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When you are building a business your emotions can become a veritable roller coaster. You start your day full of energy with positive thought of all that you will get done that day. However, at days end you’re feeling overwhelmed and discouraged because of all the things on your to do list that went undone.

Do not let that get you down. You are not alone. Very few of us get everything done that we would like to. There are only 24 hours in a day and for all of us: “Life is what happens when you’re not looking”.

What I am about to tell you will not be easy; if it were, everybody would be doing it.

1. Get the negative people out of your life. When you are around negative people, and by that I mean, they have negative attitudes. You know the kind of people I’m talking about. “Well you know, most people do not make money working on the internet.” “All those work at home businesses are scams.” And don’t forget the gossip mongers. “She only married him for his money.” They never see the good in a situation, only the bad.

If you hang out with people like that, it can’t help but bring you down. Instead, surround yourself with positive people. “Isn’t this a beautiful day.” Give your smile away, it’s contagious. When you hang out with happy, successful people, you just can’t help feeling the same way.

2. Tell yourself every day, ” I am a successful business owner. I am building a business others would love to have”. This is a positive affirmation. It doesn’t have to be those words exactly. To find your affirmation, write down a list of your doubts, and insecurities, then turn them into affirmatives.

For example, don’t say “I don’t have the money to go on that vacation to Europe”, say “How can I make enough money to take that trip?”

Positive thoughts are powerful. The things you focus on most will become reality, be they positive or negative.

3. Don’t let negative thoughts take over your mind. All of us get down from time to time. We feel the weight of the world on our shoulders. However, we don’t have to wallow in self-pity. Mentally grab yourself by the shoulders and give yourself a good shake.

When you find yourself getting into a dark mood, try to find something that turns your mood around. Maybe a song, or a poem or a walk in the woods with someone you love. It’s important that you don’t let the negativity consume you.

4. Write down your goals and aspirations. If you are familiar with the Law of Attraction, you know that you attract that which you focus on the most. Don’t dwell on needing your business to succeed because you need to pay your mortgage. Think about how you will feel when you can tell your boss to “Take this job and shove it”. I’m going to be a stay at home mom.

5. Have an attitude of gratitude. When you are grateful for all the gifts in your life, your life just seems to be better, full of opportunities, instead of challenges.

Every morning when I get up, while I’m in the shower, I thank God for all the gifts he has given me – a loving husband, a beautiful home, 2 successful adult children and 2 beautiful healthy granddaughters. That small thing prepares me for my day in a positive manner.

I also carry a small stone in my pocket every day. It is my gratitude rock. Whenever I put my hand into that pocket and feel that stone, I think of something that I am grateful for. It keeps my thoughts positive throughout my day.

Those are things that help me stay positive. You may want to keep a gratitude journal. Post entries daily. Then when you need some power of positive thinking, you can go back to your journal for inspiration.

Just remember, success can be yours. It just takes some hard work and a positive attitude. Keep these 5 strategies in mind and your too can build a happier, healthier, more satisfying life for you and your family.

Mary Blackburn
For more information on affiliate marketing, blogging and business trends, visit Mary at http://www.affiliatebusinesstrends.com.

Time management for business owners can often be a challenge. There are oodles of time wasters that get in your way. The key is to get rid of things that consistently sap your time allotment. Here are some ways to avoid common time wasters for business owners.

Time wasters are the bane of any businesses, whether it’s online or not. Common time wasters fall into one of two different categories: self-generated and environmental. If you can get these under control, time management will be much easier.

Self-generated Time Wasters

Disorganization is one of the major culprits of wasted time. If you aren’t organized, it may be difficult to find the items you need. You may not be able to find a customer’s contact information, the due date for a project, or an important password. Clean off your desk, put important dates on a centralized calendar, and set specific work hours that you stick to.

Procrastination is another problem for many online business owners. You may find that you put off some important tasks that you don’t like, don’t feel comfortable doing, or don’t know how to do. To combat this problem set a deadline for each task and then stick with it. Ask a friend or mentor to keep you accountable for how you spend your time.

Environmental Time Wasters

Phone calls can eat up a lot of your precious time. When you own a business, keeping friends and family from calling during business hours is important. Ask them to respect your time just as if you were working outside the home. Keep phone calls with business associates to the topics at hand as well. This will help you spend less time on the telephone and more able to work on important tasks.

