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Learning From Dedicated Members Sites
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 3, 2010
Learning From Dedicated Members Sites
Regardless of what it is that you are promoting, you are going to want to become part of an online community. This is vital for exchanging ideas and getting some valuable information. The things you will learn from these communities, we will call them dedicated members sites, can mean the difference between success and failure in your selected niche. So the $64,000 question is simply, “How do you find a dedicated members site?”
The first thing you have to understand is that a dedicated members site is just that, a site for members only. This means that you cannot just pop on by and get access to whatever they may have there. You have to join, and sometimes, especially with the really good sites, membership is not free or cheap. Some dedicated members sites can run you hundreds of dollars a year in members fees. For example, one dedicated members site for those who are web designers looking for freelance work is about $300 per year. Considering that you could be getting contracts paying thousands of dollars, this is not really all that much. But you may not want to pay it if you are just starting out, because getting contracts may be a little difficult at the start if you do not have a body of work to show people.
So, how do you find a dedicated members site? Well, it’s really not all that hard as long as it’s in a niche that is reasonably popular. For example, let’s say you do want to specialize in web design. What you would do is pull up your favorite search engine and in the search box simply type in “web designers members sites” and hit enter. What you will find is a list of quite a few sites. The ones appearing at the top of the search lists are your most popular sites and most likely are the ones with a fee. These are probably also the ones with the best services, which include locating contracts.
If you navigate the site itself you will pretty much find everything that you will need to know in order to make an informed decision on whether or not to join, including the members fee and benefits. If it’s a really classy site like the top web masters members site, the list of benefits is going to read like a legal brief. It can be overwhelming reading most of it. So do not let yourself get caught up in the hype. Read each benefit and see if it’s something that you are really going to need.
The great thing about these sites is that somebody who is looking for a web designer is going to come across these sites as well when doing their searches. Well, when they do, one of the links on these sites is going to be “Looking For A Web Designer?” When they click on this link they are going to find a list of all the available web designers registered with the site along with their ad for their services. If you are a member this in a sense is free advertising. This is one of the greatest benefits of dedicated members sites.
Dedicated members sites can sometimes mean the difference between getting off to a fast start with your business and struggling for months. Just make sure that you have researched the benefits and costs of each site before making your final decision.
Author: Ian Williamson
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How an Inventor Can Start a Business on the Internet
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 3, 2010
How an Inventor Can Start a Business on the Internet
How an Inventor can Start a Business – On the Internet I was downsized at age 57 after 30 + years in Corporate Management in Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Special Projects positions. Developing new products had always come naturally to me so I decided to start a product development business, which I did and worked on for approximately 4 years. I now have 7 patents and a total list of 25 or so various products ready to go to market. I knew it would be difficult, but thought that I could license several of these new products to companies who presently sell very similar products. So I spent about 4 years working on that and found out that it is virtually impossible for an individual to develop and license a product to a larger company. I read all the websites, went to the Patent Office shows, went to inventor’s shows, submitted new products to scores of companies, etc., for a number of years and only know of one instance of a successful licensing arrangement(more than a few dollars earned). That is the bad news. The good news is that now you can sell anything, literally, over the internet, and no one can tell you that you can’t do it. The challenge here is that while it is possible, it is hard, much harder than you ever think it will be, and it will take a long time to do it. But it can be done, and can be very profitable. So a year ago I decided to sell something over the internet. I invent and develop all kinds of things, and so decided on a line of four unique solid hardwood cookware display racks to sell first. These racks make stunning décor additions to the kitchen when used with high quality cookware. I spent months finding suitable vendors and getting a website ready and opened my website, www.swedishdesigns.com, about 4 months ago and surprise!! nothing happened. The only thing that saved me was that my wonderful fulfillment service, Jentre Products, up in Oil City, PA, warned me “don’t get discouraged, it’s going to take a long time.” Part of my problem is that no one has ever seen or heard of the new, unique products, so the very common Pay-Per-Click marketing does no good at all. My unique products have to be clearly presented to possible buyers. So for this most recent period I have been going to school on SEO, Blogs, Internet Articles, PR Marketing, etc., etc., and while sales are still very low, all of the contact line trends are up and there are a lot of irons in the fire. My Internet Store consultant, 1 Choice 4 Your Store has phenomenal content; you may need to nag them on communicating. My PR person is Margie Fisher at Zable Fisher Public Relations and she is great. I am now sure that this business will succeed although it is going to take some time. I know that I will have to spend a lot of time at the computer every day doing the things I’ve learned recently, updating websites, adding content, writing articles, participating in blogs, and working with Wordtracker (best thing out there; contact John Alexander!). So while that is not my first choice of how to spend the day, I’m on my way to being successful, I can do it over and over with my other inventions, I’m working for myself on my own schedule, and I won’t be downsized again.
Author: George Willison
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