Bagaimana Artis Bisa Sukses Dengan Bisnisnya?

Bagaimana Artis Bisa Sukses Dengan Bisnisnya?
Kuncinya adalah time manajemen, artis harus mengatur waktunya yang ber-harga secara ketat, alokasi waktu untuk pekerjaan keselebritiannya dan alokasi waktu untuk bisnis franchisenya. Bayangkan, artis yang punya kesibukan luar biasa, tetapi tetap memiliki bisnis franchise. Mungkin anda membayangkan sulit bagi artis yang punya kesibukan bisa memiliki waktu untuk bisnisnya.

Bisakah berhasil? Menurut Yuswo, artis yang memiliki bisnis mau tidak mau harus menempatkan usaha franchisenya ini bukan melulu sebagai usaha sampingan yang begitu saja gampang diserahkan kepada orang lain. Ketika si selebriti sibuk, maka kuncinya adalah time manajemen. ”Ia harus secara ketat mengatur waktunya yang ber-harga untuk pekerjaan keselebritiannya dan alokasi waktu untuk bisnis franchisenya,”katanya.

Setidaknya, dengan langkah seperti itu, artis masih tetap bisa memiliki bisnis yang memberikan harga income selain pekerjaan keartisannya. ”Seperti usaha umumnya, si selebriti juga bisa membentuk tim pengelola yang solid. Tim itu tidak perlu besar tapi harus mengetahui detail-detail bisnis franchise yang dijalani dan tim tersebut juga harus bisa dipercaya,”katanya. Jadi, lanjut Yuswo, dua komponen yang harus dimiliki oleh tim yang ditunjuk sang artis yaitu, kompetensi dan attitude dari orang-orang yang masuk di dalam tim pengelola tersebut. ”Kalau hal terakhir ini yang terjadi, maka peran kunci yang harus dimainkan oleh si selebriti adalah fungsi controlling terhadap kinerja tim tersebut secara ketat dan periodik,” katanya lagi.

Dengan penjelasan tersebut, Yuswo ingin mengatakan bahwa artis, dengan kesibukannya yang segudang bisa tetap sukses menanamkan investasinya di bisnis franchise. Sekali lagi, Yuswo menandaskan, hal itu tergantung dari seberapa banyak si selebriti berkonsentrasi kepada usaha franchise yang dijalaninya.” Saya berpendapat bahwa jika seseorang, selebriti maupun bukan, merintis sebuah usaha maka ia harus total, harus eat, sleep, dan dream dengan bisnis yang dirintis, tak peduli apakah bentuknya franchise atau usaha biasa. Karena itu konsentrasi si selebriti terhadap usahanya akan sangat menentukan apakah usaha tersebut bisa jalan,” katanya.

Di sini, system control menjadi sangat ber-harga dan penting bagi si artis. Yuswo memberikan panduan agar artis bisa tetap update dengan bisnisnya:
Pertama si selebriti harus menetapkan ukuran kinerja (performance measures) operasi maupun financial harga dari usaha franchisenya.

Berdasarkan ukuran kinerja tersebut, kata Yuswo, si artis kemudian menetapkan target-target tahunan, tiga bulanan, bulanan, bahkan kalau perlu mingguan. Target yang umumnya sudah ditetapkan di awal tahun tersebut kemudian dicek secara mingguan, bulanan, tiga bulanan, dan tahunan.” Dari pengalaman saya, proses pengontrolan secara periodic ini sulit dijalankan secara mulus kalau si selebriti tidak tahu persis karakteristik operasi usahanya. Controlling biasanya membutuhkan attention to detail yang baik, dan untuk bisa detail, ia harus tahu betul seluk-beluk usahanya ,”katanya.

Dijelaskan, secara umum, semua aspek aktivitas usahanya (keuangan, operasi, marketing, harga dan sebagainya) sesungguhnya harus diketahui oleh si selebriti, dimana aspek-aspek aktivitas tersebut diturunkan dalam bentuk ukuran-ukuran kinerja di atas.
Itu semua harus ada, tandas Yuswo, di dalam laporan bisnis yang di cek secara ketat dan periodik. Apabila si selebriti menguasai detail usahanya, insyaAllah pasti dia tahu cara mengontrol usahanya secara sistematis di mulai dengan mengecek kinerja keuangan seperti penjualan, account receivable, inventori, harga penjualan dan sebagainya. Dan dari ukuran kinerja keuangan tersebut biasanya akan bisa ditelusuri sumber-sumber ketidakberesan usahanya di tingkat operasi dan marketing.
Jika saran itu dijalankan, menurut Yuswo, artis bisa meraih dua kesuksesan sekaligus, yaitu di dunia entertainment dan juga di dunia bisnis.***

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source: Majalah Franchise

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Three Principles To Help You Find Your Niche Market

So what is a niche market? A "niche market" is a specific solution that fulfills a particular problem whether in product or service for a fee and the solution is called a niche market.

Statistics show that people who start a home business doing what they love or have a passion for, are known to stick with their home business over a long period of time and become successful doing it. With that said, in helping you find the niche that's right for you we're going to first focus in on three important niche market principles that will help you define your search.

It must be:
1. Personal: It is something you are familiar with, something you love to do, enjoy or have an attachment for. One that best suits you personality and fits your lifestyle.
2. Practical: It is something you have the ability, experience and/or talent to do and one you can see yourself doing realistically over a long period of time.
3. Marketable. It is a service or product that people would be willing to pay money to have and profitable for you to promote on a daily basis.

From these three principles you can begin to make your list from hobbies, past times and passions to skills, experience and talents. There are also other important factors that play into finding the right niche market and that is evaluating how much time, money and energy will you be able to work this particular niche business and at the same time be realistic with your self, looking at what kind of work you want to do and are capable of doing. For example; if you are allergic to animals you most likely would not want to start a dog walking business or pet hotel. (Just off the top of my head)

Take everything into consideration, take some time and think things through and keep in mind the three niche marketing principles to help you narrow your search until you find one or more ideas that are perfect for you. Once you have narrowed your search the next step is to study up as much as possible on your particular niche in free forums, article websites and blogs.

Once you find your "Work at Home Niche Market" you will have purpose and be more focused and motivated in making your home business a success. You can find out more home business information from my website. Happy Hunting! Best Wishes, ***

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by Filoiann M. Wiedenhoff
Filoiann M. Wiedenhoff is a pastor's wife, full-time mother, full-time in ministry and work at home entrepreneur. She loves to write devotionals, articles, trainging and teaching handbooks and manuals. She is currently working on a lay counseling handbook due to publish the end of next year. You visit her website and sign up for her monthly newsletter on http://www.filoiannmwiedenhoff.com/ or http://filoiannwiedenhoff.blogspot.com/

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How to Make Easy Money Online through Advertising Programs?

Making money online isn't too much difficult, but many people who are new to making money online put their efforts in the wrong direction initially, end up failing, and then eventually quit. In this article, I'm going to discuss some easy ways to make money on the Internet. There are some really easy ways to make money online, but there are also a lot of scams.

One of the easiest ways to make money online is to create a blog. A blog is easy to set up and you don't require any technical skills. There are many online tutorials on how to start a blog. The best blogging platform right now is wordpress. Once you begin publishing content to your blog, you can monetize it through lots of advertising services. I have listed out some of the best advertising programs that will help you to make money online.

Firstly I would like to discuss about Google AdSense in brief. It is a contextual advertising program for which publishers simply have to add a piece of code to their websites that helps Google analyze what your page is about so they can serve Ads on that topic. You can also earn money by using Google Search on your site that will display relevant Ads when visitors search on your site. It also has a referral program that allows you to earn by recommending various products like Firefox toolbar, AdSense, Adwords, etc.

Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) also displays ads that are relevant to the content of your site. They are also CPC similar to AdSense.
Text Link Ads are also useful in making money online. By this you can sell simple text links on your site easily. The monthly link price will depend on factors like your Google Pagerank and Alexa rank.

Chitika eMiniMalls is a cost per click advertising program that is more suitable for product related sites.

BlogAds is also an easy money making program for blog sites. It lets you set the price and helps you find advertisers for your blog easily. For better performance with BlogAds, place it at a more prominent position on your blog. Another popular program that offers you to money online is ReviewMe. It pays you to review products and services on your site. Here you control what you review.

In Pay Per Post program you have to write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers.

There are so many ways to earn money on the Internet that it is very difficult to list all of them. So if you are looking for the ways to make money online, then you need to do some searching. Hopefully this article has provided you with some easy ways to make money with a business on the Internet. ***

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9 Tips Membangun Bisnis Baru

9 Tips Membangun Bisnis Baru
kiriman: Johan Septianto, Bandung

Maraknya dunia usaha di Indonesia yang tumbuh bak cendawan di musim penghujan yang terjadi pasca kenaikan harga dan krisis moneter yang melanda negeri ini patut dibanggakan. Pasalnya, usaha kecil dan menengah adalah sebagai backbone atau tulang punggung negara yang tahan terhadap badai krisis, karena mereka lebih fleksibel untuk mengubah bentuk sesuai dengan kebutuhan.

Nah, untuk itu dibutuhkan suatu persiapan kecil dan sederhana dalam bentuk apapun. Bukan berarti kita harus takut dan banyak berpikir sehingga akhirnya waktu dan tenaga kita yang berharga terkuras hanya untuk memikirkan how to begin and make preparation create a business. Ini lebih kepada bagaimana membuat usaha atau bisnis kita nantinya dapat berjalan dan dijalankan dengan baik, kuat, ber-harga dan penuh strategi. Terlebih melihat persaingan yang ada sekarang, sebuah bisnis dituntut untuk bisa bersaing di antara puluhan bahkan ribuah pesaing.

