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What is a Domain?

Posted by Levi on June 23rd, 2011

If you are new to this whole “internet business” thing and aren’t quite sure exactly what an internet domain name is, don’t fret. You are not alone. According to Google’s keyword tool, there are actually over four-million monthly Google searches for the term “What is a domain?” And that is just in the U.S.

A Domain is the name you choose for your website. That’s all. The domain for the blog you’re reading right now is WorldWideCashCow.com.

How to Get Your Own Domain:

There are many places online to get a domain name. I have around 10 or 12 and most of them come from NameCheap.com. The reasons for my choosing NameCheap and not Godaddy.com or some other domain registrar are: First, the website is just simpler to use, especially for people who are new. The second is that unlike Godaddy, which is a good and probably the most popular service, Namecheap doesn’t try to sell you on five or ten other products and services that you don’t need, especially in the beginning. Third, I’ve never had a problem.

Why You Should Have Your Own Domain:

If you are planning to have your own website for an existing business, you would obviously want to use your business as your domain name. If you are planning to start an online business like a blog, it is important to have your own domain. You can use the free versions of wordpress or blogger like many do and have great success, but not only does a proper domain look more professional than www.yoursite.blogspot.com, it will also be easier for your readers and customers to remember. Another thing is that if you choose to go the free route, you do not own it. If there is ever a problem or if you do something your free provider doesn’t like, that can be it. You will have wasted all that time and effort. You will lose sales and prospects since your readers won’t know where to find you and you will lose any high ranking you’ve managed to gain in the search engines. For only $10 a year, it’s the safer and wiser choice.

Sell Public Domain Material on Zazzle.com

Posted by Levi on December 8th, 2010

If you have or have not heard of Zazzle, you should consider using public domain material to make money on the site. Zazzle.com is a website where you can sell pre-made products like t-shirts, mugs, mousepads, hats, calendars, postcards, bumper stickers and on and on. You can add your own phrases, logos and images to these products and sell them on the Zazzle website itself as well as create your own online store or link to your products from your blog or anywhere else on the web. Tell your friends and family about them and get them to tell others.

: Image via CrunchBase

If you don’t have your own business logo or can’t come up with creative slogans or images yourself, searching for some in the public domain is the next best thing or could be a better thing.

For instance, you could run a Google search for “public domain images” and any that you find interesting could be used to create a product to sell on Zazzle. You could then create a theme for your storefront around the Civil War, for example. You could upload photos to create a calendar featuring images of a specific battle or create a picture book of soldiers and generals. This could be done many times over in many different areas with many different themes.

Thousands of people shop Zazzle every day so you should see some return for your efforts. Using this method, the more images you upload, the more products you create, and the more you promote your storefront the more money you will make. And since you didn’t pay a dime for to create the products, using public domain may be the best way to make money with Zazzle.com. The site pays through paypal and you can request payment at any time once you have a positive balance. This same method could also be used fro Lulu.com and CafePress.

Sell Public Domain Material on Zazzle.com

Make Money with Public Domain Works

Posted by Levi on December 7th, 2010

Public domain material such as books, music, art, magazine articles, moving images and photographs are simply works that have no copyrights and so are available to anyone to use for any purpose, be it personal or commercial.

: Image via Wikipedia

Walt Disney transformed Grimm’s Fairy Tales into heartwarming stories full of lovable, memorable characters. Today, Disney is a multi-billion dollar company.

Book publishers world wide still print and sell the works of Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Mark Twain even though not a single one of them owns the rights to these works.

One thing all of these works have in common is that they were published before 1923. All works ‘created’ prior to that year are in the public domain.

What Does This Mean to you?

Public domain material can be re-packaged, adapted, or simply copied and resold again and again in any carnation for any price your buyer is willing to pay. Large companies do it all the time because they have to pay zero dollars in licensing fees.

There are literally countless ways to earn money with these free-to-use public domain resources. Use your creativity and take time to look around and I’m sure you can come up with a way to use public domain material to your advantage.

What is an Auto-Responder and How Does It Work?

Posted by Levi on December 7th, 2010

An auto-responder service a web-based system that keeps track of your email subscriber list. Auto-responders allow you to create forms to put on your web pages or blog to collect information from your visitors such as names and email addresses and any other information you choose.

Once you create an opt-in form, your auto-responder service will provide you with code you can simply paste into your web page(s).

There are a few well known auto-responders you can choose:

Aweber They have a 30-day Free trial for !$ so you get the feel for what you’ll be able to do with the service.

Get Response Very good service and nearly as popular as aweber. Allows for easy incorporation to social media.

1ShoppingCart Allows you to do many things like easily add e-commerce to your site(s).

What is an Auto Responder and How Does It Work?

What is Affiliate Marketing and Why Should You Be Doing It?

Posted by Levi on December 5th, 2010

: Image via Wikipedia

So, What exactly is Affiliate Marketing? Let’s say you were at a barbecue or cookout enjoying yourself with family and friends. The food is delicious and everyone’s just having the best time. Your friend begins thinking to himself that he would like to have people over to his place more often for this kind of occasion. He mentions to you that he’s thinking about getting a new grill. You respond by saying something like, “Oh, if you’re interested in a grill, you should go down to ‘Jake’s Grill Store’.” So, after the barbecue, your friend drives over to Jake’s to have a look around. The next thing he knows, a salesman is loading a ‘Kick-Ass Monster Grill 5000′ into the back of his car.

