Posts Tagged ‘working at home’

 

July 5th, 2013

A Whole New World! What to Expect Your First Year of Internet Marketing!


A whole new world awaits you if you are planning to jump into digital marketing, but this is your time to test new waters. It’s exciting to start a home based business and it’s fun to learn new things,however, it’s wise for you to have an understanding of what you can expect your first year in business.

You’ll need to have a realistic view of what it takes for you to make it, how much hustling you’ll really need to do, and what you’ll be earning within your first 6 months into your first year of internet marketing. It’s so important that what you expect is real, so that you don’t set yourself up for failure and disappointment.

I am going to share with you what I know, and what I personally experienced so that you can do the same, and you’ll be ready to enter into a whole new world with your new business!

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Entering Into a Whole New World with a Home Business

When you choose to start a home business, you’ll find yourself planning for what seems like an eternity, and then you’ll find that there is a season of activity that needs to take place in order to make your dreams come to fruition.

Before you can even plan, an idea is born, and it’s one that grows from your deepest passions in life. This means that for each one of us our business could be something different, whether its:

  1. Skincare and beauty items
  2. Health and wellness
  3. Precious metals and collectibles
  4. Home decor and other categories

The options for home based business are endless, but once you have an idea you need to draw out a small plan for your business to get it started. This means planning for:

  1. Startup costs
  2. Logo
  3. Branding yourself online
  4. Creating an online platform to let people know you exist!

There are so many things to consider, but you cannot get anywhere unless you get started. So, your first year will involve some thought and planning, before you take action. It will take you about 3 months to do this if you are fervent and dedicated to spending time with this each day, and then when you are in month 4, you’ll find that taking action feels good and that you are more than ready.

While you’ll be part of a whole new world, you’ll learn by reading and studying about others that had success before you!

Don’t Freak Out in a Whole New World!

While you may be feeling overwhelmed already, remember, my position is that I am here to help you. Everyone that starts a home business and is new to the idea of being self employed may feel a little nervous at times, but it’s a great feeling to know that you will be working for yourself and doing something you really love.

Although you may have a full-time job now, you’ll need to give yourself some time to create and put this together. Be realistic about the fact that you’ll need to study and research before you ever run an ad of any kind via social media, or before you ever use email marketing. You’ll also want to follow top marketers in the industry, just as I did to learn what pitfalls you could encounter during your first year.

This is how I found Six Figure Mentors.  I didn’t have all of the answers when I started and I still don’t! What I do know is that if you surround yourself with knowledgeable people that have experience, and have had success in the online marketing sphere, you’ll learn quickly.

Do you want to start a new business, but you just aren’t sure where to start? Are you looking for a mentor for your business that can help you get to six figures? If you are ready to delve into a whole new world, and you would like a little helping hand, just go HERE to access the Six Figure Mentor 7 day bootcamp!

July 1st, 2013

At Home Jobs and Managing Your Time


At home jobs is the focus here on my website, and if you’ve been following  me for any length of time, you know that my family is extremely important to me. It’s a known fact that working from home provides more freedom to do what you need to and want to, however it’s important thaat early in life you learn the value of managing your time.

Time is precious, and therefore it’s only those things that are profitable that you should be focusing your time on. This means that you need to focus on family first then work. This doesn’t mean that you don’t work at all, but what it does mean is that you manage your time more effectively. How do you do this? You can make a schedule and keep to it, or you can do something even better.

Why not keep office hours and create a schedule that defines how you’ll spend your time every single day for the year? I am going to give you some tips here to teach you more about how at home jobs can be started and easily maintained, even if you are working from your home office.

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Avoiding Needless Time Stealers with At Home Jobs

While at home jobs are a tremendous blessing, they can appear to be time stealers for you. Your work isn’t really stealing your time unless of course you become unorganized!

This means it’s so important that you spend your time doing those things you love and working when it’s time to work. My best solution is to keep office hours. Go so far as to put up a sign with office hours, include them in your email and post them for telephone calls as well. I’ve also learned some great ways to manage my time concerning phone calls and emails as well.

