Freelance Productivity: Do One Thing Extra Each Day

Written by Nick Usborne


This may not sound like a big deal. But it's amazing how completing one extra task each day can quickly add up and make a difference.

Here's how it works for me...

Each day I look at my 'Today's Things To Do List'.

Oh yes, I have a list. Without it I would be lost. I schedule upcoming work. I list deadlines. I make notes ofrepparttar people I should be calling or emailing. I look forrepparttar 100460 spare moments when I can write an article or two. I list all my personal and family commitments too.

>> And then I add one thing more

In addition to my daily list of things to do, I also have a general 'Needs to be Done' list. These are items that don't really have delivery dates or deadlines, but should get done.

Examples? Maybe a follow-up email to a company I worked for a while ago but haven't heard from since. Maybe a note to myself to get back to a happy customer and ask for a testimonial. Perhaps a reminder to myself to check out a particular website or new service. That kind of thing.

These are all things that are important, but not urgent.

>> Important, but not urgent

This is worth dwelling on for a moment. For many of us freelancers, our days and sometimes nights are filled with completing tasks that are urgent.

We have deadlines to meet. We have to getrepparttar 100461 work done.

How to Create Multiple Revenue Streams for your Home Business

Written by Daegan Smith


For a first time business owner,repparttar Internet is like a treasure island…it can be a great adventure exploring new ways to make money. Sure, setting up a website can be great fun but if you want your online business to make you money, you’d have to think beyond just selling a product or a service. Whether you have integrated your offline business with an online one or whether you are a pure ‘webpreneur’,repparttar 100459 key to boosting profits is in diversification or generating multiple revenue streams.

WHY DO IT

Inrepparttar 100460 new entrepreneurial era where most businesses are aligned torepparttar 100461 World Wide Web, a smart wealth building strategy is diversification. With multiple revenue streams you not only avoid putting all your eggs in one basket but also create several sources of income so that when there is a slump in onerepparttar 100462 other one is still around to keeprepparttar 100463 cash flow healthy. When you offer a host of related and complimentary products and services to customers you are offering them more value and opportunities for repeat business. Not only that diversifying also means you spread out your risks and minimizerepparttar 100464 cost of marketing and acquiring new customers. Offering multiple products and services gives your business a challenge andrepparttar 100465 friction required to keep moving ahead.

Last but notrepparttar 100466 least, creating a multifaceted business is also good forrepparttar 100467 creative spirit ofrepparttar 100468 owner

GETTING THERE

Let’s start with an example. Say you are a small business owner-manufacturing pet grooming tools. You set up a great website to offer your products online to an existing and potential base of customers but want to expand your sales and maximise profits. Diversifying into related product and service fields is justrepparttar 100469 idea for you. Here are some thoughts to get you started:

1.Sell your own products: you can sell your own product (pet grooming tools), earningrepparttar 100470 largest profit margin. This should be your main source of income, so make sure you focus on this first.

2.Sell related services: You could also sell a service that complements your products or that your customers might need before or after using your product. Your pet grooming tools sales site, for example, could offer grooming service and consultation with professional pet care providers.

3.Drop ship products: Next, you could find products available to drop ship that complement your main product. Maybe your new pet grooming tool owners will need other items for their pets. Find a drop shipper that offers leashes, collars, food bowls and pet toys and arrange to offer those products for sale on your site.

4.Recommend affiliate products: Why not recommend affiliate products that your customers will be interested in? You could set up a "Pet care Resources" page on your site and use it to promote affiliate products related to pets and pet grooming, such as books or magazines about pet care, dog food, expert advice on pet care, an “askrepparttar 100471 vet” button or just about anything else pet owners would be interested in. (Remember, though, keep your focus and avoid turning this page into a general flea market or you'll end up losing traffic.)

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