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- Why No Online Presence Could Mean the Death of Your Business - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2008 from Laurie HayesWhether or not you agree, online purchases are the way of the future and if you don't have a web site and means to purchase from your business online, you could find yourself in a troubling position one day. People who tell you having an online presence isn't necessary are still trying to find ...
Views: 166 - Is Your Home Business Growing Or Dying? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Laurie HayesWe cannot live without breathing. When inhalation and exhalation cease, so too does our existence. The same goes for home-based business. In order to survive, it must breathe in new experiences, ideas, systems, customers, referral sources, technologies, team members and centers of ...
Views: 120 - The Common Regret Of Successful Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on May 28, 2008 from Laurie HayesLast week I had the pleasure of listening to a hugely successful and respected businessman as he shared his story of immigrating to Canada at the age of six, growing up in a modest household and becoming employed as a surveyor for the government. After a decade as an employee, he decided he ...
Views: 209 - How To Become An Expert In Your Field - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Laurie HayesWhether you're in home renovation, hairstyling, real estate, coaching, dog grooming, multi-level marketing, or any other type of business, one of the best ways to build a home-based enterprise is to become an expert in your field. You may be competing with hundreds of thousands online or with a ...
Views: 194 - 3 Simple Rules To Growing Your Network - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2008 from Laurie HayesThe success of your home business ultimately boils down to the quality of your relationships. People do not buy your product or service. They buy YOU first and foremost. When they know you and trust you, and know you have a genuine interest in them, they become loyal customers and refer their ...
Views: 141 - The Law Of Rhythm And Your Home-Based Business - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2008 from Laurie HayesThe Law of Rhythm states that everything goes through cycles. Ocean tides go in and out. The moon's lunar phases follow a 29-day cycle, and the earth's yearly revolution around the sun creates seasons. For some countries, this might mean four seasons consisting of spring, summer, fall and ...
Views: 143 - The Price Winners Pay - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Laurie HayesOne of the commitments I made to myself was to always provide fresh new content for my readers. It's so easy to regurgitate previous articles and there's no doubt, you can read something numerous times and still get value from it. But a promise is a promise, so even when it's tough to get going ...
Views: 124 - Why Networking Marketing Makes Smart Business Sense - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Laurie HayesYears ago you would've had to smack me over the head to agree that network marketing was a smart business choice. Unfortunately, I had a few bad experiences under my belt and saw it only as a losing proposition. Maybe I can attribute it to naivety, immaturity or bad choices in products or ...
Views: 202 - You Can't Hear Opportunity Knock On a Padded Door - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2008 from Laurie HayesIf you're waiting for opportunity to knock, you may be waiting a very long time, especially if you have a padded door. The padding on your door is created by your thoughts, habits and words you say. If you think good things only come to the lucky few, those born with a silver spoon in their ...
Views: 157 - 10 Business Card Blunders That Hurt Business - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Laurie HayesYou don't have to be a Fortune 500 company to have an effective business card that captures attention and inspires someone to want to know more about you and what you offer. By being aware of these ten common blunders and making sure you avoid them, you'll have a business card that gets noticed ...
Views: 218 - How To Set Your Business Goals For The Year Ahead - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2008 from Laurie HayesEach new year gives you a clean slate to design and create your life for the next 12 months. Do you know what you're going to put on that slate? Oftentimes one of two challenges arises... You stare at it blankly, not having a clue where to start or you quickly begin filling the slate with a ...
Views: 152 - The 4 Cornerstones Of A Successful Home-Based Business - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2007 from Laurie HayesThe success of your home business is built on four important cornerstones, Skills - Mindset - Relationships - Environments As you prepare for the journey ahead, set goals for yourself in each of these areas to ensure your business is built on a solid foundation and grows at an even keel. 1. ...
Views: 145 - What's Really Holding You Back? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Laurie HayesThis may or may not surprise you, but I have learned that regardless of age, it usually isn't lack of skill, time or money that gets in the way of starting or growing your business. Most of the entrepreneurs I work with are between 40 to 65 years young, and when they hit a wall or spin their ...
