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Christian InTech - Communication
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7 Online Copyright Myths
Possunt quia posse videntur.
(Latin: They can because they think they can.)
One of the most misunderstood issues online has to do with copyright. Both with e-mail and Web site copyright issues. For some reason, as with many things online,...
Get Your Own Domain Name Or Die Online
Would you buy from someone with an "@yahoo.com" e-mail address? I wouldn't. And the clients I've had the most trouble with use yahoo addresses or other free addresses. I understand that you don't want your regular e-mail address in ads that...
Managers, Got a Grip on Your PR?
What are you trying to do with your business, non-profit or association public relations program? Get a little publicity for a service or product? Or, perhaps, you’re doing what you really should do, persuade your key external stakeholders to...
Stress In The Workplace
According to the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (A.C.T.U.) 1997 survey, fifty per cent of workers had suffered some form of stress at work in a 12-month period. The statistics in care professions were even higher, with the Department of...
Work at Home
If you are tired of your present job, laid off, want to spend more time with family, and want to be your own boss, it is possible to work at home. Home jobs can include finance relates jobs such as bookkeeping, writing jobs such as copywriting,...
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Online Success
Internet home based businesses
Internet home-based businesses take as much effort as other business ventures do.
Running an Internet home based business is really not very different from running any other company. The ability to work from home and still access clients around the globe are the only things that make it different. But when it comes to making your Internet home based business a success, you still have to market elsewhere and know your product and competition, while possessing social skills.
Running a business today also requires having an Internet Web page. But it is unrealistic to think that only the Internet will bring you all the exposure even an Internet business needs.
While Internet advertising is smart and necessary, having people skills and staying disciplined when it comes to managing your company and money is essential. The Internet is a valuable tool to help run your Internet home-based business, but not the only tool you need. Business basics and the Internet are a much more powerful combination.
For example, if you are a freelance writer, a viable Internet home based business; you will still need to meet with some sources and clients found on the Internet from time to time. You will still need to market your ideas to other prospective clients, and this will require some face-to-face time or phone work. An Internet business that hides behind the image it creates on the Internet may be in trouble if it doesn’t pound the “real” pavement from time to time.
However, if you are a successful home
based business owner to begin with, the Internet can only make your business that much more lucrative. For example, if you are an accountant who has many local clients, the Internet may help you find work around the world. With the Internet, your home-based business can become a national entity.
With the Internet, email is a great source of communication or miscommunication. Sometimes Internet users who are business owners tend to be curt or can be dismissive with their emails, and may even turn Internet clients away with their messages. An Internet home-based business owner needs to stay professional all the time, especially when dealing with clients they have only met on the Internet. Because there is no face-to-face interaction, it is difficult to see if you’ve misinterpreted something or offended someone you only know on the Internet. This is why, even if you do most of your business on the Internet, the phone is still a valuable asset as well. Occasionally talking to clients to gain insight into their needs will help you maintain your Internet relationships. While allowing us to gain access to more and more people, the Internet can also shield us from our clients without us even knowing it. Again, even though a home-based business may technically be an Internet company, basic business smarts is essential.
Gary Luttrell can help YOU
start your own profitable business on the Internet
within the next 24 hours! To learn more, visit:
http://www.A1HomeIncome.com/pips.html
I have a degree is Marketing. And over 10 years in sales and management.
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