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		<title>What are your qualifications?</title>
		<link>http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/the-prerequisites-to-success-report</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you qualified to start an Internet business? What were your first thoughts when you read that question? If you&#8217;re like most people, you probably measure your qualifications by your technical skills&#8230;
Your ability to design a web site&#8230;
Your ability to write sales copy&#8230;
Your ability to drive traffic&#8230;

But the reality is, NONE of that matters.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you <strong>qualified</strong> to start an Internet business? What were your first thoughts when you read that question? If you&#8217;re like most people, you probably measure your qualifications by your technical skills&#8230;</p>
<p>Your ability to <strong>design a web site</strong>&#8230;<br />
Your ability to <strong>write sales copy</strong>&#8230;<br />
Your ability to <strong>drive traffic</strong>&#8230;</p>
<ul></ul>
<p>But the reality is, <strong>NONE</strong> of that matters.</p>
<p>Building a business is a FORMULA. If you can understand instructions and follow the formula, you WILL make money online. So if it&#8217;s that simple, why do SO MANY people fail at it?</p>
<p><em>Personality!</em></p>
<p>See, there are certain personality traits &#8212; inherent in some, but LEARNED by others &#8212; that allow people to easily succeed, and other traits that cause people to constantly FAIL.</p>
<p>If you could identify those traits, wouldn&#8217;t you have a better chance at being successful?</p>
<p>Well, here&#8217;s your opportunity to find out&#8230; because I&#8217;ve been authorized by none other than this guy to offer you a FREE copy of his brand-new report, which lays out the exact traits necessary to succeed online.</p>
<p>The report will be available within the next 48 hours, and is based on his personal observations following a DECADE of working with thousands of successful Internet entrepreneurs from around the world.</p>
<p>And like I said: he&#8217;s allowing me to offer a copy to all of my best customers for free&#8230; no strings attached.</p>
<p>When you get it, you can do one of two things:</p>
<ol>
<li>Nothing&#8230; which is definitely an &#8220;unsuccessful trait&#8221;.</li>
<li>Study it and figure out if you have the inherent prerequisites for success, or if you need to LEARN them.</li>
</ol>
<p>So if you would like a copy of this report, for FREE, <a href="http://www.marketingtips.com/qualify/t/844661"><strong>click here</strong></a>!</p>
<p>&#8230; and follow the instructions there!</p>
<p>All the best&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Guest Blogging</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 03:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WAHS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogging really creates a situation where everyone wins. Let’s elaborate a little more.
Successful bloggers know that fresh, relevant contents are very important in order for a blog to be popular. Ideally, the blogs should be updated with new content everyday. Really successful blogs offer fresh content at least a few times each day. Owners [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Guest Blogging", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/guest-blogging" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guest blogging really creates a situation where everyone wins. Let’s elaborate a little more.</p>
<p>Successful bloggers know that fresh, relevant contents are very important in order for a blog to be popular. Ideally, the blogs should be updated with new content everyday. Really successful blogs offer fresh content at least a few times each day. Owners of popular blogs are well aware of this fact and they usually have a team of guest bloggers helping them. Guest bloggers are like an extra pair of helping hands. When required, they update the blogs on behalf of the blog owners. It allows the blog owners to take a break (ex., that long awaited summer vacation with the kids) but not at the expense of their blogs. In addition, guest bloggers will also add new perspectives on the topic discussed and make the blog more interesting, driving more travel to the blog.</p>
<p>For the guest bloggers, it is definitely a very good way for them to get more exposure, giving them access to a larger pool of readers. By demonstrating great insights on the topics discussed, guest bloggers are actually building up their reputation as knowledgeable professionals in a particular field. While blogging as a guest, they could also create useful links in the articles back to their own blogs. By doing so, they could also drive some traffic to their own blogs.</p>
<p>The readers will also get more fresh content, ideas on the topic from a new angle. Readers will certainly find the blogs more refreshing and come back for more!!</p>
<p>It is easy to see that guest blogging benefits everyone. Blog owners get to take a well deserved break, guest bloggers get a branding chance and readers get to read new content everyday.</p>
<p>If you would like to be a guest blogger of our work at home blog, you can submit your post using our contact form. We accept:</p>
<ol>
<li>Posts that fits our categories only,</li>
<li>Fresh content. That means the articles have not been publish anywhere.</li>
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		<title>The Free Work From Home Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WAHS</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Work At Home Talk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am not sure how plausible it is to make money online without any cash investment invlove, but it&#8217;s possible to get started by joining a legitimate affiliate program for free and invest some money in a later time for your advertising campaign, tools or marketing.
