How to find the right Opportunity and why 97 fail Part I

Special Report from the Inside: Everything you need to know about picking the right network marketing company.

When it comes to finding a legitimate home based business where you, the individual actually stand a chance of succeeding, there is absolutely NO excuse for making the same mistakes someone else has already made.

I am going to present some very simple methods that you can implement and put to use towards assessing the character and integrity of any company in this industry.

Of the 30 million + people who have been involved within this industry over the past 20 years, there are plenty carcasses lining the roads, to leave enough hints as to what works and what doesn't.

Approximately 97% of the people in this industry SPEND MORE MONEY THAN THEY MAKE. For most, the journey towards financial freedom and independence is a tricky one. Like most who decide to embark on such travels, they usually discover that the final destination is a far deeper financial loss than they started out in.

Here is what you have to show for your efforts: maxed out credit cards, houses mortgaged to the hilt, personal and professional frustrated, and just flat broke! This is and should be a very loud wake up call. The odds are already stacked against you in this industry, and the chances of you succeeding on your own are tough enough. Not to mention that you are swimming with hundreds of sharks looking to prey on you, your dreams, and your wallet.

I have had the privilege of working with hundreds and hundreds of individuals just like you. Optimistic hopeful people, all with their fingers crossed that they too will discover the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Countless hours spent teaching, coaching, and training them how to set up and run their own successful businesses from home. You could almost say that I have seen it all.

I have worked with doctors, lawyers, truck drivers, nurses, stay-at-home moms, CEOs, and corporate executives. Just to name a few. I have seen all types of people, from all walks of life; both fail and succeed in this industry.

Let me ask you a few questions: How long have you been an "outsider" looking in at this industry? How long have you wondered if it was really possible to build your own business, and finally get paid what you are worth? How long are you going to have to work that job you hate until you die of stress, old age, or sheer frustration?

Have you been buying into other people's dreams? Have you been subscribing to their money games and schemes while they pretend to be concerned with your success? Only to discover later that their primary objective was to recruit and sell you on their products and move on to the next sucker???

Let's be frank, it is time for a real opportunity! One that will finally pay you what you are worth; one that will instill all of the necessary skills required towards becoming a successful and profitable entrepreneur. More importantly, an opportunity that will arrive without any of the BS!

What I am about to share with you, will not only save you years of trial and error and thousands of dollars, but it will eliminate the countless bruises you will receive from banging your head against the brick wall day in and day out.

I am prepared unveil a few secrets of my success. Keep in mind however, that I will NOT be giving you some hyped up - fluffly -hypothetical BS. Rather, I will present some facts on ways that have propelled me from a manager at a Italian restaurant to be on the way to one of the top income earners in the industry today.

Like many of you reading this, I wanted to start a home-based internet marketing business by leveraging the power of the internet, but was clueless ab

Starting any business, including home based ones, will entail some costs.

You can spend thousands of dollars starting a Franchise, with no guarantee of success. It will still depend on you, the amount of effort you make, the training and backing provided, even the location can all affect how successful you will be.

You could start your own business, perhaps as a hairdresser, motor mechanic, gardener or whatever. You will still need to invest some money, for tools, perhaps spares or other products, possibly premises, advertising and many other, usually unexpected, factors.

Even in MLM you will need several hundred dollars usually, to buy stock, get duplicated web sites, go to trainings and opportunity meetings, etc.

With all businesses you will need customers. The cost of finding these is sometimes exorbitant and usually not very cost effective. Local advertising cannot be done on a shoestring. To be effective you need to place an advert in a number of times, not just once.

Trade directories may be better but are also costly. The fact is, more and more people are using the internet to find things at the best prices.

Developing and hosting your own web site is another expense and it is not very effective unless you also have different means of driving traffic to your site. Without that your web site can be compared to trying to locate a particular paragraph in a library. The chances of finding it randomly is remote.

Putting more money into the business does not, in itself, guarantee success. You can easily find you are throwing good money after bad.

So what is the minimum you can spend to set up a successful business?

According to one company, just $9.95 to try it and then the same each month. They give a double your money back guarantee that you will recover your outlay at least in the first month or they will send you $20.

So what is this business? Is it worth even considering because surely, at such a low price, it can't be very good?

According to this company they have developed what they term Web 3.0. We already have Web 2.0 from which we have things like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Squidoo , Skype and many others. Web 2.0 allows more interaction between parties.

Web 3.0 takes this further and actively seeks partners from the internet who are looking for something, usually a business. They then contact those people on your behalf with some information. If they are interested, and usually they will be, they opt in for more information, so you have a double opt in. This means it is not spamming.

The company will send out to 10,000 people actively looking for a business with your details, rather like an Affiliate link. From these 10,000 the odds of getting people who will want more information is high. They will, themselves, be interested in this service and want to join.

Frustrated About How to Power Up Your Home Based Internet Marketing Business?

Like many of you reading this, I wanted to start a home-based internet marketing business by leveraging the power of the internet, but was clueless about how to get started. After many months of wasted time and money I was frustrated and ready to give up! The terminology was confusing, capturing quality leads seemed impossible, products to market, while plentiful, offered a pretty pitiful return on investment. In short, there didn't seem to be anything which could eliminate the guesswork and give proven results.

There were benefits to the time spent browsing around for internet business opportunities. Some of the benefits? 1) I found a marketing tool that was a perfect fit for me as a first-time internet marketer. 2) It became easier to "sort through" all the bogus business opportunities out there and really hone in on a quality product. 3) I found legitimate sites offering a wealth of information for free.

