Home Business Blog

Well it is about time a site like this came out. I have come across several, but this is the first one that seems to be ‘filled out’ with alot of choices. Of course I am talking about the established home based business opportunity directory. Most other business directories have just a few little opportunities, but this one, as far as I can tell from browsing so far, has a ton. They have selections like franchises, home business jobs, and even some in childcare, like book printing, noas ark, and more.

When I started working from home, I only had google to help me, and a bunch of message boards, I went around trying thing after thing, and finally after years of trying found my first batch of ‘real’ jobs online. From West to Live Ops, and now on to Pay Per Post and others (where I discovered this site) and I am loving it, I wouldn’t change a thing, even the years of making zero money online were worth it as it really helped to grow myself and discover how easily I am scammed- and change it! LOL I heard one time that you never truly can work from home until you have been scammed at least once. I believe it. It is a growing experience :-)

I mentioned in the last post about making a site based on the product you are affiliated with. I found this site as a perfect example of what YOU could do, say you were signed up with Amazon affiliates, or even ABC Distributing, you pick a niche in their product line, like this site and the first communion gifts (I do not know if this site is affiliate based or not, this is just an example), and select the products that ABC Distributing has in the product line that match your theme, then add them to your site with a shopping cart, set up as ABC allows, some allow drop shipping, some do not, be sure to follow the rules of the individual company you are ‘working with’. And you now have a niche site, with products chosen specifically because of the theme of your site.

I have had quite a few questions from visitors on how to come up with ideas for niche sites, and what to sell. One idea is an affiliate site, where you sign up somewhere as an affiliate and make a site based on that product, using your affiliate links and lots of articles and keywords. Like some Free Diet sites out there, they are affiliate sites offering the product for sometimes less than the actual company by using discount codes and such. There are a ton of things you can be an ‘affiliate’ for, just do a search on something you like, if you love babies, find a big name baby store and search their site for anything that say ‘affiliate’, or sometimes even associate or partners, see what they require of you, some are different than others, always read the fine print!

Once you find a company or product you are happy with, and you are passionate about (passion always helps!) then get to making a site, buy hosting and a domain name, market it, etc. If you are using a blog format, post regular articles on the product or topic. You may have to try several different things before you find one that is just perfect for you, we all have, heck, I have ‘affiliate’ accounts at so many places, I cant even remember them all! LOL