Communicate,Communicate, Comminicate With Those That You Do Business With!

One of the key things in any business is
communication, and that goes for home based businesses
as well. Often times, written communication of some
form is what brings new customers in, so you want to
make certain that you catch their eyes but don't seem
overbearing.

Email - If, like most home business, you have the
ability to communicate online, one of your biggest
tools is going to be email. You want to first of all
create an email address that is professional yet won't
make people feel threatened when they see it. It
should reflect your business and what it does, but
also make you seem approachable.



Messenger - Whether you use AIM, MSN, or Yahoo
messenger, you are going to also want to create a user
name just for your business, It's a good idea to make
sure that you have all of the available messengers.

This way, people can choose which one to use if they
want to talk to you personally. Trillian is a great
program which allows you to use all of your messaging
programs on one application instead of downloading
them all separately. As with your email, you want your
user names to be professional but not threatening.
They should reflect your business and your
professionalism.

You want the first impression that people have of you
to be a good one, so make certain that your email and
your instant messengers are professional and let
people know that you are serious about your business.

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Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"

What Are Your Business Hour-For Your Home Based Business?

When you are starting up a home business, it's easy to
ignore the alarm clock and get up whenever you want to
get up. You are your own boss, you should be able to
keep the hours that you want, right? Wrong. This is a
misconception that many who are going into the home
business have.

It is true that you are your own boss, but if you work
from 9 to 5 one day, and then don't get up until noon
the next day, people won't take you seriously.

When you are setting up your home business, the first
thing that you should do is to pick a schedule and
stick to it. This way your customers know when they
can reach you. This is good for business, and will
help keep your customers coming back.

When you sit down to plan out your business hours,
figure out a starting time and a closing time, and
factor in time for lunch as well.



If you were working in an office environment, you
would take a lunch break so set an acceptable amount
of time to be at lunch and stick to it.

You don't have a time clock that you have to go by,
but you will have customers who are counting on you to
be available during the hours that you set.

Just as it's important to stick to your time for
starting, it's just as important to stick to your time
when you will be closed for the day.

It's easy to want to check your email, but unless you
are talking to a customer when the time comes, don't
spread yourself too thin by going over time.

What are your comments on a schedule for your home
based business?

Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"

Where Do I Advertise My New Business?

Once you have started your business, the next thing
that you are going to want to do is to advertise your
product or service so that you can get more customers.
Again, one of the best places to do this is the
Internet.

Place ads - online and off line. Ezines that have to do
with the product or service that you are selling , this way
you are hitting your target audience with every
newsletter that goes out. Off line newspapers and magazines
are good places to put your ads. Just because your business
is online does not mean that you can only do things online.
Do both, it will be a one, two punch to help your business.

Email signature - One of the best places to advertise
is on your email signature. It's a non threatening way
to advertise your business, and sometimes people click
on it without even realizing what it is. Don't make it
long or complicated, just let them know what it is
that you do.

Networks - There are plenty of networking sites around
that allow home business owners to advertise their
products and services. It's a good way to connect with
others and meet some new friends, as well as find new
clients.

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Blog - If you have a blog, advertise your business on
your blog! Make sure that you choose good, solid
keywords, and that you let people know what it is that
you are selling. Make your advertisement stand out,
make it noticeable, and make it interesting.

Forums - Not only are forums a good place to meet
people, but they are also great places to advertise.
There are forums that are set up simply for people to
advertise their goods and services, and you will never
know what you might find there.

Social Marketing - This includes twitter,facebook,
squidoo, to name a few of the many places to help you
get the word out about what you are doing. How do you
get yourself noticed? How do you get your business noticed?

Press Releases - These are great ways to get the word out
that you have started a new business. Answer the how, what,
why, who to let everyone know what you are doing.

If you are going to these social marketing sites, do not spam
people. Leave your comments about the subject that is being
talked about. Let people get to know you. Soon they will want
to know what you are doing because of the great comments that
you are adding to the places that you are visiting. They will seek
you out. They will follow your links and learn about you. But if you
are always saying visit my site, buy my products, on and on every
time you make a comment, soon your comments are not even put up
on these site. They do not want to be spammed. Just like you do
not want them in your email box. If you do this you will only hurt
your on business.

