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How To Properly Take Time Off Work

January 27, 2012 By 2 Comments

How To Properly Take Time Off Work

When working online there is a lot of stuff that you need to be aware of, taking time off is one of those things. The reason why you need to take time off work is because everybody needs a little bit of rest at some point and you don’t want to overdo it. Trust me, a little bit of time off can be more effective than working non-stop.

Now, when you take time off work you need to make sure that you are taking the right amount of time off and at the right time. Where a lot of people make their mistake is they take days off here and there without any regard to why. Trust me, you need to know why you are taking a day off and the benefit of taking that exact day as opposed to another one. Being that most people don’t know the steps to take in order to choose the best time to take off I have included some steps that I use and you should too.

Steps To Take

Plan Ahead

When it come to taking time off you need to plan ahead. Planning is important no matter what it is that you are doing or how many days you will be taking off so make sure you do it. What I highly recommend is that you don’t just plan on what day you want to take off but also have an idea of what you will do that day. The reason you need to know what you will be doing and on what day is because you might have some things to do that day and because of that you should have them done the day before.

Tip: Make sure that you have 2 days of work done for every 1 day you take off, this will ensure that you are better off after than you would have been if you worked through that time.

Use Weekends

How would you like to take off 2 days and still have 4 days in a row? If you want to use your time wisely, then taking a couple of days off around the weekend is the best thing to do. What a lot of people don’t realize is that the weekend is one of the busiest times of the week but not for work.

Tip: If you plan on traveling the cheapest day of the week to do so is Thursday. This works out great for people going on vacation because you can fly or stay in a hotel for a lot less than you can if you book the same hotel for Monday or Tuesday.

Take Time Off After Busy Periods

Did you take any time off after the recent holiday season? As an online worker you should have been working through the holidays and then taking time off after it. What most people don’t understand is that you don’t want to take time off during busy times, it is better to work through it and take a little bit of time off afterwards. Just know that holidays, tax time, beginning of summer and the end of summer are the busiest times of the year.

Tip: If you want to make the most money online, then you need to limit the amount of times you take off. Not only limit the amount of time you take off but also change it up from time to time.

Utilize Slow Times

Do you know when the slowest time of the year is? The slowest time of the year is the summer and for good reason. During the summer most people are going on vacations and spending time with their families. If people you know have kids, then they are probably doing everything that their kids want because after the summer is over their kids will be back in school. The summer is a great time to take off but just know that going on vacation will be more expensive during this time.

Tip: The slow time for work is also the best time for tourist destinations so make sure you are aware of all of this stuff before you travel. Also, depending on what you do online you may find that the normal slow times are great for you. For instance, freelance writers love the summer because they can go on vacation as long as they have their computer and an internet connection and at the same time other people are going on vacation so their usual workload has increased.

As you can see, taking time off work is not impossible but it will take some planning (Hence, planning ahead). Now, if you don’t see any time off in the near future then just create it. The problem that so many people have is that they wait for it and most of the time it never comes. Just do yourself a favor and set a time that you WILL take time off and do something other than work.

Guideline: I would recommend taking at least 1 day off a week and 4 days off every 2 months. What I mean by this is that every week you should have 1 day that you don’t do anything work related. Including that 1 day, you need to take 4 days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) off every 3 months. The reason you do this is to give yourself a mini-vacation which is a great way to replenish your mind and give your body a lift.

When’s Your Next Vacation

I know that you are already thinking about it, so when is your next vacation going to be. Like I said before, you need to plan ahead so use your day off each week to plan a vacation or get something going other than work. Trust me, the more time you can take off work – The more you will love what you do!

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Why We Work From Home

January 21, 2012 By 23 Comments

Why We Work From Home

Many have chosen to leave the traditional workplace in favor of something a little closer to home. In some case it now takes them a matter of thirty seconds to get to work where it used to take close to, or more than an hour!

The reasons to make the switch are as wide and varied as the people themselves, but below I’ve listed a few of the more popular ones in the hopes that they might help you with any future thoughts of striking out on your own.

