Working from Home

For a long time it was my dream to work from home and enjoy the freedom that it brings. No setting the alarm clock for me, I can work when I want, I can choose who to work with and I can fit work around my leisure! It was also my dream to be myself and do what I really enjoyed doing. Well my dreams came true and if you would love to work from home, you can do it too.

It was a big shift for me to make the leap and leave a well-paid, secure and steady job after 22 years. But I had made my mind up that my health, my sanity and my personal goals in life were more important to me than anything. I just had to break the chains and be free. I placed my trust in the Universe to provide whatever I needed and the Universe responded to that trust.

You may have a hobby or an interest that you could turn into an income-producing opportunity. I became very interested in complementary therapies and healing, so I trained in a number of therapies including Reflexology and Reiki and worked from home as a holistic practitioner. The understanding I gained through Reiki will aways be a part of my life. I try to go with the flow in my life these days and after 6 years it felt like time to move in another direction. So now I am working on my websites and blogs and incorporating affiliate marketing and network marketing.

Affiliate Marketing

This is something anyone can do at home if they have a computer. This is where you advertise other people's products and when customers buy you earn a commission. I am still still learning and am currently half way through a course with Royalties University. This is a low-cost 9 month course by email which really covers the basics and you can literally be applying the information from week one and making money. It tells you absolutely everything you need to know to start earning royalties or commissions, including where to find products, how to get a web sales page up and running, advertising and so much more. Everything is delivered in manageable bite-sized chunks and you can go through it at your own pace. If this stream of income interests you, I would wholeheartedly recommend the course. It was put together by Chris Westra, a master affiliate marketer, who is also most generous in the help and bonus material he offers. Even if you are not a beginner this course is packed with great content that will take you further. Check it out for yourself - click on the banner below.

Products to Get you Started

A huge range of downloadable products are available through www.clickbank.com. If you register with this site you will be able to choose e-books, e-courses, video products, in fact any kind of product that the customer can download on a huge range of subjects.

There are also a number of websites that deal with a wide range of companies' affiliate programmes. One that I have used is Commission Junction. You can register and choose products that match your given niche.

If you want to sell products in the personal development/ motivational/ spiritual fields, try the links below. It is free to sign up as an affiliate and you will find a wide range of resources including links and banners that you can use in your promotions.

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TUT - Totally Unique Thoughts from Mike Dooley

Network Marketing

I have dabbled in network marketing for a number of years. I first started looking for products that were in harmony with my complementary health business and I sold Aloe Vera products with Forever Living. I then found a company in Australia who were offering the purest organic personal care and cosmetic range available in the world. I couldn't believe the amount of toxins and chemical poisons that people were absorbing through the skin from mainstream toiletries. Even products labelled as organic often contain only a small percentage of organic ingredients and still contain many harmful chemicals. The word "organic" is big business these days and many people have jumped on the bandwaggon without offering pure products. So it was refreshing to find ONE Group (Organic and Natural Enterprises) formulating wonderful products under the Miessence label that were actually beneficial to health. They ship worldwide from Australia in a matter of days and have their own distribution houses in the USA. Representatives have their own fully automated webshop so on internet orders there is no need for product handling, everything goes direct to the customer. Click on the banner below for a short presentation on the business opportunity.

Network Marketing is also called Multi-Level Marketing (MLM). This is because you sell by networking with people, in person or online. If you wish to grow your business, you also recruit other representatives into your "down-line" and you can also earn bonus commissions on their sales, hence the multi-levels. The major players in Network Marketing can earn six figure incomes as they have hundreds or thousands in their downlines, who also recruit so they earn on additional levels.

The simplest and most low-cost network marketing company I have been involved with is GDI - Global Domains International. This is great because there is no physical product, people are buying domain names, websites and hosting. For ten dollars a month, you have a worldwide business opportunity and your subscription supplies you with your own website to market your business and make sales. For me, this one is without doubt the easiest and most affordable. And as the product is only $10 per month, for most people it is accessible.

Great books on Network Marketing

I have listed below some of the books that helped me gain an understanding of network marketing and would recommend them to anyone starting out in this buiness.

For readers in the USA or any country shopping through Amazon.com, use the links below:

For readers in the UK, to shop with Amazon.co.uk, use the links below:

Google Advertising

Whatever kind of on-line business you are in, you cannot afford to miss out on the amazing power of Google. A Google advertising campaign can take your sales through the roof but, for the uninitiated, it is an absolute minefield. The definitive expert on Google Ads is Perry Marshall and you can get his free 5 day email course by clicking here. You have nothing to lose but are sure to gain from his expertise.