Posts Tagged ‘home-based-business’

What You Need To Know To Make Sense of Business Bartering

Bartering, trading one good for another, is becoming increasingly popular as the value of the dollar continues to plummet. There are several bartering systems available online (some better than others) and activity on these web sites has increased as the economy has gotten more and more troubled. However, when you move into cashless economies, it's easy to get sucked in. Here are a few things you need to know to… Continue reading

August 4 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: barter, cashless-economy, home-based-business, Management, small business, swap, trade, work-from-home | 11 comments»

How to Hire A Web Design Firm

How many times have you heard stories of people who hired web firms to design and develop their web sites and either got substandard sites or the developer ran off with their money? Or what about the entrepreneur who "hired" his nephew/friend/daughter to design the site for free, and the results were disasterous and this small business owner didn't feel comfortable offering much constructive criticism on a job done for… Continue reading

July 3 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: entrepreneur, home-based-business, small business, web-design, website | 11 comments»

5 Components Your Business Web Site Needs

Last week I talked about why a strong web site is crucial to your business. Today I'm going to talk about five components your web site needs and why you need them. Bear in mind, however, that these five aren't the only components you need. At the end of the article, I'll mention a couple of other things you may want to include. Now, you can't just slap these components… Continue reading

June 17 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: content, entrepreneur, home-based-business, small business, website | 18 comments»

How to Be More Productive In Your Business

I’m frequently asked about productivity. My clients are often desperate to be more self-disciplined, less “lazy” (their word, not mine), and want to know how to get more work done in less time. As a small business owner or entrepreneur, you wear so many hats and have so many things to do, it often seems overwhelming. As a result, some just give up, while other work non-stop, perpetually feeling like… Continue reading

May 19 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: entrepreneur, home-based-business, Lifestyle, Productivity, small business | 5 comments»

How to Head Off Small Business Fear in This Economy

This is a scary time. Everyone you know knows at least one person who has gotten downsized and new jobs are scarce. People are scared to start businesses and they’re scared to invest in their existing businesses right now. Part of it is that in an economy like this, mistakes are even more costly than before. And part of it is that people are just plain scared to lose anything… Continue reading

May 7 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: economy, entrepreneur, fear, frugality, home-based-business, Productivity, recession, small business, thrifty | 5 comments»