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The recent MSN real estate article, What crisis? Some businesses are booming, lists 9 businesses that are booming in this economy. And you know what, of the nine businesses listed, 6 fall under the foreclosure cleanup umbrella. Hence, one could make the argument that cleaning foreclosures is perhaps the number one recession-proof small business to start.

So just what are these businesses?

6 Booming Businesses That Can All Be Handled by a Full-Service Foreclosure Cleaning Company

1. Grass Painter: Ever watch an episode of “Flip This House” on HGTV and see grass painters turning brown, ugly lawns into beautiful, lush-looking landscaping within minutes? This is what a grass painter does. Just like spray painting a wall in your house, a grass painter paints the grass.

Many foreclosure properties need this service to make the home attractive for resale and/or to prevent it looking like an abandoned property. And, at $100-$1,000/pop, the proprietor featured in the article says he’s not only busier than ever, but has people flying in from all over the country to consult with him on how to start a company doing the same thing in their hometowns (he charges a consultation fee).

This is a service every cleaning foreclosures business can offer.

2. Pool Servicers: Pools have to be drained, refinished and/or covered when a house is foreclosed on. Otherwise, they are a magnet for mosquitoes (because of standing water), and a danger to neighborhood kids and pets.

So banks, realtors and investors hire pool cleaners to handle the work that needs to be done. The average cost is around $400 according to the pool cleaner featured in the piece.

3. Trash Outs: Otherwise known as hauling away the junk and debris from a foreclosed property. Many times, these are handled by junk haulers. But, it is a foundational service any foreclosure cleaning business has to offer. This is mostly the kind of work banks will expect foreclosure cleaning companies to handle.

The company featured in the article doing this reports being booked through 2009 already.

4. Property Preservation: Property preservation companies may be the closest things to a full-service foreclosure cleaning business in that they do any and everything necessary to protect the lender’s asset (the house) until it is resold. So they may maintain the lawn, remove debris, fix broken windows, etc.

5. Board Up Professionals: Board up professionals literally board of the access points of foreclosed homes, where necessary. This means windows and doors. Banks and realtors use these professionals to prevent vandals and vagrants from damaging and/or occupying a foreclosed property.

This is an easy add-on service for businesses that handle cleaning foreclosures.

6. Locksmiths: While a basic service, it is a necessary one in the foreclosure process. Locks have to be changed once previous owners vacate a property. And with mounting foreclosures, the business owner featured in the article mentioned above said that for the first time in his company’s 97-year history, he was working weekends.

Cleaning Foreclosures: A One-Stop Shop Garners More Business

All of the above services can be offered pretty seamlessly by full-service foreclosure cleaning businesses. And, it can even garner you more jobs. How/why? Because realtors and bankers like a one-stop shop so to speak. If they can call one business to handle six different services, it makes it that much easier for them to use you.

To learn everything you need on how to start a business cleaning foreclosures, log on to Start-a-Foreclosure-Cleanup-Business.com for 200 pages of first-hand information from the owner of a leading foreclosure cleanup company in Atlanta, GA.

Probably the most asked question about making money online is “What should I sell?” You can sell almost anything online, although if you desire to earn a comfortable income or even an astonishing one you will need to first tap into peoples desires before they are exploited. Choosing a product without actually knowing if there is a market for it is the biggest mistake people make when starting a home business. Researching for unexploited niche markets is the first step for those who truly want to make money online. Doing this research is much easier than it seems, it can be as easy as going to news groups, bulletin boards or blogging sites. Look for the most popular topics. EBay and similar online stores can also be good places to look for the hottest markets. Where do you find Products that Make Money?

Method one. Solving Problems:

People are looking for quick easy solutions to their everyday complexities. (One reason for starting my own online business) They want a solution right now and are searching, cash in hand for the product or service that can deliver this resolution. Many people spend thousands of dollars with the hopes of becoming financially secure. People post their questions or problems on bulletin boards in online forums and wait for a resolution or rationalization. As you are looking for markets, try looking for the problems of others that you may be able to solve and make money from.

