No matter how you choose to get your training in home-based business entrepreneurship, be sure to consider four factors before making a decision about any online program:

1) Beware any recurring fees or charges

If they require you to pay a monthly fee in addition to an enrollment fee, the total cost of being in the program can be excessive, especially if you are only studying part-time. Programs that only require you to pay a one-time fee to enroll can be more economical. Also, if the program provides websites for your use, make sure they do not charge any kind of monthly website fee. Any websites required by the program should be included with your basic enrollment fees. If the program requires new students to pay a monthly website hosting fee, they may be ripping the students off.

2) It should offer live, personalized help from mentors by phone, fax, or email

Find a professional training program that offers live, personalized help to answer your questions and introduce you to new material. Otherwise, as soon as you run into a problem with something, you could get stuck and be unable to make further progress. It is critical that live help and expert mentors are available with personalized advice as you learn. Personal mentoring by experts can be worth every penny, even if it costs a little extra to get full access to them!

3) It should provide hands-on experience as part of the training

The program should give you “hands-on” experience in making money on the internet, so you can get feedback from your mentors to correct mistakes in practice. This is the best way to really learn. In many cases, training programs will have you get your feet wet by acting as an affiliate for the training program itself. This is acceptable to start. But they should also show you how to promote other affiliate programs, not just their own, as you continue to study in the program.

4) It should have a strong guarantee of results

Never join a training program unless it has a strong guarantee of results, to include some kind of money-back guarantee. It also helps if the program has been in business for more than a year. When online training programs are initially started there are often glitches in their systems. You don’t want to be a guinea pig for a brand new training program. Choose one that has been around for a while and has proven successful for other people who are running home-based businesses.

If you choose a professional training program that meets these four basic criteria, you should do well.

Just remember, succeeding with a home business is not easy. Learning how to run an internet business from home will be a challenge. If you stick with a curriculum and listen to experienced mentors along the way, you will eventually attain the skills you need to succeed!