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Make Money Online – Starting Your Internet Business

Making money online by starting your own internet business is a big draw with economic conditions the way they are, many are trying to make extra or replace their income. Although the need and want are there, knowing where to start and what to market, gets many beginners very confused. Having a plan will help the confusion.

Time management is where many go wrong, they may have a regular job, or family to deal with and feel they just don’t have time to start a business online. However having a plan with an effective system in place will allow even the beginner to run their business with less time.

Evaluate business opportunities When deciding what business you should set up, be sure they fit your needs and desires. Choose wisely, because by planning ahead you will be able to find many things that can be marketed by using the same type of system.

Choose one thing to market and learn the marketing techniques that it will take to make money online, by doing this before jumping to market a lot of different things at the same time, you will understand what it will take to make your business a success. Then you can take what techniques you know are successful and apply them to other markets.

By learning and improving your marketing skills, testing what works and fine tune it, you will be successful at starting your internet business. As an example: Many begin with affiliate marketing because it is easier to do, it can even be done without a web site or advertising budget.

However, as they learn an apply what the learn they soon realize that they can make more money online by having the proper tools in place, such as a domain name, web site and auto responder. These tools are used to build a list of potential buyers instead of sending them to someone else who will put them on their list and profit from you.

Another example is many start out writing articles to promote the products that they are selling because of budget restraints, but once they make enough they want to move on to pay per click or other ways to bring even more traffic, so take the time to learn and improve your skills and profit from them.

If you want to making money online by starting your own internet business, take action, make a plan so time can be managed, and you will have a system to follow. Evaluate business opportunities, and of course learn an improve as this needs to be done.

How to Make Money Online Part 2 – Starting Your Affiliate Marketing Business

Last article we looked at lots of different ways to make money online. We found that affiliate marketing is a great choice for people starting out. This is because quite large sums of money can be made for a very small investment of money. This is exactly what everyday people need, to pay off credit cards, mortgages and get back on top of their finances.

The first thing to be aware of when starting up an affiliate marketing business, is that making money online is never quite as easy as it is promised. After reading lots of “how to” articles, and paying to join a training system, I discovered that it takes time and effort to make anything happen. If we were told this before we signed up and started, we would have a much better frame of mind, and be much more likely to succeed.

For those of you thinking of starting affiliate marketing, rest assured it is definitely a worthwhile thing to spend time doing. You need to begin by expecting to “learn the ropes” first. There are quite a few processes and skills which need to be learned, before any real substantial money can be made. If you begin by thinking you will earn $2000 in the first month, you may be disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, goals and dreams are very important, but expect to do some hard work before you see the money they promise.

Some useful tips when first staring out are:

• Have a goal – Where you end up is largely set by what your goals and dreams are.

• Write them down – There is a lot of research showing that written goals are a lot more likely to come to pass than goals in your head.

• Do some research – Don’t buy into the first training package or system you find, look around and find one which is best suited to you.

• Have a plan – Plan what steps you will take to successfully get a campaign off and running. A good training package will outline the steps needed to make money online.

• Follow your plan till you see results – Don’t get distracted by all the other things you can do to make money, if it’s not in your plan.

• Fine tune – When you are making money, analyse your results, see what is working and what isn’t and plan your next campaign to suit.

If you invest in a training program, they will outline the practical things which you need to do to get everything linking together and working properly. Some of these include:

• Setting up a ClickBank account.

• Setting up a PayPal account.

• Buying web hosting, or showing you free hosting websites.

• How to get cheap domain names.

• How to link your domain name to your hosting site.

These are mechanical steps which every Affiliate marketer must do, before they can start choosing products, researching keywords, creating landing pages, driving traffic and analysing the results.

Next time we will look at how to choose the best products from ClickBank

How to Make Money From Online Business

Are you keen to make money from online business, but don’t know where to start? With so many experts and gurus offering so much advice across the Internet, it can be very confusing when trying to figure out how to make money from online business, and how to set up an ongoing income stream that will provide for you and your family for years to come in the future.

Why make money from online business?

The question arises why you should choose to make money from online business is supposed to other businesses. The first point to make is that any business activity you conduct online generally requires a smaller outlay of money at the beginning, making the starting of a business online and attractive proposition. You do not have to pay out thousands of dollars per month for things like rent, stock or staff, because you can make money from online business by yourself, working in the comfort of your own home and working hours that outside of the regular employment times.

