How To Keep Your Online Home Business Running Strong!
How To Keep Your Online Home Business Running Strong!
You have finally found the online home business right for you. You no
longer have to commute back and forth to a dead-end job. You no longer
have a boss breathing down your neck. But just how do you keep your
online business running strong with all the distractions you have at
home?
You get up when you want to, you start work when you want to, maybe
there is a good show on T.V. so you start watching it. This is the
life, but what about your business? Without someone telling you what
to do and when to do it, when will things to get done?
Many Hats
You have to maintain structure in your business. You now wear every
hat there is. You are the boss, the CEO, secretary, manager, chief
cook and bottle washer. What you need to do is, make a list every
night of everything you want to accomplish the next day.
Set a certain amount of time for each task. The first thing that needs
to be done is income producing activities. If you write articles for
your business, do those first. Same with press releases, and videos.
If you do pay per click, then get your ads wrote, test and tweak them
to see how they are doing.
Always do your emails and phone calls last, unless your prospect is in
a foreign country and you need to call them in the morning. If you
start out with your emails, you will get side tracked, as most people
get tons of emails from different companies, and then youll start
checking out to see what their doing. Do not get side tracked by
reading emails first.
Stay Organized
If you have kids and need to take them to school, and pick them up,
have your phone with you with an organizer on it. Have your list of
things to do already on it, you never know when you may need to make
that call or pick something up at a store on your way back home.
Having an organizer in your hand will save you a lot of time. I know,
you say, well I started a online home business so that I would have
more time! That is true, you do have more time, but you need to use
that time usefully.
Set Goals
Now that your business is running how you want it, set yourself some
goals. If your not making the income you thought you would, figure
out why not, and write a goal that will get you there. Once you have
met that goal, raise the bar, and focus on the next one. Without
goals you will loose all your motivation, it is especially easy to do
when having a home business.
Once you have met your goal, no matter how small, celebrate! Take your
family out, even if it is just to the park, get out of the house and
have some fun. Always celebrate every goal you achieve, that will
keep you motivated and moving on to the next one.
Network
Always Network with other online home business owners. Sometimes
being at home alone with your computer can get you down in the dumps,
especially when your having a bad advertising day. Keep in touch with
other net workers on Facebook, Twitter and in forums. Find out how
their day is going and if they have learned any thing new. Business
owners love to talk about their new found way of marketing. You can
learn a lot by networking with others.
When you start loosing your momentum from working so many hours, now
that your business is at home, then remember the WHY you started it in
the first place. No boss, no commute, more money, and more time at
home with family. Always reward yourself for the small tasks you
accomplish and you will keep your online home business running strong.
by: Julianne Rowat
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