Monthly Archive for January 2012
Get The Help You Need
If you’re running a small or home business, it’s important to get organised and find a way to get the help you need. This might sound great in theory, but I know some of you will be thinking “I can’t”. I can’t because I don’t have enough time, I can’t because I don’t have family support, I can’t because I don’t have enough money, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.
Most of us don’t want to or can’t afford to put our kids into day care, so we have issues relating to finding time to work.
Most of us think we can’t afford a cleaner, so we spend hours tidying, cleaning, doing the chores.
Most of us think we can’t afford to contract out parts of our business like book keeping, responding to customer inquiries, product fulfilment – all the mundane stuff.
I’m here to tell you, Yes you can! You just need to find a way and get creative.
Here are some options you might not have considered.
If you can’t afford day care, how about enlisting the support of a home helper who comes and plays with your kids for a few hours – that way they’ll still be under your roof and your control, but they’ll be occupied and they’ll love the change of pace. Perhaps you have a teenage neighbour or niece who’s keen to earn a bit of cash – even if it’s only $5 an hour. Or maybe you can even trade with the home helper – they spend a few hours with the kids and you let them use your computer for a few hours afterwards.
Consider offering a work experience place to a student from a local university. In my PR consultancy, I got a student involved in sending out media kits, doing media deliveries, and creating labels for mail outs – all the stuff I didn’t have time to do, but it gave them a great insight into how a public relations business operated and some experience before heading into the work place.
Contract out – finding someone you can pay $30 to $40 an hour to help you do some basic admin tasks can free up a few hours a month which you can use to grow your business. If you come up with just one great idea during this time that leads to more sales and more profits then it’s absolutely worth your while.
Home duties (like cleaning) – get your kids involved. They need to take responsibility for themselves so you’re teaching them a great lesson and giving them the opportunity to develop. It may not be done to your standard, but it will be over time.
The thing to remember is that no successful home business owner is truly successful until they’ve outsourced some aspects of their business.
You simply cannot do it all yourself, so take baby steps towards delegating and you’ll see the difference it makes to your bottom line.
There are more time management and organisational strategies available to Home Biz Chicks members in the Smart Chicks Tips.
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Chief Chick Sue Papadoulis is committed to empowering women who work from home with the means and know-how to live a life of abundance. Sue educates and advises work-from-home women, and those who dream of working from home. If you’re ready to jump-start your home business to make more money and have more fun and free time, get your FREE tips now at http://www.homebizchicks.com
Top 5 mistakes when starting a business
1) Not having enough money.
The most common reason why new businesses shut down is that the owner runs out of money. Cash flow is critical to a startup business. You could be profitable and still have to close your doors because your customers are taking too long to pay you. Cash is king in a startup venture and you need to prepare for it.
One option is to make sure you have enough startup capital from your own investments or outsiders (bank loan, private investors, etc). A second option is to ease into the business so that you start doing it on a part-time basis until you know that it will make enough money to support you.
2) Not thinking survival.
Starting a business is all about survival. How do you stay around one more day so that you can learn more about your market and close new customers?
At the beginning stages of a business this may mean doing work that might not be completely what you want to do but it helps pay the bills. You need to do whatever it takes to survive and get through until the business can fully support yourself.
3) Losing momentum.
Many new entrepreneurs have ambitions to start a business so they create a website, try to make a few sales, go all out for a few months and then stop completely. Building a business is all about momentum. If you had 24 hours to spend on a business they would be put to far better use by spending one hour a day than for 24 hours straight.
It takes time to develop a new company and for people to react to what you have to offer. Never lose the momentum and even if your business is only a part time initiative for you at the moment, make sure that every day you are making progress of some sort to move your company forward.
4) Doing it all alone.
Nobody is perfect or has the skills to do everything themselves. You need to understand what it is that you bring to the table and what you need to surround yourself with. If, for example, you are very strong at inventing but don’t want to sell then you need to find a salesperson to help you.
You won’t succeed by forcing yourself to do things that you truly don’t enjoy and will never be good at. Know where you stand and what value you can offer. By getting people around you who complement your skills, you will be able to achieve your goals and have a lot more fun along the way!
5) Don’t seek mentors.
A great way to get a business going is to find out what other people have done to achieve success and implement those strategies into your own company. Find mentors who have knowledge of your industry and will give you time out of their day to help you.
