Social Media?

While researching my fanny off for ways to promote my Project, I came across some new Internet Marketing information for promotion.

Social Media

Wiki defines it as "Social media describes the online technologies and practices that people use to share content, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives, and media themselves. Social media can take many different forms, including text, images, audio, and video. The social media sites typically use tools like message boards, forums, podcasts, bookmarks, communities, wikis, weblogs etc."

So anything like Digg, Del.icio.us, MySpace, Squidoo, YouTube etc...can all bring Traffic to your Website and/or Blog.

Honestly I have never heard of this until I read a online friend's of mines Blog.

Anyway she had found a resource that has given away a great FREE Resource on the subject and how to use it for your advantage to gain traffic to your Blog.

The EBook is called Social Media Daily BluePrint by Michelle MacPhearson. She has already given away more than 3,555 copies. This this is VIRAL and PACKED with information!

Click Here to get your FREE Copy :)

The Little Blog that Could....

And I am not referring to this one neither LOL

I am working on something BIG and I am reading A lot of information about it to Promote it. I think I chose a great niche, the niche deals with a specific business I am in, I am a in a Marketing Group and feel I am on the right track.

So whats my problem? I guess my fear is that if I plug my Blog and promote, promote, promote that I will actually get Sales from it. Maybe that is my problem. Sigh.

Entrepreneur Assist

Entrepreneur.com, aside from being a great Magazine for Aspired Business people and Entrepreneurs it also offers this free new service called Entrepreneur Assist. A Special Program for Entrepreneurs to add and build documents, spreadsheets and presentations. There is also a Planner, Library, Forms & Templates. The Program best of all is FREE to Business Owners.

Right now I am going to play with the Program and see how I can utilize for my Business. :)

Work at Jobs?

Don't want a Home based Business? Want to be just at home with your little one? It is possible. A good source for work at home job information is WAHM.com. I discovered WAHM.com some odd years ago before I became a mother and have been visiting the site ever since for guidance for WAH Job information, Business pursuits, etc...I met some wonderful people on the site also. Their WAHM Forum is a great place to go to ask questions etc...The former owner Cheryl Dumas is very wonderful and helpful.

Another place I like to go is MommyJobs.com.

When working from home you will most of the time be required to have both an Internet and Phone Connection. Also some companies may require that you have a headset for better communication with customers.

Here are a list of work at home jobs to get going:

Alpine Access
LiveOps
West
Arise
Ocurrance

Also something to consider is becoming a phone actress from home.

Black Monday

Yes, EveryMonday Black Monday.

Why? Well that is the day I start my week going to work at the daily hell hole and hell hole is the name I had chosen for it. I also wear Black every Monday. I know it maybe a little extreme but its how I feel about working for someone else.

I hate commuting. I hate having to take orders from someone. I hate being treated like I am 5 years old. I hate a lot of things about working for someone else.

A lot of people would say I work for the best Company in the world and that is the least bit exaggerating. But I absolutely hate it and the fanatics make me sick. And I don't want to wrap my mind up into the company just so that 20 years down the line I will hate myself for not following my Dreams. Believe me I did thoroughly think about it if I could do that and I just couldn't. And that goes for any Company!

No one tells me how much I am worth or tells me how much time I have off. Its the worst! So if you are able to follow your dreams and work from home KUDOS to you!

I am actually contemplating if I should take a Promotion or not if I am qualified. I REALLY do not want to step into that direction, but at the same time we must move onward and upward no matter what area of our life right? I just don't want to have to focus on that, then I think my mind will get twisted up into the corporate world and that scares me more than anything. Oh and I have this theory that I think I am correct about. Ok remember how I mentioned I work for one of the best big companies? Well we have GREAT Benefits and my Theory is that the company wraps you up with their Benefits like Good Health Insurance, Paid Time Off AND Vacation and of course 401K and Stock Options, plus the Annual Promotions and Raises. People see this and then they grow to depend on the Company because of the Benefits, they get stuck and trapped and think that is all that they need and want. ITS NOT! GET OUT and PURSUE THOSE DAMN DREAMS!

30 Day Challenge?

Ok so I am still deciding what my Goals are and how much work I want to acquire before I jump in with both feet. So I was thinking of getting My Goals straight and coming up with a 30 Day Challenge for myself. This is normally where the confusion comes in for me. :( I want to be Dedicated and Committed to achieving My Goals. But again this is where it comes in and why I believe I had put up this Blog, which is for Accountability for myself. I want this soooooooooo bad, you have no idea. :( I have wanted this for a few years now.

So what I am going to do is put up a 30 Day Challenge starting Monday, October 8th 2007 with my Goals.

Building Multiple Businesses?

This question comes up a lot with interacting with other business owners on various forums. Some say its a good idea, others don't think its a good idea.

I find it hard to Focus so I don't think its a good idea for myself to focus on more than one business. I did one time try to do but I just don't think its possible unless you are already successful in your current business. I am Focusing on my Travel Biz, my Travel Booking site and I really want to do my Jerky Business. . That is still a lot to focus and only two are related.

So just be sure to do your Research and decide whether or not you can handle more than one Project.

