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Create a Professional Online Image with Email By : Darlene (Dee) Bishop Learn what it takes to present yourself and your business in a professional light via your email messages and communication. Love The NO In Home Party Business By : Deb Bixler The word NO is a necessary evil in any home party plan business. Learn to love the NO and you will definately succeed. NO is your path or vehicle to success. Don't look at it as rejection! Look at it as the path to the YES! 10 Ways to Brand Yourself for More Success By : Terri Seymour Branding yourself will take work, time and commitment but it is essential for your business success. Below are some things you can start doing to start the branding process. Why Home Parties are an Effective Business Model By : Deb Bixler There are many different types of business models to use when starting a home business. One of the most successful models is the home party plan. It is no surprise that many business began with home party selling. What do you call those re-usable plastic storage containers in your kitchen drawer? Yes, you call them Tupperware – but that’s the company name, not their actual name. Tupperware became so popular that we now know the products by the business name. All that name recognition from a home party business! 10 Tax Tips for Your Online Business By : Terri Seymour If you are one of the many that choose to do your own taxes, here are some tips to help you minimize your taxes. All the forms mentioned can be found at the IRS website. Home Based, Work At Home, WAHM, Direct Sales, Home Party Business Owners - Get By : Deb Bixler Direct sales business consultants should be looking to the new year to become more organized. Taking the time to improve the organization of your home party office periodically as your business grows is important. The New Year is alway a great time to consider new direct selling techniques. Setting Goals for the New Year By : Corrie Petersen The end of the year is almost here. That can be pretty scary if you think about it, but that means you'll have an entire year to reach success through the new goals you set for your business. 2 Methods for Promoting your Business Offline By : Corrie Petersen Promoting your business during the Christmas season is important. If you don't share what you offer with others they're not going to know you have the ability to help them in their time of need. You must show them what you offer and how you can help them. Tips for Growing your Business through Teleseminars By : Corrie Petersen Using traditional marketing techniques like blog posts and social networking will only go so far when you’re trying to grow your business. More than likely, you’re going to continue to place yourself in front of the same people week after week and that’s only going to take you so far. 3 Must Use Tasks to Grow Your Business By : Corrie Petersen Growing your business is a must when your only source of income is from your business. In order for this to happen, you must continually work your business. There are a number of ways to do this, but they need to be done on a regular basis. Tips for Successfully Taking Time off from Your Business By : Corrie Petersen When you plan ahead for the holiday season or any special occasion, you can take time off and it won’t hurt your business at all. It will take some added work on your part, but it’ll be worth it when you can take a few days or a week off and not have to worry about how you plan to make money. Home Party Plan Recruiting Tips By : Deb Bixler Home party plan recruiting is an important aspect of any home business. It is essential that all party plan consultants become good recruiters so that they can grow a massive sales organization and leverage their income with less effort. Become an aswesome recruiter to grow your home business. 2 Tips for Building your Business Online By : Corrie Petersen Small business owners don’t have the large marketing budgets like the big businesses do, so they have to make what they have work for them in every way possible. One of the best ways to do just that is to create a website. Is the Television Ruining Your Business? By : Corrie Petersen Control is a big thing and a must for business owners, but it's a difficult thing to have when you work from home. Last week we talked about the telephone being a distraction and while it is a big one, the television is another one that's even more difficult to overcome. Staying on Track with your Business By : Corrie Petersen When you're not on track with your business you'll find you won't reach your goals and you won't grow. When this happen you'll find you get discouraged and don't want to continue on with your business. This is not a good thing whether you use your business for a solid income to support your family or you use it for extra cash to do the things you want to do. 2 Tips for Working Your Business During a Snow Day By : Corrie Petersen Today is a really snowy day and in a lot of places they’ve canceling school because of the cold temps and the amount of snow. We had four inches of snow fall in about four hours time. That’s a lot of snow in a short