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Friday, September 29, 2006


An Audio Offer From....
Steve Gaghagen


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I wanted to post this Audio E-Card on the blog so all of you could hear these two important recommendations.

This E-Card was originally sent out to my prospect lists via e-mail.....that will explain the references you'll hear.

I've done a lot of research, and I have a lot of experience in what works and what doesn't in the "working at home" world. This e-card contains information I think everyone who has even the slightest interest should know.

So......click on the link and check it out!

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About the Author:

Steve Gaghagen is the owner of this blog,
an actor, director, author, Realtor, and
Internet marketing entrepreneur. He makes
his home in Big Bear Lake, California, where
he is owned by a dog named Cimarron.


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The Benefits Of A Home Based Business
Steve Gaghagen


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Taking advantage of a home-based business opportunity can afford you many benefits. There are not only the monetary benefits, but lifestyle benefits as well. Whether lifestyle or monetary, these benefits can be far greater than the benefits you receive working for an employer. If you are already working in your own home-based business or just entertaining the idea, be sure to evaluate your options and consider the value of the benefits you will receive. Home-based business opportunities can provide you with independence and financial freedom if you make smart decisions.

It is not always money that motivates people to start a home-based business. Sometimes the intangible benefits are more important factors when considering home-based business opportunities. One of the more powerful draws to working from home is the sense of freedom you gain. You can set your own schedule, work the hours that are most convenient for you, and have time available for family obligations and leisure activities. Parents with children in school often think about what home-based business opportunities may be available to them. Teacher conferences, after school activities and the ability to be home when the children are out of school are strong motivators in making the decision to start a home-based business. Working from home gives you the benefit of flexible hours and the freedom to adjust your schedule according to the needs of your family.

Stress reduction is another benefit of operating a home-based business. Any business will likely produce its own kind of stress, but certain stressful factors can be avoided when you take advantage of the more promising home business opportunities that are available to you. You will have no daily commute, you will save money on gas and automobile expenses, and you will have the extra time in the morning and evening to relax and interact with your family instead of spending that time getting to and from work. If you plan properly and budget your time wisely, being your own boss can reduce the stress you feel due to constant demands and co-worker interruptions.

A home-based business opportunity cannot only give you the benefit of earning money while working from your home it can give you many other benefits as well. A home-based business is the perfect chance for you to attain financial and personal freedom. There are numerous home-based business opportunities available to you. Research each one carefully and make sure you are willing to put forth the effort that will be required in order to succeed.

About the Author:

Steve Gaghagen is the owner of this blog,
an actor, director, author, Realtor, and
Internet marketing entrepreneur. He makes
his home in Big Bear Lake, California, where
he is owned by a dog named Cimarron.


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Thursday, September 28, 2006


Web Traffic - 5 Low Cost Ways to Generate Traffic
Steve Gaghagen




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Web traffic is of utmost importance for any business. No matter what business model you're following, no matter what your goal is, be it selling a product or monetizing your web site with Adsense, you need a steady stream of targeted traffic.

With that being said, there are many ways to generate traffic; whatever product or niche you may be involved with. The key is to find the most effective yet most affordable alternatives.

Although it may be easy for big companies with deep pockets to throw cash into a pay per click campaign such as Google Adwords, for most home based businesses these costs can be daunting. Yet without targeted traffic no business can survive for long.

That's one of the great advantages to running an internet business. The home based business owner has many low or no cost options when it comes to advertising and drawing interested individuals to their sites.

Following are five such ways that can help increase your rankings in the search engines and gain much needed exposure.

Traffic Exchanges

These are exceptional tools when used right. Although every niche may not benefit from this particular traffic method, it can be used with great success when dealing with MLM, affiliate marketing and home based business opportunities.

One of the best ways to use traffic exchanges is to create your own separate landing page for the product or opportunity you're promoting. Always try to stand out from the crowd by using something other than what all the other affiliates are using.

Then by simply enticing other surfers with some free information and using an autoresponder to capture their name and email address you can quickly build your own opt-in list of interested prospects.

Write a Newsletter

While this may seem time consuming, it really doesn't have to be. There are hundreds of article directories floating around with articles written by experts in almost every field.

Simply use them within the guidelines prescribed by the directory and author, add a few lines from yourself as an introduction and throw in an ad and you've got yourself a newsletter.

