Every day, I have to contemplate my lengthening career as a writer. I used to also be an artist, back before I became physically disabled in 1998, and regularly drew pictures in pen and ink. I was thinking of transferring over to some computer pad-style drawing technology so I could create graphics and artwork on the computer directly. But since becoming what they call “physically challenged,” I have a hard time with drawing. It’s easier just to type, edit or otherwise work w...
Every day, I have to contemplate my lengthening career as a writer. I used to also be an artist, back before I became physically disabled in 1998, and regularly drew pictures in pen and ink. I was thinking of transferring over to some computer pad-style drawing technology so I could create graphics and artwork on the computer directly. But since becoming what they call “physically challenged,” I have a hard time with drawing. It’s easier just to type, edit or otherwise work with a keyboard. And I have an over twenty year long career as a writer and editor to draw from as I continue to write every day.
It fascinates me as a ghost writer and an editor the many subject areas that my clients are willing to create books about. One will want to write his or her life story, such as the author who approached me recently regarding his life story as a transgenderal person. He changed from female to male, and he is now married and a father of two children, not his own, as the surgery doesn’t yet allow transgenderal persons to procreate. Another will want to write a children’s fantasy chapter book, an adult science fiction dark fantasy warehouse party series of books, a how to book on beauty and fashion, a book about the Nazis and a Jewish uprising against them, a book by a former Nazi who wants to tell us about what it was like being forced into the party…etc., etc., etc. There is no limit to the types of subjects my authors, many of whom are putting out their very first books, will want to write about.
Some are the type of book which may or may not sell all that well, while others are almost a guaranteed best seller, having a crowd of buyers ready to purchase the books. I almost prefer working with the first group of authors, even though their books don’t pay as much money as my more lucrative authors’ books do. It warms my soul to support first timers who have an interesting and valuable story to put out before the reading public. I usually only charge $3000 for people like these to ghost write their books for them. But when it comes to a potentially lucrative book, I charge a percentage of what the author makes over time from the book sales. These types of books are the “coffee table” type you have heard of, such as a book by the gentleman who took the nude photos of the “other woman” in an infamous murder case. They sell well, but the material in them is often only timely or flashy, and immaterial over time as earnest literature. I much prefer working for people who have books in their souls that contain stories worth the telling, more so than the stories worth money to a flashy author with a coffee table book.
I make enough money at my regular writing projects to support my habit of preferring to work with the first time author crowd. Some of those people’s books do sell well over time, and it’s worth it to me to put the time and effort into ghost writing or editing them that it takes to really polish their work to a gleaming shine and make it productive and meaningful as timeless literature or educational material. This means more to me than a large check paid for the type of book I truly hate to see my name associated with, and I feel very proud to have more of the first timers’ works on my record than those. I guess in the end it’s a tradeoff: timeless creation of worthy literature versus timely production of flashy, self-gratifying stuff that may not make me feel good to write it. Not that I don’t regularly take on that kind of project. I need those books to get by and make money. But it always gladdens me when I can write something that really makes the author feel like he or she has produced a very fine book, and which is something that will truly lend credit and greater credence to my professional name and career as a writer.
I think it lends the greatest justice to my lengthening writing and editing career to help people get out the work that holds the most promise over time, not the most best selling work that is only timely and lucrative and which will soon gather only dust somewhere. Writing is an art form, not a mass market for producing coffee table books that sell.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Basics of Starting a Home Based Business
The Basics of Starting a Home Based Business
If you want to Work AT Home you must understand that this is exactly what it is. "Work". You need to set aside, a time of day and about 20 hours a week in which you can work on developing your Home Based Busines
Have you thought of starting a Home Based Business? Have you seen dozens of ads like these?
• "Discover How To Make $100,000 a Year From The Comfort Of Your Own Home!"
• "Make Tons Of Money With Little Or No Work!"
Does this sound unbelievable? Well if it does then it probably is. There are tons of marketers on the internet promoting these unbelievable Work At Home offers. 98% of which are getting rich by getting people to believe that you can make unbelievable amounts of money doing absolutely nothing.
I'm not saying that it can't happen but I'm not saying that you won't win the lottery either. Starting a Home Based Business takes some work and effort. If you want to Work AT Home you must understand that this is exactly what it is. "Work". You need to set aside, a time of day and about 20 hours a week in which you can work on developing your Home Based Business.
The first thing you need to do is come up with an idea of what you want to sell. There are many types of Home based businesses to choose from and many products to promote. You can
• Material Products such as Clothing, Bedding, Baby products or anything else that can be bought and shipped to your customers. There are many products that can be sold on the internet.
There might be something that you can make or have created that would be valuable to buyers.
You can find companies that sell products to you at wholesale and you can sell them for a profit.
You can find companies that drop ship products directly to your customers so that you don’t need to keep anything in stock.
• Information Products such as E Books, Software Programs or anything that a customer can purchase and download to their computer. Information products are the rage today. People can download the information they need at any time and most are reasonably priced. There are many products that you can purchase with resale rights and make a good profit. With information products there is nothing to stock up on.
