Tips For Taking The Path Toward Making Money Online
The thought of being able to make money online is something that appeals to a great number of people – and for good reason, of course, as most people (when it comes down to it) are not exactly happy with the life they are living; for the majority of people, work is simply a means to an end, as they either find themselves working too much to make the money they need (or the money they want) and therefore having too little time available to enjoy this money, or else working less in order to enjoy life, but finding that they have no money with which to enjoy life. Furthermore, the jobs most people work require them to be in a certain place at a certain time, which leaves no flexibility within their schedule; figuring out how to make money online, however, would put you in a position (one imagines, at least) to finally make money in less time, with less of a rigid schedule!Of course, one of the problems many people encounter when it comes to making money online is that their concept of exactly how this works is somewhat skewed; while many people imagine that they will be able to make great money online in just a few short weeks, one of the first things you will want to realize before diving into this area is that it rarely happens overnight, and instead, you will have to have a bit of patience as you wait for the results to really start rolling in.The next thing that is going to be important for you to understand and be aware of, as you begin to pursue your desire to make money online, is that you will still have to work hard in order to make this dream a reality; the way the picture is painted for many people, they go into their quest for making money online with a concept that they will simply be able to “set it and forget it” when it comes to their efforts. The fact of the matter, however, is that it is going to be important for you to work hard in order to succeed online – and while this work will be more enjoyable than the work you were doing before, and while it will certainly require less time than what was required of you before, it still will be work, and it still will require an investment of time.And finally, when you are attempting to make money online, it is important for you to realize that the best thing you can do is find a platform with which you can hook up; if you try to go it alone in your efforts to make money online, it is likely that you are going to find it is taking you quite a long time, and you are having to deal with quite a bit of trial and error, but when you instead hook up with a platform that is already in place, and has already had success making money, it will be far easier for you to turn your own efforts into profit as well, and to finally start living the life of your dreams!If you are looking for more information on how to live the life of your dreams at last, be sure to visit us at http://chilledliving.com/ today!
Creative Marketing/Financing – Businesses Become More Creative in Tough Economy
Small business owners are turning to more creative ways to market or to finance their businesses in order to remain competitive.And yes, this is being done more out of necessity than just the typical result of business competition. Not only are businesses looking for more creative ways to attract and retain customers but they are also looking for alternative ways to fund business improvements, pay for advertising, purchase inventory or buy new equipment and more.It’s been said that “necessity is the mother of invention” and in today’s economy business owners are finding that creativity and resourcefulness are just as necessary as a great service and product. Necessity has spurred a few interesting ideas for business owners looking for ways to grow or stay in business.We can look at any number of factors for the falloff in the economy and say ‘that’s where the problems started’, whether it was the “housing crisis”, “job layoffs”, “banks not lending” and on and on. The bottom line is people are not spending like in “better times” and a lot of business owners are feeling the impact when they see the “percentages” that their business has dropped off from past years.In dealing with a wide range of business types I have watched different businesses take a lot of creative approaches to improve business. I’ve had auto repair shops do things like hire a decorator to remodel waiting areas or to decorate the restrooms because statistics show them that a large percentage cars are being bought in for service by women. They feel it is very important to keep the waiting area and restrooms fresh and clean to offer a shop that women will be comfortable coming into. And in many of these cases the shop owner never even thought about how the shop looked before, he only cared about doing quality auto repairs.More auto shops are looking for Customer Financing to help their customers who need “emergency” short-term financing to get and keep their vehicles on the road. This has proven to be an extremely effective way to attract new customers as well as up-selling existing customers on repairs that they need.Now owners are in many cases paying attention to “other” details, like what will attract new customers. Owners are focused on what they can do in their advertising that will differentiate them from the competition.You see restaurants offering special discounts that you never would have seen two-three years ago.We see more medical offices offering Customer Financing programs in addition to programs, like Care Credit, GE and Chase that are based on a patients credit rating because they are finding that even some of their patients that last year had great credit have run into issues that have left them with less than perfect credit now. And that patient will no longer quality for financing that require a 650 or better FICO. They need an alternative to help those without great credit to get financing for needed health care.Attracting new customers and patients is important but being able to provide the additional services when the customer does patronize your business is just as important. One of the most effective resources that many owners are starting to finally to utilize to attract new business is “LOCAL SEARCH MARKETING”. Here’s why: and it’s important that you think about this as if it happened to you.Imagine you recently got a puppy for your son or daughter. And at 1 am on Saturday your child woke you saying something was wrong with the puppy. Now you need “Emergency Veterinary” service. Your kids are crying the Vet you would normally go to is not open. Do you look in the “Yellow Pages” or do YOU go online and type in the search term “24 hour Emergency Vet in your zip code”? Or perhaps you need a dentist or a doctor for a specialty whether in an emergency or not, do you search online? If you answer yes, then imagine how many of your “potential” LOCAL customers do the same.To research a product or service in their area 97% of consumers use the Internet. And 90% of those use search engines compared to 48% who use the Yellow Pages. And MOST of those will make a “Buying Decision” based on their Internet search results. That is very powerful! And it’s amazing that more businesses are not EFFECTIVELY using Local Search Marketing when taking into consideration how inexpensive it is. (By the way, I’m not talking about expensive pay-per-click campaigns that can cost a small fortune).Now, let’s talk about the most important thing that “many” businesses at some point want or need. A CASH INFUSION – WORKING CAPITAL – A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LOAN – whatever we want to call it, many businesses at some point need money to grow, remodel, expand or stay afloat. But banks are tightening credit or not lending and the reality is many businesses still need to borrow.In today’s economy a lot of business owners are looking at “creative” short-term solutions like “Credit Card Receivable Financing” or “Merchant Cash Advances” which are based on your businesses future credit card sales or a fairly new funding option that is based on your “Business Banking History”.These funding options can get an existing business $5000 to $500,000 in as little as 5 days with no out-of-pocket fees for an owner with a FICO score as low as 500. The lenders look at the businesses cash flow and not on collateral or solely on credit score.You know your business. How many times have you thought ‘if I had the money right now I could buy that inventory for $20,000 and easily sell it for twice that’ or ‘if I had such and such equipment I could add another $10,000 per month in revenue’. But as we all know, that’s not how the banks look at lending.With these creative alternative financing options your business can get approval in 24-48 hours and have funds wired to your bank account in days – not weeks or months. The lender will want to know if you have been in business at least 1 year, and will require very little documentation.Just for reading!GET YOUR FREE LISTING in City Directory On Line. List under your business specialty, it’s easy to use and its FREE advertising.The Business Directory provides an easy to use “directory” without intrusive advertising. City Directory On Line is the only patent pending, simple to use, local city online business directory of its kind. And it’s ALREADY ranked and placed on page one of Google search. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s an absolutely free listing.