You can create an away message for your email that would designate when you’ll return emails and phone calls just to be on the safe side. So, would need to:

  • Let customers know what time you’ll be checking email
  • What time you’ll be checking voicemail
  • Specify times for updates on various projects

Not everyone can manage time well without creating a schedule, therefore it’s important that you do this! Here is an example of an away message that would work for you:

Dear friends and clients,

“To serve you best please note the following. I’ll be checking emails between the hours of 1pm and 2pm, and I’ll be checking voicemail during this time as well. I’ll return calls between the hours of 2pm and 3pm, and any emails or phone calls after this time, will be returned the following morning. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”

It’s so easy to do, and you’ll find that people straighten up and respect your time a lot better!

At Home Jobs Mean Scheduling Family Time Too!

Naturally, it’s appealing to work from home, and of course friends and family always want to know when you’ll be free because they aren’t sure how you spend your time. This is why it’s important to schedule time for your friends and family. This means that you need to make sure that yes, breakfast with your spouse and children has been scheduled.

If you are having that struggle with your spouse about spending time with you, then schedule a lunch with them outside of home so that you can access them and get their full attention. This means your phones are off, and you won’t be responding to emails or phone calls during this time.

If you have small children at home, you may want to schedule a sitter to be there while you are there, so that you can spend at least an hour or two with them while you are working, and then make sure you get a break with them. This has it’s own natural role of you training your children to accept when you are free, and they’ll understand over time that it’s your time to go to work.

At home jobs can be a blessing, but you have to know how to manage your time. If you would like to learn more about “at home jobs” and making them work for you, just go HERE to access your FREE 7 day bootcamp!

April 10th, 2013

Work at Home Mum-Working on My Terms in My Time!


Are you a work at home mum? If not, would you like to become one? These days, things are tough in the common workplace which means the only way out is to do something for yourself. What is that something? It’s creating your own work at home venture.

This is about doing something you love, without giving up time for the ones you love. Wouldn’t you say that 9 out of 10 mums would work at home if they could? What would you do? Are you completely satisfied with your workspace and the life you have created? If not, I bet you found this article as a result of your online search for more information!

If you want to be a work at home mum, then I want to give you a step by step roadmap that you can use to break out of the mold of working for someone else, so that you can work for yourself and create the life you fully desire to live!

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Why It’s Amazing to Be a Work at Home Mum!

Being a work at home mum is truly a joy for me.

The reason being is that I can easily work from anywhere. I can travel with my daughter, and when my mum was alive I used to travel with her as well. It’s no surprise then that I have had such a freeing experience working for myself.

I never wanted to be very far from my kids, and therefore I decided to just make it happen!

So, how did I start? I made the DECISION.

I did research online, and discovered that what I was looking for was all online.I found out that all I needed was:

  • To find out if what I had a passion for would earn me some income
  • Put up a basic website to start
  • Start a blog to share information and drive traffic to my website
  • Use social media to share information about what I was learning, and teaching others how to do the same!

I also knew that other women wanted the same thing, and that was to live out their dreams to work at home, so that they could spend more time with their children and spouse, and live life on their terms. Doesn’t FREEDOM sound good to you?

Once I found the information I needed, it was time for me to implement what I learned and make it happen!

Becoming the Work at Home Mum I Wanted to Be!

So, once I learned what I needed to know to become a work at home mum, what was the next step?  It was creating a marketing strategy for my business. Not all marketers are going to use the same strategy, and REMEMBER, this is about reaching your niche market. I want to reach those of you ladies just like me that want to stay at home and raise their children and take care of their home.

Before you can even write that strategy, you absolutely MUST:

Set goals. If you don’t set goals, you will have no roadmap. Set short term goals, and then set goals for what you want to do in the long term too. Be clear, be definitive, and be honest with yourself. Set daily goals as well, sort of like and action plan!

Get up before the kids do! If you can manage, get up before the kids and spouse do. You want to get a head start so that you can get some stuff done before everyone needs your time and attention. It’s tough being a mum, but it’s the best job in the world! However, what business time you can get, take it! Your time is so precious!

Block out time for business and time for family only. Just so you know, because time is tight, it’s best for you to block out time for family and work. Set work hours, and abide by them Let your family know what they are, and by all means, get the support you need from your spouse to help you get through.

I hope these few tips help you. If you would like to chat, I would love it! I am all about helping out anyone that would love to be a work at home mum!