Many Baby Boomers will soon be retiring with an income barely able to meet their needs. While they are generally retiring earlier, living longer, enjoying better health, and have accumulated more material wealth, they are financially less prepared for retirement than the generation that preceded them.
The U.S. Department of Labor has stated that 90% of those retiring in the next 20 years (2008 -- 2028) will be living on a fixed annual income of $12,000 or less! Many Baby Boomers simply cannot afford to retire, nor will they be able to continue working productively either. They will be forced to live on an income significantly lower than they earned while employed, or find a means of generating a supplemental income.
With rising fuel costs, massive home foreclosures, corporate downsizing, and failing banks dominating the daily news reports, it is easy to become discouraged and simply give up on your retirement dreams. But, as a mentor of mine said to me some years ago, "In times of great change, there is opportunity.".
It is not so much about what we are given to see, as it is from where we see it....point of view is ultimately important..!!
There IS a silver lining within those dark economic clouds that others are painting upon the horizon -- all we need do is position ourselves so as to look past the 'doom-and-gloom' conversation spewing forth from the daily news reports, and see that we are standing upon the threshold of tremendous opportunity for personal prosperity....
Please allow me to push aside those dark clouds for just a moment so as to give you a peek at the possibilities that lie just around the corner.....
The Future Belongs To Those With The Vision To See It
Today countless individuals are generating extraordinary incomes utilizing the power of the Internet.
For the first time in history, the global marketplace is accessible to anyone with the desire and the motivation to take on a new challenge in their lives.
Privately owned Internet Marketing websites are generating incomes far greater than most ever earned working for someone else. Additionally, Internet Marketing significantly reduces the time and labor investment one must make to generate an income. Just a few hours a day (or week) from the comfort of your home office, and the remainder of your time belongs to you....
After all, isn't that what we all have sought to achieve over the years -- having time and money together? So often, when we had the money, we didn't have the time to employ it, and when we had the time, we had no money with which to enjoy it.
Marketing on the Internet
Many tend to confuse marketing with sales.
Marketing is little more than advertising -- telling others about products/services that you've used or know about, where those products may be found, the benefits you and/or others have realized using the product, and how much it costs.
On the other hand, sales is calling on people you don't know with the intent of talking them into buying something they don't really want or need for a price they can't really afford or wish to pay.
Internet Marketing has indeed become the most powerful and accessible method of supplementing one's income from home -- ever...with online sales currently topping 200 BILLION dollar a year, and continuing to rise by as much as 30% to 40% every year! (General Motors would kill for those kinds of growth numbers..!!)
While there a number of marketing models currently being used on the Internet, for many,
Affiliate Marketing
is currently the most popular method of marketing products and services online.
Another marketing model that is growing in popularity with a very powerful 'upside-potential' that requires a very small investment to get started, is
Network Marketing
Getting Started
Regardless of the method chosen, you will need to build a website that works. More than simply a program to create another billboard beside the information highway, building a website that works requires a number of skills, each of which will send you looking for THE particular program or service that will enable you to be truly competitive online.
While there are numerous low cost hosting services and offers of free websites, there is much more to achieving a ranking within the search engines to insure a steady flow of visitors to your site.
Before spending hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars, investing in support tools and programs, (many of which don't truly deliver the riches they claim their 'secrets' will produce), you need ask yourself one simple question; "Is there a program available that delivers ALL the necessary tools and support services needed to build a website that really works in support of your efforts and desires?"
The answer is, "Yes", there is one such product available to online users -- even those with little or no experience in building an online marketing or informational website."
Site Build It Building Websites That WORK!!
Site Build It!
Ken Evoy has developed a business building system specifically designed for those with little or no Internet experience.
Using the "all-in-one" (bundling) approach, Ken's
Site Build It
program includes all the tools (and then some) needed to establish your Internet business and build a website that works.
Building a Website That Works
A website 'works' when it:
is search engine 'friendly'
achieves first page rankings on the search results page
is visitor friendly
contains a workable monetization model
produces a profit for the owner
can be updated and modified easily
For most, the idea of building an online business is an undertaking they believe takes lots of techno-skills.
It's true that starting from scratch, website design, web hosting, domain registration, site content, keyword research and selection, search engine optimization, link reciprocity, newsletter distribution, and dozens of other support services can be very difficult to master, and cost a lot of money.
Most find that using the "mix-and-match" approach to developing an online presence is costly and can be VERY frustrating. Every step along the way to achieving a successful website requires yet another 'tool' and a whole new set of skills and knowledge.
The result, is a very high percentage of 'newbies' give up in frustration and end up setting on the sidelines watching the more persistent achieve success.
The 90% Alternative
For 90% of those retiring between now and 2029, supplementing their retirement income is more than simply an exercise in developing a post-career lifestyle. It is an absolute necessity!
The alternative is either living 'on the fringe' until rising prices put you living with one of your children, or in a nursing home, or worse yet -- in the street. For many, the solution is taking on a new job, usually as an unskilled worker for a salary at or below minimum wage.
As you engage your dream of a better life after retirement, remember this...
"If you want something you've never had, then you must do something well that you've never done before."
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