Tabunglah sebanyak mungkin uang sebelum Anda memulai sebuah bisnis.
Terlalu sering terjadi, dalam membuat sebuah bisnis baru, orang selalu menggunakan pinjaman uang, entah dari teman, saudara, bank atau Small business Administration (SBA) sebuah lembaga kredit keuangan bagi usaha kecil. Mereka berharap dan berpikir bahwa mereka akan dapat mengembalikan pinjaman dengan segera dari profit yang mereka hasilkan dari bisnisnya.

Mereka sebetulnya tidak menyadari bahwa untuk mendapatkan keuntungan dari sebuah bisnis yang baru dibangun membutuhkan waktu dalam hitungan bulan atau tahun. Dan ketika si pemberi pinjaman mengetahui bahwa bisnis tersebut tidak memberikan keuntungan seperti yang diharapkan, pemberi pinjaman mungkin akan memberi pinjaman atau melolak untuk meminjamkan lagi di masa mendatang. Akhirnya yang terjadi banyak diantara mereka yang kemudian memberikan jaminan rumah atau menggunakan kartu kredit mereka untuk melunasi pinjaman.

Maka cara terbaik untuk membuat sebuah bisnis ber-harga dan sukses adalah dengan menabung uang sebanyak mungkin untuk keperluan investasi, termasuk biaya hidup Anda untuk satu atau dua tahun pertama. Untuk mengantisipasi kalau-kalau usaha Anda tidak menguntungkan di tahun pertama atau kedua.

Mulailah dengan Apa Adanya.
Berpikirlah dari yang kecil. Jangan menyewa tempat terlebih dahulu kalau Anda masih dapat melakukan itu di tempat tersendiri dan jangan merekrut pegawai kalau memang Anda belum terlalu membutuhkannya.

Orang yang memulai bisnisnya dengan sederhana, seperti memulainya dengan memanfaatkan garasi, ruang kecil yang tidak terpakai atau bahkan tempat sampah/gudang, dan membuat barang-barang atau pelayanan pertama mereka dengan lebih banyak keringat ketimbang uang, bersusah payah. Mereka mendapatkan suatu kemewahan membuat suatu kesalahan yang tak terelakkan dalam sekala kecil saja. Dan itu karena mereka baru memuali , mereka tidak terjerat dalam hutang, mereka biasanya dapat belajar dari kesalahan dan dapat keluar dari problem yang mereka hadapi.

Lindungilah Aset Pribadi Anda
Ketika Anda membuat sebuah bisnis pribadi, Anda biasanya secara pribadi bertanggung jawab atas semua keputusan dan hutang yang berasal dari bisnis tersebut. Hal ini termasuk pinjaman perusahaan, pajak, uang para supplier barang dan yang menyewakan tempat dan tanggung jawab-tanggung jawab lainnya yang menjadi tanggung jawab Anda terhadap perusahaaan akibat guguatan hukum. Jika Anda tidak melindungi diri, seorang kreditor bisa pergi begitu saja dengan membawa pergi aset pribadiAnda, seperti mobil dan rumah Anda untuk membayar hutang Anda.

Sebetulnya Anda dapat melindungi diri Anda di hadapan hukum dengan membeli asuransi pertanggungjawabab perusahaan, tetapi hal ini juga tidak terlalu membantu Anda. Jika Anda ingin berhutang dalam jumlah besar, pertimbangkan untuk membuat sebuah perusaan atau perusahaan terbatas.

Pahamilah Bagaimana - Dan Jika - Anda akan Membuat Keuntungan
Anda dapat membuat satu kalimat pendek untuk mengungkapkan itu bagaimana bisnis plan Anda dapat ber-harga tinggi dan membuat profit yang besar. Bagi pemula, Anda mesti tahu berapa harga dan biaya yang akan Anda keluarkan: berapa banyak Anda akan menghabiskan uang untuk membeli peralatan, membayar sewa, membayar pegawai dan menutup biaya-biaya tak terduga lainnya. Maka Anda dapat menggambarkan secara tepat seberapa banyak Anda harus menjual tiap bulannya, untuk mendapatkan rupiah, untuk menutup segala biaya dan mendapatkan keuntungan di sisi lain. Jumlah itu semua Anda butuhkan untuk membuat sebuah "analisa break even." Atau analisan keuntungan dan balik modal.

Membuat perencanaan bisnis, tak peduli seberapa banyak
Setelah mengetahui jumlah keuntungan dan membuat sebuah analisa break even adalah langkah pertama dalam membuat sebuah perencanaan bisnis. Bagi sebagian besar perusaaahn kecil, bagian kunci dari sebuah perencanaan bisnis adalah analisa break even, taksiran rugi laba dan proyeksi cash flow.

Memproyeksikan cash flow adalah kunci dan itu langkah untuk mengetahui perusahaan Anda untung atau rugi: walaupun bisnis Anda dapat berjalan dan menjual banyak produk, jika Anda tidak dapat balik modal dalam tempo waktu 90 - 180 hari, itu artinya bisnis Anda tidak dapat bertahan lebih lama lagi keculai Anda telah memplaning untuk mengantisipasinya.

Membuat sebuah perencanaan harga bisnis juga memungkinkan Anda untuk menentukan dana awal yang Anda proyeksikan untuk memulai (berapa banyak uang yang Anda butuhkan untuk Anda simpan) dan apa strategi marketing yang akan Anda gunakan (yaitu cara bagaimana Anda menyentuh konsumen Anda untuk menjual). Jika Anda tidak bisa untuk membuat sejumlah langkah kerja di atas kertas, maka Anda juga tidak bisa untuk mengaplikasikannya di lapangan.

Dapatkan dan Jaga nilai persaingan bisnis Anda
Membangun nilai persaingan dalam bisnis Anda adalah hal yang ber-harga dan sangat penting dilakukan untuk menggapai sebuah kesuksesan jangka panjang. Beberapa cara untuk menciptakan nilai persaingan adalah dengan cara mengenali dengan baik lawan Anda atau pesaing Anda, membuat sebuah produk yang sulit untuk ditiru, memproduksi dan mendistribusikan produk Anda dengan secara lebih efisien, memilih lokasi yang tepat, atau dengan cara memberikan pelayanan yang terbaik dan memuaskan.

Dan satu hal lagi yang mesti Anda perhatikan dalam hal persaingan adalah melindungi rahasia-rahasia dagang Anda- informasi rahasia yang memberikan Anda manfaat persaingan di pasar. Contoh dari rahasia dagang meliputi data konsumen Anda, metode survei, strategi pemasaran dan teknik-teknik produksi. Untuk melindungi rahasia dagang Anda di bawah perlindungan hukum, langkah yang dapat dapat Anda lakukan dengan menjaga kerahasiaan informasi. Langkah-langkah tersebut adalah dengan memberikan label "rahasia" terhadap dokumen-dokumen, menggunakan password untuk memprotek segala informasi yang ada di dalam komputer, menggunakan perjanjian yang bersifat tertutup dan membatasi akses karyawan dengan alasan yang tepat untuk mengetahui rahasia dagang Anda.

Dengan cara lain untuk menjaga daya saing usaha/bisnis Anda adalah dengan beraksi cepat terhadapa segala berita buruk. Bila suatu saat Anda melihat bahwa bisnis Anda perlu untuk beriklan, maka lakukan dengan segera. Yang membuat bisa soal perpindahan kantor Anda ke lokasi lain, pengenalan produk baru atau pelayanan atau membuat suatu terobosan untuk mencapai customer.

Buat seluruh perjanjian secara tertulis
Segala hukum yang Anda nyatakan baik kontrak ataupun segala perjanjian harus dibuat secara tertulis:
Walaupun secara hukum tidak disyaratkan adalah bijaksana bila Anda membuat segalanya secara tertulis, karena perjanjian secara lisan sulit bahkan tidak mungkin untuk bisa dibuktikan. Biasakan diri Anda untuk selalu menuangkan segala bentuk perjanjian, transaksi dan kontrak secara tertulis.

Cari dan jaga pegawai yang baik
Anda harus mencari dan menjaga karyawan yagn benar-benar baik, bukan hanya karyawan yang mampu secara kompetensi saja. Karyawan yang berkompetensi tinggi dan benar-benar antusias adalah minimal dua atau bahkan tiga kali lebih ber-harga dari orang yang berkemampuan pada umumnya.

Untuk menciptakan keseimbangan dan kebahagiaan dalam suasana kerja, adalah sangat penting tidak hanya para pegawai Anda yang percaya bahwa mereka diperlakukan secara adil, tapi juga bahwa bisnis Anda adalah pantas di-hargai. karena pegawai yang menyukai pekerjaannya akan memberikan yang terbaik buat Anda baik saat kerja atau tidak. Dan para konsumen akan lebih senang lagi untuk merekomendasikan ke orang-orang terdekat mereka.

Bayar semua billing dan pajak Anda tepat waktu.
Di zaman sekarang ini, dimana reputasi untuk menjaga janji seorang adalah aset yang sangat ber-harga, strategi yang baik adalah membayar rekening Anda di muka atau membayar mereka diawal. ***

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by Majid
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Draw Traffic To The Internet Home Business Opportunity From The Forums

The home business forum is a trend medium and an extremely interactive medium, where you can take contact with the highly targeted target group: other internet marketers, who are interested about your topic just at this very moment. Think about that!

1. All Members Are Looking For Something New! We can say, that all internet home business opportunity forum members have already their own businesses, they are internet marketers, but this mostly mean the core businesses. They are still looking for something new and you can give them hints in your sigfile section. This requires that you have got their trust.

2. Use The Sigfile Link Ads For The Complementary Products. The forum members come from all levels of the internet home business opportunity, from total newbies up to the great gurus, top professionals. It is funny to see, that the good hints and tips can come as well from a newbie and the pro.

