Beware The Free Offer.

Everybody loves a free offer, but beware there is no free lunch. Any Internet business is totally reliant on one thing and one thing only.
That is traffic, no traffic equals no readers, no buyers, no affiliate buyers, no clickers on ads, equals no money.

The whole idea behind a free offer is to add you to their database. Or use it as a hook to get you into something that pays. It is perfectly legitimate.
Every business does it. What you need to be careful of is not forgetting to follow up.

Do not use your regular email address to sign up for the free offer whether it is a course, e-book or whatever. If you do there is one sure guarantee. Your mailbox will fill up with email, newsletters and offer after offer, but no really a free offer It will also help to distract you from the task in hand, which is to focus. If you jump from one information bite to the next all that will happen is information overload. At the most stick to no more than one thing at a time.

Please remember that no matter what the hype states the chances of turning a decent profit immediately are about the same as reading the truth in a political ad at election time.

The ones to be really aware of are those that get your credit card number to pay for the shipping and handling or a token $2.00 for example. If you forget to cancel before the 30 days are up you will be automatically charged the full subscription.

Read the small print and write down when you signed up, test the course or whatever out, and if you do not like it or think it is not worthwhile cancel. The onus is on you.

I have not had too many problems getting cancelled, but have had more than one subscription be paid before I realized what was going on.

There are many who give unconditional guarantees; these are the ones to get involved with. A mentoring program is not essential but it does flatten out the learning curve. They are not cheap, some running into many thousands. Get one where you have some time to cancel. Beware of those that find out how much your credit limit is and are willing to adjust the rate accordingly. They will try and flatter then cajole you into spending more than you can afford.

A good mentoring source is The Millionaire Of The Month Club It is a free offer, so try out for one month and if you don’t think it is worth drop out.

What are good mentoring programs? It needs to be ongoing, Find someone whose service you are using. Build a relationship and pick their brains. Always remember that they are in the business of making money and do not abuse the relationship. After a while you can build a mutual support system, swapping links etc. There are many good forums out there. My personal favorite is Site Build It Forum


Also when you get into forums it is a good way to publicize your site. Most have some restriction on what you can put in as links. Definitely do not over do it. But it is one of the best free ways to get your site out there. And DO not be devious.

If you want to try a genuine free offer, try this one.

Do You Want to Make Lazy Money?

Invent or buy into a system.

Set it up, maintain it, and be ready to find and use the next system when this one gets outdated.

Not lazy enough for you?

Once you have the system in place, hire people to manage it for you.
OR, have a team that works together to alleviate some of the work for you.
Think of the MEGA earners Bill Gates, Don Trump, Ross Perot (reaching far for that one).
They all made a lot of money but you wouldn’t call them lazy by any means.
Maybe you should re-evaluate what you’re going for.

Money can come easily and it should come easily- but answering ads that appeal to "Lazy Money Seekers" more often than not, brings disappointment.
Some of these programs below, will yield results but only if you put hard work into them. Not lazy by any stretch of the imagination.
Automated perhaps, but not Lazy.
Experts say that it can be done even without a web site Let's examine some in detail.  Remember, if these programs are to work for you, they cannot be approached with a lazy mindset.

Chris Carpenters Google Cash although now a bit out of date – Google has recently changed things around a bit - does however give an excellent overview of how the system works – and also a 90-day money back guarantee. Another huge bonus with his system is that yuou do not need a web site.

The whole methodology of an affiliate program is that the outfit you are affiliated to relies on you the affiliate to drive traffic (and potential customers) to their site. There are many good sources of books explaining the finer points of how this works.

One of my must reads is the The Rich Jerk Generally believed to be Kelly Felix. Plays hard at coming across as obnoxious. The short e-book has virtually no fluff fill content, though it does repeat itself a bit. This is in total contrast to most e-books. If they were tightly edited there would not be much there. I have probably learnt more from this book than all the rest put together about tactics and how to market etc.

Another one of the definitive books is by Rosalind Gardner. Again it shows the system through rose-colored spectacles. However for total beginners, which most of us were once, out it lays out the roadmap. Once you get familiar with the terminology and how the system works you are half way there.

There are also turnkey deals. CB Mall is one. Put together by Jeff Mulligan. (Who does answer his own phone!) It is just a site of links for Clickbank. Just a storefront you drive traffic to either by PPC (Pay per Click). Through your newsletter, through your website. Jeff has come up with a cool idea. One stop shopping for an amazing array of sites and information, check it out here, or if you would like to try one out check out this 15 day course.

