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Mixing Business and Babies

It has occurred to me that people might come upon this home – based business blog with many different questions related to home – based business on their minds. While I am not a mind reader, I can imagine that some of you may have come here to read articles that might help you to answer the question of when is a good time to start your home – based business. Even more specifically, there may be some of you out there who have very young children at home. You may be wondering whether there is any way that babies … Continue reading →

Building a Home-Based Business from the Ground Up – Part 4

Today I am finishing up my 4 part series on “Building a Home-Based Business from the Ground Up.” As a recap, I discussed laying a foundation (coming up with a business plan), pouring the concrete (firming up your final decisions on the direction you are going to go with your business) and framing (the skeleton and support system to your business). In this final blog I will discuss the fun elements you add to your business. Now I have never built a home but I know others who have. They really enjoy the final phases, picking out colors and fixtures. … Continue reading →

Home Business Spotlight: Blogger

I would be remiss to look at various types of writing jobs and not address becoming a blogger. We may not think this can be a salary earner but you really can make money blogging. However at the same time we need to be realistic and understand that you won’t be able to retire early as a blogger. Most bloggers do it for free and do it for fun. We enjoy sharing with the rest of the world. This reminds me of one of my favorite movies, “Julie and Julia.” It’s the true story of a woman named Julie Powell … Continue reading →

Home Business Spotlight: Technical Writer

In my last blog I discussed freelance writing as a copywriter. In this blog I am going to talk about another area of writing as a technical writer. Like copywriting, I see a lot of job opportunities for this area of writing. A technical writer is responsible for creating documentation that is of a technical nature and targeted to a specific audience. This can include writing guidebooks, how-to books, manuals, assembly instructions, software and other types of documents. This writer works in the fields of biology, medicine, industrial machinery, engineering, physics and an assortment of other ones. Good research skills … Continue reading →

Business Marketing 101: Creating a Website

In this business marketing 101 series, I have talked so far about the importance of a resume and a portfolio. In this blog I am going to be talking about the need for a website. Virtually every home business should have a website. A website is a great way to market your business. The first reason is that you can potentially reach millions of people. Of course, you might not have that kind of goal in mind but the point is that you can reach many more people through this means than you can in any other way. Another reason … Continue reading →

Marketing Your Home Business

No matter what type of home business you run, marketing your business is important if you want to see it grow. So here are some ideas on how you can do this. You first want to have a quality resume available. You can research ideas on how to create a resume or even pay a professional to do it. Just be sure that it is professional and clear-cut. Think outside the box when it comes to your experience and skills. You also want to make sure that you keep your resume updated. As you gain new experience, skills or jobs … Continue reading →

Working At Your Business vs Working On Your Business

If you are like many home-based professionals, you may spend a lot of time working at your home-based business while spending little time working on your home-based business. There is an important distinction between working at your business and working on your business, and both things are important to your continued success. When you are working at your business, you are doing the actual work that your customers or clients have asked you to do – writing the articles, selling the products, baking the cookies, or whatever it is that you do in your business. When you are working on … Continue reading →

Starting Your Own Niche Site

Like myself, many single parents tend to work solely from home so we can take care of our kids, perhaps home school them, and try to fill as many roles as possible in our children’s lives. Though there are a hundred scams for every one legitimate WAH business, there are some solid ways to help make ends meet. Freelance writing is one, as well as Internet marketing. These days, most families have access to the internet, which gives you a virtual money-making machine right at your fingertips. All it takes is some time and perseverance, and a healthy dose of … Continue reading →

Writing About What You Do

Promoting a business often means telling the story about what you do and what your business is all about. Many business owners feel comfortable doing just about anything EXCEPT writing. Whether you fear your spelling skills or seize up when you see a blank screen or piece of paper, it might be that writing about what you do is the hardest thing you have to face as a business owner. Since this can be such a great way of promoting your business, however, it might be worth your while to learn how to write about what you do. Writing articles … Continue reading →

Ask a Baby Blogger: Working at Home with a Baby

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Question: I know you have twins, can you tell me how it is to work at home with a baby? Is it easier or harder than going to work? I’m kind of chuckling as I’m writing this. Do you want to hear about the time that I had just finished a grant writing project and my baby puked all over it? The countless days when the twins cried and fussed and took turns needing to be held where I got nothing done? Or the number of days where I got to the computer to write and I was so tired … Continue reading →