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Well my trip yesterday went very well and thankfully, since I was flying, uneventful.   I flew to Kansas City to pick up my 5 year old granddaughter.  We are having so much fun.  Did I mention I absolutely love having an online business?

Well, while I was flying I was working on my blog.  I came back with so many ideas.   Over the next several weeks I’ll be sharing them with you right here.

Since Iwas up for 20 hours yesterday, with 4 hours of sleep, this is going to be a very short entry.

Stop back tomarrow for a regular post.

I want to start out today by telling you about a work from home course that tells you exactly how to get your home office and yourself organized for optimum productivity.  Let me tellyou, you are seriously going to love this.

Did you ever wish that  you could be a fly on the wall of one of the big kahuna gurus’ to see how they have their office set up?  Watch them set up their schedule and then tell you how this whole “Work at Home” thing goes down?

Well Jimmy D. Brown, one of the “Serious Kahunas”, and my favorite mentor, has done just that with his Homepreneur Habits course.  It even has a picture of him working at his desk in his PJ’s.

I learned so much from this course that I asked Jimmy if I could put an excerpt from it on my blog.  He said yes, so check it out :

Hello, this is Jimmy D. Brown, author of the SR Zone™ Reports.

One of the questions that I get a lot from members of List And Traffic (as well as from my other customers and even subscribers) is this -

What does your home office look like?

There is a lot of interest in learning about the equipment I use, the setup of my office, my daily routine, etc. So, I’ve decided to create this report that I’m entitling, “Homepreneur Habits: How To Run A Successful Home Business”.

My goal for this series is to teach you some basic setup and operations for establishing and maintaining your own home business office, which, ultimately, will translate into more efficiency, productivity and … profitability!

Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned pro, I think some of the insights that I’ll be giving you into how my own office and business is organized and operated will be beneficial to you in your own pursuits.

And, YES, just so you know, I really do work in my pajamas! In fact, as I’m writing this article I’m sitting here in my Ralph Lauren Polo pajamas and a white t-shirt. My wife snapped this picture just a couple of minutes ago…

(Warning: This is Jimmy in the morning in his pajamas … not for the faint at heart

Continue on at your own risk.

No lifeguards on duty.

Turn back, turn back, turn back.

Okay, you were warned…

(picture removed — only for customers)

You really can operate your own business in your pajamas. Or anything else for that matter. But, please, no file-sharing. I’ll take you at your word when you tell me you work in the same pair of holey underwear from college just to remind you of where you came from.

Okay, back to the point. I’ve got this series divided into three parts…

Homepreneur Habits:  How To Run A Successful Home Business

Lesson #1: The PRINCIPLES Of A Successful Homepreneur

Lesson #2: The PARAPHERNALIA Of A Successful Homepreneur

Lesson #3: The PRACTICES Of A Successful Homepreneur

In our first lesson we’ll look at some guidelines or “rules” that I go by in organizing and operating my home office. Lesson two will cover specific equipment that I use in my daily operations. And in lesson three I’ll share how to organize your schedule for increased productivity and results.

I’ll be sharing lots of visuals as you’ll be given an “all access” tour of my own home office.

All of this begins in our next lesson.

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If you’d like to read the whole 64 page report, just go to Homepreneur Habits and get your copy while it’s still such a bargain.

With what I learned from this report, my productivity went up exponencially, and a lot of Jimmy’s other loyal customers say that this couse is their favorite yet.

Go take a look for yourself here

I have been trying to start an online business for about 5 years.  I started out with a MLM company.  This was my first attempt at making money online.  It was a very well known company and the products were good, but a bit pricey.  After 2 years of making calls, buying leads and not even breaking even, I quit that company.

I tried various other online money making “schemes” over the next couple of years, but most just left me with a bad taste in my mouth.   I bought alot of the “Guru’s” products.  You know the ones, just buy their product, do what they tell you and you’ll be rich overnight. 

The problem was I was a 48 year old grandmother who didn’t have a clue what HTML was or how to build a list, what an opt-in page was let alone put one on my page.  All the things they took for granted that you knew how to do, if you wanted to start an online business.

I always felt like I was missing something.  That they were leaving something out.  Or I was just too obtuse to understand.  I actually started to think that I may as well give up, because I was never going to get the hang of this internet marketing thing, no matter how hard I tried.  Not without spending a fortune (that I did not have) on more of the next best thing.

Then I found Jimmy D. Brown.  He was like a breath of fresh air, a life line to a woman drowning in a sea of internet marketing bilge water.

