Make Money Selling Gift Basket Online

In previous posts, I wrote about how to start a gift home business from home, how to make it successful. Now, we will look at adding another layer on your gift basket business to put it online so you can sell it people in other cities and state. Creating a website is simple enough or you can hire an affordable web designer to build a website for you.

For more ideas for making money online read: Build a Website to Make money for step by step guide.

How To Designing Your Gift Basket Website

When creating your gift basket business chances are that you’ll be advertising it to family and friends first so that they can easily spread the word along to their other family members and friends as well. However, one thing that many people and gift basket businesses don’t think about, though, is creating a website to go along with their basket business. But in today’s modern society one can hardly ever get along in the business world without first having a legitimate website to identify itself with. A website will not only add spunk to the creative gift basket business, but it will also give it some sort of personality that can be great for any business if it’s hoping to attract customers.

The first thing that you’ll want to do when designing your gift basket business website is to have everything neatly laid out on your website so that your customers and potential buyers will be able to see everything you have to offer. This includes making categories, making sure that the product information is accurate, as well as including pictures so that everyone can see what you’re selling. In addition, if you are going to allow custom gift baskets to be ordered from a variety of different products then there also should be a separate website section for that!

Another issue that you’ll want to have clarified on your website is the ordering process. As with any business the ordering process should be smooth and easy. This is obviously very simple to do when creating your business in the offline world, but in the online world there needs to be much more thought put into it, especially if you want your gift basket business to succeed. There should be at least several large buttons that read “Order Here” or something else to that effect so that your visitors will be able to tell where the ordering form is.

Perhaps another creative idea for designing your gift basket business website is to give your customers interesting content to read. For example, if you have a sports gift basket business then your website could possibly include some updates on the latest football, basketball, or baseball games. In addition, if gourmet chocolate gift baskets are being sold then having a couple articles devoted to the history of chocolate and the many different varieties of gourmet chocolate may not be a bad idea.

Of course one issue that perhaps lies underneath everything else that was described above is the actual website design itself. There are many businesses that may just have a plain white background, but on the World Wide Web it has been said that businesses only have a matter of seconds to hold and keep their customers’ attention. Adding relevant images, pictures, and patterns to your website is a great idea!

All of these things are important, though, if one is going to succeed in the online world with their gift basket business. Having an organized site, as well as making sure there are interesting designs and content to look at and read are all very important to your business!

How To Be Successful in Gift Home Business

In previous post, I wrote about how to start a gift home business idea which is simple, almost anyone can do it. You will not special skill set or special degree to start up such a business. What I like is that you do not need to invest lot of money upfront, so you can get started right away. Here we will take it further and see how to make it successful.

How To Be Successful With Your Gift Basket Business;

Creating a unique business always gives you the upper hand because it gives you the opportunity to stand out from the crowd. If you live in a relatively small town and would like to start a gift basket business then chances are that you are pretty much the only one in town who is going to do such a thing. As a side note, one of the great things about living in small towns is that you can develop creative businesses without fear of it being replicated too much, but on the other hand big cities usually always have duplicates of small businesses. Nevertheless, though, a gift basket business is not only a lucrative opportunity for you to profit in your market you’re about to advertise to, but it also gives you the chance to hone your creative thinking skills and personality!

If you have already somewhat gotten started making gift baskets and advertising your service to family and friends then you probably already have a lot of orders coming in. This can be a good thing because it allows you to get your feet wet without having a full-fledged brick-and-mortar gift basket store, but once you can keep up with the orders then it may be time to take your gift basket biz to the next level.

What’s the next level, though?  In many businesses people see the “next level” as something that they will eventually reach, but the next level for a small gift basket business often involves making professional ways to advertise your services at the very least. For example, creating a website is just one of the ways you can successfully advertise your services. Another way, though, is through the development of business cards that you can pass around your city or town. The point is, though, to spread the word about your profession so that you will be able to have orders for gift baskets coming in daily. Let’s face it: there are plenty of occasions going on daily that people need gift baskets for and tapping into the market is one good thing about your business.

Another thing that one should definitely do with his or her gift basket business is to keep him or her self as organized as possible. Even though you may have previously just gone out to stores to create gift baskets on a per-order basis, one idea to try would be to keep everything at your house or another storage facility so that you can simply use the resources and materials that you have as you need them. This will not only save a whole lot of money, but you’ll also be saving valuable time as well just in case a whole bunch of gift basket orders come in all at once!

