Archive for August, 2006



Customer Satisfaction & Goodwill for making money online

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:46 am

Living in this global world when we look at corporate world we see that concept of business has changed. Same is the case with the businesses operating and flourishing in the cyber world. Now customer satisfaction is more important than just simply fulfilling the demands of the customers. What can customer satisfaction bring for a business? Customer satisfaction brings long-term customers for you. It is difficult for us to work with a different person every time. In the same way the person at other end would feel comfortable to work with the same service provider. So you have not to always look for a new customer.

Customer Satisfaction creates a relation of goodwill among the customer and service provider. Goodwill is an intangible asset. Goodwill in reality has monetary value associated it, sometimes when companies shift their business or some other reasons than they sell their Name for millions. What is the reason for it? Yes, goodwill. Goodwill is also created by being socially responsible like the sites or businesses which donate or which are socially responsible have stronger association with the consumer market.

When such a strong relationship of goodwill is developed between two parties than a kind of trust develops which helps you in crisis situation. Sometimes due to some unavoidable reasons you are unable to fulfill the commitment. For example, the internet breakdown, problem with your computer or any other crisis situation in which it is extremely difficult for you to make it on the right day or in the right way. In such a case the probability of a new party to accept your excuse will be low than the party with which you have developed goodwill. So customer satisfaction satisfies both of the goals: Short-term and Long-term. So you get work in present and you are very much probable to get it again. These things are at top of a company’s policy but while working for customer satisfaction for making money online are often not cared unintentionally.

One way is to write an article relative to your particular expertise and submit it to all the publications and media dealing in the dissemination of related information. In other words, become your own publicity and sales promotions writer. Get the word out; establish yourself as an expert in your field. You can establish chat rooms, groups so that you can be in direct contact with your customers.

So give it a fair bit of thought; it would disclose new horizons to you by standing on the very same place where you are. This ultimately reduces your cost of work which would definitely enhance your profits. The marketing cost can never be neglected; the cost of acquiring a customer is many times greater than the cost of retaining a customer. Finally; the crux of all is that look for many jobs but try to get all of them form minimum number of parties. This would save your money and most importantly time which would together boost your business.




Disabled Persons: make money online

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:45 am

Internet is $1 Trillion industry and is increasing its share rapidly. Unlike corporate world it offers equal opportunities to people. Disabled persons have always been the problem of mobility. This problem is tackled in large developed cities but same is not the case when we analyze the major populated areas of the world. Working at home is especially very usable for Disabled persons as they have problems in moving into the corporate world. The other important thing is that even if they have no infrastructural problems even than it is uncomfortable for them to face the world. Having an optimistic look we see that everyone is living a very balance life. Being a normal person it is very difficult to sit for hours and work whereas for a person who is disabled can easily manage it. So that is how nature balances everything for us. Anyhow even the normal person now prefers to do work at home and this trend is multiplying day by day. It can be supported by the following

“It is anticipated that by the year 2005, 50% of households in the US alone will be involved in a home-based business.”

Newsweek Magazine

Disabilities are of many types but the computer world has something for everyone. You can give input by various means, for example; by stroking the keys, blowing voice into microphone or by making curves by a graphical pen. These are just some of them; this is an ever improving field which would keep on bringing wonders into our life. So this world has opportunities for everyone.

They have unlimited opportunities in this cyber world, they can work in computers, paid to read emails, online paid surveys and many more.

Disabled persons can earn reasonable amount of money by working with websites which coordinate between the buyer and seller. In this case choose a site with a good reputation and which ensures that you get your money for work. In most of the cases it requires little or no initial investment at all. They can also publish their own website and earn profits by placing ads of companies. One example is Google AdSense which is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their website’s content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your visitors are looking for on your site. You will finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages. It’s also a way for website publishers to provide Google web and site search to their visitors, and to earn money by displaying Google advertisements on the search results pages. You can get complete details from google.com/adsense

What if you don’t get the same money by working online? In such case always calculate your profits. But remember calculate profits not income. Working online will reduce your cost amazingly. So there are positive chances that you are making the right deal!