Method two. Improve Existing Products:

There is no need to invent the next life changing product. Improving or redesigning an existing product can develop huge financial benefits. Many times it is impossible to sell new inventions because people resist paying for experimental items. It requires vast amounts of time and money for newly invented products in order to obtain public awareness. By giving an already existing product a fresh new innovation or inspiration you can revive a dying market.

Method three. Monthly Products and Services:

Products and Services which are exhausted regularly generate steady incomes that are easy to sustain and multiply. It would be nice to be able to sell products month after month to recurring customers and create a residual income that will continue to expand. Once a client makes a purchase they will buy again provided they benefit from the product. Remember returning clientele cost little or nothing to maintain, while getting new customers will require time, effort and money. What is Fair Market Value?

Product Pricing:

Be fair to yourself as well as the customers when pricing your products. If you want to make money the margin or ratio between the cost of your product and the selling price must be at least 1:4. If a product costs $10 you need to sell that product for a minimum of $40. Low-margin-high-volume business plans do not work either. It is hard enough to get large numbers of visitors to a website and even if you do get the traffic, increased sales do not guarantee an increase in profit. The costs of running the business swells as the volume increases, your work load expands but your net profit does not. Set your profit margin appropriately and avoid this costly mistake.

Do It With Integrity:

Whatever method is followed it is important that the product or service being sold is reliable and trustworthy. Products that are proven to be dependable keep customers happy and they will become repeat customers and recommend your product or service to others. With a little research and diligence anyone can gather a good quality collection of ideas to make money online. All that is needed is a good product or service, solid research skills, a reliable knowledge base and a desire to make money from home for anyone to make their dreams reality. Offering bonuses and other incentives can also help to generate sales.

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The article, Americans For Prosperity: “No Stimulus” Petition Circulated, on the HuffingtonPost, states that a conservative group named Americans For Prosperity started a petition against the stimulus package that was recently passed by the Senate.

In their protest, which garnered over 200,000 signatures, they stated, “Congress should not enact an expensive spending bill under the pretense of stimulus or recovery. No matter which amendments pass, the fundamental approach of dramatically increasing federal debt and spending is a mistake.”

All other portions of the stimulus package aside, if you own or are thinking about starting a foreclosure cleanup business, what does this stimulus package mean for you? Well, as with most things in Washington, it’s not clear.

Following are two points Secretary Geithner made in his financial stability plan speech as it relates to housing, foreclosures and restoring this part of the market.

Summarizing Secretary Geithner: What the Stimulus Package Means for the Foreclosure Market

Point 1: There will be a comprehensive housing program. What this means is that there will be a specific plan to address the housing crisis. The details of the plan were not outlined, but are said to be coming “in the next few weeks.”

Point 2: The specific focus of the housing program. What is it? What many Americans who are losing their homes are hoping for, a reduction in interest rates and/or loan modification.

In the secretary’s words according to the official press release statement from the press room of the U.S. Department of the Treasure [ie, Secretary Geithner Introduces Financial Stability Plan], “Our focus will be on using the full resources of the government to help bring down mortgage payments and to reduce mortgage interest rates.”

The government is flexing its muscle somewhat here, as it will rely on resources “authorized by the Congress under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.”

So, given these disparate points of view — basically spend our way out of this housing crisis, or don’t spend our way out of this housing crisis — where does that leave you as a foreclosure cleanup business owner, or potential foreclosure cleanup business owner?

Unfortunately, Foreclosures are Here to Stay — At Least for the Time Being

Unless and until Washington moves to force lenders to renegotiate bad loans, more foreclosures are coming down the pike.

What the average American gets that seems to elude Washington is that it is not banks that need bailouts — it’s homeowners. And, even though they [homeowners] are just as accountable for buying homes and getting into loans they couldn’t afford as the banks are for giving them the loans, why should they be the only ones to suffer?

If banks are getting bailouts to help them deal with all of these bad home loans on their books, shouldn’t the government be making the companies who are getting this bailout money work with homeowners to prevent foreclosures?

