~ STAYING ORGANIZED IN YOUR COMPUTERIZED HOME OFFICE ~

Nothing makes working from a *Computerized Home Office* more frustrating than not being able to locate anything when you need it. While most Business Owners see themselves as being busy all the time, some of your time has to be spent in staying organized. On a daily basis, you have to set aside time to put everything in its place. There is a place for everything, within your reach. I have various Business Card files, Index Card files, Note files, Steno Book Transcription files, Teleseminar/Webinar files etc., that I must organize.

Many people have to find the time to do things over, but seldom have the time to do it right the first time. Usually because they can’t locate information, they will have to recreate it, which will take a lot more time than the five seconds it might have taken to put it in its right place to begin with. You must also Organize your Mail ~ Offline, and Email ~ Online. Being able to find the staples when your stapler runs out can save a precious few minutes you will spend going through the desk drawers, or worse going to the store to buy more, knowing you have a new box somewhere in the office.

The amount of office supplies you maintain in the *Computerized Home Office* will depend on your Internet Business, as well as your budget. Regardless, don’t let your desk become a storage area for your supplies. Use an old dresser of bookcase on which to keep your Office supplies, while keeping only a small stash on your desk or in the desk drawers. When you put supplies in a storage area, make sure the Tags are visible for easy identification.

To keep your *Computerized Home Office* running smooth, consider your desk the focal point of the *Computerized Home Office*. Your Computer, Printer and Fax needs to be within easy reach of your desk chair. If you have to get up every few minutes to answer the phone, grab a Fax or check the Printer, you are wasting several precious minutes everyday reaching for things. Files that you are currently working on should be stored on USB Flash Drives, which are very convenient and portable, or your Hard Drive, or Documents File, within your Computer.

There are many USB Organizers, that you can use to keep all of your USB Flash Drives by your Computer, for daily use. Ideally, you can open all the files you intend to conquer that day and continue to Organize them. The best thing about using USB Flash Drives, is that you can take them anywhere in the World and connect them to any Computer, to retrieve your Files and Information ~ even to School! :-)

While it may seem easier, especially for caffeine addicts to have their coffee pot near their desk, it is a bad idea overall. First, too much coffee can be bad for the health as well as a contributing factor to extra bathroom breaks. However, the primary reason is the potential for a damaging coffee spill by drinking coffee at your desk. Everyone needs to take a break from their work periodically, and having the coffee pot in a separate room can force you to take a few minutes to clear your head.

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~ USE KNOWLEDGE TO INCREASE HOME BASED ONLINE MARKETING ~

One of the favorite Home Based Online Marketing methods being used today is Article Marketing, allowing Business Owners to be perceived as an expert in their field while they help internet search engines find their site. In order to be successful on the internet a business needs visitors and one method of gaining visitors is being found in search engine results. Search Engines have basic criteria about the position of a Website based on certain factors, one of which is the popularity of the site.

How the search engines determine a site's popularity is somewhat of a secret, but one method that is talked about by search engine owners is determined by not only how many people visit the site, but how many other, related sites sponsor links to the site. The operative word here is relative and sites that relate to the site, linking to it are considered relative and give the site an extra vote in its popularity.

To take advantage, some business owners write articles about their business. Whether it is about the specific items they carry or about how they conduct business and then freely share their articles with others. Since publishers of ezines are constantly prowling the internet for information they can publish on their sites for free, if the author of an article operates a business to which the article's information pertains, they must be an expert, or at least be knowledgeable about the topic, and they publish the article.

The secret, so to speak, is that in order to use the article for free, information about the author must be included with the article and this usually contains a hot link to the author's website. The person conducting the web search can find an informative article pertaining to their interests leading them to the ezine, which receives a boost in visitor count. The author of the article gets a link back to their site from the ezine publisher as well as the potential for the visitor to click on the link and head over to their site and become a customer.

With this scenario, everyone seems to come out a winner. However, there are certain rules to follow when writing these articles that will first of all, attract Ezine Publishers to want to use them, lead readers to believe the author knows what they are talking about. They also need to be seen by the search engines as being informative and not simply another method of spamming the search engines by using key words over and over again.

Many Ezine Publishers actually read the articles before they publish them since they are providing a benefit to their readers. If the articles are more about simply drawing the attention of search engines they will not make the cut. There are a few Publishers who simply use a search for the keyword and publish articles containing that word without reading the materials. This puts off their readers as well as the search engines and usually goes nowhere. Information sells, and quality article information can sell a site to the search engines.

