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The Home Working Myth

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:22:10 -0500

'So do you have a REAL job?' 'Must be nice being able to napwhenever you want.' 'Gee, I wish I could take it easy like youdo...'Everytime I hear these types of comments - intentionallymalicious or not - my eyes lock and my jaw clenches.Somehow, somewhere, a nasty rumor began implying that when youearn your living from your home, you're not actually working.Yes, I have flexible hours. True, I sometimes only work hoursin a day. Some days I don't work at all. But sometimes I workevenings when others are watching TV, weekends when friends areout for a day of relaxation, plus occasional late nights orextraordinarily early mornings - long before the rest of theneighborhood is stirring.The fact of the matter is, although home workers have a greatdeal of flexibility they also tend to spend a lot more timeworking than if they were in an office. Help keep yourself sanewith these tips.Eat well and don't skip meals.Don't blow off regular, healthy meals just because you're bus...

But What Do I Sell?

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:45:42 -0500

So, you want to start your own online business. You know youhave to create your own website, start your own ezine andgenerate traffic to your site before you can make sales. So far so good. But ... sales of what, exactly? What do you sell?Fortunately, the options are many and varied. Basically, though,everything falls into one of two categories ... products orservices. We're going to take a closer look at a few relativelyeasy options for when you want to get started and get startedNOW.> PRODUCTSWhat kinds of products can you sell from your website assumingyou don't already have something available? Your best bet isanything that can be delivered digitally such as software andinformation products.When it comes to selling software or information products, youhave three basic choices:. you can create your own product from scratch, e.g., bywriting a software program, a cgi script or an e-book;. you can join affiliate programs and sell products alreadycreated by other p...

How You Can Write a Valuable Sales Letter?

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:34:24 -0500

Selling online is a great way to grow business. But it differs from selling face to face. Therefore, your words are very important; they make or break your business. Your words can relieve tour prospects doubts, convey that you are a real person and explain to your targeted market what you are selling and why. Unless you have a great deal of experience in writing sales letter, you will need to learn how to write killer ad sales copy and headlines for your business.If you are in business for a while I'm sure you have realized the benefits of writing your own ad copy and sales letters or go to www.sales-letter-secret.com There's so many ways on how you can improve your copywriting direct marketing skills. But, the best and easiest way is using example of business letter to learn from. All successful marketers have used this method. They own dozens or even hundreds of ready to use business format for writing a letter. Their libraries are full of example of business letter about every ...

A Home Business Can Be YOUR Reality

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:25:33 -0500

Do you dream about owning your own business and working at home?Turn your dream into a reality. Stop the dreaming today! Makingmoney working from home or going into business for yourself isone of the wisest and best decisions you will ever make. Most people I know, especially women want to be able to work athome and make a living while they raise their children. However,not everyone has the knowledge to turn their dreams intoreality. It is a lot easier than it appears, besides it couldend up saving you lots of money. When you work at home there isno outlay on things like commuting to and from work, a suitablework wardrobe, daycare for your children. Plus there are addedbenefits - no more reporting to a boss you hate, no stressthinking someone will get a promotion before you do and no moredeadlines you must meet.Starting your own home business is not as difficult as itappears. There are tons of of resources online to help you. Ifyou have a computer and internet access, e...

Sigh......Life is too short......

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:05:15 -0500

Many of us work day in day out every month earning a miserableamount of money we call income. And for this measly sum we tradein our valuable time and effort, which we can put to better useelsewhere, each and every day!Have you ever taken a good look at the faces of the peoplearound you on the bus or subway every morning to work? Don't youthink they would rather stay at home? But everybody needs towork to survive, you say. Sure I agree. But that doesn't meanyou have to physically go to work everyday! I'm a firm believerof working from home and spending quality time with your familyand loved ones. Working for someone was never my cup of tea. Whyshouldn't you work for someone?Working for someone takes your time away from what you should bedoing. For example, everyday you spend working for someone, youare making him richer and yourself poorer. Your boss is usingyour time and effort, to bring more money in for him, andbecause you spend most of your time there, you have no t...

