If you are reading this you probably are looking to work at home. Everyone now a day wants to work at home and spend more time doing the things they love the most. Ever dream of spending time with your loved ones, taking vacations to the islands, or buying that car you always wanted.
90% of people that try to work at home FAIL. Why do they fail because they think its going to be easy and fast money. Well your wrong working at home is not easy and its not fast money. It’s just like working any other job you ever had. Now the 10% of people that do succeed stick with it and make a good income each week. Work at home can be done if you stick with it.
What if I told you though there was an easier work at home business that can be done in 15 minutes each day? And you can start it with as little as $25. With e-currency exchange it can be done. I used the e-currency exchange to work from home, and I now have the freedom, and extra time I have always dreamed about just like you dream of every day. With this extra income I get each month from the e-currency exchange I am able to pay bills, and take vacations on the side. No more worrying for me.
If you are in dept, or just looking to make an extra income each month e-currency exchange can make it happen. I have tried other online work at home business like building a down line, aim way, and I have been scammed out of money on all of them. I did my homework and research and found e-currency is a real way you can make money each month with very little money.
The only downside is that e-currency exchange can be hard to learn if you do not know anything about. Which most do not? Do not worry though I was in the same boat I knew nothing about it. So I invested some money into buying a guide that showed me step by step how to work from home with the e-currency exchange program. It showed me how currency exchange could change my life. Following the steps showed and the online support I was giving help me learn everything I know about this amazing work at home opportunity. The best thing about using currency exchange to work at home is it only takes 15 minutes each day to work. There is little effort involved. If you dead serious about working out of your house. I HIGHLY suggest using currency exchange and e-currency to work from home.
About The Author
Chris Rohrer
Learn how using currency exchange I invested $400 and turned it into $4,000 in under 32 days. Visit http://www.e-currencyonline.com to see how you can do the same.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
The Trends For Work At Home Moms
Many women are leaving the workplace and becoming stay at home moms. On the job stress and the fact that many couples have chosen to raise their own children instead of having someone else do it, is fueling this trend.
Women are leaving the workplace twice as fast as men.
You may have decided that it is much more important for you to experience your child's first steps and for you to instill your values in your child instead of letting the local day care worker do this.
You desire to be one of the work at home moms you've been hearing all about, but what are you going to do, what are the business opportunities available?
Warning For Work At Home Moms
Unfortunately there are a lot of scams out there in cyberspace so you need to be careful. Don't believe in those get-rich-quick deals and stay away from hype.
Hype is the ultimate red flag. It has been said a million times, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
The second red flag is when you just can't get all the info you want. While it does take some time to understand the important elements of a work-at-home business, you should be able to get the information you ask for.
If you ask for something and you are put-off or told you don't need to know that right now, there is only one thing to do...run...as fast as you can as far as you can.
One of the saddest things work at home moms get into is businesses with no legitimate product. I'm sure you've seen the sites or ads that state all you have to do is read emails, or stuff envelopes, or fill out surveys, or click on banner ads or links, etc., etc., etc.
Do you really want to do this?
Is this how you want to spend your day, clicking on links in emails? Filling out surveys? How much money do you really make at one of these mindless soul-destroying deals?
Wouldn't it be nice to build your own web business and market a legitimate product, like your own product, or be an affiliate for one of hundreds of different merchants?
Of course you will only get out of a home based business what you put into it. I won't tell you this is easy, because nothing worthwhile is easy. But, it is worth it to be home and be free and be with your children?
Isn't it time to change the way your life has been going and spend more time with your family? Thousands of work at home moms are changing their futures with real opportunities, you can too.
About The Author
Alan LeStourgeon runs the successful web site, Home Based Business Opportunities And Resources where he teaches individuals and work at home moms how to build web businesses and how to be a profitable affiliate.
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Women are leaving the workplace twice as fast as men.
You may have decided that it is much more important for you to experience your child's first steps and for you to instill your values in your child instead of letting the local day care worker do this.
You desire to be one of the work at home moms you've been hearing all about, but what are you going to do, what are the business opportunities available?
Warning For Work At Home Moms
Unfortunately there are a lot of scams out there in cyberspace so you need to be careful. Don't believe in those get-rich-quick deals and stay away from hype.
Hype is the ultimate red flag. It has been said a million times, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
The second red flag is when you just can't get all the info you want. While it does take some time to understand the important elements of a work-at-home business, you should be able to get the information you ask for.
If you ask for something and you are put-off or told you don't need to know that right now, there is only one thing to do...run...as fast as you can as far as you can.
One of the saddest things work at home moms get into is businesses with no legitimate product. I'm sure you've seen the sites or ads that state all you have to do is read emails, or stuff envelopes, or fill out surveys, or click on banner ads or links, etc., etc., etc.
Do you really want to do this?
Is this how you want to spend your day, clicking on links in emails? Filling out surveys? How much money do you really make at one of these mindless soul-destroying deals?
Wouldn't it be nice to build your own web business and market a legitimate product, like your own product, or be an affiliate for one of hundreds of different merchants?
Of course you will only get out of a home based business what you put into it. I won't tell you this is easy, because nothing worthwhile is easy. But, it is worth it to be home and be free and be with your children?
Isn't it time to change the way your life has been going and spend more time with your family? Thousands of work at home moms are changing their futures with real opportunities, you can too.
About The Author
Alan LeStourgeon runs the successful web site, Home Based Business Opportunities And Resources where he teaches individuals and work at home moms how to build web businesses and how to be a profitable affiliate.
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Friday, August 25, 2006
So You Want To Work At Home
5 tips that you definitely need to know when you’re starting your search for a work at home job.
1) NEVER, EVER PAY FOR A JOB. Be very careful with this. Legitimate employers will not ask you for money. If you are looking to start a business (for example: Mary Kay, Usborne Books, Watkins etc.) you may have to pay for a set up fee, but this is to cover your kit that you will receive to start your own business. Some companies, however, ask for a start up fee when really all you will be selling is the “opportunity” for someone else to join that same company.
2) DO YOUR RESEARCH. Make sure you research the company everywhere possible. Check them out on the Better Business Bureau, the RipOff Report, ask other moms on message boards their experiences and anywhere else you can get some information on the company. Make sure that you also know what you are buying if you are starting your own business. Know what your “kit” consists of (if anything). There are millions of scams on the internet so be exactly sure of what company you are joining.
3) DETERMINE YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES. If you hate selling things – stay away from direct sales companies. If you don’t wear makeup – don’t sell cosmetics! Many people do not consider any of this and jump into the first opportunity that sounds too good to be true. Find out what you love to do and go from there. Make a list of all the pros and cons to find out what will suite you the best. You’ll have a lot easier time making money if you are loving your job!
4) KNOW WHAT YOUR NEW JOB WILL REQUIRE. Many people jump into anything just to work from home and don’t have a clue how much time and effort it will take for them to succeed. Know what the company requires of you or how many “parties” you’ll have to do in order to make the kind of money that you want. Know what type of commissions you’ll earn and what it will take to earn the amount you’re looking for. You may be surprised how hard or easy it is to make the amount you’d like.
