Finding Your Hidden Talents as a Freelancer and Getting Your Slice of the Online Outsourcing Pie

YOU could be a best seller- Finding your hidden talents

Many people are giving up the old 9 to 5 routines, killing their day jobs and making money online. But for every person who does make that decision to start an online business of one type or another, many more are giving it up to get back the security they gave up in the 9 to 5 world. This is because they found out they could not do everything that is required by themselves. They needed help and that is where a lot of freelancers are now finding their niches.

Working on the Internet certainly does have its perks, but this also puts you directly in the driver’s seat. You are that person who needs to set your own hours, your schedule, your goals and then stay on track. You are your own boss, calling your own shots.

It’s very easy to get sidetracked while working on the Internet. Many Internet veterans will tell you that  everything and everyone seems to be trying to distract you and demand your time, all at once and almost every single moment.

Starting a freelance business online is a very good idea if you have something unique to offer others where they can save time by outsourcing to you. Time is really that valuable working online.

With hundreds of thousands of individuals wrapped up with their affiliate marketing and network marketing ventures, many people tend to forget about all the niche opportunities that open up as a result of Internet marketing campaigns that never seem to end.

In a nutshell, Internet marketing is the largest area online that people are gravitating to in order to make their fortunes. Many try and many die in the attempt to become Internet marketers but success can and does happen regularly for those who can manage and outsource tasks effectively. There are several reasons for this, all of which can provide you with ample opportunity for you to offer your unique services to others who are trying to make their time constraints and budgets work efficiently. In the process, many freelancers have founded their businesses prosper and explode by offering business solutions to those who really need your set skills.

Working online means long hours and hard work. Most marketers will put in 12-14 hour days trying to stay on top of all the demands. Exposure and generating tons of traffic are the main concerns. Traffic concerns will tie most affiliate and network marketers up from morning to night, trying to ensure that their campaigns are running smoothly and in a timely fashion. In the process, there are many hats that marketers must wear. From bookkeeping to web design and beyond, nobody can be an expert at everything. This is where you enter the picture.

Everyone has their own unique gifts and talents that can be capitalized on. Doing business on the Internet by providing services to others does not even have to be something very original. The first step is exploring what you can do better than the average person, then building a campaign around this to attract customers.

As an example, article marketing is a very large part of generating solid traffic through search engines and article submission sites. If you can write articles, then you are a few steps ahead of many Internet marketers that do not have this talent.

Starting a freelance business online is taking one step at a time, connecting the dots then proceeding from one small step to the next. Before you know it, you are that person who has turned your unique skills into something more than just a pipe dream for yourself and your family.

You’ll find more freelancing tips including a list of the most in demand freelance skills that thousands of busy online marketers are paying for right now here on eBusinessMagic.com

Ask any successful online marketer what they consider to be one of their keys to success. 9 out of 10 will tell you that ‘outsourcing’ certain aspects of their business to a freelancer is one of them. By uncovering your own hidden talent(s), you will position yourself for a nice slice of this rapidly growing outsourcing pie.

Expect Success!

Rhonda

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5 Common Joint Venture Mistakes Internet Marketers Make

I have followed Willie Crawford for many years- he’s been marketing on the internet for over a decade now. I’m also a member of his creation, (or his ‘baby’ as he calls it The Internet Marketing Inner Circle.

Willie has many great insights to share but one that he is extrememly knowledgeable about is the art of Joint Ventures. I encourage you to read the following article written by Willie Crawford that explains some of the most common mistakes marketers make when they are launching a new product and looking for potential joint venture partners.

Article Copyright 2008 by Willie Crawford
As a joint venture broker, and mentor to many marketers launching new products, I see a lot of Internet marketers making many of the same mistakes.

Some of these easy-to-correct mistakes can mean the difference between a wildly successful launch, and one that doesn’t even sell enough of the product to cover development costs.

Here are five all-to-common mistakes that can kill a joint venture product launch before it even gets out of the staring blocks.

1) Making Joint Venture Partners Jump Through Hoops

Often the super affiliates and busy website owners that you approach won’t go through an elaborate sign-up process to register as an affiliate/JV partner. Some will love your product idea and begin to sign-up as an affiliate, but as soon as they see that they need to register (and confirm) in numerous different places, many will NOT complete the registration process.

If they need 20 passwords, and all kinds of secret handshakes just to peek at a review copy of your product, many will not waste their time.

It’s your job to make it NO work for your joint venture partners. Sign them up, send them their log-in information, and only ask them to verify their details.

Provide them with a fully-functioning FINAL version of your product for them to review so that they can decide if it’s even appropriate for their customers.

2) Not Giving Joint Venture Partners Enough Lead Time

Many busy super affiliates have promotional calendars flowed out over a month in advance. Some have commitments with partners that go out for several months.

If you request a joint venture with less than two weeks lead time, you should EXPECT most affiliates to politely decline to participate… or even not to respond to such an unprofessional request.

3) Not Deconflicting Launch Dates.

There is nothing sadder than planning a “big” launch, putting all of the pieces in place, and then finding out a few days before that “Mr. Big” also has a launch planned for the same day. It’s even worse if “Mr. Big” has already recruited your desired JV partners to promote his launch.

