Starting a successful Internet home business is amazing, especially when you see the money that comes in when you are sleeping! Yes, making money while you sleep is truly possible these days with the Internet. Making money on the Internet is not a myth and is a reality for thousands online.

And let’s face it. There’s never been a better time to start a work at home business and although it may seem like a daunting task in the beginning, there are some best practices that you can follow which will greatly help you profit from your home business idea. In this short article, I’m going to go over a few of these and hopefully by the time you’re done reading, you’ll have some useful things that you can begin applying today to become more successful in your work from home endeavors.

Don’t forget that also over 98% of first time home based business owners quit from frustration over the learning curve of getting their business up and running. Many say they must have chosen the wrong business opportunity or they feel completely overwhelmed with what they need to understand in order to stay in business.

ADVANTAGES OF RUNNING YOUR OWN HOME BUSINESS

1. Your partner always knows where you are. You are in the office or workshop, beavering away on developing your business.

Actually this was the very first item my wife mentioned when we chatted about this article. I think she likes the security of knowing where her husband is. I will often be found in the home office here, banging away at the keyboard or developing some aspect of our home based business.

2. You can be your own boss.

Look, I’ve been retrenched twice. That is the Australian word for getting laid off from your job. In both cases it was the result of financial pressures that the employers were experiencing so they downsized me out the door.

When you run the show, that cannot happen.

Incidentally in my case, I was in my late 40’s at the time of both retrenchments. Not a happy experience at all, but all too common. Perhaps that is your driving motivation behind setting up your own home business. If so, I understand — and congratulations!

3. You cannot be fired.

4. There is no need to retire. Ever. So if you enjoy your work, you can continue for many years after your workmates have quit working and earning.

5. You can work the business part time if you wish.

6. You can go on holidays when and where you like (as long as you have set up some arrangements to take care of maintenance matters while you are both away).

7. Options. There are plenty of different ways to earn money. Affiliate marketing on the internet is just one of them but it is one of my favorites. Apart from selling your own products, promoting affiliate programs is one the easiest ways to make money online.

8. Satisfaction. There is a great big sense of satisfaction in producing something that helps others and pays the bills. I love it. Especially when people take the time to write and say how something I have produced has helped them, for example. Call it ego-stroking if you like, but dont underrate the value of a sense of achievement and contribution.

9. Express your individuality. You not only get to choose the business you want to run — you also can decide what it looks like and how it operates.

10. Reward is proportionate to contribution. As you put more into your business, you can get more out of it. You’re not building somebody else’s future. You are directly building a future for yourself and your family.

IF I MAY BE SO BOLD…

I have a suggestion for you. It can make all the difference in the world to where you will be in one year’s time. The suggestion is:

Make today the day you TAKE ACTION towards fulfilling your dreams of running your own home based business.

One of the first things you will need is to find a profitable niche.

Extensive research has identified dozens of different ways to find profitable niche markets. And they are all presented at http://FindHotMarkets.com

Article by Gary Harvey. Gary has been fulltime marketing online since 2003 and he enjoys the freedom of working in his home office. His goal is to help others achieve the same thing.

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Boost your self confidence.

Learn to say “NO” and mean it!

How can you confidently respond when someone makes a request you’d prefer not to accommodate? 

This article shares some ideas you can use to make sure you don’t find yourself doing something you’d very much prefer not to do.

The question has just been posed.  Pause. 

Was your inclination to say yes, even though there’s a voice deep down saying “no.” 

Well, let’s raise the volume on that voice. 

What possible reasons could there be for saying no?

• § It’s beyond your means?
• § It’s beyond your comfort level?
• § You have no interest?

Identify all the reasons you have for saying “no.”  Identify which stem from a lack of confidence, versus a sincere disinterest in fulfilling the request.

What would happen if you said yes?  Perhaps:

• § You would be considered a teamplayer
• § It would make your boss happy
• § Your visibility with higher-ups would be improved

It’s comes down to a simple cost/benefit really. 

Would the discomfort involved in saying yes outweigh the benefits of possibly going along with the request? 

Or, do the benefits outweigh your temporary discomforts?

The role of guilt

Saying “no” is hard for many of us. 

Guilt often comes into play. 

Whether this guilt has its foundation in religion, a proper upbringing, or a worldview that simply says “it’s not nice to say no”, we often recognize it and make decisions we’d rather not be making, based upon it. 

Saying “NO”

You’ve made the decision, after scientifically weighing the results of your cost/benefit analysis, do honestly say “NO”. 

Well, go ahead and say it clearly, and self-assuredly…in the mirror. 

Look yourself in the eye, and do it.  Just say “NO.” 

Say it like you really mean it, and then say it again as you would to whomever made the request of you.  When you pretend you’re speaking to the person who made the request, does it come out differently? 

Practice and experiment with different ways to say “NO” until you find one you’re comfortable with. 

Then go, and say “NO.”

After you say “NO”

If you’re used to giving in to others, then guess what? 

After all that practice, you may just be surprised to find that they are not willing to accept it! 

They may push, rephrase the question, or make a new, not altogether different, request. 

Be prepared for this!  Know your boundary-what ARE you willing to do? 

Revisit the questions you asked yourself before-what would happen if you said no, or yes?

If you are serious about saying “NO” then stick to your guns. 

Tell the individual making the request that you would appreciate it if they respected your wishes, and ask them to refrain from pursuing it further. 

If you are comfortable expressing your “reasons why” then do so speaking from your personal perspective. 

Tips on how to say your “NO!”

•1.   The “Wet lettuce NO”

If you are going to say NO, you must say it in a way that means NO!

Saying NO in a quiet, unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp.

By saying NO in a non confident manner it will make you feel as though you have got to convince the other person about your decision and the reasons why you have said it!

•2.   The “Mr Angry NO”

This is at the other end of the spectrum in how to say NO.

It is done in an aggressive manner and usually said with contempt.

It is not an effective way to communicate your NO.

Here are a couple of examples:

“NO. I’m not doing that rubbish. You’ve got to be joking aren’t you”

“NO. I wouldn’t lower myself to do that piece of work”

• The assertive NO 

This is the best way to say NO!

In a firm, yet polite voice say:

“No. I will not be able to do that for you

Also, if you want to say the reasons why, keep it short and sweet.

“No. I will not be able to do that for you. I will be having my hair done at that time”

•4.   Use effective body language

When saying NO remember the power of non-verbal communications

Look the person in the eye when you say the NO.

Shake your head at the same time as saying NO.

Stand up tall.

Use a firm tone in your voice.

•5.   When all is said and done

Don’t forget that when anyone asks a question of you, you are perfectly OK to say, “Can I think about that and get back to you”

No-one should be pressurised into giving an immediate answer, even if the delay is only a couple of minutes. It will give you some time to think it through and to gather your thoughts.

It will also give you some time to think about how you are going to say it, the words to use and your body language. 

Saying NO exercise

Practice makes perfect as they say!

What I would like you to do for the next 7 days is to start to say NO more often.

So whether it is the double glazing salesman, the cold call, “Would you like fries with that” or the shop assistant - practice saying NO to one person for at least the next 7 days.

You will be an expert come the end of the week!

What will happen?

• § You will feel much more confident and proud.
• § You will find that practice makes perfect-the more you confidently say “NO” the easier it becomes.
• § Others will respect your wishes and take you seriously the first time you say “NO.”
• § You won’t find yourself doing things you never wanted to do in the first place.
• § You’ll have more time to focus on the things you do want to be involved in.
• § The list goes on from there…

Warm regards,

Ken Mathie
Enhancing People’s Lives
Through Creative Technology

http://www.kenmathie.com

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