At Home News: Juggling School and Work

The September issue of At Home News focuses on how to juggle homeschooling with working from home.

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Until next time,

Sarah

At Home News: Home-Based Business Profile of Public Relations/Advertising

The August issue of At Home News profiles Suzy Ginsburg, who runs her own PR and advertising business from her home.

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Sarah

At Home News July: The Power of Print

Printed materials can showcase your business in a fresh way. The July issue of At Home News provides tips on how to develop the right printed materials for your at-home work.

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Sarah

At Home News: Presenting....You!

Public speaking can be a great way to promote your business. The June issue of At Home News covers the basics when it comes to developing presentations.

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Sarah

May At Home News Features Caterer/Chef Profile

Ever wonder what it would take to be a caterer or chef? Then check out the May issue of At Home News, which profiles Mary Hindle with The Green Bird, which caters local, organic, vegetarian or vegan to-go food.

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Sarah

At Home News on Changing Careers

The days of staying at one company or in a single profession have passed. Nowadays, you can reinvent yourself many times over in your career. If you've thought about switching careers or doing something different as a home-based business, then check out the April issue of At Home News.

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Sarah

What's holding you back?

Have you thought about working from home but have yet to take a step in that direction? Is fear or uncertainity holding you back? Or is it lack of self-confidence? The March issue of At Home News gives solutions to whatever's holding you back from establishing an at-home career or business.

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Sarah

At Home News Profiles Direct Sales Representative

Traci Kuhn has been with Votre Vu as a star director and brand ambassador for three years. She shares the ins and outs of direct sales in the February issue of At Home News. Sign up for the free monthly e-newsletter by clicking on the Newsletter tab.
Traci gave some wonderful advice on how to figure out of direct sales is for you. Here are some additional thoughts she had:

Do your research on the company. Find a good sponsor for the business because they will be your mentor. “Do not test market the idea of starting a business on your friends and family who have never done anything like this or someone who's done it and it hasn't worked,” she says. “It's better to get advice (for anything really) from those who have achieved the success you are looking for.”

Run from anyone who pressures you to make a decision. “Approach this business just like any other business, with a curious mind and get all your questions answered,” says Traci.

You are the CEO of you. “You determine your outcome,” she says. “Your sponsor can lay out everything you need to do to achieve success but they can't do your pushup for you. Like the saying goes ‘If it's meant to be, it's up to me.’”

Until next time,

Sarah

Transitioning From Office To Home

Do you currently work in an office and wonder if you could transfer that work to a home office? Then check out January's At Home News for tips on how to put together a plan to make the transition from office work to work from home.

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Sarah

At Home News on Setting Boundaries

When you work at home, it's tough to shut out the distractions of home, whether it's chores like laundry or that movie you've been dying to watch. The December issue of At Home News has tips on how to set boundaries while working from home.

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Sarah

At Home News Profiles Online Guide Editor

A love of angels and miracles led Whitney Hopler to become an online guide editor for About.com. Learn how Whitney segued her background as a writer into the online guide editor for the Angels and Miracles Channel for About.com in the November issue of At Home News.
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Sarah

Microfinance

No, I'm not talking about finance for kids! Microfinance is lending in small amounts to higher risk individuals, such as home-based entrepreneurs. In the October issue of At Home News, I talk about microfinance and how you can tap that resources for a cash infusion.

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Sarah

Time Management

My September At Home News e-newsletter focuses on tips on managing your time, which is especially important when working from home. Distractions from housework, friends and children can derail our at-home work.

New subscribers to At Home News can be entered in a contest to win one of two free copies of my new ebook, HomeWork, which gives information about 50 real at-home jobs and businesses. The contest ends September 15, so sign up today at the newsletter tab.

Until next time,
Sarah

Win a free copy of HomeWork, ebook edition!

Want leads and testimonies of 50 real at-home jobs or businesses? Then check out HomeWork, my new ebook available in Kindle and Smashwords (Nook, and other e-readers) format.

From now until Sept. 16, I'm running a contest and will giveaway two free copies of HomeWork in either Kindle, Smashwords or PDF format to new subscribers to my free, monthly e-newsletter, At Home News. The newsletter covers different aspects of working from home and occasionally features interviews with women who work from home.

Sign up with a legitimate email address under the Newsletter tab, and your email address will be entered into the drawing. Two email addresses will be chosen randomly and winners will be announced the week of Sept. 19 on this blog and by email.

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Until next time,

Sarah

Network Opportunities

Figuring out how to meet potential clients, current customers and new contacts can seem daunting, but knowing how to effectively network can take away some of the fear. My July At Home News e-newsletter gives you steps and suggestions to take your networking to the next level.

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Sarah

Surveying Customers

Ever wonder how or if you even should survey your customers? Check out my June At Home News e-newsletter for tips and ideas of surveying.

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Sarah

Marketing Your Home-Based Business: Newsletters

The third way you can market your home-based business is by sending out a newsletter, which provides a way to communicate with your customers or clients on a frequent basis.


Think about how frequently you want to send out the newsletter. It’s wise to start out slowly and build up to more frequency as interest grows. Having a quarterly or monthly newsletter is probably a good place to start.

Decide how to send the newsletter, such as via USPS or email. How your newsletter is sent depends on somewhat on what data you have from your clients. If you can easily gather email addresses via your website or other forms, then e-newsletters might be the best way to go. If you have mailing addresses for most of your clients, you might consider snail mail.

Pick a catchy—but not too clever—title for your newsletter. Make sure your name says what the newsletter is about in a memorable way, but be careful that it doesn’t obscure your business. You want your title to draw people into to your business, not confuse them.

Develop an editorial calendar for your newsletter, which is a fancy way of saying plan out what you will put in each issue. This will help ensure you deliver valuable content to your readers in a way that will subtly promote your business. Whichever way you send it, make sure it’s designed in an attractive-yet-easy-to-read format.

Solicit content from customers and affiliate businesses. For example, I’ve profiled the jobs of a few readers in my free, monthly e-newsletter At Home News.

Have an opt-in and opt-out program. Make joining—and leaving—your mailing list easy for readers. And don’t forget to update the mailing list prior to sending out each issue.

Having a newsletter can be a fun and in expensive way to keep in touch with your customers. Consider starting one today.

Until next time,

Sarah

February At Home News

This month's At Home News takes a close look at tutoring as a work-from-home job. Darcy Acquavella has been a private tutor for more than 10 years, working 10 to 15 hours per week helping students of all ages excel in schoolwork.

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Sarah

Finding Free Wi-Fi

Working from home sometimes necessitates finding a place to work outside the house. But why pay for Wi-Fi when there are plenty of places that offer free Internet access.

The December issue of At Home News provides a list of places that offer free Wi-Fi. To sign up for the free, monthly e-newsletter, click on the newsletter tab at the top of this page.

Until next time,

Sarah

Payment Options

Whether you have an online store or showcase your wares at festivals, deciding what form of payment to accept can become a sticky situation. Even freelance or contract workers could be faced with a choice of payment methods, such via PayPal instead of a company check. (If you are paid in cash for contract or freelance work, keep careful records of those payments because you’ll need to report that as part of your income for tax purposes.)

My November At Home News covers how to pick the right payment option for your home-based business. To sign up for the free, monthly e-newsletter, click on the Newsletter tab.

Until next time,

Sarah