China Energy Sector-- Opportunities and Challenges coexist

Article by Fei Wang

China Energy Sector-- Opportunities and Challenges coexist

Shell, BP plc, and Far East Energy Co. reveal their secrets to success in China

By Fei Wang http://www.China-AsiaStocks.com http://www.oilandgasstocknews.com http://www.naturalgasstocks.com/

November 2005

In addition to an economy that grew 9.4 per cent in the first three quarters of 2005 (compared with the same period last year), China features a thirst for energy that continues unabated. Many international energy firms, especially oil firms see China as a market full of potential. However with concerns that this market is a complicated business incorporating culture, regulations and restrictions, many companies may be reticent to enter this market. Are these concerns justified?

Many concerns surround the perceived challenges that occur after entry to the Chinese market. Firms that have already survived in this market receive enormous benefits from this strategic move. What is their secret? Currently, foreign companies operating in China include Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB: FEEC), ConocoPhillips, Shell (NYSE: RDS-A), Chevron, ESSO, BP plc. (NYSE: BP), Meiya Power Company Limited and AES Corp. Many companies such as Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) are actively looking for opportunities in this sector.

Opportunities Afforded By the Global Oil Shortage

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, through its wholly-owned subsidiary CNPCI, has purchased PetroKazakhstan at 55$ per share, for a total of 4.18 billion dollars. This is the largest oversea acquisition in China's industrial history. CNPC thinks that this move is a, "milestone of CNPC's international development strategy".

Besides the benefits this acquisition has brought to both companies, it also brings light to China's energy-hungry market after the failure of China National Overseas Oil Co.'s planned purchase of Unocal Co. earlier this year. Surpassing Japan in 2003, China is the second biggest consumer for petroleum products, next to US. In step with China's economic development, the country's oil shortage is only getting more and more serious (see figure 1). Many leading international energy companies have established long term business relationships within the Chinese market. For example, Shell (NYSE:RDS-A), "...has been working in China for more than 100 years and have invested more than billion so far..." said Nick Wood, External Affairs Director in China. Similarly, BP plc (NYSE:BP) also has a long commitment to this market. "The Chinese market is extremely important for BP", stated BP plc spokesperson David Nicholas, "we have been present in the market for over 30 years and have over billion capital invested."

Cooperating and building long term business relationships with local companies instead of competing is also crucial for doing business in this market. According to Shell's Nick Wood, Shell's "operational model in China is to build successful partnerships" he explained. "We believe that Shell has skills and strengths that are helpful in developing China's energy resources in a sustainable way, and we believe that Chinese companies have their own operational strengths as well as unparalleled experience of operating in China. We believe that in many cases, by combining those strengths you can create a partnership that is stronger than either partner going forward alone on a project." Shell China has built a successful partnership with CNOOC and Sinopec. Wood points out that, "partnerships can happen inside China as well as internationally where we can also pool expertise and experience." BP plc has a similar experience: "All of our activities in China are in joint ventures with Chinese companies. We have developed these by building on the strong and lasting relationships with Chinese companies during our lengthy presence in China. We expect to continue building on these relationships to further increase our activities in China" said BP's Nicholas.

Working in consultation with advisors who have a lot of experience in the local market is the advice given by the Far East Energy Corporation (OTC BB: FEEC.OB), a Houston based energy company that owns the third largest CBM acreage holding in China. Bruce Huff, CFO for Far East, states," It is important to have good advice when investing in China so that the organizational structure and other business aspects can be given due consideration. Starting without good advisors could be quite foolish and causes unnecessary risk."

When it comes to the future of this market, Bruce thinks," Obviously, the expansion is incredible and shows no signs of a let up for the near term future. We are very bullish on the future of the gas market in China and are very pleased to see the development of a more sophisticated gas market over the past couple of years."

Shell's Wood also stated that to fuel the rapid 9.4% growth, "new cleaner fuel solutions, such as natural gas, liquefied natural gas, renewable energy and finding clean uses for coal" will have a lot of future potential in the Chinese market. To get ahead of this trend, "we introduced our clean coal gasification technology to China and we are working on coal to liquids projects with our partners Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd and Ningxia Coal Industry Co. Ltd. We are testing clean Gas to Liquids fuels in Shanghai and working on hydrogen. We have a growing Renewable energy business in China, and we are also looking at the feasibility of developing China's oil shale resources."

