Almost ALWAYS . . . when someone finds out about us and our home-based business there are automatic questions that follow. The same questions each time. So . . . I (Teresa) thought perhaps an outline would be useful to help you understand what we do.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
DO I HAVE TO INVEST MONEY?
WHAT KIND OF TIME WILL IT REQUIRE?
WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RETURN?
HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING?
Let’s start at the beginning, a very good place to start . . .
About us, we are an online virtual mall. First, we do not have actual merchandise we take orders for, box up and ship out. We find products we believe in. We use many of them ourselves and therefore can give firsthand personal testimony to their value. There are three different types of services/products in our category tabs (located on the left).
First, a category like this one where there is no monetary exchange between anyone. I am not asking you for any money for this information. We are simply sharing information we believe would be of interest to the reader. Another example of this category would be our “recipe” tab. It does not involve money. I am sharing recipes my family and friends enjoy, peach pie being one of them. Also considered a tab about good reads. I enjoy the fireplace, a cup of hot tea and a good book. Quilting, yes I am a quilter – that would be a great tab too. I can tell you about the many aspects of making a quilt.
Second type of category in the tabs on the left would be actual products we appreciate and promote. As I said before – we use most of them ourselves. What happens here; we post ads online for the products listed in our tabs. Posting the ads is TOTALLY FREE. Therefore . . .
This becomes An Action Business
When someone clicks on an ad we posted for more information, they are directed to our website. They read about the product. If it is something they want to order they are directed to the actual store from our website where they can order, pay, and receive the product. We are then paid a commission by the product company for sending them business. As a matter of fact ; if you take it a step further and achieve Google Ad Sense (for FREE). . . we are paid for that customer just coming to our site and reading about the product even if the customer does not purchase the product. More about this later.
Third, this type of category is an opportunity to build an income stream yourself. Soooo many avenues! Some are TOTALLY FREE – some you will purchase. Even though you would be making money in the second category where others click on your ads and are directed to your website – this third type category has multiple ways to build a business. It is not a “Get Rich Quick” plan. You will be required to put in some time and elbow grease – invest money – woops! DID I LOSE YOU THERE??? Do not let that frighten you – please read more. Would you spend $20 to make $100?
A Business Opportunity
This is a business opportunity – to have your own business. Right now, it costs less than $100.00 to get started. We would all like to find that miracle of getting something for nothing. (Please share with us when you find it!) On the other hand, after some research and once we decided to go for it – within three months we were making $750/month and are still making that amount each month, which more than offsets the startup fee. This particular income stream cost us a road trip to set up a bank account and open a UPS box. Of course, there was the time involved, the gas and wear and tear on the vehicle and yes, we treated ourselves to a nice dinner as well. The UPS box has a monthly fee – paid for by the business not by us.
Just like clockwork – we deposit $750 each month into our personal bank account. There are several hours of time spent getting this set up and then perhaps an hour/month to send in paperwork. TIME is your investment here. There are numerous programs you can pick and choose from to build your business. We do not utilize all the opportunities presented to us, but we are adding one at a time as we can. Once again – this is a “TIME” investment to get everything set up.
Team Work at its Best
The definition of what I am doing most would be “COPY AND PASTE”. Even I can do that. And so can you. If you are willing to take the time – or make the time. IT DOES REQUIRE TIME. Bruce is the technical guru, and I am girl Friday! Bruce does the page building, keeping records, setting up our wallets and sew on. He does the research, the zooms, and keeps current with his instructor. That is one of the most beneficial properties of our business; he has continuous help and support. Because – if he is not successful then his instructor is not as successful. Sounds like a pyramid business does it not? Some of the choices here could be considered a pyramid plan. If you don’t like that . . . move on to the next opportunity! There are many income streams to choose from.