Everyone gets junk email. By the time you’ve gone through all of the junk trying to find what you need to work, you may have lost valuable time. Use mail filters to route important emails to separate folders. This will help you find what you need when you need it.

Time management is a problem for a lot of people. When you’re growing an online business, you really can’t afford to waste time. Use some of these ideas to help you avoid common time wasters for business owners.

Visit Kit Singleton at TheVirtualPeach.com for more helpful ideas and services to help you manage and market your business. Find out more about Kit.

Now that your website is online and you’re ready to start promoting it, you need to start making connections. How and where do you make these connections? You network, of course. The key is to learn how to network without alienating potential customers and partners. Here are a few tips to help you do just that.

There are many places where you can network online. One of the easiest ways is to network online is to find forums or communities that are related to your business. Join a couple of them and put a link to your website in your signature line, if allowed. This lets members know that you have a business.

Start conversations about subjects you feel comfortable talking about. Answer questions that deal directly with your business, but don’t push your business while you’re answering. In fact, it may be best to avoid talking about your business at all, unless someone comes out and asks you about it point blank. The same rule of thumb applies to making comments on blogs, which brings us to the next place you can network.

You may also visit other blogs that are in your niche or in a related niche. Place comments on those blogs and include your website address in the information part of the form (usually linked to your name) so other people can find your site. When adding your info, you may want to use only your first name and/or last-name initial. This keeps search results from showing up when someone does a search on your name.

Since spam comments are a problem for many bloggers, do not include a link in your comment. Here again, use your manners. Stick to the topic at hand, write more than two sentences, and add value to the post by sharing your “expert” thoughts and ideas. This is not the time or place to pump your items or site. You are a guest on the blog. Behave like one. If you don’t, either your comment will be caught by a spam filter or the site owner will send your comment to the trash.

Networking is essential to your business marketing. By networking without alienating potential customers and partners, you can bring new visitors to your website, build your authority status, begin establishing trust, and maybe even find a joint venture partner. Just remember to use your manners when you go visiting online.

Visit Kit Singleton at TheVirtualPeach.com for more helpful ideas and services to help you manage and market your business. Find out more about Kit.

Do you want to do an online business but are afraid of the scams? You’re not alone! Because of the scams reported, some people are given up their dream of working online at home. I hope you won’t be one of them.

There are a lot of scams out there today, especially in the internet world. But that is no reason to put your idea of working an online business on hold. Scams can be avoided with some careful research.

What do you look for when trying to avoid a scam? Here are a few tips you should watch for when searching on the internet for a job or business to start up.

The company should have contact information. A physical address and phone number is best. At least, there should be a legitimate, in-country email address. When you locate the contact information, use it! Call them or email them. You should get a response in a timely manner. If it is an email, does it sound like it is a personal response? If something doesn’t seem quite right, go on to another opportunity.

Check out the company with the Better Business Bureau. Not every business is registered with them, but if there have been complaints against the company, there should be a record of it. See if the complaint issues have been resolved. If not, do not do business with the company.

Go to Google and type in the “company name and scam” or “company name and complaints.” See what others are saying about them and what the general experience has been. I say general, because you will find complaints about almost anything from some people. You need to be able to read between the lines here. Is there a legitimate issue or is someone just spouting off because they didn’t put the effort into the business to make it work and wrote it off as a scam? Determine if most people are happy with the company or not.

Take your time. Decide what you would really enjoy doing and do your research.

Don’t put off your desire to run an online business. Just go in with your eyes wide open.

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I started outsourcing a few years ago, and as my business grew, I found myself putting together a team of people that I could count on to help me.

I completely understand the thinking, “Why pay someone else to do what I can do myself” because I felt the same way at one point too. But now I can see that it was short-sighted thinking. I wasn’t looking at the bigger picture, because the bigger picture held GROWTH and lots of it. Obviously, there was no way I could get my business where I wanted it all by my lonesome.

There are so many time suckers in your business, and if you’re not careful, they’ll steal hours from your life and leave you with little to show for it. It you’re busy handling customer support, who’s bringing in new customers? If you’re scheduling emails in your autoresponder, who’s creating the promotional plan so you can earn money from your list?

