July 18, 2005
No such thing as a summer slow down
For those work at home moms who are very serious about running their business as a business, as opposed to as a hobby, (and NOTHING is wrong with having a hobby business, please don't misunderstand what I'm saying)...there is no summer slow down for us. Our bills remain the same, so the money needs to continue to come in and this summer, I think my phone has been ringing more than it has in the winter & spring.
At times I envy those work at home moms who do see a bit of a summer slow down and are in the position to be able to experience that. While it is wonderful to work at home and have the flexibility of rearranging your schedule, the busier your business becomes, and depending on the nature of your business, that flexibility can move further away. As our businesses grow, many times the work hours may need to change. What started out for me as a mainly working at nite business, has come to the point of really needing to be available for much of the daytime - regular business hours. I am dealing with individuals and companies who have "regular" business hours so need to adjust my schedule to that. I'm still able to get alot of work done at night, as that is the easiest after the kids are in bed, but some business contacts and issues HAVE to be handled during regular working hours.
While summer may not be slowing down for my business, I do still make sure to take the time to enjoy the sunny days with my kids with a variety of activities. Still enjoying many of the benefits and reasons of wanting to be a work at home mom.
Posted by Cyndi at 08:51 AM | Comments (2)
July 17, 2005
Glitches, Set Backs.... GRRRR
No one can say that working at home isn't a challenge! Not only do you have the family's schedule and needs to work around, but technology can REALLY stink at times!
There is nothing worse than having an unexpected outage of service that can throw off your entire day. Deadlines get tossed to the side, frustrations build, and you feel like you are taking two steps backward with your home business. This happened to me when our cable service went out last week. Even though I have a dial up that I can use at a back up.... it is SOOO slow compared to cable. I couldn't get as much done, it was taking forever to upload things and stay connected. I found myself more frustrated because of this. I finally had to just walk away and work on paperwork, which had been pushed to the side because there is always something else that "has to be done" online. Lesson learned.
We all need to embrace the glitches that can pop up. In stead of letting it effect our home based business in a negative way, use that "down time" to pay attention to another area of your business that doesn't get the time that is probably deserves to get.
Posted by Cyndi at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)
July 13, 2005
Will SPAM ever end??
It seems to go in spurts. Spam, spam, we all hate spam. Today when I logged on, in my main account I had 860 emails and ALL were spam except for 25 emails!
When trying to run a home based business, time can be pretty limited, with the kids in the background, especially during summer months. To have to spend so much time deleting junk from people, hinders the rest of the work day and time needing to be spent on the "real issues" and tasks of running a business.
So.... I need to spend time creating contact forms for all the sites and getting rid of all the email addresses but one. Seems like every time I start this, more important issues crop up and the project gets put to the wayside. But, it is time... too bad all of us have to pay for those who spam spam spam the days away.
Posted by Cyndi at 12:34 AM | Comments (0)
July 11, 2005
Willing to take Advice in your Home Based Business?
| So many times I see work at home moms
running in circles and spinning their wheels, wondering why they aren't
seeing success. What is more frustrating, is when someone asks for
ideas, suggestions and help, and you offer them, from experience and
knowing/seeing what works in a home based business - but they don't
utilize those ideas. If you are a work at home mom or dad, don't make the mistake of being too proud, or thinking that you know for certain what will work at what doesn't. Many times you need to cater to the audience you are trying to reach, and that approach may differ from the past audiences you have been dealing with. |
Make sure you are always open to learning new techniques, new ideas and new ways of advertising, promoting or running your business.
Posted by Cyndi at 01:12 PM | Comments (0)
July 06, 2005
It's Crude to be Rude
| Every day I'm amazed at the
rude emails I receive. I can't imagine that someone, in person, would
use the same tone and words that come across in email. Typically it is people who have not paid attention to what they have done, are ignorant, or just plain don't read. And these are people who typically are work at home moms or dads, running a business... and I'm thinking.. well, you totally lost a potential sale here. Think before you type. Think before you send. And be SURE you know what it is you are saying. |
Posted by Cyndi at 04:50 PM | Comments (0)
