Business networking

More and more business owners are turning to online business networking sites such as Schmoozii and LinkedIn to help them with business networking. Instead of attending crowded business meetings and tip club meetings, people can use online business networking sites to post details about their businesses or professional careers. Online business networking sites are great tools, especially for people who shy away from attending networking events due to nervousness. You can spend time in the comfort of your own home posting information and collecting contact information from other professionals instead of dressing up in a suit and paying money to attend a meeting. Follow these tips for business networking online and you will be able to take advantage of the opportunity.

Keep it Professional

Keep your online business networking profile professional. It is fine to include information about your marital status or the number of children you have, but stay away from posting questionable material, using profanity, and including other information that could hurt your reputation.

Add Contact Information

Make it easy for people to contact you if they have an opportunity that matches your interests. Business networking online should make it easier for you to make contacts, not more difficult. Include your e-mail address if you do not want to give out your phone number or mailing address. This will help you stay safe.

Explain Your Interests

Many business networking sites allow you to indicate your interests. For some, it is meeting potential business partners. For others, it is meeting up with people they used to work with. If you do not want unsolicited business pitches, say so in your profile settings.

Using online business networking can help you take advantage of untapped business opportunities and really grow your career.

Easier ways to earn money for teens!

If you're even remotely similar to me when I am a teen you want money for anything and everything new, especially during summer holidays. You know how it is, new cell phones come out, the next best gaming console is released, new games, new music, clothes, saving for a car, etc. but you don't just want it - you want it now. Don't feel bad I was the same way; to an extent nothing has changed - I still want that 65" Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV baby. I'm sitting here looking at a wall of 3 LCD monitors - what does that tell you?

Literally anyone can make money doing Internet marketing. As a teen all that is required to receive the money you earn is that you have a bank account.

So the first step is joining an affiliate network - oh yeah I didn't mention that yet, my bad. The most common form of Internet marketing is affiliate marketing; it's also the easiest to get into, that's what you should be looking into first. Affiliate marketing is when you sell other people's products for a commission; all that is required is a website, in some cases you don't even need that. Sounds like a sexy deal right? Hold on to your hat cowboy we're just getting started.

The next thing you need to decide is what product you want to promote/sell - actually the first choice should be what kind of product, physical or digital/informational? Physical products = you know, stuff you can hold. Digital = e-books, videos, software, access to membership sites, etc. I've personally had more success with informational products but some people make a living doing affiliate marketing with physical products. Once you figure that business out THEN you decide what product; I got ahead of myself for a second there.

Affiliate marketing is rather easy work once you get used to it - the first month will be hell I'm sure. You'll go from frustrated to happy to throwing your cat across the room in zero to sixty. As you getting going and everything starts to click you're in business baby, you'll be making a couple hundred a month - then it'll snowball to $500 and continue to grow as long as YOU continue to put in a solid effort. If you're having trouble making sales you may want to consider buying an e-book or two that will explain exactly how to do it - taking a shot in the dark is no fun at all..