Absolute Beginners (Part 1) - How to get off to a good start
with your home based business
Once you have made the decision to work from home, you should
spend some time in planning and preparation. Having decided that
an internet home business is the right thing for you to take up,
the decision needs to be made as to what type of home business
would interest you and what type of business would be practical
for you in your particular circumstances. I chose a Plug-in
Profit Site (you can see all the details at
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-4295) because it was ideal
for someone like me who had no previous internet experience or
technical knowledge, but also offered a great deal of
flexibility. Do not make the mistake of rushing into the first
scheme you see which promises huge amounts of profit for very
little effort. These schemes never deliver what they promise. If
you want to make a good income, you have to earn it and you will
not make a success of any business overnight. Like any other
form of profit making enterprise, a home business requires
dedication if it is going to succeed and generate a reasonable
income, so pick something you will enjoy doing; choose something
which interests you for its own sake, not just as a way to make
money. A homeworker is no different from an office worker or any
other worker for that matter. We all need an income and we have
to earn it. The important difference when you have your own home
business is that the profits all go into your pocket.
All the profits belong to you and so do the responsibilities. If
you are going to be your own boss, you will have nobody but
yourself to blame if things go wrong. Start out the right way
and things are more likely to stay on track. If you cultivate
good working processes from the beginning it is easier to keep
them up than to trying to break bad habits at a later date.
Hopefully you will enjoy your work from home experience, even
have some laughs along the way, but this does not mean you can
afford to take a less than professional attitude towards your
business. Think about what you are going to do, make a plan,
write a list of things to do and work through your list
methodically. Don't start things off in a rush of enthusiasm,
and then look back and wish you had done things differently. A
few basic preparations will get you off to a good start.
Before you do anything else, ensure that you have a good
browser. If you are currently working with Microsoft Internet
Explorer you should change. You will be spending a lot of time
on the internet and Internet Explorer is extremely vulnerable to
viruses, trojans, spy ware, adware and pop ups. While adware,
spy ware and pop ups might not do serious damage, they will slow
down your computer and you will obviously want to avoid this.
Crazy Browser, Mozilla and Opera are all to be recommended and
can be downloaded free. I have used all three of these browsers
and they all do things slightly differently. They are all
excellent so the choice is a matter of personal preference.
Crazy Browser and Mozilla are especially good if you deal
regularly with groups of websites: you can save a group of 8 or
10 different sites and, when you need them, you can go to them
all with just one mouse click. You will realise the full
advantages of these browsers when you come to use traffic
exchange advertising.
Now that you have all these useful tools in your possession,
spend a few hours getting to know them and practicing organising
your favourites folders and groups.
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------------------------ This is one of a series of articles
about working from home and writing published by the author,
Elaine Currie, at http://www.Hunting Venus.com The author's
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