Google Home Business Kits?

There have been mass emailings ( I got one … and at first thought ‘this could be something’, that is until I did some checking ). Or you might see an ad on one of many blogs. Whatever the case might be, save yourself the time and don’t click through, because they will only redirect you to one of the Google Home Business Kits such as Google Money Master or Google Speedy Cash.

In this post I have included just a small fraction of what I found regarding the Google Home Business Kit. I hope you read this before you sign up.

Recently there has been a wave of work at home programs all claiming that they can show you how to make money from Google. They all sell a Google Biz Kit for a low shipping and handling fee from $1.99 – $3.88. They change names often but as of now the most popular name is Google Money Master.

These programs consist of a CD, and a membership website that hosts the courses. The lessons teach you how to use Google AdWords to place advertisements for programs that you are an affiliate for.

They also advocate setting up fake blogs and websites to advertise the same Google Kit that you just bought. You may have seen ads like these on Facebook and MySpace. Don’t be fooled by these and other sites claiming that you can make money from these programs; any income they’re receiving is simply from referring more people to join these sites.

I have searched the internet regarding this “business opportunity” and here are just some of the responses that other people have made about the “Google Home Business Kit”. ( I did have a sentence here about fairness and finding one person that said he was making thousands. Then I thought – who’s being fair in all this anyway, so now you have this instead. )

DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER DOING THIS!! this company COMPLETELY screwed me over. They charge 5 bucks for shipping and then every month, CHARGE 50 DOLLARS!!!!!!! they are low lifes trying to screw the american public out of 600 dollars a year! I hate these liars. I am currently trying to cancel my account, but these pathetic people wont return my calls. I am going to have to contact my credit card company and have them deal with it because I am at a dead end. DO NOT, I REPEAT, EVEN CONSIDER DOING THIS OFFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAVE YOURSELF

DON”T mess with them. Some of these companies say only $1.99 s&h and end up taking $89.99 out and they keep it in “pending” until the 7th day trial is up and bingo…they have their money before you can cancel on the 7th day.

Do NOT touch this so-called “Opportunity” or anything that resembles it!! They are after your Credit Card info….They will slam you with a monthly fee probably in excess of $60.00 a month, on a recurring basis….That’s the SCAM!!!

It’s almost impossible to contact them….You have to become a detective!! This also creates problems with your Credit / Debit card company in trying to get refunds as well!! I REPEAT….DO NOT GET INVOLVED!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

Now for the boring “Terms and Conditions” that seem to go on forever. Here is why you should take the time to read them. I know … I hate them too, and have to admit that I just click through. This is exactly what these “people” are counting on.

This comes straight from there terms and Conditions …..
Terms and Conditions
By submitting this form I authorize SEO Supervisor (DRI*SEO Supervisor) to immediately charge my credit card $0.00 USD for the setup of the SEO Supervisor Home Business Kit. I hereby request that SEO Supervisor (DRI*SEO Supervisor) activate my account and authorize them to advance funds as indicated. Monthly Service fees will commence seven days from the date of this purchase, and will be billed monthly thereafter. After the seven day trial you will be billed Sixty nine dollars and ninety cents USD monthly for the continued access to the Google Money Making System. No refunds will be given for failure to use the requested and provided services. We reserve the right to transfer your billing to a third party Merchant of Record. This authority will remain in effect until revoked by me. You may cancel at anytime by writing to SEO Supervisor, 4240 West Flamingo Rd. Suite #201, Las Vegas, NV 89103 or calling 1-800-497-4988 (International customers please call 1-866-321-2728). I agree that SEO Supervisor (DRI*SEO Supervisor) shall be fully protected in honoring any electronic transfer or collection. SEO Supervisor shall not be responsible for refunding any Account Set-Up fees. By submitting this information I am agreeing to the terms stated herein. SEO Supervisor (DRI*SEO Supervisor) will not send notification, postal or electronic, when a billing occurs.

If you Read it, it not so clearly says they will Charge you 69.90 per month after the seven days and it says that they don’t have to notify you that they are doing this…ALWAYS READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS!!!!!!

