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  • Make an Appointment with Yourself  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    The purpose of this appointment with yourself is to plan your week. A weekly planning session can do you more good than you ever imagined, leaving you with a plan as well as a feeling of accomplishment before your week even begins.
  • A Simple Tool for Your Business Sanity  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    Running a business from home can be a challenging task to say the least. Unless you have a part of your home that is totally dedicated to your business you most likely share space with some other area of your home whether it be your kitchen, bedroom, family room or kid’s playroom it is most likely serving double duty to be your “work space” as well.
  • 4 Ways To Create A Strong Logo  By : Colleen Davis
    For small businesses, marketing and branding may be the last thing on your mind. You’re busy with running day-to-day operations, focusing on what’s happening in your company today. But don’t forget to think of the future.
  • Gaining an Objective Look at Your Brand Name  By : Colleen Davis
    The closer you are to something the more likely it is you’ll have a skewed perspective of it. A lot of people don’t like to hear any criticism because to them what they’re doing is perfectly fine.
  • Why WAHMS Should be Organized in Business  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    Being a work at home mom, we may have the tendency to not take our businesses as seriously at least in the beginning when it may feel just like a hobby rather than a business. However, it is important to start early beginning to treat your business like a business and that means being organized.
  • Do Not Overlook the Marketing Power of Craigs List  By : Victoria Ring
    An article to help provide ideas about how virtual bankruptcy assistants can market their services to attorneys nationwide. Written by Victoria Ring from 713training.com
  • How to Take Your Small Business Past the Next Level  By : Victoria Ring
    Learn how to take your current small home based business to the next level from someone who has been where you are right now.
  • Ways to Show Integrity in Business  By : Alyssa Dees Avant
    In today's world especially in business integrity is not always of top priority. Here are some sure fire ways to show integrity in your business.
  • Build Your List Fast via Interviews  By : Alicia Forest
    Did you know that one of the quickest ways to draw attention to your business is by conducting interviews of people in your niche whose name is familiar to your target market?
  • Advertising Made Easy!  By : Corrie Petersen
    Ok, so you’ve started a new home business or maybe you have an established business. One very important thing to do is advertise your business.
  • To Niche or Not to Niche  By : Alicia Forest
    Are you like many enterpreneurs who are afraid to choose a niche for your offerings? I know there can be the fear that you're limiting your business if you narrow your niche down too much, but that simply isn't true.
  • Beware of the WAHM Scam!  By : Kathy Kline Danner
    Learn 4 ways to spot a WAHM scam that all start with the letters that spell SCAM. Make money from home using a legitimate method and don't get scammed.
  • Organize Your Office and Protect Your Family, With These Simple Steps  By : Jan Hayner
    We overlook some of the things that we have in our office that can be informational for a predator. Guard your family by doing these simple things.
  • Using the Internet to your Advantage  By : Rebecca Clary
    Coming from the "Internet generation," I understand the importance of doing your business, or at least advertising your business online. The Internet has opened up a wealth of possibilities to businesses that were simply not available 10 or 15 years ago.
  • Top 6 Reasons You Need a Website  By : Rebecca Clary
    Some business owners struggle with the idea of starting a business website. Why do you really need a website?
  • Running a Business on Limited Resources.  By : Rebecca Clary
    So how can you run your business on limited resources? Here are a few things that I learned along the way.
  • Website Not Producing Paying Customers? Common Mistakes Found in Business Websites.  By : Rebecca Clary
    Is your business website drawing the amount of paying customers that you want? If not, then chances are your website may contain one or a number of common customer detouring mistakes.
  • How to Increase Your Sales BEFORE You Launch Your Product or Service  By : Alicia Forest
    If you're following the marketing & product funnel business model that I teach, you're likely getting good sales from every offer you're making to your market. If you'd like to increase those sales numbers, however, there are several strategies you can implement to do so, starting with before you even put your product, program, or service out there.
  • What's Your CFO (Compelling Free Offer)?  By : Alicia Forest
    One of the reasons I love the business model I teach is because it effortlessly PULLS clients to me. I never have to chase them or worry about having as full a roaster as I want. The first step in making this happen is creating what I call your CFO - Compelling F.r.e.e. Offer. The problem is that very few solo-preneurs actually utilize this simple method of attracting all the clients they want.
  • 5 Easy Ways to Always Give Your Niche Something New  By : Alicia Forest
    "Do I always have to come up with something new?"