3. When You Give Useful Advices, It Will Build Base For Your New Service Businesses. All internet home business opportunity owners have not time to do the HTML or to download the complicated programs into their servers. If you have this skill, you can actively offer this service on the marketing forum and charge maybe $ 30 per each service. It is a nice income, great service and a marvellous brand building.

And this form of the business you can support by helping other members for free, when they seek the solutions for their challencies! If you have a good pen, you can write internet home business articles for other people, which is quite a nice way to make an extra income. Because the products and for instance home business programs become more and more alike, the personal services are the way to become unique, no one can copy your style! People are ready to pay for them, not so much per one service but it is an important, regular cashflow.

4.You Can Launch A New Page Or Article On The Home Business Forum. The forum is a top effective place to launch new products or services, because the target group is so eager to adopt everything new. You can write an article about your novelty, which is optimized for search engines and has a couple of hyperlinks to the salespage. The article will get a nice amount of readers, plus somebody will always need a new article and wants to copy the it into his own site.

5. Suggest Joint Ventures To The Other Members. Because the people at the internet home business opportunity forum are all looking benefits to their internet home businesses, the market is a good place to form joint ventures.

The link exchange is one way, joining each others downline is another one. Maybe one of the most effective one is to build up groups for joint purchases of the advertising space for a certain program or to use the optin email addresses to for mutual advertising.

The internet home business opportunity forum is the Home Business Mecca. You can market there effectively, when your name has become an authority, a brand and other marketers will trust you. ***

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Juhani Tontti, B.Sc., Marketing. See The Forum Potential! Please Visit My Home Page And Find More Forum Information For Your Own Internet Home Business Opportunity!.

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Increase The Internet Home Business Opportunity Sites Conversion Rate

A high quality video on the home page of your internet home business opportunity can really grow the conversion rate to a higher level. This happens, when a video works as a main element to make a site different and unique and if the video presentation demonstrates the key promise in a highly emotional way. The video marketing can be more powerful than anything else as to the effect and persuasion power.

1. The Video Can Save The Impact Of The First Impression.
Many of the internet home business opportunity site visitors are surfers, who are looking something interesting. This means that after a visitor has landed your site, the site has a couple of seconds to make a strong impact.
The basic nature of the video is, that one picture speaks more than thousands of words. Because the surfers are in a very busy state of the mind, the good video, if it is rolling when he lands, can grab the attention and change the state of the mind of the visitor in seconds and make him to continue to the site. He simply wants more!

2. The Video Is Very Emotional.
TV has always been the most effective advertising medium because of the huge emotional impact, it can create. The video uses exactly the same methods. When a visitor has just landed the page, a good first impression is important.
The video can be a strong, emotional first handshake and the impact can make the visitor to continue on the site.The video must be on a visible place on the home page and the recommended length is about 2 minutes.

3.The Video Is A Brand Builder.
Using the video on your home business page is a good idea, when the quality is high. People are used to TV, movies good TV ads etc, and they wil wait for the same quality from your home business video.
The image, which the video will build, must be thoroughly consistent down to the smallest detail. Otherwise the video communicates about an amateurish and unreliable antibrand. It is recommended to use professionally made video and not to do it by yourself.

4. The Video Must Tell Only One Benefit.
The video has to communicate clearly the unique benefit, which a visitor gets.The ideal mix of the content is the right balance of convincing and emotional content.The graphics is a good way to demonstrate the key points. But still there can be only one key, different promise to the visitor.

5. The Video Needs A Proper Plan.
It is useful to make some basic questions, when you plan the internet home business opportunity video or before you select some ready made one. What is the idea of using the video, what is the target, what is the target group, what is the key promise, what is the style and tone of voice of the video, how to convince the target group, what is the length and the budget?

As the social sites have showed, the video is the hottest hot topic and can be splendedly used in the internet home business opportunity marketing too. It is a great tool to increase the effectiveness of the marketing, the conversion rate and to make the visitor relationship more emotional. That makes good for home business! ***

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by Juhani Tontti
Juhani Tontti, B.Sc., Marketing. Got Interested! I Invite You To Visit My Home Page And To Get All The Information Of The Better Conversion Rate, Which You Can Use For Your Own Internet Home Business Opportunity Site.

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Get Paid For Taking Survey

How many times do you take surveys for free? Why not get paid for taking surveys? There is not an easier or more fun way to make money online than taking a paid survey.

I started my paid surveys around two years ago and still am doing them to this day. I no longer do this full time for I have evolved my business into other areas as well. However, taking surveys only part time now still pays very well and is too fun to quit.
When I first started to get paid for taking surveys, the pay was not all that great. But I was determined to make this work for a full time business for me. I took every survey that was sent my way and kept building with more survey companies. Eventually, these survey companies started seeing me as a creditable survey taker and started sending me the higher paid surveys. This is when the money really started to roll in.

I had to be patient and consistent in taking these surveys. I could not do some surveys one day and then do none for a week. I was being sent surveys every day, so I took surveys every day. Not all surveys were for a cash payout, but I took them anyway. I was building credibility at this point and learning exactly what these survey companies were looking for.
After a couple of months, I noticed that more and more surveys were coming in for pay. Most of the surveys were for only five to ten dollars a survey. But, when you figure you can easily take three paid surveys in an hour that added up to 15 to 30 dollars an hour. Not bad pay for just giving my opinion.

What was happening was that these companies that were sending me the surveys that did not pay in cash realized that I was serious about taking surveys as a business and started sending the paid surveys. I was glad I spent the time taking the surveys that put me in a monthly drawing or gave me points for each survey. So many points would have a payout.

Eventually I was earning as much as some people made at a full time job. I did surveys full time for over a year before I decided I would get into some other internet businesses.
Taking paid surveys was my start to making money online and today I am financially free. I just grin when I hear people say taking online paid surveys is a scam. Maybe they just did not want the dream bad enough. It all starts when you get paid for taking survey questionnaires. ***

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by Denise Nuttall
Denise Nuttall owns Paid Online Survey Reviews to find credible paid survey programs. Find how you can get started with a work fom home business here: Paid Surveys

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Membongkar Rahasia Sukses Toko Tionghoa

Membongkar Rahasia Sukses Toko Tionghoa
Orang Tionghoa seringkali diidentikkan dengan toko. Hal ini bisa dimaklumi karena kebanyakan mereka selalu bekerja dengan membuka toko alias berdagang. Tidak sedikit dari mereka yang memulai dari nol dan akhirnya sukses menjadi pebisnis-pebisnis papan atas. Sebutlah Djoenaidi Jusuf (Pak Jun) yang memulai dengan berdagang obat menggunakan sepeda keliling di Surakarta. Toko obatnya, Apotek Kondang Waras telah menjadi penggerak dan menjelma menjadi perusahaan se kaliber : PT. Konimex. Banyak bukti menunjukkan toko telah menjadi milestone kebanyakan perusahaan bahkan negara. Sumbangannya mampu menjadi penggerak harga ekonomi. Tengoklah Singapura dan Hongkong yang menjadi surga belanja karena tokonya dan harga barangnya. Salah satu toko pakaian asal Hongkong, Giordano misalnya. Giordano dikembangkan oleh Jimmy Lai dan berjaya menjadi franchise berharga papan atas di Asia.

Bagaimana orang Tionghoa membangun tokonya? Awalnya, mereka adalah kaum miskin yang untuk makanpun susah. Namun berkat dorongan dan semangat untuk mendapatkan kualitas hidup yang lebih baik, mereka sudi bersusah payah. Untuk menjadi pegawai dan karyawan kantoran waktu itu, mereka tidak memiliki kualifikasi. Pilihannya jatuh pada pekerjaan berdagang atau membuka toko. Toko dipandang sebagai pekerjaan ideal yang mampu mengantarkan mereka memperoleh uang dan keuntungan yang cepat. Begitu barang laku terjual dengan selisih harga lumayan dan mendapat keuntungan (coan). Uang pun cepat berlipat ganda dengan perbandingan harga tadi.

Kalau tadi disebutkan semula mereka tidak punya uang, lalu bagaimana modal awalnya? Di sinilah mereka cerdik memanfaatkan jaringan (guanxi). Sebagai contoh tidak punya uang untuk beli barang dagangan, bisa dilakukan dengan meminjam barang dagangan milik saudara. Laku baru bayar sesuai harga yang diambil atau konsinyasi. Kalau tidak punya pemasok, cukup meminta jaminan dari relasi yang punya pemasok. Untuk itu mereka berupaya membangun kepercayaan supaya bisa langgeng. Kepercayaan penting untuk bisa sukses jangka panjang. Dari kepercayaan ini mereka bisa mendapat mitra (hoping) untuk mengembangkan toko, entah itu sebagai pemasok atau pelanggan.

Orang Tionghoa pandai mengubah hubungan yang awalnya dari transaksi menjadi mitra. Mereka jalin pertemanan sebanyak mungkin. Ini bak ungkapan populer “satu musuh terlalu banyak, seribu kawan belumlah cukup”. Tak heran jika dari pertemanan ini pelanggan menjadi setia. Merekapun cincay saja memberikan hal-hal kecil seperti nasehat, konsultasi, atau segelas aqua kepada pelanggan secara cuma-Cuma. Meski mereka memberikan dengan tulus, namun layanan seperti ini seperti umpan untuk menarik pembelian. Dari sinilah pembeli baru didapat.

Orang Tionghoa juga mengedepankan kepercayaan. Bagi mereka membuat dirinya dipercaya adalah penting dan sangat berharga. Untuk bisa dipercaya, mereka berupaya bertindak yang masuk akal atau ceng li. Mereka paham pembeli yang tidak percaya pasti tidak akan kembali lagi. Ini mendorong mereka selalu menjaga kepercayaan di mata pelanggannya.