You could set up a formal board of advisers and compensate people for their time but if you’re a startup you can play on the fact that most entrepreneurs are willing to help out a fellow business owner as a way to give back. If you show genuine appreciation and approach the right people, the advice you get will help make or break your company.
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Day job killer has generated waves of reviews in cyberspace. It has been considered even a hot topic for some time now. This system claims that one will earn a minimum of thousands of dollars per week just via the system without even doing anything extra like selling, advertising, recruiting or making websites.
Many people get attracted with this concept because there is little risk and the rewards can be very, very beneficial. It’s always good to keep a healthy skepticism and read my review here before deciding.
The system is being presented on the Day job killer website which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also promises a very solid and reliable customer support for all its members.
It teaches people how to earn money online through the use of the internet. It mentions testimonials saying it to be a great money making system that is fool-proof.
Overall in our analysis, Day job killer has been said to be a good program that is helping people. However, remember that even the greatest programs out there are not perfect. You may check out various programs and pick the best one that suits your needs.
For example, one thing to watch out for is when a product is linked to casinos.
However, Day job killer should not be in this category at all. It may be tempting when you first hear what it is being offered, especially if you do not have to actually do anything that’s required of most of the people for success.
Whatever you decide to get yourself into, make sure it’s something that can earn residual income. The best way to start making money online with a product is to ensure it allows low-cost methods to start up.
Many businesses and money-making methods fail at first because cash flow is not managed properly. So even if you are using a good program, it is still wise to keep an eye on the income you are producing on a daily basis.
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What’s All the Hype About WordPress
First of all, let’s define WordPress. It is a blog platform. At first glance, it’s attractive because Google ranks blogs higher than web sites. But that’s only under certain conditions.
There are two flavors of WordPress: WordPress.com and WordPress.org. I’ll take each one in turn.
WordPress.com
Originally, I was thinking that a few of my customers with really small sites could save hosting fees if they switched to WordPress.com. I’m always looking for ways to save my customers money, especially now. But then I looked into it with the help of my very smart assistant and found out about all the limitations, and it just didn’t make sense.
WordPress.com is a web application that you can use to start your blog or online presence. It requires no hosting platform, no downloading of files, and no programming. That’s the plus side. Unfortunately, the con side is huge: you cannot use your own URL or domain name (www.yourdomain.com). You are limited by what you can put on your site, including selling links. And you are very limited in formatting your blog.
WordPress.com is good for these things: if you are running a hobby and not a business, if you want a personal or family blog such as for Christmas letters or to document the kids’ progress.
WordPress.com has too many limitations for a serious entrepreneur.
WordPress.org
WordPress.org is a very robust programming application that you can download, load onto your hosting platform, and set up and use as a web site. Thousands of people are doing it.
You still need to pay a hosting fee. You don’t need to know HTML, but the application is so robust that there is a learning curve. If you are not technical at all, then you will need to hire someone who is technical to set it up for you. Someone – you or a contractor – will need to go through the learning curve.
It took me about 1-2 hours to download and load the WordPress.org files to my web site. If you use GoDaddy as your host, the file load is automated. After you load the files, you’re ready to get your WordPress site set up. The time it takes to set up varies on how many pages you have, what plug-ins and themes you want, and a myriad of other factors.
WordPress.org is extremely flexible and there are many plug-ins that you can use to increase its robustness. One of the big benefits is that your web visitors can be much more interactive on a WordPress site than they can on your web site. That’s a great reason to convert.
The next good reason to convert is the search engine ranking. If you’re setting up a new site, your rank will be higher than if you set up a web site. If you have an old site that is ranked highly, then you can move your URL to a WordPress site and maintain the ranking. What you don’t want to do is start over with a new URL if your old URL has some years on it, because Google values age very highly.
If you have a huge site that you have not updated in a long time, then I don’t recommend moving to WordPress. You need to be actively adding content in order to benefit from WordPress. If your web content is very active, then it may make sense to move to WordPress.
You can also add WordPress on to your existing site, which is what I did. It causes my site to rank even higher than before (and I have a highly ranked site because it’s so old). Here is my WordPress.org site so that you can get an idea of the layout:
http://www.sandismith.com/blog/
I hope this explanation helps you make a better decision when it comes to implementing WordPress in your business.
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Sandi Smith coaches women business owners to boost their revenues, live fearlessly, and take giant leaps in their business using the science of breakthrough success. Sign up at http://www.sandismith.com to get her FREE newsletter full of business-building tips.
