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  Are You The Expert?
In a previous post, Do You Enlist the Assistance of Experts in Your Home Business?, I talked about inviting outside experts in your business area to provide programs, workshops, entertainment, etc. at your business. In other words, you’re working together for your mutual benefit.
However….you may be the expert…and can offer your expertise to aid other businesses while getting your name (and your business name) out there.
For instance, I’ve been involved in the blogging world for more than three years…here at b5media (Home Biz Notes, Quilting and Patchwork, Alzheimer’s Notes) and with my author and family history …read more

“Focusing on the little details is where the key to successful business and brands lies,” mentions Ron Elizondo, in his b5media Brand Curve blog post, “Marketing the small things…”
Ron is talking about any business, but this applies to home businesses, too.  He emphasizes “the need to offer superb service in order to create and maintain customer loyalty.”
So to do this, you need to focus on those aspects of production and service that often seen negligible but mean so much.  Ron uses examples of various businesses and the little things they can do that make an impression on the customer.
Take a …read more

Matt Keegan, of The Article Writer, commented on my previous post about listening to your home business customers and made a very good point.  He mentioned the importance of maintaining “a strong line of communication” with one’s customers through e-mail or phone conversations. 
However, this part of Matt’s comment really makes a point, I think: Working from home is great, but it is easy to slack off on the customer satisfaction part of the equation if you do not remain vigilant.
This made me wonder….are we too inclined, especially if our business is basically an Internet based one, where our customers aren’t in front of …read more

Some home businesses may be temporary…a business that fills a need, for you and your customers, for a particular stage in your life, for a particular time period or event, or related to a particular region where you live at the time.   If this business doesn’t become a lifelong pursuit, that doesn’t mean it’s a failure.
You may find that another opportunity comes into your life, your life encounters changes that make this business no longer feasible, or the market for your product or service disappears. 
*During the Bicentennial Years in the United States (1975-76), many businesses created items and services related …read more

Sometimes it seems we have so much to do, with a business, family commitments, perhaps a job if we’re not full time home business that we wonder how we’re going to get it all done.  Working at or from home is what we want to do, but how do we get everything done…and on time?
Rico Mossesgeld, blogger at b5media’s Contract Worker has an interesting post addressing this situation, “Getting Things Done, Even if 30 Projects Are Pending.”  Check Rico’s post if you’d like some suggestions on how to “dig yourself out of the hole” and set your priorities.

Ben Yoskovitz, at Startup Spark, has compiled a check-list you can consider to determine whether you’re an entrepreneur, 10 Ways to Know You’re an Entrepreneur.
You may have others you’d include. However, you can use this list as a guide as you develop your home business and continue pursuing your way to success.

The Carnival of Entrepreneurs starts off 2007 with its fourth weekly appearance. You’ll find here a great amount of interesting business information.
Home Biz Notes is featured with a post about Home Business Strategies for the New Year with goal setting questions to analyze your home business and get if off on the right track.