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Most marketing professionals that have been in the work at home industry for awhile know that there is no such thing as instant, easy Internet riches. However, there ARE many fairly easy ways to make legit money online. If you’re interested in finding out what type of “easy” work at home opportunities I’m referring to, keep reading. 2012 can be the year you can say; “I successfully work at home.”

When searching for a legitimate work at home opportunity, you of course need to be on the look out for scams. If you’ve had experience with successfully earning money online and have done extensive research for Internet scams, then you know that these scams are relatively easy to spot. Those ads that claim you can earn (for example); $1000.00 per week without lifting a finger are for sure among the infamous work at home scams. Also, for those shady money making websites that don’t include a reputable way to get in touch with the site owner…yes, you guessed it, it is indeed a scam site.

Now let’s get into some legitimate ways you can earn some decent income online. For the article writing for content mills and paid surveys, you will need to be consistent and be involved in several paid surveys and write for various content mills to earn more than “pocket change.” For the others I have listed, you can make some good money.

Don’t just keep one egg in your basket. By combining the money making options below, you have a better chance at experiencing work at home success. Also for these opportunities listed here, you will need web search skills and basic typing skills. (more…)

In the direct sales business, many sales consultants brand their company. Branding your business gets attention, recognition, and eventually more customers. You can brand your company by getting on the Internet and getting its name, purpose and products out to millions of users online.

* Start a company Facebook page. Invite people who are potential customers. Don’t invite just to achieve high numbers; you want people who are interested in your page and your products.

* Start a business Twitter account with a picture or a logo.

* Get a Foursquare page and use it.

* Create an Aboutme.com page and fill it with information about your company.

* Advertise and send e-mails, but don’t spam. You don’t want your company
branded as a spammer!

Once you’ve branded your company, you are not finished. To truly reap all the benefits the Internet has to offer, you also need to brand yourself. If you have branded your business, you may have already begun the personal branding process. Hopefully, you have put some personal information on your company website pages. Attaching your business to a real person – YOU – helps to create relationships. Even in this fast-paced digital age, relationships are still a part of business success.

How to Brand Yourself

* Get a Facebook page. Having a personal Facebook page in addition to a business one, will increase your search ranking and your online visibility.

* Sign up for a Linkedin account and stay active on it. Join a few discussions groups and start a few of your own.

* Start as many social media accounts as you can properly maintain. If you start one, you need to maintain it. A profile that is never updated is not worth anything.

* Start a blog. This is one of the best ways to brand yourself. Write about topics relevant in your field on a regular basis. Once your blog contains some relevant material, you can post your blog link on various forums or websites. Having and maintaining a blog is one of the best ways to brand yourself as an expert in your field.

As a direct sales consultant, you should not only brand your company, you should brand yourself. You will become recognized as an expert in the direct sales business and people will eventually remember your name. Once they connect your name, your company, and your products, you are on your way to success! Take advantage of the power of the internet and get yourself branded!

Today is Free Book Friday and today’s Kindle book is called “Unfriend Yourself” by Kyle Tennant. Kyle is the Director of Student Ministries at the Village Church of Barrlett in Bartlett IL. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and is pursuing an MA in Christian Formation and Ministry from Wheaton Graduate School.

This book is all about Facebook and other social media sites. We all know how Facebook and other social media sites can be addictive to say the least. Facebook alone can keep you busy for hours and hours at a time. You can lose track of time and before you know it you have spent your entire day playing games and chatting with your friends, all the while you were supposed to be cleaning the house and spending time with your family.

Unfriend Yourself is a short read book that shows you it’s good to disconnect for a while. This book is designed to be read in a weekend. There are three sections to this book and each one should be read in about an hour. This book will help you think like a Christian about the ramificantions and merits of social media.

You need to realize three days is not going to hurt anything when it comes to Facebook. You might even be surprised at what you can accomplish in a day when you’re not on Facebook or thinking about it. What’s important to remember is Facebook and other social media sites aren’t your life. Yes, they are fun and a great way to connect with others, but it’s important to do what God wants you to do and that’s to be with your family and do what’s important in life.

