Archive for the ‘Making Money Online’ Category

I have decided that I am going to put together a whole training course starting from the very beginning.

So many people try to make it online and fail at the first hurdle. There are so many opportunities out there and it is easy to get carried away, I know I was that man.

It reminds me of the phrase from bugs life. One of the moth’s says “Dont look at the light…” The other one answers I can’t help it… It is so beautiful…”

The sales letters have that effect on me, well they used to. I realised that what works for one is not necessarily going to work for another!

so many of them are so hyped up and over the top but these sales letters work, which is why they do them.

I have had a program in mind called the start smart system and I am going to do my best to get it up and finished within the next few weeks.

From there I will be doing a training course on researching a market, choosing a product or niche, keyword research, setting up a website installing relevant software, configuring that software, promoting your website using articles, web 2.0, blog posting, pay per click and banner advertising.

The thing to remember is to start with the end in mind. Think of what you want out of it and where you want to be with your online business in a year from now. How much time do you want to spend on it, do you want a big multi million pound or dollar business or just a little extra to help pay for those extras.

Working from home and making money online can earn you a small fortune if you get it right.

It is not brain science but you do need to follow a formula and you are always better off with a mentor to guide and motivate you to when things get tough as they inevitably do.

Internet marketing is not for everyone but if you think it is for you then keep an eye on the Education Station which will be filling up very soon.

There are so many times when you work on the internet especially in the early days, that make you feel like it is never going to happen and that it is time to give up.

The reason is that you hear of so many gurus making millions while your site pulls in little or nothing and you end up working so much on your own and not only that, you do nearly all of the work yourself. All of this makes is hard to stay motivated, enthusiastic and positive.

Whilst it is easier said than done I do know that persistence overcomes resistance and if you persist you will win.

When times are tough the best thing to do is to stop, take a break have a day off or just sit down with a glass of wine and relax. Come at the problem again the next day with fresh eyes and usually a different solution.

The one thing to remember is never ever give up

Never Ever Give Up

There was an Earthquake in Bali yesterday morning. Not long after we got up at around 6.30 in the morning. There was a loud rumbling and the house shook. The water in the swimming pool sloshed about so much it came over the edge. There were waves! That was a sight to see.

It had the whole household up very quickly, shame it was not a school day as Katie has not been up this early since… well actually never this early I don’t think!

It only went on for about 30 to 40 seconds but it is a very scary thing to happen I can tell you. Now I think I may be jinxed.

I lived in the Canary Islands for 17 years and there were one or two small tremors in that time, then we moved to England for a couple of years and we were there when the biggest earthquake for years again rocked our house and cracked the garden wall.

Now we live in Bali and I find out that we are living on the ring of fire, as it is known. I thought that was something you got after a hot curry. This is the second quake to hit Bali since we have been here and I am hoping that it was the last.

I am all for a bit of excitement but this is a bit over the top if you ask me.

Anyway back to business..

One thing about the Internet business is that you can run it from anywhere in the world. Another thing, is that if you outsource the majority of your work then you have to spend very little time on it. Having others make money for you is the way to go.

And after this ground shaking event, and no I don’t mean when I fell up the stairs, it may be time to move on.

As long as we have an internet connection we can work from anywhere. Communicating with staff who live in Brasil, India and the Philippines via skype and email allows us to run our little empire.

We have just setup a couple of new websites that we think will generate a little extra income almost on autopilot. Check them out and let me know what you think? www.PortratiPaintingGallery.com is live but needs a bit of work. It is a website to promote oil painting portraits from photos. We have an amazing team of artists that really know there stuff and produce some great works of art.

www.izabellamorgan.com is another one ready to go. Sharon and Astrid designed a range of beachwear that we will promote through the luxury hotels here in Bali and once established, across the World through a network of agents. So all good stuff.

I got portrait painting gallery ranked on Page one of google, msn and yahoo. Yahoo has dropped down to 35 now but still on first page of google. Not bad in a week eh? That is pretty impressive by anyone’s standards you must admit (He says in a smug voice )

I will keep you updated with how we get on with the ranking of this site over time and let you know how much traffic we generate and, how much we make from it.

Until then from ..

Portrait Painting

Our new website the portrait painting gallery is up at last.

The quality of the work is incredible, they hand paint in oils from a photograph. They can take several diffrent photos and convert them into one oil painting  even.

One request we had was for a picture of Michael Jackson next to the client so that it looks like they were together.

It was not until we started looking into it that we realised just how many styles of painting there are. Some people want a photo realistic painting. Although this seems to defeat the object of having a painting done. You might as well just have a photograph made into a poster size. My favourite is the impressionist where the painter puts his or her own style into the painting. Then there are the characutures where the painter takes prts that really stand out and accentuate them.

Anyway, the site should be ready to take orders later this week so if you are looking for an unusual gift, if you cannot think of what to get him or her for Christmas then take a look at having a portrait painting done.

take a look and let me know what you think. All comments and criticism of the site will be greatfully received.

Following on from my last post, I thought I would show you that I do sometimes practise what I preach.

I have just setup a new website to sell portrait paintings which are done from photographs of the subject.

They make ideal gifts and can be posted anywhere worldwide.

People who want their portrait painted simply upload their photos and then they are passed onto the relevant artist who begins work on the painting.

Once complete a photo is sent to the client of the work who then approves the painting and pays for it.

The portrait is then posted out to by recorded delivery.

All this is done on auto-pilot. All we have to do is match up the custmer with the artist and take our cut.

The hardest bit is to promote the site and this is the skill that few people have.

Fortunately for me and not wanting to be big headed, but I am pretty good at it

Check out the site www.PortraitPaintingGallery.com and look for Isabellas Portrait. It is Stunning and very reasonably priced too.

In fact here it is as well as a couple of other recent paintings that they have done.