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Spring Cleaning Business Style

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

imageWhen spring rolls around a lot of people go to their homes and clean. It’s out with the old and in with the new. Wardrobes change, bedding change, and there is a lot of cleaning involved. When it’s nice the windows are open and that can cause dirt to come in or dust to come to the surface. When it’s nice outside you want to be outside so it’s best to clean the house from top to bottom so daily or weekly cleanings will be a breeze.

Your business is the same way. Change may not always be easy to handle, but it’s possible it would be for the best. You’ll find making changes with your business will allow you to help more people or give you more time to be with your family. Either way it’s a win-win for you.

Take a hard look at your business and see what changes you can make to help with your desires. Eliminate products or services that aren’t working or are time consuming to complete. Consider hiring a Virtual Assistant to help do tasks that don’t directly need your attention. Whatever it is, the most important thing is to stream line your business so it runs efficiently and effectively. That way you’ll have a clean business. It’ll be fresh and ready for the world to see and ready for you to have the time away you desire.

No matter what kind of business you run, spring cleaning will help you to have the best business you can have. You’ll find you may have a more successful business when you make these types of changes and who knows, you might be able to have more time at the lake with your family or camping on the mountain with your spouse.

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Internet Marketing… Will Growth Happen Fast?

Sunday, January 31st, 2016

marketingWhen you run an online business, trust is one of the most important things you can do to grow. People trust local businesses because they can physically walk into a store, see products, and talk to people. You don’t have that with an online business, so you must use the internet to grow.

Internet marketing isn’t easy because you have to gain the trust of people through words and images. While it’s a good way to expose your business to people all over the world, you must choose your words and images wisely. You must prove to them you’re an expert, a real person, and one they can trust and you must do it without them physically seeing your products or speaking to you.

One of the best ways to do that is to continually put your business in front of them. The catch is you don’t want to do it too much or they’ll get tired of it and they won’t look at what you have to offer. So what is the right amount of posts? That’s the hardest part of making internet marketing work.

Some experts will tell you to go hog wild with your posts. Just get your business in front of them and don’t worry about the number of times a day you do it. Others will say you need to make one business post for every three personal posts you make. There is really no right or wrong answer because each person and business is different.

The best thing to do is come up with an internet marketing plan, follow it for a month with no changes, and then check the statistics from your site and see if it worked. If you’re not happy with the number of sales, document your stats and change things up a bit.

The important thing to remember is you must give it time. It’s not going to happen overnight and it’s not going to happen in a few days. If you decide to make changes it’s a good idea to only change one thing at a time. That way you’ll know what works. If you change multiple things you won’t know which one made you reach success.

Remember, internet marketing is not easy and takes time, but once you find the right fit for your business you’ll begin to see growth and success. The most important thing to remember is don’t give up!

Corrie Petersen runs a successful Virtual Assistant business. She enjoys helping others reach their goals and dreams. Check out her website at www.virtualfreedom4you.com.

5 Tips to Help you Write Better Articles

Friday, January 15th, 2016

the information in a notebook.Article writing comes natural to some people and not so natural to others. It happens to the best of us, but the important thing is to not give up. Articles are an important part of marketing your business. They help your target market to know you’re an expert in your field.

Whether you struggle with article writing or not, these five tips will help you to write the best article you can write for your business.

1. Target Market

Make sure your articles are geared toward your target market. If your business is all about coaching, it may not be a good idea to write articles based on food or finding the right daycare for your children. You need to make sure you write articles that your target market will have an interest in, but at the same time you need them to pertain to your business.

2. Research your topic

There is nothing worse than reading an article that has false or inaccurate information. This will make you look like you are someone nobody wants to deal with. It can damage your business and your reputation faster than almost anything else. It’s better to take a few minutes or hours and do the necessary research than it is to write an article without it.

3. Make it simple to understand

You may think it’s better to write an article that contains large and important sounded words, but if your target market doesn’t understand them, they’re likely going to close the article and search for another one to read. It’s best to use simple words and make your article easy to read and simple to understand.

4. Use spell check

There is nothing worse than reading an article that contains spelling errors. Your reading may find it frustrating and if it’s too bad, they may move on to a different article. With an automatic or easy to use spell check in Word, there is NO excuse for spelling errors.

