Posted on: 22 April, 2002
Author: Chuck & Sue DeFiore
... Billable Hours Myth Vs. ... all know there are 52 weeks in a year and 40 working hours in a week. ... we can bill 2080 hours per year, right. Wrong. Too often this is the trap Calculating Billable Hours Myth Vs. RealityWe all know there are 52 weeks in a year and 40 working hours in a week. Therefore, we can bill 2080 hours per year, right. Wrong. Too often this is the trap that many new service businesses fall into.The first step in calculating your billable hours is to define a realistic working year. If you were...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 22 April, 2002
Author: Chuck and Sue DeFiore
The ... tips are from an article we ... to Compute ... These are ideas that we all should know, but many times forget. It ... amazes us how quickly a basic tenent of busines The following tips are from an article we contributed to Compute magazine. These are ideas that we all should know, but many times forget. It constantly amazes us how quickly a basic tenent of business can be shoved by the wayside in the heat of daily transactions.If we all try to keep these simple principles in mind, they may keep us on the straight and...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 22 April, 2002
Author: June Campbell
Do you have ... love letters, naughty pictures or ... business ... stored on your ... hard drive? If you have a ... Internet ... such as cable, xDSL, ISDN or Do you have passwords, love letters, naughty pictures or sensitive business information stored on your computer's hard drive? If you have a continuous Internet connection such as cable, xDSL, ISDN or other, you should know that it's almost embarrassingly easy for a hacker to break into a networked computer. Once in, they can use your private information any way they see fit. As well as getting your personal documents,...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 22 April, 2002
Author: Chuck and Sue DeFiore
In part 1, we ... a system you could use to organize your office. In this article we will discuss what material is needed to ... that ... will need the ... items for your offi In part 1, we discussed a system you could use to organize your office. In this article we will discuss what material is needed to implement that system.You will need the following items for your office system. Calendar/Daily Planner; Accordion File (1-31); Manila Files with the Months of the Year (Or you can make them up yourself - a lot less expensive); Hanging Files;...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 22 April, 2002
Author: Chuck and Sue DeFiore
We all have dreams. Some of us dream about winning the lottery and never having to work again (also the most ... dream). Others dream of going to college, ... travel. Still others drea We all have dreams. Some of us dream about winning the lottery and never having to work again (also the most unrealistic dream). Others dream of going to college, retirement, travel. Still others dream of working from their home. Some even want to run their own business. Whatever your dreams are, the realization of them is extremely important. We need our dreams to keep us going....
Continue ReadingPosted on: 18 April, 2002
Author: Janet L. Hall
... Your Incoming EmailBy: Janet L. ... your ... inbox is flooded with new email. Some of these emails might be spam or ... you have ... to. Yet other emails migh Organizing Your Incoming EmailBy: Janet L. HallEveryday your electronic inbox is flooded with new email. Some of these emails might be spam or newsletters you have subscribed to. Yet other emails might be of importance and need your immediate attention, say from your boss, an order, a subscriber, a co-worker. Regardless of whom it is from you most likely receive email that needs to stand out from the...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 10 April, 2002
Author: Elena Fawkner
When Do I Start Getting Money and Where Does It Come From? © 2002 Elena Fawkner I received an email during the week from a reader of a recent article "The 10 Most Popular Myths About Running A Home-Ba When Do I Start Getting Money and Where Does It Come From? © 2002 Elena Fawkner I received an email during the week from a reader of a recent article "The 10 Most Popular Myths About Running A Home-Based Business Online" (http://www.ahbbo.com op10.html). That article was, I admit, something of a vent which was long overdue and it struck a chord...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 08 April, 2002
Author: Gail Hornback
Isn't it great - that awesome feeling of ... you get when you finish a project. I LOVE it. For example, creating an ebook. An idea grows into an outline, and then to ... ... h Isn't it great - that awesome feeling of accomplishment you get when you finish a project. I LOVE it. For example, creating an ebook. An idea grows into an outline, and then to (sometimes agonizing) hours of research,writing, rewriting, editing, and rewriting, compiling andrecompiling, then finally compiling it for the last time, and uploading it to the server to make it available to the...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 05 April, 2002
Author: Elena Fawkner
Ezine ... As A Business © 2002 Elena Fawkner If you have your own website, or are planning to create one soon, in the course of your research you will have read about the ... of publishi Ezine Publishing As A Business © 2002 Elena Fawkner If you have your own website, or are planning to create one soon, in the course of your research you will have read about the importance of publishing an ezine (electronic newsletter) as a way of generating traffic to your site. -- Note to purists: yes I DO understand there is, strictly speaking, a...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 28 March, 2002
Author: Doug Parr
... Got You Scared? Find Out If An Online Business Is For You!© 2002 Doug ... the economic ... you may be a bit weary about your current job ... Tho Downsizing Got You Scared? Find Out If An Online Business Is For You!© 2002 Doug Parrhttp://www.smallbiz2000.comWith the economic downturn, you may be a bit weary about your current job situation. Thoughts of starting your own online business are filling your daydreams. Youve heard the enticing call of self-employment as it screams, More freedom, more money, more family time, live your dream! But can you really make a go of...
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