Working Online

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Mike | Permalink 0

My name is Mike Norris and I am here to help people like you that are starting a home business and most likely want to be working online. You are probably a little frustrated. I have maybe a unique experience in that I started making money pretty soon after I started online about 5 years ago. Not a lot but some nice part time income.

Then the wheels fell off. I was in the drop shipping business selling physical products several different ways. 90% of my traffic came from paid traffic, mainly pay per click. You can read more about what happened in different posts on the site.

About two years ago I decided to switch up and try my hand at affiliate marketing and blogging. I have made every mistake an online marketer can make. I am very non-technical. Most of you are probably in the same boat.

A lot of coaches and mentors don’t really understand that. Coaches that are technically proficient tend to leave out steps when they teach you something. They assume you know some things you don’t.

You buy a product that that shows you how to install something in 5 easy steps. Problem is you can’t get past step 2 for some reason. I now how you feel. Happens to me on a weekly basis. There are ways around this.

Enough of that for now.

My goal here is to provide you with quality information and to give you some insight into whom you can trust online to provide you with the help you need as you start working online from your home.

Or maybe you have already built a niche website and not making the progress you feel you are capable of. There is help out there. But you need the right kind of help before you waste thousands of dollars like I did and hundreds of thousands of others like me trying to make the easy money online.

Lets take this journey to full time employment online together.

Again this Mike Norris and I more than welcome your questions and comments below.

 

 

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Establish A New Business Online

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

When you establish a new business online if you have already established yourself as an expert in your field it will make things a lot easier for you. The good things is that the personal recognition and respect you established should transfer to your company.

People will feel good about investing in your business if they know that you can trusted.

A  good place to show your new business can be trusted just like you is with your website . Build a professional looking site with sound and informative content and you’ll have a source of expert information to direct your potential customers to.

Remember that it’s a good thing to give away some of your best knowledge for absolutely nothing. Offer the customers something they can use up front and they will see you as a legitimate source to go to in the future for whatever your company may offer.

There are several other ways to establish a new business as a business that can be trusted. Always strive to do what’s right by your customers.

Use social media to brand your new business and you. The more places your name pops up, the more people will be exposed to your site and products. Another way to show your expertise is through online forums and blogs. There should be plenty of blogs and some forums in your niche.

Just go to google and put in your main “keyword + forums” in parenthesis and google will bring up a list of forums. Do the same thing for blogs and you should get a list of blogs. Now visit the forums, see what’s happening in the forum and join in the discussions. This is a great way to gain trust from potential customers.

The same goes for blogs. The only difference is you leave comments on blogs. Just answer or ask questions in a conversational manner. Just be yourself. Some people will like you, some won’t. That’s the way it is.

But as you start to contribute most will view you as an expert.  They will  also become connected to you as a real person not just a business owner. Also, forums give potential customers the opportunity to ask questions and gives you the opportunity to talk about your business and products.

When you establish a new business online you may face some criticism from some people. Don’t get mad.

Find the right places to gain some respect. Put yourself out there and you will get  exposure. Don’t brag but in a subtle way let people know about your achievements and successes.

Branding yourself as an expert is all about getting other people to recognize your knowledge in your area of expertise.

 

 

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How To Heal Yourself By Using Your Mind

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

In this TEDx event Lissa Rankin MD, talks about using your mind to heal yourself. As a young woman she suffered from various illnesses as well as her patients and started studying case studies of people that cured themselves from diseases that they were told there was no cure for.

Her talk is very interesting and something we all need to hear. The stories of dying people that refused to give up relates to building our businesses. These stories from Lissa will make you want to look further into how your mind can help you heal yourself  or make monumental changes in your life.

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Related Posts:

Why Stinking Thinking Will Keep You Down

How to Have Courage in Business As A Small Business Leader

 

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How To Make Money Blogging

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

make money bloggingIf I told you that you could make money blogging by sitting at home and just writing what would you think?

Well to be honest with you it’s not that easy. Some marketers may tell you it’s that easy to sell you a product. But realistically it’s takes a little more work than that.

The object of this article is to show you different ways to make money blogging.

Advertise To Make Money Blogging

You have to advertise. I will say that again you have to advertise. Most bloggers don’t. So they never make any money. That simple…

You can get some visitors by blogging everyday but not enough to make any decent money.

You must create a good blog. I have several other articles where I talk about what you need to have a good blog.

I also promote the John Chow course on blogging. The course is very cheap and will take your blog from start to making money with a ton of visitors.

Just follow his blueprint and you have everything you need to create a good blog.

You Need Readers To Make Money Blogging

You can have the best looking blog in the world but if no knows about no one will come. That means you make no money.

