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We’ve mentioned here that blogging has become a great promotional tool for businesses, home enterprises included.   In Boost Your Home Business with Blogging I’ve given you suggestions for using a blog for your business.  Then in What Should Home Business Owners Blog About presents more ideas on how a blog can work for you.   At Tips on Maximizing a Blog for Your Home Business, you’ll find additional information.
Now Liz Fuller and Laura Spencer at Business and Blogging give you a checklist so you can determine whether your home business blog measures up.  Take a look at Business Blogs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
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When her boys were pre-schoolers, my neighbor was having challenges find a reliable and convenient babysitter or day care while she worked.  Finally she wondered, “Why not stay home [she wanted to anyway] and take in some other children?”
She proceeded to do this and was a stay-at-home mom until her boys attended school.  Then she gave up the day care and took a job with the town.  Another friend has operated a day care (often called child care) in her home for more than 20 years.  She has a waiting list of parents who want their children admitted to her day …read more

You’re enthusiastic about a project.  You’re excited you have another customer.  You try to make an impression and agree to finish a project or perform a service in less time than usual.  Or you don’t allow time in case you run into a problem.
Take Eric Eggertson’s advice in this post from his Common Sense PR blog…Quick Tip: Don’t Promise More Than You Can Deliver.
Eric talks about resolving problems, but the advice applies to performing services and supplying products for customers.  If you find you can’t keep to the time frame or get the material agreed upon, let the customer know …read more

Coming in September the b5media Business Channel will sponsor a “Jump Start Your Business” contest.  Keep tuned for details as everything becomes finalized.  There will be numerous prizes and business advice offered.
Kelly at Taxgirl has some details, with more forthcoming there and at the other Business Channel blogs shortly.

Here’s an interesting idea for businesses with a shop in the home where customers stop by?  How do customers know you’re open for business?
You probably have a sign.  Is it homemade (a piece of plywood smeared with paint or poster board with lettering in permanent marker) or is it professional looking.  When I operated a dressmaking business and gift shop in my home, Mea’s Boutique, I did go to the expense of having a professionally made sign to place in front of our house.  It more than paid for itself by attracting customers and giving the impression that I was a professional.
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Laurie Neumann, at Christian Home Business Connection, continues to offer useful information and tips for the home business owner, or someone considering starting a business from their home.  She spends a great deal of time researching legitimate business opportunities.
At her web site, you’ll find a very helpful feature, an archive of articles on home business topics.  You, also, can sign up for her free newsletter with it’s business tips.
You may want to check out Laurie’s web site and blog to see what information applies to your situation.

My post, Don’t Let Your Home Business Domain Name Expire, about keeping track of  expiration dates, sparked an idea with  Miranda Marquit at WorkShak.  She wrote on this topic for her readers, quoted me and linked back to my post.   
You’ll find some additional information on the importance of holding onto your domain name in, Keeping Track of Your Business Domain Name.  Miranda has a wonderful comparison about your web site being your home on the Internet, and your domain name is something you rent rather than buy.  “And every so often you have to renew the lease…”
So….make sure your lease or …read more

Darlene, of InterviewChatter blog, shared an experience about interviewing which expands upon my blog post, 5 Tips for Obtaining Interviews for Your Home Business . This should give you more insight into getting interviewed, or how interviewers find people to write about. Also, in the process, if one is the interviewer, they might receive publicity, too, for their business, publication, or blog.
Here is what happened to Darlene: I had the opportunity to interview the COO of HireVue. The interview came about as a result of an article I read in USA Today. I wrote about HireVue …read more