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Building An Online Business Takes CommitmentBy dot

I recently launched a new online business technical training site after a pre-launch period of about three weeks. During that period I did some promotion of the site and had a form on the landing page to collect names and email addresses of those interested in knowing when the site went live.

A total of 78 people opted in and when the site went live, of course, I emailed those folks to let them know. One of those people turned out to be a fellow marketer living about 40 minutes from me. She emailed me to let me know that a few days prior to the site launch.

Launch day came and I got another email from her saying how she was sorry, but she “couldn’t afford [my] prices” and she wouldn’t be signing up for the site. She then went into a long dissertation about how she had to be very careful how she spent her money and how there are lots of scam artists out there and that she had the perfect plan for making her fortune on the Internet.

You ready? Here’s the plan:

 

 

1. Put up a squeeze page and collect a bunch of names and emails

 

 

2. Get those people to trust her

 

 

3. Join an affiliate program and sell the product to her list

 

 

Here I’d been working my tail off for almost two years to get this Internet marketing thing figured out and she had it down to three simple steps! Who knew?!?

Obviously, she left out a few details in the master plan, like how she was going to get people to visit her squeeze page and leave their contact info so that she could then convince them she was trustworthy. I wrote back to her and told her that if she already knew how to put up a squeeze page and drive traffic to it she didn’t need my training anyway. I wondered what had prompted her to sign up for my prenotification list in the first place, but decided not to ask.

I had previously asked her what she felt was a reasonable price for online business technical training, but never got an answer. I felt (and still do) the charter membership rate was very reasonable, maybe even too reasonable, but it’s all in the eye of the beholder. I restrained myself from asking her how she expected to build an online business with a mindset that was afraid to spend a few dollars a month for training, but since she apparently doesn’t need training, the point is moot anyway.

The point of this is that I can recall when I first started out and the idea of committing to spending more than a few bucks a month was a little scary. The reason it was scary was that I didn’t know if I was going to generate enough revenue to cover it.

That can be a big hurdle for people to get over. It often entails being willing to go ahead and commit to the monthly expense and trusting that the investment will help the business generate the necessary revenue. It also requires some patience as the cash flow may not increase dramatically, but slowly over time.

The key is to make the commitment and put in the required effort. If it doesn’t pay off, you’ll have learned something and you can go on to the next thing. Chances are, however, if you give it sufficient time to work, the results will be well worth the investment.

Cyprus villas and sea view apartments for holidaysBy dot

Avramis house.com offers cyprus holiday villas, apartments and holiday houses with sea view, located no more than six kilometres from the beach and midway between Larnaca and Limassol. All holiday houses are with large courtyards and gardens, fully equipped for short or long term rental for couples and families with children.

All properties are located in an easily accessible area, very peaceful pollution free and close to everything a visitor may need. Limassol tourist area it’s just 15km away and easily accessible by car or taxi. It’s very well known for the night life and its shopping areas. All kind of sea sports can be found in the area as well as horse riding, cycling, to make your holidays in Cyprus enjoyable.

Governor’s Beach is located midway between Larnaca and Limassol and close to most of our apartments villas and houses. Here you can find the best beach holiday villas in Cyprus. This is the finest beach for swimming and sunbathing on the southern coast of the island with long stretches of clean sand and shallow crystal water. It is a perfect beach for families with children, and also offers secluded coves for those who want more privacy. As well as the beautiful sandy beach, the spectacular white rocks stretch for miles from the west end of the beach…a perfect area for snorkelling, boating and fishing. There’s an excellent selection of bars and restaurants on the shore where families and romantic couples can enjoy a drink or a meal sitting under the trees just a few meters away from the water.

When you book your Cyprus accommodation with us you are assured of comfortable accommodation suited to your needs. You are also assured that everything possible will be done to make your holiday one that you will want to repeat.
We want you to enjoy your holiday in Cyprus, free of worries and hassles. That is why we are on hand whenever you need us to offer help and advice and iron out any wrinkles. This personal service means that you can relax without any worries. It is this care and attention to detail that makes Cyprus holidays special with us.

Joomla CMS For Small Business WebsiteBy dot

I am a Singapore Web Designer and over the last 5 years I have developed many websites and worked with many different content management systems. The web industry is changing and get set up website faster and cheaper. One of the best open source content management systems for setting up website is Joomla and I will walk through the potential benefits that Joomla can provide for your business in this article.

Joomla is an award-winning, web based, Content Management System(CMS) that provides its users with the ability to add, edit and delete web pages. Content is the meat of a website, everything on the site, from page titles and images to text and placement on the page. It is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit web page, update images, and to manage the vital data that makes your company run. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a Joomla site.

Currently Joomla powers millions of websites Worldwide, from web portals to websites for small businesses. Joomla offers a versatility in how it can be used and who it can be used by. Of course for more complex jobs of modifying design and your own look and feel you might need to hire a Joomla Web Designer, however this task is made easier because Joomla is so popular. To find qualified Joomla website Designers who have used Joomla in the past, it is very easy, a simple search on one of the many web designer for hire websites on the Internet.

With growing community of more than 40,000 users and developers it is quite easy to find information online. Using the simple, browser-based interface you will be able to easily add new news items, product images, and create an unlimited amount of categories or web pages on your website.

There is very little configuration to make a business website run. However for many people, the true power of Joomla lies in its ability to be modified with components and modules. There are literally hundreds & hundreds of Joomla extensions that add to the base Joomla website system framework so that it can be molded into suiting your business processes better. For example, there are extensions to add a photo gallery to your website. Joomla SEO is simply enabling the Search Engine Friendly URLs options.

In few short words it might be worthwhile exploring Joomla for your next website as it provides you with diverse flexibility and a level of control of your content not present 5 years ago.