The role of Communication Skills for bringing more work at home

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:45 am

This is one of the most neglected areas. We just emphasize on communication but ultimately communication should be effective. To achieve this purpose one must have the exclusive communication skills. Communication can basically be divided into two parts. Oral and Written. Both these types have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Oral communication has the bonus of expressions as it directly conveys the emotions at other end. But at the same time you have to extremely careful before saying every single word because it is most common type of communication and in this communication every single gesture matters.

Written communication lacks the effective transfer of emotions but it gives you time to always have a look what you are going to do. Especially when we talk about business than to make every deal legal the written communication plays it part. The sharing of important information on the internet should be done very cautiously because your competitors can use it if you don’t use some trusted source or some encryption software.

Both of above discussed communications can’t be neglected. But oral communication is more important when you have a direct contact with the other part and when other part is far off than written communication is in common practice. While working online you have to keep following things in mind while communicating with the other party

  1. You should be well aware of the culture of other party. Something appreciated in a society can be taken offensive in other.
  1. Words can mean different to different persons. So always write in detail, explain each and every thing.
  1. Avoid using the slang. Slang directly points towards non-professionalism. Sometime the other party is not familiar with slang and it can be very irritating and can harm the business.
  1. Every single word you post become legal and you cannot pull back. Therefore; think a million times before making any deal.
  1. Always give something extra; this can work amazingly for you. For example you are working with a party and you complete your project with them. At the end tell them in detail about your skills. Also send them samples of your work. This is my personal experience that it brings more work for you. What you have to do is just have to describe your abilities.

A special case of small-group interaction occurs in organizations where there is work to do or a task for the group to perform. Or several small groups may need to interact among each other within a single organization. In these cases, the groups must communicate well, both among themselves and with other groups, so that their members can perform their work effectively and make good decisions. Therefore, small-group communication skills can be as necessary as conversation skills in the workplace or other organizational activities. This is extremely important for the completion and coordination among members. This is not necessarily meant to be direct as nowadays companies have the practice of virtual offices.

So communication skills can save a lot for you and even sometimes bring a lot for you.




How to perform a Market Survey for a Home-based Business?

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:44 am

Marketing research helps businesses identify consumer needs and wants so a company can develop and promote products more successfully. Such research also provides the information upon which important advertising and marketing decisions are based. Surveys are used by manufacturers to understand how their customers use their products or how would they respond to a new product. This information is invaluable for a business.

Surveys play a vital role in giving the exact picture of a business’s current standings. A good survey points out the loopholes of a business and also indicates the areas of opportunities. The concept of Marketing totally changed after World War II. In fact it was a selling concept earlier which changed into marketing concept. Now competition is every where and only the fittest survives. The market surveys for a home-based business work best when they are integrated at the stage of product development. To identify the target market and needs of market a survey is extremely important. For a market survey following points should be kept in mind:

  1. The survey should have an appropriate Title so it does not take much of the time of responder in understanding that what is it all about. Title should be short and must prepare the responder’s mind for upcoming questions.
  1. Market survey for a home-based business should be free of any bias. The responder should be free to answer instead of being lead. It’s better to have a pilot of survey instead of a complete survey so that all the shortcomings could be identified.
  1. The questions should be simple in nature and in a single question only highlight one idea.
  1. The Jargon (technical language) should be avoided as it would confuse the respondents.
  1. Strictly avoid slang. Slang sounds good when you are in social circle but business means something serious so behave professionally.
  1. Avoid words having more than one meaning. Ambiguous words confuse the mind of responder and such words can greatly affect the results as different people would take it differently.
  1. Try to make the questionnaire having multiple choices as people would be more interested. Time is an asset and people would not easily spare it for a survey, therefore; make your survey as user friendly as possible.
  1. Always ask for the personal comments of a responder. It is the best way to get new ideas and the areas left uncovered in your survey. Mind is a machine of ideas and may be the brainstorming of any responder may lead you to completely new arena.
  1. Ask for personal information at the end of a survey and it should be optional. Demographic information is very important in online surveys as it gives you a complete picture. This data can be easily converted into information by assessing the response.

So prepare a survey keeping in view the above listed points. After which rationally analyze the surveys keeping in view the complete background of responder. The identification of target market is a very helpful outcome of a survey.