If the details forthcoming don’t address this one issue, foreclosure cleanup business owners will be, literally, cleaning out foreclosed properties for some time to come. Doing nothing won’t solve the problem. So, spend Senate spend — but do it wisely.

To learn everything you need on how to start a
business cleaning foreclosures, log on to Start-a-Foreclosure-Cleanup-Business.com for 200 pages of first-hand information from the owner of a leading foreclosure cleanup company in Atlanta, GA.

Online business opportunities are everywhere. But, what if you could find one that was legitimate and made you automatic money? It is possible to attract Internet traffic without cost to you. In fact, online business opportunities exist that will not only allow you to build a large customer base, but will actually force more and more money into your business bank account.

How it Works

There is a way to get interested Internet traffic to visit your website for free. You can make money without having to advertise, take chances or use search engine optimization to attract your potential customers. Here is how it works.

The first step to becoming a successful entrepreneur is to learn from the mistakes that others before you have made. Many online business entrepreneurs just like you have already made their respective fortunes. Now, they are ready to help you make yours, with a little profit for themselves. They will show you the ropes to forcing your own online business to succeed. They will not only tell you what will work, but what won’t and why.

The best motivation in the world for anyone to help someone else is the idea that they will gain a profit as well from your success. So, by teaching you how to use their techniques, they ensure their own profit margin will grow along with yours. The more they stand to gain through assisting you with your online business, the harder they will work to help you. It really is a win-win situation.

The Best Techniques

Internet profits are real and can be made in abundance by you or anyone else. The key is finding the right online business opportunity to get involved in. The most successful online businesses follow some basic techniques that provide overall appeal to a majority of readers, no matter what type of product or service is being offered.

The most productive techniques for building your online business include several methods. An attractive design for your website must be able to bring your customers to you, not once, but over and over. Simple, non-intrusive graphics are the safest bet when trying to please the customer. Site information should drop hints about a secret to be revealed if they sign up so they can learn more. This forces readers to prove they are really interested in what you have to offer.

Online business opportunities like the one explained here work well because they offer something free to the reader while asking for nothing in return. Who doesn’t love that? Customers who are already interested in your product or service will love getting information about it for free. This is how you attract them. Now, you need to keep them coming back.

The more professional and interesting your information is, the more likely that your readers will begin to see you as an authority on the subject. Your online business will grow steadily through return customers and new customers who have found you through word of mouth.

So, here’s the bottom line. You can build your online business and gain more and more Internet profits through strategic marketing that requires very little effort from you. Does that sound like something you may be interested in learning more about?

If so, there are many online businesses out there that are designed to help you build yours successfully. As stated already, these other online businesses have already made their thousands and thousands of dollars through tried and proven techniques. Now they are ready to help you with yours and in the process make a little extra money for themselves. Why not contact one today to learn more about online business opportunities that you can get involved in right now?

Louis Burrows has written several articles and reports about online businesses,
and has also worked fulltime online since October, 2000. For a complete online
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Here’s how I got the idea to start a business selling golf equipment.

I’m an internet marketer, operating various types of business websites. Before I start a business website, I search online for a topical subject. The best way to do that is search all the online news. My latest website sells golf equipment. It went live in February 2009.

During 2008 I was searching all the online news. I found one particular news headline to be interesting. An American billionaire had submitted planning application to build a golf links course and leisure resort in Balmedie, Scotland. His intention is to build the best golf resort in the world on 800 acres of sand dunes, stretching 2.5 miles along the coast. The cost is an estimated US$2Billion!

Next, I did a search on this American billionaire to find out if he would have a serious desire to spend US$2Billion on a golf course in Scotland. I found out that his mother was born in north Scotland. When she was 21 years old, she went to America to live. She later married an American business man and they had a son, who became a billionaire.

I then searched to see what interest golfers would have with Scotland. I found out that there is general agreement among historians and golf fans alike that the Scots were the first golfers who became addicted to the sport. On March 6 in the year 1457, James II of Scotland banned golf in an act of Parliament. Scotland is also a great tourist country, attracting thousands of visitors from America and many other countries.

