Good Advice!

Turn your hobby into a career!

Here Is ANOTHER Good Reason To Have A Blog!

Here is another very good reason to have a blog! I just visited an online blog from a woman who has her own very successful photography business.

On her blog she states that she does NO advertising!

Here is another quote from her site:

"but in my business we don’t measure the success of our web presence by the number of page views we receive or the number of comments posted. Instead, I measure its success by the type of clients that we book and how educated they are about our products and services when they approach us."

I think that this is a very important thing that you should keep in mind when you have or are thinking about starting your own business!

Having a blog is a very good idea and its something that is relatively easy to do - plus - you can start your own blog for free on the Internet.

So the next time that you think that having a blog will do no good, I suggest you take a look at this blog!

I Don't Do Any Advertising - All I Have Is A Blog

"Why I Don't Do Free Consulting Anymore"

I found a very interesting online blog post called "Why I Don't Do Free Consulting Anymore".

As a person that has her own business and who works from home I can definitely identify with this blog post.

If you have a business of your own or are thinking about starting your own business then here is a blog post that you should definitely read!

Why I Don't Do Free Consulting Anymore

More Jobs Than You Can Do From Home

There are businesses out there that let you work from home!

I found an online article about a woman who wanted to quit her coporate job so that she could work from home and she found a lot of work from home scams out there but she finally managed to find a legitimate company that hires people to work from their homes.

Within 2 years she was earning $2,000 a month working 30 - 35 hours per week!

There are still some legitimate businesses out there that enable you to work from home acting as customer service representatives. There is a list of companies that are hiring people to work from home.

Starting a web business was another recommendation - one that I have often blogged about many times before. You could take a hobby and turn it into a web business of your own!



Another very good suggestion is that you might want to consider becoming a mystery shopper BUT be very careful about this. Do some checking and some research online about how to become a mystery shopper so that you don't get involved in any kind of scams!

The Law Of Attraction!

I have been doing some recent postings on the law of attraction. Simply stated the law of attraction says that what you focus on you will manifest and get.

I had posted that I really thought that the law of attraction was the reason that I got my cat! Unfortunately my previous cat died a few years ago and I have been wanting to get another one but I didn't. But I still had reminders of my cat around the house. Mostly it was because of my cat's toys that were still lying about. I still had my cat's food and water dish still around and just refused to part with them because I wanted them to stay when I got another cat.

I was always meaning to get another cat but I guessed that the law of attraction thought that I was taking too long and provided me with the opportunity to get another cat and that opportunity came up! A neighbor of mine's cat had kittens and he offered me one and I took him up on his offer! And that is my law of attraction story concerning my cat! So it really does look like the law of attraction really works!

I also try to apply the law of attraction to my financial life as well! If I think about being wealthy, focus my energy and vibrations on being wealthy then I should be able to manifest wealth!

I really can cite some instances where the law of attraction has worked for me financially. For instance you just never know where money (or clients for that matter) will come from! I have gotten clients that have quite literally come out of the blue! I have manifested money from sources that I didn't even know that I had or from sources that came out of nowhere!

I definitely know that the law of attraction has helped me in my business and my life and I really think that it would benefit you if you started to learn more about the law of attraction!

It could quite literally change your business and your life!

What Is Your Passion?

Nurture your passions...you'd be surprised at how many possible ways there are to make money with a hobby or obsession.

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I have lots of online ads relating to doing medical billing at home but I have also seen many posts from people who say that these kinds of things are scams and that they haven't found legitimate work as medical billing jobs online.

If you manage to find a legitimate business that lets you be able to work from home then that is a good thing! But please make sure that it is a legitimate business!

The Law Of Attraction?

I do a lot of "law of attraction tweets on Twitter. Why? Because I really do believe in the law of attraction and I have seen constant testimonials from others who are very successful who have used the law of attraction.

What is the law of attraction? Simply stated the law of attraction says that what you focus on you will get. So, for example, if you want to make more money then you should focus on wealth and not the lack of having money. Because if you only focus on the lack of money all you will get is a lack of money.

Money comes in many forms! For example I have a blog about government grants where I post about basic information about available grant programs. There is also such a thing as unclaimed money where there are countless lists of accounts that have money that has not been claimed! (You can find out more information about unclaimed money by going to my blog, The Unclaimed Money Blog.)

