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Jul
30
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What is Affiliate Marketing all about?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , ,
Friday, July 30th, 2010

Growing your business can be tough because you have to do all the hard work. Depending on the type of business you run, you may have to do all the website updates; deal with the products, and the customers. You may have months where your income is minimal and then you may have months where you’re making more money then you set out to do.

When you have the slow months, you may wonder how in the world you’re going to make enough money to support your family. If a slow month happens, wouldn’t it be nice to have something to fall back on? Of course it would be, but how can you make that happen?

Wouldn’t it be nice to make money and not have the website updates, product work, and customer issues to deal with? There is an option you can go with that is easier to work, mainly because the only thing you have to do is promote it. read more

Jul
28
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How to Grow your List for your Business?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , ,
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

All businesses should have a list. These lists should be broken down into the reasons they joined. For example, you should have a list of current customers, past customers, and potential customers.

The main reason for a list is to keep in touch with people. When you continually place your business in front of people they’ll remember you when they need what you offer. The easiest way to keep in touch with the people on your list is to create a newsletter and send it out.

You should send your newsletter out at least once a month, but it would be better to send it out weekly if you can make time for that. If you can’t create a newsletter each week, create a note that you can send out in the off weeks.

There are a number of things you can do to grow your list. You want to continually add people to the list so more and more people will see what you offer. Here are a few suggestions to help you with the task of growing. read more

Jul
26
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Quick ways to Earn Income from your Business

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , ,
Monday, July 26th, 2010

We’ve all had times where we’ve needed to make money quickly. Whether it’s because of a doctor bill, a problem with the car, or the house flooded, money may be needed as soon as possible.

There are several ways you can earn money quickly with your business. Of course, it depends on the type of business you run as to the ability you’ll have, but it can be done. Here are a few suggestions that will help you make that money quicker then normal.

If you have products you sell, consider having an open house at your home and offer a 10% discount to anyone that makes a purchase that night. Invite everyone you can and then set up the products on tables for everyone to look at.

If you have a business where you have to take orders from people, having a party is a good way to make that happen. Consider having one of your own and then encourage your team to hold them as well. The more parties you can have within a few days, the more income you’ll receive. read more

Jul
23
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What can Outsourcing do for your Business?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Friday, July 23rd, 2010

When you first started your business, did you have a dream of it becoming very successful? With 24 hours in a day, that won’t happen if you’re the only one working it. You’ll reach a higher level of success at some point in your business, but if you’re the only one working it, that success is going to stall and you won’t be able to grow.

When this happens, it’s time to hire a team. Outsourcing is not a bad thing. In fact, it will help you grow your business to levels that would never have been possible on your own. You can only do so much in a day and that’s why your growth will stop. Your team will basically add more time to your day even though it won’t be your day.

Your team can include one person or it can include a half dozen or more. The main thing to remember is outsourcing everything you can will give you time to do more things that can’t be outsourced. read more

Jul
21
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Owensboro Man Warns About Work at Home Scam

Author Scott     Category Work At Home News, Work At Home Scams     Tags Tags: , ,
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Owensboro Police and the FBI are investigating a job scam that is using a legitimate business as their front. The job is for a work-at-home accounting position offering twenty-five dollars an hour with full health, dental and 401k benefits.

      The posting claims the job is for ‘Partners Healthcare Systems.’ A hospital located in Massachusetts, however investigators have tracked the source of the scam to Nigeria. Partners says they’re still looking into why their company was used as the front, and are working with major credit check companies to stop the scam and help those already victimized.

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Jul
21
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Tips for Growing your Leads List

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Most direct sales companies pay their reps based on orders they have come in and some even pay when people sign up and have orders come in from people in their down line. For example, an Avon Representative is paid based on the orders she places for her customers.

If you run a business where you have the ability to have customers all over the place, you probably use leads to find people. Leads can come from your website, you can purchase them, or you can find them on your own.

Leads from your website are one of the easiest methods. The reason for that is because the people are coming to your site and they want more information. All you need to do is create a form for your site that asks them for their phone number, email, and name. You need to make sure they understand that you’ll be contact them regarding your business. These types of leads are free, but you need to market your site so they find you. read more

Jul
19
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4 Tips for Growing your Business while on Vacation

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Monday, July 19th, 2010

When you own a business, it’s your responsibility to market your business. If you don’t do it, nobody will, so you must work on that task all the time. Taking a vacation is a wonderful thing, but it can be difficult on your business. Since you won’t be there to market it, you likely won’t see growth.

When you go on vacation, you want to get away from everything. All the cares and problems in the world are supposed to be left at home. Growing your business won’t be a problem and it will be easy to do. You won’t really have to think much about it when you’re prepared before you go.

Here are somethings you can do to market your business while you’re site seeing and visiting new places. read more

Jul
16
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Will a Press Release help your Home Business?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , ,
Friday, July 16th, 2010

A press release will help any type of business, if they’re well written and submitted to the right locations. It doesn’t matter if you run a direct sales business or a coaching business, you can reach success when you use a press release and you submit it to the right places.

The first thing you need to do when you decide to submit press releases for your business is what to write about. There are so many different topics you can cover, but the more important thing is you need to have something important to share with your readers. Below are a few suggestions for you to consider when you’re writing your releases.

1. New product or service
2. Special
3. Contest
4. Changes to your website
5. A new business partner
6. Customer appreciate celebration read more

Jul
15
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Will your Business Grow when you on Vacation?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Imagine this… You decide to go on vacation and nothing happens while you’re gone. You don’t have articles being approved, you don’t have blog posts scheduled throughout the time you’re gone, and you’re not visible on your social networking sites. More then likely your check will be short and you won’t have enough money to pay your bills.

Now imagine this…You decide to go on vacation and you prepare the weeks before you go. You write articles and submit them to your directories, you write and schedule blog posts, and you schedule posts for your social networking sites. During the time you’re gone you’re keeping all of your customers happy and you’re making money all month long. It’s a great month because you worked so hard and you planned accordingly.

Now I don’t know about you, but if I was in this situation I would much rather have the second scenario go on then the first. Now, do you know how to make it happen? Here is a list of tips you should use. read more

Jul
14
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Man Admits to Running Work-at-Home Scam

Author Scott     Category Work At Home News, Work At Home Scams     Tags Tags: , ,
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

(CN) – A man who raked in more than $1 million from a bogus work-at-home scam pleaded guilty to mail fraud in Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday. Philip Pestrichello had promised his victims that they could earn $1 for each postcard they labeled and mailed, assuring them that “this is NOT a gimmick or some shady ‘get rich quick scheme.’”
      Pestrichello, operating as Preferred Platinum Services Network, placed ads that read, “Would you like an opportunity to earn a $475 check from home processing Mortgage Products Postcards for our company?” 
      Those who enrolled in the work-at-home program were promised $1 for each postcard they labeled and mailed. But to receive the materials, they had to pay an up-front enrollment fee of $80 to $90 and they generally forked over more money to order more postcards.

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