Visions Of Sugarplums

Written by Bob Osgoodby


Visions Of Sugarplums by Bob Osgoodby

Not a day goes by that I don't hear about someone lamenting about their decision to leave corporate America and work at home. Maybe they were laid off, opted for early retirement, or just decided that commuting four hours onrepparttar train, coupled with an eight hour workday was simply too much. Possibly, they will keep their job and work part-time at home to earn extra income. Who knows whatrepparttar 104803 reasons are, but that is not important.

With "visions of sugarplums" dancing in their head, they decided to start their own home business. They believedrepparttar 104804 ads about working in their pajamas whenrepparttar 104805 spirit moved them, and after a month or so woke up to reality. They weren't making a dime.

Where did they go wrong? Well, when they worked for someone else, they were expected to be at work at a certain time every day. Depending onrepparttar 104806 business, there was a certain dress code, and they had goals to meet. Granted, these goals were usually determined by someone else, but they wererepparttar 104807 ones who had to meet them.

It is easy to work for someone else, as they arerepparttar 104808 ones callingrepparttar 104809 shots. They actually lived under an umbrella of discipline. Granted it was someone else's umbrella, and maybe they didn't realize this. Possibly they did, and that wasrepparttar 104810 reason they decided to work on their own.

One ofrepparttar 104811 most common problems behindrepparttar 104812 failure of a home business, isrepparttar 104813 lack of discipline. Some think they can work when (and if) they want to, and their mailbox will "overfloweth" with twenty dollar bills. Well, I got news for you!

Running your own business, whether it is a brick and mortar establishment, or a home business, requires work. It usually requires more effort than if you worked for someone else. You will also have to do some things you don't enjoy. But, if you arerepparttar 104814 chief (or only) "honcho", you had better be able to handle all facets of your business.

So, how do you go about working at home? First and foremost, you have to have a regular schedule and adhere to it. This is especially true if you expect people to contact you by phone. If people try to call you, and don't get an answer, they quickly move on. You have to be available during normal business hours. If you are in an online business, this is usually from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Yes there are three time zones inrepparttar 104815 USA. If you live onrepparttar 104816 east coast like I do, when you are getting ready to pack it in forrepparttar 104817 day, folks onrepparttar 104818 west coast may just be returning from lunch.

Affiliate programs. Are they for you

Written by Susan Prince


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Affiliate programs. Are they for you

Affiliate programs can be a brilliant way to start inrepparttar 104802 world of online marketing. An affiliate program is simply a way to earn money by promoting and selling other people products. The companies do allrepparttar 104803 work oncerepparttar 104804 sale is made but it is uprepparttar 104805 affiliate to drive traffic (customers) torepparttar 104806 site to makerepparttar 104807 purchase. The majority of affiliate programs pay a commission as a percentage ofrepparttar 104808 revenue generated byrepparttar 104809 sales made. Each affiliate is provided with a tracking number this allowsrepparttar 104810 company to track sales and keep a record of whererepparttar 104811 commission should be paid. Affiliate programs vary widely when it comes torepparttar 104812 quality ofrepparttar 104813 program andrepparttar 104814 reliability ofrepparttar 104815 company andrepparttar 104816 commission paid which can be anything from 1% to 50% andrepparttar 104817 amount of training support and help you will receive from them. Always research any program you are interested in and pick a product or service you feel comfortably with You have little chance of promoting and selling something that you yourself would not dream of buying or using. If you are inexperience try to pick a program with a proven track record which will offer yourepparttar 104818 support, training and backup you will require Many programs offer you a website to give you a start but most do not offerrepparttar 104819 facility to build a subscriber list which is a must for anybody marketing. Most people once they get started work towards getting their own website and newsletters so they can build a list. The affiliate website is a great starting point use it to learn and educate yourself.

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