<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367</id><updated>2011-04-21T16:27:40.485-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Renee's Home Gazette</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113744785485641187</id><published>2006-01-16T13:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-16T13:45:03.816-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Caribbean Vacation in the Cayman Islands</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Caribbean Vacation in the Cayman Islands&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the Natural Beauty of a Caribbean Vacation in the Cayman Islands&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You’re barefoot, the waves tickle your ankles as they lap upon the shore. Your heart starts to race as you reach the summit at the end of a 5 mile hike through a rain forest. You wait quietly to catch a glimpse of a tiny white tailed deer. You swim along with a group of stingrays. You catch the glimpse of a rare, exotic parrot. And the air, it’s so fresh, you can’t help but to notice it. What could be more natural – you’re enjoying the best of a Caribbean vacation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cayman Islands Caribbean Vacation Attractions &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A British Crown Colony situated almost in the center of the Caribbean, there are three Cayman Islands. The Grand Cayman, sophisticated banking and tourist and vacation destination, and two smaller less developed islands; Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you take a vacation to the Grand Cayman in the Caribbean, you will see a beach called Seven Mile Beach. It is the best known beach in the Caribbean and is actually 5.5 miles long. The beauty of this beach is maintained by the hallmark development policy. None of the over 50 hotels and condominiums that dot the beach rise taller than the casuarinas trees that line the entire stretch of powdery sands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cayman Trench that surrounds Grand Cayman attracts some of the best divers in the world. Known as the diving Capitol of the Caribbean, the main attraction is Stingray City, where friendly stingrays are accessible in only 3 to 12 feet of water. The shallow water means that you don’t have to be a certified diver to enjoy it. You simply just grab a snorkel and dive in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another great attraction for your vacation is the exotic 180 acre Brac Parrot Reserve on Cayman Brac, or the Booby Pond Nature Reserve on Little Cayman. Both are important reserves for birdlife and are as breathtaking as they are vital.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Grand Caymans capitol, George Town, is widely known as the shoppers paradise, with goods offered “tax-free”. Further exploration uncovers a wonderful combination of British sophistication and West Indies charm. You don’t want to miss this charming town while on vacation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curacaos Caribbean Jewel to Consider&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just off the northern coast of Venezuela you alight on one of the jewels of the Caribbean, the dazzling island of Curacao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A vacation for sun lovers, this is paradise. Any one of the Curacao’s 38 beaches, from large strands of small secluded sun-traps, is sure to make for a fantastic day out. But if there is more on your agenda than lying around, you can try windsurfing, water skiing, fishing, or relax with a round of golf. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the northern side of the island, of special note to Eco-tourists, is the 4,500 acre Sint Cristoffell National Park, comprised of three former plantations. You’ll travel through incredible countryside dotted with spectacular cactus to reach the highest point in the Leewards at 1,220 feet. Once at the park, start at the museum on the grounds of the Landhuis Savonet estate and learn about the island’s geology, flora, and fauna found no where else in the Caribbean.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’ve dreamed of really “getting away from it all” the Caribbean vacation just might be the answer your looking for. With the natural beauty of these islands, you can have a vacation in paradise that will be remembered for a life time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Renee Gonsales sells vacations packages to people who love to&lt;br /&gt;travel for pennies on the dollar! Visit the Carribbean, Mexico,&lt;br /&gt;Hawaii or Bahamas! Reach Renee at www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113744785485641187?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113744785485641187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113744785485641187' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113744785485641187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113744785485641187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/caribbean-vacation-in-cayman-islands.html' title='Caribbean Vacation in the Cayman Islands'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113688213750441715</id><published>2006-01-10T00:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-10T00:35:37.720-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur?</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-11257/dotcomology.html"&gt;Author of "Dotcomology - The Science of Making Money Online"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These days, it seems like everyone wants to work &lt;br /&gt;from home and make money on the Internet. But &lt;br /&gt;before you even turn on your computer, the first &lt;br /&gt;question you have to ask yourself is whether &lt;br /&gt;you’re cut out for this kind of work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fact is, building a home-based business isn’t &lt;br /&gt;for everyone. Some people like the commute. They &lt;br /&gt;really do enjoy having a boss who tells them what &lt;br /&gt;to do, and they like the routine of working &lt;br /&gt;nine-to-five for an ordinary salary that can &lt;br /&gt;barely pay the mortgage. Personally, I think &lt;br /&gt;they’re nuts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More reasonably, there are people who are &lt;br /&gt;concerned about the risk of starting up their own &lt;br /&gt;business. They’re not sure it’s worth the &lt;br /&gt;investment of time and money, and they’re scared &lt;br /&gt;of the responsibility that comes with running &lt;br /&gt;their own company. They wonder if there is &lt;br /&gt;another way to escape the rat race.