Job From Home

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Written for those who want to break away from rigid schedules, unappreciative bosses, and soul-sapping commutes, this book will put prospective Internet entrepreneurs on the road to success. The basics of Internet mechanics and commerce are analyzed and followed by examinations of successful Internet businesses. Providing more than just technical information, this manual is also a guide to prioritizing what the entrepreneur wants to get out of the business and determining what level of risk is comfortable. This method ensures that the business chosen will match the goals and aspirations of the entrepreneur. Each of the 101 business profiles includes promotion techniques to help these start-ups get on the road to success.

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Do you love animals? Have you ever dreamed of making them your life’s work? Have you ever imagined yourself as a groomer, a dog walker/pet sitter, or an obedience trainer? This comprehensive book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you will need to launch and grow your own home-based pet care business. Author Kathy Salzberg, a successful home-based groomer, shares her experience and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based business. Throughout these pages she will show you how to develop a business plan, estimate your start-up costs, price your services, and stay profitable once you’re in business. From painless record keeping to savvy marketing techniques, her step-by-step methods are realistic, innovative, and easy to understand. From advice on zoning and insurance to pet grooming and health issues, this guide can help you experience the satisfaction of building your won home-based business. Learn all about: what it takes to be a professional groomer, dog walker/pet sitter, or obedience trainer; attracting clients and gaining their trust; equipping your home office and shop; pricing competitively; setting your daily schedule; building your reputation; managing growth. The following special features as well as workbook pages are included: business registration form; sample business plan; sample client card; sample grooming menu; pet sitter’s service contract; obedience trainer’s contract; business opening press release; advertising and promotion checklist. (7 x 10, 288 pages, business forms, charts)
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A front-page byline in The New York Times! A People magazine cover story! A travel assignment in Katmandu! Dream on. “This is a book,” says author Lucy V. Parker, “about commercial writing, business writing, nonfiction writing. It is a book about obtaining practical, often unglamorous assignments that can pay the bills.” Sure, celebrity profiles and investigative journalism can be thrilling, but so can paying the rent. Besides, someone has to write all those newsletters, brochures, press releases, speeches, instructional manuals, and articles for employee magazines. With Parker’s help, you can write a business plan, form a business, market your services, learn what to charge (and how to collect your due), and deal with taxes and contracts. Parker even tells you how to cope with the loneliness inherent in running a solo venture. Hint: online chat rooms are OK, but “people breaks” are better. With profiles of 10 successful professionals from a variety of specialties and a list of 60 key assignments for home-based writers. –Jane Steinberg
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Turn your home into a profit center Start, Run, and Profit from Your Own Home-Based Business Second Edition Here is the only hands-on guide you need to set up and operate a profitable an rewarding home-based business. An ideal one-stop reference for the more than 45 million people currently working out of their homes—and the countless others interested in doing the same—the Second Edition of this classic nuts-and-bolts bestseller features thoroughly revised and updated coverage of all recent advances in home-office technology, the flexibility afforded by “virtual officing,” and the broad range of unique opportunities available to today’s entrepreneurs. Count on small-business gurus Gregory and Patricia Kishel for practical, step-by-step advice on every aspect of setting up shop at home—from picking the right business and selecting office equipment to presenting a professional image to potential clients and customers. You’ll find out how to:

• Finance and computerize a home-based business
• Prepare marketing, advertising, and promotion programs
• Achieve top-quality customer service to attract and keep business
• Deal with vital tax, insurance, and legal considerations

If you’re thinking about starting your own business at home or just curious about what it takes, Start, Run, and Profit from Your Own Home-Based Business is the all-in-one guide to making it happen … and making it profitable.

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Turn your home into a profit center Start, Run, and Profit from Your Own Home-Based Business Second Edition Here is the only hands-on guide you need to set up and operate a profitable an rewarding home-based business. An ideal one-stop reference for the more than 45 million people currently working out of their homes—and the countless others interested in doing the same—the Second Edition of this classic nuts-and-bolts bestseller features thoroughly revised and updated coverage of all recent advances in home-office technology, the flexibility afforded by “virtual officing,” and the broad range of unique opportunities available to today’s entrepreneurs. Count on small-business gurus Gregory and Patricia Kishel for practical, step-by-step advice on every aspect of setting up shop at home—from picking the right business and selecting office equipment to presenting a professional image to potential clients and customers. You’ll find out how to:

• Finance and computerize a home-based business
• Prepare marketing, advertising, and promotion programs
• Achieve top-quality customer service to attract and keep business
• Deal with vital tax, insurance, and legal considerations

If you’re thinking about starting your own business at home or just curious about what it takes, Start, Run, and Profit from Your Own Home-Based Business is the all-in-one guide to making it happen … and making it profitable.

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This book explains how money is NOT the most important ingredient needed to be successful. Step by step instructions on how to: begin, become legal, gather the equipment and supplies, use inexpensive advertising, perform winning customer service and which customers you should avoid!

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Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home.

Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you’ll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors.

Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home:

• Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances—from the mainstream to the highly unusual—in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you’ve been looking for.
• Describes each job in detail—its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements—information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research.
• Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success.
• Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues.
• Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling—and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today.

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Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home.

Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you’ll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors.

Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home: Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances–from the mainstream to the highly unusual–in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you’ve been looking for. Describes each job in detail–its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements–information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research. Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success. Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues. Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling–and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today.

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With over 4 million sold, our Everything “RM” books are just too good to pass up. Each book in the Everything “RM” series is packed with clear, concise information that is written in a fun, engaging style. The large trim-size, bright colors, and great price attract readers, and over 300 pages of unparalled content and two-color illustrations keep them reading!

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More and more women want to work from home, earning money while spending more time with their children and taking control of their lives. But they need help finding the best work-at-home jobs. And once they have the job they want, they need to know how to make it pay. This comprehensive bible shows women: how to find the job that best fits their needs; set up a home office; get organized and schedule your daily business tasks; avoid distractions such as kids, food, and television; and more. As work-from-home situations become an option for more women, they’ll reach for this handy guide to find the road to success.

About the Author

Leslie Truex (Palmyra, VA) has been a work-at-home mom for nearly a decade. She has worked in Web site development and maintenance, writing, and research. She created and manages four Web sites, including the popular www.workathomesuccess.com. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Willamette University and a master’s degree in social work from California State University.