Profit From Information

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:56 -0500

In today's information age, more people are learning to turntheir intellectual property into lifetime streams of income.'Infopreneurs', as they are known, are creating and sellinginformation products in the form of books, newsletters, reports,e-books, audio tapesCD's, and subscription based web sites.Creating this information usually means writing on a subjectthat you have some expertise or passion on. Occasionally, thisinformation doesn't have to be your own. Robert Allen in his book, 'Multiple Streams of Income', shares astory of Cindy Cashman who took an old idea, added somecreativity to it and made over million. She wrote a pagebook entitled, Everything Men Know about Woman without using apublisher. The funny part - the book is completely blank! Stan Miller had collected quotes from the time he was yearsold up until he was married. For Christmas one year, he and hiswife decided to gather all of the quotes he had saved over theyears and have them printed a...

Are you trying to succeed online without the tools you must

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:39:16 -0500

Would you bake a cherry pie without cherries?Would you try to mow your grass without a lawn mower?Of course not!Yet every day millions of people confront the business of tryingto create a profitable online business without the essentialtools they need. Take this easy quiz to find out if you're oneof them! Question: Do you have a listserver? Yes NoA listserver is an ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY online success tool. Itenables you to send unlimited non-spam email. With yourlistserver you can send out a daily newsletter, offers,specials, premiums, information on how to use yourproductsservices, etc. Online your list is your business, yourbusiness is your list. The listserver enables you to keep inregular, productive communication with your prospects andcustomers. Without it you're dead. Question: Do you have your own domain? Yes NoHundreds of thousands of people are trying to make money onlinewithout owning their own cyber "land," the domain. Ridiculous!Got a ...

Ezine Publishing As A Business

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:22:04 -0500

Ezine Publishing As A Business Elena Fawkner If you have your own website, or are planning to create onesoon, in the course of your research you will have read aboutthe importance of publishing an ezine electronic newsletter asa way of generating traffic to your site. -- Note to purists: yes I DO understand there is, strictlyspeaking, a difference between ezines and electronic newslettersbut for our purposes it doesn't matter so don't write me. ;It's good advice. By capturing the email addresses of your sitevisitors via an ezine sign-up form at your site, you candevelop a mailing list to put yourself before time and timeagain, unless and until they ask to be removed. The idea is thatby regularly sending your ezine to your list, your site visitorsget to know you and, over time, come to trust you as an expertin your field. Assuming you do competent work, that is.But ezine publishing can be a lot more than just a trafficgeneration tool - a means to an end. It...

Finally

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:56 -0500

I wanted to let you in on a great o.pportunity available toyou...This is the PERFECT solution if you would love to begin makingm.oney online, but at this point aren't ready or willing tocreate an online businesses of y.our own.It just doesn't get any easier than this...Stone Evans "The Home Biz Guy" has agreed to actually set youup with your very own customized online business package...FREEEach package includes a personalized website designed to promotea hand-picked selection of some of the TOP Internet marketingproducts online.Your website will ALSO include built in pop-ups you may notlike them but they DO make sales!, AND a built in email followup system through which you can build your own l.ist ofsubscribers!But the BEST PART is, Stone will do all the set up work ofcustomizing and even uploading your website... absolutelyFREE... No c.atch!Here's how professional your new website will look:http:www.globalbizyou.com...Everything you see will...

How To Realistically Set Your Fees - Part 2

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:53:13 -0500

Effect of ExpensesThe last article examined how to calculate your realisticbillable hours. If you remember, we arrived at approximately hours in a year. To earn our mythical , per year, youneeded to bill at a rate of per hour. Now we need to takeinto account the expenses of running a business and see wherethose put our hourly rate.Most costs fall into three general categories: business andoffice expenses; salary and personal taxes; and, benefits andprofit margin. In this article, we will concentrate on the firstcategory, business and office expenses.Everyday expenses are part of doing business, and these must bereflected in the prices you charge or you will not be inbusiness for long. Expenses to consider are rent for officespace. If you are home-based, you will still have an increase inutilities, such as gas and electric over your regular householdbills. You will have telephone costs, postage, copying costs,stationery, office supplies, subscriptions and ...