There are plenty of other ways to be successful with your gift basket biz. If you’re just starting out in the business then you may want to experience making many different types of the gift baskets themselves, changing the actual gift baskets that you use, or just mixing things up a bit so that your business will stay as creative as possible!

Also look at How to set up a Gift basket business website

Make Money With Aroma Therapy Pillows

There are so many original and unique ways to make money on side or make a full career out of it. There is a market for Aroma Therapy where people want to feel good and here is how you can make money by making and selling Aroma Therapy Pillows.

The Healing Properties Of Aromatherapy Pillows

Over 5000 years ago, people began to realize the value of essential oils from plants and today this has been perfected into a vast range of “scent”ual products like aromatherapy pillows.  The use of these essential oils during the First World War proved that the brain was positively stimulated by the different fragrances. Injured soldiers responded well to the fragrances and it seemed that the brain’s limbic system was producing neuro transmitters that relieve pain.

Today the use of aromatherapy extend to all walks of life and is used to not only relieve pain, depression, stress, and other symptoms, but it can offer a more soothing alternative to ordinary house hold fragrances. If you want to use them for more medicinal purposes then you will find that the herbal pillows work wonders. They can be used to put on your eyes for calming and soothing them after a long day in front of the computers, and you can get a peppermint one that will help you to breathe better if you struggle with sinus problems at night.

Make Money With Aroma Therapy Pillows:

These aromatherapy pillows will ensure that you get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling wonderful. They are mostly made from a combination of natural herbs like buckwheat and flax, and you will usually get an extra bottle of the pure essential oil to drop on the pillow to strengthen its scent. You can also benefit from the peppermint aromatherapy oil if you suffer from motion sickness, so be sure to take your pillow on the plane, in the car or on the train with you when you go on a vacation.

These products are also safe and perfect for everyone to use, although there are certain oils like peppermint that must not be used if you are pregnant. All in all the herbal properties combined with the healing power of the aromatherapy oils makes for a rejuvenating experience no matter where you rest your head.

As you discover the wonderful benefits that you can get from a simple bottle of essential oils, you will soon begin to use them everywhere in your home. They can offer you relaxation and rejuvenation as well as helping you with minor body ailments and aches and pains. You will find that your aromatherapy pillows will help you to sleep better at night and sooth and relax you on long journeys.  Make sure you follow the safety standards for products as required by US or country you are selling in.

How To Pick Target Market For Your Product

On e of the successful way to make money is to create a product or service that people want and need. Second most important thing is to find and target those people who might be right customer for your offering. Not easy, but here are some ways to target these customers who are potential buyers for your product.

How to Select Target Market For Your Product:

Successful marketing is the combined result of a number of clearly spelt-out strategies for identifying the target market, apart from other niche segments,  and implementing them with conviction and commitment to both these steps, and the constituents of the market itself. The term target does specify the thrust areas to focus one’s marketing efforts, but does not exclude others. The pattern or sequence of the thrust, applied one at a time, does perhaps ensure concentration of efforts and the feasibility to see positive results, for review and modification in the next target area.

One added advantage is that, the marketing team can study in depth, the intrinsic structure, language and specific features of the target  market and decide on individually suited actions and thus maximize the returns. However this ten step ladder to success is a compilation of simple down-to earth basics, in the definition and identification of the target and its features.

Identify problems specific to the target group: Each target group is bound to have some specific issues, and hence it is all the more necessary to address the thrust efforts on that. In this way the positive multiplier effect could prove extremely beneficial to the marketing team’s objectives.

Study the Structure: Each target group possesses a pattern, and the marketing team should know the composition of the people, their ages, earning capacities and working preferences, to be able to apply the proper marketing tools and techniques.

Identify the sub-groups: Within the main group, a number of sub-groups could exist and it is imperative for the marketing efforts to be aligned to suit such sub targets, examples are high percentage of skiers, pop music enthusiasts, farmers and so on.

Familiarity of the product specific to the group: How much or less informed, the target group is about the marketed product or service plays an important role in the marketing team’s efforts to target the group.

