During the autumn season, you may find many opportunities to promote your home business and to participate in community and online events. 
This is the time of year for colored leaves, pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns, apple picking, cornstalk decorations and other signs of fall.
You may encounter apple cider making, apple picking and related events.  Or there might be a fall foliage festival combined with an arts and crafts fair.  Food fairs, square dances, box lunch socials and other carryovers from earlier days dot the countryside and towns.
How can you participate and promote your business and your wares?  Even if you mainly have an …read more

Businesses often give out key chains, with their name on them, for promotional purposes.  However, there are other ways key chains can promote your business.
I‘m talking about the electronic slide show key chains.  My grandson has been diligently making a key chain with photos on it for his sister, who’s going away to college in less than a month.  “So she won’t forget us and her pets,” he explained.
As I watched the unfolding of the 138 photos Alex had programed into the key chain (downloading from the computer), I thought, “That would be something a person could use to promote …read more

Whether you agree with Barack Obama’s programs and government slant,
you’ll generally have to agree that he has and is using very successful promotional strageties…all during his campaign and the first five months of his presidency…to sway a majority of the American people into thinking he has their best interests at heart.
Using modern electronic capabilities to reach the people, such as blogs, the media, social media and key phrases, he branded his campaign as one of “change,” with people automatically thinking that meant change for the better.  You also find he is branching out into new techniques.  As you study his strategies, can you find anything there …read more

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If you’re a fan of the summer Olympics in Beijing and plan on following some of the events, you’ll find Char Polanosky’s post, 30 US Olympians in their Teens of great interest.  Char also includes a number of videos of the young men and women.
What’s your favorite event in the summer Olympics?
Also, Many businesses also will be tying their promotions into the Olympics theme this week and next. 
Have you done so? Let us know what you’re doing and we’ll mention it here.
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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FRIDAY FEATURE
As I browse the mail coming to my e-mail box, I’ve noticed, over the course of time, that Fridays seems to be a day for special deals…special prices, special combinations of “stuff” (depending on what you sell and offer), exclusive offers, special incentives for doing business with you.  Generally these offers are one day only, or introduced on Friday with a limited number available.
For instance, this morning there were:
 *A notice from JoAnn.com about one-day specials on Friday during the summer. This involves a special price/deal on one item only, while supplies last.  (Although this isn’t a home business, the …read more

Bob Bly is a renowned copywriter – regarded as one of the industry’s best.
His book, Become A Recognized Authority In Your Field In 60 Days Or Less does not disappoint. It is great for anyone who wants a book chock full of practical ideas for promoting yourself as an authority in your field. It teaches you to
promote and market your knowledge and skills in any field, position yourself as a leading expert, and gain a tremendous advantage over your competition.
Some suggestions include-

Writing articles
Writing a book
Writing information products
Using direct marketing
Newsletters
Seminars
Public Relations
The internet

Each area has lots of supporting information …read more

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Associating business promotions with holidays and celebrations (local and national) often works well.
However, do you look for unique celebrations for creating promotions? These may catch attention and make people curious about your business.
You’ll discover all types of holidays and celebrations in every country. There are lists of holidays available on the Internet.
List of Holidays is one place to begin your search for holidays.
List of Holidays by Country
Public Holidays in the Cayman Islands
Holidays in Italy
List of Holidays in Israel
All Holiday Cafe
Check out an Internet search for more holidays around the world.
For instance, at All Holiday …read more

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Alyson Stanfield mentioned, at her Art Biz Blog, her appearance on Home Biz Notes while touring the blogosphere to introduce her book, I’d Rather Be In the Studio, The artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion.
“Mary Emma Allen, of Home Biz Notes, wants to know what is the  most important action an author/artist can take to promote his/her book or business.”
To view Alyson’s answer to this question and others, read, Alyson Stanfield Focuses on Promotion for Artists…& Other Businesses at Home Biz Notes.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Artist and author, Alyson Stanfield visits Home Biz Notes today answering questions about her book, I’d Rather Be In The Studio! The Artist’s No Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion.  Although the books focuses on promotion tips for artists, you’ll find much helpful information and suggestions for any home business owner. 
Alyson is here as part of the blog tour to help promote the book and is also giving away a free copy. 
Alyson: Thanks for inviting me to your blog, Mary Emma. I’m honored to have you on the blog tour.
Mary Emma: Since there are numerous books out there with advice about promotion …read more

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Twitter…how can you use this popular social media site to boost your home business?  It’s all the rage and many people find beneficial for networking.
Over at Copyblogger, guest blogger Nathania Johnson has written a very informative post about this social phenomenon, Three Ways to Maximize Your Twitter Time for Networking, Marketing and Fun.  Thus, you’ll be using your time for something beneficial for your business and not frittering it away on Twitter.
Here’s another of Nathania’s posts, How Twitter Helped Me Get 3 Solid Job Offers, and shows you just another way to use this platform.  (This one appears at Social Media …read more