There’s really no perfect solution that everyone can use to start a successful online business, without first putting in a reasonable amount of time and effort. If there were then everyone would do it! However, I have found something that might be quite useful for the majority of people looking to make money online.

My friends at the Internet Marketing Center contacted me recently to let me know they have just released the next generation of their simple, automated tool that will help you start an online business and have you making money as quickly as possible. It’s called “BeBiz” and it’s really pretty darn cool if you ask me.

BeBiz Review

To start, I want to say that I’ve never seen another all-in-one tool like this on the internet that can help you build an income generating online business this easily.

I do have plenty of online business experience but I really don’t think it would matter if you had no business experience or had even the slightest clue what you were doing. Since you are reading this right now then you most likely have what it takes to get started with this cool tool right now. Then just “point and click” your way to making money online.

You are writing a BeBiz review but what is it anyway?

Basically it’s an easy to use “point and click” tool that quickly guides you through every step of getting started on your own successful online business, beginning at square one.

It has an automatic wizard-based system that seems to have been designed so that pretty much anyone can use it to start an online business. You don’t need business experience, technical skills, or even an idea what you should be doing online to make money.

Before I even checked it out I asked the guys at the internet marketing center why people would want this tool and they gave me a list why you should use BeBiz to start your online business. Here’s that list…

* Avoid the costly and time-consuming mistakes that most beginners make when getting started online.

* Start making money almost immediately, and then build on your early success to generate a secure, independent income over time.

* Use the skills and knowledge you acquire building your first online business to create multiple profitable websites into the future.

* Make money online even if you have no technical abilities or previous business experience.

* You can start building your business today, even if you have no idea what to sell, or any ideas for a market or website.

After checking it out myself, I’d have to say that I agree with this list for the most part. Also, I am sure you want to know how it works. It’s really simple, there are 5 steps to the BeBiz process and they have made it so freakin’ easy it almost doesn’t seem fair…

1) Identify profitable markets ready to buy whatever you offer them.

2) Find hot products to sell on your website that your market will love.

3) Instantly create a professional looking website that’s designed to make money.

4) Easily create compelling salescopy that will give you the maximum return on turning visitors into paying customers.

5) Start accepting payments on your website instantly.

Once your site is live and you start getting traffic and making money, you can keep using BeBiz to manage your entire online business, virtually on autopilot.

Yes, you will still have to do some work. This is a turnkey system that takes out a lot of the headaches for you, but you can’t just expect to sit back and do nothing. If there was a way to make money without doing anything we’d all be rich!

If you want to see how it all works, the internet marketing center crew has put up a free video that demonstrates exactly how BeBiz walks you through the five simple stages of creating a new website. Everything from finding a lucrative niche market to getting qualified traffic, and much more.

After the video, you’ll have the chance to try out this highly useful online business building tool, and use it for the next month to start your own business website from scratch.

I strongly recommend you at least give this tool a try and see how you like it. It could be the difference between struggling on your own to make money online without getting anywhere, and having a complete online business earning income for years to come.

To watch the video demonstration, and download your trial, just click here.

That does it for my Review of BeBiz. You can take my word for it or go check it out for yourself and see if it might be a good way for you to start an online business, or expand your current one.

First and perhaps foremost, if you don’t have a whole lot of startup capital then it should be common sense that you need to pick a product that you can begin to make without the need for expensive machinery, computer upgrades, or a large storage space.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the truth is that no matter how well you plan ahead of time, there is still a chance your business will fail at some point down the road.  Better to fail and have your bank account intact than to fail and still owe the credit card companies thousands of dollars because you went nuts and bought all kinds of machines and gear during the startup phase.  Your product should ideally be something that you’ve already made from the comfort of home and that you fully understand.

Second, I would highly recommend that you focus your efforts on a product that is easy to replicate and does not rely on customization.  If you have to customize something per the customer’s request for every single order then it will slow you down beyond belief.  I’m not saying that customization-based businesses are necessarily doomed to failure.  They can, in fact, be very lucrative, but the energy expended on this kind of business model is huge.  I’m sorry, but I’m just not interested in exchanging seven emails and having three phone calls with each of my customers to make sure that their custom embroidered pillow looks just the way they want it.  Better to have a product that can be mass-produced quickly and efficiently.  This will also cut down massively on the number of returns and exchanges you have to deal with after shipment.