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m sure there is. You could win the lottery or &lt;br /&gt;wait for your Aunt Sue to keel over and leave you &lt;br /&gt;her condo. Or maybe you could sit down with a pen &lt;br /&gt;and paper and draw the blueprint for "The Next &lt;br /&gt;Big Thing". Anything can happen... Right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me, what happened was creating a successful, &lt;br /&gt;self-running Internet marketing system. It didn’t &lt;br /&gt;happen without effort. It didn’t happen without &lt;br /&gt;at least some initial investment of both time and &lt;br /&gt;money and, of course, it doesn’t happen now &lt;br /&gt;without me making sure that the taxes are filed &lt;br /&gt;and the paperwork is done. But it happened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m my own boss. I work from home according to my &lt;br /&gt;own schedule and I get to pocket all the cash my &lt;br /&gt;business makes. If you’re prepared to give an &lt;br /&gt;e-business the time, the work and the money it &lt;br /&gt;needs to get started and get growing, it can &lt;br /&gt;happen for you too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Article excerpted from "Dotcomology":&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't Pay A Dime For Any Ebook, Marketing&lt;br /&gt;Course, Software Program Or Anything Else Until&lt;br /&gt;You've Read This Groundbreaking Document...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-11257/dotcomology.html"&gt;Click Here to Discover "Dotcomology" Now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-11257/dotcomology.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/images/science.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Terms&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer&lt;br /&gt;Privacy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113688213750441715?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113688213750441715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113688213750441715' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113688213750441715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113688213750441715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-e.html' title='Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur?'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113686406242190012</id><published>2006-01-09T19:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T19:34:22.506-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beat The Heat In Australia</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Beat The Heat In Australia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com"&gt; http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Fine beaches, perfect weather, good people, and a more secure traveling experience”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for all these conveniences and excitement, let Australia handle that for you. Perk up your traveling experience in the sixth largest country in the world, twice as large as Europe but less crowded. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make a choice from a wide variety 7000 fantastic beaches and enjoy the luscious greens of flora of approximately 25000 species and diverse but unique fauna as evidenced by the Kangaroo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Australians are fun-loving people and are very sociable. You can learn so much about their culture because of their very straightforward attitude towards guests and strangers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Language Discrepancies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;English maybe the widely spoken language in Australia but there are utterances which makes them unique to the rest of the English-speaking world and terminologies better left unsaid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the most common are Cobber = Buddy, Fairdinkum = Really and Cold One = Beer. Phrases such as righto = okay/alright and rag up = dress warmly are also common. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word “root” may have evolved to mean “sex” in Australia so it is better to keep from saying that word as long as you could. Same thing applies to "fanny" which came to mean a female’s private part. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weather &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Among the 7 continents, Australia probably has the weirdest climate. Unlike the US, the months of December to February are the hottest and most humid dates of the year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep in mind that Australia’s climate is just the exact opposite with that of the Northern Hemisphere&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Southern Australia was recorded to having the harshest climate during the summer season and keeping it out of your itinerary is advisable. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depending on where you are headed, there are must-haves and clothing you will need to prepare to make sure you will not be caught off-guard for any circumstances that are expected along the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunglasses and sunscreens and light clothing are important in Australia due to hot climate in some regions, but keeping a jacket during the cold night is a must especially in the southern temperate region. Nice pair of boots in the bushes is practically essential. