ruben pal's List: start a business

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    Affiliate Marketing

     

    What is it? :: Promote other company’s products and services  on your website. When a sale is made, you get a commission.
    Most  important skills needed :: PPC (Pay Per Click marketing), sales  copywriting, web marketing
    Best learning resources :: ReveNews, ABestWeb Forum, ShoeMoney, Rosalind  Gardner, Affiliate  Classroom
    Recommended Book :: Make  a Fortune Promoting Other People’s Stuff Online by Rosalind Gardner

     
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    Blogging

     

    What is it? :: A chronologically based website filled with  articles, reviews, or journal-style writing. You can sell advertising or  incorporate affiliate marketing on a blog to earn money.
    Most  important skills needed :: Copywriting, social networking, affiliate  marketing, web marketing
    Best learning resources :: ProBlogger, JohnChow, DoshDosh
    Recommended Book ::  ProBlogger,  Secrets to Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income by Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett
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    Internet Research Business

     

    What is it? :: Doing internet research for corporations, law  firms and other small businesses.
    Most important skills needed ::  Librarian-style research skills, customer service
    Best  learning resources :: Entrepreneur.com’s  Information Consultant Startup Guide
    Recommended Book :: Building  & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent  Information Professional by Mary Ellen Bates

     
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    Freelance Services

     

    What is it? :: Providing professional services such as  copywriting, design, photography, illustration, and programming usually billed  on an hourly rate.
    Most important skills needed :: Sales,  customer service, trade-specific knowledge
    Best learning resources  :: Our Freelance Parent channel, FreelanceSwitch
    Recommended  Book :: The  Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic  Design or Communications Business by Cameron S. Foote
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    Consulting

     

    What is it? :: Providing your specialized industry knowledge  to corporations, entrepreneurs, investors or other businesses.
    Most  important skills needed :: Trade-specific knowledge, sales, customer  service
    Best learning resources :: Entrepreneur.com’s  Consulting Business Startup Guide
    Recommended Book :: The  Business of Consulting: The Basics and Beyond (CD-ROM Included) by Elaine Biech

     
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    VA (Virtual Assistant)

     

    What is it? :: Providing administrative and business support  to other business owners and small businesses.
    Most important skills  needed :: Customer service, organization
    Best learning  resources :: VirtualAssistantStartups, Entrepreneur.com’s  Business Support Startup Guide, VirtualPABusiness
    Recommended  Book :: The  2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual  Assistants by Christine Durst

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