If you have already bought into this so-called “opportunity” good luck getting your money back or at least to stop them from continually charging your credit card.

Hope this finds your Home Business in good health, and free from those that want to steel your money.
Your Online Home Business Friend … Dave

New Information For Your Online Business Success

A new service has just opened its doors.  The Internet Marketing Report Card.  The official opening date is  Wednesday, July 1st.  Be among the first to get the benefit of others experience ( and it won’t even cost you anything ).  I have copied a small excerpt from their website to give you a head start.  Simply go to the  following address ( IM Report Card ) and enjoy a breath of fresh air in the internet marketing arena.  We can all use it.

Most Sincerely, One of Your Friends in the Internet Marketing Arena … Dave Carlson

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Need Something to Improve Your Leisure Time?

I have a nephew that is doing very well in a business that is not primarily online, although they do have a very nice looking website.  If you have ever played pool or would like to play, you will be impressed with what they do.  They manufacture high end cue sticks.  Their website and business is called Gold Rush Cues (named because they are located in Sacramento, CA, very near where gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill).

Their craftmanship is excellent.  I urge you to click on Gold Rush Cues and have a look at some beautiful cue sticks.  Even if you don’t play pool, I think you will find these works of art well worth your time to look at.  The wood inlays within wood inlays display a great attention to detail.  I think that if you do play pool on a regular basis either in a pool league or professionally you should definitely consider one of their cues.  Your game will improve and your pool playing style will Gold Rush Cues

They make custom cues for playing the game and custom cues just for breaking the rack.  They also can make a custom cue to your liking and specifications.  You can reach them by going to their website and leaving them a message.  Even if you just browse through their selection of custom cues, leave a message and let them know what you think.

Besides … playing pool with a beautifully crafted custom cue in your hands will definitely inspire you in other areas of your life … maybe, even your online business.

Enjoy … ‘Til next time … Dave

Spam

I am sorry but because of an excess amount of spam I am going to limit the posting of comments to those who are signed up as subscribers. This doesn’t take much just go to Contact Us from the top menu and fill out the short comment form (don’t forget to answer the silly question – that is what lets the software know that you are a real person and not some phishing program). I will personally OK your comment and make sure that you are someone with a genuine interest in the topics of this blog and not someone who is out to promote their porn websites. You don’t even have to agree with everything on this blog … you just have to have an honest opinion. Again, sorry for the inconvenience.

Dave Carlson

Is it Possible to have a Successful Online Business with the Poor Economy? By Charles Ryder

Everywhere that we turn, people are suffering due to the poor economy. While it may be a bad time to start a business locally, it is always a good time to start one online. Since you are approaching a global market there will still be plenty of people out there interested in what you offer. They will also be able to buy it in spite of these tough economic times.

The problem with operating a successful online business doesn’t have to do with finding people, but with getting your information out there and into the hands of the right people. It is vital that you know who you are target market is and how to find them. Don’t assume for a second that they will be able to find you on their own.

There are many ways in which you can get your information out there. Marketing is a big part of any successful online business so take what is out there. Don’t rely solely upon just one for of it though. Some of them you will need to pay for and others will be free. Make sure you have several of them as part of your overall marketing strategy.

It can seem like time isn’t on your side when you want to have a successful online business. Yet you want to take time to get the basics of your business in place before you launch it. Remember that you only get one shot at making a great first impression. Don’t blow it by not being professional enough or succumbing to common pitfalls.

You will find there are many pieces to place together if you want to do well with any online business. Your product needs to have plenty to offer to consumers. They aren’t going to just pay for something because you want to sell it! They need to feel that there is something worthwhile for them involved in doing so. Make sure they are well aware of what that value is.

While you do need to focus on your sales letters, you also want other sources of written material to be out there as well. Those can be in the way of articles on your website or on free article links. When you share information with them that they seek, they will come to value your opinion. Consumers are also more likely to buy from someone that they know of on some level than have no idea about.