Challenges Within the oil Sector

Most companies exercise caution before entering the Chinese market. Of concern are the issues of: political instability, the language barrier, and local business culture. Some energy companies have just opened their office in China's major cities, focusing only on researching this big market. PDVSA is one of the examples. On Aug 22nd 2005, PDVSA inaugurated the PDVSA China commercial office in Beijing. "PDVSA is evaluating its business opportunities in the region, both upstream and downstream, and will be a bastion for the consolidation of relations with new business partners," said Rafel Ramirez, Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Mines and PDVSA President in his visit to Beijing.

However, according to Shell, China is not more difficult than any other country in this industry. "In any country a company must adapt to the systems and processes and culture. China is no different to anywhere else in this respect." Nick Wood pointed out. A similar opinion was expressed by Far East Energy, "There are many regulations in China as you would see in any country", said Huff.

One China specific challenge that firms are currently facing is the rapid growth rate, which also means that the market structure in China changes quickly. As pointed out by Shell's Wood: "The one thing that sets China apart is its rate of growth, which means the business landscape is changing fast as processes and policies alter to facilitate that growth. An example of this is the changes that WTO is bringing."

The biggest challenge Far East is facing is blending the business cultures between companies and effective communication. According to Huff, "growing an organization is a challenge as we add both workers from China and expatriates coming to live in China with a variety of industry specializations".

Opportunities Within The Coal Sector

As oil prices shoot up sharply, many investors and industries focus their attention upon coal. Many foreign coal companies have entered or are seeking opportunities to get into this hot market. China is the largest country in both coal consumption and coal production. During recent years, even though the percentage of reliance on coal has decreased, the absolute amount still increased sharply. With the big increase in oil price, coal usage is expected to increase even more.

Also, China is becoming more open to foreign investment within the coal sector, particularly in the area of modernization of existing large-scale mines and the development of new ones. Furthermore, China shuts down many problematic mines; improves workplace safety; establishes modern corporate systems; and increases efficiency and productivity in most medium and large state owned enterprises.

Many companies are looking for opportunities: Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the world's largest private-sector coal company, officially opened its office in Beijing, China on September 20th 2005. "China has the fastest growing economy in the world, and its coal demand continues at record levels," said Peabody President and Chief Executive Officer Elect Gregory H. Boyce in a recent news release. "Peabody's China presence is a natural extension of our mission to be a world-wide supplier of low-cost energy..."

Challenges within the Coal Industry

Although a lot improvement has been witnessed, old machinery, problematic mines, workplace safety, efficiency and productivity are still major problems for the Chinese coal industry. Furthermore, due to the fact that this sector is still highly controlled by the state government; entry for foreign investors remains difficult. Asian American Coal Inc. (AACI) entered the Chinese market through a joint venture company Shanxi Asian American-Daning Energy Co. LTD (SAADEC) in the year 2000 with a business and mining license from the Chinese government, which is one of the first coal mining licenses to be issued to a foreign direct investment company in China. The company's operation officially began this past August.

Even if AACI's entry into China is successful, the language barrier continues to be problematic. According to a Paradigm case study (http://www.parasoft.com.au/images/Daning-Case-Study.pdf) the problems include:

1. No management feedback; (lack of production and historical information)

2. Hard to train, manage and cooperate with work force that speaks a different language.

3. Shortage and high cost of interpreters.

4. Inaccurate reports and information needed to make management decisions

Opportunities within the Electrical Industry

Another reason for coal sector being such a hot subject is the serious power shortage China is currently facing, even though China's power generation market is expanding at an annual rate of 15% - one of the fastest growth rates in the world. Many foreign investors quit this market during the early 21 century despite the tremendous opportunities in this market.

During the first half this year, China produced 1.128 trillion KW, while consumption equaled 1.148 trillion KW, a shortage of 0.02 trillion KW. Many companies were ordered by the Chinese government to stop its operation as long as one full week to save power. This cause many businesses to suffer financially.

On October 28th 2005, Meiya Power Company Limited (MPC) announced that it had recently obtained approval from the ministry of Commerce of PRC (MOFCOM) for the establishment of a joint venture investment company with Hunan Economic Construction Investment Company (HRCIC) to invest in power projects. Officiating at that day's ceremony, Mr. Colin Tam, Chairman and CEO of MPC said "We are particularly excited by the prospect of the region's hydro potential and we are confident that this exciting venture will provide further growth and diversification opportunities to MPC's portfolio."