amount of time. Tips On How To Publish A Newsletter To Promote Your Home Business By : Shelly Hill When it comes to running a home based business, you look for as many avenues as possible to market that business to others. One successful marketing tool is to write and publish your own newsletter. This can be published in print and mailed out to customers and clients, or it can be formatted and sent via email. How To End An Online Home Business Partnership Amicably By : Shelly Hill Over the past 15-20 years the internet has become the hottest way for consumers to purchase their goods and services. With that said, you will find various online business partnerships that consist of jointly owned web site businesses. Online Business Partnerships ~ Draft Up An End Of Partnership Agreement Ahead Of Time By : Shelly Hill In this day and age, many online individuals and friends are partnering up and starting various online businesses. That is all well and good but do you have an official plan of what you will do if that business partnership dissolves in a few years? If not, you really should! Pricing Your Work By : T.B Roseboro With a home based business it could be frustrating to figure out a way to pricing your own work. When selling your product, price is determined by what you put into making it such as material, supply cost, time and labor. This means keeping records of everything and how much time it took to make each product. Things To Consider When You Are Looking For A Great Business Partner By : Shelly Hill Running a home business by yourself can be a daunting and time consuming task and one way to increase your odds of success is by adding a great business partner to the mix. When it comes to finding the perfect business partner...there are a few things that you need to consider, so that your joint partnership will last for years to come. How to use Holiday’s and Season’s to grow your Business By : Corrie Petersen Marketing your business is one of the only ways people will know you exist. If you don’t show them what you offer and how to purchase from you, they’ll go to your competition for the purchases they need every time. So the best thing to do is be creative and market your business all the time. Setting Boundaries as a Work-at-home Mom By : Jessica Ackerman If you thought setting boundaries as a woman working outside the home was difficult, it is even more important to establish clear boundaries with your family if you are a work-at-home mom. You will find that you are pulled in many different directions for many different reasons. People will suddenly think that your new position allows you the time and freedom to do whatever you want. While you will have more freedom than if you were working in an office setting, the fact is that your time will be quickly taken up if you do not set clear boundaries about when you need to work and what you can do. To help get you started, take a look at the ideas below. 10 Ways to Get Rid of Your Customers By : Terri Seymour So, if you are like the above mentioned business owner and don’t want to have to “bother” with your customers, here are ten effective tips for doing just that! How To Submit Your Business Products For A Professionally Written Product Review By : Shelly Hill This article will explain to you how easy it is to submit your business products to a professional product reviewer as well as how to find online product review web sites. Proper Content For A Sellable Website Homepage By : Tammy Embrich First of all, you need to ask yourself why you are creating a website? What are you hoping to gain or benefit from it? Most sites are created to make money. If this is your case, then you need to determine how you are going to make that a reality. Practical Guidelines for Starting an Internet Home Based Business By : Ms. Liz Business, Financial and Practical guidelines for ensuring success when starting an internet home business. Just ONE More Thing, Then I'll Be Ready! By : Michelle Shaeffer Do you think about growing and promoting your business, but stop yourself with the thought that you've got to get just one more thing into place before you can do that? You Rock at Your Business - So Tell People! By : Michelle Shaeffer If you're reading this article file under Entrepreneurialism, I think it's safe to assume you've got a small business, correct? Building Your Expert Status - What's Your Two Cents Worth? By : Michelle Shaeffer Are you looking for ways to get better known as an expert in your niche? Who's Talking About You and Your Business Online? By : Michelle Shaeffer Are you monitoring what's said about you or your business online? You should be! 3 Sales-Killing Website Mistakes Work at Home Moms Make By : Michelle Shaeffer When you design your first website, you're so excited about your new online business and eager to get it up and running. How to Take a Sick Day When You Work From Home By : Michelle Shaeffer When you work from home, it can be a challenge to allow yourself to take a sick day, for various reasons. Getting Your Scrapbook Business Off the Ground By : Dawn Stegall Scrapbooking is a lucrative and rewarding hobby. However, not everyone has the time or knowledge to