Saturday, July 13, 2013

Local web profits

Local web profits




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the easiest online business you can start… Right in your own back yard <p from: paul myers publisher, talkbiz news <p if you follow any of the online business discussion boards, you've probably seen the buzz about local business portals. Even if you haven't, you've probably seen your share of local web sites, and thought that it might be interesting to create one. <p


one was a direct response campaign for a national company that had a lot of competition. It did okay, but it wasn’t anything to get excited about. These days we’d call it an affiliate deal, with a mediocre payout and conversion rate. <p


*poof* – so much for that income stream. <p the other deal i was working on at the same time was different. It was local . I set it up myself, in a conversation that took less than 10 minutes . Creating the web page and the form to promote it took less than an evening. <p


that one worked out very well, but the best part wasn’t the money. It was knowing that if that deal went away, i could easily create more just like it . The formula is simple, and the pitch is as close to a no-pressure, no-brainer deal as you can offer a business. It’s a true “no lose” proposition. <p


maybe. If you try and do it like everyone else does, it probably would be tough. But do it with a local audience, and it’s as easy to make that deal work as it ever was . <p


it’s one of the reasons i believe that having a local component to your business, even if you focus primar…read more detail



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