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transportation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Public vehicles such taxis are commonplace in Australia. Most taxis charge “flagfall” and a surcharge for distant travels. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Keep left” is the rule of driving here. It can be quite confusing at times but being careful will surely keeps you away from trouble. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tipping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just the exact opposite of the west. Tipping may not be a no-no but it is not generally practice here but you can do so in some special occasions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are simply 1001 ways to enjoy the beauty of Australia and the good thing is, you can add more to rev up your rewarding traveling experience. Traveling to a distant place poses a lot of challenges but surely it is satisfying and worth the pennies! So enjoy and don’t forget to have a cold one with a cobber!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Renee Gonsales sells vacation packages to people who love to&lt;br /&gt;travel for pennies on the dollar to exotic and fabulous places like Hawaii, Bahamas and Australia. She will show you how to&lt;br /&gt;travel FREE to hundreds of top vacation destinations.&lt;br /&gt;She can also show you a business opportunity that will let you&lt;br /&gt;earn all the money you'll need to travel forever!&lt;br /&gt;visit Renee at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway"&gt; http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113686406242190012?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113686406242190012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113686406242190012' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113686406242190012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113686406242190012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/beat-heat-in-australia.html' title='Beat The Heat In Australia'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113686252135820598</id><published>2006-01-09T19:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T19:08:41.526-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Enjoy the Best Places under the Sun</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;How to Enjoy the Best Places under the Sun&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com"&gt; http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to Enjoy the Best Places under the Sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are people who are fond of traveling. They like to go to places where they can recharge their souls, unwind, release the tension from work, and simply enjoy what life has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And there are people who are more of the adventurous type who would rather enjoy the day exploring the forest canopy in Costa Rica or discover the beauty of the wilderness of Siberia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, whatever adventure travel most people would like to experience, it is always best to observe safety measures and precautions so as to avoid risk or perils of traveling to unknown lands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s a list of tips for adventure travelers, whether they want adventures that are more inclined to wilderness or just the typical family adventure most people would love to experience:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. It is best that people should know what the type of travel adventure they are getting into.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adventure travel may provide the kind of adrenalin rush most adventurers long to experience every time they get out of their territory. It is the feeling of newness and uncertainty on what will happen that gives them the satisfaction and gratification that they need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, it is still important for them to know what they are doing. After all, traveling always involve risky activities especially to those who are set to gain adventure experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Have a fixed set on the adventure travel destination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because of the vastness of locations and adventure locations available today, people might get confused on what areas are best for their adventure travel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One good tip is to choose a location that can baffle those adventurous minds and mystify the eyes with great mystery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As much as new and exotic places can be adventurous, it is still best to stick to the classical and typical locations. It would be really risky to try areas which no one has ever dared to go to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Consider the budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adventure traveling can be pretty expensive especially when it entails going to places that entails great adventure packages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, it would be better for adventure travelers to shop around first and compare prices before deciding on what kind of adventure travel to take.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Indeed, adventure travel can be one of the most exciting and gratifying travel one can experience. However, with the exotic places, wilderness, and virgin forests that one might consider, it is a must that every travel must know the proper way how to protect themselves and what to do first before trying the place out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all, it should be safety that should always be on top priority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and &lt;br /&gt;opportunities so you can work at home visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com"&gt; http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113686252135820598?