Sometimes when I here about “residual income” opportunities, I start to cringe. Sometimes the thought of MLM businesses comes to mind. Let me tell you, you can build “Your Own” residual income generator without dealing with uplines, sidelines or downlines. What I’m talking about is building a business using a membership site software.

So how does this work? Thing about your cable or satellite TV bill. You’re paying for a monthly service and getting value from it. In this case, TV programs and movies. Now creating value could be different things. You can create value by offering a service, information, or a product. In my opinion, selling information is the most affordable and low risk way to start your own business at home. | Read the rest of this entry …

After registering tons of hosting accounts (and dropping many), I’ve realized that plain old shared hosts aren’t so great – especially if you’re earning money through your online business. Most of these hosts claim that they have a 99.7% uptime. I think they’re just praying that you don’t complain and ask for some credit. I have a theory about this. I’m sure that these hosts had a great uptime when they first started, but as more people started going online, creating websites, and running a bunch of scripts, these hosting companies were faced with more issues (and more downtime). | Read the rest of this entry …

Keyword research is the most important element in niche site design. Whether you’re doing search engine marketing or Pay-Per-Click advertising, both systems rely on keywords. Both systems are powered by search engines.

Does “Creating A Website For The Visitor” Always Apply?

Even though it is very good advice to create a website for your visitors, there still has to be a way to find your site. The other day, my wife told me about a companies website. I tried to search for it in Google and I couldn’t find it. The site was made over 3 years ago! I had to ask her for the web address.

It was an amazing site. The company spent over $5000 for a 5 page site with some database functionality. So why was it hidden in Google? Four out of five pages were composed of images. There were no ALT tags. The page titles only had the company’s name with no relative niche keywords.

So now that I’ve explained the importance of keyword research, here’s a story about my ‘personal’ keyword research breakthrough.

Keyword Research Strategies Specifically For AdSense | Read the rest of this entry …