Archive for March, 2006

Today, many of plan our day based on what is in our IN box.  Unfortunately, that IN box is often the inbox of our email.
Until a few months ago, I also was guilty of reminding myself to do something by sending myself an email.  But, this system, based on leaving email in your inbox until [...]

The internet, of course, is the life line of most home based businesses.  When the web is down, you are done for the day.
You may consider having your residential service upgraded to commercial broadband service.  This is something you should consider for several reasons.

You have a cleaner line to the Network Operations Center (NOC).  You [...]

When working from home you want to be sure and protect your privacy and your home life as much as possible.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an inexpensive option for a second phone line.  VoIP allows a second line without paying for toll service and you can choose a number from anywhere in the country.
With [...]

With today’s incredible technology there is no need to travel to your
partner’s office. 
There are hundreds of ways to stay in touch over the
internet and even have live conferences, share documents, or be in an online
chat to collaborate.
Collaborative Document
CreationThis medium allows you create and edit documents with your
selected team live online.  The top three free [...]

There comes a time in every business where you must hire your first employee.  While this can be an exciting time for some, for a person working from home this is exciting AND challenging.
I remember when I hired my first personal assistant.  I was working from home and had only hired occassional childcare help, and [...]

When you work at home for yourself there’s
not much that you have to overcome when it comes to personality conflicts. 
However, don’t under estimate the power of your own personality and how it may
affect your home business success.
Studies have shown that different
personalities and temperaments are better adept at certain tasks.  The strong
leader who strives to excel [...]

Starting a home business is an exciting proposition for anyone.  Knowing what type of business to start is a scary issue.  Here is a small list of some home based business ideas that could kick start your thinking:

Desktop Publisher
eBay - Online Seller
Greeting Card Business
Head Hunter - Job Placement Specialist
Life Coach
Proofreader
Resume Writing Service
Web Design Business

This is [...]

It never fails, just when you’ve gone through the ringer getting things started, you find that one of your neighbors decides to call the city zoning office to make sure you are allowed to operate a business inside your home.
It will help if you just do your homework before you get that call from the [...]

Working at home is a great benefit for millions of people every day.  As we’ve discussed in the past, there are also some drawbacks.  But overcoming these areas are easy with diligence.
Once such issue that some home based business owners discover is their slide out of professionalism.  Let’s face it, it’s very easy to get [...]

Some areas of working at home just take time.  One thing that doesn’t need to be a time waster is your computer and digital filing system.   A home network is not something that most work at home business owners consider.  If you have multiple computers or even a large house with many levels, consider having [...]