5) IT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO FIND A JOB. If you’re looking for a “job” instead of an “opportunity”, it can take many months to find one. Start looking around on the internet as soon as you decide exactly what you’d like to do. A few legitimate job sites on the internet today are liveops.com, alpineaccess.com and workingsol.com. Another good place to look for work at home jobs is CraigsList.com. Be patient and be optimistic! If you are truly determined to find a work at home job, you will.
For more tips like these, visit us at www.MomOnABudget.com.
About The Author
Jennifer Shircel is the owner of www.MomOnABudget.com - an excellent resource for moms! MomOnABudget offers money saving tips, work at home ideas, how to decorate on a budget, quick easy recipes and so much more!
1) NEVER, EVER PAY FOR A JOB. Be very careful with this. Legitimate employers will not ask you for money. If you are looking to start a business (for example: Mary Kay, Usborne Books, Watkins etc.) you may have to pay for a set up fee, but this is to cover your kit that you will receive to start your own business. Some companies, however, ask for a start up fee when really all you will be selling is the “opportunity” for someone else to join that same company.
2) DO YOUR RESEARCH. Make sure you research the company everywhere possible. Check them out on the Better Business Bureau, the RipOff Report, ask other moms on message boards their experiences and anywhere else you can get some information on the company. Make sure that you also know what you are buying if you are starting your own business. Know what your “kit” consists of (if anything). There are millions of scams on the internet so be exactly sure of what company you are joining.
3) DETERMINE YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES. If you hate selling things – stay away from direct sales companies. If you don’t wear makeup – don’t sell cosmetics! Many people do not consider any of this and jump into the first opportunity that sounds too good to be true. Find out what you love to do and go from there. Make a list of all the pros and cons to find out what will suite you the best. You’ll have a lot easier time making money if you are loving your job!
4) KNOW WHAT YOUR NEW JOB WILL REQUIRE. Many people jump into anything just to work from home and don’t have a clue how much time and effort it will take for them to succeed. Know what the company requires of you or how many “parties” you’ll have to do in order to make the kind of money that you want. Know what type of commissions you’ll earn and what it will take to earn the amount you’re looking for. You may be surprised how hard or easy it is to make the amount you’d like.
5) IT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO FIND A JOB. If you’re looking for a “job” instead of an “opportunity”, it can take many months to find one. Start looking around on the internet as soon as you decide exactly what you’d like to do. A few legitimate job sites on the internet today are liveops.com, alpineaccess.com and workingsol.com. Another good place to look for work at home jobs is CraigsList.com. Be patient and be optimistic! If you are truly determined to find a work at home job, you will.
For more tips like these, visit us at www.MomOnABudget.com.
About The Author
Jennifer Shircel is the owner of www.MomOnABudget.com - an excellent resource for moms! MomOnABudget offers money saving tips, work at home ideas, how to decorate on a budget, quick easy recipes and so much more!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Working At Home Opportunities Are Everywhere - Thanks To The Internet
Want to know something? You can change your life anytime you want. Thanks to the Internet and all it offers, you can work for yourself. You can work from home and you can be your own boss and pay yourself whatever you want. Let me tell you more.
It's a fact that thousands of people are making money online selling just about anything and everything to anyone and everyone. It's fast becoming both the accepted way to buy and certainly the easiest way to sell. And the markets just keep getting bigger and bigger every day.
Just look at eBay for instance. What a prime example of successful niche market trading. With around 115 million users worldwide, eBay has made it possible for around 430,000 people to earn a full-time, online income.
At any given time there are more than 25 million items for sale on eBay. And this year the online auction phenomenon expects to trade 1.8 billion items, worth more than $20 billion. It's truly staggering!
On top of that, consider how many individuals with their own small business websites are making a good living. It surely runs into hundreds of thousands. The point I'm trying to make is, anyone with half a mind can do it. And if it's what you want to do, then why not?
Okay, so there's a big market for eBay items. But with 950 million active Internet users worldwide, there's also many other markets for many other products. This needs some serious consideration...
What are the best and most profitable products to sell online?
What do you think they are? CDs? DVDs? Books? Well, all these items certainly do sell very well online, but you would have to keep some stock (very costly) or arrange to open an account with a wholesaler who will drop-ship the products direct to your customers.
But, drop-shipping can be problematic, because you have no control over the process and things can and do go wrong, which could give rise to a lot of disappointed and unhappy customers. Result? You lose credibility and you lose sales. Worst still, you could lose your business!
An online business should be as simple to run as possible. So let's forget about stock and packaging and packing and shipping. It's too time-consuming and too tedious. Think! INSTANT DOWNLOAD.
And what are the best products to sell via this method?
I'm going to tell you categorically, that the best products to sell on the Internet are without doubt...information. In the wider sense of the term, information products include books, reports, courses, tutorials, music, films and software. Whether they educate or inform, they all fall into this same category.
There's a huge, never-ending market for information products and the very best part is, you can deliver them to your customers electronically. It's like the Internet was invented for sharing information. In fact it was! Only now, you can sell information products for big profits.
About The Author
Bill Knight is an International freelance copywriter and marketer, based in the UK. He specializes in creating compelling web page sales letters and informative web page content. http://www.license2profit.com.
This article is copyright and may be republished for any purpose together with full acknowledgement to the author. http://www.knight-writer.co.uk.
It's a fact that thousands of people are making money online selling just about anything and everything to anyone and everyone. It's fast becoming both the accepted way to buy and certainly the easiest way to sell. And the markets just keep getting bigger and bigger every day.
Just look at eBay for instance. What a prime example of successful niche market trading. With around 115 million users worldwide, eBay has made it possible for around 430,000 people to earn a full-time, online income.
At any given time there are more than 25 million items for sale on eBay. And this year the online auction phenomenon expects to trade 1.8 billion items, worth more than $20 billion. It's truly staggering!
On top of that, consider how many individuals with their own small business websites are making a good living. It surely runs into hundreds of thousands. The point I'm trying to make is, anyone with half a mind can do it. And if it's what you want to do, then why not?
Okay, so there's a big market for eBay items. But with 950 million active Internet users worldwide, there's also many other markets for many other products. This needs some serious consideration...
What are the best and most profitable products to sell online?
What do you think they are? CDs? DVDs? Books? Well, all these items certainly do sell very well online, but you would have to keep some stock (very costly) or arrange to open an account with a wholesaler who will drop-ship the products direct to your customers.
But, drop-shipping can be problematic, because you have no control over the process and things can and do go wrong, which could give rise to a lot of disappointed and unhappy customers. Result? You lose credibility and you lose sales. Worst still, you could lose your business!
An online business should be as simple to run as possible. So let's forget about stock and packaging and packing and shipping. It's too time-consuming and too tedious. Think! INSTANT DOWNLOAD.
And what are the best products to sell via this method?
I'm going to tell you categorically, that the best products to sell on the Internet are without doubt...information. In the wider sense of the term, information products include books, reports, courses, tutorials, music, films and software. Whether they educate or inform, they all fall into this same category.
