You start a business with the hope of seeing it succeed. Whether your goal is for your business to become the next buzzword or to just earn enough to support your family, you put a lot of passion, time, money and resources to the business. Here are twelve factors that are important in creating and […]
Work-Life Balance: Tips From Successful Small Business Entrepreneurs
When you start a business, the pressure of making the business work may compel you to work 24/7. You are hungry for new business and you feel the strong urge to prove that your business idea works. More importantly, you need to get the business start earning some money – and fast. As a result, […]
How to Manage Your Time Efficiently
Life for a business owner is hectic. You’ve only got 24 hours, yet you’ve got a thousand and one things to do. The only way you can be productive and get things done is to be efficient with the way you manage time. Here are strategies to manage your time:
10 Tips on Choosing a Home Business
Choosing the right business is critical to the success of your entrepreneurial endeavor. It is the most important decision you will make as you start your business. Select a business that has no market demand, and you will quickly find your investment into the business disappearing faster than you can ask what’s happening. Or you may want […]
Lessons in Monetizing Your Website or Blog
PowerHomeBiz.com was recently featured in the blog of the search-targeted advertising network Chitika in the post entitled “Mega Unit gives 450% revenue increase to PowerHomeBiz.com”. The post detailed how using one of Chitika’s new (and big!) ad formats significantly increased our revenues. Aside from the Chitika experience, here are some lessons we’ve learned from earning through advertising in our 10 years on the Web:
How to Overcome Your Fear of Starting a Business (Video)
We’ve prepared a video version of the article “10 Ways to Overcome Fear When Starting a Business”. Overcoming your fear is one of the most difficult hurdles of starting a business. Starting a new business is such a leap of faith, that it can scare the wits out of you, more so when you are […]
How to Choose a Home Business
You have made the decision to start a business from your home. But do you know what business to start? Making the decision as to what you need to do in starting a business is the hardest first step. There’s just too many options, too many choices to make. Should you go for what you […]
Branding and PR: Raise your Visibility in a Cluttered Marketplace
Have you always wondered how your competitors are getting write-ups and articles in newspapers, magazines and trade journals? You constantly submit articles and press releases but none of them have gotten published. You ask yourself why, only to find out the reasons can be resolved quickly. 1. Understand that newspapers, magazines and trade journalists are […]
How to Organize Your Home Office
Keeping and organizing our home office has always been a challenge for me. Even with a huge custom-made home office for my husband and myself, keeping clutter under control does not always come easy. In my case, magazines are the biggest culprits. I receive about 3-5 magazines per day (both free and paid subscriptions), and […]
10 Ways to Overcome Fear When Starting a Business
Overcoming your fear is one of the most difficult hurdles of starting a business. Starting a new business is such a leap of faith that it can scare the wits out of you; more so when you are leaving the comfort and security of a steady paycheck. Here are 10 ways to help mitigate the risks and overcome your fear of starting a business.