The way to avoid this one is to tap into launch databases such as the one maintained by The International Association of Joint Venture Brokers (at http://IAJVB.ORG)

4) Not Answering The “WIIFM” For Potential Joint Venture Partners

Your potential joint venture partners have LOTS of potential products to promote. So they silently wonder why they should promote yours over a competitor’s product. It’s your job to answer that question and many other “silent questions” in order to recruit the joint venture partners.

In answering the “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM) you need to explain how it’s going to help them, help their customers, and you need to frame all of your answers from their perspective. Potential joint venture partners, and their customers, don’t care about you and your products. They care about what you can do for them.

5) Having A Product That No One Wants

It doesn’t matter how original, clever, cheap, or needed a product is – if the market doesn’t want it, you have a flop. If your potential joint venture partners sense that their customers won’t buy it, they’ll logically decline promoting your product.

Far too many products are created that the market doesn’t want, or wants but is unwilling to pay for.

You absolutely MUST do your market research first and verify that the market really wants and will buy your proposed product. Better still, they should be already buying a similar product.

Look carefully at your joint venture project plans. If they have any of these glaring mistakes, correct them before approaching potential joint venture partners. You’ll have much better results, and you’ll be glad that you read this article.

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Willie Crawford is a leading joint venture expert and mentor to many of the top Internet marketers. He teaches how to set up absolutely irresistible joint venture offers via his tele-courses. Watch a free video with more joint venture tips or join his tele-class at: http://WillieCrawford.com/JVs/

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The First Steps In Creating An Online Business Begins With You

The first step to creating an online business is Planning and Brainstorming. What kind of business can I start online? Choosing the right one for you will save you months, even years or frustration.

One bit of advice I always give clients that are searching for the right type of online business is to find your passion and get paid to do what you love. I stand behind that advice however there is another piece to this that many miss.

In your research, be sure it’s a something that people are willing to spend money on. Just because you love something does not necessarily make it a profitable online business model.

A few years ago, I personally discovered that one of the fastest ways to get started making money online is to make money freelancing.

Offer your services as a freelancer based on your current skills, experience and knowledge and earn money immediately by cashing in on your expertise! There are already thousands of other internet marketers looking to outsource certain aspects of their business to freelancers. It’s a ready market.

In my book, Escaping Your 9 to 5, I provide some suggestions and tips to help examine yourself and see what your best skills are.

Here is a list of some example skills you may be able to offer to others and make some extra money while you are first starting out creating your online business.

• Computer programmer
• Data entry/processor
• Editor/copyeditor
• Virtual Assistant
• Web designer
• Writer/Ghost writer
• Telemarketer
• Sales consultant
• Graphic designer
• Accountant/bookkeeper
• Article and press release writing and submission
• Search Engine Optimization
• Blog setup and maintenance
• PPC and Google Adwords setup and management
• Customer Service/Support
• Professional Voice Over
• Creating Flash Movies
• Creating Camtasia Video Tutorials

There are people right now that will gladly pay you to work from home and provide services or skills to them that you may already have. I’ve given a few common examples- but there are many many more.

Freelancing can easily be done online with the opportunity to reach clients from all over the world.

• You can provide freelancing services in your part/spare time until you are earning enough to quit your fill time job.

• You can use Freelancing as an as-needed means of supplementing your income as you develop your product and business model and improve your marketing strategies.

• Instead of trying to create a product or service, an ebook, an affiliate program or membership site you just might decide that YOU are the best product to sell online and make freelancing and selling yourself and skills is your ticket to financial freedom.

If you are looking to start making money online quickly- freelancing is a fantastic option. Getting started and taking action is the biggest obstacle that you’ll overcome so make the most of today.

Expect Success,

Rhonda

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How To Create An Online Business: Escaping Your 9 to 5 Guide

New for 2009 and FREE for a Limited Time

‘eBusiness Profit Secrets’ , the 6 part mini course I have offered for many years now is no longer available. I’ve done my best to keep it updated but the internet and opportunities change so rapidly. So rather then do yet another update, I decided to write a brand new book with fresh information and strategies.

The new book is titled, ” Escaping Your 9 to 5″. It’s a comprehensive yet simple to understand guide to help online beginners get started on a part-time basis- with the goal to break away from their day job, fire their boss and go full time with their online business in no time.

This is not another book of useless free articles and websites. Full of unique content, tips and strategies that you can apply immediately. Over 90 pages!

I’ll be revealing business startup ideas most have never considered- but in my experience are the fastest ways to make money online as a beginner.

I give you 90 incredible pages filled with step-by-step “how-to” guidelines as well as secrets and tips.

I’ll explain the online jargon so you understand the basics I’ll expose my ‘Earn While You Learn’ strategy How to choose the online business model that’s right for you. How to immediately monetize skills you already bring to the table The 4 hour plan to fire your boss How To setup your sales funnel Fast Action Plan to your first website 12 of the most effective ways to get customers and much more If you can ‘walk and chew gum’ then you can follow the steps in this course! Get your copy now while it’s still FREE here: www.EscapingYour9to5.com

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