YOUR OWN STORE

You can start your own store for a total outlay of less than $100. You do not have to worry about employees, but a teammate is very helpful at any stage of the game.

• a laptop


• DSL or Dial up, or wireless connection 


• cell phone.

You can practically do it from a bus- or the steps of a post office! (what?)

Part time, full time or anything in between. Most of the really successful players do have a staff and all the support that that entails. A lot can be outsourced and can be based from home so no matter how large you get you do not need a physical presence.

So give up your JOB, charge up the cards, and don't worry about anything. This is the INTERNET, and it's easy to make LAZY MONEY.*

*We do not for one second suggest you give up your J.O.B, unless of course your significant other can and more importantly is willing to support you.

Most of this affiliate stuff is simple in concept, but the devil is in the details. If you even needed to read this disclaimer to realize that the last line was a joke, perhaps you should get a paper route first. (No offense meant towards paper boys, or girls - paper people(?))

Can You Make Money With Google Adsense Templates?

Adsense,

Many have heard of Google Adsense, an almost automated way to increase income from a website. Very simple to set up- just log in to Google Adsense  Excellent tutorials there about how to set it up easily. Joel Comm is probably the foremost expert in this field, though there are others.   Please download this free booklet on Google Adsense.

If you are unsure how to start or wish to get going quickly you can purchase Joel's Adsense templates.

I bought the earlier version back in June and as so many people do who purchase these programs downloaded it, took a quick look and was intimidated by it and that was that.

We have now decided to do a trial and see if you can actually make money with adsense so follow our journey and see how it goes.

After downloading the package take some time to go through it. It is jam packed with stuff. The version I have has 55 different templates covering subjects as diverse as Debt Control through GPS through Organic Fertilizer to Hiking. The content varies from quite good to really awful.

There is a complete set of educational videos included. These are by Eric Homlund and very well done. Depending on your skill level you will probably need to go over these more than once. They are very comprehensive and are not restricted to these templates. It is almost worth buying the set for this information.

You will need to customize the templates to your own specs to make them yours. You will also need to improve on the content. This can take quite a while. This intimidated me so much that I did not pursue it. I then thought that that was a total waste and am now going to get a site up and published.

We picked out a few templates about subjects we have some knowledge of. Also those that the content did not need too much editing.

This took a while but the first site, Organic Fertilizer Solutions,
was ready quite quickly. And we now have it published as a sub domain under our business site.
Web Hosting. is also up, both these sites are works in progress.

One thing you will need to take care of are the keywords and keyword density. The meta tags need quite a bit of work. This is not mentioned in the tutorials I have.

A great resource for checking out and finding keywords etc.

I am planning on getting a site operational every few days.

Some additional resources you might need are web hosting and domain registration, We use this hosting company
A really simple and fast site building tool is included.

You will also need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client which allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet. There are many out there. I use Cyber Duck on my mac. Not quite idiot proof but close enough. Recommended for a PC is Smart FTP. These are both free and easy to download and use.

Stay tuned to see how we do with these. The hard part is going to be driving traffic to the sites. We will keep editing the pages and fine tuning them. The plan is also to add affiliate links.

Driving traffic is the most important part of any web based operation and we will be covering it as fully as possible.

The Kapstone Report.

Now... About Home Based Business:

There is no authoritive standard for what is possible and what isn't. It is very easy to hide behind the anonymity of the internet and rake in the bucks- and for what? At the end of the month you look at your credit card charges and think what on earth was that for.


What is BS and What Isn't?

Are You New to Making Money Online?

Or have you been struggling for a while? Though the two of us found ourselves in a highly regarded industry, through the course of many conversations, we had one common theme: When it came to believing all of the “claims” and “schemes” of “easy money” and “the get rich quickst-ers,”

We were as guilty as anyone.

So to save us from making any mistakes, or at least reducing the number and impact, we put this report together free of charge as a public service to you, and a path to sanity for us.

The biggest problem we’ve found is getting sidetracked.

There is so much information and so many “deals of a life time, buy now before I raise the price.” Then you read someone's material and he tells you this is the way to convince people to buy. Then you find out you were reading the 2003 stuff, and everyone has caught onto that. The 2006 stuff is $1500- Arggggg! Aaaaaa!

