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Working at Home Blog Carnival-Forty-third Edition

Welcome to the July 27, 2007 edition of working at home blog carnival. This weeks Carnival has, as always, some really good articles. So, Sit Back and Enjoy.

And Here We Go…

advice

Terry Dean presents How to Influence Others posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

iamawahm presents How to Choose The Perfect Home Based Business For You! posted at Working At Home Mom.

Sue Massey presents The Price Of Ignoring What?s Wrong posted at Business Management Life, saying, “I talk about how it’s important for employees to feel good about their job. If you have employees you should read my article.”

Mike Harmon presents Strategic Application of Offshoring in a CPA Practice posted at Basic Accounting, saying, “Can a small Accounting practice outsource accounting? I talk about it my article. Thanks for hosting the carnival.”

business

Christopher J. Brunner presents Enhance Your Image Through Your Words posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, “What you say and how you respond to others reflects upon your capabilities and attitude, so it’s important to say things that enhance your image rather than harm it.”

Travel Minx presents How To Become A Google Advertising Professional posted at Rich Minx, saying, “What is a Google Advertising Professional, and how do you become one?”

Susan Velez presents Home Based Affiliate Program; Get The Facts posted at The Secret To Life.

Chris Denny of Lead Optimize presents Lead Optimize.com » Blog Archive » End-to-End Online Marketing posted at Lead Optimize . com, saying, “Follow through on all aspect of your online marketing efforts to turn your visitors into customers.”

CapForge presents Flip This Product- A Simple Way to Launch a Great Business posted at Capforge.com, saying, “How to grow a simple business started at home from selling at flea markets to grossing $1.2 million a year, just by adding decorations to an existing product and marking the price up. Steal this idea and use it to launch your own low cost home startup.”

Craig Andrews presents 10 Great Ways To Generate Website Traffic posted at Craig S. Andrews - “real Internet business solutions”, saying, “For excellent results, one the best ways to drive a lot of traffic to your blog or Website is through effective and unique article version submissions. Using a highly effective article submission software is key to your Internet success, visit: http://www.articleprosoftware.com. Please visit my blog for “Real Internet Business Solutions” and more! Thank you, Craig Andrews”

Jack Humphrey presents Top 10 Link Building Sites posted at Blog Marketing.

Barry Welford presents Apple versus PC - Now For The Real Mobile Web posted at StayGoLinks, saying, “The biggest impact of Apple’s iPhone is that it makes the Mobile Web a NOW reality. The simple One Web Principle is no longer adequate as different mobile devices adopt different style sheets and front ends.”

humor

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents The Millionaire Mommy Next Door Recipe for Success, Wealth & Happiness posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “Add ingredients generously and mix thoroughly to blend. Top with extra love and share with the world.”

lists

Ant presents 5 Distractions To The Nesting Entrepreneur posted at The Beef Jerky Blog.

tips

Susan Borgas presents Bloglines and Google Reader posted at Arts & Stuff, saying, “Even though I mostly post art related posts this story is to help people to understand Feed Readers, especially for those that do not comprehend how to use them. Also there is information about a script that allows advanced users see short feeds in full.”

aruntheace presents Make Money Online with a Social Network-Hashbush.com posted at www.aruntheace.com.

Cade Krueger presents 3 Huge Steps On How To Leap From The Security Of A Job To A Home Business posted at Write To Right.

James Wong presents Make money online: Webhost affiliates posted at Online-ebiz.

Anthony presents 7 Keys To Customer Service Excellence posted at The Lives and Times… of Anthony McCune.

George Courtney jr presents The Authentic Bartender Blog: Three Steps To Increase Your Creativity posted at The Authentic Bartender Blog.

edithyeung presents 7 Phrases Successful People Would Never Say posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

The Free Geek presents The Enormous Gmail Productivity List posted at Free Geekery.

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July 27th, 2007 at 06:22am | Posted by Joe | Carnivals, Work at Home | 3 reader remarks | Print This Post

Make One Hundred Bucks by Helping Joe

On Monday I posted a Work at Home Tip, Form a Business Plan. It was fairly well received (well, people read it) and I wanted to share at least one portion of my Business Plan with you. And ask for a little help.

 Now, I am not asking for a freebie here, I am willing to pay $100 via PayPal to whoever can help me rewrite my Hire Me page.

I have tried to edit the page myself, and seem to keep coming up with basically the same format and words. I need the help of someone who knows about advertising one’s own business. How to promote a small business on a Blog without overdoing it. And can present my services in the best way possible to give potential clients an idea of how I can help Them.

Brian Clark and Roberta Rosenberg are collaborating on a series on CopyBlogger to Make Over the Landing Page of different businesses, however, they are running posts describing the details of each makeover.

Frankly, I don’t want to “air my dirty laundry in public”. I would much rather have some help in the background, fix whatever problems and mistakes I have made and unveil the finished product when it is ready.

So, if you think you can assist in this little makeover and can use an extra Hundred Bucks, contact me through any of the options on the Hire Me page.

July 25th, 2007 at 10:16am | Posted by Joe | Basics, Management, Work at Home | 3 reader remarks | Print This Post

WAH Tip #2 Form a Business Plan

Ok, you have decided to start your own Business. You know a lot, maybe even more than your old boss, about your line of work. Now What?

You need to think through what you want to Do with YOUR Business. You will have to ask yourself some important questions and then find the answers.

Some Questions to Ask Yourself:

• How do you get clients/customers?
• How do you bill them?
• Can you handle the accounting yourself?
• Do you need employees to perform some of the tasks involved?
• How do you pay the bills until the money starts rolling in?

These are only the most common questions to ask yourself BEFORE you go out on a limb and Start You Own Business.

Some Additional Important Considerations:

Set Priorities… After you have asked yourself some, if not all of these questions, you need to consider what you feel are the Most Important things needed to get started. Create a List of the Pros and Cons. List out all of the advantages of going into business for yourself. Then List all the Disadvantages of going into business for yourself (believe me, there are plenty). After going over your list, make a New List putting things that need to be accomplished at the top and work your way down to things that can be done when you have the time.

Finances… How are you going to finance your operation? Equipment and rent for office space (think heat, electricity, phone) cost money. If you have employees, they need to be paid. You also have to consider your regular living expenses and incidentals (like coffee). Plan on paying yourself a salary, don’t just take money out of the till. Be sure to set up Separate Banking Accounts for the Business, if you co-mingle funds, they All become Taxable.

Taxes… This is something you can’t put off until a later date. When you set up your Business Account, be sure to keep enough to cover any taxes you may have to pay. Find out and deduct from the very beginning whatever taxes you may be responsible for, including Business Tax, Sales Tax, Local Tax and even Payroll Tax. If you work online, you have to consider taxes in the area your customers reside, you may be responsible for them too.

Licensing… When you work from home you need to check with your local authorities to see if there is any special license you need to run a business in your area. The best place to find information is with your local Chamber of Commerce or Zoning Commission.

Once you have answered the above questions, you should be ready to get your feet wet. Take the plunge so to speak. So stay tuned every Monday for more Work at Home Tips about things like Advertising, Networking, Home Office Setup and much more.

If there is anything you think I left out in ways to Form a Business Plan, please let me know in comments.

July 23rd, 2007 at 06:45am | Posted by Joe | Tips, Work at Home | 3 reader remarks | Print This Post