Recent Home Biz Blog Posts

Try Not to Let Them Down

by Kori Rodley Irons

28 Jul 2008 08:57 AM

When it comes to giving good customer service, it can seem overwhelming as a new home business owner to be focusing on all the possible details of what makes a customer or client happy.

When Your Prices are Too High or Expensive

by Kori Rodley Irons

27 Jul 2008 02:00 PM

We all need to make a living and we want to get paid a fair and lucrative price for the products or services we offer in our home businesses-but sometimes we might be charging too much or the economy may shift and what we are offering is simply too expensive for our market.

Update Your "Job Description"

by Kori Rodley Irons

27 Jul 2008 12:41 PM

One of the realities of running our own home businesses is that we do not get to claim that something is "not in my job description" - one of the mainstays of the corporate world.

Looking for Collaboration Opportunities

by Kori Rodley Irons

26 Jul 2008 03:27 PM

Collaboration can be such a fabulous way to build a business-especially for a small home business with limited resources and a sole business owner. Finding people with whom to collaborate and finding collaboration opportunities can be challenging, however.

You do Not Have to Continue Apologizing

by Kori Rodley Irons

26 Jul 2008 08:11 AM

We all make mistakes. As much as I would like to think that after all this time, when it comes to my work world, that I no longer make silly mistakes or even big and horrendous bloopers-it just is not true. I do make mistakes and there are regular occasions when I need to make apologies too.

The Car as a 'Second Office'

by Kori Rodley Irons

25 Jul 2008 12:18 PM

We often talk about the joys of flexibility as home business owners-all the ways that we can take our laptops or work to the coffee shop, park, or other location and work while we are doing other things.

A Blueprint for Your Business

by Kori Rodley Irons

25 Jul 2008 07:18 AM

If coming up with a business plan for your home business is daunting and you would rather just wing it than actually have to design a functional budget to guide your business-consider trying to build a house without having a blueprint.

Don't Answer E-mails when Angry

by Kori Rodley Irons

24 Jul 2008 10:11 PM

This morning when I sat down and let my e-mail inbox fill up and filter, I was feeling fairly pleasant and perky. As I started to work through the e-mail messages, however, I opened up one that caused me to get instantaneously angry.

Controlling Your Clients-Good or Bad?

by Kori Rodley Irons

24 Jul 2008 04:11 PM

As much of a bad rap as controlling behaviors get, one would think that there is absolutely nothing positive or good that can come from someone who is controlling or overly involved with the trying to get people and situations to go 'just so.

Converting Prospects into Clients or Customers

by Kori Rodley Irons

24 Jul 2008 12:52 PM

It may seem like a mystery to the beginning home business owner-how to take complete strangers or people who have never heard about the work we do and move them along the continuum until they become loyal customers and/or clients.



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