Owning your own business

This is likely the most popular one with the work from home crowd. Building something of substance takes time, effort, and money, but in the end the results are often well worth it. There is something about working for yourself that turns what could be a chore into something that is actually enjoyable and for many the hours fly by where for many “employees” time seems to crawl along (especially on Mondays).

The Ability to Set Your Own Hours

Punching a clock that someone else sets isn’t always enjoyable. Often overtime comes at inopportune times and unless you feel like telling your boss you have something better to do, chances are you’ll cancel plans you might otherwise have enjoyed.

When you’re the boss you not only get to say how little or how much you’re going to work, but when those hours are going to be, and when the days off, and holidays will be given as well, no more working around seniority and settling for whichever dates are left on the calendar.

No More Commute

Commuting for most is a waste of time that could easily be spent either with family members, or even working. Two hours commuting and settling into work is not uncommon for people travelling to and from the workplace and that is time that could be spent building up something of your own.

There is also the financial consideration; no more commute means less vehicle operating costs or taxi fares. The accumulated savings over the course of a year could buy a person a very nice vacation.

Convenience

Have you ever gotten to work and realized you forgot your briefcase? Perhaps it was just your lunch even, but it still caused you inconvenience and unless you work fairly close to home, it likely wasn’t worth the drive back to retrieve the forgotten item.

Working from home allows you to accumulate all your office supplies, equipment, and materials in one place. Need a snack? There’s likely a fully stocked kitchen not too far from your new desk!

Family Matters

When you work from home and for yourself, things like family emergences are much easier to deal with. Have a child home from school with the flu? Not much of an issue since you’ll be close by to minister to them and comfort them while still getting most of your days’ work done.

Making the call to tell your boss you can’t come in because you’re not feeling well is bad enough, but when you’re also taking time off work due to a sick child, or children the loss of work and awkward phone calls can start to add up quite quickly.

Tax Benefits

Owning a business entitles you to many more tax breaks than you’d get from being merely an employee. The write offs you’d be able to take advantage of each year would be another potential financial reward you could take advantage of. The downside is you’d be responsible for paying a bookkeeper to look after your receipts and transactions as well as an accountant to ensure you’re maximizing all benefits that should be afforded to you.

An Asset

Over the years as you grow your business and invest in assets such as vehicles, computers, or other equipment, you’ll start to build equity into it. The business will hold value that can be leveraged against, or even sold should someone offer you a fair price and you actually want to sell out and either move onto something new, or perhaps retire if the time is right.

Many businesses get passed down to future generations ensuring that they too have stability and security. When you’re building your business remember to treat it like a business, and not like a hobby!

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Making the decision to start your own business, and work from home isn’t something you should take lightly. While there are many advantages and benefits to owning your own business there are also short comings that might make it unsuitable for you and yours. The paycheck that comes in at the end of the month is one that you yourself are responsible for generating.

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How To Achieve Success

January 20, 2012 By 12 Comments

How To Achieve Success

If you were to ask ten different people what success looked like to them, you’d likely get ten very different responses to the question.  Some people might see the size of their savings as a sign of succeeding at life, while others might see time spent not working or with their families as a sign of success.

When you add in all the various components of our daily lives succeeding at some of the more important aspects can definitely enrich our lives for the better. Succeeding at losing weight will most likely be achieved using the same methods as succeeding at getting a raise. They may have different approaches, but the reasoning behind each is the same.

Do your research

If you don’t know what it is success looks like, you’ll have a much harder time achieving it. Take your ultimate goal (Let’s use weight loss for this example), and then assimilate as much information on the topic as you possibly can. The more information available to you, the more informed your choices will become. If a goal in your life is important to you, then taking the time to learn it inside out shouldn’t be seen as an incontinence or hardship, but as a necessary step towards succeeding at it.

Create a Roadmap

If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll likely have a hard time getting there. It’s important to list out what exactly you think success will look like for this particular goal, and then outline the various steps required to get you from where you are now, to the next step in the plan.

