Small Business Success Strategies

How to Make Money Online - Ultimate Secrets Revealed

How many times have you heard this about how to make money online or something on the lines of Marketing Guru Releases never revealed strategies to make money online?

If you are like me, these headlines are a dime a dozen, emptying out your pockets for a bunch of fallacies.

The truth of the matter is that there is no secret to make money online!

Let me explain; I have been making money online, building over a one and a half million dollar a year business, by myself over the years. Every technique and strategy I used to make money over the years are the same strategies you need to apply today if you wish to be successful!

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Bruce Galle, our official Getting Started Online Expert

The Brotherhood of Trucking

Trucking has seen a lot of changes through the twenty-nine years I've been involved in the profession. I can only imagine what the pro's with forty to fifty years of trucking under their belts have seen. I remember when I was fourteen, and my older brother, Eddie, invited me along on a road trip from Oklahoma to south Texas. He actually wanted me, his little brother, to tag along . . . I was so proud! I recall the moment he cranked that Kenworth and that old diesel engine came to life. As he pulled out onto I-40, I remember wondering what experiences would lie ahead.

We had a lot of fun times and it was a great learning experience for a young teenager.

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Allen Smith, our official Trucking/Truck Driver Training Expert

Lead Generation: The Easiest Way to Write Yourself a Check

If you're in any kind of business at all then you must always be thinking of ways to attract your ideal, high-paying clients. It doesn't matter if you're in a service based business or in a retail business, if you don't have clients (or customers) then you don't have a business at all. You only have a hobby.

Lead Generation is just a fancy name for attracting clients to you and your business. If you don't have a steady stream of your Ideal, High-Paying clients then your cash flow is shot as I'm sure you already know. Luckily I got great advice from my "master sales guy" Dad, just starting out in sales and marketing at USA TODAY and later as an investment advisor in Texas and Real Estate Agent in South Africa. He always told me "It doesn't matter how much you know if you don't have anyone to talk to."

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Sharon Quarmby, our official Lead Generation Expert

The Profits Are NOT In the Numbers: How to Go Micro With Social Media

Forget about being the biggest dog on Twitter, and no need to keep approving anyone and everyone who wants to friend you on Facebook.

If you're one who has followed that line of advice, you're probably staring down a whole bunch of strangers who leave an endless stream of meaningless spam in your inbox.

Take my advice and ignore the numbers. Instead focus on what really counts this year: GOING MICRO.

Naturally you still need a network, so don't misconstrue this as an open invitation to have a network of 3.

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Nancy Marmolejo, our official Visibility Expert

How to Launch Your Own Website Today!

Thousands of people are now making a living online and the opportunities are abundant as the Internet continues its growth. An added benefit of running an Internet business is that you can usually start one part-time while you maintain your job and steady income. An internet business can also be an extension of a regular brick-and-mortar business, adding credibility to your company and your offerings.

How Do You Get Started?

First you need to know what kind of business you want to run. Your venture should be something you can be passionate about and more importantly, something that can make money. Here are some options for generating online revenues:

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Stephanie Chandler, our official Entrepreneurial Expert

Revitalize Your Brand for a Better (And More Profitable) New Year

The New Year is a time for individual reflection and re-evaluation. But in addition to plotting your personal progress, what about your business? When was the last time you sat down and examined the progress and health of your brand?

"Health of my brand?" you ask.

Yes. Just like people, businesses and markets change over time. And sometimes those changes are so slow and so gradual that we wake up to find our products and services outdated, out-of-step and out-of-shape. In short, our brand has become "sick." Here are some of the most common culprits.

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Phil Davis, our official Branding and Naming Expert

14 Bootstrapping Ideas: Build Your Small Business on a Budget

The sluggish economy has every small or solo business owner figuring out how they can get the biggest "bang for their buck". Whether its money you spend on technology, systems, outsourced help or training, you want to get a great return on investment. And if you're a start up you want to figure out how to avoid wasting money on services you don't need. Even if you're already profitable, conserving your cash and resources is crucial if you want to maximize your income. So, bootstrapping needs to be part of your small business planning.

Bootstrapping is all about finding ways to build your business without huge infusions of outside cash. It's also about being conservative and strategic about how and where you spend.

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Janis Pettit, our official Small Business Strategy Coach Expert

Believe it or not, there are many people who work from their home for a little while and then quit to go back to working outside the home. The reasons are many, but a lot of people find it difficult to mange both their home and work from the same place. If you have just recently begun working at home and you want to prevent this from happening to you, you need to sit down and figure out how you can successfully merge your work and your home life.

Creating a workspace that is away from the center of activity in your home is the first step you should take. If you were to ask a hundred people who gave up on working at home, you would find that many of them did not have a separate workspace. The area should be quiet and show allow you the comfort you need to get the job done. If you try to work at the kitchen table, you're only going to get frustrated with yourself, your job, and your family.

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Stone Evans, our official Home Business Expert

How Organize Your Important Papers Without Stress

Having your vital documents in order is priceless to your peace of mind and (even for me) often easier to procrastinate than to get done. I hope the story of my niece will prompt you into action. The problem often stems from not knowing what to do and how to get it done. So today's article will take some of the mystery out for you and help you get started.

1. Living Wills, Advance Directives, Medical Power of Attorney- These are important to have for any adult you may need to authorize care for. Living wills and other advance directives describe your preferences regarding treatment if you're faced with a serious accident or illness. These legal documents speak for you when you're not able to speak for yourself -- for instance, if you're in a coma.

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Debbye Cannon, our official BusinessMom Mentor Expert

To Be or Not to Be An Affiliate?

If you’re involved in social networks, like Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, you already know that a big part of the networking culture is to promote businesses other than your own, friends and even competitors. Sometimes you do that with an affiliate relationship (that pays you a commission for referred sales), and sometimes not.

It’s easy to retweet a blog post or teleseminar invitation without thought of return. But when you are an affiliate, you’ll go further — post an announcement to your list, invite the program sponsor as a guest speaker to your group, offer a bonus, or create an interview opportunity for that person. Because you’ve got “skin in the game”, you’ll do more.

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Rhonda Hess, our official Coaching Business Expert