Telecommuting Tips: Hand Out Business Cards to Everyone

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Telecommuting Tips: Hand Out Business Cards to Everyone
Business cards are one of the cheapest and most effective ways to promote your business. Carry a supply of business cards with you at all times and hand them out to everyone you meet. Give some cards to friends and family to hand out for you. Ask if you can leave some cards at related local businesses. To save money, you can print your own cards at first, using your computer, publishing software, and printer.

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Marketing Your Business Tips: Your World Wide Web Presence

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Marketing Your Business Tips: Your World Wide Web Presence

While it is true that not everyone needs to have an online operation, any business who wants to grow outside of their local community should have web presence.

At the very least, a one-page website letting people know you exist out there in the real world. What do you need to get started?

1. A service or product that you can get to people from outside of your area with minimum or no cost to you.

2. A domain name.

3, A website host.

http://www.HostLikely.com offers free web design classes with monthly hosting. You could have a website up in days, and make it as simple or elaborate as you want. Check more tips in this section on getting traffic to your online business.

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Home Office Tips: Dedicate Separate Business Space

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Office Tips: Dedicate Separate Business Space
If possible, dedicate a room or part of the basement to the business. This helps everyone feel that the home is still a home. It also provides a basis for a home office income tax deduction.

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Home Office Tips: Clean Air

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Office Tips: Clean Air
Remember how good it feels to have fresh air in your lungs? Clean air in your office can have the same positive effects.

If your office houses electronic equipment beyond your computer, you may want to consider purchasing a portable air cleaner or having one installed on your heating and cooling system, for the sake of your equipment and your lungs.

Plants can also play an important role in keeping your air clean. They help freshen stale air and remove toxins. It is recommended that you have one plant for every 100 square feet of space.

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Home Office Tips: Productive Temperatures

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Office Tips: Productive Temperatures
Although temperature is a personal preference, most of us are productive in temperatures between 68 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity between 40 and 50 percent.

If you have been tolerating a cold draft, a damp basement office or find yourself steaming during the summer, take the necessary steps to correct the situation, whether it means buying a small space heater or a window air conditioner. Sometimes we put up with a temperature distraction by pulling on a sweater rather than addressing the problem. But once you have remedied the issue, you may find that you reduced stress just by taking some positive action.

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Home Office Tips: Controlled Noise

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Office Tips: Controlled Noise
Too much noise can result in fatigue, distractions and errors in work. No noise at all can lead to feelings of isolation and actually disrupt concentration.

If your office is located in an area of your home that allows for a lot of outside activities to be heard, there are a few things you can do to help control the noise.

1. Place lined, floor-length draperies over windows, as well as new weather stripping around windows and doors to keep outside sounds outside.
2. A thick pile carpet and underpadding absorbs noise.
3. Install an acoustical tile ceiling.
4. Incorporate sound to mask unwanted noise. Try playing a stereo on low, buy a gurgling fish tank or a tabletop water fountain. Having some gentle noises around keeps you alert while working alone at home.

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Home Office Tips: Keep Your Business In Full View

November 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Office Tips: Keep Your Business In Full View
To some, visual reminders are as vital to business as a Teleprompter is to a news anchor. Visuals tell you what to do (or say), and when to do it. If a visual person resorts to other types of reminders, for example a daily planner or desk calendar, he or she may run the risk of dropping the ball on major projects. If you live your life by the proverbial “handwriting on the wall,” you need to see the big picture and feel uncomfortable if your visual reminder is not accessible by a mere glance upward. To you, putting everything away could mean the difference between closing the sale or forgetting to follow up. There is often an internal struggle in those who like to put everything away to give their office a “neat” appearance, yet fear “out of sight, out of mind.” There´s a way to compromise the two by keeping information neatly organized on your walls using one of these options.

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Baking To Order

November 4th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Baking To Order
If you enjoy baking, why not earn money at it?

Bake cookies/cakes/pies and sell to Hostess of Home Parties for their guests.

Sell to someone putting together baby or wedding showers! Expand with the little sandwiches and punch for the entire party.

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Single Daily Action

November 4th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Single Daily Action
Have a Single Daily Action every day which is the most important action for that day. When you are starting your home business, this is likely to be marketing-related.

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Get On Your Clients´ Schedule

November 4th, 2009 Shaka

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Home Based Businesses Tips: Get On Your Clients´ Schedule
Where you live and where your clients work often dictates your work schedule. It´s best if your ´open for business´ hours suit the needs of your client base.

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