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Entrepreneur vs employee: the cashflow quadrant

May 2, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

(This article contains affiliate links) Many people search online every day for a way to make a living using the internet. Some have a great idea that they will turn into millions, some want to create a small extra monthly income to relieve a financial pressure; and there are people at every level in between. What’s the difference between an entrepreneur vs.an employee and does it really make any difference if you want to start a career online? There are nearly 170,000 searches of the term “make money online” each month in Google alone and that does not include Bing,

10 traits of an online entrepreneur mindset

May 1, 2018 Gail Lowe 6 comments

Many people are searching for a new way to make a living online and are looking to become online entrepreneurs. You may well be one of them, which is why you have arrived here. But do you have an entrepreneurial mindset to help you on your way? In a previous article, I talked about the difference between being an employee and being an employer using Robert Kiyosaki’s cashflow quadrant. In this article, I will discuss 10 traits that you need to have or develop to develop an online entrepreneur mindset. The Entrepreneur Mindset 1. Risk-taker Taking risks in business is

6 things to do before you start a website for a business

April 30, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

If you want to know how to start a website for a business, then this article will show you how to get started and give you some tips and advice. It is aimed at people with little or no experience of setting up a site and no experience of HTML or computer programming but who need to set up a website either AS a business or FOR a business. So below are my 6 action points for setting up your business website. You can print out this article too and tick of the actions as you have done them. 1.

How to start an online business for free: the Wealthy Affiliate Way

April 3, 2018 Gail Lowe 18 comments

How to start and online business for free: the Wealthy Affiliate way. What do you dream of? More money, greater freedom, more free time? I know I do. And I thought I knew how to get them. I’d seen the adverts on the internet promising a wonderful ‘laptop lifestyle’. They’re all over YouTube and Google Ads. And as soon as you click on one, then every time you shop for some new shoes or a new pillow, you see more and more people offering you the “way” into your dream. Many people dream of owning their own online business because

If you always do what you’ve always done: try something different!

March 19, 2018 Gail Lowe 6 comments

Many people know this old adage: “If you always do what you’ve always done You’ll always get what you always got” It has a simple meaning that many of us can quote but do we actually do anything about it? Basically it is saying that: If you want things in your life to CHANGE, then YOU have to be the one to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. No one can expect to get different outcomes or results if they continue to do the same thing day in, day out. Which means that you actively have to consider what things you are doing

How to make money from a website: 5 easy ways

March 11, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

Many people write blogs or have an online presence, even if it is just a FaceBook account and many of those want to know how to make money from a website. It’s a simple question and the answer is that there are a lot of different ways to monetize your sites so that it can become a source of income for you. In fact, if you are the owner of a website, then having that site generates money for you should be a priority whichever way you do it. Why did you set up your website in the first place?

Surprising Benefits for Wealthy Affiliate Members: What reviews don’t tell you

March 5, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

Surprising Benefits for Wealthy Affiliate Members: What reviews don’t tell you Wealthy Affiliate is an internet and affiliate marketing training program that I have been a member of since September 2017. It is one of a few different sites that offer training in the business of setting up your own online business, but in my opinion, it is definitely one of the best. I have written a review about the business side of Wealthy Affiliate which you can read here, which talks a lot about the training, how it works, what you get for your money, and what it costs,

How to stay motivated today – focus on your WHY

January 17, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

There is often a very fine line between success and failure and it is usually called ”motivation”. A wobbly in your motivation can lead to you not taking the actions you need to do to be successful, procrastination and becoming distracted by other things. Motivation is much more than just setting goals. Goal setting is often the easiest part, but maintaining your motivation by staying focused on the goals and finding ways to work towards your goal every day can be more difficult. Motivation kick-starts you, but it is also the vital element that sustains you on the way to