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So - you want to make money online? I hope you’re tough! You’ll need to be!

Do you remember when “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” first came on TV? It was huge! For a while anyway. It wasn’t long before the novelty wore off and the show died! Now, I think its on about 3.30am! Well that’s how fast your online career can die too - unless you are tough! Everybody wants to make money online, but when they find out that there is actual work involved…most of them are gone too!

So….lets understand whats going on! Where does the problem stem from? Well we’ll have to dig deep into the mind of the typical lazy person. Now I’m not saying that everybody is lazy, but you know these people are in trouble when the first thing out of their mouth is….”I wanna make money online fast.” Surely you can see whats coming? NOTHING! Nothing at all!

Why do people think like that? Why is it that so many people think that earning a living online should and will happen overnight? Well, to really understand this sort of thinking, take a drive down the street and see how many fast food places you come across, check out the world with its fast food, microwave meals, pay per view TV, and the list goes on and on. Most things in life you can get now if you want too! Why do you think Maccas and HJ’s(Burger King) even started? It was because people didn’t have time to cook anymore or to sit down to a meal so then came drive throughs! So asking them to take the time to build a business is like asking them to pull out all their teeth!

So I ask the question that I posed in the title of this article again. So, who wants to make money online?

You have to be tough and determined! If you understand that it’s going to take a solid business plan to get started that’s a good start.

If you understand that it’s going to take some investment of capital and that it’s very difficult to run an online business without spending money you’re getting there!

If you realize that it’s going to take months of hard work, 14 hour days and very little sleep to really build something worthwhile and it’ll be months before you see any significant amount of income, you are cooking with gas!

Now if you get that much, you just might have a shot at being in the 5% of those who actually make it! If you want to make money online tread carefully before you jump in!
If you are ready to make money online, you can start here!

Burn Out! It sucks, but it happens to all of us at some time.
I admit, burn out doesn’t happen to me that often, but I am finding just lately, that I have bitten off a bit more than I can chew!

So what do you do when you find yourself suffering from burn out? or that you’re stressed out and you feel like you just can’t do it anymore?

Well, these handy hints have helped me through the bad times, in particular the bad time Im facing right now! Read on to find some ways to deal with burn out.

Well, I think you have to get away from your work. Its usually work that is the instigator in burn out! Heaps of people try to work through it, but that doesn’t work for me - it just makes the problem worse. When my mind wants to go on strike, I have no choice but to give it a rest.

I used to be an entertainer! One thing I really enjoy is singing. I don’t know what your interests are, but there’s got to be something you do for relaxation. So - Just do it! Get away from your work and pretend like work doesn’t exist for a while! (lucky I have my own decked out music room!)

Secondly, after you have had a bit of a relax and you start stressing because you should get back to work, just sit down and write up a list. Make it really basic and simple to start. If you are suffering burn out because you’ve been too hard at work, make a list that will be easy to achieve.

I might make my list so easy that it only has 2 or 3 things on it, and I make sure I don’t do anything else. This is good for two reasons. The first good thing is that at least I’ve accomplished something during my day and the second is that I dont put any pressure on myself, because although 2-3 things is about 1/20 of what I would normally do, doing something is definately better than nothing!

Soon, as you start getting back into the swing of things, you can increase your regular work load back to a sensible amount to avoid future burn out! If you find that doing more increases your level of stress and possible future burnout, then don’t go there! Don’t go beyond your limit again.

You need to learn to recognize your trigger switch! Learn to cut yourself off. This can be so terribly hard for me, but sometimes I just have to stop! It can be extra hard when you’re first building your new business, or your business is already successful and you want to keep it going that way - but getting to where you are is how you got to feeling how you do - burnt out!

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a tough act to perform! But with time and experience, you’ll get good at it.
I hope I get better at it too!

You see, Im a bit of a workaholic! and….I’ve been very stressed out lately, feeling major personal burn out while I deal with some big issues.
I was having a really hard time relaxing - so I started a new project!
I have found this to be a great idea and instead of feeling burn out, I now feel re-invigorated!
My major stress lately promoted me to develop another website!
You can check it out by clicking Personal Development|Self Help
So……..I am dealing with my burn out by working on a self help and personal development site!
Thats pretty logical - dont you think?