Be Patient

Most goals that are worth achieving are likely going to take a while to reach. Don’t get frustrating with slow progress. Try celebrating each small success in order to encourage further small wins along the road toward reaching your goal. If you’re trying to lose twenty pounds, then celebrate each pound lost and move on to the next.

Consistency is Key

When we apply our efforts toward a certain goal it can be tempting to blitz an attack on it, going strong for short bursts and then relaxing. It’s a much better idea to apply a consistent effort toward achieving it. Over time, the consistent approach will pay off much better than the blitz approach. Try incorporating a few key aspects into your daily routine toward achieving the end goal, and once those aspects become habits your efforts will become second nature rather than feeling like work.

Don’t Give Up

The only way to fail is to give up on your journey. It’s doubtful that you chose a goal in the first place that was absolutely impossible for you to achieve so as long as you’re smart about the approach you take toward reaching it, and you continue making strides toward it each and every day, there is no reason you shouldn’t make it as long as you don’t give up!

Success is a mindset, and you’ll find the more success you see in your life, the more confident about achieving it the next time you set a goal you’d like to succeed at.

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Your Home Office – What You Need to Know to Stay Safe

January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

Your Home Office - What You Need to Know to Stay Safe

When you operate your own business, you have an awful lot on your shoulders. You cannot afford to get sick or injured because the entire business is in your hands. And since most home-based businesses rely on computers, your business is literally in your hands. That is, if your computer is not set up correctly, you can do so much damage to your hands, arms, and wrists that you won’t be able to do your work. I know, because it happened to me.

Musculoskeletal disorders, which affect tendons, muscles, and ligaments, are a major cause of lost workdays among U.S. workers. Whether you work for someone else or on your own, you are at risk for getting a musculoskeletal disorder if you use a computer.  Read on to learn what I found out about staying safe and protecting my body.

Workstation Design
Ergonomically designed office furniture is great, but you can use the furniture you have to create a safe computer workstation.  It’s all about setting up your desk and workstation so that it’s comfortable for you.

When your computer desk is set up properly, this is how it will be:
·      The top of your monitor will be at eye level or slightly below;
·      Your elbows will be bent at a 90-degree (or slightly less) angle when you are keying.
·      Your hands and wrists will be straight. This is called the neutral position: Forearm and hand are in a straight line. The wrist is neither bent back nor flexed forward.
·      Your shoulders, neck, and arms will be relaxed.
·      Your thighs and legs will form close to a 90-degree angle. Your thighs will be more or less horizontal with the floor; they may be sloped downward slightly.
·      Your legs will rest on the floor or on a footrest.

Working Safely
How you work matters. Here’s what I do to keep my body in good shape while I’m working on the computer.

·      Breaks. If I’m at the computer for a long time, I set a timer and every hour I take a three-minute break. I stretch, shake my arms and legs, squeeze my shoulder blades together, go for a short walk. The idea is to move your body.  Plus, I remind myself to breathe deeply. I’m always surprised at how much more relaxed and productive I am after even a short break.

·      Exercises. Isometric exercises and yoga postures can stretch and strengthen your fingers, hands, forearms, wrists, shoulders, and neck, and may reduce your risk of getting a musculoskeletal disorder. This is what I do: I make a tight fist with one hand, then quickly release the fist and fan out my fingers. I do the same with the other hand. To relax my shoulders, I shrug my shoulders up, squeeze them down, stretch them back, and then pull them forward.

·      Eyes. Every half hour l look away from my computer and into the distance for about 20 seconds. This change in focus helps prevent eyestrain. I blink my eyes frequently to keep them from getting too dry.

More Safety Tips

Here are a few more tidbits I’ve picked up over the years. Simple as they are, they do make my work easier.

·      I keep everything I need for the day within easy reach: stapler, phone, adding machine, pens, and scrap paper. It saves time and saves the strain of reaching.