Insting wirausaha orang Tionghoa juga tajam, kalau ada peluang, tidak disia-siakan. Mereka lihai membaca lokasi toko, barang yang dijual dan pelanggan yang dibidik. Kunci memilih lokasi toko cukup simpel. Kalau lokasi banyak dilalui orang, maka hokinya bagus. Kalau lokasinya bagus setidaknya gampang menjual, berapa pun harganya. Untuk itu barang mereka upayakan berputar cepat dengan harga kompetitif. Jika perlu barang yang lambat, mereka korbankan dengan harga rendah demi menjadikan uang kembali. Setelah jadi uang, mereka “putarkan kembali” menjadi barang. Harga uangpun menjadi produktif.

Pemilik toko Tionghoa disiplin dalam keuangan. Uang toko hanya untuk toko. Pemilik rela menunda kesenangannya untuk membesarkan toko lebih dulu. Kalau hari ini untuk banyak, bukan berarti lupa daratan untuk foya-foya. Jatah uang untuk biaya hidup tetap, tidak linear dengan pemasukan toko. Ini seperti filosofi telur dan ayam. Kalau untuk hidup membutuhkan 2 butir telur maka hanya boleh mengambil 2 telur. Misalnya, ayamnya hari ini bertelur 3, maka pemilik ambil 2 untuk makan keluarganya. Kalau besok ayamnya bertelur 4, dia tetap ambil 2, tidak kemudian 4! Kalau lusanya, si ayam bertelur 5, tetap yang boleh dimakan hanya 2 butir. Demikian tetap konsisten. Telur-telur yang tidak diambil tadi dibiarkan menetas untuk menambah jumlah induk ayam yang baru. Kontan saja jumlah induk ayam yang baru juga bertelur. Beginilah sebagian filosofi mereka mengembangkan toko dari nol hingga akhirnya berkembang pesat. Masih penasaran? Selengkapnya ada dibuku penulis, “Rahasia Sukses Toko Tionghoa”.***

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kiriman: Harun Budiharto P, Malang.
source: Bundel Business Opportunity

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Internet Business For Sale

Making a profit is the primary purpose of any business enterprise. The same is true for Internet businesses for sell. Profit is the surplus of revenue over expenditure. Profit is an objective indicator of productivity, and a solid foundation for growth, expansion and survival. Profit allows a businessman to achieve its other goals as well. Not all businesses are interested in making a profit. For example, hospitals, schools, charitable institutions and government agencies are not primarily to the acquisition of profits. Companies nonprofit usually rely on donations, endowments, the income from projects raising money, and grants. In the for-profit, profit should not be the goal in itself. Profit should be the beginning -- acting as seed money for more products, more factories, more dividends and more opportunities.

Growth is another major objective of the Internet businesses for sale. A company should grow in all directions over a period of time. A company that remains stagnant for a long period is presumed to suffer from an organic defect. Strategies to promote growth are adding more products and markets and diversify into new areas, increasing market shares, expanding markets or to reduce costs and increase productivity.

Providing quality products and services is another objective of Internet business franchise for sale. Those who insist on quality and persisted in the competition survived and stayed ahead of others on the market. Persistent quality wins brand loyalty, a critical success factor. There are other businesspeople who believe in quick money. Quick money comes through shortcuts. They are the ones who give us leaky faucets and adulterated products. These companies will not survive for long.

To gain dominance in the market is another objective of Internet business for sale. To win a position for himself on the market, innovation is the key factor. Innovation can be in the product itself, publicity, distribution or any other aspect of the business. ***

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by Andy
Andy is a web developer in i5networks.com that is specializes in providing Home Based Internet Business Opportunity and Home Based Internet Business for Sale. http://www.i5networks.com/

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The Danger In "Join My New MLM" Syndrome

At the end of the day, I take a long deep breath after seeing countless new business opportunities or new MLM programs in my email box. Most of them are not even opened because with a glance on the title I can expect what the content is all about. The sad part is that sometimes, I even recognize the names of some of the people who promote their opportunities and every time the spam was sent, there's always new 'so called' opportunity.

I begin to wonder if these programs are really successful to them or they are just trying their luck to make even one 'incidental' sale. To make the matter worse, these people are promoting MLM related programs, which only adds negativity to this business model. After studying many successful people in MLM, I know that it takes time for them to build a successful MLM business. It takes constant promotion of the same business opportunity over a long period of time - not in the "Join My New MLM" program.

That is why I doubt that the little marketers who are promoting multiple MLM programs at the same time are making any money at all. Yes, it can be tempting to join the latest and "greatest" business opportunity on the planet earth. The promise of "groundbreaking super profitable" commission structures and products can sometimes make you read their offer over and over again and you'd feel that you'd be in the loss if you don't jump on board.

Beware. The truth is just the opposite.
If you jump on board over and over again in multiple business opportunities, chances are you're losing more than gaining anything - except a pile of products that you'll never use yourself. So, what is the solution now?

Simple.
If you are already in any MLM program, give it your best and promote the program for a considerably long period of time. Just ignore any "join my new MLM program" temptation and evaluate if your current MLM program is worth your effort. If you are not in any MLM program yet, choose carefully which opportunity is the best for you (not anyone else) and get into action in promoting it persistently. Inevitably, some of you might argue that you hate doing MLM but don't mind getting the residual income and leverage.

My suggestion is start looking at the products that will benefit you, your health or your wealth. Then, study the compensation structures and other criteria of choosing the right MLM company for you.

You'd be surprised to see that many MLM companies have amazing products from personal development, webhosting, digital products to supplements, electrical appliances and many others. Then, stick with the program until you're successful.
By that time you become successful, your "new mlm program" will never be called "new opportunity" anymore. That's when you realize that it's not worth to keep on jumping from a company to another without putting your effort in making it successful. ***

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by Zamri Nanyan
Zamri Nanyan is a team leader in the hottest and most lucrative personal development program on the Internet. Visit http://www.bekaya.com now for more details.

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Tips Membuat Konsep Bisnis Unggul

Tips Membuat Konsep Bisnis Unggul

Untuk memulai bisnis harus dibuat dulu konsepnya secara komperehensif dan detail. Mulai dari sisi harga dan bentuk fisiknya seperti apa, ukurannya berapa besar, lokasinya ada dimana, desainnya seperti apa, bahan bakunya yang dipakai apa sampai dengan cara menjual dan promosi, marginnya, harga BEP-nya dan masih banyak lagi.

Membuat konsep bisnis memerlukan kejelian. Tak perlu ide-ide yang rumit tapi buatlah konsep dengan pendekatan-pendekatan yang sederhana, namun detail dan bisa memberikan gambaran yang jelas tentang bisnis yang bersangkutan dan profit harga yang akan diperoleh.

Membuat konsep bisnis yang detail sangat bermanfaat karena akan diketahui apa-apa saja yang dibutuhkan dalam bisnis tersebut secara pasti, seperti harga nilai investasi, berapa target penjualan dan berapa tingkat harga BEP-nya.

Keharusan calon pebisnis membuat konsep bisnis akan membuat pebisnis menjadi ahli di bisnisnya. Sehigga dia akan bisa memberikan advice bagaimana ia menjalankan bisnis dengan baik dan lancar.

Burang Riyadi, Konsultan Franchise dari IFBM Consultant dalam bukunya “Franchise Manual” memaparkan 7 (tujuh) langkah membuat bisnis konsep yang unggul.:

Pertama, munculkan ide atau gagasan bisnis.

Kedua, menggali filosofi bisnis, berikutnya pernyataan visi dan misi dan objektif atau target.

Filosofi bisnis akan bertindak sebagai rujukan bisnis sepanjang masa. Filosofi bisnis mencakup semua aspek bisnis seperti : positioning, cara menjual, cara berpromosi, harga investasi dan lain-lain.

Visi bisnis merupakan apa yang Anda inginkan yang bersifat ideal dan misi bisnis merupakan operasionalisasi dari visi bisnis. Visi dan misi bisnis ini akan mengarah pada pernyataan harga nilai, kehendak strategi, tujuan dan sasaran yang besar, banyak dan berani serta semua sasaran yang besar, banyak dan berani serta semua sasaran kinerja.

Ketiga, menentukan target harga market yang dibidik. Mulai dari usia, jenis kelamin, pendidikan, SES, pekerjaanya, gaya hidupnya, pendapatannya, pengeluarannya, dan lain-lain.

Keempat, merumuskan bentuk unit usaha termasuk masalah desain eksterior dan interior. Apakah nanti akan berbentuk outlet di mall, ruko, cafe, rumah dan sebagainya.

Kelima, merumuskan kegiatan usaha. Apakah mau menjual makanan dan minuman, menyediakan tempat kumpul, menyediakan fasilitas internet dll.

Keenam, merumuskan organisasi usaha. Berapa divisi atau bagian, berapa jumlah SDM-nya, jam kerja, upah dll.

Ketujuh, memikirkan cara pemasaran dan harga penjualannya. Mulai dari penjualan harga produk baru, ketika harga produk kurang laku, ketika kondisi-kondisi harga khusus dll.

Jika anda telah yakin bahwa konsep bisnis anda pasti, bisnis anda akan berjalan long term dan anda akan lebih optimis dalam menjalakan mimpi-mimpi selanjutnya.***

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kiriman: Usman Cahyadi SH., Bekasi
source: Bundel Business Opportunity

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How To Design A Web Site That Sells

The entire purpose of your website is to attract quality leads who want and have the money to purchase your products and services.
So, the first thing you have to do is ask yourself, WHO?
Who is my ideal customer? Where does she live? Where does she hang out? What problem does she have that she's looking for a solution to and willing to pay to fix?
Once you know this, you have the foundation to begin the design process.
First matter of business, your HEADLINE.
Your headline is the most important part of your site. You have only seconds to grab your prospect by the eyeballs and keep her attention so you need to have a headline that clearly states the solution or benefit you provide.

