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September 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2006
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Tuesday, September 19th - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MST

1. Credit
a) Why it is important to understand and know how to read your credit report
b) How the Credit Score paints a picture of you in Society

2. Budgeting
a) The importance of budgeting to manage household finances so you do not end up in situation where it affects your credit

3. Savings
a) Why you need to save
b) How to discipline yourself to start saving

Wednesday, September 20th - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MST

1. Starting a Home Business
a) A step by step guide
b) Home business start up ideas and suggestions
c) Free and simple marketing strategies for your home business

Thursday, September 21st - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MST

1. Purchasing a Home and Mortgage
a) The ins and outs of home purchase from A-Z
b) Obtain the right mortgage for you
c) Avoid mortgage scams
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Web directories accept links from webmasters or site administrators seeking to submit their site for inclusion, the sites are then reviewed by a human editor who usually does a review of the site to determine its quality and content before approving it.

This directory basically consist of many categories divided into smaller categories and will include a variety of different website e.g. business, computers, health, etc. These directories can become quite large with the continual growth of categories and sites added.

These directories are also known as specialty directories in which they specialize or cater to one category of products and services or themes. These directories are quite useful less overwhelming than the vast content of a general directory.

A fee is charged for reviewing the submitted website, there is no guarantee of your site being approved and usually there is a no-refund policy (there are a few exceptions to this rule). Some others will simply include your site once the fee is paid, many webmaster prefer this method because of it's fast inclusion.

There is a mutual linkage between two websites in order to ensure mutual traffic, the site submitting must place a link from their site before approval or inclusion. Please note this does not guarantee inclusion, beware of unscrupulous sites that approve your site then shortly thereafter remove your link.

As the name implies these directories are free and do not require a link back, sometime these sites do get backed up, the higher the page rank, the more popular the directory is, so submission and approval periods may be long, but these free directories are by far the best in my opinion, unless your have the means of paying for your site submission.

Basically the benefits of any web directory is to provide your site with incoming links or reciprocal links a combination of the two links would be ideal in getting your site moved up in page rank.

Bring targeted traffic to your website because visitors would already have an idea of what your site is about.

Well I will have to say, yes, but this must not be the only factor in your decision to use that directory, for instance a directory may have a low rank because its new, every website at one time or the other started off with a 0 page rank, if we were all to spurn a site because of a 0 PR then we'd all be out of business. Ultimately the decision is yours but a site should be judged by the quality of the sites it contains, back links and content.

No Follow - there is a "no follow" tag associated with the link, meaning search engines will not follow the link.

Uses unscrupulous reciprocal methods- removing sites shortly after approving them to boost their own incoming links

Links embedded in JavaScript and other codes that search engines can't follow.

Submitting to web directories is not the only means of promoting your site or building back links but it is a very important one.

About The Author

Karleen Phillip, 32 yr female, located in Florida, USA. Web administrator of links-to-us.com Free Web Directory

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I asked our members to pitch in and share mistakes they've made in their home business as a great way to "network in reverse" so-to-speak. What "not" to do will surely help some of us avoid some heart-wrenching errors.
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I wouldn't spend so much money buying "the gurus" ideas. Most of them were beyond my understanding starting out.
Finding a forum like this and networking is a much smarter way of finding out what works and doesn't.

I have not been doing my home business for long, but I have figured out that buying leads is a wast of money. I would buy $6.00 leads to $2.00 leads that are "Guaranteed a sign up" NOT!!! It's a waste of money. I do advertising on the back window of my truck and I get a call at least one a day! I found that works much much better then spending money on leads!

Tammy
http://tammyhomefree.momexecs.com

I worked several home based businesses when I was very young and very naive and let myself get talked into signing up by very aggressive sponsors. I think I just didn't know how to say no to them! I would find myself in a home business I really wasn't passionate about AND with a sponsor who was very unsupportive.