Make sure you get information about your product recognized all over the internet. You want to have an excellent position when it comes to the search engine rankings. Since most consumers do use them to find information, you don’t want to be buried at the bottom of the barrel. It does take some time to fully understand the concept of search engine optimization so make sure you carve out some time for it.

Never let the cost of marketing your online business hold you back. If you do, the sales are going to be much lower than you had anticipated. Use trendy types of advertising such as creating a blog, posting videos, and even taking advantage of social media sites. All of them can allow you to get the message out to people with an interest in what you are selling.

Don’t underestimate the value of local advertising for your online business as well. You can offer fliers with a website link on them and even discount codes they can enter when they shop online. In addition to bringing you traffic, this method allows you a simple way to be able to track where the sales generated from.

There are plenty of tried and true marketing methods out there that can help you with a successful online business. You need to have confidence in yourself though and a willingness to try new things. You need to strive to be a leader in your niche market rather than one following the crowd. Make sure you understand the shifts in market trends as well so you aren’t stuck in one direction while consumers are going another.

If bringing in some more money would certainly help you out in these tough economic times, now is the time to take action. There isn’t very much overhead expense involved in most online businesses and that means you can get started right away. There are plenty of consumers out there so if you have identified a need, get it implemented.

You will find plenty of tools and information online to get you started as well. Make sure you know where you are headed and what it is going to take in order to get there. Work hard to achieve those goals and to give your online business some longevity.

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Effectively Using Yahoo Overture To Get Website Visitors

Overture or now known as Yahoo because of Yahoo’s takeover, was the original inventor of the use of the P4P or Pay for Performance. Overture saw that the internet was fast becoming the easiest and most convenient way to shop, and advertising was going to hit an all time high because of the many businesses on the internet.

To get a person to go to one site rather than others, it needs to be very visible. Providing ads that could direct potential consumers and costumers to their site would allow them to have an increase in traffic as well as sales. Yahoo provides a service that can put a site or company’s ad on their sites that can be shown when certain keywords are inputted.

Yahoo offers a chance for any company to increase their traffic by using their services. With more people being aware of your site, there will be more traffic and visitors to your site giving the chance to view your pages as well as your products. With even a small percentage of successful sales, with a high traffic volume this could still be a substantial figure for your company.

Getting a consistent substantial flow of website visitors is every company’s goal. Many methods are devised and utilized to ensure that there would be more people to boost the sales and to be aware of the existence of such a product or service. Website visitors are potentially the life blood of your internet based business.

Yahoo/Overture utilizes the same principle as Google’s Adwords. In fact, they are very similar to each other in that they use keyword and keyword phrase searches and to determine which ads to show per search. When a person types in a keyword or keyword phrase to search for anything, the search engines gives out the results in a page. Then at the right side of the page, you will see selected ads that have paid for their ads to be viewed with certain keywords and keyword phrases searched.

For example, Lets say you run a car parts retail/wholesale site. You choose keywords that can prompt or trigger your ads to be shown in the page when a keyword is searched. When a search engine user types in Honda Accord, your ad may come up if you have designated that as one of your keywords. You don’t need to fully optimize your site with Search Engine Optimization methods and techniques.

While some labor very hard to make their site one of the high ranking sites per keyword search, you get the chance to be on the top of the list or at least in the first page of a search result increasing your chance to be clicked on. With that, you drive traffic and website visitors to your site a lot faster.

You will have to pony up some cash when using this service though. There are different ways Yahoo/Overture will charge you. It may be in the number of Keywords or Keyword phrases your ad uses or in the many times your ad is clicked on. Others offer many other services like having your ad show up not only in the search engine pages but also with some third party sites.

Third party sites support ads that have the same theme or niche as them. With more areas where your ad is shown, you increase the chances of people knowing about your site or product. With more website visitors you increase the sales of your site which makes your investment with your ads a wise one.

