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Working At Home Is Still Work.

July 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Working at home can be fun,but you still have to work.

Too often, people have an unrealistic view of what it means to work from home.  The imagine themselves lounging around in their pajamas and relaxing the day away, or they may see themselves on perpetual holiday.  Sure, these things may happen at some point, but it's not usually right away. In the beginning, starting a business - any kind of business - involves a lot of work.  You have to put the time and effort in if you ever want to see the return.  This is especially hard to do when … [Read more...]

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Basic Tips For Starting Your Home-Based Business

July 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Where Do I Start

No matter what type of business you decide to start, there are a few key administrative tasks you'll need to do. Decide on a business name.  This is important because this is how your customers will most likely remember you.  Try to make the name unique and "catchy," but not strange that people can't figure out what you.  Once you've decided on a name, you'll want to make sure it's original.  After all, you don't want to build your business only to have to change the name because it … [Read more...]

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HootSuite Makes It Easy To Manage Multiple Social Profiles

July 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
HootSuite helps you manage all of your social media

If you are using social media to promote your business and websites (and you should be), it doesn't take long to end up with a large collection of profiles.  You have Facebook profiles, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, LinkedIn and so on.  It can become a nightmare just to keep up with all of them.  That's why I really love HootSuite. HootSuite is a service that allows you to see all of your social media outlets in one place.  Their "dashboard" is tabbed so you can easily switch from one … [Read more...]

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Make Money With Dropshipping

July 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Photo of shipping boxes with a computer mouse

If you want to sell products, but not carry a huge inventory, dropshipping may be for you.  In a dropshipping arrangement, you sell the product, but the manufacturer or distributor ships it.  You keep the difference between your retail price and  your supplier's wholesale cost. Put simply, the steps are: You list a product on your website or on another site, such as eBay. Your customer buys the product and send you the payment You order the product from your supplier and send them … [Read more...]

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Why You Should Cloak The Links On Your Website

July 17, 2011 By 2 Comments
Photo of a web browser with an Internet link

If you travel around HomeBiz Digest for any length of time, you will notice that all of the links have a similar appearance.  They all look something like this: http://www.homebizdigest.com/go/xxxx. There's a reason for that.  Well, there are several reasons actually and I would like to share those with you today.  You see, the links on this site are "cloaked."  That means the actual link has been replaced by a special link on this site that forwards the user to the original destination. … [Read more...]

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Corporation Vs LLC – How Do You Choose

July 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
articles of incorporation

When you are starting a home-based business, you have a lot of things to consider.  One major consideration is what form your business will take.  Will you go with a "sole proprietorship?"  How about an LLC or corporation?  How do you know what to choose? Well, before we begin, allow me to state that I am not a lawyer and this article is not intended to render legal or financial advice.  It is for information purposes only and you are strongly cautioned to seek out advice from competent … [Read more...]

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Does Your Business Need An IPad?

July 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Photo of an Apple iPad

I have to start this article by saying that I love gadgets. I start to breathe funny when a new PC, laptop or other techie gizmo comes out on the market.  I almost hyperventilated when the iPad was released.  Judging by the staggering sales numbers, a lot of other people had a similar reaction. You can't go anywhere without seeing iPads.  They're everywhere and they're making a big splash in the world of computers.  According to Best Buy's CEO, laptop sales have dropped by a much as 50% … [Read more...]

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Making The Most Of Your Facebook Marketing

July 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
facebook

Facebook has become such a part of life that it feels like it's been around forever.  In actuality, it's only been here for a few years.  As such, it is still a relatively new arena for online marketers.  There was a time when Facebook was a small-time follower to the (then) much larger MySpace,but that has changed.  In recent years, it has come on like a rolling freight train and turned into a powerful social community with millions of users.  It has phenomenal power to help you build your … [Read more...]

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Promote Your Business Through “Word-Of-Mouth” Marketing

July 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
word-of-mouth

Put simply, word-of-mouth marketing works!  Think about it.  When a friend recommends a movie, restaurant or merchant, do you pay attention?  Sure you do.  After all, you trust your friend and his or her opinion.  That's a trust that no amount of advertising dollars can totally duplicate. Before the Internet, word-of-mouth was one of the best ways to introduce your product or service to the people.  People would find a product that they liked and they would tell a friend about it. … [Read more...]

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Secret Revealed: The #1 Reason People Join Your Group

July 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
Top Secret

If you were to ask 100 people to name the number one thing they think people look for when deciding to join their network marketing group, you would probably get a lot of different answers. You might hear things like: The company The compensation plan The products The full-color brochures etc. In truth, none of these answers is correct.  Nope.  Sure, they're all important and they all play a part in a prospect's decision whether to join or not, but none of these factors will … [Read more...]

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