Make sure your headline is in the center, in the top fold of the page so your visitor doesn't have to scroll down to find it. Also make sure it's in a large font that stands out and instantly commands attention. Next, include compelling salescopy that clearly communicates the benefits of your product and service. If you use your site to share the story of your life, you'll lose your visitor in the blink of an eye. Instead, focus on her needs because that's what she's there for. What's in it for her? If what you offer can make her look younger, be more popular, save her time, bring her money, eliminate backache, give her more time with family, get a promotion or give her a better night's sleep -- make it known in your copy.

Keep it clean and simple. If you bury your site with third party advertisements and non-related graphics, it looks more like a three-ring circus than a focused, professional business. Steer clear of contrasting color schemes and designs, font colors and sizes. Also, keep your font in an easy-to-read color. White lettering on a dark background is hard on the eyes.

Video and audio are great added features as long as they're relevant to your business and professionally done.
Create social proof. Include testimonials and make them verifiable. "John Q., Denver" means little, but "John Quigley, Vice-President, Tando Enterprises, Denver, Colorado" and a photo of him, gives the reader the ability to check your credibility and proof that you're a reputable business person.

List qualifications that are relevant to your business as well as accomplishments and experience. Offer a gift in exchange for a name and e-mail address. Very few web visitors buy on first blush, but are willing to give you their contact information in exchange for something of value. Just make sure this sign-up form is easy to find and not buried within your copy or at the bottom of your page. Make it stand out by placing it in the top left or right corner of your site.

Once you have a name, you can begin a courtship through a newsletter or e-course. Send value-packed information that provides benefit and extend invitations to return to your site and take advantage of your more comprehensive packages and special offerings. Give your visitor clear instructions on what you want her to do. Do you want her to sign-up for your newsletter? Download your special report? Request information on your daily special? Enroll in your club?

Tell the reader exactly what you want her to do. Give her a strong call to action and tell her specifically what steps to take. If the visitor decides to make an immediate purchase, make sure the process is easy and seamless. Integrate a shopping cart and merchant account to handle the transaction. If there are too many hoops to jump through, your visitor will click away. Also make it very clear what to expect. How the product will be delivered and by when.

Create an exit pop.
Sometimes people just won't have the time to read everything and might click away before giving you their contact info. You can increase your chances of getting this information simply by adding an exit pop to your page. When visitors click away, they'll receive a reminder that they can receive your newsletter or report as a gift. Thirty percent will sign-up.

And finally -- take a look at other web sites. Find ones that grab your attention and make you want to pull out your wallet and buy. Pay attention to what they do that works and apply those elements to your site.***

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by Laurie Hayes
Laurie Hayes, founder of The HBB Source, and creator of The Complete 12-Step Guide To Starting A Home-Based Business, helps entrepreneurs build loyal client relationships and attract more quality referrals. Get her free ezine packed with helpful resources at http://www.thehbbsource.com and learn how to build your business through relationships at http://www.hbbsourcecards.com

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Ingin Berwirausaha Dengan Modal Terbatas

Ingin Berwirausaha Dengan Modal Terbatas
Bapak Pengasuh Yth
Saya mempunya uang sebesar Rp 2.000.000. Uang itu saya bagi menjadi dua, untuk usaha dan sekolah. Saat ini saya bingung. Jika berwirausaha dulu, saya khawatir uang untuk sekolah digunakan lagi untuk menutupi biaya usaha karena saya tidak punya pengalaman jadi pengusaha atau pedagang. Tetapi jika saya sekolah dulu, saya khawatir tidak pernah jadi berwirausaha. Usia saya saat ini 21 tahun dan tamatan SLTP. Mohon penjelasan Pak?
Roni, Tegal

Bapak Pengasuh Yth.,
Saya seorang karyawan dan ingin sekali mempunyai usaha sendiri. Hambatan terbesar bila saya membuka usaha adalah saya tidak tahu usaha apa yang harus saya jalankan. Saya ingin usaha dan mencari tempat yang strategis, modalnya pun masih terbilang kurang bila sekalian untuk sewa tempat. Jadi yang ingin saya tanyakan adalah usaha apa yang modalnya tidak terlalu besar?
Sari Murtini Jatipadang, Jakarta

Jawab:
Saya sengaja menjawab dua surat yang datang secara bersamaan dari Mas Roni dan Ibu Sari, karena memiliki persamaan persoalan yang dihadapi. Yakni, bagaimana berwirausaha dengan dana yang terbatas. Kadang memang kita menjadi ragu untuk memulai bisnis, karena sedikitnya modal yang kita punyai. Tetapi hendaknya hal ini bukan jadi hambatan untuk terus maju. Banyak sekali contoh hidup yang ada di sekeliling kita, yang berhasil dalam bisnisnya karena mereka berani memulai bisnis dari yang kecil.

Kebimbangan Mas Roni memang sangat beralasan. Kedua-duanya, menurut saya, adalah pilihan yang bagus. Apakah keduanya dapat dilakukan secara bersamaan? Bisa saja, asal Anda pandai mengatur waktunya. Bila ini memang pilihannya, menurut saya melanjutkan sekolah adalah aktivitas yang utama. Tinggal kini menentukan jenis usahanya yang tidak sampai terlalu mengganggu sekolah tersebut. Ini juga berlaku untuk Ibu Sari yang juga masih bekerja.

Jadi, sekarang tentukan waktu yang dapat Anda gunakan untuk melakukan aktivitas bisnis. Pagi atau siang sepulang sekolah boleh jadi waktu yang tepat untuk Mas Roni. Sedangkan untuk Ibu Sari tentu jam setelah pekerjaan kantor selesai. Jenis bisnis apa yang dapat dilakukan pada rentang waktu itu? Bisnis yang bersifat memroduksi suatu barang tentu agak sulit dilakukan, karena membutuhkan waktu dan tenaga lebih dahulu sebelum dijual. Untuk Anda berdua yang bekerja dan bersekolah akan kesulitan nantinya.

Untuk itu pilihan bisnis yang bersifat jasa -- tidak membuat produk -- adalah pilihan yang menurut saya relatif lebih baik. Anda tidak perlu membuatnya, Anda tinggal menjual atau mendistribusikannya. Faktor penentu lain adalah apakah bisnis ini bisa berjalan dari rumah?

Faktor ini juga penting, karena Anda berdua tidak perlu menyewa tempat agar biaya dapat ditekan serendah mungkin. Apa saja bisnis itu? Ambillah contoh untuk menyebut beberapa bisnis, misalnya agen surat kabar dan majalah, menjual minuman ringan berikut menyewakan lemari pendinginnya. Atau menjadi pedagang perantara, seperti Anda mengambil roti dari pabriknya dan Anda titipkan ke kios-kios, Anda dapat mengambil keuntungan dari harganya. Anda bisa dapatkan dengan cara mengamati lingkungan Anda, peluang usaha bisa Anda tangkap dari sini.

Hal pertama yang mesti Anda lakukan dalam memilih usaha ini adalah siapa konsumen yang memakai jasa Anda, ada dimana, dan berapa banyak. Nah, jika Anda sudah memiliki beberapa pilihan usaha, buatlah daftarnya. Lalu bandingkan pilihan tersebut dengan faktor-faktor seperti konsumennya, waktu yang digunakan (karena Anda berdua bersekolah dan bekerja), jumlah modal yang diperlukan, jumlah keuntungan yang diperkirakan akan didapat, apakah bisa dimulai dari rumah. Anda bisa menentukan faktor-faktor lainnya sendiri.

Selanjutnya, jangan pernah menyerah dengan kondisi yang ada sekarang. Buka mata dan telinga agar kita dapat menangkap peluang bisnis sekecil apapun dan bahkan dengan modal terbatas. Untuk itu kita harus kreatif, karena ini menjadi salah satu karakter dari seorang entrepreneur.

Mas Roni dan Ibu Sari, semoga penjelasan ini bermanfaat. Saya tunggu kabar bisnis Anda! ***

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source: artikel Republika
TITIAN consulting + learning
e-mail: probis2002@republika.co.id, faksimile: 021-7983623
( Ir Bramantoro Abdinagoro, MM)

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Is The 5linx Business Opportunity Right For You?

5linx is a home based business company located in Rochester NY. The company has seen a significant growth in its almost 7 years in business. There is a lot of hype about the company’s compensation plan as well as its products and services. As a result 5linx is attracting a lot of home based business enthusiasts and network marketers.

However, many people are jumping on board without taking the time to make sure that 5linx is the right opportunity for them. And because the home based business industry has a very high failure rate, it is important to make sure that the company is right for you before you hop on board. The first part of the equation is you. Do you have a strong desire to work from home? Are you sure you want to have a home based business? The 5linx business opportunity requires that you put in your own time. You can set your own hours, but if you really want to know if it is right for you, go ahead and look at your schedule. Set aside your own hours now.

When you set your own hours to fit 5linx into your schedule, you may have to give up some of your other activities. If you’re someone who watches TV, you may have to give up some of your TV time. For stay at home moms or dads, consider working around your kids schedules. There is a financial commitment to get started as a 5linx representative. There are two starting positions. However to take full advantage of the compensation plan, the upfront cost is $499. There is also an ongoing monthly cost of $29.99 for your replicated website and virtual office provided by the company.

Compared to the cost of starting a traditional business, this cost is fairly low. But you need to determine if you can afford this investment. Bear in mind that you’ll need some capital for marketing. There are extremely effective free marketing methods, but in case you choose to use some paid ones, be sure to have a cushion.

Do you have a success system for 5linx? What’s your marketing plan? See, success depends on the amount of quality exposure you’re willing to give yourself and your business. Instead of jumping in without knowing how you’re going to grow your business, take the time to find out how you’re going to market your business. Many home based business sponsors teach you to make a list of friends and family, buy and cold call leads, pass out flyers, and all that. If you’re comfortable with these methods, then those sponsors are a dime a dozen.

