This is the Day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Val

From His Eye Is On The Sparrow
365-Day Devotional

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The internet has opened up tremendous opportunities for anyone who wants to have their own online business.

Previously, people dreamed about owning a business, but became discouraged at the high costs involved.  Technology has now made it possible to run an online business with very little financial capital. In fact, some very successful online businesses have been built, quite literally, out of “thin air”.

The lifeblood of internet business, whatever type of model you use,  is TRAFFIC. You can have the best website, the sharpest squeeze pages, the greatest products in the world, but if no-one comes to see them, you’re dead in the water. If you’re willing to do some work using the right methods, you can go a long way to getting that traffic!

There are basically 2 ways to get the traffic. You can BUY it, or you can ATTRACT it. Many have worked hard at advertising an online business and ended up with little more than a maxed out credit card for their trouble.

Here are some methods you can use:

1. Viral Marketing
2. Giveaway Events
3. Membership Sites
4. Article Marketing
5. Squidoo
6. Forums
7. Traffic Exchanges
8. Joint Ventures
9. Ad-swaps
10. Free gifts with affiliate links

If you want more information, I recommend Phil Morgan’s “Minimum Budget Maximum Traffic” audio course, where he shares some free (or almost free) techniques on how to attract traffic to your product without breaking the bank.

Mimimum Budget Maximum Traffic

More information here:  Minimum Budget Maximum Traffic

Remember, no one will buy your product if they don’t know it exists!

Blessings!

Val

From His Eye Is On The Sparrow
365-Day Devotional

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Someone asked me a question today about getting their book published without spending hundreds of  Rand or Dollars. They are unable to find a Publisher willing to take on their book.

I am delighted to be able to assist with some great advice. Please feel free to send me your questions and I will do my best to help you.

If you are going to self-publish, the first thing is to get your manuscript typed. Use Microsoft Word and I suggest using the A5 page setup. (That’s half the size of the regular A4).  Use a nice font like Verdana, Bookman or Arial.  You will be able to see what your book looks like as you type. That will save you a lot of setup costs.

Next, get a stunning front cover. Contact Clive Thompson for a quote – email him at cliveleet@mweb.co.za. He does a really nice professional job.  Remember, the cover sells the book. Tell him the size of your book and the number of pages so he can get the spine right.

Next, turn your book into a PDF.  Here’s a link to some free software that will easily do that for you – www.pdfill.com. Upload your book and cover picture to a Print-On-Demand Publishing Service.

1.  If you live in South Africa and are wanting to print just a few copies and you are not too worried about “bookshop quality” – contact Molly Ferreira of Digital Image Printing -  ids@lithotech.co.za.  You pay approx. ZAR twelve cents per page (or thereabouts) for a black-and-white interior and a full colour cover. The cost is the same whether you print one copy or one hundred copies. This is great for short runs.There are POD companies in the USA, but it costs quite a bit to get the books to South Africa. This is your cheapest option.

2. If you want a quality book, sign up with www.createspace.com in the USA. They are an Amazon.com company. Just upload your PDFs to their system (they will help you do that) and the company will prepare your book for sale.  They will also put it in the Amazon.com database so folk can buy it. They handle all sales, posting, finance (but not marketing)  and give you a 50% royalty. You set the price of the book upfront. This will give you a nice quality paperback, which you can import to South Africa at quite a good price.  The only cost to you is the initial copy you have to buy in order to authorise the publication. That will set you back about USA $12. Visit their site and take a look. They even give you a template for the cover, which you can send to your cover designer.

There are other companies that do similar work and a search on Google will help you find them. However, I work with these two and highly recommend them.

The sky is the limit!

From His Eye Is On The Sparrow
365-Day Devotional