This means that you can start to earn money from your business while he was still working in your current employment, giving you the possibility of setting up an extra income stream as opposed to an alternative income stream. Once your activities online or yielding a large enough amount of money, then you can phase out of your day job and focus all of your efforts exclusively on attempts to make money from online business.

Why do many people fail to make money from online business?

The fact is, thousands or even millions of people set out to create a stream of income from the Internet, but almost all of them fail to make money from online business after a number of months or years. Sure, part of this can be put down to the hard work involved, and the fact that many people are doing this in their after-hours time, but much of it can also be put down to the blatant opportunism displayed by so-called experts across the Internet. I personally have signed with five Internet marketing gurus, and thus far have been disappointed by all five.

The unfortunate truth about these courses is that most of them over promised and under deliver in their information about how to make money from online business. In my experience, there is no magic formula that will instantly put tens of thousands of dollars in your PayPal account! These schemes may be out there, but I have never experienced one. In my case, there has always been no substitute for hard work, long hours and money invested to obtain the tools that will allow you to earn money from online business.

Is it possible to make money from online business?

The answer to this is yes, it is possible! I know because I have achieved my goal of starting to earn money from my Internet activities, and my new task is to further this to the point where it surpasses all other income streams. But I do believe, and am experiencing the truth that it is possible to make a great income online, if you choose the tools and courses carefully and don’t throw thousands of dollars at meaningless promises!

With hard work, I never say die attitude and a small amount of money it is possible to create a future for yourself and your family from the Internet. It is possible to make money from online business.

How to Make Money Consistently in Direct Sales

Being successful in Direct Sales does not have to be a mystery. Direct Sales is a wonderful avenue to make a good income or a supplementary income, depending on your needs.

In order to guarantee success, the first thing that you absolutely must do is ensure you have leads.

You might be wondering where you get leads?

Well, if you are shy, you can use draw boxes in local businesses, you can use on-line Social Media to find leads and even advertise your business, or you can talk to friends and family and network through them. However you find your leads, you need a lot of them, so that you have names to call at all times to ensure that you always have bookings.

In order to stay successful in the Direct Sales Business, you must be sure your books are filled at all times. No bookings – No Business. Some people find this to be the most difficult part of the business. In my observation, it is often procrastinators who have the most difficulty with this aspect of the business. They avoid getting bookings like it is the plague, then they don’t get any bookings, cannot sell their product and in the end decide that Direct Sales is not for them.

If you plan to make a large income in Direct Sales, you need to book accordingly: the more parties, the more money. And this rule is steadfast – it must be followed consistently.

There are three reasons that this rule is so true: 1. You can garner more clients by being out and meeting people all the time. 2. You will inevitably sell more. 3. You will have more potential team-members if you meet more people.

The bottom-line in Direct Sales is that you must be consistent in your business. You must also not be too greedy. It takes time and steady energy to get what you want – the big bucks! If you think you will be making a great income overnight, then this business might not be for you. However, if you realize that if you work this business properly, you will be rewarded tremendously in due time: you will have a life-style that is balanced and that you chose, rather than was chosen for you; you will have a steady income that you would not see in your day-to-day J.O.B.; and, you will have succeeded at the endurance test when so many fail.

There’s no reason to not succeed in this business. The only catch is you.

Don’t let you be what stands in your way!

Money Making Internet Business – How to Start Earning Money Online in 5 Easy Steps

Any project that’s worthwhile involves a process that one must go through before reaching successful completion. Achieving your goals for a project requires you to be dedicated and focused. Multiple steps will need to be completed over time for maximum results. Starting a money making internet business is no exception. Here is the easiest way to get started and be on your way to success.

Choose a Niche

You should choose a niche that you are comfortable talking about. This will be significant because you need to be able to create a lot of content around the topic.

Create a Website Around Your Chosen Niche

Don’t worry if you have no idea how to create a website. Most web hosting services come with a program called WordPress, you can use this program to create your blog. There are also free ways to create a blog. Do a search on Google to find a free program that works for you but if your serious about starting a money making internet business, I highly recommend purchasing web hosting and using WordPress.

