Posts Tagged Home Based Business
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When something needs to get done in my life, for the most part, I have been a do it your self kind of guy. In fact, I am the kind of guy who enjoys fixing things. In a former career, I worked as a professional carpenter. So I am pretty handy around the house. When I first started out as a carpenter, a lot of people would ask me how I learned what I knew. They were always surprised when I answered that I watched a lot of DIY TV shows and I read books.
Even when it comes to getting other types of things accomplished, I usually have tried to do things myself. I am pretty good at reading a book and applying what I have read. However, doing everything yourself has 2 very major drawbacks. Read the rest of this entry »
A February 2008 Business Week article stated…
Social Media Will Change Your Business
Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up…or catch you later
In other words, if you have a business it does not matter if it is small or large, it does not matter if you are network marketing or have a traditionally structured home based business, you need to be must start blogging. This article will tell you why. Read the rest of this entry »
“It looks good, Kevin, thanks for showing it to me. However, I don’t get involved in businesses that I have to show to my friends and family”
Have you ever had a prospect say something like that to you after you showed them the business that you were involved with? I had it happen to me recently. I was so excited about my new business that I broke my cardinal rule and shared it with some friends. However, they were not in “the same place” that I was and could not see the possibilities. Read the rest of this entry »
“You’re Fired!”
Jul 7
RIF – Reduction in force
This August would have marked the 12th year that Patrick had worked for Veritas Telecommunications. But, like many big companies today VT was exporting more and more American jobs overseas. Countries like India, the Philippines and Mexico were experiencing a hiring boom of sorts. Patrick allowed himself to become another unprepared victim of the times. He had often thought about working one of those pyramid things; he had been approached many times by friends to join them. He had even investigated some opportunities on the Internet. However he always thought that he had no need to do that. After all, he worked hard and always got very high marks on all of his reviews from his supervisors. He was too busy coaching little league and had felt he had too many other activities to be bothered. He was going to put in his twenty and be done . Then he would be free to do what he wanted, travel with his wife and see the world – just like his parents had done. Read the rest of this entry »