If a novice wants to make money online?

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:43 am

There are so many websites and places which offer you to work at home. Generally it is seen that it is not easy to get work when you have no experience at all. So you are just novice to this field and you try for everything and get nothing! Isn’t it? Sometimes after some struggle people give-up, in fact they give it up when the success is around the corner. This world has ample opportunities. A journey of thousand miles start with a single step so what is important for a novice to get going?

  • In start novice would have to pay at very low profits. That’s how it works. If you and an experienced person are willing to do the same job for same money. Even if sometimes you have to do it for a breakeven or less paid than go for it. Because look for long-term goals rather than short-term benefits. Then why would the buyer prefer you?
  • Look for your specialized work. Every person has some pet areas. Such areas should be your area of focus. Only go for jobs in which you are confident. It is very rare that someone awards you a work without any previous experiences or samples. If anyhow you manage to get the work and fail to complete than it can be very harmful for your future. Alternatively create a web site, a simple one, where you can advertise your skills, experience and expertise. If you do not know how to create a web site, visit one of the free web hosting service on the Internet and all you do is type in information and your web site will be automatically created for you. To find a free web hosting service, go to the search engines and type “free web site.” Sign up with one or two of them to see which one is easier to use to create your web page. Remember it does not have to be a fancy site and make sure you post an article or two about your expertise that will be noticed when someone visits your web site. If you prove that you know what you are talking about, people will notice you. 
  • Communication Skills are normally not given importance. We are so accustomed to using slang that we think its normal but now when you talk about business than it would be advisable to avoid it. Furthermore; you should be very communicative with you buyer. Always keep him updated. Don’t ever guess or speculate something if you are having some problem, approach the buyer and discuss.
  • Always ask for feedback from the buyer. Feedback can play an important role in enhancing your skills. It is extremely easy to criticize others but on the other side it’s very difficult to perform accurate self-analysis. So always ask for feedback and always value it. This act can also make the buyer think about your devotion to your work and he would definitely think about you in future too.



Convert Passion into Profession to earn money online

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:43 am

Every one of us has certain hobbies and interests in life some like to go for swimming, some satisfy themselves with Golf. In fact there are huge number of personalities and accordingly numerous interests. There is a certain bunch of people who are called Computer Geeks. There life is in the room with a computer and they are quite in a number nowadays. Some of the common interests which computer geeks have are

  • Software development
  • Networking
  • Graphic Designing
  • 3D-Graphics
  • Hacking and Cracking

They do all for fun. Some of them are extremely talented. Why not to streamline such positive skills for further enhancement of skills along with some monetary benefits. In a single line by converting your passion into profession you can satisfy your aesthetics along with your needs. This brings a lot of other goods too in your life. One gets more disciplined, at the same time new horizons are unveiled. Such persons have more of a practical knowledge rather than bookish. Therefore it would be difficult in the beginning to deal with jargons of your specific areas. Sometimes even you are expert at something but being not familiar with terms can place you out for that work. Therefore study of books is highly recommended and online tests can also bring a certification to your skills.

If a bunch of Geeks get together and form some sort of a company and work together than it can be marvelous because everyone have expertise in some specific areas. Forming a company can result into more availability of work and easy accomplishment of assigned work.

Its is not easy to get work all the times, a person who is going to pay you for job would like to have trust in your skills. It is not easy to rate yourself high in the beginning. You can participate in Newsgroups and discussion lists are great for posting a free report on a particular subject of interest to a member of the newsgroup. Enter into the discussion by posting your free report. Try not to advertise anything in your report. Just type your name and web address at the bottom of report, in case, the person would like to contact you or learn more about your expertise. Make sure to go back from time to time to post different topics and expert advice. This may take a while to get any feedback but don’t stop trying. After you have established yourself as an expert, someone will notice you and take a visit to the services/products you are offering.

A niche puts the effort in destructive activities like hacking and cracking. What is the use of it? A day can come when you can even be in front of court of law. So if you have some skills than utilize them by converting your passion into profession and try to develop strategies which can help in eradication of cyber crimes. May be you are the one who would bring some thing revolutionary for this world.