I have since learned you need to:

1. thoroughly research the business you get into to, find out as much as you can about the product/service and the company;
2. make sure you get a supportive sponsor - you need to let your sponsor know that you expect their support but don't want to be pushed;
3. always be a customer first before being a rep. If you have a personal passion for the product or service your passion will come through to others.

Cathie G.
http://www.healthyoptions.mionegroup.com

What would i do differently if i could start all over?
Well when i first started with a work at home business.......i hardly advertised at all. Basically i was depending on just word of mouth to get me going. And well that works but only for a short while.
So if i could start ALL OVER again..........I WOULD ADVERTISE LIKE CRAZY!!!! LOL Kind of like i am now!
Tracy
http://www.crazy4candles.scent-team.com/home.php

Really good question. I would choose my clients more selectively and have more patience in seeing the fruits of my labors paying off. I'd have started online networking from day one as well as local networking more. Take care and God bless.

What i would do is realize i can not help everyone "at the same time" right from the beginning. When i first started out it seamed as though everyone needed help all at once. I felt bad to say no because i could see that they were in need. This led to a very hectic schedule and I had lots of deadlines. It seamed as though i was working 7/24. I learned that if my schedule is full it is full and i can not help everyone at once.

Since i learned to say "no" and "maybe later" I noticed that people are ok with that. What seamed like an emergency before turned into projects for later dates. Best of all, I not only gained clients but friends.

The biggest thing I would have done differently was join Send Out Cards when I was first introduced. I was working Melaleuca at the time and I was determined to make it work. I knew Send Out Cards was a great product, but didn't open my eyes long enough to see the power in this business. I was focused and while focus is much needed, it hurt me here. I had a gold mine under my nose and kept putting it off.

After 4 years, I will echo what others have said. You MUST have a great sponsor. Interview sponsors. Ask yourself, "Do I want to work the rest of my life with this person?" Or at least long term. What if my sponsor is not available? Do they have a strong team? Are there other team members available to help me?

You want a product/service that is logical and unique. My first business was telecommunications. I thought this was great since everyone used their phones. WRONG! There is too much competition. I learned alot, but made no money. Then health/nutrition. This just had to be it. WRONG! Everyone has a health product and their's is the best. Just ask them. This confuses the consumer.

I agree with Carla about being a customer first. Although I wasted lots of valuable time saying no to Send Out Cards, I was a customer. I loved it and therefore became a business builder. You want a product that attracts more than just business builders!

Joey
http://send-greeting-cards.com

The thing that I would have done differently was learn not to be quite so shy so that I would have been able to build my business offline as well as online. There are alot of businesses that you can just work the internet but it is great to work them on and offline.

Jo
http://www.ladijo.com

Education! I would educate myself before joining any business oppty because people don't realize that you do indeed need to work the business, advertise and market the business and really dedicate yourself to making your business work.

Leads, I got ripped off biggie time in the beginning. I do NOT recommend it nor will I ever do that again!

Yes, leads! I would not spend a dime on leads. It is a numbers game and many have to be bought in order to obtain substantial results. All my time spent calling and following up with leads could have been spent doing other things.

I also should've spent more time on learning how to advertise effectively without breaking the bank especially free advertising methods.

I would of educated my self more. Learning everything on my own has been tough. I would of taken more classes and possibley avoided the mistakes I have made in the past. But, I have learned from my mistakes, so that can be a good thing.

I would of started the online business sooner as well. I regret not starting earlier.

Amy Quintana
http://www.awalkinnature.com

I've thought about this question all month and the thoughts have finally melded into an answer.

What would I do differently? I'd find someone wise to tell me that "Build it and they will come" is not an effective long-term marketing strategy, and that marketing is hard work. Then I'd have found myself a very supportive group of like-minded people to lift me up and give supportive advice when I asked, and sometimes when I needed it and didn't ask, and with whom I would be willing to do the same.

Glad you guys and gals are here!

Susan
www.MoreMagazinesPlease.com

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