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Dear Reader:Please excuse our mess. We're still in the throes of construction here. There's been a lot added, and a lot more to come.
I hope you find this useful and I'd love to hear from you if you have some favorite sources to share. I'll also entertain reciprocal linking if you feel we have something in common here!
Some of the following resources I am affiliated with. Others are just great sources I've discovered for your information. Just click on the banners, buttons or text links for more information. You might want to bookmark this page first to make it easier to get back.
As with any major purchase you make, check out your business opportunity thoroughly. A good place to begin your investigation is with The Better Business Bureau. Then check the U.S. Small Business Association and their Office of Women's Business Ownership for some great ideas on building a business plan and funding.
I wish the best of luck to you and your business. See you on the Web!
LG
Going It Alone:You really do not have to go it alone, of course. There are some wonderful resources out there to help you get started. Here is one place I'd recommend starting: OutSource2000 for one of the most complete sources on home business. You'll find information on everything from home-based jobs and opportunities, to health care benefits, to creating and posting a resume - free to members.
And while we're on the subject of not going it alone, just because you're in-business@home doesn't mean you won't need to pull together a team for different projects. Here's a handy concept for the busy tele-team leader. Team Cast - Your own virtual conference room! Click on the banner below to learn more.
Online Training: Before you get started or even decide what you want to do, familiarize yourself with Internet Marketing.
I'd like to introduce you to a great place to start - The Internet Marketing Center®. This is a solid company that is much respected. If youve been around on the Net, you may have heard of their CEO, Corey Rudl. I have relied heavily on Corey's wisdom and savy for my success. Many Internet marketers have and will in the future. For "The Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet" Home Study Course visit:Click Here for Home Study Course Also check out their terrific referral program (the #2 rated Associate Program on the Internet) that pays very generous referral fees for placing their banner at your site. If you don't have a site, no problem. They will set up a site for you to promote, and you just send people to that URL. I can even help you with ideas to promote this opportunity. Contact me but FIRST... check out this great money making program program.
Click Here for Affiliate Information The referral program is free to join. IMC® offers products that serious Internet businsesses need and are easy to promote. There is no risk or investment on your part and you can sign up today on site. Get started today.
Wholesalers online: for Products to sell, if you haven't one already. I went thru 700 of the 1745 hits in my search engine. So, you should be able to find something that strikes your fancy even if you don't find it here. Or try it yourself with my search engine that I've provided below.
Craft Wholsalers for Retailers and Professional Crafters:
A tax or vendors license is required to order.
http://www.craftwholesalers.com/
C and C Wholsalers: Some unusual things don't have to buy bulk
http://ccwholesalers.com
Mitchell Wholesale Gifts: No minimums.
http://sites.netscape.net/jaker12834/mitchellwholesalegiftsSilk Tree House Inc.: Silk and dried flowers, baskets, etc.
http://www.silktreehouseinc.bigstep.com/Global Exporters: Children's clothing overstocks from major department stores.
http://www.globalexporters.net/infants.htm
Just for fun-- Crossville Flee Market's wholesalers page: No kidding!
http://209.130.107.221/wholesal.htm
Cannon Bath Towels and Linens: Wholesale closeouts.
http://www.cannontowels.com/towelsframe.htm
Allison & Conrad Gifts: Linked to lots of sub-wholesalers.
http://www.thewebmerchant.com:1024/1stlink/scripts/bussle.exe?html=shopfind.htm?WEBREF=AllisonConrad
Blue Mountain Coffee Company: Roasts, coffee gift baskets and office coffee service.
http://www.blumtn.com/
Frontier Herbs: Natural remedies, organic grown coffees, spices
www.frontierherb.comTee Finder: For tee shirts and printing; find out what's hot.
http://www.teefinder.com/index.shtmlPubEasy: Inquiry about hard to find books.
http://www.pubeasy.com
And although this isn't a wholesaler, this offer can get you started in a gift basket business-- and includes a directory of wholesaler vendors. It also includes a disk with all the forms you're likely to need to run your business. Check it out.
Baskets Boxes and Bows
http://www.fantastic-baskets.com/
Search here if you didn't see something of interest above, or wait until you've finished reading and come back later.
Auctions: or try putting up an auction on your own site
www.eBay.com
www.uBid.com
Turnkey Businesses:Beacon Hill Associates: Turnkey E-tailing. Looks like a power package for heavy duty selling. Possibly a little more than a beginning online store needs, but great for an existing catalogue business or full fledged store that wants to go online.
