Business: Your Online Business Budget

Your Online Business Budget

Written by Jude Wright

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Expenses. There is no way you can run a business without having expenses. But there are ways to keep your expenses down by "shopping around" and making sure your online purchases are really necessary to your business. Here are some things to watch out for: = Paid newsletters. Why should you pay for newsletter subscriptions when there are thousands on repparttar

Internet that you can get for nothing. = eBooks. Make sure that repparttar 103588

ebooks that you purchase are ones that you will really read and use as a resource. You don't want to have an eBook collection...you want to have a "resource" library. = Paid membership sites. I honestly don't believe that repparttar 103589

sites that you have to pay to get into have any more "secrets" than other sites on repparttar 103590

Internet. By doing a search on Google.com, you can find repparttar 103591

information you need on any subject. There is one more thing that will ruin any budget. Doing nothing! You can plan, and plan, and plan. But if, at some point, you don't start following that plan, you will lose money. Set up your budget, follow it, and adjust it as necessary. Focus on increasing your profit, not only your income. That is where your success will come from.

Jude Wright has been marketing on the Internet for three years. Her speciality is providing information to new affiliate marketers who want to become a success online. She has a free online newsletter, About Affiliates Ezine, which was rated A1 by Best Ezines. Subscribe at: http://www.aboutaffiliates.com/subscribe.htm

Let Your People Shine

Written by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW

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Here are some suggestions that will help you get your employees to shine:

* Let them know that they are a valued and appreciated member of organization.

* Establish an active suggestion box campaign.

* Implement practical and suggestions.

* Announce internally and publicize externally winning suggestion.

* Give credit where credit is due, before it is asked for.

* Keep employees informed about aspects that affect them and their jobs.

* Give frequent performance appraisals.

* Support educational pursuits of your employees.

* Most of all show them by your actions that you care about them.

Do these and watch your employees begin to shine! You will see it reflected in their attitude and in their performance.

Remember: When you maximize your potential, everyone wins. When you don't, we all lose.

Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer, offers a free health survey at http://eagibbs.usana.com and travel and related updates at www.ExecutiveAndGroupTravel.blogspot.com. Email him at eagibbs@ureach.com.

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