I have had my own examples of the law of attraction working for me as far as money has been concerned. Money came to me in the most unusual of ways! So I do know that the law of attraction has worked for me. Now I just have to learn how to become a master at it - which is what I am working on.

If you want to be able to work from home visualize it! Take some time out and actually visualize how you would like your life to be! Think about it in as much detail as you can and really feel the feelings of you working from home! Eliminate as much doubt, worry and stress as you can because those feelings will get in the way of what it is that you really want to feel which is successful and wealthy!

A very popular law of attraction saying is that we can create our lives the way that we want it to be. I really do believe that that is true!

Want to see some of my law of attraction tweets? Here is a link to my Twitter site:

Rose's Twitter Page

"Do What You Love And The Money Will Follow"

Have you ever heard this piece of advice?

If you love doing something, you will naturally become good at it simply because you love doing it and you spend time doing it, more so than the average person. Repetition inevitably leads to improvement. And it’s not like you do the same thing over and over again. You learn each time you do it and get better and better. And if doing what you love incorporates your natural talents, you’re likely to become great at it. Either way, you become better than the average person not only in terms of skill, but in a variety of areas related to what you love to do – knowledge, experience, intuition, contacts made, etc., that you gather along the way.

You start to differentiate yourself from the pack and stand out and that’s when you really begin to put yourself on the path of making money from doing what you love to do.

Do What You Love And The Money Will Follow!

Working From Home - Here Is One Simple Tactic To Try!

I can't take credit for the advice given below but it is very good advice for those who are looking for ways to be able to make money from home!

"Informational Website Business

Most money making opportunities are in the world of business. I specifically like online businesses. You may not know it, but you can put up an informational blog or website on some topic of interest to you and make money without ever selling a thing or talking to a single customer or even leaving your home. I know because my wife and I have done it, and made many times more money than from any job we've had.

Essentially you create a blog or site that covers a niche or subject with some demand. Ideally find one among your interests, because it is easier to start with something you know and easier to sustain your motivation with a subject you have a true interest in. You then promote your site in various ways so people who share your interest come to the site.

If you monetize it with pay-per-click advertising (you make money every time someone clicks on an ad) or affiliate products (you get a commission when they click on a link and then buy something), you never have to deal with credit cards. You also never have to deal with customer complaints. You also don't have to be home. Once you set up the site and get the traffic flowing, you'll be making money day and night.

This doesn't mean it's easy. You will have to work at it, and it helps speed things up if you have a few hundred dollars to invest. But the work can be on your schedule, and there are ways to start with any amount of money. And the work creates a continuing stream of revenue - even when you are on vacation.

An example to make this clear. I just spent thirty minutes to write this article, and it will be posted in a few directories (maybe that's where you're reading it?). From this point forward the occasional reader will like what they read and check out my site using the link in the author's resource box below. Years from now I'll be making sales once in a while as a result. Money making opportunities don't get much better than this."

All the credit for this article goes to Steve Gillman and you can read his entire article by clicking here.

A Student Asks "How Can I Make Money?"

I was trying to answer a question online and the site went down in the middle of me trying to submit my reply so I thought that I would post it here:

How can a student make money?

I'm 15 a guy and a student.How can I make money without getting a job as such?

Because of your age your options are somewhat limited. If you want to receive money you are going to have to give something back in return.

Lots of people have been making money online but because of your age the way that you can receive payments is limited even if you do have a bank account.

There have been lots of suggestions as to how teenagers can earn extra money and one way is to start a dog-walking service. You'd be surprise at the number of people who want this service so that they won't have to walk their dogs theirselves.

You can also do yard work and another popular suggestion has been to start an errand service.

And since I am a Dream Job Consultant I should ask you what is it that you love to do? What is your Dream Job?

I even had one guy send me an email asking me how he could make $5K a month basically without doing anything. Well some work is going to be required but it is possible to make $5K a month online.

You should also do some searching online because there are lots of sites that have ways, suggestions and advice about how one can make money - both online and off.

"12 Jobs That Will Never Disappear"

I decided to put a link to this article here on this blog because there are quite a few jobs listed here that can be done from home!

