Monthly Archive for October, 2008

Recession…’The R Word’

Published
by
Admin_IanJames
on October 25, 2008
in Internet Marketing
. 2 Comments

So there’s no denying that the economy is in unstable times not helped in the least by the media frenzy which seems to feed on bad news like a leech. Have you also noticed how every politician comes out of the woodwork claiming that action should have been taken a long long time ago and that it was all bound to happen…however true that may be, is it me or are other people wondering why the hell they didn’t talk about this prophecy a long long time ago?!?! Politicians like so many people sit on the fence stand and wait until they can tell which way the wind will blow and then let the gale carry them along.

It’s so important to have the courage of your convictions.

Another thing that struck me recently is the idea of job security compared to a ‘risky’ business. It’s true, working for a company no matter what size or level of specialism, when the market dictates they will have no qualms in letting you go. We’ve seen this with major blue-chip multinational companies.

Maybe now is the time for you to start considering your future and where you want it to go. It is well known in investment to spread your risk by diversifying into many areas - multiple streams of income but for the majority we are reliant upon one stream - our job. If it goes, puff - that’s it…panic! When you have your own business YOU are in control of your own destiny, a fantastic feeling. I urge you to look closer at starting your own business online - the ultimate low risk, low cost start-up. It could be the start of something great…

‘Systems and Formulas’

Published
by
Admin_IanJames
on October 5, 2008
in Internet Marketing
. 1 Comment

I’m not one to complain but…I am tired of reading sales pitches and adverts on how some guy with next to nothing who’s in the ground has banked millions of pounds in a short space of time following a ’system’ he will share with you. A system or formula makes it sound so mysterious like you would have no clue about what to do unless you knew the system or formula. More often than not these sort of schemes either don’t tell you a system at all they simply give you a taste of some ideas and say ‘get on with it’ or the system is a MLM style program where you recruit people who recruit people who do the same….

Business online follows the same cornerstones that has defined business offline. How do you earn money online? By establishing yourself as a truthful, knowledgable person within your chosen field and establishing a solid customer base. You provide customers with solutions to their problems, advice to satisfy their thirst for knowledge. The way in which you do this is exciting online, there are many different avenues from article writing, blogging, informational websites, email marketing, sales pages etc. Call it a ’system’ if you will but I prefer to think of it as getting back to basics only with a bit of a twist, it’s online so you make make contact with the world rather than just your local town or city.

Ignore the smoke and mirrors. Maybe I’ve laboured the point on here but it’s so important. I will stop moaning now, I promise! :)