<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508702734492906006</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:31:45.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>online-business-startup</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Neil</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_HzCfvLDAt8k/R4tte_r-Z1I/AAAAAAAAAJs/kxDY8yYgdSE/S220/Me1.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508702734492906006.post-8520711852250056781</id><published>2008-01-02T02:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-08T20:22:51.631-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Your Future, Take Control Of It Now - Start Your Own Internet Business</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Do you find it hard to find the right job, or maybe you have a job but it just doesn't seem to make you happy, there just seems to be something missing, that something that makes you feel fulfilled at the end of the week. Maybe, you just don't know why, but it just seems like there is something missing from your life.&lt;br /&gt;You know other people are happy in their job, they are happy to go to work everyday from 9 till 5, go through the motions each day and then pick up their check at the end of the week. But for you there must be something else out there, heck you know what you're doing now isn't cutting it for you, isn't fulfilling your needs, granted it might be putting food on your table which is nothing to be sneezed at by any means, but you know you only have one life and you would like to spend it doing something you thoroughly enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;Maybe you think having your own business is the way to go, you could be your own boss, no one to tell you what to do, come and go as you please, you would be responsible for your own destiny. You could get up in the morning when you wanted, no alarm clock to wake you up, no rush to get to work because you're the boss now. Sounds great doesn't it.&lt;br /&gt;But wait that takes a lot of money doesn't it? starting your own business. What business would I start anyway? I don't know anything about running a business.&lt;br /&gt;Well there is a way. The Internet is booming for entrepreneurs at the moment. There has never been a better time to get started running your own business. Some people are making fortunes on the Internet, others are making solid businesses that will provide for them well into retirement and beyond.&lt;br /&gt;These are some of the figures from the Us Department of Commerce indicating the growth in online sales &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;US Online Retail Sales 2003 - 2008 in billions &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;2003 56 billion in online sales&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; 2004 69.2 billion in online sales&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2005 84.5 billion in online sales&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2006 101 billion in online sales&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; 2007 119.1 billion in online sales (projected)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; 2008 139 billion in online sales (projected),  Source emarketer, April 2005 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;This shows the potential of the Internet for a long-term stable investment. The interesting thing about starting your business on the Internet is that it costs virtually nothing to get started. A bricks and mortar type business in the offline world can be quite expensive just to get everything setup before you even make your first sale. You have to either lease or purchase real estate to house your business, you have to furnish that real estate, there is stock to buy, rent to pay, electricity bills etc, etc. Compare this to starting your own business on the Internet, your initial costs are a website and hosting which you should be able to get for less than $20.00. To set up a fully functioning website that is making sales should cost you less than $100.00.&lt;br /&gt;Another advantage of starting an Internet Business is that you don't have to leave your present job straight away or not at all if you don't want to. You can start off part time and develop your business as you go along to whatever level you want. If you decide, as many have, that this is what you enjoy doing and that it really satisfies your needs, you may decide to put your efforts into it full time. There are no limits on the Internet, you make the decisions, you are the boss, you decide how far you want to go.&lt;br /&gt;So if you want to take control of your own destiny, provide for your family's future needs or maybe just supplement your current income then your own Internet Business may be just what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/?a_aid=aCpMuah1"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"&gt;Start your own business now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508702734492906006-8520711852250056781?l=online-business-startup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/feeds/8520711852250056781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2508702734492906006&amp;postID=8520711852250056781' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/8520711852250056781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/8520711852250056781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/2007/11/its-your-future-take-control-of-it-now.html' title='It&apos;s Your Future, Take Control Of It Now - Start Your Own Internet Business'/><author><name>Neil</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_HzCfvLDAt8k/R4tte_r-Z1I/AAAAAAAAAJs/kxDY8yYgdSE/S220/Me1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508702734492906006.post-175878742106224134</id><published>2007-12-06T23:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-15T04:55:07.318-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Save $100 due to 'pancake' mishap</title><content type='html'>&lt;pre  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" &gt;Unfortunately this offer is no longer available (Sold Out)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;pre  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I just got an email from Derek Gehl I had to tell you about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apparently, a whole stack of boxes containing his "Insider&lt;br /&gt;Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet" courses&lt;br /&gt;fell over, and almost landed on one of his employees!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(I can see the headlines now: "Internet marketing guru turns&lt;br /&gt;warehouse employee into human pancake.")&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep in mind that just one of Derek's courses contains&lt;br /&gt;850+ pages, plus DVDs, CDs, booklets, and tons more...&lt;br /&gt;So having one of them landing on your head would NOT be&lt;br /&gt;pleasant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, Derek told me his employee was ok... but his courses&lt;br /&gt;weren't so lucky. Apparently most of them were slightly&lt;br /&gt;*damaged* from the tumble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few scratches here and there, the odd dent, maybe a bent&lt;br /&gt;page. Bummer!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Derek is famous for being a perfectionist, and he thinks&lt;br /&gt;those copies of his  step-by-step "Insider Secrets"&lt;br /&gt;course are not quite pristine enough to sell at the regular&lt;br /&gt;price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... So he's going to give them away at a HUGE discount!&lt;br /&gt;Just in case you haven't heard of "Insider Secrets"&lt;br /&gt;before, here's what you need to know:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This Internet marketing "bible" has been the best-selling&lt;br /&gt;guide to how to grow your own money-making Internet business&lt;br /&gt;from scratch for more than 10 years running for one reason --&lt;br /&gt;the strategies inside WORK! -- and it's been updated with&lt;br /&gt;brand new strategies for 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So if you're willing to overlook the odd scratch on the cover&lt;br /&gt;or the occasional dog-eared page, this is your chance to get&lt;br /&gt;your hands on the exact same information that 1,000s of regular&lt;br /&gt;folks have already used to generate full-time incomes of&lt;br /&gt;$50,000... $100,000... even $250,000 (and more!) per year on&lt;br /&gt;the Internet from the comfort of their own homes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... And you can get the blueprint they followed for a small&lt;br /&gt;fraction on the regular price they paid!