It’s been a while since I’ve posted due to some unforseen difficulties and my recent move to Florida. Anyway, I’m back and have been wanting to share a story with you that will hopefully alert Internet Marketing Newbies as to how important it is to read the fine print when purchasing and/or joining work at home opportunities online.

A couple of months ago a friend of mine went online looking for work she could do from home. She came across a work at home opportunity that looked good to her and was seemingly inexpensive. She paid the small amount to join and got started on trying to figure out what to do to start making money. A few days later she called me and said she thought she had messed something up with the blog she was given and I told her I’d see if I could help her fix it. When she told me the name of the program and said that it cost her under $2.00 I asked if she had read the TOS “Terms of Service”. She said she did and that the $1.97 was all they were charging her.

When I went into her account for this program the first thing I did was pull up the TOS (Terms of Service). Well, in the TOS it did state that they charge $1.97 for a 7 day trial period. But, after the trial period the cost would be $69.00/mo.! Of course I called her right away so she could cancel before the 7 days was up (knowing she couldn’t afford it).

So why did my friend think that she had read the TOS? Well, a lot of sales pages have a little box for you to check agreeing to the Terms of Service. It’s possible to think that what you’re reading above the box you have to check is what the terms are, but they aren’t the terms. Under the box there is usually a tiny link in fine print you can click on to read the TOS (although it could be somewhere else on the page). This link is easily overlooked since the sales page states that all you need to pay is $1.97. Well, there isn’t much out there for $1.97, so most likely you get a trial period then a monthly fee immediately after. Always, always click on the TOS link and read the terms.

Some sales pages will have a clause in fine print stating the trial period and monthly fee (this could be located anywhere on the page), so make sure to look closely and read everything on the page before purchasing.

I’m not saying that any of this is illegal, just that it’s a little deceiving, especially if you’re new at internet marketing.

You don’t want to end up overdrawing on your bank account or spending money you don’t have because of overlooking the TOS agreement. And yes, I admit it, this happened to me plenty of times when I was just starting out!

So, remember to….READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE SALES PAGE BEFORE PURCHASING! This will save you a lot of headaches and money!

Take care,

Lori

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The One Week Marketing Guide provides you with all FREE marketing methods as well as a marketing guide for you to follow so you can start making money right away.

The author, who goes by Pot Pie Girl, is a stay at home mom who is making money online and truly wants to help others do the same.

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To Your Success,

Lori James

http://www.everythinghomebiz.com

Alex Jeffreys Coaching Program, spots are almost filled! Also, Alex is now offering a payment plan so you don’t have to come up with all of the money at once!

I am still offering a refund of $250.00 if you sign up through me. It’s easy to get your refund, just email me a copy of your paid receipt and your PayPal address. If you’d rather have a check mailed that’s fine too.

So, Hurry, and Learn to Earn with Alex Jeffreys! This opportunity won’t be available much longer.

Here’s the link: Watch Alex’s Video

Please email me if you have any questions.

Hope your having a great day,

Lori James
Everything Home Biz
lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com

Oops! Sorry about the error in my previous post, “What Is The Key To Online Success“!

I guess my mind was totally somewhere else at the time, due to being so busy lately.

Here’s where you can read my revised post: What Is The Key To Online Success?

The correct refund amount is $250.00. If you haven’t had a chance to take a look at the video you can view it here:

Alex Jeffreys Video

Again, sorry for the mistake.

I hope you’re having a great day,

Lori James
Everything Home Biz
lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com

Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent.You will probably find that many sites out there offer free articles and other methods of generating at least some free web traffic. Because it is possible, you don’t need to spend a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer.  Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.  So, for example if you have a web design company you could discuss topics such as how you go about your web design, what is important in a website, tips and tricks for optimizing it and any other issues surrounding website design.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. All traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.

Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With proper keyword research you could end up achieving high rankings in search engines such as Google without spending a dime.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

A lot of newbies are unsure of how article marketing works.Once you get started, the principles prove to be rather easy.All you really do is write articles and then hope for more traffic.  Unfortunately this might be the basic formula but normally it won’t work out as well as you would hope. Article marketing is a great way to get traffic and help in the search engines but it needs help.Submitting your articles to the top article directories will help boost your rating with the major search engines

Now you must determine what the best method to use is.  After you have found a good keyword to use make sure it is in the title of your article. .It is important to use the keyword as much as possible.  You can go a little higher but if you go to high it starts looking as keyword stuffing..Overusing the keyword will make Google recognize the article as fluff

Once you finish an article you should submit it to Ezine first.After submission rewrite the article and submit it somewhere else to get traffic.Keep submitting your article to places like ArticleBase and GoArticle.  It is debatable if you should rewrite for these directories as I do not rewrite for all of these directories because I only use them for back links..Using these sites will not increase your traffic too much but will give you more credibility.

You should also use sites like Digg to increase awareness of your articles.

The trick to reach as many people as possible is to create a variety of articles. Now, assuming your targeted niche is article marketing. People would be interested in topics like how to write an article, how to come up with attractive article titles, what is the right format and ideal word count, how and where to distribute the articles, how to submit to hundreds of article directories within the shortest time and etc.

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Hi Everyone,

I was just blog hopping for awhile and found an awesome post that I wanted to share with you. It’s about How To Make Money With Affiliate Programs.

I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the best ways to make money as an affiliate and this post pretty much covers it.

To read the post go to 1UP-SEO. You’ll also find a lot more great info over at 1UP-SEO.

Take Care,

Lori James

http://www.everythinghomebiz.com

lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com

Hi Everyone,

The Big Fat Giveaway.

I’m enjoying my gifts tremendously! I’m also finding I really like being a contributor, it’s a great feeling when someone chooses my eBook.

So, hurry over and get your gifts at the Big Fat Giveaway and ENJOY!

Talk to you soon,

Lori James

http://www.everythinghomebiz.com

lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com

Big Fat Giveaway launches tomorrow, get in now! This is going to be really big, with lots of really great gifts. And, it lasts for a whole month.

This is an awesome opportunity for all Internet Marketers to add thousands to their mailing list. If you’re a newbie and need to build a mailing list, then this is the perfect giveaway to start building a huge list fast!

You can bet I’ll be downloading lots of awesome gifts during the Big Fat Giveaway. I’m getting a bit addicted to JV Giveaways!

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Have a great day,

Lori James

http://www.everythinghomebiz.com

lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com

Hi Everyone,

I haven’t posted in a couple of days because I was busy making my first 2 videos, now I am working on the tons of other things I’ve neglected in the past week!

I REALLY like making videos! Am I surprised? Yes, VERY surprised! I’ve never liked public speaking, I’m picky about pictures of myself, I don’t like the way my voice sounds on recordings, etc.. But, oh well! Apparently none of that is going to stop me now… I’m becoming a video addict!

If it hadn’t been for listening to Maria Andros, (aka the Video Marketing Queen) speak I would have kept putting off making videos indefinitely. I can honestly say that she is the reason I became so involved with getting started on video marketing. So, thanks Maria!

I have to admit it’s a bit hard trying to “talk” to a camera. I did over 50 re-takes for my first video! The second video was only 10 re-takes. I’m a little nervous in both videos, but there was a big improvement from the first video to the second. So the way I figure it, I can only get better at it, not worse! (My very first take was sooo awful!)

I will be doing a 3rd video today. One of my friends is going to film the video, so it will feel like I’m talking to her instead of a camera! I’m interested to see how much of a difference that will make.

Video Marketing is such an awesome way to get your name out there!

I’ll put my new video up tonight. In the meantime, if you’d like to check out the 2 videos I have up on YouTube here is my user name: lorijames1120.

Take Care,

Lori James

http://www.everythinghomebiz.com

lorijames@everythinghomebiz.com