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Self Experimentation: How It Can Help You Grow Your Business

Dec20
2010 Leave a Comment Written by khaiyong

Whether it’s growing daily traffic, building an email list or generating sales, we all have been focusing our efforts on certain methods that we have picked up somewhere. After awhile, we start to realize some things have been effective while others have not.

That is the whole premise of self-experimentation. When we track and measure results of our efforts, we can then determine which methods have been producing the most results for us and which have not. Stop wasting time and eliminate those things which don’t give you results after weeks of experimentation.

Posted in Marketing Tips - Tagged

The Reason I Started The HomeBizBlog

Oct03
2010 2 Comments Written by khaiyong

It’s almost 1am here. I suddenly got the inspiration to write this blog post… It’s been something which has been on my mind for all these months but I just never thought of writing it down. Anyway, if you guys are interested, here it is- For your reading pleasure…

I think this quote from Seth Godin sort of describes the idea of this blog…

The problem with putting it all on the line…

is that it might not work out.

The problem with not putting it all on the line is that it will never (ever) change things for the better.

I kinda understand what it feels to work in a cubicle. I’ve been there… The traffic jams on the way to work, the rising (and unpredictable) expectations and tantrums of bosses, the late work nights. It was then I started to ask myself - is it possible to earn a living working from home? So from then onwards, I opened and exposed myself to alot of business opportunities out there. At that time, my brother Khai Ng – A successful internet marketer in his own right shared with me the secret to his success.

I was very skeptical at first. Was it a scam? I’ve heard horror stories of people’s credit cards being cheated online. Am I doing that as well? Or was it something different? Turns out… I opened my eyes to the world of internet marketing – How to make money online, and it was far from what I imagined.
So… after a few months of dabbling, I made my first sale! It wasn’t from my own product, it was from an affiliate product I promoted. This helped boost my self confidence to stand up to my boss and also to carve my own destiny through working at home online. It was possible!

Each time I make another sale, I get more and more confident of the possibilities and wonders of internet marketing. Now here’s where im going with this…

Through my years of work, I realized that the main reason why most people fail in making money online, is because they didn’t believe in it. So here it is, the purpose of this blog is to empower my fellow online entrepreneurs with the skills, tools and confidence to help them succeed in carving their own destiny through their online business empire. I just want you guys to know that i’m dead serious about helping you guys succeed. I want to share my strength and learnings with everyone who believes that they are in charge of their own life, that they can achieve much more than what they currently have and for those that believe that they can help others succeed as well.

I’m willing to put everything on the line to see you guys succeed. Now the question is > Are you?

Posted in Challenge, Motivation - Tagged , ,

Ideas From The Four Agreements

Jul26
2010 2 Comments Written by khaiyong

Wow… I was literally blown away when I read The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz.

In his book, he shares four powerful ideas which I think would benefit any person greatly in their professional and personal lives. Let me share the jist of it with you.

Photo By Mharrsch

1. Be Impeccable with your word

Simply put, do everything you tell yourself you want to do. Every minute, every hour everyday,  be it to run 6 laps, write an e-book or make that uncomfortable conversation with your spouse. The more you exercise your integrity muscles, the happier you will be and also the results you will have.Keeping to your word will give you an enourmous positive impact on your self-confidence and happiness.

2. Don’t take anything personally

Doesn’t matter if your boss scolds the hell out of you, some random stranger cusses at you or someone laughed because you left your pants unzipped. The minute you start to not take things personally, you will immediately feel more happier and also confident in yourself. Besides, what people think of you is nowhere as  important as what you think of yourself. So how have you been thinking of yourself lately?

3. Don’t make assumptions

Making negative assumptions is the best way to get nothing done. It’s just another excues for mediocrity and procrastination. How do you know that things aren’t going to go your way until you have tried it? For now, get rid of all assumptions and take action! The best way to overcome fear is to move! Get started, take those few baby steps and once you have momentum, you’ll be like an unstoppable train.

4. Always do your best

Not doing your best in everything you do is like selling yourself short. It also means you are not living life to your fullest potential. C’mon, we’ve been put on this earth to achieve great things! So let’s just go out there and achieve it! Right now, make everything you do in life the best you can – cooking an egg, writing an articles or speaking in front of an audience.

In a nutshell, this book has some really, really powerful ideas and it resonates real well with me and I think you should go and check it out. Give it a short experiment. Apply the four agreements in your life for the next 48 hours and i’m sure you’ll start to feel the difference =)

Posted in Inspiration, Motivation

How The Internet Marketing Scene Has Changed Over The Years

Jun20
2010 Leave a Comment Written by khaiyong

If you’ve been into internet marketing for sometime or have been using internet marketing for your home business for awhile, you might have noticed its much more competitive now than it was compared to last time. Maybe one time or another you feel that after all the hard work you’ve put in from creating a squeeze page, writing e-books, sales copy and article marketing , you’ve still got nothing to show for.

Every aspect of making money online has changed – From building traffic to making sales. In the old days, you could make money easily by selling E-books. Now, the game has changed. With the wealth of information available on the internet, people are even decisive when it comes to downloading e-books.

Take Google Advertising for example. For PPC traffic, the costs per click can be as high as a dollar to 25 dollars per click! Gone are the days of 5 cent per click advertising. Furthermore, in the olden days, your ad could instantly link to an affiliate link and you could make money easily just by having a good ad copy that sends tons of customers. Now, Google is really strict with their clients and as a small home business owner, you will not be able to compete in Google PPC.

So the internet marketing standards have been set really high. The only way to succeed in internet marketing is to constantly provide tons of value to your customers and also strive to improve the value that you give to your customers after each and every time.