Do Keyword Research

Use a keyword research tool to find out what keywords people are using within the niche to find what they’re looking for. This is one of the most important steps when creating your blog because you want to write about topics that are actually being searched for in the search engines. It’s best to target long tail keyword phrases containing three or more words because these usually have less competition.

Write Articles About Your Chosen Niche

Begin with writing at least five articles and post these articles to your blog. When you write the articles, include the keywords that you found with the keyword research tool. Write and post a new article to your blog each day to keep your blog fresh and updated, this will help you achieve higher rankings in the search engines.

Join Affiliate Programs In Your Chosen Niche

Most affiliate programs provide you with banners, links and other marketing material that you can use to promote their product. Pick a marketing material and post it to your blog along with your special affiliate link. You will get paid each time a visitor clicks on the link and completes a sale or a specific action.

If you follow these steps, you’ll be well on your way to success. So set your goal and put in the time and effort to achieve it! Don’t wait, get started now. You will be enjoying the fruits of your accomplishment sooner than you think!

Make Money Online – 2 Simple and Effective Ways Without Paying a Dime on Advertising

Do you want to make a decent income part-time or full-time from the comfort of your home? Most people do. Who don’t want a home business with a well-loved hobby? Will your internet dream come true?

But, how do you make money online if you have little money or no money to start? Oh, you may say, don’t “BS” me and give me high hope. So, is it really possible to start an online business with no money at all? Based on my internet marketing experience, I will share with you 2 simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising.

1) Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is probably the easiest online business to get involved with. For a start, there is no product or no website to begin with. For those of you who have no advertising budget, not to worry, there are many free ways to advertise your online home business. Free advertising such as writing articles and submitting to EzineArticles.com, creating your signatures at internet marketing forums, free advertising at classified ads, MySpace,YouTube, Craigslist, Squidoo, etc.

However before you start to promote any affiliate product online, you need to know about Clickbank.com. Why Clickbank? This is because Clickbank is a favorite marketplace which sells digital products, and as a Clickbank affiliate, you get to to sell many ebooks of your choice. Clickbank’s registration is free. You will get paid a commission whenever your prospect buys your Clickbank product. There are literally thousands of Clickbank products you can choose from. So, do your research, find out what is your passion or well-loved hobby, then choose a product of your choice.

For example, if your well-loved hobby is about animals such as dogs, and you want to do article marketing, you may want to write an article on “Ten Simple Secrets To Effectively Train Your Dog” and submit it to article directories. All you need to do is to include in your resource box your name and brief summary of your expertise and of course your affiliate URL links too. So, that is to say, you should select an affiliate product at Clickbank that has to do with your well loved hobby, and in this example, selecting affiliate products which are related to your favorite hobby, ie. dogs.

2) Blogging

Blogging is another favorite way to make money online. You can start blogging by signing up with Blogger.com which is free. The best way is write articles on your affiliate products which you like or have passion about on your blog. A review of the product if possible which should include your affiliate links. If you blog frequently, at least several times a week, you should be able to to get some free search engine traffic to your blog because search engines loves fresh contents.

There are a few great article directories which you can submit your articles such as EzineArticles, GoArticles, ArticleMarketer, etc. EzineArticles.com is my favorite article directory to submit my articles as it is a really great place to get good exposure; and EzineArticles.com is also most internet marketer’s favorite resource place to get backlinks to their blogs. Anyway, since generating traffic via search engines is free,why not make full use of it? It will definitely boost your PR (Page Rank) of your blog. The reason why EzineArticles.com is so popular is because their web pages often rank very high in the Google SERPs. So, take full advantage of this free article directory.

Before you start a blog on your free Blogger.com, you will need to think of the name of your blog and have your email account with you as you will be asked to enter your email address. Do your research on the keywords of your blog. You may want to try this free software, Goodkeywords.com for some good keywords. Once you set-up your blog, you can start posting your first article. Preferably put your keywords in the title of your blog.

Ok, that’s all, just 2 simple and effective ways to make money online without paying a dime on advertising. Of course, there are many challenges starting an online business but you need to be very patient and persistent with your online business.

So just keep trying and be very focused on your Internet business. But remember, it’s persistence that will lead you to the fulfillment of your dreams. There may be times of struggles and disappointment but if you stick with it on your Internet business… dreams do come true!