Can you really get FREE Stuff Online?

I figured I would do this Post to tie into the Survey Post since technically they are both about the GPT (Get Paid To) Industry.

The Famous Free IPod is real and I did actually get my own free black 30GB IPod for Free onOctober 2006.

Plus many other free items such as a Laptop, $500 Amex Gift Card, DS Lite, 2 $50 Gift Cards, over $1,000 PayPal Cash plus many more. If you are interested in learning more about it you can learn more about it at my GPT site JackiesGpt.com or My Blog.

Using my Free Laptop now BTW. :)

Its a FREE Brand New Toshiba Satellite with Windows Vista with a 15.4" diagonal widescreen. I am still excited about it, can't you tell? LOL.

Can you really Get Paid for taking Surveys??

The Answer is YES. I have been doing for Surveys a LONG time Online. Its not a lot of money, from one place I receive a couple of $5 checks every month from Pinecone. I have received Amazon Certificates about every couple of months from TestSpin.com and LightSpeedpanel.com.

PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION FOR SURVEYS!

The BEST place to find out about LEGITIMATE Surveys is SurveyPolice.com

Its not money that will let me retire from my 9-5 but I call it my Fun Money! :) .

My Coffee and My Laptop

My two favorite things to have in the morning. Every morning I make my pot of coffee and check emails and various sites I visit daily and just sit and relax. Unfortunately I have to then get ready to go to my 'JOB' but those few precious moments I get in the morning, really makes me feel like I am working from home and someday I will. :)

aha moment!!!

Its almost 3 am, I just watched another well, rags to riches story about the gangsta rapper 50 cent and I was first reading about his biography in the famousWikipedia. Then I moved onto Forbes Magazine because it came up on my search on Blingo and BAM! It helped me solve one of my issues with writing! LOL!!!

Anyway I will be jotting down my ideas for it tomorrow...and isn't amazing how your BEST ideas come late at night??

Analysis Paralysis

I think I have it. That is why I cannot come up with a Marketing Plan. There is no true definition for 'Analysis Paralysis' but basically it means in wiki terms "Analysis paralysis is an informal phrase applied when the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits. Analysis paralysis applies to any situation where analysis may be applied to help make a decision and may be a dysfunctional element of organizational behavior. Often phrased as paralysis by analysis, in contrast to extinct by instinct."

Ok, I am going to decide on 2-3 Marketing techniques on each of the Businesses I want to work on and get started on it on Sunday. I am just going to have to research a little further and decide which techniques would work best for each part of the business and quit this nonsense. Jerky Direct is having a Fast Start Promotion until December 31st 2007. I want to do it really bad. We are now in the beginning of October. I have 3 months to do something BIG with it.

I also want to generate ton of Sales for my Online Travel Site and of course generate Pre-Qualified Leads for my Travel Business.

Network Marketing Success Secrets

Well I came across more Great Marketing information today.

One is an ebook written by a fellow Networker Marketer Melanie Milletics. Let me tell you, she knows her stuff with Marketing especially for Network Marketing. Anyway she is giving away this great ebook for FREE on how to Market your MLM Business. :)

FREE Network Marketing Success Secrets

My Blog

I am not quite sure why I am Blogging here and if I will update it, I guess I just need a place where I can discuss my business ideas and thoughts. I LOVE talking about Business and a lot of people around me hardly understand the concept of 'Business' and why it will ever be the greatest thing you will ever do and the freedom you will have when you pursue it and I am not talking about being self-employed but being a real business person or Entrepreneur. I can discuss it with my partner, because we are doing it together but I like to talk about it enough to make your brain EXPLODE LOL. I just love to ramble on and on and on...and if you ever get sick of it, remember to just keep surfing LOL but I will see be here rambling. LOL.

My One Year Goal for Financial Independence

I have one MAJOR Goal in mind this year and that is to FINALLY achieve my financial independence. I have a lot of work to do, like I had mentioned in a previous post. I am using all my skills I had learned from previous businesses/books/sponsors plus new information I find on the internet to come up with the perfect marketing plan. And let me tell you those opportunities that are free to check out before you join offer GREAT information about Marketing. These Businesses are great for something. I will list the ones that I think have the best Marketing information below:

MyPowerMall

SFI

Cognigen

The Purple Cowboys


So I have been following the marketing information and re-reading it and also learning a lot in the marketing group I am in.

Like I said also in a previous post I have a dilemma coming up with a tight marketing plan. I have a couple of things I am doing but its not enough. I just want to be good, really REALLY GOOD.

On the Business that I am ACTUALLY working on YTB and my Travel Booking site and partially my Jerky Business.

I do tend to overthink things sometimes though, but I am trying to apply less thinking and more action. I mean I am taking action but I just need MORE.

Anyway my Goal I am shooting for is August 2008 and I will do it THIS YEAR.

How to Investigate Home Business Opportunities

As I was surfing at my usual spots I came across this great report on investigating home business opportunities, the author of the report is giving it away for free. So I thought I would share this information with the rest of the world to watch for 'Scams' and such when looking for home based business.