• Promote Affiliate Programs - You promote other peoples products and if they make a sale you get a percentage of the sale. Many people are making a lot of money from affiliate programs. You simply sell other peoples products and you both profit. It’s not as easy as it sounds though. There are many people promoting the same products but with any of these there will be competition
Now, you’ve decided what you are going to sell. Hopefully it is something you that know about and will enjoy selling. Now how are you going to sell them? You will need a website. Building a web site is not quite as hard as it sounds. There are a lot of great web hosts out there and most of them offer site Building software to get you started.
First you will need a Domain Name. This is your www.xxxx.com web address. You will also need a web host. A web host brings your website to the internet. Most of the really good domain names are taken so when you decide to look for one, I suggest that you write down about 5 – 10 names so if one is taken you will have another to try.
Once you have your names, go Domain Service and use their Domain Search Tool to see if a domain name is available. Type in the domain name that you would like to check. If your Domain is taken, they will give suggestions or you can just type in another one.
• I would also suggest that you take a .com name whenever possible.
• Web addresses with a .com name are easier to remember and are visited more frequently.
• If you find a name that you really like, you may want to buy it now. A lot of great domain names are lost by waiting too long to purchase it.
• Try to use a domain name with you product keyword in it if possible.
• Try to make it as short and easy to remember as possible.
These are things that are necessary to get your web site listed on the search engines.
• Search Engine Optimization - Helps your Web site get positioned for top rankings with Google and other leading search engines.
• Web Site Analysis - Lets you know what your site's strengths and potential weaknesses are and helps you secure crucial search engine success.
• Submission - Submit your Web Site to the leading search engines. Around the world or region-specific.
These are just the basics. There much more to learn and so many resources to utilize. There are some great products and informational resources on the internet. Just remember that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
Click here to see more supplying the information needed to start a home based business.
If you want to Work AT Home you must understand that this is exactly what it is. "Work". You need to set aside, a time of day and about 20 hours a week in which you can work on developing your Home Based Busines
Have you thought of starting a Home Based Business? Have you seen dozens of ads like these?
• "Discover How To Make $100,000 a Year From The Comfort Of Your Own Home!"
• "Make Tons Of Money With Little Or No Work!"
Does this sound unbelievable? Well if it does then it probably is. There are tons of marketers on the internet promoting these unbelievable Work At Home offers. 98% of which are getting rich by getting people to believe that you can make unbelievable amounts of money doing absolutely nothing.
I'm not saying that it can't happen but I'm not saying that you won't win the lottery either. Starting a Home Based Business takes some work and effort. If you want to Work AT Home you must understand that this is exactly what it is. "Work". You need to set aside, a time of day and about 20 hours a week in which you can work on developing your Home Based Business.
The first thing you need to do is come up with an idea of what you want to sell. There are many types of Home based businesses to choose from and many products to promote. You can
• Material Products such as Clothing, Bedding, Baby products or anything else that can be bought and shipped to your customers. There are many products that can be sold on the internet.
There might be something that you can make or have created that would be valuable to buyers.
You can find companies that sell products to you at wholesale and you can sell them for a profit.
You can find companies that drop ship products directly to your customers so that you don’t need to keep anything in stock.
• Information Products such as E Books, Software Programs or anything that a customer can purchase and download to their computer. Information products are the rage today. People can download the information they need at any time and most are reasonably priced. There are many products that you can purchase with resale rights and make a good profit. With information products there is nothing to stock up on.
• Promote Affiliate Programs - You promote other peoples products and if they make a sale you get a percentage of the sale. Many people are making a lot of money from affiliate programs. You simply sell other peoples products and you both profit. It’s not as easy as it sounds though. There are many people promoting the same products but with any of these there will be competition
Now, you’ve decided what you are going to sell. Hopefully it is something you that know about and will enjoy selling. Now how are you going to sell them? You will need a website. Building a web site is not quite as hard as it sounds. There are a lot of great web hosts out there and most of them offer site Building software to get you started.
First you will need a Domain Name. This is your www.xxxx.com web address. You will also need a web host. A web host brings your website to the internet. Most of the really good domain names are taken so when you decide to look for one, I suggest that you write down about 5 – 10 names so if one is taken you will have another to try.
Once you have your names, go Domain Service and use their Domain Search Tool to see if a domain name is available. Type in the domain name that you would like to check. If your Domain is taken, they will give suggestions or you can just type in another one.
• I would also suggest that you take a .com name whenever possible.
• Web addresses with a .com name are easier to remember and are visited more frequently.
• If you find a name that you really like, you may want to buy it now. A lot of great domain names are lost by waiting too long to purchase it.
• Try to use a domain name with you product keyword in it if possible.
• Try to make it as short and easy to remember as possible.
These are things that are necessary to get your web site listed on the search engines.
• Search Engine Optimization - Helps your Web site get positioned for top rankings with Google and other leading search engines.
• Web Site Analysis - Lets you know what your site's strengths and potential weaknesses are and helps you secure crucial search engine success.
