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  by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Staff Writer

ALL work at home jobs are scams. It’s ridiculous to assume any real company is going to pay anyone for working at home in their pajamas.

There are stories every day by some career expert using these words.

Another thing I see in my Google searches are references on every page having to do with any kind of work-at-home or self-employment subjects that contain a phrase like, “Avoid Work From Home Jobs. 98.3% Make Money Sites Are Scams. Don’t Pay Until You Read This Guide.” When you visit the guide you will be referred to one or more landing pages that exhort you to join some program they say has been certified by an unknown organization to be scam-free. All the ones I have seen require some payment up front, maybe $50 or $100. Go figure! How do we know all of these aren’t scams or “opportunities” that will not work for anyone but the promoters?

This article from December, 2007, outlines some changes in company thinking about workers at home. They even list a few legitimate home work organizations, many of which we review later. As the Internet matures, conventional employers are trying telecommuting as a way to attract and retain skilled employees. New Internet companies are starting up to take advantage of the corporate culture of offshoring services not requiring face-to-face meetings. These new companies are bringing some of these jobs back to America at a lower cost than companies pay to workers in Southeast Asia. Customer service is the first to begin coming back to American employees, and most of the companies in our review offer this opportunity that can be performed from home.

When you are looking for a work-at-home job be sure to search Google, job boards, and other sources to be sure the company offering employment is legitimate. You might use search terms like “home office,” “telecommute,” or “work from home.” One search I always do when checking opportunities or new products is “ABC Company sucks.” If there is any alleged bad stuff out there you may be sure this will uncover it. If you do this, be aware many complaints come from disgruntled former employees, users, or result from credit card disputes. You have to use your own judgment about these comments.

Avoid companies that require up-front fees. The only legitimate charge could be for a background check required by some. Training should be free, and they may even pay you because they want to hire and retain the very best people with the greatest knowledge of what the company does.

Before accepting any home job, understand what it may cost just to work from home. You will need a telephone, computer with adequate connection to the Internet, and maybe some other items. The company will tell you what is required up front where it describes the job. Be sure you can afford this before you apply. Many of these expenses can be written off for tax purposes; check with your financial adviser before claiming any deductions.

Determine exactly why you want to work from your home. If it’s because you want to spend more time with your children, don’t apply for anything likely to be highly stressful or require very long hours. A lot of the jobs we review allow choice of how much and when you work. Pay attention to these details when you research the job. Whatever you do, be prepared to make a schedule and follow it. Working alone requires discipline for success and a schedule makes you be in control of when you work.

These job postings are for legitimate work and most of them request only an e-mail address to send more information; this is fine, but it may be wise to get a free throw away e-mail address that you can easily stop if the spam begins to build up. When you accept a job, you can use your normal address. It’s just not a good idea to spread an e-mail address all over the Internet. I communicate with a lot of Websites and individuals; over the years this has attracted untold amounts of spam. Even with spam filters I still have to go through several thousand e-mails every single day. So, be advised to guard your e-mail address.

When looking at posted job openings pay attention to the list of keywords they provide. Many of them include “business opportunity.” This is OK if you want to start your own business, but if you are just looking for a real job you can do from your home, go on to something that sounds like real work.

Now, let’s look at some companies that offer work from home. Near the URL of each one there is the Alexa ranking for this Website. The lower numbers are best and show the level of interest for each one. However, no one site, no matter how popular it is, will have everything to fill every desire you may have for a job. Check more than one place, regardless of Alexa, to be sure you find what will serve you best.

Simply Hired with an Alexa rank of 2,720 has two parts, work from home and telecommuting. We’ll examine a couple of jobs listed in each section. First, let’s see some of the sources of their job listings. A major origin of job postings is PostJobFree, Alexa rank 82,192. This site has a relationship with other job sites including http://www.indeed.com, http://www.jobster.com, http://www.juju.com, and http://www.ijsearch.com.

Simply Hired is the section that advertises work from home jobs. Its Alexa ranking is 2,720, same as all Simply Hired sites. Many of the listings we checked on this part of Simply Hired seemed to be all about business opportunities rather than real jobs. Check some if you wish, but we aren’t going to discuss them here. We do show you a few examples of true job ads.

Online Internet ad processing.

  Several openings in the area. Typical earnings between $300-$500 / week! We are seeking only honest, self-motivated people with a desire to work in the home-typing, data entry, and online research fields. You can work from home, full time, or part time. The preferred applicant should be at least 18 years old with Internet access. NO experience is needed. Training is provided.

The following skills are desirable: Basic computer and typing skills, ability to spell and print neatly, and ability to follow instructions.

  Other requirements are a computer with Internet access, valid email address, good typing skills, and basic Internet knowledge.

