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WARRANTIES4LESS
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#21 · Posted: 22 Apr 2009 08:44
Greetings,
I agree with many, start with one business first, learn how to achieve success with this one, then you can ad more as you start to see the internet can be self promoting once you know how to get your url to top of search engines.
If you have not already done so, get your own url, only a dot com as it is impossible to get on top of main search engines if you use other than com. Choose a name that will capture attention of your prospects, keep it general and use keywords in title is best.
What you will find, like I have, is that the older your url is, the easier it is to get to the top of search engines. You have to start somewhere, and this is the first step after you decide on what product or service you want to focus on.
Of course, you have to do your research on all businesses you are considering, and like was mentioned, if you have to pay to join to earn commissions, this is not where you want to start. Keeping costs in check is important with any start up, so the so called pay to play deals are not usually worth it, so start with affiliate programs which are usually free to set up, then simply take your new url, and point it to the affiliate url, then promote via free classifieds to start and then learn SEO strategies and build upon you site by adding other affiliate links, and in time, you can be promoting dozens of products and services like all the internet guru's now do.
Success to all,
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Julsy
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#22 · Posted: 22 Apr 2009 15:20 · Edited by: Julsy
I kind of disagree with the above post... I really believe that people just starting out are better off with a great system to join. The key to this is not only in finding a good system, but finding one that has the support of an entire team working with you and even FOR you. I would never have started making any success at all without the people in my business that are like a second family to me. I truly believe this makes all the difference. Once you have had the support of a great sponsor and be able to have contact 24/7 with others on your team and even the founder's, you realize that this is VERY rare to find on the internet with many businesses out there and it is truly priceless!
Also with most legitimate businesses, you are paying a monthly fee for products or a service, so starting out completely free may not be a good thing.
Whatever you are looking into, just check with this forum on that particular business and you will get very honest opinions about how others have done with it. If there isn't a thread about it, then start one. One of the best things about this forum is that any thread about any business will show up on the front page of a google search for that particular business search. What this means is that if you started a thread about that business, you automatically get a front page google! Keep in mind that if there is already a thread about your particular business, unless you have a new subject about it, then you can't start a new thread if one already exists. And even if you are only posting to an existing thread, it is still great exposure for you.
Not sure how Vashal managed it, but this forum ranks REALLY well with Google! I tell all my team to get on here as much as they can and sadly some people just don't listen when given good information, but I have gotten lot's of great team members from this very site!
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WARRANTIES4LESS
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#23 · Posted: 22 Apr 2009 22:10
Agreed,
Nothing wrong with a good system, but you still need to start with the basics before moving to more complex marketing systems which usually involve a larger investment. You should start with a business of interest in my opinion, so the product or service you choose is the most important decision, systems are great, but unless it was a low cost one, many beginners will not commit to spending more than a hundred a month.
Success to all,
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Julsy
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#24 · Posted: 23 Apr 2009 14:02
WARRANTIES4LESS: Nothing wrong with a good system, but you still need to start with the basics before moving to more complex marketing systems which usually involve a larger investment. You should start with a business of interest in my opinion, so the product or service you choose is the most important decision, systems are great, but unless it was a low cost one, many beginners will not commit to spending more than a hundred a month.
I completely agree!!! I would NOT put much money into a system starting out, and I know other's wouldn't either! And honestly you just shouldn't have to. But there will most likely be some small fee's in almost any business.
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