Have you any idea what people who visit your website think about it? The question itself is pretty simple – are your customers happy with your website? I would hazard a guess that most internet marketers don’t know. If this is the case they may be jeopardizing their home based business success.

Basically there are 3 ways to find out what your customers really think of your site.

Analytics

There are several tools available to perform this task but the most universally used one is Google Analytics. This instrument will provide a lot of information about your site. Primarily you should be concerned with the number of visitors and how many pages they visit. If they visit only one page and leave your site is lacking in the ability to gain their interest.

Conduct Surveys

Surveys are good in that you can get suggestions about how to make positive changes that will benefit your site. You can find survey companies, some of which are free, that will help you with surveys.

Use Social Media

This can be a good source to garner opinions about your website. However, unlike surveys where you can ask a number of questions, you should ask only one specific question about a particular aspect of your site.

Some websites have fancy headers with colorful logos that may attract attention but if your visitors cannot easily navigate your site and find what they are looking for they won’t stay very long. Listing the major topics will provide a good road map and a search box is also helpful.

If you learn what makes your visitors happy, provide beneficial information for them on your website and make it easy for them to locate what they are searching for, you will be moving toward home based business success.

For those people who want to earn money working from home to build a profitable computer home based business, there are several excellent options to pursue. Here are some ideas to help you to earn at home on your own terms.

An excellent business to start from home using your computer is one that involves taking surveys.  There are many companies who are looking for people to complete online surveys.  This is legitimate work and has good demand.

The work is not highly paid but it is easy to do and the pay is very reasonable for the amount of effort you to put into it.  You can find companies which arrange for online surveys by performing a Google search.

However you should avoid those companies who ask for private information like birth dates, bank information, social security number, etc.  And do not enroll in any companies which require an up front fee.

Legitimate companies do not require any up front payments so make certain you keep this in mind. One company that I recommend is Cash Crate. The reality about CashCrate is that it’s not an easy way to make a lot of money but a good way to earn extra money working from home. You can also earn money by recommending the program to others. Learn more by checking here.

If you are knowledgeable in computer design this is a field that is in demand.  With all the new websites and blogs created every day, people are looking for designers who can create custom logos, headers, and images.

You can find this type of work in websites like the Warrior Forum, eLance, and others.  You can advertise your services or respond to people who are seeking talented designers.  You can normally get paid immediately after you complete the work through Paypal.  It is safe and immediate.

Affiliate marketing is another way to earn money from home. It’s a business concept that has been around for a long time and will pay you for getting results. You get paid for selling someone else’s product.

Affiliate marketing is a good way to begin in the world of internet marketing, especially if you have no product or service of your own. If you would like some help to get started you may want to think about the Affiliate Power Group – successful, dedicated internet marketers anxious to help you.
All this work can be completed at home and you can develop this into a nice primary or secondary income.  Give it a try and see for yourself.

There are many benefits to be derived from working at home such as affording you more free time, working according to your schedule, and being rewarded for your success. You no longer have the commute to and from your job and you no longer have a boss.

The many benefits are great but be aware that you will face some problems.

One of the major ones will be the ability to separate your work time from family time. When you are home it is sometimes difficult for family members to understand why you are not available to them any time they may feel they need you. They must be made to understand that your work time is to be no more interrupted than it would be if you were on a job away from home.

Unless you have a reasonable amount of capital it would be wise to begin your home based business on a part time basis while retaining your present employment. Otherwise you face the threat of strained family relations because of the financial risk involved. Any start up business online or off requires you to have some money to support you and your family until it can generate income to provide that support.

Even if you have a family that does fully understand and respect your work time, and even if you have enough capital to see you through the start up phase you will still face periods of disappointment and aggravation with your business. Because your family is there it is easy to take your frustration out on them.

Just as you expect them to refrain from disrupting you, you should respect them enough to find some way to avoid taking your frustration out on them. Take a walk or read something pleasant that that will take your mind off your work for awhile.

You may have become accustomed to frequent interaction with other people on your job. Now if you happen to live alone you may begin to sense a feeling of isolation. If this is the case, making time to spend with family and friends becomes important.

Occasionally one may encounter a family that just doesn’t understand why you want to start your own business. They may have the idea that you cannot make real money online. So, they are completely unaccommodating.

Should you face this problem be prepared to meet with your family to learn all the reasons for their objections and be prepared to fully discuss each point. State clearly what you are trying to do and why in order that they understand.

Those with autism use little intonation in their speech.  They are very literal and don’t usually understand humor, irony, sarcasm, idioms, etc.

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There are a lot of different ways that an internet home based business can be promoted offline, but many online business owners do not consider promoting their site offline. You might ask whether you should promote offline and generally the answer is yes.

For a long time offline promotion was centered on addresses and phone numbers and in many places. With the advent of the Internet, the home business website became the store front and is the most valuable advertising tool that you have. So why wouldn’t you have your web address along with your phone number and address on your business cards, perhaps your car and any other place you might advertise your business offline?

A good reason for promoting your website offline is that people today are shopping online more frequently. They will choose to visit a business’s website over actually getting in the car and driving to the physical location.  If you are running a business out of your home, then you don’t want potential customers dropping by unexpectedly, so send them to your website.