If you feel Facebook is taking over your life, you need to read “Unfriend Yourself” by Kyle Tennant. Here is an affiliate link to the Kindle version of this book. Remember to get your copy today while it’s free.

LinkedIn is a like an online resume’ so to speak. It’s also a great way to be high on the Google search engines for your name. Depending on the popularity of your name, you might be the first site listed.

The number one thing that is more important than anything is your profile. If you don’t have a complete profile, you’re not going to get anywhere with it. It’s possible, a partial profile page could do you more harm than good, so you must be careful.

Now that your profile is created you need to add contacts to your profile. To start you can search for people you know like friends, family, and co-workers. Connections will help you to meet other people which will ultimately introduce you to people that will help you grow your business or they’ll help you find a new job.

After you have added all the contacts you have it’s time to join groups so you can find more people to add. You’ll want to join groups that are related to your business or the type of work you do for a living. You’ll want to communicate with people and network with them before you ask them to be a contact.

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Christmas is fast approaching. One way to increase your income during the holiday season is to offer specials on certain products or services. You may think you’ll lose money by offering this specials, but that won’t happen because people will make purchases or increase what they’d purchase due to your special.

The only way you’ll have success with your specials is to promote them. There are a number of ways to promote the products or services you have on special. You’ll want to promote your specials daily so you’re sure to reach out to your market. Here are a few suggestions for promoting your specials.

1. Social Networking
2. Article marketing
3. Blog posts
4. Button or banner advertising
5. Text ads
6. Vendor fairs

Each one of these suggestions will work if you use them properly and you place them in front of your market. It’s also important to make sure you promote them regularly. A one time post is not going to work. You need to do market your products or services on a regular basis or you won’t see the success you strive to achieve.

I would like to help you with your special offers. On Friday, December 9th the blog post on WAHM-Articles.com will contain a list of all the specials our readers and followers are offering for the holiday season. Below is a list of what I’ll need in order for your listing to appear in the post.

1. Name
2. Business Name
3. Special
4. Link to the special
5. Price for the special
6. Deadline

You can list as many specials as you want, so please send as many as you would like. Please send this information to me no later than 5 pm MST on Thursday, December 8th. I look forward to helping you with your special offers.

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and that means the vendor fairs and parties are going to begin. If you offer products or services that do well with these types of events, you need to do the best you can to market them so reach success. Most times everyone involved will market it, but it’s not a good idea to rely on them to do it.

One of the best ways to market your online vendor fairs and parties is to use social networking. Facebook and Twitter are the most popular right now and so it’s a good idea to market your fairs and parties on these sites.

Of course it’s very important to do this the correct way and that means you communicate with your followers as well as marketing your fairs and parties. Once a day is good for this type of promotion. You need to make sure you include instructions for joining you.

Using social networking to invite others to your vendor fairs and parties is a great way to increase the number of people that will attend. When this happens you’re sure to increase your sales as well and that’s the ultimate goal.

About social networking…

For anyone doing business online it is important to incorporate Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and now the Google + social site into your marketing efforts. It can be quite confusing to know just how to get started using each of these. Below you will find a quick overview of these sites and the benefits of using them.

The Benefits of Using Social Network Sites

Creating a business profile allows you to brand yourself and create awareness for your company. You can also like or follow your competitors to get an idea of how they advertise and use these social sites themselves.

The biggest benefit has to be that of increasing customer loyalty and trust. As social media allows you to connect in a personal way, your customers will begin to trust you more quickly and see you as a person and not just a company name.

Facebook

With Facebook you can only have one personal account but you can have as many pages as you wish. These are commonly known as Fan Pages or Business Pages.

With a business page you are able to get a vanity URL when you set up your page. This rule has recently changed as previously you needed to get 25 likes to qualify for the vanity URL. This new rule currently applies to the first new business page you create.

When setting up your business page you want to use your company name and location if your business has an offline connection. If not attempt to get a keyword in the business name as this will help get you found in the search engines.

The point of your Facebook page is to provide your fans and friends with information that is helpful. In this way you can gain trust and they will be more likely to purchase products and or services from you.

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Work at home forums are great places to discuss an array of topics like business strategies, tips on marketing, blogging, web development and so forth, but they are also a place to kick off your shoes, hang out and discuss non-business related topics. Some of these topics are considered taboo or they aren’t really appropriate to be discussed on forums because they can cause negativity and backlash.