Speaking of shipping, you’d be wise to choose a product that can be easily and cheaply shipped without a high risk of damage.  The products that I ship are small, compact, and virtually unbreakable.  They are small because I don’t want to have to rent out a huge warehouse to make room for my product – I’d rather do it from my basement.  The size also makes it much easier to pack and ship.  The fact that my product is highly resistant to breakage or damage during shipment is a huge benefit.  I had to learn this one the hard way.  I used to make and ship a product that was huge, heavy, and susceptible to damage.  This became a major hassle because ridiculous amounts of time and energy were expended during the packing phase, and it turned out that no matter how well it was packed it still sometimes arrived damaged because of its properties.  This then led to dealing with sometimes irate customers, and it meant doing a long-distance exchange in each circumstance.  Needless to say, I learned pretty quickly that I needed to eliminate this particular product, and this move streamlined the business in a major way.

Finally, it would be a good idea to follow the advice of Warren Buffett by creating a business that offers you a distinct “competitive advantage”.  In other words, how could your particular situation or your particular skill set give you an advantage over potential competitors?  Perhaps you have a family connection who can provide you with cheaper materials than anyone else.  Or maybe you’ve spent a lifetime perfecting a talent or skill that few others can match as far as speed or quality is concerned.  Or maybe your marketing skills are so remarkable that your conversion ratio is through the roof.  The bottom line is that you need to find a way to get a permanent leg-up on the competition so that you have better flexibility with pricing and a better chance of eventually dominating your niche.

These are just a few things to think about before you launch an internet-based store from home.  As you can see, just a little bit of forethought and planning prior to startup can mean the difference between a business that bombs and a business that spits off cash like it’s nobody’s business.  Good business ideas are a dime a dozen, and the shrewd home-based entrepreneur understands that even good ideas can fail if not executed with an intelligent strategy in place.

Jeff Hester is the creator of the Killer Small Business Ideas Blog.

Micro Planning In Action!

If you are trying to build an Internet business in your spare time while holding down a full time job, the only way to keep up momentum will be to adopt good time-management practices and develop a micro-planning strategy so that you know what you have to do at any given time of the day and can mentally prepare for it.

To make good use of any dead time in your day, look at how much time you’ll have available to work on your business and how energetic – or not – you are likely to be. Then allocate the most suitable task to that slot in your schedule.

With micro-planning, it is neither advisable nor feasible to plan more than 48 hours ahead. That is not to say that you should abandon making weekly and monthly macro-plans. Micro-planning is all about filling in the gaps in your day with appropriate tasks in order to keep your sideline Internet business (or whatever) moving forward in spite of your main commitments. To do that successfully you need to be able to predict with reasonable accuracy how you are likely to feel and how likely your
schedule is to change.

To squeeze full value out of micro-planning, draw up a set of lists of the various kinds of job that can be done in different time frames and on different energy levels. For example, tasks that use up a lot of creative energy should be reserved for those days when you have generous periods of free time and are likely to have sufficient energy to get them done. Personally, I recommend early mornings for those kinds of tasks – things like writing articles, creating sales letters, designing websites and so on. Jobs like that should be placed on the “high energy/plenty of time”  list.

On the other hand, low input jobs that don’t require much time or energy to complete should be placed on a second “low energy/quick and easy” list. Tasks such as social networking, posting comments on forums and blogs, responding to e-mail, surfing traffic exchanges for credits, posting classified ads and so forth are ideally suited for those short, low energy time slots.

The photo of a page from my schedule earlier this month illustrates my micro-planning technique in action. I am a freelance English language teacher and teach various types of classes in various locations around town. Between the gaps in my teaching day I added various tasks that I thought I could realistically get done, and have checked them off as I did them. Okay, I admit I photographed one of my more successful weeks when I was able to maintain high energy and motivation levels for several days in a row.

Things do not always go so well, but even so, micro-planning makes it much more likely that you will do more to maintain momentum for your side-business during a busy week at the office, in the classroom, shop, factory, or coalface.

David Hurley
Increasing Time Management Skills for Achieving Goals

A home-based business can be the way to support your family or supplement your income through tough times! Perhaps you take pride in the independence you have with your own business. You may like the flexibility of choosing your hours. The reasons people to start a home-based business can be as varied as the type of business itself.

