Some people like owning a home business because they enjoy working from home and not having to go anywhere. Other people like the flexibility of a home based business opportunity that lets them travel and take their work with them. If you are a greeting card writer, home may be where the heart is. But if you are a home business owner, your home office is where your laptop and cell phone are. Read the rest of this entry »
Ok, I admit it. “My Space” is not my own creatively designed page on the enormously popular website. For me, “My Space” is my home office. A couple of years ago I left my 9-5 job and now I work out of my home. I don’t miss the sterile building I worked in previously. My home office is painted a beautiful shade of shallow water green that reminds me of vacations in the Caribbean. And, since I am my own boss at my home based business, I get to take those Caribbean vacations whenever I want! (Panama is my favorite destination by the way!) Read the rest of this entry »
If you are looking for a home-based business opportunity, you may consider buying a franchise. There are numerous home-based franchises available to would-be entrepreneurs. If you fit the following characteristics, then a home-based franchise may be right for you. Read the rest of this entry »
I never thought I would be good at network marketing. Years ago I joined on with the MLM business Discovery Toys, a good company with a great product line. My daughter was a baby and it seemed like a good idea. But I didn’t put much energy into it. I hosted a few parties at my home and Read the rest of this entry »
I’m not sure if it is truly a home based business, but I picture Paddy Donnelly and Lee Munroe (the two geniuses referenced above) sitting in a flat coming up with their brilliant idea: post a website that would recreate the English dictionary…with buttons…that link to websites…which in turn provide a definition of that word…or not…and have people pay them PER LETTER!!! Read the rest of this entry »
Most of us who work from home are ready to go on a moment’s notice…we have our laptop and cell phone safely plugged in so the batteries are always topped off. But how often do we really go out and relish the freedom that we have as home business owners? Do we go to the coffee shop, use the wireless internet and make calls on our cell phones daily? No. We probably don’t even do it monthly. The fact is that we are just too comfortable at home…which is pretty cool in and of itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Picture this: I was standing in the bathroom cleaning out my toddler’s potty with my headset on, trying to balance the potty while pressing mute so my client wouldn’t hear my four-year-old’s toy truck beeping. After getting them settled Read the rest of this entry »
Of course, I won’t let anyone but me call me this, but I am a slob. So what happens when a slob starts to run his own home business? It gets messy. Real messy.
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You’re at your kid’s baseball game and you find yourself talking about your home based business with another parent. After the game, she asks for your card. Your face flushes, your stumble over your words, you pull out a pen and a scrap of paper and jot down your info.
Not the best impression, right?
A personal business card is one of the best tools you can have for your home-based business. To get it right, avoid making these common blunders:
It takes a lot to be successful in direct sales. You can’t just wing it and hope for the best. But if you’re motivated to get started, run through our top 10 success tips to see if you really have what it takes.
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