Religion is a tough topic to discuss without offending anyone. Regardless of what statements are made, someone will find something wrong with it and take it the wrong way. It’s a sensitive and personal subject and each person has their beliefs, views and opinions about it. No matter what is said, you can’t convert or change the minds of what people believe in. One religion is not better than the other so it’s best to leave this subject out of the forums.

Politics is another sensitive topic and discussions on this can quickly become heated. Again, politics is a personal choice where you can’t force someone to see what they don’t want to see or hear. You can have healthy discussions about laws or about healthcare, just don’t start finger pointing and using abusive language towards the party’s members or leader. Remember you’re still representing yourself as a professional business person. Don’t let your emotions get the better of you.

Discussing your health problems on a public work at home forum or any social networking site can be detrimental if you’re a job seeker. It’s a fact recruiters do scour forums looking for potential employees. Recruiters also track what their employees or independent contractors are saying about them. It’s best to be on your best behaviour so you don’t negatively impact your chances of getting a work from home job with any particular company.

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I’ve been working online for almost nine years and I have watched myself and my business grow in different directions. I’ve made some mistakes and I’ve made some great business decisions. All in all, throughout these nine years I have learned plenty.

Business Lesson #1: Social Media
I’ve learned that social media is one hot tamale. If you have a business, you have to be on a social media site. It doesn’t matter which one you choose of the three most popular Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn because each one has its own purpose and place.

My sister, who isn’t very computer savvy, asked if she should move her business into social media. I said to her if she wasn’t savvy enough, she should just stick to what’s working for her offline because there’s going to be a huge learning curve and time commitment. She replied, “But everyone is moving to social media and I think it’s important.” She’s absolutely right and I gave her terrible advice. (Sorry, sis!)

With so many people owning smartphones and with applications to make websites more mobile friendly, social media is king and there’s no denying it.

Business Lesson #2: Be Wary of Fake Experts/Gurus
I’ve learned not all experts or gurus are built the same. They can preach all they want on what works or doesn’t work, but in the end, it’s all about them. It’s fair to be picky and choosy on whom to give your respect to because it has to be earned.

I have quite a few people I respect in my industry. They have proven to me consistently that being a business leader means they don’t dictate, but understand my problems and help me find solutions to fix them. They also show and teach me rather than preach to me. They don’t belittle or make fun of me. Two of the best things about the leaders I respect are their authenticity and their genuinely kind hearts.

You can learn a lot about someone on how they behave and how they engage with others on social media sites.

Business Lesson #3: Don’t Worry So Much
I’ve learned to not let little things worry me because they tend to work themselves out. They always do.

Business Lesson #4: Focus On What You Can Control
I consider myself a positive person and there are things that happen in my business that I can’t control or change. So instead of focusing on the negative, I choose to focus on the things I can control and change.

Business Lesson #5: You’re Happy and You Know It
I’ve learned if at the end of the day you’re happy with what you’re doing and what you have accomplished, then you’re on a continuous path to success. There should be no regrets and if there is, you have the power to change it.

Sophia McIntyre is an Internet Marketer, Article Marketer, Ghostwriter and founder of WorkAtHomeSpace.com, a free resource focusing on work at home companies and jobs, home businesses and other work at home related topics.

No matter what type of business you run, growing is what you set out to do. Nobody in their right mind would start a business and not have the goal of growing and reaching success. While there are a number of ways to do this, one way stands out above the rest and that’s social networking.

Social networking is one of the easiest ways to grow your business. There are rules you need to follow, but it doesn’t take a lot of training and it doesn’t take a lot of time to develop the knowledge.

The two biggest networking sites right now would be Facebook and Twitter. They are the largest and the ones business owners want to use. They also happen to be the easiest to use.

Each site has it’s own advantages and disadvantages, but in a nutshell they will help you grow your business if used correctly. Ultimately you have to be the one to decide which site you need to use for your business. One may work better than the other for some businesses while the opposite it true for other businesses.

For what I do to grow my business, I prefer Twitter. Which one do you prefer? Leave a comment and let us know.