By using good keywords in your blog posts you will get some visitors. If you do good keyword research you will get even more visitors.

And the more blog posts you do the more visitors you will get naturally from the search engines. But that’s a fairly slow process.

I used to tell people to blog for 30 days in a row like I did in January. Now I say write something, do an audio or video for 90 straight days.

Is that hard? You darn straight. 30 days was tough for me. I had several other things going on at the time. This blog had already been around for a year. So I just wanted to do something for 30 days.

But if your blog is brand new go for it. Blog for 90 straight days.

Now let’s move on and make some money.

Make Money Blogging With Advertisers

To get advertisers you will need visitors. The more visitors you get the more you will be able to charge advertisers.

But there are ways to get advertisers without a whole lot of traffic. How?

Companies will pay you to put links and banners on your blog. You don’t have to go to individual website owners for this.

There are companies that will do this for you. Check these out below.

. www.text-link-ads.com
. www.textlinkbrokers.com
. www.buysellads.com

There are many others but if you don’t have a huge amount of traffic yet you can start here.

Another great way to help your blog make money is to link to other blogs and websites. You may think by linking to other blogs you will be sending traffic away from your site.

But the benefits over time will far exceed the few visitors that leave your blog. You may get a link back from a site that has been around a long time and has a high volume of traffic. Some of those visitors will visit your blog.

I have started checking google search for my main keyword I use in an article. I will look at the top blogs on google for that keyword and link to one or two of them.

You Can Use PPC To Make Money Blogging

When I first started online this is how I started making money immediately. I used Google pay per click. But then keywords got to expensive to buy. It was very hard to make a profit.

But there are other sites like Bing you can use to do PPC. Just google pay per click and you will find several. Test the waters with just $10.00 a day to start.

PPC is the fastest way to get targeted traffic I know of.

Selling products on your blog is the number one way for you to make money blogging. You can sell your own products or you can be an affiliate and sell other people’s products.

Most marketers do both. If you sell someone else’s product all the work is done for you. You just need traffic.

John Chow has a lot of great methods to drive traffic to your blog in his course. I also have traffic methods other blog posts on this site.

So you can see there are a lot of ways to make money blogging. I just touched on a few big ones here.

Related Posts:

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Blogging With John Chow Review

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How To Get Your Life On Track

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

get your life on trackSo many people today feel as if they have no control over their life. They feel everything is spinning out of control. So let’s talk about how to get your life on track.

We all have had times where we felt like our life was off track. What can you do about it?

You Must Want To Improve

If you don’t want to improve your life no one else will. So the first step is to know that you truly want to change. Often times something in your life happens such as hitting rock bottom that will make you want to get your life on track again.

Sometimes you may have goals that you are not reaching. The only way to reach them is to make changes in your life. I have been there like a lot of you. Screwing off instead of doing what we need to do.

Get Clear With What You Want Out Of Life

What do you want out of life? Get clear about this. Write it down. Put it where you can read it and see it often.

Think long and hard about this. I have jumped around on what I want sometimes. We all do. It’s alright to change your goals. But you need to be clear on what you ultimately want.

What’s Blocking You From Getting What You Want?

What’s blocking you from getting what you want out of life? To get your life on track you need to know what’s your biggest obstacles? If you are like most of us you have several obstacles. Make sure you know all of them.

What’s causing these obstacles?

Make A Plan To Overcome Your Obstacles

We must have clear plans to overcome our obstacles. If you don’t have a plan to overcome them you will just continue along the route you are on. Pick one obstacle at a time to work on. When you overcome that obstacle go to work on the next one until you have all the major obstacles out of your way.

But realize there will be other blocks along the way. Once you get used to overcoming the blocks it gets easier.

Focus On How To Get Your Life On Track

This should be your main focus. You know what you want, you have a plan to get your like on track and overcome the obstacles that are in your way. All you have to now is focus on your plan and stay on track.

Constantly go over your plan so it’s embedded in your brain. This is very important. Memorize your plan.

Now that you know what you want to acomplish look at the things you have been accomplishing. Most of us just beat ourselves up all the time.

Anytime you accomplish something along the way as you get your life back in order, make sure to check it off your list. Write your accomplishment on a board, in your calendar or wherever you keep up with things.

So with a little bit of dedication you can get your life back. More importantly you can get control over your life.

You will make better decisions and get more things done. You will be in charge of you instead of feeling like someone or something has control of your life.

By doing the above you will be able to get your like on track pretty quickly.

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Transform New Ideas For Products Into Profit

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

new product idaesIs your mind full of great ideas that you don’t know what to do with? There is a good chance you’re missing out on some outstanding opportunities to profit from your ideas. Your ideas are worth gold! Here are a few ways to transform new ideas for products into profit.