Hydroelectric Challenges

However, foreign investment in China's electricity generating market fell from 14.5% in 1997 to 7.5% in 2002. Many firms left the industry due to intense competition from rising local power companies. Unstable policies and inconsistent administrative and legal systems were to blame, a senior researcher at Beijing Economic Research Institute of Electric Power said in the Asia Times. "Typically," he said, "Foreign companies regard the policy and administrative system as murky, fickle and unreliable, they cannot be assured of a clear outlook of the industry." More importantly, foreign companies were unable to understand the rules of the game in the Chinese market. They did not understand the importance of the Chinese government's role in the electricity industry. Local government coordinates the generation of electricity and sales, fuel transportation and supply, environmental issues and land use. Therefore, the power industry is more of a political issue than an economical one.

Comments:

It is clear that energy market in China is growing fast. However, it is also necessary to fully consider the risks and difficulties ahead before investing in this market: how to communicate effectively considering the language gap; how to adapt to the local business culture; how to successfully set up operations in this country; how to deal with the Chinese government - especially for certain energy sectors that are still highly controlled by the government, such as coal and electricity; and how to deal with the local competitors, whether to cooperate or compete. "Proceed with caution" is our conclusion.

Fei Wang

Fei Wang holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce from University of British Columbia Sauder Business School, with double major in Finance and Marketing. She has experience in investment banking and advertising in Canada, China and Korea, with a firm academic background.

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Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Vs Legitimate Work-At-Home Opportunities

Article by Smiley Webb

Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Vs Legitimate Work-At-Home OpportunitiesBy Smiley Webb

There are a lot of get rich quick schemes on the web that bill themselves as work-at-home opportunities, but get rich quick schemes seldom make anyone any money. There are real work at home opportunities out there. You just have to get past all the hype that people post on the web.

Here are 10 tips to help you avoid wasting time and money on schemes that will never pay off;

1. How did you learn about this work at home opportunity? Did it come in a spam email or an email that you did not sign up for? Was it from a website popup or exit console? Was it in junk mail? These are signs that the offer may not be legitimate. Junk Mail may not be the final word on whether it is legitimate or not because many companies market this way, however, it is unsolicited mail much like spam.

2. Do they promise you will be making thousands of dollars in the first month or first 90 days with little or no work involved? Working at home is no different than owning any other business or working a job. It takes hard work and dedication along with a little luck to make good money at it. Any scheme that claims they can make you rich right away or that tells you that there is hardly any work involved, is a scam. If it were true, why would they need you?

3. Do you have to buy their software or ebook in order to get started? Are they simply in the business of selling you their package or are they actually doing this themselves? This is another sign that they may be in the business of selling you their ebook or package or tapes or whatever and not in the business they are trying to get you to do. Some legitimate work at home opportunities may require you to buy a membership or other product. You have to learn to recognize the difference.

4. Do they talk a lot about reveling secrets and shortcuts to becoming wealthy? Those who talk about teaching you the secrets of making money online or offline or that are offering shortcuts to wealth are usually scams. If it were a legitimate opportunity they would have no need to tell you that you don't have to work at it or that you will get rich quick. Ask yourself, if they have a secret that makes people wealthy, why would they tell it to you?

5. Look at the offer and read it critically. Pyramid schemes or MLM opportunities are notorious for their lack of truth and legitimacy. Pretty much anything with a downline should be scrutinized with care. Here is a clue to look for. If the primary focus of the organization is to recruit more people into the program, then it's probably a scam. It could even be illegal as a pyramid scheme where you live. If the primary focus is selling product, then it might be legitimate. That doesn't mean you believe the hype about how much you can make or how little you will have to work however.

6. Go to http://www.betterwhois.com and check to see who owns the domain name if the opportunity is web-based or if the offer lists a website. If the information listed in whois about the domain name looks false, such as phone numbers like 999-999-9999 or shaky looking email addresses and street addresses, then the offer is likely a scam. If there is no information listed there, then I wouldn't trust the deal either. If the name on the domain has nothing to do with the personal or company name of the person trying to sell you something, then it's a little suspicious as well.

7. If they use testimonials, go to your favorite search engine and type in the names on the testimonials and see what you find about those people. You never know what you might learn. Those with really common names are not so easy to search because you don't know which one they are, but those with uncommon names might be found. If they turn out to be with the company trying to sell to you, then the testimonial was bogus. Look also to see if they are from a similar address or phone number as the person or company trying to sell to you.

8. Again, using the search engines, type in the name of the opportunity and see if there is more information about them on other websites, forums, and blogs. You might even type the word scam or rip-off next to the name of the company to see if there are any posted complaints about them. Many people try to get the word out to others when they get ripped off.

9. Offline, call your local Better Business Bureau to see if there are complaints about the company. Online you can search for information yourself or search for the better business bureau online.