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113686252135820598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113686252135820598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113686252135820598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113686252135820598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/how-to-enjoy-best-places-under-sun.html' title='How To Enjoy the Best Places under the Sun'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113685994934506170</id><published>2006-01-09T18:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T18:25:52.390-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mini Websites Make A Great Home Business</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Mini Websites Make A Great Home Business&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking to earn money working from home, Mini Web&lt;br /&gt;Sites are a great way to run your own business. Usually these are&lt;br /&gt;simple one or two page sites that are designed for selling a&lt;br /&gt;single product. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A mini site is basically a sales letter that is designed to&lt;br /&gt;convert viewers into buyers, it is not there to provide detailed&lt;br /&gt;information about the product. This type of site can attract more&lt;br /&gt;viewers, which means more sales and more money for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The steps for creating a mini web site are: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Find a profitable niche. &lt;br /&gt;- Determine the best product to sell for that niche. &lt;br /&gt;- Write a well crafted ad. &lt;br /&gt;- Design a landing page. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure you do not include banners or other advertising, these&lt;br /&gt;might distract the attention of your visitors, your only focus&lt;br /&gt;should be on selling your product. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Design a Mini Web Site &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each site should sell only one product and be optimized for just&lt;br /&gt;that product. Select keywords based on your product, that are&lt;br /&gt;popular enough to attract the amount of traffic you will need to&lt;br /&gt;make your site profitable, and always use your keywords in the&lt;br /&gt;title, heading tags, and graphic alt tags. Create an easy to&lt;br /&gt;order form, one that is fast to fill out, you do not want to lose&lt;br /&gt;customers because it takes too much time or is too much trouble&lt;br /&gt;to purchase your product. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever you sell, start by quickly describing that particular&lt;br /&gt;product and keep your focus tight on that product. Try to pre&lt;br /&gt;sell your product by including several endorsements from people&lt;br /&gt;who are happy about using your product. After the endorsements,&lt;br /&gt;include several free bonuses to get your visitors even more&lt;br /&gt;excited about buying. To host your site look for a reliable&lt;br /&gt;hosting service, one that has a good track record for minimal&lt;br /&gt;down time. Select a domain name that includes your keywords this&lt;br /&gt;will also help your search engine rankings and get you more&lt;br /&gt;traffic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some benefits of Mini Sites are: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Easier to optimize for search engine rankings. &lt;br /&gt;- Inbound links to your sites will lead to a higher Google Page&lt;br /&gt;Rank. &lt;br /&gt;- You can be an expert at whatever you sell or whatever service&lt;br /&gt;you offer. &lt;br /&gt;- Higher traffic generated than regular web sites. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mini sites are the easiest way to make some quick money because&lt;br /&gt;they do not require a large setup cost, and they are easy to&lt;br /&gt;design. All you need is a great idea and you are ready to make&lt;br /&gt;some money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and &lt;br /&gt;opportunities so you can work at home visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113685994934506170?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113685994934506170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113685994934506170' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685994934506170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685994934506170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/mini-websites-make-great-home-business.html' title='Mini Websites Make A Great Home Business'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113685862840809344</id><published>2006-01-09T18:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T18:03:48.496-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Based Business Opportunities</title><content type='html'>b&gt;Home Based Business Opportunities &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems home based business opportunities are a bit more common&lt;br /&gt;in the US than in Europe. However the European marketplace is&lt;br /&gt;quickly catching on to the phenomenon of home based business and&lt;br /&gt;network marketing. The advantages of a home based business are&lt;br /&gt;evident: low cost, flexible working hours and tax benefits, to&lt;br /&gt;name but a few. But these advantages have pretty much been there&lt;br /&gt;for many years, so why the sudden growth? Why do so many people&lt;br /&gt;start their own home based business right now, and why would&lt;br /&gt;network marketing be a good thing to consider for so many&lt;br /&gt;others? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First of all there is worldwide economic uncertainty and many&lt;br /&gt;economies are either facing a recession or are in the middle of&lt;br /&gt;one. Turn open any newspaper and you can't miss articles on&lt;br /&gt;companies downsizing and laying off employees by the thousands.