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When I first started my own
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Article by Tina Barraclough
When I first started my own "Work At
Home"
business, I had no experience whatsoever, and I did not know how to get
started
on the right foot. After a lot of trial and error, I have learned (and
still
learning) on what to do and not to do to get started in my "Work At
Home"
business.
Anyone, who
had decided to start their own "WORK AT HOME"
business, is going to make mistakes along the way. Remember, no one is
perfect,
so it is expected to make mistakes as you learn. Many "WORK AT HOME"
mistakes can be avoided, when we learn from the mistakes of others.
1. First of
all, before you start a home based business, you must know
what it is you'll be doing. You need to educate yourself about your
"work
at home" business. For example, Internet Marketing, Placing
classifieds,
gets a WEB SITE, Follow-ups, etc. Look at it this way, say you sign up
someone
under you, and they need help getting started, how are you going to
help them
if you do not even know this? Expect your first 6 months or so to be a
learning
process for you.
2. SPAM
What is SPAM?
Simply put,
SPAM is unsolicited advertising. It is our belief that SPAM
is in the eye of the person being SPAMMED, not the person sending the
SPAM.
While you may not consider a message to be Spam, if the person
receiving it
does, it's SPAM. If you are not 100% certain that the person or persons
you are
advertising your Surfside Internet site to will not complain, DO NOT
advertise
your site to that person or persons. Any SPAM complaint is cause for
immediate
termination, no second chances, no questions asked. This is a very
serious
matter. Surfside Internet reserves the right to take legal action
against any
person or persons involved in SPAMMING
What types of
advertising are considered SPAM?
Bulk e-mailing
(sending an e-mail advertisement to persons listed on an
e-mail address lead list).
Advertising
with bulk e-mail services (companies who will send an
e-mail advertisement to persons listed on an e-mail address lead list
for you).
"Bounce back"
e-mailing (sending an e-mail advertisement in
reply to an e-mail advertisement that was sent to you).
Advertising
your Surfside Internet site to people that you don't know,
who didn't specifically request the information.
Cross-posting
or advertising to Usenet newsgroups, forum or discussion
lists, and online chats (IRC) is not allowed.
These are only
examples. Remember, SPAMMING includes ANY unsolicited
advertising.
For more
information about SPAM and how to avoid it, Please visit this
site:
Friends House
in Rose hill:
http://www.rosehill.org/spam.htm
3. Posting ads
on Forums: Like spamming, posting ads on forums message
boards can [most likely will] get you banned. Forums are only to be
used as
sources of information about business opportunities. You can ask
questions, or
get/give advice about any "Work At Home" business, or other topics,
but absolutely not allowed to place any ads of any kind. When visiting
Forums,
always look for their rules/regulations, so you know what is and is not
acceptable on these Forums.
4. Submitting
to FFA's. These are free for all sites that you can post
your ads on. Do not waste your time posting your ads on these sites,
because
your site will never get seen. Worse, because most FFA's have such low
rankings,
it will give your site a low rank, because you posted on them. Place
your ads
on classified ad sites. Here is how to find classified site to place
your ads.
Go to your favorite Search Engine and type" free home business
classifieds" or something like that. I have listed a few places for you
to
place ads on for your convenience.
Free
Classifieds and Promotion at: http://www.inetgiant.com
A-Z FREE
Classifieds http://www.freeclassifieds.com/
World profit
FREE Classifieds http://www.worldprofit.com/classifieds/
Free Business
Ads http://freebizadsweb.com/>
Classifieds
for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/
FREE
Classifieds Directory http://www.everydaybusinessonline.com/adsites.htm
5. Shouting
Other than using caps to emphasize a few words within an e-mail,
or a web page, do not use all caps. Using all capital letters in a text
or a
correspondence is considered shouting, and shouting at people just
causes them
to leave.
6. Slow
response to e-mails: If someone has taken the time to send you
an e-mail for more information about your business, or has some
questions, and
you do not respond to them in a timely manner, then you probably have
lost a
potential customer, or an affiliate. Even if you do not know the
answers [you
may still be learning] let them know that you do not have the answers,
but you
will find out for them, and get back to them A.S.A.P .
7. No
persistence: Let me tell you that there is no such thing as a
"Get Rich Quick Scheme" They do not exist. If you want to have a
successful "Work At Home" business, then you must be willing to work
hard for it. What you put into your business is exactly what you will
get out
of it. Persistence is the single most important factor in determining a
successful "work at home" business. Be persistent and you will be
successful.
Tina Barraclough is a work at home
mom and owner of
http://best-home-based-business-idea.com
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