10. Finally, If the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true. With scams, it might walk like a duck, talk like a duck, smell like a duck, and even look like a duck, but it might not be a duck. Check all work at home opportunities out carefully before spending too much money.

Smiley Webb has been working for himself at home for enough years to learn the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment and loves to share his ideas and insights with people all over the world who want to do the same. Smiley also maintains websites at http://workathomebusiness.smileycomm.com and http://www.smileycomm.com for more information about work at home opportunities.

About the Author

Smiley Webb has been working for himself at home for the last five years and has learned advantages and disadvantages of self-employment. Loves to share his ideas and insights with people all over the world who want to do the same. Smiley also maintains websites at http://workathomebusiness.smileycomm.com and http://www.smileycomm.com for more information about work at home opportunities.

How to Make a Small Fortune Using Opportunity Seeker Leads

Article by Richard Knight

Copyright 2006 Richard Knight

Now Opportunity Seekers AKA Cold Market Leads can literally take your business to a whole new level (If you know how to use them of course) and if you don't know a thing about how to properly use "Cold Market" leads don't worry....

Here's What You Need to Know BEFORE You Ever Purchase Opportunity Seeker Leads

Cold Market - People who you've never met or built a relationship with (Strangers)

Warm Market - People who you have built a relationship with, or at some kind of rapport with. (Family, Friends, Colleagues, etc.)

Why It's Important To Know The Difference -.Once you know what role these groups of people have on your business you can use it to build a growing downline that has depth. Instead of wondering why you're barely breaking even with your monthly checks.

Most people feel the only way to "Get Rich" with Cold Market "Opportunity Seeker" leads is to call a list and sponsor as many people as you possibly can from that list and then run and do it all over again. Trust me, I know from experience, "This method will put you in the Poor House in no time".

How to Use Opportunity Seeker Leads to Grow Your Downline Wide & Deep

Write this down, print it out, highlight it, bookmark it, and put it in a safe place because it's that important!

Only use "Cold Market" Opportunity Seeker leads to tap into other warm markets.

Remember, the key to being successful in MLM is to open distribution channels of Distributors and Customers.

So when you sponsor Jim and Mary from your Cold Market (Opportunity Seeker Leads) what you're really after is Jim and Mary's Warm Market Contacts. Don't just sponsor Jim and Mary and move on, tap into their warm markets (because that's where the Gold is)

3 Steps You Can Use Right Away To Make a Fortune Using Opportunity Seeker Leads

1. Don't focus on sponsoring a TRUCK LOAD of "Cold Market" Opportunity Seeker Leads. The secret to a solid residual income check is in the Depth of your downline not the Width (those who you personally enroll)

2. Sponsor 3 or 4 from your Cold Market list then focus on building DEEP first. Tapping into your distributor's warm market will allow you to find more qualified distributors and more customers a whole lot easier than a cold market list could.

3. Exhaust your Warm Market Contacts, and then move on. Once you've used up your warm market contacts, then it's time to tap into someone else's warm market. And that's when you go back and sponsor 3 or 4 more distributors from your Cold Market List (your Opportunity Seeker Leads) and start the process over again (once you have built some Depth).

Why You Always Want To Build DEEP First!

Stability - This is utterly crucial if you want to build a residual income that'll last a lifetime. You always want to find qualified prospects and new customers through your new distributor's warm market. And that's because even if that 1 distributor doesn't stick around (which happens), the contacts they gave you is yours forever.

Qualified Prospects - Tapping into other warm markets will give you an ENDLESS FLOW of qualified prospects. Remember, you're in search for people with a track record of success. And it's 10x easier to find & approach these people through someone else's warm market than through a Cold Market lead list

Qualified Customers - Balance is everything. Don't just Head Hunt for new distributors; look for warm market customers as well. Without lifelong customers to use and consume your products each and every month you will NEVER build a reliable residual income.

If you follow these simple strategies you will make a small fortune using "Cold Market" Opportunity Seeker leads. These strategies are so simple even a true MLM Newbie can follow along and build a strong residual income, so there's no reason why you can't do the same.

About the Author

This article has been written by Richard Knight, founder of 45 Second Prospecting. Richard helps struggling Network Marketers, and MLM Distributors how to close any MLM prospect in 45 seconds or less with his proven formula - Enroll in his FREE newsletter today... http://www.45secondprospecting.com

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Top 7 home-based internet business opportunities

Article by Jennifer Carter

Top 7 Home-based Internet Business Opportunities

If you are looking for an opportunity to make money online, there are some great and easy to start business opportunities available via the internet.

