Automated Income -Is It Really Possible?
By jennie crawford
If you have been searching the internet for a work at home program that can bring you an automated income, then I am sure you have come across many affiliate marketing systems. They all claim the same thing - once you set it up-you can make money even while you sleep Just buy this one program or Ebook and you will make $300.00 a day, an automated income you can just set and forget
I always approach these systems with some healthy skepticism. If it really is as easy to make this automated income from home, why are not more people doing it? Who would not want to go to work in their pajamas? If all that is necessary is typing in a few lines of data on a simple form and then 20 minutes later, money starts rolling into your bank account, why are not more people doing it? I am sure easy money from an automated income system appeals to everyone.
I have my own ideas. First of all, things are never as easy as these automated income programs would have you believe. There is always more involved. The biggest risk I see is the advertising costs. In order to make money, you need to sell something. I do not care if it is a product or information product. In order to make money-you will be selling. Maybe not direct selling, but selling nevertheless. In order to a successful salesperson, you need to find a product that people want to buy and that there is a market for. It does not need to be the most popular product on the internet, but an automated income will only come if you find a product that people want to buy and will continue to want to buy.
The second thing important in affiliate marketing is advertising and advertising costs. Keywords are an important part of this because keywords are how people are going to find you to buy the product that you are selling. This will generate you an automated income. If you do not have effective keywords, you will either pay for a lot of clicks that get you nowhere or break your advertising budget before you break even. Research is the key to finding effective keywords. You need to research the product you are trying to sell before advertising it and find the best and mst inexpensive keywords possible.
I do believe that an automated income from the internet is possible for everyone. But it will not happen over night and there is more work involved then typing a few words into an online form. But with practice and the right automated income program, you can be a successful affiliate marketer. In order to not break your budget, I would suggest starting out slowly. The best way to learn what automated income program will work best for you is trial and error. If you do purchase a program that shows you how to set up automated income streams, I suggest you follow the directions given in the program to the letter at first. Copy what has worked before making your own personal adjustments. And do not give up. It is possible to generate automated income streams online.
About The Author
Jennie Crawford is a stay at home mom of two children. For more information please go to Posted in Online Marketing October 30th, 2006 by Sellportal | No comments
How to earn on offshore web design
By Julia Ramyalg
Why offshore web design and development
Offshore web site design and development help to keep prices at least 3-5 times less, for example, average hourly rate of web development services in USA is $35-75; in UK - $25-50, in Ukraine - $5-20.
How it works?
Typical plan:
· You find a client who needs a web site, ask his/her requirements for the project and send to your offshore partner company.
· The partner makes a proposal and gives you the project estimation basing on his hourly rate, for example, $10.
· You mark up the rate $10/hour as high as you wish (and can - taking into consideration competition in your region, level of demand for web design services, and other marketing factors), for example to $30/hour, and sends the proposal to the client. So if the web design project is estimated on 50 man-hours of work, you charge the customer $1500, from which $500 you pay to your offshore partner company, and $1000 is your profit.
· The partner company works on the project and delivers it to you along with copyright for the work.
· You deliver the site to the customer.
Result - you have a satisfied client and good profit from the marked up price.
How to start?
The first and most important step is to analyze market in your region and decide if it’s worth to start this business.
If you already have your own web design company it is easier for you because you already know situation in the market, gain certain reputation, have clients list, etc.
But don’t be afraid if you are new to web design business. Believe in yourself and work hard and finally you will be rewarded for all your efforts. As in any type of business, starting the one in web design area, you must ask yourself general marketing questions:
1. Who will be your customers?
2. Why they will order the web design services exactly form you?
3. Where and how they will get to know about you?
Without having clear answers to these questions you shouldn’t try to start anything.
The second step is to find trustful and reliable partner - offshore web design company - that will work as “development center” for your business. This company must have good experience in web design and development area, good reputation, top level of customer care and communication. There are many resources in the Internet where you can find necessary information - search engines, web design directories, outsourcing portals.
For example, you can try searching in search engines for appropriate key phrases “offshore web design”, “offshore web site design”, “offshore web development” and analyze sites of your potential partners.
Also here are several sites where you can find lists of offshore web design companies sorted by country.
web-designers.bluegeckonetwork.com/
www.theoutsourceguide.com/
www.1234-find-web-designers.org/
How to choose the right offshore web design partner company?
There are 2 main factors that determine your choice - cost and quality of web design work.
Cost
Basing on the average web design prices in your local market and your competitive abilities you set prices that you will charge to your customers. There are several methods of web design price calculation, most used are flat price for fixed web site packages, and price based on man-hour rate. Most web design companies operate with both and choose one depending on each project type and requirements.
Then you decide which profit you want to have and narrow down your search choosing companies with appropriate price range.
Quality
Consider the company reputation, portfolio of previous works, testimonials of previous customers, level of communication. Pay attention to payment policy and method, conditions of ready projects delivery, warranties, post-development support and maintenance.
If all details are agreed you may start partnership. Sometimes the first project is quite simple to test abilities of both parties and if everything is going well the partnership will bring mutual benefits.
About The Author
Julia Ramyalg
IT-Inventors is professional offshore web design company that offers custom web design at affordable rate $10/hr.
We offer: Custom web site design, E-commerce web site design, Content Management Software, Real estate web site design, affordable solutions for small business.