&lt;br /&gt;Network marketing offers people the chance to create a part time&lt;br /&gt;auxiliary income, right beside their day job. This kind of extra&lt;br /&gt;income has proven a great help to many families across the world.&lt;br /&gt;Of course many network marketers have made a full time living out&lt;br /&gt;of there business. Some of them have made fortunes. But this&lt;br /&gt;level of success, although available to anyone who is willing to&lt;br /&gt;do the work, will not be for most people. Most network marketers&lt;br /&gt;run a part time business for a small number of hours a week&lt;br /&gt;earning them a couple hundred bucks a month. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then there is the phenomenon of cocooning, where the consumer&lt;br /&gt;tries to shield itself from all sorts of marketing messages.&lt;br /&gt;Do-no-call lists are in place, making it harder and harder for&lt;br /&gt;companies to get their messages across to the consumer. Network&lt;br /&gt;marketing, which is based on moving a service or product to the&lt;br /&gt;end consumer based on personal relationships, delivers a strong&lt;br /&gt;answer to these challenges. More and more traditional companies&lt;br /&gt;have discovered that network marketing is a very cost effective&lt;br /&gt;way to reach consumers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course we can't forget about the internet. This technology has&lt;br /&gt;greatly helped making the world smaller, making it easier to find&lt;br /&gt;and disperse information. Network marketing companies have&lt;br /&gt;pioneered the internet to inform, train and motivate their&lt;br /&gt;independent distributors. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cost of home office equipment has decreased considerably. &lt;br /&gt;These days you can set up a home office for just a couple hundred&lt;br /&gt;bucks. Some may argue that you don't even need that much. Any&lt;br /&gt;computer with an internet connection and a phone would be enough&lt;br /&gt;for most network marketers to operate their business. This makes&lt;br /&gt;it affordable for everyone to start a home based business.&lt;br /&gt;Compare this to the cost of running a normal business and it&lt;br /&gt;becomes clear why more and more people are being attracted to a&lt;br /&gt;home based opportunity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then there is the growing lack of trust in the corporate&lt;br /&gt;world. Not too long ago, people where quite used to having a job&lt;br /&gt;for life. Or at least until they decided to quit. Nowadays many&lt;br /&gt;people have come to realize that job security is a joke. Too many&lt;br /&gt;people have lost their jobs more than once only to find out that&lt;br /&gt;they were nothing but a number to their corporate employer. It's&lt;br /&gt;not just the fact that you have to go out to find another job to&lt;br /&gt;feed your family. It's also the fact that you've been listening&lt;br /&gt;to your employer bloating about the importance of their human&lt;br /&gt;assets when in the end in turns the employees where just&lt;br /&gt;considered human asses. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Network marketing not only offers people a chance to create some&lt;br /&gt;extra income, it also provides them with the opportunity to get&lt;br /&gt;some of their dignity back. Helping them realize that they don't&lt;br /&gt;necessarily have to depend on their employers paycheck. The&lt;br /&gt;support structures that many good network marketing companies&lt;br /&gt;offer are a great help to individuals joining this type of&lt;br /&gt;business. Not only will they receive the proper training on their&lt;br /&gt;company's products and services. They will also be educated on&lt;br /&gt;personal development &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The advantages of a home based business are evident and in the&lt;br /&gt;near future we will certainly see more of it. Looking at today's&lt;br /&gt;trends in the economy it doesn't take a genius to figure out that&lt;br /&gt;the era of monolithic companies offering jobs for life has ended.&lt;br /&gt;It's time to have the courage to bet on yourself again and home&lt;br /&gt;based business is a good way to do so. And for those people that&lt;br /&gt;decide to take this step, taking a serious look at network&lt;br /&gt;marketing is just common sense. Even in a time where common sense&lt;br /&gt;isn't that common anymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and &lt;br /&gt;opportunities so you can work at home visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113685862840809344?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113685862840809344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113685862840809344' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685862840809344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685862840809344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/home-based-business-opportunities.html' title='Home Based Business Opportunities'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113685722795389771</id><published>2006-01-09T17:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T17:40:28.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Studies have shown that successful entrepreneurs possess these&lt;br /&gt;characteristics: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Self-confidence &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is that magical power of having confidence in oneself and in&lt;br /&gt;one's powers and abilities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Achievement Oriented &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Results are gained by focused and sustained effort. They&lt;br /&gt;concentrate on achieving a specific goal, not just accomplishing&lt;br /&gt;a string of unrelated tasks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Risk Taker &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They realize that there is a chance of loss inherent in achieving&lt;br /&gt;their goals, yet they have the confidence necessary to take&lt;br /&gt;calculated risks to achieve their goals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Entrepreneurs are people who will make decisions, take action,&lt;br /&gt;and think that they can control their own destinies. They are&lt;br /&gt;often motivated by a spirit of independence which leads them to&lt;br /&gt;believe that their success depends on raw effort and hard work,&lt;br /&gt;not luck. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So which of these three main characteristics is the most&lt;br /&gt;important? Believe it or not, it has to be self-confidence.&lt;br /&gt;Without self-confidence, nothing else is possible. If you don't&lt;br /&gt;believe in your abilities, then the first challenge that arises&lt;br /&gt;may knock you off the path to achieving your goals. Here are a&lt;br /&gt;few things to keep in mind for maintaining a higher level of&lt;br /&gt;self-confidence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Positive Thinking &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, it all starts with a positive attitude, doesn't it?&lt;br /&gt;Believing that something good will happen is the first step.&lt;br /&gt;Negative thinking simply is not allowed. You must truly believe&lt;br /&gt;that there are no circumstances strong enough to deter you from&lt;br /&gt;reaching your goals. Remember too, that positive thinking can be&lt;br /&gt;contagious. When positive thinking spreads, it can open doors to&lt;br /&gt;new ideas, customers, friends, etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Persistent Action &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now all of the positive thinking and believing in the world is&lt;br /&gt;useless if it is not applied towards a goal. You have to take&lt;br /&gt;action, no excuses are allowed. This action must also be&lt;br /&gt;persistent. Trying once and then giving up is not going to be&lt;br /&gt;enough. Keep at it one step at a time. If you can't get by a&lt;br /&gt;certain step, then find a creative way to try again or just go&lt;br /&gt;around it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the beginning of this article we identified a few traits that&lt;br /&gt;are common among successful entrepreneurs. You should be able to&lt;br /&gt;look ahead and see yourself where you want to be. Now just&lt;br /&gt;maintain a strong belief in yourself and your skills, stick with&lt;br /&gt;it, and don't give up. If you can do that, you're already half&lt;br /&gt;way there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the author:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;To find the best home based business ideas and &lt;br /&gt;opportunities so you can work at home visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com"&gt; http://www.AutomatedProfitCenters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113685722795389771?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113685722795389771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113685722795389771' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685722795389771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113685722795389771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/characteristics-of-successful.html' title='Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113677324475045169</id><published>2006-01-08T18:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-08T21:03:24.126-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Travel Around The World For Free</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8002/2084/1600/Picture%20044.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8002/2084/400/Picture%20044.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How To Travel Around The World For Free&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Renee Gonsales&lt;br /&gt;www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi, I'm Renee Gonsales writing to you from my home office in&lt;br /&gt;Hawaii. Normally articles don't start like this, but it's&lt;br /&gt;important that you know where I am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Living in a tropical paradise like Hawaii lets me see thousands&lt;br /&gt;of people each year ON VACATION.  I gotta tell ya, your neighbors&lt;br /&gt;and co-workers are DIFFERENT people when they get out of the rat&lt;br /&gt;race and onto one of our fabulous beaches.  Their cares and&lt;br /&gt;worries melt away.  They start to think positively, they relax,&lt;br /&gt;and most feel better than they have in years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know.  A&lt;br /&gt;vacation would do you good!  But HOW will I afford a vacation,&lt;br /&gt;you say.  No problem.  Part of living in the middle of the&lt;br /&gt;vacation industry is knowing where to get the good deals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people don't realize you can travel FREE all over the world,&lt;br /&gt;to hundreds of exclusive vacation destinations.  All you pay are&lt;br /&gt;the taxes.  Everything else is free, nada, no charge.  Stay in&lt;br /&gt;the best hotels, eat at great restaurants, take the top tours,&lt;br /&gt;golf, ski, explore--and all you pay are the taxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That means if you can scrape together a few hundred dollars, you&lt;br /&gt;can spend a full WEEK in the sunny, warm Bahamas or Mexico -- not&lt;br /&gt;to mention the beautiful tropical islands of Hawaii.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can just imagine the expression on your face.  This sounds a&lt;br /&gt;little too good to be true, right?  Not so.  Recently the $4.9&lt;br /&gt;billion dollar travel industry has gotten quite competitive.&lt;br /&gt;Travel executives have learned they need to offer incredible&lt;br /&gt;deals to get tourists to visit their locations and use their&lt;br /&gt;facilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Travel executives are more than happy to offer select groups of&lt;br /&gt;travelers FREE services.  