Job opening for a Processor

  Salary is $300-$700 Weekly, and it is located in New York-New York City.

  The job description and requirements are similar to the job opening discussed above.

Simply Hired is the section that advertises telecommuting jobs. Its Alexa ranking is 2,720, the same as all Simply Hired sites. Here are some telecommuting jobs listed in this section.

This is a telecommuting position.

  Wage $8.00 - $10.00 Hourly and location is Ft. Madison, IA, 52627.

  We provide “virtual call centers” for our various clients who choose to outsource their customer service needs rather than handling them in house. We route calls to your home. You will be responsible for handling various customer transactions including providing information about products and services, taking orders, and solving problems.

Here’s what you’ll need for this job: Strong organizational skills, a professional and articulate phone voice, and availability to work 20 or more hours per week Other requirements are subscription to high spend Internet service provider and a reliable personal computer with headset. You also need basic computer skills, customer service skills, and the ability to solve problems. You must be able to pass a criminal background check. The job requires high school or GED education.

Telecommuting Sales Reps, Ad ID: 70630876, located in Cincinnati.

  Don’t let this job pass you by! Great company, great people, flexible hours, amazing compensation plan, telecommuting position, full and easy training. Handle customer sales accounts. Up to $700+.

E-mail for additional information.

For actual jobs with the following companies you must go through their application process.

Alpine Access has an Alexa rank of 89,952. It provides customer service to companies by using home-based employees.

Requirements of job applicants are a professional, pleasant phone presence, a quiet environment dedicated to work, subscription to a reliable high-speed ISP, and the equipment that enables you to work hands-free.

Arise has an Alexa rank of 118,750. It offers a concept it calls Homeshoring using a Virtual Call Center and Work From Home employees. Arise provides thousands of home based workers the freedom to answer calls, e-mail, and chat requests for prestigious U.S. and global companies.

Convergys has an Alexa ranking of 51,881. This site requires a little navigation to get to the job part. From Home Page click “Careers,” then “Work at home opportunities.”

This company comes very close to operating like a “real company” compared with the usual Internet operations. When you associate with Convergys, you’ll be working with a leader in relationship management, because the company wishes to build greater customer satisfaction through relationships with customer service people. Convergys has 75,000 employees with clients worldwide. You will be able to design your own benefits package including paid holidays, 401(k) plan, stock options, and other services not usually offered to home workers.

Convergys believes the key to delivering world-class customer service rests with employees who are empowered through knowledge. They pay for training in your home with a Team Leader who will assure you have the knowledge to succeed.

Click the “Apply” button to get into the hiring process. A Convergys recruiter reviews all application and contacts applicants.

LiveOps ranks Alexa 52,013. They have 20,000 certified independent agents operating in many customer service functions. One service not offered everywhere is a fundraising specialty serving all a client’s needs including charitable contributions, religious fundraising, and pledge drives or telethons.

Some of their customers are:

• eBay
• Good Answer, The Coca Cola Company—The Fountain division of the Coca-Cola Co. introduced a stand-alone business titled “Good Answer” to manage all guest feedback issues and encourage guests to return to its commercial outlets, including restaurants, that serve Coke products.
• Medtronic
• Pizza Hut
• About 200 other companies

As independent contractors, agents are paid for the business services they provide to LiveOps. Typically, agent services include handling order calls or support calls for LiveOps clients. Agents supply their own equipment and use the LiveOps online scheduling system to commit to providing services, in half-hour increments, at times of their choosing. They are not paid for the time that they commit, but for the actual calls that they take or make for clients during that time.

LiveOps provides several specialized products including:

Financial Services—a variety of opportunities within the financial services and insurance industries.

Licensed Insurance Agents—the company uses direct response advertisements and are looking for licensed insurance agents that can convert those advertisement respondents into insurance customers.

Inbound Sales—calls are primarily driven by responses to infomercials.

Outbound Consultative Sales—many clients use agents to make outbound consultative calls to their existing customers for cross-selling new or complementary products.

Bilingual Agents—LiveOps takes a variety of calls from clients targeting Spanish and French-speaking audiences.

Casual Dining—These calls involve processing delivery and carry out orders for pizza and other casual dining vendors

VIPDesk has an Alexa rank of 230,446. VIPdesk specializes in delivering Concierge Programs and Virtual Contact Center Services for national brand leaders in the travel, auto, financial services, and retail industries.

