Home Based Business Ideas for Men

Home based business ides are everywhere, but if you research them online you will find a lot of them are geared towards women. Direct sales companies are all geared toward the stay at home mom. What if you're a man who wants to start a home based business? What are your options?

 

Assuming you are not a man who wants to sell stuff your own teddy bears at the next mom luncheon, you may want to consider being an independent insurance agent. You can easily run an insurance business out of your home. You do have to be licensed and while all states are different, it's usually only a couple week class to learn what you need to know. You can either be a property and casualty insurance agent or you could get a license in health and life insurance. Once you are licensed a little networking with other professionals and you will be well on your way to a successful home based business.

 

Maybe you are a more hands on kind of guy though. Have you ever thought about starting a carpet cleaning business or even landscaping? While the actual physical work would have to be done outside the home, you can still conducted the business end primarily from your house. More than likely, you will need some equipment to get started. Since this can get costly, you could look into business loans or grants to help you in the beginning. A lot of men enjoy having this type of home based business, because it also gets them out of the house.

 

If you are looking for a home based business with a low start up cost. You could try freelance writing. All you need to get started is a computer and Internet access. There are many types of writing you can do. Businesses will pay freelance writers for writing anything from press releases to annual reports. There's also a lot of work available for those looking to write keyword articles for web content.

 

Another home based business option could be real estate. There are numerous things you can do in the real estate field and they can all be based from your home. You could be a real estate investor. There are numerous books written for people looking to get into real estate investing. You could become a licensed real estate agent. As a real estate agent you have the option to work for a real estate agency outside the home, but you can also work for yourself out of your home. It may take time to build clientele and find good leads, but both of these types of businesses can be home based.

 

While it may seem like a lot of home based businesses are geared towards women, there are numerous options that aren't geared towards either sex. There are more home based businesses for men then you may think. If you put your mind to it almost any business can be based out of your home.

 

Internet Marketing - 14 Website Content Ideas

One of the most important parts of Internet marketing is original website content, that is keyword rich, original and plentiful.

Benefits of Website Content:
1. Good for your visitors
2. Good for SERPS (search engine rank pages)
3. Good for keyword relevance
4. Good for Internal linking and on-site SEO.
It is very true that thin websites do not do well in search engines. Content along with a good link building strategy is the Internet marketing formula to get your sites to ranking in the SERPS.

Often times, content can be a daunting tasks for webmasters, for store type site. It can be difficult to find ideas for written content and especially if you have several sites.

14 Website Content Ideas

1. Lists - People love lists, they are easy to read and easy to create. Best, Worst, Most Bought, Most Popular, Most Read, Least Liked, 10 ways to;, 5 Methods for;, 6 Types of. The possibilities are endless.

2. How-To - A how-to can be created for anything, just use your imagination.

3. Guides and Tutorials - Every type of product, subject or niche can be fitted to some kind of guide or tutorial and more than one. Even if you are selling clothes you can have a page on size charts, types of clothing for different shapes, hottest fashion trends, buying guide, etc.

4. Side Subjects - You can write about sub-subjects within your main one. For instance if you are selling music products you can have pages about music artists and music news. If selling furniture you can talk about home design and decorating, for cooking types sites you can have pages of recipes. The possibilities for side subjects are endless.

5. Product Reviews - If you don not know the product do some research and compile something good.

6. Interesting Facts and/or Myths

7. Trivia - Trivia is a popular subject and easy to research.

8. Histories - Most products have histories and several pages of website content can be created around that topic.

9. What Returning Visitors Have To Say and Customer Testimonials - A comment section is a good and automated way to add content to your websites. Also, if your visitors have contacted you and had good things to say, these can easily be made into a webpage on your site.

10. About Pages - About pages are a great way to display your website content and use your keywords.

11. Biographies

12. Current Trends/Events - There are always trends related to any niche, whether they are market, consumer, sales, advances etc.

13. Advantages of Buying Online - This one is universal and applies to any niche and or product. Customize it to your subject and niche.

14. Outsourced Articles - These are articles you buy and use as you wish, including publish it verbatim as your own.

Inspiration for Website Content
1. Research keywords to find content ideas. When you enter the main product/niche keyword of your sites, lots of long tail keywords will come up for what people are searching for within that niche.

2. Visit big gun authority sites in your niche and see what they are talking about.

3. Look at what popular bloggers in your niche are blogging about.

4. Read paper and online magazines about your niche and see what the popular articles are, this is a great way to get inspirations for website content and accelerate your Internet marketing campaigns.


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