do it themselves. Take your passion for scrapbooking and teach others to do the same. It takes a little time and effort to get your scrapbook business out there-but you can do it! How to Avoid Falling for Home Business Scams By : Denise Willms If you're searching for a legitimate home business opportunity, there is lots of information on what to look for and what to avoid. Here is some advice on how to avoid falling for a scam. Do You Want to Work From Home? By : Cathy Spracklin Is working at home for you? Discover some great reasons for working from home and some misconceptions about having a home based business. Excuses or Results? By : Alicia Forest I love this question - and it's a critical one to answer honestly if you want to create real and lasting results in your business. Read more in this brand-new article. WAHM, Are You Charging Enough? You Could Be Losing More Than You Think! By : Denise Willms For many work at home moms, deciding what to charge for their products or services is a common problem. Do you ever struggle with this? If you're not charging what you deserve, you can lose out on a lot more than potential earnings. The Simple Way to Practice What You Preach By : Alicia Forest I've been so wrapped up in helping my Private Platinum clients plan their own amazing years that my own map has taken a bit of a backseat. This article will give you a simple way to make sure you're focusing on your own growth as well as that of your clients. Are You Hiding A Secret? By : Chandra Alexander Are you keeping a secret about yourself that’s killing you on the inside? If you are, understand why these secrets are poison and keep you from loving relationships. The Truth about Secrets: Making Space and Opening the Flow for 2010 - Part 2 By : Alicia Forest As 2010 looms just around the corner, I've been making space to open the flow for what's going to be my biggest year yet. Read this article for ways you can do the same. 3 Tips for Making Space and Opening the Flow for 2010 By : Alicia Forest As 2010 looms just around the corner, I've been making space to open the flow for what's going to be my biggest year yet. Read Part 1 of this issue's article for ways you can do the same. Getting Started With Your Scrapbook Business Plan By : Dawn Stegall Want a succcessful scrapbook business? Plan for it! What is a banner ad and how does it work By : Michelle Shaeffer What is a banner advertisement? It's a graphical (image) advertisement used online that links to the advertiser's website. Banner sizes are measured in pixels. The most common size online is 468 x 60. This means it's 468 pixels wide and 60 pixels high. Where are you going? 12 focus finders to help you in your entrepreneurial journey By : Michelle Shaeffer Picture yourself driving down the road in your car. You've got so many things to focus on at once. Kids in your car. Other drivers on the road. Your rear view mirror. Your side view mirrors. The speedometer, the gas gauge, the check engine light. How You Know if Your Buried Under to Many Projects By : Christa Jensen With many work at home moms taking on more than one business, blog, affiliate program, etc. there comes a time people become buried beneath their projects. It is not always apparent but it is simple to figure out with just answering a few questions. Is Your Business Prepared for a Personal Emergency? By : Christa Jensen One con of running a small business from home is being prepared for a personal emergency. There are some really basic and free things you can implement to make sure in a time of emergency your business does not suffer tremendously. 5 Very Quick, Simple Ways to Promote Your Information Products & eBooks By : Michelle Shaeffer Got an information product you're ready to promote? Here are five very quick, simple ways to promote your information products and ebooks.   Even Super Heroes Need Help - Ways to Get Support and Stay Sane By : Michelle Shaeffer Do you have support to help you manage running your small business while caring for your home and family? You'll notice many super heroes have sidekicks. No one thinks of Batman as less than a hero when when Robin helps out or Alfred takes care of his mansion. 3 Ways to Increase Your List Numbers from In-Person Events By : Alicia Forest Do you often attend in-person events, such as workshops, networking breakfasts, and seminars where you network and collect a bunch of business cards from the other attendees, but then you don't know what to do with them? Read this issue's article for 3 quick tips on how to make all your in-person networking much more effective... 