My New Website

I've finished my new website. Aside from a few glitches it went pretty smoothly. I think I got them all worked out. I'll be touching it up here and there. Check it out here.

Adding on to my last post, I got another 2 signups in Hits2U, a signup in SFI and a signup in GDI . No new subscribers for my newsletter.

I haven't been doing too much surfing or anything since I've been working on my site. Now I have to surf to build my credits up, I've been slacking.

I joined a couple new programs today. VitalViral and Traffic Hoopla. They help build downlines in different traffic exchanges. I'll give it a try and see how I like it.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Advertising Your Home Internet Business

Advertising your home base internet business is not as hard as it sounds. As a matter of fact, more and more savvy methods of advertising are cropping up that help entrepreneurs to not only get the word out about their home base internet business, but to provide useful services to the community while doing so.

Sure, in the early days of internet marketing it was customary to
design banner ads that were full of neon colors and moving characters.
Webmasters soon discovered that customers did not appreciate this kind of advertising and soon eliminated much of it from their pages.

This left those with a home base internet business scrambling for new
solutions. While banner ads are still around, they have undergone a great
change. They are now tastefully designed with an eye to wittiness rather
than shock value. Additionally, generous affiliate programs ensure that many webmasters are once again working hard to spread the word of any home base internet business that is willing to share a bit of the profit.

Yet there are also other modes of advertising your home base internet
business within your own community. For example, if you own a doggie biscuit business that relies on internet orders, why not pass out fliers in your community with the web address? Additionally, you will be able to attend pet shows and spread the word there.

Print ads in major dog fancier magazines will target an audience most likely to purchase your product, while sponsorship of local events – such as toy drives during the holidays – will not only benefit your community but also your business! If you have a family that is very supportive of your efforts, you may even get the kids involved – a little dress up fun in a nice costume is a definite perk – handing out samples of your doggie biscuits.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Progress

Well things are moving along smoothly. It's slow but I don't mind. I love doing this. In a couple years I'll look back here and it'll all be worth it. This month I've had 11 subscribers to my newsletter. That may be nothing to those that get that many in a few hours, but to me, it's great lol. I've also had a couple sign ups in SFI.

Other programs I'm involved with are Hit2U, which I got 4 signups and NPN which produced 1 sign up this month so far.

I'm looking forward to many more!!

My back links have been rising. They went from about 660 to 860 recently. Maybe some of my articles I submitted in March are finally getting published! I'm also getting a bit more traffic to my site. I still have a long way to go but even a little bit of progress is good. I'm still keeping busy submitting articles, placing classifieds, blogging, forum posting and clicking.



To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Stumbleupon

Stumbleupon is a social network I heard about in the Plug-in Profit Site forum. It seems pretty cool. you vote for and review sites and people do the same for you. I'm very new to it so I have a lot to learn.

Sign up at Stumbleupon then go to my stumbleupon site and add me as a friend. After that go to my Work at Home Business Opportunities site and vote for it and leave a review.

When you sign up there is a toolbar to download and you can vote from there.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Apsense

I found this new business network that may interest some! It's free to join and the first 2500 members get a free 1 year VIP membership!

By joining Apsense, a newly launched business social network, you can connect with business individuals with common interests, meet new friends or business associates, start your business blog, and even build your own private social network!

Please take a few minutes to visit our website, learn more about us and register for a FREE Membership.

Right now, during the pre-launch period from May 4 to May 21, 2007, the FIRST 2,500 Members Will Get a Free VIP Membership Upgrade! Please note that during this period, registration is by invitation only.

We are taking this opportunity to give our closest friends and their friends a chance to take advantage of our Social Network before the general public. This is a way of saying 'THANK YOU" for your help and support during the development of this MOST ANTICIPATED Business Social Network Community!

The website address is: http://www.apsense.com/invite/tmartindale

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Advertising

I wanted to share some links for advertising. All are free to join and some have an upgrade option. Hopefully this can help someone with advertising their business. Be warned, there are a lot of links lol. Here goes....the first link is a link to a former blog entry that has some traffic exchange links....

Blog Post

Start Exchange

TrafficG

Easy Hits 4 U

WebBizInsider

Traffic Roundup

Xtremehit

Hits4Clicks

Cash Clicking

ClickThru

BraStart

Pro Hit Plus

Wolf Surfer

USFreeAds

Have Fun!!

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Jump Start?

Well I invested in something called guaranteed referrals. This program matches your business with people who fit the profile. These prospects fill out their information and state what they are willing to pay to start a business and are matched with business opportunities that they may be interested in. I'll be happy to even get a couple sign ups. I ordered 500 so we'll see how it goes. It may take some time to fill the order.

I'm still submitting articles, blogging, and posting on forum to build my back links. I have over 600 now so they're going up regularly. I'm still working on getting regular traffic to my site and increase the numbers. Slowly but surely!! This business takes a lot of persistence, patience and hard work, but I'm up to the challenge!!!

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Finding the Right Online Business

So you've decided to start trying to make money on the internet....where do you start and what company do you choose? Affiliate marketing is becoming more and more popular. It's easy to get started and virtually cost free.

In minutes your new work at home business could be up and running. Fill out a form and register, then you're off! Pick a product or "niche" that interests you so you will enjoy promoting it. Learn all you can so you can give quality information about the product or "niche".

The company usually will provide a website to promote so it's very easy to start advertising your product. Search the internet for places to advertise. There are plenty of free or paid ways to advertise on the internet.