Connected organizations: The presence of connected organizations who could impact on the buying practices of the members of the target group is a key factor, which needs to be taken cognizance of, in determining the applicability of certain marketing strategies, to that group.

Matching between target group and marketing team:  How familiar is one’s team with reference to the target group, in respect of marketing this or that product/service, and how past experiences  can throw light on the need for specific steps within the thrust.

Role of media: What are the specific roles played by different media segments, newspapers, weeklies, websites and the nuances of each one of them within the target group.

Operating Pulse: Each target group has a natural frequency, what is it or what is the range, so that the marketing teams’ efforts will gel with that of the group.

Extraneous Influences: Outside influencing agents can exist, and it would be worth everything to know who they are, and what is their level of expertise or skills, such that suitable marketing strategies can be realigned.

Specific Idiosyncrasies: Each target has some unique features, and the marketing team would be greatly benefited to know how well they would be liked or equipped to deal with the group in all their activities.

The big question is still how to identify the target group, and after that the bigger question is how to effectively combine and apply these steps for successful marketing overall.

Email Marketing Tip: Make Money With Second Wave Of Sales

Email Markting Tips: How to Open the Door to a Second Wave of Sales

By Amanda Gagnon

Click. Creeeaaak!

That’s the sound of a subscriber opening your last marketing email – and opening a mental door to more information on that particular subject.

Then there’s that other sound: the silence. That’s a subscriber who didn’t open their door this time.

In one scenario, you got to share some information. In the other, you didn’t. But in both, you’re still standing on the doorstep. So what to do next?

Make the Most of Your Doorstep Status

In either case, if you shrug and walk away, you’ve given up. Stick around and follow up. Sending a second email based on who opened and who didn’t can prompt a second wave of purchases.

This is called behavioral targeting: responding to subscribers’ behavior to get more response from the list and promotions you already have in place. It’s so effective, 71% of our customers report that they plan to do more of it in upcoming months.

And it’s easy as 1-2-3 clicks. AWeber’s new QuickStats show you just who did and didn’t open each email. Follow up with each group with the steps outlined here.

Don’t Just Stand There – Go In!

Your marketing emails probably cover a myriad of topics. For example, if you own a restaurant, you might promote your menu, your wine selection and your catering service.

When you see people consistently open messages about one of these things, you’ve found your niche for that particular topic. Follow up with them!

Source: Aweber Open door tips

  • If they’ve shown interest in a product you’re advertising, put together a compelling reason to purchase with a call to take the next step.
  • If they usually open the emails you send about a particular topic, go more in-depth. Provide helpful details, tell background stories.
  • Explain where you hope to take things, and ask questions. These are your interested customers. These are the people who know most about the topic and will have the most helpful feedback to give.

How to Knock at the Unopened Doors

Sometimes, it’s not anything you did. Your readers are swamped with work or on vacation or their lives have changed and they’re no longer interested.

And sometimes they just aren’t gripped by what they see in the inbox.

So try again. Let a little time go by to make sure you aren’t sending into the same circumstances. Then change the way you present the content and resend it to just the people who didn’t open it.

Here are some suggestions for changing the presentation:

  • If your email is a newsletter that covers several topics, the one your subject line mentioned the first time might not be the most interesting to your readers. Choose a different subject as the primary content and change your subject line accordingly.
  • If your email covers just one topic, try changing the subject line. Think about what problem or question someone might have that your email answers, and highlight that.

If Knocking Doesn’t Work, Ring the Doorbell

You might notice that some of your subscribers haven’t opened a message in a long time. These are fatigued subscribers. They’ve checked out, but they haven’t left the building yet.

Ask them to stay by sending them emails designed for reactivation.

Knocking Around the Block

There are also messages you could send to follow up with subscribers who clicked (or didn’t click) on your links and who purchased (or didn’t purchase) from your emails. We’ll be talking about those in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes open!

Do you send messages to subscribers based on whether or not they opened previous emails? What do you send them?

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How To Split Testing: More Sales

Every marketer knows tricks to generate more sale is to do split testing. How does one do it and what does it involve. Here we will take a look at the 3 steps to generate more sales by split testing and how to steps.  Email marketing it finest when it done right.

eMail Marketing: 3 Steps to More Sales By Split Testing

By Amanda Gagnon

Take a look at that last promotion you sent. Go ahead, open it up.

