I’ve been in business online for a long, long time and I’m kind of embarrassed that I made such a stupid mistake… especially since I absolutely knew better. Let me tell you what I did…

I wanted to develop a new website for my Nu Skin products (an MLM company that I recently got involved with).  I wanted to create a blog where I could review products,  provide content, etc.

So, my first stop was to decide on a domain name.

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ArticleMarketer.com stole money out of my Paypal account and refused to give it back — Let me tell you how it happened.

Article Marketer is an article distribution service that I used to use last year.  I was pretty happy with the service, but they discontinued their service last October and split into two different services:  ContentCrooner.com and DistributeYourArticles.com

Now I use DistributeYourArticles.com… the service is pretty okay, and I pay a separate monthly fee for it.

So here’s the rub on how they ripped me off…

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I have to admit that the need for business cards for my online business didn’t occur to me until I had been in business for a couple of years. In my case, my business was completely online and didn’t really seep into my “real” life.

In fact, I was quietly building my online business and no one knew about it… until my mother in law found out. Read the rest of this entry

Online business owners often feel that they have to do everything themselves in order to make money online.  The reality, what they really need to learn is what tasks they need to accomplish themselves and what tasks they should outsource.

Trying to do everything yourself actually prevents you from making money in your online business.

Although it may be a little scary at first, outsourcing less important tasks is really important to your online success.  That’s why I’ve put together a list of the top 3 reasons why online businesses should outsource.

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It’s probably one of the most burning questions that newbies have when it comes to starting out online – how to create a profitable business.  Everything seems so complicated in the beginning, but it’s really not that difficult.  In fact, the article below boils the entire process down and tells you how to create a profitable business in six easy steps.

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When you start a new online business and sell a product or service of your own, one of the things the experts often tell you that you need a merchant account to do business online.

Well, that’s simply not true.

While there are certain circumstances where a merchant account may be necessary, for the majority of online businesses, it’s just an unnecessary expense… especially when’ you’re first starting out.  I’m going to tell you why you don’t have to have a merchant account.

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Your headline is a critical component of any marketing piece you create, whether it’s a sales letter, brochure, article, or anything else you use to promote your business.  That’s why it worth spending some time working out the perfect headline for your promotion.  After all:

• A headline must capture the attention of your prospect.
• A headline must tell your prospect what’s in it for him.
• A headline must deliver a complete, immediately understandable message.
• A headline must pull the prospect into the copy… compelling him to keep reading.

In essence, a headline should motivate your prospect to respond.

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