4 Ways to Gracefully Set Boundaries In Your Business By : Alicia Forest One of the many things I discovered when on my recent private retreat with my mentor coach Kendall Summerhawk was that I sometimes still have a tendency to bend in situations where I shouldn’t. Not actually bend-over backwards, but enough that I end up not feeling good about the situation. I’ve actually strengthened this boundary quite a bit in recent years, but as always, I’ve been tested on that a few times lately, so I wanted to share some of the ways I’ve strengthened this boundary within the way I run my business so you can do the same. 5 Ways to Turn a Holiday Lull to Your Advantage By : Alicia Forest You may be too busy during the holiday season to notice if your business is slowing down a bit, but in case you're not, there are several things you can do to use this time to your advantage as you head into the new year. Lessons from Scarlett: The Original Female Entrepreneur By : Alicia Forest I think if you've been a survivor of any sort, you can relate to Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind. Sure, she used her womanly wiles to get what she wanted, but hey... who hasn't? 10 Ways Showing Gratitude Now Can Increase Your Future Income By : Alicia Forest As busy businessowners, sometimes we forget to show our appreciation for our clients and customers. There are some simple ways to do this that will increase their loyalty and add to your bottom line at the same time. How a Recession Can Help You Grow Your Business By : Heather Bixler 5 top reasons why a recession is good for your business. Congratulations-It's A Business! By : Leah Grant Most people decide they want a business so one day they make some business cards and say, "Here I am world, hire me". Learn why this is the wrong way to start a business and what it takes to do it right. Preparing yourself to come Home and be a WAHM By : Corrie Petersen Whether you are being laid off or you are quitting your job, you must be prepared before you can make it happen. Unfortunately there are times when we can’t be prepared, but if you can it will make things so much easier both financially and mentally. What’s your Biggest Distraction when it comes to your Business? By : Corrie Petersen As business owners, we don’t report to anyone but ourselves. This can make running a business very hard for some people. The responsibility of your work falls on your supervisor when you are employed by someone else, so it’s easier to make sure you get things done. Misconceptions About Online Businesses By : Cathy Spracklin There are many misconceptions about online businesses. Discover how you can be successful working from home using the Internet. Learn These Simple Tricks to Turn on Valuable Scrapbook Customers and Turn off Freebie Hunters By : Dawn Stegall The money is in the list, right? Well, a list of buying scrapbook customers not freebie hunters. Learn to attract customer who buy, then "the money is in the list"! 12 Items you can use to grow your Online Business Offline By : Corrie Petersen Growing your business online is just as important as offline. Some people don’t think they need to grow their business using offline methods because people will find their site online. Value Added: What can you offer your Customers to make their experience more rewarding? By : Felissa Hadas Elfenbein The first thing you have to know is that you believe in your product. If you are confident in your product your customers and potential customers will be as well. Now this doesn’t mean they will buy something from you that day but they will look at what you have and consider it. Numbers Mean Everything in Business By : Corrie Petersen There are things that need to be done a certain way in business or we won’t be successful. There are also things that need to be done a certain number of times to reach levels of success as well. Working From Home for Moms By : Cathy Spracklin Do you want to spend time home with your children but need to work to pay the bills? Starting a home based business can give you the best of both worlds. How to Work a Business while Working a Full Time Job By : Corrie Petersen Starting a business while you still work full time can be a challenge. No matter what your reason is behind starting a business, you can manage to do it if you put your mind to it. How to Start a New Business when you Work Full Time By : Corrie Petersen Starting a new business when you work full time can be a challenge, but it is possible. There is a lot of prep work that you should do before you start. Being prepared is key in the success of your business. Creating a Budget for your Business By : Corrie Petersen We all have budgets for our family income, but do you have one for your business? If you don’t, how do you know how much money you can spend on advertising, marketing items, outsourcing, and business related items? The ABC’s of Advertising your Business By : Corrie Petersen Without some form of advertising, your business will not do very well. Advertising your business is the best way to tell people you are open and this is what you offer. No matter what type of business you run, advertising is something you should always do. How to Stay Clear-Sighted, Even in today’s Economic Turmoil By : Lisa Alexander-Wolfe Simple Answer: Goal Setting If your company doesn’t have a set of strategic goals, the only motivation you have is survival. Working out of desperation will kill your business, nine times out of ten. 3 Places To Find Quality Leaders In Your Business By : S McIntyre When it comes to looking for a leader in your niche, it's important to follow or find several. The main reason is not all leaders have the same level of expertise and some believe they are experts in their niche, but they really aren't. Popular