Thursday, December 20, 2007

FREE - Make Money Blogging

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

  • The best blogging techniques.
  • How to get traffic to your blog.
  • How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Real Estate Investing - What are Foreclosures and How Can You Develop a Business Around Foreclosures? Part 1

There are more than 1,000,000 homeowners in foreclosure every month. They are behind

on their mortgage payments by three months or more. Families are losing homes at

record rates and the trend continues to increase steadily.

The homeowners who need help are usually at least two or three months behind on their

mortgage payments because of a past situation that was temporary, such as divorce, a job

loss, a medical problem or another unexpected expense that caused them to fall behind.

Many of them are good people who want to stay in their home, and in many cases, they

CAN afford their mortgage payment because the situation that caused them to fall behind

is over. However, their lender requires all the delinquent payments plus late fees, legal

fees and filing fees, and they will not accept partial payments.

Some homeowners will never be able to keep their home. The "issue" that caused their money

problems was a major one and was not going away - such as a severe, ongoing illness that

hit them hard financially.

When the homeowner misses two or three payments, the lender files a lawsuit

to collect the delinquency and the homeowner doesn’t know how to handle it.

Lenders don’t care if the homeowner really wants to work out the problem.

This is where YOU come in. You have an enormous opportunity in front of you.

Based on the facts and figures presented earlier, you have more prospects

available to you now than ever before.

Think about it. If you are like most people, your worst fear about starting your

own business is not finding enough clients. Clearly, that is not the case here,

and we aren’t writing this with smiles on our faces. There is a serious problem

in this country that requires immediate action.

There is money to be made in Foreclosures, but there is a huge amount you

need to learn.

  • First, you need to know what the homeowner's options are in a possible Foreclosure situation.
  • Second, you need to understand how you can help them depending on whether they could possibly meet future payments or not.
  • Third, you need to know what courses and programs are out there to help you learn the strategy that best fits your needs.
  • Fourth, you need to understand what the pros and cons are of the possible strategies.

Whether you are starting a real estate investment business and need to learn this information, or whether you are a homeowner who might face foreclosure in the near future and need to know what all your options are, THESE ARTICLES I WILL WRITE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL DEFINITELY GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.

Feel free to subscribe to this blog so you can read each article as soon as it is published.

Good Luck.

Jeanette

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Trading Stocks: What is Obvious is Often Wrong

If you are considering trading stocks to make extra money, there are certain things you need to understand about market dynamics and market sentiment. Everything logical and sensible is often wrong.

If you are just getting started with the stock market, you need to be very cautious about things that seem logical, but aren’t true. As an example, you may hear about a company that is about to introduce some really exciting product - could be a new MP3 player or a drug - just any product that is really being hyped in a publicity campaign. The "logical" thought is to buy the stock just as it is being introduced. But that "logical" choice could be a very bad one.

The market often responds by “buying on anticipation of news, but selling on the actual news.” There is even a common phrase of “buy the rumor, sell the news.” The beginner who expects the news to bring good results will be punished severely. The market has its own rules of behavior, and they often don’t follow our logical beliefs.

Most likely, the stock of the company that is introducing the new, exciting product has already risen in value. The hype pushed the price up "in anticipation" of the product introduction. As soon as the product is actually introduced, the people who bought early are likely to cash out, letting the stock price drop as soon as the product is actually introduced.

Another example of this is “trader’s sentiment.” This is just a fancy term for “what do people think is going to happen to the market in the future?” When the sentiment gets very bullish, there is a great likelihood that the market will start tumbling. When the sentiment gets very bearish, there is a great likelihood that the market is ready to turn back up. Although this seems illogical, there is some underlying logic to it. When most people are very bullish, there is a good chance that they already bought stock. As more and more people are bullish, there is a good chance that these “bulls” have become fully invested and there are fewer people out there with cash in their pockets, ready to invest. Consequently, there are fewer buyers on the sidelines, and this can lead to the market turning down.

This means that beginners need to be extremely careful of how they filter news. One any day, if you listen to CNBC, you will hear people with strong beliefs that the market is about to go in a certain direction. They might be right, but if the majority of commentators are saying that things are about to fall apart, it could mean that things are ready to turn up. The best indicator of market direction is this: if most professional stock commentators are saying the market is going up, that is the best indicator that the market is ready to go down! So listen to analysts' predictions but consider that the opposite is more likely to occur.

Is this confusing? You bet it is! That is why a beginner needs to spend a lot of time observing, learning to detect these patterns, understanding sentiment analysis, and developing a list of indicators they can use to determine whether the market is more likely to move up or down. With the market, news is often expected and the effect of the news is already factored into the market pricing, so when the news is finalized, prices start to drop since there is no more anticipation of good news. The anticipation causes the price to rise. The actual news brings the end to anticipation.

Watch. Observe patterns. Never assume that things that seem logical will be true. Be an observer, not a believer. Have very few beliefs of what you think will happen. Spend more time observing what is actually happening.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

"I Need Cash Now" - a great program despite its title

Here's the sales pitch for the "I Need Cash Now" audio program:

If you have ever been in a cash crunch and wondered...
How could I generate some quick income using the Internet?
You know how there are times when you need cash right away...

  • a harassing creditor
  • an unpaid phone bill
  • an unexpected bind
  • a special occasion
  • a potential foreclosure

and you just need to take care of it immediately!