However, if you’d like to incorporate cutting edge marketing solutions that will enable you to have prospects contacting you to join your business, then you need to look for the right sponsor. Mixing up your marketing is important and having someone who can show you how to market via the internet will benefit you.

Ultimately it all comes down to you. Once you’ve considered the above points, then decide if the 5linx business opportunity is right for you.

If 5linx is right for you, then choose a top sponsor now. ***

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by Yvonne Chihak
Yvonne Chihak is the author of the Powerful CD "Explode Your Downline, Online! Ready, Set, Go! at http://www.ExplodeYourDownlineOnline.com

She is also an active network marketer with 5linx telecommunications. Contact Yvonne at http://www.SuccessYes.com and get your FREE copy of her eBook.

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Businesses Watch For Network Marketing Opportunities

Just as businesses used to be on the look for creating a network among local businesses to improve relationships, the global market has changed the landscape, requiring businesses to look around the world for network marketing opportunities. While marketing to a global audience may not be in the best industries of every business, those that sell products online have found it vastly increases their customer base. They have also found it can help them achieve their sales goals and by creating an online network, it can also improve their opportunities.

Even the professional marketing companies of 10 or 15 years ago have had to learn a new aspect of internet marketing. It used to be fairly easy to design a marketing product representative of a business's expertise and send it out to companies that may have a use for their services or products.

If the marketing piece was interesting enough, even if it did not spark immediate sales, it stayed in the minds of the recipients and when they needed the service, the company would get the call. Back in the mid-20th century one of the most often used marketing techniques were small, desk top calendars with a company's name and logo. They were used by insurance companies, pharmacies and many other industries as a means of giving the public something they could use all year while keeping their name visible. One of the challenges companies face with internet marketing is the opportunity to provide something potential customers can use for an extended period and keep their name in the spotlight.

This is where web logs, electronic magazines and electronic newsletters began to make their appearance as well as free web content for new businesses. While sending marketing pieces to companies remains a popular option, reaching more customers is the goal.

Offering timely, usable information to industry-specific companies can be one method of getting the company's name in the light on a regular basis. While monthly newsletters are common, weekly newsletters that contain less information are becoming more popular with the recipients. Web logs, better known as blogs have begun to take on a marketing life of their own with companies paying people to visit certain blogs and write information beneficial to the company. There have also been individuals that began a blog about a specific subject and generate a large following with visits registering several thousands every day. When companies see this, if their product is related to the blog they may be induced to advertise on the site to let interested persons know about their services.

For example, a person who writes about sports in general or about a specific team and generates a lot of interest, companies selling sports equipment may benefit by advertising on the individual blog as its readers are obviously interested in sports. By focusing their marketing efforts to a target audience, they can realize a better return on their investment in their internet marketing budget. Some companies have even started their own blogs to offer information about their products to an interested internet public. ***

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by Todd Ash
I am the owner of AdvertisingLtd.com and I write about many different Online Business Opportunities.To Start Your own Home Based Business please Visit http://www.AdvertisingLtd.com

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Antara Bisnis Les Privat atau Kuliah

Antara Bisnis Les Privat atau Kuliah
Bapak Pengasuh Yth,
Saat ini saya masih kuliah di salah satu universitas di Jakarta. Sambil kuliah, saya juga mencukupi kebutuhan bulanan saya dengan menjadi pengajar les privat di salah satu lembaga yang menyediakan jasa les privat untuk siswa SMP dan SMA. Hampir dua tahun saya menjalaninya sehingga, menurut saya, saya cukup paham dengan seluk-beluk usaha ini. Dalam pikiran saya, kenapa saya tidak membuka saja usaha serupa secara mandiri. Tetapi saya juga memikirkan kelangsungan kuliah saya yang tinggal tiga semester lagi. Enaknya bagaimana ya, Pak? Mohon masukannya. Terima kasih. Astrid Dewayanti Jakarta Selatan

Jawab:
Mbak Astrid yang sedang berjuang,
Menjadi pengajar les privat memang salah satu cara mahasiswa, terutama mahasiswa asal daerah yang kuliah di Jakarta, untuk tetap bisa 'bertahan hidup' di perantauan. Jangan menyerah dan tetap semangat ya, saya juga pernah mengalaminya.

Ada dua hal yang, menurut saya, menjadi pertimbangan buat Anda. Pertama, kuliah Anda. Kedua, peluang bisnis di bidang les privat. Untuk yang pertama, kuliah, tidak bisa ditawar. Mbak Astrid harus menjadikannya prioritas utama. Apa pun yang terjadi kuliah harus nomor satu. Bukankah tujuan Anda ke Jakarta untuk menyelesaikan kuliah? Apalagi tinggal tiga semester lagi. Itu tidak akan lama. Jadi, tetaplah kuliah.

Yang kedua, mengenai usaha les privat. Oke juga untuk dipertimbangkan. Apalagi Anda sudah 'cukup' memiliki pengalaman di usaha tersebut. Mari kita kupas peluang usaha ini. Untuk membuka usaha ini sebetulnya relatif mudah. Yang utama adalah bagaimana Anda mendapatkan murid les privat, dan bagaimana Anda menyediakan pengajarnya. Tentu bukan Anda sendiri yang mengajar, bukan? Berikutnya, adalah bagaimana calon murid dapat menghubungi Anda untuk permintaan les.

Saya pikir untuk mendapatkan pengajar les privat, Anda bisa dengan mudah mencarinya. Umumnya orang tua akan senang jika anaknya diajar oleh seorang mahasiswa. Kenapa? Daya tarik utamanya adalah mahasiswa bisa memberikan motivasi bagi si murid agar kelak bisa juga menjadi 'mahasiswa', seperti Anda. Saya yakin, Anda memiliki sejumlah teman yang kurang lebih sama posisinya dengan Anda. Ajak saja mereka, jika masih kurang, Anda bisa menempelkan sejumlah selebaran di kampus untuk bergabung dengan Anda.

Apalagi yang penting di sini? Sudah pasti alat komunikasi. Jika mungkin sediakan dua jalur komunikasi, satu untuk berhubungan dengan calon murid dan murid, satu lagi dengan para pengajar. Toh, sekarang alat komunikasi sudah murah. Ambil yang jenis CDMA, sehingga calon murid atau murid tetap merasa bukan menghubungi HP yang tetap dianggap 'lebih mahal' biayanya.

Berikutnya adalah bagaimana mencari murid. Dengan pengalaman Anda, saya pikir lebih mudah untuk Anda mencari murid. Bisa lewat jaringan murid-murid Anda sekarang atau eks murid yang dulu. Selain itu, boleh juga Anda sedikit beriklan bisa lewat surat kabar, selebaran, atau bentuk-bentuk lainnya.

Satu hal lagi yang Anda persiapkan adalah perlengkapan administrasi yang rapi. Siapkan form-form isian calon murid, daftar pengajar, sistem absensi, dan sistem pembayarannya. Untuk memudahkan, ikuti saja model/sistem yang selama ini Anda pakai. Kecuali, jika yang sekarang Anda merasa kurang puas, maka Anda hendaknya memperbaikinya. Kenapa? Kalau Anda tidak puas, pasti pengajar yang lain juga akan merasa seperti Anda, Mereka bisa saja pergi sehingga Anda kehilangan pengajar.

Pertanyaan sekarang adalah apakah Mbak Astrid sanggup menjalani usaha ini sendiri? Padahal Anda juga punya kewajiban utama yaitu kuliah. Pertimbangkan untuk mengajak satu orang teman lagi untuk bergabung, setidaknya Anda bisa membagi waktu dengan teman Anda. Ketika Anda kuliah, teman Anda bisa menggantikannya untuk 'jaga warung'. Selain itu, dengan mengajak teman setidaknya kebutuhan modal untuk memulai bisa lebih rendah karena dibagi dua. Bagaimana dengan pembagian keuntungan? Ya, dengan sistem bagi hasil saja. Mudah dan adil. Kata kuncinya adalah kepercayaan dan pencatatan setiap pendapatan dan pengeluaran dengan tertib.

Mudah-mudah masukan saya ini dapat memberikan penjelasan buat Anda. Semoga usaha jasa les privat Anda segera terwujud. Tetapi yang lebih penting dari itu, kuliah Anda pun dapat diselesaikan tepat waktu. Selamat bekerja, berjuang dan belajar. ***

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Ir Sri Bramantoro Abdinagoro, MM, konsultan manajemen dan kewirausahaan

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Motivating Your Downline for Maximum Profits

Two of the most common issues in network marketing are 'retention' and 'motivation'. In other words, once you've built a good downline, how do you keep them motivated to stay in and work the program? The last thing you want is an unmotivated, lazy downline. Success in any MLM is built on interdependent relationships. You depend on your downline's performance, as it is directly tied to your profits.

Likewise, your downline depends on YOU to teach them how to duplicate your success. This is key. Your dowline wants the big bucks as much as you do; but, they will quickly despair of achieving this goal if they don't see a clear path towards it. So, in large part, motivation rests on training your downline. This means giving them real skills that will lead to measurable results.

What type of skills do they need?

This depends on their experience level. One of the first things you should do is survey your downline to find out what they're up against. Some of them may be totally new to multi-level-marketing. In response, you need to give them an easy-to-follow marketing system. This should be a step-by-step system that covers lead generation, follow-up and conversion. Those are the three most important elements in marketing any MLM.

Next, you must show them how to execute that system effectively. This is critical to helping them duplicate your results.

After this training, a good portion of your downline should be getting good results, and very happy to be in the program. BUT, you can't let them rest on their laurels. Don't let them settle for 100 sales per month when they could easily make 200 sales per month. Some people just aren't very competitive, but you can combat this tendency to settle by appealing to their ego. Capitalize on that desire for reward and recognition.

