| Do you ever feel like there are too many things | | | | happen while you are at work or on vacation with |
| to do and not enough "day" to do them in? | | | | your family. |
| Do your weekends seem to fly by while your | | | | • Customers & prospects get to know |
| time spent at your day job seems to drag? | | | | YOU and begin trusting YOU. |
| Does it seem like you've just sat down to do a | | | | The beginning of beautiful relationships starts here |
| little work on your business and suddenly it's 2:00 | | | | - and you are actually grocery shopping while they |
| a.m. and you haven't gotten anything done? | | | | get to know you better! |
| If this sounds like you then you are one of | | | | 4. Use Pay-Per-Click advertising. When you run |
| thousands of over-worked men and women who | | | | your ads 24/7/365 people who are interested in |
| are trying to start and run a home based | | | | what you have to offer can browse, purchase & |
| business while keeping the day job until you can | | | | read all about you while you sleep, attend a dance |
| afford to quit. | | | | recital or go out to dinner with your family. |
| Sometimes the stress of trying to do it all causes | | | | 5. Optimize your personal website - put any |
| people to give up their dream of home business | | | | company-approved presentations online. Point |
| ownership - I don't want that to happen to you! | | | | people to different ways to learn about you |
| I'm one of those crazy people who are driven | | | | automatically - then have them come to you via |
| (and I mean DRIVEN) to have my own business. I | | | | e-mail or autoresponder after most of their |
| don't just run one business out of my home - I | | | | questions have been answered. |
| run FOUR of them. So believe me when I tell you | | | | 6. Pay your bills electronically - set it up so that |
| that I know what it means to be over-worked, | | | | they are paid automatically every month. How |
| stressed out & cranky! | | | | much time will this save? How long do you take |
| A few things we need to agree on is that: | | | | to write checks, balance your checkbook & make |
| 1) there are only 24 hours in a day | | | | sure everything is paid every month (or every |
| 2) You can't do everything without help - either | | | | week)? How much does having to pay bills stress |
| from other people or from technology | | | | you out? There are services out there that will do |
| I've put together a small list of tips and tricks that | | | | all the work for you - your bills automatically get |
| will free up some additional time - time that you | | | | sent to them and they keep track of them and |
| can spend with your family & friends instead of | | | | pay them - on the day you've set up. |
| working. Some of these tips will work for you and | | | | 7. Delegate, delegate, delegate! Who made up the |
| some won't. What I'm offering you is basically a | | | | rule that YOU had to do everything yourself?? |
| buffet of options. Choose what you want, try it - | | | | Decide right now that your spouse and your |
| come back for more if you like! Not all of my | | | | children are able & capable of helping. All you have |
| suggestions are free - some will cost money, but | | | | to do is ask - if it doesn't get done, then it's their |
| most, if not all of them will be tax deductible! | | | | responsibility to do it. Don't back down from this |
| Work smarter instead of harder - that's the first | | | | or they won't take your requests seriously. |
| step in giving yourself more time. | | | | 8. Purchase birthday & holiday presents for |
| Become a multi-tasker. Now, this is easier than | | | | friends and family once a year if possible - if it's |
| you think it might be. | | | | not possible then do as many gifts all at once as |
| 1. Advertise While Doing Everyday Tasks. | | | | you can. Don't forget to buy the cards as well. |
| • Use magnetic signs on your | | | | Wrap the gifts, tag them so you know who is |
| automobiles | | | | supposed to get what. Don't forget to sign & put |
| • Wear clothing that advertises your | | | | cards with them. Now there's no reason to stress |
| business | | | | out because Uncle Fred's birthday party is |
| • Carry some product in your trunk at all | | | | tomorrow and you've totally forgotten his gift. |
| times/if you have a direct sales business, make | | | | 9. Hire a cleaning service. Even if someone comes |
| sure you have Catalogs & your calendar with you | | | | in once a month to do the heavy cleaning, it's a |
| at all times, so that you can schedule parties on | | | | few less things on your mind. Bring someone in to |
| the fly! | | | | wash the floors, clean the bathrooms & other |
| • Keep home party and fundraiser | | | | cleaning tasks that can wait, but still need to be |
| packets in your car | | | | done. When you own a home-based business, |
| 2. Use an autoresponder service such as to send | | | | these types of services are tax deductible - so |
| out your follow-up emails to prospects, customers | | | | take advantage of this! |
| & downline. | | | | 10. Laundry! Ugh! It can pile up. Once in awhile |
| • Use it to send out monthly newsletters | | | | when it piles up so that you can't even find the |
| & last minute announcements. Good | | | | washer anymore, just load it all into the car and |
| autoresponder services offer a Mail-All or | | | | take it to a good Laundromat that offers wash |
| Broadcast feature. | | | | dry/fold services. Don't forget to take hangers |
| • Have different campaigns set up and | | | | with you if you want certain items hung up. |
| ready to be used when they are needed. | | | | Separate the items that can't be dried - or leave |
| • Create different campaigns for those | | | | those at home. Looking at a small pile of laundry |
| interested in home parties, fundraisers, business | | | | is much less stressful that trying to do it all once |
| opportunity, products & upcoming sales. | | | | it's built up to titanic proportions. |
| • Updating an existing campaign takes | | | | 11. Don't be "Super Home Business Owner." You |
| minutes when it's already created. | | | | can't do it all. You can't be everywhere at once. |
| 3. Use a personal website to your advantage! | | | | Things will get missed. Don't get angry at yourself. |
| • You spend less time explaining your | | | | You are human. You deserve to rest, relax, eat |
| business to prospects. | | | | & sleep. |
| • Customers know where to find you | | | | 12. Make some time for yourself - every day. It |
| and buy from you without your direct | | | | doesn't have to be hours - even if it's only 15 |
| involvement until they send you an order. | | | | minutes, you need time for yourself. Take a |
| • When prospects are interested in your | | | | bubble bath. Have a glass of wine. Write in your |
| business, they can sign up for your autoresponder | | | | journal. Read a chapter in a novel. Whatever it is |
| information (business newsletter) directly from | | | | that makes you feel good and relaxed - make |
| your website - no involvement from you! This can | | | | sure you spend time doing it every day. |