Posted on: 12 February, 2002
Author: Bob Osgoodby
Many people who live in a colder climate go south during ... and are often referred to as "Snow Birds". Others ... ... after ... and some find it's not ... and cre Many people who live in a colder climate go south during thewinter, and are often referred to as "Snow Birds". Others movethere permanently after retirement, and some find it's not all"peaches and cream". Their retirement income may not enough tolive the life style they wish, so they look about for other waysto generate additional earnings.Many are attracted to the Internet, and some do very well whileothers do not. Those that do not may get quickly disenchanted,and write the Internet off as just a lot of hype, where you can'tearn anything. That's like getting a flat tire in your car, andswearing that the automobile has no future.Anyone going into business on the Internet, must do severalthings if they hope to achieve success. Probably the first thingis to recognize and avoid the "get rich quick" schemes, thatpromise great earnings in a short period of time, with little ifany effort on your part. People quickly find their emailoverflowing with all kinds of offers like this. Everything fromillegal chain letters, to the Nigerian money laundering scam thatpromises you 25 percent of 35 million dollars, start arriving andunfortunately a lot of people bite.Believing the hype of some affiliate deals, they join a few andquickly find that they don't have to install a bigger mailbox tohold all the payments they thought they would get. Many of theseprograms require that you pay a monthly fee to be involved, andthe founders are the only ones making money. If someone tells youthat you don't have to work, forget about it. Like any otherbusiness, if you don't put forth any effort, your chances ofsuccess are slim to none.Even if you do all the right things, like your car, you may get aflat tire along the way. That is not the time to quit. You mayexperience several failures before finding the right one.Before "jumping in with both feet" however, examine some of theoffers being made on the Internet. The very best way to do thisis to subscribe to some online publications and review the ads.Paid ads that appear on a regular basis are a good sign ofpotentially good opportunities. If the advertisers were notmaking any money, they wouldn't be spending their hard earnedmoney for them.While free advertising has its place, it cannot be the onlymethod you use. The old saying "that you have to spend a buck tomake a buck" is equally true on the Internet. Consider placingyour ad in the ezines or newsletters that have a high repeat ratewith their advertisers.Your ad headline and copy are critical to your success. Don'tuse the copy supplied by the affiliate program, as many peopleuse them, and those ads get tired very quickly. If necessary,get some professional help in writing your ad. A good ad willpull - a bad or tired ad won't.Target your ads toward those you think will become a prospect.Millions of ads sent out as unsolicited email (spam) will dolittle if any good. A well constructed ad in an ezine, targetedto the proper audience, even if they only have a few thousandsubscribers, will out pull the spam.Something as simplistic as being a Amazon.com affiliate cangenerate income. If you are an expert in your field, and getrecognized as one, an affiliate program with Amazon might be theway to go. You may not become wealthy overnight, but as yourexposure grows, so will your income.If you don't have your own web site, forget about it. That'slike a merchant without a store trying to do business out of theback of their car. The cost of web space is so low today, thatyou can't afford not to have one.If you are a "Snow Bird" or simply someone wishing to supplementtheir income, you can achieve success on the web. But it doestake work and some common sense. If you don't, it just may beyour business that "went south". Article Tags: Snow Birds, Don't Have Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com