• Submission - Submit your Web Site to the leading search engines. Around the world or region-specific.
These are just the basics. There much more to learn and so many resources to utilize. There are some great products and informational resources on the internet. Just remember that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
Click here to see more supplying the information needed to start a home based business.
Starting A Home Business
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What you should know before starting a home business.
First thing you need to know before starting your own business is you must do your research! There are many great home business opportunities out there; you need to be cautious in choosing a business that is right for you. Find one that suits you best one that you have interest in because you will need to spend a lot of time on that business, and most importantly, you will need to find a business that is legitimate. There are countless numbers of home business offers over the internet today and majority of them will require you to pay a fee to start. Most people will choose the lower fee to start their business and end up failing due to the lack of information given. An online business is not as easy as many advertisements say it is. You will not get rich over night and that is the truth!
Here are some good examples of how people make money online
Become an affiliate
Become a hosting reseller
Sell products online
Buy/Sell online auctions
Get paid to take surveys
Get paid to read emails
Get paid to surf the web
Get paid to shop
Make money with adsense
If you want to start a home business the best advice for you is to find a system that many online entrepreneurs are currently using, a system that is proven to work, find out what made them become successful with their home business, what methods they use that makes them thousand of dollars a month by simply purchasing their system, if you are clueless about how to start your own home business you will definitely need a guide. Now follow step by step instruction that is given to you, read the information carefully and remember not to give up half way because if you do you will not succeed.
Another good advice for you is focus on your business and stick to one until you see results, you will fail if you try to do too many at once. Without a guide though one may be lost in choosing the right business opportunity, with many scams circling around the internet these days one may end up spending their money buying information that is worthless to them and they are back where they started; still looking for that one right home business.
The best part about online business is you have more free time to do the things you want to do and you can also easily access your business anywhere in the world using the power of the internet.
Now there are two types of business opportunity one is short term and the other is long term. For example taking online survey is consider short term the more you take time to fill out a survey the more you earn, some survey companies pay you cash and some give out rewards and prizes. There are many resources to take free surveys online and yes you do get paid for your opinion! Watch out for scam survey sites that require you to pay a fee to join. Now if you are looking for a long term home business you should look into starting your own website. You could sell products or information with your own domain name or you can sign up with google adsense and write your own articles on a subject you like. You can also sign up with google adwords and start advertising as an affiliate. The opportunities are endless!
Remember with most home businesses it will take at least 1-3 months before you really start seeing results but in the end it will all pay off. It’s a great feeling once you start seeing great income with your home business that is of course you have worked to get there. Don’t believe in any get rich scheme you see out there, as I have said before you will not get rich over night. Best of luck to you on starting your own home business!
What you should know before starting a home business.
First thing you need to know before starting your own business is you must do your research! There are many great home business opportunities out there; you need to be cautious in choosing a business that is right for you. Find one that suits you best one that you have interest in because you will need to spend a lot of time on that business, and most importantly, you will need to find a business that is legitimate. There are countless numbers of home business offers over the internet today and majority of them will require you to pay a fee to start. Most people will choose the lower fee to start their business and end up failing due to the lack of information given. An online business is not as easy as many advertisements say it is. You will not get rich over night and that is the truth!
Here are some good examples of how people make money online
Become an affiliate
Become a hosting reseller
Sell products online
Buy/Sell online auctions
Get paid to take surveys
Get paid to read emails
Get paid to surf the web
Get paid to shop
Make money with adsense
If you want to start a home business the best advice for you is to find a system that many online entrepreneurs are currently using, a system that is proven to work, find out what made them become successful with their home business, what methods they use that makes them thousand of dollars a month by simply purchasing their system, if you are clueless about how to start your own home business you will definitely need a guide. Now follow step by step instruction that is given to you, read the information carefully and remember not to give up half way because if you do you will not succeed.
Another good advice for you is focus on your business and stick to one until you see results, you will fail if you try to do too many at once. Without a guide though one may be lost in choosing the right business opportunity, with many scams circling around the internet these days one may end up spending their money buying information that is worthless to them and they are back where they started; still looking for that one right home business.
The best part about online business is you have more free time to do the things you want to do and you can also easily access your business anywhere in the world using the power of the internet.
Now there are two types of business opportunity one is short term and the other is long term. For example taking online survey is consider short term the more you take time to fill out a survey the more you earn, some survey companies pay you cash and some give out rewards and prizes. There are many resources to take free surveys online and yes you do get paid for your opinion! Watch out for scam survey sites that require you to pay a fee to join. Now if you are looking for a long term home business you should look into starting your own website. You could sell products or information with your own domain name or you can sign up with google adsense and write your own articles on a subject you like. You can also sign up with google adwords and start advertising as an affiliate. The opportunities are endless!
Remember with most home businesses it will take at least 1-3 months before you really start seeing results but in the end it will all pay off. It’s a great feeling once you start seeing great income with your home business that is of course you have worked to get there. Don’t believe in any get rich scheme you see out there, as I have said before you will not get rich over night. Best of luck to you on starting your own home business!
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