·      Except for stuff I really need, I keep my desk clear. I keep an outdoor storage bench next to my desk; everything I might need soon goes in or on the bench.

·      I use a headset with the phone. I can multi-task and I don’t have to hold up the phone with my arm or squeeze my neck and shoulder to keep it in place.

My motto is that work shouldn’t hurt. If I feel even a twinge of pain, I stop, relax, move around. If the pain keeps up, I get medical help.  I know my business depends on me and taking care of business includes taking care of my body.

About the Author
Stan Horst works and plays in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where he runs a family cabin business.  A former cabinetmaker, Stan likes to share his knowledge and expertise by helping people choose the perfect benches from Kingsley Bate from his website www.betterbenches.com. He lives with his wife and two children and their rat terrier named Toby Jax.

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How To Setup Your Office For Success

December 10, 2011 By 4 Comments

How To Setup Your Office For Success

Do you currently have your own office space? By this I am not talking about your own section of the dinner table, I am talking about an actual room where you have a desk, your computer, a printer or whatever else you need to conduct your business. The reason this is important is because you can’t get as much work done in a general purpose space, you need to have something that you can call your own.

Something that I highly recommend is that you get yourself your own office space if you don’t have one already. What this is going to do is get you into the mood every single day to do what you need to do before anything else. The problem with sharing a space is that you will tent to slack off. Even though you won’t know it at first, you will lose about 10 minutes every hour doing things like day dreaming, surfing the web, watching T.V, talking with others and even going to the bathroom. I know that we all need to go to the bathroom but if you can’t see the bathroom (or the hallway leading up to the bathroom), then you will go about 8% less.

Anyways, enough with the stats, it is time to get down to business and let you know how to setup your office for success.

How To Setup Your Office

Unique Desk

The very first thing that you need in your office is an office desk. If you don’t agree with me on this one, then you need to rethink what you are trying to do. The reason you need a unique office desk is because you need something that will work for you. What I recommend is either an “L” shaped desk or a “U” shaped desk. The reason I recommend these is because you need enough table space to be able to do all your work. Another reason why you need a unique desk is because having something that fits you and your business perfectly is the only way you will get the most work done and be as successful as possible.

Comfortable Chair

Your office chair is not as important as the desk that you sit at but it is still a vital piece to your office. The reason why an office chair is so important and why it needs to be comfortable is because if you don’t feel like sitting down for a long period of time, then you will never get anything done. Think about it, this is just like going on a long distance road trip. If you want to be successful, then you have to be willing to put in those long hours in the office and the only way you can do this is by having a chair that you want to sit on.

Work Computer

When I say work computer, that is exactly what I mean. If you don’t have 2 computers, then you are not going to get as much done as you need to. What I recommend is having 1 computer for your personal use and another computer strictly for business. The reason I recommend this is because getting rid of all the personal distractions while you work will make your efficiency skyrocket.

Now as we both know, there are other things that you will need to be successful but these are the most important things that every office needs. Whether you are doing affiliate marketing, SEO, freelance writing or are a virtual assistant doesn’t matter, what matter is that you have the office space necessary to do what you need to do.

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Methods To Become A More Efficient Online Businessman

December 7, 2011 By 6 Comments

Methods To Become A More Efficient Online Businessman

When you think of an online businessman, what comes to your mind? Do you picture them all sitting by the beach sipping Mai-tai’s? What you need to understand is that most online businessmen that make a good amount of money are not sitting by the beach or the pool, instead they are working diligently in their office.

I know, this is not what you wanted to picture but it is the truth.

Have you ever heard those affiliate marketers say that they are making hundreds of thousands of dollars while only working 2 hours per day? What they don’t tell you is that they had to do a lot of work before that in order to work only 2 hours per day. The reason I wanted to tell you this is because online businessmen spend hours in their office just to get to where they are now. Being that I don’t want you spending 15 hours per day in your office, I am going to give you a few methods to become a more efficient online businessman.

