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23 December 2006

Cut Price Article Marketing

If you have been here before then you will know how enthusiastic I am about writing and distributing articles to promote a Web site. it really is a cost effective and reliable method of generating targeted traffic when it is done properly and I've written about the best techniques many times. If you haven't read this info you might like to check out:

Why Articles Fail To Deliver Traffic To Your Website
The Secret Gold Hidden In Articles
Who Says Articles Don’t Drive Traffic To Your Website?

In order to get the most from your articles it is necessary to have them spread around the Web as widely as possible; which can be very time consuming if you are attempting to run and promote your online business alone. So if you want to use your time more productively in other areas of your business then it is useful to know that there is help at hand in the form of article submission services; which, as the name suggests, will submit your articles for you. There are several available and the one I use myself and continually recommend is Article Marketer.

So it was nice to receive an email this morning from Chris Ellington of Article Marketer advising me of a great discount offer in celebration of Time Magazine's person of the year for 2006. Currently if you subscribe to the full distribution service for one quarter you will get the second quarter absolutely free - that is fantastic value for getting your articles distributed automatically (with the resultant increase in targeted traffic).


Check out the full story and take advantage of this great offer at Article Marketer now and enjoy a New Year full of increased traffic to your Web site. Click here for more...


08 December 2006

Is It Possible To Make A Good Income Working From Home?

It's a good question isn't it?

The good news is that it is entirely possible to make a good income working from home. The bad news is that you will have to be careful in how you achieve it because there are many scams out there and lots of unscrupulous people who are all too willing to exploit home workers. This situation occurs in the workplace too of course, but there are usually rules and regulations that don't apply to people working from home.

If you are intent on earning a living by working from home, then it would be wise to do some prior planning. First off; think about your interests and skills - Do you like to write? Are you a good photographer? Can you proofread and edit copy? Perhaps you enjoy composing and recording your own music? Do you have programming or Web design skills?

All of these things have something in common: they are 'creative' pursuits; and that is the key to making a good income working from home. You must leave behind the idea of trading your time for money as you would in a job, and instead concentrate on selling your ideas and creativity for the best possible price.

So where is the best place to sell your creative ideas? The great thing is that now we are living in the 21st Century we have access to the greatest communication medium of all time - the Internet. And with this all powerful tool at our disposal the whole world is at our fingertips.

The result is that anybody with enough persistence and determination can make a good income working from home by following three simple steps:


1 - Leave behind the notion of trading time for money

2 - Work at being creative

3 - Sell your ideas to the highest bidder in a worldwide market


By leaving behind any pre-conceived ideas and embracing the power of the World Wide Web it is entirely possible that you too can make not only a good income working from home, but a VERY good one. You won't be the first and you certainly won't be the last..