Whatever you do - do something about how you feel, or it will only get worse!
I hope these tips on dealing with burn out help you too!

Do you want your own home business? Ever thought, OMG! where do I start?
Did you know that most people who want to start up a home business have no clue where to even begin. So, if you feel the same - you are not alone!

Some of these people look at their computer screen as if it were blank, and even if its not - it may as well be for all the good it’s going to do! So where do you start?
In this little article, I will give you some hints on where to start with your new home business!

The first thing you should do is sit down and think about what you already know about and like to do. Everybody, no matter how boring they seem, has interests and expertise in some area. Most interests, can be easily monetized, unless your hobby is underwater pole vaulting, in which case you probably won’t find much of a demand. But if you’re a typical average Joe or Jolene, there’s a good chance that one of your interests can be turned into a part time or even full time income, with a home business.

The next step is to put these interests down on paper and go search the Internet to see if you can find any related info on them. For example, let’s say that your interest is fishing. Maybe you’re even a very good fisherman. Maybe you even have a new or improved way of pulling fish from the water! You might even think your way is quite unique and may be something that you could teach to others. So, what you do is go online and see if there are already fisherman sites or information courses being sold. If there are, (and obscure as it sounds - I know there is plenty of ‘fisherman’ info on the net) then there is certainly a market for this niche.

Ok…the third thing to do is to see how much competition you’re going to have if you go ahead with this new home business. Now, I’m definately not suggesting that if there is a lot of competition that you can the idea, but at go in with your eyes wide open and know what you’re getting yourself into before you get into it! An easy way to find out how much competition you have is to go back to google and see how many other web sites there are for fisherman type things. If there are millions, you’ve got your work cut out for you. If there are thousands, it should be relatively easy!

The next thing to do in working out whether your idea for a home business is a good one, is to actually start working out how you’re going to monetize this specialized area or niche. Are you going to write an ebook on fishing, maybe the best fishing spots? Maybe you’ll put together a course on DVD with actual videos. I dont know much about fishing, but maybe how to scale, clean or fillet? maybe how to choose the best sinkers? Video courses are huge today and people will pay good dollars for them if they are well done. My point is, you need to work out just how you’re going to present your product to the market, assuming there is one, and get them to buy.

After all, a home business wont make any money without some kind of sales!
Now, if you want an easy way to start a home business and be up and running by tomorrow, read about my free website setup offer!
This is a very raw info but a good basic starting point to give you something to think about.
So get to it!
Now, you dont need to think, OMG! where do I start! If you follow the tips above, you have a good place to start developing your new home business - good luck!

Most people who want to make money online face one common problem – lack of funds. When you start an online business you really need to have a website, and it although I can setup your website free, any other way of getting one, can get money intensive quickly. This is where a blog comes in!

If your start your online entrepreneurship with limited dollars, I can suggest two things to help you.
Firstly, let me setup your website free or if you want to do it yourself – you can set up a blog for free.

This article explains the key reasons why both ideas are really good ones. You can start your journey and make money online as of tomorrow with either suggestion.

Let me start with my free setup service. This is a quick and easy read.

All you need to do is fill in a questionnaire and pay for your own hosting, and in around 24 hours you will have your own money making website setup for free! It comes fully loaded with 5 top affiliate programs, all with your own affiliate ID’s included, and it also has an autoresponder setup with 400 days worth of newsletters pre-loaded and ready to go! You get a complete online training course and your new site is fully customizable! Read more about and signup for this service here!

Ok……lets move onto the blog idea!

A blog can be setup for free on either Wordpress or Blogger. Blogs can also be hosted for free on either platform, but you will be limited to how you can customize your site and also your advertising opportunities. If you host your own blog (which you can still setup free – but just pay the hosting) your new blog site is your own and you can do with it as you see fit.

Once you have set everything up (could be a while for newbies!) a blog enables you to start to make money online fairly quickly. After you have installed your new blog, you can start to advertise your products, services and/or promote your affiliate programs on your new website. Then, when someone buys through clicking on your links and purchases a product on your blog, you get the commission on the sale.

