I will tell you I’m so thankful for my family and the fact that I have a business that can handle me taking a few days off. I had a cold and a sinus infection last week and then over the weekend I came down with a migraine that lasted 24 hours. Needless to say I’m thankful for my family and a business that won’t crash after a few days off.

There are a number of businesses that are this way, but what about the ones that aren’t that way? When you must earn your income based on the sales you have, it makes it tough when you’re sick. You may love working that business, but it’s a struggle when you don’t have the ability to make the sales like you need to.

So what are your options for this business you love to run? One way is to use affiliate marketing and market products or services that are in line with your market is one way to make additional money. Another way is to save the money that’s over what you need to pay your bills. That will help if the time comes where you don’t have the ability to make money.

What do you do if you find you can’t make money with your business due to an illness or other reasons? Please share what you use to help supplement your income so you don’t struggle if you were to become ill or need to take time off.

When you set your goals at the beginning of the year, more than likely you created a plan that told you exactly what to do each day to reach those goals. That plan puts everything into place and you know step by step what needs to be done so your goals can be reached by the date you set.

If you’re anything like me, life gets in the way and that means your goals can get pushed aside so you can focus on what needs to be done. That has happened to me this month. I started out really well and then as the month went on, things started to get busy as school was back in session, and basketball started for my youngest son.

Once this happens you may find it’s harder to get back into the swing of working, but you must make it happen or you’ll find you’re falling further and further behind and that makes it really hard to get caught you again. That’s not to say you won’t, but it will be more difficult than it would be if you only let it go for a few days or a week.

If you find you’re in this situation, it’s time to stand strong, focus on what needs to happen, and get your tasks completed. You may need to get up early or stay up late so you have a little extra time, but it’ll happen when you put it in your mind that it MUST happen.

If you need some help with your goals, make a post below and we’ll encourage you and help you where we can.

To your Success,

Whether you’re just starting out in your business or you’ve been working it for a time now, it’s important to know what your “why” is at all times. Your why is the reason you work your business. You don’t work it, just to work it. You work it because of something in your life like your children or because you need a new car or want to buy a new home.

No matter what it is, you need to define your why. Once you have it in place, it’s important to regularly think about the why and make sure it’s still in line with what’s going on in your life. Things change and that needs to change as well. If you reach your why you need to change it to something else so you have the ability to continue working your business with something to look forward too.

Although it may look like your why is a goal, really it’s different in a lot of ways. The perfect example of this would be if your goal is to have enough money to take your family to Hawaii for vacation. To write your goals around your why, you’d want to say your main goal is to increase your income. You’d need to set a specific amount such as $1000 or $1500 a month or whatever it is that would allow you to save the money you need and still have enough to pay the bills.

It’s important to have your why in place and it’s also important to have a visual picture of it printed and in a location where you’ll see it regularly. When you can see it on a daily basis you’ll remember what it is and why you are working your business. Once you reach your why you need to do some thinking and come up with a different one. When you continually have a why in place you’ll always know what you’re working for and you’ll have the need and desire to make it happen.

Please make sure you share your why with us in the comments below. Also tell us why you work so hard every day to reach that why.

Article marketing is a very important part of any business and it saddens me when people don’t use it. It doesn’t matter if you’re able to do it on your own or if you must outsource the task, it’s very important to use it.

So many people don’t understand the benefits of article marketing and because of this lack of knowledge they don’t use it for their business. What you must realize is it doesn’t matter what type of business you run, article marketing can happen. You can write articles that are tips to help your market or you can write articles based on your business and how the types of products or services you offer can help your market.

Whether you’re new to article marketing or you’ve been doing it for awhile, but you’re unsure if you’re doing it correctly, I’ve found an ebook you need to purchase. Linda Siniscal has written an ebook called, “Article Ease: Your One-Week Blueprint to Article Submissions” and it’s one I’m positive will help you with article marketing.

Linda shares the 5 benefits to article marketing, she guides you through a five day plan, and then she gives you forms to use that will help you to make the most of article marketing. All of these things together will help you to have article marketing success with your business.

For more information on this ebook, read my post from yesterday called, New Ebook: Article Ease: Your One-Week Blueprint to Article Submissions by Linda Siniscal

Yay I’m so glad 2012 is here. 2011 was a great year, but I just know 2012 is going to be even better. I have set my goals and I plan to work them throughout the year so I reach them in the end. If I reach those goals I’ll have my best year ever and I know I’ll have helped a lot of people in the process.

I have set goals for marketing my business, writing articles and blog posts, and increasing my client load this year. I have numerous other goals that will help me to achieve those goals, but those are the main ones I want to achieve.

The last couple of weeks I’ve been doing a lot of think and watching other businesses and people. I think with what I’ve learned I’ll be able to easily reach those goals and then some. I’m hoping with the things I’ve learned I’ll be able to reach those goals and I’ll be able to help others at the same time. Not only will that increase my income, but it will also give me a wonderful feeling inside and that’s what it’s all about.

When you take the time to think about your business and what you want to do to make it grow, you’ll know what your goals will need to be so you can make it happen. This is what I did and I know that the goals I’ve set will help me to grow and reach success.

Here’s to your Success in 2012!