There’s more to launching a home-based business than just hanging up a shingle and getting a website. Before you commit to any new venture, carefully consider four key points about the company and the product you’ll be representing.

1) Demand for product

You’ll want to offer a product that people not only want to buy, but is unique. The more commonly available an item is, the more competition you’ll have. That makes it much more difficult for your business both to stand out and to succeed.

2) Initial investment

While every new business does involve some start-up costs, research how much you will have to invest upfront to carry a company’s product line. The total amount can range from less than $30 to hundreds of dollars, or more! Watch for the “fine print” that might mean you’ll have to buy and keep a large inventory on hand in order to conduct business successfully.

3) Timeline for profits

Some companies delay as long as 30 to 90 days before issuing commissions. Before you begin, you’ll want to know just how long it will be before you receive payment for sales that you’ve made, especially if you’ve had to sink a lot of capital into inventory in order to get started. The shorter the time until you to a return, the quicker you’ll realize profits.

4) Expansion Capability

Study your business potential in terms of both today and the future. What are the possibilities for growth when the economy improves? If your current plans for your business are simply to make a little “extra” on the side, that’s great. However, should things change and you want to expand, will the products you’re looking at give you the flexibility to develop your business into something even bigger?

The IBW Bookseller home-based business gets high marks on all four of these criteria.

First, consider demand for product. As an IBW Bookseller you would sell innovative IBW Books that combine print text with the interactivity of multimedia components. These are not e-books or downloads, but one-of-a-kind print books for children that include online animations, activities and games as an integral part of the storytelling process. For you, that means a product line that has NO competition!

IBW Booksellers make only a minimal $25 initial investment for which they receive a Show Kit consisting of 10 books. No “fine print.” The Show Kit is all you need to get started. You do not have to maintain or store inventory, restock supplies, or even fill orders. The publisher does all that for you, freeing you to focus on conducting business.

How does immediate sound for timeline for profits? IBW Booksellers do not wait to be paid. You collect payment for IBW Books sales you make and take out your commission BEFORE you submit orders to the company.

When it comes to expansion, the possibilities are limited only by the individual IBW Bookseller’s imagination. Not only one-on-one sales, but business through personal websites… bulk sales to school districts and daycare centers… libraries… reading programs… and more!

IBW Booksellers are just one home-based business for you to consider. When studying this, or any business venture, remember to take into account:

- Demand for product
- Initial investment
- Timeline for profits
- Expansion capability

Your business will be much more successful if you do your research first!

Do multimedia IBW Books pique your interest? They’re the future of reading! Find out more and start your own home-based business as an IBW Bookseller by going to our website www.IBW-Booksellers.com

Written by Mary Donev — One of the partners of the IBW Bookseller program, a home-based business selling innovative multimedia IBW Books.

1. Online – When searching online for home business information you need to be careful. Just searching anywhere will expose you to the scams and false information as well as the best home business information. The best places to find valid information online is on message boards and forums as well as on social networking sites and via youtube videos. Many of the people who hang out on these sites have worked hard to establish credibility and to share valid and useful home business information. As with all places though you still need to use your common sense.

2. From business networking groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, BNI and more – Most of the people who attend these groups already have a business, but even if you do not you can attend and network with the people there to find out about what home business opportunities are out there. This can be a great resource since many home business owners attend and you can meet them and get information from them in person.

3. From SBA.gov – This is the government’s official website for small business. Many of the resources focus on small businesses as well as home businesses but this is nonetheless a great resource for accurate home business information.

4. From friends and family – Chances are good that you have at least a few people in your friends and family circle who are involved or who have been involved in home businesses in the past. They can be great sources of information as long as you are careful about how you ask. You want to make sure that you get information from a first-hand source and from people who are successful and who actually know what they are talking about.

5. From trade shows – Many of the exhibitors at women’s shows, boutiques, home shows and other similar shows are home business owners and they would be happy to give you some of the best home business information you can find. Furthermore, speaking with them gives you a great way to speak one on one with someone who is doing what you may be considering.

AnnaLaura Brown is a successful online home business owner who enjoys teaching others to learn to use social networking and other methods to build a large online business. Learn more about her and subscribe to get your free internet business newsletter at her online network marketing website.