4. Make your visitors curious about your product by telling them they need to sign up to get into a password protected site to read rest of ad. This will give your product extra perceived value because it is so well guarded. Just like a diamond in a bank vault.

5. Motivate people to buy your product. Tell them positive things. For example, you could say, "You can now reach your goals and change your life if you buy our product.” If you come across positive in your ad copy, they will become positive about reaching their goals using your product.

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Tip #4: Develop a Marketing Plan. You may be best writer in world, but your work is not going to get published if you don't know anything about marketing your writing. Take a marketing course at your community college. Check out copywriting books from your library and learn how to create marketing materials. Even freelance writers have to write "sales letters" promoting their work (known in freelance writing business as "queries"). Take notes in your journal about marketing, and develop a plan that will make people who are not interested in your product and service pause just because you are so creative. Journal about types of marketing materials you will need. They may include business cards, a web site, direct sales letters, postcards and fliers promoting your business or an ad in local paper. Get a haircut, eat well and exercise. You are your home-based business, so keeping yourself in good shape will give you confidence when looking for clients.

Tip #5: Brainstorm Session: Who Needs Your Product or Service? Brainstorm in your journal about who needs your product or services. If you don't have any experience in business you want to launch, give free products and services to a few of these people. For example, my friend, Kelly, loved creating silk flowers and wanted to make it a business. When I was planning my wedding on a shoestring budget, she offered to create my flowers for cost of materials. She also asked if I would give her one of my wedding pictures so she could start a portfolio of her work. I gladly provided a copy to her. Another reason it is a good idea to give away a product or service is to get feedback from your customers. Follow-up with a phone call, e-mail or reply card. When you get praise for your product or service, write comments in your journal so that you will remember them and be encouraged. Also, add testimonial to your web site or marketing materials (with permission, of course). Testimonials are great incentives for others to buy your product or service.

Journaling is best route on your journey to your goal. Essentially, you are writing your own book about how to start a home-based business. Journaling is not just about planning. It's also about recording small successes along way. It's easy to forget time you've invested in a goal and progress you've made. A journal will show you that, day by day, you are moving forward with your plans.