Methods To Become More Efficient

5/25 Method

Have you ever heard of the 5/25 method? What this consists of is simply 5 minutes of planning and 25 minutes of action. So what I mean by this is you will spend 5 minutes figuring out what you will do for the next 25 minutes and then start the process over again. The reason this works so well is because you have a set period of time that you will do nothing but work and the other 5 minutes will go towards planning. Any leftover time in that half an hour will be free time for you to do whatever you want to do.

Mastermind Groups

If you have spent much time learning about what the gurus do, then you know that you must be part of a mastermind group. All a mastermind group consists of is a few (or as many as you want) people that deal in the same industry as you do. So for instance, if I was a writer I would find some people that are also writers to join the group. In the group you will talk about goals, achievements and anything that will help you get to where you want to be.

Own Your Calendar

When I say own your calendar I don’t mean you need to own one. What I mean is that you need to be in control of your time and how you use it. What I highly recommend is that you block out a certain portion of every day so that you can stick to getting your work done. Most people that work for themselves don’t think this way, they just think that they can work when they have free time. Trust me, if you think you can work in your free time, then you will never make the kind of money that you need to.

If you are serious about making money online, then you need to be as efficient as possible. One of the reasons so many people quit trying to make money online is because they are not making as much as they want to in the time that they have. Just remember, you don’t need more time you just need to be more efficient.

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Creating a Vision Statement

November 20, 2011 By 6 Comments

Creating a Vision Statement

First off, exactly what is a vision statement?

Well, simply put it’s the vision you have for your business or company and encapsulates what it is you are trying to build.

A vision statement is slightly different from a mission statement in that it is typically an internal document meant both for yourself, and any employees you might have. The mission statement is usually geared towards your customers, or client’s perspective.

They can either be short and sweet as in the following example from Ford:

 ”To become the world’s leading Consumer Company for automotive products and services”.

Or longer, and more in depth as in the case of Gillette:

“The Gillette Company’s Vision is to build Total Brand Value by innovating to deliver consumer value and customer leadership faster, better and more completely than our competition. This Vision is supported by two fundamental principles that provide the foundation for all of our activities: Organizational Excellence and Core Values.

Attaining our Vision requires superior and continually improving performance in every area and at every level of the organization.

Our performance will be guided by a clear and concise strategic statement for each business unit and by an ongoing Quest for Excellence within all operational and staff functions.

This Quest for Excellence requires hiring, developing and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. To support this Quest, each function employs metrics to define, and implements processes to achieve, world-class status”.

My own vision statement here at PLR Internet Marketing is:

“Our vision at PLR Internet Marketing is to provide a quality online resource that is dedicated to helping individuals with the information to achieve financial growth in the online world. We specialize in showing people how to make money with their blogs, through Internet marketing, affiliate marketing, PLR, as well as SEO techniques in order that they may experience the freedom that comes with owning an online business. With your success, comes our success!”

Why create one?

Well, unless you have a clear idea, and a direction, and are able to articulate that idea and direction, there is a better than even chance you won’t ever arrive at your final destination, or if you arrive it may not be as you had pictured, or imagined it. Knowing where you’re going in business may only be one step in the journey, but it’s considered a fairly important one!

Depending on where you are with your business, and how clear your idea of what you’re hoping to achieve happens to be creating a vision statement might take anywhere from a few minutes, to an afternoon to complete.

It’s important to note that while a vision statement should help shape your business over the years to come, there is no reason that it can’t change and adapt as your business grows. Over time, as your business grows your direction may change, or focuses shift. Don’t be afraid to change or adapt your vision statement to reflect this.

What to do once you have it?

Hang it in your office for all to see, include it in your operations manual or business plan. This document is just one more piece that is to become the business you and your team are building!

Good luck to you!

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Answering the Question, “What Do You Do for a Living?”

October 27, 2011 By 13 Comments

 

When you make a living online, a lot of people won’t understand what it is you do.  Some of them will think you’re nothing more than a spammer – just because you work on the Internet.  You might even run into people who automatically assume you’re into promoting porn, because they think that’s all the Internet is used for!

