Import/Export – Building A Profitable Home Based Income For Life

Written by Tukshad Engineer


Woolen jackets, paper rolls, light up teddy bears, clocks and DVDs – there is tremendous potential to make a very good profit from all of these products and countless others just by knowingrepparttar basics of one ofrepparttar 100196 worlds oldest trades.

Importing & exporting may not berepparttar 100197 first thing that leaps into your mind when you think of home based businesses. However, there are few genuine opportunities that offer better prospects – big profits, subsidised travel and a good work-from-home lifestyle are just a few ofrepparttar 100198 benefits you’ll enjoy once your import/export business is up and running. The set-up and operational costs can also be accommodated on a total shoe string budget.

So is importing/exporting from home right for you? Here are a few factors you need to consider before taking your first steps into this lucrative business:

1.Creating Contacts – You will need to contact many different importers and exporters and this can be difficult for some. Inrepparttar 100199 internet age just about every contact you need is already online. There are hundreds of free bulletin boards you can visit to see who wants to buy or sell any number of products, in addition to several specialist websites and trade magazines. 2.A fair level of attention to detail is required – by keeping your customers satisfied and providing them with exactly what they request you will be setting yourself up for a good stream of future business. 3.You will need to create a detailed plan to identify your own desired goals and objectives from your business. We all knowrepparttar 100200 saying “if you fail to plan then you plan to fail” – ask yourselfrepparttar 100201 difficult questions that many shy away from. Here are just a few of these…What do you have going for you to make this a success? Will you start full time or part time? Can you get any help (family/friends) inrepparttar 100202 beginning? What type of products will you trade? In which countries? What mode of transport will you use to get your goods from A to B? How will you learn about international trade regulations? What method of international payment will you use? What foreign regulations must you be aware of? Again, these are just a sample ofrepparttar 100203 questions you need to ask – get some paper and scribble down everything you could possibly think of. 4.You will need to decide on your form of organisation – will you operate as a sole trader, partnership or limited company? Each form has it’s own distinct advantages and disadvantages.

Increase Traffic, Get More Visitors with Automatic Surfing

Written by © Internet 4 Profit Business Partners


Many internet businesses haverepparttar idea that their businesses will roar just by launching a well-designed website. Unfortunately, this is not true. There are many ways to promote a business, including direct e-mail marketing, advertising, traffic exchange, newsletter, paid clicking. The issue is that while we promote our business, we also need to get traffic, meaning visitors, to improve our ranking. In this article, we will talk about some ofrepparttar 100195 benefits of automatic surfing, which is getting visitors, traffic with no clicking.

What is auto surfing?

Ok, you have a great website, but no visitors? Auto Surfing is a free way of advertising. It is like having an automatic marketing website promotion, andrepparttar 100196 beauty is that there is no clicking! Sounds good so far? Yes, absolutely!

It is one way to get free advertising and increase site exposure to increase your website ranking. Is like watching commercials on TV. The more your website is presented,repparttar 100197 more exposure you get! Auto surfing delivers hits to your websites even while you are sleeping, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year! You can register FREE in one or more traffic exchange.

What isrepparttar 100198 difference between manual and automated surfing?

The difference with manual and automated surfing is that one does not need to manually click while sitting in front ofrepparttar 100199 computer. Manual surfing requires you to visit a website ranging from 5 to 25 seconds and after to click a button when indicated to visitrepparttar 100200 next website and getrepparttar 100201 credit.

Automated surfing just requires you to login andrepparttar 100202 site doesrepparttar 100203 rest for you without clicking! So, what are you waiting for? Many traffic exchanges have FREE registration and you can submit from 5 to over 100 websites to promote.

How many visitors can you get?

The logic isrepparttar 100204 more websites you view,repparttar 100205 more hits you get to promote your websites. Some traffic exchanges guarantee 100 or more visitors per hour, depending on your credits. So do your math and calculate based on each traffic exchange membership plan. For instance, 126hits sustain they give at least 126 visitors per hour, while Autosurf sustains you can get 216 visitors per hour.

Again, check each membership plan and based on how long you surf, you will accumulate credits and can estimate how many visitors you can get daily. Another point to observe is your website loading time. For example, if a traffic exchange rotates sites every 10 seconds and your website takes 20 seconds to load, you will not have enough time for viewers to see your website. Try to keep a simple website, it will load faster.

Will I get more sales?

Many argue that automated surfing deals more with increasing traffic ranking than actually increasing sales. This is why we recommend using it as part of your promotional plan. Onrepparttar 100206 other hand, if you have a budget for paid advertising, such as OVERTURE, which reaches about 80% of active internet users, you can pursue both and have better exposure. OVERTURE will target your ideal niche marketing with people actually looking for your products/service. Search results include Yahoo! Google, MSN, Altavista and leading sites acrossrepparttar 100207 Web. Definitely, a combination of different marketing venues will bring you sales.

Certainly, if your target is to increase traffic ranking, traffic exchange is a good source to get hundreds, even thousands of visitors to your websites, be it manual or automated surfing.

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