Read This First!
Filed Under Welcome | Leave a Comment
I think most people ignore the statement “Read This First”. I know that a lot of times when I get new software or purchase a new electronic gadget I almost always skip over the “Read This First”. I want to make this suggestion to you, though, before you jump into any Christian Business Opportunity online, READ THIS FIRST!!!!!!!!! Way to many people jump in to Internet businesses without taking time to research, pray, and count the cost. There are a lot of get rich quick schemes on the Internet and the only ones getting rich are the people that set them up. Many of the schemes involve Multi Level Marketing (MLM) which you need to STAY AWAY from. Be careful of starting any business online that requires a lot of start up money or continuing monthly payments. One of the big advantages of the Internet is that it is possible to make money without spending a lot of money. To make money, however you will have to work hard, spend a lot of time, and be willing to wait for a while before you see anything that resembles making money.
Take Your Time and Pray
My prayer is that you found this site before you invested a lot of money in anything. As you read the articles on this site you should begin to get an idea of ways that you can make money and begin to see what other people are doing to make money. You need to get an “eye” for what people are trying to sell you so that you don’t get drawn into something that you shouldn’t. On Christian Business Opportunity | Online we will talk about the ways people try and make money on the Internet. We will look at how you can start your own blog/website for free. We will look at a method for starting a blog/website for under $100 (one hundred dollars) a year that will give more flexibility than a free blog. We will look at Affiliate Marketing. We will look at Niche sites. Ultimately we will talk about the importance of finding something you can be passionate about which really determines who is able to be successful on the Internet and who isn’t.
Look for the Angle
When you are on different Web Sites you need to have discernment about what they might be selling. I was on a site with a similar topic to this one and they were offering their domain name for sale for $2500. That is a lot of money when you consider that this particular keyword “Christian Business Opportunity” doesn’t get that much traffic (if you don’t know about keywords and traffic read an article I wrote called “Keywords, Keywords, Keywords” on one of my other blogs called My Newbie Blog). I actually put this site up for free (I will tell you how in another article on the site) and I will probably have about 10 hours invested in writing the articles and getting everything set up. Then it could take months before it begins to show on search results. If you have been paying attention to this article you should be asking “So, what is your angle?”. I’ll tell you. First, as a believer, I am convinced that you reap what you sow. I want to sow what I have learned to help other people. Second, let me list for you every way this site could make money.
- I put a Virtual Cup of Coffee on the site. If the site blesses someone they might buy me a cup. If they do it cost’s them $5 and I get $4.55. Not many people will do this but maybe 1 a month.
- I put a Donations Welcome button on the bottom of the page. Not many people will do this either but you never know, if by reading these articles someone saves themselves big money maybe they will send $5 or $10 to me.
- If someone decides to take my recommendation to buy a domain name and a web host and they use the Web Hosting Company I recommend (GoodNewsDomains.com) I can make $5 or $10 dollars.
- Once I have written the articles I want to write for the site I will probably put in some Google Adsense ads. My guess from the traffic study I did is that this could make $10 or $15 dollars a month.
- I will offer my service as a consultant to help people learn to get their blog set up and give them some tips on getting it noticed by search engines. I offer that service for $200 (two Hundred dollars). Since I provide a lot of information on my other site, My Newbie Blog, for free, only people that are really interested in learning the process will decide to sign up for consulting.
If you do the math, this site might realistically make $25-$50 dollars a month if it gets traffic. Maybe a couple of people will sign up for some consulting. Let’s say that if things went really well this site might make $800 (eight hundred dollars) a year. If they don’t go well, the site could just as easily make $0 (zero dollars). Either way, I’m good. I have 10 hours in it and it might help some people. I will leave the rest in God’s hands. There is no place I would rather be! Blessings!
Begin With a Free Blog
Filed Under Begin With a Free Blog | Leave a Comment
As you research your Christian Business Opportunity | Online I am going to suggest that the first thing you do is start a free blog. The opportunities for Christian business we will be checking out will all involve using the Internet and in particular different ways that we can make money from a blog or website. Without spending any money you can begin to figure out how blogs work and it will be a great way to learn about blogs and websites. There are a quite a few different ways that people can make money from a blog. The two main ways that we will be looking at in the future are Affiliate Marketing and Niche Sites. Both of these methods will require you to have some knowledge of how to set up and maintain a blog. Fortunately, this is something that you can do even with a very basic knowledge of computers. To get your free blog started I would suggest that you use either Blogger.com or WordPress.com. I would also recommend that you get familiar with a blog I use for training purposes called My Newbie Blog. This blog explains how to create a blog in a very helpful way. I recommend that you eventually read all of the articles on My Newbie Blog, but to help you with starting your free blog read “More on Starting Free Blogs“. After you get your free blog started you need to begin working on writing articles. Article writing is very important in bringing traffic to your site. Traffic is what will make your site profitable. You should write at least five articles for your new blog. They should be 300-400 words. Even if you decide to start a different blog for your business, this free blog can be used to help develop some traffic for your Christian Business site. Go ahead and get your free blog started and start reading some of the articles on My Newbie Blog. Our next article will be about the advantages of getting a domain name and a web host for our Christian Business Opportunity | Online.
Domain Names and Web Hosts
Filed Under Domain Names & Web Hosting | Leave a Comment
The next thing to decide for your Christian Business Opportunity is whether your business would benefit from using a domain name and a web host. We hope you took our suggestion to start with a free blog to begin to learn how a blog works. A blog provides a lot of opportunities for a Christian business. There are some real positives in having a domain name and web host. A domain name will cost about $10 (ten dollars) a year. If you decide to get your own domain name you can get a domain a name that fits your business and will be something that people can remember. One of the disadvantages with the free blogs is that the domain names (URL addresses) end up being way to long. If you want your own domain name go to Good News Domains and pick one out.
A web host will provide you with more flexibility for your business opportunities as well. At a cost of about $80 (eighty dollars) a year. If your site is web hosted you have more flexibility with the advertising you can do and also with the way you maintain your site and the way your site looks. If you use Good News Domains as your web host you will also be able to add up to 24 more blogs without paying any more money (we will talk more about this when we talk about niche sites). At this time you need to read an article called “Create a Blog You Can be Proud Of” on My Newbie Blog. In this article you will find a wealth of information about domain names and web hosting. In our next article we will discuss Affiliates.
keep looking »