Start Your Home Business And Make Money Right Away – Without Any Talent, Experience Or Skills

For whatever reason, people hesitate starting a home business and making money at home because they don’t think they’re “qualified.” They think they need more education. They think they are missing something and not sure if they are “ready.”

But the thing is, you can make money at home (or anywhere else for that matter) without knowing a thing about business, selling, marketing, or running a company.

How do I know?

Because it happens to people with no skills, talents, money or experience all the time.

In fact, most of the really successful business owners out there are not good at everything their business does. They delegate and outsource. They find people to do the things they can’t or aren’t good at, and just focus on the one or two things they are good at.

I think the ultimate example of this would be — and I hate to use this example, but it’s apt — Hugh Hefner, the guy who owns Playboy Magazine.

He creates his magazines and doesn’t do any of the writing, selling, photography or anything. He just kind of walks around in a robe with women all day. He’s the personality behind the operation. And that’s what he does. He leaves everything else to others more capable than himself.

And by surrounding himself with talent, instead of trying to “be” the talent, he built the Play Boy empire.

Now, I’m not saying you have to get into a raunchy magazine business or anything like that. My point here is, you can start your home business whenever you want. If you don’t know what you’re doing, simply find people to do the stuff you can’t or don’t want to do and just focus on the one or two things you can do.

These days with the Internet and the many dirt cheap service provider auction sites, you can outsource just about anything you want — the sales, bookkeeping, marketing, copywriting, all of it.

So if you are wanting to start a home business, don’t let fear of not knowing enough about business or lack of real world experience stop you.

Google Secrets to Make Money With Affiliate Marketing

Now that you have seen the Keyword Research Tool, we can discuss the importance and role of keywords to the level of your achievement. It is also important to decide on a niche, so you know which direction to take. Direction is so much more important than speed because 97% of affiliate marketers are going nowhere fast. The only difference is that the 3% built their Online Empire with Keywords as the foundation. You are looking for keywords with a high search volume and a low competition within your niche.

There are three kinds of Primary Keyword Research Steps known as;

Short Tail Keywords – Are single keywords and often referred to as Primary Keywords. These are the keywords that you want present in your domain name, but be objective and precise. Let’s use the Dieting Niche for demonstration. Good Short tail keywords will then be Health, Diet and Weight. These three particular keywords get searched around 982,000 times on Google Per Month. That’s almost a Million Searches, can you see where this keyword thing is going?

Long Tail Keywords – These are normally no more than Three Keywords making up a Keyword Phrase. Within the Niche we’re using for demonstration, lose weight, losing weight, lose weight fast, and fast weight loss are excellent Long Tail Keywords. They are searched around 564,100 times on Google Per Month. But you will have to research the keywords relevant to your niche, which means your results will be different. Long Tail Keywords are being used in your Site, and Posts Title. It works really well if the Long and Short tail Keywords are combined.

Anchor Text – These are Longer Keyword Phrases and refer to the phrase someone will type into their browser to search a specific interest. The kind of search someone would enter when they are much more likely to buy. For this demonstration, how to lose weight, how to lose weight fast, and want to lose weight are great examples. Anchor text is what must be present on your site’s home page, the Google Spider love seeing this and it helps with ranking. These anchor texts are searched 852,300 times on Google Per Month. Now combine the results of the three tests we’ve just done.

Yes, 2,398, 400 Searches on Google Per Month for the three search categories combined. By now you must realize the potential of proper keyword research, and why the 3% get to make those disgusting amounts of money online! This article will Simplify the Basics of SEO, what to include in Headers with Titles and even Categories, Tag Lines and Single tags. There is also the Site Map within Google Search Console.

Identifying the H1 Heading – May sometimes also be a Post or Blog Page Title but this usually refer to the Blog, Site or Video Title. The H1 Heading is where you include the Primary Search Phrases you wish your Site or Video to Rank for in Google within 15 – 65 Characters. It is important to preferably keep the H1 Heading within 60 Characters, because the H1 Heading will appear at the top in Google Search Result pages. Make the H1 Heading both Easy to Read and to Remember.

Identifying the H2 Heading – This is usually the Blog Post Title and once again the desired Search Phrases and Keywords need to populate this Heading. Numbers play a huge role with H2 Headings, and strangely enough uneven numbers have a more striking effect, combine this with a “Reason Why” kind of suggestion and you have a winner H2 Heading.

