Alan’s Simple Work From Home Blog

To get started working online from home all you really need is a computer, internet access, and a willingness to learn and put in consistant effort.  Of course,  it is important to find a good work from home computer business opportunity to get started in.

With this in mind I have a new article…..

“As the internet grows around the world, the opportunities it contains increase at a huge rate. As a result, more and more people are seeking to find the best possible work from home computer business opportunity. While it is true that the number of opportunities is increasing, in a way this makes it more difficult to sort the genuine ones from the scams. And so you need to do a little homework to evaluate any idea you may come across. Only a few will contain the pot of gold you are seeking….”

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 Alan Thomas

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If you are like me, when it comes to writing articles for distribution on the internet, one of the hardest things is to actually get started. Article marketing is a great way to build any business online, but the main stumbling block for most people is coming up with good home business article ideas.  With this in mind,  I have a new article published ….

“If you want to sit down and write an article on a home business topic, be aware of a few things that can make or break your success. The main thing to understand is that you should keep your reader’s attention throughout the body of the article, in order to have them still there at the end to take whatever action you suggest to them.  Your article should have a smooth flow, and have the optimum keyword density. All this, however, comes after you decide on a quality home business article idea. And this is often one of the hardest tasks of all….”

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It should give you some ideas on where to start!

 Also, congratulations to my friend, the great Sinead Jennings, who won a Silver Medal at the World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria today!

We are all very proud of you Sinead.

Alan Thomas

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A new article published on my site is….

 ….Whatever your reason to work for yourself, Canadian home based business opportunities present a great way to get started. Around the world many thousands of people are taking advantage of these options, maybe because of disillusionment with their standard job, curiosity, or excitement at the potential available online today…..    

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There have been some exciting developments with the PIPS Power Group lately, of which I will talk more soon. Just to tell those of you who don’t know, the Plug In Profit Program helps online business starters to develop their own web based business, and full training and support programs are available through the PIPS back office, the Warrior Forum, and the PIPS Power Group.

If you need more information on any of the topics covered on this blog, leave me a message and I will get back to you.

 Alan Thomas

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Here is a small bit of a new article I published on my website today. 

“Pretty much everyone would agree that carefully planned advertising and marketing are absolutely essential to ensure success in an internet home based business.  In order to generate customers, you need to initially attract visitors by the means of effective marketing.  Despite what you may have heard, not all traffic you can generate is good traffic.  To ensure your own long-term success, you will need to concentrate on finding your target market.”

Let me know what you think, and also what topics you would like to learn more about. By finding out what you want we should be able to improve what we offer here, and you in turn will get more from our blog.

To read more of the article click here..  Internet Home Based Business

Alan Thomas

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Does the idea of earning more money from home interest you? If it does, then perhaps you should look at how you can get paid to take a survey online. If you pick the right company, you can be earning while sitting at home in your pyjamas.

The idea of getting paid for surveys is not new, as for many years people were asked questions in the street, in shopping malls, or over the telephone.  As a reward for their co-operation they were often given vouchers or small amounts of cash. Very often the surveyors took abuse, and people went out of their way to avoid them.

All that has changed with the growth of the internet. Now you simply go online and fill out surveys you feel comfortable with, and in your own time frame. Whenever you have a few quiet moments, you can take a survey. If you can’t do it , that’s fine, just do it when you have time again. It is available at all hours of the day or night.

Why will companies pay you for taking their surveys? Well, companies in the United States  alone spend over $250 Billion Dollars each year, trying to persuade consumers to buy their products. That money is split between advertising and research. And a large part of that research involves taking surveys and polling focus groups.

On average you can earn $10 - $15 for each survey. Not a huge amount of money, but added together over time it can make quite a difference. Maybe pay for a holiday, or improve your wordrobe!

 There are a large number of companies offering online surveys, but unfortunately not all have a good reputation. So to get you going, I will just recommend one to you today - Maximum Paid Surveys. They have a solid reputation, and are great to get started with.