Concierge Programs provide personal and business services such as:

• Dining recommendations and reservations
   
• Air, hotel and auto rental reservations
   
• Purchasing event tickets
   
• Special occasion gift assistance
   
• Scheduling household services

Virtual Contact Center Services include:

• Inbound/outbound premium customer care – 24/7/365
   
• Consultative sales - providing purchase assistance and recommendations; cross-sell and up-sell
   
• Customer service - product questions, order status inquiries, returns and general information via phone, email and chat
   
• Order processing and facilitation

West.com ranks 101,711 on Alexa. West uses a Virtual ACD (automatic call distributor) which is a call-routing platform. It is used to get around traditional geographic limitations on call centers so as to use an extensive call agent network located throughout the entire world This means the entire network of traditional call center agents, offshore agents, nearshore agents, and home agents are all linked together and may be used as if they were a single unit.

It’s easy to register online with West here.

So, we have discussed a number of high-quality work-at-home programs. If this is something you want to do, apply with several of them. What can you lose?

Disclaimer: Information about Start-Up Costs and Income Potential
  given in this series is only an estimate. In no way is it meant to represent
  actual figures which will vary by location, individual effort, and resources.
  We offer this information to assist you in better understanding the
  unique features of the spotlighted business so you can make an informed
  decision on whether it is something you might want to pursue. Before
  launching any business, you should put together a detailed Business
  Plan that incorporates financial and economic conditions in your specific
  area.
 

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© Yank Elliott.  All rights reserved worldwide.

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Yank is a home-based entrepreneur and freelance business writer living in Hurricane Alley, North Carolina, USA. His Website is http://www.alternate-choice.com and you may contact Yank at mailto:newideas@alternate-choice.com.

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Are you ready to use a simple, proven system that is making an
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If so, I’m going to reveal a horribly simple way certain “Masters”
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This article assumes you will be selling either information,
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Let’s get to it.

The first and most vital rule of all is this…

Your site MUST be a Direct Response Site.

Here’s where some shine and the rest just don’t get it. For a web
  site to make the most money it must be a Direct Response Web Site.
  It must focus on selling one product and get an immediate response
  in the form of an order or lead.

  (Preferably order)

Most sites exist as nothing more than portals leading their traffic
  off in all directions away from their own site. A home page full of
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A web site created out of a hot sales letter and an image of your
  product will make you much more money than a web site full of links
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To me, advertising on the Internet is no different than advertising
  in an income opportunity magazine. The only difference to me was the
  fact that now I could not only sell the prospect, I could also take
  the credit card order and deliver the product at the same time.

That was an exciting thought to me and it’s no less exciting today.
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Bill is out clicking around on the net and comes upon a site created
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Here are the simple steps:

1. Get A Product.

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  3. Plug In A Card Processing And Affiliate Tracking Service.

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  Allen Says

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A Millionaire’s Secret

  Washington DC was nasty as could be. As I sat on the bench waiting
  for my bus to arrive I couldn’t wait to get back to the backwoods of
  Louisiana. I had almost sat in a pool of blood that was on the far
  end of the bench and I was ready to go. I truly hope people coming
  to visit our country don’t make DC one of their stops.

  Anyway, before my bus arrived I was approached by a nicely dressed
  elderly gentleman in need of directions. I told him I had no idea
  what he was looking for as I too was just passing through. To this
  day I’m not sure why, but we started talking as if we had known each
  other for years.

  We talked about life, people and eventually the conversation turned
  to business. It was here that the gentlemen saw something in me, I
  suppose, that made him feel like sharing what he said was the
  greatest secret ever told. He said everyone had heard it but almost
  no one paid any attention to it, even though it was the one thing
  that could bestow a fortune upon any man or woman who used it.

  My ears where definitely starting to perk up. Something about his
  tone told me this man knew from whereof he spoke. And I wanted to
  know what the secret was with a passion. He must have sensed my
  anxiousness because at that very moment he gave me a warning that
  was almost a scolding.

  I’ll try to recount here as best I can the rest of our
  conversation…

  Man: “Do not make the mistake of shrugging off what I am about to
  tell you because you have heard it before. No doubt you have heard
  it already from at least one person in your life. You may have even
  heard it many times. Do you have any aversion to religion Mr. Says?”
 

  Me: “No I don’t. I don’t believe many preachers know what they are
  talking about or even what they are trying to teach, but I do know
  the Bible has a lot of great knowledge in it.”

  Man: “Good. I would not want you to discount what I am about to tell
  you because it does come directly from the Bible. But its
  applications reach far beyond what most people can conceive of. It
  will take thought, intense pondering on your part, to begin to get
  some inkling of its power.”

  “This simple secret, when applied to business, will draw money to
  you as easily as water runs down a mountain. Even a fool can apply
  it and prosper. When applied to relationships, it will create more
  friends than you can handle” (laughing heartily)

  Me: “What is it, I’m dying to know now?”

  Man: “Patience Mr. Says, Patience. I will not give it to you as it
  has always been repeated by fools who have no respect or knowledge
  of what it even means. No. I will give it to you another way.”