1. Write Your New Ideas For Products Down Immediately

The first step is to make sure you write down the idea right away or you can  record it to your cell phone. I say this because a lot of my ideas come while I am walking or driving. Then you can just email the idea to yourself. Just make sure to record the idea before you forget it.  If you’re like most, those great ideas come to you when you’re busy doing other things. Don’t lose them. Capture the idea immediately.

2. Take Action On Any New Ideas For Products Quickly

It’s important to take action on your new idea right away. There’s a very popular saying that money and success likes speed. You start taking action immediately even if that action is something as simple as researching your idea and the market.

3. Explore All Options

For most great ideas there are a number of ways you can make one a reality. For example, you have a great idea for a book. Right away you have decisions to make. Will you self- publish the book or find a publisher? Will your book be published as an ebook, print book, Kindle book or a combination of the three?

Would a home study course, online digital course or DVD be better  for your customers than a book? Start exploring your options and start researching who your customer is going to be.

How will your customers benefit the best from your idea?

4. Find A Coach Or Mentor for Help

There is absolutely no reason to go it alone. When you have ideas for products you need to start looking for help. Hire a coach or mentor to help you through the process. Read about your industry and find experts to consult with.

For example, if you have a great idea for a book but you’re not a writer, then find a writer in your niche who you can learn from. Chances are there’s someone who achieved what you want to achieve and can help you find a way.

5. You May Need Some Capital 

Many new ideas for products require a little bit of money to get off the project off the ground. Don’t let this stop you from pursuing your dream. There are many ways to raise the capital you need. You can find investors. You can hold a garage sale. You can do a little bit of extra work online or off and set it aside for your business. You can write an ebook and use the proceeds to fund your idea. If you really want to succeed you will find a way.

The most important thing to remember when you have a great idea is to let others know you believe in and have confidence in your idea. If you think it is a good idea for a product , don’t let others change your mind. Take action immediately, research your potential customers , and how you can bring your idea to the market.

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Why You Need A Quality Blog

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 1
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No matter what type of blog you create you want to create a quality blog. Something that people will appreciate and come back to read your blogs posts over and over again.

It doesn’t matter if you have a personal blog, company blog or anything in between you need it to be entertaining, informative or both. A good quality blog will have both..

Below are some ideas to help you put out quality content that will keep your readers informed and entertained.

6 Ideas For A Quality Blog

1. A good idea is to look at the latest trends and work them into your posts. This is a great way to get new traffic. Then if it’s entertaining and resonates with the reader hopefully he will bookmark it and and return for more.

2. Do you have a Twitter account? If not start one and put every post on Twitter. Take short snippets out of your blog posts and use them on Twitter. Don’t just use your headlines.

3. To get more readers put your posts on your Facebook page. I would suggest putting a picture with each post you put on Facebook.

4. Watch the news and use some of the stories to make posts. Try to find some news that’s funny if you can and use it on your blog.

Good stories, news and funny articles will help you develop your quality blog.

5. If you can find a way to get some celebrities in a few of your posts it will definitely help.

People like to read about the celebrities but you need to be able to tie them into what your blog is about.

Unless you have a personal blog. On a personal blog you can write about anything you want.

6. Another way to keep your blog interesting is to use polls every now and then. There is software available that can make this easier for you or you can just keep it simple and ask people to answer the poll in the comments section.

If you want a top quality blog I suggest you use the software or a plugin for you polls..

While we are talking about comments you need to try and get as many comments as possible. In other words get in the habit of asking for them. You probably want to ask questions at the end of your posts to help get comments.

You will be able to tell your best posts by the amount of comments you get and number of visitors to the post. If you have a post that gets a lot of comments put it out on Twitter several times. People are on Twitter at different times of the day. So don’t worry about someone seeing your tweet more than once.

To Have A Quality Blog You Have To Promote It

Use Fiverr to promote the quality posts. Get them turned into a powerpoint presentation and pdf. Then have the powerpoint and pdf submitted to slide sharing sites and document sharing sites. You can also have the powerpoint turned into a video and have it submitted to video sharing sites. All for $5.00. Amazing!!

The tip I just gave you is worth hundreds if not thousands of visitors a month.

The main thing you need to ensure you have a quality blog is to keep people interested. Use the advice above to help accomplish this. Think outside the box  and come up with ways to promote your blog.

Promote your blog every week and don’t stop. Research ideas for blog posts so that you always have something to write about.

If you use the ideas above you will have sources to draw from to use for your blog.