One of the most obvious is that of teacher. There are lots of people who are teaching courses online in a variety of subjects. You may have some special kind of talent or knowledge that you can use to teach a course online.

So take a good look at the article and note the jobs that are listed! (Also don't forget that our own government has LOTS job openings as well! Be sure to visit my Grant Basics 101 blog to find out more about government jobs and government grants.


12 Jobs That Won't Disappear

How To Make Money From Your Blog!

Well I really can't take credit for this because the link that I will be providing for you will help you to see that it is possible for one to make money with their blog!

I think the problem lies in that people want to make money so fast! This article / blog post will show you ways in which you can take your blog and earn money from it!

I'm always advising people to start a blog of their own to start to make money and now here is the perfect link to show you that it is indeed possible to earn money from one's blog!

Enjoy!

How To Make Money From Your Blog!

Thinking About Selling On Ebay?

Here is some advice that I tried to post on one of the Ebay message boards but it wouldn't go through so I decided to post it here. If you're thinking about selling on Ebay, I hope this advice will help you.

... i havent started selling yet.. mostly im
trying to learn.......> here is some of my story - im a 24 yr old (almost 25)disabled person(woman)...> . - ive tried going to work, and going back to work and looking for work, finding work and getting fired from work.... in between college, hospital visits, and other things..... ive come to the conclusion recently that i am unable to hold a "normal" job - possibly forever.... but i really got interested in starting a home business - especially when i started talking to an online buddy of mine... we want to start an online store together. i have tons of ideas for our store.. (my part is gonna be mostly homemade soaps and gift baskets) and she has some items to sell as well.... but my only form of income is my disability checks.... and i have barely 50 a month left over to buy supplies... it is taking me forever to buy stuff... and im still not able to start...anyways.....here is my problem....im trying to find an
organization that gives grants to disabled people to help them start a home based business.. i could also use classes that teach all about running a business..anyone know of any such place???? (any one interested in donating to my business?? anyone have any ideas??????

Well its ironic that I saw your post because I do grant research for a living.

There are grant programs for people that want to start their own business and you are at a double plus because you are female.

Like the others have posted it would be a good idea for you to see what kind of benefits, disability and otherwise that you qualify for - the reason being the more benefits you qualify for the more money you will have for your business.

Getting a grant for an online store is not impossible because there have been quite a few grant recipients who have gotten grant monies for online ventures however its the specifics of the kind of online business that you want to start that has to be considered when looking for grant programs to help you start your online business.

You mentioned that you want to sell homemade soaps so you should look into grant programs relating to that such as the fact that you may be using certain ingredients in your soap that there may be a grant program to support that. There are grant programs for research which is something that you may be involved with while making your soaps, perhaps you could tie your soapmaking products with something where there is a grant program for it.

The same thing applies to your mention about adding additional gift basket products. Could they be tied in with a certain customer market like it being a product for disabled persons - something along the lines of that?

It might also behoove you to start a blog and the reason why I say that is because you would be able to put Google's Adsense on that blog and start earning income from that as well.

A "regular" job is a job that you earn money from even if other people don't consider it a "regular" job. I have a Working From Home Blog and you would be amazed at the many and different types of jobs that people have created for themselves!

Looking at your post I see just so many possibilities for you. When you become more familiar with Ebay and have had more experience with it you could start selling for others. As a matter of fact I remember watching a program where a woman with disabilities started selling on Ebay and she became so popular that she started selling for others and even started classes on teaching others with disabilities about how to sell on Ebay.

You have more possibilities and opportunities than you know!

"How Can My Band's Site Be More Profitable?"

"How can I make bands website come off as profitable and stable?
Right now I am learning HTML but I want to know what else is really needed to have a website come off as profitable and stable. This is for a bands website."

It depends on what you mean by "have a website come off as profitable and stable" - what are you talking about?

Do you want to make a profit from the website for your band? Do you want your site to look professional? Are you talking about selling stuff as far as your band goes? You can show pictures of what your band has to sell, take payments via paypal. You can also add adsense ads to your site as well. You earn money when people click on the ads.

A lot of bands have myspace pages but you can't add adsense ads to myspace pages but you CAN have both a myspace and a regular website.

Your band could also get sponsors and advertisers of their own.

You could also start a podcast/talkshow featuring your band - all for free!