While this might seem like a monumental task, with the proper mindset and hard work, everyone has the opportunity to succeed in their respective fields. The first thing you must do to compete in today’s internet marketing arena is to constantly stay on top of the trends. Always try to find out what other internet marketers are doing. And while most of these brand new shiny objects might be just a fad or turn out to be ineffective long term, it would not harm to invest a little to learn something new which you can apply to your home business.

The next thing you must do to succeed in internet marketing is to constantly innovate. Either think up something totally new that nobody has tried before, whether it’s a new marketing method or finding a new niche, there is definitely something unique out there that people are willing to pay good money for. Constantly strive to test, tweak and experiment with new ideas, and you might just become the next big internet marketing sensation.

Posted in Innovation, Marketing Tips - Tagged ,

Khai’s Inspirational DNA Birthday Giveaway

Sep17
2009 Leave a Comment Written by khaiyong

Dear followers of HomeBizBlogExpert,

It’s my big brother’s birthday today and he’s organising a huge giveaway in celebration of his big day. Give aways are the best place to pickup free e-books and tools to build your home business. I’ve already signed up and I can tell you, not because he’s my brother, but his stuff is great! Best part of all, its free for you and for me. Here’s a little message from him.

>>inspirationdna.com/?aff_id=7

“Everyone loves to be inspired, right? From childhood heroics
to modern day political super heroes… We look towards the
strong to give us the strength to move forward faster each day.

But what if I were to tell you that the power within, isn’t
that far away? What if you had everything you need within you,
encrusted within your DNA, lies the gene of powerful inspiration.

An inspiration so powerful that it’s empowering strength will
rock the earth around you?

Wanna find out what that ‘gene’ is? Click here to find out…

>> inspirationdna.com/?aff_id=7

This is a powerful concept and you’ve been given the privilege
to gain ‘early bird access’ to this life changing DNA.

Access is f’ree, so don’t wait.
——————————

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Cheers,

Khai

Premium E-products, No.16, Jalan PJU 7/12B, Mutiara Damansara , Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47800, Malaysia”

Posted in Free stuff, Home Business Network, Inspiration

Reading your way to success

Jun03
2009 1 Comment Written by khaiyong

It just crossed me how important reading is.

books
Image source: Fromoldbooks.org

I was never a big fan of reading when I was young. My family often made fun of me because I only started reading when I was 9 (according them them :P ). Now, I read almost everyday – online.We all read for different reasons. Some for pleasure, some to pass the time, some to act busy at work.
For me, I read because I love to see things from a different person’s perspective in life. Its interesting how the humans have a common genetic makeup and body physiology but yet, the way our mind interpret things can be so different. I won’t deny that reading has helped shaped me to be the person I am today.

Now why am I talking about reading out of a sudden? Truth is, I wouldn’t be this crazy over home businesses if i didn’t read all the amazing stories of how people live fulfilling lives doing things they love. If you have yet to find your passion -whether home business or not,  just start reading everything! You never know what you might fall in love with :P

Suggested Reads:

Tim Ferris’s Four Hour Work Week

Mind Valley Labs Internet Marketing Blog

Posted in Inspiration

Case Study: Honestees, A Mom’s Home Business

May24
2009 Leave a Comment Written by khaiyong

Even the folks from the golden era have started embracing technology. Today i’m gonna talk about one whose none other than my lovely mum- Deborah.

She started a blog to sell away some of my old, unworn clothes. Some are still of good quality.
tee

In a weeks time from the announcement of her blog, she has already made 3 sales. Not bad for someone just starting out at the internet! It just goes to show that if you have good, honest content, people will be more likely to respond, because they can relate to it.

To sum it up – The site adopts a unique approach to selling Tees. In contrast to your typical hot girl selling clothes on a blogshop, a mom sells her sons old clothes which have been cluttering up the closet. Payment is via electronic transfer of funds to her bank account and she will deliver the clothes by post. She imbues a straight-to-the-point, aunty-talk style into her blog posts with a tinge of humour.

How can you apply this to your home-business?

People make decisions based on emotions, not logic. If your home business can reach them at a emotional level, such as my mum’s attempt of clearing her son’s clothes, you will be more likely to make a sale rather than to just state plain facts to them. Try to write a story about your blog, why you are doing it and talk a little about yourself, that way, people can somehow relate to you.

Check it out now – http://honestees.blogspot.com

Posted in Case Studies, Home Business Network

Home Business Ideas – Innovate

Apr23
2009 Leave a Comment Written by khaiyong

I was just talking to my friend Flora.  Studying part time as an architect in the UK, she recently started a site for Fashionistas – with a goal of bringing fashion awareness to the masses. Basically, her blog acts as the middleman (or middlewoman) for fashion blogs in Malaysia, displaying the goods of different boutiques so shoppers can have a wide catalogue of clothes and jewelry to choose from.

saltyskins

Me trying to model a shirt from my friend’s shop saltyskins.com :P

I asked her, “So how does your site generate revenue?” She told me that she plans on selling ad space. That is a good idea for her business, as her site would be able to draw advertisers who want to promote their fashion products to the masses.

I see alot of potential in her website. I’m not trying to promote her site or anything. But over here i would like to make an illustration of good innovation. There are many ways one can monetize through his/her blog. Selling ad space was a good idea, but she could also profit from Affiliate Marketing. Promote other fashionista’s products to get a cut. Also, she can start a mailing list providing fashion tips. Then she could sell products to her subscribers. You see, there’s more than one way to make money and you (yes, you) should really take advantage of every single way you can profit from your website.

How else can you increase profits from your home business? Think about it. Try applying all the techniques from my free report to see if you can improve on your business model.

Posted in Innovation, Inspiration

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