It is the dream of many. Getting a full time income and having much more free time, the freedom to do what you want
when you want without having to worry about taking time off work or having the money to actually have fun.
There has been oodles written about the 4 hour working week or similar, The premium text on the subject is THE 4 HOUR WORK WEEK by Timothy Ferriss. But there are two main questions for people who have read the back of the book or ever wanted a better life earning more by doing less.
Is it possible?
and
How can I do it?
Well of course people do this and some are sucessful. Reading Timothy Ferriss’ book will answer this for you, but the basic model can be explained very quickly.
Outsourcing
Outsource web design, oursource content writing, outsource SEO etc.
Either for your own business activities or for third parties.
But you do need a budget, nothing comes for free. But if you are selling SEO expertise for £45 an hour and just paying £10 an hour it is simple to see how such things are possible.
But the essential skill that you will need through out and it THE most important skill to any business model is SELLING (other than the primary function of the business, it is hard selling SEO or PHP coding skills when you cannot actually supply these services)
If you don’t have a clue about selling person to person I can recommend Richard Denny’s book Selling To Win
It is an excellent book and gives a real boost to anyone who would like to know how to sell but has never had any experience.
Top Outsourcing links:
Guide To Outsourcing
When you started your internet marketing business, did anyone tell you that you were going to be spending up to 12 hrs on your computer every day?
Did anyone warn you that despite the excitement of making money online, you’d be giving up your free time by trying to learn and master new skills and trends that are required to stay ahead of the competition?
Did they tell you that when they said you can “run your own business from home”, they really meant that you will have to “work from home, as a self employed freelancer in your own company, isolated from a normal social and family life…?”
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July 17th, 2010
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Yes that top source of traffic for some sneeky domain name pirates is back on tonight.
Yes it is Series 8 of Dragon’s Den, Episode 1 of this new serise is broadcast on BBC Two 9pm tonight (14 Jul 2010).
The lineup has not changed again this year, so see here for Affiliatedogma’s Rating of Dragon’s Den’s Dragons.
If you miss this episode, or any of the series you can watch it on BBC iPlayer, click here for more details
Previously I have rated the Dragon’s themselves, and their websites.
Now a quick rating of all the Dragon’s Books:
Duncan Bannatyne
Anyone Can Do It: My Story by Duncan Bannatyne
Biography telling of a broke 30 year old and his rise to riches.
Affiliatedogma Rating: A-
James Caan
The Real Deal: My Story from Brick Lane to “Dragons’ Den” by James Caan
Very similar thread to the Bannatyne book, but not enjoyed so much here
Affiliatedogma Rating: C+
Peter Jones
Tycoon by Peter Jones
More of a How To Become Rich type book than the above
Affiliatedogma Rating: B
Deborah Meaden
Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business by Deborah Meaden
Advice mixed with personal anecdotes
Affiliatedogma Rating: B
Theo Paphitis
Enter the Dragon by Theo Paphitis
Rags to Riches story, inspirational.
Affiliatedogma Rating: B+
Why is it a traffic source, as explained many times before it is fantastic the number of domain names that are registered on a Dragon’s Den broadcast night trying to capitalise on the company names that are brought to the mass populus’ attention. for a more detailed rant about this see here
July 14th, 2010
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Affiliates have taken to wordpress like fish to water. It is probably one of the most useful general tools to internet marketers and affiliates alike.
Yes it is blogging software, but it is possibly the most SEO schmoosing CMS out there. Pinging the search engines for you. Allowing quick and easy update of information and so on.
Are you making the most you your wordpress? If you are not experiencing the affiliate sales you expect and getting the traffic you need then maybe you need to open your mind to the potential that your wordpress affiliate site has.
This 900 page wordpress master course takes you through the wordpress install, different versions of WP, Plugins, Affiliate sites, ebay, clickbank, RSS, Podcasting, and much, much more
Check out here and read the full table of contents
July 12th, 2010
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I am looking for some webmasters with entertaiment / movie blogs and sites to register interest in a new project of mine.
I am developing a novel content syndication and revenue stream for entertaiment sites. I believe that nothing like this has been attempted yet. This is an initial registration of interest I am looking for. Development into a testing stage will take the next few months. I hope to have a beta up and running before Christmas 2010.
Interested - fill in the form below and I will get back to you once progress has been made
June 15th, 2010
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Feel like you are being cheated when a PPC brand bidder overwrites your cookie? Maybe this is an answer.
Below is an announcement from www.MoreNiche.com
Split Commissions – we have improved our affiliate tracking system to increase flexibility for merchants at which point in the buying lifecycle they reward affiliates. As you know the “last referrer wins” standard across the industry is often debated, some argue that the people who introduce the brand should be rewarded in some way, but most agree the person who closes the sale should get the majority of the commissions.
Most people agree that the last commission wins is the best solution however a split commission situation would be fairer, our system lets the merchant decide how to reward their affiliates.
They can pay on First referrer, Last referrer, everyone in the middle or a combination of all three.
Initially we are working with one merchant (Proactol) who will continue to offer the same commission for the last referrer (30% commission) but also offer a bonus £3.50/$5.00 for the first referrer, a thank you for introducing them to the brand. This could change the power shift away from Voucher sites (capturing brand traffic) and add more value back to the generic content affiliates.
Launch date: 14th June 2010
Is this a good idea? Bad idea? or has it already been done?
June 9th, 2010
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