With so many competitions in the internet based businesses, it is necessary to take a huge leap forward from the pack by advertising. Yahoo/Overture will be a great place to start. Many have utilized their services and have reaped the rewards of this decision. It’s a marketing strategy that will increase your website visitors as well as increase your sales resulting to profit.

It takes money to make money, while there are some methods that are basically low cost or free, using a marketing service such as what Yahoo/Overture offers will provide results faster and on a larger scale. Many businesses have learned this the hard way, don’t be counted along with them.

Get Ready To Begin Building An Income Online

In these bad economic times more and more people are asking themselves How can I Start an internet business? Type this phrase into Google and you will be confronted with millions of pages of advice, guidance and sales pitches for get rich quick schemes.

There are many different ways to start an online business using the Internet and it can be difficult to decide which is the best way for you to start an internet business. There are so many people out there who will be glad to take your money to show you how to make money online. The fact is that just like in real life, overnight success is very rare. Success is built over time by using effective techniques and learning from experience.

There are many different options available for anyone starting to work online from home. You could simply freelance your own professional expertise, or you can produce and sell your own products. There are a wide variety of paid opportunities, where you are paid to read emails or complete online surveys, although for many the income from these can be very disappointing. There are a number of multi level marketing programs that allow you to grow your regular income over time by recruiting others. The best thing about becoming an affiliate marketer is that you can find products all over the web to promote and earn a steady income from. Many concentrate on areas which they are personally interested in and are successful because they produce websites or blogs that are authoritative and interesting which attract large numbers of visitors that go on to buy the featured products or services..

However it is possible for anyone to be a successful affiliate marketer promoting virtually any products or services. By using a system that has been proven to produce results, you can build a portfolio of money making websites or blogs that go on making you money month after month.

Working online from home has obvious benefits. You can choose your own hours, start up costs are very low, (it can even be done with zero investment) and you don?t have to face the daily commute. All this can mean a more leisurely lifestyle and more rewarding home life. You can start part time and go on to earn a full time income or even more. As your business grows you can outsource much of the work to freelancers and further expand your business.

At the end of the day though, success is ultimately up to you. Just as in regular life, start up businesses have a high failure rate. This is just as true with Internet business. Part of the reason is that once you go online, you will be confronted by lots of offers of money making programs which constantly divert your attention and make you change direction. This means nothing gets properly finished and therefore doesn’t work. However you decide to start making money online make sure that you stay focused, especially in the early days so that your efforts are given the proper chance to succeed.

One of the biggest reasons online businesses fail is because they don’t get the type of website traffic they need to succeed. There is a program out there called “Flight Search Engine Submission Service” They can help you get your site listed in the search engines, and you can find them on any search engine if you just do a search for them.

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Tips For Promoting And Profiting With Your Home Based Business

There are many methods to promote and get the word out about your home based business opportunity online, and some of the best include free search engines, pay per click search engines, writing articles, utilizing press releases, doing joint ventures/ad co-ops, and posting to message boards and forums related to your target market.

But one advertising method that’s neglected by most online marketers is off-line advertising.

There are several low/no cost ways to advertise off-line and I want to share 3 of them with you.

1) Business Cards

If you are serious about your business you must have business cards. They are inexpensive and are a great way to attract potential prospects or customers. Simply hand them out to people who you feel may be interested in your business.

Also, whenever I visit a restaurant, bar, or club, I’ll leave my business cards in all of the bathroom stalls. (Just make sure nobody is in there of course… lol!)

And don’t laugh at this! It really works. When I visit the bathroom an hour or two later, I’ll find that all of my business cards are gone and I’ll have a brand new batch of sales the very next day.

2) Flyers

With today’s technology, flyers are very easy to make. You can easily design a flyer online and just print it out and make copies. Then you can post them in area businesses where you feel your potential customers may hang out. (Just make sure you ask permission from the business owner.)

Or simply hand out your flyers to people you meet on the street. Many bars and clubs don’t have a problem with posting flyers in their establishments either, especially if you are a patron.

And don’t forget about supermarkets! Many have bulletin boards, at least here in New Jersey where I live, and you can post your flyer there. There are hundreds of people walking into supermarkets everyday and they are in a buying mentality. Take advantage of it and post your flyers often.

