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This Weeks Helpful Reads… Week 74

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 This is an ongoing series of interesting and helpful reads that I have come across on the Internet. I try to include the most helpful articles and links each week to provide the widest range of information for the home business entrepreneur.

Why aren’t you earning more? by Lara Kulpa… Have you ever asked your self this question? I have and Lara shares some interesting insight into the How to earn more for your business.

46 Tax Deductions that Bloggers Often Overlook by Kelly Phillips Erb (on ProBlogger)… This is a must read for Businesses that utilize Blogging in their business. Or any business owner for that matter.

How Do You Make Money from a Blog? Affiliate Advertising for Bloggers by Wendy Piersall… Wendy goes into great detail of the How, Why, When and Where of Affiliate Ads for Bloggers.

I hope you find some of these articles informational and helpful. I think they will be enjoyable reading nonetheless.

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September 30th, 2007 at 06:08am | Posted by Joe | Weekly Helpful Reads | 5 reader remarks | Print This Post

A Peek into the Shadows of My Mind

 It was such a nice day yesterday, I just couldn’t bring myself to sit in front of a computer screen and write, so I took myself outside and put pen to paper. If you ever wondered where I come up with some of the things I write come from…

This is a little peek into the mind of Joe Hauckes (unedited and directly from the note pad):

<h3)When Working at Home gets Old The inner workings of Joe’s Mind</h3>

I have 2 ^main Blogs (Ok, I won’t count the one’s that just exist)-One just startin out + the other is pretty well established.

Maintaining the two is getting more and more difficult.-I have run into a brick wall!

There really is plenty of things to write about on Both. As a matter of fact on the MCBS Blog, I have the posts that are in the pre-Draft stage(Ideas) and are important enough in their own right that I should jut follow thru an Write them.

The problem is that I just Don’t feel like it. I don’t know it it’s the changing Season or being couped up in the house all day or what. I just can’t seem to be able to sit down in front of the computer and write.

Usually, I’ll just sit outside, think for a while and be able to put pen to paper + do it the old Fashioned way.

Is it just Bordome? Am I tired of doing the same thing Day in + Day out for 2 years?

I’m actually starting to make a little money with the Writing, so it’s not (or doesn’t seem to be) cash.

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I think it really started when I started the MCBS Blog.-Iwas looking for ways to monitize it and realized… “This is Not what I do”

Although, I like writing, it is not my forte, it is not really what I have professed being good at. I love solving problems. I love fixing things, I love being able to sit back and pat myself on the back when something works well after I worked on it.

(All)(Most)Part)of the reason For starting MCBS was to grow my consulting business.-I don’t profess to be able to write code or programming. But If it’s Broke, I can fix it. It is what I enjoy Doing. Writing about it is only secondary. More like trying to be a sales person trying to let people know what I can do to help them with their ^computer problems.

I actually make more money from things like Adsense + TLA than I do consulting.

That’s not the way it should be, I like the extra income, but that’s what it should be, extra.

Losing Focus of the Main objective of a business and going in too many directions instead of concentrating on what’s important, can be fatal to a home based entrepreneur (especially ir it is not what you WANT to be doing).

However, we can’t forget where our successes came from, writing has been a big part of what I have done for a long time. I just need to focus more on what I really (^want) need to do.

Forget about having a Gum Disease that warrented having most of my teeth pulled, taking up considerable time and money. Going thru the discomfort of having falsies put in and the associated pain.

Forget about not being to walk more than 1/2 a block without a cane, not being able to take the long walks to clear my head like I used to.

Forget about feeling sorry for myself.

—–> I gotta get out more.

There is so much I can do with the assets (think expertise) that I do have, There are quite a few people I could help with some of ther computer, internet, etc problems.

I just haven’t been able to reach them yet or at least not effectively.

Now, I ask you, how would you make a viable post out of that mess? I doubt that it will go any further than this, but, it was fun sharing a little of the process.

September 29th, 2007 at 06:32am | Posted by Joe | Fun, General | 7 reader remarks | Print This Post

Working at Home Blog Carnival-First Anniversary Edition

Welcome to the September 28, 2007 First Year Anniversary Edition of the 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

Jeremy Hitchcock presents WTTF » Freelancing Monsters posted at WTTF: Welcome to the Future, saying, “A cartoon about problems that face everyone who works from home.”

business

Terry Dean presents Finding Your Unique Ability posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

David Kam presents Threatening Marketing posted at MarketingDeviant.com.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Wahm Homeschooling Internet Marketing Course posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, “This an article written for homeschoolers, an economic course. Easy to use real world income venue, good for anyone to create an additional stream of income. Can contribute to any business you already have in place.”

Tim King presents 7 Entrepreneurial Business Secrets of Survivorman posted at J. Timothy King’s Blog, saying, “You may know Survivorman as a show in which Les Stroud strands himself in the wilderness for 7 days. But the way he approaches personal survival holds discoveries for how to approach business survival.”

wilson ng presents Incompetent Bosses, Inutile Employees, Messed up Systems posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, “What destroys company value faster? A system with established process/brand name but with a bad boss, or an excellent boss but bad systems. In many ocassions, there might be a limit on what a good CEO can do in the face of inutile processes.”

Gavin Ingham presents How to build confidence and close more sales posted at Gavin Ingham, saying, “Having the confidence to sell is essential for all entrepreneurs.”

general

Randy Nichols presents Fast Paced Success - Considering a Career in Business posted at Career Advice by Randy, saying, “Whether you have relatives who have entered the field ahead of you or you are simply looking for a field that will always provide you with challenges, careers in business are definitely one way to go!”

Eric Hudin presents My Estate Planning Career Blog » Blog Archive » The Professional Corporation Trust - Preserving the Value of Your Practice posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog, saying, “The professional corporation trust is simply a revocable living trust with a specific purpose: to keep a licensed individual’s interest in a professional corporation out of probate in the event of the death of its owner.”

home

GP presents Will I Ever Catch Another Butterfly posted at Innside Innkeeping - Montana Country Style, saying, “One of the great things about having land and our own greenhouse, is watching all the wildlife that comes to visit. Lessons learned from butterlies.”

humor

Sonya presents Why Wait for Motivation? Get Ahead of the Curve on Your Own posted at be definite., saying, “A reminder of what you gain by sticking to your goals. Let the results do the motivating for you.”

lists

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein presents Top 7 Myths About Work At Home Moms posted at Chronicles of a Mompreneur, saying, “From the comments I get from former co-workers, friends, family, and what I read all over the Internet, the world definitely has an inaccurate view of mompreneurs. What is it actually like to be a work at home mom?”

Joy Miller presents 10 Online colleges offering credit for life experience posted at Online College Blog, saying, “Several reputable, regionally-accredited colleges and universities allow you to earn credit for life experience.”

work

Marco Richter presents Who Can Work At Home? posted at Work From Home Concepts.

Irene presents Send out Cards…..a possible wahm opportunity posted at Try and Try Again……Diary of a Wannabe Work At Home Mom.

The Winner of the One Year Anniversary Edition of the Working at Home Blog Carnival Drawing will be Announced on Monday October 1, 2007. Be sure to Tune In! 

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September 28th, 2007 at 06:06am | Posted by Joe | Carnivals, Work at Home | 3 reader remarks | Print This Post