Write and Submit Your Own Articles

As the previous point shows, there are many hundreds of article directories out there and literally thousands of web sites, ezines and newsletter publishers looking for new and unique content every day.

By writing your own articles and including a link back to your site you're not only branding yourself as an expert but also creating valuable back links to your site. This is a huge factor when it comes to search engine rankings which bring the best free traffic.

Online Communities and Forums

By joining online forums you can also gain back links to your site by posting comments and using a sig file with your links in it.

Beware though that most forums frown on blatant advertising. You have to attempt to add something of worth with your posts or you may get banned.

Exchange Links

This may actually be the most difficult tactic. You must find sites that are in the same niche as yours but not necessarily in direct competition.

You also have to find sites that already have a good ranking in the search engines for this to be effective.

Always approach any site owner with grace and dignity. Be tactful and courteous. Remember, you attract more flies with honey than vinegar.

Use all five of these tactics on a regular basis and you'll surely see a climb in traffic.

About the Author:

Steve Gaghagen is the owner of this blog,
an actor, director, author, Realtor, and
Internet marketing entrepreneur. He makes
his home in Big Bear Lake, California, where
he is owned by a dog named Cimarron.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2006


If I Had Only Known Then
What I Know Now!

Steve Gaghagen


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Hindsight, we all know only too well, is a wonderful thing. For example, if we had only known that the ceiling on membership at a popular site was going to be subscribed so quickly - we would have joined up the minute we heard about it.

If we had only known that niche marketing was going to be so wildly popular we would have focused on that instead of MLM.

If we had only known that Google was going to change its algorithm and the rules of AdWords were going to change we would have...

Stop.

Stop, stop, stop.

In the world of Internet marketing, you can safely bet that the only constant is the rate of change! There's always news of the latest product dropping into your email inbox. There's always another promise of quick and easy money. Google will keep changing its algorithm, and new search engines are quite likely to pop up to challenge Google.

What can you do about this? Four main things:


(1) Continue To Educate Yourself.

Understand that those who rise to the top of any field - whether it's internet marketing or something else - are good at what they do. This means that they never stop learning. There are always new materials, new techniques and probably new 'experts' showing the way.

Most of us learn in three main ways: (a) from experts who specialize in a certain niche related to our field; (b) from others who are following the same path as we are, and (c) by trial and error, from our own results.

You will find that the more you immerse yourself in the world of internet marketing, the more you will be able to analyze which products, services and opportunities are right for you.


(2) Focus. Pick One System And Give It A Fair Go.

Countless people who start out on the internet with high hopes follow the same pattern. They get excited about a new product or system. They throw themselves into it and invest long hours (and potentially quite a bit of money) in getting it up and running. It might be e-books sold from mini-sites; it might be setting up an eBay business; it might be directory-type sites with text manipulators; it might be AdWords or content sites optimized for AdSense.

Then one day they get wind of another new system (probably one created by someone who claims "the gurus are angry with me for giving away all their secrets..."). Discouraged by the lack of results with the first "opportunity", they decide to let it rest for a while and try the new one. Back they go into the cycle of try-the-new-product, get-discouraged, discard-it-and-try-the-next-thing.

And so it goes on. Months pass. Perhaps years pass. They struggle to pay the credit card bills mounting from buying into every new system that comes along... with very little money coming in to offset their 'investment'. As they look back, they start muttering "If I had only known then what I know now..."

If you can recognize yourself in this scenario, the good news is this: Now you DO know better. You don't know what the next new product will be that's going to set the internet world abuzz, but you do know enough to choose a system that's right for you and stick to it.


(3) Take The Time to Plan.

Give yourself from two to four weeks to regroup. Go through all the products you have on your shelves or on your computer. Make a list. Decide which products you now know (so wise with hindsight!) to be worth keeping. Then analyze the 'keepers' and pick on the best system for YOU to use at this time. (This will depend upon your level of knowledge and which one you would enjoy most. Work with your strengths.)

Finally, devise a game plan. You are going to focus on this ONE method and devise a practical time-line to achieve results. Don't be in a rush. Make sure you give yourself enough time to see it 'take hold' so the money starts flowing in. That will give you the motivation to continue.