If you start with a blog or have me setup your new money making website free - its free!………So its much cheaper than forking out any cash (funny that…lol)

Once you have your new website or blog – you are ready to start to make money online.

Of course, you will need a plan and some training! If you let me setup your new money making site for FREE, then you get a proven plan that has worked for many people before you, and you also get a copy of the famous…..30 Days to Success Plan, which will guide you in the right direction and help you step by step in your money making journey.

If you want to setup your own blog – go for it! There are plenty of tutorials and guides available on how to do it – just go to google!

My We Make Money Online blog is on the Wordpress platform and I host it on my own domain.

Whenever I want to know anything about Wordpress or need work done, I go to “Houdy”!

Houdy is THE go to guy for anything to do with Wordpress. He can install and optimize your new blog for you, and if you want to do it yourself, here is the link for his site WordPress MAX - It has every WP guide for every WP thing!

The easy way to make money online, is to let me setup your website free. Read more or fill in your form here!
Next best way to go is with a blog!

So……there are my two best suggestions to make money online!
You can read more ideas on how to make money online – even without a website (not my recommendation, but can be done!) on this blog! Just check out the categories in the side bar.

If you would like a glimpse of what your new money making website could look like (the one I setup for FREE!!!!) just click on the “How to Make Money Online” link in the side bar or Make Money Online here!

Good Luck!

So How Do You Make Money With Affiliate Programs Really?

If you want to get off to a speedy start with your online business, promoting affiliate programs and products is the best way. So, how do you make money with affiliate programs really?

Well, start off by doing your homework! Its really important you ensure that you join an affiliate program that is reputable and established with a good affiliate management reputation. Google Best Affiliate Programs and see what you come up with. Reviews are a good source of information as you will get both sides of the story!

Once you have decided on the affiliate program that is a good fit for you, you can start to follow these simple guidelines and you will be off and running!

Here are my tips for you to make money with affiliate programs

Number 1:
Get your own website so you can better promote your products. If you really want to succeed and you are serious about affiliate marketing, I recommend that you get your own website where you are free to promote your products in your own manner. Then you can pick and choose as many affiliate programs as you want, all in the one place.

Number 2:
Have you heard that the money is in the list? Start your own newsletter and build an email list. This is probably the number one strategy used by the top affiliate marketers. Once you have a list, you can promote your affiliate programs to your prospects on a regular basis.

Number 3:
Once you decide to start accumulating a list, you will need an autoresponder to manage it. Marketing with an autoresponder makes it easy for you to automatically send emails and capture contact details from people visiting your website. Your new autoresponder can send a newsletter, e-course or articles to your prospects on a regular and automated basis. You will save yourself heaps of time and it will make it easy for you to build your business on autopilot.

Number 4:
Article marketing should be a pivotal point in your overall marketing campaign. Write and distribute articles regularly. If you want to be over the top type successful with affiliate marketing, write as many articles on your topic as you can and then submit them to as many article directories as you can find! Or you can do it the easy way (like I do!) and use a service called Submit Your Article.

Number 5:
Start a link building campaign. If you want to increase the ranking of your website on search engines, you have got to build back links. I would also recommend that you participate in forums, have a blog, write articles and give free e-books that have your website URL. This will create one-way links back to your website. The more websites that link to you, the higher google page rank you will have in the search engines, therefore leading to more traffic to your website.

That’s a simple analysis – but they are the main ways to increase the ways in which you can make money with affiliate programs.

If that seems a bit too much to fathom, there is an easier way!
Check out the Plug In Profit Site! (Pips)

Steps 1, 2 and 3 above are already taken care of and you just need to write some articles and start building back links! Pips is a money making website that comes already pre-loaded with 5 top affiliate programs. You get an autoresponder and 400 day newsletter already setup for you as well. You get free access to the very popular 30 days to Success training program, a speedy helpdesk and a members only forum. There are many other bonuses that you can read about here.
The best thing about a Plug In Profit Site is that its FREE! Yeap – FREE!

Now if, you want a shortcut to help you make money online with affiliate programs, Pips is definitely the way to go!