5. Watch your article length

An article that’s too long will likely be overlooked. People are very busy so it’s best to write shorter articles. If you have a lot to talk about, find a way to break the article up into smaller articles. A good rule of thumb is to write articles that contain 300 to 500 words.

Article writing is something every business owner should do on a regular basis. It’s a good way to market your business and become an expert in the eyes of your target market. With these five tips, you’ll find article writing is a little easier.

Corrie Petersen runs a successful Ghostwriting business. She enjoys helping others reach their goals and dreams through content. Check out her website at www.ghostwritertotherescue.com for more information on how she can help you with your writing goals.

Writing Wednesday – Suggestions to Help you Write for your Business

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

lady writing one time useWriting is something every business owner should do on a regular basis. Writing is one of the best ways to show your target market you’re an expert in your field. There are many things you can do to get your business in front of others and while most of them will work, it doesn’t mean you have to do all of them.

The type of writing you do will depend on your business, how you want to run it, how big you want to be, and where you promote your business. You must remember each business and owner is different so what works for one, may not work for you, so the best thing to do is try a few and see what works and what doesn’t work. Here are a few suggestions to consider.

· Blog Posts
· Guest Blog Post for Others
· Article Marketing
· Write for a Local Newspaper
· Submit Content to Magazines in your Field
· Newsletters

These are just of the few writing type tasks you can do for your business. There are many others you can do, but it depends on your business and the avenue you want to take for marketing your business. You should consider brainstorming on each suggestion and see how you could make it work for your business. You may find submitting content to a magazine is out of the question, but writing for a local newspaper may be exactly what you need.

Corrie Petersen runs a successful Ghostwriting business. She enjoys helping others reach their goals and dreams through content. Check out her website at www.ghostwritertotherescue.com for more information on how she can help you with your writing goals.

4 Tips to Help you Set Goals as a Couple

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Couple Eating Dinner ImageMarriage is a tricky thing to handle. It takes two people to make it work and it takes two people to make it fail. Marriage takes a lot of hard work and it’s not easy, but if you can make it work.

During this time of year people are setting goals and working to do what they can to achieve them. What some people don’t do when they set goals is consider setting goals as a couple and a family. Sometimes these types of goals are not easy to achieve that may be why couples don’t consider setting these goals. Here are a few tips to help you set and achieve these goals.

1. Deciding on Your Goals

As a couple it’s not easy to set goals for your marriage and life together. You need to set goals that effect both of you. These could be things you want to do together as a couple such as going out on a date together once a month or going on a vacation for your wedding anniversary. Another suggestion would be things you want to do to your house or buying a new car. The most important thing to remember when setting these types of goals is they need to be for both of you and effect both of you.

2. Writing Down Your Goals

It’s important to write down your goals. Thinking you can remember them on your own will cause issues, because you’ll likely forget them. You won’t be able to write in detail what you need to do to reach your goals and you won’t be able to document your achievements. Writing down your goals will also help you to celebrate when you reach success. Celebrating is an important part of your goal. It helps you to continue on with your goals.

3. Detail

Writing down your goals isn’t enough. You need to write in detail what it will take to reach each of your goals. Sometimes there may only be one or two things to write down while other times you may have a lengthy list of things you’ll have to do to reach the end result. The important thing is you write in detail what it will take.

4. Celebrate

One of the most important things that goes along with setting goals is celebrating when you reach success. Celebrating can be as simple as turning on your favorite song and dancing to it with your spouse or something more like going to dinner or taking a vacation. The best way to celebrate is to do what makes you happy and want to continue on with your goals.

Creating goals as a couple is a good way to work together and achieve things you may have thought were impossible. It’s also possible that setting goals will help you to grow closer together in your personal lives and in your marriage. These four tips will help you to achieve the goals you set. Good luck!

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Money Management: Tips for Creating a Budget

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Money ImageHow many times have you sat down to pay your bills when the paycheck comes in and can’t figure out which ones to pay? When that happens you have to look at everything you have so far and decide which ones are due first and which ones you have enough money to pay. What happens if you get a bill a day or two later and that one needs to be paid right then? You don’t have the money to do that so it will be late.