  “What type of business are you interested in?”

  Me: “Well, I’m dabbling in Mail Order right now. I would like to
  place ads and sell books.”

  Man: “Fine. Fine. Mail Order it is. Let me tell you how to create a
  fortune in this Mail Order. All you have to do is create the product
  you want to buy”

  Me: “I don’t understand”

  Man: “You will”

  “You see, you are your market. Whatever you want, there are millions
  of other people wanting the same thing. That elusive product you are
  looking for is the product millions of others are also looking for
  right now.”

  “All you have to do is create the product you want to buy, the
  product you yourself have been looking for. Once you have this
  product, what would you want the sales message to say so that you
  know this is the product you have been looking for?”

  “If someone else where selling this product, what would you want the
  ad to say, what would get you to buy this product?. When you have
  that answer, that is the ad you want to create.”

  Me: “I see” (hesitantly)

  Man: “See the business across the street here? Pizza. I could triple
  the business that place does inside of 10 minutes. That’s what I do
  by the way” (smiling)

  “All I would do is walk into the business as a customer. I would sit
  there and imagine all the things that could be done to me that would
  make me a loyal customer to that business for life. What could they
  do for me that would make me feel this way?”

  “Once I had the answers to that question, I would implement them
  across the board. Every customer would be treated the way I had
  imagined. And without any doubt what so ever that business would
  triple the profits it now makes.”

  Me: “I think I know…”

  Man: “Wait, you don’t really know anything yet. That’s the problem
  with people. They brush something off because of where it came from
  or because they heard it many times. Leave that for fools. You won’t
  “know it” until you have deeply pondered it and put it to use.”

  Me: “Ok”

  Man: “What I am telling you has power undreamed of. The simple words
  used to describe it cannot contain it. Does not do justice to it,
  and has been prostituted by blabber mouths who let wisdom fall off
  their lips with not even a single brain cell grasping what they are
  rambling about.”

  “What I am telling you is Law, not man’s Law, but the very Law’s of
  nature herself. It’s the way things work and those who truly
  understand it rise to the top in every field known to man.”

  “What people don’t understand is that it applies to everything. This
  secret can be applied with virtually every step you take, everything
  you do, every word you speak and everyone concerned profits by it.”
 

  “If you are a writer, write like you would like to be written to”
 

  “If you are a salesman, sell like you would like to be sold to”

  “If you are a speaker, speak like you would like to be spoken to”
 

  “If you want more love, then love like you would like to be loved”
 

  “If you want more friends, be the friend you would like to see”

  “When you infuse everything you do with this secret it takes on a
  magical power. Businesses dominate the market, books become best
  sellers, leaders attract huge and loyal followings.”

  “How would you like it?”

  “How would you respond to it?”

  “How would it make you feel?”

  “Those are great questions to think about every time you do or
  create something. You will get into the hearts and minds of everyone
  who comes under your influence if you will first think how you would
  have it done to you.”

  “I’m certain you already know the quote from the Bible I’m referring
  to. But don’t repeat it, just ponder it and pratice it.”

  Me: “I do. But I’ve never thought of how it could actually apply to
  everything in life. I too was one of those fools who passed it over
  without so much as a second thought. I really want to thank you for
  sharing this with me.”

  Man: “It’s been a real pleasure talking with you Mr. Says, have a
  safe journey home.”

  ———–

  And with that, he was gone. The funny thing was, as I was riding
  home on the bus I realized I never got his name, nor do I remember
  ever giving him mine. Maybe he saw my luggage tag. I’m not sure. It
  really doesn’t matter. What does matter is that I’ve profited from
  that advice for the last 15 years.

  I’m not even really any good at it either and I’ve still pulled in
  huge amounts of money. Especially from the Internet. This is one
  place this knowledge can really shine. People have always asked me
  my secret. How come the Warriors is still here, with the same
  products, with all this competition, after all these years?

  This one simple secret is the answer. I always ask myself how would
  I like to be treated by this company? What would I like to see? What
  would I like to get? How would I like to be dealt with?

  Those simple questions are all you have to answer. When you do get
  the answers, put them into action and watch what happens.

  Create The Site You’ve Been Looking For

  Write Like You Would Like To Be Written To

  Sell Like You Would Like To Be Sold To

  Talk Like You Would Like To Be Talked To

  Deal Like You Would Like To Be Dealt With

  Create For Others What You Would Like Created For You

  Excite Others The Way You Would Like To Be Excited

  To Your Success,

  Allen Says
 
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Awesome news for those of you who have already gotten
“Stomping the Search Engines 2″ and “The Net Effect” first
issue for free.