What a great way to be able to work from home, in a few spare hours, using nothing but your own computer! If you're a work at home mom looking to earn extra money, or hoping to quit your job by earning sufficient income online, there are hundreds of individuals doing exactly that.

Some of them are genuine opportunities, others are far more likely to be scams that you would do well to avoid.

Ebay - many people are making money at home using their computer with Ebay. It's simple to sell or trade goods and you can sell just about anything. There are several of excellent ebooks that will prove a good investment if you are looking to set up your own Ebay business.Affiliate sales - this is another area where people are making good money. Affiliate sales is where you recommend or promote a program or product, and get paid a sum or percentage on sales. If you're seriously considering becoming an affiliate, I'd recommend Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate handbook as the first ebook that you need. It'll not only save you time and money but get you started and earning money online.Online surveys - if you've looked for opportunities to make money online you can't have missed these. They're advertised everywhere you look for an internet business. Although there are one or two people who are succeeding with these - beware of scams that take your money or subscription and don't deliver.Data input - again, there are plenty of adverts for these. They promise to deliver hundreds of dollars for simple data input. Although you may wish to consider this, remember to ask yourself the question, "If it was this simple, wouldn't everybody be doing it"?! Again, it may work for the few, but find out more and don't lay out your hard- earned cash until you are satisfied that this is right for you. If you do sign up, ensure that it is with a reputable company such as Clickbank who have a genuine money back policy if you are not satisfied.Home Typing - another well publicised opportunity. The golden rule really is not to shell out your hard earned income before you receive anything. Ebook - do you have a hobby or a passion that you'd love to share with others? If so, writing your own ebook is easier than you might think. Jim Edwards book, How to write and publish your own Ebook in less than 7 days, is worth the investment if this is something you'd like to consider. It offers a step by step guide to choosing the subject, researching your market and then actually writing your ebook. Google Adsense - this is my personal favourite. Literally anyone can set up a website, place Google Adsense ads on it, and using some simple seo techniques, make money. How much money you wish to earn will depend on the amount of time that you have available, but the one thing that I like about this opportunity above the others, is that it offers you a genuine residual income opportunity. Once you have set up your site and attracted visitors, you can sit back and do nothing and still watch the money come rolling in. This isn't a get rich quick opportunity, but with some hard work and effort at the beginning, it is really possible to make some good money.

There is plenty of information on the internet, read and research the options that appeal to you. Sign up to free newsletters and online courses to find out more. Finally, take action - for without this, you'll still just be sitting at home dreaming!

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This article was submitted by Jennifer Carter, author of How to earn a million dollars on the Internet!

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Make Real Money the Easy Way with a Turnkey Home Based Business Opportunity

Article by Chris Robertson

Are you looking for a way to make some extra income? Since the dawn of the Internet, entrepreneurs have found ways to use the World Wide Web to generate income from home. The Internet is a natural as a home base business. All you need to get up and running is a connection to the web. There are literally hundreds of opportunities to start your own work from home business, all requiring different degrees of commitment from you. How do you choose the home based business opportunity that's the best home base business for you when there's so much to choose from?The answer is far simpler than you'd think. The key to a successful Internet home business is to decide what you do well, and choose a home based business opportunity that makes the most of your strengths and preferences. For many people, that opportunity is a turnkey business.A turnkey business is just what it sounds like. A turnkey business is one that's all set up and ready to go. All you need is the 'keys' to the door to make it yours. Your commitment to a turnkey business can be as little as making a monthly payment to keep the store online, or as involved as deciding every little thing from the background color of your website pages to the products featured in your storefront. There is no other type of business opportunity that can offer you so many benefits for so little investment. With a turnkey Internet based home business you can:* Have a genuine business up and running within hours* Make money on the Internet in the shortest possible time* Have a business web site without learning a single HTML tag* Set your own hours and work when you want* Sell almost anything you can imagineIn other words, a turnkey business does all the setup work FOR you so that you can get to the good part - making money.Like anything else, though, there are good turnkey opportunities, and ones that are little more than shills to take your money. It's important to evaluate a turnkey home base business just as you would any other business opportunity. After all, you want the best home base business for your time and money.There are a number of questions you should ask when you're evaluating an Internet home base business, such as:1. How good is the training?The best home base business opportunities provide excellent training, right down to mentoring you with personal phone calls to help you get established.2. How much flexibility do you have in choosing products?How much flexibility do you want? Some turnkey businesses operate on a lockstep principle - you sell what they tell you. Period. And that can work fine for some people. If you want the freedom to add your own products, though, they might not be the right business for you. Other turnkey home base businesses offer you a range of products and expect you to choose which ones you want to sell, or let you find and stock your own products. Again, each are suited to a particular kind of entrepreneur. Knowing which one you are can help you choose wisely. The best of all models gives you ALL the options. You can choose whether to sell only their products, your products AND their products, only your products or any other mix you can imagine.3. How flexible is your storefront?Again - there are dozens of different models for Internet turnkey web stores. Some lock you into their own precise 'formula for success' - you pay your money once, or monthly for web hosting - and that's all you have to do. Others let you build your site from scratch. The best choice is the best of both worlds - all the hard work done, the nuts and bolts and framework in place with the option to dress it up as you like. What should you look for in a complete home base business opportunity?- web hosting with plenty of bandwidth allowance- an easy customization system that lets you change colors and products- a complete shopping cart and checkout package- a credit card processing package- training to help you get started- access to all web site files to make changes if you want- a fully functioning web site even if you choose to go right out of the boxJust keep in mind that you're looking at a genuine business investment here - something that can change your lifestyle forever. Evaluate each opportunity and choose the one that works best for your personal business style.