Then you get another email announcing the greatest "free" teleseminar since the last one. So you call. Note these calls are always at least about one hour or more and it is on your nickel unless it coincides with the free minutes on the cell phone. Or you have a voip setup. Then you get another email anouncing another call. You could easily spend all your time on the phone. You won't have time to read the e-books that are gathering dust on your hard drive. Then you get another idea. Then your credit card gets charged again. A viscious circle. The puppy chasing its tail.

Like a parent it’s time to say: “OK, OK, ENOUGH ALREADY!”

The Creators of the Kapstone Report- Robert Stone and Phillip Kaplan pledge to you that with every report you will get

Tips on Focus
Tips on Email Management
Official Rankings on the Best Programs We Have Reviewed
Interviews with the internet’s brightest new stars of marketing
Special offers And Much Much More

The Kapstone Report

Are You New to Making Money Online?

Are You New to Making Money Online?

Or have you been struggling for a while? Though the two of us found ourselves in a highly regarded industry, through the course of many conversations, we had one common theme: When it came to believing all of the “claims” and “schemes” of “easy money” and “the get rich quickst-ers,”

We were as guilty as anyone.

So to save us from making any mistakes, or at least reducing the number and impact, we put this report together free of charge as a public service to you, and a path to sanity for us.

The biggest problem we’ve found is getting sidetracked.

There is so much information and so many “deals of a life time, buy now before I raise the price.” Then you read someone's material and he tells you this is the way to convince people to buy. Then you find out you were reading the 2003 stuff, and everyone has caught onto that. The 2006 stuff is $1500- Arggggg! Aaaaaa!

Then you get another email announcing the greatest "free" teleseminar since the last one. So you call. Note these calls are always at least about one hour or more and it is on your nickel unless it coincides with the free minutes on the cell phone. Or you have a voip setup. Then you get another email anouncing another call. You could easily spend all your time on the phone. You won't have time to read the e-books that are gathering dust on your hard drive. Then you get another idea. Then your credit card gets charged again. A viscious circle. The puppy chasing its tail.

Like a parent it’s time to say: “OK, OK, ENOUGH ALREADY!”

The Creators of the Kapstone Report- Robert Stone and Phillip Kaplan pledge to you that with every report you will get

Tips on Focus
Tips on Email Management
Official Rankings on the Best Programs We Have Reviewed
Interviews with the internet’s brightest new stars of marketing
Special offers And Much Much More

For More go to the The Kapstone Report

Message From Publisher

Who's That I See Walking In These Woods?

Ever go to Yahoo Search engine and and instead of Home Based Business just type “Help”? Or just some cuss word, or something like  “What the Heck?”

You are not alone. In your box, known as a computer, hooked up to the boxes known as “the internet” are the instructions for almost EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD!

20 years ago, we had nothing like this at all. Our main problem then was that it was HARD to find information. NOW, the problem is completely reversed.
There is much information- have to sift through, find the good stuff- and on your way to a good Home Based Business, there are 100’s- no 1000’s or more people like the Big Bad Wolf in the forest as you are just trying to get to Grandma's House.

So there you are in the forest of data, cute as a button with your little red riding computer. Looking for “how to make your life swell” for the moment, the day, the week, the month, or perhaps forever.
All of the sudden- “CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE”.

“WOAH” you say, “here it is, THEY understand me and THEY want to make MY dreams come true. “WOaaaa.”

Whoaa but Wait! How many bites will the wolf take out of your wallet before you realize he is just a wolf DRESSED UP LIKE YOUR GRANMA? Ha! Got you again. Its not just one wolf either- Whole network of wolves selling systems, potions, promises, dreams, books, software, consulting and more.

The problem is: Grandma really is out there. You can find her and all of her wisdom about Home Based Business- and she has even gotten smarter. (Let’s just say for the sake of this article, that your grandma is way cool.) So because she is way cool, you can’t stop searching. You can’t stop! Grandmaaaaa, Grandmaaaaaa!

Well my friend, we are not charging for advice- and we are staking our names and reputation on giving you good advice in our report on Home Based Business. Our report separates the big bad wolves from the wise old but hip grandmas. We link you to each. But we review and warn you. Here you will see our words of recommendation or warning and you’ll get a link- but we will be quick to call your attention to any bogus claims from the wolves who want to eat you, wallet first.
Kinky?. No! Its bloody expensive!

We want everyone who comes here to feel so happy with us- that we got them to Grandma’s house safe and sound. There TRULY are instructions to everything in the world in this box you are reading, and that’s why you brave the forest.
No bread crumbs required.

For more on our message

-The Kapstone Report, Robert Stone & Phillip Kaplan