You can’t do it all, and when you try, you end up sacrificing the important stuff that creates GROWTH in your business because you’re too busy maintaining what you have, instead of growing it.

So with that said, I wanted to ask our experts what they would do if they were working on a small outsourcing budget, in the hopes that you’re short-sighted thinking will enable you to see the big picture

“For those business owners who haven’t started to outsource, but are interested in taking that step, budget is always a big concern. Often, they tend to avoid jumping in feet first, and instead, they’ll test it out with a minimal investment. So with that in mind, our business owners are looking to spend no more than $25/wk. ($100/month).
 
“With a $100 budget, where should they be putting their outsourcing dollars to get the most bang for their buck? Why?

To which they replied…

Josh Spaulding from Ethicalim.com says:

I’ve found a good majority of my developers/designers etc. at scriptlance.com. So if someone is just starting with outsourcing (GREAT decision to start btw) I recommend coming up with small tasks, putting them up on SL and getting comfortable with that first.

These tasks could be anything from article writing projects, to small code or design tweaks. You’ll learn the overall process with little to no risk, being that you’re only investing a few dollars, and you’ll be able to start building your list of good people to outsource to for bigger tasks.

Building a list of trusted “workers” is VERY important! I personally have several people in each outsourcing category in my contact list. If I need a CSS expert I have several CSS experts. If I need a web app developers I have several of those etc.

So, with a budget of $100 it’s more about developing your outsourcing network in the beginning than it is about finding the most “bang for your buck.”

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Tiffany Dow from the Tiffany Dow Blog says:

Well $25 a week isn’t enough to get more than 3 pages maximum ghostwritten – 2 pages if it’s a decent ghostwriter and only 1 page for a really good one. It’s not enough for high tech media outsourcing, either. It might be enough to get 1-2 “grunt work” tasks completed.

What I suggest instead is that they invest that $25 per week on relevant Private Label Rights (PLR) content and use that to act as a net that brings in more traffic and opt ins to their business.

PLR is outsourcing to a degree – only the work’s already been done and multiple people are benefiting from it. Take the content you buy and post it on blogs with links to your site. Use it as free reports to help build your list. Post it in your email autoresponders to free up time in the future when you need to be working on tasks other than creating email messages.

If you struggle with writing, but can’t afford a ghostwriter on a $25/week budget, then PLR will also give you the springboard you need to help make your writing tasks get completed faster – you can alter and tweak rather than wrack your brain trying to start from scratch.

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Alice Seba from Contentrix.com says:

I guess it would really depend where their strengths and interests  are, but as a general answer, I would say get a Virtual Assistant (VA)  on board.

At $25 per week, you can get a junior VA or work at home mom looking  to earn cash for a couple of hours per week. Two hours may not seem  like a lot, but it is amazing what a focused person can do in that short amount of time. When we work on our businesses, things seem to  take us longer because we’re distracted and are constantly doing  things that really aren’t directly working on our businesses. A VA  charges for her time actually working on tasks or projects you set out  for her…not posting to Facebook, reading the latest guru offer or  checking Adsense stats like we might when we are supposed to be working. (Side note, yes there are male VAs…I am just saying “her” for  simplicity sake.)

I think the biggest drain on an online business owner is email and I  would start outsourcing incoming inquiries and customer support. Come  up with a list of frequently asked questions and train your VA on the  type of service you want to offer. If you want to keep an eye on how  she is doing, set up a support ticket system, so a record is kept of  everything.

I say email is a drain because:

- It is our leash to our online business. If we are responsible for  email, we feel compelled to check it constantly. That’s no way to run  a business or live a life.

- Sometimes negative feedback comes through email and it can be a  drained on your day. Of course, constructive feedback should be passed  on to you and so should praise, but online people are just negative  when they hide behind a screen. You don’t need to see those “stop  spamming me” messages that come from an opt-in subscriber and you  don’t have to bare the brunt of someone’s bad day. Your VA is one  stepped removed ad won’t take it personally and you can stay focused  on your work day.

If you’re a relatively new business and just starting to grow, you  probably don’t need to have 2 full hours of email support each week.  You can assign other tasks to your VA like:

- Updating websites
- Researching affiliate programs and potential partners
- Submitting content to various websites
- Proofreading
- Research service options
- Create monthly statistics reports
- Pay your affiliates
- Invoice clients

Just think about what you hate doing, aren’t good at doing or never  get around too, but should. There are so many possibilities when you  have a helper on your team.