How is your subject? Interesting enough to open? How about your call to action? So intriguing that you want to click it?

Good! But opens and clicks only measure interest. They’re not your end goal.

Your goal is to make sales. It’s the revenue from customer purchases that keeps you afloat. So a broadcast’s true worth can be measured in the sales it generates.

The trick is finding out how to put the message together in a way that prompts the most purchases. With a little setup, you can do this right in your AWeber account.

Step 1: Set Up Sales Tracking

First, you’ll need to make sure you’re tracking the purchases subscribers are making in response to each broadcast.

You can do this with sales tracking. If you’ve already set this up, skip to step 2. If you haven’t yet, head over to our Knowledge Base and follow these steps.

Once you’re ready, it’s time for…

Step 2: Tweak Your Promotional Broadcast

Start with your original broadcast design. The goal is to see if a different version will sell more, so you’ll need to create that other version.

To get started, take a look at:

  • Your call to action. Is your design eye-catching enough? Would different words be more compelling? Should it move above the fold (the point where readers need to scroll to see more)?
  • Your text-to-image ratio. Experts recommend a blend of 60% text to 40% images to illustrate your message while avoiding spam traps.
  • Your preheader. Do you have a whitelisting request? A link to your newsletter online? An unsubscribe link?
  • Your format. Are you using the best layout for your content? Or should you try one of these options instead?
  • Your images and copy. Are you presenting your product or service in the best possible light? Or would your readers respond better to something else?

Step 3: Split Test For the Winning Design

To figure out which design will generate more sales, use the broadcast split testing feature in your account. This sends each version to a randomly selected, equally sized audience so you’ll get the most accurate results.

After the broadcasts go out, follow the QuickStats for each version to keep track of sales. (Just click on the subject on the Broadcast page to see how they’re doing.)

Once you have the winning version, you know what design to use for future promotions!

How Likely Are You to Follow These Steps?

Does setting up sales tracking and a split test sound like something you’re likely to do?

If it does, what changes do you think you’ll test? We’d love to hear about your results!

If not, what’s standing in your way?

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How To Make Money: 50 Great Ideas

Ways to Make Money

Many of us are working at a job for pay bills and save money for the retirement. However, after paying bills, insurance and daily spending very little is left for many people. Right now with economy being down, many people are laid off, or getting paid less in their current job.

Many of us are looking for ways to make money on side to boost our income a little or a lot. There are a few ways which are relatively easy for any of us to make extra money. Now, none of us will be able to retire with these ideas or be a millionaire, but it will sure increase a nice boost to your income. Check it out, many are easy to do for any of us.

Ways to Make Money In Hurry

50 Ways to Make Money

Here are 50 ways to make money and boost your earning income to comfortable level.