There's a huge, never-ending market for information products and the very best part is, you can deliver them to your customers electronically. It's like the Internet was invented for sharing information. In fact it was! Only now, you can sell information products for big profits.
About The Author
Bill Knight is an International freelance copywriter and marketer, based in the UK. He specializes in creating compelling web page sales letters and informative web page content. http://www.license2profit.com.
This article is copyright and may be republished for any purpose together with full acknowledgement to the author. http://www.knight-writer.co.uk.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Work At Home Business Questions Answered
All your primary and secondary level queries related to work at home business will be answered through this article. And for all that still remains unanswered, you are welcome to contact me on my work at home website.
Work at home business is the most logical and practical option to make money online. It doesn't come in the way of your present job. You can operate your work at home business quietly from a corner of your room and until the kind of money you are expecting doesn't start to come, you don't have to quit your regular 9-5 job. Work early in the morning or late in the night as it suits you. When things start to look in control... its time to put in your papers in the office and become a full time work at home business entreprenuer.
You require very few tools to start work at home business. A computer and access to internet will do. Ofcourse a few regular hours of sincere work will be mandatory. You do all the learning online. More than enough info is available about all aspects of building and growing your business. You have got to be a self learner, if you want to succeed.
Success will take its time. Its not like a a regular job where you start getting your salaries from day one. In work at home business, it takes between 9 to 15 months of your having started to work at home, for the checks to pour. Don't believe people who promise to double your money in 48 hours and that you can put your business on autopilot and forget about it.. its not true.
There are many ways to work at home. You can take online surveys, you can do medical transcription or proofreading online. You can sell your on eBay, also help people sell on ebay and make money. This job of helping peopel sell on eBay is called Trading Assistant. You can learn to Dropship... the avenues are endless. You can work at home with or without a website.
People across the globe are working at home. It's something you can do legally. Also this career lasts a lifetime. Your children can inherit it. You can involve the entire family in it and split income and take care of your income tax. You are also governed by tax laws so there is no question of it being illegitimate in anyway.
Patience is the name of the game. Someone who is willing to work without being supervised, will do very well for oneself in the long run. The learning online involves, building and promoting your business. There is ample of info available. Give it your best shot. Get out of the conditioning on 9-5 job. Don't play safe, because ultimiately corporate and other jobs become very unsafe and stiffling in the long run. And its too late to start something of your own, when you ultimately realise you want to be your own boss. You have additional responsibilities by then, can't take risks with income and all...
So now when the going is good, start to work at home, an extra stream of income can't hurt after all....These were primary and secondary level questions, final questions will be your original ons which you will come up with when you actually start doing business from home.. unitl then.. all the very best! Andremember if you have read the entire article its a proof enough that you are in search of something more.... let it end here.
About The Author
Purva Mewar runs and helps people run their home business successfully. Find useful information related to sucess in work at home careers on both her web sites. www.work-at-home-earn-extra-income.com and www.yesearnfromhome.com.
Work at home business is the most logical and practical option to make money online. It doesn't come in the way of your present job. You can operate your work at home business quietly from a corner of your room and until the kind of money you are expecting doesn't start to come, you don't have to quit your regular 9-5 job. Work early in the morning or late in the night as it suits you. When things start to look in control... its time to put in your papers in the office and become a full time work at home business entreprenuer.
You require very few tools to start work at home business. A computer and access to internet will do. Ofcourse a few regular hours of sincere work will be mandatory. You do all the learning online. More than enough info is available about all aspects of building and growing your business. You have got to be a self learner, if you want to succeed.
Success will take its time. Its not like a a regular job where you start getting your salaries from day one. In work at home business, it takes between 9 to 15 months of your having started to work at home, for the checks to pour. Don't believe people who promise to double your money in 48 hours and that you can put your business on autopilot and forget about it.. its not true.
There are many ways to work at home. You can take online surveys, you can do medical transcription or proofreading online. You can sell your on eBay, also help people sell on ebay and make money. This job of helping peopel sell on eBay is called Trading Assistant. You can learn to Dropship... the avenues are endless. You can work at home with or without a website.
People across the globe are working at home. It's something you can do legally. Also this career lasts a lifetime. Your children can inherit it. You can involve the entire family in it and split income and take care of your income tax. You are also governed by tax laws so there is no question of it being illegitimate in anyway.
Patience is the name of the game. Someone who is willing to work without being supervised, will do very well for oneself in the long run. The learning online involves, building and promoting your business. There is ample of info available. Give it your best shot. Get out of the conditioning on 9-5 job. Don't play safe, because ultimiately corporate and other jobs become very unsafe and stiffling in the long run. And its too late to start something of your own, when you ultimately realise you want to be your own boss. You have additional responsibilities by then, can't take risks with income and all...
So now when the going is good, start to work at home, an extra stream of income can't hurt after all....These were primary and secondary level questions, final questions will be your original ons which you will come up with when you actually start doing business from home.. unitl then.. all the very best! Andremember if you have read the entire article its a proof enough that you are in search of something more.... let it end here.
About The Author
Purva Mewar runs and helps people run their home business successfully. Find useful information related to sucess in work at home careers on both her web sites. www.work-at-home-earn-extra-income.com and www.yesearnfromhome.com.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Work At Home Moms Time Management Tips
"How do you DO it?!" If I had a dime for every time I heard that, I would be able to quit my home business.
Just kidding.
Seriously, time management is a serious issue for work from home Moms. You want your home business to be a success, but you don't want the rest of your responsibilities to fall by the wayside... especially your children, who are the reason you chose to work from home in the first place.
While you're probably already doing some of the obvious things like taking advantage of naptimes and bedtime, I hope you find some additional ideas from the following time management tips to make things easier for you while working from home and caring for young children.
Time Management for your Home Business
Have a clear purpose when you go online
Whenever you go to your computer, have a definite purpose in mind. It helps to keep a notebook by your computer always with your goals and to-do lists in it, all in once place. This helps prevent you from aimlessly checking email or surfing the net and getting lost. Know what you need to accomplish, write it down, do it, and move on to the next activity.
Outsource as many tasks as you can afford Consider hiring a virtual assistant if you have a lot of administrative tasks. Or pay your kids to do things for you that are age appropriate. This can even be a tax deductible expense. Check with your accountant.
Analyze your activities
Think about the steps you engage yourself in with your business and see if those tasks are really paying off for you. A lot of work at home Moms do things like join safelists, traffic exchanges and other activities that most internet marketing experts agree are not the best use of your time. Ask people who are where you want to be in your business how they manage their time. Just because something is free doesn't mean you should be spending time doing it.
The best $20 you can spend on your business
That may be the money you spend hiring a Mommy's helper to come over and play with your children for several hours. It's amazing what you can get done during that time. Plus, your kids usually get worn out from all the fun and take longer naps. Everybody wins!