One note on free information; when enrolling to receive the information it is usually for a trial period. Avoid enrolling on multiple sites and becoming overwhelmed. Give yourself time to fully evaluate the information from one source before moving on to another. The point is to get educated without experiencing information overload.

Here are some points to consider when looking at internet marketing systems.

* Is the system easy to duplicate even if you are not internet savvy? * Does the sale of the product require you to cold call, buy lead lists, beg friends and family for referrals or buy into expensive pay-per-click programs? * Does the system offer a STRONG support network? * What is your return on investment?

Whether you choose to learn through trial and error or tap into an internet marketing system for your business, you owe it to yourself to be armed with as much knowledge as you can. In the words of Francis Bacon, "Knowledge is Power".

The 3 Steps to Building an Online Business on a Budget

In times of economic turmoil, more and more people turn to the internet for home based business opportunities, hoping to put their last $500 to good use, only to find that amount only covers the initial membership fee and some undisclosed, yet important, setup costs such as domain setup, merchant account, auto-responder setup, and so on. By the time their "system" is all set up and their sponsor or coach tells them they are ready for a direct mail campaign, phone blast campaign, or Google AdWords campaign, they have no money left. What is worse, most lose confidence in the system and quit.

Before you start thinking about packing it in, there is good news. There are steps you can take for building your online business on a budget. Though there are more than 3 to become super successful, I chose to limit this article to 3 steps to building an online business on a budget so you can retain the information better and can start to act. Remember, without action, you just purchased an expensive hobby, not a successful business.

1. Google AdWords setup. Wait!!! Don't get scared away yet. You are not actually turning your campaign on at the moment. When creating your Google AdWords campaign, turn it off. There are 2 reasons for creating a Google AdWords campaign as your first step. One reason is that Google AdWords is your ultimate goal as it will be the greatest source by far for lead generation. This action keeps that goal close to you and keeps you fired up.

The other reason is that you want to start thinking about your business in terms of "keywords". Forget the Spanish or other foreign language you always wanted to learn. When running an online business, you have to know where your leads are coming from and how to get close to cornering that market or demographic. Thinking in terms of keywords will help you design better landing pages, write better articles and blogs, make tweets that give you an avalanche of Twitter followers, and make better videos. Knowing the keywords you will eventually use to market your business with Google AdWords will also help you write better ads for free classifieds, the same ads that will become your AdWords ads. Get Perry Marshall's "Definitive Guide to Google AdWords" eBook to learn from one of the best.

2. Twitter setup for business. Now that you have a grasp of the keywords that best define your business, you are ready to tweet meaningful content. Set up one main hub account, preferably your first and last name or the name of your business. Do not advertise here until you acquire 2000 followers. Any earlier and you will grow your followers much slower as people will brand you as a spammer. Just stick to famous quotes, news article feeds, and other tweets based on keyword searches, as well as your personal content (including your opinions about daily events). Your landing page link will be in your profile and you will get some leads, but you want to wait until the 2000 follower mark before sending ads with a direct link to your landing page.

What is the ReGenesis 2x2 business opportunity and is it a scam or not?

What is the Regenesis 2x2 business opportunity and is it a scam or not? This article will give you a legitimate review of the opportunity and the pay plan. Regenesis 2x2 is a forced matrix automatic recycler program. What exactly does this mean? The program is designed for each person to sponsor 2 people and then for those 2 people to sponsor 2 people themselves. This fills a matrix at 6 people, thereby completing the first cycle. The cost to join the program is $300. For the $300 you receive 300 leads, a replicated ReGenesis website, access to the back office, document support center, and access to the automated recruiting system (ARS). Each time a matrix cycles, $400 is paid out to the person at the top of the matrix. $400 is also paid out to that top person's personal sponsor as a matching override bonus. Proponents of Regenesis 2x2s claim that this is the program for the internet newbie. They claim that the company does the majority of the work for you by solving the two major obstacles to having success in the home based business industry: recruiting and marketing. Let's take a closer look at "recruiting". When you pay the $300 fee to join Regenesis 2x2, you will receive 300 leads. According to the company's website, the leads are emailed to new members within 2 weeks of joining. The leads have names and addresses and 75% contain phone numbers, but no email addresses at this time. According to the website, the company is trying to get leads with email addresses. The point here is, you are going to have to call these leads back. As much as a program tries to sell itself as an "automated system", you can never remove the human element 100%. If you want to achieve success in the network marketing arena, you are going to have to have discussions with your potential signups. It would not have been feasible for me to earn a multiple six figure income last year online had I not picked up the phone or responded to emails. People wanting to join a particular program want to have an idea of who they are going into business with and who will receive the money that they are paying out to join a program. So in conclusion, is the Regenesis 2x2 business opportunity a scam? No. The program is legitimate as there is a "product" that each new member receives for their $300 sign up cost. While there are several people who are making money with ReGenesis 2x2, they are not the people who are sitting back and letting the "system" work for them. To be successful in the home based business industry, you have to work at it. Many programs try to appeal to your dreams of "getting rich quick". While it is feasible to make a significant income much faster than traditional business methods, it does not happen without putting in some time and effort. If you want to learn more about how to position yourself for Financial Success, visit Kevin's Regenesis 2x2 Ticket To Wealth website.