6. Improve your performance. The way to really save time on tasks such as writing and proofreading is to become better at them. Use 30 minutes you save daily while reducing your perfectionism to read chapters in a grammar book, expand your vocabulary with useful words (forget most of five syllable ones) or take an online business writing course. Nobody should spend an hour drafting a thank you letter; yet I've seen it happen multiple times in corporate environments at all staff levels.

7. Call while they're out. "When phoning someone to give information, call when you are likely to reach their voicemail," says Barclay. "That way you can quickly leave a message and not get caught up in chitchat."

8. Think realistically. "Don’t focus on 'catching up,'” says Laura Stack, president of "The Productivity Pro"® and author of "Leave Office Earlier." "You will never catch up. There will always be more things to do than there is time to do them. People have a tendency to create work to fill up any amount of time they have. They’ll accomplish same amount of work in a 45-minute meeting as a 90-minute meeting. When working late is a habit, you tend to slack off a little. But by being more productive during day, you’ll get same amount of work done...and leave earlier," explains Stack.

9. Get ready to go. "Make preparations to leave," says Stack, who teaches seminars about time management, information overload, and personal productivity (Laura@TheProductivityPro.com). "Gather up your coat and put it in a visible spot so others can see you’re closing shop. Close your door a few minutes before quitting time so people will think you’re busy or already gone."

Now leave! Get home earlier today (or at least on time). Then perhaps you'll start work day tomorrow feeling more refreshed, enabling you to be even more productive utilizing same amount of hours.

© 2004 Karen Fritscher-Porter

If you make $100 per month, they make about $125 themselves. If you multiply this by number of affiliates on their books. (Perhaps 100, 500,) or even in some cases several thousand. You can see how you are contributing to their total income.

You can make this system work for you. There is nothing to say that you can only operate one affiliate program. You can operate as many as you like.

All you have to do is to sign up to as many programs that you believe will bring you income that you desire. Once you have an affiliate program started and advertising in as many ways as you can. It should be bringing in about $200,-£300, per month.

It takes little more time or money to run a dozen affiliate programs as it does to run one. You decide how much you want to earn. You decide how much time and energy you are prepared to put into your business.

I can assure you that you will not have worry and stress of running a high street shop and your business will be operating twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, worldwide.

Do your research. Don't sign up to first affiliate program that you come across. Be selective. There are literally thousands of them out there.

Choose those that have been in business for a number of years. They are less likely to suddenly close and leave you high and dry.

If they ask you for money to join their program, I suggest that you leave them alone. A good program will not expect you to pay to sell their goods.

Take your time and only deal with best of best.

Money is there to be made. It's up to you to claim your share.

All that it needs is a bit of hard work to get it all set up. Plus perseverance to keep it going.

Robert J Farey. (robjfar) w/c 690.

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