$25 can go a long way…and as you free up your time and get more  focussed on building your business, you’ll see you can afford even more.

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Nicole Dean from NicoleOnTheNet.com says:

This is a great question and one that I talk about a lot in my course Outsource Weekly. Honestly, spending money on freelancers, without an overall plan is like throwing money into the wind.
 
The absolute first thing I would recommend to this person is to analyze the one thing that’s standing between her and profit. 
Is it transcribing the product so it can be put up for sale. Is it installing a script? Setting up a shopping cart? Maybe figuring out the autoresponder?

Whatever that thing is that’s keeping her unfinished project from being finished is where she’ll want to start. As I always say “Unfinished projects can NOT make you money. So get it out there into the world.”
 
However, if we’re talking about a marketer who’s already reached profit and is just frazzled and overwhelmed, then we’ve got a totally different strategy.
 
She’ll want to look at her strengths and where profit is coming from already. Then, she’ll want to track her time for a few days in 15 minute increments to see where her time is going.
 
Based upon that informaton, you’ll get a very clear picture of both what you should be focusing on vs. where you’re actually spending time.
 
From that info…
 
Do more of your strengths – especially if they’re bringing in profit. Start to outsource the time drainers like customer support.
 
I also always recommend that anything you’ll ever only have to do once – outsource it. Personally, I never install scripts. There’s no need for me to spend the time monkeying with it, when most developers will install it for you for a small fee if you ask. They know their software a heck of a lot better than I do, and normally can do it in a jiffy.
 
Thanks, again, Melissa, for having me here!

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Kelly McCausey from WahmTalkRadio.com says:

I would start with content creation and distribution.  With $25 a week I could have a good article written and  have money left over at the end of the month to have the articles distributed to the best directories.  With that steady approach to building back links I know I’m building search engine juice that will pay off over the long term.

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Angela Wills from MarketersMojo.com says:

Wow that’s a tough one. Before I give some suggestions on where to spend that money, I’d love to go on a little rant about how NOT to outsource – ok?

You see I’ve been serving online business owners for over four years now and I see a BIG misconception that is widespread throughout the community.

Many business owners believe that a virtual assistant or other service provider is going to have the ability to quickly and accurately recognize where the money should go for the biggest and fastest profit. Essentially looking for someone to help build the business for them and create the return on investment for the business owner.

Instead of coming to a service provider with this question:
“I know exactly where my business is profitable and I need help ramping up what works for me – can you help?”

They come with the question:
“I don’t know what to do to make more money online – can you help?”

My point is this:
Every business is very, very different because it is a direct result of the person who built it and the market they serve. It is the responsibility of that business owner to pay very close attention to what works for them and then make the decision to outsource what will help them do that better.

That doesn’t mean your question is unanswerable Melissa. However, I don’t want to even suggest that outsourcing is easy as pie and everybody should just hire the next VA that comes along so they can get rich quick – it just doesn’t work that way!

Ok, now that my little rant is out of the way I have some very practical questions you can ask yourself to see where you can put that initial $25/week:

- What makes me money right now?
- Where am I loosing money?
- What makes me money that someone else can do faster than I?
- Can I hand over a task that takes away time I could be using to make money?
- How much can I afford to loose in training a team member before I make money back?
- How much can I afford to pay while figuring out where the return on investment will come from?
- Are their tasks I just hate doing that cause procrastination and slow down my business progress?
- Can I outsource profit-producing ‘projects’?

With these questions answered where to put that initial $100 should become much more clear. If it’s not possible to answer these questions then I would seriously recommend taking a look at if it’s worth it at this point for you. If you can afford to spend $100 a month testing for Return on Investment or as a justified business expense then go for it. If not, pass until you can figure out how that monthly spend will come back to you.

Another tip for saving a huge amount of money is this:
Be Super Organized!

Organizers and Virtual Assistant are two different professions. However, many business owners rely on their team members to help keep them organized. This is fine if you can afford it (and your team member is willing) but if you want to save yourself big time then have everything ready to outsource. This means your passwords, your directions, links to references, etc – have it ALL ready to go. You might think a two minute email here and there is nothing, but multiple emails day after day eat up your billable time like nothing else!

