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James Martell’s Affiliate Marketer’s ‘BootCamp’ 2006 Charts the Course and Helps Attendees to Get On Track and Stay On Track by Providing Proven Strategies to Successfully (and Profitably) Navigate the Ever-Changing World of the Internet.

Every career needs a jump-start now and then. And, when this high voltage boost is sparked by the Net’s most respected affiliate marketer, “newbies” and established affiliate marketers alike come together to learn how to rev-up their efforts (and their paychecks) as they explore the world of the Internet with a shared destination: enviable online success.

The road to this: James Martell’s Affiliate Marketers BootCamp, where participants make a three-day stop in a seaside community just west of Vancouver, BC, Canada, in Martell’s hometown of White Rock.

And, during this three-day stay, slated for June 5th, 6th and 7th 2006, no road sign is overlooked, and no roadblock is left unturned, as Martell engages travelers in a journey that is as lively, interactive and entertaining as it is thought provoking and educational.

Of course, if you’re already a successful student of Martell, or if you’re equipped with his 2005 edition of his Affiliate Marketers Handbook (http://www.work-at-home-net-guides.com), which countless affiliate marketers have relied on for their new-found success, you might not need the BootCamp. But, if you are looking to fast-track your home-based business, shorten the learning curve, suffer from a sluggish start, or have simply been procrastinating, Martell’s BootCamp is for you!

“More and more people are looking to work from home, where they can set their own hours, their own pace, and their own personal and financial goals,” Martell explains. “This BootCamp is as much for them as it is for the individual who has dabbled in affiliate marketing and may be floundering or perhaps just procrastinating.”

“This BootCamp is about learning and about finally achieving, hopefully even exceeding, personal and financial goals, just as I have done.”

Martell conducted his first BootCamp in Oct. 2005 (See photos), and, as attendees will attest, he wowed them with his knowledge, sharing insider secrets and expert advice at every turn, really cranking-up motivation, while fine-tuning the essential skills needed to become an online success.

And, since the first BootCamp, there have been numerous changes in search engines and in other areas that affect affiliate marketers, all of which will be discussed in the upcoming BootCamp scheduled for June 5th, 6th and 7th, 2006.

Attendees can expect Martell to show them what works best now and what no longer gets the job done, helping participants to create their own compass – one they can rely on long after the BootCamp has concluded, to consistently achieve their online goals.

Martell’s BootCamp packs years of his personal research, development, and experiences into just three days, making it an invaluable investment. And, Martell encourages interaction and really kicks into high gear with student involvement, making sure every attendee crosses the finish line with a tried and true (and well understood) map that takes him or her to their final destination of affiliate marketing success.

“As we enter 2006 with the realistic expectation of increased competition, we have to make the most of the technological advances that debuted in 2005 and the online changes that have taken place, and learn how to use these to create advantages for our online businesses,” Martell explains. “By learning how to entice site visitors, how to provide them with the valuable information they are searching for, we ensure our websites will be successful.”

The BootCamp will also feature Martell’s latest works in these areas, which include everything needed to build a lasting relationship with site visitors, build high-traffic sites, and high-profit websites. Martell will walk attendees through each of the 8-steps he follows to build successful and profitable sites, answering all questions from attendees in the process.

Additionally, Martell will also explain how to hire local and online staff, share his secret resources (yes, the same ones he relies on every day), even detail the do’s and don’ts that are sure to set attendees apart from other affiliate marketers.

Attendees can also expect Martell, who has expertly tapped into more than 60 different industries and boats nearly 100 specialty shopping sites via the Web, to show exactly how to:

Research Topics
Work with Web Publishing Software to Build Your Own Site
Choose Templates that Appeal to the Visitor
Plan Site Maps
Develop Keyword Lists
Use His Proven Keyword Density Formula
Choose Merchants
Submit to Search Engines
Work with Professional Writers
Arrange Quality Inbound Links
Monitor Traffic
Manage Site(s)
Adjust to Inevitable Online Change
And much more

And, because Martell feels strongly about family time and family involvement, he is offering a 50% discount on BootCamp fees to all enrolling spouses. What’s more, all meals during the conference are on Martell and include a dining experience at one of his favorite local restaurants (See photos from October 2005 BootCamp), making this a truly one-of-a-kind experience. And, the three-day event kicks off with a private party at the Martell home, hosted by Martell’s wife and business partner of 22 years, Arlene.

Attendees will also receive a gift certificate from the Martell’s that entitles them to a whopping 75% discount on the soon-to-be-released DVD version of the live training, making the BootCamp something you truly cannot afford to pass up!

For more information, visit www.affiliate-marketers-bootcamp.com.

About The Author

Kellie Fowler is an award-winning freelance writer who spends her winters in the U.S. and her summers in Canada, where she enjoys her 6 rescue pets, kayaking, fly-fishing, reading and writing. She is the owner of Write Solutions, a full-service writing company. Kellie currently freelances for several international groups and Fortune 500 companies, as well as well-known national magazines and newspapers.

Ask anyone the best thing about a good home based business opportunity and they’ll tell you the same thing – the ability to make on-the-spot decisions about the little things that come up.