Strong Future International is one of the legit home business [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Free Work From Home Opportunity", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/the-free-work-from-home-opportunity" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not sure how plausible it is to make money online without any cash investment invlove, but it&#8217;s possible to get started by joining a legitimate affiliate program for free and invest some money in a later time for your advertising campaign, tools or marketing.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/top/bbb-work-from-home.html">Strong Future International</a></strong> is one of the legit home business that is free to join and gives you all the tools needed for your home business success.</p>
<p>SFI, in short, is on business since 1985 and is a good standing member of the <a href="http://www.bbbnebraska.org/commonreport.html?bid=207000239">Better Business Bureau</a> (BBB) serving Sourthen Nebraska. Operating online for more then 10 years, SFI is a solid company that has proven itself to be able to make good money for those who are willing to give it a serious try.</p>
<p>What will you get for joining this free affiliate program? The member site is jam-pack with marketing tools, resources and useful training materials. You will be provided free websites coded with your informations for you to market your business and getting paid for any sales you make through your website. T-shirts, business cards, and several promotional tools will be sent to your door with a small handling and shipping fees. Trainings materials are also provided to teach you how to market your business.</p>
<p>How are you getting paid? This is probably the most popular questions that people ask. If you are an US residents, you can opt for direct deposit to your local bank account, check mailed to your, paid via SFI Master Cash Card or to your PayPal account.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/top/bbb-work-from-home.html"><img src="https://www.sfimg.com/Images/Banners/Banner1.gif" border="0" alt="" align="left" /></a>Like many home based bussiness online, you are not going to earn a 6 figure income with this work from home business opportunity when you are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">just starting out</span>. But you can slowly build a nice commissions if you do work and be consistent. There is no free lunch on the internet. No one makes any money unless there&#8217;s a sales made.</p>
<p>The beauty of joining an affiliate program is you can work anytime anywhere you want. If you are retired, a housewife with childrens at home, SFI is for you.</p>
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		<title>Leave PC Alone Right Now!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WAHS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mac Vs. PC. PC is not well right now&#8230; Leave PC alone!! To all Mac lovers, all you people care about is Apple and making fun of PC with your cool commercial. Now, PC is having a hard time&#8230;
This is probably a good viral marketing? Just for fun, enjoy!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mac Vs. PC. PC is not well right now&#8230; Leave PC alone!! To all Mac lovers, all you people care about is Apple and making fun of PC with your cool commercial. Now, PC is having a hard time&#8230;</p>
<p>This is probably a good viral marketing? Just for fun, enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center; padding-top:8px;"><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVTS8Bs8Xqc&#038;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVTS8Bs8Xqc&#038;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p>
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		<title>SEO Cartoon Quiz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Test your internet marketing knowledge. Find out what you really know about Internet Marketing and get a smile at the SEO cartoon quiz.
So I decided to take this little quize to test my knowledge in SEO. How the test works is you will go through a series of cartoons, and you decide what it is [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SEO Cartoon Quiz", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/seo-cartoon-quiz" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Test your internet marketing knowledge. Find out what you really know about Internet Marketing and get a smile at the <a href="http://www.aims.co.il/seo-cartoon-quiz.html">SEO cartoon quiz</a>.</p>
<p>So I decided to take this little quize to test my knowledge in SEO. How the test works is you will go through a series of cartoons, and you decide what it is trying to tell you by selecting the answers that suits the most.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aims.co.il/SEO-CartoonQuiz.html"><img src="http://www.aims.co.il/images/SEO-Consultant.gif" border="0" alt="SEO Cartoon Quiz" style="padding-right:8px;" width="185" height="177" align="left" /></a>I believe this test does not mean too much and I&#8217;m not putting too much faith into it but its fun! I&#8217;m surprise that I passed the test with 93% - SEO-Consultant! I got the 5th question wrong.</p>
<p>Click the above link to get started. Have fun!</p>
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		<title>Should you use a credit card to finance your start up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WAHS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Tisha Kulak, a writer for Creditorweb.com, where she writes about credit card offers, business credit cards and responsible credit card use.