New Green Technologies Reduce Carbon Emissions
What have we done?
There’s no denying it, the planet cannot take much more abuse. The recent changes in climate, evident signs of pollution, and the increase in reported devastating earthquakes, all seem to be signs that our past choices have seriously, and very negatively, impacted our environment. It is very uncommon to find someone who does not own a motor vehicle, or two. Most American households have at least two cars in their garage. Every day, millions of people hit the streets to begin their daily commute, most of them driving alone to and from work.
Our dependence of cars and, more specifically, fuel, have seriously increased the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. Carbon emissions have increasingly depleted the ozone layer, and have created a serious environmental hazard. Not only is CO2 emission nasty smelling, it produces smog, which creates visual and air pollution, but it also contributes further to the deterioration of our planet’s overall health. It is imperative that we find ways to reduce carbon emissions.
New Green Technologies
Thankfully, new green technologies offer hope. For thirty years scientists have been conducting research on combustion catalysts and burn rate modifiers. Their goal, to combine aerospace technology and what is known about fuel additives in order to find a product to help reduce individual carbon footprint, while still preserving and preferably enhancing engine life. The result of this research, EnviroTabs.
Introducing EnviroTabs.
EnviroTabs are organo-metallic compound tablets which are introduced into the gas tank at fill-up. One tablet treats up to 20 gallons of gasoline, and results in more effective fuel burn within the combustion chamber.
By allowing fuel to burn better, EnviroTabs help significantly decrease the amount of carbon emissions exiting the tailpipe. This wonderful, new green technology, also helps oil stay clean longer, which improves engine lubrication, which in turn, reduces the need for costly maintenance and repairs. All of this translates into increased horsepower, and longer lasting fuel. Yes, EnviroTabs can literally reduce the number of fill-ups required by extending and maximizing each liter of gas in your tank.
Save Money, Help the Planet, Earn a Living…
Not only are EnviroTabs great for the environment, they can be great for your pocket, as well. This product comes with the opportunity to start a profitable, GREEN, online business. You too can capitalize on the boom of the green niche, and leverage the power of the internet to start a business with low start up costs, and no overhead. Not only that, the company is so confident that this is an outstanding opportunity that it is willing to back it up with a better than money back guarantee. For all the details, visit http://www.GreenBizBliss.com.
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A Good Landscape That Kids Adore: 5 Essentials to Include When Creating a Play Area in Your Yard
If you’re a parent and devote considerable time in your own home, you most likely have considered an enormous fascination with setting up a wonderful yard. In fact, each of our yards are just like our outdoor living area, and so they can immediately make contributions to our daily life. Lots of parents nowadays are usually integrating “play locations” or “fun spots” in their landscaping design today, in order to deliver amusement for their kids and maintain the yard conceptualized so the layout suits somewhat better.
Listed here are 5 essentials you might want to incorporate when making a play location in your yard:
1. Play Gear
The very first thing you will acquire is a few top quality play gears. I personally just like wood made play structures simply because they give a wide range of beauty and they are really sturdy – picked right, they even can boost the worth of your property. Think about obtaining a few swings also, as they’re usually much-loved.
In the event you do not possess a great deal of funds, try to get innovative. Anyone could come up with a makeshift swing, and when you are practical, you might be able to construct something a lot more sophisticated.
2. Trampolines
Trampolines produce a fantastic add-on to any kind of play location. Not merely will children bounce on them for many years without continuously growing bored stiff of them, nevertheless they give you a source of healthy physical exercise. Trampolines are acknowledged to develop stronger muscles, enhance cardiovascular wellness, as well as improve sychronisation.
3. Stockpile Active Items
Apart from the playground gear, it’s best if you have toys available – you might choose to setup shelves or even a trunk area in a corner of the play location. Include things like active-based toys, just like a badminton set, balls, and also jump ropes.
4. Feeding Area
Everything that playing all-around and jumping up and down on trampolines will most likely build up a good desire for food. Why not continue on your outdoor living concept through creating a kid-sized picnic table to allow them to eat lunch outdoors? This will certainly come in useful in case you have barbecues within your amazing yard.
5. Grow Your Own Vegetables
Lastly, I remarkably motivate establishing a small garden alongside the recreation place. This can easily start an entire new world of possibilities in the thoughts of a youngster – they will be captivated as the seeds they selected and planted as well as looked after spring to existence, grow, after which provide food. Even now it fascinates me.
