Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
Your Home Business 3
The Challenge 4
1 Planning Your Home Office 6
Welcome to My Office 6
Separate Your Work & Personal Life 8
Technology to Improve Efficiency 9
Maintaining Good Records 10
Record Keeping Software 11
Financial Statements 12
Time Management 13
Time for Business 13
Avoiding Common Pitfalls 14
Using Internet Marketing Tools 16
Letting Technology Work for You 16
Increasing Sales through the Internet 17
Communicating with Customers 19
Sticking to your Business Plan 21
Getting Focused on the Goals 22
A Business Plan to Make Decisions 22
Marketing Your Home Business 23
Your Home Business Rocks! 26
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Your Home Business
People decide to open their own home business for many reasons. You may want to spend more time with your family, be your own boss, or make more money than a 9 to 5 job can offer. In a job that has you working for others, your entire work life and sometimes your home life is strictly scheduled for you. From the time you begin and end work, to breaks, vacation and pay, you have very little control.
However, in your own home business it can be hard to suddenly have complete control over everything and no one to lean on. Over time we gather habits, be they good or bad. When it comes to your home business, you have to figure out the bad ones and break yourself from doing them if you want to succeed.
Before you get the home business off the ground make sure that everything is in place. This means setting aside special hours in the day to do the most important activities. Remember that you will need to make contact with clients, banks and other businesses and most of this has to be done during the day and usually no later than 5pm. Prevent exhaustion by following the plans you laid out so that you don’t overwork yourself.
Business continues to move forward so you will have to constantly update yourself when new business ideals are put on the market. You can take classes or teach yourself over the internet, but stay ahead of the pack by knowing everything you can because it will help you to better develop your business.
A good way to break bad habits that can have adverse affects on your business is to write them down on paper whenever you discover a new one. Once you know the habits that are holding you back, you can implement different steps that can help you to overcome these habits.
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