Now, it was your recommendation that got ‘Jake’s Grill Store’ that particular sale on that particular day. But in the real world, Jake’s owes you nothing. If your friend is happy with the grill, you’ll probably get a thank you and that’s the end of it. But online, you would be paid a commission for that recommendation just like the salesman in the store. It’s as simple as that, and can be done with and for just about any product that can be bought and sold online. That is affiliate marketing. And it can be an great and inexpensive way to make money. Learn more about affiliate marketing.

What is Affiliate Marketing and Why Should You Be Doing It?

How To Build a List – Fast and Easy

Posted by Levi on December 1st, 2010

You will hear a lot of talk in internet marketing and online business about the importance of building an email subscriber list. Knowing how to build a list is important because it’s a great way to make money. If you’re building or running an online business, you should have one. We will talk about what to do with your email list in another post, but right now I’m going to show you one of the quickest ways to build a targeted subscriber email list.

Step 1:
Join WarriorForum.com and start making posts. You’ll need to be an active member and post at least 25 times to be able to PM (private message) other members.
*Note: Some members put their contact email in the post so there is no need for private messaging.

Step 2:
Log in and scroll down to section “Warrior Joint Ventures” and find members who are offering “Solo Ads”. This means that they will send an email to their subscriber list on your behalf for a fee.

Step 3:
Contact each member you are interested in and inquire about their niche, fees and mailing schedule.

Step 4:
Set up an Aweber autoresponder account. As you’ve probably heard, they’re one of the best and they have a 30-day trial available for $1.

Step 5:
Set up an opt-in box on your site or blog (There are instructions for this on the Aweber site) along with an offer, preferably free, to give the visitors you will soon receive an incentive for subscribing to your list.

Step 6:
Agree on a price and email date with your fellow Warrior Forum member. Some members will wish to review your page and offer before agreeing to send it to their subscribers. When everything is set and the email has been sent, you should soon have the first subscribers of your very own email list.

Step 7:
Once you have received opt-ins and have a subscriber list, you can begin doing adswaps with other marketers in your niche. There doesn’t have to be any money exchanged. You simply mail to your list for them and they do the same for you. This how you continue to grow your list on a regular and consistent basis.

Step 8:
Go to JV ListBuilding.com and sign up for a free account. You will receive an email with further instructions. It’s completely free and a great place to partner with other marketers to do adswaps with.

Focus Groups Are a No-Brainer Way to Make Money Online or Off

Posted by Levi on December 1st, 2010

Making money in focus groups is a very simple process. You sign up to be a participant in consumer research studies in your area on a market research company’s website. These are all legitimate firms whose clients are often Fortune 500 corporations. When you meet the criteria and demographic they need for a certain study or survey, the research company will contact you. Participants are often paid anywhere from $50 – $200 for 30 minutes to three hours time. *My personal experience has been an average of $75 – $125 for 1.5 – 2 hours often scheduled in the evenings.

What to Expect:

Once you arrive, you will be seated in a lobby or waiting room where you’ll often find prepared refreshments– snacks, sandwiches, etc. Once all the participants have arrived, the group of approximately eight to twelve will move to a private room. From there, a moderator will lead an open discussion about the particular focus of the study. I have personally been paid $75 for my participation in a focus group on beverages and $125 for one on the subject of television; once with FocusPointeGlobal and another with ProbeMarketResearch. Not only is it easy money and somewhat fun, if you happen to have strong opinions about the subject matter you are free and even encouraged to express them. Once the group is over, you are handed a check for your time.

The companies you sign up with online or at their physical location will, at times, allow you to participate in surveys or studies online and by phone. Phone surveys will pay better but more frequently you will be emailed surveys that will take place online and pay $2 -$10 for five to fifteen minutes. Signing up with as many market research firms as you can will greatly increase your odds of consistently receiving invitations to participate in studies …and be paid!

Below are some great resources for finding market research companies and focus groups in your area and online.

Focus Pointe Global

Probe Market Research

Find Focus Groups

Survey Police

Crowdfunding Web 2.0 – How to Get Paid BEFORE You Begin Work

Posted by Levi on December 1st, 2010

A powerful way to make money online for those with a creative streak is through crowdsourcing or crowdfunding. These are web 2.0 sites that allow you to be paid prior to work being done. If you have a book, film, adventure or pretty much any interesting project that you need funding for, supporters from the U.S. and around the world will assist you by donating various sums of money to your project.

As an example: if you wanted to travel through China to write a book about a certain aspect of Chinese culture, anyone who is interested in supporting you and seeing your dream come to fruition could donate money to help pay for your travel expenses, publishing costs, etc.

: Image via Wikipedia

With crowdfunding, you set the price and time allotted for reaching your financial goal. When you have received enough money from your supporters to reach or surpass your goal, the funds are released to you.

It is customary to keep your supporters up to date on the progress of your project and to offer those supporters an incentive for their generosity such as a signed copy of the book when completed, a t-shirt, photos, etc. Be creative and respond in kind. Take a look at a few crowdfunding sites to get a feel of the communities and how they work:

Crowdfunding is, though, often a strictly all-or-nothing deal. Let’s say you have reached $4,999 the end of the allotted time of a $5,000 goal. The money is returned to the supporters and you don’t see a dime. So, take the time to create a strong and professional presence on the crowdsourcing site you choose as well as an accurate budget for your project. Fund your passion. Good Luck!

Crowdfunding Web 2.0 How to Get Paid BEFORE You Begin Work

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