A further search revealed that St Andrews Links is situated in Fife, Scotland, and is known all over the world as the Home of Golf. The American golfer, Jack Nicklaus, who won the Open Championship there in 1970 and 1978, once said: “If a golfer is to be remembered he must win The Open at St Andrews”

My next step was to use my keyword research tool to find out if golf is a popular search term. Satisfied that it is, I then looked up “golf equipment” and discovered another popular search term.

I was now sure that the American billionaire certainly intended to build a golf course at Balmedie. My next step was to buy domain names with the theme, “Balmedie”, “golf”, “course” and “resort”. The first domain name I wanted was already gone! Someone else was doing their business research a bit quicker than me. However, I obtained other similar domain names. And the one I use for my new website is probably better for SEO purposes.

The American billionaire began building his golf resort in February 2009. It is expected to take about three years to complete.

Robert McMurtrie looking at golf equipment

If you want to take a start in business than you have to decide on the particular product which can provide you customers. Sometimes that can be difficult. You could have already made your decision and know exactly what type of business you want. Still, the probability is that like most, you might be strongly inclined towards some particular product or service without being sure how to come to a decision.

Before spending your time, effort and funds know that your product or service should fit with the demands of the market. You need to know that projects like this need all of your skills and expertise as well as a knowledge of the wishes of your consumer. Do you really know what your customers need and want?

These suggestions can help point you to the correct path. This list is not comprehensive, so keep your options open.

- Create a customer survey by really spending the time to get a good understanding of their perception of the products and services you plan to offer.

- Talk to people that do retail sales. What do they need and what could get them to change suppliers?

- Websites will assist you in reaching your customers. Assemble email directories from conversations with individuals or from traffic to your online site.

- Rent a trade show booth even though it will cost you some money. Build a bench model, or have a prototype handy, of your product. Use it to demonstrate to the customer exactly how your product works. If you have a service, cite examples or provide testimonials from people who have been happy with you in the past. You should have demonstrations of the product at venues such as flea markets.

- Explore your industry by reading online and offline trade periodicals. Many will have information about performance history you can use in your sales materials. In addition, it is a good idea to talk with business insiders, workers as well as owners or administrators.

- You can use information from a variety of places to find the statistics of your field.

- Schedule appointments with other business owners. Take time to talk to them about your industry and explore common areas of interest. Talking to business owners outside your field will also expand your understanding of how your industry fits the community. Everyone needs the ability to delineate all the good and bad aspects of a certain industry. In addition, they can give you some good ideas which will help you identify possible problems for new business owners.

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Ebook sales are great money-making ventures even if you have no talent or desire to write one. Entrepreneurs who are new to the ebook business, as well as those current business owners who are looking to expand their business can benefit from the sales of ebooks.

Ebooks (electronic books) are electronic versions of written material. They can contain images, sound and text, and they are created in the form of files that can be read using a computer or ebook reader.

Selling your own ebooks is a fantastic business model for the following reasons:

* The information business is huge and ebooks are a large part of it.

* You gain a competitive advantage by making a profit from a portion of the sales of your own ebooks.

* Your business of selling ebooks is easy to get going with very low startup costs and a short time before you are up and running.

Why People Buy Ebooks

There are two important and common reasons people buy ebooks. First, there is an immediate need for the information contained in the ebook. Second, the ebook is the only source for obtaining the information.

Benefits of Selling Ebooks

There are several benefits you can enjoy from your own business of selling ebooks. These benefits make it easy for average people to become entrepreneurs and become their own bosses in a short period of time. Benefits include:

* No capital investment

* No inventory to keep in stock

* No shipping costs

* Low overhead

* Ebook reprint and resale rights

How To Sell Ebooks

Internet marketing and sales letters are two techniques used to motivate potential customers to buy your ebooks. For marketing efforts to be successful, your words must be convincing. Your web design and graphics must be simple and easy to read. Also, you must have a sense of the psychology behind good salesmanship.

Other ebook sales techniques include enabling the customer to download a limited number of chapters. This entices the reader into reading what is readily available and then hooking them in to wanting the rest bad enough to purchase the entire ebook.