For example, your hard at work on your home based internet business and the phone rings. It’s your best friend, who lives out of town but is in the neighborhood for a few hours on a stopover at the airport. Can you imagine the headaches it would cause if you tried to explain to your boss that you needed time off work because you wanted to go for a coffee with your friends? You’d be lucky if you had a job to come back to, if you even dared to step outside the building.

Working at home and making the most of your home based business opportunities would allow you the freedom to jump in your car and zip up to spend the afternoon with your friend. Time well spent, and surely something that would add to the rich fabric of your life.

What is your life worth to you? Sure, your Monday to Friday job may pay the bills, but we humans were not born tied to a clock. Living to work can lead to a miserable, lonely existence away from your friends and loved ones. That’s why so many people are turning away from traditional Monday to Friday jobs and looking to space for better business opportunities – in this case, cyberspace.

In fact, so many people, from professionals to college students, are deciding on home based business opportunities that they are changing the very face of the business world.

On top of traditional work at home jobs, such as writing and other artistic pursuits, there the internet has provided a springboard to launch hundreds of thousands of new careers around the world. These days, many home based opportunities are more than simply opening a little shoe repair store as a side gig. People are buying, selling, and marketing their way to successful, experience-rich lives and they’re doing it a few hours at a time.

The rest of the day, they’re busy making the most of their lives. They’re spending time with friends, their kids, or just taking the time to enjoy the things that they enjoy most. The ability to just drop everything at the drop of a hat and take off to do something fun in the middle of work is a great feeling. It gives you the feeling that you are in control of your life, and you are living it to the fullest potential.

On top of that, home based businesses are also lining their pockets. The earning potential of affiliate marketing as a home based business, for example, is virtually limitless. Successful affiliate marketers can make thousands of extra dollars a month in the time it takes to transfer the funds from their online payment accounts to their bank accounts.

Not only are they working from home and achieving these results, they are also traveling out of state to visit relatives and earning a bundle, or checking their accounts from their Hawaiian vacation hotel room and earning money…you get the point.

More freedom and more money. More importantly, a level of control in their lives that is unheard of in a regular Monday to Friday existence. It’s easy to see why these successful men and women have decided to make the most of their business opportunities.

The question is, why aren’t you?

For more information, visit www.work-at-home-net-guides.com.

About The Author

Bill Schnarr is a single parent and freelance writer who works from his home in Calgary, Alberta. As well as writing about home based business opportunities and having dozens of online and print publishing credits, you can also look for him in “Chicken Soup for the Single Parents Soul” which was published in February 2005.

Looking to start your own home based business? Good for you! You are entering into a world that will reward your creativity and enthusiasm. If you are entering into a field that you already have some measure of expertise, then you already know what you have to do to get your business running. If, on the other hand, you have always dreamt of a home based business and are now hunting for online business opportunities, you should consider these important tips to getting your business up off the ground.

Starting a business at home can be a great source of frustration for many people who go into it thinking that they’ll be free of all the stress that their old working lives entailed. It’s true…sort of. You won’t have to worry about a lot of the old pressures and stress points that made your Monday to Friday job such a nightmare, but a home business presents its own special problems that you need to address.

Many people enjoy the freedom of a home based business. They get up late, sit around in their pajamas until noon, go out and enjoy the sunshine all afternoon, and come home in the evening ready to work…after that movie of the week they’ve been waiting all month to see is over. By then it’s bed time.

Working at home is different than working at a regular job because if you slack off, nobody will be there to pick up the reigns. It’s you and your wits against the world, and if you don’t get your work done…well, you’ll have to do that much more tomorrow, right? But starting a business and working on your own shouldn’t be about getting your work done on time. It’s really about working with what you want, on your own terms, and when you want to. Sure, you need to work to get that product or service out, but working at home means you can schedule your work around you life, and not the other way around the way a Monday to Friday job works.

The Internet is the perfect partner for you if you are planning on starting a home business. Especially for those of you who have looked at the options and decided that a home based affiliate business is the way to go. The internet puts tens of millions of potential customers at your fingertips. In addition, the internet also provides you with a forum, a market, and a place to get as much help and information as you could ever need when you plan out your home based business. Your PC is your best friend and most important business partner.

In fact, before you even begin starting a home based business, you should use your PC and internet connection to look into your business plan and see what kind of opportunities you can find. You may be surprised at the amount of information you receive. If you find that someone has already taken your idea and been successful with it, you’ll have to decide whether there is room for competition or if you should go back and tweak your home based business a little to maximize your profits.

There really is no limit to your earning potential or the level of success you can achieve when you start a home based business. Take a page from those who have been successful before you – seek advice from other professionals in the field. These are men and women who have started their own home based businesses on the internet and been successful at it. Some have even stepped into teaching, offering online courses and programs for interested students who would like to learn about their successes and failures, and gain some insight into the home business world. You have an idea for starting a home based business, and in this day and age, an idea is good enough.

Now, run with it.

For more information, see www.work-at-home-net-guides.com.

About The Author

Bill Schnarr is a single parent and freelance writer who works from his home in Calgary, Alberta. As well as writing about starting a home based business and having dozens of online and print publishing credits, you can also look for him in “Chicken Soup for the Single Parents Soul” which was published in February 2005.