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's just one catch: Derek only has 267 'damaged'&lt;br /&gt;copies up for grabs, so don't delay. *This offer is strictly&lt;br /&gt;first come, first served basis.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;pre  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Major update, all these damaged copies are sold out.&lt;br /&gt;For a limited time Derek is going to release a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRAND SPANKIN' NEW copy of the 'Net's best-selling Internet&lt;br /&gt;marketing course instead of the damaged copies for the same price&lt;br /&gt; as the damaged ones.&lt;/strong&gt; Offer ends December 20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.marketingtips.com/hugediscount/t/913568"&gt;Click Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508702734492906006-175878742106224134?l=online-business-startup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/feeds/175878742106224134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2508702734492906006&amp;postID=175878742106224134' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/175878742106224134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/175878742106224134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/2007/12/save-100-due-to-pancake-mishap.html' title='Save $100 due to &apos;pancake&apos; mishap'/><author><name>Neil</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_HzCfvLDAt8k/R4tte_r-Z1I/AAAAAAAAAJs/kxDY8yYgdSE/S220/Me1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508702734492906006.post-8132780085480900927</id><published>2007-12-01T07:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T00:01:42.570-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Free Camtasia</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Get this while it's hot. TechSmith are giving away Camtasia Studio V3, the screen recording software to create training, demo and presentation video's. This product is used by marketing professionals to record, edit and share high-quality screen video's. Obviously the idea behind it is to get you to upgrade to their latest version and they are throwing in a 50% coupon as an incentive. Rest assured this is an invaluable tool for anyone involved in marketing. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" &gt;&lt;a href="http://download.techsmith.com/camtasiastudio/enu/312/camtasiaf.exe"&gt;Click here to download the Camtasia Studion V3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" &gt;&lt;a href="http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/pcpls.asp"&gt;Click here to register your copy to get the activation/licence key&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508702734492906006-8132780085480900927?l=online-business-startup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/feeds/8132780085480900927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2508702734492906006&amp;postID=8132780085480900927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/8132780085480900927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/8132780085480900927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-camtasia.html' title='Free Camtasia'/><author><name>Neil</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_HzCfvLDAt8k/R4tte_r-Z1I/AAAAAAAAAJs/kxDY8yYgdSE/S220/Me1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508702734492906006.post-599820917693020255</id><published>2007-11-28T02:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-08T20:05:44.194-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Can I Make Money Online With My Own Home Business - Is It Too Hard? - How?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The simple answers are yes, you can do it, no, it's not too hard, anyone can do it and as for 'how' there are many ways to go about it. The possibilities are endless, only limited by your own imagination.&lt;br /&gt;There's many reasons for starting your own online business, some people want to earn extra money to help with the family budget, others want to earn money to help put their child through college and still others want to start their own internet business because of the independence of working for themselves. The list could go on for ever but one thing is for sure we would all like a little extra in the bank every week.&lt;br /&gt;You can start an online business and make money from home as a hobby, many people run a successful business part-time. Or you can treat it as your 'job' and become a full-time Internet Marketer, the choice is entirely yours.&lt;br /&gt;Make no mistake that whichever course you take there are people just like you making million dollar incomes from their home business, similarly there are thousands of marketers that are reaping great rewards and building a solid Internet business for their future.&lt;br /&gt;There are two main options to consider;&lt;br /&gt;(1) do you work for yourself and sell your own products, things you manufacture yourself or, (2) do you work for someone else, selling their products, similar to being a company rep.&lt;br /&gt;There are advantages in both. You can make your own goods at home and sell them through your website or ebay store and you get to keep all of the profits. This is a great way to run your own home business for those that are able to make their own products, the only drawback is that you also have to take into account such things as keeping inventory, order processing and shipping. These can quickly eat into your profit margin if they're not catered for.&lt;br /&gt;The other option which is very popular is to work for someone else. You don't get to keep all the profits as you work on a commission basis but you also don't have all the overheads as above. Your job is to basically advertise the products and sell them. The Merchant takes care of all the inventory, order processing and shipping. This is called Affiliate Marketing. As an Affiliate Marketer you just concentrate on selling the goods. You also have the advantage of being able to sell a vast range of products that appeal to a broader range of people. This can be a great advantage in that if one market dries up you can then change your focus to another.&lt;br /&gt;Many Affiliate Merchants actually set up a website for you with their products listed and all you have to do is advertise your website and the Merchant will do the rest. There are numerous ways to do this and the Merchant usually gives you the information and training you need to get started. As your marketing improves and you learn more you will be presented with even more marketing opportunities.&lt;br /&gt;Many of the larger stores work in much the same manner as this, stores like Walmart don't actually manufacture any of their own products, they sell the products for someone else. It is a win/win situation for all.&lt;br /&gt;Whichever way you choose to go this is a great opportunity to make money and build a lasting online business that will grow and prosper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/?a_aid=aCpMuah1"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"&gt;Build your own online business now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508702734492906006-599820917693020255?l=online-business-startup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/feeds/599820917693020255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2508702734492906006&amp;postID=599820917693020255' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/599820917693020255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2508702734492906006/posts/default/599820917693020255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://online-business-startup.blogspot.com/2007/12/can-i-make-money-online-with-my-own.html' title='Can I Make Money Online With My Own Home Business - Is It Too Hard? - How?'/><author><name>Neil</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_HzCfvLDAt8k/R4tte_r-Z1I/AAAAAAAAAJs/kxDY8yYgdSE/S220/Me1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
