Have you ever had the edifying experience of receiving an unjustified spam complaint from a complete nutter? I did, just this week. It seems to be an unfortunate fact of life for those of use who run an online business.
Health Insurance for the Self-Employed – Protecting Your Business’s Greatest Asset
“I’ve been considering quitting my full-time job and getting a part-time job that would pay the bills [so I can start a home business] … The one biggie my full-time job provides me now is health insurance. If I was to get a part-time job, I’d probably have to pay for my own health insurance and I know that can be expensive.”
Putting the Plan Back In Your Business Plan
Very little that is worthwhile in life happens by accident. Cause and effect dictates that worthwhile results come from worthwhile efforts and the converse is also true. It’s basic goal-setting theory. Set the goal, put in place the steps that will eventually lead you there, carry them out and you will eventually reach your destination. Think of a business plan as a goal-setting tool for your business.
Puffery and Misrepresentation – Know Where to Draw the Line to Keep Your Online Business in Business!
Those of us with online businesses know about the “itchy finger” syndrome only too well. Grab the surfer’s attention within the first 20 seconds or forget it.
The 9-to-5/Home Business Tug o’ War
Perhaps the scarcest commodity the new home-business owner just starting out has is time. This is particularly so if you are also working a traditional, full-time job and building up your business “on the side” in your spare time.
Ezine Publishing As A Business
If you have your own website, or are planning to create one soon, in the course of your research you will have read about the importance of publishing an ezine (electronic newsletter) as a way of generating traffic to your site.
Running An Online Business Without A Website
A common question I get from website visitors and ezine subscribers is “do I have to have a website to run an online business?”. The answer is a resounding “no … but it’s easier if you do”. If you’re absolutely aghast at the idea of creating and running your own website, not to worry. Here’s how you can create, run and market an online business using nothing but your email program and ISP!
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.
Personal Discipline and the Home-Based Business Owner
Allow me to let you in on a little secret you’re probably already wise to anyway. As often as not, the inspiration for article topics comes from struggles with my own personal demons. Writing about them is my way of giving myself a good talking to (a.k.a. kick in the rear end). And so it is with this one – the personal discipline demon.
Creating A Professional Image For Your Home-Based Business
Like it or not, there is still a segment of the population who will erroneously conclude that you and your business are less than professional and competent just because you run your business out of your home.
Dumb? Obviously. Narrow-minded? Yes. Wrong? Absolutely. Unfair? No question. Want their business? Well … yes. OK, then you’re going to have to play the game and beat them at it. Here’s how to do it. It’s a little sneaky, but hey, all’s fair in love and home-based business.