Think Assembly Line
In other words, group similar activities together. Don't check your email all day, check it two or 3 times a day (at most) and answer all the emails at the same time. When you want to make changes to your website, list them all and wait until you need to make several changes at once. When one child asks for a story gather them all around. Same thing for snacks. Run all your errands at once.
Utilize Technology
Get wireless internet and a laptop if at all possible. This can make a drastic improvement in your ability to work online around your children. You can sit on the front porch and work on your website while your kids play in the yard. Or you can drop them off at a friend's house and head to Starbucks and get online!
Use autoresponders, mailing lists and other resources to automate your business. If you find yourself typing out answers to the same questions over and over again, add pages to your website or create an ecourse or downloadable report that addresses those topics and refer your customers or downline or whomever to those.
Household time management
Simplify meal preparation and shopping
That doesn't mean you spend a lot of extra money on convenience foods that aren't good for you. But do make simple meals that even your children can help you prepare. Use your crock pot. Collect recipes that require few ingredients and no elaborate preparation.
Have a good routine for making menus and shopping. In the long run, extra trips to the store for that missing ingredient is costing you time and money. Most families eat the same 10 or so favorite dishes over and over. Enlist the help of your family to figure out what those favorites are, print up the ingredients into a shopping list, and take that to the store. Have the list posted on the fridge to mark things off as they're used up.
Get your kids to help out around the house more. Here are more work from home Mom house cleaning tips
General Mom time management tips
Identify time wasters in your day
It's a different thing for everyone. Maybe it's the TV, maybe it's friends calling to chat in the middle of the day. Maybe it's activities that seem necessary but that really aren't productive, like posting a lot in message forums. Whatever it is, identify it and eliminate it if possible, or at least manage it. Use your voicemail, and call people back when it's a better time for you. Figure out if watching Oprah or the Apprentice is really adding value to your life or just wasting your time.
Make a timer your best friend
A timer has so many uses. You can set it to tell your child when you'll be available for them. Young children have difficulty comprehending time, and the timer will set them at ease so they won't bug for you that entire period.
It also keeps you on track and helps you finish up tasks more quickly. Use it when you're reading email, cleaning house, whenever you want to accomplish something fast.
Have a Routine
Having a routine for your household chores and business activities can really help Moms with time management. When you have a good routine, you can do things without thinking, and they always take up less time that way. Keep your routines written down until they're memorized. Use an organizing calender or digital system...whatever works best for you. Make sure everyone else in your household knows the basics of your routine so that things flow more smoothly.
Set limits
No one person can do everything. Your time and energy is valuable and you need to be firm in setting limits on how you spend it. Don't commit to things that you can't reasonably accomplish. Get enough rest. Learn to say No. Avoid negative people who like to whine.
As Moms we're constantly working on time management, but with creativity and good routines, we can have a thriving business and a balanced life.
About The Author
Carrie Lauth publishes a "no fluff" newsletter for work from home Moms.
Get your free copy plus extra subscriber goodies at: http://www.business-moms-expo.com/newsletter.html
Just kidding.
Seriously, time management is a serious issue for work from home Moms. You want your home business to be a success, but you don't want the rest of your responsibilities to fall by the wayside... especially your children, who are the reason you chose to work from home in the first place.
While you're probably already doing some of the obvious things like taking advantage of naptimes and bedtime, I hope you find some additional ideas from the following time management tips to make things easier for you while working from home and caring for young children.
Time Management for your Home Business
Have a clear purpose when you go online
Whenever you go to your computer, have a definite purpose in mind. It helps to keep a notebook by your computer always with your goals and to-do lists in it, all in once place. This helps prevent you from aimlessly checking email or surfing the net and getting lost. Know what you need to accomplish, write it down, do it, and move on to the next activity.
Outsource as many tasks as you can afford Consider hiring a virtual assistant if you have a lot of administrative tasks. Or pay your kids to do things for you that are age appropriate. This can even be a tax deductible expense. Check with your accountant.
Analyze your activities
Think about the steps you engage yourself in with your business and see if those tasks are really paying off for you. A lot of work at home Moms do things like join safelists, traffic exchanges and other activities that most internet marketing experts agree are not the best use of your time. Ask people who are where you want to be in your business how they manage their time. Just because something is free doesn't mean you should be spending time doing it.
The best $20 you can spend on your business
That may be the money you spend hiring a Mommy's helper to come over and play with your children for several hours. It's amazing what you can get done during that time. Plus, your kids usually get worn out from all the fun and take longer naps. Everybody wins!
Think Assembly Line
In other words, group similar activities together. Don't check your email all day, check it two or 3 times a day (at most) and answer all the emails at the same time. When you want to make changes to your website, list them all and wait until you need to make several changes at once. When one child asks for a story gather them all around. Same thing for snacks. Run all your errands at once.
Utilize Technology
Get wireless internet and a laptop if at all possible. This can make a drastic improvement in your ability to work online around your children. You can sit on the front porch and work on your website while your kids play in the yard. Or you can drop them off at a friend's house and head to Starbucks and get online!
Use autoresponders, mailing lists and other resources to automate your business. If you find yourself typing out answers to the same questions over and over again, add pages to your website or create an ecourse or downloadable report that addresses those topics and refer your customers or downline or whomever to those.
Household time management
Simplify meal preparation and shopping
That doesn't mean you spend a lot of extra money on convenience foods that aren't good for you. But do make simple meals that even your children can help you prepare. Use your crock pot. Collect recipes that require few ingredients and no elaborate preparation.
Have a good routine for making menus and shopping. In the long run, extra trips to the store for that missing ingredient is costing you time and money. Most families eat the same 10 or so favorite dishes over and over. Enlist the help of your family to figure out what those favorites are, print up the ingredients into a shopping list, and take that to the store. Have the list posted on the fridge to mark things off as they're used up.
Get your kids to help out around the house more. Here are more work from home Mom house cleaning tips
General Mom time management tips
Identify time wasters in your day
It's a different thing for everyone. Maybe it's the TV, maybe it's friends calling to chat in the middle of the day. Maybe it's activities that seem necessary but that really aren't productive, like posting a lot in message forums. Whatever it is, identify it and eliminate it if possible, or at least manage it. Use your voicemail, and call people back when it's a better time for you. Figure out if watching Oprah or the Apprentice is really adding value to your life or just wasting your time.
Make a timer your best friend
A timer has so many uses. You can set it to tell your child when you'll be available for them. Young children have difficulty comprehending time, and the timer will set them at ease so they won't bug for you that entire period.
It also keeps you on track and helps you finish up tasks more quickly. Use it when you're reading email, cleaning house, whenever you want to accomplish something fast.
Have a Routine
Having a routine for your household chores and business activities can really help Moms with time management. When you have a good routine, you can do things without thinking, and they always take up less time that way. Keep your routines written down until they're memorized. Use an organizing calender or digital system...whatever works best for you. Make sure everyone else in your household knows the basics of your routine so that things flow more smoothly.
Set limits
No one person can do everything. Your time and energy is valuable and you need to be firm in setting limits on how you spend it. Don't commit to things that you can't reasonably accomplish. Get enough rest. Learn to say No. Avoid negative people who like to whine.
