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November 9th, 2007

Great Advice for Home Business Start Ups

Starting a home business can be puzzling and frustrating before it’s satisfying and producing an income.  That idea you approached with excitement, still seems great, but is producing uncertainties as you wonder where to begin.

Go on over to Startup Spark and see what Shannon Cherry has to say in Starting a Business on a Limited Budget.

Using the example of Kay, who wants to start a business marketing aprons and chef’s hats for children with a limited marketing budget of $500, Shannon mentions many tips that will give this business great exposure.

She discusses such areas as:

*Know your goals

*Do some research

*Get an inexpensive online presence (web site & blog)

*Use guerilla marketing

*Find free publicity

*Invest in quality photos

Even if you already have your home business up and running, you’ll benefit by checking out these tips at Startup Spark.

Do you have any marketing tips to add that you’ve found successful.

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October 4th, 2007

Avoiding Home Business PR Scams

Over at Startup Spark, Shannon Cherry posts some great advice on avoiding PR scams to gain publicity for your home business.  In Careful of Scams to Get Media Coverage, she relates the experience of a client who was contacted and interviewed by a company rep who claimed they would put her on big name television…for a fee.

This scam technique apparently is cropping up, and unsuspecting business owners and individuals find their excitement squelched  when they learn it’s only a moneymaking scheme…for the person/company approaching them.  Read Shannon’s blog post so you’ll be aware if you are contacted.

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August 25th, 2007

Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Home Business

We’ve often talked about setting up a business plan for starting your home business.  However, you also need a marketing plan.  If you’re in a business, then that assumes you need customers or clients.  You need someone to purchase your products and/or services.

Over at Startup Spark, Steve discusses this topic, Writing a Marketing Plan - Series Overview.  This series addresses large and small businesses, those with employees and without, so gather ideas from it for your business and see what you can accomplish in refining the marketing plan you already have…or start a definite one if you haven’t considered this before.

What do you have for a marketing plan?  Do you have some success techniques that have worked for you…or strategies you’ve found you had to change?

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February 14th, 2007

Theme Day at the Business Channel & Home Biz Notes

Theme Day at b5 media’s Business Channel fell on Valentine’s Day.  So what would be the theme?  Passion and Love, of course.

                                    As Ben Yoskovitz of Start Up Spark and this month’s host says, “We’re not serving up secret love affairs at the office…but we can present you with a ton of great content by the b5 Business Channel team”.  Look for a that great content here…

The post from Home Biz Notes discussed how Passion for Your Home Business Helps Generate Success.  As you read through the contributions to our theme day, you’ll find a great deal of helpful information for your ventures in the business world.

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December 13th, 2006

Home Biz Notes Included in Carnival of Entrepreneurs

Ben Yoskovitz of StartupSpark.com has started up a Carnival of Entrepreneurs on his site and unleased the first one this week.  I was pleased he included a post from HomeBizNotes.com, “Home Businesses Benefit from the Internet”.

You’ll find many interesting and informative posts from business and entrepreneurial blogs on the web.  This carnival is something everyone can participate in, Ben says.  Check it out.  You should discover helpful information.  Also, you may decide you’d like to participate in upcoming carnivals.

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