If you've established e-mail communication with your downline, you can offer up a little 'public praise' by featuring downline member's success stories in a monthly newsletter. You might even want to find a way to reward them materially. For example, you could purchase a tool that will help them in their business - a course on copy writing, for example - and give it away free to the 'most improved' downline member.

The possibilities are really limitless.

Ultimately, keeping your dowline motivated means treating them as respected members of your team. Let them know that you care about their success as much your own, and show it by helping them in any way you can.


Multi-Level-Marketing: How to Success Tips You Can Use Right Away

Every newcomer to multi-level-marketing has a laundry list of questions:

1) What is the best MLM opportunity?
2) How do I know if an MLM is legitimate?
3) What is the fastest, most effective way to build a large downline?

The answers to these questions and more can be found by looking at traditional Internet-marketing models, such as 'affiliate marketing.'.

In fact, multi-level-marketing and affiliate marketing are nearly twins. Both business models rely on the concept of paying independent referrers a commission for each sale they generate. The only real difference between the two is that an MLM program's commission structure usually extends far beyond first and second-tier referrals.

The truth is you can evaluate any MLM program by asking the same questions you ask when evaluating an affiliate program. The following list of questions are actually your secret 'key' to unlock the door. The information you need is in your answers.

How to Success Tips for Multi-Level-Marketing:

1. Does this MLM target a profitable niche?
If not, beware! The first step to success is always in finding products that people want and need to buy. Find a company that is filling the demands of a truly rabid marketplace with lots of disposable income.

2. Is the pay out good enough?
Affiliate marketers look for generous commissions, and you should do the same. Make sure the program you want to join pays out enough on each level to make building a downline worth your time.

3. Does the company provide support to its representatives?
You want a program that makes your job easy. Look for programs that give you plenty of tools to help you promote the products, as well as the business opportunity.

4. Can I set up a lead generation system on the Internet?
There is no better way to generate leads to your program. Make sure you can market the program from your own web site, where you collect and follow up with leads yourself.

5. Can I automate the program?
Time is money. The more of both you're able to leverage the better. One of the surest ways to do so is by automating your business. Your customers should be able to order products through you with relative ease; and, the process of signing up new downline members should be seamless and hands-free.

Last, but not least, keep an eye out for ways to multiply and grow your profits over the long term. You can do this easily if you have your own targeted list of leads because you'll be able to promote new programs to existing customers. You'll also be able to "re-recruit" members of your existing program into your downline in the new program!


Email Marketing: Your Secret Weapon for MLM Success!

Did you know that e-mail marketing is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal when it comes to profiting from any MLM program? Its easier to get started than you think, and will allow you to place the majority of your sales and network-building efforts on autopilot.

E-mail marketing allows you to:

Educate potential customers about your products
Educate potential downline members about the MLM opportunity, commission structure and profit potential
Build trust and credibility, with improved conversions over time. You aren't limited to a 15 minute sales pitch.
Expand your business. New products and opportunities can be introduced to your existing list.
Put almost everything on autopilot. Today's mailing list management software lets you schedule pre-written messages to go out when you want, in whatever order you want.

Are you beginning to see some of the power here? E-mail marketing is still the most trusted and effective means of communication available to on-line businesses. And it still trumps the latest tactics like audio and video...why?

Remember that not everyone has the computing capacity or the bandwidth to watch elaborate multi-media presentations, but virtually all of the people you want to reach have basic e-mail. If you aren't yet using e-mail for your multi-level marketing program, here's how you can get started right away:

First, get an autoresponder for managing your e-mail list.. There are plenty of good ones out there. Some of them come as software with a 'one-time' license fee. You install the software onto your own web server. If you want someone else to do the dirty work, you can sign up with a third-party autoresponder service. These companies host autoresponder software on their own servers. Some companies offer free services, but most will charge you a monthly subscription fee for an account.

Second step: Create an "autoresponder series" for promoting your MLM. This is just a series of brief e-mails describing the products and the opportunity, with a focus on 'soft-selling' the prospect. Create messages that are educational, informational and of high-quality. Each message should build on the other and move the prospect a little closer to taking the desired action. There's no limit on how many messages can go in a series.

You'll load these messages into your autoresponder., and schedule them to go out as you see fit. You can send one message per day, or put several days wait between each message. Its all up to you. Finally, go into your autoresponder and have it generate the code for your opt-in form. You'll cut and paste this code into your web page, and it will create a 'subscription box' where visitors can submit their names and e-mail addresses to sign up for your list.

Make sure you give them plenty of incentive to opt-in. You'll usually want to create a dedicated web page, called a "landing page", designed to do just one thing: get your visitors to join your list! Once you have everything automated in this way, you can spend more of your time focused on driving traffic to your lead capture system and building your list.

After that? Just sit back, relax and watch as e-mail marketing works its magic. You'll never promote any other multi-level program without it! ***

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by Daniel Ngai
Daniel Ngai has been involved in internet marketing for 2 years and understands what it takes to profit in any MLM on complete auto-pilot. He invites you to download a FREE report at http://www.ProfitFromAnyMLM.com to learn the real secrets and success to profit from any MLM program you joined. He is also a domain investor which owns a few domain names and you can find it here.

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Ingin Buka Usaha Setelah Kena PHK

Ingin Buka Usaha Setelah Kena PHK
Assalamu'alaikum wr wb Pak Gozali, Perkenalkan nama saya Drajat, usia 27 tahun. Saya baru saja kena pemutusan hubungan kerja (PHK) dari sebuah perusahaan swasta ekspedisi di Tanjung Priok, Jakarta Utara. Sekarang saya ingin mencoba membuka usaha sendiri dengan modal yang ada (Rp 50 juta) tetapi saya masih bingung jenis usaha apa yang cocok. Sebagai gambaran, saya sangat menyukai jenis perdagangan walaupun dalam skala kecil. Ada banyak rencana untuk berdagang seperti membuka toko pakaian dalam wanita, peralatan bayi dan ibunya. Semua itu karena saya kenal dengan distributornya. Tetapi masalahnya, di mana saya harus membuka toko? Sempat juga ada ide ingin buka rental playstation. Terus terang, sekarang ini saya bingung langkah pertama apa yang harus saya lakukan untuk memulai. Saya harap Pak Gozali dapat memberi solusi. Mungkin Pak Gozali punya kenalan distributor yang bisa diajak kerjasama. Demikian email saya sebelumnya saya ucapkan banyak terima kasih. Jakarta Utara

Waalaikumussalam wr wb
Mas Drajat,
Saya turut prihatin akan musibah PHK yang menimpa Anda. Saran saya, jadikan PHK sebagai langkah memulai awal karier yang baru yaitu memiliki usaha sendiri. Banyak orang yang lebih berhasil setelah di-PHK karena ulet dalam menjalankan usaha, waktu tidak terikat sehingga kesempatan mengembangkan diri lebih optimal, dan tentu saja lebih cepat meraih kebebasan finansial.

Bagi yang baru memulai usaha memang ada kendala yaitu kebingungan memilih jenis usaha yang cocok. Untuk itu ada beberapa faktor kunci yang perlu diperhatikan dalam memilih usaha :
Pertama, kenalilah pribadi Anda dalam kaitannya dengan usaha. Anda bisa memulai dari hobi atau hal yang disukai. Misalnya, bila Anda hobi berkebun, Anda dapat berusaha di bidang pertanian. Bila Anda suka main musik, bisa usaha bidang karaoke atau menyewakan peralatan musik, dan lain-lain.

Kecintaan pada bidang usaha akan membuat kita nyaman menjalankannya, meskipun belum menghasilkan keuntungan. Kemudian Anda juga bisa menjalankan usaha yang dikuasai artinya usaha tersebut dikenali seluk-beluknya dan Anda punya pengalaman di bidangnya.

Mungkin dari pengalaman kerja selama ini bisa dijadikan peluang usaha. Biasanya, usaha yang berangkat dari pengalaman, memiliki risiko kegagalan kecil karena sudah paham dan menguasai. Setelah itu, barulah perkirakan kemampuan Anda saat ini untuk menjalankan usaha tersebut. Kemampuan ini meliputi aspek modal usaha, aspek teknis dan keahlian, pengelolaan keuangan, bagaimana strategi pasarnya, dan lain-lain.

Kalau Anda menyukai jenis usaha perdagangan, maka Anda bisa memulai dari situ. Usaha dagang dan memproduksi barang memerlukan modal lebih tinggi dibandingkan usaha jasa. Dengan modal Rp 50 juta, banyak barang dagangan yang bisa dibeli.

Saran saya, carilah peluang pasar dulu baru kemudian mencari produk yang dijual. Untuk mencari peluang pasar, Anda bisa cari di tabloid atau majalah bisnis, internet, komunitas bisnis atau instansi pemerintah (Deperindag). Kalau memang dana mencukupi, Anda bisa menyewa toko tetapi Anda bisa juga menyimpan produk di rumah Anda dan mempromosikannya dengan brosur, iklan di media massa atau internet. Saat ini juga banyak usaha yang dijalankan secara online.

Kemudian untuk mendapatkan distributor, Anda bisa mencari di internet, tabloid atau majalah bisnis, yang banyak menawarkan keagenan produk tertentu. Demikian, semoga bermanfaat. Jangan segan untuk menghubungi kami kembali bila masih ada permasalahan yang perlu dipecahkan.***

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Day Job Killer

This program as unique as they say claim to be able to show you a step by step guide to wealth with little to show you before you devote your hard earned dollars. They as others claim to know the 3 main reasons why 99% of affiliates fail and tricks that the mere 1 % of affiliates use to be successful. If all of these people truly knew these things there would be many more millionaires in this world.

The truth is they use these schemes to sell you their product and in turn get rich off your wanting to know. They give you a free course called “X its about to get ugly” to lure you into purchasing their product. The question is does anyone truly get rich off the product other then the one selling it? They also give you tips on generating multiple streams of income as well as giving you Advanced Adwords Techniques.