As Moms we're constantly working on time management, but with creativity and good routines, we can have a thriving business and a balanced life.
About The Author
Carrie Lauth publishes a "no fluff" newsletter for work from home Moms.
Get your free copy plus extra subscriber goodies at: http://www.business-moms-expo.com/newsletter.html
Saturday, August 12, 2006
How To Create A Successful Work at Home Business
Many people have tried or are currently trying to make money online today. Only a small percentage of these people have actually gone on to achieve enormous amounts of success. The reason for so many failures is that people simply do not know how to create a home based business or even where to start.
I am going to share with you the four things that the online Guru’s do not want you to know because if you did, they wouldn’t have a job anymore. The four areas of focus will be on finding a niche market, building income streams, affiliate programs and networking.
Finding a niche market is your number one priority when starting a home based business. This means that you will have to do a little research and find the products or services everyone is looking for. Contact people already successful with a home business and find out what they are selling and how they started. When I first started myself, I signed up to money making forums and contacted people already making a living working out of their homes. I was shocked to find that these people were very helpful and provided me with plenty of valuable resources.
Once you have found a niche market, go with it and stick with it. Its important not to give up if you fail the first time around, persistence is the key. Continue to diversify and research other programs that are a match for you. Do not rely on one program as a main source of income, rather seek out other opportunities and create multiple sources of streaming income.
Network marketing is a fast growing business online today and an extremely effective way to build a business fast. Whatever product, program or service you decide to go with, become an expert on the subject matter and build a network with other people that share a common interest. When you are able to network your business with other business partners, it is possible to quadruple your income in a very short period of time.
Resell your program, product or service. There are thousands of affiliates making millions of dollars today simply by reselling their programs online. Affiliate marketing is a fast growing online business and can be done by virtually anyone. There are plenty of affiliate programs available online that will offer commissions anywhere from 5% to 75% on each sale.
Building a home business requires dedication and persistence. Following these four simple steps will help anyone achieve there goals and the financial freedom they have been looking for.
Copyright 2005 Timothy Rohrer
About The Author
Tim Rohrer is an established writer and home business owner. Learn how Tim Rohrer created a succesful home business by visiting http://trohrer88.riskfreeprofit.com.
I am going to share with you the four things that the online Guru’s do not want you to know because if you did, they wouldn’t have a job anymore. The four areas of focus will be on finding a niche market, building income streams, affiliate programs and networking.
Finding a niche market is your number one priority when starting a home based business. This means that you will have to do a little research and find the products or services everyone is looking for. Contact people already successful with a home business and find out what they are selling and how they started. When I first started myself, I signed up to money making forums and contacted people already making a living working out of their homes. I was shocked to find that these people were very helpful and provided me with plenty of valuable resources.
Once you have found a niche market, go with it and stick with it. Its important not to give up if you fail the first time around, persistence is the key. Continue to diversify and research other programs that are a match for you. Do not rely on one program as a main source of income, rather seek out other opportunities and create multiple sources of streaming income.
Network marketing is a fast growing business online today and an extremely effective way to build a business fast. Whatever product, program or service you decide to go with, become an expert on the subject matter and build a network with other people that share a common interest. When you are able to network your business with other business partners, it is possible to quadruple your income in a very short period of time.
Resell your program, product or service. There are thousands of affiliates making millions of dollars today simply by reselling their programs online. Affiliate marketing is a fast growing online business and can be done by virtually anyone. There are plenty of affiliate programs available online that will offer commissions anywhere from 5% to 75% on each sale.
Building a home business requires dedication and persistence. Following these four simple steps will help anyone achieve there goals and the financial freedom they have been looking for.
Copyright 2005 Timothy Rohrer
About The Author
Tim Rohrer is an established writer and home business owner. Learn how Tim Rohrer created a succesful home business by visiting http://trohrer88.riskfreeprofit.com.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Life Lessons From A Work At Home Father
Even at my age, there are still many things about life I’ve never been able to figure out. One of those things is innocence and exactly when or why we lost it.
I remember taking my niece and nephew to one of those fast food places that has this built in playground and it was magical! In that moment in time and it that place, the world was perfect. There was a very wide diversity of cultures, income levels, education, you name it but to these children the only thing that mattered was playing and helping each other get over the hurdles of the various play equipment. At that moment, the world was perfect.
I never had much experience with that sort of thing when I was growing up so I was somewhat ill equipped as a father when it came to playing with my children. All I had ever known was strict discipline, ethics, rigidity – perfect military material! I guess it’s of little wonder that my second marriage to a former Marine was all but inevitable.
My kids needed someone to play with and I needed someone to teach me! The most hilarious thing I can recall about this “initiation” period was when the 6 of us sat down to play a game of Life. It was my wife’s turn and when she picked out her driver, a lovely pink peg, my oldest son mentioned rather strongly to her that she had incorrectly placed her peg in the driver’s seat.
My eyes nearly fell out of my head as he scolded this former Marine on driving arrangements and the difference between men’s and women’s duties – man I’d like to have died! So now I’m thinking great, I’m counting on my kids to teach me how to play and they don’t know how either!
As a follow up, my wife the Marine showed mercy and let my son live – I on the other hand lost 5 inches in height from the look she gave me and experienced partial hearing loss in the right ear!
Eventually, things got turned around and I had a blast. There were so many things I never got to do as a child so I was going to make sure I did them with my kids. I made snow angels, caught snow flakes with my tongue, jumped in mud puddles, and squeaked my shoes through the store really loud!
I began to appreciate things and slowly began to understand about taking time to stop and smell the roses as you might say. All of us have jobs and all of us have days that are better than others but, what about the good days?
Don’t lose sight of them over everything else. No matter what your position in life, don’t forget to take time and enjoy recess! Even the slight suggestion of it here made you think of a time and a place when something very magical was going on and you were part of it.
You’re probably wondering what the heck this article has to do with anything – well let me tell you! Whether you’re a work at home mom, dad, or just someone looking for something better, you have power and privileges that most corporations or managers would love to have.
Do you value your freedom? Of course you do, who wouldn’t? In a structured job market you have no freedom. Your ideas are owned by someone else, your hours are dictated, too many occurrences of “family” emergencies will get you in trouble and someone else is making money off of you! Sounds pretty bleak but, think about it.
Owning your own business is not without its own unique problems but I want to mainly focus on the benefits. How about the ability to come and go as you please, or getting your hair done in the middle of the day, walking in the park and just taking in life’s simpler pleasures? How about RECESS!
Quite a few times here of late I have visited places that when I was a child made me happy and by doing so, I rejuvenate my spirit, gather my wits about me and girded myself once again with the metal to fight life’s battles. It all comes down to priorities and responsibilities which sometime, frankly just suck. Being a grown up sometimes can suck.
Don’t lose sight however of the big picture. In order to succeed, you need to be refreshed, vibrant and clear but, make sure you don’t lose yourself or your family in the process – it’s not worth it.
