The course, which is open to anyone with a broadband connection, is
designed to help people who want to have a home based business but
don’t know where to start. It is also for people with established
businesses who wish to expand by taking it to the Internet but don’t
know how. It will cover all the basics of Internet marketing from
domain names to merchant accounts, and everything in between. It
teaches more ‘traditional’ skills like search engine optimization, yet
also embraces the new marketing techniques that have become possible
with the advent of Web 2.0 and the social networking sites.
Home Business Angels CEO Gordon Goodfellow, who has for 20 years worked
in the market research industry and for 8 of those been a successful
Internet marketer, explained his vision. "There must be millions of
people out there who wish to get out of the misery of the 9 to five, as
I did. I was sick of the two hour long commutes to and from work, the
poor pay and the overpriced sandwiches for lunch at my desk. Most of
all I was sick of the office politics that everyone assumes you just
had to put up with. Everybody else hated it as well, but I was able to
get out."
But Goodfellow was dismayed at the lack of help for others. "Even
today", he says, "I search for a keyword phrase like ‘work from home’
or ‘Internet based business’ and all I see are scams. The Internet is
flooded with con artists making a fast buck out of other people’
desperation. The sad thing is that, collectively, these hucksters are
making a lot of money, and ordinary honest folk are left none the
wiser. They just go from one get-rich-quick scheme to the next, parting
with their hard-earned money each time, and they learn nothing on the
way."
The Home Business Angels’ course is in 40 parts, and is delivered daily
by email. "Each lesson is devoted to its own subject. Most emails link
to a web page, as the material is too large to be conveyed in a single
email. In fact, the subject is so vast I had to increase it to 40 from
my original 30, as my initial conception was to provide all the basics
in one month, at the rate of an email every day."
The course aims to teach the discipline of an Internet home business as
a proper business, not just a hobby or something done half-heartedly.
"There’s a section about money management and cash flow right at the
start, which might surprise some people", said Goodfellow. "Time is
money. The course is heavily into automation and low-cost solutions.
It’s all written in plain English and free of jargon", added
Goodfellow, who has also worked as an English Language teacher.
"Subscribers will be able to get hold of the same inside knowledge as
successful Internet marketing practitioners use."
To start the Internet marketing course today, go to the Home Business
Angels’ website and scroll down to the subscription section. It is
completely free to join.