Views: 90 - When Technology And Self-Help Hurt Business - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2007 from Laurie HayesTechnology and the Internet have been the greatest gifts to the business world, however, they have also created enormous struggle and loss when not approached properly. And the self-help movement (moreover the Law of Attraction phenomenon) is also empowering people to live their best lives and ...
Views: 140 - How To Design A Web Site That Sells - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2007 from Laurie HayesThe entire purpose of your website is to attract quality leads who want and have the money to purchase your products and services. So, the first thing you have to do is ask yourself, WHO? Who is my ideal customer? Where does she live? Where does she hang out? What problem does she have that ...
Views: 170(1 vote) - 10 Ways To Build A Referral-Only Business In Less Than Ten Minutes A Day - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2007 from Laurie HayesEven though it's one of the most powerful ways to build your business, most business owners don't send out personal cards because they don't know when it's appropriate, what to say, or they feel it doesn't apply to them because their business is DIFFERENT. It doesn't matter if you're a real ...
Views: 157 - How To Bridge Your "Goals Gap" And Ready Yourself For The Year Ahead - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2007 from Laurie HayesAs the end of the year draws closer, now is the time to measure the goals you've set for yourself so you can tweak and refine as necessary. How have you done in terms of meeting your objectives? If you're on track, Congratulations! If not, don't beat yourself up, but don't let it go ...
Views: 115 - It's All About Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2007 from Laurie HayesThink back to a time you made an important purchase. All things considered equal, did you buy in favor of the sales clerk or representative you felt the strongest connection with? The success of your business ultimately boils down to the strength of the relationships you have with your ...
Views: 120 - Ready To Break Through The Comfort Barrier and Grow Your Home Business? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2007 from Laurie HayesToday I spent some time on the phone with a wonderful reader of The HBB Confidential. She shared some challenges that unfortunately are very common in the home business world. I gave her some quick tips to start turning things around and would like to share them with you too because you may ...
Views: 109 - The Silent Killer of Business Success - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Laurie HayesIt seems harmless and innocent enough, but its crippling effects run rampant in the business world. Entire days are lost, projects sloppily thrown together, and work pushed aside as entrepreneurs become slaves to its hypnotic pull. It was designed to make life easier and speed up ...
Views: 131 - How To Turn Your Home Business Start-Up Into An Instant Cash Cow - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from Laurie HayesThousands of new home businesses start in North America every day, many of which never see their fifth anniversary. With a 90 percent failure rate in the first five years, most hopeful entrepreneurs wind up feeling discouraged and beaten, thinking they don’t have what it takes to make ...
Views: 116 - 2 Pillars To Every Business Success - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Laurie HayesIf I were to ask you about your business and what you do, how would you answer? Would you respond with … “I’m a coach. I help people overcome their fears.” “I’m a hairdresser. I make women feel beautiful.” “I’m a professional organizer. I ...
Views: 175 - How To Grow Your Business Through Follow-Up - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2007 from Laurie HayesHow many times has a businessperson given you information, her business card, a website to visit or brochure to read after you expressed an interest in her product or service? How many times can you remember never hearing from that person again after she provided the information? Did you ...
Views: 129 - How To Live Your Best Life As Home-Based Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2007 from Laurie HayesStarting and running a home business is serious stuff. After all, the first five years are the most critical. You have to come up with a sound business idea, make sure there’s a demand for your product or service, conduct research, create a plan, build structures and processes around ...
Views: 158 - Tough Love Advice For The Home-Based Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2007 from Laurie HayesSometimes a good ‘ol pat on the back for trying and a “You can do it” pep talk just aren’t enough to get you out of a slump and onto the fast track. As a matter of fact, they rarely do much. The results you experience in your business come from the thoughts you think and ...
Views: 158 - Brainstorm Your Way To Home Business Success - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2007 from Laurie HayesNapoleon Hill, Think And Grow Rich, stated, "No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible, intangible force which may be likened a third mind." He was referring of course, to the power of the mastermind. When more than two minds unite with the intention to ...