StomperNet just announced 4 MORE bonuses from their long list
of guru buddies.  If you’ve already taken us up on the “STSE2
for free” deal, you’re AUTOMATICALLY eligible for these four
NEW bonuses.

StomperNet STSE2

NOTE: If you HAVEN’T gotten STSE2 and “The Net Effect” yet -
you can get them here right now.  If you get them before
MONDAY, September 15, you get ALL these bonuses TOO!

Here’s the bonus list that Andy Jenkins just emailed me:

New Bonus #1 - Howie Schwartz: Another StomperNet faculty
member sweetens our deal with a collection of the “Best of”
clips from every live presentation he’s done so far this year. 
Plus, he got his friends at Miami Graphics to throw in $4000
worth of templates you can STEAL for your own business.  All
yours - all FREE.

New Bonus #2 - Mike Koenigs: Get the top secret “10×10x4 Video
Marketing Money Magnet” from this StomperNet Faculty and web
video genius.  Along with this never-before-released content
creation formula (A $397 Value), you’ll ALSO get one month of
the Traffic Geyser video distribution service with it (a $97
Value)!  That’s nearly $500 worth of video marketing education
and tools - yours FREE.

New Bonus #3 - Jason Potash: One thing you’re going to need
when you’re doing SEO is a source for links.  We show you how
to find your own, but why not jump-start your efforts with 30
days of membership to Traffic Kahuna.  Exchange links with the
ENTIRE 2000+ site, $147-a-month traffic network - yours FREE!

New Bonus #4 - Clayton Makepeace - This old-school direct
marketer is world famous in print advertising circles.  He’s
taking that expertise to the web in a HUGE way, and he wants
you to QUADRUPLE your business by giving you “The Quadruple
Effect” report detailing this direct marketing secret weapon,
and EXACTLY how to use it in your own business.  This guy’s
knowledge has generated $1.5 Billion in sales.  You get it FREE.

And those are just the NEW bonuses available if you try “The
Net Effect” and get “Stomping the Search Engines 2″ for free.

StomperNet STSE2

Don’t forget the DOZEN killer bonuses they’ve already added
on: 

Jeff Johnson: Over 7 hours of SEO video training from the
“Underground Training Lab”.  Some people people paid as much as
$5,000 to get this training live.  People have paid $997 for
the DVDs - you get the BEST 7 hours, 54 minutes, and 54 seconds
FREE.

Eben Pagan:  Get “Advanced Persuasion and Copywriting Training”
from one of the most successful sales copywriters and info
marketers teaching today.  To get this same information, people
have had to pay from $1,500 to $5,000 or MORE with Eben’s
company.  You get it FREE.

Ed Dale:  Get 1 FREE month of membership to the “Immediate
Edge” membership program .  Learn advanced NEW marketing
strategies AS THEY ARE DISCOVERED - before ANYONE else.  A $97
value, yours FREE

Brad Callen: The creator of many of the most widely used
traffic generation tools ever used offers you his “Article
Submitter Gold” Software.  Publish your unique articles
instantly to hundreds of websites and get tons of one-way
backlinks to your site.  (Google LOVES it) - Sold elsewhere
from $67 to $97 - yours FREE.

Trey Smith: Get your copy of this Never-sold-before launch
automation software!  Auto-Launcher 2: Create automated
launches using your existing email list.  Create automatic
countdown and sales pages that run completely on autopilot. 
Unavailable ANYWHERE - yours FREE.

Shawn Casey: Learn the Secret Affiliate Story - super-affiliate
strategies Shawn Casey and Tellman Knudson used to win a
Ferrari AND make the most sales for a recent mega-launch (and
how you can leave other affiliate marketers in the dust, too). 
Even learn how to attract super-affiliates to promote your OWN
products.  Valued from $697 to $2000 - yours FREE.

Yanik Silver: Get TWO Special Private Reports from Yanik’s
“Underground Secret Society” Newsletter, PLUS an additional
unannounced SECRET bonus.  These back-issues are not available
ANYWHERE. Over $250 in Value - yours FREE.

Mike Filsaime: Another bonus not for sale ANYWHERE - Get the
presentation of the “7 Figure Code” Launch Case Study - The
Step by step blueprint used to generate $1 Million in sales in
just a week!  Get the “making of” a Million Dollar Launch -
Unavailable ANYWHERE else - Yours FREE.

Paul Colligan: You get the “New Media UberPack” Webinar
Series - 6 pre-recorded webinars from a StomperNet faculty
member on how to use the power of Web 2.0 to gain an
exponentially growing source of leads + one LIVE webinar “The
New Media Mindset” with Paul IN PERSON.  These webinars have
never been offered before in a single package - ALL Yours -
FREE.