    This is a question I get asked often by my private clients, and the answer is a resounding YES, if you want to continue to grow your business.

    Besides boring your target market after awhile, you'd get bored, too, so yes, you want to breath some life into your business by consistently coming up with new offers. This helps keep your list interested, and it helps you stay cutting edge in your market.
  • 4 Sure-Fire Ways to Attract New Customers Eager to Buy Your Product  By : Mindy Benkert
    After a lot of hard work, you finally have a great product or product line, but you’re not sure how to tell people about it. Though it’s tempting to dive headfirst into marketing your business, promoting your product without first defining your target market is wasting resources you may not have a lot of.
  • Desperate Home Sellers Turn to Home Staging for a Competitive Edge  By : Debra Gould
    Uncertainty rules in real estate and will most likely continue throughout 2008. Homeowners who are desperate to sell are looking to gain a competitive edge in the market. A professionally staged home makes a great first impression and can help the home sell fast.
  • Home Staging Helps Real Estate Investors and Builders Maximize Profits  By : Debra Gould
    When selling your investment property, are you tempted to leave a room or the entire house empty? Don't decide to save money when it comes to furnishings and accessories. Taking the time to do these final details will ultimately translate into a higher return on your investment.
  • Who Are Your People (aka Your Niche)?  By : Alicia Forest
    Are you afraid to choose a niche for your product or service? Are you afraid that you'll be limiting your business if you narrow your niche down too much? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you are not alone. Lots of new business owners struggle with this issue.
  • Where Are You Going?  By : Michelle Shaeffer
    12 Focus Finders to Help You in Your Journey
  • Creating a Contingency Plan for WAHM Businesses  By : Kandi Traxel
    What your loved ones or assistant would need to know to temporarily run or permanently close your online business.
  • Measure Your Results for Faster, Easier and More Success  By : Alicia Forest
    When I was studying for my MBA, my most challenging class was statistics. And even though I managed an A- in the class, it took every one of the few analytical brain cells I had to do so.
  • Leverage Your Time & Talent to Help More People & Make More Money  By : Alicia Forest
    When I first went into business for myself seven years ago as a marketing and public relations consultant, I struggled with setting my fees.
  • Create a Powerful Vision  By : Alicia Forest
    In the Client Abundance coaching programs, we work on implementing several strategies that are designed to PULL your business forward, almost effortlessly. One of those strategies is creating a powerful vision for your business.
  • Asking: A Key to Your Business Success  By : Alicia Forest
    Many small business owners have a difficult time asking for business. It's not that they don't want the business, but wouldn't it be so nice if people just handed over their money for our product or service rather than our actually having to ask them for it?
  • Guarantees: Why You Should Offer Them  By : Alicia Forest
    There are many questions that often come up for new small business owners around offering guarantees - what kind, how long, am I risking too much by doing so, and even if they should offer them at all.
  • Making and Keeping New Years Resolutions  By : Corrie Petersen
    Everyone does it! New Years Day rolls around and we all sit down and make our New Years Resolutions. It’s one of those things that just come natural to us on January 1.
  • Turn Your Competitors into Collaborators  By : Alicia Forest
    Do you get discouraged or stuck in building your business because you think there's too many others to compete against in your niche? A lot of solo business owners feel this way, especially when they are first starting out.
  • 7 Easy Ways to Ease Ezine Writer's Block?  By : Alicia Forest
    If you publish an ezine regularly, inevitably there are times when you get stuck and can't quite come up with the perfect article for your issue. Sometimes just taking a break and coming back later will give you a fresh start. But other times you need more of a "writing prompt" to get you going.
  • Beating the Work at Home Blues  By : Filoiann M. Wiedenhoff
    Starting a home business can be exciting and fresh and when it doesn't take off as fast as we would like it to, it can be frustrating or discouraging. If you are going through a slow period with your home business, here are some tips to get you through the work at home bluse.
  • Plan Now For a Profitable New Year  By : Denise Willms
    Setting goals and planning how to achieve them is essential to the growth and success of your business. If you haven’t set goals before, planning all your business activities for the year ahead can feel intimidating. Following, you’ll find an easy way to set goals for the upcoming year and learn how to make a plan to achieve those goals.
