Originally posted on November 30, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
Working From Home, Earning the Extra Dollar
The craze right now is on how to be able to get a home-based job, either fulltime or part-time. Ideally, such a need would only draw the attention of home-based people, particularly women and housewives. But today, home-based earnings have reached as far as men who want to maximize their time by making blogs or content writing jobs that can add to their knowledge and daily compensation to build up their budget and handle the rising expenses most people have to face today.
If sought in the proper way, blogging is perhaps one of the front runners with regards to potential money-making jobs the web has to offer. Outside the usual adsense revenue generating scheme offered by Google, there are actually writing companies that offer competitive compensation for juicy content. The usual pay is per word while for some who act as third party to produce the bulk writing orders from actual companies, the pay is by page. There are numerous possible opportunities, it all depends on how a person is able to look for them and how serious they are in entering such a task to keep themselves busy.
Originally posted on December 22, 2006 @ 11:49 pm
Putting up an online business
The best business ideas that you can think of will only be really profitable and gain enough revenue if you can get to devise a good ecommerce store that will give consumers a good shopping experience that also assures them about the security whenever they make any online transactions.The kind of ecommerce software that you use will largely be a factor in determining how viable you will be with selling your products or services online. But of course there are some other factors that you will have to look at when you start your online business.
Spend some time studying the following before you make any major decisions. Making the right one will increase your chances of developing a good ecommerce store:
The hosting provider – Try to look for a hosting service provider that is secure and reliable. Study the Uptime guarantee that will be offered to you. You should also take the time to analyze the physical infrastructure where your store is going to be hosted. Probably the most crucial components that you should look at are the Back Up and Data Security systems employed by the provider. You should also take the time to calculate the minimum time that is required to reinstall your ecommerce store in the event that there is a total infrastructure failure that happens on the part of the hosting provider. Calculating this will give you an idea on what you decide will be the least possible business loss in case there is an emergency.
Originally posted on December 14, 2006 @ 10:47 am
Business planning tips
Operating and maintaining a business is a great goal but before you even own a business. There are certain steps that you need to take first. One of the first steps you will take is to make a business plan – an important step because without one it will be hard for you to get the funding you need for your business.Below are some tips on how to make business planning more effective:
* Define your business idea in the clearest way possible. You should be able to explain and articulate your plan as easily and as plainly as possible. A confusing explanation will throw off potential investors.
* You should determine what your motives are. Do you think that you have the passion for actually owning and operating a business. Will you be prepared to handle the challenges and problems that a business will throw your way?
* Running a business is no walk in the park, it entails a high level of commitment, discipline, spending long hours and constant learning in order to make a business work. If you are not prepared to handle all of these then rethink your plan.
* You should make a competitive analysis of the market that you want to enter, be as thorough as possible when making your analysis to ensure that you will have as accurate a data as possible. You should also try to determine any kind of outside factors that may have an effect on your business.
* As previously mentioned, running a business is a continuous learning process, you should consult with other businessmen, professionals, vendors, trade associations and other influential people and organizations so that you can get valuable information that can help you in making your business work.
Originally posted on December 12, 2006 @ 2:18 am
3 Tips For Keeping People Safe On Your Business’ Property
While one of your main priorities as a business owner is likely to create a company that you’re able to run successfully, there’s no way you’re going to be able to accomplish this if you’re always having to divert your attention away from your business due to litigation. And although having a great legal team on your side can help minimize the damage done to your organization from being sued, it’s better to simply eliminate any reason for your business to be sued rather than dealing with legal suits as they come. To help with this, here are three tips for keeping people safe on your business’ property in order to avoid personal injury and liability claims against your organization.
Do Regular Safety Inspections
To best protect both customers and employees from getting hurt when on your property, you should schedule regular safety inspections to take place all around the premises. According to Ben Lobel, a contributor to SmallBusiness.co.uk, not only should you check out the interior of your building for hazards, but you need to give the exterior of your building the same attention. If anything inside or outside your building were to injury someone, you could have a major lawsuit on your hands. But by doing regular safety inspections, either yourself or from someone hired for this purpose, you’ll be able to notice safety hazards before they cause damage to anyone.
Make Cleanliness A Priority
As a part of ensuring that your property is safe for your customers and employees, Simon Brisk, a contributor to Business.com, advises that you and your staff make cleanliness a priority. Because you can’t be expected to take care of all the maintenance and upkeep of your building yourself, it’s crucial that you make it part of your company culture to have every member of your staff notice and respond appropriately to any mess they notice. By keeping everything on your property clean, you’ll be able to reduce the chances of someone getting hurt through some kind of accident.
Use Signage When You Need To
At times, you may need to go an extra step to help keep everyone on your business’ property safe. So when there is some type of danger present that you need your customers or staff to be aware of, Vinil Ramdev, a contributor to Entrepreneur.com, recommends that you use signage to shares this information. If there’s a wet spot on the floor or any other hazards, make sure you put up a sign to make everyone aware and encourage them to stay safe in this area.
To help your business avoid personal injury litigation, consider using the tips mentioned above to keep everyone on your property safe from hazards.
Originally posted on January 7, 2019 @ 10:12 am
5 Tips For Protecting Your Finances As A Small Business Owner
As a small business owner, something that’s likely always on your mind is your finances. Not only do you have to worry about the success of your business and the safety of any employees that you might have, but you also have the typical financial worries of the average person as well. With all this stress, you might feel like you’re never doing enough in either your personal or your professional life with regards to getting your finances where they need to be. So to help ensure that the success you’re able to accomplish financially never gets pulled out from under you, here are five tips for protecting your finances as a small business owner.
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Originally posted on May 5, 2021 @ 3:55 am