If part of the reason you’re going into business for yourself is to spend more time with your family, do it – don’t just talk about it. There’s no substitute for happiness. It can bring you wealth beyond your wildest imagination. Things these days are hard enough without you making it tougher on yourself.
About The Author
Chas Brothers is a Home Based Business Owner, Motivational Writer, and an Independent SFI Marketing Representative and may be reached at; http://work-from-home-exchange.com or chas_brothers@msn.com
I remember taking my niece and nephew to one of those fast food places that has this built in playground and it was magical! In that moment in time and it that place, the world was perfect. There was a very wide diversity of cultures, income levels, education, you name it but to these children the only thing that mattered was playing and helping each other get over the hurdles of the various play equipment. At that moment, the world was perfect.
I never had much experience with that sort of thing when I was growing up so I was somewhat ill equipped as a father when it came to playing with my children. All I had ever known was strict discipline, ethics, rigidity – perfect military material! I guess it’s of little wonder that my second marriage to a former Marine was all but inevitable.
My kids needed someone to play with and I needed someone to teach me! The most hilarious thing I can recall about this “initiation” period was when the 6 of us sat down to play a game of Life. It was my wife’s turn and when she picked out her driver, a lovely pink peg, my oldest son mentioned rather strongly to her that she had incorrectly placed her peg in the driver’s seat.
My eyes nearly fell out of my head as he scolded this former Marine on driving arrangements and the difference between men’s and women’s duties – man I’d like to have died! So now I’m thinking great, I’m counting on my kids to teach me how to play and they don’t know how either!
As a follow up, my wife the Marine showed mercy and let my son live – I on the other hand lost 5 inches in height from the look she gave me and experienced partial hearing loss in the right ear!
Eventually, things got turned around and I had a blast. There were so many things I never got to do as a child so I was going to make sure I did them with my kids. I made snow angels, caught snow flakes with my tongue, jumped in mud puddles, and squeaked my shoes through the store really loud!
I began to appreciate things and slowly began to understand about taking time to stop and smell the roses as you might say. All of us have jobs and all of us have days that are better than others but, what about the good days?
Don’t lose sight of them over everything else. No matter what your position in life, don’t forget to take time and enjoy recess! Even the slight suggestion of it here made you think of a time and a place when something very magical was going on and you were part of it.
You’re probably wondering what the heck this article has to do with anything – well let me tell you! Whether you’re a work at home mom, dad, or just someone looking for something better, you have power and privileges that most corporations or managers would love to have.
Do you value your freedom? Of course you do, who wouldn’t? In a structured job market you have no freedom. Your ideas are owned by someone else, your hours are dictated, too many occurrences of “family” emergencies will get you in trouble and someone else is making money off of you! Sounds pretty bleak but, think about it.
Owning your own business is not without its own unique problems but I want to mainly focus on the benefits. How about the ability to come and go as you please, or getting your hair done in the middle of the day, walking in the park and just taking in life’s simpler pleasures? How about RECESS!
Quite a few times here of late I have visited places that when I was a child made me happy and by doing so, I rejuvenate my spirit, gather my wits about me and girded myself once again with the metal to fight life’s battles. It all comes down to priorities and responsibilities which sometime, frankly just suck. Being a grown up sometimes can suck.
Don’t lose sight however of the big picture. In order to succeed, you need to be refreshed, vibrant and clear but, make sure you don’t lose yourself or your family in the process – it’s not worth it.
If part of the reason you’re going into business for yourself is to spend more time with your family, do it – don’t just talk about it. There’s no substitute for happiness. It can bring you wealth beyond your wildest imagination. Things these days are hard enough without you making it tougher on yourself.
About The Author
Chas Brothers is a Home Based Business Owner, Motivational Writer, and an Independent SFI Marketing Representative and may be reached at; http://work-from-home-exchange.com or chas_brothers@msn.com
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
7 Rules To Live By When Choosing An Affiliate Program Or Work at Home Business
So you've decided to become financially independent! You've chosen to work at home. Congratulations! I'm sure this is a decision that can turn your life around and lead you to financial freedom.
But that is going to happen only if you're careful enough to let it happen! There are a few things you should really look out for when deciding to work at home.
When you set out to give the work at home business thing a try, you'll find out that this was just the easy part! The hard part is to discover which one is right for you.
With all these so called "opportunities" that flood the internet, you should be very careful in choosing a work at home business. To help you, I have put together a few simple rules :
Rule #1 : Try to avoid "get rich quick deals"
Now that's a golden rule! Usually, when something sounds too good to be true then it probably is!
Oh, I know these sound appealing and of course you would like to get paid for doing nothing (so would the rest of us!). But don't you think that if these people had the magic solution to making big money they would use it instead of trying to sell it to you for whatever price?
It's sad to know that so many people end up feeling frustrated when they realize that they have wasted their time and hard earned money. There are no magic tricks! Commitment and hard work instead, can make you rich.
Rule #2 : Find a program that you really like and can work with
Another rule that's essential! Say that you come across a program that requires you to sell life insurance. You hate insurance people, you think they're full of hype.
So what, the compensation plan looks great! What would you do? Would you join the program? Could you picture yourself selling life insurance even if you hate the very idea? The answer is that you're never going to make any money doing something you don't like!
The point I am trying to make here is, that you should go on and find out everything there is to know about the program you are interested in. Just spend some time doing an essential reading through the available material (company website, related articles etc). Try to get an overview of how the system works and if you need more information or if you get confused , go ahead and ask the person who referred you to the program for help. Doing your homework always pays off.
Rule #3 : Make sure you know exactly what you're getting for your money
There are just too many companies out there that present you with sales letters as long as a book but not even a hint as to what you are actually getting in return!
If the product they're selling is that good and is going to make you so much money, why hide it? Why only mention it in the last few paragraphs?
Ok, I know, it's the way sales are closed. Still, you would like to know exactly what you're buying. It could save you a lot of grief!
Rule #4 : Perform a background check on the company
The longer it has been around, the better. This way you know that you're dealing with an established company that will not go bankrupt 4 months after you join!
It has been known for people to lose their online businesses and commissions owed to them for this very reason. Choosing a quality company is essential but can prove critical to the survival of your work at home business.
Rule #5 : Make sure you're going to get all the help that you need
It's just typical for someone to join a program, pay his membership fee or buy a product and then be left in the dark, not sure what on earth to do next!
Again, I'm repeating myself here but this is important, try to get an overview of how the system works, who your upline people are and how they can help you.
If you need more information or if you get confused, go ahead and ask the person who referred you to the program for help. In this way not only will you get an idea of how the program is structured but you would also be testing your referrer to see if he/she will respond promptly to your need for help.
But first, you have to have an idea of how the program works.
Rule #6 : Check out the compensation plan
Ok, so you've joined a program which ,hopefully, is going to make you rich. Do you know how this is going to happen?
It's not necessary that you know every detail about the compensation plan from the first day that you join. But still, wouldn't you like to know if you're getting 5% or 60% commission on an average sale?
After all, it takes the same amount of effort to generate a sale. Wouldn't you like to be paid more?