Getting Paid for and Delivering Your Ebooks

The most convenient way to get paid for your ebooks is to receive payments online. A third-party credit card payment processor is ideal. For a minimal fee, the third-party company does all of the work, and you just collect your money.

The method you use to deliver your ebooks can vary depending on your preferences. You can deliver the ebook itself or a password to unlock its file through e-mail. You can e-mail your customers the URL where they can download the ebook. Your third-party payment processor can deliver the ebook, password or download page on your behalf.

Ebook sales are an easy and effective means to obtaining a steady stream of income via the Internet. How well your business functions and the amount of your profits will depend on your interest in developing your ebook business to be the best it can be. Based on what you learn from others who are already successful, you can find yourself financially independent sooner than you probably believe is possible.

There are tried and true methods in use every day that are making their users thousands of dollars on a regular basis. The trick is to find an expert in the field of ebook sales and learn from them. Let someone else make the mistakes first. Let someone else do all of the work for you. If you do both of these things, you will be making money selling ebooks very soon without putting very much of your own effort into it. For more information and to get started selling ebooks, contact a knowledgeable expert today.

Louis Burrows has written several articles and reports about online businesses,
and has also worked fulltime online since October, 2000. For a free online
eBook business, including step by step directions,
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Starting your own business is no small task. The amount of effort, time, and money that goes into such an endeavor can be overwhelming at best. So the primary concern for most entrepreneurs looking to start their own business is: Is this even an opportunity worth pursuing? If that question has been weighing on your mind, here are 5 questions to ask yourself:

1. Do I Love This Idea? If you are interested in opening your own business simply for the money, then chances are you will never get your business off the ground. The process of opening your own business is so time-consuming and difficult that you would better be doing something you love, something that fascinates you to no end. The whole point of entrepreneurship is the opportunity to do whatever it is that you want to do, so choose to do something you love.

2. Is Someone Else Interested? Lets face it, you can start a business focused on something you love, but you are not going to get very far unless someone else loves it too. Even in the earliest stages of growing your business, you need to find someone who is willing to pay you for your product or service. That is the only way you will be able to keep sinking money into your business. Ask your customer(s) for feedback on what you are doing right and what you could be doing better.

3. Does It Cost Too Much? Chances are that you are not independently wealthy, so make sure you do not put too many of your precious few funds into starting up your business. Choose something that does not involve exorbitant start-up costs. If start-up costs require too much of your money, you will probably bail out before you reach profitability. If your business does require large amounts of start-up money, try beginning with a smaller endeavour or a related service to help you save money before you make any larger investment.

4. Am I Different? You are not going to get very far if you are selling the same product as your competitor at the same price and in the same way. You need to find something distinctive that will set you apart from everyone else in your market. Is your product unique? Do you provide an extra service that your competitor does not provide? If you are the new kid on the block, it is going to be difficult for you to compete only on price. You have to find something more substantial that makes you stand out and convince potential customers that they can not live without whatever it is that you have to offer.

5. Can I Do This By Myself? Do you know how to create a business website? Do you know how to create a business budget? If you do not know how to do the simplest of business-building tasks, then you are not ready to start your own business. There is hope, however. You can always enlist the help of others who have expertise in the areas where you are green, if you have the funds available. But your best bet is to teach yourself everything you need to know about owning and running own your business before you start.

Just look at all the restaurants that fold almost as soon as they have opened. Many folks are under the impression that running a restaurant is a snap, but they do not understand all the complexities involved. Make sure you know exactly what to expect of yourself and your business before diving in headfirst.

Starting your own business is an exciting prospect, especially if you have a business idea that you are just crazy about. But make sure you are ready before you jump right in. Find out if others are interested in what you are offering, make sure you have the necessary funds to start your business, and prepare yourself as much as possible for this huge undertaking. Most of all, enjoy the wonder of being your own boss and running your own company. There is nothing like it!

Seomul Evans is a SEO expert with a leading SEO Marketing company specializing in Video Search Engines and a contributor of marketing articles

The Senate is proposing a $15,000 tax credit for home buyers in hopes that it will stem the tide of foreclosures sweeping the market, and help to boost the sinking housing market. This tax credit is a blessing for some, and no help at all for others.