  • Is Fear Stopping You From Pursuing Your Work At Home Dream?  By : Debbie LaChusa, 6FigureWorkatHomeMom
    Are you sitting on the sidelines, wanting to open your own work at home business, but you've been afraid to take the leap? Are you worried because you're not sure how to run a business, or how to market it? Here are some tips for working through those fears so you can pursue your dream.
  • 8 Strategies For Effective Business Communication  By : Teresa Morrow
    A customer’s happiness can be from effective communication on the part of the business owners and associates. Successful communicators understand their audience because they connect with an aspect of our lives, whether it is personal or professional.
  • Creating Your Office Space  By : Audrey Okaneko
    Receive five ideas to help you create your office space at home.
  • The Subtle Signs of Fear In Business  By : Jenn Givler
    For some of us, fear holds us back in very subtle ways. Many times, when we hold off doing something in our business, we don't get an internal message that says "I'm Fear and I'm here to hold you back!" Many times, it creeps up quietly.

    Learn what the subtle signs of fear are, and how to break through it.
  • The Home Based Business Phobia: An Analysis  By : Ina Stanley
    An in-depth analysis of the fears and misconceptions surrounding home based business, and tips on overcoming those fears. Offers insight on the pro's and cons of home business, avoiding scams, researching programs and smart investing.
  • Achieving Expert Status  By : Cristina Favreau
    Entrepreneurs often wonder how to get known as an expert in their field, especially if they are just starting out. The secret lies in getting others to perceive you as an expert. This article will show why you want to build your expert status and lead you to a resource to the different strategies you can employ.
  • The Journey is the Point  By : Cristina Favreau
    Towering at 6288 ft., Mt. Washington is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Each year, thousands of people get to the top by a variety of means, including hiking and driving. Enjoying the spectacular view without spending hours hiking up may seem like a time saver to some, but me? You couldn't pay me enough to skip the hike, because I believe the journey, not the destination, is the point.
  • Work? I Thought I was Playing! How to Bring Your Passion to Work in 5 Key Steps  By : Donna Karaba
    The practice of bringing one’s soul into the workplace is not typically encouraged in our American corporate culture. Your soul, or higher self, must be heard in every aspect of your life in order for you to be happy. After twenty years working inside several of America’s leading Fortune 500 companies I understand at a very deep personal level that this message is long overdue.
  • A Powerful, Profit-Generating Strategy Any Business Can Use  By : Kathleen Gage
    Teleconferences, also known as teleseminars, are fast becoming one of the most valuable strategies you can use to increase your market position, your lead generation list and your profit margins. You can quickly become known as an expert in both your field and market through the power of teleconferences.
  • Do You Really Need a Business Plan?  By : Jenn Givler
    Writing down your goals increases your chances of achieving them by more than 70%. A business plan is one simple thing you can do to take your business to the next level. If you think you don’t need a plan, here are three great reasons to create one – even if it’s a simple one-page plan.
  • 4 Ways to Streamline Your Business and Increase Profits  By : Rhonda White
    Streamlining your business can help you eliminate money-wasters and increase your profits.
  • Create Your Vision of Success  By : Kathleen Gage
    Understanding the power and profit in business that comes from one’s internal perceptions.
  • What?s the Impression You Leave?  By : Kathleen Gage
    First impressions are critical to your business. Customers use their first impressions to decide whether or not to do business with you.
  • The Four C?s of Business Success  By : Kathleen Gage
    Business success is quite simple if you have the formula. Find out what it takes to succeed.
  • The Global Work Marketplace - The Revolution of How Work Gets Done  By : Lori Redfield
    Will cubicles be a distant memory for today’s workforce? Will the expense of office space and the tremendous burden of employee benefits be a thing of the past for modern day businesses?
  • Automating Your Pattern Business  By : Talena Bacon
    Selling E-goods, including e-patterns online has never been easier than it is now. In this day and age of continued technological growth and more people logging on to the Internet there is greater opportunity for E-goods products to reach a huge marketplace.
  • Lessons a Toddler Taught Me About Running a Business  By : Cristina Favreau
    I'm always amazed at how much my son teaches me about life — that is, when I take the time to remark that what he's doing can teach me something valuable... I watched him play on our porch one sunny day, and asked myself, "What can I learn about myself and the way I run my business?" Here are a few lessons I've learned.
  • Are You Taking Responsibility for Your Business?  By : Kara Kelso
    A few weeks ago we asked several work at home moms a fun question - Would you do something illegal, even if you probably wouldn't be caught?

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