About the Author

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web.Visit this Business and Entrepreneurs Website and Majon's Business and Entrepreneurs directory.

Online Business Opportunities for Double-Dipping

Article by Elias Georgi

Copyright 2006 http://www.eliasg.com

Almost every expert on online entrepreneurship preaches the virtues of multiple revenue streams. Their logic is unassailable. The Internet moves quickly and what might be a winning recipe for financial success today could be less than optimal tomorrow. As such, it makes sense to be involved with a diverse range of online moneymakers as means of insulating yourself from a downturn in any one particular area.

In addition to diversifying across many different niches, it also makes sense to find multiple revenue opportunities within individual topics of interest. One should find and implement strategies that allow for what may be termed "double-dipping." online business opportunities give one multiple ways of profiting from the same program.

One of the most productive forms of "double-dipping" are opportunities that allow for self-generated earnings coupled with a residual profit stream obtained by referring others to the same program. Let's consider a hypothetical opportunity to illustrate the principle in action.

Let's say we join a program that allows us to buy and then sell widgets at a profit. That provides us with an opportunity for direct earning through our own actions. Now, let's say the same program also allows us to invite others to participate and that we receive a bonus or commission with each new participant we bring to the program. That doubles our profit opportunity. The program itself creates two self-contained means by which we can produce profits. That's "double-dipping" in action!

Many online business options present this kind of opportunity. Some offer a one-time payment for referrals, while others allow a referrer to generate additional income based on the actions of the referred party. In essence, some programs pay a bounty while others adopt a model akin to multi-level marketing.

The advantages of "double-dipping" are obvious--one has multiple means by which to profit within the same opportunity. The trick, of course, is discovering which programs among the thousands available actually produce great results. Even a perfect "double-dipping" arrangement is useless if the program itself doesn't truly create direct profits and fails to give you a fighting chance to create a meaningful secondary revenue stream.

Fortunately, there are online business opportunities that do offer the chance of producing enviable direct earnings with an equally healthy "double-dip" thrown in for good measure. Those interested in improving the odds of their own online success must actively search out and embrace those opportunities.

About the Author

Elias Georgi makes it easy to build your home based business and earn a substantial income. Learn how to increase your income in the comfort of you own home with minimal effort by visiting: http://www.eliasg.com/

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Finding A Free Home Based Business Opportunity

Article by Richard Henderson

The good thing about working from home is that you can do pretty much anything that you want. If you like to paint, you can turn your skills into a home based business. If you are a marketing guru, that will work as well. But the one thing that holds a lot of people back when they are looking for a home based business opportunity is money. The majority of people feel that in order to start a company, they are going to need a lot of financial backing; something that most people simply cannot come up with. Even though this is true in some aspects, there are also many free home based business opportunities that you can try out. Think about it, why do you need to spend a lot of money on start up costs? You more than likely have everything that you need right in front of you?

Generally speaking, the first thing that people do when they are searching for a home based business opportunity is search the internet. There are hundreds of sites that will promise you the world for no money at all; and the bad thing about these sites is that they actually sound like good opportunities. The problem is that the majority of these sites are simply scams that are meant to dupe you out of your money. To take this even further, these scams ruin it for the legitimate companies that are available.

So obviously, the best way to find a free home based business opportunity is to do your homework. One of the best opportunities available is affiliate marketing programs. This is a great way for anybody to start their own home based business with no start up costs at all. This involves getting paid by affiliates for driving traffic to their site. Eventually you may need to start putting money into your business to be more successful, but you can get started without any problems at all.

