INTERNET BUSINESS

If you wish to be a freelance product creator you will need to learn one fact. Being a freelance product creator is a business. And like any business there are some things you need to do. One of those things is marketing.

One of the best tools in your marketing toolkit as a freelancer is the portfolio. For those of us who create learning content (aka information or advice marketing), that tool is the course portfolio.

In this article I’m going to give you seven hints for creating your course portfolio.

1. Use a three ring presentation binder with plastic page protectors to store the portfolio. This allows you to pull things out of the binder and put things in. Yet each page will be protected from finger prints and other attempts to destroy the contents.

2. Think visually. You will have more than enough written word in the binder. Your customer isn’t going to read those words — the best they might do is scan them. However, they are going to look at the layout and the type and organization of the information. So let your inner artist out and think visually.

3. Start with a list of which you have done work for. If possible use company logos. You should include a resume but this isn’t it. A copywriter would call this social proof. In other words — “look who else picked me so you won’t be wrong to pick me too!” Think visually when you create this page. A collage will work better than a static, boring listing.

4. The best way to organize the binder is by content type and media. The actual definition of types is up to you; however, try to consider it from your customer’s point of view. After all, this portfolio is for them — not you!

5. Show examples of each type of content, preferably showing several different media. Only one or two examples per media are needed.

6. Don’t include the whole presentation for all your examples. All that is necessary is one or two full examples and a table of contents for the rest. This is extremely important when dealing with non-disclosure or proprietary courses.

You can turn a blog into an entire home business. Many people have already done so, and you’ve heard their success stories online. Most of them didn’t reach their success overnight. They started exactly where you are.

Over the past 10 years I’ve created many blogs, and I found three keys to profitable blogging.

Here they are.

1. Keep Creating (Good) Content Which Gets Results

People reach your site by finding your content online, and this means that you need to create new material regularly. There’s no way around this.

The good news is that if you create very specific content, in order to achieve a specific purpose, you can create set-and-forget blogs which will keep working for you long after you’ve created them.

I’ve been guilty of creating content just for the sake of it myself. However this strategy doesn’t work. You need to create content which has a particular aim in mind and which gets the results you want.

2. Get Traffic: Keep It Simple

There’s nothing complex about getting traffic. You can buy traffic, or you can get “organic” traffic from the search engines, social media sites, and other sites.

Ideally, you’ll aim to get traffic from many sources. Create a plan which will enable you to get traffic you want, at the price you want to pay, and then constantly test your results.

3. Develop an Exit Strategy: the Money Is in the Sale

Your website is an online property, and as such you can sell it at any time. Commonly, you can get 10 to 15 times your monthly earnings. However, you can earn much more depending on the potential the site is showing.

If you create an exit strategy before you create a new site, the big benefit is that you know what you’re aiming for. You know what your goals are, how much money you want to make, and that you can offer the site for sale as soon as your site nets enough income.

So there you have it. Three keys to a profitable blog. Put them into action, and you’ll be pleased at the results.

Whether you are an accomplished online auction bidder or are new to the online auction process, this guide will highlight the process of previewing and
bidding on item…

Online Auctions: Previewing Items

Brochure

A brochure is routinely accessible on the auction house’s website usually one week former to the live auction event. The catalog is split up into categories. Categories are high-level locators of items and objects are rather aptly classified.

Search

You may conduct a search for any term in the website’s search box. Search boxes are exclusive to individual auction rings so you may have to search in various rings for your search term.

You may also search by entering model numbers and brands or if you know the lot number you can search by it.

Descriptions & Photos

Every allotment in the online auction has a description. Descriptions include brand names and model numbers. Other lots are described in material type such as wood, porcelain, crystal, glass and include dimensions. Furniture is described with upholstery, wood and dimensions.

Descriptions do not include condition statements as lots are not tested. Auction sales and all lots are sold less than one hard and fast rule where there is no definiteness that the lot will be in working order. And you will also be obligated to remove the allotment from the sell location.

The auction house usually stands for its description; however there is no declaration made of the item’s condition. If they for example represent an item as being a certain brand and it turns out to be otherwise, they will give you a refund if the original item is returned within a week of purchase. If you are buying at a live auction however, the auction house does not offer the same refund option as you have the opportunity to preview the lot directly.

Online Auctions: Bidding on Items

There is more than one type of placing online auction bid you can make. The most common ones are stated below.

Proxy Bidding

Auction lots are generally available online one week prior to the live auction event. During this period, you may place bids on the lots.
You will put a bid that must be higher than the starting price or the starting bid price. And if bids are already on an item and currently it stands at a certain value, you will have to enter the next required bid amount and your maximum bid. The latter is not compulsory.

Stay Home System is a new affiliate marketing program that is available on the internet. Rachel Ryan shows students how she quit her job and generated over $98K in one year. Here is my honest review.

Here we go again. If you are searching for ways to earn legitimate income online you probably have run across thousands of these programs. They claim to be a simple step by step program that can generate consistent steady income online with no experience and a little effort. This is no different. They prey on the folks who want to make money through any means possible and affiliate marketing seems to be the easiest way to do so.

The Stay Home System provides the following:

- Free Website to promote products
- Access to hundreds of Niche products to promote
- Step by step instructions
- Lifetime updates
- EBook & Audio Instructions

The cost for the program is a one time cost of $49.95. Members will earn commissions by selling and promoting the included e-products. It is truly an affiliate marketing opportunity.

There are many online entrepreneurs who earn a substantial income through affiliate marketing. The name of the game is having the ability to drive massive amounts of targeted traffic to your website.

This is a legitimate affiliate marketing program. Just like most of its kind, the SHS falls way short in providing and teaching the students the appropriate way to market their opportunity online.

If you are serious about generating and income online I highly suggest investing in a comprehensive internet marketing and training program. This will give you the foundation to build long-term wealth online or offline.

Get Rich Radio is a new online program created by the highly recognized hypnotist and millionaire maker Marshall Silver. Marshal has been a motivational speaker and personal life coach that have helped folks realize their financial dreams. Here is my honest review.

Marshall Silver has done it again. Although he is doing it with a lot less hair then when his Passion Profit & Power training program was released over 20 years ago. Heck I even had the tape series from Nightingale Conant. Marshall is a highly entertaining and intelligent individual who is now launching an online radio show to teach and promote his self-improvement business.

The hook is that he will be giving away $1,000 of his own money on a daily basis for just taking the time to log on and listen to his live broadcasts. Not only will you get his insight, but members will earn points to redeem for additional trainings. There is also an affiliate program attached for those who want to earn income. Here is how it works.

- Listen and earn Scholarship Dollars
- Turn in SD’s for additional trainings
- Over 1000 personal and financial trainings
- Online Income training
- Online the Turning Point Seminar

The cost of the premium membership is $99 per month. This will give the members access to the extensive library of personal and financial trainings and give them the ability to earn an income by referring new members into the system. Members will earn $50 for every new referral. I suggest doing your due diligence prior to joining and learning the complete compensation plan prior to joining.

Marshal Silver’s Get Rich Radio is a legitimate program. This is a great deal if you are into self improvement and want to surround yourself with like-minded positive individuals. The affiliate program can generate online income as well. The best part of the program is that you can be entertained while learning some valuable life lessons. There will be a few lucky folks who cash in on Marshall’s $1,000 daily give always.