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This weeks ABC is Q for Questions (and Answers) ~ Where do you ask your questions when they come up?  Well, Yahoo! Answers has started gaining importance on the search results and a good way to implement organic SEO for a web site or keyword is to answer relevant questions on Yahoo! Answers. In fact, some businesses spend significant resources answering responses on the site as a way to connect to their customer. A peer review system of answers results in high quality output and encourages users to rely on Yahoo! Answers.

What are your thoughts about it?  Can you see this as a useful strategy for your business?

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I have been on a number of calls, webinars, teleseminars…. you name it, over the last month where the discussions loop back around to whether affiliate marketing is going to survive the “new way” Google is allowing adwords to be used within their system. There are many who think it’s going to be incredibly tough going, including Perry Marshall and Amit Mehta.

However, I just read a terrific rebuttal by Ben Moskel.  A couple of things he points out are:

• Most affiliates that are being banned have been promoting biz-opps that have “Google” in the name of the product
• The lawyers of Google have told the company to crack down or they will lose the foothold of protecting their brand
• Google still sells adspace to affiliate marketers who are selling Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re reading this, is it fair to guess you have some interest in starting your own business? You may not know what business, you just know that you were created to be more, do more, and that includes owning your own business. It’s quite exciting just thinking about the possibilities of owning a business, having flexibility and autonomy are advantages that top the list when dreaming of being an entrepreneur. It’s very easy to get caught up in the idea of it all, but what are the realities of owning your own business? What should be considered before starting? And how do you fit it in with your current full-time job? All of these are very important questions and I’ll take you through step- by-step so you can make the right decision for both you and your family.

1.    What is your passion?
As a new business owner, you’re going to spend lots of time thinking, planning, and dreaming about your business. Pick something you are passionate about and have a very strong interest in seeing through to the end. Let your passion be the driver and not the need Read the rest of this entry »

This weeks ABC is D for Deep Linking – This means pointing  to the exact page within a web site such as http://www.theabundantallianceblog.com/articles/starting-an-internet-business-home-based-businesses-can-build-you-residual-income-streams-and-passive-wealth, (an example of deep linking.)

Of course you may want to name it something else with a hyper-link or create a TinyURL since the example is so outrageously long! When deep linking the specific page is populated and one can get to the information right away rather than navigating through a series of pages to access it.  While there is still controversy by some sites whether it should be allowed, I personally like linking.  It’s often used when referencing a particular article or content within a site other than your own.  Search engines like sites with links because the spiders can find the searched info quicker.  Just be sure you’re linking to something relevant and not trying any black hat techniques.

Come back next week for more ABC’s of Online Marketing!

One of the hardest parts of any home-based business is learning to negotiate. After all, you set up your business finally expecting to do the things you want to do; perhaps even love to do. And then you are called upon to negotiate; space for your home office, a better deal at the printers, municipality permission to set up your home-storage facilities etc.

Negotiating can be tricky and you may find it hard to figure out where to start. Yet, as a home-business owner, you’ll find negotiations very much a part of your daily set up. Given today’s competitive climate, you can learn something simply by sharpening your negotiation skills.

1. Be conscious of an agenda: Everyone has an agenda. You have one and so does your client, your supplier and even your spouse! The trick to successfully closing a deal is to Read the rest of this entry »