Rule #7 : Do not spend much at the beginning
A legitimate work at home business should be able to operate at a minimum/low cost. You should not have to invest a lot of money in any home business. At least not in the beginning.
When you do decide to invest some money into your own home business, this should be your own decision, not someone else's and must arise from your understanding that a business is what you make it.
There are more rules that I can add to these and make a really long list but this is not my goal. My goal is to provide a clear path, a few steps that should be easy to follow through the minefield of schemes and "get-rich-quick" deals to a company you can really trust.
Using your own common sense is as important as having these rules in mind when looking for an opportunity or a work at home business.
Your decision to join a program should be the result of considering facts and should not in any case come from mere curiosity. Keep in mind that there are very few true work at home opportunities out there and you have to find the one that's perfect for you!
About The Author
Marianthi Iatridou is the editor of http://www.work-at-home-businessoffer.com/ where she puts leading internet and affiliate marketers under the microscope to uncover the strategies and tools they use to build successful internet businesses.
But that is going to happen only if you're careful enough to let it happen! There are a few things you should really look out for when deciding to work at home.
When you set out to give the work at home business thing a try, you'll find out that this was just the easy part! The hard part is to discover which one is right for you.
With all these so called "opportunities" that flood the internet, you should be very careful in choosing a work at home business. To help you, I have put together a few simple rules :
Rule #1 : Try to avoid "get rich quick deals"
Now that's a golden rule! Usually, when something sounds too good to be true then it probably is!
Oh, I know these sound appealing and of course you would like to get paid for doing nothing (so would the rest of us!). But don't you think that if these people had the magic solution to making big money they would use it instead of trying to sell it to you for whatever price?
It's sad to know that so many people end up feeling frustrated when they realize that they have wasted their time and hard earned money. There are no magic tricks! Commitment and hard work instead, can make you rich.
Rule #2 : Find a program that you really like and can work with
Another rule that's essential! Say that you come across a program that requires you to sell life insurance. You hate insurance people, you think they're full of hype.
So what, the compensation plan looks great! What would you do? Would you join the program? Could you picture yourself selling life insurance even if you hate the very idea? The answer is that you're never going to make any money doing something you don't like!
The point I am trying to make here is, that you should go on and find out everything there is to know about the program you are interested in. Just spend some time doing an essential reading through the available material (company website, related articles etc). Try to get an overview of how the system works and if you need more information or if you get confused , go ahead and ask the person who referred you to the program for help. Doing your homework always pays off.
Rule #3 : Make sure you know exactly what you're getting for your money
There are just too many companies out there that present you with sales letters as long as a book but not even a hint as to what you are actually getting in return!
If the product they're selling is that good and is going to make you so much money, why hide it? Why only mention it in the last few paragraphs?
Ok, I know, it's the way sales are closed. Still, you would like to know exactly what you're buying. It could save you a lot of grief!
Rule #4 : Perform a background check on the company
The longer it has been around, the better. This way you know that you're dealing with an established company that will not go bankrupt 4 months after you join!
It has been known for people to lose their online businesses and commissions owed to them for this very reason. Choosing a quality company is essential but can prove critical to the survival of your work at home business.
Rule #5 : Make sure you're going to get all the help that you need
It's just typical for someone to join a program, pay his membership fee or buy a product and then be left in the dark, not sure what on earth to do next!
Again, I'm repeating myself here but this is important, try to get an overview of how the system works, who your upline people are and how they can help you.
If you need more information or if you get confused, go ahead and ask the person who referred you to the program for help. In this way not only will you get an idea of how the program is structured but you would also be testing your referrer to see if he/she will respond promptly to your need for help.
But first, you have to have an idea of how the program works.
Rule #6 : Check out the compensation plan
Ok, so you've joined a program which ,hopefully, is going to make you rich. Do you know how this is going to happen?
It's not necessary that you know every detail about the compensation plan from the first day that you join. But still, wouldn't you like to know if you're getting 5% or 60% commission on an average sale?
After all, it takes the same amount of effort to generate a sale. Wouldn't you like to be paid more?
Rule #7 : Do not spend much at the beginning
A legitimate work at home business should be able to operate at a minimum/low cost. You should not have to invest a lot of money in any home business. At least not in the beginning.
When you do decide to invest some money into your own home business, this should be your own decision, not someone else's and must arise from your understanding that a business is what you make it.
There are more rules that I can add to these and make a really long list but this is not my goal. My goal is to provide a clear path, a few steps that should be easy to follow through the minefield of schemes and "get-rich-quick" deals to a company you can really trust.
Using your own common sense is as important as having these rules in mind when looking for an opportunity or a work at home business.
Your decision to join a program should be the result of considering facts and should not in any case come from mere curiosity. Keep in mind that there are very few true work at home opportunities out there and you have to find the one that's perfect for you!
About The Author
Marianthi Iatridou is the editor of http://www.work-at-home-businessoffer.com/ where she puts leading internet and affiliate marketers under the microscope to uncover the strategies and tools they use to build successful internet businesses.
Monday, August 7, 2006
Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Work At Home Internet Business
If you think that starting your own work at home internet business is the answer to your problems; whether it's money, child care, illness or a desire for more free time, then you MUST choose wisely.
Too many individuals eagerly leave their paying jobs in order to work at home with their own internet business only to return to the unemployment arena looking for work and carrying a massive debt from their ventures.
How can you find the answer to your quest for your own work at home internet business without failing? Here's 3 keys!
DESIRE DISCRETION DISCIPLINE
DESIRE ----
If you think that running own business and working at home at home is merely a matter of using your brains then you are sure to be disappointed.
Successful entrepreneurs have a common thread no matter if they run the run a country gas station or a Fortune 500 company - DESIRE. If you don't have the drive and determination to work for yourself - if you can't give up the security of a regular pay cheque - you will have great difficulty working for yourself.
DISCRETION ----
Expect to fail. There are many opportunities available. Some are good, some are frauds and several are absolutely perfect - for YOU. Each individual's strengths and talents will impact which business model will suit them best.
If you are very shy or hate to talk to people than it would be wise to stay away from businesses that require a lot of face-to-face selling. If the product is not something you would personally use it is not something you will want to promote and that will show in your efforts.
Take stock of your abilities and interests and try several businesses that are related. Not all will suit you, but trying things will ultimately improve your business skills overall.
If you do fall for what turns out to be a fraud, consider it education and move on - you will not likely make the same mistake again.
Consider talking to business owners who do what you want to do or to people who may use your product or service. Research the business and read the fine print!
DISCIPLINE ----
You don't have a boss or a time clock, but if you expect to make a living then you will have to discipline yourself. Have a schedule that you follow every day. Plan your time wisely.
Although many procrastinators actually do well working for themselves it is still vitally important to know what needs to be done and to have the discipline to follow through. A few bad jobs or unhappy customers can have lasting impact on your business.
Many have found great happiness and success working for themselves. It is exciting to run your own internet business and work at home doing it!