I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I know we did. We had a number of gifts I was excited about giving. It was exciting to see the surprised faces when the boys and Kevin opened their presents. It was priceless to say the least.

Now that Christmas is over, the New Year is six days away and it’s the perfect time to start planning your goals for the New Year. Take the time to sit down and brainstorm on the current year and the New Year to come.

When you’re trying to come up with your goals it’s a good idea to look at the ones you’ve created for the current year. That will help you to know what you’re capable of achieving, but it will also help you to know what’s too much or if your goal was too high or you had too many to achieve.

There are several ways to create your goals. Each way has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. Here is an article that will help you to use a map method to set goals for the New Year.

The end of the year is almost here. That can be pretty scary if you think about it, but that means you’ll have an entire year to reach success through the new goals you set for your business.

If you want to reach success you must set goals. Goals help you to see ahead so you know what you need to do to step out of the box and reach new levels. If you don’t set them you’ll find your business won’t go anywhere and that means you’ll continue to make the same amount of money and you won’t grow your business.

Setting goals is time consuming, but you’ll feel the reward when you have them written down and you know exactly what you need to do to reach them. You may need to set aside an hour or two so you can brainstorm and decide on all of your goals and how you plan to reach them.

The first thing you need to do is decide what the main goal will be for your business. For example, if your ultimate goal is to increase your income by $100 a week, you need to decide how you plan to reach that goal. You may have several different things you need to do to reach that goal.

Create a map that shows what your ultimate goal is and then write down the mini goals you need to do to accomplish that main goal. Once those goals are set it’s time to decide what you’ll do to reach the mini goals. It’s a good idea to take your goal down to the day. When you do this you’ll know what you need to do every day to reach the mini goals and the ultimate goal in the end.

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2011 will be over in 19 days and that’s hard for me to believe. I just don’t understand where this year has gone. My business has done very well this year and I’m really excited about 2012 and what it has to offer.

Within the next few days I’ll begin my planning stage for 2012 and I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been doing some thinking over the last few weeks and I’ve been trying to come up with new things to do for my business. I think I’ve come up with some pretty good things, but it will take planning and work on my part or they won’t happen. Of course, that’s what a business is all about. If you don’t plan and work you won’t go anywhere and that’s not good.

I’m going to write down my goals and make sure they’re in places where I will see them regularly. I want to make sure I see them each and every day so I remember them and know what it will take to reach them. I’ve learned from my past mistakes that it’s not good to either keep them in my mind only or to write them down only to put them in one place that I won’t see daily.

Goals are what you need to grow your business. If you don’t set them you’re business will stop growing and your income will either stay the same or slow down and that’s not good. You set goals so you know what it will take to reach higher levels of success. You also set them so you know what you must do to change your business in some way. It doesn’t matter if you want increase your income or help more people, you must set goals or it won’t happen.

Over the next few weeks, you’ll see posts on our Facebook fan page that will be geared toward goals. Feel free to share your accomplishments for 2011 and what you plan to do in 2012. Also, share with us how you plan to achieve your goals in 2012. We may be able to help you reach them on time or even ahead of schedule. When we work together it will seem easier to reach your goals and have success.

Here’s to Success in 2012!

There are so many ways to promote your business. Some of them are online and some of them are offline. Both will work, if you use them in the proper way. It doesn’t matter what type of business you run, both online and offline marketing techniques are a must.

Some people that build their business strictly online don’t think they have a need to marketing their business offline, but that’s not the case. You’ll likely find customers or clients in your own backyard, so there is no reason you shouldn’t look for them.

When you think of online marketing there are several ways to do this. You can use article marketing, blog posts, text ads, banner or button ads, and many other forms. These work well for almost any business. Some will take a lot of work on your part while others will be easy to do and won’t require any time or energy on your part.

Offline marketing requires more work on your part. With the exception of radio and television ads, all of the work will come from you in one way or another, so you’ll need to be prepared for the time you’ll need to invest in these methods.

This week’s article discusses two offline methods everyone should consider. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to grow and reach your goals during the holiday season or any other time of year, these methods will work and should be used regularly.

Christmas is fast approaching. One way to increase your income during the holiday season is to offer specials on certain products or services. You may think you’ll lose money by offering this specials, but that won’t happen because people will make purchases or increase what they’d purchase due to your special.

The only way you’ll have success with your specials is to promote them. There are a number of ways to promote the products or services you have on special. You’ll want to promote your specials daily so you’re sure to reach out to your market. Here are a few suggestions for promoting your specials.

1. Social Networking
2. Article marketing
3. Blog posts
4. Button or banner advertising
5. Text ads
6. Vendor fairs

Each one of these suggestions will work if you use them properly and you place them in front of your market. It’s also important to make sure you promote them regularly. A one time post is not going to work. You need to do market your products or services on a regular basis or you won’t see the success you strive to achieve.

I would like to help you with your special offers. On Friday, December 9th the blog post on WAHM-Articles.com will contain a list of all the specials our readers and followers are offering for the holiday season. Below is a list of what I’ll need in order for your listing to appear in the post.

1. Name
2. Business Name
3. Special
4. Link to the special
5. Price for the special
6. Deadline

You can list as many specials as you want, so please send as many as you would like. Please send this information to me no later than 5 pm MST on Thursday, December 8th. I look forward to helping you with your special offers.