Clear the decks, physically as well as mentally. Put all the products that don't fit in with your plan in boxes or on disk for safekeeping. You may return to them one day, but if you've chosen the system that's right for you, you probably won't.

4. Don't Get Distracted by New Products.

Resolve to buy ONLY products or services that will save you time or money in implementing the system you have chosen. Never buy anything on impulse. Print out the sales letter, read it through, then put it aside. Read it through again the next day. Does it still seem so appealing? Check out a few forums to listen to the buzz. If a product doesn't deliver, you'll soon hear about it. If it is exceptional value, you'll hear about that, too.

Some questions to ask: "Will this help me to streamline the business I have chosen? Is it worth the money? Will it make a significant difference?" And above all, "Do I need this, or is it just another distraction?"

Resolve to make this the year you will succeed. No more pocket change. No more "If I had only known..."

You DO know.

So make it work.


About the Author:

Steve Gaghagen is the owner of this blog,
an actor, director, author, Realtor, and
Internet marketing entrepreneur. He makes
his home in Big Bear Lake, California, where
he is owned by a dog named Cimarron.


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Opportunities So You Can Work At Home Visit:

Steve Gaghagen's Online Home Business Learning Center

Pay-It-Forward-4-Profits

ProWealth Solutions

Success University
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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Four Absolute Must-Do’s To Create A Money-Making Home Business

Four Absolute Must-Do’s To Create A Money-Making Home Business
Copyright © Steve Gaghagen


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Here are four things you absolutely Must Do, if you want to create a home based business that is efficient, fun, and will make you money quickly as well as in the long run.

1: Set Up A Business-Like Work Space.
We know that our surroundings influence our productivity. We cannot be completely productive working in the midst of clutter and disarray. The space you work in should be businesslike AND separate from your living area. You come here to work, not to be distracted by the normal occurrences of home and family life.

2: Research What Works And What Doesn’t.
Get on the Net! That’s where you’ll probably be spending most of your working hours. Browse around some business and work-at-home forums. See what others are saying about programs you might affiliate with. Check out some scam sites like The Rip-Off Report to see if what you’re looking at is for real or not. There’s a lot of crap out there, and you don’t want to spend a lot of time, effort and money on crap.

3: Fully Commit To The Project You Choose.
Most people who fail at working from home do so because of a lack of commitment and focus. Once you determine which type of work you’re going to be doing, jump into it completely. There are a lot of distractions like e-mail, and children. It’s easy to get sidetracked. Choose what you want to do and do it….fully and exclusively.

4: Set Your Goals And Visualize.
How can we possibly know what road to take if we don’t know where we’re going? This is age-old wisdom we’ve all heard before. The problem is that most often we simply never do it! Decide on your goals. Write them down. Be specific. Then VISUALIZE THEM. See yourself having them. If you can find pictures of that house, that car, those clothes, then get them. Print them out, and hang them right in front of your face so you are confronted with them all day long!


About the Author:

Steve Gaghagen is the owner of this blog,
an actor, director, author, Realtor, and
Internet marketing entrepreneur. He makes
his home in Big Bear Lake, California, where
he is owned by a dog named Cimarron.

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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Welcome Jewels!


Hey, Jewels ! Welcome to the blog! Jewels is our newest Team Member, and I'm sure she'll make her full identity known to those who don't get it if she feels like it....or not, who knows!?

Jewels, if you read the last few posts you'll know what this is all about. I want to encourage you to post an comment as you wish. Send us any links you wish, things you like or find useful and feel others would as well. I want to build that links list to the right so it turns into a complete resource guide for all of the subjects we might cover here. I'm just going to build it straight on down for a while, but later I'll probably have to group it in topics. Cross that bridge when we get to it.

Right now, I know there are going to be a lot of "newbies" here, so if you have anything you'd like to get instruction in or have me write a tutorial on, just e-mail me privately and request it. If I can possibly pull it off it'll turn up as a post.

Steve Gaghagen

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Welcome To SteveTalk, Guys!

Welcome to SteveTalk, guys!

John, Brian, and......yes we know....that's Ronnie B. out there.........I want to give you and everyone the low-down skinny on what this place is all about, ok?