Does this product actually work “yes” to some degree? Does this product work for everyone? Probably not but they will pedal it to you as if it does to get you to purchase it. The more people believe it the more money rings up on their accounts. So will it help you that my folk’s is up to you?

The information is there and often time it is good but you must make the dire effort to make it work. We all enjoy a good get rich quick scheme because quite honestly who really wants to work for a living. Though if you purchase it make sure that your eyes are open to what is going on and exactly what you are getting yourself into. That could mean the difference between being broke and making the Real Bucks!

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Make Money from eBay Misspellings

It's amazing how many eBay Misspellings you'll find on eBay that have been incorrectly spelt, for example 'playstation is often 'plastation', 'playstatoin'. You can profit from these mistakes as when someone tries to search for an item using the correct spelling the misspellings do not show in the search results. You'll find that the misspelling auctions usually have fewer bids on, as potential buyers cannot find them. If you can find these misspellings then you can purchase them at a low price, and relist for a profit by using the correct spelling so that they will show in the search results.

You have two options in finding these misspellings, the first is to physically search eBay which is time consuming and a total nightmare or the second is to use a website that can find these gems.
You will find one such misspellings finder at Auction Typos just enter the correct spelling at this address like 'playstation' (without the quotes) and then select the eBay site you would like to search and the site will return auctions for playstation that have been misspelt. It's as easy as that.

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The Super Affiliate Handbook

This handbook is the beginners guide to making money. This handbook gives detailed information on how to work from home without the hassles that most people go through. It gives the basic step by step training on how to set up your affiliate page and promote. Promote…promote! This guide is a life saver to those of you that don’t want to suffer through trial and error for month’s even years on your own. Affiliate marketing can give you many perks that promoting your own product does not. For instance overhead: no employees no customer service, and no shipping for starters!

This guide just helps you yield profit! It teaches you how to pick the best affiliate markets. Gives info on promoting well known products like Sony and Dell! Talks about what is different with Super Affiliate Handbook then the other guys! Those of you who want money but don’t want all the headaches this book is worth your read. Finding profitable products are difficult in today’s markets.

Finding new products are like looking for a needle in a haystack. However finding affiliate programs are plentiful. Though you must know which ones will give a good return! That is the key to success. This Software will show you which products can yield the highest amount of profit. Teach you setting up your pages to draw in the wonderfully large crowd and find all of the shoppers that need Christmas gifts!

This guide will share with you things others are afraid too! Giving you only positive advice and helpful hints but you don’t have to take my word for it, they will show you the proof. Yes they will show you a glimpse at a check that could be you’re too. Proof that there really are oodles of money out there just waiting for you to grab it! So what are you waiting for? ***

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Menjadi Bos dari Perusahaan Sendiri

Menjadi Bos dari Perusahaan Sendiri
Seorang wiraswasta harus sanggup menggadaikan mobil, rumah, atau mas kawin demi menyelamatkan bisnisnya. Be the boss of your own. Menjadi bos dari sebuah perusahaan sendiri memang menjadi dambaan banyak orang yang ingin mandiri. Selain memperoleh penghasilan yang tidak dibatasi, seseorang juga tidak punya atasan atau bos lagi yang setiap saat memerintahnya atau memarahinya sesuka hati. Bahkan, bila bisnisnya sudah berjalan, maka pekerjaan itu dapat ditinggalkan sampai beberapa waktu lamanya.

Suatu hal yang tidak mungkin dilakukan bila masih bekerja sebagai karyawan di suatu perusahaan. Ia juga bebas mengatur waktunya kapan harus mengambil cuti, dan menggaji dirinya secara layak sesuai dengan kemampuan bisnisnya. ''Untuk yang satu ini harus konsisten. Soalnya kalau tidak, akan berbahaya,'' kata Eileen Rachman, direktur Experd dalam diskusi yang diselenggarakan Radio Female di Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta, beberapa waktu silam. Untuk menjadi mandiri melalui usaha sendiri seseorang harus melalui tahapan yang berliku dan tidak mudah. Banyak rintangan yang harus dihadapi, baik bersifat mental, materi, fisik, dan lainnya.

"Pokoknya harus ngotot. Keluar-masuk toko, hubungi teman. Begitu terus,'' kata Eileen. Menurutnya, ada untung ruginya yang harus diperhitungkan menekuni bisnis secara mandiri atau menjadi tenaga profesional. Kalau menjadi karyawan atau tenaga profesional, segala suatunya sudah tersedia, kehidupan mapan, dan dapat menikmati hari libur dengan tenang. Sedangkan berwirausaha tidak ada hari libur karena bila libur berarti peluang meraih rezeki hilang. ''Kalau ke luar rumah kita selalu pasang mata, mencari peluang.''

Seorang wiraswasta juga harus memiliki jaringan guna memasarkan produknya dan punya produk yang memiliki daya saing baik. Bila perlu, pengusaha ini juga harus sanggup menggadaikan mobil, rumah, atau mas kawin demi menyelamatkan bisnisnya. ''Banyak orang berhasil kalau mau bekerja keras hampir 24 jam sehari. Pokoknya lebih keras daripada pegawai,'' kata Eileen. Meraih sukses dapat dilakukan dengan beberapa cara. Antara lain, belajar dari pengalaman orang lain yang sukses. Usaha harus dilakukan dengan sabar dan intensif.

Lokasi usaha sebaiknya cukup menyewa, atau bagi hasil, jangan membeli karena keuntungan yang diperoleh belum tentu seperti yang diharapkan. Penguasaan teknis, bahan baku yang baik, dan pemasaran produk juga harus diperhatikan. Demikian juga dengan tenaga kerja yang memadai agar usaha bisa berjalan lancar. ''Pokoknya kita harus membuat peta persaingan dengan usaha serupa lainnya,'' kata Miranty Abidin, praktisi kehumasan. Jenis usaha harus dipahami karena umumnya setiap orang ingin usahanya bisa berkembang, atau setidaknya bertahan dan menjadi tumpuan hidupnya.

Demikian juga dengan prospek usahanya. Karena, ini berkaitan dengan potensi pasar sekarang dan mendatang. Miranty juga mengingatkan, sebelum memulai usaha sebaiknya kenali diri dahulu. Seperti kemampuan, bakat, minat, kepribadian, dan lainnya. Saat ini, katanya, banyak peluang usaha bisa ditekuni di sekitar rumah atau lingkungan kita. Namun, sering kali kita tidak sadar kalau hal itu bisa menjadi peluang usaha. Apalagi bila usaha itu bisa menyerap tenaga kerja dalam jumlah banyak sehingga bisa bermanfaat bagi orang lain.

Menurutnya, keberadaan usaha kecil dan menengah dapat menjadi penutup kesenjangan antara masyarakat kelas atas dan bawah. Sebab, sektor ini banyak menyerap tenaga kerja yang cukup besar. ''Jangan sampai menjadi kuli di negara sendiri, karena itu harus mandiri dengan menjadi pengusaha.'' ***

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Finding Balance In My Life After Starting Home-Based Business

I am really trying hard to keep balance in my life with my new home-based internet marketing business. It has been hard, because I am also teaching piano full-time from my home! Having over 60 students(half-hoursessions), it becomes hard to fit in everything that I need to do in a 24 hour period.I am finding myself driven to work in my online business for several hours a day when I am not teaching.

It seems as though posting on Craigs List is MUCH more important than doing the wash, vacuuming, or taking my dog Bella out for a long walk. Having a successful online business takes work,drive,desire,motivation, and most of all, it takes time. I do think, however, that if our lives go out of balance because of the all-consuming home-based business, that we will run into problems. It has been a month now since starting my online business and my life is still out of balance.

I have not been excercising, my eating is poor, and things that are normally a priority for me have been put on the back burner. I decided this evening that I will find a return to balance in my life starting tomorrow. I will do it slowly, because trying to return to balance too fast will put me out of balance again!


The Secrets Of Becoming A Millionaire

This product provides trade secrets to increase your income level quickly. How many people aren’t looking for this? After all that is what each businesses ultimate goal is to make money. However is this product a phony or is it a full proof way of increasing your income. Stop for a minute and analyze the facts.

This program was created by Vince Jones Even at the mere age of 28 he knew not to share his big secrets. After a few years he wrote a book that explained everything, all the juice and only sold it for a limited time (now out of print). Alas the Program “12 Month Internet Millionaire” was born! This program gives you a sure fire way to get instant cash to become rich beyond you wildest dreams.

This program teaches you to sell almost anything online and off! Russell Brunson has taken his call sessions and turned them in to sure fire program to assist anyone to sell what ever their heart desires. In a way they can make a huge profit.

Now you do not have to believe this is life changing nor do you have to purchase it. However think about this “if a millionaire was sitting next to you and offered to tell you how he made his money would you listen to him?”


My One Month Aniversary In My Home-Based Internet Marketing Business

I am writing this article today because I am at my one month anniversary for my home-based business!! I am excited about this day because I know that I have learned and have accomplished so much!! I have also become a really excellent typer! Having a home-based business is a really fun because you really never know what the day is going to bring!! After my one month I have met soo many nice people and I am a member of a lot of different forums.

I have been learning soo much about advertising as well as what types of affiliate programs are worth joining or not. I think one of the things that I do regret, is that I did join a few too many programs at one time. In a sense, I am picking berries from a lot of different baskets. I never decided to have a home-based business to get rich quick. I was told that this would not happen, and that most home-based businesses fail.

I do not want to believe that statistic at all because I believe that many people give up.. do not fail when they do not see immediate results! I will not give up and I will not fail. I love this business and will support anyone who wants to join me in one of the most exciting professions in the world! ***

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by Michelle Tukachinsky

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