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Understand the 5 stages of the product lifecycle to increase efficiency and reduce risk.

We take the time to review and explore in depth the product lifecycle and the different avenues to use each step to benefit your venture. Also reviewed are methods to identify which stage or stages of the product life cycle that fit your business best. By following the steps of this roadmap you will create a functioning e-commerce web business.

Product Lifecycle

The complexity and the time consumed attempting to create a domain name that is memorable and meaningful is approaching the realm of impossibility. In this tutorial we attempt to show another approach at obtaining a domain name that you can love and appreciate. Participate in the new Internet Land Grab by staking your claim on the World Wide Web.

How to find a great domain name every time

Lock Levels Tutorial 500 - 2500 Unlocked

The internet and innovation have created a new avenue to invest your assets. Everyday people now use the same channels and concepts that experienced bankers use to earn money from the needs of others. Learn to lend like a banker by following a short tutorial on our parent site.

Lend Like a Banker

Many brilliant IDEA's have remained imprisoned within the minds of people who are afraid to lose them. Asking questions to gather information about your plan can breath life into it. Talking about your thoughts with your friends, associates and social networking community will help overcome barriers that may be holding back your success. An additional benefit of asking for help, is that you will gain access to more knowledgeable resources. The expert resources that may give you shortcuts or insights that you may not have otherwise had access too.

There are some trade SECRETS that you may not want to disclose, keeping these under wraps is OK.

Ideas are studied, copied and improved upon once released to the world. In an internet age where an idea can travel as fast as the speed of light, innovation and IMPROVEMENT is what keeps it ahead. Having an involved network of people who understand and can help innovate will give you an edge on the competition.

Start today! Right now! Comment on this POST for feedback. Post your questions, sticking points and ask for help on the Lock Levels facebook discussion board. You will be amazed at the amount of feedback you will receive. That feedback may help you refine and improve your IDEA.

You may even gain a partner that can help bring your idea to life.

Cheap and accurate, the robots are an excellent source to guarantee traffic to your website or blog. The robots work cheap and their built-in intelligence helps them target the right customers for your product.

The two ROBOTS this site uses most frequently are Google AdWords and facebook advertising. The cost is as little as .01 to 1.00 a day and the ads can be paused at any time.

Here are few tips before you send your automated marketer to work.

Ensure your sites product is complete and encourages repeat business before you turn on the robots. This will help your advertising dollars convert to repeat customers. Turn your robot down as a newbie. Start small keeping all pricing to the minimum while keeping all bidding manual. Pause all campaigns while you are working on your ads or keywords, and until you get familiar with the system. Pay-per-click to begin, setting ads or keywords to .01, until you get comfortable with the number of impressions you will receive for your daily budget. (Increase from there until its more logical to move to cost-per-impression). Lastly consider advertising on a site that has existing users you would like to target. Paying a partner site directly or targeting the sites url with Google AdWords may be a more efficient use of your advertising dollar. Visit the Lock Levels site here. Advertise with Lock Levels here.

Today we will explore a more traditional way of making money, buying and selling goods.

It is our philosophy that the best way to learn a new avenue to wealth building is by taking on a smaller version of the larger project as a prototype. Prototyping allows you to learn the ins, outs and pitfalls without the cost and risks associated with exploring an idea on a larger scale. The project we will be exploring is learning the fundamentals of buying a good at a wholesale or discount price and selling that good for a profit.

For this exercise, you will need:

A digital camera. A Pay Pal account. Something to sell

We will be joining Ebay and selling the product you have chosen in an online auction. By participating in the exercise, you will gain experience in marketing a product, assessing demand and distributing the product to the customer. In a later lesson, we will expand this interaction by adding additional suppliers with discounted products to your supply chain. Product selection for this exercise is any item you own that you feel comfortable selling. If you do not have an item, browse Ebay and purchase an inexpensive item to re-sell for at or a little greater than cost. Remember, regardless of the profit margin, the true value will be gained in experience and your comfort with the process.

Concept: [Velocity of Money]

Finance majors in school are taught about the Velocity of Money. Money's true value is based, not on the dollar value, but on the frequency (speed) of which it changes hands.

For example consider this for the Ebay exercise.

$100 used over the same time period with a greater number of transactions has a different profit potential. Consider a DVD Player that is sold at the maximum retail value of $125 dollars within a period of 30 days. Now consider that the same brand and model of DVD player is sold 10 times at a wholesale value of $105 in the same 30-day period. If a seller considers the velocity of transcations, it is clear that it is more profitable to sell the item at a lower price more frequently.

