I’ve been working on a website for a colleague of mine and It’s nearing completion. It is a web store that he is going to sell various products with. Originally he planned to advertise online only and use search engine marketing for his main method of sales. I told him about a company I have used for other clients in the past that will print cost-effective catalogs of items he sells in his store that he can hand out to people. He wasn’t sure at first, but I showed him a catalog from a previous client and told him the cost of color printing it and how much more effective it was on sales and he became very interested, to say the least. Online stores are a great way to make some extra money, but advertising your products through catalogs that people can actually hold and look at works wonders. I also told him that it was a very good idea to offer a discount coupon code in the catalog for people that want to place orders online after reviewing the product catalog and he agreed that it would probably help business. I think he will be very surprised at how well his online store does after I am done. Nobody ever thinks they will sell much initially, then they can’t stop telling me how great it’s going after a couple of months. I really need to set up my own online store.

A friend of mine wants me to invest in a fast food franchise with him and his father in law. Last year he tried to get me to invest in a 711 convenience store franchise, but I really couldn’t afford it at the time. I’ve been at this job for about a year now and I think my position here is pretty stable. A fast food franchise would be a great opportunity and it’s almost guaranteed to make money. I need to talk about it with my girlfriend and see what she thinks about a franchise investment.

I’m sitting here thanking my lucky stars that I did not accept or complete work for a freelance writing client. I remember excitedly telling my husband about the project and how much money I could make from it. But that night when I sat down to write, not only did the thoughts not come but I also had a massive headache. I took it as a sign and got to bed early that night. Come to find out that the company was a scam and they never paid their writers. Things are so bad with this company that they are being sued by a few writers who they hired. God is so good to me on that. I couldn’t imagine having to go through waiting for money like that. And they pay $50.00 per article. Unbelievable.

I’ve been trying to get my silver jewelry business online but I don’t have the start-up fees to get it done. I was so glad when one of my girlfriends sent me to freewebs.com. She also owns her own home-based business. The site gives you easy-to-use tools as well as templates to suit your style. I love the blue and black background that I have on my web page.