Identifying the H3 Header – Post Titles often also make up the H3 Header, along with Widget Descriptions within the Blog Side Bar. When you use the Text Widget to load HTML code, then the “Alt=” Attribute usually appear as an H3 Header.

A Blog post Title also appears as an H3 Header when you use an SEO Plugin like “All in One SEO Tools” and your Blog Post Title appears after the forward slash (/) to the Primary Domain. Using an SEO Plugin will allow you to submit all your individual pages, posts, tags and categories as individual site maps.

Identifying the H4 Header – This can be defined as something like the Tagline to you Blog Title Tag or H1 header. A Logo image is also often accepted as an H4 header within certain Plugins which may display a logo icon.

The Site Map Description – Your Blog Site Map is extremely important, and for this you simply install the Plugin “Google XML Site Maps”. This Plugin will share an updated your Blog Site Map to the Google Search Console each time you make changes, but the changes may take a while (Normally 2 – 3 Weeks) to show up in Search Results.

It is however important to manually check for the Site Map Acceptance from inside the Google Search Console, even with the Google Site Maps Plugin Activated. There may be times when certain errors occur with your Blog Site Map inside Google, which means Google cannot find your Blog.

You have to then test the site map with the tools provided from within the Google Search Console, fix the errors found from inside your Blog C-Panel and test the Site Map again. When the results return with Zero errors found, you simply delete the old site map and upload the new site map.

Accessing the Google Search Console you will need a Google account, as with all the Free Tools Google gives you and it’s a Lot. You simply need to look in the right places and then take your time getting to know how to use the tools. Simple Search your Browser (Preferably Chrome) for the search phrase “Google Search Console” and simply follow the instructions after opening the link on the search result page.

The Blog Site Map is what Search Engine Spiders use to Crawl your Blog so it can be categorized correctly, sending the right visitors your way. This is why the presence of Keywords and Search Phrases are so important throughout all content on your Blog, just the right ones in the right positions.

These 4 Last-Minute, Year-End Tax Strategies Can Save You Money

FSI Tax Corp is alerting taxpayers to end-of-the-year actions they can take to reduce their 2006 tax bills. After the New Year, it will be too late to take advantage of many tax-saving opportunities, such as reducing 2006 income, exploring available tax credits and pursuing all legitimate 2006 write-offs.

1. Minimize your income

Because you are taxed on your yearly income, the simplest way to decrease your tax bill is to decrease your income. It may not sound like that’s a strategy that could save you money, but postponing income until 2007 can reduce your taxable income for 2006.

If you have clients, you can delay your invoices or push back due dates until after January 1, 2007. Unless a financial hardship requires immediate funds, wait a couple of weeks. It won’t count as income if you don’t receive it during this year, but you will still receive what you are owed. You will give your clients a needed break over the holidays and your patience will pay off in April. If you are an employee, see if your employer can delay your holiday bonus until after the New Year.

2. Tax Credits

People tend to focus on deductions more than tax credits when it comes to planning for tax season. However, there are many tax credits available that, if you qualify, can save you a lot on your tax bill. Below is a list of tax credits; detailed explanations of each credit can be found on the IRS website.

• Retirement Savings Credit: Available to low to moderate income level taxpayers who contribute to a retirement savings account. This credit can save up to $1,000 or $2,000 if filing jointly.

• Credit for Elderly or Disabled: Taxpayers earning a limited income may qualify for this credit if over 65 years old or permanently disabled.

• Adoption Tax Credit: If you adopted a child this year, you may be eligible for this credit which repays adoption expenses up to $10,639 in 2006 or about $5,000 for each adopted child.

• Child Tax Credit: Low-income parents with children under 17 years old may qualify.

• Child and Dependent Care Credit: This is for parents who have children under 13 and place their children in daycare or with babysitters so the parents can work.

• HOPE Credit: Students may qualify for a tax credit of up to $1,500 for tuition and fees assistance.

• Lifetime Learning Credit: A credit of up to $1,000 for which students (including part-time students) and students not in school due to pursuing a post-secondary degree or for a business purpose may qualify.

The Energy Tax Incentives Act was signed into law in August, and while critics of the law argue it is aimed at providing benefits to big energy companies, it also includes tax credits for consumers. Under the new law, taxpayers can take a credit for:

• Energy efficient home improvements, like insulations of windows and doors.