Do you have a talent for writing? A magical gift of conveying an idea with a pen. You should be paid for that talent. We are going to show you how!

Many people who have created successful blogs tire of the everyday journey or researching and summarizing new topics for their blogs. This is good news for you, if you want your thoughts conveyed to an audience that is already established and hungry for new information.

Explore the opportunities as a Content Writer at Elance.

Interested in writing for this Blog? Contact us at contact@locklevels.com.

Looking at the other side of the coin. Do you have a blog or a message that you would like to get to the world but don't have the time to dedicate to researching and writing on the topic. You sound like a person who needs a content writer that will research and summarize your ideas. Similar to the writing example above, you would benefit from exploring the skilled resources that can bring your ideas into reality.

Explore the talent of Content Writers at Elance.

In this tutorial, we will use Artisteer to create a configurable website that will allow you to update the look and content of a website or blog without the need for complex HTML knowledge.

To begin you will need to download a trial version of Artisteer.

Step 1

Start Artisteer and select the blogger template.

Step 2

Using the IDEA tab, click the Suggest Design button until you arrive at a design that appeals to you.

Step 3

Using the SHEET tab, expand the width by clicking the width button to a size of 1000.

Step 4

Using the LAYOUT tab, select a column layout with at least two columns to have space for your Blogger widgets.

Step 5

Using the IDEA tab, click export to send the new template to your Blogger account. You will need to enter your Blogger username and password and select your blog from the drop down list. Your new website is automatically published and made live at Blogger.com.

Lock Levels was created to demystify the process of making money. This site attempts to give tutorials, guidance, examples and insight so you will feel comfortable exploring new business opportunities.

First let's start with a few questions.

• Do you have experience collecting money from customers?
• What channels outside of your paycheck are available to you to bring money in?

EXPERIENCE allows you to familiarize yourself and become comfortable with a process leading to SUCCESS. Obtaining experience and access to money collection is made simple with Google AdSense.

Creating a Google AdSense account.

STEP 1: Visit Google AdSense and Click Sign Up Now.

Creating a Google AdSense is FREE. It allows you to COLLECT money from advertisers that want to sell products.

STEP 2: Complete the application form.

The application form collects the information Google needs to send money to you after its collect by AdSense. You can think of AdSense like the C.O.D (Cash On Delivery) between you and advertisers.

STEP 3: Use an existing Google account or create a new account to link your login with your AdSense information.

Google will verify your information by sending an email and then sending an automated call to your phone to give you a verification code. After returning to the site and entering in the verification code, you will be allowed to access the system. Google will also send a letter (real mail) with a code that needs to be entered into the website to finish activation of your account.

You now have one way to COLLECT money from customers. Continue with the Foundation and Principles of Money Making road map and develop a product that will activate your first revenue stream.

What if you could own your own Information Technology (IT) firm with a Project Manager, Graphics Designers and Developers without needing to concern yourself with tracking payroll, employee benefits or talent recruiting! What if YOU could fill your staff with highly-skilled talent that was available 24/7 instead of the usual 8 hours a day!

Well, you CAN! Using a talent sourcing firm like Elance, you can have an IT firm or any other firm you can dream about that combines the talents of freelance developers and artisans. Elance has easy-to-use tools and processes to help you manage your talent effectively.

Its FREE to join. Just click Post Your Job and start exploring the sites features.

Now that you have an IT firm, what are you going to DO with it? See the road map on Stock Photography. One idea may be to source the photo editing or graphics design through Elance, giving you flexibility to use experienced talent to create the best product possible.

Convert your vacation pictures into $CASH$.

Selling your photos to a stock photography site is an additional way to generate income. It is a preferred method of generating income because it doesn't require ongoing maintenance once you make your photos available on the site.

To create quality photos that stand out from the others, you will need to use a graphics program to enhance your photos. Tools like Photoshop will make colors more brilliant and images more appealing. LockLevels.com has tutorials to help you with this step.

In summary, enhance your existing photos and create a recurring income stream by selling stock photography online.

Stock Photography Websites

IStockPhoto.com

ShutterStock.com

Veer.com

Photo Editing Software

Click on the video link below and choose the Audio/Video tab to get a video quickstart to the features of Photoshop and other tools.

The following are links to Adobe's specials on cutting edge photo editing products:

Lock Levels helps you learn to unlock the secrets of making money. Reviewed and explained on the site are key principles that will help you accomplish your money making goals. Also included on the site are step by step instructions and tutorials to get you started on the road to financial success.