3) Automobile Advertising

What..? Yes you read that right! Your car is not only a transportation vehicle but a great advertising vehicle as well. You can stick magnetic signs or plates on your car with your company name and/or domain name for all to see.

Your business can be exposed to hundreds, if not thousands of people every day whether your car is parked, or you are driving, or even when you are stuck in traffic. It’s fairly inexpensive and a great way to “drive” home your message.

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1. Target your advertising.

The more targeted the e-zine is for your offer, the greater your response will be for your proven ad.

2. Track your ads.

Don’t leave your ad campaigns to guesswork. Use ad tracking to show you exactly which e-zines and ads are most profitable.

3. Run your ad for multiple issues.

You’ll get a better response, and possibly save money as many publishers offer special deals on bulk advertising.

4. Spend lots of time writing your headline.

An effective headline will successfully grab your reader’s attention and target your audience.

Your winning headline will also get people to read the rest of your ad, leading to more traffic and sales.

5. Don’t try to sell your product from your ad.

Write your ads to create interest and get people to visit your site.

From here, your powerful sales page will do the selling for you, and you’ll be able to get people to join your e-zine or mailing list for successful follow up.

6. Don’t use all caps in your headline.

You’ll appear like you’re yelling at your reader, and your ad will come off as amateurish.

7. Include a “call to action.”

At the end of your e-zine ads, include a call to action that tells your reader what you want them to do next (i.e., visit your site or subscribe to your e-zine).

8. Don’t be cute or funny with your ad.

You might put your reader in a good mood, but don’t count on that translating into more visits to your site or more sales.

9. Offer something for free.

Provide an incentive for visiting your site such as a free eBook, sample chapter, or trial.

10. Subscribe to or view the archives of the e-zines you would like to advertise in.

You’ll be able to see the quality of the content provided, how many ads are published in each issue, and you’ll get a good idea of the home business opportunity and products those readers are interested in by the ads being run.

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Viral Marketing is all about giving away your own free product or service along with your ad copy (contact information, link, email, etc.). In turn, recipients of your free product are encouraged to pass it along to their own friends, prospects, visitors and others as a freebie. This is a fast way to boost your marketing at no extra expense and without extra effort on your part.

Everyone likes to get something for FREE and if it is something which they can use or even better Make A Profit With it will be accepted with open arms and you will have a friend, or should I say new probable customer, without any hard selling methods

There is an easy way to use viral marketing to promote your products, or even affiliate links, on auto pilot at http://www.niche-websites-boosted.com/info/viralpowerads.htm

Here is a list of well used viral marketing techniques to follow:

1. Ebooks - Spread your ebook with your website visitors. Include a nice full-color ad for your most well liked product line with links to your website and email. Tell recipients to share copies of the ebook with their own site visitors and other contacts.

2. Software – Share a trial or lite version of your software with your website visitors as a freebie. Don’t forget to include that ad for your most popular product line with links to your website and email. And tell recipients to spread copies of the software with their own site visitors and other contacts. For help creating software, hire help from online bid sites like Elance.com.

3. Web Host - Offer to host small business web sites on your server at no charge. With the option, to place your own banner ad at the top of the site for viral marketing. You can setup a fold for their site and they can choose their own domain name and have it redirected to that folder.

4. Templates - Construct your own website or other templates, include your own marketing information on them and give them away as free downloads or as an electronic package. Grant consent for recipients to share them.

5. Articles - Compose articles about your market. Include your website and contact information in the byline and grant permission for others to publish as long as they keep the byline in tact. Then people can use your contact on websites, in ezines, newsletters and other places where once again, viral marketing will speed the spread of information about your business.

6. Discussion Board - Set up a Discussion Board on your website with your banner ad displayed at the top. And invite others to link to it and use it for their own sites.

In summary, by using viral marketing strategies, you can reach out all over the Internet with much less effort. See which methods work best for you and repeat them as often as needed.

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