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If you already outsource, or plan to, pick up a copy of my FREE guide to learn more about micro-managing and how you can avoid it for a more profitable outsourcing experience => The Micro-Manager: The Quick Way to Lose Money and Strangle Your Business

All my best,

Thanks to those that put their entries in for the giveaway last week. We’ve drawn a winner for the course.

And the winner is: Andre Arnett

Congrats! You must claim your prize by emailing mel @ sweetiemarketing.com [subject line: "Online Marketer Sweetie Course Winner"] within 5 days or we’ll draw another winner.

If you didn’t win:

Don’t fret, you can grab the Quick Start Blueprint from my Online Marketer Sweetie course for free by clicking here.

It’s been quite awhile since we did a sweepstakes/giveaway, so let’s do one today! Up for grabs:

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One lucky winner will receive full and complete access to the Online Marketer Sweetie course (valued at $47.00). This course will help you fast track your way to an online business. Here’s what’s included:

• Main getting started guide
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• 4 worksheets on keyword research, target market, USP, and competition tracking
• 7 checklists include – business model, domain name, list provider, membership script, personalized action plan, seo, and webhost
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Deadline for entry is 12 pm EST Saturday, May 15, 2010

By random draw, we’ll pick a winner and announce it on the blog next Monday. You MUST claim your prize within 5 days or we will draw another winner.

This week’s roundtable chat is for you if you are struggling to get going online. I remember those days well, so I know how frustrating the whole process can be. In fact, you start to wonder if there really is some secret formula to making money online, or if those who say they’re making money, are really no better off than you are.

As I found out, there really isn’t a secret process to making money online. It’s simply a matter of:

• Deciding what kind of business you want to have – what are you passionate about?
• Educating yourself to learn the basics of Internet marketing – so you can set up a website, a mailing list, etc.
• Taking action on what you learn – don’t be afraid to make mistakes, that’s how you learn what works and what you need to change

So this week, I asked our group of experts what business model types they suggest you start out with online:

“When new people come online to build a business for extra money, they often have no idea what they’re doing, or what their options are. So they wind up flitting from one thing to the next, wasting time and money, trying to find the pot of gold. So based on your own experience, what business model do you suggest a new entrepreneur start out with, in order to maximize their time and profits?”

To which they replied…

Lynn Terry from ClickNewz.com says:

“I recommend you start by choosing a topic you enjoy, with a market you can serve. From there you can set up a blog or site, as well as social media profiles, and start communicating with that market. Your goal is to become known as a trusted resource and start building your reputation, readership, and relationships.

Once you get that foundation created, begin monetizing your content & conversations with affiliate marketing. That means that you review and recommend products as an affiliate and earn commission on any sales you refer.

Affiliate marketing is a great way to start because it’s low-risk. You don’t have to invest in product development, set up customer service or support, carry inventory, or deal with shipping and returns. The merchants you affiliate with handle all of that.

Start with the market and topic. Become known. Make recommendations and take note of the content and products that get the best response. From there you can expand and start creating your own products, or joint venture with independent product developers.”

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Tiffany Dow from the Tiffany Dow Blog says:

” This flitting around scenario isn’t just an obstacle for newbies. In fact, I’ve found that the more I succeed, the more flitting I do – but it’s not always a bad thing. It’s wise to do a bit of testing to see 1.) what you enjoy most and 2.) what gives you the best return on your efforts.

I can’t logically give a one size fits all statement. If I sit here and tell you that a newbie should be article marketing, and I don’t know that their writing is horrible, then I’m doing them a disservice.

At the same time you don’t want to buy one guide on PPC, try it for a week, give up and move on to the next shiny concept like a locust, either. That’s how newbies go broke fast.

What I like to do is if I find something I feel will suit my strengths (writing and communication), I do a thorough test run. I complete the steps from first to last and then evaluate it – did I enjoy it? Did I make enough money back during the trial to do it again or continue doing it?

If not, it’s appropriate to move on – and that’s one of the biggest perks of working at home for yourself. You have options. Not like if you were hired for a specific position with specific tasks to do at a corporate 8-5 gig. Enjoy the fact that you can flit around – but don’t move on so quickly that you don’t give a method time to work. It takes 100% commitment and effort to a project before moving along is allowed in my book.

