January 15th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
We’ve mentioned here that blogging has become a great promotional tool for businesses, home enterprises included. In Boost Your Home Business with Blogging I’ve given you suggestions for using a blog for your business. Then in What Should Home Business Owners Blog About presents more ideas on how a blog can work for you. At Tips on Maximizing a Blog […]
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September 1st, 2007
When her boys were pre-schoolers, my neighbor was having challenges find a reliable and convenient babysitter or day care while she worked. Finally she wondered, “Why not stay home [she wanted to anyway] and take in some other children?”
She proceeded to do this and was a stay-at-home mom until her boys attended school. Then she […]
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August 31st, 2007
Don’t Promise Your Home Business Customers More Than You Can Deliver
You’re enthusiastic about a project. You’re excited you have another customer. You try to make an impression and agree to finish a project or perform a service in less time than usual. Or you don’t allow time in case you run into a problem.
Take Eric Eggertson’s advice in this post from his Common Sense PR […]
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August 31st, 2007
Coming in September the b5media Business Channel will sponsor a “Jump Start Your Business” contest. Keep tuned for details as everything becomes finalized. There will be numerous prizes and business advice offered.
Kelly at Taxgirl has some details, with more forthcoming there and at the other Business Channel blogs shortly.
Tags: business+blog, contest, home+biz, Home+biz+notes, Home+business, Jump+Start+Your+Business+contest, […]
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August 30th, 2007
Here’s an interesting idea for businesses with a shop in the home where customers stop by? How do customers know you’re open for business?
You probably have a sign. Is it homemade (a piece of plywood smeared with paint or poster board with lettering in permanent marker) or is it professional looking. When I operated a dressmaking business […]
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August 28th, 2007
Great Information Site for Home Business Owners
Laurie Neumann, at Christian Home Business Connection, continues to offer useful information and tips for the home business owner, or someone considering starting a business from their home. She spends a great deal of time researching legitimate business opportunities.
At her web site, you’ll find a very helpful feature, an archive of articles on home business […]
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August 17th, 2007
My post, Don’t Let Your Home Business Domain Name Expire, about keeping track of expiration dates, sparked an idea with Miranda Marquit at WorkShak. She wrote on this topic for her readers, quoted me and linked back to my post.
You’ll find some additional information on the importance of holding onto your domain name in, Keeping Track […]
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June 19th, 2007
Darlene, of InterviewChatter blog, shared an experience about interviewing which expands upon my blog post, 5 Tips for Obtaining Interviews for Your Home Business . This should give you more insight into getting interviewed, or how interviewers find people to write about. Also, in the process, if one is the interviewer, they might […]
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