To read my personal blog you can go here. There you will learn a very easy way to get started blogging. You will also notice that I blog about all types of things.

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Why Stinking Thinking Will Keep You Down

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 1

Stinking Thinking The short video below does the best job of explaining stinking thinking that I have ever seen. The way we buy what we do according to what class we are in is eye opening. Most of us kind of know this to some extent.

The author breaks spending down by the 3 classes. The wealthy, the middle class and the poor.

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It was eye opening to me that most people think the middle class are rich. I consider myself middle class and I am definitely not rich, especially this time of the year when Uncle Sam takes most of what I managed to save during the year.

But the essence of the video to me is that if we want to move from one social class to another we must change the way we think. We have to start thinking the way wealthy people think.

Do away with the stinking thinking that drags you down.  It’s all about changing our mindset. Hanging out with positive people… Hanging around people that have that are where we want to be.

That’s  a change that I have been working on.

I also believe in listening to good audios. You can do this while working out or even at work in some cases. Kinda depends on your job. I listen to a lot of stuff while driving. And I do a lot of driving.

Lastly read. I read a lot of books on a ton of subjects but most are business and military related with some sports thrown in sometimes.

I also read a lot of blogs. I want to find out what others are doing. Especially leaders in my niche.

I find that it all really helps. I used to have a lot of negative things going on in my head and on the outside at times.

Now I don’t have near as much stinking thinking going on as I used to. I feel like I am in a pretty positive state of mind most of the time. A lot of good things are happening

 

 

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How To Have Startup Success With Your New Business

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

Your new business startup success will depend on several factors. But there are several things to improve the chances of your new startup business being a success. Below are 5 ways to improve your chances of startup success.

1. Make a Detailed Plan For Startup Success

This one seems obvious. But many people start a home business with no real plan much less a detailed plan. You must plan for all contingencies if you are to be successful.

The two major parts of your plan should be operations and marketing. Operations is the day to day how to of what your business is doing.

The marketing is getting customers. To have startup success you must have customers. Most of your time has to be spent on marketing. This includes having a budget set aside for just marketing. No marketing equals no customers equals no success with your business.

2. Find a Mentor To Guide You

Having a mentor will improve your chances of success by a factor of 10 at least. You want to find someone that has had new business startup success. If they in your niche that’s great but it’s not necessary. You just want to find someone that you can trust and you get along with.

A good place to start your search is asking your friends locally if they know of anyone. Another great place is to search on google for a mentor. It’s not a requirement that you meet with your mentor in person but a lot of people in an offline business prefer to meet someone they can talk to in person.

If your business is online most mentoring will be done online and by phone. It’s really just your preference. This is probably the number one thing you can do for your business.

3. Make Sure You Have Competitors In Your Market

This may sound backwards but you want competition. No competitors means there is no market for what you selling unless it’s something brand new and those markets are awful risky.

So don’t be afraid of a little competition.

4. Don’t Put Every Penny You Have Into Your New Business

You read about people doing this all the time. Most of us still have a family to worry about. So keep some money stashed away for a rainy day as they say.

Know how long you can go without bringing a payday. Mouths still have to be fed and the mortgage or rent has to be paid. If you are single it’s a little different but I don’t suggest you put your last dime in any kind of business.

That’s a recipe for disaster not startup success.

5. Advertise Your Business Everywhere

This is one area you need to have some money far. I know some people use Guerilla Marketing but that’s a tough way to go. I did that many years ago when I started my Private Investigator business.

When it come to marketing and advertising be everywhere you can until you figure out what’s working for you.

What are your competitors that are successful doing? No need to reinvent the wheel here. Your mentor will be a great help to you here.

Don’t forget to market online as well as offline but don’t get hung up on Facebook. It will steal all your time and before you know it you have got nothing meaningful done.

Start-up success is tough for a new business. Usually it takes you awhile to gain some traction and start bringing customers in.

But you need to start making money now. I understand that and the tips above will give you a better chance of success in your home business.

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Develop Your Writing Style Naturally

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 0

Develop Your WritingThe best writers are avid readers and have a love of words. Believe it or not, reading is a great way to develop your writing style. The types of things you like to read about are most likely things you would enjoy writing about.

Some people just seem to be natural-born writers. They put a pen to paper and words start flowing like water. On the other hand, tons of people struggle to write a  paragraph or two.

If you can develop a unique writing style will help set your writing apart from others, you can do well online.

Here are some ways to develop your writing style.

Reading other peoples’ writing will you insights into your own writing. As you read, some authors’ styles will seem to jump out at you as something you like or don’t like. You may find that you have a writing style similar to the authors you enjoy reading.

