Google Trends – Free keyword Tool
October 27th, 2009
If you have a home business with an online presence (and these days who doesn’t?), finding ways to drive more traffic to your website is likely often in your mind.
One of the things many spend a lot of time agonizing over are “keywords” they should be using to draw traffic to their site. You can hire a dozen different SEO specialists and it is likely they will all give you a different answer. So why bother with all that fuss and expense in the first place; especially since one of the most powerful keyword tools available anywhere is free?
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Contests to Boost Your Sales
October 23rd, 2009
Those work at home entrepreneurs who run an e commerce website (simply the act of selling goods and services online) are always looking for ways to drive traffic in order to boost sales. Suggesting that such businesses offer free products or prize contests may at first sound like it runs contrary to those goals, but in fact both are great and proven ways to drive your online sales up.
Offering freebies is one of the oldest marketing tricks in the book, and the practice translates very well into the online marketplace. After all the word “free” is a magnet to the thrifty consumer and if you feature your free offers prominently on the front page of your website most people are going to be curious enough to want to know more.
Should You Upgrade Your Business PC to Windows 7?
October 22nd, 2009
Most home business owners these days count a personal computer as one of their businesses’ main assets, indeed many could not operate without it. And close to 90% of these computers running on a Microsoft operating system.
Today marked the launch of Windows 7, the operating system that many hope will be a distinct improvement over the much maligned Windows Vista OS, which annoyed some users so much they elected to stick with, or even downgrade to Windows XP. Which, at eight years old is a “software dinosaur”. But is it really worth the small business owner taking a chance (and $100+ out of their budget) to upgrade to Windows 7?
Tax Deductions for Your Home Business
October 20th, 2009
If you think that great tax breaks are just for big corporations think again. As a home business owner you have a number of things you can deduct, some that you may not be aware of.
Most home business owners are aware they can deduct their home office itself, provided that it is an area that is used exclusively for business (it need not be a room.) In addition you may be able to claim a portion of any home repairs you make although not at Extreme Makeover levels; the IRS allows taxpayers to deduct reasonable costs associated with maintaining the home in which your business is based.
9 Ways To Save Money Working At Home
October 15th, 2009
When you have an office job or any kind of job outside the home, there are many different expenses involved. If you transition from that to working at home, those expenses reduce drastically, especially if you break everything down and realize how much you have been spending all along. Knowing how to maintain a sense of saving on a daily basis will help you benefit even more with operating your own business.
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