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Working at Home Blog Carnival-Ninety-fifth Edition

Welcome to the July 25, 2008 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

Dr. Joe Capista presents How To Effectively Use Business Mentoring posted at The Success Triangle, saying, “If you are running a small business and you get frustrated when things seem to be going wrong you’re not alone. Every successful businessperson experiences some level of frustration. The distinction between successful business owners and those that continually struggle is the way they handle their frustration. Learn how a mentor can not only help you to handle frustration, but thrive during difficult times.”

R.Pettinger presents Difficulties of Working From Home posted at Net Writing, saying, “Some of the common difficulties in working from home and how to overcome them”

Tash Hughes presents Be prepared for all contingencies | Word Constructions posted at Word Constructions.

business

Tammy Powell presents An Email Marketing System for Driving Affiliate Product Sales posted at Enlightened Wealth Institute student Tammy Powell.

Dave Hobbs presents 10 Things To Do Before You Quit Your Day Job posted at Self Employed or Bust, saying, “10 Things to Do Before You Quit Your Day Job offers real advice for those experiencing success in their online business ventures who are considering quitting their day jobs.”

Mark Russell presents Internet Sweatshops? posted at MarkDRussell.com.

Matthew Paulson presents Grow Your Business with a Virtual Assistant posted at American Entrepreneurship.

The Shark Investor presents Don’t Make Money Blogging posted at The Shark Investor, saying, “Do you use your blog with business sense?”

Robert D Flach presents IF YOU WANT TO BE A BUSINESS THEN ACT LIKE ONE! posted at THE FLACH REPORT.

Ian Cunningham presents How to choose an accountant posted at The Business Lounge, saying, “Advice for work at home businesses on how to choose an accountant.”

maria gudelis presents Making Money Online: It May Not Be That Simple posted at Majestic Tech by an Enlightened Wealth Institute student.

general

Kelly Sonora presents 50 Firefox 3 Add-ons That Will Change the Way You Surf the Web posted at Best Colleges Online.

home

GP presents Can?t Curb my Enthusiasm posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “Work and home lessons… learned from our horses yet again”

Frederic Premji presents The Advantages Of Working From Home posted at BlogMotivation.com.

tips

Christopher Johnson presents 10 Ways To Earn Money In Your Spare Time posted at CoffeeBreakEarnings.com, saying, “10 Ways To Earn Money In Your Spare Time”

Traffic2mypage presents Using OBP to increase web traffic - Part III - Youtube posted at Traffic2mypage.com, saying, “Commenting on other sites is a sure fire way to increase web traffic. But how do you find sites that has active click participation?? You use Youtube! Find blogs to comment or advertise on by using youtube statistics.. Read how”

work

Matt presents Daily Time Management with a Checklist posted at Face Your Fork, saying, “Throwing too much time into your home business can throw your life out of balance, resulting in a severe case of burnout. This unique time management method helps keep your life balance intact while letting you become amazingly productive at what you love to do.”

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July 25th, 2008 at 06:17am | Posted by Joe | Carnivals, Work at Home | reader remarks | Print This Post

How To Talk Yourself Out of Clients Before You Get Them

 A little while back I joined a new program with CrossLoop, a service that allows Consultants, such as myself to have remote access to a customers computer (with permission and access code) to actually do the work required.

Well, I finally got my first customer through the service… ALMOST

I think I totally talked myself out of doing the job.

How did I do it?

I was notified through the CrossLoop e-mail notification feature that a potential client was interested in hiring me to help them remake their blog. “Totally” according to them.

They had a two column standard WordPress Blog and wanted a three column setup with some minor changes in color and move some features around a bit. Nothing too major.

I suggested they browse through the WP Themes and find a three column theme that they liked and install it. I even pointed them to a screencast I did on My Computer Back in Service to help them with the install. Then, we could make any other changes they wanted at a minimal cost to them.

Why did I do it?

It’s not that I couldn’t do the job, goodness knows I can use the work, but there were some things they could do for themselves for free, and I would help them with the more technical (and time consuming) things that they couldn’t handle.

Besides, I would feel guilty if I charged them for something that I gave away as free advice on MCBS.

What happened next?

Nothing. Absolutely Nothing.

Well, not on my end anyway. I did check the URL they had given me for the site they wanted help with and it had a three column theme. So, I guess they got most of what they wanted. The color scheme hadn’t been fixed, features were still the same, so maybe they changed their minds about some of the fixes.

I sent an e-mail to them to compliment them on their choice of layout and to let them know I was available if they still needed help with some of the other features they were interested in adding.

The end result.

Again, Nothing. No response to my follow-up e-mail, no phone call, not even a comment on the screencast post. Not even a Thank You. And, no billable services from me.

Maybe next time?

How would you have handled this situation? Would you have just done the work and charged anyway? Thoughts?

July 23rd, 2008 at 02:37pm | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Basics, Rants | 6 reader remarks | Print This Post

Which Social Media Service Do YOU Like?

Since there is so much being written about the advantages of using the various social media services, I thought it was time for a poll to see which one was most useful to everyone.

So, now is your chance to tell the world which Social Media Service you think is the best for Business, Personal or Just because you like the Community at your Favorite Service.

Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

If you have more than one favorite, please check your Most Favorite (the one you use the most). If you think there is something better and more useful than the ones listed, please add it in the comments.

July 21st, 2008 at 12:34pm | Posted by Joe | Community, Polls | 4 reader remarks | Print This Post