Assumptions about a Work At Home Mom By : Dominique Goh In contrary to popular belief, many people assume that a Work at Home mom has plenty of time and can act like a lady of leisure at home. This is far from the truth as there are more deadlines and shorter exclusive time which you can use to focus on your work. The Faith Versus Fear Mindset By : Leah Grant A small business startup expert reveals the lessons learned, and how they apply to small business owners, when she went skydiving and had to rely on faith instead of opting for fear. How To Get Your Family and Friends To Take Your Home Business Seriously By : Shelly Hill One of the biggest challenges has been getting my family and friends to take my home business seriously. People often have the misconception that since you work from home, you can drop what you are doing on a moments notice and do something for them. These people can include your spouse, children, other family members, friends, schools and the neighbors. Conquer your Business Fears By : Corrie Petersen Owning a business can be a fear in itself. It can be the scariest thing you can do for some people. The fear of failure is huge for business owners. Conquering your fear is something that needs to be done or you won’t grow your business. Making The Most Of Your Down Business Cycle By : Leah Grant Learn how to build an accurate income forecast for your business while creatively taking advantage of your slower months. What it means to be a Work at Home Mom By : Dominique Goh After the birth of my child I was privileged to be able to stay at home to take care of him during his infancy. While being at home I started gaining an interest in the Internet and learned the opportunities in setting up my own home business. An online business seemed ideal due to its low start up cost and easy set up procedures. However what I didn't expect was the endless numbers of hours which I had to devote to ensure that everything was running smoothly. Daily Routines For Work At Home Business Success By : Shelly Hill I have been successfully working from home for over 20 years. During that time, I had to quickly learn how to multi-task and manage my time. A common question I am often asked is... "Shelly, how do you find the time to work on your home business and still get your household chores done?" Don't Delegate What You Can Automate By : Michelle Shaeffer Working with a virtual assistant or other professional to help you with some of the routine tasks in your small business can be a great decision and free up your time to focus on your income generating activities. But delegate wisely! Don't delegate what you can automate. Save time and money by automating these six common tasks. Schedule a Business Strategy Day and Plan Your Way to Success By : Michelle Shaeffer Book a business strategy day to help you plan your way to business success. Email Overwhelm - Overcome it in 5 Steps By : Michelle Shaeffer Are you drowning in email? Got dozens or hundreds of messages in your inbox waiting for you to sort through and respond to them? Do you feel overwhelmed just thinking about clicking the "check mail" button? Don't panic! You can overcome that flood of email! Understanding the Basics of Website Statistics By : Michelle Shaeffer Learning to understand your website statistics can help you improve your website for visitors, measure if your promotional strategies are working, and find new opportunities to promote your business. Bounce Rate - What Does it Mean for Your Website? By : Michelle Shaeffer If you track your website analytics, you may wonder what "bounce rate" means and whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. Whether a high bounce rate is reason to panic or not depends on the purpose of the particular web page and what's causing the bounce rate. The Benefits Of Shopping With A Work At Home Mom By : Shelly Hill In this day and age, many mothers are choosing to work from home to help support their families. You can help to support a work from home mom (wahm) by choosing to purchase products from her, instead of those big corporate chain stores. This article will point out 3 key benefits of why its better to shop from a work at home mom than a big department store. Overcoming a Setback in Your Scrapbook Business By : Dawn Stegall Setbacks in business are going to happen whether you like it or not. It isn't the setback you should be concerned with, but how you react, respond and prepare for it beforehand. Don't let a temporary setback get you down. Work At Home Forums - Airing Out Your Dirty Laundry By : Shelly Hill When it comes to networking your home business online, many people will tell you to join numerous online work at home business forums. As a long time business networker, I can tell you a common mistake that new network marketers make. Seven Ways WAHMs Can Make Summer Sales Sizzle in Any Economy By : Denise Willms Work at home moms (WAHMs) often find that as outside temperatures heat up, their revenues cool down. It's been called summer slowdown or summer slump, but knowing the phenomenon is so common it even has a name doesn't make it any easier to watch your profits virtually vanish for two months