I know people want a black and white answer, so I’ll give that, too. Assuming your writing is strong enough, I would begin with affiliate marketing as you work on your own info product behind the scenes.

I was lucky in starting as a service professional, so I got to make money while learning the ropes from people who were already pros in Internet marketing. But service jobs have zero residual income opportunities – you’re always working for every single dollar. Affiliate marketing lets you focus on traffic only – and puts the bigger burden of conversion and customer retention on the product owner.”

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Alice Seba from Contentrix.com says:

“To some degree, I think it’s okay to do a little flitting. You have to learn what works and what you like doing, so you know where you really want to be. But if you’re looking to do it right and do it right from the start, I’d focus on building your list. This is going to be a long-term asset for you, requires minimal maintenance and still offers some of the best conversion even in today’s “social” web.

Some of the essentials:

* A freebie to entice subscribers. This can be an audio recording, report, informative video, a piece of software or anything would be of great interest to your target customer. Something digital that costs little to create and distribute.

* An opt-in page designed to “sell” your freebie and opt-in to your list. This is a page with a benefit-driven and attention-getting headline, benefits of signing up, possibly a graphical representation of your freebie, etc.

* Pre-written emails for your autoresponder. Provide valuable information and relevant product recommendations as well. If you prefer, you can broadcast to your list, but using pre-written and pre-scheduled emails means you have less work to do.

* Drive traffic to that opt-in page. Link to it from your articles, press releases, blog and anywhere else you publish content. Link to it in your paid advertisements as well…it’s easier to get them on your list by selling them something free and then upgrading them to your paid products.

Obviously, that’s a simplification…but it really doesn’t have to be a complicated process. When you have a list, you have interested people to contact regularly and that can buy from you over and over again.”

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Nicole Dean from NicoleOnTheNet.com says:

“Oh, Melissa, this is a trick question. Because everyone is unique and brings different skills to the table.

There are thousands of ways to make money online. Most of them actually work.

The important thing, in my opinion, is to pick one, then get a mentor in that area, and stick with it. Don’t sway to anything else until you’ve reached success with that first method – unless you have a darned good reason to.

The #1 reason for failure, in my experience, with new business owners is just being too fickle and jumping from idea to idea. (And, I used to resemble that.)

So, follow this formula…

1. Pick one thing.
2. Choose a mentor who’s experienced in that field.
3. Stick with it. (Unless you have a solid reason why you shouldn’t.)

That’s my advice, whether you’re deciding on ecommerce, a service business, blogging, affiliate marketing, consulting, creating an infoproduct, starting a membership site, or any of the other ways to make money online.”

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Kelly McCausey from WahmTalkRadio.com says:

“You’re so right. The internet offers so many options that newcomers have a hard time choosing and sticking with a business long enough to see it profit. I can’t recommend a specific business model – everyone is so different. What I can suggest is that you choose a good business coach to work with for the first year or so of your business. A coach will mentor you, help you make the best business choice and keep you centered when you feel tempted to give up or start something new.”

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Angela Wills from MarketersMojo.com says:

“Great question!

Based on my own experience I definitely recommend a new entrepreneur start out with a service-based business. It’s a quick way to turn a profit without a big email list or a lot of traffic. Also there are many service businesses that you can start immediately, without any additional training or technical skills needed.

Another advantage of starting with a service business is that you can learn from business owners who are already making money online. You get a sneek peek into their business and what works for them, this will come in handy when you do decide to start another brach of your business that focuses on more passive income.

Some examples of the types of service based businesses in demand right now:
- Writing (Copywriting, Emails, Articles, eBooks, Products, Website Content, Etc.)
- Graphics
- Audio Transcription
- Video Creation
- Social Media

While I believe starting with a service business is a good idea to get a cash injection, I don’t recommend you rely on it as a sole source of income. The internet holds huge potential for ‘passive’ profits. Meaning you can have a website that’s open 24-7 – making you money no matter where you are.

I highly recommend that once you’ve got money flowing in from the service business, then it’s time to decide where and how to reinvest that to create income that doesn’t rely on dollars for hours.”

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All my best,