Another free home based business opportunity that many people take advantage of is filling out online surveys. This is a legitimate way to make money from home, but you must be aware of all of the scams that are out there. The only way to do this is by searching through all of the available companies, and then choosing the ones that are most reputable. Finding ratings for survey sites is not difficult because there are a lot of people that are interested in this home business opportunity.

Finding a free home based business opportunity is not impossible. In order to be successful, you will want to watch out for scam artists so you do not end up losing valuable time and money.

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About the Author

Richard Henderson is a relative newcomer to online business but already is runnung several successful websites.Home Based Business Opportunities

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How To Get Your Home Based Business Opportunity Off The Ground Quick

Article by Leonard Bartholomew

The Internet offers the best home based business income Opportunity for those willing to take the time, and some risk, to start a small home based business. Everyone dreams of having a job where they can do what they want, go on vacations, and not have to worry about where the next payckeck is coming from. Most of us continue to get up in the morning, shower, get dressed, jump in the car, and commute for long distances only to get to a job with little pay and no satisfaction. One of the basic principles that is promoted by Success University is that, when pursuing a home based business income opportunity, you are smarter than you think! If you take some of the suggestions that this article has to offer, you might find that starting your own home based business income opportunity is not as hard as you think!

Publishing Articles - Publishing articles online is clearly one of the most proven income generating opportunities that a home based business can use for promoting websites or any small Internet business. The author of an article presents targeted informative content to his or her future customers. Best of all it is free. You do not need to be experienced or be a professional to be able to write articles about your home based business. Having articles that are directly related to the theme of the home based business will in turn give you an edge on the search engine competition. Websites and articles are synergistic because of linking strategies used in them. You may have noticed a link in the first paragraph of this article. Search engines like Google like links! Article directories abound on the Internet. They are countless. Joining multiple article directories will yield more traffic that your home based business will benefit from. The more articles you publish, the more links that occur back to your website from the Article Directory. More relevant links increases the chances that the offer of an income opportunity from your home based business will be seen. Articles are certainly the wings of any home based business income opportunity and the website is the motor.

Using Keywords - Here is a helpful hint - Content is king, but the choice of keywords is also an important aspect of your business initiatives. Simply place keywords that you want to use in your website. When writing an article place the same keywords in the title, and in the body of the article. Notice that the keywords income, opportunity, home, based, business occur a number of times in this article. You will be giving your website a boost in the search engine rankings when your article is accepted by the directories and they link back to your website with the same keywords! This is referred to as anchoring your text or anchor text. You can find the search engine ranking of the article directory easily by installing the Google toolbar on your web browser. You will notice that the article directories have some of the highest rankings of all websites worldwide! This is due to all the quality submissions and links they get from online publishers like you.

Article Content - If a prospective customer finds the article content interesting and easy to apply to their own situation, they will be willing to read more of your work, and ultimately take the dive and view your entire website! They will want to read more information about your website's income opportunity and find out everything they can about how to start their own home based business. If convinced that you have the income opportunity they are looking for, they will purchase something from your website or join up in the venture you are offering and help build your home based business by doing the same thing!

Networking income opportunities - Writing articles is only the beginning. The home based business owner does not do all of the work. Your article readers will talk to their friends! You will almost instantly become one of their friends in their minds. You have the solution, they want the key, they want to talk about it, and they will!

There are many other ways to get a home based business income opportunity rolling and they all need attention. Article writing is by far the most efficient way of promoting your business and, even if just starting, giving it wings!

About the Author

Go to Leonard Bartholomew's website for information on search engine optimization, email marketing, and a killer home based business opportunity.

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Turnkey Internet Business Opportunities - A Waste Of Your Time?

Article by Jennifer Carter

Looking for an internet business opportunity that involves a minimum of effort for you, a minimal learning curve that has the opportunity to earn you big money?

Dizzy and dazzled by the hundreds of opportunities seemingly available and not sure how to choose between them?

According to the dictionary definition, the term turnkey is also often used in the technology industry, most commonly to describe pre-built computer "packages" in which everything needed to perform a certain type of task is put together by the supplier and sold as a bundle.

However, with the amazing technology provided by ever-increasingly automated software, it is now possible to start your own turnkey internet businesses with a minimal amount of knowledge and investment.

In fact, tens of thousands of dollars are now being invested in software that will autocreate and run your online businesses!

For those of us brought up on the old adage "you don't get something for nothing", we may have to take a deep breath and resconsider.

Here's a sample of the kind of business opportunities you can find on the internet:-

Dave's Cool Little Website

For those who want to make money but don't know where to start, Dave's Cool Little Website has been developed to embed not just your Adsense ads, but also Clickbank and eBay adverts as part of the website.

