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Valentine’s Day Ideas
Valentine’s Day Ideas Today is February 14th, Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate and show special consideration for the one you love. Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr who lived some time in the 5th century but there is also evidence the ancient Romans celebrated a day of romance too. Regardless of the origin it’s fun to get into the spirit of the day and shower your loved one and others with gifts of appreciation. I know some people hate the idea, feel it’s too commercialized and minimizes the idea of showing love every day. But I love peak experiences and that’s what the day is designed for.…
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Are Distractions Killing Your Business?
Are Distractions Killing Your Business? I bet my life isn’t much different from yours when it comes to distractions. We all have them.They interrupt our flow, we lose momentum, and in a worse case scenario you have to ask yourself are distractions killing your business. But…you have to get things done. Life won’t wait and neither will your business. You are either growing your business or regressing. Life and business do not stand still. First, you need to figure out what your distractions are before you can tackle them. Sounds silly, but if you don’t take the time to think about this you can’t really address them. Distractions are a…
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World Egg Day Recipe For Success
World Egg Day Recipe For Success Today is World Egg Day that is celebrated around the globe to bring awareness to the nutritional aspects of eggs. It was first established at the IEC Vienna 1996 conference. It was decided to celebrate World Egg Day on the second Friday in October each year. So today is the day to appreciate eggs! I love eggs! Fried, scrambled, soft boiled, poached, deviled and in a variety of other ways. Eggs are especially wonderful to cook with in a variety of recipes. You might be asking “what does this have to do with marketing and creating an online income.” Well, just like the many…
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Tips to Avoid Business Failure
Have you heard the expression “you dig your grave with your teeth?” What does this have to do with tips to avoid business failure?? Of course this expression refers to what kinds of food you are consuming that can lead to ill health and ultimately disease. And it can take a while to manifest…hence digging with your teeth. I think the idea behind this also applies to business. Are you digging your own grave in the cemetery of business failures by consuming the wrong information or following the wrong leaders? Let’s cover some tips to avoid business failure. Tips To Avoid Business Failure Who are you hanging out with at…
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A Daily Routine
Establishing a daily routine is a critical factor when you work from home. I would even go so far as to say without it you will accomplish much less and be prone to distractions. Distractions can absolutely keep you from never moving forward in your business. When I first started working from home setting a daily routine was a huge challenge. I had just launched my second child off to college and my day was unstructured for the first time in years. As a stay at home mom I had spent countless hours with my kids activities inside and out of school, worked part time at the school office, sold…
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Online Relationships are Important
Online Relationships are Important Think about some of the brands, bloggers and public figures you love the most… chances are that you have some sort of connection with them, whether that means getting to know the people personally, or sharing a core belief with them. These online relationships are important. When businesses create a connection with their audience, they set themselves up for loyalty that can last for years. Even better than that, a real connection means that their customers will turn into raving fans who happily share their website and product recommendations with others! I am a big fan of a number of marketers and bloggers and follow them,…
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Amazon Affiliates Program Changes
Beginning on March 1,2017 changes are being made to the Amazon Affiliate Program. The biggest change is they have eliminated the “sell more make more” higher payout fees. Whether you sell one or hundreds of an item as an affiliate the fee rate stays the same. Yikes! The old fee structure looked like this: As you can see in the chart above, in the old structure, expiring March 1st, your commission rate rose based on an increase in the volume of sales. In the new fee structure your fee rate will be based on the category of the item sold. See the new schedule below.
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New Access to Amazon Associates Program
Amazon Associates Program One of my business models is building niche sites and I am an affiliate for the Amazon Associates Program. This means when I recommend products I use and love that are available on Amazon I get a commission from Amazon when people buy items through my links. This doesn’t cost the consumer anything extra. For the past few years quite a few states in the US couldn’t participate in the program because they wanted Amazon to collect the sales tax when customers bought things on their site and Amazon wasn’t cooperating. My state, California, pulled out of the program a few years ago, which meant I couldn’t…
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Quit Killing Your Dreams
Quit Killing Your Dreams If you are the kind of person who has goals, ambitions, and big ideas for your life, then quit killing your dreams. You know that taking risks is an essential component of success. Leo Buscaglia said, “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Pretty strong words! Risk is a natural part of life and the bigger the risk the bigger the reward. I am not talking about something foolish but taking a calculated risk with some research behind…
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Special Peek Tour of Amazon
How Selling On Amazon Works from the Inside Many people are curious how selling on Amazon works. I sell on Amazon using both Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and their merchant fulfilled (MF) process. A seller who uses MF finds a great product to sell, lists it on Amazon, and when it sells Amazon notifies you, the seller, and you ship the item yourself. When a seller uses FBA, you find great products to sell, list on Amazon and then ship the items directly to Amazon to let them do all the fulfillment… packing, shipping to the customer, and handling any returns. These are just the bare bones basics and it…