My recommendation for a work at home business on the internet is the Plug-In Profit Site. It provides you with a website that YOU own. It is your own domain hosted by Host4Profit. You can do what you please with this site, like promote other programs or change the look of it. With PIPS you also get training that is like no other. A step by step guide that walks you through this new adventure. It shows you exactly what you can do to get your business started and become successful. You can follow all suggestions step by step or pick and choose what interests you.

If you want to make extra money, check online, you'll be surprised at what you can find.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Information Overload

It is very easy to suffer from information overload when starting a work at home business. Especially on the internet. There are so many products and programs out there, we may wonder where to start. I have so many e-books and reports and software that I haven't even looked at yet! Everywhere I turn there is something new. I pretty much have to put my blinders on and avoid buying all the latest information and/or gadgets. I'd definately be broke if I didn't.

To just sit there and read an e-book or report is impossible right now. I just don't have the full concentration. That's the good thing about the "30 days to success guide", I'm given the basics and I can pick and choose what I want to do or spend.

Some days I feel unproductive because I'm jumping here and there, reading this or that and it doesn't feel like a lot is being accomplished. Then I realize that I just have to stop and refocus. Go back to basics!

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Business on a Tight Budget

So, I'm sure we can all relate to finances being tight at some time or another. If the budget is tight how are we supposed to run a business? Well that's the beauty of working online. It's the cheapest way to go. There's tons of free or cheap advertising out there. Traffic exchanges, article writing, free classifieds, link exchanges, link directories and I'm sure there are several other ways to advertise your business.

Even the business itself is usually pretty cheap. Pay a small monthly fee and your good to go. Not to mention the savings from working at home. No fuel, meals out, wardrobe for the office/work place, child care, etc. This is the perfect "job" for me since I have 4 kids and 1 is home everyday and 1 is home 2/3 days a week. The older 2 are in school full time.

If you're on a tight budget but want to work at home and try to earn a little cash, check out the internet. I'm sure there is something that will suit almost anyone. PIPS is a great start, you get all the training you need for any business. Easy to follow and step by step instruction make it perfect for beginners.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Common Misconception

You know what I hear a lot? "Why haven't I made any cash? I've been doing this for 2 weeks!" It's amazing how many people think they are going to get rich over the internet just by signing up with a program. They think they don't have to work! This is a business...a real business. You have to work, promote and most of all, be patient. It WILL NOT happen over night, period.

It can take years for a brick and mortar business to make a profit. On the internet, a profit will be made much sooner and with spending a lot less money! My PIPS business cost about $70 to start up. How many businesses do you know of that only requires $70? Not many. To maintain my business it costs about $90-$95 per month. How many businesses cost only $90-$95/month? Not many.

If you have a brick and mortar business, you're looking at rent/lease payments, utilities, insurance, phone/fax, office supplies, fuel for going back and forth, advertising costs, employees, and I'm sure there are tons more expenses! It's a bargain to have a work at home internet business.

PIPS is a great way to start because it gives you all the training you need step by step. There is no guess work involved. You can also branch out and include other opportunities on your website! This is a great way to start!

So, bottom line, don't think financial freedom is going to drop into your lap over night with no work involved! It just won't happen. Unless you win the lottery of course lol. Wouldn't that be nice?

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Never Give Up!

This business can get frustrating, overwhelming, complicated and the urge to give up can sneak up! The most important thing to remember is DO NOT GIVE UP! Some things can be difficult to understand but that is when asking for help may be necessary. Don't ever think that asking for help is a sign of failure because it's not. Not everyone understands everything.

From my experience, HTML was like reading/speaking a different language. Now, after trial and error and just doing it, I understand a bit of it. I know I don't even understand half of it and that's ok, I'll learn eventually.

This whole marketing thing was foreign to me too. I've never done anything like this before so I had to learn it mostly through trial and error. I'm still learning and will find something new every day to learn.

So anyone who is thinking about giving up on something, think twice. Take a little break then go back to it with a fresh mind.

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

"Job" of a Lifetime

I often wondered...how can a person do the same job day after day for years and years? It seems a person would get tired of doing the same thing day in and day out! I'm sure there are some that do, but there are others that love doing what they do. That's great if you can love something enough to want to and look forward to doing it over and over again.

I am one who gets bored easily and quits doing whatever it is I'm doing because I just can't stay motivated to continue. My big downfall, unfortunately. Although I can truly say that since starting my work at home business I look forward to it each and every day! That's why I'm on the computer all day lol. I can really see myself doing this forever. I think of the future, years from now, and this is what I'm doing.

It's already been over 5 months and I'm into it just as much as I was when I first began. It's fun and I can be home with my kids, what could be better? Here's to many many years to come!!

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities

Solo Ad

Today my solo ad went out. I have a new prospect for my newsletter already. I've done a couple other solo ads before and didn't get one sign up for my FREE newsletter. This time I used a different solo ad company. We'll see how it goes. I sent to 500 people. The other ads I've tried went out to 5,000-475,000 people with no results. I guess I just had bad luck with that company.

Since I got my first sign up I've been looking forward to another. I know it's coming, I can feel it. I love doing this too. How many can say they REALLY love their job? Probably more say no than yes!

The PIPS opportunity has taught me so much. I never thought I would be doing this. I can't wait to really get rockin'!!

To Your Success,

Tara Martindale
Work at Home Business Opportunities