However, they can't get past the taxes&lt;br /&gt;that are required by their governments.  That usually amounts to&lt;br /&gt;just a few dollars here and there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may have noticed I referred to "select groups" getting these&lt;br /&gt;no-cost deals.  I don't mean the ultra-wealthy or Hollywood's&lt;br /&gt;most famous.  Anyone, even average folks like you and I, can get&lt;br /&gt;into these "select groups" simply by joining an organization of&lt;br /&gt;travel buffs who negotiate to offer these super deals to their&lt;br /&gt;members.  It's really that easy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So don't sit at home this winter merely wishing you had the money&lt;br /&gt;to travel to an exciting vacation destination. You DO have enough&lt;br /&gt;money to travel when you take advantage of FREE vacation &lt;br /&gt;opportunities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Renee Gonsales sells vacation packages to people who love to&lt;br /&gt;travel for pennies on the dollar.  She will show you how to&lt;br /&gt;travel FREE to hundreds of top vacation destinations.  Get more&lt;br /&gt;details from her site at http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;br /&gt;She can also show you a business opportunity that will let you&lt;br /&gt;earn all the money you'll need to travel forever!&lt;br /&gt;Reach Renee at support@UltimateVacationsGetaway.com&lt;a href="http://www.UltimateVacationsGetaway.com"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20702367-113677324475045169?l=automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/feeds/113677324475045169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20702367&amp;postID=113677324475045169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113677324475045169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20702367/posts/default/113677324475045169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://automatedprofitcenters.blogspot.com/2006/01/how-to-travel-around-world-for-free.html' title='How To Travel Around The World For Free'/><author><name>AutomatedProfitCenters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17053959606938415493</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20702367.post-113675469038012825</id><published>2006-01-08T13:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-08T13:11:30.383-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Advertising Your Home Business on a Budget&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-11257"&gt; http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-11257&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you are starting out in a new home business &lt;br /&gt;and no one knows who you are, one of the greatest &lt;br /&gt;challenges you will face is how to drum up new &lt;br /&gt;business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there were not people in your community or &lt;br /&gt;marketplace that you knew who needed your &lt;br /&gt;products or services, you probably would not have &lt;br /&gt;started your business to begin with. But, once&lt;br /&gt;you have talked to those who you personally knew &lt;br /&gt;who needed your what you offer, then your next &lt;br /&gt;task is to find others who will help keep your &lt;br /&gt;doors open.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people know that they must turn to &lt;br /&gt;advertising at some point in the future, but they &lt;br /&gt;hope that day will be long down the road. For &lt;br /&gt;some, this utopian concept will come to fruition.&lt;br /&gt;But for the rest of us in the real world, we must &lt;br /&gt;come up with creative solutions for meeting our &lt;br /&gt;home business advertising needs while working &lt;br /&gt;within our budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people have a misconception about having to &lt;br /&gt;spend lots of money in order to advertise their &lt;br /&gt;home business. When you start out, you honestly &lt;br /&gt;will not have much money available for&lt;br /&gt;advertising, and if you do, you should still &lt;br /&gt;spend it wisely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before you jump headfirst into the world of &lt;br /&gt;advertising, let me share some of the lessons I &lt;br /&gt;have learned concerning this most important topic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LESSON #1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It does not have to cost an arm and a leg to &lt;br /&gt;advertise your home business, unless you fail to &lt;br /&gt;plan and fail to test.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As much as is possible, you should always test &lt;br /&gt;your advertising. If you jump in and start &lt;br /&gt;dumping tons of money in to advertising without &lt;br /&gt;first testing your advertising, you might find &lt;br /&gt;yourself broke and without sales at the end of &lt;br /&gt;the road. Most people who commit this error write &lt;br /&gt;off their failure on the home business they chose &lt;br /&gt;or the economy or any of a hundred other excuses.&lt;br /&gt;But, if they are unwilling to take responsibility &lt;br /&gt;for their mistake, they will never learn from &lt;br /&gt;their mistake. Don't let this be you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LESSON #2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All testing should be done in blocks. If you &lt;br /&gt;begin to advertise simultaneously in newspapers, &lt;br /&gt;radio and television, how will you know which &lt;br /&gt;advertising is bringing people to your cash &lt;br /&gt;register? You won't. All you will know that &lt;br /&gt;something might be working, but you will not know &lt;br /&gt;what is actually doing the trick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if you tell people in your advertising to &lt;br /&gt;tell you how they found you, my experience shows &lt;br /&gt;that fewer than 10% of the people ever will tell &lt;br /&gt;you anything --- and those people who do may not&lt;br /&gt;even get the facts straight! You cannot rely on &lt;br /&gt;your customers to tell you what advertising is &lt;br /&gt;working for your home business. You must put in &lt;br /&gt;the extra effort to know for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LESSON #3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only when you have a proven and solid advertising &lt;br /&gt;portfolio should you venture to drop big bucks in &lt;br /&gt;an advertising campaign. Even then, you should be &lt;br /&gt;careful to keep further measurements to determine &lt;br /&gt;how much the maximum advantage of an ad would be.