2006 has been a fun year as your guide to Home Business. After having been here since March of 2006, I must say it's been both interesting and rewarding. As I look forward to an even more enjoyable 2007 as your Home Business guide, I wanted to take a moment to say Thank You to my loyal readers and visitors. I owe the success of this site to you.
Here's a review of what I consider to be the top 10 home business features, stories and news items that appeared here during 2006. I'm looking forward to a prosperous and healthy 2007 with you and I hope you'll let me know what topics you'd like to see covered.
Happy New Year!
There's no question about it, interviewing Kathy Ireland for this website was the highlight of my year. She is a terrific inspiration for many of my Home Business site visitors and speaking with her was an honor I'll remember for a very long time.
Lots of people dream of owning their own business and working from home. This article details what you need to consider before you dive in to starting a home business. Everyone needs a starting point - this is it.
Just a few simple steps you need to take to open the doors to your home business venture. One of the most popular articles of the year.
The basics you need to know in order to prepare a business plan. The old saying, "Fail to plan, plan to fail" is very appropriate when it comes to starting and operating a home business. You need goals and objectives and you need to know where you're going and what will constitute success.
To get some perspective on what a brochure printing service looks for in a brochure design, I asked Shawn MacKinnon, director of www.brochuresource.net and www.brochuresource.ca to provide his insight on how to create a great brochure. Since the article was published it has consistently been one of the most popular on the site and has since been updated with a 6th tip -
Using the Proper Color Settings.
Of all the home business ideas I presented to you this year, the idea of becoming an independent wine consultant has outranked them all. To get an idea of what a home business as a wine consultant would be like, I interviewed one from The Travelling Vineyard. Seems like a vintage idea!
You can't have a successful business without marketing. Most home business people haven't learned the terms of the trade or their importance. This primer was intended to get your feet wet in marketing your products and services and has been a very popular reference tool since it first published.
These days, the opportunity to run a home-based Internet business has never been easier. Google Adsense is a program where Google's advertisers agree to have their ads shown on your site. When a site visitor clicks one of these ads, you make money. This is a 24/7 opportunity to make money on an almost unattended basis - but it pays to know what you're doing!
Guest writer Erica Olsen, a principal of M3 Planning and author of the book,
Strategic Planning For Dummies is one of the most prolific business writers I know, that's why I often feature her content. It’s why we are all in business – to build or create something bigger than ourselves. In this feature, Erica tells us how.
Let's face it. We all need time to rest and time for our families. Taking a break from your business life isn't always easy, but it's necessary. This article provides some tips for having a fun getaway and re-establishing a connection with your significant other.