Following is why it’s unlikely to stop foreclosures. This spells an evergreen opportunity for those who want to start a business cleaning foreclosures.

Who the 15,000 Tax Credit for Home Buyers Helps

Like most things in life that seem too good to be true, this proposed home tax credit helps those who ostensibly don’t need the help. If the following applies to you, then you’ll be happy if it passes:

You’re Looking at Buying a Home that Costs $150,000 or More. And, there are many of these on the market thanks to the ever-increasing home foreclosure rate. According to the 2/9/09 LA Times article, $15,000 tax credit won’t help low-income home buyers, experts say, “. . . to take full advantage of the credit, buyers would have to earn enough to use it and spend at least $150,000 on a home.”

Who the 15,000 Tax Credit for Home Buyers Won’t Help

There’s just no other way to say it — if you’re poor and facing foreclosure, this tax credit does nothing to help you. There’s nothing in the bill to address things like loan modification and interest rate reduction. This is what homeowners who are facing foreclosure need to be able to stay in their homes.

Unless and until help comes for homeowners who are not looking to capitalize on the foreclosure crisis –but who are looking to prevent it from happening to them — home foreclosures will continue to rise.

In essence, this bill is a golden opportunity for those with good credit and stable jobs who are looking to buy a primary residence. But the reason foreclosures continue to mount is because people are losing their jobs, have dings on their credit because of said job loss, and who are struggling to make payments on homes that have lost 10 percent, 15 percent, 20 percent or more of their market value.

The authors of the aforementioned article said it best, ie: “Until you stabilize house values, you won’t be able to stabilize — let alone stimulate — the economy.”

A Bright Spot for Foreclosure Cleanup Business Owners

As long as the powers in Washington refuse to address the real home foreclosure problem — ie, the working class who are in bad loans (eg, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMS)) — foreclosures will continue to mount. And, this presents an evergreen business opportunity for those who want to start a business cleaning foreclosures. For someone has to be there to — literally — clean up the mess.

To learn everything you need on how to start a foreclosure cleanup business, log on to Start-a-Foreclosure-Cleanup-Business.com for 200 pages of first-hand information from the owner of a leading foreclosure cleanup company in Atlanta, GA.

Let’s take a look at a scenario to see if we can drive home a point about a problem many people face when starting an online business.

To start a franchise today can cost several thousand, or even several million dollars. The people who start their own franchise are extremely committed to the success of it due to the amount of money they have invested.

They stand to lose a tremendous amount of money if their business is not successful. This certainly affects their attitude towards the business and the way they get up and go to work every day.

Now contrast this to starting an online business. Many online businesses can be started for free.

Others may cost a few dollars, a few hundred dollars, or maybe even $1000 or more. For the most part this is not a financial strain on the people who choose to do it.

Ultimately what happens is the way they work their online business is reflective of how much they have invested into it. It is very easy for the people who start an online business for free to slacken off and not work on a consistent basis. So what it boils down to is that they will not make it a success because they are not committed to doing the work required.

Even people who invest $1000 to get started may easily give up if they find it harder to be successful than they had anticipated. This is because it is not painful to lose the amount of money they have invested.

To contrast that, there are numerous examples of people making a full time living online today. Oftentimes these people were able to start their business online with very little money out of their own pocket. It is these people who have made the commitment to ensure that their online business succeeds.

The time that it takes to be successful is what they are willing to invest. If you do not have a lot of money, and you have more time then that is the investment you must make to be successful with your business, remember time is money.

People who are able to grasp this concept are able to go on and become successful because they will do whatever it takes. Starting an online business and running it requires work and they quickly become aware of this but the rewards are worth it to them.

So, to sum up, it ultimately comes down to knowing why you started your online business and how hard you’re willing to work to achieve success, whether you invest a lot of time of a lot of money.

Cynthia Minnaar runs her own successful Online Business Ideas website full-time from home. Find out how she can help you with starting an online business of your own .