The first product I bought from him was Homepreneur Habits.  From that 65 page report I learned the principles of a successful Homepreneur, the tools I would need to implement to become a successful entrepreneur that would get me out of my day JOB and not become another one of those people that is just another statistic of a wanna be internet marketer.

Homepreneur Habits laid the ground work for healthy home office strategies, but I needed more.  Now Jimmy D. Brown is known for over delivering what he promises.  I signed up for his newsletter, and I found myself receiving a plethora of free reports, articles, and newsletters.  All with information to help me make money online.

Go check out Homepreneur Habits here.  I promise you won’t be sorry.

Right now more and more individuals are finding themselves out of work.  Either because their job has been eliminated, their company is downsizing, or the company has closed completely due to a failing economy.

So there are more people than ever looking to the internet to either supplement their income or completely replace a lost income.  One of the areas of online work that people are looking to is Affiliate Marketing.

To succeed in affiliate marketing, there are certain qualities you must find in yourself.  This is a very competitive industry and to be able to rise above the rest, you need to posess the right stuff.

The first quality you need to possess is to be open to learning and have a willingness to be trained.  A know-it-all-attitude will just cause you to spin your wheels.  You must be willing to learn from those who have gone before.  They can give you an advantage with their knowledge.  So find a mentor to help you.

The second quality is the willingness to invest the time it takes to see results.  This is not a get rich quick scheme.  This is a business, it grows with time and effort.  You must possess the stick-to-it-ness to see the results of your labor.  It may and probably will take months.  Just keep at it!

The third quality is self determination.  If you want to be successful you must be a self motivator.  You need to be able to push yourself.

Which leads us to quality number four, discipline.  There will be no boss standing over you like a task master, saying “Get it done”.  So you must have the ability to set goals and time frames for your work.  Procrastinators need not apply.

Our fifth and final quality is optimism.  If you really have the desire to have your own Affiliate Business, you must disregard the nay sayers.  A negative attitude will never let you succeed.  It will only drag you down and discourage you.  However, if you feel that you can, down in your own heart, no one can keep you from achieving Greatness!

The tools you need to have a successful Affiliate Marketing Business are diverse and exponential.  However, if you have the drive, the integrity and the gumption to succeed, then you will.

The capacity to realize all your dreams lies within you.  Desire is the capacity.

Are you one of the thousands of americans or millions of people around this small world that would like to join the ranks of the work at home crowd?  If you are, then Affiliate Marketing may be just what you’re looking for.

What is Affiliate Marketing you might ask.  Basically, it is an agreement between an individual and a merchant.  The individual  or “affiliate” agrees to use their website or blog page to promote the merchants products by linking to the merchants website.  In which case the merchant pays the affiliate a commision on all sales created by that affiliates link.  Only when the customer purchases the product through the affiliates’ link does the affiliate get paid.

Affiliate Marketing can be a win-win situation for all persons involved, because of the pay per action plan.  All involved reap the benefits.  The merchant for sure, because he gets his product in front of more potential customers’ eyeballs.  The affiliate definately, because they have the potential to earn huge profits.  And yes even the customer, because they may find a product that’s a better fit for their need.

Affiliate Marketing is a great way to start earning money from home.  The start up costs are minimal, usually under $100.00, because most affiliate programs are free to join.  There are literally thousands of affiliate programs out there for all sorts of products and services.  Just pick something that is relevant to your website or blog.  Affiliates can earn anywhere from 5% to 50% or more,  depending on the product and the merchant.  So you want to shop around for a good return on your time and effort.  You don’t need any sales experience because most affiliate programs offer an excellent array of marketing materials. 

Because of the simplicity of the business model you can build a very lucrative affiliate marketing business right from your home, in your spare time.  You don’t have to worry about products, orders, customer service or shipping.  All those responsibilites lie with the merchant.  All you need to do is find customers that are looking for what your merchant is selling.

With the international appeal of the internet you can readily reach millions of perspective customers.  You can grow that potential by employing viral marketing technics.  That way, by attracting the maximum amount of prospects, you also grow your earning potential.  Another plus, is the almost non existant risk factor.  If the product you choose isn’t making you any money, stop promoting it and find a new product.  Unlike traditional businesses with inventory, you’re not struck with a non performer.

I’ve saved what I think is, in my opinion, the very best reason to start an affiliate business.  You can start seeing a profit in little or no time, even in your spare time, while you work your day job.  However, don’t get the idea that because of its ease and lowstart up cost, it’s not work.  Just like anything, you get out of it what you are willing to put into it.