By promoting your website offline you can pre-qualify customers.  Most customers will visit your website to see what your business is all about.  Should they take the next step and actually contact you, then they have already pre-qualified them as serious customers.  As an added bonus, you should be building your list of leads through your website.  That way, you can get their contact information, usually by offering a free gift.

Websites are considered by most people as a way to tell whether or not a business is professional or not.  In fact, some people won’t even consider working with a home business or small business if they don’t have a website.

Also keep in mind that as technology advances the internet becomes more immediately accessible.  Smart phone technology has increased the popularity of mobile web access at a rapid pace. Today, if people want to know something about your business, they won’t phone, they will get on their smart phone and look up your website.

By now you may have decided that you should be promoting your internet home based website offline. How then should you do it? The short answer is any place you can think of where you might advertise an offline business.

People with autism don’t understand gestures, intonation, facial expressions, and body posture which convey more of the meaning of the communication than the words spoken.

Initiate a conversation with someone who seems socially awkward.  You will probably be amazed by what you will learn.
Over 12 years of age and in the USA?  Please vote 3 ways every day during January to “Start School for Children With Communication Challenges-Stop Bullying” at

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If you have a home based business you really should have your own website. However, having a website does not guarantee your success just as setting up a brick and mortar business doesn’t guarantee success either. You will run into roadblocks from time to time so you need to take steps to avoid them.

Even if you enjoy some degree of success in your internet based marketing, you will, at times, encounter a drop in both traffic and profit. You could spend hours or days trying to figure out the cause. Occasionally you may find the cause but generally you won’t.

A good thing to do is to check the competition in your niche to see what they are doing successfully. Perhaps you simply need to change your marketing plan to incorporate some of their tactics. Just keep in mind that the Internet is constantly changing and you must change with it.

Another problem is the one that will kill any business. I believe we all become discouraged and lose our motivation for one reason or another. It doesn’t matter how passionate you are, at some point your interest level will fall. There are two ways around this.

The first is to simply work through it, just like you would have to at a 9 to 5 job. The problem is that you are running the business and can easily justify spending your time on other things. The second option is to outsource some of your work. For example, you may have run out of ideas for articles so you could hire a free lance writer.

Your hosting service may develop a problem. They all do occasionally. For instance the server may crash. If that happens once you can accept that. But if it happens frequently it may well be time to search for a new hosting company.

Promoting your website will be expensive or time consuming, or both. This is a major problem for website owners. Most websites are successful because a lot of time was spent promoting them, not because a lot of time was spent building the site. There are many ways and combinations of ways to promote your site. You must experiment and test until you find the right combination. Your only other choice is to outsource.

Each of these potential website problems could cause your website to fail. You just need to be aware of them and be prepared to deal with them. By knowing what these problems are you may be able to avoid most of them altogether thereby assuring you internet based marketing success.

Most people with autism have mind blindness-the inability to develop an awareness of what another person is thinking to “put themselves in the shoes of another.” They don’t talk about personal feelings or those of others.

If you are in the USA and:

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When you get to the the project and click on the Vote button, the next page will give you the option to vote by Facebook or by email address. Once you make a choice, you go back to the project and click on the Vote button again. At that time, you will see the counter at the bottom of the page decrease one number. You should then sign out of the website and sign back in to vote using the other option.

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Is 7 a magic number? What about the seven wonders of the world, the seven seas, the seven deadly sins, the seven ages of man, the seven levels of hell, the seven primary colors, the seven notes of the musical scale, and the seven days of the week?  7 is even lucky in dice.

When it comes to selling, there is an assortment of different strategies that are all equally effective but they all center on a nucleus group of words. And the amazing thing is that this nucleus is comprised of 7 words that will help you get the attention of your readers.

I’ll bet you already know that the first is the word FREE. This word just attracts people. If it’s free someone will want it. It could be a free report, an ebook or video. This will not only help people learn something about your business but also establish some trust.

Too often web copy is so focused on the marketing that the needs of the reader are forgotten. The readers need to know that you are interested in solving their problems. So use the word YOU frequently.

“NEW” is another great word to use, even though it isn’t new.  Telephones aren’t new, in fact iPhones aren’t even new anymore.  That doesn’t stop a new cell phone from hitting the market every week.  Does it look and feel just like the past 10 new phones?  Of course it does, but it’s still new.

GUARANTEED is a very important word.  Remember, online shoppers are wary. This is the reason you give freebies. I just purchased a program yesterday that came with a 3 month trial and a guarantee of full refund for any reason. Some online purchases come with longer guarantee periods. This gives the reader confidence in the product and an incentive to make the purchase.

One thing you are taught when learning to write sales copy is to emphasize the BENEFITS of your product or service. It’s OK to mention features but people make purchases because of the benefits that are provided, not the features.

If you know that something works you are more likely to buy it. If it is new without any track record you will be less likely to make the purchase. However, if the product has favorable RESULTS which are PROVEN you will be more likely to purchase. If you can tell your customers what they can expect with the product they will believe the benefits you’ve described.

It doesn’t matter who your customers are, these 7 words will contribute to your internet based marketing success and go a long way in improving your web copy. Many people actually search the web because of want rather than need. You can use these words to build desire and turn it into a need.

“About 40% of children with an autism spectrum disorder do not talk at all. Another 25%–30% of children with autism have some words at 12 to 18 months of age and then lose them.  Others may speak, but not until later in childhood.” CDC

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