Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors … One of the Most Expensive Mistakes of Them All
The time comes for every successful home-based business owner when one person can no longer do it all. In the early days of your fledgling business you accepted that not only were you CEO, CFO, COO, secretary, treasurer and marketing director, you also had to be laborer, receptionist, janitor, chief cook and bottlewasher.
The Franchise Alternative
ANY new business involves risk. The proportion of new businesses that fail within their first two years of operation is much higher than those that succeed. Whether you can afford the risk of your business failing depends on your own individual circumstances.
The Biggest Market Of Them All … And How to Tap It
Been online a while? Steep learning curve, isn’t it? Like me, I’m sure you remember all too well how overwhelming everything seems at first. So many unfamiliar terms and concepts. What, pray tell, is an autoresponder? What’s an ezine and why do I need to advertise in one? What’s wrong with this list of 300,000 email addresses that I can mail to for only $29.99? What do you mean?
“Not MLM!” … Why Ever Not?
Like me, I’m sure you’ve seen those bizopp classified ads all over the place defensively proclaiming the advertiser’s opportunity as “NOT MLM!”. If you’re not familiar with MLM (multi-level marketing or network marketing as it’s also known), has your exposure to these ads left you with the impression that there’s something about MLM to be avoided … something that’s intrinsically undesirable? That was certainly the impression I had. Until I finally got around to finding out about it, that is.
Moonlighting’s Greatest Challenge … How to Beat the Time Crunch
I receive many emails each week with send times like 5:02 am, 4:47 am and 1:02 am. Ah, I think to myself, another moonlighter. It’s tough being a moonlighter, as many of you reading this know only too well. Here are some ideas to help you beat the time crunch.
Standing Up to School Yard Bullies
Picture it. You run your own business. You’ve worked long and hard for the past 18 months to get where you are today. Long hours, no weekends, anxiety attacks in the middle of the night worrying about whether you’re going to be able to meet expenses for the month. Your phone rings. You answer it. “Stop sending me your rubbish!”, the belligerent voice at the other end yells in your ear before slamming down the receiver. “Fruitcake”, you mutter to yourself, dismissing the caller from your mind as you turn to more important things.
For the Last Time … There Is No Magic Wand!
“I’m looking for a program that will make me enough money so that I can quit my job. I need about $2,000 a week. I have to give a month’s notice at work. Will I be making that with your program by then?”
“I just lost my job and I need to make a lot of money fast to pay off my debts. How quickly can I make $35,000?”
“I’m new to the internet. Can I really make $200 a day with your program?”
Publish or Perish
Publish or perish. If you’re in academia, you know the expression well, I’m sure. It means that if you want to progress in your career, you will write books, articles, papers and theses and have your work published and reported in the leading journals. In other words, you are expected to make an original contribution to the body of work in your area of expertise.
Communication: Management’s Responsibility
I’ve just watched, again, an episode in the Back to the Floor television series, which aired on the BBC (United Kingdom) and PBS (United States). Once more, communication turned out to be a key issue, as it often does in business stories.
Overcoming Isolation In Your Home Business
Like most people, when you think about what it would be like to work from home, you probably think of the obvious benefits such as working your own hours, not having to face a stressful, tedious commute every day, actually seeing what your garden looks like in daylight hours, not having to answer to a boss, being home when your children are, working in a comfortable environment and so on. These are, of course, some of only many wonderful benefits of working from home.