No one will know what it is that you are selling or
offering by way of products and services unless you
tell them. These are just a few of the ways that you
can get yourself noticed.

Let us know your thoughts, leave a comment.

Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"

So You Are Looking For A Home Business, Is It A Scam Or Not?

When someone is looking for a home business, one of
the things that they worry about is whether or not it
is legitimate. After all, there are a lot of scams out
there on the Internet that promise a lot but deliver
very little. So how do you know whether or not a home
business is something that is real, or just a way to
get your money?

Research - One of the best ways to know whether or not
a home business is legitimate is by doing research. Go
on the Better Business Bureau's website and see if
it's listed there, and how long it has been a member
of the Better Business Bureau. You also want to see if
there are any complaints about it. This is one of the
most reliable ways to see if the business is
legitimate.



Talk - Another way to find out if the business venture
you are considering is a good one is to talk to others
who have done it. But only do this after you have
checked the BBB website for the business, because the
Better Business Bureau has nothing to gain or lose.

It's very important to check out anything that looks
too good to be true, because it probably is.
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who enjoy
taking advantage of those who are too trusting. So
stay one step ahead of them and make sure that you
find out everything you can about a business before
signing up.

What are your thoughts? Let us know, leave a
comment.

Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"

Setting Up Home Office For Your Home Business!

Before you can start your own home business, the one
thing that you should do is to designate a place for
you to work. The area that you work in should be free
of distractions and have a computer,a desk, a phone, a
connection to the Internet, and, if possible, a
bathroom. This way you will have everything you need
until you take your lunch break.



It would be cool to have every imaginable piece of office
furniture in an office. However, this is not only
impractical, it is also impossible.

The secret behind well-organized offices (at least in terms
of the furniture it owns) lies not on the variety of
furniture they have but on how well they place each
available piece on the office space.

Organizing the office furniture begins with the familiarity
of the office’s floor plan. Being armed with that knowledge
helps a lot when deciding the right size and amount of
furniture to procure.

Another thing is that the office should know very well what
work needs to be done there. It is also the key to buying
the right kind of furniture.

For example, there is no need to buy a full-sized desk when
all that an employee would do on it is to receive phone
calls. This also saves time in narrowing down the choices
for the right furniture.

The future should also be taken into account when buying
office furniture. Will there be enough space to accommodate
additional furniture in the future?

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Knowing this helps prevent headaches in organizing things
at a later time.

Finally, the choice of a portable or fixed furniture should
be considered. Choosing the former makes things easy to
move around when they have to be reorganized.

This is kind of set up is good for cubicles. The latter, on
the other hand, is ideal for executive offices where not a
lot of restructuring usually happens.

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Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"

Online Consulting Services For Your Business!

Online consulting services use trained associated to help
businesses get the most out of the information technology
environment. This helps businesses save time, reduce costs
and improve knowledge.

Online consulting services provide support solutions
including business analysis, networking, hardware, software
and user support. If you work well with your online
consulting service, you are sure to get a great result.

If you are looking for complete solutions, you should
consider an online consulting service for your business.

Online consulting services usually provide technical
support, network design, and installation. Online
consulting services also provide businesses with thorough
IT assessment. The assessment helps the consulting service
perform the needed services to help the business.



Online consulting services can also provide online forms,
newsletters and templates for your websites. They are
designed to provide you with ongoing support.

They will help to improve your office automation and
optimize your businesses performance. It will also help
increase customer, partner and employee productivity. Time
and distance constraints are now not a problem.

Take advantage of online consulting services and let pros
help implement and optimize your programs. Expert
assistance will ensure your business gets all the help it
needs.

They can show you how to do it, tell you how to do it or do
it all for you. The Internet is a huge tool and should be
used to its fullest extent.

There are many online consulting companies out there just
waiting for your business. All it takes it you to seek them
out and utilize what they have to offer.

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