Saturday, December 26, 2009

Small Mail Service

Although the world is slowly moving towards email and tends to ignore traditional snail mail, this type of business still offers an opportunity for many individuals. Basically, this type of business will allow other businesses to place their coupons in the mail wherein they will be strategically mailed to potential customers.

This type of business specifically targets small businesses since they want an easily measurable method on how the coupons are attracting customers. By sending out coupons through the mail, they can have a concrete idea on customer's perception of the business. The mail service provider will also earn from this type of response as more mails will be sent out.

There are three factors that will contribute to the success of this business:
• Experience or Natural Skills in Sales - this is very important to start this type of business. You need to properly present the benefits of this venture to other businesses in your area.
• Software or Online Service for the Right Data - You need to subscribe to online services that provide information on specific households. This information will allow you to send mail to the right person or those who will most likely use the coupons.
• Right Printers or Outsourcing Company - you should also have the right printer and computer for this business. It's also possible to outsource this work but as a start you should try sending the mails yourself to know more about the business.

The only challenge to this type of venture is that other businesses might not see the benefit of mail campaign. As long as you point out the advantages wherein you advertise and gauge customer’s reaction to promos, the possibility of success is high.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Shopping experts online

Most online shoppers are looking for ways to save first before buying the product or gaining the service they need. Because of strong competition online, most shoppers can take time to browse through multiple websites to get the best price. But visiting websites can be a bit tiring because there are too many websites offering the same product.


This is where the online shopping expert thrives. Basically, the shopping expert is someone that knows where to get the best deals for online shoppers. Aside from finding the best websites that offer the best prices, they should also have information for coupon codes and other promos for customers.


Becoming an online shopping expert requires research skills. But you will be practically visiting websites and compare their rates as well as discounts based on coupon codes. You should also know where to get coupon codes and how to effectively use them. At first glance, this type of venture can be very tiring because of extensive research. To avoid spending too much time without any return, find a niche so that you can focus on certain industry and narrow your search.


There are two ways you can earn from this type of venture. First is through advertising you put up in your website. Second is through direct relationship with businesses. You can place their coupon codes online and you get paid every time the code is used. It's a simple referral business that has great potential.


A bonus tip: to give your website an edge, don't just settle on coupon codes and websites with best prices. Provide reviews of various products and services so that customers will know more about the product they are buying.

Friday, December 04, 2009

Becoming a Sound Effects Master Online


Sound effects are very important in many industries. Radio stations, music, movies and even simple presentation needs sound effects. With the help of sound effects, the presentation or artistic expressions sound realistic. But getting the right sound for a particular scenario can be difficult for some individuals.
The lack of proper sound effects can be a good opportunity for an online business. This type of business is almost the same as stock photography wherein you sell royalty-free stock photos. In this case, you can sell royalty-free sounds online instead of photos.
There are two ways that you can sell royalty-free sound effects online: the first method is to sign-up with other websites that sell sound effects. You can be part of their company by becoming a reseller. Earnings will come as commissions. You simply need to set-up a website that properly advertises the sound effects.
The second method is to create the sound yourself. There are many sounds that you can record and sell online. For example, a simple sound of your keyboard or the sound of your washing machine can be recorded and posted online. All you need to have is a powerful audio recorder. Fortunately, technology will now allow you to record virtually everything without spending too much on gadgets.
In setting up this type of online business, you need to have a very reliable web host. Be sure to double check with the web hosting company that they are able to stream audio without any problem. Make sure to select a web host that has a server located in the same country to your potential customers so that audio streaming will be faster.