There are a lot of free ways to make your site profitable but you have to do the work and not just build a site and then do nothing else to it.

Sister2brother

My Blog - Free Things That I Have Found On The Internet!

Using Your Talent!

Maybe you may find it hard to believe, you may have "talents" that you don't think that you could possibly use to start a business of your own.

Currently I am editing my Frappr site. Frappr is a site where you can create a map of almost anything that you like. My current Frappr map is for where I live - LaMott, Pa!

The map was originally for my LaMott Radio Internet Station but that is temporarily down now. However there is still the LaMott Podcast that I have!

I have a background in radio broadcasting so having both an Internet Radio station AND a podcast is quite fun for me - even though it is a bit of work doing the production for it.

I mention this because it occurred to me that this is a special talent / skill that I have that I can put to good use. And it also occurred to me that since I have a "Working From Home" blog that I should post about it here because this is a skill that you can use to work from home. Not everyone has this specific type of skill but you may have a skill or talent of your own that you can put to good use and make it profitable for yourself!

With both the Internet radio station and the podcast I can generate income from sponsorship and advertisements. I'm also thinking about my local community center where I can post flyers and even a newsletter that I can create relating to both the podcast and the Internet radio station - which would generate more interest and hopefully more revenue!

If you're asking what this may have to do with you it is quite simple! Do you have a talent or skill that you can turn into a profitable business? The answer is probably "Yes" but you may not think that you have any kind of talent or skill that you can turn into a business.

One of the favorite things that I like to mention on my Dream Job Consultation page is the fact that you could even turn something that you hate into a profitable business of your own! My most favorite example of this is the whole subject of washing dishes. Now you may hate washing dishes - but guess what? - you are not alone! What about starting your own "I HATE WASHING DISHES" club?

How would you start it? How about starting with a free blog where you don't have to pay anything to have the blog and you start posting about your experiences relating to washing dishes - which you hate to do? You could add pictures regarding it and continue to post about your experiences. If you promote your blog (or website) you will start to get visitors and hopefully even a few of those visitors will start posting comments to your site. You can mention that you are starting a club about it and hopefully you will get people interested enough to join. You can decide whether or not you want to charge a fee or not - but the main point is to just get started to get started getting more interest to your site.

To start earning money you can add Google's Adsense program to your site so that you can have ads on your site where you earn money when visitors to your site click on the ads.

Promote your site, get more traffic and more visitors and optimize your site for the search engines so that even more people will find it!

The more traffic that you generate the more interesting and appealing you will look to potential advertisers! You may even get advertisers who will want to advertise on your site directly instead of going through a third party and that will mean even MORE money for you!

To start to make even more money start writing reviews of the different products that you use relating to washing the dishes. Companies are always interested in what people think of their products! You may even get comments and suggestions from other consumers who are using the same product and that will even bring more interest - and hopefully more traffic to your site - thus making it more popular!

There are so many additional things that can be added to this!

You could start a podcast of reviews. Just think about it. Listen to a local radio station or tv show and notice the advertising and the kinds of ads that are appearing! That could be YOU if you had your own podcast because it would be like having a show of your own!

Now maybe there is something else that you do or don't like that you could turn into a business - but hopefully you are getting my point here!

If you don't think that you have any special talents or skills just think about what you do in the course of a day! Look around you. Do you collect something, have a special hobby or special interest? You may be able to turn that into a profitable business of your own!

Please think about it and give it some thought!

So many people are being laid off from their jobs and they are having a hard time finding another one. But being able to do something profitable in the meantime can surely do more harm than good!

If you would like to comment about your special interests, skills, etc so that you can receive some feedback, then please post your comments here.

A Government Grant "Scam" Alert!

As someone that does grant research and consultations for a living, it pains me to have to read articles about companies and / or other businesses that are not operating on the up and up! I read an online article about one such company and I will be providing a link to it below the blog post.

It seems that this "government grant" business asks you to pay something like $1 or $2 plus shipping and handling for sending you their government grant cd. BUT you might also be billed monthly on your credit card account! It's supposed to be in the fine print. They are currently advertising on the popular Facebook site(s).

Here is a link to the article. The article itself provides a lot of good information about this company including mentioning how one can get that monthly charge to their credit card canceled.

