So You Want to Start a Home Daycare

Written by David Leonhardt


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I've already written aboutrepparttar challenges of dressing a toddler while she's running bounding overrepparttar 116704 couch at record-shattering speeds: http://www.thehappyguy.com/toddler-dress.html

Then there isrepparttar 116705 atmosphere. Now that Little Lady doesn't nap anymore, she can get mighty cranky. I knowrepparttar 116706 feeling. It doesn't take much to get a good wail going. And she has lungs. Or she might break a few rules or a few toys. Or she might just disobey. It doesn't take long for a parent to lose patience.

Crying. Stress. Babies sense it, and Little Sister can get cranky, too. It's a whole wailing chorus. Before long,repparttar 116707 tension in our house can get so thick you could almost cut it with a chainsaw. Almost.

Does it get any better in a daycare? Yes. You can take in only children who are completely toilet trained. Unfortunately, those children can climb counters. And chairs. And tables. And balconies.

If you still want to tempt fate and see how many children it takes to cause irreparable damage to your house, your car and your body, here are four tips:

1.Keep all sharp objects, cleansers and medications in a safe place...like another town. 2.Laminate your couch. And your carpets. And your clothes. And your ceiling. And your food. 3.Get a good pair of industrial strength earplugs –repparttar 116708 kind they giverepparttar 116709 guy who pushesrepparttar 116710 rockets off a Cape Canaveral. 4.Place Velcro strips along your walls...just in case.

That's about allrepparttar 116711 advice I can offer. Oh yes, and did I mention to have fun.

David Leonhardt is a humor columnist: http://www.TheHappyGuy.com/positive-thinking-free-ezine.html He recommends also reading: http://www.thehappyguy.com/family-vacation-adventure.html http://www.thehappyguy.com/birth-story.html http://www.thehappyguy.com/Thanksgiving-happiness.html


Your Ideal Client

Written by TerriZ@Solo-E.com


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Now What? Compare your current client list torepparttar two columns in The Ideal Client Profile. How many haverepparttar 116703 characteristics of your Ideal Client? Ifrepparttar 116704 answer is "not many," you may need to work on firing some of your clients! Check out some resources below on how to do this.

Next, post your Ideal Client Profile somewhere you will see it often. Every time a new potential client comes along, start looking for those Ideal characteristics...and bewarerepparttar 116705 non-ideal! If that little voice starts to tell you something might be wrong, check in withrepparttar 116706 non-ideal list--and be ready with some ways to turn away non-ideal clients. Offer them other options--refer them to someone else who is a better fit, and make two people happier!

Ideal Clients--For Life There are many ways to leveragerepparttar 116707 work you have just done withrepparttar 116708 Ideal Client Profile. Here are some ideas:

--Audit your marketing materials. Do your business cards, brochures, ads and website appeal to your Ideal Client? Are you sendingrepparttar 116709 right message, torepparttar 116710 right potential clients? Hone your materials, and start seeing better-qualified potential clients walk inrepparttar 116711 door. --Consider your marketing channels. Based on your Ideal Client profile, where would you expect to find these clients? Is that where your marketing efforts are focused? If not, figure out a way to get in front of them! --Review your contracts, policies, terms and conditions. Are they set up to be friendly to your Ideal Clients? Do they give you clear avenues for dealing with non-ideal clients? If not, update them, and you might see non-ideal clients take care of themselves.

Start attracting your Ideal Clients today! **********Find more articles like this at http://www.Solo-E.com. Solo-E.com isrepparttar 116712 coolest place onrepparttar 116713 Web for Solo Entrepreneurs who want affordable, easily accessible and juicy information to create a successful business and life.

Terri Zwierzynski is a coach to small business owners and Solo Entrepreneurs. She is also the CEI (Conductor of Extraordinary Ideas) at Solo-E.com. Terri is an MBA honors graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill. Terri has been coaching for over 10 years in a variety of settings, including 6 years as a senior-level coach and consultant for a Fortune 500 company. She opened her private coaching practice in 2001. Contact her at: http://www.FastLaneDreams.com.


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