Jeff Mulligan: Gives you FOUR “Best of” Quickie Profit
Lessons - implement these conversion boosting tricks (they take
less than an hour) and start making more money from your
website TODAY.  Jeff has shared these previously with our $800
a month members at a LIVE Event - Yours FREE!

Jeff Walker: The guy behind the “Product Launch” concept - has
never sold ANYTHING of his for less than $999.  You get a
teleseminar series on how to execute launches successfully in
your niche markets PLUS, learn how to become the “guru” of your
own niche - it’s EASY with Jeff’s secret methods.  Unavailable
ANYWHERE else - Yours FREE.

Rich Schefren: “Guru to the Gurus” - Rich wants you to have
Exclusive Trial Membership to his “Business Growth System” for
only $1 - AND StomperNet will REBATE your $1!  So you get to
try the same business growth coaching program that Brad Fallon,
Mike Filsaime, Joel Comm and MORE have taken and revolutionized
their businesses - yours FREE.

And those are just the BONUSES for an already incredible offer.

Again, just to be clear.  If you’ve already signed up to get
the “Stomping the Search Engines 2″ - StomperNet’s new expert
SEO DVD course for FREE, just for trying the first FREE issue
of “The Net Effect” Professional Internet Marketing Journal -
all these bonuses are YOURS.

Be sure you buy BEFORE MONDAY, September 15th to claim them ALL.

That’s when the offer ENDS, so if you HAVEN’T gotten this
killer offer yet, you need to check out EVERYTHING on this page
before Monday, September 15.

StomperNet STSE2

After that, it will be TOO LATE to participate in the largest
and most successful Internet Marketing Giveaway EVER.

Hope you’ll take us them on this (if you’re not among the
14,000 or so people who already have) - it’s 100% for real.

It’s going to be awesome for your business.

If you are not following Joel in his blog you may have missed the buzz about his new book “Click Here to Order”. We all have our opinion, but if you are in Network Marketing and do Affiliate Marketing you will be interested in what Joel has to say. He ain’t no newbie and has been over some mountains and around many blocks. And when the buzz gets loud enough you just have to go see what it is all about, right!

And the BUZZER says; 

Google.

Amazon.com.

eBay.

Yahoo!

MySpace.

Facebook.

Everyone has heard of these Internet giants.

These companies have generated billions of dollars in revenue and made their founders multi-millionaires.

The mainstream media talks about them religiously.

But ask yourself a question…

Why doesn’t the media talk about the OTHER Internet success stories?

Why do we never hear about the regular people who have quit their jobs and are now Internet millionaires?

It’s time that the story was told.

And it happens in less than 24 hours…

At 10 am EST on September 2nd, the book that everyone has been waiting for arrives!

http://www.ClickHereToOrderBook.com

Hundreds of people have left comments on my blog telling me why they are excited about reading “Click Here to Order: Stories of the World’s Most Successful Internet Marketing Entrepreneurs.”

Here are just some of the comments left by people just like you…

“I want to read your book because I’d like to find out how other online entrepreneurs have been able to overcome the obstacles they faced to achieve extraordinary success! I think reading the stories of other successful entrepreneurs would be inspirational and would help to motivate me to apply some of the same principles that they used to reach their goals.”
- Ben Cope

“Joel, the reason I want to read your new book is that I just started in this business and you have provided a lot of help with your e-mails and free information. You are one of the very few people I fully trust on the internet. You always deliver the highest quality content.”
- Lawrence Williams

“I want to read click here to order because it gives real world examples of people who have “Been there, done that”. I absolutely love reading stories and examples like this because it helps motivate me to do my own thing. I can copy their real world examples and apply it to my situation. If I could learn just one new thing from the book and use it, it would be well worth the purchase.”
- Michael Broderick

“Why I want to read ‘Click Here to Order’, is simple: I’m a student of the trade. I try to improve my IM skills by reading articles and e-books every day. One has to get better to stand out from the rest of the pack, and only the top few percent of internet marketers are going to make it online. I pick my teachers carefully: only a few of all the guru’s (and would-be guru’s) are truly no-fluff, no-BS guys. And you are one of them: a practical, hard-headed, energetic marketer. It’s only natural that you try to sell me your stuff (you wouldn’t be much of a marketer if you didn’t), but you give me true value for my money. And make me learn a lot in the process. I appreciate that. So I simply have to read your book!”
- Ed van Eeden

And the list goes on!

Want to read more of the hundreds of comments?

http://www.ClickHereToOrderBook.com/blog/

And get ready to acquire your own copy of Click Here to Order on Tuesday, September 2nd at 10 am EST.  Not only will you be able to get the book, but I’ve got some great bonuses including a missing chapter and instant audio downloads.