&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes you might be able to reach ten times as &lt;br /&gt;many people, but depending on the kind of media &lt;br /&gt;and other factors, the additional exposure will &lt;br /&gt;only generate twice as many sales. Keep your eye &lt;br /&gt;attuned to situations like this to get the most &lt;br /&gt;from your advertising dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LESSON #4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Lesson #3 illustrates, sometimes your best &lt;br /&gt;advertising investment may actually cost you less &lt;br /&gt;money. When you are first starting out, whether &lt;br /&gt;you are running a home business or a business &lt;br /&gt;outside of your home, you need to be able to get &lt;br /&gt;people talking and thinking about your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are busy testing ads in media's such as &lt;br /&gt;the newspaper, magazines, radio, and television, &lt;br /&gt;you need to learn ways of promoting your business &lt;br /&gt;that do not require large cash expenditures. A &lt;br /&gt;few examples are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Word of Mouth&lt;br /&gt;· Business Cards&lt;br /&gt;· Press Releases&lt;br /&gt;· Non-Primetime Ads on Radio and Television&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is more information about each type of &lt;br /&gt;low-cost advertising:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WORD OF MOUTH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This of course is the cheapest kind of &lt;br /&gt;advertising on the planet --- it does not cost &lt;br /&gt;you anything. Ask your customers if they know &lt;br /&gt;anyone who could also use your products or &lt;br /&gt;services. When they are happy with your offerings &lt;br /&gt;and service, they will be willing to tell you &lt;br /&gt;whom you can contact, and they will pass the&lt;br /&gt;word for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BUSINESS CARDS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can usually pick up 500 business cards for &lt;br /&gt;about $20. When you do, hand them out. Do not &lt;br /&gt;give more than a couple of cards to each person. &lt;br /&gt;If they need more cards from you, they will ask.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some people are known to network with others on a &lt;br /&gt;regular basis. Some of these people are also &lt;br /&gt;known to be always looking for an extra few &lt;br /&gt;bucks. With these people, you can suggest to them &lt;br /&gt;that if they write their name on the back of one &lt;br /&gt;of your business cards and the card is presented &lt;br /&gt;to you, then you will pay a referral fee to them. &lt;br /&gt;You do not have to offer much --- sometimes one &lt;br /&gt;dollar is enough. Look at your home business and&lt;br /&gt;your offerings and decide how much would be a &lt;br /&gt;good referral fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRESS RELEASES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Press Releases are a good source for generating &lt;br /&gt;news about your home business. The business &lt;br /&gt;editor at your local newspaper is always on the &lt;br /&gt;lookout for a good business story to fill the&lt;br /&gt;business news section of the newspaper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, the business editor understands the &lt;br /&gt;economics of running a paper and is more inclined &lt;br /&gt;to run your story if you buy advertising in &lt;br /&gt;his/her publication, but will still print&lt;br /&gt;stories for special events and openings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The important thing to remember about Press &lt;br /&gt;Releases is that it must be constructed in the &lt;br /&gt;form of a news story. Even if you are a sole &lt;br /&gt;proprietorship, quotes from you should be written &lt;br /&gt;in a third person format: John Doe said, "Your &lt;br /&gt;quote here."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Press Release should pack the most important &lt;br /&gt;information at the beginning of the copy, and &lt;br /&gt;leave extra details towards the end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should always provide the reporter who gets &lt;br /&gt;the task a simple and easy way for him/her to &lt;br /&gt;contact you directly. Often the reporter will &lt;br /&gt;want to contact you to get details that will&lt;br /&gt;enhance their take on your story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NON-PRIMETIME ADS ON RADIO AND TELEVISION&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Believe it or not, some of the best rates for &lt;br /&gt;radio and television are on the overnight and &lt;br /&gt;non-primetime venues. These target times are not &lt;br /&gt;a total waste as they can easily keep the&lt;br /&gt;infomercial people in business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These off-hours are just less populated than the &lt;br /&gt;primetime hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't be afraid to check your local radio and &lt;br /&gt;television rates for non-primetime hours to see &lt;br /&gt;what bargains may exist. With television, &lt;br /&gt;primetime is 7pm to 10pm. With radio, primetime is&lt;br /&gt;8am to 5pm. 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