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Christian InTech Articles - Home Business
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The Right Way to Start a Home Based Business
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10 Necessities for a Home Based Business
When you make the decision to earn income from the internet you
will need to go through a set up process to be ready for
business.
Following are the basic steps in setting up for home business
success.
1. Attitude
The key to your business success is your attitude.
Treat your business like a business.
This is critical whether you are working part-time or full-time.
One of my colleagues is a mother who works from home around her
family. She has always put her family first whilst at the same
time developing her business. She says, "I work part-time, but I
have a full-time attitude."
Put another way, "If you have a hobby attitude you will have a
hobby income, if you have a business attitude you will have a
business income."
You can be successful working part-time and you can be
successful working full-time but it is highly unlikely that you
will be successful working in your "spare time".
2. Working Environment
A space that you can call your own, free from distractions for
your scheduled time.
A comfortable chair and organized desk. Stationery supplies as
required. For example:
- pens - highlighters - stapler - hole punch - sticky tape -
note book(s) - a simple filing system - ring binders - manilla
folders
Consider the value of a broadband connection. Your time is
valuable and a broadband connection can allow you to get more
done in a given time frame.
3. Schedule
Develop a schedule that works for you, your family and your
business. When you allot a block of time for work then use that
time for work. Equally important is to schedule time for your
other commitments - family time, self education ( reading,
listening and viewing), health time (exercise, cooking and
eating), and leisure time. During these other times don't work.
After all if one of the reasons to work from home is to spend
more time with your family then you don't want your working at
home time to consume your family time.
You are working for yourself and your schedule (by your choice)
is your "boss". When you have people calling you or dropping
around unexpectedly you need to make a choice. Are you committed
to your own business success? What will be your choice in these
situations? Only you can decide what is important to you.
In a family environment you may need to negotiate with your
partner and children to have your business time agreed upon,
during which you will not be interrupted. Put this schedule
prominently somewhere so all family members are aware of your
work schedule.
4. Describe Your Business
Be able to describe your business concisely; a powerful one or
two sentence description that someone can repeat in describing
your business to others. A unique and memorable tag line can
also be invaluable for promoting your business.
5. Know Your Product or Service
Once you have selected your product or service to sell, it may
or may not be something that you use yourself but you need to
know your product intimately. If you are selling ebooks then
know the content and its value. If you are selling software then
use it know it inside out. You will develop a reputation for
providing quality information and because of your product
knowledge you can become the preferred supplier.
It is not practical to use
certain products (for example a woman
may choose to sell man's shoes or vice versa) in which case the
seller won't be a product user. However, the seller can still
know the benefits and features of the product intimately.
6. Administration
Use good record keeping practices.
This may involve a consultation with a tax advisor who can let
you know about the optimal way to set up your financial records
and what records need to be kept. Your advisor will also
recommend record keeping systems and you can find out what
software may simplify this aspect of your business. Additionally
your may obtain advice on the best arrangement for your bank
accounts. You will most likely be advised to have a separate
bank account.
You will also need to keep track of your various logins,
usernames and passwords. A very handy little software tool for
this is Treepad, which is available as either the free Lite
version (without password protection) or the commercial Plus or
Biz versions. http://www.treepad.com
7. Computer Protection
Your computer is the lifeline to your business dealings and must
be protected, including the data that is stored.
You need a virus scanner, personal firewall, anti-spyware and
anti-adware sorfware, and preferably an email scanner with the
ability to delete spam from the server before it is downloaded
to your computer.
Some suggestions for free resources are:
AVG Anti-Virus: http://www.grisoft.com Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org Microsoft Anti-Spyware:
www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Adaware: http://www.lavasoft.com/ Mailwasher Email Scanner:
http://www.mailwasher.net
8. A Domain Name
You will most likely need a domain name for your business and
one cost effective registrar is GoDaddy: http://www.godaddy.com.
9. Payment Processing
You will need a way to process credit cards and this can be done
easily using services such as:
- PayPal http://www.paypal.com - Storm Pay
http://www.stormpay.com - 2 Checkout http://www.2checkout.com -
Clickbank http://www.clickbank.com
This is the most economical way to get started. Once your
business picks up you may need to look into your own merchant
account for credit card transactions.
Consideration may also be given to other forms of online
currency such as eGold http://www.egold.com
10. Email Accounts
Once you have your own domain you can use an associated email
account. This can further assist in the promotion of your
business and promotes a more professional business image.
As a final comment on continuing in your internet business,
conduct your business ethically, provide extraordinary service
and be proud to put your name to the products or services that
you are selling and you will be on track to developing a
sustainable long term internet business.
About the author:
CashConjurer.com can show you step-by step how to set up and run
a successful online home business. Learn the essential
strategies to internet marketing success. To receive your free
mini-course visit: http://www.CashConjurer.com
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Thanks! :-)
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