Don’t miss the book that the entire Internet marketing world has been waiting for…

http://www.ClickHereToOrderBook.com

Life live today!

Joel

P.S. - Everyone who has had the opportunity to read a preview copy of this book says it is the best book on Internet marketing they have ever read!  Get your copy at:

http://www.ClickHereToOrderBook.com/blog/

I received my Press Copy of Stomping the Search Engines 2 and the publication (Journal) The Net Effect. I am proadly aware that Andy Jenkins and all the Staff of StomperNet are continuing to raise the bar in what we call Network Marketing and Business within the World Wide Web.

Andy sent an email out to us and it talks to the heart of quality that is a part of raising that bar. It was so impressive (at least for me) that I am choosing to leave it in his terms, so read for yourself; 

So today I want to talk to you about WHY we’re putting these two products together, WHY there’s never been a better time than RIGHT NOW to start an online business, and WHY we’re going to break our streak of expensive premium products in order to get this into the hands of everyone who wants it.

“Liberty and Justice for ALL”

I’m going to use a “lazy” trick here and actually quote some definitions to you - I know - everyone’s used this at some time or other to pad out an essay in high school, right?   But stay with me here.

“Liberty” can be defined as “Personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression” - and I think that’s what all of us, as entrepreneurs, are after.

It’s not so much about HAVING more money as wanting that freedom that comes with it.

Freedom from the servitude of a J.O.B. working to make someone else rich - to know that every ounce of work you do is creating wealth for YOU and your family.

Freedom from confinement to a place or situation, so we can just uproot, travel and even settle into the place of our dreams - to not be stuck, wishing we were someone else.

Freedom from the oppression of financial obligations and debt - to not have to worry how (or even IF) the bills are going to get paid this month.

Sure, StomperNet teaches people how to build and run successful online businesses, but that’s a means to an end - the end result we all want is LIBERTY.Now with that in mind, there’s a very strong reason that the CORNERSTONE of EVERYTHING we teach in StomperNet is SEO.  The Search Engines are the KEY.  Here’s why:

“Justice” can be defined as “fair, equal - the quality of being free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception” - do you get it now?

The Search Engines themselves are the Great Equalizer when it comes to online business.  Sure they have their own set of secret rules, but THEY HAVE RULES.  And those rules are EQUALLY applied to all websites.  The Search Engines are FAIR and IMPARTIAL because they treat everyone EQUALLY.Every one of us has the opportunity to rank well in the search engines if we follow their “laws” - it’s marketing 101.The Search Engines are a “customer” that wants specific things from a website.  If you find out what they want and give it to them, they “pay” you with high rankings.

Does that make sense?

So there’s Liberty - which we all want in our personal lives - and as entrepreneurs, we aim to achieve that freedom through building a successful business.

And then there’s Justice - the Search Engines allow us small time entrepreneurs a way to aim high and compete FAIRLY, even with huge mega-corporations… as long as we follow the rules.

And up to now, the Search Engines themselves haven’t done a really good job of creating their own “user manual” right?   That’s why SEO is something that’s typically expensive to outsource, and expensive to learn.  It’s POWERFUL knowledge, and it’s SECRET knowledge - therefore, it usually costs a premium.And that got me thinking.We all want a liberating and successful business, and we’re all going to use the Search Engines to do it - that’s why we’re together, talking now - that one common goal…It just didn’t seem right to put up a huge barrier to entry on this one.I mean, I can’t sit here and talk to you about the “Liberty” of your own successful business and the “Justice” of the Search Engines and then turn around and charge an arm and a leg to let you in.  That’s what we’re trying to escape in the first place.

It’s not “Liberty and Justice for people who can drop $1000 bucks on this course” - it’s Liberty and Justice for ALL!

ALL means EVERYONE - EVERYONE who wants this “Stomping the Search Engines 2″ Search Engine User Manual should be able to have it.  This stuff SHOULDN’T be as secretive as it is.But at the same time, StomperNet is a business, and we have costs - we put a HUGE amount of money and resources into developing this course, and we need to recoup that, and I have a responsibility to my employees to make a profit, so how do I make this happen?Well, we also happen to have been working on a print publication that eventually became “The Net Effect”.  Now, I don’t know what you know about the publishing business, but it can be sink or swim. It’s not “easy” like digital info-products.