You need to be prepared to deal with people like this.  Some of them may even be close friends and family members who are simply ignorant about the various marketing uses for the World Wide Web.

The first thing you need to explain to people is that very few people who work on the Internet are spammers.  Spammers actually make up a very, very small minority of those who make money online.

If you do any sort of email marketing, you should explain that every single person you send email to has signed up specifically to your newsletter, and clicked a link to confirm that they really want to be on your list.

Explain to them that subscribing to your newsletter is a lot like signing up for delivery of the newspaper, or a magazine subscription.  People sign up to your newsletter, and then you send them valuable information, not just advertising.

If you sell eBooks online, you can explain to people that you’re a bit like a book publisher, but all of the books you publish are in digital format.  You can tell them that instead of paying a lot of extra money for the printing, binding, marketing, and shipping of a physical book, you eliminate those costs by selling all of your books as downloadable products.

If people still don’t understand, you could even show them what an eBook is by letting them view one on your computer. If your main business is advertising affiliate products, you can tell people you’re in advertising.

Explain to them that you run a website (or websites) and you place advertising on that website.  Every time someone clicks an ad and purchases something, you receive a commission. If you make most of your money through AdSense or selling advertising on your sites, you can simply tell people that you place advertisements on your websites, and you charge advertisers for that ad space.

If you want to, you could show them some of your sites or blogs to illustrate the point. Some people feel more comfortable just telling people they design websites.  If you’re a decent website builder, this will probably really impress people, but be prepared to get requests from people asking if you’ll make them a site, too.

If you don’t want to deal with all of the questions about spamming and porn, just telling someone you design websites will usually be enough to throw them off your trail.  If people are particularly persistent with their questions, you can start to point out some examples of people who have been very successful making money online.

Don’t just use examples of famous Internet marketers like John Reese or Yanik Silver! Use some examples with verifiable “proof” in mainstream media.  For example, the famous “make money” blogger John Chow has a number of stories out there about him.

There’s also teenaged entrepreneur Ashley Squalls who has made mainstream news in a big way by making over $70,000 per month with advertising on her site that gives away MySpace layouts. And of course, the infamous Perez Hilton – a celebrity blogger who cashes in on the ad space his blog has.

You should try to realize that some people will just never understand what you do.  Try to explain it the best way you can, and if it doesn’t work, accept it.  Some people just won’t get it. If the in-laws or your spouse are nagging you because your money isn’t yet streaming in, and you feel pressured, put together a simple presentation that answers all of their questions and puts their minds at ease.

 

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Tips for Outsourcing your IT Requirements

October 21, 2011 By 5 Comments
Tips for Outsourcing your IT Requirements

Tips for Outsourcing your IT Requirements

There are many benefits of outsourcing your IT requirements. Not only can it save you money on staffing costs but it can also mean that you have a team of professionals working for you around the clock, so if anything were to happen to your systems, they’d be someone working on the problem before anyone has even picked up the problem. So whether you are looking into some of the best IT services Melbourne has to offer, or you have just signed up with a company to meet your IT requirements, we’ve got a great list of tips on how to maximise your IT outsourcing:

  • Know the limits of what you want to remain in-house- There may be certain things that you are considering will remain in-house. Know the limits of these areas and who will be managing them. It’s also a good idea to let the IT Company you are outsourcing to about these briefly to avoid any confusion.
  • Clearly set out what you expect from the company you are outsourcing to- Like with any service you want to outsource, it is so important to clearly outline expectations and services you want them to offer you. Setting up the expectations of what you want early on will make it easier down the track should anything go wrong. They are looking after a major area of your business so being on the same page at all times is imperative.
  • Shop around for the right fit for your business- There are many companies now offering business IT support and services. Before signing up with a particular company, shop around. See what other businesses have on offer. Each business will operate slightly differently, so you need to find the business with the right people to match your company’s needs. This includes being able to have open channels of communication between you, so look out right from the start for friendly, professional staff who are willing to answer any of your questions and always return your calls in a timely manner. This can include explaining where to get Windows 8 downloads through to explaining why you should upgrade to Windows 8 or make other changes to your operating system.
  • Trust the professionals- Outsourcing an important business operation such as IT support and services requires you to have faith in the company that you are outsourcing to, being able to trust them with the knowledge that they are providing you with the best possible solutions and services. It can be hard especially if you are a smaller business to put your complete trust in an external party to run a very important part of your business’s needs. Once you find the right company, have trust in the ability of the professionals you have working for you and remember that this is their area of expertise.

