Archive for May 2003
Joining VA Organizations Has Many Benefits
FreelanceMom.com: Recently, while providing an up-and-coming Virtual Assistant (VA) with some startup information, she asked me a very interesting question, “Why do you and other VA’s join organizations?” I guess I take for granted the reasons why I belong to several VA organizations. But, to those that are new to any industry, joining an organization [...]
How To Build a High Traffic Website by Doing Some Work
Home Based Business Opportunities: I’m sick of websites claiming to be able to make you “100,000 dollars in thirty days – sign up here!” aren’t you? They can’t be stopped and the fact is that some people have made a lot of money by following the information. You need a lot of luck on your [...]
CNN: Convincing your boss that telecommuting is right for you can be a tough sell — especially if there’s not already a program in place where you work. At the very least, you should be prepared to pick a fight with customary practices of management by direct oversight and vow to the higher-ups that you [...]
Home Based Business Opportunities: It constantly amazes me that so many people think they can start or run a business online with no costs whatsoever, but I appreciate that this is usually from a lack of knowledge or experience of how business works in general. The whole idea of business is to turn a profit, [...]
FreelanceMom.com: The answer may be easier than you think, but there’s a catch. The truth is that you find a telecommute job just like you find any other job- with research, persistence and a bit of job search savvy. The caveat? Ever wonder why more companies don’t advertise telecommute jobs? In this competitive job market [...]
Imitation, The Smartest Form Of Flattery
Home Based Business Opportunities: Unless you are an inventor, most likely you are selling a product or service that is being offered by someone else, somewhere, at some time. The first person to start your type of business would have gone through a lot of trial and error. Thank that person, as now you can [...]
Home Based Business Opportunities
FreelanceMom.com: Your Best Opportunity For Home-Based Business Success Might Be Right Before Your Eyes! It might even be a task you perform everyday! Where Do I Begin: You want to start your own home-based business but you don’t know what kind of business to start. The answer to your question might be very obvious! Consider [...]
Search Engine Optimization and Web Site Usability
Home Based Business Opportunities: Build a Web site and the people will come. Ha! If it were only that easy! The Web is the one sales environment where the customer has total empowerment. They have all the resources (i.e., your competitors) just a mouse-click away. Not only are you in competition with the millions of [...]
Finding Your Home Business Niche
FreelanceMom.com: When some folks begin to think about a business of their own, they know in that very moment what kind they are going to start. Then, there are the rest of us… Knowing that we want to have a business of our own is not enough. Many of us have struggled with the important [...]
In Depth Analysis of a Successful Niche Product
Home Based Business Opportunities: The product is about teaching your parrot how to talk. Now THAT is a niche! http://www.yourparrotwilltalk.com There are a few niche information products targeting pet owners. Creating a product for pet owners is a very sound idea. People love their pets more than anything else they own. Frank Kern created a [...]
Ezine Publishing As A Business
FreelanceMom.com: 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. – Note to purists: yes I DO understand there is, strictly speaking, a [...]
How To Start Your Own Highly Profitable Catering Business
Home Based Business Opportunities: People with money seem to be on a binge to prove their status and flaunt their wealth by staging large, catered parties. As a matter of fact, in some circle of affluency, a party or social get-together isn’t considered an event of any significance unless it’s a catered affair. With the [...]
FreelanceMom.com: I have been online for eight years and I have seen it all! I have zero tolerance for a scam artist. A few years ago some friends of mine at church were taken in by an internet scam. A well dressed, fast talking fella shared an “internet mall” (A bundle of affiliate programs) with [...]
How To Make It Big With A Used Book Store
Home Based Business Opportunities: Operating a used book store is a lot like owning a recycling center-not too glamourous until you take a look at the owner’s bank account. This is an ideal “absentee-owner” type of business, or a small investment type business for someone to start while holding down a regular, full time job. [...]
FreelanceMom.com: So you want to start your own business? Well, why don’t you? This is not a hard question. I’m certain you have barriers to following your dream or you would have done it already. We need to examine what is standing in your way and coax you into dipping your toe into your dream [...]
How To Start Your Own Credit And Debt Counseling Service
Home Based Business Opportunities: Here’s a business idea that meets all the aspirations of the American Dream. You can start small with a little or no investment, develop it in your spare time, and parlay it into a $100,000 a year income–all within the next twelve months or so. Really, all it takes to move [...]
FreelanceMom.com: A few years ago, after the birth of our second child, my husband and I were trying to decide whether or not it would be possible for me to stay home. At first we thought that since we were just about breaking even, there was no way we could ever make it happen. But [...]
How To Make Money Buying And Selling Used Cars And Trucks
Home Based Business Opportunities: Today, with the average consumer now spending up to $16,400 for a new car, consumers realize the importance of investing in lower priced used cars. With millions of buyers entering the used vehicle market every year, a wealth of opportunities exists for anyone looking for extra-income, or a new and lucrative [...]
Tara Grant writing on the Work @ Home Parent’s Network: Having an eye catching website is great, but are you optimizing your website to allow the best performance possible? I receive several emails a day from clients asking how they can get more hits to their websites, what can be done to increase sales, and [...]
Getting Started In The Business Of Organic Gardening
Home Based Business Opportunities: Organic gardening is growing and marketing health foods that have not been treated with commercial chemicals. Only natural fertilizers and pest repellents are used to qualify for the higher, health food prices. The primary equipment for health food growing is to not use the chemical fertilizers or toxic pesticides. Natural and [...]