To prevent this situation from happening the best solution is to take the time to look at all of your bills for the month and decide where you can pay them so it works in your budget and you get them paid on time. Here’s what I do each month.

I gathered all of my bills and on an Excel spreadsheet I documented the monthly payment and the due date. When I was all down I sorted the spreadsheet by due date so it was easier to tell when they were due. Next I looked at the calendar and I made note on the sheet when my paydays were for that month. Then I started moving bills around to each payday, so the bills were paid on time. Next I started calculating how much the total amount was for each payday and then started moving things around again if I was over or under on each payday. The final product allowed me to see what bills were going to be paid with each payday.

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WAHM Resources: 3 iPhone Apps to Help You Succeed in Life and Business

Friday, September 11th, 2015

Cell Phone Small I have an iPhone 6 and I’ll tell you between my family and my business, I’d be so unorganized without it. I’d probably forget 90% of what I need to do if it weren’t for my phone. I have found I’m more organized and I complete my tasks when I use my phone rather than a paper calendar. I’m not sure if that’s because I always have my phone with me or if it’s because of the reminder that pops up.

I have also found there are apps I can use on my phone that give me the ability to work even when I don’t have my computer with me. This has been helpful when I’m sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office or when I’m in the car while on vacation.

Here are a few of the apps I use almost every day for either personal tasks or business tasks.

1. Google Calendar

The iPhone comes with a calendar, but I have found the actual Google Calendar app is much easier to use and the reminder sound is better. The app gives you the ability to set a number of reminders that pop up on your phone and it also gives you the ability to have a reminder emailed to you.

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How to Manage Your Business Time

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

time is moneyThe time you have to work your business is limited when you have a family, so you need to make the most of it. When you are organized, you’ll find you’re more productive and you’ll have more time to do other things. These things can be for your business or for you personally.

Here are some tips for you to follow.

1. A calendar

A calendar is a great way to keep yourself organized. You need to write down appointments and deadlines you have so you don’t forget them. If you get the right planner you can even write your daily to-do lists. This will help you stay organized and you won’t forget anything you need to do.

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Are you Living Frugally the Right Way?

Friday, April 12th, 2013

When I think of frugal I think of saving money. I think of only buying things that are necessary and I think about spending as little as possible on the things I do need.

One of the best things you can do to save money is to use coupons and use the ads to find the best price for the items you need. Even though that’s the best way to get things for cheap or even free, you must be careful. It’s important to pay attention to prices and what you buy because it’s possible generic items will work the same, but you’ll spend less money on them.

I don’t know about you, but there are certain things I won’t buy generic, but there are other things I don’t have a problem with at all. An example of this would be sliced cheese. I refuse to buy generic cheese. It tastes different to me. Now I don’t have a problem buying generic sandwich bags.

When you’re trying to live frugal and save money it’s important to pay attention to what you’re buying and how much you’re spending on it. There is no point in overspending when generic items work just the same.

Corrie Petersen runs a successful Virtual Assistant business and she’s the owner of WAHM-Articles.com. She is married and has two teenagers. She loves saving money when she can through couponing and price matching. If you’re looking for a way to save money at the grocery store, click here to purchase a copy of her couponing ebook.

Tips for Using the Envelope System to Save Money

Friday, March 29th, 2013

How many times have you had more bills than money at the end of the month? For some that happens every month while others it only happens occasionally. Whether you’ve had this happen or not, it’s not a bad idea to look at your finances to see what you can do to stop or prevent it from happening. Here are some tips to help you save money.

One of the best ways to prevent overspending is to use the envelope system. While it takes dedication to make this system work, you’ll find when you make it work each month, the end result will help you with your money.

When you decide you’re going to do the envelope system the most important thing to remember is you pay cash for everything. This will help you to spend only what you have. It’s easy to spend money when you use a debit or credit card, but harder when you only have a certain amount of cash in your purse.

To get started you need to get enough envelopes to cover every single bill you have. You’ll want to write the vendor name on the outside of the envelope along with the due date and the monthly payment. You’ll want to keep them in a place where they fit well and you’ll have easy access to them. Keep them in order by the day you pay them so you don’t forget to pay something.

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