About The Author
Jeff Schuman
Team-Schuman.com contains the best make money online and make money websites available today. If you want to make money check us out here: http://www.team-schuman.com/work-at-home-internet-business.html
Too many individuals eagerly leave their paying jobs in order to work at home with their own internet business only to return to the unemployment arena looking for work and carrying a massive debt from their ventures.
How can you find the answer to your quest for your own work at home internet business without failing? Here's 3 keys!
DESIRE DISCRETION DISCIPLINE
DESIRE ----
If you think that running own business and working at home at home is merely a matter of using your brains then you are sure to be disappointed.
Successful entrepreneurs have a common thread no matter if they run the run a country gas station or a Fortune 500 company - DESIRE. If you don't have the drive and determination to work for yourself - if you can't give up the security of a regular pay cheque - you will have great difficulty working for yourself.
DISCRETION ----
Expect to fail. There are many opportunities available. Some are good, some are frauds and several are absolutely perfect - for YOU. Each individual's strengths and talents will impact which business model will suit them best.
If you are very shy or hate to talk to people than it would be wise to stay away from businesses that require a lot of face-to-face selling. If the product is not something you would personally use it is not something you will want to promote and that will show in your efforts.
Take stock of your abilities and interests and try several businesses that are related. Not all will suit you, but trying things will ultimately improve your business skills overall.
If you do fall for what turns out to be a fraud, consider it education and move on - you will not likely make the same mistake again.
Consider talking to business owners who do what you want to do or to people who may use your product or service. Research the business and read the fine print!
DISCIPLINE ----
You don't have a boss or a time clock, but if you expect to make a living then you will have to discipline yourself. Have a schedule that you follow every day. Plan your time wisely.
Although many procrastinators actually do well working for themselves it is still vitally important to know what needs to be done and to have the discipline to follow through. A few bad jobs or unhappy customers can have lasting impact on your business.
Many have found great happiness and success working for themselves. It is exciting to run your own internet business and work at home doing it!
About The Author
Jeff Schuman
Team-Schuman.com contains the best make money online and make money websites available today. If you want to make money check us out here: http://www.team-schuman.com/work-at-home-internet-business.html
Thursday, August 3, 2006
Are There Really Any Free Work At Home Businesses?
Are you looking for the best work at home businesses? Do you want to make money working at home in your own business, but you don't where to start? First of all we need to address a common problem people have when they come to look for a work at home business. They want to make money online for free!
Think about this for a minute. Is it reasonable to think you can start your own home business and work at home without investing anything into it? There is an old saying that goes something like this.."there ain't no thing as a free lunch" and that is true when it comes to starting your own business and making money working at home.
You are going to have to invest something eventually. Affiliate programs make it possible to make money selling other peoples products, but even with those you are going to have to spend some money on advertising, building your own website, and on internet marketing tools to help you build your business. You are going to have to spend a little money on learning how to run your own work at home business as well.
Now the good news for you is that the internet has leveled the playing field for everyone. Regardless of where you live, your appearance, your income level, your knowledge, etc. you can start your own home business and make money working at it in the comfort of your own home.
In it's simplest form you are going to need 3 things.
1. Products 2. A website 3. An advertising and marketing strategy
I know there is a lot that goes into these 3 things, but all work at home businesses have these 3 things in common.
When I first got started I had a simple goal in mind. I wanted to create multiple streams of income using the internet to do it. I had no idea where to start or how I wanted to do it. What I found helpful was to get a legal pad and start taking notes as I surfed around. Let's face it the internet is a big world. Everyone is an expert. How do you no what to believe?
Ultimately I stumbled into what is now know as the Plugin Profit Site. It satisfied all of my requirements for starting my own work at home business with multiple streams of income. And there was one huge benefit that I have used over and over since joining them in 3 easy steps. The Internet Marketing Warriors is a group of thousands of online marketers that are doing the same thing as us. The common goal here is to answer questions about making money online. This forum has proved to be invaluable to me because you can trust the advice you get here.
In a nutshell you get several work at home businesses in one with your own Plugin Profit Site. Your own money making website, your own plugin profit sales page, your own autoresponder set up with a pre-written 400 day internet marketing newsletter, training, the best ways and places to advertise and more.
I could go on and on about what this program has meant to me. I now run several work at home businesses and it all started for me by joining getting my complete money making system in 3 easy steps.
One last thing. Although it is not free it is an affordable way to start your own business online and stay at home and run it. You are going to have to pay for hosting and one of the affiliate programs has a monthly fee associated with it, but it is not expensive and with everything all set up for and ready to go you will not get your own work at home business going anywhere else for less than this.
About The Author
Jeff Schuman
Team-Schuman.com contains the best make money online and make money websites available today. If you want to make money check us out here: http://www.team-schuman.com/work-at-home-businesses.html
Think about this for a minute. Is it reasonable to think you can start your own home business and work at home without investing anything into it? There is an old saying that goes something like this.."there ain't no thing as a free lunch" and that is true when it comes to starting your own business and making money working at home.
You are going to have to invest something eventually. Affiliate programs make it possible to make money selling other peoples products, but even with those you are going to have to spend some money on advertising, building your own website, and on internet marketing tools to help you build your business. You are going to have to spend a little money on learning how to run your own work at home business as well.
Now the good news for you is that the internet has leveled the playing field for everyone. Regardless of where you live, your appearance, your income level, your knowledge, etc. you can start your own home business and make money working at it in the comfort of your own home.
In it's simplest form you are going to need 3 things.
1. Products 2. A website 3. An advertising and marketing strategy
I know there is a lot that goes into these 3 things, but all work at home businesses have these 3 things in common.
When I first got started I had a simple goal in mind. I wanted to create multiple streams of income using the internet to do it. I had no idea where to start or how I wanted to do it. What I found helpful was to get a legal pad and start taking notes as I surfed around. Let's face it the internet is a big world. Everyone is an expert. How do you no what to believe?
Ultimately I stumbled into what is now know as the Plugin Profit Site. It satisfied all of my requirements for starting my own work at home business with multiple streams of income. And there was one huge benefit that I have used over and over since joining them in 3 easy steps. The Internet Marketing Warriors is a group of thousands of online marketers that are doing the same thing as us. The common goal here is to answer questions about making money online. This forum has proved to be invaluable to me because you can trust the advice you get here.
In a nutshell you get several work at home businesses in one with your own Plugin Profit Site. Your own money making website, your own plugin profit sales page, your own autoresponder set up with a pre-written 400 day internet marketing newsletter, training, the best ways and places to advertise and more.
I could go on and on about what this program has meant to me. I now run several work at home businesses and it all started for me by joining getting my complete money making system in 3 easy steps.
One last thing. Although it is not free it is an affordable way to start your own business online and stay at home and run it. You are going to have to pay for hosting and one of the affiliate programs has a monthly fee associated with it, but it is not expensive and with everything all set up for and ready to go you will not get your own work at home business going anywhere else for less than this.
About The Author
Jeff Schuman
Team-Schuman.com contains the best make money online and make money websites available today. If you want to make money check us out here: http://www.team-schuman.com/work-at-home-businesses.html
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