So, I have one product, my SEO course, that I’d love to be able to charge as little possible for…

…And a monthly journal that I need to get as many subscribers as possible for…

And that’s WHY we decided to combine these two products together into a SINGLE offer - because it will allow us to give you a maximum value (STSE2), for the lowest possible price (”The Net Effect”).But unfortunately, I can’t tell you the exact price yet.  Not until next week.  I know, it sucks.  All I can say is that we’ll have them both, together at one incredibly LOW price.So for those of you that said it would be too expensive, and that you couldn’t afford it even though you wanted it - or those of you that were already ready to buy - just wait over the weekend.Think about the fairest price you can think of that would be able to pull this off.  Heck, not even the FAIREST price.  Think of the LOWEST possible price that we could get away with…When I talk to you again next week, I’ll bet you I beat it.
If you want to keep track of Stomping the Search Engines 2 you can follow the
blog at Liberty and Justice for all

Nitro Quattro Sales System - Product Review
 
Nitro Quattro Sales System is a massive, powerful marketing entity that has a new focus for any business or entrepreneur on the Internet. The old mindset was to get as much traffic as you possibly can in the hopes of “converting” 1% of your traffic into sales. Nitro Marketing has a simple four simple step system that will take your existing traffic and increase sales 100%, 200% even 500% or more.
 
Every online entrepreneur dreams of earning massive amounts of money per month they have heard is possible. So they started a website and quickly found out that it was a LOT more work than they thought it was going to be. Not only that, but the revenues weren’t what they had heard about everywhere. The average everyday Internet entrepreneur makes a lot less than they could be making.
 
Nitro Quattro has developed a system that allows the online entrepreneur to monetize their existing customer base and double, triple, even quadruple the average value of those customers.
 
How would you like to multiply the value of your existing customers to that extent? This is precisely WHY you need to look at this product right now. Finally an easy to use system that doesn’t require reinvention of your business, just adopting a successful sales system.
 
To put it into terms that anyone can grab onto, a company with a $10,000 a year online income stream can realistically turn that into $50,000 or more! That alone could change your online success. One part of the material is a review of how a one company used the Nitro Quattro system to go from $550,000 to $8.3 MILLION dollars a year in about two months time. How is this possible, you ask? Here are but a few of the items you will have access to.
 
The first thing you get your teeth into is a complete, comprehensive overview of the system and what it means to the marketing industry. The introduction prepares you for what is about to change your life forever.
The Nitro Quattro system is a 4 part income funnel which leads to the name “Quattro” or “four”. These are:
 
 - The UNO; An irresistible front end product.
 - The DOS: Immediate multiple upsells
 - The TRES: Ongoing monthly subscription
 - The QUATTRO: Tele-sales and one on one coaching
To begin with, every business needs a product. Nitro Quattro shows you how to have an irresistible front end product; one that grabs the attention and opens the wallet immediately. As the speaker says it “something that people would run over glass in their bare feet to get”. That is the cornerstone of any business, online or off.

With Nitro Quattro, you will learn the basics of creating a product that does just that. This is called the UNO. Not only coming up with a great idea and producing it, but writing a killer sales letter that draws people to it. What good is a great product if you can’t sell it, right? Nitro Quattro covers it and very nicely, I must say.

Then to the next phase, the DOS, which is upselling the customer. This basis of an immediate and multiple upsell is a major part of the “Quattro”. After the initial sale is made, your customer is listening. Since they have already bought your front end, they naturally want to see what else you have to offer them. That’s it is so important for that front end to be absolutely MONSTER in quality and possess the “wow” factor. This is taught in a no nonsense way that even beginners can grasp and work with.

The third part of the funnel is the TRES, or what is called monthly continuity. Now that you have your customers in your system, you want to keep them there as long as possible. Nitro Quattro teaches techniques that achieve that exact result. Learn how to keep them interested and wanting more. All during this time, you will be performing the upsells in the DOS.
 
Last, there is the QUATTRO, or the tele-sales and coaching portion of the system. This is where most marketers miss the mark. By offering training and coaching to your customers, you’ll increase their satisfaction and success with your product while making money at the same time.
 
All of this sounds like a basic marketing course, but it is different. It is actually radical in it’s scope and concept. The material presented in so many different ways. You have the choice of video (DVDs), audio CDs, plus the complete transcripts, Powerpoint slides, and handouts from the event printed with a large manual.

From the beginning of the system to the last, this is a massive, powerful learning tool that every Internet marketer should pick up. Anybody can benefit from Nitro Quattro, from the novice beginner who just got their first computer today all the way to the seasoned marketer with years of success.
 
Whatever your level of experience, you will find everything you need to create Internet success with this system. All in all, Nitro Quattro is a quality, hard hitting course for creating a success Internet business system. Unlike most courses that take you through one aspect of marketing, this is comprehensive and has case studies making the system nearly automatic.
 
The great thing about this system is you get to learn about it before you buy. Unlike so many products you have to buy before you try. The Nitro team has done just the opposite…they reveal the whole system before you buy. In fact they give away so much information for free you could start making money from that information as many others have done.
 
Do yourself a favor and visit www.NitroQuattro.com to radically improve your online profits.