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Week
Of May 11, '08—Home-Business News From The Field...
- CNBC:
Starting a business can be one of the most stressful things that any individual can do. It affects their family life, free time, personal finances, their relationships with family members and friends who invested with them, and this is only a partial list...read more
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THOUGHT OF THE
DAY
Luck is not chance-It's toil. Fortune's expensive smile is earned.
-Emily Dickinson
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| Keep It Simple, Save Time... |
A Simple (Audible) Way To Achieve Time Management Skills
by Jillian Gregory, LearnOutLoud.com
 Do you always feel a step behind in life? Do you wish you could find more time? Do you have trouble accomplishing all the goals and errands you have each day? Ineffective time management can be a frustrating plague that envelops your life. You feel like you have lost control over your circumstances. This frustration can hurt your relationships, career, and overall health. Achieve time management skills by listening to audio books on the subject. Taking the time to listen to advice from time management professionals can help alleviate the harmful stress of constantly feeling crunched for time.
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Blogging For Money |
 Tips for putting your Web log in profit mode... |
by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Staff Writer
 If you have gone to the trouble to create a blog there is every reason you should use it to bring in as much income as possible. Any blog could be used as a base for making money from products, services, affiliate programs, advertising, and any other wealth-generating source your creativity may develop. Your blog is just like any other Website you have and needs to have large volumes of traffic to generate income for you...
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Home Business Goes Global... |
| Why work when you can do what you love? |
 UK Job Dissatisfaction
by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Staff Writer
Imagine bouncing out of bed every morning and saying, “Oh boy! Here is another wonderful day and I’m really looking forward to being at my job for the next ten hours. I love my work, I love my co-workers, I’m paid well, and most of all, I love my boss.” Is this how you feel about working?
It may not be... |
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Protecting Your Business |
| Don't get taken... |
by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Staff Writer
 Every NASCAR race has me glued to my TV; viewing the last race made me decide to write this article. I suddenly realized how vulnerable all we home-based entrepreneurs are to a variety of skillful predators. There were ads during the race for Freecreditreports.com and the fellow with his Social Security number on the side of an 18-wheeler was showing how his plan can protect you from all kinds of identity theft. It reminded me of how my bank incessantly calls me with credit protection plans they want me to buy. Overall, I have a very positive outlook on life. Since I’ve had several unfortunate experiences in which others have taken advantage of me, however, I want to alert all of my readers to these potential dangers. Here’s what I know about things that can happen...
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| Book Of The Month |
May Magazine |
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 For all of life's little challenges that can seem so confusing, here's a clear and comprehensive guidebook to getting things done in the twenty-first century. (FREE TO MEMBERS!) |
 PC Magazine is designed for buyers of PC software, peripherals and accessories.
(INCLUDED W/YOUR MEMBERSHIP!) |
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Software Of The Month |
| PC: |
MAC: |
LogOnce Toolbar 1.4
Win 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
A secure password manager plug-in for Internet Explorer. |
Magic Mail Folder 1.0b4
Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Turn any folder on your desktop into an e-mail-sending box.
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| Home-Business Trends |
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Size matters: micro business coming into its own... |
The Rise Of The Nanocorp
by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Writer
 What’s a nanocorp? According to Daniel Pink, author of Free Agent Nation, the term was coined by a pioneering research and development company called Sohodojo and is a micro business that remains “ruthlessly small” as both a personal preference and a competitive strategy. The name describes a product of the New Economy that we who have chosen to be home-based entrepreneurs are spearheading. Did you know you are on the cutting edge of a wave of new economic thought spreading across the U.S. and the entire globe?
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| Tool Review |
| The new voice of voicemail |
Voicemail Fun Times Two
by Yank Elliott, IAHBE Staff Writer
 YouMail’s developers feel they are being deprived of the good experiences they would like to have while using existing voicemail systems. They do not understand why it’s easy to install ringtones on cell phones yet there are no ways to tailor a greeting for each individual caller. They don’t like the idea of having to play through every call in the mail box to find the one you want to hear, and if you delete a message by mistake it can never be retrieved. These people want to make voicemail so you can immediately see who has left a message and what they want without having to listen to a lot of instructions and then listening to all the messages to get the one they want. And why must anyone record a message at all? Could they not just pick pre-recorded messages in much the same manner as a ringtone?...
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| Book Review |
| Timeless "secrets" you should know... |
This book is old—1997—and out of print, but the ideas it covers are timeless. This book gives insight into the main things that contribute to success in anyone’s life. It makes no difference if you are a business entrepreneur or working for a company, or not even working. The ideas in this book deal with relationships, the fabric of life... |
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VERYVIP
SITEBUILDER
A complete online
business solution designed especially for SFI Affiliates! |
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21 powerful ideas for becoming a self-made millionaire!
Regular Price: $19.95
Your Price: FREE!
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Business & Personal |
| Unneeded item can be the most profitable! |
Positive Niches From Useless Culture
 There are no positive aspects attached to useless things and the way people worldwide support them. None of this makes sense. By studying a few of these “no value” situations, it may be that an alert entrepreneur can find a golden niche opportunity. This would be a wonderfully positive outcome from our culture of useless. Whatever helps restore a balanced approach to our daily living is beneficial and could be very profitable for those who find the way...
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| Computer Q&A
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Short
Takes |
 E-Mail List Tips, Anti-Autocorrect Advice, & More...
Get tips on e-mailing to large groups, stop Autocorrect from messing up your text, and learn how to make that feature more suitable for you. These items and much more in this month's Q&A... |
Are you a good or great boss? Is your accountant just a little too curious? Have you thought about adding a franchise to your business? Get help with these and other business questions in this month's Short Takes. |
| Marketing Tidbit |
Start-Up Ideas |
 3 Quick, Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt-In List
Advice for those who have started an opt-in list and have failed. You CAN rejuvenate your failed venture...plus, lots of good information for those just starting out. |
 Ideas YOU can use
to get started with a business of your own!
• Fun Ideas to Make Extra Money
• 7 steps to Opening a Daycare Center
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How to Work From Home as a Secretary
• More... |
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Web Page Creator: |
Business
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Websites made simple! |
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 Google has just released its new Page Creator, a free online tool that finally makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive Web pages in just minutes. You'll want to check this one out!
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 This Podcast from LearnOutLoud showcases the best classic and contemporary self-development audio. Learn how to achieve your goals, improve your relationships, increase your creativity, and much more...
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Reference Publication:
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Data Security: |
| SBA
Programs & Services |
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 Find
out how the Small Business Administration can help you
start or expand your small business, including SBA's
many financial assistance programs, business development
programs, and much more. |
 Specifically for beginners, this guide will take you through the basics of securing your computer, what you need to secure it and alternative strategies, courtesy of gHacks.
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