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treevee
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# Posted: 28 Oct 2009 20:02
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I found this site last night and have since spent hours reading threads and clicking on signature links to find out the biz of choice in which members are involved. Overwhelming, to say the least (which of course, is not a bad thing for entrepreneurs)! I'm totally ecstatic to find this site because of my many not-so-good choices I've made in the WAH! Weeding through the ops on search engines is time-consuming, to say the least, and coming here cuts out much of the BS. However, I'm still trying to find my niche --- which ops are for me?
Maybe someone out there in WAHF, can direct me in finding what I need. About me: I'm a 50 yr. young single female starting literally from scratch. I lost my massage biz of 11 years, lost my apartment, all of my furniture, my car, etc..... Had to move back home from Florida to live with my mom in cold PA (yikes!) I'm not here to tell my sob story, actually I'm excited to start a new venture in life ..... hoping it can be through an on-line/home-based biz, for starters!!! I've tried 3 MLM's (still in the hole on those.) I've been scammed $1400 in a Secret Shopper crusade. I recently, almost got caught up in another scam consisting of paying out a pretty large sum of money (for me, anyway). I just want a good ol' bona fide biz (or 2 or 3) to help me get back on my feet --- not looking for get-rich-quickies nor do I want to involve myself in anything in which I have to dish out any money. One good thing is I have much time on my hands to work a new biz! I'm not good at web-designing, selling nor writing. I'm interested in perhaps affiliate marketing, on-line reselling stores or open to other suggestions. Anyone???
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getagrip
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# Posted: 28 Oct 2009 21:05
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I would suggest checking out the 30 Day Challenge. It is a great free way to start affiliate marketing, and you don't have to worry about getting scammed. Whatever you do, stay away from "quick and easy" sales pitches - also, please do not invest large sums of money up front as you are likely to get burned.
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treevee
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# Posted: 28 Oct 2009 23:30
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Wow! getagrip, I appreciate the advice but that site looks really complicated! What exactly do they do for 30 days? I'm sorry, but all this is new to me and overwhelming. Something easy and basic is what I'm looking for right now --- a company that is going to train me for free and set me up with my tools.
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joanpeterson
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:37
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treevee - regardless of what you market online - you are selling something. I mention this as you mention that you are no good at selling. Making money online is all about moving product - something has to be sold for you to earn online income.
And trying to build a biz online with no funds to build it, is - in my opinion - unrealistic. Certainly, there are a multitude of free marketing methods but these can take time to build up.
Even as an affiliate marketer, most will spend some money - domain names, autoresponders.......
You say you have a lot of time. I suggest you look over this forum carefully and also go to other forums like warriorforum.com This will give you a good idea of marketing online and give you some idea of what it is that you want to do.
And please, stay away from scams like HYIP's. Don't get involved with ponzi's online.
And if you want to look at cash gifting - I suggest you look at this BBB site first - Cash Gifting Pyramid Schemes Flourishing Online
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FreeCashMan
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 02:08
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Joan pretty much laid things out plain.
Desperation in looking for a home business will not get you more money, 9.9 times out 10. Success can be had but don't look for instant gratification of the big dollar kind, especially when you will have learning curve with your online marketing.
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treevee
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:42
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Thanks for all of your input, advice. Desperation = I! (LOL) I think it is safe to say that when one makes no money at all, they feel a bad need to generate some income somewhere, somehow! I DO understand that it takes time to build a profitable business and with much patience and determination. I plan on doing that ---- the 30DC that getagrip suggested is something that I can take time to do to set myself up for the long haul, but I am also wanting something to work on for a more "instant gratification" of, let's say, a few bucks a week, not much, just enough to put gas in the family car and perhaps invest into a much more profitable biz.
I was advised on this forum to stay away from the companies that ask for money upfront to start. The one company I was looking into is Merchants Referral Solutions (MRS) that asks for $100 to market their credit card processing and equipment ---- money that goes towards a website (they help you build), support and training. The advice fellow-forumers suggest sounds about right --- why should I have to pay to bring business to them! But on the other hand, I feel that everyone's gotta make a buck here --- why not pay for the help?? Speaking of which, I kinda think paying someone $100 to help me through the process of setting up my biz, doesn't sound so bad! Anyone know where I can make a $100 to go towards setting up my biz?? LOL! It's a vicious circle! You need money to make money, something I don't have, which is why I am in search of a more "instant" cash flow-type biz in the meantime.