The art of online placing of Crafts

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:42 am

Internet has just brought the world on our finger tips. This technology has revolutionized the concept of tangible & intangible product development, Selling and Marketing. The pre-requisite are just a reasonable Personal Computer and an internet connection.

Work at home can be done in different ways. For example

  • Marketing for someone else
  • Developing intangible products (Software’s, Graphic designing, website development, Article writing… Long list
  • Developing home crafts and Marketing them via website

Specifically talking with respect to underdeveloped countries where craftsmen do not get the right money for their products as they have not resources for marketing their products. For example; the Handicrafts industry, carpet industry and other industries are largely exploited by Exporters as they pay craftsmen very little amount for their valuable work and earn huge profits by marketing the products abroad or at target markets within the country. In such situation it is very profitable if one develops its own website and markets its products online or alternatively places products online or at some other site (which places it for a commission) by working at home.

Generally in underdeveloped countries literacy rate is very poor and normally people are unfamiliar with Information Technology and cannot develop projects discussed above by working at home. In such circumstances it is a golden opportunity if a person develops a website and promotes the products of such craftsmen and pays them better profits than Exporters. By this the person can also get orders for customized products and than can develop these products form the craftsmen. So it can be a good deal to act as a middle man by working at home and earn profits by simply marketing products of others.

Internet is something beyond our imagination. You never know that what we can get from it, in fact we can get everything form it and most importantly on our Desktop! Isn’t it? Sometimes you have aptitude for something but you don’t have money to polish your skills or you don’t have someone to guide you. For example you are very much interested in metal arts and marketing them on web but why not to do it yourself. Like the metalartshapes.com can help you in understanding the art for making your desired craft. Similarly you can jump into web for enhancement of your desired skills.

Always remember one thing that “There is no such thing as a free lunch” *. We get a lot of spam and other stuff which tries to entrap us by unethical marketing or it can even be a fraud like in the form of registration fee. Web is not something supernatural, it is also a reality and you should never expect to earn millions in months or thousands in hours, have you ever thought how much they would be gaining? So try to look deep because shallowness of sight may cause you to lose instead of gain. So always keep your eyes open and do not look for shortcuts because

“The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary” **

*Milton Friedman

** Vidal Sassoon




Innovate Home-based Business

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:41 am

Every business is created first by an idea. Then once you’re in business you need ideas for marketing, advertising, solving problems, product development etc. The difference between success and failure could be one – just one idea. In home-based business it is very difficult to grab the attention of customers in the presence of multinational giants. So when it comes to home-based business than prefer for customization. Here the craftsmanship is more important then production at large scales. In fact you don’t have many resources to invest or you don’t have that much of experience to run this. In such cases while possessing some creative skills you can set your own terms for business.

The only way to gather the attention of customer is to bring something new. It is not the case that thing which you consider would do great actually does so. Communicating regularly with other business people can generate many ideas. There are many resources online and offline to meet new business people; seminars, chat rooms, discussion boards, trade shows etc. Especially forums are excellent places to network and seek like- minded people for potential joint ventures. Only making plans and thinking it would not work, doesn’t helps. Never take a risk but calculated risks are the key for innovative home-based businesses.

So whenever you plan to go into some home based business. It is always preferable to do some surveys to identify your target market or the level of acceptance of your proposed product. So when you have done market surveys and have identified your niche in the market, now it is advisable to go for project. In such cases when you have a certain segment of market or you offer customized product than bulk marketing doesn’t play an important role. In such cases you have to directly access the potential customers.

Now the question arises that we have done market surveys and completed other formalities than how to innovate home-based business. It is very straightforward, Just look around you. You can work individually or work with someone else. What I have learned form life that you get something when you try for something.

Workathomereview.net can give you a fair bit of idea about working at home. It also offers many kind of business helps for you. They have so many categories and even if you are not interested you gain a lot of experience or in other words inspiration which can lead you to some thing different and hopefully better. There are many sites besides it. Just put some accurate keywords and you will get loads of information.

All businesses need fresh new ideas to stay ahead of competition and survive. If you continuously feed your mind with valuable information and put it to use, you will find yourself sitting on the top of the *mountain of success* sooner than you might think right now. So just look around and look for ideas. The world is waiting for so many things to be done. So where is your share for it!




