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Keep Your Business Thriving By Keeping Customers Happy

Home based professionals know that when it comes to keeping their small businesses on the path to success, customer satisfaction can be a deciding factor as to whether or not a home-based business (or any business, for that matter) will continue to thrive. While attracting a stream of new customers to your business is certainly important, focusing on the needs of present customers in such a way that keeps them coming back again and again is absolutely essential for success. Repeat business and happy customers that tell their friends to buy your products or use your services can create more … Continue reading →

Blogging As A Tool For The Home-Based Professional

There are many reasons why people blog. Some write personal blogs, and use them as a creative outlet. Other bloggers work as writers for blogs, researching and writing posts that will educate their readers about particular topics. There are many other reasons to blog too, and one of them is to advertise your home-based business. A blog can be a great advertising tool for a home-based business if it is done correctly. One important thing to remember about blogs is that in order for people to keep coming back to your blog to read more, new posts must be added … Continue reading →

How to Keep Clients Coming Back for More

One of the great feelings that a person can experience as the owner of his or her own business is the thrill of encountering a repeat client. They came to you for your product or service before, and you did your very best to ensure that they were satisfied with the product or service that they received from you. After the sale, you both went your separate ways. Fast forward to some time in the future when you receive a call, email, or visit from them again – they liked what you sold them or what you did for them, … Continue reading →

Are You Treating Yourself Right?

Before I started working from home, I never really thought of myself as a lone wolf. In fact, I fancy myself to be quite a social animal. Recently, though, I have been hearing stories from friends which have solidified my opinion that working for myself, by myself is really the way to go. The things that people experience as a part of their employment never cease to amaze me. Talented people being let go suddenly, other talented people being placed in situations that show their employer’s total lack of regard for anything personal including family, the list goes on. I … Continue reading →

Green is the Color of Success

When you are just breaking into the world of professional photography, constant rejection can lead to some real blue days. However, if you stick with your passion and keep shooting, one day your blues will turn into green. Cold hard cash can be a real motivator to photographers seguing from amateur status to pro level. The key to collecting all that green is to remain focused on the end goal. If you are dreaming of making a living off of your photo skills, then you need to think before you take aim at a subject. This is especially true if … Continue reading →

The Uncertainties of a Home-Based Business

One of the downsides to a home-based business is the uncertainties of it. You never know what direction it will go. It is sometimes hard to gauge how successful or unsuccessful it will be. I am extremely grateful for the work I do. I have been working for over two years writing web content for a company based out of Florida. I am paid well and I get a good amount of work. At the same time, I always keep in the back of my mind that this could end at anytime. Anything could happen. The company could make cuts, … Continue reading →

Be Specific To Be Successful

When you start your own business, you quickly realize that you are in charge of a lot of things. From accounting to production and everything in between, if you are going into business by yourself for yourself, it’s all you. One of the things that can be tempting for solo business owners is the urge to appeal to as many people as possible in the hopes of attracting more customers. It is only natural to want people to believe that you are the one who can provide what they need. Since you are in charge of how you market your … Continue reading →

The Business of Photography

Making money from hobby picture-taking is not something that happens overnight. Pursuing photography as a career, which generates an income you can actually live off of, can take years. As in many industries you need expertise in your field, sound business sense and marketing savvy. Fortunately, there are a slew of genres that need quality photographers. It’s a good idea to review your options before marketing yourself as an expert in a specific niche. For example, just because most of your experience comes from shooting weddings, don’t limit yourself. The same techniques used in wedding photography can be employed when … Continue reading →

Market Saturation

When you’re in the field of sales, you’ll hear the term “market saturation.” This means that everyone has already heard about your product, and you’re just making the same pitch to the same people over and over again. Yes, repeat sales are nice, but you not only want repeat sales, you want new customers and their repeat sales. That’s how you grow a business. How can we overcome saturation? 1. Move your marketing scope to a new area. Whether that means going door-to-door in a new neighborhood or advertising in a different local newspaper, shake things up so you’re hitting … Continue reading →

Do You Have Questions About Freelance Writing?

One popular option for home-based work is freelance writing. When I first considered working as a freelance writer last year, a few thoughts passed through my head. I wondered if I was qualified to be a freelance writer, I wondered whether I would be able to earn any money doing freelance writing, and I also wondered whether I would be able to find any work. Fortunately, I was able to find positive answers to all of those questions within the first few weeks of starting my freelance writing business. If you are thinking about working as a freelance writer, you … Continue reading →