Let’s break it down; What I do as I stated above is mostly copy and paste. There are sites that let us advertise for FREE. One of our tabs is for Popcorn. Are you with me so far? I go into our Popcorn tab – copy two or three sentences about the product. Then I go to the FREE advertising page – paste the sentences – add a photo of popcorn and click OK. That’s it. Copy and Paste. Now we are back to the second category where someone sees my ad, clicks on it, and is directed to our website. They may or may not order the product but I am paid a commission if product is ordered. If I had Google Ad Sense (which we are applying for) then I would also get paid just because someone clicked on my ad, even though no product was ordered.
Sell Your Own Data
Another example would be we have a category for making money using your cell phone. The Mobile App Program is FREE! Make money taking surveys. Make money for playing games. Don’t take surveys if you don’t want to. I don’t play games on my phone because the screen is too small – but I still get money just by “checking-in” as we go somewhere.
There are companies who buy that information from the phone companies. If you use the company we are promoting – you get the money not the phone company. Your objection might be that you do not want someone to know what type of surveys you are interested in; or what games you are playing or even where you go during the day. IT’S ALL ANONOMOUIS !! AND IT’S A FREE AP. The deposits into our wallets are $10.00 at a time – again, not a “Get Rich Quick” plan. But if you have a number of these income streams . . . they can add up.
If you have read our home page About us – you will be familiar with our “personal” aspect of this business. Bruce had always worked with numbers and words. Once he retired, I thought he was losing the edge on his finely tuned thinking apparatus. We have another product designed to help with that very issue – he uses it – it works just like he says it will – BRAN (pronounced “Brain”.) Anyway, he did some research on “make money from home” prospects. Which brings us here where we live happily ever after!
After much research, this particular choice he made for an At Home Business fits exactly what he was looking for.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Bruce started for less than $100. It is still less than $100 for you to start.
DO I HAVE TO INVEST MONEY?
Yes – if you want to be successful – if you had a brick-and-mortar business you would be investing in rent, utilities, payroll, products, theft, insurance and so on. This is not “a get rich quick” plan. To be successful you will need to spend money to make money. You will not be spending like you would with a brick-and-mortar business and you will only invest in the lines that you feel will benefit you. We do not participate with all of these income streams. We are not asking you to be part of every opportunity here. Check them out, ask questions and choose what works for you.
WHAT KIND OF TIME WILL IT REQUIRE?
There it is. Time is precious, is it not? We spend much more time than we do money in this business. We try and post 100 ads a day. It doesn’t take that long to cut and paste 100 ads, but I would love to be quilting instead. I am trying to be girl Friday with the simple stuff so he can continue to build pages and such. I know that getting our own web site up and running is taking a LOT of time right now – but I believe that will slow down once we are all set up. What’s more About us, we will continually be adding new pages as we endorse new products and services – but our time commitment will slow down.
WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RETURN?
The third month of this adventure Bruce had done all the leg work, filled out all the paperwork, had been qualified and received his first $750 paycheck. The only cost was driving to a big bank and a UPS office to set up his accounts. They were FREE. Of course, he had to buy us a nice dinner that day, too.
HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING?
That’s personal About us! When our daughter was growing up – we were certain she would be a banker or investor. The things she asked most often were “how much did that cost”? “What did you pay for that”? We had to start saying “that’s personal”. My point being – it’s all up to you. How much time are YOU willing to invest in YOUR business.
I will even go as far as saying – if you have a J.O.B. right now – keep it while you are building your business. You will need the income, the insurance and any other benefits that are important to you while you are going through this process.
For those of you who do not know us personally – it would behoove me to say – trust me. You don’t know me! Sew . . . I will say IF YOU DO WHAT WE DO YOU CAN HAVE WHAT WE HAVE. Our web page is designed to create income streams for all of us. You get to choose which ones will work for you when you are ready. It can be your means to independent wealth. THAT IS A FACT!
Our fearless leader frequently says YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW. My purpose in writing this page About us is to enlighten you with what you didn’t know about our home-based business. Contact Us using the box in the upper right corner of the page. We appreciate hearing from everyone.