http://www.my-mainstreet.com
Not exactly a turnkey opperation, but if you're just itching to get started making cash and don't have a site or product yet, this is a good place to get your feet wet. As an affiliate, your site is free; as an Associate, its just $19.95 per month and you get more space and ... well read the ad below. Then go check it out
Free Web Sites and $20 Cash Over & OverHere's your chance to have a FREE URL that makes sense; no long identifiers. You get MySiteInc.com/yourname and US $20 cash for others you refer to their associate program. As an Associate you'll have your own Webmaster Marketplace Store Front, 10 MB, email address of yourname@MySiteInc.com, free secure server access, 2000 monthly banner exposures, free classified ads, and unlimited income potential for inviting others. You can even use this proven ad. Go to http://www.MySiteInc.com/InBizNow
There are several Affiliate Brokers out there for one-stop affiliate shopping. Here you can go, sign up once and join most any of the partner programs they handle with a quick click or two. Some of the merchants personally review your application, and if they feel your site isn't right for them, will decline. But most are available to just about any type of site - with the exception of:
- Adult subject matter sites
- Sites with racial or ethnic slurrs
- Sites that promote hatred of any kind
- Sites that promote violence
- Sites that sell contraband
Whatever you choose in the way of affiliate programs, get advise from the Pros. Here's an article from Mark Joyner, CEO of Aesop Corporation and widely-read authority on how to make affiliate programs work. You might want to read this before you start applying to a dozen or so programs. This could help you organize your efforts to be more successful. CLICK HERE to read Mark's article, How to Easily Increase Your Affiliate Commissions in Two Days or Less.
Feel adventuresome? Like to get in on the groundfloor of things? Build a huge downline online before the launch. Check out Spillover.com, a new affiliate club with ties to a new Internet Company!Click Here.
And I'd like to take a moment here to crow. (Gryphons do crow, you know!) My hosting service Virtualis was named the official Web Host of AffiliateForce 2000. Must be something those folks are doing right, besides pleasing me, that is! Why not check out Virtualis if you're seriously thinking of putting up your own site. Also, if youre looking at affiliate programs and know a bit about web site building, you should consider being a VR and make cash off your referrals. Click here.
Refer-It! A great source for Affiliate Programs. Why not sign up for their free newsletter and read up on the subject in general and their merchants in particular.
ATTENTION: Important news and announcements for webmasters
Commission Junction: Join their affiliate program and pick from a couple hundred Merchants of every size shape and description! Sign up new affiliates and make extra coomissions.
ADGUIDE college recruitment jobs Affiliate program:
Join the Great Catalogs Affiliate Program!
Join our affiliate program!
If you're not familiar with this type of sales, see my article on the subject Mult-Level Marketing.. There are many different types of products sold this way, and many are now online.
Here is a list of Websites for a few of the better known Network Marketing companies, but by no means, all of them. Most won't let you just sign up without a referring distributor, but you can look around their site and get a feel for the company and their compensation plan. If you'd like a personal referral to a distributor, please email me. I have friends in several of these who could help you find someone in your area.
If you do join an MLM, you should be receiving training which will include the support of your upline (your sponsor and up), meetings and seminars, and training materials. By all means, take advantage of them.
However, there are a lot of sites these days dedicated to the Network Marketer. Here's one Great Trainig and Recruiting System you'll want to look at right away. Request information. Begin building your referrals. Use your time more efficiently with the automated signup and training system.
Then there's www.SixFigureIncome.com - with a free newsletter and great support materials whether you're an affliate or not. You might want to subscribe to their magazine by the same name and read how the pros have earned six-figure incomes running their own businesses.
Another great site is MLM-Metro. Get advice from pros, increase your skills with their online courses, hang out with other marketers in their chat rooms and forums, and much more. CLICK HERE
Many online marketers develop a portfolio of businesses. A great way to manage these and promote them all at once is the Speedline Club.
Web Design and Hosting:
I'd be terribly remiss here if I didn't say a big thank-you to Matt Wright for his wonderful scripts. My Free For All Links from Link-O-Matic and my Questionaire Form are all scripts adapted from Matt's work. If you're familiar with HTML and CGI enough to add a little code here or there, check out Matt's site for free forms, guestbooks and more.
Olson VanderPloeg DesignsCathy VanderPloeg, designer/writer/owner
(847) 256-0820
cvp@ovpdesigns.com
OVP Designs will not only design your logo, package, web site and marketing materials, they can help you with your offline campaign for an effective integrated marketing plan. They can also provide you with hosting, and for small sites they'll even manage them for you.
AccessWebs.com will design, host and set up accounts for accepting credit cards on line. Theycll also provide an array of ecommerce support materials and how-tos. Sell their program and you have a complete turnkey-style business.
If you want to get seen you need to advertise. There are several good programs out there, many will start you off for free. Which one to use? I recommend a combination of banner, Free For All Links, and classifieds to get your business jumpstarted.
Go to my Free-For-All Links first. Youll also want to visit AutoLinks Pro, and sign up for their Free account or one of their other programs which include banner exchanging. Then place a classified ad on Ad Network for FREE They also have banner advertising, or you could join a banner exchange like Banner Co-op - check out their 1-1 plus cash program.
Writers / Editors:
Park Avenue Productions
Lynn Sanders, writer/producer
(847) 501-2867
Park994@aol.com
Barbara U. Hague, editing/proofreading
(847) 297-2541
CHHgue@aol.com
Judith Tramayne-Barth, writer / artist
Promote Your Site:There are a teriffic number of sites out there for promoting your products and services. Some are Free and others charge. I'll go more into targeting your campaigns later, but if you'd like to jump in and get started, here are a few I've used. And don't forget about my own Free-For-All Links page.
MegaSubmitter
Links4U
INSTANT SUBMISSION Your Web Site On DIRECTORIES
FREE CLICK HERE
MeggaBanners
This section is beginnig to get quite long. So, I have had to break it up and add another page specifically for promotional aids and resources. Please go to Promote Your Site.
