Lawrence Tam

Funny dude who grew up in Houston, and retired from Mechanical Engineering at the age of 33. Has 3 kiddos and happily married and marketing full time since 2012. Learn how to take control of your life and health through a simple challenge to keep you healthier one day at a time - Click Here to Learn More.

Good Business Ideas Demand Creativity

I have seen many people who want to try to start a business look for some good business ideas online. While there are plenty of business plans and information on building a business that you can find on the internet, there are certain things that you need to know before you begin. The first thing is that creating a business will require that you do a lot of thinking on your part. While you may find plenty of good business ideas on the internet, nobody is going to show you exactly how you can put together a profitable business. There are many things that you will need to come up with on your own through research and testing.

Why Having Good Business Ideas Is Not Enough

Sure, you might have an excellent idea overall for your business. For example, you might want to become an affiliate marketer and promote some products on the internet. While this is a great overall plan for an online business, you would still need to think up of the details. In the case of an affiliate marketing business, you would mainly need to think about what affiliate offers you will promote, as well as how you will get interested visitors to your website every day.

Same thing goes if you will be selling products yourself. You will need to determine which products you will be selling, how you will sell them and how you will bring targeted traffic to your website. This is why simply having good business ideas will not make you money. You will still need to figure out the details of how exactly your business will operate. (more…)

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Making Money on the Internet – Check These 3 Out

If you are looking for methods of making money on the internet, then you will be happy to see that there are many ways to do so. However, making money on the internet is not always as easy as some websites may want to make you think. Even though it is actually possible to make impressive amounts online, those who achieve such great results have done it because of hard work, creativity as well as dedication, not just because they signed up for a course, looked at a website or read an e-book. If you want to get started with making money on the internet, here are some things that you should do first.

Choosing How You Will Be Making Money on the Internet

Since there are several dozen methods to make money online, you will need to pick one of them and go with it. If you don't really have an idea as to what you would do to earn money online, you should definitely review some of the methods that let you do so and then decide which one would be more in line with your objectives and skills. Here are some of the ways you can make money online:

  • Providing services

By providing services, you will basically be helping somebody else build or run their business. Here again, there are dozens of things to choose from. You can create web pages, write articles, create graphics, videos, etc. Many people who are successful online began by providing services to other online entrepreneurs. (more…)

By Lawrence Tam, ago

How Much Is Gold Worth – How Do You Tell?

If you have ever asked the question of how much is gold worth then you may have gotten quite a bit of different answers. Depending on whom you may have asked you may have gotten a low or high number for your gold jewelry or other items, but should you sell?

I have found that more and more people today are actually suggesting your save and even collecting gold rather than selling it. I believe the gold/oz was over $1,700 today which is just nuts.

The theory is that the price and value of gold is going to go up dramatically over the years so instead of jumping on the band wagon and selling now with the craze, I suggest waiting it out. Unless of course you are in some desperate need of cash then it is understandable.

 

How much is gold worth – $1,700 Plus for Gold These Days

As of now an ounce of gold will run around $1,700 in value but the thing about gold, is that the value fluctuates quite often. By the time you ask yourself how much is gold worth and read this bit of information the price may have double or even decreased so always check online before you consider selling. (more…)

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Extra Money Generated = Free Training Live!

I'm going to be holding a free training to my guests next Wednesday Aug 31 at 10pm EST.

Want Extra Money – Generated From Home?

I'm going to show you something that can put some money in your pocket but instead of just giving you money (no one does that and if they did tell me who so I can get some…) I'm going to teach you.

 

Teach a man to fish and eat for a life time

 

So this coming Wednesday, Aug 31 2011, I will be holding a get together on how I was able to pull off over $1k online in a day all part time.

I'm not going to show you the way to work 23 hours out of a day to get their either.
What's the point? That's something I would never do and wouldn't recommend unless you like torturing yourself.
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Wednesday 31, 2011
10pm EST

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/732842232

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I firmly believe that if you can master this 3 step process you should be on your way if not tomorrow into hitting your very first $1k online day and make the extra money you need today. (more…)
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Early Retirement Planning – Tips You Can Use

Have you already got your eye on retirement because I know I do! Whether you are in your early 30’s or just a few years away from retirement there are tips that can make your early retirement planning go a much smoother. A great thing to do in order to keep on track with your retirement plan is to sit down and write everything out. You have to figure out when you can stop working based on how much money you are going to need monthly in order to survive or live the life that you want to.

The sooner you start saving for retirement, the better because it gives you a little more cushion than you normally would have. Another way to save up some money is to consider taking on a side income like working online. Online marketing is how I solely support myself and have found that it can help people make a few extra hundred bucks a month to a few thousand, depending on how much you need to earn.

Realistically even students should be trying to save and put back as much money as possible but that kind of early retirement planning just isn’t possible for all students. (more…)

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How to Budget and Save Money on a Budget

It seems that everyone out there is asking how to budget and save money now days but what are the best ways to do so.  Hopefully some of these tips and techniques I have rounded up help you stay on top of your budget and save the money that you need. Start buying your items in bulk to save yourself some cash in the long run.

 

How to budget and save money – Planning

A lot of bulk stores are around that will allow you to save money in the long run on items that you are going to use. I always tell my friends that if they are struggling to make a rent or house payment then they probably shouldn’t go out and try to buy or lease a new car. When you are on a tight budget you have to do everything you can to save yourself money and that includes not taking on another payment that you may or may not be able to make. See, learning how to budget and save money is something that needs to be practiced in all walks of life. If you need a new car then try to find a good used or pre owned model because it is going to be cheaper and they are often just as dependable. A brand new car off the lot is definitely not the answer on how to budget and save money.

You honestly wouldn’t have to budget your money so strictly if you were just making more income, but sometimes that is harder for some than others. However, if you make money online as a side job it can often help you stay on top of your finances and still be able to do the things that you love to do. Online marketing has become the way that I make my income full time and if you are just looking for something on the side this would be perfect too.

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