Some people aim to build a large international business from home. Others just want to earn a small extra income in their spare time. Whichever type of person you are, you too can get paid to take a survey.

Thousands of others around the world are doing it - why not you?

 Alan Thomas

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 Getting started in your money making home business can be a little confusing due to the large number of options shouting for your attention. With this in mind, let’s try to narrow the possibilities down and list the top 4 home internet business ideas open to the general population.

1.  Network marketing is growing at a very fast pace thanks to the Internet. You can have a worldwide business in a matter of days, in comparison to what used to take years to build. The key with network marketing is finding  products you can develop a personal attachment to and teaching others how to make money doing exactly the same as you.

2.   Affiliate marketing. The beauty of affiliate marketing is you get paid to sell other people’s products. You get your own website and marketing materials, all the money is collected for you, and the product is shipped for you as well. 

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One of my main areas of interest over the years has been the field of personal development training. What happened was that gradually I became aware of the fact that we can always improve our situation in life, no matter where we start from.

 Now, I know that may sound obvious, but you would be amazed at the number of people who seem to believe that their life plan was fixed at birth, and that they should just drift along accepting mediocraty like most of their friends.

If you are reading this post, chances are that you know that you generally get out of life what you put in to it. For me, using selected motivational and educational audio material is part of my daily routine, and has been for many years.

This is why when I was shown the Success University website last November, I realised what a powerful tool it was, both in terms of building an online business, but also in availing of continuing education courses that were constantly being updated.

 As a spin-off from that, in partnership with a number of like minded colleagues, we developed the Diamond Training website.

We are offering offline training courses based on many of the stystems used in Success University. Our main trainer is Rachel Doherty, who as well as being involved with Success University is involved in training seminars for many companies, and is just this week completing her Masters degree.

 Our courses are currently held in Dublin, Ireland, but our aim is to grow internationally over time. The next training day is on July 23.

You can find out more details from our website Personal Development Training

Of course, not all of you will be able to make it that day. For those of you who can’t, you should go to Success University to find out how you too can take advantage of the great resources available there.

No matter what business or industry you are currently in,  personal development training offers you the chance to improve your situation in all aspects of life, at a ridiculously low cost.

 See you soon,   Alan Thomas

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The great thing about working from home is that pretty much everyone starts out the same way, and learns as they go along. That’s good, because very often when people are new to working on the internet they haven’t  the required skills to do everything perfectly. Here we will look at two simple work from home opportunities that anyone can use to get started.

1. One very successful area to get started in your own home based business is by joining the affiliate program at Clickbank.com. They provide a huge library of digital information products which anyone can sell and earn money from straight away.

It’s simple to join their affiliate program and it won’t cost you anything to get up and running. When you join as an affiliate with Clickbank, you will get your own ID number and use it to create URLs for different products you wish to offer,  inserting it into any URL of several thousand different ebooks covering multiple categories and niches. The ebooks are already created any and many of the marketing materials supporting them are ready to use as well.

Your main objective is to promote these products and bring them to other people’s attention as much as you can. When someone purchases a Clickbank product from your  website you get a commission.

Clickbank is a great company to work with because they pay every two weeks. So once you get things going you can expect these payments on a consistent basis.

2. You could join a network marketing company. You are probably familiar with companies like Amway or Mary K.! These are some of the older MLM companies that are still in business today. They have been passed out by more modern companies, but  the basic idea was a good one.

The thing I would like to suggest that makes this a simple way to get started is to join a network marketing company that sells information products on the internet.

These are great because you can come up with companies that offer products that are unique. For example, SFI offers a membership program called the International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs.

This is a great program that teaches people how to start and run their own successful home business. It is a form of a network marketing company and you earn commissions on a downline of people that join under you and under distributors you recruit.

Another company in the information and education area is Success University.

These are two simple work from home opportunities that anyone can start for free and be up and running in the business of their own in a matter of a few minutes.   Ultimately your success will be determined by how quickly you learn the skills needed to market your business on the Internet, and how hard you work at it after that.

 Alan Thomas

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