Save Up Before Starting Out
Starting a new business involves a lot of decision-making, a lot hard work, and a lot of financing issues. From funding your operation to having [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Should you use a credit card to finance your start up?", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/should-you-use-a-credit-card-to-finance-your-start-up" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This is a guest post from Tisha Kulak, a writer for Creditorweb.com, where she writes about <a href="http://www.creditorweb.com/">credit card offers</a>, business credit cards and responsible credit card use.</em></p>
<p><strong>Save Up Before Starting Out</strong><br />
Starting a new business involves a lot of decision-making, a lot hard work, and a lot of financing issues. From funding your operation to having enough put aside to make the ends meet, every money decision is crucial to your future and your success. A good rule of thumb is to calculate your living expenses for 3-6 months before you attempt to open the doors of a new business. It takes time to develop a steady stream of work in order to begin making a profit and need to rely on a back up until the income begins to get more consistent.</p>
<p><strong>Business Finances Options</strong><br />
Your next consideration needs to be about financing for your business. There are many avenues to travel when it comes to starting a business.</p>
<ul>
<li>Securing funds from family and friends</li>
<li> Venture capitalists and other investors</li>
<li> Small business loans</li>
<li> Financing by yourself.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you have chosen the latter, you need to consider how much money your need to invest to get the business off the ground. Obviously, have a cash savings plan would be ideal but it may not always be easy to save for your daily life, your future, and your business unless you are independently wealthy.</p>
<p><strong>Financing the Business on Credit </strong><br />
Another option for self financing is by utilizing a credit card. Depending on the nature of your business, you may find that your start up expenses are not that high. However, if you are considering using your credit card, you want to weigh the pros and cons of this financing option.</p>
<p>Credit cards are being designed to assist small businesses with rewards and bonus programs that you could use to your advantage. The reality is, however, no matter how great the reward plan is, you may be doing your business more harm than good.</p>
<p><strong>Be Careful With Credit</strong><br />
Due to an uncertain monthly income, it may become difficult at some point to pay off the balance or even make the minimum payments. Not only does this become a strain on your business, it will also take a toll on your own personal credit, unless you have incorporated or formed an LLC with your company. You also need to take into consideration your personal credit score. If you already have a few too many cards that have balances or perhaps you have missed or been late with payments in the past, you may not be approved for a high enough credit limit to meet the needs of your business.</p>
<p>Relying on credit cards to finance your entire business may be the first mistake you make as a business owner. It may be a more wise decision to use a business credit card for an emergency back up, or to buy office supplies that are a crucial part of the business to get you started. A credit card should not be used to buy over-the-top luxury objects for the home office unless you are certain you can pay off the balance at the end of the month.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Taking Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoying a good life is common to us all. We all want the same things, good health, positive relationships, fulfilling career, and enough money to live comfortably. But, there are others that want a life of abundance and prosperity. These are the ones that have dreams of doing great things, having successful businesses, visiting interesting [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Importance of Taking Action", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/the-importance-of-taking-action" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enjoying a good life is common to us all. We all want the same things, good health, positive relationships, fulfilling career, and enough money to live comfortably. But, there are others that want a life of abundance and prosperity. These are the ones that have dreams of doing great things, having successful businesses, visiting interesting places, meeting extraordinary people, and having the ability to help others financially.</p>
<p>If you are going to enjoy a life of abundance and prosperity it will require some action. This should be obvious. But, sometimes the obvious is frequently overlooked.</p>
<p>You didn&#8217;t get to where you are today without taking some sort of action. So, it makes sense that if you have a vision in your head about where you would like to be in the future, it will require action.</p>
<p>The problem with most people is, even though they may have the knowledge to do some particular thing, they lack putting the necessary action behind that knowledge.</p>
<p>We often hear that &#8220;knowledge is power.&#8221; But, knowledge is really only power in reserve. It remains useless if it&#8217;s not tapped into by applying action. Knowledge that is not put to action remains just knowledge in your head and provides no benefit. It&#8217;s completely wasted.</p>
<p>To accomplish results, we must couple our knowledge with the necessary action to attain results. The formula for achieving results is: Knowledge x Action = Result. If you were to apply massive action to your knowledge, it would have a faster, and even greater impact on your life.</p>
<p>Why is it that most people find it difficult to put the necessary action behind their knowledge? I believe it is nothing more than a lack of belief.</p>
<p>Your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors and your results. If you can change your beliefs, you will change your behaviors. When you change your behaviors, you will change your results. Then, when you change your results, you will change your life.</p>
<p>It all starts with your belief system. Jesus said, &#8220;If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes&#8221; (Mark 9:23).</p>