Enable them to set it up and also tend it together. You’re creating work values here, even when it is a lot of fun. You’re spending good quality moment together with your kids, they’re understading about the laws of mother nature, as well as in the end you get fresh veggies. What far more could you ask for?
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The family’s safety is a priority. Trampolines is safe by design with built-in safety features, giving you complete peace of mind. Most kids spend too much time watching TV or playing video games, so it’s really important to get outside and active. Jumping on a Trampoline is great, fun exercise! Ten minutes of jumping is as good as a 30-minute run-and way more fun.
Make Extra Money Online-Enhancing Your Income
Do you find it difficult to satisfy your financial needs with mere amount of your salary? If yes, then it is highly recommended to make extra money online.
Are you stuck of tedious eight hours threshold and its mere payout? If your response for this question comes in the positive approach, then undoubtedly you must go for an additional source of income. Now, the question emerges what this source should be? Because after suffering from the typical eight hours threshold, you won’t be able to opt for other job opportunities. Therefore, it would be a prudent decision to seek for business opportunities. But is it as easy as stated above? Well, absolutely not! The word business comprises ample of requirements in it. You need to devote a considerable time span of your daily schedule into it along with investing a huge capital. So, what you should do now? Simple, just make extra money online.
Although it sounds something strange to earn online; but the fact is that millions of people are doing the same worldwide. The major part of these online income sources is that they don’t require even a single buck from your side. However, you must be well versed with Internet and of course computers as well in order to start with them. Once you satisfy both of these criteria, the next thing that you require is a computer and fast speed Internet connection.
Now, the question emerges which sort of online opportunity you should opt for? Well, regarding this concern, it is worth to note that there is no restriction of possessing specialization in these online earning sources. So, it doesn’t matter whether you are good at designing or writing. The only thing that matters most is how much you are dedicated towards your work. It is so because all the earning opportunities available online are project oriented. Therefore, you have to submit them before the deadline.
And what else you need to make extra money online? Well, the answer is nothing but a legitimate wok providing company. And in case you are able to find it, you are assured to earn huge amount of money.
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Does Blogging Make Money And 3 Secret Truths Why Blogging Really Makes Money For You
Does Blogging Make Money For Someone Like You?
You want that answered in 3 short seconds? Yes. Even if you are new to all this stuff about the Internet and even if you have just realized that your neighbor doesn’t talk about those soap operas on the TV anymore. There is hope.
Now, before I load you up with some juicy stuff on some little known truths about why blogging will make you good money listen up. Blogs are not only a fashion in terms of random acts of written expressions. They are also a good way to help generate some extra income to buy that nice red dinner gown or for a new ride.
Truth 1: Waking Up To The Speed Of Information
First of all, I do know that you already either have your own laptop, desktop, workstation or computer in front of you that you use regularly. This means there are tons of people like you and me looking for information.
Welcome to the age of information and who wants to hold a book and read something specific can drive to the library but why do so when you can get it at a low cost, 10 second journey? People love the convenience of being able to obtain information at the click of a mouse.
Truth 2: People Make Money Blogging Carelessly
The point here is that there are people out there making anywhere between $4 to about $4000 every single day whether you choose to believe it or not. Here’s an illustration about the real shocking truth.
Imagine that if someone makes a lot of money blogging, would they share their deep secrets and strategies with you? No way. There is what we call trade secrets. Of course, you can always learn from them discreetly.
Truth 3: Blogging Really Does Make Money For You
All you need to know is this. Anyone can start a blog in under 15 minutes and start generating a good income even if its just as a supplement for your telephone bills. Your entry point is extremely low ($300 for hosting and $10 for a domain name only per year!).
Apart from that, all you need to do is just drive visitors to your blog and sell some products or advertising space on a regular basis. It is really neat and plain simple. This is your magic formula.
Have The Confidence To Make Money
Instead of asking anyone else the, “does blogging make money” question you should do this. Go out there, find out what topic you are mainly interested in and grab a good guide to read up. Learn and apply. You will be able to generate a good blogging income in no time.
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The Key SEO Mistakes That You Must Avoid
Optimizing a website for search engines requires a lot of consistent effort. Many internet marketers expect immediate success in ranking high on search engines, and they soon realize that this is not possible.
This article presents the common mistakes which people make in search engine optimization (SEO).