  1. Do online surveys. Many online surveys pays as little as 10 cents to 5 dollars. There are many surveys are out there to try it out. Beware of the one that asks for fee, try only free surveys sites. You can do surveys online or via email.
  2. Sell things from home which are not using. You can sell your stuff on craigslist, ebay or amazon. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. You can make good amount depending on type of stuff you have. If you have any collectibles items, you can make good money. A friend of mine sold his baseball cards to make $950, not bad for something sitting in his closet. Sell only things you do not care for or not interested in.
  3. Offer to drive someone around for little pay. Sometimes you can drop off people to airport, or pick up groceries for them and some of them will pay you $5-$20 for it.
  4. Lawn mowing: Go around in neighborhood and ask them if the need lawn mowing done. You can go with a buddy and clean up yard for $20-$50 per yard.
  5. Have a garage sale for unwanted items, specially in spring and summer month. You will get rid of clutter at home and make money at the same time.
  6. Clean houses, sure it is not glamorous but cleaning house for a couple hours can make you $70-$150. Most of the area people need cleaned are bathroom and kitchen. If the house is super messy, you can ask for more money for it.
  7. Give Blood, many blood banks are always looking for blood donation. It can be helpful to someone and you can make some money out of it. Check out everything before you donate your blood.
  8. Write for online places such as hubpages or squidoo. You can make some money while writing about things you know. You do not need to be a great writer, good enough writer will do. Click here to join HubPages and Squidoo here. It is free to join.
  9. Baby sit your neighbor or relative’s kids. If you like kids that is the great job to do. If you get a babysitter license, you can watch kids at your home and make a good full time income from watching 2-5 kids at home at once. Not bad.
  10. Pick up service: Pick up children from school service is great as many parents are still at work when kids gets off the school. Parents need someone to pick up kids from school, and drive them home and spend couple of hours with them until they get home. These kids are usually older and can take care of themselves so it is good potential of making extra money.
  11. Start blogging, you will not make money right away as it takes sometimes but blogging can be a good income source for many if done right.
  12. Rent a room in your house, if you have an extra room that you are not using. That is great way to have income coming in without doing much work. You can set some rules as you see fit for your lifestyle such as no smoking inside the house, no late parties and so on. You can rent room for $200 to $700 per month, depending on where you live.
  13. Teach English to adults and kids. Many times people want to learn proper English and you can teach them and it is a good way to supplement your income.
  14. Paint street and house numbers: These painters have a block to paint numbers for street or house number and you can make $10 or more for painting each house on curb side. I recently paid someone $15 for my place and found out this can be done by anyone.
  15. Recycle metal, cans and make extra money. If you are using lot of cans and metals, you can take it to recycle and make some money by doing it.
  16. Paint houses, lot of people are looking for someone to do the work of painting the house. Painting house is relatively easy once you move the furniture and have supply at hand. It can be a great boost for additional income when money is tight.
  17. Upload Pictures: If you love taking pictures, put your pictures in photo sharing sites, some of them you can earn money if someone decides to download it and use it for their website or print media.
  18. Write for others: Many people are not great writers and looking to buy articles they need in specific niche subject, you can earn money by writing for demand studios or about.com.
  19. Freelance your Talent: You can always look for odesk, freelancer sites to see what are people looking in services, if you can provide those services that is a great way to make easy cash money.
  20. Sell your hair for cash. Many people need real human for making wigs. If you have a long hair you can sell it for money, and your hair eventually will grow again in no time.
  21. Take dogs for walk services. Many people are too busy to take their dogs for walk, if you have time and like being with dogs, then this is a great way to get outdoor and make some money along with it.
  22. Deliver newspapers: There are still many people who are getting newspaper delivered to their homes. You can do small or large route and make money delivering newspaper as an adult too.
  23. Fix computers for others: If you are computer savvy and know lot of installing and fixing minor computer problems, this has a great potential as many people are looking for ways to get help for computer related problems.
  24. Invest in stocks: If you know what you are doing and know your stuff well with help for right people, tools, you can make good money in stocks. I am still learning but I know a friend who has made a good profit playing the stock market wave.
  25. Sell your gold and Jewelry: Many of us have gold stuff that we do not use or care for, selling it to a reputable company can bring some cash to you. Do research before sending your gold anywhere.
  26. Land your voice: If you have a great radio voice, you can do voice over for many companies or individuals. Good and easy way to make extra income.
  27. Odd jobs as needed: One can shovel the snow, washing a car, cleaning a rain gutter, small handyman type of job will help make extra income in short amount of time on side.
  28. Help people move: If you have a van or truck, you can be hired locally to move stuff for people and you can charge people by mile or amount of stuff they have.
  29. Become a mystery shopper: Mystery shopping can be fun, as you can shop or dine to check out the services and file a report. Generally you do not get paid for items unless they are food in restaurant. Generally you will get paid $10-$20 per project. Look for mystery shopping opportunity near you.
  30. Deliver Phone Books: You can deliver phone books to various neighborhood to supplement your income.
  31. Start a small business from home: If you have some ideas for a business, start one from home, alone or with a friend. There are many business ideas to choose from, go with what you know.
  32. Savings account: Put your saving goals in high interest yielding account to make easy passive money.
  33. Create a CD ladder: Here is a idea on how to create a CD ladder to earn more money from your interest on your savings.
  34. Reward Card to earn extra: If you use credit card, use reward cards that gives back percentage of spent amount of mileage for traveling, it is a great way to earn money from something you use anyways.
  35. Tutoring kids for various subject such as math, science, reading or something you know.
  36. Teach music: if you know how to play piano or how to play guitar, giving lessons from home can boost earning for you.
  37. Search for bonus and freebies for signing up. Many times, banks and other companies may offer some bonus or freebie to open up an account for you, some time as high as $100, look for these deals.
  38. Write an ebook on subject your know well of and sell it online.
  39. Look for missing money and where is my refund sites to check if you have any money in it that you can claim.
  40. Deliver Pizza; Most people order pizzas Fridays and in weekend, so if you get a part time job during that time, you can earn some money plus make some extra on tips as well.
  41. Do car valet services: you can offer to park cars for popular restaurants, hotels or resort and make good money on income and tips.
  42. Sell bottled water and cookies during fair and cultural event for profit.
  43. Sell your nicer stuff on consignment stores; Nicer clothes or nice stuff can be sold for higher prices at consignment store.
  44. Use cashCrate for making some extra money.
  45. Become a reseller: Get free or cheap stuff from friends and resell it at higher price, after repairing and updating the pieces.
  46. House sitting: Taking care of house related stuff while owners are short or long term vacation can be a great boost of income as well it can be free rent for you.
  47. Be a guinea pig: Many times when new drug or product comes out, the pharmaceutical companies need to test the outcome, so if you are brave enough you can check out these opportunities for easy money for a few hours or long term work.
  48. Sewing and alterations services: If you know how to sew and have a sewing machine at home, you can do small to big job or sewing new clothes, pillow cases, curtains and so on and you can make money doing alterations for expensive clothing for many people.
  49. Be a Nanny: Nanny job is different than babysitting, as you will be watching only one family kids either at their home or yours. Many times, these nanny job comes with free rent, food and income to stay with the family.
  50. Adult Daycare services: Many times elderly people or people who are sick need looking after and there are many opportunity out there for adult day care service jobs.