In House Financing Programs Making A Comeback
In House Financing is making a comeback in the Canadian market. When I first entered the car business in 1995 there were very few options for people who had credit issues such as bankruptcy, written off accounts, judgements or collections to be able to obtain financing for a reliable vehicle. I was lucky enough to work for a dealership that had an in house leasing company and we were able to sell cars to these people before the sub prime lenders came on the scene.Over the past several years there have been many companies come into the Canadian automotive financing market to fill the need for most of these customers. They are relatively large national and international financing companies. They have signed the majority of the dealerships across the country to refer business to them. In 2005 there were no fewer than 7 such companies doing business all across the country with many others doing business in certain markets in the country. At the time of writing this article in 2010 there are only 4 remaining and they have tightened up on their lending practices because there is less competition in the marketplace. Of note the 3 sub prime lenders that were doing business all across Canada that are no longer in the marketplace were international lenders with 2 or the 3 based in the United States. When the financial crisis occurred in America we lost them due to their parent companies consolidating their operations into the United States.It has been this tightening up of lending practices that is beginning to make a need for In House Financing at the dealership level once again. Today there are more and more clients who have credit problems and are in need of special financing solutions as they no longer qualify for financing from the mainstream sub prime lenders.Many car dealerships are growing tired and frustrated at spending a lot of time and money in advertising to get customers into their dealerships to sell them a car just to have the lenders turn their customer down. It has been this frustration that has led many of them to take another look at an old concept and begin financing these customers themselves. So slowly but surely there are In House Financing, In House Leasing and Buy Here Pay Here programs starting to pop up all across the country to service this new marketplace.There is very little difference in the various financing programs from a consumer point of view. They all work basically the same way. You have to give them a down payment that the dealers require to offset the risk they are taking in financing these type of high risk clients. Most of the down payments range between $500 – $2000 and are either used as money down on the loan in the case of In House Finance and Buy Here Pay Here programs. The out of pocket money is used as a security deposit and first payment in most In House Leasing programs. The security deposit can be used to buy out the lease at the end of the term without having to come up with any money out of your pocket at that time. No matter what the money you give the dealership is called, by the end of the term it is used to pay down on your vehicle.The other major difference in these programs is how the vehicle is registered by the Registry of Motor Vehicles in your province. With the In House Financing programs the vehicle is registered in your name on the registration and a chattel mortgage is placed on the vehicle at the Registry of Deeds in your province. The chatel mortgage make it possible to repossess your vehicle if you default on the loan the same way a bank or finance company can. With the In House Leasing programs the vehicle is registered in the name of the leasing company with you being registered as the plate owner of the vehicle. The Buy Here Pay Here programs are usually run by a smaller dealership and they sometimes register a chalet mortgage the same as the In House Financing Programs but often they get the customer to register the vehicle in their name and then return to the dealership with the ownership paper and sign it over to the dealership. This way if the customer defaults on the loan the dealer simply registers the vehicle back into their name and repossess it from the customer. At the end of the day it really doesn’t matter which program you choose to use if you don’t make the payments they will repossess your car but if you make your payments you will not have any problems. Remember all of these dealerships are interested in you keeping your vehicle. They are usually understanding if you are going to be a couple days late with your payment as long as you let them know beforehand and make arrangements to get caught up right away.These dealers live in the areas they work in and are usually very helpful and are willing to work with you. Most of these dealerships require that you place full coverage insurance on your vehicle but some of the smaller Buy Here Pay Here dealers will allow you to just have basic car insurance because the vehicles they sell are usually fairly inexpensive and full coverage insurance just doesn’t make sense.The hardest thing about financing a vehicle through these dealers is usually finding them. With so many dealerships advertising Guaranteed Auto Approvals, Bad Credit – No Credit Car Financing and the like but most of them do not have any options for you if you are declined by the national finance companies. You end up spinning your wheels looking for a dealer who will work with you causing you to either give up or get frustrated and buy a cheap car privately with whatever money you can come up with.