Click HERE the Free 32 Page Report :)

Risky Business

How many of you are Risk Takers? (Business wise)

I, consider myself a risk taker. I have taken a lot of Business risks. I love working hard core business, like high risk investments. Any Business people don't want to touch I want to be involved. Why? Because I am not going to miss out on something BIG and screaming SCAM never chases me away. A lot of people say 12DailyPro was a Scam. I saw it as something different. A lot of people say MLM is a Scam. ITS NOT. I am not going to declare whether or not 12DailyPro was a scam. Because I still have not properly formed my opinion on it and I WAS involved in it.

But aside from 12DailyPro, MLMs, HYIPs etc...I would love to get involved in the Stock Market. That Business really intrigues me and I have considered many times to become a Stock Broker.

I also want to get involved in high end direct sales like Liberty League or the 1st Step System. But I figure I can save that for when I get REALLY Good. And its all still a learning process for me after all these years.......

I would love to be a Heavy Hitter. I think I have the balls for it (excuse my french LOL). I would train my people to market and make money. I love helping people too. I am just still learning it all too.

I just know I want to have my Freedom, Time and Money and Recognition is really Important to Me. I want to feel Important, I want people to look up to me like to those I look up to. Its a big thing for me, I think its a big thing for a lot of people. We all need to feel Good and Important.

Ok so here is what I am doing....

Well I had joined a specific Marketing Group to learn about Internet Marketing/Affiliate Marketing. Which is in a way related to my Network Marketing Business YTB so I can generate Leads and Sales for my Travel Booking site . I am so far off to a good start. I cannot wait to post when I start generating sales. I LOVE the Sales Business! :)

Also, my partner is working with me and its nice to have someone you love work with you on something you love. Its a nice change.

Part of it requires me to write articles and I just have not been inspired to write articles which is my dilemma. I have wrote a couple in my day but I am still working on getting inspired to write more as it is good marketing technique and a lot of people use it.

I find it funny that I can blog here but not where I should be working LOL, I guess I need some other kind of outlet for release and accountability for myself. Back then and maybe still now a lot of people don't take me seriously Business wise, it bothered me at first but it really doesn't matter.

I also have my Jerky Business which I would like to get off the ground. I think because of the smaller fee to join would be easier for those who are afraid of a big risk. Plus I just love the Business..

I will also be placing an Ad in the paper soon, I am still trying to come up with a formal Marketing Plan, which has been proving most difficult. I don't know why its hard to come up with a list to market with consistently.

My GOAL is for Financial Independence by August 2008. I need this, I want this and I want it NOW!

My Story in Pursuit of Financial Independence

When I was around 17 years old, I had been going to school and working and then I turned 18 and joined my first Multi-Level Marketing/Network Marketing Business. I went and saw a Hotel presentation and was just in awe, so I bought into the Business but then had came into some personal problems of my own and didn't do anything with it. I also later that year had joined AVON and Don Lapre's Infomercial Money Making kit and owned my own 900 number to publish and get Paid. I did not get paid from AVON but I did earn my first check from placing an Ad in the paper for my 900! That was awesome at the age of 18. :)

I, then got married and try to focus on my Work at Home/Financial Independent pursuits. My now (ex) husband was not in support of what I was doing but I did it anyway. I had tried product assembly and I had purchased Foreclosure lists and Car Repossession lists...then I moved!

I had moved to Mexico and we had so much money leftover from the move that we had opened up a Tienda (Store like 7-11 or Maverick). It was good, because we made money but honestly I HATED IT! Because I had to tend to the store all day. So, I enjoyed the food! LOL.

Then I came back and was still itching to make it on my own and not work and so I joined a SLEW of Businesses....literally! I don't know what came over me. But mainly I had joined Arbonne in the beginning and realized I could not do anything with that kind of business and then I made of friend at my new job where I temped after I came out of Job Corps, and she did AmeriPlan and her Upline was very Successful! But then I did not do anything with it for many months because busy with life and getting a permanent job and all and so I finally quit the Business. I was sad but I had put it behind me. I also joined Jerky Direct, Cogigen, and many others that were free and cheap to join. I was very dissatisfied but I did make money in GPT those 2-3 years I was joining all those opportunities. I was doing PTRs, Get Free Stuff and the big bad 12DailyPro plus HYIPs so I did make some money those years. I also sold AVON again for about a year and a half. I did good at it and my Jerky Business also starting off anyway. I also joined PAS which crashed right along with 12DailyPro and I was doing my best at learning Marketing and barely starting to show results before that happened.

So then finally after months debating I decided to go with YTB, because it was an honest and ethical company and I will be Posting about my Pursuit and Results and random things. Sorry for making this Post so long. I tried to fit as little in as possible LOL.

First Post Old Blog

This is my story. I am a Young Mom. I work for a very strict, uptight, soul-crushing Call Center. I hate my Job, I think this is the worst Job I have ever had. On top of the fact that I hate my Job, I hate working for someone else. It drives me BONKERS! I have tried every Business under the sun and now I finally found The One. I will Blog about my Experiences working at the Hell Hole I work at and My Experiences building my Home Business. :) Stay tuned because this is about to get Interesting. I will give you more background details of my Job and My Business in later Posts.