Check out more money making ideas and how to implement it in your life by check out our Home Business Blog and Starting a Website step by step instruction.

Freelancing: How to start a Web Designer Gig

Laid off? Can Not find a job?

I have a good friend, who lost his job in dot com bust in silicon valley and then again in 2009 down economy. Steve is great at technical stuff and overall smart and hardworking guy in real life like many who got laid off around that time.

No matter how hard he worked to send resumes and phone interviews, he was unlucky to find a job. He was simply unlucky, after 3 months of not having an income , he was bored and frustrated to say the least.

Steve designed a website for me in his free time and he did a great job that other people started to like these simple jobs and now he is working from home, making websites and web designs for others. When you have driven past Steve’s apartment, the last few months, you may have noticed that his Honda Civic is usually in the driveway. That is because Steve now works at home with some of his friends and they are freelancer for anyone who may need web design work, logo work and so on.

How to be a Web Designer Freelancer

If you love web design and are technical savvy, you might just be perfect for web designer jobs at big companies as a staff designer like many people. However, if you like to be your own boss or not finding a job like my friend, you may want to look in to freelancing web design jobs.

Now with web presence for everything, web design is key ingredient for many big, small business to have a web presence. It is not only lucrative, but it also gives you freedom of starting your own small web design business. I am simply not good at web design, creating custom logo, coding css and html codes, I know little stuff but when it comes to big issues, I call my friend to help me. Two of my sites are designed by him and you can check out his company with his other friends at .

There are a few Benefits of Web Designer Freelancing

  1. Freedom to work from home
  2. Freedom to work anytime, as web design can be done at anytime.
  3. You can be your own boss or work for big Company as a web designer.
  4. Once you make name for yourself, business will be word of mouth and keep coming
  5. You can set your own rate for charging the web design fees as long as they are reasonable.
  6. Flexible work hours, waking up late can be okay

Possible downside of Freelancing:

  1. Until you established your self there might be no income coming in
  2. Even if you get a project, it might not be steady income
  3. Sometimes you need to do rush project, working 80 hours a week
  4. Self discipline is needed to be motivated when working from home.
  5. Social life can be lonely being working from home

What are Available Resources for Web Designer Freelancing?

So, if you decided that you want to start a freelancing job, what are the resources available to you? Some sites can bring you lot of potential clients and opportunities.

Some of the best sites you can find potential clients and advertise your services are;

elance.com

freelancer.com

Some sites may charge to place your ads in it, some are free. I have not tried it but I see some advertisement on craigslist.com for web designer, so you may want to look in to it.

When is a good time to start?