of the year. Here are seven tips for work at home moms who want to keep their summer sales sizzling, in any economy. Advertising outside the realm By : Corrie Petersen During the summer it can be a little difficult to advertise your business. The weather is warm and the kids are out of school which makes it hard to stay on the computer for a long period of time. When this happens you may find that it’s difficult to grow your business. Take pride in your business By : Corrie Petersen As business owners we need to be proud of what we do. When we show this pride our potential clients and customers will see this. It will also show in the way we share our business with others. When you are proud of your business you will have a desire to share it with others so they can share your excitement with you. 7 Simple Steps to a Readable Website By : Sally Ormond Sally provides copywriting tips on how to make your website more readable. http://www.briarcopywriting.com How to Earn Income from Home with a Recession-Proof Business Opportunity By : Rita Canada You may have chosen the path of Work at Home Mom or Entrepreneur in order to earn income from home and live the lifestyle you have always dreamed of.But if you're like many of the people I talk to everyday, things might not have turned out like you expected. The one question I hear most often from people in your situation is: How can I earn income from home while sustaining long term health, wellness and financial freedom, regardless of what is happening with the economy? Here are five ways you can identify a business opportunity that will help you earn income from home no matter what the economy is doing. The Time Travelling Copywriter By : Sally Ormond Sally Ormond describes how a copywriter can help you save time - a very precious commodity. Turning your scrapbook passion into a profit By : Dawn Stegall Have you ever wished you could turn your scrapbook hobby into a fulltime career? If you're passionate about something, it's very rewarding when you find a way to get paid for what you love to do. Hobbies of all kinds are turning ordinary people into profitable business owners. How Work at Home Moms Can Keep Business on Track during a Summer Break By : Denise Willms One of my big reasons for wanting to be a work at home mom was my desire to be home during my kids' summer vacation. Now that I've been working at an online business for several years, I've learned this isn't something I can ignore for several weeks at a time and expect everything to stay on track while I'm out having fun. But if you plan ahead, you can still take the summer break you want. Here are some ways you can schedule more fun time this summer, and keep your business moving forward. Copywriters and Clients - Direct Marketing By : Sally Ormond Sally Ormond of Briar Copywriting talks about what makes a successful direct mail campaign. WAHM Marketing Tips - Do You Really Need a Newsletter? By : Denise Willms Work-at-home-moms (WAHMs) just starting out with a new business have a lot of questions to answer. Among the many is "Do I need a newsletter?" And who's going to read your newsletter anyway? Be First, Best or Different By : Leah Grant Learn from the small business mentor why you have to be the first, best or different in order to grab and keep your share of the market. FAQ: I need Content for My Website, where do I go? By : Nicole Dean As an online business owner, you may already know that content makes the world go round. You need content for your website or blog, more articles for your weekly newsletter, and even more content if you're planning to do article marketing to get free advertising for your website. So, before your fingers curl in terror, let me give you a few ideas that will save you some hassle (and some money). Afraid To Take A Vacation? Put Your Business On Cruise Control By : Nicole Dean “I started my business so that I’d have freedom, but I’ve never felt more trapped….” I come across a statement like that at least once a day on a forum post or in email. You start your internet business because of the freedom of being your own boss and working on your own schedule and then promptly sit on your hind-end for 12 hours/day EVERY DAY. Do You Know Your Target Market? By : Carrie Wilkerson The internet has become the wave of the future. You can advertise and reach potential customers 24 hours a day. This is the main reason more and more individuals are turning to the Internet for purchasing items as well and researching and purchasing several different types of services. For this main reason it is imperative that you bring your business online. If you have yet to do this, you must find a way to transition your business and give it an online presence. Your competition is already there and you will have to make your presence in order to compete. What MLM Experts Don't Tell You By : Roger Moody There's nothing like getting to listen to the top earners in your business talk for an hour or two about what they did to get all their success. However, as much great advice as they can give you there are a few MLM secrets that most top MLM earners aren't dishing out.
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