Views: 189 - Boost Your Business Revenue Through Network Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2007 from Laurie Hayes"Network marketing" used to be a dirty term in my world and when Robert Kiyosaki claimed it as one of his preferred means to wealth building, my jaw almost hit the floor. How could such a worldly, intelligent businessman make such a statement? Unfortunately several experiences in the MLM ...
Views: 156 - Don't Stop Short Of The Gold - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2007 from Laurie HayesIn Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich, he tells a true story of a man named R. U. Darby and his uncle who were hit by the "gold fever" during the gold rush. After having their first car of ore shipped to a smelter, they discovered they had hit one of the richest bodies of gold in ...
Views: 187 - Build A Cash Pool For Your Home-Based Business By Following 7 Simple Rules - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Laurie HayesAlthough your income statement might show a healthy profit, it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if you have no cash flow. One of the biggest mistakes made by new home business owners is allowing clients and customers to buy now and pay later. In other words, extending credit. Credit is ...
Views: 180 - When the Small Stuff Matters in Home-Based Business - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2007 from Laurie HayesYou've probably heard before that in order to reap the rewards of business success, you must work "on" your business, not "in" it. This is most certainly true ... within reason. Eighty to ninety percent of your time should be spent working strategically as opposed to tactically. It's important ...
Views: 125 - Fast Track Your Escape From The Home Business Blues - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2007 from Laurie HayesIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. If you’re familiar with the universal Law of Polarity, you understand that for every condition there must be a polar opposite. In order to have hot, you must have cold. In order to be light, there must be dark. One cannot exist without ...
Views: 149 - Know Why You're Struggling In Home Business? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Laurie HayesWe are what we repeatedly do. – Aristotle Oftentimes struggling home business owners can’t seem to pinpoint the source of their troubles. More often than not, they blame their unwanted circumstances on lack of time or money and believe that if they had more of each, things would get ...
Views: 138 - Flatten Your Learning Curve and Accelerate Your Home Biz Success - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Laurie HayesA wise person learns from experience. A wiser person learns from other people’s experiences. As Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen far, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” As a new home-based entrepreneur, you will encounter many occasions to take risks, make mistakes, and ...
Views: 166 - Is Your Body Language Helping or Hurting Your Business? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Laurie HayesDid you know that between 60-75 percent of your communication is nonverbal? Knowing this and learning how to adapt your body language to improve rapport, build credibility and strengthen relationships will have a powerful impact on your business' bottom line. Once you understand some basic ...
Views: 175 - The Power of Accountability - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Laurie HayesIt's so tempting to take the easy road sometimes. It's even easier to just put something off altogether and say, "next time". We procrastinate by saying, "I'll make twice as many tomorrow", or "I'll do it with twice the effort next time." And what happens? Tomorrow and next time come, and ...
Views: 114 - 3 Core Competencies of a Successful Home-Based Business Owner - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2007 from Laurie HayesSuccess at home-based business is dependent on many factors including: - specific skills - specialized knowledge - an efficient and functional work space - structures and processes - ongoing learning - a strong support team and mastermind group - a genuine interest and love for helping ...
Views: 185 - Strategic vs. Tactical Approaches and How Too Much of One Might Be Hurting Your Home-Based Business - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2007 from Laurie HayesIn basic terms, strategic refers to the "what and why" and tactical refers to the "how." Both methodologies are critical to your business success. Strategic thinking, planning, and actions reflect your ability to take into account the big picture, to recognize patterns and trends, foresee ...
Views: 2892(7 votes) - What Every Home-Based Business Owner Needs to Know About Shiny Object Syndrome - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from Laurie HayesOne of the greatest enemies to business success is Shiny Object Syndrome. You as an entrepreneur are probably highly creative, intuitive and optimistic by nature, and it's likely common for you to have a mind full of new ideas at any given moment. You see opportunity where many others don't ...