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Esteban
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:03
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A duplicated business website will not get traffic, the search engines just ignore them. Though a $100 isn't much, you're probably not going to get much in the way of training in return either. I would look for something else for your 'instant money'. Good old buying and selling has dug me out of a hole more than once.
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mountainmom5
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:04
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Welcome treevee! ( I like you already  )
And you have gotten some very good advice here... I think going with affiliate marketing is a great ida and here's why...
No matter WHAT you do online, MARKETING is going to be your main hurdle - learning the ins and outs of it, etc... and when you start with programs like the 30DC or some of the other free programs on here, it will help get your brain wrapped around the concept.
I will tell you how to make a quick hundred bucks though...
Ready?
Ebay.
Plain and simple.
I have done it many times over - I love to go yard saling and I am always finding stuff to sell on Ebay which makes it even more fun...
Like for instance, last week I found a box of old vintage hankies at a yard sale for $5. There were about 50 hankies in there so I split them up in 5 batches and made about $40 on Ebay (after the fees etc) -
Several weeks before that I had found some outdated Avon - the lady had like 40 tubes of Cellu Sculpt so I quick went home first and checked on Ebay to see if I could sell them... and yup they were selling good so I went back and offered her $30 for the lot - got em and sold them in sets of 4 on Ebay (one set a week) for $20 - $40 a set. 
The other thing you can do is cleaning houses... for quick money...
Nope - you will not make quick money with most online stuff...!
Cheers!
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321gofish
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2009 18:09
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WAH opportunities are a dime a dozen everywhere on the net today.
The problem is unless you have a great deal of capital to invest in marketing your product, success comes slowly.
If you know much about SEO, then you can make your business grow quickly.
The majority of newbies have no clue of where to begin. I have spent countless hard earned dollars to try and figure this out.
Keep asking questions and you will learn the better pratices of WAH business.
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Offer Tsuriel
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2009 08:57 · Edited by: Offer Tsuriel
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treevee: I was advised on this forum to stay away from the companies that ask for money upfront to start.
This is against the golden rule of every starting home worker.
"Never pay to get hired" - follow it and remember it every time you are thinking of paying someone for joining his/her program.
I suggest to start with paid surveys. You don't need any skills for that, no registration fee and no mastering your own site. There are plenty of online survey companies that looking for your opinion, they get paid for every opinion they collect.
I successfully squeeze them for about $500 every month.
Try it!
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treevee
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2009 11:25
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Thanks, Offer .... You know I tried doing surveys one time but couldn't find ones that paid very much. Any suggestions of keywords to google to find hot ones? I'll keep searching.
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Offer Tsuriel
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:31
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I sent you a private masseage, check it out in the header of this page.
We are not allowed to promote sites in this section of WAHF.
Good Luck!
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BobFirestone
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2009 14:47 · Edited by: BobFirestone
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Treevee,
I think everyone else has pretty well covered the basics. But there were two things you wrote that stood out to me.
treevee: I've tried 3 MLM's (still in the hole on those.)
Are you still active in any of the three? If you are active pick the best one and run with it. Thee are 2 ways to get a check in Network Marketing 1) sell products or 2) sponsor new distributors. Do one of those two things every week and you will get a check every week.
I don't know what businesses you are in but my recommendation for which one is the best is the one that is the most retail-able.
treevee: I just want a good ol' bona fide biz (or 2 or 3) to help me get back on my feet -
How do you defeat a larger army? Divide and conquer. Pick 1 business and go for it. When you start splitting your focus to multiple businesses your overall results suffer. An old mentor of mine liked to say "if you are trying to build two businesses simultaneously it will take you 4 times as long to get the desired result."
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AnnieCaine
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2009 17:51
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Hi Treevee
Ive just set up a blog that gives ideas on starting proper Online businesses.
You say, you dont have the money to start up a business online, then to be honest you will proberbly struggle. Doing surveys for free is okay, but it does take you quite a while to build up a decent income.
I know i've done them. If i was you i would try to find a bit of money to start a proper online business. Just do your research first before jumping in with both feet.
Good Luck.
Annie x
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