Online paid work for a young person — Part time Job, Enhancement of Skills, Utilization of time

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:40 am

Youth is considered the best part of life. Full of energy, high aims and looking to be independent. So how would you react being a young person if you get all these things in a single deal and without any hidden costs? I am sure, you would be more than positive. The cyber world welcomes such energetic and committed persons. Youth always want to be independent instead of asking your parents for money all the time. You want to be highlighted in your circle. You have access to internet and you surf and chat a lot. What did you get in so many years doing all this? It’s the high time to talk about something serious so go on the web and search for some opportunities waiting to be availed.

You are a student of Software engineering or you are diving in the ocean of literature. Would you like you skills to be polished and in addition be paid for it? You would so this would not only strengthen your present but will pave for new destination in your professional life.

It is always not possible that being a student you could be so professional and meet the entire deadline and be up to mark. Maybe you are free for two months and during examination you get no time. In such cases when you cannot keep your self to a tight schedule than it is advised to go for secondary work which just helps you to meet your expenses. For example you can fill online paid survey, paid to read email is also a very good option.

Dataentrybank.com can work for you. It is very good for a student as requires no experiences, no deadlines, no special skills and no training at all. You have just to enter data and get money for it and it is not very time consuming. Work wherever you like and whenever you like.

If the survey site asks you a lot of questions about signing up for more information on other products, don’t get involved. In common practice in such cases you are spammed. If the site offers you a chance to win a great prize for signing up, think twice before joining. At the very least, you should do a little more research to get know about the credibility of site. Keep in mind never to pay for the list of paid surveys sites or for joining a survey. It is better to search using basic skills so do some effort instead of wasting money.

Last but not the least; one thing which is abundant being young is time. When one is full of energy and has ample time than colors of world can distract you. Its better to indulge in such a thing which brings you some money, prepares you for professional life and gets you energies to be consumed in the right direction.

So life is something more than fun and habit of being responsible in the starts helps a lot later.




Online Job — As a full time Job

Monday 28 August 2006 @ 1:39 am

You might not agree with the title but this is very much possible. It is just common sense but may be we are not accustomed to think differently. How can an online job be a full time job? It is very simple but only requirement is time management because when you are at home you may work with your sleeping gown but your attitude should always be professional. Why an online job is more preferable as a full time job?

The online job at home brings following benefits for you

  • Flexi working hours: Now you can find a job which suits your working time. You are not bound to traditional office routine. Besides working hours a reasonable amount of time is wasted during making it to office and coming back.
  • Reduced cost: now you don’t have to burn the fuel daily to be at your place and have-not to face the roads flooded with traffic to be at work.
  • Comfort: you don’t feel good in formal dress or whatever dress for workplace. Now you can work with your own dress code. In addition; you don’t have to face noise pollution, air pollution and stresses on road.
  • Do you like to have snacks all the time or you chew the gum for rhythm. Whatever! It doesn’t make any difference to your job.
  • It can be greatly helpful if you have kids. You not only have greater time to bring-up your kids but also save a reasonable cost by avoiding the fees of Child care centers.
  • You can manage more than one job at the same time. So you have everything in your favor and even if you get some problem it is very easy to access people worldwide to help you.
  • You can always keep yourself updated with the latest information and progress in your specialized field. So it helps you to augment your skills.

So Online job as a full time job is an excellent choices. It gives you everything with almost no harms associated. One of the best places for proving yourself is rentacoder.com. This is a very good opportunity as it brings work in many areas i.e. Writing, Graphic designing, software development and many more. You can register for free and than bid for work. They have a secure method of ensuring that one gets money for right job. Even if a conflict occurs than you can take the issue into arbitration; if you have fulfilled all formalities and worked up to the mark than you get paid. It displays the rating, past record and skills of the coder. So it is a totally professional place, take it seriously right form day one. You can take this as a full time job as you can earn quite money at this place.

Let us talk about reality. In fact there are so many companies on the net which are offering jobs online. When we can have so many advantages by working at home than imagine how much a firm will save? The high prices of office, running cost and so many other costs incurred.

So online jobs are increasingly rapidly and would be major source of employment in future.




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