Whether you have just started looking for the right business offering the best IT support Melbourne has to offer, or you have just signed with a company to outsource your IT requirements to, there are a few things to keep in mind to maximise your business relationship, and get the most out of outsourcing such a big part of your company’s operations. I hope our list of tips has given you some useful ideas for ways that you can get the most out of outsourcing the IT requirements of your business.

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Having an exit plan

October 16, 2011 By 9 Comments

Having an exit plan

I’m not sure if it’s because of the fact that I work from home while most of my friends still work for someone else, but I seem to hear a lot of complaints about people’s vocations, and a general desire they all seem to have to do something on their own in regards to starting up their own business.

Now it doesn’t matter if you’re interested in internet marketing or landscaping the process looks very similar. For starters you actually DO need to implement some sort of exit strategy or plan unless you fully expect a business complete with competing salary to simply drop into your lap. (Not going to happen by the way.)

In order to support ourselves and our families it’s most likely going to continue to take eight hours of work daily, and if we’re going to be honest that number will likely be higher when we first start out. I know for myself I was often working ten to twelve hours for the first year or so. For those who simply can’t spare that kind of time, don’t be discouraged, it can still be accomplished by working either longer, or even smarter!

Rather than having a vague goal such as “I’d like to be my own boss”, try figuring out exactly what it is you’d like to spend your days doing that can reasonably be expected to bring you in a stream of revenue. If you can figure out how to get paid for doing something you enjoy, or better yet love, you’ll be one step closer to your goal of actually working for yourself.

 

Having a plan is crucial to your success. You need to know what it is you’re going to be doing to earn revenue (preferably a proven revenue model such as trading a product or service for cash) and know what steps you can take to implement those ideas. Too often people start out with the idea of starting a blog and hoping they’ll soon be independently wealthy with nothing more than the occasional blog post.

While there are tons of websites online that manage to earn a decent (or even obscene) amount of money from nothing more than the passive revenue derived from advertising, the amount of work that went into those sites in order to generate the amount of visitors they receive daily would stagger your mind! Often they’ve taken years to build themselves up to the levels you might be currently seeing them at.

Many online marketers start out selling other people’s products (affiliate marketing) and that works amazingly well for them, but ideally most of us would like to create something with which to call our own. Developing your own product takes time, but when you consider the fact that once you’ve built it, you can expect to not only sell it for years to come, but also add to it, enhance it, and grow it into something even larger and more profitable as well.

Starting out with an eBook is probably the simplest product development and can be achieve with nothing more than an hour or two of committed writing on a regular basis. It’s then a simple matter to expand on that, and add in charts, graphs, supporting video’s, programs, etc. until it turns into a full-fledged (and full priced) product that can then be sold for a substantial amount.

After you’ve gotten your product to the level at which you feel it can be promoted heavily don’t try and go it your own. Instead try to recruit affiliates of your own to take up your cause and promote your product. The results will easily be ten times what you yourself could achieve, and your reach will effectively be expanded as well.

Most of us can manage an hour or two each day even if we happen to be working a full time job to support ourselves at the present time. We can likely also squirrel away a few dollars each day toward the launch of our upcoming business venture.

A typical business takes up to three years to become profitable, and if you’re smart you’ll leverage the time you can spare now, and the income you can spare from within your current budget to start building the foundation that will become the dream you currently have for working from home, being your own boss, or even simply having a secondary income that can be built passively over time.

“Develop a plan then work the plan”

 

 

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