If you want to develop your own writing style, you need to write. Try to write a blog post everyday for at least 30 days. The more you write, the easier it will get. Experiment with different types of articles and posts.

Write short posts as well as long posts. I would not write anything under 300 words. Other than that go for it. You will see that some types of writing come easier to you. Technical writing is hard for most of us. And our readers don’t want that. They want something that’s interesting.

I will tell you a secret later than most of us don’t understand when we start writing.

What do you see as your writing strengths?

Some people are great at writing news-oriented stories. Find some news of interest to you and write about it.

Some people enjoy writing reviews and opinion pieces. I do reviews about books I read and internet marketing courses I take. Do not do a review of a book or product if you have not read the book or tried the product. You are asking for trouble if you do in most cases.

After you have been online awhile you will know a few marketers that everything they put out is good. But still trying the product first is the best way to write about it. For instance I did a two part review of the Blogging With John Chow course.

If you like to instruct or teach, your writing strength could be how-to articles. There are many types of writing to explore.

Remember your writing doesn’t need to be a masterpiece. The good thing about writing online is you can delete what you write if you want. The point is to keep your writing muscles flexed by exercising them a little each day.

Your natural strengths will come out as you write more and more. You may actually start to enjoy writing.

Embrace your personality and voice as you write. Write words and sentences just like you speak. If your writing sounds unnatural and awkward, you may turn some readers off. Not all readers will like the way you write anyway. Don’t worry about that.

Let your personality come through in your writing. Have a conversation with your readers as you would if you were talking to them one on one. If you like talking about certain subjects, write about them even if that’s not what your blog or website is about.

You will find away to make a connection with what you like and what your site is about.

Using a timer is a great way to develop your writing style. Find a quiet place and set a timer for ten minutes. Just start writing about whatever comes to your mind, and keep writing until time runs out.

Don’t worry about grammar or spelling. Just write!

When the timer goes off, read what you wrote on the page. It probably will not make much sense, but the value is in the ideas for other things to write about.

I said earlier I was going to let you in on a secret…. The best writers tell stories. They  are excellent story tellers. This is a skill you can improve at. Start with your story. People want to read about you. You make a connection with them you make a sale.

You make wonder why a post on developing your writing style is under the category of getting traffic. The more posts you write the more people visit your blog. That’s just the way it works online. There are lots of ways to get traffic but it all begins with our words.

 

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Will Your Internet Home Business Be Your Moneymaker

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mike | Permalink 3

internet home businessAlthough the internet has been around awhile starting an internet home business is still a relatively new frontier. With all the employment problems around the world people are flocking to the internet in droves and looking for ways to make a living online.

Despite the difficulties there are benefits to having an internet home based business.

The overhead costs are almost nothing compared to a brick and mortar business. No need for an office or warehouse space. You can set up shop in a corner of a bedroom. All you need is a desk, computer and good internet access.

A internet home business has a much smaller barrier to entry. There is a learning curve and you have to spend some money on your online education but most people spend way more money getting educated than they should.

Some of that education money should be spent on advertising. You also need to have a computer, be it a desktop or laptop.

A internet business has 1000s of niches and possibilities for you. It’s amazing what people will buy online. You can start an internet home business selling almost anything. Somebody will buy it.

You can also run a service business on the internet from your home. The biggest problem for most people is finding out what niche they want to start with.

Internet Home Business Income Possibilities Are Limitless

In addition to the unlimited niches there are a ton of income sources online. It’s best to learn one at a time, get good at it and then try other sources.

A few of the major sources are affiliate marketing, selling your own products and services and Amazon just to name a few. I have been online about 6 years and find out about new income sources all the time.

A great way to get started if you are broke and have very little money is the One Week Marketing System.

An internet home business is great if you don’t want to deal with people face to face. Having said that you still must communicate with potential customers and customers through email mainly.

Answering questions and comments on your website or blog is a must.

You still have to sell but you do it with a salespage and videos online instead of going to a business and meeting people in person.

With An Internet Home Business You Can Switch Gears If You Have To

A big problem online is business owners jumping from one niche to another. You have to stay with one niche long enough to make it work. People don’t make enough money fast enough so they switch niches thinking that’s the problem.

Most likely the reason for not making any money is the marketing. A lot of people online have been talked into thinking that you can do everything for free online.

Marketing for free online is a slow process. If you are serious you will learn some paid methods to speed up your testing to see if you are in a profitable niche.

A home internet business has a lot going for it especially with the ease of entry and low entry costs to get started. I suggest you do some research of different business ideas to see what fits what you want do.

Be prepared to spend some long hours at the start of your home business just like any business until you get it up and profitable.

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