• Solar energy equipment for residences.

• Hybrid, fuel cell and other energy-saving or alternative energy using vehicles.

• Other energy equipment purchases, such as electric heat pumps and water boilers.

3. Deductions

In addition to delaying income and taking advantage of tax credits, loading up on deductible expenses in 2006 can also reduce your taxable income. Taxpayers need to be careful to only include legitimate deductions because every deduction will be scrutinized by the IRS. Here are a few ideas:

• Prepay your state and local taxes. If you withheld state and local taxes this year, and you plan to itemize, it would be advantageous to prepay the taxes now and the payment will count as a federal deduction.

• Increase your 401(k) contribution to cut your taxes and increase your retirement savings. Some 401(k) plans permit “catch-up” contributions in lieu of yearly contribution maximums. According to SmartMoney.com, a taxpayer in the 28% tax bracket can save $280 by contributing an extra $1,000. You are getting paid to save!

• Include additional deductible mortgage interest by paying January’s mortgage bill now.

• Don’t postpone paying tuition and university fees. Pay for next year’s education now and save. In some states, contributions to your 529 college savings plan can also be deducted.

4. Donate to Charities

The holiday season is a “season of giving” and a great time to donate to your favorite charity. Not only does it feel good to give to the less fortunate, but you can help yourself by donating before January 1st and including the contribution on your 2006 tax return. For more information on charitable donations visit [http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0],,id=164997,00.html.

You can also donate stock to charity, avoid paying taxes on the appreciation and deduct the full value of the stock.

For taxpayers looking for maximum generosity and time to consider how to give back, a donor-advised fund may be the answer. For a contribution of at least $10,000, you can deduct the entire amount now and disperse the funds over time.

In a Nutshell

There are many ways to work the tax system in your favor, as long as you are willing to roll up your sleeves and dig into the details. These last-minute, year-end tax tips are a good starting point.

Contact:

FSI Tax Corp.

9212 Berger Rd.

Columbia, MD 21046

1-877-437-4669

mbeetz@fsiholding.com

How Much Money Do You Need to Start a Medical Staffing Agency?

The amount of money you need to start a medical staffing agency will depend on several key factors. Let’s examine some of the key factors to help you figure out exactly how much money you will need to start your staffing business.

Medical staffing franchise:

If you are interested in starting a franchise business, well it will cost you a lot more than a typical startup. Franchise cost can range in cost and services.

Range in cost: Between $25,000 to $150,000

The Range of cost for a Franchise staffing agency will only include the cost associated with the fees and construction; it does not include the cost associated with trying to find clients. OH, ya! I forgot to tell you, the cost of franchising is before you have one contract.

You will be expected to pay royalties to the franchise and you will be expected to follow the protocol set by the franchise. Some people find this helpful and some people may find this restricting.

You are committed to the franchise today and for the rest of the time you own the business.

Let us continue:

The next possible option is to go at it alone.

Start your own medical staffing agency:

OK, this is when it can get interesting, your cost can range in this scenario and the cost will really depend on your experience.

Range in cost: between $2,000 to $7,000

The Range is exactly what it will take to open the doors. Keep in mind; this cost is associated with the three phases of opening up a medical staffing agency.

Phase 1: All The legal stuff.

Is typically the phase you get incorporated, you get your website and you get all your documents in order. This phase can take some time but this is a fundamentally needed phase and it must be done right.

Phase 2: Recruiting

This is the phase you begin getting all your talent pool and this is the phase you must begin from day one and continue through your agency. You have to continue this process because part of owning and opening an agency is always having enough people to fill the needs as your agency grows.

Phase 3: Getting Clients.

I consider this the most important phase, you must and I repeat, you must get clients in order to survive. Getting clients is the lifeblood of your business and must be continually analyzed. Getting business or getting contracts will be your number one priority when opening the doors for your business.

The options:

As you can see I have described two options here for starting your staffing agency. Both have pros and cons and you will have to determine what is important to you, how deep are your pockets? And can you afford either one.

You will always have unexpected expenses that you have to deal with in any business. You will have issues that come up that you did not expect. Planning is very important and planning is critical in any business.

I had a wise man tell me once: Planning is really only 30% of a business, the real fun begins starting the business at 70% effort.