<p>Now, many things can keep one from believing. But, I think the biggest factor that keeps one from believing is fear. It is a fact that it takes courage to succeed. But, keep in mind that courage isn&#8217;t the absence of fear, it&#8217;s the ability to press on despite the presence of fear. Many times, the solution to any fear is simply to do the thing you fear. It&#8217;s amazing how the fear will disappear!</p>
<p>The smallest of actions, even the ones that seem trivial and insignificant, can lead to great success. It&#8217;s been said that, &#8220;Actions, like pictures, are worth a thousand words.&#8221;</p>
<p>Without action, you could have the greatest idea and the greatest plan in the world and you would still fail. Whereas a modest idea and an incomplete plan often produces success when accompanied by enough action.</p>
<p>You just got to get moving. Sir Isaac Newton&#8217;s principle that states a &#8220;body at rest tends to remain at rest and a body in motion tends to remain in motion,&#8221; definitely applies to the action principle. Once you&#8217;ve taken the first step, the next steps seem easier to take.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a natural law that if you do nothing, nothing will happen; if you take minimum action, results are going to be minimal; but, if you take massive action, then you will be rewarded with massive results.Hugely successful people, the kind who go from mediocre to millions almost overnight, know that the major key to their success was taking massive action.</p>
<p>If you want to become hugely successful you must start at the beginning. Most beginnings are small, and appear trivial and insignificant, but in reality they are extremely important.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not only the right beginning that is important, it&#8217;s beginning in the first place. It&#8217;s about applying that powerful little six-letter-word called &#8220;action.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Daniel N. Brown is an entrepreneur and teacher of biblical success principles. Get your FREE report entitled, &#8220;How to Receive from God&#8221; when you sign up for your FREE weekly newsletter. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.SecretPlaceOnline.com" target="_blank">www.SecretPlaceOnline.com</a></em></p>
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		<title>8 Things You Can Do To Make Your Blog A Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Write Every Day
Writing everyday gives readers an incentive to log onto your blog daily and see what is new. When you write every day or post anything once a day, blog services react positively to your blog and search engines update their crawlers and comb through all your content which increases your ranking within [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "8 Things You Can Do To Make Your Blog A Success", url: "http://www.work-at-home-sites.com/8-things-you-can-do-to-make-your-blog-a-success" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> Write Every Day</strong></p>
<p>Writing everyday gives readers an incentive to log onto your blog daily and see what is new. When you write every day or post anything once a day, blog services react positively to your blog and search engines update their crawlers and comb through all your content which increases your ranking within Google search.</p>
<p><strong>Be Unique</strong></p>
<p>Make sure that your content is unique. Nothing is worse than seeing a blog that has already been done before. The more unique your blog and content are, the better chance people will come directly to your blog among others. Plus if your blog is pure plagiarism, no one is going to stay long.</p>
<p><strong>Link and Be Linked</strong></p>
<p>When you link businesses and websites that you like on your blog, search engine crawlers recognize those links as an organic and natural and those links will count towards higher rankings. Linking websites and asking those websites to link you is like spreading websites via word of mouth. People looking on other websites will see your link and check out your blog.</p>
<p><strong>Write on Other Blogs</strong></p>
<p>In addition to adding your own links, posting comments, articles and even pictures with links within text back to your own blog is a great way to get readership and rankings.</p>
<p><strong>Advertise Your Blog</strong></p>
<p>If you are really serious about your blog, you can pay for advertising in a barrage of places. Besides paying for online ads, post advertising in newspapers, magazines and newsletters. Create business cards with your blog URL on them and post them on community bulletin boards and coffee shops. The more you put it out there- the more people will recognize it. Create a T-shirt with your blog URL on it and have fun!</p>
<p><strong>Keep it Fresh and Entertaining</strong></p>
<p>Just because you are writing on your blog every day, doesn’t mean you should write about the same things or post the same topics over and over again. Keep your content fresh and entertaining. Give people a reason to come visit your blog. Are you about to go on a new travel adventure? Update people on all your adventures through your blog. Post images, video and journal entries.</p>
<p><strong>Don’t be Offensive- Realize That Your Blog is Public</strong></p>
<p>Even though the freedom of speech applies to blogs, if you want to be accepted by the majority of the public, especially in other countries too, you want to keep your content pretty clean. People can and will report offensive sites and block you. Remember that this is a public site when you offer it up to the internet. Meaning, if you say something about someone, think about what you are saying because it’s similar to shouting into a megaphone with linking possibilities to travel like wildfire. Myspace gossip anyone?</p>
<p><strong>Tell a Friend</strong></p>
<p>Remember, unless you start talking about your blog, nothing is going to happen. If you own a church blog, tell the pastor to announce it at service. If you started a neighborhood blog, tell a neighbor. If you want to make your business blog a success, tell your friends to tell their friends. Tell the bartender, post office person and your hair stylus. Word travels fast and in no time, you’ll have a successful blog too!</p>
<p>Melissa Peterman is a web content specialist for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.innuity.com/" target="_blank">Innuity</a> . For more information about <a rel="nofollow" href="http://learnabout.typepad.com/blog/start_political/" target="_blank">political blogs</a> , go to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Typepad</a>.</p>
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