Good time to get started is now, the sooner you will start, the sooner it will start to work for you. Remember Rome was not build in a day so do not expect immediate success right away. As a freelancer writer I know it takes time. Good luck.

How to Achieve Your Goals

Importance of Goal Setting

Everyone has goals in life. Sometimes we have single goal, sometimes we have many goals and do not know where to start and how to maintain the enthusiasm for reaching our goals.

Goals can come in small and big size both, short terms goals are as important as long term goals and we need to choose both types of goal in our life. For example, short term goal would be save money for bills next month and long term goal could be saving for retirement funds.

I have goals and given up many times, I have found three ways to be motivated to keep going until I reach my final goal and maintain it and I thought of sharing it here for all of you so we can all achieve the final result and be successful at reaching the goal.

If You Could Achieve One Goal in 24 Hours

3 Tips to Achieve and Maintaining your Goals

Before you set a time to set your goals for your life, you should also check to see if going after that goal is current time is worth the effort. Making choices for goals can be time consuming but it sure saves headache and time later on to make sure your goals are fit for the lifestyleyou are going after.

1.Set Target for Your Goal:

Having a goal that is measurable, specific and realistic makes a difference. We can have short term and long term goals. Long terms goals can be broken down in to a smaller chunks to make it easier to achieve.

For example, losing weight is a general goal that is not specific. You want to have a goal such as losing 30 lbs in 12 months is measurable, specific and realistic. That yearly goal can be broken in to monthly or weekly tasks that will help you keep motivated throughout the year to keep working on the goal and maintain it once you achieve it.
2. See final results and Benefits of the Goal

Many of us make goals and resolutions but give up on half way through. It is because we do not see the final end result or benefits of reaching that goal. It could be losing weight goal, final result could be looking great in any outfit, beautiful for girls and handsome for men. Being attractive to opposite sex is a great confidence booster for any of us, keeping that in mind, we should continue to work on the goal, when going gets tough.

When things are hard, think of the final results and benefit of reaching that goal to keep focus until we reach the goal.

3. List the Goal Obstacles

Many times, reaching goals can be tough as people do not think of any possible setbacks or obstacles that can come between reaching the goal. Nothing is easy in life, at least not so much cakewalk. Having a right expectations and back up plans always helps when obstacles come in between you and your goal to make you successful or looking beautiful.

Keeping commitment and focus to keep going to reach the final results is necessary to reach any goal for most of us. Sometimes we want results overnight, losing weight, becoming financially free or getting success can take time sometimes and patience is a great virtue for it. Once you finally reach your goal through obstacles and issues, your confidence and self esteem will soar and you will be able to tackle more goals to make your self more successful at whatever you desire.

Good luck.

Make Money With eBooks: Where To Sell Ebooks?

I have been working online for some time and learned a few ways to make to make money online and working from home. One way to is create ebooks and sell it to make profit. I have written previously about making money through ebooks and how to find content. One of the question is once you created the ebook and perfected it, where to sell it. While seasoned web masters may know but many newbies like I was once would not know this.

Therefore I decided to find all places one can sell his or her ebook or ebook empire. Some charge money and some do not. List is no means complete as new tools and services keep popping. Here are the tried reputable services for selling ebook that would work for you as well. I have not tried them all myself but I have done plenty of research and talked to people who have used this services to know its works.

Where To Sell Ebooks?

  1. Amazon Kindle
  2. Barnes & Noble
  3. eJunkie
  4. Clickbank
  5. PayDotCom
  6. Ebay (Note: you can sell ebook via burned CD or DVD only as per new rule)
  7. Appropirate Forum (for your Niche)
  8. Craigslist
  9. Lulu
  10. On your Blog
  11. Tradebit
  12. Smashwords
  13. Payloadz
  14. Kobo
  15. Mobipocket
  16. Your email list
  17. Google Books
  18. iTunes
  19. Digiresults.com
  20. Digibilly.com
  21. JVzoo.com
  22. Createspace
  23. Fiverr.com (Note: yes, you can sell for $5 but it is a choice for small reports type of ebooks)
  24. eZine (Online Magazine for your Niche)
  25. Newspaper (old fashioned but works)

Some one told me you can sell ebooks on etsy.com, but I was not able to confirm it for sure currently.

Do you know any place else to sell ebooks? I will update this list as needed in future so lists stays current.