Like I said I do grant research for a living (you can visit my Grant Basics 101 Blog to find out more information about what I do and if you would like to find out more information about government grant programs that you may be eligible for.)

I'm sure that basically if you are curious about government grant programs one of the most frequently asked question has got to be "Are there any government grant programs to help start a business" and the answer to that is Yes! You can go to my Grant Basics 101 website to see examples of grant recipients who have received money to start their own businesses!

Another popular frequently asked question is about government grants and starting a daycare business - again the answer is yes there are government (and other) grant programs that can help you start your own daycare business! As a matter of fact I sent one daycare-related client over 10 pages of information concerning grant programs that her for-profit daycare center may be eligible for - so yes there are grant programs to help start a for-profit daycare business. You can find out more information about that by going to my Grant Basics 101 - Daycare website and blog. You can also listen to my Grant Basics 101 Podcast in which the first caller asks about government (and other) grant programs for their for-profit daycare business.

As far as working from home is concerned it really depends on the kind of work that you want to do. There are grant programs for writers, artists and even musicians too! There is even a grant program for comic book artists as well!

You'd Probably Be Surprised At The Kind Of Clients You Can Get!

Okay! You have a computer and you would like to work from home BUT you don't know what you could possibly do?

Well the mere fact that you have a computer of your own at home is a very big PLUS!

Of course I hope that it doesn't surprise you that not everyone has their own computer. Even more interesting is the fact that even though some people do have a computer they are still willing to pay other people to find information for them!

Here is a good example!

I have a client which is an older woman who pays me to find the cheapest airline flights for her. She is a former co-worker and I still see here often and when she found out that I was a computer nut she asked me to find her some cheaper airline fares. Now she does have a computer of her own but for reasons of her own she would rather have someone else find the information for her. (And in this case that someone else just happens to be me!


You never know where a possible client can come from!

Comments Received

LivingAtHome said...

Excellent post and blog, all in all. I just started a blog on this subject as well, and I too felt myself compelled to mention the possibilities of just owning a computer right away in my first post. :)

Aspirations

I recently had a chance to view a little bit of "America's Next Top Model" and I also recently was looking at a blog about an American Idol contestant who was recently voted off the show.

I really do have mixed feelings about these types of shows. On the one hand they provide great experience for those that have aspirations of fulfilling their Dream Jobs. But on the other hand when they are dropped or voted off it seems so cruel. Some of them have said that they have not given up on their dreams and that they were going to continue to pursue their dreams.

Good For Them!

It can be really tough when you have a dream and sometimes it seems like everything becomes an obstacle - but that is when you have to continue - no matter what anyone else says! I heard a quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer that said "Never let your music die inside of you" and he was referring to his own daughter who wanted to leave school and pursue a singing career. Her father gave her his blessings and even took her on the road with him when he was giving lectures. She has her own CD out now and she is continuing her career as a singer.

If you have a dream that is inside of you that is dying to come out then you should pursue it. There are countless examples of people who have pursued their passions and won! It would do you good to read about some of them. Some of them faced obstacles that are ten times those that you yourself may have to face but yet and still they reached their goals!

What Is YOUR Dream Job?

It's Time To Take A Little Bit Of Mystery Out Of The "Business Plan"!

One of the services that I provide for clients are customized / personalized business plans. However you don't really need to have someone create your business plan for you because you can do it yourself!

Basically speaking a business plan is simply a plan for your business. You can find websites that are online that have templates of business plans that you can download for free and adapt to the kind of business that you want to start.

You can even start your businessplan on your own by getting a blank piece of paper. At the top just write down the kind of business that you want to start. Then figure out how much you would have to make monthly in order to make a profit. Also list your expenses - and you don't have to know all of this right away because no business plan has to be absolute - you can change it as you go along.

Once you know what your expenses will be and how much you will have to make to make a profit you can go on from there.

Like I said before a business plan is a plan for your business and you will / can include both your expenses and income on it. Then you can add things like advertising costs and the other expenses that come with owning and operating a business.

There are quite a few businessplan software out there and there are probably some free ones that you can download for free. And again don't forget about the websites that are out there that have free business plan templates that you can download for free and adapt to your own business.

I have a business plan software that I use for my clients and it was "kinda" free because it came with my computer.

So if not having a business plan is holding you back just get on the internet and start searching.