■ Failure to apply constant effort in optimizing a website for search engines. SEO involves continuous effort in carrying out all the key activities that can help you rank high on search engines. Many people fail in their efforts to rank high on search engines because they expect overnight success, and they soon give up when they fail to see immediate results. It is important for you to gradually add new content to your website so that search engines visit your website more often. You also need to steadily build links to your website in order to improve your ranking on search engines.
■ Failure to use different SEO strategies and tools. It is important for you to use different tools for optimizing your website. You must also aim to rank high on several major search engines. Choose about four main search engines and aim to rank high on them. Write and submit articles, participate in relevant forums, submit your website to many directories and search engines and exchange links with related websites that have high popularity rank. List the strategies that you intend to follow in optimizing your website for search engines, and make sure that you carry them out on a regular basis.
■ Lack of a good understanding of your niche’s keywords and phrases. If you want to successfully optimize your website, it is important that you know all your keywords and it is also important that you use these keywords on your website content, in your articles, and in any other content that you use to promote your website. Many people make the mistake of using untargeted keywords and phrases on their websites and other content that is meant to drive traffic to their website. Some internet marketers and website owners also fail to use their keywords on the title tag of their website.
■ Lack of patience. Many web masters get impatient and they want to see their website rank high on search engines immediately. They fail to apply constant effort in implementing their SEO strategies. SEO requires that you patiently use your selected strategies and tools in optimizing your website for search engines.
If you want to succeed in optimizing your website for search engines, it is important that you avoid the mistakes outlined above.
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369 Niches Rolled Up Into 1 Product
369 NICHES ROLLED UP INTO 1 PRODUCT
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THE DREAM JOB OF WORKING FOR YOURSELF: HOW TO TURN A HOBBY INTO PROFIT
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Through careful organization, dedication and proper planning, you will learn how to build a solid foundation for any company of your choosing. Most entrepreneurs began their careers stating, “I need to be able to work for myself one day.
WHAT WE HATE ABOUT WORKING FOR OTHERS
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The frustration usually builds making us desperate for another job. Others will hate the idea they are making the owner of the company rich yet have a “fixed” salary that never seems to increase with every passing year.
FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU HATE ABOUT EMPLOYMENT WITH OTHERS
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Even though you feel an extreme amount of pressure from working for a job that you hate, it is important to consciously evaluate what you hate about your job, boss or company. Depending on what your job was, you should tailor your own questions for you to answer. ” This type of comment and attitude will get you no where in your career and it will get you no where in life.
WRITING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN
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Now that you have compiled all of the things you hated or loved about your old job, you should be able to incorporate these important traits into the business you will soon create. Setting up a business with serious rigidity will not help it succeed, but will only help to pull it under.
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY? FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR PROFIT.
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Try to incorporate this idea into all of the ideas you have already sketched out for your business model. The idea of this section is to help you focus on one specific aspect of a hobby and mold it into a profitable business.
LOOK AT SIMILAR BUSINESSES GET IDEAS.
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Many business owners are happy to discuss this, so this very well may prove to be quite valuable to the start of your business. Perhaps they are doing something you haven’t thought of or perhaps you want to do something they haven’t thought of. What do they do differently from others in the industry? Is there anything special about their product or business? How does this compare to what you want to do? You should also decide if their products have given you any interesting ideas as to what you want to do with your hobby. Before you officially open your business, you need to take a look at the competition in the industry of your choice.
FINALIZE YOUR BUSINESS PLAN. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NEXT: LEGALLY, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIALLY.
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Depending on the type of industry your hobby is, you may need equipment to help you do the hobby. Once you have done the research for what your competition looks like in the industry, chances are you have stumbled upon the different licenses you will need to sustain your business or the education you will need to do your business correctly.
EDUCATE YOURSELF IN SALES…VERY IMPORTANT!
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Some entrepreneurs will learn sales from a job in sales. You can always read about how to do sales, but actually watching someone sell a product or sell a product yourself is the best way to learn how to sell any product to another person. Even though this may set you back for on your timeline for opening your business, you will probably find that this is time well spent because you will learn the fine art of sales – a task that is usually difficult for many people to master.
CREATE. DESIGN. WHAT WORKS WITH YOUR BUSINESS MODEL?
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For example: if you had an antique furniture refinishing business, incorporate another aspect of furniture refinishing into your business�like refinishing new furniture with water marks on it.
RINSE AND REPEAT
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. All of us dream about having the perfect, job, family, and spouse.
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