Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Just Do It Now.....!!!






How To Make Your Online Business Profitable

By: Larry Potter


There has never been a better time to start a business - not necessarily a brand-new business - than now in this economy. You could even start something new with an online business that you already have in operation. Perhaps you could add video to your website with a free program like Jing or Photo Story 3 for Windows which is a free download, or create a series of follow-up emails with a service like Aweber or start placing ads on Backpage, Epage and Adlandpro.



For the true entrepreneur, now is always the time to make improvements to your business. You want to stop doing things that are not working and do more of what's working for you.



So, how do you know what to focus on first when you have a long list of things you want to try?



That's not too hard, just put your efforts into the one that will generate the most profits that most closely matches the core purpose of your online (or off) business or your stated conversion goal.



Suppose your main focus is to build a subscriber list that you want to market products or services to. You need to take a little time and decide what would give you the best return on your investment of money and time. Maybe you need to write more articles, or consider paid search advertising or test your landing pages for an online business.



I've found that the best combination is writing articles that will drive free (organic) search engine traffic to one of your simple landing pages and paid search advertising.



Your landing page should offer a free report on your topic of choice. Those who are interested in that topic will sign up. You deliver the report and follow up with ongoing e-mails that deliver more information. That's where services like Aweber come in handy and allow you to automate the process. Always stay on topic though and don't make each mail an ad, provide useful information along the way.



For the paid advertising, you could open a Google AdWords account and create a single ad.



Surely, you can give up one hour of watching television or surfing the Web to work on your Internet business. Did you know that in a recent report it was determined that the average American spends almost 1750 hours watching television in a one year. That comes out to 145 hours per month, which is more than six 24-hour days in front of the TV every month. If you are serious about having a successful business you can give up one of those five hours a day spent on television or surfing.



We all have the same 24 hours each day, but how we spend them is very important. Stop right now and figure out how to use some of those hours to make progress on your online business goals. There's no excuse not to. Do it now.



Larry G Potter





Larry G. Potter has been investing in real estate since 1984 and is currently helping homeowners facing foreclosure to obtain loan mods (loan modifications) or mortgage principal reduction and thru their debt settlement program, to reduce consumer debt that thousands of people are drowning under.



http://www.ReduceMyMortgagePrincipal.com

http://www.LarryGPotter.com



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Monday, March 1, 2010

A Secret Tool To Help Sell Your Properties That Need Work

The HUD 203K program is awesome for selling your houses when doing short sales and foreclosures. It can also be great if you’re buying and holding.

It is to be used with properties that need repairs or need to be rehabbed. The HUD 203k program does not loan the money, they insure the money for the lender making the loan.

It is excellent for investors in the foreclosure and short sale arena, because you can now sell to potential buyers who get qualified for the HUD 203K program. It’s also a great tool for real estate agents that deal with short sales and foreclosures.

This loan program is different than a typical rehab loan, because the loan is made in full and set as a long term loan from the beginning, based on the estimated “after repaired” value. The purchase is made, and repair funds are put into escrow and used as needed.

The eligible property must be a 1-4 unit property that is more than a year old. Also, a single family home can be converted to multi-family, up to four units, or a multi-family can be converted to single.

You should know about it when doing your short sale and foreclosure investments, or even just wholesaling! It is a great tool for when it comes to finding buyers, or providing ideas for their financing. It also keeps you from having to do rehabs yourself before selling.

Just find it, get it under contract, and sell it! This is an excellent tool for short sale and foreclosure businesses.

You can get more info at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/203k/203kabou.cfm

And don't forget, if you have rentals, you can get loan mods on them and increase your cash flow without raising the rents. We have one lady who has ten houses she wants loan mods on. You don't even have to be in arrears either! Get more info by filling out the form in the upper right hand side here.