First of all, I've listed some preferred topics of conversation in my last post, but I'll hit them again: acting, film, theatre, music, real estate, Internet marketing, and working at home, and politics. That doesn't mean, however, that we need to feel too constrained. Ronnie, if you want to talk about photography here, that would be fine. Feel free. This is a place to have fun, learn, share, and argue in an enlightening manner, so let's all enjoy it!

One caveat is this: at present, I am not moderating any posts. What is posted, and the comments those posts glean, will go up immediately with no filter. However, if things get out of hand somehow, then I'll be forced to moderate posts. Now, by out of hand, I mean being abusive of others, slanderous or libelous comments, or content of a sexual nature that's way "over the top". I don't foresee anything like this, but you never know. If I have to moderate the posts that just means more work for me and a delay from when you post or comment until it appears on the screen.

OK....enough of that. Now, John, Brian, and Ronnie, you three and hopefully quite a few more, have responded to an invitation to be a "Team Member" on the blog. Anybody at all can comment on any posts here, but you must be a "Team Member" to initiate a post. If you are someone who would like to become a Team Member, just e-mail me and ask. I'm easy.

I do believe that this place might become somewhat more popular than you might suspect at first. I've registered this blog with "Technorati", a great website that's free for anyone who wants to use it. It's actually a blog interface that keeps track of your interests and searches worldwide for blogs that might interest you. It uses a keyword system, and I've registered the keywords relating to the topics I mentioned earlier. So, what we talk about here just might be showing up on a website viewed by millions daily. You should go to Technorati and check them out!

Now, because of this, and because I'm interested in Internet marketing, I want to invite everyone, always, to post your links here! John, you're a Realtor. I'm sure you have a website and you'd like more traffic. Just e-mail me with your link and what you'd like to name it, and I'll post it in the links section. Also, you guys who have businesses, family sites, or other sites you'd like to promote.......go ahead and do it here. The more links we put up here, the more we're crawled by spiders from Yahoo, Google, and sites with their own spiders, like Technorati, the more the possibility increases that the right someone, at just the right time, will click on a link you've left. So....PROMOTE YOUR LINKS, guys. Develop a signature like the one I'm using in this post, and use it all the time! Just please try and keep the signatures to no more than 7 lines or so, ok?

Anyway, that's it! Post your blurbs and comments! Promote your links, business, family websites, hobbies, resources....whatever! The Internet is the last frontier, so let's enjoy it and make use of it while we can!

Welcome aboard, guys! Don't forget to send me your links!

Steve Gaghagen

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Welcome To "Steve Talk"



Well....here we are. Welcome to my new blog, SteveTalk. I'm Steve and you're not (I've always wanted to say that, LOL).

This blog will be a place where we can all talk about acting, theatre, film, real estate, politics, and I-Marketing. How's that for eclectic?

We can also throw in some dog stuff (my owners name is Cimarron), and occasional forays into sprituality (from Christian to Buddhist, to whatever).

Well, that leaves us with almost no walls, doesn't it? Seriously, I'm really looking to have discussions that can educate and entertain, with folks who want to talk about the things I've mentioned. I do love my small mountain town, Big Bear Lake, CA, but we are rather isolated up here, and hearing the thoughts of people from different backgrounds is always enlightening to me.

I'll throw in a couple of guidelines for those of you who don't know me yet. I was a professional actor for many years, but left it in 1988 when the "Big City" got to be too much for me. Moving to Big Bear, I became a Realtor and have been for twelve years, keeping active in theatre locally. Recently I've left real estate as a full-time profession, and have moved into working from home in Internet Marketing. I've affiliated with several companies, but my main business focus at this time is concentrated on Success University and Pay-It-Forward-4-Profits, two well known and wonderful companies. I also have my own website known as Affiliate SalesInfo Depot. It's REEEAALLLLYYYY UGLY right now, but I'm going to make it better. Check those things out if you want, but if you don't ....... let's just schmoooooze!

We can talk about all of those things, and anything regarding politics, if you want to get into that. If you do, I should warn you from the start: my political views fall just a little to the left of Vladimir Lenin (apologies to Rush Limbaugh, although saying that hurts). I'm an left-wing, Irish socialist from way back, and that's what you'll get from me. Weird, huh? A left-wing Realtor? Go figure.

Well, there you are.....and there I am. Hope we can have some good times here.

See you tomorrow!