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BUILDING AN ONLINE AFFILIATE MARKETING NETWORK VIA THE CLASSIFIED ADS

Most everyone who discusses the merits of an Online Affiliate Marketing Network likely focuses on the pay-per-click versus pay-for-performance aspects of this advertising tool, and rightfully so! Online these two programs alone have shown themselves to be the work horses of a successful and diversified Online Affiliate Marketing Network while at the same time not demanding an undue strain on a company’s promotions budget. Thus, start up companies in general and Home Based Small Business Entrepreneurs in particular gravitate to this form of self-promotion like bugs to a strong light source in the dark of night.

Yet just like the bugs, many of the smaller businesses get burned not because the product was unsuccessful or the presentation less than professional but instead because the interest simply could not be generated by the participants in the Online Affiliate Marketing Network who chose to sign up. In general, those signing up to post links and banners or search boxes onto their sites are looking for the heavy hitters which will lend credibility to the Webmaster and her or his site, while smaller merchants are usually avoided because they simply do not offer that air of mainstream acceptance to a site.

In the same vein, many of the Webmasters who do sign up for the smaller Online Affiliate Marketing Network will most likely be startups themselves, thus in a way countermanding the business’ efforts of reaching a large number of potential customers. Even though the money spent on this kind of advertising is low, it hardly merits the results that are being yielded. Interestingly, a new trend is developing which is finding great acceptance with smaller businesses and which is proving to be a money maker to such an extent that it threatens to leave the tried and true pay-per-click or pay-for-performance Online Affiliate Marketing Network in the dust for Home Based Entrepreneurs: Classified Ads.

Building an Online Affiliate Marketing Network via the Classified Ads may sound odd but the more careful attention you pay to this trend, the more sense it makes. With a few words you have the chance to advertise your network and generate a far-reaching interest in the business. While not each and every online or print publication will permit you to post your ads, in general you will find that you can start getting out the word about your network by posting in a few free, online publications.

Research the high traffic sites and post your ads in accordance with their submission guidelines~ a much overlooked fact that may get your ad buried if not carefully observed! Use strong Marketing words that require a response by the reader, such as “clicking” or “visiting” and rely on heavy hitters like “proven” or “guaranteed” – only if you can back up the claims, of course.

Add a measurable and real benefit to the action, and the odds are good that you will have a visitor for your site. Turning the visitor into a qualified lead, of course, is up to the quality of your site and actual network.

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FREE HOME BASED INTERNET BUSINESS IDEAS

Despite what people say, it is possible to start a *Home Based Internet Business* without spending any money! While there are jobs that will have a large initial cost, you can start a *Free Home Based Internet Business*. Really, anybody can do this. Particularly nowadays when there are multiple what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) web servers that make it easy to design a web page without having knowledge in that field.

The Internet has become a place to expand knowledge globally. You can live in Zimbabwe and have access to information from America-based websites. This is extraordinary and people are starting to take full advantage of the technology. Internet training is a *Free Home Based Internet Business* that will allow you to earn a nice income. Nowadays, jobs are constantly being internationally outsourced and people from around the world need to know how to use the Internet. If you are a person with adequate knowledge of the Internet, you can be a successful trainer.

Many individuals are too busy to take on campus classes. People are turning to online courses to gain knowledge about surfing around the Internet. You can become very successful if you have the knowledge to train someone else. Furthermore, you can do this job in the comfort of your own home. You can create your own website but there are a number of already established businesses that you can work for—with the correct qualifications, of course. As an Internet trainer, you will teach students to do Internet research, provide knowledge on Internet security, virus guards, firewalls, and spy ware.

Another *Free Home Based Internet Business* is Online Counseling. Counselors work to console people who need someone to talk to. They help to improve a person’s mental health. This can easily be done online using various communication technology. For example, you can hold chat sessions, e-mail correspondence, and/or web conferences. Therefore, you will need to be knowledgeable in technology and computers. You can create a personal relationship with someone in the comfort of your home. You need to have a variety of personal skills to succeed in this *Home Based Internet Business*, as a Online Counselor.

In some states, you need a license to be a Online Counselor. However, that is not the case in all places as long as you’re not giving health advice and obviously, not prescribing medicine. You should take courses in order to understand mental health and along with formal training, you need to possess kindness, understanding, and a passion for helping people. You must also realize that you’ll be dealing with real people and you will need to set time apart to deal with them. You have to also realize that you will have to prove your qualifications if you don’t have a special license.

People are not going to come to you if they think you’re just an average Joe trying to make some bucks. Both of these would make a fulfilling and *Free Home Based Internet Business*. You won’t have to spend money but you will have to put a lot of time and energy into this process. However, helping someone else is always rewarding.

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