Website Article Wizard

David Watson has developed this software which creates pages of unique content for you to either use as a site, or to add to an existing site. Embedded with Google Adsense code, it enables you to make money with Google Adsense just by getting these pages indexed by the search engines.

Using hundreds of pages of articles, you can autocreate your first website in under 15 minutes with the Google Adsense ads already placed on your pages, ready to start making you money.

Resell Rights

Get the rights to resell ebooks and make pure profit on each sale. Each ebook comes with a pre-designed sales page, so all you need to do is add traffic to create that magic word, profit!

Well, that's just a sample of the kinds of online businesses that you can find out there.

What Now?

My own view is mixed, there are some really good business opportunities available, but there are also some where you wonder just who is going to be making the money.

However, if you are willing to put in a little effort, there are many big money internet business opportunities that anyone can start for an investment of just a few dollars. This sure beats the conventional kind of business where you have to invest tens of thousands of dollars just to get started!

A word of warning - before buying ANY sales product, do a little internet research. Just type in the name of that product, together with the word "review" and spend a minute or two reading what other people have found about that product.

If they're universally full or praise, then you're on to a winner that will be worth investing your time in; if they're mixed reviews, then remember that people don't criticise a product lightly on the internet unless they've had a bad or disappointing experience with it.

For the latest information and turnkey internet business opportunity reviews, visit turnkey internet business opportunities reviewed.

This article was submitted by Jennifer Carter, whose own site Millionaire Business Opportunities shares her own story to financial freedom.

About the Author

Jen started her own home internet businesses in 2005 and writes articles to share her experiences in building an online business.

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Income Opportunity - Make Money Online From Home!

Article by Leonard Bartholomew

The Internet offers the best Income Opportunity for those willing to take the time, and some risk, to start a small business from home. Everyone dreams of having a job where they can do what they want, go on vacations, and not have to worry about where the next payckeck is coming from. Most of us continue to get up in the morning, shower, get dressed, jump in the car, and commute for long distances only to get to a job with little pay and no satisfaction. One of the basic principles that is promoted by Success University is that, when pursuing an online money making income opportunity, you are smarter than you think! If you take some of the suggestions that this article has to offer, you might find that starting your own online money making income opportunity is not as hard as you think!

Publishing Articles - Publishing articles online is clearly one of the most proven income generating opportunities for promoting your website or any small Internet business. The author of an article presents targeted informative content to his or her future customers. Best of all it is free. You do not need to be experienced or be a professional to be able to write articles about your website. Having articles that are directly related to the theme of the website will in turn give you an edge on the search engine competition. Websites and articles are synergistic because of linking strategies used in them. You may have noticed a link in the first paragraph of this article. Search engines like Google like links! Article directories abound on the Internet. They are countless. Joining multiple article directories will yield more traffic that your website will benefit from. The more articles you publish, the more links that occur back to your website from the Article Directory. Articles are certainly the wings of an online income opportunity and the website is the motor.

Using Keywords - Here is a helpful hint - Content is king, but the choice of keywords is also an important aspect of your business initiatives. Simply place keywords that you want to use in your website. When writing an article place the same keywords in the title, and in the body of the article. Notice that the keywords income, opportunity, make, money, online occur a number of times in this article. You will be giving your website a boost in the search engine rankings when your article is accepted by the directories and they link back to your website with the same keywords! This is referred to as anchoring your text or anchor text. You can find the search engine ranking of the article directory easily by installing the Google toolbar on your web browser. You will notice that the article directories have some of the highest rankings of all websites worldwide! This is due to all the quality submissions and links they get from online publishers like you.

Article Content - If a prospective customer finds the article content interesting and easy to apply to their own situation, they will be willing to read more of your work, and ultimately take the dive and view your entire website! They will want to read more information about your website's income opportunity and find out everything they can about how to make money online themselves. If convinced that you have the opportunity they are looking for, they will purchase something from your website or join up in the venture you are offering and help build your money making organization by doing the same thing!

Networking income opportunities - Writing articles is only the beginning. The business owner does not do all of the work. Your article readers will talk to their friends! You will almost instantly become one of their friends in their minds. You have the solution, they want the key, they want to talk about it, and they will!

There are many other ways to get a money making online income opportunity rolling and they all need attention. Article writing is by far the most efficient way of promoting your business and, even if just starting, giving it wings!

About the Author

Go to Leonard Bartholomew's website for information on search engine optimization, email marketing, and a killer home based business opportunity.