Within 3 days to be exact. Cash deposited into your bank account to look after your immediate needs. Well, this program shows you how to make that money step by step --

in 72 Hours!

Well, amazingly, its pretty accurate - if a bit "sales pitchy."

I bought I Need Cash Now for two reasons:

  • I studied under some of the authors in the past, and they were really great. Honest. Reputable. Informative.
  • I am into real estate investing and I needed some extra capital for a project I was interested in.

I am sure you have all purchased courses, spent a hour or two getting started in them, and then tossing them to the bottom of a pile because they weren't really new, weren't really informative and didn't "start" where you needed to start,

For instance, if the first words were telling you what to write to your list, but you had no list, you pretty much just paid for useless information.

Several Internet business experts were interviewed. They were given a specific Challenge:

I need cash in my bank account in 72 hours. I need to generate at least $250 to $2000 in that time; I have no list to speak of; I have no high level marketing contacts and I have little to no capital to work with. Where do I start, where do I begin this journey of getting what I need to get and getting the results I'm looking for?

The experts include Tellman Knudson, the master of list building, Dave Lakhani, Glenn Dietzel, Ray Edwards and a surprise guest speaker. The course consists of audio interviews plus a written transcription of each of those interviews.

I was frankly amazed at the huge amount of information that was relayed in the course. And it wasn't just a way to sell other things. Don't you hate when a course really doesn't tell you anything but points you to ten other courses you need to get the information you thought was in the course you bought! Well, this course does not do that.

If you want to get more information of this course,

Click Here
My Recommendation is
***** Buy based on Content
***** Buy based on Value

Take a look at "I Need Cash Now"

Jeanette Szwec


Friday, June 15, 2007

Intro Article: Do You Need More Income Fast?

 

So, why do you "Need Cash Now?"  Our reasons are varied. I have good friends that got into really bad situations recently. 

One had purchased a home a few years ago with an adjustable rate mortgage, and the rate just recently adjusted "up". They then had a very unexpected huge medical bill, and the family monthly income no longer was enough to cover the family monthly expenses, Although they were working hard and doing their best, they now face foreclosure and are scared to death - and embarrassed.

Another friend found that divorce wrecked her plans for financial security.  No one really comes out the divorce wringer feeling secure, and she is now scared to death about her future.  Jobs as a secretary, personal assistant, teacher, or paralegal are great career choices, but may not provide enough monthly income to create a sufficient savings plan to build up a cushion for the future when you are living life as a post-divorce single. She needs an extra source of money - money that can be saved for the future.

And one other close friend went through a situation he never would have imagined happening to him.  He got scammed out of most of his retirement savings!  This is an intelligent man who reads contracts like a hawk.  But a real estate developer with amazing credentials talked hundreds of people into a contract where the developer claimed to own land that wasn't really owned.  Getting close to retirement age, this friend needs a new source of income immediately.

For myself, I don't want to be scared of those retirement years - I want to thrive, live an exciting life, and have a new income stream that will last as long as I do.

Because of my needs and the needs of so many people I see, I went on a mission to find sources for income generation that are smart, sensible, real, and can be attempted by normal people in their spare time without huge out-of-pocket expenses.

If I write about it in this blog, I have used it. I will let you know whether I believe in the systems or not. In some cases, a good friend has used the system and has given me their critical evaluation that I will share with you.

I have had a varied career path - I seem to get bored after five years. So I have a varied background. I was a professional marketing research consultant for quite a few years.  During that time, I was heavily involved in understanding consumer behavior, and estimating the growth potential of various markets.  I was manager of new product development for a kitchen and bath product where I also learned how to identify new business opportunities.

Since leaving that Fortune 500 company, I spent several years as a self-employed stock trader.  I am a published author in the area of stock investment.

Additionally, I have an ongoing interest in real estate investment and have done an exhaustive study of the courses people are offering that promise "riches" in real estate investment.

I am now also looking at Internet based businesses and trying my hand at a few concepts.

As a marketer, marketing researcher, writer and teacher, I have the skills to analyze the multiple courses being offered in the marketplace that promise "home based business opportunity."  I have also personally purchased way too many of these courses since I had no one to help me choose the good and reject that bad.

I hope to help readers accomplish that.

If you have questions, feel free to leave a comment and I will try to respond to your questions in a future posting.

Tomorrow, I will be talking about an Internet Marketing course called "I Need Cash Now." That title would frankly be enough to turn me off normally, but I had taken training from some of the authors and knew them to be reputable. I found it to be an excellent course and I will give details in my next blog.

If you want to take a look at that program now, just click below.

Click Here

If you are interesting in any of the following topics, I welcome you to subscribe to this blog.

  • Foreclosure - how to avoid
  • Foreclosure -how to create income as a real estate investor
  • Real estate investing - all the routes to making money
  • Stock investing - what you need to know, what you should read, what is pure bull
  • Internet Businesses - what courses are worth buying
  • Writing a book and getting published
  • Ways to make money fast if you are in a crunch

I will also feature books or courses about health and fitness. You can't make money, have a great future and be happy if you are not healthy and fit. Health and fitness isn't the main subject of this blog, but it is critical, is something I read about constantly, so I will share with you interesting things that I find in my reading,

Good luck, make money, be happy, be fit.

Jeanette Szwec