Views: 148 - Ready to Break Free of Your Entrepreneurial Rut? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from Laurie HayesWhen you first leave the corporate world to start a home-based business, you're pumped, assured and passionate about making your dream come true and that excitement and desire can fuel your progress for a good long while. Eventually, like all things that go up, a plateau is inevitable and it's ...
Views: 156 - 10 Important Questions To Ask Web Developers Before Dishing Out the Dough - by Submitted on May 31, 2007 from Laurie HayesAssuming you already have a fairly good idea of what you want on your web site and will more than likely be writing your own copy or having it written for you, here are 10 questions you need answered to help you create an effective web site without breaking the bank or delaying your plans. 1. ...
Views: 299 - 5 Easy Steps to Determine Your Financial Status So You Can Break Free of Your Job Sooner - by Submitted on May 30, 2007 from Laurie HayesIt doesn't have to be unpleasant or messy, but it does have to be done. You may be well on your way to building a full-time home-based business or may just be tossing the idea around right now, but having a clear understanding of your current and future financial commitments will play a MAJOR ...
Views: 233 - How The Power of Belief Determines Your Business Success - by Submitted on May 28, 2007 from Laurie HayesEveryone is challenged by his or her beliefs from time to time. It doesn't matter if you're the CEO of a fortune 500 company, a talented inventor, a rocket scientist or someone who has escaped corporate life to follow your dream of building a home business. Throughout your lifetime you have ...
Views: 114 - 7 Ways to Manage Breaks As A Home-Based Business Owner - by Submitted on May 21, 2007 from Laurie HayesThis week during a coaching session, one of my clients shared her ongoing struggle with managing "breaks" throughout the day. Whenever she felt the need to get up from her desk and stretch her legs, she found herself in the kitchen. As a result of this habit, she is now 20 pounds heavier, very ...
Views: 146 - 5 Steps to Keep Your Home-Based Business on Track - by Submitted on May 20, 2007 from Laurie HayesWorking from home provides the ultimate experience of freedom in many ways, but at the same time it can easily allow a freedom we take for granted - a freedom that if not appreciated, can actually sabotage our success. In the corporate world we have structures, deadlines, rules and bosses to ...
Views: 156 - Home-Based Business Breakthroughs - 8 Powerful Strategies - by Submitted on May 18, 2007 from Laurie HayesMany home-based business owners go into business with the dream of creating more financial and personal freedom for themselves. Usually, quite the opposite result is produced. When running your own business, you often work harder and for longer hours than you would for an employer. Your ...
Views: 158 - Make Room For The Good Stuff - by Submitted on May 14, 2007 from Laurie HayesHave you ever had a dream that seemed like it would never come true? You thought about it endlessly, talked about it to anyone who would listen and even went as far as writing it out every day and posting pictures representing it all around your home? What you may not know is your dream could ...
Views: 115 - Discover the Secret to Success In Your Own Back Yard - by Submitted on May 11, 2007 from Laurie HayesYesterday, I went above and beyond the call of duty for community service. Thanks to me, not one black fly within a five-mile radius of my home went to bed hungry last night, and because of my loyal patronage and recurring need for calamine lotion, my pharmacist can now put his youngest ...
Views: 165 - Success Unveiled - by Submitted on May 10, 2007 from Laurie HayesHow do you define success? According to the Collins dictionary, success is defined as the achievement of something attempted; the attainment of fame, fortune and position. I believe this definition requires expansion … success also means being a responsible human being, caring for our ...
Views: 98 - Key Secrets to Being a Great Entrepreneur - by Submitted on May 07, 2007 from Laurie HayesYou may have an exceptional product that can improve the lives of many. You may provide a service that is second to none. BUT … If you don't have exceptional sales skills, you will lose out on many an opportunity to demonstrate or provide value to anyone. The most important, yet ...
Views: 120 - How To Keep Home Business Start-Up Costs Under Control - by Submitted on May 04, 2007 from Laurie HayesYou’re an entrepreneur! You've made the decision to work from home and it's time to get your office or shop set up. You have taken care of the legalities, you know who your target market is, you have an exceptional product or service and you're ready to get it out there. This is a ...
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